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Colon Cancer Six Steps to Helping Prevent Colorectal Cancer According to the American Cancer Society, the disease is both the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States. The risk of developing colorectal cancer in a lifetime is about 1 in 19 for men; for women, it is about 1 in 20. More than 90 percent of cases are diagnosed in those over age 50. “Unfortunately, colorectal cancer has no early warning signs, which means screenings are critical in diagnosing the disease,� says Dr. Bhushan Pandya at Danville Regional Medical Center. “When symptoms do occur, they may include blood in the stool, abdominal pain, a change in bowel habits (constipation or diarrhea), unexplained weight loss, or extreme fatigue.� Colorectal cancer develops from precancerous polyps in the colon or rectum, and occurs as a result of errors in the way cells grow and repair the lining of the colon. Dr. Pandya recommends the following steps to help prevent the disease: Get Screened. Beginning at age 50, make a commitment to regular screenings for colorectal cancer. If you have a close relative who has suffered from colorectal polyps or colorectal cancer, or if you have inflammatory bowel disease, talk to your doctor about getting screened today. There are several different types of screening tests that may be combined or used alone, including:
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HE SAID HE SAID
This Highfalutin Marriage By Larry Oldham & Dena Hill
The Money Club
What You Should Know About Gold, Silver, and Diamonds By Todd Boaze
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GREEN THUMBS UP
Introducing New Garden Beauties By Emily Tomlinson
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A Better you
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FRO M THE ED I TOR W. Earl Hall once said, “Science has
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I do. It’s pretty annoying, but even that
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that the abundance of sunshine we’ve
spring. I think Benadryl could give a sunny
had lately is the sign of a brighter future.
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refreshing than a bright day blanketing nature with its glow. Sometimes, it can even make you forget about that sinus
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headache caused by pollen. Even though this spring is young, we’ve had our share
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This Highfalutin Marriage
he said...she said...
Be sure to read She Said He Said in Evince.
He Said...
She Said...
Someone once told me to marry above my raising. I was not sure what that meant then, but I am starting to see what it means now. It means marry someone prettier, richer, and smarter than me. I think with you I have done just that. I don’t think a day goes by when I am not reminded that I have done something else wrong, or not proper, or something just plain gets on your last nerve.
So, you think you married above your raising? That must be a southern phrase; you know all of my relatives are from the north and I’m not used to that one.
I don’t know how many nerves you have in your body, but I am sure that we are getting close to the end with this first year of marriage. By the time we die you will be void of any nerves at all and will be working on just plain common sense. The latest snafu for me is going out to a restaurant with you and being told as we left the premises that I was the only person you had ever met in your life that eats fish with his hands. We are not talking about boiled fish. We are not talking scallops and we are not talking about baked fish covered with all that red stuff. We are talking the All-American deliciously fried fish and chips. As I explained to you, cutting into a battered fried piece of fish with a two-inch crust is just going to make that crust come apart and fling over the plate.You are left with just a piece of white fish with no coating. Who can eat that? I did a little experiment the next day. I went to a local fast food fish place and there were a total of ten tables with couples eating fish. Nine out of the ten tables had customers picking up their fried fish and eating it with their hands. So much for highfalutin. As I told you before, a piece of fried fish is like a piece of fried chicken. How many people do you see using a knife and fork to eat a chicken leg?
Let me guess... if you marry someone equal to you, that means you can eat with your fingers, wipe your mouth with your shirt sleeve, put your elbows on the table, and slurp your soup? Honestly, I wasn’t criticizing you when you were eating FRIED fish with your fingers...I just never saw that before. Fish and chicken are two different foods to me and there is a bone to hold on to with chicken, but fish bones don’t offer much support. As far as getting on my last nerve: if it hasn’t happened in fifty years, it probably isn’t going to. Funny thing about your little experiment.You probably went to a fast food fish establishment at lunch time when people were hurrying to get back to work. The EVENING I said something to you about eating with your fingers, we were at a seafood restaurant just a step above your lunch-time delight. But just this once, I’ll let it go. You explained the part about the breading on the fish and how much damage your fork would do to it and I wouldn’t spoil your fun for all of the fish in the ocean!!!
by Larry Oldham & Dena Hill
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cooking
with Chef Paul
PAUL's
crock pot roast ingredients 1 ea. 2 ½ to 3 lbs. Boneless Chuck Roast 3 Cloves Garlic 1 cup Dry Red Wine ½ cup Beef Broth 1 tsp. Salt 3 Tbsp. Cornstarch for thickening
directions Pierce three holes in roast and insert garlic. Place roast in crock pot. Add remaining ingredients, except the cornstarch. Cook on low heat six to seven hours or on high heat for four hours. Strain juices from roast through cheese cloth or a fine mesh strainer into saucepan, bring to a boil, dissolve cornstarch in a ½ cup of cold water, and slowly add to boiling juices. Simmer for three to five minutes. Serve over roast.
Suggestion: You can cook your onions, potatoes, and carrots with roast, if preferred.
For a fun, informative talk on hospitality, at your next meeting or function, contact Chef Paul at 276.732.2089 (C) or 276.957.3210 (H)
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What You Should Know About Gold, Silver and Diamonds
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Predicting future price movements involves guessing at the role of weather conditions, government intervention, consumer and farmer attitudes, and all the other factors that influence the supply and demand for a product. Such a talent is rare. However, if you like action and have a few thousand dollars with which to play, then the commodities market may be for you. Look for a boom in the market during times when inflationary pressure and shortages in particular commodities make prices volatile. Buying gold is nothing but speculation, with prices usually pushed by a crisis or inflation. After a period of gold fever in the late 1970s, gold prices peaked in the $800 an ounce range in January 1981, then started to fall. Currently, prices are fluctuating at the $1700 level.
GOLD Certificates: These certificates represent an interest in gold bullion registered and stored in domestic or foreign banks. The potential return to you lies solely in the increase of gold’s market price. Since you personally do not hold the gold, you must buy carefully from companies that actually will have gold in storage. Consult your banker or financial advisor for referrals to reputable dealers.
by Todd Boaze todd@showcasemagazine.com
Money management tips, small business strategies and a variety of other financial concepts. Facts and information contained is not intended to provide specific legal, financial or tax advice, or any other advice for any individual or company and should not be relied upon in that regard.
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Coins: The most popular are the Canadian Maple Leaf, the South African Krugerrand, the Chinese Panda, the Mexican gold peso, the Austrian Corona, and the American Eagle. These coins are valued primarily for their gold content, most commonly one ounce, not their numismatic value. You will pay dealer commissions to buy and sell these coins, as well as the cost of storage if you do not take possession. Shop around before buying or selling, because dealer commissions and markups vary. Bars: This is for large investors. Bars must be assayed and stored with a reputable warehouse. Deal only with companies that certify the bars and offer a buyback guarantee. Mining Companies: Although there are a few producing mines in the United States, most of the companies you can invest in are in Canada or South Africa.You buy
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shares through a broker, just as you would other corporate stocks. The advantages to holding shares in mining companies are that they pay dividends and the shares are easy to buy and sell. Mutual Funds:You can own shares in a fund that invests in a variety of gold stocks. The advantages, as with all mutual funds, are diversification, professional management, convenience and liquidity.
SILVER AND DIAMONDS Silver is widely used as an industrial commodity, which means that it is not as speculative as gold.You can buy pure silver coins, silver mine shares, silver futures, and precious metal mutual funds. Many gold funds also invest in silver shares. As with precious metals, if you are thinking of investing in gemstones, proceed with caution. Of these, the most common investment grade stone is diamond. For the untrained, diamonds are very difficult to evaluate.You are dependent on reliable dealers in a highly speculative area, where only perhaps one percent of quality grades appreciate dramatically. If you invest in diamonds, buy very few diamonds from half-carat to two-carat sizes. These are the most liquid. Buy the highest-clarity grade, using the Gemological Institute of America’s grading criteria in the colorless spectrum of G-H color or better, and of very fine proportion and finish. Please understand that any diamond you buy should be sold under the specifications of GIAs international grading standards. Deal only with companies established in the diamond industry. Check company references with the Jewelers Board of Trade and the Jewelers Vigilance Committee and with your local Better Business Bureau. Buy only from companies that offer a buyback guarantee in the event the diamond does not meet the specifications under which it was sold. In advance of your purchase, get full disclosure of initial purchase fees and, in writing, the fees required to resell the diamond in the future. New types of investments are constantly being developed. Five years from now, your portfolio may include many items that simply are not available today. Staying abreast of the market requires that you read and study the best in the business and financial publications. By keeping informed, you will find you are better able to make the decisions that will maximize your return while minimizing your risks. SM
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Introducing New Garden Beauties
green thumbs up
by Kathy Cropp Photos Courtesy of www.provenwinners.com
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Gardeners to the ready! Another gardening season is upon us and we have a lot of to do out there! If you haven’t already been in the garden, I’m sure you will be soon. We have so many things to look forward to with this new season, but there is nothing more dangerous to our pocketbooks than hitting the garden centers and looking at all of the new plant selections to choose from. For a gardener there is never enough space, but the growers continue to entice us. While we were buying last year’s plants, breeders and growers were testing and trialing their new plant introductions for 2012. So before you shop, we want to tell you about some of the new and exciting plants to look for. While there are probably hundreds of new plants, vegetables, and even seeds being introduced this year, we can’t cover them all. However, here are just a few that we have fallen in love with already. Who can live without red in their garden? Well, Proven Winners will give you some red choices this year including their Rosa Home Run, which is their answer to the ever popular Knock Out Rose. The Rosa Home Run is easy to care for, blooms from spring to fall, is very disease resistant, and maintains a compact four-foot-round shape. They grow in full sun and in zones 4-9. Echinacea Sombrero ‘Salsa Red’ is a new introduction from Darwin Plants. The rich red color really makes this a standout in the garden even though it only grows to 16 inches in height and 12 inches wide. Of course this red beauty needs full sun. It can be grown in zones 5-9.You have to have Echinaceas somewhere in your garden and you will find so many choices to choose from. Many of them have great food names like ‘Coconut Lime,’ ‘Raspberry Truffle,’ ‘Tomato Soup,’ and ‘Hot Papaya.’ Proven Winners made a big hit with us last summer with their Superbena Verbena series. My favorite was the Royale Peachy Keen with its delicate flowers and strong and vigorous growth. It was perfect in containers for our area since it is a zone 8-11 grower. It loves full sun and needed little care. We also have to mention their Superbells Calibrachoa Cherry Star, Grape Punch, and Sweet Tart. Growing in hanging baskets, they were a colorful addition and bloomed well into fall and early winter with our warmer weather this year. They didn’t need deadheading or pinching back, plus they maintained their mounded habit and were about 10 inches in height. Everyone seems to love Dianthus and Plant Haven has two new varieties they’ve introduced: | APRIL DECEMBER 2012 |2011 www.showcasemagazine.com | www.showcasemagazine.com
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‘Silver Star’ and ‘Starburst.’ They are low mounding and bloom repeatedly from spring to fall and have semi-double fragrant flowers. The ‘Silver Star’ is white, while ‘Starburst’ is pink and red. A full sun plant, these specimens grow well in zones 5-8. If you are looking for some new tree choices check out Prunus xs.‘Extrazam’ Weeping Extraordinaire from Lake County Nursery. Reaching 15-20 feet tall and wide, this weeping cherry will be a great specimen tree for your yard. Its leaves emerge copper, with large spring blooms and deep red fall foliage. It requires full sun and will grow in zones 5-7. Malus Royal Raindrops from J. Frank Schmidt is another great choice for year-round interest. This 20-foot crab apple will have magenta spring flowers, deep purple summer foliage, bright fall color and red fruit that lasts from fall to winter. This is also a full sun, zone 4-8 tree. The breeders are continuing to multiply our Hydrangea macrophylla choices, and they give us yet another option this spring with You-Me Passion from Plant Haven. This Hydrangea will give you summer blooms that start out looking like lace-cap but mature into a full, thick moptop of yellow-green to deep pink blooms. It will grow in zones 5-9 in full to part sun. All-American Selections recognized some new choices in vegetables with ‘Hijinks’ F1 Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), ‘Orange Blaze’ F1 pepper (capsicum annuum), ‘Glamour Red’ F1 ornamental kale, ‘Lizzano’ F1 tomato (solanum lycopersicum), which is the first late blight tolerant tomato on the market. It grows well in pots or hanging baskets and is available through seed or transplant. It would be so easy to take up the whole magazine with all of the new plant introductions this spring, but we have written our limit. Have fun shopping at the garden centers this spring! SM Here’s to gardening,
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The Tams in Danville: “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy”
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The Tams in Danville: “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy” The Tams played at least three times in Danville in 1967, at Stratford College, for a standing-roomonly show at the 360 Drive-In, and for a Christmas concert at the National Guard Armory. I attended two of the shows, the first in the summer at the popular drive-in on Route 360. As always, the Tams Band warmed up the crowd before the group took center stage. This was the first group I had seen with two drummers and Charles Pope told me years later that the two were brothers. Ironic, since Charles and lead singer Joe Pope were also brothers. The crowd was ready for the main attraction by the time the Tams stormed the stage. The Generals of Martinsville and Danville’s Sensational Soulmasters had both completed impressive sets and several hundred teenagers rushed the stage when the Tams stepped out, dressed in matching green suits. My best friend (Tom Etheridge) and I had befriended lead singer Joe Pope before the concert and staked our claim to a small corner of the makeshift stage, directly in front of the drive-in’s huge screen. The music kept the crowd on its feet as the Tams played signature songs like “I’ve Been Hurt” and “Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me,” along with their current single, the underrated “(Mary, Mary) Row Your Boat.” Charles Pope told me later that he “always hated that song, didn’t want to record it” and told the other members it would flop if released on 45. He was right, but it remains one of my favorites to this day. On one of the faster numbers, the guys had choreographed dance steps simulating a baseball game with “players” running from base to base, which was quite a feat on the small stage. I lost track of how many encores they performed that night. When they left the stage for the final time, bass singer Robert Smith shook my brother’s hand and he was wringing with sweat. The group was back in Danville December 23, this time at the City Auditorium on Floyd Street. Danville’s Top 40 station, WYPR, was advertising the show and mentioned that the Tams would meet fans and sign autographs the Saturday afternoon before the concert at a pool hall on the lower level of Ballou Park Shopping Center. Tom and I rode our bikes but were denied entry because of our age. Undeterred, we waited outside for our heroes. The Tams were late (if they ever showed) and we finally gave up and pedaled home, disappointed after standing in the cold for an hour. The concertgoers were more subdued than the drive-in crowd that night and remained seated (they were told there would “be no dancing in the aisles”) as Atlanta’s finest performed two, one-hour sets. The Tams (this time backed by a single drummer) played the first hour, and then the audience climbed the steps to the gymnasium, where a local band played the second hour. Tom and I skipped the local group and made our way backstage. Joe and Sonny remembered us from the earlier show and the entire band signed autographs and posed for photos, which have since been lost to time. We had seen the Showmen (then fronted by “Norman” Johnson) a few weeks earlier and had our picture taken during an autograph session. I had the shot with me and remarked that the Showmen bragged that they had beaten the Tams during a recent battle of the bands in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A member of the group (I think it was Albert Cottle, Jr.) asked to see the photo and promptly put a match to it.
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(photos from top) The Tams, ca. 1968. (l to r) Horace Key, Albert Cottle, Joe Pope, Charles Pope, Robert Smith; Concert poster for the National Guard Armory concert in Danville, Dec. 23, 1967; The Tams perform “What Kind of Fool” at Danville’s 360 Drive-In, summber 1967 (Joe Pope & Robert Smith).
Then it was back downstairs for a second set with the Tams, who were promoting their new single and album, “A Little More Soul.” The Pope brothers, and band members Robert Smith and Horace Key were listed as co-writers with tunesmith Ray Whitley, who penned many of their most successful songs. This marked one of the few times the band would record an original composition that wasn’t relegated to an album. In a 1967 interview with Danville deejay Pete Hilliard, Joe said he had tried his hand at songwriting, “but the fellows – they laugh at everything.” He said song selection was usually a group effort, adding “if I have to sing lead, I’m usually gonna do the pickin’; I have the last choice.” “A Little More Soul” was a switch for the group, with Cottle singing lead in a song that owed a lot to Arthur Conley’s “Sweet Soul Music.” The mood was jubilant backstage, as the Tams felt certain they had another hit on their hands. They were wrong; the song failed to chart. But the group’s follow-up from the same album, “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy,” became a surprise hit, reaching #26 on the R&B charts and making an impressive showing on the Hot 100. It was also a mainstay on Top 40 stations here on the Southside. The song followed “I’ve Been Hurt” (1966) as the band’s biggest regional hit in Virginia and the Carolinas. The group initially recorded for Arlen and General American, charting a major R&B entry ( #12) in 1962 on Arlen with a Joe South composition, “Untie Me.” Listed on the label as an “Ahab Production,” the song was produced by Ray Stevens, who also played piano on the track. Some discographies attribute earlier releases on Swan and Heritage to the Tams. While the groups share the same name, both 45s feature a female lead vocalist and neither sounds anything like the Joe Pope Tams. “The Tams” that recorded for Swan in 1960 and Heritage in 1961 was a Doo-Wop group from Philadelphia. It wasn’t until early 1964 and a label change to ABC Paramount that the Tams scored a major hit on the pop charts. “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)”, reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song spent three weeks at number one on the Cash Box R&B chart and remains their biggest hit. The follow-up, “Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me,” was also written by Ray Whitley, but stalled at # 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would have then lapsed into obscurity but became a huge hit in England seven years later. Boosted by the Northern Soul scene, the song surprised even the Tams, belatedly reaching number one on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September 1971. The Tams toured the UK on the strength of the renewed interest, but bemoaned the fact that they received none of the royalties from the single’s newfound success, since their recording contract with ABC had long since lapsed. Most of the Tams’ material was penned by Whitley, Joe South, Tommy Roe, and Billy Joe Royal, whom Joe rated among his favorite artists along with Ray Charles and Ben E. King. When asked in 1967 to name his favorite artist, bass singer Robert Smith replied, “Elvis. I just like his style, man; I dig the cat’s singing.” The Tams were all from Atlanta, with the exception of baritone singer Albert Cottle, Jr., who lived in Washington, D.C. Cottle played for a local band there before being hired by the Tams in New York. He replaced the original baritone, Floyd “Little Floyd” Ashton, who left the group sometime in 1964, reportedly after missing performances because of a drinking problem. Cottle’s two passions were football and entertaining. He always liked sports and played guard for his high school football team. While touring with the Tams, he would often “go to the playground and throw the football around with the kids.” A born entertainer, Cottle was seldom off the stage after he got out of the service. The original quintet consisted of Ashton, brothers Joe and Charles Pope, Robert Smith and Willie “Frog” Rutherford, who brought the trademark tam-o’ shanter hats for concerts and named the group the Tams. In the late 1950s, Rutherford was sent to prison for stealing a television and was replaced by Horace “Sonny” Key. The Popes, Smith and Key began singing together when they were students at David T. Howard High School in Atlanta and started performing in clubs as the Four Dots in 1952. Favorites of the coastal circuit long before their signature soul sound was reclassified as “Beach Music,” Joe Pope expressed a lifelong affection for Myrtle Beach; “I love it, man, because you meet a lot of nice people down there. I’d prefer to play there the year round if I had my choice and thought we wouldn’t run out of fans.”
Tom Etheridge, Joe Pope & Jack Garrett before the 360 Drive-In concert.
Like many acts of the era, the Tams liked the music of the British Invasion but felt the success of the UK bands came at a price. Joe said at the time that “(The) only thing I can say is I hate it because it wouldn’t give us much air play. It’s a good sound. I just wish we could get it.” But at least here in the South, that wasn’t the case. Their records were soulful enough to appeal to black record buyers, while having just enough of a pop sound to endear them to thousands of white fans who packed their personal appearances. The original group released eighteen singles and five albums for ABC Paramount between 1964 and 1969, all receiving little or no promotion from the label. The Tams first recorded at Rick Hall’s Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and later at producer Bill Lowery’s Master Sound Studio in Atlanta. Lowery and songwriter Joe South produced their Arlen and ABC sessions and would work with the band throughout much of the decade. The Tams left ABC Paramount in 1970 and signed with Lowery’s 1-2-3 label, a subsidiary of Capitol Records, where they released two singles and an album of rerecorded hits. The band also recorded one-off singles for Apt, ABC and MGM South in 1972 and ‘73, but were unable to duplicate their earlier success. In the following years, the group continued touring and recording with various independent labels geared to the Beach Music market. The Tams were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1992. Two groups perform to this day as the Tams. One is often billed as “The Joe Pope Tams” and is under the leadership of Charles Pope, brother of lead singer Joe Pope, who died in 1996. This group is regarded as the “official” Tams and features “Lil’ Red” Cottle, the son of Albert. The other touring band – “The Original Tams with R. L. Smith”’ – includes founding member Robert Smith. All of the other original members have since passed away but are remembered through their music, which lives on. And as Robert Smith once said, “We always gonna be out there trying to give ‘em a wonderful show with all the energy there is in the body.” SM www.showcasemagazine.com
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Celebrating the 79th annual Historic Garden Week, the Garden Club of Virginia is in full swing. With
over 47 garden clubs around the Commonwealth, this service group is an active association, and a key asset to our state. The aspirations of the Garden Club of Virginia are to ignite a love for gardening in others, provide education to all in the area, conserve our state’s natural resources, and restore historic gardens and landscapes. All of this would not be available without the support of people in the community. To this end, the Garden Club hosts several tours throughout the year, the most notable one being Historic Garden Week which takes place from April 21 to 28 this year. Within this specific week the community will be able to tour area gardens and homes with all of the proceeds being used to fund more garden restoration projects throughout Virginia. Since its creation in 1929, proceeds from the Garden Club of Virginia have reached 14.5 million dollars. These earnings have helped to restore the gardens of over 50 properties and counting. For more information, visit www.vagardenweek.org.
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Advance Tickets Available at: Schoolfield House Booksellers 354 West Main Street 434.791.5640 Foxglove Clothing of Danville 1011 West Main Street 434.792.2521 The Gingerbread House & Garden Center 1799 Memorial Drive 434.791.2700 Karen’s Hallmark 325 Piedmont Drive (Piedmont Mall) 434.791.3737 Rippe’s 559 Main Street 494.792.6822 Tickets: $20.00 per person for full tour. Single site $10.00. Tickets are half price for children ages 6-12 and admission is free for children ages 5 and under.
Light refreshments will be served at 220 Hawthorne Drive from 2 pm to 6 pm. Floral arranging demonstrations will take place at 220 Hawthorne Drive from 3 pm to 4 pm. A musical interlude will be held at The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany from 2 pm to 3pm.
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Tour Itinerary 331 East Church Street – The Ketchie House 327 East Church Street – The Townes House 21 Scuffle Hill – The Carriage House 321 East Church Street – Christ Episcopal Church Points of Interest: 105 East Church Street – Studio 107 1 East Church Street – Historic Henry County Courthouse and Heritage Center and Museum 21 Starling Avenue – Virginia Museum of Natural History 54 West Church Street – The Southern Virginia Artisan Center 215 Starling Avenue – Piedmont Arts Association Advance Tickets Available at: Piedmont Arts Association 215 Starling Avenue 276.632.3221
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Sunday, April 22, 2012 1 pm to 6 pm Tour Itinerary Sago Road – Callands Clerk’s Office Sago Road – 1173 Callands Courthouse and Gaol 208 Strawberry Road – Hagood Home 1495 North Flint Road – Easley Home Advance tickets may be purchased by visiting www.vagardenweek.org
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Will You Be Successful at a Healthy Lifestyle?
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Will You Be Successful at a Healthy Lifestyle? Why is it so hard to become or stay healthy? We have the brains and all the necessary human equipment to achieve great health. So why is it so hard? Why are so many people dying from obesity, bad cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.? I believe we are missing three important steps or some of us have these steps out of order: Desire, Knowledge, and Persistence! If you have these three essentials in your life, in this order, the excuses are out the window. Desire (WEBSTER: To wish or long for: Crave.) - We all need the desire to want to be a healthy person spiritually, emotionally, psychologically, mentally, and physically. We need a burning desire inside of us to want to be a whole person.
Knowledge (WEBSTER: Familiarity, awareness, or comprehension acquired by experience or study.) - Attaining knowledge is key! We need to become as familiar and aware as possible as to what is healthy. Also, we need to know how to effectively implement healthy habits into our lives to make us successful.
Persistence (WEBSTER: The act of persisting: To hold steadfastly and firmly to a purpose, state, or undertaking, despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.) - With desire and knowledge comes the task of persistence. We have to hold on with a strong grip to our purpose, which is to develop and keep a healthy lifestyle. Great health needs to be our way of life! We need to eat, sleep, think, and breathe healthy. Now is the time to stop eating processed foods with trans-fatty fats, drinking colas, having excessive alcohol, late night partying with little sleep, thinking and speaking negative, smoking cigarettes and/or doing drugs. Also, we need to stop griping and blaming other people and things for causing us to be unhealthy. We are in control of our lives. We are our own managers. We need to have the Desire, Knowledge, and Persistence to be successful at healthy living!
Visualize Fitness Goals and Take Action! You need to visualize your (Desire, Knowledge, and Persistence) working for you and taking you to success! Now more importantly, and this is imperative that you do this, Take Action! You have to take action and choose the right path to get you to where you want to be -where you need to be.
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3 Weeks to Lean Accelerated Plan (3 Step - Exercise, Nutrition, & Rest - Plan in 3 Weeks)
Week 1 Goals / Step 1 • 10-20 minute Walk after dinner 3 times per week • Clean-up food choices • Go to bed and Get-up same time every day with an 8 hour sleep goal
Week 2 Goals / Step 2 • Walk for 30 minutes 3x week after dinner + 30 minutes Resistance Training Workout 3x week + Stretching • Clean-up food choices, smaller dinners, and smaller portions all day • Go to bed and Get-up same time every day with 8 hour goal + get a nap for 30-90 minutes
Week 3 Goals / Step 3 • Walk for 30-45 minutes 3x week after dinner + 30-45 minutes Resistance Training Workout 3x week + Stretching • 3 meals + 3 snacks of Protein, Carbohydrate (Breakfast-Complex Carb, Mid-Morning-Fruit, Lunch-Complex Carb, Late Afternoon-Fruit, Dinner-Veggies, and Late Evening-Veggies), and Water each day • Go to bed and Get-up same time every day with 8 hour goal + get a nap for 30-90 minutes + get 30-60 minutes for self each day
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Plug-in The Following Foods to the Plan and Only Eat Until Satisfied, Not Full! Healthy Proteins: Almonds, Walnuts, Chicken Breast, Chicken Burger, Turkey Breast, Turkey Burger, Pecans, Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Salmon, Tuna Canned, Tuna Steaks, Flounder, Grouper, Halibut, Tilapia, Snapper, Shrimp, Eggs,Yogurt, Milk (low fat), Cottage Cheese (low fat), Cheese Sticks (low fat), Egg Substitutes, Soy, Soy Milk, Soy Nuts, Tofu, Beans (high in protein and some complex carbs), Lean Beef, Lean Steak
Fruits: Oranges, Apples, Tangerines, Blackberries, Cherries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Lemon, Water Melon, Oranges, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Strawberries, Bananas, Honey Dew Melon, Cantaloupe, Nectarine, Mango, Guava, Papaya
Complex Carbohydrates: Whole Wheat Pasta, Whole Wheat Spaghetti, Whole Grain Bread, Sweet Potatoes, Red Potatoes,Yams, Whole Wheat Macaroni, Whole Grain Pita Bread, Whole Grain Bagels, Whole Grain/High Fiber Cereals, All Bran, Oatmeal, Shredded Wheat, Muesli, Corn, Lima Beans, Peas, Quinoa, Other Beans (Beans have Protein and Complex Carbs)
Vegetables: Broccoli, Asparagus, Egg Plant, Kale, Green Peppers,Yellow Peppers, Red Peppers, Orange Peppers, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, Spinach Cooked, Spinach Raw for Salad, Iceberg Lettuce,Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Mushrooms, White Onions, Purple Onions, Red Onions, Scallions, Tomatoes, Avocados, Romaine Lettuce, Jalapeno Peppers, Banana Peppers, Sweet Pickles, Dill Pickles, Radishes, Turnip Greens, Green Beans, String Beans, Carrots, Cauliflower Please do not hesitate anymore! You have already visualized your Desire. You now have the Knowledge of how to get to your goal (3-step plan with nutrition info).You now have to find the Persistence to hold strong and stay on track! You will achieve healthy success if you immediately take action and put these steps into practice right now. Never give-up! SM
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by Paulette Dean
Executive Director, Danville Humane Society
Virginia is such a beautiful state yearround, but it is prettiest to me in the spring and fall. I love the blossoms, the green trees, the
bushes, and the flowers. Frankly, though, I used to enjoy spring more twenty years ago before I started working full-time for the humane society. Now, I also associate spring with more and more puppies and kittens being born, more animals received suffering from the effects of fleas and ticks, and the hot weather that is sure to follow, bringing such misery to outside animals. Because I am basically, as my sister says I am, a Pollyanna sort of person, I always try to find the good. And spring has taught me much about the natural resilience of animals. Within the past few weeks, we received a litter of tiny Chihuahua/Jack Russell mix puppies. They were covered with fleas (and when I mean covered, I mean they each had hundreds of fleas on them). They were weak and anemic; they had scabs from scratching at the fleas. We knew that all we could do was to work diligently to remove the fleas, give them lots of food, and a pet vitamin to build their bodies. Through many experiences of this kind, we knew that a lot of their recovery would depend on them. In the morning, they were still alive and seemed a little stronger. By the next day, they were playing, and a few days later, their skin was healing and they were normal little puppies. They didn’t spend a lot of time resenting the suffering they had gone through, and my guess is that, if the owner who brought them to us had come to visit them, they would have wagged their tails to see their old friend. Puppies do not have a lot of time to waste placing blame. They quickly get to the work of living life to its fullness. This sounds like a wonderful springtime lesson of hope and renewal for humans, doesn’t it? SM
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5,19 – 57 Express Bluegrass Concert: Community Center, Chatham: TH, 7pm: 434.432.3115: www. chathamcares.org. 14 - National Tartan Day Banquet: Lawson-Overbey Inn: 6:30pm: 434.793.7432. 19 – Enchanted Evening in the Park: Ballou Park: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 20 – Racin-n-Tastin: Community Market.: 5:30-10:30pm: 434.793.4636: www.playdanvilleva.com. 20,21,22 – History on the Lawn: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: Times Vary: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 27,28,29 – Moon Over Buffalo: Little Theatre of Danville: Mt. Hermon Courtyard Theatre: 7pm/2pm: ww.danvillelittletheatre.org. 28 – Knights of Columbus Wine Festival: Community Market: 11am7pm.
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2,9 - Photography on the Danville Riverwalk Trail: Riverview Campus, Averett: 6-8:30pm: 434.791.5600: www. averett.edu. 5,12,19 – Local History-Danville & Pittsylvania County: Averett: 6-8pm: 434.791.7189: www.averett.edu. 5,12,19,24 – Spring Book Reviews: Danville Public Llibrary: 12:30pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 10 – Authors on Campus www.showcasemagazine.com
L if e styl e / L e c t u r e
6,13,20,27 – Storytime: Danville Public Llibrary: F 10:30-11:15am: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3-25 – Koates Kids Pre-School: Coates Rec. Center: T/W 9:30am12pm: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com.
Entertainment
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Kids/Family
434.791.3737. 21 – Super Saver Celebration & Community Shred Day: Piedmont Credit Union: 12am-4pm: 434.797.1954: www.piedmontcu.org. 25-May 16 – STREAM Kids: 3:305pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva. com. 27 – 5th Grade Dance: Coates Rec. Center: 7-9pm: 434.797.6564: www. playdanvilleva.com. 28 – Healthy Kids Day:YMCA: 434.792.0621.
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Thru March 11 – The Expressionism of Dick Morrill Exhibit: Danville MThru April 14 - Student Art Show: Student Center, Averett: 434.791.5600: www.averett. edu. Thru May 3 – Minds Wide Open Exhibit: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www. danvillemuseum.org. Thru May 12 – Me, as a Child & Vintage Children’s Attire Exhibit: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www. danvillemuseum.org. Thru July 29 – Hubble Space Telescope Exhibit: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc. smv.org. Thru July 31– Damsels, Dragons and Ladies Exhibit: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc. smv.org. Thru Sept. 3 – Wild Music Exhibit: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 4,11,18,25 – Art with Flo: Times/ Locations Vary: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com. 7 – Bob Ross Painting Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 10:30am-3:30pm: $65: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva. com. 30-May 22 – Art with Judie: Ballou Park Annex: M/TU, Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.
3,10,17,24 –Musical Munchkins: City Auditorium: 10:30-11:15am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 5 – Egg Hunt: Anglers Park: All Ages: 6-7pm: 434.799.5215: www. playdanvilleva.com. 5,12,19,26 – Curiosity Corner: Coates Rec. Center: TH 9:30am12:30pm: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com. 5,12,19,26 – Number Adventures: City Auditorium: 10:30-11:15am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 6 – Flashlight Egg Hunt: Coates Rec. Center: 7:30-9pm: 434.799.6564: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7 – Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt: Carrington Pavilion: Ages 3-10: 11am-1pm: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com. 7 – Story Lab: Danville Public Llibrary: 10-11am: 434.799.5195: www. playdanvilleva.com. 10,11,12,13 – Cartoon Crazy Spring Break: Danville Public Llibrary: 2-4pm: 434.799.5195: www. playdanvilleva.com. 11 – Polliwogs & Science Stars: Danville Science Center: Polliwogs, Ages 3–5, 1–2pm; Science Stars, Ages 5-7, 3:30–4:30pm: $3/$6: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 13 – Easter Egg Hunt: Danville Public Llibrary-Westover: 4:30-5:30pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Mother-Daughter Book Club: Danville Public Llibrary: 10:30-11:30am: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Butterfly, Hello! & Butterfly Thyme: Danville Science Center: 11am–3pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc. smv.org. 18 – Sun Catchers: Danville Public Llibrary-Westover: 3:30-4:30pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 19 – Just Dance Dance-Off: Danville Public Llibrary: 4-6pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 21 – Family Movie Matinee: Danville Public Llibrary: 10:30am: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 21 – Kids Day: Piedmont Mall, Karen’s Hallmark: Free: 11am-5pm:
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Series – Casey Clabough, “Confederado”: Averett University, Blount Chapel: 7:30pm: 434.791.5620: www.averett.edu. 10,24 – Talks You Can’t Miss: 4/10-Peering into the Musical Brain & 4/24-The Sounds of Bat Sonar: Danville Science Center: 6:30pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 11 – Lecture - Higher Education as the Engine of the American Economy: IALR: 56:30pm: 434.982.4491: www.danvillevaevents. com. 14 – Concealed Handgun Class: Community Center, Chatham: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 14 – Senior Saturday Shopping Trip: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 17 – Keeping Well in Mind, Body and Spirit: First Presbyterian Church: 11:30am1pm: 434.766.6650. 17 – Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting: Emeritus at Danville: 6pm: 434.791.3180. 20 – Just Everyday Women Walking by Faith: Mary’s Diner: 11am-1pm. 21 – Danville Area Humane Society Adoption Fair: Piedmont Mall: 11am-2pm: 434.799.0843: www.dahsinc.com.
Hobbies/Sports
2,4,17,18 – Bingo: Times/Locations Vary: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 2,16,23,30 – Boogie Mondays: Ballou Rec. Center: 7–8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www. playdanvilleva.com. 2-26 – Blood Pressure Checks: Times/ Locations Vary: 434.799.5216: www. playdanvilleva.com. 2-30 – Prime Time Fitness: Ballou Center: M/TH 9:30-11am: 434.799.5216: www. playdanvilleva.com. 2-30 – Aerobics: Community Center, Chatham: Mon & Wed 5:15-6:15pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 3,10,17,24 – Zumba Class: Community Center, Chatham: TU 5:30-6:30pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 3,10,17,24 – African Dance Ensemble: Coates Rec. Center: TU 6pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3,10,17,24 – Karate Class: Community Center, Chatham: TU 6:45-7:30pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 3,10,17,24 – Belly Dancing Class: Community Center, Chatham: TU 7-8pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 3-26 – Ladies, It’s Time To Work It Out: City Auditorium: 10am-12pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3-26 – Chicks w/Sticks: City Armory: T/TH, 11:30am-1pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 4 – Senior Bowling Tournament: Riverside Lanes: 10am-12pm: 434.791.2695: www.playdanvilleva.com. 4,11,18,25 – Zumba Gold for Seniors: YMCA: 11am: 434.792.0621. 4,11,18,25 – 20/20/20 Class: YMCA: 12pm: 434.792.0621. 4,11,18,25 – Zumba Aqua:YMCA: 8pm: 434.792.0621. 7 – Bridge To Bridge 5K Run/Walk: Community Market: 9-11:30am: 434.791.3737.
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7 – DRBA First Saturday Outing: Berry Hill Bridge: 10am: 336.547.1903: www.danriver. org. 7 – Zip Line Tour - Kersey Valley: Ballou Park: 10am-3m: 434.799.5215: www. playdanvilleva.com. 12-16 – Thursday 5K’s: Anglers Park: 6-7pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – Trash to Treasures Sale: Coates Rec. Center: 7am-2pm: 434.797.6564: www.danvillevaevents.com. 14 – Rugby Tournament: Anglers Park: 9am: 434.793.4636: www.danvillevaevents.com. 16-May 14 – Belly Dance Class: Pepsi Building: Mon. Intermediate-5:30pm, Beginning, 6:45pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 16-May 22 – Zumba Classes: Times & locations vary: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com. 18-May 23 – Belly Dance Class: Pepsi Building: W 6:30pm: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com. 19 – Sky Watchers: Danville Science Center: Nightfall: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 21 – Ballou Yard Sale: Ballou Rec. Center: 7am-12pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 21 – Spring Fair & Earth Day Yard Sale: Carlisle School, Chatham Campus: 10am-2pm: www.danvillevaevents.com. 23,24 – Boating Safety Education: Ballou Park Nature Center: 6-9:30pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 26 – Historic Garden Tour: Locations Vary: 10am-6pm: VAGardenweek.org. 27,28 – Quilt Show: St. Luke’s UM Church: 10am-4pm: 336.388.9898: www. whiteoakmountainquilters.com. 28 – Amphibian/Reptile Bio Blitz: Anglers Park: 9am-12pm: 434.799.5215: www. playdanvilleva.com. 28 – Attic Sale: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 9am-3pm: Members Only Preview & Sale, 4/27, 5-7pm: 434.793.5644: www. danvillemuseum.org. 28 – Beginners’ Line Dance Workshop: Ballou Rec. Center: 11am-2pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com.
Martinsville Arts/Exhibits
Thru April 28 – PAA Exhibits: Norman Rockwell’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and Enigmas and Life: A Retrospective of Works by Sandy Puckett: Piedmont Arts Association: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts. org. Thru Aug. 24– Rocks to Racing Exhibit: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 3,10,17,24 – Beginning Digital Photography: The Artisan Center: 6-8pm: 276.656.5461: www.TheArtisanCenter.org. 5,12,19,26 – Beginning Photoshop: The Artisan Center: 6-8pm: 276.656.5461: www. TheArtisanCenter.org. 6 – First Friday Art Walk: Studio 107: 57pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 10 – Sassy Senior One Stroke Technique: The Artisan Center: 3pm: 276.656.5461: www.
southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 12 – Bob Ross Technique Workshop: Piedmont Arts: 10am-3:30pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 26-May 24 –Ceramic Glaze Techniques: The Artisan Center: 5:30-8:30pm: 276.656.5461: www.TheArtisanCenter.org.
Entertainment
1 – Goodys Fast Relief 500: Martinsville Speedway: 877.613.6066: www. martinsvillespeedway.com. 1-29 – Traditional 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: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 7,14,21,28 – Americana Afternoon & Open Mic: Floyd Country Store: Sat. 12pm: 540.745.4563: www.floydcountrystore.com. 13 – Music Night: Spencer-Penn Centre: 5:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 13 – Live @ the Rives -Sanctum Sully Rives Theatre: 8pm: www.rivestheatre.wordpress. com. 13,14 – Pig Cookin’ Contest: Spencer-Penn Centre: 9pm/11am: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 14 – Mutt Strut and Bike Ride: Martinsville Speedway: Martinsville-Henry County SPCA: 10m: 276.638:7297: www.spcamhc.org. 19 – Minds In Motion: Martinsville HS Auditorium: 7-9pm: 276.632.3221: www. piedmontarts.org. 21 – Dancing for the Arts: Martinsville HS Auditorium: 7-9:30pm: 276.632.3221: www. piedmontarts.org. 25 – Annual House & Garden Tour: 10am6pm: www.martinsvilleuptown.com. 27 – TGIF Concert Series: Uptown: 710:30pm: www.martinsvilleuptown.com.
Hobbies/Sports
2,3 – Photography Exhibition & Sale: Spencer-Penn Centre: 2-7pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 2-30 – Classes at the Centre: Open Chair/ Step Aerobics, Boot Camp/Power Sculpt, Zumba: Spencer-Penn Centre: Days/Times Vary: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn. com. 5 – Photography Club: Spencer-Penn Centre: 6:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 12 – Book Discussion: Spencer-Penn Centre: 7pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 28 – Weave-In: Spencer-Penn Centre: 7:45am5:45pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.
Sml/Bedford Entertainment
1 - Civil War Encampment: Poplar Forest: 434.525.1806: www.poplarforest.org. 1 - Cultural Reflections: Bower Center for the Arts: 3pm: 540.586.4235: www. bowercenter.org.
1 – Winter Lecture Series: SML State Park: 3-4pm: 540.297.5998: www.dcr.virginia.gov. 1-29 - Blossom to Bottle Open House: Peaks of Otter Winery: Sat/Sun 12-5pm: 540.586.3707: www.peaksofotterwinery.com. 7 – Easter Celebration: SML State Park: 10:30am-12pm: 540.297.5998: www.dcr.virginia. gov. 13 - Jefferson’s Birthday: Poplar Forest: 11am-2:30pm: 434.525.1806: www. poplarforest.org. 13 - 2nd Fridays: Centertown Bedford: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 13 – The Spirit of Art in Father and Son Exhibit: Goose Creek Studio: 5-8pm: www. visitbedford.com. 13,14 – Bass Tournament: Bridgewater Plaza, Moneta: www.visitsmithmountainlake. com. 15 – Block Party: Wharton Memorial Garden: 3-5pm: 540.586.4235: www. bowercenter.org. 20,21,22 – Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic: Bridgewater Plaza, Moneta: www. visitsmithmountainlake.com. 21 – Square Foot Gardening: Poplar Forest: 2pm: 434.525.1806: www.poplarforest.org. 21 - Little Mountain Boys Concert: Bower Center for the Arts: 7:30pm: 540.586.4235: www.bowercenter.org. 24 – Garden Day: Poplar Forest: 434.525.1806: www.poplarforest.org. 25 - Archivist Road Show: Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 7pm: 540.586.4520: www.bedfordvamuseum.org. 27 – SML Business Expo: Downtown, Moneta: www.visitsmithmountainlake.com. 28 – Rockin Brews & BBQ: Downtown, Moneta: www.visitsmithmountainlake.com. 28 - Chocolate Fest: Forest Square Shopping Center: 12-5pm: 540.586.9401: www. bedfordareachamber.com.
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4 – Fridays at the Crossing: Carrington Pavilion: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www. danvillevaevents.com. 5 – Farmers’ Market Opening Day: Community Market: 7:30am-12pm: 434.797.8961: www.danvillevaevents.com. 5 – Spring River Clean Up: Pepsi Building: 11am-1pm: 434.791.5160 or 434.799.5215: www.danvillevaevents.com. 5 – Chatham Rotary Club Dinner & Auction: Chatham Community Center: 5:30-11:30pm: 434.489.1083: www. ChathamRotaryClub.com. 5 - Warehouse Sale: Junior Wednesday Club of Danville: Former Marshall’s Store, Riverside Drive: 8-10am: 434.489.4944. 12 – Los Angeles Piano Quartet: Pritchett Auditorium, Averett: 7:30-9:30pm: 434.792.9242: www.danvilleconcert.org. 17 – Enchanted Evening in the Park: Ballou Park: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www. danvillevaevents.com. 18,19,20 – Festival in the Park: Ballou
28 – Artists on The Lawn: Poplar Forest: 2pm/7:30pm: 434.525.1806: www.poplarforest. org. 28 - Homeschool Event Day: D-Day Memorial: 9:30am-12:30pm: 540.587.3617: www.dday.org. 28 - Prelude to Invasion: D-Day Memorial: 10am-5pm: 540.587.3619: www.dday.org. 28,29 - Civil War 150 HistoryMobile: Bedford Welcome Center: 540.587.5681: www. visitbedford.com. 29 - Revolutionary Gardening: Poplar Forest: 4:30pm: 434.525.1806: www. poplarforest.org. 29 - Town of Liberty During Hunter’s Raid: Bower Center for the Arts: 3pm: 540.586.4235: www.bowercenter.org.
Roanoke Entertainment
1 – Cirque du Soleil - Quidam: Roanoke Civic Center: 1pm & 5pm: 877.482.8496: www. roanokeciviccenter.com. 5 – Tyler Perry’s Madea Gets a Job: Roanoke Civic Center: 7:30pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 6 – Chirag Katti Concert: Jefferson Center: 8pm: www.jeffcenter.org. 10 – Big Sean Concert: Salem Civic Center: 800.745.3000: www.salemciviccenter.com. 12 – Lewis Black concert: Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre: 8pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 13,14,15 – Blue Ridge Bike Fest: Roanoke Civic Center: 540.206.2414: www. roanokeciviccenter.com. 14 – Buster B. Jones Memorial Concert: Jefferson Center: 7:30pm: www.jeffcenter.org. 20 – Imago Theatre – ZooZoo: Jefferson Center: 7pm: www.jeffcenter.org. 22 – A Little Spring Music: Jefferson Center: 3pm: www.jeffcenter.org. 24,25,26 – Blue Man Group: Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre: 7:30pm: 540.853.5483: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 26 – Billy Currington Concert: Salem Civic Center: 800.745.3000: www.salemciviccenter. com. Park: Times Vary: 434.793.4636: www. danvillevaevents.com. 19 – Nestle 5K Run/Walk/Wheel Chair/ Fun Run: Ballou Park: 9am: 434.548.9862: www.danvillerunner.org. 19 – Danville Symphony Orchestra Spring Pops Concert: GWHS: 8pm: 434.797.2666: www.danvillesymphony.net.
South Boston
4 – Manhattan Piano Trio: The Prizery: 7:30pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 4,5,6 – Heritage & Antique Macinery Festival: Halifax County Fairgrounds: Times Vary: 434.572.6879: www. halifaxcountyheritagefestival.org. 5,12 – Auto Racing: South Boston Speedway: 877.440.1540: www.southbostonspeedway. com. 15 – Richmond Symphony: The Prizery: 7:30pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com.
Martinsville
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28,29 – Pet Expo: Roanoke Special Events Center: Times Vary: 877.482.8496: www. roanokeciviccenter.com. 28,29 – Salem Gun & Knife Show: Salem Civic Center: 540.375.3000: www. salemciviccenter.com.
North Carolina Entertainment
3-28 – PCC Student Show: Kirby Gallery, Roxboro: Reception 4/3, 5:30-7pm: 336.597.1709: www.artsinperson.com. 6 – Memory Lane Car Club Cruz-In: Roxboro Commons: 6:30pm: 336.364.2760. 13-15,20-22 – Ramona Quimby Children’s Theater: Rockingham Community College: 7:30pm/2:30pm: www.tgrc-nc.com. 21 – The New Christy Minstrels: Caswell County Civic Center: 8pm: 336.694.4591: www.ccfta.org. 26,27,28 – Willow Oak Bluegrass Festival: Willow Oak Park: www.willowoakpark.com. 27 – Unsinkable Women: Kirby Theater, Roxboro: 336.597.1709: www.artsinperson. com. 28,29 – Spring Fling: Providence Fire and Rescue: www.providencespringflingfestival.com.
south Boston Entertainment
Thru April 4 – Around The World In Art The Prizery: TU 3:30-4:30pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. April 1 – Dreamgirls: The Prizery: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 7,14 – Auto Racing: South Boston Speedway: 877.440.1540: www.southbostonspeedway. com. 12 – Investing In Sustainable Forestry Workshop: Halifax County Extension Office: 9am-3pm: www.gohalifaxva.com. 14 – L’Tanya Mari: The Prizery: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 20-29 – Brighton Beach Memoirs: The Prizery: 7:30pm/3pm: 434.572.8339: www. prizery.com. Piedmont Arts: 10am-3:30pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 4 – First Friday Art Walk: Studio 107: 57pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 5 – Poco & Pure Prairie League Concert: Martinsville HS Auditorium: 7:30pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 10 – Book Discussion: Spencer-Penn Centre: 7pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 11 – Music Night: Spencer-Penn Centre: 5:30pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.
North Carolina
2-31 – ArtFest: Kirby Gallery, Roxboro: 336.597.1709: www.artsinperson.com. 4 – Memory Lane Car Club Cruz-In: Roxboro Commons: 6:30pm: 336.364.2760. 17 – Alive After Five: Merritt Commons: 5:30-9:30pm: 336.599.0918. 25,26,27 – Willow Oak Beach Music Festival: Willow Oak Park: www. willowoakpark.com.
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Don’t Underestimate; Understand.
mystified
Month to month you will find Misty stating the outrageous or ridiculous
by Misty Brooks
truths in her day-to-day life, and you will realize that you are not alone in this maniacal concept known as parenting. Yes, welcome to 5150 Lunatic Lane- Where skills and tactics are tried, tested, and often fail. But she keeps doing it anyway! Misty’s children Jason-19, Corey-11, Spencer-10, Tucker-9, and Kendall-8 know all too well the joy and sorrow of being a big family. And new husband Scott is still waiting for the punch line. Communication is vital to our existence. Body language, engaging in conversation, and physical touch all nurture us and help us interact with each other. What if you didn’t have the instinct to interact, or engage, or touch? Sounds kind of lonely, huh? Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism, is a developmental disorder that can be characterized by lack of social interaction...among other things. I didn’t know a lot about autism. I knew some of the signs of classic autism, but Asperger’s was a new concept to me. So when I learned that my Tucker was on the autism spectrum coupled with an unforgiving sensory disorder, I dove deep into a pool of neurological overload of my own. Tucker was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in May 2011. I wasn’t really shocked. I was sort of relieved. It was refreshing, in a sense, to know that I would finally (hopefully) learn the answer to the riddle that is Tucker. But I was scared. I am scared. Scared that I can’t create the best environment for him. Scared that I won’t be a good enough advocate for him at school. Scared that he won’t learn how to fit in. My journey into the unknown began
long before the diagnosis; clearly the journey began the day Tucker was born. Tucker was a great baby who loved to just sit in his bouncy seat and take in the sights. He didn’t talk until after two-years-old, and don’t even ask about potty-training. He loved Matchbox cars, although he didn’t really play with them. He just carried them around, and then lined them up. He would throw a big tantrum if he couldn’t fit all of his favorites, usually seven, into his tiny hands. He slept well at night and was a happy boy. He would run everywhere. Through the house, out the door, down the street. I had to keep all doors locked so he wouldn’t get out of the house and out of sight before I knew it! It was all fun and games to him. He was wild in church every Sunday. He would run out of his small children’s group often and I was summonsed to come tend to him. But when he got to preschool his world was devastated. He was in a room with 17 other children, and there was no escaping. The first day of preschool a note came home. It read “Tucker kicked, growled, and spit at me.” Poor Ms. Hall; we had our work cut out for us. A diagnosis of ADHD came that year and medication began. Kindergarten was quite an adventure as well. Tucker seemed to make real progress that year adjusting to a classroom environment.
Each year was a new trial of every ADHD medication known to man, and a new classroom and teacher to adjust to. And each year was very unpredictable. This year Tucker has occupational therapy at school, as well as an Individual Education Plan which helps him stay in a regular classroom but have certain elements of his learning process altered. Outside of school things are very challenging. I strive to keep a routine at home, and Tucker’s few favorite foods on hand. Currently we are involved in in-home therapy. Our therapist is a part of our home life during certain hours of the week and he also goes places with us. I’m learning new techniques so I can help Tucker cope with triggers that overwhelm him. As Tucker gets older it’s harder for him to understand that he can’t properly interpret the emotions of himself or others. Luckily, there is so much support available for families that need guidance and therapies for autism. SM
The Danville Public Library has an abundance of materials available on autism. But I suggest owning a copy of The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood.
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