Showcase Magazine September 2010 by Andrew Brooks Media Group

It’s that time of year when young athletes strap on the football pads, gear up for cross country, soccer or all the other fall school sporting activities. Participation in organized sports is on the rise according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), with more than 30 million children and adolescents participating in youth sports in America. However, there’s some disturbing news in the numbers of injuries these students sustain. Overuse injuries are responsible for nearly half of all sports injuries to middle and high school students. More than half of all sports injuries in children are preventable according to the CDC.

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in any organized sporting events, it’s a good idea to have a complete health and wellness examination before starting any sport. Make sure you stretch properly and get the muscles warmed up before engaging in any athletic activity. Muscles that are aren’t prepared for strenuous activities are more prone to injury. Keep hydrating. Drink plenty of water before, during and after all activities to avoid cramps or other injuries. Make sure your athlete has the appropriate equipment and that the equipment ﬁts properly to avoid minor and serious injuries. Incorporate good core strength techniques. Keeping good core body strength is important to every athlete. Use a medicine ball or other type of exercise to enhance your body’s core strength. And remember, it’s not just about the bench press – don’t depend on isolating one type of muscle group.

Dr. Jonathan Krome of Danville Orthopedic Clinic says he tends to see more patients during the fall sports season. And the most common injuries for student athletes tend to be ankle, knee and shoulder injuries . Many of these injuries can be prevented or minimized by following some preventive measures.

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He offers these suggestions to reduce the number of injuries:

Despite any preventive measures, injuries do occur. Should an injury happen, Dr. Krome offers this guidance in determining whether an athlete needs to be seen by a healthcare

• Get checked out ﬁrst. Before participating

professional or an ice bag can make a difference. • Icing an injured muscle helps reduce pain and swelling and is effective with acute injuries for the first 48 hours after the injury. • If the patient is unable to participate in an activity without pain or significant swelling or if there are abnormal noises or feeling a joint is stuck in a place, the patient should seek medical advice. “Don’t let a minor injury prevent you from participating in limited athletic activities. Rather than discontinuing all exercise, the athlete should seek focused rehab treatments for the injured area, and low-impact forms of exercise. But, it’s important to keep active – light walking or stretching activities --while the injury heals will ensure your athlete will be able to get back in the game,” Dr. Krome adds. Being physically active and participating in sports is important in keeping our youth healthy. And it’s equally important to educate them on the preventative guidelines that will keep them healthy on and off the field.

Prevention is key in avoiding sports related injuries

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BY JOHN GUZLOWSKI

Longevity - Rippes More Than 100 Years and Going Strong

Helping the Needy Fraternal Order of Eagles

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A Busy Autumn Planned for Arts and Humanities

Parent’s Your Kids Are Probably Obese Because Of You, Not School Food!

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

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Anne Frank once wrote, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” If everyone were to implement this philosophy our world would improve. Of course, the news channels would struggle for content. I ﬁnd it disheartening that negativity greatly outweighs positivity when it comes to reporting the news. For instance, coverage of the BP oil spill is dominated by blame games and images of the disaster. You have to search for stories of those who are volunteering their time to better the situation. The fact is bad things do happen. It’s how we react to these things that matter in the long run. Negativity breeds negativity. Positivity makes the world a better place.

understand the importance of helping those in need and the importance of cultural activities to our community. Also in this issue, we take a historical journey that begins with a dream of a clothing store and ends as one of Danville’s premiere locations for women’s fashion. With over 100 years of business and 3 generations, the beloved Rippe’s is downtown Danville. As I leave you to read, remember the words of Anne Frank. The effort can be as small as holding a door for a complete stranger whose arms are full. At the given moment, you improved their world. Enjoy the issue.

We’ve used Anne Frank’s words as inspiration for this issue of Showcase Magazine, which highlights two organizations that are helping our community through volunteer efforts. Through hard work and love, The Fraternal Order of Eagles and Arts and Humanities make a positive difference in our community. Members of these organizations volunteer their time not for recognition. They volunteer because they

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My mother always told me that opposites attract. I guess this means I will marry someone who is the polar opposite of me. Trying to put this into context with my ﬁancé, I have either come up with a great discovery or I’m barking up the wrong tree. (No pun intended.) She does not like hot dogs. Following my mother’s logic, this is a good thing. Common sense dictates that I have to be awfully careful in determining how I can possibly marry a girl who hates hot dogs. I love everything else about her. She is a gracious, giving, and caring person, but how do you live with someone who hates Yum Yum hot dogs?

If you ask me this whole column has gone to the dogs. The trouble with you is that you are so involved with yourself that you cannot see what’s going on around you. When did I say that I did not like hot dogs?

Hot Diggity Dog Larry Oldham & Dena Hill

If you do not know this by now, Yum Yum Better Ice Cream, the ofﬁcial name of the diner in Greensboro, has the best hot dogs in the Universe. They have homemade chili, homemade slaw, onions cut up just right, and some of the best hot dog wieners you have ever tasted in your life. She won’t eat them. She refuses to go inside the place because it makes her smell like a hot dog. I go there dressed only in a Speedo because I WANT to go home smelling like the best hot dog in the world. That way I can enjoy it longer. (I might have stretched that last part by a tad.)I don’t have a Speedo. If I did I would not go out in public, but that’s another column. So, I share my dilemma with you. Do I marry a wholesome, talented, beautiful woman who hates hot dogs? Am I making a big deal about the situation? Do I send her to hot dog culinary school to learn about the ﬁner tastes in life? Do I drop the subject all together and continue to sneak a dog when I can?

Charlottesville, Virginia Beach, Charlotte, Greensboro, Myrtle Beach, and Emporia all have one thing in common. Can you, in your small-minded world, imagine any common thread that would bring these cities together in two little words? Question # 1 is “Which dining establishment is located in all of these cities?” Question #2 is “What do I order in this restaurant every single time?” Question #3 is “Why do I order this?” Can you say Five Guys? I love their hot dogs! There! I said it. Now we can get married if that is your only holdup. Your problem seems to be that you want me to love all hot dogs the same. I personally cannot see why anyone would want to eat a RED hot dog. Exactly what is in it? I’ve heard that all the leftover parts of pigs, chickens, roosters, cows, and turkeys are what make up a red hot dog. And as much as I love you, I am not eating pig snouts churned into red hot dogs.

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For the record, I guarantee you that we are opposites. I don’t force myself to be opposite from you...it just comes naturally. As a matter of fact, you might inform your mother that you could marry anyone in the world based on her opposite premise. Honestly, you are the opposite of everyone on this planet. Maybe that is why I am so attracted to you.

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a child, I could see how silly it looked on my father’s head. But sometimes it would get so hot that my mother’s usual remedies for the heat just wouldn’t cool anybody off, and then she’d turn to the surest cure for hot weather: Shchav, a Swiss-chard soup, what she called in her native Polish szczawiowa zupa. Here’s what she’d do: She’d get up early on a day that promised to be in the high 90s, and she’d start ﬁxing shchav. It was the summer dish. It wouldn’t take long, and it didn’t require a lot of cooking, so it didn’t heat up our apartment or my mother. When she had it prepared, she’d stick it into the refrigerator to cool off. In the evening, she’d serve it for dinner when it was in the 90s both outside and inside. Believe me, it always took the temperature down 10 degrees. Here’s my recipe: 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 2 onions, chopped 12 cups stock (I use veggie broth but you can use chicken) 1 pound fresh Swiss chard, stems included, ﬁnely chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 hard-boiled eggs

Shchav A Polish Recipe for Hot Days by John Guzlowski

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Back before anyone had air-conditioning, my mother, a Polish woman from the old country, taught us some tricks for keeping cool on those long, hot summer days. She always had us drink plenty of water and avoid soft drinks. She felt that the water would keep us cool while the sugar in Coke or 7-Up would make us feel hotter. I think just last week I read an article in the Washington Post or the New York Times saying that some scientists at MIT discovered after years of research that she was right. She was also a ﬁrm believer in keeping a cool, damp handkerchief, knotted at the corners, sitting on top of your head. As a boy, I was pretty much okay with drinking water and avoiding Coke, but after I was about eight-years-old, I refused to wear the handkerchief. Even as

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Heat the oil in your soup pot over a medium-high heat and sauté the onions for about 10 minutes. Add the stock and bring it all to a simmer. Add the Swiss chard and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until the Swiss chard is olive green in color. This should take about 10 minutes. If you can’t get Swiss chard, you can use the same amount of spinach, but make sure you add a 1⁄4 of lemon juice to give the soup its signature tartness. Just before the soup is ready to serve, peel the eggs, slice them, and put a couple slices in each of the bowls. And keep your sweater handy because your body temperature is about to drop! PS--Purists will insist that you use sorrel rather than Swiss chard, but trust me, either will do. It’s nothing to get hot and bothered about. John Guzlowski’s writing appears in The Ontario Review, Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac and other journals. His poems about his parents’ experiences in Nazi concentration camps appear in his book Lightning and Ashes. Regarding the Polish edition of these poems, Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz said the poems are “astonishing.” Guzlowski’s book of poems about his father’s experiences in Buchenwald concentration camp appear in Third Winter of War. He blogs about his parents and their experiences at http://lightning-and-ashes.blogspot.com/

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Arts THE

Since 1979, the Danville Area Association for the Arts and Humanities has sought to promote culture and awareness of the arts and humanities. The organization and its dedicated board of directors has not only hosted events for the community through the decades but provided funding

for other organizations’ events. In this day and time when funding for the arts often struggles to be a priority in communities, the Danville Arts and Humanities has had to cut costs but remains committed to its mission. The organization has downsized and now operates out of The Invitation Destination building and maintains a post ofﬁce box and phone.

Plenty to Do in October The board has also planned some fun events in the fall to bring money into the coffers. “We have a professional art auction planned for Friday evening, October 8th, from 7:00 until 10:00 p.m,” Cindy Zook, president-elect of the board, said. “The vendor is coming from Atlanta and will not only bring ﬁne art, but celebrity art, and sports memorabilia. “We are also looking for local art to be donated because we will receive 100% of the proﬁts from anything we 14 SHOWCASE Magazine

A Busy Autumn Planned for Arts and Humanities By Susan Elzey

obtain and they auction for us. Items can include paintings, photography, handmade jewelry, sports memorabilia, celebrity memorabilia, pottery, etc.” Zook said the location of the auction will be announced soon. Then on Saturday, Oct. 16, the Arts and Humanities organization will sponsor “Art on Main Street” from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. “This is designed for people of all ages and the downtown Main Street area will be blocked off to vehicles. There will be a stage for performances at each end, and throughout the street there will be art displays, demonstrations, food and entertainment,” Zook said. “We plan to have a visual arts contest, too.” The organization is looking for groups and/or individuals to perform dances, puppet shows, music and other performing arts, as well as artists to exhibit art and/or demonstrate the making of art. Food vendors, especially from different cultures are also being sought. The fun and fundraising won’t stop at those two events, according to Zook.

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“We have many other plans in the works throughout the year that will involve people of all ages,” Zook said. She pointed out that the work of the Arts and Humanities organization is designed to beneﬁt the community at large.

Arts and the Community “People move to communities based upon what cultural activities and resources are available,” Zook said. “The converse is also true—people leave communities if cultural activities are lacking, so it is important for Danville to be rich in the arts.” Community support is critical to the mission of the Danville Arts and Humanities, she also said. “We would love for everyone to become a member of our organization through our very low membership fee of $25 per year. Sponsorships of other dollar amounts are greatly appreciated, too,” Zook said. “Most important, we would love to have everyone support our events, by participating, attending and/ or by providing contributions.” For more information or to donate items to the art auction or participate in the “Art on Main Street,” contact Zook at cindyzook@horizontech.com. You will receive a receipt for art contributions. To learn more about the Danville Association of Arts and Humanities, go to www.danvilleartsandhumanities.org. Susan Elzey is a freelance writer based in Danville. She can be reached at susanelzey@yahoo.com.

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More Than 100 Years and Going Strong By Susan Elzey In 2006, Rippe’s celebrated its 100th anniversary of clothing Danville’s women in the finest of fashions.

“Dad passed away June 23, and people have asked what we are going to do, but Dad actually retired 18 years before he died, although he came in part-time for several years to take care of the coats after his retirement,” Ben said. As you would expect with a growing business, the last 18 years have been the best by all measurements.

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The business is now in its third generation of ownership with Ben Rippe, grandson of the founder, at its helm. Rippe’s began in 1907 when Benjamin Rippe, a native New Yorker seeking his fortune in the South, and his wife, Annie Allen, the daughter of a retail merchant in Hillsborough, N.C., selected a location in the heart of Danville’s booming tobacco warehouse district for a clothing store. “Gibson Girl” fashions were the rage with neck-high shirtwaists, frilly petticoats, hats, hightop lace-up shoes, and parasols. Business at the store was brisk.

During its 100th year of business, Rippe’s confirmed its commitment to the future by opening a separate shoe store—Rippe’s Shoes—in the adjoining building. In 2008, Rippe’s responded to continuing customer requests for fashionable sportswear separates in women’s sizes and began offering Rippe’s Woman fashions from 14W and up.

In 1919, Rippe’s relocated to uptown Main Street to larger quarters. Benjamin died in 1934 and left the operation to his wife. Their son, Murray, joined her after college graduation but soon left to fight in World War II. Returning from the war, they built a new, modern building in 1947. By 1965 they had added an adjoining downtown building and expanded to almost 10,000 square feet. In 1978, Ben left a career in agronomy and agricultural economics to join Rippe’s. Nine years later, Ben earned an MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business while managing Rippe’s. In 1992, Murray and his wife, Esther, sold all the stock to Ben, and the third generation now owned the store.

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Success Through the Years

Photo Top: Rippe’s opened to great success in 1947 as a modern, new-from-the-ground-up store. Photo Bottom: Lisa Kerr, general manager and general merchandise manager, and Ben Rippe, owner of Rippe’s, work hard to keep their customers dressed in the latest fashion as the store continues more than 100 years of fashion success.

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Rippe’s has been a success story throughout its history. In fact, Ben knows of only one year when the business didn’t thrive, and that was during the wage and price controls of President Richard M. Nixon during the 1970s. Even during the economic downturn of the last two years, Rippe’s has done well, Ben said. “Two years ago when every other ‘better’ store went on sale, we went on sale faster. Then the stimulus gave us a little boost, and we had a boom in business during January through Continued to Page 18

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focus. A special interest is raising money for the Danville Cancer Association, which provides services for local cancer patients. Ben’s mother is a breast cancer survivor.

April of this year,” he said. “We could feel a pent-up demand. Business flattened a little during May and June, but it’s been up in July and August. Customers are shopping for fall fashion now, and we predict an even better rest of the year.” Rippe’s success is good for the community. A study done by the Longwood University Small Business Development Center, concluded that over the past 17 years Rippe’s has had approximately a $50 million economic impact on the Danville area economy.

Continuing to Succeed Ben attributes Rippe’s enduring success to several reasons:

“I’ve remained a student of the business through the years, trying new things. We continue to offer honest value at every price point,” he said. “We have decided which businesses we have wanted to be in and have a broad size range spectrum from 0-20 Misses and from 14 to 24 Women’s, shoes 5 to 11 and 35 to 42 (European), with upper moderate to better and designer merchandise.” The store stocks approximately 5,000 items from more than 250 manufacturers at any given time. Ben and his buyers, including general manager Lisa Kerr, travel throughout the world to find fashions to satisfy the needs and wants of the modern woman. “The income level we serve is from the lower moderate level to the top 2 percent, and we draw from a 60 mile radius from Lynchburg and Gretna south to Reidsville, Greensboro, N.C., Winston-Salem, N.C., and west from Stuart, Martinsville to South Boston, Clarksville on the east,” Ben said. “Eighty percent of our business is from that region and the other twenty percent from New York to Florida.”

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The store holds an annual Benefit Fashion Show for Breast Cancer each October with 100 percent of the ticket price going to the DCA.

He also credits Rippe’s success to “wonderful employees” and finding fashion niches to fulfill, such as their lines of sportswear, accessories, shoes, boots, suits for careers and occasions, and coats and furs at value pricing. Although it’s too early to speak about a fourth generation in the business—Ben’s dad retired at 77—Ben said, “This business will have some line of succession. There will be continuity.”

Serving the Customers He said customers use many options to purchase from Rippe’s. “Some put their purchases on layaway, some charge, some buy a lot, some buy a little,” he said. “The ideal customer comes often because we have new merchandise coming in every day.” That’s not the only reason people continue to shop at Rippe’s, though. The store also offers personal attentions from Rippe’s professionals in a relaxed atmosphere, custom alterations, store charge accounts, no-fee layaway, free gift wrapping and delivery in the United States and Canada. Rippe’s is known also for its wide selection of value priced

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furs as well as fur services, including a cold storage vault and fur conditioning, repair on site, and restyling options.

Community Involvement

The store is also proud of its continuing community involvement. Education endowments, the Arts and some of the United Way charities have been Rippe’s greatest

This year’s benefit will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 21st at the store. Last year’s benefit raised more than $12,000. Rippe’s is located at 559 Main St, Downtown, Danville, VA and is open year-round Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (434) 792-6822 or go to www.rippes.com. Susan Elzey is a freelance writer based in Danville. She can be reached at susanelzey@yahoo.com.

It’s Car Show Time!

Cooler nights and shorter days send chills down my spine. Fall of the year by Torrey Blackwel is like a new “The Dealer for the People” beginning with Torrey Blackwell is a Christian businessman and school back in consumer advocate. He has spent his life fighting the negative stigma session, college The dealership that plagues car dealers around football, and display lot will the world. He does this by fighting for the consumer as a car dealer hunting season be cleared for that advises people and helps them get the quality vehicle they want just around the the Classic and deserve in a positive and corner. But to safe environment. beauties of others it’s the yester year. roar of 440 cubic inches, Fun, Food, And Prizes, 350 cubic inches, or the including a 50/50 drawing; thrill of a 426 Hemi car Trophies for the top 75 that bring on the feelings and Dash Plaques will be that fall is in the air. Mirror awarded to the first 50. Finish paint jobs, hours of All makes are welcome hard work and dedication and we’re looking for the to their one true love. That’s hottest classic cars, trucks, right, their Classic Car! customs, street rods and modified. Come on out It’s Car Show Time! The and join us for a cool fall 4th Annual Fall Fling will morning filled with the be held Saturday September roar of Thunder! 18, 2010 at Blackwell Chrysler Jeep Dodge Kia For more information 4874 Riverside Dr. Danville, call Linda Clark with the VA. Registration is from Time Machine Car Club 8-11AM, Judging Starts at 434-728-0617 or Torrey 11AM, and Trophies will be Blackwell “The Dealer for awarded at 2PM. The Fall the People” 434-792-8853. Fling is sponsored by The www.torreyforthepeople.com

Ponderings

“ I love people and love making them beautiful.”

Susan Cox

Time Machine Car Club and Blackwell Chrysler Jeep Dodge Kia. All proceeds raised during the show will go to beneﬁt the “Danville Free Clinic”.

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Helping the Needy Members of the local Fraternal Order of Eagles chapter give back their time and make a big difference in peoples’ lives By Rocky Womack “People Helping People,” is the motto that the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) practices each day. Members of the Piedmont Aerie 4420 help those who need helping in Pittsylvania County and Danville. They give of themselves without question. “There’s no pay in this. It’s all volunteer work,” says Ann Farmer, secretary of the Piedmont Aerie 4420 in Sutherlin, Virginia. She works about 50 hours a week on her regular job at the Hobby Lobby store in Danville then she spends the rest of her time helping others as a member of the F.O.E. “It’s good fellowship. If you want to meet some nice people, it’s a bunch of nice ones out here,” she says. “They will give you the shirt off their back if you need it. That’s just the way they are. If they hear of something that needs to be done, they go right for it. They don’t hesitate.”

Of course, every organization must raise money to ﬁnance their good will. One of the ways they do this is to hold bingo games on Thursdays and Sundays. About 100 to 125 people attend. Many of the group’s membership volunteer their time to work the games and communicate with players. Their caring attitudes pay off. Last year, Piedmont Aerie 4420 President Tony Pass says bingo sales totaled $809,000. “We gave $538,000 of that away as prizes during the bingo,” he says. “The charitable donations were $23,890.” They deposited the remainder in the chapter’s bank account, paid for building repair work, or paid taxes. The Piedmont Aerie 4420 sets itself apart from other organizations. “I think it’s unique, because we’re not asking somebody else to come in and help us do what we do,” says member Shirley Williams. “The whole membership works to earn the funds that we

Photo Top: Shirley Williams (left) and Ann Farmer (right) share a light moment with Tony Pass, president of the Piedmont Aerie 4420 Fraternal Order of Eagles. All three and other local members give of themselves to help others. Photo by Rocky Womack

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use to help people. We’re not soliciting funds from anybody else to help them.” The organization’s willingness to help others tirelessly is why Pass joined. “Personally, it’s my outlet to give back what I can’t pull out of my pocket to give. I have time that I can give. With that time, we raise money to help people who need help, which I think we do a real good job of. With the amount of members that we have, they work hard and we do a lot of good for a lot of people, not as many as we’d like to. We can’t come to the plate for everybody, but I feel we do a real good job of identifying those that we can help and use our means to the best.” Williams says they verify every request for need by gathering information from people that know the requester’s family and know what they need. “We recently had one out in the Keeling area that we helped,” she says. “People knew them and knew what the situation was.” If someone calls in a request for help with their utility bill, Farmer says she asks for the needy person’s address, attempts to locate the homeowner or renter, and then she presents the request to the organization’s three-member board of trustees. Most times, a need is presented to the entire membership for consideration. Many years ago when she and her husband lived in New York, Williams found herself receiving the F.O.E. generosity when her husband, who was a member, passed away in 1974. The staff at the F.O.E. international ofﬁce in Grove City, Ohio, reached out to her and asked if she needed anything. Williams never forgot that kindness. When she moved

to Danville four years ago to be closer to family, she received a call from the local aerie about becoming a member. She didn’t hesitate in saying, “Yes.” The Piedmont Aerie 4420, which started in 1999, now consists of 125 members with 27 of them being women. Farmer says she and Pam Pass were the ﬁrst two women who joined in 2004. Pam’s husband, Tony, also joined in 2004 and became president in 2005. They and other local members are part of a much larger organization. The international non-proﬁt F.O.E was founded in 1898 by six theater owners in Seattle, Washington. When they decided to form, the leaders named the organization The Order of Good Things, which later became the Fraternal Order of Eagles, according to information supplied to the media by the group.

Left: Bingo nights bring in the majority of the revenue for Piedmont Aerie 4420 Fraternal Order of Eagles. Most of the funds collected are given away as prizes or charitable donations. Right: Ann Farmer, secretary of the Piedmont Aerie 4420 Fraternal Order of Eagles, helps out on bingo nights. Photos by Rocky Womack

Total membership has now reached nearly 1.1 million with more than 1,500 local aeries in the United States and Canada. The international organization’s mission statement is to unite fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills and by promoting peace, prosperity, gladness, and hope. Some of the organization’s major accomplishments have included founding Mother’s Day, participating as a driving force in founding the Social Security Program, Continued to Page 22 www.showcasemagazine.com

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helping to end job discrimination based on age with the Jobs After 40 program, and distributing Ten Commandments monoliths and fighting to keep the commandments in public places. A few of the group’s noteworthy men and women members include: Theodore R. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Tony Stewart, Sam Hornish, Bess Truman, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Farmer, Pass, Williams, and other members can place their name in this group for helping people make human life more desirable. Besides giving away funds to the needy through bingo profits, the organization helps in other ways, which include: • Holding benefits. One recently was a womanless beauty pageant held at the Piedmont Aerie 4420. It was held by a local charity that raised more than $2,000 to help with children’s diabetes. • Reading a list and checking it twice. Last Christmas, the F.O.E. received the names of 22 needy children who had made out a list of what they wanted for the holiday. Members of the organization purchased the gifts and delivered them. “We go to the schools a lot,” Farmer says, “and they give us names, because the schools a lot of times can tell you where the need is.” • Feeding the hungry. Last Thanksgiving, they went to the schools, collected names of children, so they could fix up bushel baskets that fed 18 families. • Identifying an immediate need. The F.O.E. helps families who have lost possessions when their homes burn or who have suffered serious injuries but don’t have the insurance coverage. • Awarding money. The group awards thousands in student scholarships through the Graduate of Merit program. • Sponsoring. Piedmont Aerie 4420 helped sponsor the Diamond Fever softball team last year. They also have sponsored the JROTC military ball held for the county and city high schools. • Fundraising. Last year, the group

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held a bike run fundraiser to help a man with surgery, donated money to the family of a boy who drowned, and paid funeral expenses of another who was killed on a four-wheeler. • Holding events. Every spring, the organization holds its golf tournament, which this year was scheduled for June 12 at Wolf Creek in Reidsville. With the funds raised, the group gives away four, $1,000 student scholarships. The group also gives a luncheon for the Special Olympics. In addition, the F.O.E. holds a Valentine dance that features a band and trip giveaways. • Building. Member Dewey Debois of Sutherland builds ramps for the handicapped. • Participating. Members participated in the recent “Wall That Heals” that came to Danville. They also run the bingo at the Pittsylvania County Fair. “These are the kind of needs that we do,” Farmer says. “We do so much here, because it’s such a big need in our community.” To join the F.O.E., a person must be 21-years-old. On Friday and Saturday nights at 5 p.m., guests can attend and eat a meal up to four times with members before deciding to become one. They meet at 5731 South Boston Hwy., in Sutherlin. (on the left just before Cloverdale Lumber). Regular meetings are held on the first and third Mondays of the month at 7:30 p.m. A first-time fee of $45 goes toward an initiation fee of $15 for an application and $30 per year for membership. The calendar year for the Piedmont Aerie 4420 goes from June to May. The F.O.E. rents out the aerie for events such as weddings, birthdays, fundraisers, benefits, dances and others. To rent the building, call member Jerry Shelton at 434-251-0994, or e-mail eaf1957@comcast. net. The learn more about the international organization, go to www.FOE.com.

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Above: Ann Farmer (left), secretary of the Piedmont Aerie 4420 in Sutherlin, Va., and member Shirley Williams, live their daily lives by the organization’s motto of “People Helping People.” Below: Ann Farmer says she enjoys assisting bingo players during bingo nights at the Piedmont Aerie 4420. Farmer and many other members volunteer their time at the games. Photos by Rocky Womack

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exceptional role models, show control and smart decision making skills when it comes to eating healthy and being active. If you really do not know a piece of fried chicken or a sausage biscuit is not healthy, then please take a class with a nutritionist, personal trainer, doctor, or other health professional to learn the right foods. Honestly though, we all know pretty darn well what is right and what is wrong to eat. I believe most of us just play dumb and use this as an excuse. This cycle let obesity wreak havoc on our families! Stop making excuses, get informed about what is healthy, and get you and your family moving in the right direction!

In the late 1990’s David Gluhareff lost over 100 pounds. Dave then became a certified personal trainer with the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) and began his career as a personal trainer. In March of 2009 David earned the elite status of Master of Fitness Sciences (MFS) by the ISSA, their highest level of personal training qualifications. As a personal trainer, Dave has been helping people take charge of their physiques to help them feel, look, and move better through life. Personal training with Dave Gluhareff is set-up in the following ways: Oneon-One, Small Group, Bootcamp Fitness (www. VirginiaBootcamp.com) or online via the Internet and phone.

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by Paulette Dean Executive Director, Danville Humane Society My sister and I were raised as Army brats, and, oh, what a wonderful life it was! We were able to live in Hawaii, Kansas, Germany, Michigan, and California. Our rambling Army life was not conducive to having a lot of pets, but we did have a mouse, a parakeet, a dog (who lived a very short life because of distemper), hamsters, and even a horned toad. When we were entering our teen years, the Vietnam War was being waged and Daddy decided to retire after 21 years of service. One day, my parents went to the grocery store and I was left home to make sure supper didn’t burn. When Susan and my parents came home, they carried in a few bags of groceries and Mother asked me to get the ﬁnal bag from the back seat of the car. There, huddled on the ﬂoor of the car was a little brown dog. He had huge ears, eyes, and paws. With one look, I was in love. My parents had stopped by the pet store for hamster food and saw a cage full of dachshund-beagle mix dogs. Daddy spent a long time looking at them and said, “Well, pick one if you have your heart set on a dog.” Mother picked the only male and the only brown one, and Daddy paid the $5.

Walter let me take him for rides in a box attached to the front of my bicycle. He woke me up for school every morning. I took him for walks in my doll stroller. Walter went every place with us; one of us would stay in the car with Walter while everyone else went into the store. He liked ice cream cones as much as we did. Through the years, supper was delayed many times as we waited for Walter’s food to cool. (He always had to have a plate of whatever we were having. He didn’t like peas, and would place them in a perfect circle around his plate.) We never let Daddy forget about the time Walter jumped into the car with muddy paws and Daddy said, “Walter, I’ve told you not to jump into the car with your muddy shoes on.” For me, Walter was the perfect dog. He listened to all my troubles, and never once betrayed a conﬁdence. He provided a solid shoulder to cry on. Walter stood by me during the emotionally-charged teenage years, and never once criticized anything about me. The night of June 30, 1978, I came home from a date and saw an old, sick Walter curled up on the couch with his blanket. The veterinarian had told us his kidneys were failing. I sat beside him and stroked his head and kissed that perfect spot between his eyes. I told him how much he had taught me and how much I loved him. The next day, Mother and I took Walter to the veterinarian for the last time. He is buried in a wooden box Daddy made, his head resting on the pillow I put him on to take him for walks in my doll stroller twelve years before. Chances are humans will outlive their pets. But, oh, the heartache of losing them cannot make us forget the sheer pleasure of having them.

Susan wanted to name him Honey because he was the color of rich honey. But, a few nights before while watching Bonanza, we laughed at a lazy dog named Walter. When our new little puppy fell asleep over Daddy’s feet, we knew our dog couldn’t be named anything but Walter. Daddy started the evening by saying that the dog needed to stay outside. Then, he changed to just not letting the dog on the furniture in the house. Walter spent the ﬁrst night sleeping on the bed with my parents, where he slept for the next twelve years. When Mother had the car for the day (this was in the day of onecar families), she and Walter would come to school to pick me up. Walter leaned out the window and made many friends. In fact, the day I won the election for student body president, Mother overheard a student say, “I voted for Paulette. She has Walter.”

Frederick

This friendly ferret was found famished and friendless, forgotten in a home. He’s frisky, friendly, and now fat. What a fabulous friend Frederick would be, even for your felines. For more information, please contact Danville Humane Society, 434.799.0843 www.showcasemagazine.com

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25,26 - Old 97 Rail Days: Crossing at the Dan: 9am-5pm/11am3pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org & www.playdanvilleva.com.

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25 – Harvest Festival: Downtown South Boston: 9am-5pm: 434.7575.4208: www.soboharvestfest.com.

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DANVILLE Arts/Exhibits

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 Sept. 21 – Art with Judie: Ballou Park Annex: M/Tu, Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 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. 17-Nov. 7 – Danville Museum Exhibits: Opening Reception, 9/17, 5:30-7pm: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 4 – Bob Ross Painting Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 10:30am-3:30pm: $65: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 9,16,23,30 – All Media Studio Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 9-11am or 6-8pm:434.797.8848:www.playdanvilleva.com. 13-Nov. 29 – Stained Glass Class: Mondays, 9am-12pm: $125: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 15-Oct. 20 – Art with Flo: Weds. Location/Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 25-Jan. 2 – Science Center Exhibits: The Healer Within & Genomics eXplorer: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org.

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7,14,21,28 – Creation Imagination: Pepsi Building: 11-11:45am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7-29 – Koates Kids: Coates Rec. Center: Ages 3-5: 9:30am-12:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 9,16,23,30 – Preschool Programs: Coates Rec. Center: Ages 3-5: Saturdays: Tumblin’ Tots, 9:30-10:15am; Just 4 Kicks, 10:30-11:15am; Pre-School Cheerleading, 11:30am-12:15pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 11 – Block Party: Coates Rec Center: 14pm: 434.799.6564 www.playdanvilleva.com. 11--Oct. 16 – Curiosity Corner: Coates Rec. Center: Ages 3-5: 9:30am-12:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Polliwogs & Science Stars: Danville Science Center: Polliwogs, 1–2pm; Science Stars, 3:30–4:30pm: $3/$6: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 14,28 – Coffee and Crayons: City Auditorium: 9-10am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14-Oct. 19 – Wee Sports & Games: Coates Rec. Center: 1-1:45pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 15-Oct. 6 – S.T.R.E.A.M Kids: Ballou Park: Wed., 3:30-5pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 18 – Imagine Children’s Festival: Carrington Pavilion 10am-4pm: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com. 30 – Mom’s Afternoon Out: Coates Rec. Center: 12:30-2:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.

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Entertainment

1-30 – Live Bands & DJ Music: Back to Bogies: Wed-Sat. Times Vary: 434.791.3444. 3 - Fridays at the Crossing: Crossing at the Dan: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com. 2-30 – 57 Express Bluegrass Concert: Community Center, Chatham: TH, 7pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 10 – Jazz on the Patio:YWCA: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.792.1522. 11,12 – Fun’d Fest: Owen Farms: 10am-9pm: www.dpchamber.org. 14 – Trip to Richmond,VA: Ballou Rec. Center: 6am-6pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 16,17,18 - The Nightingale: Pritchett Auditorium, Averett Theatre Department: 7:30/2:30pm: $8/$6: 434.791.5712: www.www.averett.edu. 17-25 - County Fair: Danville Pittsylvania County Fairgrounds: 434.822.6850: www.dpcfairgrounds.com. 25,26 - Old 97 Rail Days: Crossing at the Dan: 9am-5pm/11am-3pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org & www.playdanvilleva.com. 30 - Poe-ism Concert: Pritchett Auditorium: 7:30pm: Free: 434.791.5620: www.www.averett.edu.

Lifestyle/Lectures

1 – Alzheimer’s Presentation: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease The Basics: 12-1pm: 434.792.3700 x237. 1-10 – Fill the Bus School Supply Campaign: First State Bank: 434.792.0198.

7 – Southside Head Injury Support Group Pizza Fundraiser: CiCis Pizza: 4-9pm: 434.250.5987 or 434.685.1951. 9 – Book Discussion: Pittsylvania County Public Library: 4pm: 434.432.3271. 9 – Budgeting to Live Within Your Means Class: City Auditorium: 5:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 9 – Fall Lawn Care: Coates Rec Center: 6:30-8pm:434.797.8848:www.playdanvilleva.com. 9 – Southside Head Injury Support Group: Mt. Hermon Church Fellowship Hall: 7pm: 434.250.5987 or 434.685.1951. 11 – Korean Happy Warriors Meeting: Comfort Inn: 8am: 434.792.3825. 11-Oct.16 – Assault Resistance Training (ART) Self Defense: Ballou Rec. Center: Sat, 9-10:30am: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Community Christmas Dinner Planning Meeting: Senior Center, Ballou Park: 6:30pm: communitychristmasdinner@comcast.net. 16 – Understanding Your Credit Report: City Auditorium: 5:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 16 – Sky Watchers: Danville Science Center: 6:30pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 18 – Dog Wash: Danville Farmers’ Market: 9am-12pm: 434.799.0843. 18 – Just Everyday Women, Walking by Faith: Riveroak Church of God: 9:30-11:30am: 434.793.8140. 19 – Avant-Garde Writers: Averett University Library: 2pm: 434.251.1062. 23 – Alzheimer’s Presentation: Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease: 12-1pm: 434.792.3700 x237. 23 – How to Prepare to Buy A Home: City Auditorium: 5:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 23 – Making Sense of Retirement: Coates Rec. Center: 6:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 25 – Helicopter Golf Ball Drop: Angler’s Park: 5:30pm: 434.836.5674: www.riverviewrotary.net. 27 – Focus on Fixed Income: Coates Rec. Center: 6:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 29 – Alzheimer’s Presentation: The 5 Wishes Directive Workshop: 12-1pm: 434.792.3700 x237. 30 – How to Weatherize Your Home: Ballou Nature Center: 5:30-6:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 30 – Book Signing/Reception: Sharyn McCrumb-The Devil Amongst the Lawyers: Danville Public Library: 6pm: 434.799.5195.

Hobbies/Sports

2,9,16,23 – Energy Healing Class: Ballou Rec. Center: 6-7:15pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 2,9,16,23 – Art of Meditation: Ballou Rec. Center: 7:30-8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com.

2-30 – Aquacize:YWCA: TH, 8:15am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 2-30 – Fitness Classes: City Armory: Tu/Th: Older Adults, 9-11am: Ladies, 10am-12pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 2-Oct. 7 – Hoop Dancing Class: Ballou Rec. Center: 5:45-6:45pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3 – Shrine Football Game: GWHS: 7:30pm: 434.429.2531. 3-Oct. 8 – Chair Yoga: Ballou Rec. Center: 9:30-10:30am: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 4 - Main Street Cruise-In: Downtown Danville: 6-9pm: 434.791.6813: www.visitdanville.com. 7,14,21,28 – West African Dance & Drumming Class: City Auditorium: Tuesdays 4:30-6pm: Free: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7,14,21,28 – African Dance Ensemble: Pepsi Building: 6-7:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov. 7,14,21,28 – Sewing w/ Kitty: Coates Rec. Center: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 8,15,22,29 – Guitar Basics Class: City Auditorium:Youth/Teens-5pm, Adult-5:30pm: Free: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 9 – Kayak Dan River Trip & Dinner: Abreu/Grogan Park to Islands: 5:45-7:45pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 10,11,12 –SCCA Pro Racing Sports Car Wars: VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700: www.virnow.com. 10,24 – Danville Shag Club Dance: The Dance Space: 8-11pm: www.visitdanville.com. 11 – Radio Control Tank Battle: AAF Tank Museum: 434.836.5323: www.aaftankmuseum.com. 11 – River City 5K: Angler’s Park: 9am: 434.793.3409: www.visitdanville.com 11 – Shaggers Line Dance Workshop: Ballou Rec. Center: 11am-2pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13-Oct. 4 – Cake Decorating Made Easy: Glenwood Community Center: 6-8pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13,20,27 – Boogie Monday: Waltz II: Ballou Rec. Center: 7–8:30pm: $3/$15: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13-30 – Wii are Fit Classes: City Armory: M-Th: Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13-Oct. 4 – Hand Sewn Quilts Class: City Auditorium: M, 6-8:pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13-Oct 18 – Belly Dance Classes: Pepsi Building: Intermediate, 5:30pm; Beginning, 6:45pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 13-Oct. 21 – Zumba Revolution: City Auditorium: M/Tu/Th 5:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Hospice Volunteer Training: Ballou Rec. Center: 2-4pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com.

Area EVENTS Guide 14-Oct. 12 – Video Bowling League: City Auditorium: Tues.: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 16 – Kayak Dan River Trip: Dan Daniel Memorial Park to Anglers Park: 5:45-7:45pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 19-Oct. 27 – Zumba with Jennifer: Locations/Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 24 – Ed Steffey Memorial Education Open Golf Tournament: Goodyear Golf Course: 1pm: 434.836.6990: www.dpchamber.org. 25 – Ballou Yard Sale: Ballou Rec. Center: 7-11am: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 25 – Southside Scramble Mountain Bike Race: Anglers Park: 10:30am-2pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 25 – Chatham Cruise In: Main Street: 4-8pm: 434.548.3233 or 434.489.6082. 25.26 –CCS Motorcycle Roadracing: VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700: www.virnow.com. 28 – Cooking at Ballou: Ballou Rec. Center: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 28-Nov. 2 – Beginner & Intermediate Shag: Ballou Rec. Center: 7-8pm/8-9pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com.

MARTINSVILLE Arts/Exhbits

Thru Sept. 18 – Messages from the Mesozoic Exhibit:Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4141: www.vmnh.net. 11-Oct.30 – PAA Exhibit: Piedmont Arts: Poe’s Playground: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 1-29 – Floyd Figures Art Group: The Sun Music Hall: Wed. 1:30–4:30pm: 540.745.7880: www.thesunmusichall.com. 3 – First Friday Art Walk: Studio 107: 5:307:30pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 7,14,21 – Intro to Beaded Jewelry: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 6-8:30pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 9 – Bob Ross Painting Workshop: Piedmont Arts: 10am-3:30pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 9-Oct.7 – Intro to Ceramics: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: TH 6-9pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 10 – Savory September: “Ex–POE–dition” Travelling with Edgar Allan: Piedmont Arts: 7-10pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 18 – Third Saturday Stroll: Studio 107: 3-7pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 3 – Eyes on Earth Reception:Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net.

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Area EVENTS Guide

Kids/Family

6,13,20,27 – Family Aerobics: Spencer-Penn Centre: MW 6:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 23 – Endless Summer Party:Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 25 – Smithsonian Museum Day:Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net.

Entertainment

3,10,17,24 – Friday Night Jamboree: Floyd Country Store: 6:30pm: $3: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 4 – Old Time Country Dancet: Floyd Country Store: 7:30pm: $8: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 4,11,18,25 – Americana Afternoon & Open Mic: Floyd Country Store: 12pm: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 5,12,19,26 – Traditional Bluegrass/ Mountain Music Jam: Floyd Country Store: Sunday, 2-5pm: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 10 – Music Night: Spencer-Penn Centre: 5:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.

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11 – Harvest Festival & County Fair: Floyd Country Store: 540.745.4563: www.ﬂoydcountrystore.com. 17 – Music & Wine Night: Binding Time Café: 5:30pm: 276.656.3800: www.binding-time.com. 18 – Community Fair: SpencerPenn Centre: 10am: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 21-25 – Patrick County Fair: Rotary Field: 276.694.4400: www.patrickchamber.com. 24 – TGIF: Fatz: Uptown Farmer’s Market: 7-10:30pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com. 25 – Windfall Concert: Floyd Country Store: 12pm: 540.745.4563: www.ﬂoydcountrystore.com.

Lifestyle/Lecture

1-29 – Produce Tailgate Sale: Spencer-Penn Centre: W 3-6pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 2-30 – Seniors In The Know: Spencer-Penn Centre: Th 10am 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 18 – Craft & Collectable Sale: SpencerPenn Centre: 9am: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.

Hobbies/Sports

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

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www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 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. 2-30 – Zumba: Spencer-Penn Centre: Tu/Th 6:30-7:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 9-Oct.7 – Basic Woodturning: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: TH 6-9pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 11 – Leatherworking: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 10:30am-1:30pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 13-Oct.11 – Intro to Hand Tools/ Machines: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: TH 6-9pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 16,23,30 – Knitting Socks: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 6-8:30pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 18 – Beginning Digital Photography: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 9am-4pm: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 18 – Cruise In: Uptown Martinsville, Church St.: 5-8pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com.

LYNCHBURG Arts/Exhbits

3 – First Fridays Artwalk: Downtown Lynchburg: 5-8pm: 434.528.3950: www.visitlynchburg.org. 13-Dec.6 – Figure Drawing: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 7-9:30pm: 434.528.3256: www.academyﬁnearts.com. 28-Nov.16 – Watercolor Workshop: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 9:30am-12pm: 434.528.3256: www.academyﬁnearts.com.

Kids/Family

13-Oct.18 – Fall Frenzy: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 10:30-11:30am: Ages 6-10: 434.528.3256: www.academyﬁnearts.com. 14-Oct.5 – Storybook Art Classes: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 13-3:45pm, Ages 3 1/2-5: 4-5pm,Ages 6-10: 434.528.3256: www.academyﬁnearts.com. 24 – Amazing Mile Children’s Run: Amazement Square: 5:45pm: 434.845.1888: www.amazementsquare.com.

25 – Time Warp-The Oregon Trail: Amazement Square: 10am-12pm: 434.845.1888: www.amazementsquare.com. 27-Oct.18 – Kids Clayworks-Magic School Bus: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 45:15pm: Ages 6-9: 434.528.3256: www.academyﬁnearts.com.

Entertainment

3 – First Friday: Lynchburg Museum: 5:30-8pm: 434-455-6226: www.lynchburgmuseum.org. 10 – Sunset at Sandusky: Historic Sandusky: 6-9pm:434.832.0162:www.historicsandusky.org. 10-25 – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Renaissance Theatre: 7:30-10:30pm/3-6pm: 434.845.4427: www.renaissancetheatre.info. 11 – Sedalia Country Fair: Sedalia Center: 10am: 434.299.5080: www.sedaliacenter.org. 11 – Riverﬂick: Amazement Square: 8-10pm: 434.845.1888: www.amazementsquare.com. 18 – Beer & Wine Festival: Riverfront Festival Park: 10am-5pm: 434.401.3366: www.lynchburgshows.com.

Area EVENTS Guide 24-Oct.9 – Hairspray: LU Tower Theater: Times Vary: 434.582.2085: www.liberty.edu. 25 – Virginia Ten Miler: Riverfront Park: 8am: www.virginia10miler.com. 25 – Sugar Blue Concert: The Ellington: 8:30pm: $20/$25: 434.845.2162: www.theellington.org.

SMITH MT. LAKE/ BEDFORD Arts/Exhbits

4 - Painting Demonstration: The Little Gallery, SML: 1-4pm: 540.721.1596: www.thelittlegallerysml.com. 25 - Nikifor Art Show: Bridgewater Plaza, SML: 1-3pm: 540.721.1596: www.thelittlegallerysml.com.

Entertainment

4-26 - An Apple A Day Open House: Peaks of Otter Winer: 12-5pm: 540.586.3707: www.peaksofotterwinery.com. 10 - 2nd Friday in Centertown: Centertown Bedford: 5-8pm: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 10 - Montana Skies Concert: Bedford Public Library: 7:30pm: 540.586.8911: www.friendsofbedfordlibrary.org. 10,11,12 - BRP Anniversary Celebration: Blue Ridge Parkway: www.visitbedford.com. 12 - Grandparents Day: D-Day Memorial: 10am-3pm: 540.586.3329: www.dday.org. 18 - Horse And U Festival: Reba Farm Inn: 9am-6pm: 540.586.1906: www.rebafarminn.com. 18 - Harvest Time Festival: Booker T. Washington National Monument: 10am-4pm: 540.721.2094: www.nps.gov/bowa. 18,19,20 - Antique and Classic Boat Festival and Show: Mariners Landing: 540.296.0501: www.woodenboats.net. 24,25 - Bedford Centerfest: Centertown Bedford: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 25 - Big Lick Triathlon: Smith Mountain Lake State Park: 9am: 540.297.5998: www.dcr.virginia.gov. 25 - Smithsonian Museum Day: Jefferson’s Poplar Forest: 10am-4pm: 434.525.1806 www.poplarforest.org. 25 - Karen Nichols Concert: Bower Center: 540.586.4235: www.bowercenter.org.

Lifestyle/Lecture

1 - Wildlife Wednesday Cruises:Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina: 540.297.7100: www.vadarecruises.com. 1-Oct. 30 - Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Community Market: Moneta Farm and Home Center: 9am-1pm: 540.297.5789: www.monetasmlmarket.com. www.showcasemagazine.com

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Area EVENTS Guide 3 - Murder Mystery Cruise:Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina: 7:30-9:30pm: 540.297.7100: www.vadarecruises.com. 7,14,21,28 - Tasty Tuesdays: Bedford Farmers Market: 3-7pm: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 11 - Bedford Genealogy Fair: Central VA Community College: 9am-3pm: 54.466.4247: www.bedfordgensociety.org.

ROANOKE

Hobbies/Sports

10 – Box Lunch Forum: Taubman Museum of Art: 12-1pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

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Kids & Family

Entertainment

2-30 – Art at Night: Taubman Museum of Art: F 5-8pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

Entertainment

18 – Out of Darkness Community Walk: Wasena Park: 12-3pm: www.outofthedarkness.org. 18 – Hank Williams Jr. Concert: Roanoke Civic Center: 7pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 18 – Salsa Dance Party: Jefferson Center: 8pm: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org. 25 – Chick Corea Trio: Jefferson Center: 8pm: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org.

2,9 – Party in the Park: Elmwood Park: 6-8:30pm: www.EventZone.org. 3 – Fridays at Five: Railside Amphitheater: 5:30-8:30pm: 540.342.0400: www.ﬁrstfridaysroanoke.com. 9 – A Prairie Home Companion: Salem Civic Center: 540.375.3004: www.salemciviccenter.com. 10 – Brian Culbertson Concert: Jefferson Center: 7pm: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org. 10 – Liza Minnelli w/RSO Concert: Roanoke Civic Center: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 10 – Movies in the Park: Elmwood Park: 540.342-2028: www.downtownroanoke.org. 15 – Banff Radical Reels Film Festival: Jefferson Center: 6:45pm: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org.

1-29 – Veronica Jones Music: Cafe 99: Reidsville: Wed & Fri, 12:15–1:15pm & 7-10pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 2-30 – Acoustic GuitarThursday Nights with Tony: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 6–8pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 3,17– Open Jam Night: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 3,10,17,24 – DownHome Place Country Music & Dance: Jefferson Penn Masonic Lodge, Reidsville: Fri., 7–10pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 4,11,18,25– Live Music: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 7,14,21,28 – Bluegrass Jamboree: Downtown Reidsville Exhibit Center: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 11 – Arts on the Square: Market Square, Downtown Reidsville: 1-7pm: www. downtownreidsvillenc.com.

17,18 – RiverFest: Washington Street, Eden: 5pm/10am: 336.623.7789: www.exploreedennc.com. 17,18,19 – Flat River Antique Engine and Tractor Show: Roxboro: 336.597.9291: www.visitroxboronc.com. 25 – “Steep Cayon Rangers” Newgrass Concert: Market Square, Downtown Reidsville: 4-10pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 30 – Temptations in the Garden: Oak Hills Golf & Event Center Eden: 6-9pm: www.exploreedennc.com.

Hobbies/Sports

3 – Cruz-In: Roxboro Commons: 6:30pm: 336.364.2760: www.visitroxboronc.com. 10 – Downtown Cruise-In: Downtown Reidsville: 6–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com.

SOUTH BOSTON Kids/Family

7-Oct. 12 – Drawing in Black & White: The Prizery: 3:30-4:45pm: Ages 9-18: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com.

Entertainment

5 – An Evening with Jennifer Knapp: Bistro 1888: 7:30pm: 434.572.1888. 18 – National Tobacco Ball: 6:30pm: 434.753.2137: www.gohalifaxva.com. 25 – Harvest Festival: Downtown South Boston: 9am-5pm: 434.7575.4208: www.soboharvestfest.com.

Hobbies/Sports

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

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TUCKER. Month after month I give you stories about my kids and me. So, this month I wanted to provide you with something different. I wrote a story about a character I created. Her name is Gwyneth. We are so similar. Sometimes it’s almost like she’s me, or I’m her. Once upon a time there lived a mother and her five children. The children were all very different at times. One was defiant, one was a diva, one was sneaky, one was hyper, and one was selfish. And every single day they switched roles on their mother. She had a hard time keeping up with which personality went to which child. Perhaps she herself had even conditioned them that way. After all, they probably never knew which of her personalities would emerge from day to day...hour to hour, even.

went along on every ﬁeld trip, every ﬁeld day, and every Family Fun Night.

because they were too lazy to take them to the wash room.

And when summer came along she was thankful for the activities to dwindle down a bit. She even rested from her own weekly classes of belly dancing and kickboxing for a few months.

The selﬁsh one was, well, too busy being selﬁsh to partake in any of the riffraff.

Then, one day she happened upon a Facebook link that read “Danville schools to start after Labor Day.” Is that possible? That hasn’t happened in 20 years. Has it? Apparently the school board thought it would be a good idea to give all the children in their land an extended summer. It was fantastic...at ﬁrst.

The children were kept in check with positive reinforcement, but new to the scolding realm was the time-out from the beloved Xbox. As the summer rolled on, the demand for the Xbox became so great that the poor mother gave in. The children had won. Days passed.

Some of the parents were pleased to hear the announcement and thought it would be wonderful to have extra bonding time with their little darlings. Other parents quickly put their houses up for sale and moved into the county where school would start back on a normal schedule. Children all over the city were ecstatic to have 94 days to lounge and play. As parents were busy planning fun events and trips (and some packing boxes) the summer unfolded nonetheless.

Weeks even. The Xbox was taken and given back countless times. It seemed that the guilt of taking away the children’s only source of fun was too great to hold on to. The hard-drives, the headsets, the games, the teams, the headshots...it was all just too much a bear. When the fury of the ﬁghts became great, Gwyneth did not hesitate to put that Xbox right back into time-out again. It was a long summer.

A mother couldn’t have asked for a better bunch of children. And while she was surely not the best parent, she did her very best at making them feel loved. She also worked hard to make sure they all had everything they needed and wanted.

But Gwyneth had great things in store for her brood. She, for one, looked forward to the days that lie ahead. There would be lots of fun family times in their future.

It was a busy life for this mother but she faced each task with a smile. She carted them all back and forth to soccer practices, soccer games, dance classes, guitar lessons, and drum lessons. She

But the children had another agenda: The deﬁant one, sneaky one, and hyper one wanted to play Xbox all day and keep their rooms a mess. The diva wanted to eat in front of the television while no one was looking. And all four of them wanted to put their dirty socks under the couch

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Gwyneth had her work cut out for her for sure. But she didn’t worry, she was used to such and had discipline tactics close at hand.

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It seemed to be the longest summer ever. But Gwyneth didn’t worry, just as she was thankful for bedtime each night, she was as equally thankful when school started back. With soccer, dance, and the music lessons back in full swing, Sheetz’s gas sales were batting a 1000 and all was well.

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