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Women play such an important role in our lives. From our first cry at birth, to wiping away our tears, to dispensing words of wisdom, they are there for us. To keep them healthy and in touch with healthcare information, it’s reassuring they can turn to Danville Regional Women’s and Children’s Services for guidance and care. Danville Regional Women’s and Children’s Services has a highly trained staff of physicians, nurses and support associates whose primary focus is to provide women with compassionate and expert care at every stage of life, from pre-pregnancy through retirement. The Women’s and Children’s Services department offers obstetrics/gynecology, labor and delivery, nursery services, and the areas only inpatient pediatric unit. The department also has capabilities to perform orthopedic, cardiac and other consultations right here in Danville. Danville Regional associates and physicians realize that moms-to-be and new moms often have a lot of questions, fears and concerns about motherhood, so they offer classes and materials to teach the skills they need to be successful parents. Support is available for women from the beginning of their pregnancies through their deliveries and after they take their new babies home. One way the hospital supports moms-to-be and new moms is by offering numerous childbirth classes, designed to educate women on issues ranging from the various stages of pregnancy to hormonal changes to labor and delivery. Families are encouraged to attend as well so they feel confident and included in the new baby’s arrival. The staff also offers infant safety classes, where families are taught safety measures, injury prevention and the basics of infant and child CPR. Proper nutrition is a very important aspect of a new baby’s development, and many moms are choosing to breastfeed their babies because of the health benefits associated with breastfeeding, such as lower risks of ear infections, stomach viruses, diabetes, obesity and more in infants and young children. Studies show that almost 75 percent of women try to breastfeed their babies. Danville Regional Women’s and Children’s Services provides lactation classes where moms are guided through the process of learning how to breastfeed. These lactation classes are led by Marianna Wilmoth, a registered nurse and board-certified lactation consultant who has served as a calming

and reassuring presence for women at Danville Regional for more than 36 years. While mother/ baby nurses are trained to teach new moms how to breastfeed, lactation consultants receive specialized training that helps them to become lactation experts. Marianna builds strong, trusting relationships with new moms from the beginning of their pregnancies to long after they go home. Her soothing, calm voice provides comfort and expertise to all she encounters. She routinely visits the physician’s offices to talk to women about breastfeeding when they come in for ultrasounds and checkups. After the delivery, she visits moms to help them with their first breastfeeding. “When moms have their babies, they are understandably a little nervous and fearful about what to do,” said Marianna. “I really enjoy taking the time to walk them through the process and reassure them that they are doing a great job,” she added. Marianna is on call at the hospital and also provides private consultations for new moms when requested. When moms prepare to go home with their little ones, they are given helpful tips and suggestions and Marianna gives them her phone number so they can call her directly if they ever need anything. “Moms will often call me after they go home if they have any concerns about their babies. It can be very stressful for new parents if their babies won’t eat or are fussy,” Marianna said. “Sometimes they just need someone to talk to and someone to reassure them. Or, they may have certain questions, like what medicines can they take or foods can they eat while nursing.” August 1- 7 is World Breastfeeding Week, and Danville Regional will celebrate the week by providing additional support and education to moms. “Breastfeeding is beautiful, natural and provides a special bond between mothers and babies,” Marianna said. “It is very rewarding for me to teach these women during this stage of life.” New moms also find support in the Mother’s Resource Center located on the first floor in the hospital. It’s a one-stop shopping center for everything new moms need in caring for their babies. Danville Regional Women’s and Children’s Services is proud to provide great comprehensive medical care and information designed to keep women healthy for a lifetime. For more information call (434) 799-4486 or visit us on the web at www.DanvilleRegional.com.

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20 12 Features I Could Use a Cold Drink 12 Not Your Ordinary Teenage Job 20 BY SCOTT BROOKS

BY SUSAN ELZEY

C ONTENTS

8 Cooking with Chef Paul 15 The Origin Of: 17 Longevity 24 A Better You Lemon Pound Cake

Shiver My Timbeers

Bubba’s A Family Tradition of Delicious

Let Me Get a Few Health and Fitness Things Off My Chest!

A LSO I NSIDE 6 10 11 26 27 28 34

Editor’s Letter He Said She Said Ponderings Fun & Games Paws for the Cause Area Events Guide Mystiﬁed

31 Wayback When Woodstock ‘89

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Roman poet Horace once said, “A picture is a poem without words.” Many, many years later, ‘70s soft rock giants Bread sang about a picture painting a thousand words in the AM Gold classic “If.” While these two opinions differ in regards to the effects of pictures on the human mind, one thing is for sure. Pictures are powerful.

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He Said...

In July she had a few weeks off and I casually asked her what we would be doing. This is the time when families take vacations and spend quality time together....and we have. She is up on a ladder painting and I am drinking tea and reading my book. I don’t want you to think this is another woe is me column because it isn’t. She is perfectly happy painting and I am perfectly happy watching. Before you start cheering for her and booing for me, let’s look at the whole picture. The only person that I know of who ever liked her purple living room was she and several people who came by and lied to her. Who paints their living room purple? She has told me that she is out of her purple stage and into her teal stage.

She Said...

Painting the Town Larry Oldham & Dena Hill

There is a hint of teal in all rooms. All of this is fine with me and I am not complaining. OK , one little complaint, or maybe two. One living room, seven trips to the paint store, one reupholstered couch to match the new living room color, four hours on the computer looking up matching materials, two trips to Greensboro to look at patterns, twelve phone calls looking for just the right upholsterer to do a good job, three trips to stores to find the correct matching pillows, two days of painting, opening up the freezer door to get ice cream and finding used paint brushes instead, three hours of moving and removing furniture, and several hours of sitting in the living room oohing and ahhing. She came in this week and said “since you liked it so much better than before, I have decided to paint one or two of the other rooms this summer.” I have been on the phone all morning trying to book a flight to Anywhere, USA. Be sure to read She Said He Said in Evince.

Would you like some crackers with that whine? I agree with some of the things you are saying but I do not totally agree with the others. Just to set the story straight, let me give you my version of what really took place in July. You had not mentioned the cruise line trip. You had not mentioned going anywhere on vacation. You had not offered to take me anywhere special to dine. You had not even hinted about building a Florida room. There has been no mention of a new car, going to New York, going to visit my girlfriend in Atlanta, or even going to Bubba’s for ice cream. I happen to know that the important things in your life are eating, reading, working, and sitting, in that order. A girl needs a little color in her life. She needs brightness, pizazz, excitement, change, newness, and I am not talking about a new boyfriend. You are content to sit and read. You are content to just drink your tea and tell me long tales about your adventures (going to Ma Possum’s for lunch). I have chosen to take another route and add spice to my life. A new paint job to me is like a new book to you. I know you feel guilty because I cut down all the shubbery, trimmed back all the trees, planted new ﬂowers, cut back all the ivy on the wall, and you didn’t get to help.(lol). You did volunteer to paint, but you would have gotten it on everything except the walls, complained the whole time about having to paint, and after we were ﬁnished, you would have told everyone on facebook and in this column how hard I made you work. It is just not worth it to hear you whine. So if you will excuse me, I have got to run over to the paint store for some more paint. Oh did I happen to mention how cute the guy was in the paint department?

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Jar Flies

It will take till July for summer to arrive on my calendar, maybe even August!

I think everyone has a special sound that reinforces summer’s commitment to Yes, this is heat, humidity by Torrey Blackwel “The Dealer for the People” chaos, but and lightening Torrey Blackwell is a every event bugs. Mine Christian businessman and pertains to my consumer advocate. He has spent is the sound his life fighting the negative stigma kids whom of jar flies. I that plagues car dealers around the world. He does this by fighting will only be finally heard for the consumer as a car dealer that advises people and helps them young once! I that wonderful get the quality vehicle they want and deserve in a positive and get tired, run sound a couple safe environment. down but every of nights ago time I see a and I just took picture I have taken of all a deep breath and realized of their events or games it summer was really here. makes it worth all the gray Time for tomato biscuits, hairs and bags under my weekends at the lake, eyes. homemade ice cream, and all the vegetables the earth The jar flies will come and can muster. go with every summer, but my kids will eventually This summer unfortunately grow up and leave. I has not developed into complain that summers this nice relaxing on the are not a simple as they weekends kind of summer. were when I was a kid. One event after another Actually, they really are! and our calendar has not We just choose to make our granted us a reprieve since schedules crazy and full of school let out. We are still chaos. Nothing has really running the kids around, changed, but our state of recitals, camps, graduation, mind. Father’s Day, and birthdays.

Ponderings

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I Could Use a

Cold Drink by Scott Brooks

What do you call a soft drink like Coke or Pepsi or Mountain Dew? If you were born and raised in this area, you more than like call it a “Drink.” You might be surprised that this is pretty much the only place in the world that calls it that. Our area isn’t really known for exporting too many things anymore. There was a time when this area was the tobacco and textile capitol of the world. But those days are behind us. Now, we work to secure a new future by building a relationship with an IKEA manufacturing subsidiary (the only manufacturing plant in the United States and a company that we should be bending over backwards for, but that’s for another story), massage Goodyear so they don’t close the local plant, and try to recruit more companies like Telvista. But little did we know that there is an export that it taking over the country. OK, maybe not taking over the country but deﬁnitely making its way into little pockets here and there. It’s the word, “DRINK.” No, not the actual drink...just the word. The media likes to separate the country into Red and Blue States. The Republicans vs. The Democrats. Politics be damned because there is a much more important issue facing our country. Like what to call a carbonated soft drink. The contestants are “Pop,” “Soda,” “Coke.” The breakdown reads like a political map. The Yankee states, California, Arizona, and Southeastern Floridians tend to say “Soda.” The Midwesterners (Western New York, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia all the way to Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon) say “Pop.” Southerners from Kentucky and South Carolina to Texas say “Coke.” But, just like in the civil war and today’s politics, the battleground states are Virginia and North Carolina. Northern Virginia tends to vote with the Yankees and say “Soda.” Much of North Carolina tends to

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go with “Coke.” But, in the midst of all that confusion, here in Southwest Virginia and North Central North Carolina, we say “Drink.” Drink? You mean it’s only said here? Drink and sometimes “Cold Drink,” the generic terms that we use locally, isn’t used on television or in movies because...we’re the only ones to say it. It started in Danville, South Boston, Yanceyville, and Martinsville but has spread throughout the country. Now, in New Orleans, “Drink” and “Cold Drink” are the most commonly used phrases.

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RIVERSIDE REHABILITATION CORNER Imagine being admitted to the hospital when a knot on your abdomen became infected, then 4 months and 30 surgeries later finally being able to leave the hospital and go to a facility for rehab to try to recover. Imagine having huge wounds from a flesh eating bacteria in your abdomen and thigh that caused horrible pain. Imagine knowing you were considered a miracle just for surviving, and not knowing if you would ever recover or go home. Mrs. M (for miracle) came to Riverside Health & Rehab for her recovery after 4 months in the hospital. When she arrived, she could not turn over in bed, stand, dress, bathe, go to the bathroom, and could barely sit up. She had unhealed wounds and the knowledge that the infection had essentially eaten away so much of her muscle tissue and tendons that it was uncertain if she would ever be able to stand or care for herself again. Progress was slow and painful, involving nursing for the wounds, pain and infection, physical therapy to relearn to stand, transfer and walk, and occupational therapy to re-teach her to bathe, dress, and go to the bathroom. June 2 was the first day she walked again. Now she is walking 200 feet and is going home for visits with family. July 9 she completed OT and is able to bathe and dress herself. Her wounds are nearly healed and she’s almost homeward bound, with plans to leave by August...To return to living.

The Origin Of:

Shiver My Timbers Long before the days of dressing like the lawless pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, kids were walking around with an imaginary parrot on their shoulders chanting the phrase “shiver my timbers” in their best pirate-like accent. By definition “shiver my timbers” means to express bewilderment. In 1950, the phrase gained popularity when Robert Newton, portraying Long John Silver in the classic film Treasure Island, perfected the “Hollywood” pirate. Examples of “shiver my timbers” can be found throughout Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel, Treasure Island. “Shiver my timbers” first appeared in print in 1834, in Fredrick Marryat’s Jacob Faithful. But the origin of the phrase actually goes back further than that-to the 14th century to be exact. A long forgotten definition of the word shiver is “to break apart.” James Froude wrote in Caesar; a sketch, “As he crossed the hall, his statue fell, and shivered on the stones.” In a nautical sense, “shiver my timbers” can also mean “let my boat break into pieces.” It’s not known if “shiver my timbers” is a genuine pirate pledge or the work of creative literature. Either way, it’s provided kids a perfect comeback when told by their friends to “walk the plank.”

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In the beginning, Bubba created Bubba’s. That was in 1959, and Bubba’s real name was Clarence Barker. He and his wife, Lucille, opened the business, originally named “Bubba’s Sani-Serv,” from scratch with his father and two uncles. Ever since that time, the business on North Main Street has remained in the family and has been where people in Danville gather for all things ice cream. Steve Thornton now owns Bubba’s. He is the son of Darrell and Judy Thornton, who was Bubba’s niece. They bought the business from Bubba in 1979. “I always thought I would do this,” Steve Thornton said. He has only one brother, who lives in Hawaii and works as a chef. Both of Thornton’s parents have died in the last two years. His great-aunt, Lucille Barker, is still alive. “She’s a ﬁne person, and I look after her,” Thornton said. With his wife working full-time for Dixie Sales in Brown Summit, N.C., Thornton directs a staff of 14 employees. “It must be a good place to work. I’ve got one guy who has worked here for 12 years,” Thornton said. “I try to hire only honor roll students, and a lot of them go off to college and then come back during breaks to Bubba’s to make some money. It works out well.” Just because the same family has

owned the business for more than 40 years doesn’t mean that things remain the same. “We’ve learned tricks from each other and added our own twists. My parents added chocolate to the menu, and now I have added strawberry,” he said. “About six years ago, we started offering food, and that has taken off. We sell several hundred more a day than we used to.”

LONGEVITY

Bubba’s

A Family Tradition of Delicious

Thornton said their hot dogs are especially popular, as well as the chicken salad sandwiches they offer with Midtown Market chicken salad, hamburgers and cheeseburgers, and ham and cheese sandwiches.

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One thing that Thornton said makes a difference with Bubba’s food is that he tries hard to use only high-quality ingredients. “Instead of using the peach preserves most people use in peach milkshakes, we use real canned peaches. We also make our own whipped cream and hot fudge sauce from a recipe we’ve had since 1959,” he said. One item Thornton says “sells like the dickens” is their hot fudge cake. “People come because Bubba created a unique product,” Thornton said. “Around November and December during vacation season, we see license plates from California, Florida, and New York. They say no one sells ice cream like we do. We keep as close to old-fashioned as we can.”

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Bubba’s Continued

the family. He has four children, ages 26, 19, 17 and 9, so there is a long line of potential owners ahead.

Bubba’s buys their ice cream mix from Maola, which makes things a little easier, but they still use one of the original machines that mixes and freezes the ice cream. It was purchased in 1959 for $10,000; an amount Thornton can’t fathom spending back in that day and time.

“There are two children interested in it, but one in particular who is interested in keeping it in the family,” he said. “I hope they inherit it.”

No Gooﬁng Off

During his time as owner, Thornton has learned just how much work running a small business can be. “I used to think my parents came here and goofed off, but there’s a lot to running a small business,” Thornton said. Bubba’s is open seven days a week, from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day except Sunday when they open at 12:30 p.m. to give the employees time to go to church. “But we’re ﬂexible. As long as there are headlights on out in the parking lot, we stay open,” he said. Vacations are few and far between too. “I’ve tried to take a vacation, but it doesn’t work out too well,” he said. “Last year, our family rented a home on Smith Mountain Lake for a week, but I got a call from work after the fourth day and had to come back. I told my family to stay, but everyone came home.” Thornton is hopeful that Bubba’s will continue to remain in

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Susan Elzey is a freelance writer based in Danville. She can be reached at susanelzey@yahoo.com.

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F E A T U R E A U G U S T

From left to right: John Collie on cello, Douglass Dey on viola, Morgan Oakes on violin,and David Jones on violin.

Not Your Ordinary Teenage Job By Susan Elzey At the very least, it’s better than ﬂipping hamburgers. At the very best, which is what they are, the four teenagers that make up the Danville Junior String Quartet are a talented group of young string musicians who melodically brighten up weddings, programs, and churches throughout the area.

“The group has been together for about a year and a half, and the whole goal was to make each one of them better,” Latchum said. “I saw they were the cream of the crop, but they needed some incentive. I thought by forming a little group—if we could get the bookings—they would have more incentive to practice and improve.”

The four high school students—Morgan Oakes on violin, Douglass Dey on viola, David Jones on violin and John Collie on cello—are music students of Leigh Latchum of Latchum Music.

The bookings have come. The group plays for formal parties, weddings, church services, and birthday parties. During the Christmas season, the Quartet was extremely busy.

The Quartet was Latchum’s brainchild when she noticed how talented the kids were and wanted to take them even further.

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“We had some severe rehearsals at ﬁrst to build their song list up,” Latchum said. “They play contemporary, classical, lots of hymns, and movie soundtracks. We are slowly adding more, and now have about 75 to

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100 pieces in their repertoire.” Latchum managed the group at ﬁrst, but now has turned the management over to the parents and the students themselves, who each has a particular responsibility for the group. Oakes is in charge of song lists and picking out the appropriate songs for the occasions. Jones is in charge of communications within the group and their bookings. Dey is the secretary, following up with thank-you notes, and Collie is the treasurer, making sure the group gets paid.

The Players Oakes, who switches off the first violin position with Jones, has been playing for five years, taking lessons from Latchum. She said that all the members have improved since organizing the Quartet. “Speaking on my behalf, I never really enjoyed playing by myself. Playing with the Quartet has really helped me with this,” she said. “Each member has different parts to play in each song. Therefore, you must learn your own part and carry your own responsibility within the group. Each member must know how the other three parts of the music go as well. This helps with counting and staying together throughout the piece.” She said that when they first started playing together, they had intense rehearsals two or four times a week, but as the group has improved, the practicing is done individually, making it much easier for everyone’s schedule. Dey agreed. “Before the Quartet, I was last chair in my

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section (in the George Washington High School Symphony). I was not nearly as capable on the viola as I am now,” he said. “Before the Quartet, I was skeptical of continuing playing viola all together. The Danville Junior String Quartet has made me a better player overall. I am now ﬁrst chair in my section at GW and I have my own viola that I purchased. Leigh and the Quartet gave me the joy of playing the viola.” Jones said performing with the Quartet has helped him build up his conﬁdence and helped him conquer the nervousness he used to have when performing. “I’ve also learned the importance of playing as a unit since we have to listen to each other’s parts in order to balance our dynamics and make sure the melody is heard and the harmonies are in tune,” he said. “Also, it has helped me individually because in an orchestra we can rely on the other members of our section to back us up, but in the quartet you are the only one playing that part, so you have to know your part and play it well.”

A Cool Job Not a typical job for a high school student, playing in a string quartet brings with it some degree of respect. The amount they get paid—$75 per person for an hour of performance—really impresses the other teenagers. “Most people think it is very interesting. Some think it’s not a ‘real’ job because I don’t put in as much time as a normal job, but kids who are familiar with the musical arts think it’s great,” Dey said. Jones said a good number of other students at school have actually heard them play and are supportive. www.showcasemagazine.com

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“They think it’s pretty cool how we make as much in an hour as most teenagers do in 10. Of course, that doesn’t count the hours of practice it took us to get to this point,” Jones said. Collie said their friends at school think it’s cool because “we have a choice in when and where we work.” Latchum said with a laugh she worries a little about how the students will react when they get out in the “real world” and ﬁnd they won’t be making $75 an hour.

Positive Feedback The Quartet’s audiences have also proven to be supportive and appreciative. “After performances, everyone is very complimentary of our playing ability,” Oakes said. “Often people are even shocked because we are so young and devoted to our music.”

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Dey said the comments the Quartet gets after their performances are “ﬂattering and kind.” Jones said the group not only gets “tons of positive compliments” but also a lot of “come back agains.” Even as they play together seamlessly, each has his or her own favorite genre of music they play. “My personal favorite style of music is contemporary, for example, ‘You Raise Me Up’ and ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic,” Oakes said. “These songs are generally crowd pleasers because people are familiar with the melody.” Both Collie and Dey like to play classical music, while Jones likes contemporary best, then classical and then hymns. All of the students will be seniors in the fall, so they have at least one

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more year together. After that, each one has their own colleges and careers in mind. Collie is “thinking about law,” while Oakes is interesting in health sciences, Jones in engineering or math and Dey in medicine with a possible minor in music. Oakes summed up how the Quartet feels about this opportunity that opened up to them: “A huge thank you to Leigh Latchum for her time, dedication and patience with all of the Quartet, as well as allowing us to have this opportunity.” To book the Quartet, contact Latchum at (434) 792-2287 or at leighlatchum@comcast.net. Susan Elzey is a freelance writer in Danville. She can be reached at (434) 770-2473 or susanelzey@yahoo.com.

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A Better You A New Article by Personal Trainer, Dave Gluhareff

Let Me Get A Few Health and Fitness Things Off My Chest! Training Women Different Than Men? Okay, the other day I was told by a longtime client that she wanted to do more ab workouts to see more abdominal deﬁnition. She is looking great and has been kickingbutt with her workouts but we are trying to lean-out the last little bit of tummy (very little bit of tummy)! I get hit with this all the time and people really think that doing a hundred ab routines and more of them more often will get them six-pack abs, well it WILL NOT! We can do all the ab work we want to but if we do not expose the abs by losing the fat covering the abdominals up then we ain’t gonna see nuthin! She then followed this ab recommendation with the comment that women and men have to be trained differently and that it’s easier for men to lose body fat around the tummy than women. Well that ain’t true neither! Look I am not picking on this client at all, I really have enjoyed working with her and she brings high energy and persistence to each and every workout! She is not lazy! I am just referring to these few comments and using them as examples because it’s part of my work each week helping people get in better shape. As individuals, our bodies store body fat in different areas. For some of us it’s the chest, for some of us it’s the tummy, for some of us it’s the arms, and for some it’s the hips and buns. We all have trouble areas but we all need to work out the Total Body each week with Resistance Training (3xper week), then do Cardiovascular Training (3xper week), Stretch, Eat Healthy, and Get Plenty of Rest. Can we put a little more emphasis on one trouble area? Sure, but you have to train the body as a whole because each part plays off of the other. You cannot effectively work the chest muscles if your shoulders are weak, you cannot effectively work the abs if your lower-back is weak, and you cannot effectively walk, bike, or jog if your legs are weak. As far as the women training differently that men idea – a dumbbell curl works the biceps of a man the same as a

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woman, a pushup will ﬁrm the upper body the same for a man and woman, a squat will work the lower-body the same for a man or woman. Now, hormonally YES, we are different and maybe our diets should be adjusted accordingly, but when it comes to exercise we really are similar. Come to think of it, I don’t think the military trains the women and men differently? I will have to look into this idea and let you know in another article!

Is Obesity Caused by Lower Incomes? Many times people believe that obesity is a POOR Man’s problem! Look, most of my clients ain’t POOR and they have overweight issues and many have obesity issues. I have said this before in other articles but here it is again: “Our weight don’t discriminate!” Obesity and overweight are many times caused by a lack of discipline and laziness! It’s not more expensive to eat healthy, that’s a crappy myth! It’s cheaper to eat healthy! My breakfast every morning around 3:30am is a peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread which I buy in bulk at a local Sam’s Club. My sandwich might cost me 10 or 20 cents to make! That’s a whole lot cheaper and a whole lot healthier than a 99 cents high-fat, high-sodium, high-white ﬂour starchy bad-for-you biscuit at a fast food drive-thru! We have to get off our butts, take back control of our lives, buy our groceries, prepare our meals and snacks, and eat 5-6 mini-meals/snacks during each day. It’s simple, it’s more nutritious, it’s more economical, it’s faster than driving to fast food restaurants, it’s healthier, and it gives us higher energy and less fat storage!

Is it ADHD or the Daily Diet? If your child starts his/her day with a soda and popping toaster tart or honey bun then wouldn’t the caffeine and sugar highs affect their classroom concentration? I get parents calling me often wanting me to work with their children on obesity and

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when we discuss their health issues and what medicines they are currently taking, the parents will often have the kid on meds for ADHD. Their thinking is that many times their kids are having trouble focusing and thinking at-home and at-school and also are frequently perceived as hyper-active. Well remember they called me for help with obesity and weight-related issues, so after reviewing what the kid eats before school, during school, after school, and in the evening for dinner it will often look like this: Breakfast Before School – a high-sugar, high-fat, high-sodium pastry or cereal with a high-sugar juice or high-sugar and highcaffeine soda before entering the halls of education (school) / During school- these kids may eat a high-fat, high-sodium, highwhite ﬂour, non-nutritious rectangular pizza, French fries, and a high-sugar, high-fat chocolate milk / Snack After School – a sugary, high-caffeine soda or dangerous blood pressure raising energy drink, and maybe a high-sugar fruity roll-up or pastry or candy / Dinner – many times kids will get a fried nugget meal or fast food fattening meal combined with a high-sugar, high caffeine soda or 2-3 helpings of some high-starch Diabetes waiting to happen spaghetti or pasta dish! Now you tell me if you can properly diagnose a kid as having REAL attention and hyper-active problems when a kid eats crap like this? This nutrition plan is killing that kid and many times these kids are not active and not playing sports or other healthy activities! Mostly they will be inside after school on their butts continuously snacking on junk food and playing video games, surﬁng the Internet, watching TV, or listening to personal music devices! Sure some kids really do have ADD or ADHD but you cannot properly diagnose this with when a kid is eating junk and is inactive the majority of his childhood. This high-sugar, high-caffeine, high-fat, highsodium constant intake will keep the kid on a mental, emotional, and physical roller coaster!

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by Paulette Dean Executive Director, Danville Humane Society Sometimes, especially through the spring and summer months, we have to search for positive things to think about at the shelter. But, it always uplifts us when a “shelter graduate” comes to visit us or when we hear that the animal is thriving in the new home. Those are some of the times that we can be reminded of the good that exists in the world. The dog that was thrown off a bridge last summer was adopted into a home where he now rules the roost. The little kitten that was stuffed into a mailbox a few years ago has lots of toys in his home now. The dog that wandered around Danville with a plastic container on his head was adopted after a few months at the shelter. I still remember many of the animals that were adopted my ﬁrst year at the shelter. That has been eighteen years ago, so my guess is that only a few of them are still alive. Yet, I remember the happiness that comes with seeing an animal who has found a human to love and be loved by. Through the years, we have found homes for thousands of animals, and we have found another way to celebrate that joy. We are producing a 2011 calendar that features fourteen local animals that have been rescued from various situations, and then placed in wonderful homes. The calendar will feature color photographs and a short explanation of what circumstances brought that animal to the Danville Area Humane Society’s animal shelter. Photographs are being taken by Bobby Carlsen Photography, and Susan Elzey has written the stories of the animals. To protect the privacy of the owners, their names will not be included on the calendar. One of our shelter mascots, Buddy the umbrella cockatoo, has already had his photo session. Buddy has been with us for three and a half years and delights shelter visitors. It was fun to see him in the photography studio; he was a natural model! Besides Buddy, the calendar will include pictures of four dogs, four cats, a Greek tortoise and his two turtle friends, three guinea pigs, a rabbit, a moon-walking pig, and a horse. The calendars will be available for purchase in September for $12.

Sherri Myers-Keatts "I am fascinated by the affects that beauty has on one's mood, self-perception, and environment. This concept applies directly to the artistry of hairstyling and cosmetic application."

Ralphie

This sweet little kitten is about 6 weeks old. He came to the shelter with a badly injured mouth, but is doing much better now.

For more information, please contact Danville Humane Society, 434.799.0843

308 Craghead St. Danville, Virginia

434. 792. ZINC (9462) With 15 years of experience, Sherri Myers-Keatts has been trained by some of the beauty industry's top stylists and educators. Specializing in hair coloring, Sherri approaches her work with the desire to enhance each client's personal style. Sherri also offers step by step make-up lessons/ applications with MAC Cosmetics and the state-of-the-art Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy.

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NORTH CAROLINA

Danville

28 – Poker Run/Beneﬁt Ride for Dean Ferris: Thunder Road Harley Davidson: 12:30pm: 434.251.0994 or 251.4293.

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16 – Virginia State Peach Pageant: Historic Star Theatre: 6pm: 276.694.6012: www.patrickchamber.com.

South Boston

15 – SoBopalooza: The Prizery: 5pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com.

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AreaEVENTSGuide

DANVILLE Arts/Exhibits

Thru August 22 – Danville Museum Exhibits: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. Thru August 31 – 19th Century Funerary Customs: Commemorating the death of Major William T. Sutherlin: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. Thru August 31 – Picturing America Workshops: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. Thru Sept. 6– Science Center Exhibits: Hatching the Past & Birds of the Riverwalk: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. Thru Oct 16– Butterﬂy Station & Garden: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 2-13 – Clay Creations: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: Ages 10-14. 10am-12pm: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 2-24 – Art with Judie: Ballou Park Annex: M/Tu, Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 5,12,19,26 – All Media Studio Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 9-11am or 6-8pm: $65: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.

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7 – Bob Ross Painting Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 10:30am-3:30pm: $65: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 4-Sept. 6 – Art with Flo: Weds. Location/Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.

Kids/Family

1-31 – Swimming Lessons: YMCA: Ages/Times Vary: 434.792.0621. 1-31 – Summer Sports Camps: YMCA: Ages 6-14: Soccer, Basketball, Running: 9am-12pm: 434.792.0621. 14 – LEGO® Build-off: Institute for Advanced Learning & Research: 9am-1pm: 434.766.6725: www.ialr.org. 17,18 – Kiddie Musik Kamp: Coates Rec Center: Ages 3-5: 10am-12pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 24,25 – Kiddie Kraft Kamp : Coates Rec Center: Ages 3-5: 10am-12pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 28 – All Aboard “Dinosaur Train”: Danville Science Center: 11am–3pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org.

Entertainment

4-28 – Live Bands & DJ Music: Back to Bogies: Wed-Sat. Times Vary: 434.791.3444. 5,12,19,26 – 57 Express Bluegrass Concert: Community Center, Chatham: 7pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 6 - Fridays at the Crossing: Crossing at the Dan: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com.

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7,8,14,15 –Intrigue at The Music Hall: 8/7 & 8 - Altavista High School; 8/14 & 15-Gretna Movie Theatre: 7:30/2:30pm: 434.228.1778. 13 – Regatta Boat Race: Dan Daniel Memorial Park: 10am-1pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13 – Summer Movies in the Park: Ballou Park: 8:30-10:30pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Hot Rods in the Park: Ballou Park: 8am-1:30pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Museum Meets Margaritaville: Danville Museum: 4-8pm: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 19 - Enchanted Evenings in The Park: Ballou Park: 6:30-8pm: www.playdanvilleva.com. 27 - Jake Owen Concert: Carrington Pavilion: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com.

Lifestyle/Lectures

12 – Southside Head Injury Support Group: Mt. Hermon Church Fellowship Hall: 7pm: 434.250.5987 or 434.685.1951. 13,15 – 101 Dalmation: Carrington Pavilion: 7:30pm: DMR Adventures: 434.791.4091. 14 – Girl Scout/Boy Scout Informational Pancake Breakfast: Fairview United Methodist Church: 9am: 434.688.0042. 21 – Dog Wash: Danville Farmers’ Market: 9am-12pm: 434.799.0843.

17 – Community Christmas Dinner Planning Meeting: Senior Center, Ballou Park: 6:30pm: communitychristmasdinner@comcast.net. 21 – Bark For Life: Riverwalk Trial at Woodall Nissan:10am-1pm: blcook2@yahoo.com. 28 – Poker Run/Beneﬁt Ride for Dean Ferris: Thunder Road Harley Davidson: 12:30pm: 434.251.0994 or 251.4293. 29 – Avant-Garde Writers: Averett University Library: 2pm: 434.251.1062.

Hobbies/Sports

1-31 – Fitness Classes:YMCA: Spin, Zumba, Aerobics, Plyometrics, Pilates,Yoga and Strength: 434.792.0621. 1-31 – Danville Braves Baseball: Dan Daniel Memorial Park: 7pm/4pm: 434.797-3792: www.dbraves.com. 2-30 – Zumba Classes:YMCA: M/Th 6:30pm: 434.792.0621. 2-30 – Boogie Monday: Waltz: Ballou Rec. Center: 7–8:30pm: $3/$15: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 2-30 – Prenatal Yoga Classes:YMCA: M/W 7:30pm: 434.792.0621. 3-31 – West African Dance & Drumming Class: City Auditorium: Tuesdays 4:30-6pm: Free: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3-31 – African Dance Ensemble: Pepsi Building: Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov. 4 – Senior Bowling Tournament: Riverside Lanes: 10am-12pm: 434.791.2695: www.playdanvilleva.com. 4,11,18,25 – Guitar Basics Class: City Auditorium:Youth/Teens-5pm, Adult-5:30pm: Free: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 5,12,19,26 – Aquacize:YWCA: 8:15am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7 – Canoe ACA Skills Course Level II Essentials: Ballou Park: 8am-6pm:

434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7 - Main Street Cruise-In: Downtown Danville: 6-9pm: 434.791.6813: www.visitdanville.com. 7,8 – SWERA Motorcycle Racing/ AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle Racing: VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700: www.virnow.com. 10,12 – Boating Safety Education: Ballou Nature Center: 6-9pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13,14,15 – Suzuki White Lightning AMA Pro SuperBike Nationals: VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700: www.virnow.com. 13,27 – Danville Shag Club Dance: The Dance Space: 8-11pm: www.visitdanville.com. 19 – Kayak Dan River Trip: Camilla Williams to Sandy River: 6-8pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 21 – Kayak Staunton River: Ballou Nature Center: 8am-6pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 25,26,27 – Hunter Safety Education Course: Ballou Park Nature Center: 6-9:30pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 26 – Canoe Dan River Trip: Abreu/Grogan Park to Islands: 6-8pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 28 – Chatham Cruise In: Main Street: 5-9pm: 434.548.3233 or 434.489.6082.

MARTINSVILLE Arts/Exhbits

Thru Aug. 28 – PAA Exhibit: Piedmont Arts: Homelands: Portraits of Ireland and Israel: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. Thru Sept. 18 – Messages from the Mesozoic Exhibit:Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4141: www.vmnh.net.

Area EVENTS Guide 2-30 – Oil Painting Class: SpencerPenn Centre: 6:30-8:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 4,11,18,25 – Floyd Figures Art Group: The Sun Music Hall: Wed. 1:30–4:30pm: 540.745.7880: www.thesunmusichall.com. 6 – First Friday Art Walk: Studio 107: 5:307:30pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 12 – Bob Ross Painting Workshop: Piedmont Arts: 10am-3:30pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 14,21,28 – Stained & Fused Glass Classes: Piedmont Arts: Stained10am-12pm, Fused 13pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 16,18,20 – Stained & Fused Glass Classes: Piedmont Arts: Stained10am-12pm, Fused: 1-3pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 19 – An Evening with Binh Danh: Piedmont Arts: 6:30-8pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 21 – Third Saturday Stroll: Studio 107: 3-7pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 28 – Painting Workshop: Piedmont Arts: 9am-4pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org.

Kids/Family

2-6 – Puppet Theater Summer Camp: Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 9-11: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 2-30– Family Aerobics: Spencer-Penn Centre: MW 6:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 9-13 – VMNH Summer Camps: Marvelous Messes (Ages 8-10) & Green Machine (Ages1214): Virginia Museum of Natural History: 9am4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net.

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Area EVENTS Guide 10,11,12 – Creatures Great and Small Summer Camp:Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 3-5 9:30-11:30am & 1:30-3:30pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 14 – Family Park Days: 10am-12pm: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net.

Entertainment

1-29 – Traditional Bluegrass/ Mountain Music Jam: Floyd Country Store: Sunday, 2-5pm: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 6,13,20,27 – Friday Night Jamboree: Floyd Country Store: 6:30pm: $3: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 7,14,21,28 – Americana Afternoon & Open Mic: Floyd Country Store: 12pm: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 13 – Music Night: Rhody Creek, Two Young Two Old, Resisting Tradition: SpencerPenn Centre: 6:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 14 – Old Time Country Dancet: Floyd Country Store: 7:30pm: $8: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com.

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16 – Virginia State Peach Pageant: Historic Star Theatre: 6pm: 276.694.6012: www.patrickchamber.com. 20 – Music & Wine Night: Binding Time Café: 5:30pm: 276.656.3800: www.binding-time.com. 20 – Concert: Wayne Henderson & Jeff Little: Spencer-Penn Centre: 7pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 20-21 – Virginia State Peach Festival: Locations & times vary: 276.694.6012: www.patrickchamber.com. 27 – TGIF: 58 West: Uptown Farmer’s Market: 7-10:30pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com.

Lifestyle/Lecture

5,12,19,26 – Seniors In The Know: Spencer-Penn Centre: Th 10am 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 4,11,18,25 – Produce Tailgate Sale: Spencer-Penn Centre: 3-6pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 10 – Patriots Party Meeting: SpencerPenn Centre: 7-8;30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.

Hobbies/Sports

2-30 – Open Computer Lab: Spencer-Penn Centre: M/Th 10am-8pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.

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2-30 – Chair Aerobics: Spencer-Penn Centre: M/Th 11:30am: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 2-30 – Belly Dancing with Indrya: SpencerPenn Centre: M 7:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 3-31 – Zumba: Spencer-Penn Centre: Tu/Th 6:30-7:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 5 – Photography Club Meeting: SpencerPenn Centre: 6:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 19 – Photography Classes: Spencer-Penn Centre: 6-8pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 21 – Basketmaking Class: Spencer-Penn Centre: 9:30am-12pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 21 – Cruise In: Uptown Martinsville, Church St.: 5-8pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com.

LYNCHBURG Arts/Exhbits

6 – First Fridays Artwalk: Downtown Lynchburg: 5-8pm: 434.528.3950: www.visitlynchburg.org. 14 – Bird Masks - Bird Exhibit: Amazement Square: 4-6pm: 434.845.1888: www.amazementsquare.com.

Kids/Family

2-6 – Mermaids & Dolphins: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 9:30am-12:30pm: Ages 6-10: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 7 – Mosaic Stepping Stone: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 11am-1pm: Ages 6+: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 9-13 – Around the World in 5 Days: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 9:30am12:30pm: Ages 6-10: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 9-13 – Teen Pottery: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 3-5:30pm: Ages 10-14: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 28 – Time Warp-Time Capsule Event: Amazement Square: 10am-5pm: 434.845.1888: www.amazementsquare.com.

Entertainment

6 – First Friday: Lynchburg Museum: 5:30-8pm: 434-455-6226: www.lynchburgmuseum.org. 6,13,20,27 – Friday Cheers: Riverfront Park: 10am-4pm: 434.847.1465: www.gravegarden.org. 7 – Willy Wonka, Kids: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 10:30am-4:00pm: 434.846.8499: www.academyﬁnearts.com. 7 – Webb Wilder Concert: The Ellington: 8:30pm: $20/$25: 434.845.2162: www.theellington.org. 7,14,21,28 – Saturdays in the Cemetery: Old City Cemetery: 5:30-9pm: www.downtownlynchburg.com. 14 – Riverﬂick: Amazement Square: 7-11:30pm: 434.845.1888: www.amazementsquare.com.

21 - Symphony on the Lake: Mariners Landing, SML: 7pm: 540.297.4900: www.marinerslanding.com. 28 - Jazz & Wine Festival: Sedalia Center: 434.299.5080: www.sedaliacenter.org. 28 - SML Music in the Park: Smith Mountain Lake State Park: 8-10pm: 540.297.6066: www.visitbedford.com. 28,29 - An Apple A Day Open House: Peaks of Otter Winer: 12-5pm: 540.586.3707: www.peaksofotterwinery.com.

Lifestyle/Lecture

Thru Aug. 6 - Jr. Rangers: Discovery Center: Smith Mountain Lake State Park: 10am-12pm: 540.297.5998: www.visitbedford.com. 1-Oct. 30 - Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Community Market: Moneta Farm and Home Center: 9am-1pm: 540.297.5789: www.monetasmlmarket.com. 3-31 - Tasty Tuesdays: Bedford Farmers Market: 3-7pm: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 4 - Wildlife Wednesday Cruises: 540.297.7100: www.vadarecruises.com.

Area EVENTS Guide 6-28 - Kid’s Club: Mariners Landing: Fri 3-8:30pm; Sat. 11am-6pm: 540.297.4900: www.marinerslanding.com. 11,18 - Little Rangers: Discovery Center: Smith Mountain Lake State Park: Ages 4-6:10:30-11:30am: 540.297.5998: www.visitbedford.com. 21 - Family Farm Tour: Layman Family Farm: 10am-3pm: 540.586.7675: www.bedfordfarmtour.org.

ROANOKE Kids & Family

1 – Bringing Hair, Art and Fashion Together: Taubman Museum of Art: 7-10pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org. 2-6 – Fantastic Fish and Sensational Sea Serpents Summer Camp: Taubman Museum of Art: Ages 8-10: 9am-3pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

Wayback When August 16-17, 1989

SMITH MT. LAKE/ BEDFORD Arts/Exhbits

7-28 - Osterhaus Annual Show: The Little Gallery, SML: 8/7-Demo and opening reception, 1-3pm: 540.721.1596: www.thelittlegallerysml.com.

Entertainment

7 - The Worx in Concert: Sedalia Center: 434.299.5080: www.sedaliacenter.org. 7-22 - Peachy Open House: Peaks of Otter Winer: Sat/Sun12-5pm: 540.586.3707: www.peaksofotterwinery.com. 13 - 2nd Friday in Centertown: Centertown Bedford: 5-8pm: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 11,12,13 - Growing Up in World War II: Day Camp: D-Day Memorial: 8:30am: 540.586.3329: www.dday.org. 14 - Angela Easterling Concert: Bedford Public Library: 7:30pm: 540.586.8911: www.friendsofbedfordlibrary.org. 21 - Beach Bash: Parkway Marina, SML: 4-9pm: 540.586.9401: www.bedfordareachamber.com.

The event labeled as “The Forgotten Woodstock” started as an impromptu celebration for the 20th anniversary of Woodstock. The concert took place on Max Yasgur’s farm, the site of the original festival. It started with one folk guitarist and grew into a gathering of 30,000 people. Artists in attendance were Wavy Gravy, The Woodstock All-Stars, and Al Hendrix, the father of the legendary guitarist and face of the original Woodstock, Jimi Hendrix. Commercialism for Woodstock ’89 was at a minimum. The concert took place solely to pay tribute to the signiﬁcance of Woodstock in the world of music and pop culture. A total lunar eclipse occurred during the concert making Woodstock ’89 unforgettable to all that attended.

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28 – Roanoke Pride Pageants: Jefferson Center: 7pm: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org.

Area EVENTS Guide 5 – Art at Night: Taubman Museum of Art: 5-8pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org. 9-13 – Fins, Fur and Feathers Summer Camp: Taubman Museum of Art: Ages 10-13: 9am-3pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org. 16-20 – Leaping Lizards and Acrobatic Amphibians Summer Camp: Taubman Museum of Art: Ages 10-13: 9am-3pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

Entertainment

3 – Summer Music Games: Salem Civic Center: 7:30pm: 540.375.3004: www.salemciviccenter.com. 5,12,19,26 – Party in the Park: Elmwood Park: 6-8:30pm: www.EventZone.org. 6,7 – Peach Festival: Elmwood Park: 10am: www.eventzone.org. 6,20 – Fridays at Five: Railside Amphitheater: 5:30-8:30pm: 540.342.0400: www.ﬁrstfridaysroanoke.com. 12 – Second Runway Fashion Show: Jefferson Center: 6pm: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org. 13 – Movies in the Park: Elmwood Park: 540.342-2028: www.downtownroanoke.org. 13 – Summer Jam Concert Series: Straight Street: 7-9:30pm: www.christianedgeva.eventbrite.com. 14 – MicroFestivus: Elmwood Park: 12-6pm: www.microfestivus.squaresociety.org. 26 – Adam Lambert Concert: Performing Arts Theatre: 7:30pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 28 – Roanoke Wing Fest: Elmwood Park: 12-8pm: www.roanokewingfest.com.

Hobbies/Sports

4-8 – Mountain Valley Cluster Dog Show: Salem Civic Center: 8am: 540.375.3004: www.salemciviccenter.com. 21,22 – Roanoke Valley Gun Show: Roanoke Special Events Center: 9am: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 28 – Roanoke Valley Mopar Club Car Show: Roanoke Civic Center: 8am-4pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 29 – Painted Pages Book Club: Taubman Museum of Art: 1:30-2:30pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

NORTH CAROLINA Entertainment

3-31 – Bluegrass Jamboree: Downtown Reidsville Exhibit Center: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 4-27 – Veronica Jones Music: Cafe 99: Reidsville: Wed & Fri, 12:15–1:15pm & 7-10pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 5,12,19,26 – Acoustic GuitarThursday Nights with Tony: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 6–8pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 6,20– Open Jam Night: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 6,13,20,27 – DownHome Place Country Music & Dance: Jefferson Penn Masonic Lodge, Reidsville: Fri., 7–10pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com.

FUN & GAMES SOLUTIONS

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7 – Beach Music Festival: Hyco Lake: 12pm: www.ﬂemwhitt.com. 7,14,21,28– Live Music: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 27,28 – Personality Festival: Uptown Roxboro: 336.599-8333: www.visitroxboronc.com.

Hobbies/Sports

6 – Cruz-In: Roxboro Commons: 6:30pm: 336.364.2760: www.visitroxboronc.com. 7 – DRBA’s First Saturday Outing: Paddle on Dan River in Stokes County: 10am: 336.547.1903: www.danriver.org. 13 – Downtown Cruise-In: Downtown Reidsville: 6–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com.

SOUTH BOSTON Kids/Family

2-6 – Classes For Kids: The Prizery: Folk Music Traditions (ages 6+): 9 am: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 2-6 – Arts Academy: The Prizery: Get Ready For Pre-K And Kindergarten! (ages 4-5): 9 am: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com.

Entertainment

4,5,6,7 – Annie: The Prizery: Times Vary: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 15 – SoBopalooza: The Prizery: 5pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com.

Hobbies/Sports

28 – Auto Racing: South Boston Speedway: 877.440.1540: www.southbostonspeedway.com.

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HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY JASON!! It’s Friday evening. The house is quiet, except for Fleetwood Mac playing on my iPod. I don’t really know what I’m thinking about. But I’ve been thinking about it for some time now. My mind is a cluster of thoughts. The laundry, the dishes, the dust, the dogs, the lawn, it just goes on and on. And at some point when I can talk my brain into it, I’ll sleep. Being on the go all week catches up to me on Friday. But for now there’s only thing to do; go out onto the deck and gaze into the sky while being serenaded by Stevie Nicks It’s a great ending to a great week. The sun says its good-bye to the day. The birds are noisily wrapping up their business before nightfall. The tired, anxious mother inside me ﬂoats away with the clouds. I’ve been home every day with the kids this summer. Just like old times, only better. This summer is especially long for them as their school year doesn’t begin until after Labor Day. Ah, it’s bitter-sweet. I’ve offered lots of activities to them on their summer days and even managed to ﬁt in a few trips here and there. And with

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each one of my days feeling like three, I’m quite exhausted at the end. But I love having a big family and the endless challenges that come with it. I just need to ﬁgure one thing out. Why do kids require so much entertainment these days? It seems that no matter how much you give to or do for a child he just expects more. We’ve been to movies, swimming, ﬁshing, to the beach, to the lake, shopping...we have picnics outside, we take hikes in the woods, we feed the ducks, take walks, ride bikes. And on some days I even let them lie around the house and play video games or get on the computer (I have to clean from time to time.) It never seems to be enough. I don’t take it personal though. I hear it’s not just my kids, it’s kids everywhere. Is there something in the milk? I think we as parents should all ban together and take away every privilege until they learn how to appreciate them better. HA! That’ll never happen. It’s too easy just to make them happy and hope they accidentally pick up a little appreciation along the way. After all, it is summer. I want them to look back on these days and think about how awesome they were. We all really have so much to be thankful for. Sometimes we miss it but if we are lucky we will realize it before it’s too late. I try to remember that every day. I hope my kids realize it. Of course I can’t tell them, “You better be thankful for these days because one day things will be

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different and you will be sorry you didn’t cherish them more.” Well, I can tell them that but it won’t make any difference, just like it wouldn’t have made a difference for me to hear it when I was younger. At least we all know how to be thankful for hindsight vision. Just as the sun is barely visible through the trees I’m thankful that the kids haven’t realized yet I’m having a time-out. The birds are quiet. The long calls of the cicadas have taken over the forest. Nothing is moving. It’s amazing. On this summer night the air is thick and I feel like I’ve been out here for hours now, just thinking and waiting. Pretty soon all these petty thoughts will turn into to-do lists for the upcoming week. I’ve been lucky to have allowed myself to live in the moment for the past 15 minutes, or have I?. I look up and see three little birds ﬂapping frantically to make it home in time. I’m anxious for them, which reminds me to be anxious for myself again. But just as they pass I notice the clouds behind them have the shape of a sea horse. Did you know that the male sea horse carries the babies? And the female keeps her man pregnant basically his whole life. There are only hours in between giving birth and getting started on the next brood. I wonder what the male sea horse thinks about if he is ever so lucky to have such a moment?

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