Evince Magazine June 2012 by Andrew Brooks Media Group

Betty Marshall Keeping It Clean Page 10

Music from the Stage Calendar Clips Page 20

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Leslie Dobbins: Giving 150%

June 2012 Photo by Sally’s Photo Studio, 210 N. Union St.

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Editor’s Note

The best part of my job is interviewing self-motivated, energetic, vibrant people and telling others about them. These dynamic people live, work and play in our community, but might go unnoticed because they are not interested in promoting themselves.

June Contents

Editor’s Note

Leslie Dobbins / Giving 150% by Joyce Wilburn

The Voice of Readers / Letters to the Editor

Throw Out the Mess and Organize the Rest 10 Quick, Easy Ways to Organize & Clean Your Car by Joyce Wilburn

She Said He Said / Candy Man by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

Take Time to Smell the Roses by Mack Williams

10 Betty Marshall / Helping Others Communicate by Joyce Wilburn 11 A Few Days before Father’s Day / Fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg

Want to be like one of these dynamic people? Read Linda Lemery’s Reﬂecting Forward on page 13 for a step-by-step guide. Linda mentions that dynamic people are organized. Therefore, if you want to be in that group, you should probably read Throw Out the Mess and Organize the Rest on page 5. OK, it’s only about organizing your car, but every journey starts with a single step. Of course, to maintain your full-of-life personality, you must Invest in Yourself (page 17) and Put More Play in Your Day (page 19).

19 Put More Play in Your Day by Jason Bookheimer

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Chef Chip Mecca prepares for a catered event.

The Cyber Café is a popular place to meet and eat.

As Leslie leaves the Café and happily hurries through the modernistic steeland-glass atrium on the way back to her ofﬁce, she comments on the role the Conference Center is playing in the economic transformation of the area. “It is my hope that everyone in this community and region will be affected in a positive way by what we are doing at the Institute and the Conference Center and that we will have a meaningful impact.”

Wanting more flexibility, she became an independent contractor and district manager for the Connaught Group, an upscale clothing designer and manufacturer based in New York City. “I was given a line of clothing to show for a week four times a year. At the same time, I was developing my own agency. I identified women in other communities who had the network that this line would appeal to,” she explains adding, “and I would train them to start their own businesses.” After a short five years, her agency had become very profitable. “Because of the volume of business my agency was doing, I gave up the management piece,” Leslie says. This full-time job ended when her husband was transferred to a small town outside Kansas City,

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eslie Dobbins has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, a background in entrepreneurship and a work ethic that demands 150% effort every day. Those things come in handy as she oversees all the services required for educational, corporate and social events in the Conference Center at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. Her career at one of the area’s most outstanding gathering spots started almost 10 years ago. “When we moved to Danville in 2003, I kept hearing about the Institute that was being built,” she recalls, adding, “I did my homework and learned that sales people and event planners were needed.” Knowing that she had skills in both areas, the Milwaukee native immediately applied and was hired. Building the impressive resume that secured the job started at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, a city club that dates back to1882. “It was a full-service club with hotel rooms, meeting rooms and dining facilities,” notes their former membership development director. That experience helped her land a similar job in Louisville, Kentucky, where she moved after a long-distance 18-month courtship and subsequent marriage to Helm Dobbins in June 1986. “There I worked for the Pendennis Club and planned weddings, events and corporate meetings. It was a lot of fun, but non-stop work,” she admits.

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Giving 150% by Joyce Wilburn Missouri, where she focused on caring for their two young children and being the area development manager for Connaught. Five years later, when Helm was recruited by American National Bank, the family moved to Danville. “We fell in love with Danville,” says Leslie, while sitting in the Cyber Café at the Institute—another place she loves. “This Café is just one component of the Conference Center, helping to make the Institute one of the premiere gathering places in Southern Virginia,” she says with conviction. “Clients know their needs and expectations will be met and exceeded. In fact, sometimes we know what their goals are before they do,” she laughs, referring to the hosts of business and educational meetings, conferences, weddings, family reunions, bar mitzvahs and

other events held at the Institute. “We are here for everybody,” she continues, as Governor’s School students, staff, and visitors wander into the Cyber Café to purchase snacks during their morning breaks. With very little encouragement, Leslie passionately elaborates on the features of the newly remodeled eating area that faces the atrium: “We have invested a lot in outﬁtting and equipping a full-service kitchen and have developed a partnership with Sodexo, a well-known food provider.” In addition, Chef Chip Mecca, a graduate of Johnson Wales University with six years of experience, recently moved to Danville to oversee the kitchen and prepare healthy options for participants at catered events in the Conference Center and for the general public on a daily basis.

It’s a challenge, but one that is achievable, especially for someone like Leslie Dobbins, who always gives 150%. • The Institute’ mission has three focal areas: research—bringing companies to the community to do research; education and outreach—bringing in K-12 students for science, technology, engineering and math classes; offering teacher re-certiﬁcation classes and mechanical engineering classes for graduate students; conferencing—bringing in groups to support the economic development effort. • The Cyber Café provides healthy choices for breakfast and lunch. It offers “Simply to Go” items from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and a Mega Bytes bar of hot foods prepared fresh daily and served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. • Customers can select breakfast items such as hot breakfast sandwiches, bagels, yogurt parfaits, mufﬁns, scones and Danish; lunch includes sandwiches, salads, sushi, pasta salad, fruit cups, vegetable cups. Hot lunch includes salad, vegetables, meat, and soup. The hot food menu changes daily. For updates, visit www.ialr.org. Fairtrade Aspretto coffee is served. If you bring your own mug, coffee is $.99 (up to 20 oz.). • The Community Networking Room, adjacent to the Café, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Internet-connected computers are available at no charge or bring your own laptop and use the desks provided. • For more information, visit the IALR at 150 Slayton Avenue, call 434.766.6722 or visit www.ialr.org.

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The Voice of Readers To the Editor: I just ﬁnished reading your May 2012 issue from cover to cover! When I saw the heading of Kim Clifton’s offering for the month (Chewing the Fat), I could hardly “weight” to read it as her writings are always “unmeasurable.” I always give her an 11 on a “scale” of 1 to 10. I hope by now that she is already “pounding” out her next article. She is such a talented and creative writer. Your publication is lucky to have her. It would be quite “skinny” without her contribution. Sincerely, James M. Doss (Mack)

And another letter about Second Thoughts - Chewing the Fat: To the Editor: My ﬁrst thought was “ﬁnally an article of few words but so sensibly executed.” Second Thoughts is: 1. clever 2. realistic 3. profound 4. articulate 5. relevant I could go on but I am sure you get the point. Congrats to Kim Clifton for delivering one of the most enjoyable reads I have had in a very long time. Judy Mason

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Throw Out the Mess and Organize the Rest

10 Quick, Easy Ways to Organize & Clean Your Car by Joyce Wilburn National Association of Professional Organizers Your car is your one-room homeaway-from home. Make it clean, uncluttered and pleasant by following these steps. 1. Empty the glove compartment and throw away trash. Return owner’s manual and other booklets supplied by the dealership. Place current insurance card and registration card in something that will protect it from spills and make it easy to find in case you are stopped for a traffic violation—something as simple as a plastic baggie will work. I check with the Danville Police Department on this, because in the past, drivers were told not to leave the registration card in the vehicle. With advanced technology, that is no longer the case. 2. Put small items like pencils and napkins in a zip-lock bag in the glove compartment. A flash light and first-aid kit should also be included. 3. If you park your car in a garage at home, place a trash can near the car. Each time you return home, pick up the accumulated trash and throw it away immediately. 4. Instead of recycling last year’s phone book, put it in the car. It helps when you are on the road and need to quickly find an address or someone’s phone number. Mine fits in the pocket behind the passenger’s seat. 5. Place canvas bags in the trunk for grocery shopping. After unloading the groceries at home, return the bags to the trunk. They will be handy for unplanned stops at the store.

6. Create a to-go container for everything that you need to take with you while doing errands. As you complete errands, place any items that you have collected in the container—for example, library books, rented DVDs, mail, newspaper, sunglasses. This makes carrying things into the house easier. The empty container is then ready to be ﬁlled and to go on the next trip. 7. If you don’t have time to vacuum the inside of the car, take out the mats and shake them. It will give the illusion that the car is clean. 8. Treat your car to a bath. Drivethrough car washes are easy to use and cost around $10. It takes an hour or more to wash a car by hand. Using a car wash takes only minutes and you can relax inside your car listening to the water cascade over the roof. Some drive-through car washes have attendants to help with problems or to answer questions. 9. During the hot summer months, place a folding sun shield on the inside of the windshield. It will reduce the heat inside a parked car and protect the interior from heat damage. The seats and steering wheel will be cooler too. Place a blanket in the trunk in case there is a need for a sudden picnic. 10. If you have an electronic key and can’t ﬁnd it, try to start the car. If it starts, you know the electronic key is somewhere in the car. (I credit my husband for thinking of this idea.) For more ideas, visit www.napo.net.

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What is it with you and candy? We’re both watching our weight and trying not to eat sweets. You know how tempting candy is and yet you have it in every room so you don’t have to go too far to grab it. For some reason, your addiction to candy is affecting my weight and it couldn’t possibly be my lack of self control. An M&M here and a Heath bar there soon make a woman overweight. I know you have control over how much you eat because you can drop by the candy jar and eat only one or two M&Ms. Once I start, I want the whole jar. (It’s the same thing with ice cream. I love ice cream and both freezers are full of different flavors.) Do you know how many candy dishes are in the living room? Five. Every time you see a pretty candy dish in a store, you buy it. Last week when I questioned you about a dish, you said you were taking it to work. Today I see it on the coffee table filled with Almond Joys. Thank goodness I don’t like them. One week we actually got to the bottom of a large bowl of candy. I was happy because it was empty and I would not be tempted to eat any more. When I came home that night it was full! I asked if it was my imagination that the bowl was empty that morning. You sheepishly grinned and said that you filled it up again. Then you brought out a big bag of candy from your stash to prove that there was plenty more where that came from. Maybe I should start wearing blinders in the house to avoid the extra calories or I could just bypass my mouth and slap the candy onto my hips, because that’s where it’s going to end up. I’ll also schedule some extra classes at the gym. I’ll tell the instructor to blame the extra weight on the Candy Man.

A man can’t live by beans and franks alone. He must have a Snickers every once in a while. I do enjoy a sweet treat sometimes...okay, a lot of times. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Maybe I do have a little bit more willpower than you. Having something sweet to eat after my meal takes that greasy taste out of my mouth. You should be happy that I don’t have cakes and pies in every room or a refrigerator in the living room stacked with bowls of banana pudding. I grew up on sweets and it is hard to break that habit. I’ve noticed that you have lost over 20 pounds in the last few months so even if you are sneaking an M&M occasionally, it has not affected your weight and has probably made you a sweeter person (no pun intended). As far as the ice cream goes, when I go to the store and those signs are hollering at me to buy one and get one free, that is just too good a deal to pass up. I will be more than happy to remove all of the candy in the living room and throughout the whole house. I will take all of it to my office and share it with my fellow employees who enjoy sampling sweets sometimes, all right, all of the time. I don’t want to throw the candy dishes away; they are too pretty. So I am opening the floor up for recommendations on what we should put back in the dishes. Apples, oranges and strawberries come to mind, but I think in another couple of columns I would be hearing from you about the rotten fruity smell in the living room. The best idea would be to put the coins in our pockets into the dishes and when the dishes are full, I could take them to the store and buy more candy--to take to the office, of course.

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Take Time to Smell the Roses by Mack Williams

On one of my recent walks, I passed a wall of roses next to the sidewalk. Spiked into the ground of this vertically branching flower bed was a little metal sign with a phrase written in ornamental cursive: Take time to smell the roses! Due to the abundance of those blooms, the sign was no invitation to meditation, but simply a request to stop and sniff. The sign, although metal, made me think of those little plastic signs inserted by the florist within a purchased arrangement. I later smelled magnolia blooms and thought of my late Great Aunt Lessie, who often had a single magnolia bloom in a crystal bowl on her formal dining room table (one magnolia blossom equals an arrangement of any other flower). I then remembered the late “Miss Ann” Pemberton of Yanceyville. Her magnolia blooms would rest in a similar bowl of cut crystal in the dining room. When not occupied by the flower, the bowl probably facilitated the serving of punch at her ladies’ club meetings.

When I reached Ballou Park, it was between mowings, so there were thousands of clover blooms, but despite this, I couldn’t even smell one. Perhaps that scent was meant instead for little winged insects that have more intimate contact with those flowers that will result in glass jars of sweet golden liquid and similarly gold-filled plastic bottles having the shape and visage of a honey bear. During my winter walks, there were only scents of Mountain Fresh, Tropical Breeze and Fresh Rain-imitations exuded by properly vented rooms devoted to the washing and drying of clothes. Then as now, I have the power of reproducing these limited winterwalk smells, even wrapping myself in them. I only have to follow the instructions: Throw one unfolded Bounce sheet on top of the clothes; close the dryer door and start the machine. Although approximate, that floral scent is not close enough; it comes up short of being “A rose by any other name.”

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It’s impossible to take a clear snapshot when you’re sobbing, although I’m not exactly sure what made me start crying in the first place. Maybe it was because I’d caught a glimpse of Phillip in cap and gown waiting to enter the auditorium. Maybe it was because the first bars of Pomp and Circumstance always get to me. Maybe because it was my 53rd birthday and there was no gift I wanted more than this. Or maybe it was because on that Mother’s Day weekend, this nephew I love like a son was making me so proud. This piece is a follow-up to one published a year ago all about the worst vacation in my life. My sister and I had anticipated a week in sunny Florida, not seven days hunkered down in a heartbreak hotel. The trip was so bad that the best thing that happened was that Southwest ran over my suitcase and twisted it like a dishrag. I was pretty specific about our travel mishaps in the earlier piece, but vague about the day our worlds collapsed. Now it can be told. So in the words of the late great Paul Harvey, here is the rest of the story. It was while Diane and I were in Orlando that my nephew Phillip called from Ft. Myers to tell us his bad news. Our original plan had been to spend a few days with him after we’d visited with his twin, Andrew. Instead, we found him a few hours later in our room, dejected and depressed, the result of having been twice laid off in three months. For years, he’d enjoyed living in a beautiful condo on the golf course where Andrew worked as a PGA pro. He’d had a lucrative career

in finance until company headquarters began closing branch offices, eventually including his. Undaunted, he regrouped and moved to Ft. Myers. A friend had offered him a job in his restaurant and a place to stay until he could get settled. No one could have anticipated that the bistro’s new owners would soon clean house and bring in their own staff. Hearing the news, my sister was so devastated that she closed the curtains and took to a sick bed, leaving Phillip and me to stare at the walls of the dimly lit room. Everything he owned was stashed in his car, which sat parked below the window. I needed him to believe he hadn’t failed. The economy had. We talked and talked. And then we didn’t, both absorbed in thought. “If you could do anything in this world, what would it be?” I tossed out after a couple of hours had passed. “I dunno.” I persisted. “No, really. If you were granted one wish, what would it be?” “I don’t feel like playing, Kim. I just got canned.” “I’m not playing. I already know the answer. You were born to be a chef. When you were little, you stood on a stool beside me so you could help stir. You stuck your fingers in my sauces and told me what they needed. You should come home with us, go to culinary school, and become a chef.” “I– wish– I –could,” he said. He didn’t actually add, “as if that could really happen,” but I heard the skepticism in his voice. But there it was...the wish that launched the master plan. Never tell an aunt who dotes on you that you want something

hearing loss include difficulty hearing speech clearly in background noise or if the speaker is far away or in another room. You can’t follow conversations easily. You have to really struggle to understand what people are saying and you respond inappropriately. You have difficulty hearing women or children. You find yourself saying “huh” or “what” a lot. Emotionally hearing loss can make you feel isolated and hesitant to interact with people because you can’t understand them. You can feel stressed trying to communicate and annoyed when you can’t. Cognitively, hearing loss has been shown to increase the risk of dementia. It also affects memory. If you can’t hear what a person has said clearly you will have more difficulty remembering it. Hearing loss can make it appear that someone has dementia when they really don’t. This happens because the person is responding inappropriately in conversation. Don’t think that untreated hearing loss doesn’t affect anyone other than you. Untreated hearing loss takes a toll on friends and family who want to interact with you but can’t. They get tired of having to repeat everything and eventually may stop communicating with you altogether. If you have concerns about your hearing call (434) 792-0830 to schedule a comprehensive audiological evaluation.

and not expect her to move heaven and Earth to get it. My mind started clicking so fast that I was well into 2012, completely forgetting that he was stuck in today. I started making plans, sending emails and searching sites. With only two weeks before classes were to begin, I was on a mission. When I sent him on his way in a car that would barely pass inspection just so he could establish Virginia residency, I felt like I was pushing him out of the plane before he was ready. I prayed his chute would open. Phillip’s journey from the mortarboard to the cutting board wasn’t easy. He worked full time in one city while going to school full time in another. His passion for cooking was the adrenalin that kept him going. It’s poetically apt that all of this began just a few miles from where a theme park cricket sings about making dreams come true. Actually, this is the second time in my life where a dream has come true. The ﬁrst was to have my own column in a magazine or newspaper. This time I wanted this nephew to ﬁnd his true calling just like his brother had done. So that’s why I couldn’t hold back the tears on May 12, 2012 when this unlikely plan born in a desolate room in a dreary hotel had come together. Phillip was graduating in culinary arts with honors and beginning a prestigious new career as a sous chef. He’d proved that he could bounce back regardless of how desperate things had seemed at the time. This, to me, was just icing on the cake.

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June 2012 collect, so how do we make up the difference?” She answers her own question, by saying, “We receive funding from local foundations, groups and individuals.” She acknowledges that asking for money doesn’t come easy, but it’s necessary. Before leaving to see her next patient, Betty presents a fact sheet explaining that 13% of their budget comes from the United Way and the remaining 87% is generated by the Center.

Because Averett didn’t have a career track for speech therapists, Betty transferred to the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. “After graduation, I helped the Danville School system set up their program in the early 70s and it was a wonderful experience,” says the Pittsylvania County native, referring to the children she helped during the ensuing three years. Knowing that a master’s degree was needed, Betty took a few classes at the University of Virginia and then returned to UNCG where she interned in an adult setting. “A little voice was telling me to try working with adults to conﬁrm that pediatrics was where I wanted to work,” she offers. After a semester of internship with adults, “I fell in love with them,” she recounts, with surprise still in her voice, and then continues, “I love working with all ages.”

Keeping the DSHC ﬁnancially aﬂoat while helping over 8,000 patients since 1977, Betty Marshall has used all of the knowledge gained in college—including those long-ago lessons in business.

Another opportunity presented itself, when Betty learned she could “have it all” and work with all ages as Director of the Danville Speech and Hearing Center, a non-proﬁt organization founded by the Danville Jaycees in 1959. “When a unique situation would arise, I had a lot of contacts in different places that could help,” she says, referring to a network of colleagues at UVA and UNC-G who continue to offer support and advice. Adding to that wealth of information, Betty has served two terms on the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech Pathology and one term on the Virginia Board of Health Professions. Despite that impressive background, Betty’s college professors didn’t prepare her in one area. “I have spent my entire career explaining to people what I do,” she says with a soft laugh. Her response: “Speech pathologists work with anyone who has a communication complaint. We ﬁgure out what is wrong and develop a non-medical treatment for it.” Communication skills include language development, improved speech sound production, auditory processing, feeding/swallowing skills, and the development of

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography.

When Betty Marshall was a business major at Averett College, her Fundamentals of Speech professor mentioned speech therapy while teaching students how to make presentations and close sales. “That was the light switch for me. I knew that speech therapy and not business was what I wanted to do,” explains the woman who has been the Executive Director of the Danville Speech and Hearing Center for almost 35 years.

Betty Marshall

Helping Others Communicate by Joyce Wilburn efficient and effective voice and fluency skills. “This is more than a career for me; it is an avocation,” Betty muses. “The best part is meeting wonderful people many of whom became friends once the professional affiliation is complete,” she says and then adds, “The opportunity to give back to my community is another good part.” When asked what is the most difficult

The The DSHC DSHC is is seeing seeing more more children children who who have have experienced experienced brain brain injuries injuries because because they weren’t wearing they weren’t wearing helmets helmets while while bicycling bicycling or or skateboarding. skateboarding. Betty Betty explains: “The brain explains: “The brain is is encased in the skull encased in the skull and and free-ﬂoating. When free-ﬂoating. When you you hit your head, the hit your head, the brain brain bounces off skull.” bounces off the skull.” AA helmet helmet provides provides protection. protection.

aspect of an otherwise perfect job, the answer is immediate: “Fundraising. Even though we deal with most major insurance companies and are a Medicaid/Medicare provider, they reimburse what they think is reasonable and that doesn’t always meet our expenses.” After a slight pause, Betty continues, “We are a non-proﬁt, so we charge what it costs us. After the insurance company pays, we can’t go back to the patient to

• The DSHC officially opened in 1961in the Danville Health Department building at the corner of Main and Rison Streets, moved to Upper Street in 1966 and finally settled at 742 Wilson Street in 1986. • For more information, call 434.793-TALK (8255). The DSHC is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. • The Greenberg/Overcash Memorial Golf Tournament, named in memory of two local doctors who made significant contributions of time and talent to the DSHC, will be held at Caswell Pines Golf Club on Friday, June 8, starting at 1:00 p.m. The minimum handicap is 40 per team. Entry fee is $300 per 4-person team. Lunch will be provided starting at 11:30 a.m. Registration forms are available at the DHSC.

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on the back of the boy’s head, but pulling Tyrion’s head to his chest, and Tim was sobbing. And remember, there wasn’t as much light as there could be in the kitchen; sweetness isn’t all that will take a substitute. And remember, there is grace, just a little, in pain. So, Tyrion stood before him, letting himself be held for the moment, knowing he would do anything for Tim, but would never get the chance, even though he had had absolutely nothing to do with Mathew Knox’s death. “Go on, boy,” Tim said, discarding him, and the coldness was back. Tyrion knew that if he stayed in those brown arms or stretched for comfort, he would be struck again. He went back to his corner. For almost an hour, they both sat there, apart, silent, until Tim put on that shoe, went to meet what was left of his former family.

A Few Days before Father’s Day ﬁction by Telisha Moore Leigg

n a hard-to-see corner of the kitchen just next to the back porch, the ﬂoor slopes because the wood has rotted. The under support gone, Darla had given warning after warning to her three children not to go there unless they wanted to fall through into the crawl space. She did not know that her real message was that uncured softness can hurt you. So Tyrion Wilston sat there in the rot now, his lip still swollen, his ribs still sore, Sunday, just before daybreak, alone, in the kitchen holding the Mother’s Day card his little sister, Kondra, made in elementary school. Tonight, Tyrion was tired, had been up and out all night and although he wanted rest, he didn’t go in his bedroom. Instead he looked down at the pink crepe paper heart on the card. Tyrion put the card back on the refrigerator and went back to his seat. At 16, in high school, Tyrion no longer made anything for his mama, even if the school had given him the paper and glue to hold it together. He clenched his jaw, looked out the back porch window at the neighbor’s outside weatherboard; there was hardly any dawn light yet. He knew for sure he wouldn’t give anything for Father’s Day either. His real father, away, in the penitentiary upstate, Tyrion didn’t really know how to reach him or if the man would want him to. He had no uncles and no grandfathers. That left Tim Knox, his mother’s lover, the man in the bedroom with her now. And Tim hated him, but that hate didn’t stop the yearning Tyrion felt for a father. What’s gone is gone, Tyrion thought. People don’t want to hear that, but that’s

legit, no lie. And you had to take what was left and keep it as best you could. But you could never say your loss, not to anyone who hurt, most definitely not to yourself. They had found Matthew Knox’s body, Tim’s real boy, on Marbelline Street three weeks ago, shot, although the boy died weeks before that, and the funeral was today, a few days before Father’s Day. It wasn’t dawn yet, just pale gold and red streaks pointing from the corner of the kitchen window that the neighbor’s house didn’t block. Tim came into the room-himself like broken glass sweetened with pain. Tyrion, from his rotting corner, watched him as he shined one shoe with spit and a rag. Tim didn’t look into the dark corner, just sat at the kitchen table, but still knew he was there. “Boy, come from over there,” Tim whispered and Tyrion walked toward him. At first, Tyrion thought he was going to hit him again, like he had done when the news came. Mama, the little ones, and he had been eating macaroni and cheese, pork and beans, and ordinary turned into chaos. Tim had come in screaming about his boy, jerking Tyrion out of his chair, sending him crashing against the stove, and yelling what did Tyrion know, and that there were boys and there were boys, and why his boy, why his boy, then he rained fists and kicks on Tyrion; his mother cried though didn’t stop it. “I know you know something, boy. I know you, you no good....” A busted lip, a skinned and bruised back, his left arm sprained and in pain, Tyrion still could have fought back, but he didn’t. How can you explain that that kind of anger is almost as good as love when that’s all you going to get? “Boy?” was all Tim

said, looking through Tyrion and his still noticeable bruises into fate, his own face like vengeance in the rain. Tim stood up and drew back his hand, cuffed it down

What’s gone is gone, Tyrion thought. You can’t make something so, just ‘cause you want it to be. But for a moment, Tim also knew any peace was better than pain, and Tyrion had supplied some peace, had supplied real arms and substitute love, a line to hold when the bottom fell out. And even though that peace wouldn’t last, and you probably couldn’t ever ﬁx it, Tyrion begged inside that it would all work out. How can you explain that a lie is as good as the truth when that was all you were going to get?

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Spotting Exceptional Customer Service To encourage exceptional customer service, the Business Development Committee of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Evince will recognize those who give it. When you experience exceptional customer service, tell us about it in 300 words or less. Include your name and phone number. Email your story to joycewilburn@gmail.com or visit www.dpchamber.org; click What’s New - Customer Service Award Nomination. by Pat Eldridge I would like to nominate Ernest Burchell, Sales Consultant at the Verizon retail store, 459 B Mt. Cross Road, for the Exceptional Customer Service Award. Ernest sits at the first desk on the left as customers enter the store. Whenever I walk through that door, he greets me as I come in and makes me believe he remembers me from my last visit. He goes out of his way to be accommodating to all his customers. He wants them to understand everything about the services and equipment offered. If they are not satisfied, he is not satisfied. Ernest is very knowledgeable about all aspects of the equipment offered from a simple phone to an iphone and more. He is truly deserving of this recognition.

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Reﬂecting Forward

You’re sitting in an audience listening to a presentation and you’re absolutely spellbound. The workshop seems to pass in a ﬂash. You’re thinking, “Wow, what a dynamic speaker. I wish we could hear more speakers like that.” Here’s my question to you: What makes a speaker dynamic? And maybe you’re asking yourself the same question that I have often asked myself: I wonder if I could ever learn to speak like that? The theme of this month’s Evince centers on dynamic people (DP). In thinking about speakers I’ve heard, there seem to be characteristics that dynamic people share: 1)

DPs have a passion for their topic. Having investigated it in depth, they’re intensely intrigued by it. That intensity is catching. They’re decisive. They organize the material based on their decisions about how the material should ﬂow, what’s relevant and what questions remain. DPs are forward-thinking. Having considered why it’s crucially important for the audience to learn about the topic, DPs convey that urgency in the presentation. They’re secure in who they are and in speaking to the group. The focus is on the program, not on anything else. By their very passion for the

The Notion of Situational Dynamics by Linda Lemery

topic, DPs inspire the people listening to them, often involving them with the initiative before the discussion ends. Synergy builds, which helps move the initiative forward. DPs are focused on the goal, on serving a need in the target population and on advocating for their region. DPs start things. They go into a situation and are not content with doing things as they’ve always been done. They think about the situation and develop a plan. Then they consult others and listen to what they say, obtain feedback, improve the plan and move it forward. They’re both determined and persistent. Convinced of the value of their ideas and how those ideas will beneﬁt others, they keep pushing at the status quo until it begins to move in the desired direction.

DPs are organized. Initiatives that aren’t organized may intrigue the audience for awhile, but a lack of project organization is inefﬁcient and causes an initiative to lose steam. Without organization, initiatives ﬂounder. 10) DPs are able to lead, but don’t necessarily seek the limelight. Some people are born leaders, but others are situationally dynamic. They’re more comfortable in the background and only step forward when there’s a situation that they can improve and they see themselves as the only current candidates to champion the solution. 11) DPs ask for help, because they realize that no one can do it alone. These are just a few of the characteristics I’ve seen dynamic people exhibit. Do these characteristics ring any bells with

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you? Does this list make you think of anyone in your circle of people? Which of these characteristics do you have yourself? Which might you like to acquire? I believe we all have within us the capacity to be situationally dynamic. Many of us are more comfortable in the background. However, if we’re passionate about changing a situation, sometimes we have to step out of the background. What tools do we need? Well, we have to have the knowledge about a particular topic, along with the conﬁdence and the drive to risk stepping into the light. We have to think through what we want to do, become organized, share the vision, obtain input, improve the plan, inspire others to become involved and move the project forward. By doing this, we have the chance to change our little corner of the world for the better. And there’s a by-product: if we really pay attention and learn these lessons, maybe someday in the future, when we’re walking away from a really wonderful presentation, that dynamic speaker will have been one of us. About the Author: Linda Lemery llemery@averett.edu thinks about situational dynamics while working as Circulation Manager at Averett University’s Mary B. Blount Library in Danville. She welcomes your comments.

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June Calendar Ongoing

Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row, The Secrets Inside. 434.770.1974. www.danvillehistoricalsociety.org.

Through July 4

Bob Ross Painting Class – Lighthouse. 10:30am–3:30pm. Ballou Park. 434.797.8848.

June 2 (thru 30)

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Exhibit – New Views of the Universe. HST images and data provide spectacular views of planets, galaxies, black holes, and other cosmic entities. Danville Science Center (DSC) – 434.791.5160.

Senior Shopping Trip. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216. Hip Hop 101 – Lyrics, beats, performance, production and promotion are some of the topics covered. Ages 15-21. Sat. 11am-1pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Thru July 7

June 3

Expressions Exhibit. Piedmont Arts Association (PAA), Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

A Historical Event. 5pm. Green Hill Cemetery. 434.724.6691.

Through July 31

Gardening Week Summer Camp. 7:30am-6pm. Glenwood Community Center – 434.799.6469. Basketball Sports Camp. Ages 6-12. 9-11:30am. YMCA – 434.792.0621.

Damsels, Dragons and Ladies Exhibit – Pictures of damselﬂies, dragonﬂies and ladybugs along the Riverwalk. M-S 9:30am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm. DSC – 434.791.5160.

Thru August 24

Rocks to Racing Exhibit – Life in the Ordovician. Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) – 276.634.4185.

Through September 3

Wild Music Exhibit – Hunt for sounds of forest creatures, investigate the songs of whales, record a musical memory, lay down a beat and add tracks with animal sounds and recordings of your own voices. DSC – 434.791.5160. See ad page 22.

Through October 13

Butterﬂy Station and Garden. M-S 9:30am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm. DSC – 434.791.5160. See ad page 22.

June 1

Golf Tournament. 11am. Roxboro Country Club. www.roxboronc.com Ronald Davis Memorial Golf Tournament. 12-7pm. Goodyear Golf Club. 434.791.4944. First Friday Art Walk – Visit the art studios, meet the artists, browse original works of art and participate in arts– related activities. 5-7pm. Studio 107, Martinsville – 276.638.2107. Fridays at the Crossing. See ad page 12. Memory Lane Car Club Cruz-In. 6:30pm. Roxboro Commons. 336.364.2760.

June 1 (thru July 4)

Schoolﬁeld Museum & Cultural Center Celebration. See story page 20.

June 2

Breakfast Bingo Saturday. 9am-12pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216. Piedmont Pottery Festival – The ﬁnest in hand-crafted pottery form throughout the Triad. 9am-4pm. Kingsway Plaza, Eden. 336.623.7789 x3021. DRBA’s First Saturday Outing – Hanging Rock to Moratock Park. 10am. 336.547.1903. www.danriver.org.

June 4 (thru 8)

June 4, 6 & 19

Bingo. Times/locations vary. 434.799.5216.

June 4 (thru 25)

Plein Air Painting. M 10am-12pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216. Anime Club – Come watch anime, talk manga, and enjoy things Japanese. Snacks provided. Ages 12-19. 4-6pm. Danville Public Library (DPL) – 434.799.5195. Belly Dance Classes. Mondays. intermediate, 5:30pm, beginning 6:45pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848. Boogie Monday – Cha Cha. M 7-8:30 pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216. Dancing in Heels – A touch of Vaudeville combined with dance moves. 8-9pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

June 4 (thru 27)

Aerobics. MW 5:15-6:15pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

June 4 (thru 28)

SPEC Kids Fit Camp. Ages 10-17. 9-10:30am or 2-3:30pm. Southside Power & Endurance Co. – 434.770.7461. Prime Time Fitness. M/TH 9:30-10:30am. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

June 4 (thru July 10)

Zumba Classes. Times & locations vary. 434.797.8848.

June 5 & 10

Welcome to Medicare Seminar. 1-2pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 800.967.9386.

June 5 (thru 7)

Beach Week – Activities will include giant bubbles, a day at the beach and under the sea. Ages 3-5. 9:30-11:30am. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

June 5 (thru 26)

Cardio Step Class – Up-tempo, high energy class. TTH 8:45-9:45am or 12-1pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848. Drawing Foundations. TU 10am-12pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

Books to Movies – Movies, popcorn and lemonade! Read the books and answer trivia for prizes. Ages 13+. TU 2pm. DPL – 434.799.5195. Zumba Class. TU 5:30-6:30pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115. Rhythm of the Drums – Learn the history and signiﬁcance of drumming. Ages 7-17. TU 5:30-7pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848. African Dance Ensemble – Learn the art of African Dance. TU 6pm. Coates Rec Center. 434.797.8848. Karate Class. TU 6:45-7:30pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115. Belly Dancing Class. TU 7-8pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

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June 8 (thru 29)

Earlybirds & Sleepyheads Storytime. Ages up to 5. Earlybirds 10am; Sleepyheads 11am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 9

Summer Youth Fishing Derby. 9am-12pm. Mayo Lake, Roxboro. 336.597.7806. Car Wash & Bake Sale – Beneﬁt for 9 month old Madelyn diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. 9am-2pm. Auto Zone, Riverside. Mayo Boat Day. 10am-2pm. Mayo Lake, Roxboro. 336.597.7806. Motorless Bass Fishing Tournament. 1-7pm. Abreu/Grogan. 434.799.5215. Fish Fry – Fish, slaw, baked beans, hushpuppies, dessert and beverages. 5pm-7pm. Riverbend Volunteer Fire Dept. 434.792.2312.

Summer Reading Carnival Kick-Off – Celebrate “Dream Big” with carnival games, food, and prizes. 2-4pm. DPL – 434.799.5195. Senior Bowling Tournament. 10am-12pm. Riverside Lanes. 434.791.2695. Picnic in the Park. 12-2pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

June 9 & 16

June 6 (thru 27)

Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament – Compete for fame, glory and prizes. 11am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Belly Dance Classes. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

June 7

Bob Ross Painting Class. 10am–3:30pm. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221. Yack & Snack Book Club. 12-1pm. Main Public Library. 434.799.5216 or 434.799.5195. Insects in the Garden. 6:30pm. DPL. 434.797.8848. Kayak Fishing. 6-8pm. Abreu/Grogan. 434.799.5215.

June 7 & 21

57 Express Bluegrass Concert. TH 7pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

June 7 (thru 28)

PJ Storytime – Come in PJs to share stories and songs with a set theme. Ages 4-10. 6:30pm. DPL – 434.799.5195. Kuumba-West African Dance – Live drumming and energetic dancing. TH 6:30-8pm. City Armory. 434.797.8848.

June 8

Ping Pong Tournament. 8:15am3:15pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848. Greenberg/Overcash Memorial Golf Tournament. 12pm. Caswell Pines Golf Club. 434.793.8255. See story page 10.

June 8 & 22

Centra Summer Outdoor Movies. 9-11pm. Ballou Park. 434.799.5215.

June 8 (thru 10)

Music From The Stage. See story page 20.

Auto Racing. South Boston Speedway – 877.440.1540.

June 9 (thru 16)

Grease. Union Street Theatre. See story page 20.

June 9 (thru 30)

June 11 (thru 15)

Game Show Mania Summer Camp. 7:30am-6pm. Glenwood Community Center – 434.799.6469. Soccer Sports Camp. Ages 6-12. 9-11:30am. YMCA – 434.792.0621. Trails Away Summer Camp. Ages 9-11. 9am-4pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185. Stream Team Summer Camp. Ages 1214. 9am-4pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

June 12 (thru 14)

Mystery Week – Learn what’s in the bag, the secret ingredients to the best playdough ever and how to make Independence Day pops. Ages 3-5. 9:30-11:30am. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

June 13

Summer Bingo. 1-2pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216. Polliwogs & Science Stars – Investigate the planets and stars in the galaxy and make star ﬁnders to help spot constellations in the night sky. Ages 3–4, 1–2pm. Ages 5–7, 3:30–4:30pm. DSC - 434.791.5160. Blast Off at the Library – Learn the science behind rockets and make one to take home. 2pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 15

Just Everyday Women Walking by Faith. 11am-1pm. Mary’s Diner. Bingo. 2-4pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216. Harvest Jubilee Concert Series – Country Throwdown. 4-11pm. Carrington Pavilion. 434.793.4636.

Evince Magazine Tradition/Innovation Exhibit Opens – American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art. Experience masterworks representing traditional arts and contemporary crafts of the Southeastern United States. 6/15Opening Reception, 5:30-7pm. Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (DMFA&H) – 434.793.5644.

June 15 & 16

Glass Fusing Workshop. 10am. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

June 16

Danville Area Humane Society Dog Wash. 9am–12pm. Danville Community Market. 434.799.0843 Bark in the Park. 10am-1pm. Dan Daniel Memorial Park. 434.799.5215. Juneteenth & Community Health Outreach Day – Neighborhood basketball tournament, health screenings and info tables, inﬂatable rides, local talent, food and more. 10am-2. Doyle J. Thomas Park, Green St. 434.797.8848. Cruise In. 5-8pm. Uptown Martinsville. 276.632.5688.

June 16 & 17

VA Festival of Speed Motorcycle Roadracing. VIRginia International Raceway – 434.822.7700.

June 22

TGIF Concert Series – West Street Band. 7-10:30pm. Uptown Martinsville. 276.632.5688. Pizza & Climbing. 8pm. Glenwood Community Center – 434.799.6469.

June 22 & 23

Stained Glass Workshop. 10am. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221. Personality Festival. Uptown Roxboro: www.roxboronc.com.

June 23

Swing & Dance Party. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

June 23 & 24

No, No, A Million Times No! – Old fashioned melodrama. Gretna Movie Theatre. 434.228.1778.

June 22 (thru 26)

Intro to Nanotech. See ad page 15.

June 25 (thru 27) June 25 (thru 29)

Fitness & Wellness Summer Camp. 7:30am-6pm. Glenwood Community Center – 434.799.6469. Allstar Sports Camp. Ages 6-12. 9-11:30am. YMCA – 434.792.0621. Cupcake Wars Summer Camp. Ages 9-14. 8:30-11:30am. VMNH – 276.634.4185. Video Game Design & Development Summer Camp. Ages 9-14. 9am-12pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185. Chemistry Magic Summer Camp. Ages 12-14. 9am-4pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

June 19

June 25 (thru July 30)

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting. 6pm. Emeritus at Danville – 434.791.3180.

June 19 (thru 21)

Sand Art Week – Use colored sand to design and decorate different projects. Ages 3-5. 9:30-11:30am. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848. Doodle Bugs Summer Camp. Ages 3-5. 9:30-11:30am. VMNH – 276.634.4185. Braves vs Elizabethton. 7pm. Legion Field, DDMP – 434.797.3792. See ad page 18.

June 19 (thru 28)

Little Lunkers Fishing Camp. 8am-2pm. Mayo Lake, Roxboro. 336.597.7806.

June 20

Summer Bingo – Play Bingo and win fun book-related prizes. 2pm. DPL – 434.799.5195. Hospital to Home Program. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216. A Taste of Southside. See story page 20.

June 21

Enchanted Evenings in The Park – Bring chairs, blankets and relax and enjoy the mid-evening fun. 6:30-8:30pm. Ballou Park. 434.799.5216.

June 21 (thru 29)

Cinderella. 7:30pm/3pm. The Prizery – 434.572.8339.

Calendar Girl I love, I love, I love my Calendar Girl. Yeah, sweet Calendar Girl, each and every day of the year. (Neil Sedaka) June’s Calendar Girl, Summer May Mizenko, is the stay-at-home mother of two young boys If you’d like to be the next Calendar Girl, mail or hand-deliver a snapshot of yourself with contact info and a one-sentence caption to: Sally’s Photo Studio, 210 North Union Street, Danville, VA 24541, or email to sallysusan@yahoo.com. Women of all ages over 18 are eligible (you’re all girls in spirit). Each month one winner will be chosen to receive a free glamour photo session

Braves vs Kingsport. 7pm. Legion Field, DDMP – 434.797.3792. See ad page 18. Project Runway Sewing and Design Camp. Ages 9-14. 8:30-11:30am. The Artisan Center – 276.632.0066. STEM Summer Camp – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. 8:30am-4:30pm. Glenwood Community Center – 434.799.6469. Cheerleading or Football Sports Camps. Ages 6-12. 9-11:30am. YMCA – 434.792.0621. Game On Summer Camp. Ages 6-8. 9am-4pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185. Science for the Birds Summer Camp – Explore how birds are designed to ﬂy, to sing and eat by playing games and making craft models. Ages 3–5, 9:30am-12pm; Ages 5-7, 1:30–4pm. DSC – 434.791.5160. See ad page 22.

June 18 (thru 22)

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Sign Language Classes. W 5:15-6pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

June 26

Fire Truck & Fire Safety – Come out to see the ﬁre truck and learn all about ﬁre safety. 3:30pm. DPL-Westover Branch – 434.799.5195. Bye, Bye Birdie Auditions. Gretna Movie Theatre. 434.228.1778.

June 26 (thru 28)

Science of Painting Week – Experiment painting on different materials like foil, wallpaper or feathers. Ages 3-5. 9:30-11:30am. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

June 27 (thru July 18)

Art with Flo – Wet-on-wet technique. Weds. Location/times vary. 434.797.8848.

June 28

Animals with Class by Nature Nation – Visit with 6 kid-friendly critters and learn about habitats, animal tools, food chains and camouﬂage. 10:30am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 28 & 29

Canoe. 6-8pm. Abreu-Grogan Park & Newtons Landing. 434.799.5215.

June 28 (thru July 1)

Once on This Island, Jr. Union Street Theatre. See story page 20.

June 29

COA Fourth of July Dance. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

June 29 & 30

Stained Glass Workshop. 10am. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

Upcoming Events July 3

July 4

July Fourth Celebration. 5pm. Carrington Pavilion. 434.793.4636.

July 5 & 6

Red, White & Blue Patriotic Concert. 7:30pm. The Prizery – 434.572.8339.

July 6

Andrew Sisters Tribute. 11:30am. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

Fridays at the Crossing. 6pm. Carrington Pavilion. 434.793.4636. See ad page12

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H E A LT H Z O N E

Taking Care of Every Bone, Joint & Muscle Comprehensive orthopedics and sports medicine is a priority at Danville Regional Medical Center. From joint repair and replacement including hips, knees and shoulders to physical therapy and occupational therapy, our patientcentered approach improves health and function, restores strength and gets you back in motion.

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Restoring Strength � Regaining Independence When an accident or illness affects your ability to lead an active life, Danville Regional can put you on the road to recovery. We are proud to have certified, multi-skilled therapists and other caring staff to serve our patients. These professionals work closely with each patient to provide complete care based on their specific needs. We offer offer a range of therapies available on an inpatient or outpatient basis.

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junk all of your Life, then you will pay for that lifestyle with bad health and expensive medical costs. Instead, follow these positive tips:

I really love what I do here in Southern Virginia. Every morning I get out of bed excited about the day ahead and the great clients with whom I am fortunate to work. I look at personal ﬁtness training as sweat equity that improves their good health investment. Since losing 100 pounds years ago, I have been helping people in need of weight loss. My professional personal ﬁtness training has three key elements: exercise, nutrition, and rest. We have to invest a little each week to be able to extend our lives and make our bodies and minds healthier. Why not spend a little each week on your health? Most of us spend a few dollars every day on something we really do not need and is not an investment in good health. Most of us have no problem paying for a dinner out that is high-fat, high-sodium, high-sugar, and high-calorie, but we will cringe at having to pay a little each month on things like a gym membership, personal training,

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10 Healthy Tips:

Invest in Yourself by Dave Gluhareff MFS,CFT-ISSA

group classes, doctor’s check-up, dental cleaning, yoga classes, and massages. Exercise, nutrition and rest are essential to help prevent: diseases, weight gain, excess body fat, low self-conﬁdence,

fatigue, bone weakness, muscle weakness, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Why not be pro-active and work on prevention techniques instead of cleaning up messes later in life when it may be too late? If you are obese and inactive and eat

1. Stop making excuses and begin a healthy lifestyle. 2. Be positive and stay positive. 3. Surround yourself with positive, supportive people. 4. Communicate your healthy intentions to the people in your social circles. 5. Put your health high on your priority list. 6. Stop spending money on things that do not support your healthy lifestyle. 7. Integrate exercise, nutrition, and rest into your life. 8. Get organized for ﬁtness and include more structure in your life. 9. Invest in your health and yourself. 10.Take care of You.

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Put More Play in Your Day by Jason Bookheimer

For the fifth consecutive year, Danville has been named among America’s most playful cities. Danville was one of four cities in Virginia and 213 communities nationwide cited by KaBoom!, a Washingtonbased nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing play back into children’s lives. “Some of the most innovative concepts and cost-effective programs are being developed in Playful City USA communities,” says Darell Hammond, founder and CEO of Kaboom. “Cities like Danville are key allies in the fight to combat the play deficit and serve as outstanding role models for government and community leaders across the country.” Opportunities for play and recreation are vital to a healthy community. Recreation is an investment in a community’s future. There is a direct connection between economic development, quality of life and opportunities for recreation and play. Danville Parks, Recreation and Libraries offers over 2,000 recreation programs and a wide variety of services each year

that open opportunities for play. Enrolling in a program is not the only way to have fun; you have access to hundreds of acres of open park space, over 8 miles of paved Riverwalk Trail, 25 miles of single-track mountain bike trails and more. The Department is committed to serving the needs of the community and this summer is a great time to engage in recreation. If your children are looking for something to do, check out KICKids in Camp program, offering 12 weeks of summer camp with over 42 different camps. The summer edition of City Currents is packed full of opportunities for you and your family to join in on the fun with programs such as zumba, kayaking, youth and adult sports, summer fun days, summer movies, summer concert series and more. Not only is there plenty of play time for children, adults and seniors, but with the recent grand opening of the Coates Bark Park there is a place to play with your dog. For more information, pick up a City Currents, call 434.799.5200 or visit www.playdanvilleva.com-- and put more play in your day.

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Calendar Clips Clip it. Post it. Do it.

For more activities, see the calendar on page 14-15.

Friday, June 1 – Wednesday, July 4 Schoolﬁeld Museum & Cultural Center Celebration

The textile heritage museum at 917 West Main Street is celebrating its ﬁrst anniversary by giving away a handmade cathedral-window pattern quilt. A year in the making, the quilt is patterned after the Dan River Cathedral Window quilt that is on display at the museum. The 82” square contains 576 muslin squares and over 1,100 colored squares. The SMCC will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 4, and the drawing will be held at noon. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 434.792.6763 or visit the SMCC on Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (submitted by Carol Handy)

Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 10

Music from the Stage

The Little Theatre of Danville presents this musical revue at 8:00 p.m. on June 8 and 9, and 2:00 p.m. on June 10 at Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, 107 West Main Street. Highlighting Raul West, Ian Liesy, the works of Gary Sullivan, Susanne Martin, Carolyn Smith, some of America’s Galyna Karpenski and Madalyn Mohamed most revered and celebrated composers, the revue promises an evening of rousing, energetic songs designed to raise the rafters. They will be blended with heart-stirring numbers to warm the heart. All are certiﬁed to be crowd-pleasers. Drawing upon the works of Rodgers and Hart, Ira and George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Lerner and Lowe, the revue will include over 30 selections from 21 Broadway shows. Featuring several ensemble numbers as well as solos and duets, with choreographed movement, the production will also include such numbers as “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” from Carousel, “Getting To Know You” from The King and I, “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess and many others. Bringing these songs to life will be the seven-member cast: Carolyn Smith, Susanne Martin, Madalyn Mohamed, Gary Sullivan, Raul West, Galyna Karpenski, and Ian Leisy. The show is directed and staged by Gary J. Sullivan, who is no stranger to the theatre, having performed in, or directed, over 40 musicals, dramas and comedies in the past 30 years. Sullivan’s acting credits include over 30 musicals, operas, operettas, dramas and comedies. Seating is limited. Admission is $15 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at www.danvillelittletheatre.org or call 434.792.1456. (submitted by J.B. Durham)

Friday, June 8 – Saturday, June 16 Grease

Fun, friendship and humor abound in this nostalgic trip to Rydell High in 1959, complete with greasers, slumber parties, sock hops and lots of singing and dancing. Sandy (Lindsey Litka) and Danny’s (Robbie Hendrix) Photo by Sally’s hilarious on-again-offPhoto Studio again romance sparks hit songs like “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightning,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “We Go Together.” Curtain rises at the Union Street Theatre, 107 South Union Street, at 7:30 p.m. most days and 3:00 p.m. matinee on the weekend. Cost: $10-$15. For more information, call 434.791.4747 or visit www.unionstreettheatre.com. (submitted by Melissa Charles)

Wednesday, June 20

A Taste of Southside

The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend an evening of celebrating local foods and wines at the Community Market on Craghead Street, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Some of the restaurants that will be serving samples of their specialties are: Chickﬁl-A, VIR’s Oak Tree Tavern, Sleepy Goat Cheese, Checkered Pig BBQ & Ribs, The Highlander Restaurant, Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon, the Institute Conference Center by Sodexo, Ruby Tuesday, Kickback Jack’s, The Homeplace Vineyard, and Tomahawk Mill Winery. Tickets are $30 and includes unlimited food tastings, local wine, beer, and live entertainment from the Small Town Orchestra. Must be 21 or older. For more information, contact the Chamber at 434.836.6990 or visit www.dpchamber.org. (submitted by Autumn Morris)

Thursday, June 28 – Sunday, July 1 Once on This Island, Jr.

This almost non-stop song and dance show at the Union Street Theatre, 107 South Union Street, tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death. This tropical treat tells their tale of romance, tragedy, redemption and rebirth with an astounding score, captivating choreography and an irresistible Caribbean beat. Tickets are $8-$12. For more information and times, call 434.791.4747 or visit www.unionstreettheatre.com. (submitted by Melissa Charles)

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Book Clubbing A book review by Marilyn Grossman

Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran

Summary: The three Aminpour sisters, Marjan, Bahar, and Layla, ﬂed Iran during the Iranian Revolution. Seven years later they arrived in Ireland where they settled in a small village and opened the Babylon Café. The fragrance of cardamom, cinnamon and saffron enticed members of the community who had been raised on boiled cabbage and Guinness. Not all members of the community were happy with these strangers from a foreign land and their foreign food. Thomas McGuire, local businessman, resented their presence and made their new life difﬁcult. Along with McGuire and the past they were attempting to escape, life in Ireland was not idyllic and danger seemed to loom nearby. Review: This book was so beautifully written with descriptions of the fragrances, tastes and appearance of Persian food that the reader could almost taste the food. The author weaves the description of the food, locality and people into a good vs. evil story that is interesting and fun to read. It has hints of magic, suspense, intrigue, love, loyalty, hatred and prejudice woven into the novel. People who enjoy a story that balances life, people and society along with the taste and smells of food will enjoy this novel. The author was born in Iran and escaped with her family on the eve of the Iranian Revolution and settled in Argentina. Her family opened a Middle Eastern café, which she uses as a reference for the book. She lives in New York and wanted to share the picture of revolutionary Iran along with her love of Persian food.

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Note: Cook some pomegranate soup using the recipe on page 23. Send information about what you or your book club is reading to joycewilburn@gmail.com. Also, visit www.danvillelibrary.org to see more reviews of this book and others. Add your own review and start a virtual book club!

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Pomegranate Soup by Annelle Williams

Do you ever hear the name of a food and know you have to try it? That’s the way I felt when I heard about the book, Pomegranate Soup, by Marsha Mehran. (See page 22.) As it turned out, the soup was not at all what I expected. It’s really more of a thick stew, especially if you add the meatballs, so bring it to the table on a cool, rainy day. (The vegetarian version would be fine for June.) The pomegranate juice adds a tart layer of flavor that compliments the combination of herbs and turmeric and the result is complex, satisfying and very healthy. Pomegranate soup is a traditional Persian recipe that probably has as many different variations as our Southern Vegetable Beef Soup. One thing they have in common is their tradition and how that tradition binds us to family and culture. The great thing about good food is that it can bring people of all backgrounds together at the table. Serve with plenty of pita, or flat bread, to dip into the stew. Omit the meatballs if you want a vegetarian meal. There’s plenty of body in the soup without them. Otherwise, add the meatballs and let them poach in the simmering broth for even more flavor. (You can certainly use beef rather than lamb if you want.) This was my first Persian recipe and a leap for my taste buds. If you want to try something new and different, it’s a good place to begin.

Pomegranate Soup (recipe adapted from Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran) 2 large onions, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1⁄2 cup yellow split peas, rinsed twice 3⁄4 cup long grain rice 6 cups water 1 tsp salt 1⁄2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp turmeric

2 cups fresh parsley, chopped 2 cups fresh cilantro, chopped 1⁄4 cup fresh mint chopped 1 cup fresh scallions, chopped 2 cups pomegranate juice 1 T sugar 2 T lemon juice

meatballs (optional): Mix 1 lb. ground lamb, 1 egg, 1⁄2 teaspoon salt and pepper, 1 T chopped mint, 2 T grated onion, 1⁄2 cup bread crumbs soaked in milk and drained, zest from one lemon, 1⁄4 cup chopped golden raisins, 1 tsp. allspice. Roll into balls. In a large stockpot, sauté the onions in olive oil until golden. Add split peas, rice, water, salt, pepper, and turmeric, bringing to a boil. Lower heat and simmer covered, for 30 minutes. Add parsley, cilantro, mint, and scallions. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer covered for 45 minutes. Garnish with pomegranate seeds if in season, or yellow raisins and chopped mint. Find more recipes, on my blog: http://aroundannellestable.blogspot.com/

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