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Independence Day
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The teaching tree
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The money club
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GREEN THUMBS UP
Bringing Home Baby
Crossword, Word Seach & Sudoku
By Caroline Jennings-Arthur
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The Death of Joint Ventures By Todd Boaze
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Water Wise Tips for Healthy Plants By Jessica Reinhardt
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FRO M THE EDI TOR In Travels with Charley: In Search of America,
forefathers declaring independence in 1776.
John Steinbeck wrote, “What good is the
The Fourth of July brings hot dogs, fireworks,
warmth of summer, without the cold of winter
and celebration. But let’s not forget what
to give it sweetness.” Well, summer is officially
we are celebrating. While doing a little
in full swing and as I sit here there is a nasty
research on fun facts about the Declaration
rumor that in a few days the temperature in
of Independence, I found myself lost, for
Danville may reach 105 degrees. There really
hours, in the rich history of the document. I
isn’t anything sweet about that, but let’s not
encourage you to spend a little time inside,
cry over sour grapes.
out of the heat, this July learning the lesser known facts surrounding the Declaration. It’s
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poodle, he saw diversity in this great country.
Speaking of inside –there’s air conditioning.
From state to state he noted the difference
Maybe Steinbeck was a bit confused when
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in speech, attitude, and culture. A rise in
recollecting the sweetness of summer. The
technology afforded Americans instant
cold air saving you from a 100 degree day
gratification. Steinbeck became fascinated
– now that’s sweet.
As Steinbeck traveled across the United States in 1960 with Charley, his French
with the concept of a mobile home. He deduced that with a mobile home it was possible to just pack up and move with ease. That’s ultimate freedom. I mention Travels with Charley because the diversity that Steinbeck encountered, the invention of the mobile home, and the freedom to pack up and move might not have been available to us if not for our
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This will not be directed at everyone, because everyone is not the same. But generally this is how it goes.
Women do gain things in a marriage though. They get to iron more clothes, wash more dishes, cook more often, share their paychecks, listen to boring stories, over and over again, and hear complaints about everyone they know from their husband. They get to hear about how bad everyone drives, how the country is being run so poorly, how life has treated them compared to their friends, and the list just goes on and on. Women are expected to clean the house, take out the garbage, mow the grass, wash both cars, and look pretty as a picture when their husband arrives home from work. They are expected to want to sit on the porch and drink tea even though the bathrooms need cleaning and the laundry needs to be done. This is just what I have heard of course, I would never suggest that this is the way our marriage is or has been. No, I think in your mind all of the stars and moon are aligned in order and our life is going pretty much like you expected it to go. More than likely if you took a survey, 90 percent of the men would say life is good with their wives. Why do they think that? Because we let you drive us to the mall, Lowe’s, and Wal-Mart and to you that is your good deed for the month and you feel you have satisfied us completely. What else could a woman want out of life?
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Now let me just say this about my wife: none of this happens in our marriage. This is just what I hear happens in other marriages, not ours. Our marriage is totally independent, always even keeled and always in agreement with one another as long as the moon and the stars are in alignment. So far they have been in alignment for two years. For other people though who are not as gentle, loving and caring as my bride, I just wanted to let them know what to expect when THEY get married. I need to go now, since I know she wants me to drive her to the mall, Lowe’s, and WalMart today.
No, wait a minute. Let me describe for you as you like to say, what SOME women lose or gain when they get married. Not me of course. What was a carefree life of shopping, wearing what looked good, not what someone else insisted that I wear, watching what TV shows I wanted to watch, going to see the kind of movie that I wanted to see, buying the kinds of food that I want to eat are just some of the things that women give up when they marry.
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One day you are a free spirit.You get up, you do your thing, you eat when you want, you change clothes, you don’t change clothes, you go to bed whatever time you wish, you sit on the porch, you lay on the couch, you eat what you want, and so on and so on. The day you get married you lose all of your freedom of choice. You now have a partner in your decision making and you have two choices. One is you continue to do what you want as you always have and just suffer the consequences or you open your life to someone else who now makes all your decisions for you. Your spouse decides what you wear, what you eat, where you go, when you go, how long you stay, and the list goes on.
You are so full of yourself. Reading what you have written reminds me that marriage is a twoway street and what I, as your wife, have not had to give up.
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While having a conversation with a group of people last month, one of the gentleman was scheduled to be in an upcoming wedding....his own. One of the guys in our mixed crowd of men and women went on to describe how much your life changes after you get married. Now I know that marriage means different things to different people. Men see life and marriage one way and women see life and marriage another way. We could debate this till the world ends. But I don’t have time allocated in this space to do that, so I will just share with you how life, the way you knew it, ends on the day you get married.
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That is not a facetious statement. For many parents, a baby and a rocking chair equal heavenly bliss. Housework can wait, that novel isn’t going anywhere, and if your plants are neglected a little, who cares? You are molding and influencing your baby’s self-worth. He will learn more in his first two years than in any other two-year period of his whole life. So try and work out a schedule that suits both of you. Some mothers find it frustrating to still be in pajamas at four in the afternoon. It’s okay to have days like that; it’s all a part of the new experience of balancing the baby with getting yourself dressed and ready for the day. Some mothers will tell you to sleep when the baby sleeps; Moms with Type A personalities feel that nap time is the only time to accomplish other chores. Again, find a balance. Nursing babies don’t always sleep as much as bottle babies because breast milk is easier to digest and the baby uses up the nourishment faster thereby needing to eat more often. Because of that, the baby will force new moms to take a break and rest. Hopefully, new dads are on board with breast feeding and will support the moms’ efforts. Frozen breast milk can be warmed, Dad can feed baby and mom can either rest or get all dressed up for a much needed “date night.” Sometimes a dad feels a little left out when a new baby comes home, so mom needs to be cognizant of his desires. It will take a lot of planning and maybe some help from family members but having a nice romantic dinner planned for dad when he comes home from work would greatly enrich your relationship. Try not to greet him at the door with straggly hair and pajamas. Remind him of why he was attracted to you in the first place. Ideally you will both continue to put each other first and together focus on your little bundle of joy. Once you’ve settled into a workable routine, you will wonder how you ever got along without your baby. Some mothers will stay at home and raise their babies while a majority will return to work.Your first anxious question will probably be how to get everything done in the morning and still get to work on time (especially when you’ve hardly gotten dressed before afternoon).
The most important word of advice is ANTICIPATION. If mom will anticipate what her baby needs and act on it, life is so much more pleasant. Check diapers often and if they need changing, do it. Don’t wait for baby to cry. If he hasn’t been fed for a while, offer something. If he seems to be restless and isn’t hungry or wet, he may just need his mom or dad and will be content to be held or walked. When he starts teething, he will need something cold to chew on. Frozen baby green peas are good because the coolness soothes sore gums and it also gets a vegetable down him. Once mom, dad, and baby realize how interdependent they are on each other, they will all morph into a happy, functional family with each other’s needs finely tuned. Today’s homes often are of single parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and guardians as well as biological mom and dad. Any of these combinations of families can provide an enriched environment to set the stage for well-rounded boys and girls. SM
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For nine months you have taken appropriate precautions with your health, maintained regular ob-gyn appointments, and begun your nesting process by putting together the nursery. Now the fun begins!
Get organized. If baby is going to a sitter, get the diaper bag packed the night before and clothes laid out along with your own clothes. You can decide on breakfast the night before and have everything in one place in the fridge. Getting up 30 minutes earlier than usual can be a life-saver. Rushing not only puts mom in a less desirable mood, but baby picks up on frustration and reflects it in his attitude and complicity.
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The Death of Joint Ventures
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In the past, joint ventures were complimentary to businesses that leveraged off of all kinds of other businesses. However, the Great Recession destroyed confidence and potential in markets to set up endorsements. Meaningfully speaking, contingency plans failed to exist. Uncertainty about the future put everybody in survival mode. On the surface, joint ventures do not sound very complicated. Most people understand the idea of working with others as opposed to working strictly by yourself. However, within the realm of joint ventures, there is a wide variety of types and arrangements that need to be understood before one can really take advantage of all the opportunities. First, is to become aware of the different types of joint ventures that are available, the pitfalls to avoid and how to look at joint ventures in the right perspective. The goal here is that you have a broad understanding of all the different types of joint ventures and that you will be able to spot opportunities better, and find the money where none would be apparent to the average person. For example, spotting opportunities for joint ventures and being able to negotiate successful joint ventures has literally made many people a ton of money, and has allowed them to maintain their primary goal of operating a business and being in control of their life. These entrepreneurs look at the world from a completely different viewpoint than most. Where most people may see something, and even think about what they see, in most cases they do not observe the money making potential that others see looking at the same things. A joint venture with another potential business can help them market any product or service successfully, and therefore, help others to bring their product or service to the market, thus profiting both parties.
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The thing to do is start looking at the world through the eyes of the marketing expert and opportunities will pop up in front of you that you never would have spotted in the past. It is inevitable that other people will become involved, and knowing your options allows you to make educated decisions when working with others. In fact, the more you work with others and the more you get yourself out there, people will approach you to do joint ventures. And as with everything in life, some deals will work better than others. Some deals will be mediocre and some deals will be a total pain to cope with. Knowing how to understand and maximize the success of joint ventures will minimize potential problems. It would be foolish to think that 100 percent of your joint venture activity will work perfectly, just as it would be
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foolish to think anything will work 100 percent of the time.
There are two main types of Joint Ventures: 1. Where you market somebody else’s product or service. 2. Where somebody else helps market your product or service. In general, these two categories cover just about all types of joint ventures you may find yourself involved in. In most cases, somebody will have something they want you to help sell or you will have something that you want to have somebody else help sell. Of course, the better way to go about doing things is to not create a product or develop your service until there is a known demand. While sometimes things get people aggravated, the reality is that often times you can save yourself a lot of stress and wasted time by doing the marketing first. To keep the momentum, have your product or service ready to go, and then produce the necessary quantities once you see that people want to buy it. Let’s say you have already created your product or service and you think you need money to get things going. Getting involved in a joint venture when you have created a product or service solely for the money is not the best reason to get involved. For anyone, it is realistic to get a very successful business off the ground with pocket change. While this may take quite a bit longer than someone handing you thousands of dollars to market with, you will be much better off in most cases going slower and staying away from investors. If, on the other hand, the other party can bring you customers, or some form of marketing that you do not understand or have not been exposed to, then it might not be a bad idea to get involved in a joint venture. Doing it for money is almost always a mistake. Most businesses with a product that you will be in contact with will be thinking about traditional lines of attempting to get their product or service sold to somebody. Realistically, they will go to retailers, distributors, catalog companies, advertising agencies, public relations firms, and publishers. They will mostly feel that they have got the absolute best, number one, unbeatable, super product or service ever invented in their particular category.You will be reminded when everything they are telling you is highly confidential. In fact, they are sitting on the next big thing. The only problem they have is they cannot find anybody to buy their product or service. Most people who have created a product or developed a service become so emotionally involved that they
lose touch with reality. In many cases, their approach will be intimidating, saying that you are lucky to be able to get in on their great deal. It is understandable that someone who has spent countless hours and donated much of their life to a project to feel that they are bringing the valuable asset to the table. However, at some point in reality, this has to control the situation. Reality, meaning that without customers, all their sweat, labor, and effort is totally worthless. If you present yourself properly to a person who can get customers, you are bringing the only asset to the table that makes any difference. Whenever you enter into negotiations with someone to work on marketing their product or service, do not let them convince you into thinking that they are the ones bringing the valuable commodity into the deal. In fact, sometimes you may have to literally remind them of the fact that this valuable asset has cost them thousands of dollars with little or no sales to show for it. In general, if this part of the deal is not overcome immediately, you will want to walk away from this person and wait until something else comes along. Most product or service owners will start out this way and some will relinquish their ego in favor of making some real money. If they cannot get over this right from the beginning and you do agree to work with them, they will only get worse as time goes by and the deal will fall apart, wasting your time and energy. You are much better off screening these people up front and making sure they understand that customers are probably unreachable, which are the only asset that matters. This piece of advice can literally save you from situations that you will come to regret very quickly. On the other hand, sometimes you will run into a very humbled product or service owner who realizes that without the marketing, they own a worthless asset and will therefore be very cooperative, excited, and easy to work with. Those are usually the best people to start with because they typically get easier as time goes by. They are normally so happy to finally have somebody buying their product or service that they will be very grateful and gracious towards you. In addition, one of the things that you have to be able to do with joint ventures is to have the attitude that you are willing to walk away from any deal no matter how good it looks. If some person has the superiority attitude because they have developed the product or service, and you chose to walk away only to find out they were able to later sell the product or service to then become millionaires, you should not even blink an eye and never feel bad. No amount of money is worth being involved with people that you cannot get along with. Think about this very hard before you approach someone or you get approached by someone else with a joint venture proposal. The balances in the scale of entrepreneurism are heavily weighed towards the entrepreneurs who have products or services and no customers. For every person who is successful in marketing a product or service, there are literally hundreds who have products or services that are just as good, if not better, that do not have customers. If you start seeking these people out you will find them very quickly. If you are not well capitalized right now, think about everything as if you were and you will be shortly. If you take anything that comes along because you need the money, you will be sorry every time. SM
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Water Wise Tips for Happy Plants
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We, at Green Thumbs Up, are not watering experts, but we cannot express enough the importance of proper watering. We reached out to our friends at Dramm and here is what they suggest. The smell of fresh cut grass, warm sunny days and your hands in the dirt…yes, it’s great to be back in our gardens again! The hot summer days are officially here, and now is the perfect time to prepare for watering your garden during the hot and dry summer months ahead.
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Choosing a tool with an activated shut-off valve such as Dramm’s Touch
Working for Dramm Corporation, a watering tool company, I have often been asked, “How important is it to water plants?” And my answer is always that watering is extremely important! The reason it’s important is that nutrients found naturally in the soil, or even added supplements, are valueless unless they are first dissolved in water. Plants can only assimilate nutrients through their roots as the nutrients dilute. Even more important than watering plants is learning to water wisely. Watering wisely will produce optimum growing for any plants and/or vegetables while saving time and money. It also reduces the strain on the environment. To truly save time, and conserve water, be sure to plan ahead before you start planting in the garden. Each plant comes with a tag that gives several key facts you need to know, including how much or how little water it needs. Keep plants with similar water needs together, and if certain plants need a lot more water then others plant them closer to a water source. That way, you don’t have to carry a hose across the yard all of the time. When watering plants, it is best to mimic nature and simulate a natural rainfall for deep root watering. Since 90–98 percent of plant matter is water, the most essential task to ensure healthy plants is to provide sufficient amounts of water. Water applied in small quantities is more harmful than helpful as only the very top layer of soil is moistened, which causes the plant roots to grow to the surface. This subjects the plant to rapid drying and damage. Instead, large quantities of water should be applied in a single application in order to moisten the soil. For flowerbeds and vegetable gardens, 1 inch of water is recommended. But again, make sure to read the plant tag for more precise information on your specific plant.
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There are many different watering tools available depending on your preference. For watering by hand, I recommend using a Rain Wand™ or a watering can as opposed to a garden sprinkler. Either of these tools will greatly minimize water loss from run-off and evaporation. Aim the Rain Wand™ or other hand watering tool near the soil. This allows the water to go directly to the soil, rather then onto the plant, reducing evaporation on leaf surfaces. Also, applying water at the base of the plant keeps foliage dry to help prevent fungus diseases, such as botrytis and mildew. Choosing a tool with an activated shut-off valve such as Dramm’s Touch N’ Flow Rain Wand™ ensures water is applied only where needed and saves you water when moving from plant to plant. If you’d rather be sipping on a cold glass of iced tea and enjoying your garden instead of watering, it’s very easy to put a soaker hose around the garden. A soaker hose will ease the burden of watering while still providing the garden sufficient amounts of water. A soaker hose is designed to evenly distribute tiny water droplets directly into the root zone of the plant, which reduces water loss due to evaporation. For best results, set the hose around the base of the plants and hook it up to a water timer. For the most accurate results, time how long it takes to fully water your garden, and in the future you simply need to set your water timer to that time and you’re done. Set it and forget it! I do want to stress the importance of purchasing thick, good quality soaker hoses. Some soaker hoses have thin walls, which can create “geyser” effects and therefore do not evenly water from the beginning to the end of the hose. I would highly recommend Dramm’s ColorStorm™ Premium Soaker Hose, not that I’m biased, but we have a 50 percent thicker wall and have thoroughly tested our hoses to ensure water is evenly distributed throughout. So as you’re putting the finishing touches on your garden keep in mind your plants’ watering needs; and above all else, choose plants and watering tools that are fun and suit your garden and your personality. Because let’s be honest, we wouldn’t do it if we didn’t enjoy it!
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He Said She Said First Month of GPT Classes
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He Said and She Said have completed their first month of exercise classes called GPT (Group Personal Training) at the DAC 24/7 Fitness Club. As we left them last month they had just completed their Functional Movement Assessment and it had been determined that both of them needed to attend the Fundamental Class.
SM: In other words, he is stopping when the trainer turns his/her back to him? She Said: In a word, yes. SM: Isn’t that defeating the purpose of going to exercise, and aren’t you cheating yourself by not working through the whole series of workout functions?
SM: Tell us how it has been since you have had a month to work out in your new fundamental GPT class?
He Said: I do the exercises, but the trainer said since I was just starting out I could take it slowly, and if I needed to stop and rest that I could, without penalty, so I do.
He Said: It is a little embarrassing when you have to take an exercise class to qualify for an exercise class.
She Said: But I don’t think she took into account that if she gives you an inch you will take a mile.
She Said: That’s not entirely true. What we’re doing is seeking to modify our bodies to make us more limber so that we don’t injure ourselves while we’re getting in shape.
SM: What about the fact that he said it was harder on you; is that true?
SM: So what are your classes like? Are they easy, too hard, or just right? She Said: You mean like Goldilocks and the Three Bears? I may not be blonde, but he use to groan like three bears and now he only groans like two. I would say they are just right. He Said: For me it’s a walk in the park. I haven’t been tired, my body feels renewed, and I am like a new man. I am sorry to say it has been harder on her. I feel badly for her, but what can you do? SM: Is that true? She Said:I don’t even know where to start. So I’ll start at the top. The reason he isn’t tired is because out of all of the people in the class, he is the only one who does about half of the exercises, stops, rests, and then pretends like he is tired when the trainer comes by.
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She Said:There is a simple explanation for that. I do every exercise that they ask me to do and I do it completely to the best of my ability.Yes, I came home sore. I also felt like I had been through a workout because I had. If I hadn’t felt sore, I would have felt like the exercise wasn’t doing me any good. Being sore is just my muscles telling me that I got a total workout. The only real exercise that he got was going over to his water bottle every five minutes for a drink. SM: We sort of suspected that.Tell us exactly what GPT does for you? She Said: You are in class with a group of people just like yourself who want to lose weight, or get in better shape, or as we long to do become more flexible. We are not as young as we use to be and this class not only encourages us to perform, but all of the other people in the group are backing us up and cheering for us. He Said: It makes me tired. We do a whole series of exercises for one hour. Some I like and some I don’t care for. As you might imagine, the ones that are hard are the ones that I dislike the most. I can do all of them and all of them have a purpose.
SM: Why is it then? She Said: Well to be honest with you, when the trainer says turn your arms up, his are down, when she says turn your palms down, his are up. I love him, but he is not the most coordinated person in the class and it seems like the trainer spends more time with him trying to teach him how to hold his hands. He Said: She might just think I’m cute, and she might just want to hold my hands.You are now showing your jealous side. She Said: Yeah, right. SM: What else do you do in class that is difficult or an indication that your health is improving? He Said: I like the way that you can go at your own pace without being challenged or ridiculed. I like the warm up before we begin and how intense everyone is while we are working out.
SM: Do you know the purpose? He Said: No, but I can google it for you. Just kidding, all of them are explained to us by the trainer. She/he makes it simple to understand and tells us what part of our body will benefit for that certain exercise. I don’t remember all those fancy body part names, but it sounds pretty important to the welfare of my body, so I do them. She Said:Sometimes.You do pretty well on the cow bells, as you call them, (they are really Kettle Bells) and the trainer always says good job on those large ropes that we have to shake, pull, and throw around to work our arm muscles.You don’t do so great on the TRX Suspension Training, but it is not because you don’t have the stamina.
She Said: Yeah I noticed that too. Overall I would say that we are accomplishing what we both set out to do which was to get morelimber and regain our flexibility. In this GPT class we are feeling the pain as they say; of course when he is trying to be funny by cracking a joke in class, everyone just looks at him like he is the class clown who is interfering with their training. Sort of like he was in high school when he disrupted the whole class with one of his unfunny witticisms and no one laughed. SM: I don’t want to have to break you two up, so let’s just close this down and see how this month goes. I hope that you both come back next month with satisfying results. SM
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In Search of the Lost Soul
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LOST SOUL While Lost Soul is all but forgotten in their home state of Virginia, legions of fans in the UK regard their records as classics. Little has been written about the band, whose members came together in 11th grade. All but one attended Graham High School in Bluefield, Va., performing for about 18 months as The Prussians before changing their name to Lost Soul. The group featured songwriters Steve Calfee and Randy Conley on guitar, organ, and vocals; Steve Cook on bass and vocals; and drummer Donnie Fields.
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Calfee explains that hard rock was just coming to the fore. And while Lost Soul was responsible for the psychedelic gem “Minds Expressway,” Calfee says they were more into Motown and the R&B Memphis-type sound. The band felt “some of the music that was coming out on the hard rock side of it as not having the soul that we liked... we were gonna try and put the lost soul back into the rock and roll. Whether we actually did that or not I don’t know, but we gave it a shot.” With the name change, the band began looking for a studio to record some original compositions. The group did a lot of promotional dances and during one DJ Charlie Duff put them together with Gene and the Team Beats of Martinsville. That group was already recording for Raven Records in Danville and suggested that manager John Cook (the bassist’s dad) talk to Frank Koger, who owned and operated the small recording studio on the Piney Forest Road. Cook met with Koger and the band traveled to Danville in 1967 to commit two songs to wax: “A Secret of Mine” b/w “Minds Expressway.” By all accounts, John Cook was a savvy businessman. He was a salesman for Caterpillar
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The Prussians, ca. 1966. (l to r) Steve Calfee, Randy Conley, Donnie Fields, Steve Cook.
Top picture: Early shot of The Prussians, ca. late 1965. (l to r) Steve Calfee, Randy Conley, Donnie Fields, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Cook. Bottom left picture: Lost Soul (Vox promo picture) at the Hillsville, Va. Armory, ca. 1967. (l to r) Randy Conley, Donnie Fields, Steve Cook, Steve Calfee. Bottom right picture: Lost Soul live in ‘67 at the Fincastle Country Club in Bluefield, Va. (l to r) Steve Calfee, Donnie Fields, Randy Conley, Steve Cook.
gotten “to the very end of a take and it was an accident that he did and as soon as we ended the take (producers) Ernie (Dickens) and Frank actually came out of the booth and said, ‘What was that?”
and taught the boys how to publicize and promote their shows and dances, how to collect fees, and even how to dress, although the dark green checked suits he bought for a job at the Fincastle Country Club bombed with the band. It was John who secured their bookings and traveled with the group, and who ultimately brought them to Danville in early 1967.Vox was just making inroads into the U.S. and he arranged for the group to receive free amplifiers and a PA system. Calfee and Conley were the group’s two guitarists but were forced to make some last minute adjustments just prior to the recording session. Three months before they cut their first record, lead vocalist Jimmy Johnson quit for no apparent reason. About the same time, keyboard player Charlie Bassett married and left the band to attend engineering school. Rather than add a new member, the guitarists simply split the keyboard
duties, although Calfee bought Bassett’s Acetone organ and plays keys and sings lead on all four Raven sides. Calfee remembers the House of Sound studios as a small converted ice house, complete with loading dock. The control room was no larger than 6x6 with a glass window and a hole cut for a window unit. This proved a problem on their second session in the summer. The air conditioner was so noisy that it could only be turned on between takes, leaving members praying for a flub so they could get some relief from the heat. The songs were recorded directly to a two-track recorder, requiring multiple takes before an acceptable master was delivered. A mistake on the end of the flip side was caught on tape and was incorporated into the song. If you listen to “Minds Expressway,” there’s a “pa-ping” sound on the cymbal. Calfee says they’d
Drummer Donnie Fields took the stick and did a ping off the bell of the cymbal and Koger said, “Well that’s fantastic; it actually makes the record.” He asked Fields if he could do that every time, so the band spent “the next two hours doing take after take of him trying to do that pa-ping sound through the entire cut ‘til we finally got it.” To promote the disc, their new manager landed the band a slot on Dick Bennick’s Dance Party, a popular Bandstand-based broadcast on WGHP 8 in High Point, NC. The band arrived to light snowfall around mid-day, set up their equipment and were prepared to play when they were told they would be lip-syncing the songs. That was a first and it took the group “forever to get it right.” Whenever the cameras would roll, the director would stop the band, telling Calfee his lips weren’t moving with the music and it looked “like a Japanese movie.” Compounding the problem was the drum intro on “A Secret of Mine.” Without a count leading in to the song, it was impossible to synchronize the video, so the
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cameraman did a crossfade from a vine-covered trellis on the set to Fields’s drums. They finally finished about 1:00 a.m. and left the studios to find three-feet of snow on the ground. It took them eight hours to reach their next gig, forcing the band to miss their television debut. Each member was given two boxes of 45s and Calfee says they gave away as many copies as they sold. Koger distributed discs to radio stations and the band followed up with promotional appearances. “A Secret of Mine” was the pick of Top 40 radio, while “Mind Expressway” was played by college stations in the FM market. Along the way, Lost Soul followed or shared bills with ? and the Mysterians, the Hombres, and the Fantastic Johnny C. Some of the largest crowds Lost Soul played for were at the Coke plant in Danville. Workmen would use fork-lifts to clear out the warehouse and set up the stage. Local radio stations and the high school newspaper promoted the dances, which attracted thousands. Their manager brought a Webcor reel-to-reel to record one college job. Calfee says the band decided to have a few drinks to loosen up and thought they “were just kickin’ butt and takin’ names” on the bandstand. The next day he “played the recording back for us and it was the worst crap you’ve ever heard in your life.” Calfee says it was so bad that “it literally sobered us up.” From that day forward, no one took a drink on a job. Six months later, Lost Soul was back at Raven to record a second 45 and a demo tape for distribution to major labels. They now shared management with Archie Bell and the Drells and their new manager signed a deal with PM Distributors in Pittsburgh to press thousands of copies of “I’m Gonna Hurt You” b/w “For You.” Calfee says the company had a promotions man who got the 45 to rack jobbers and radio stations. The effort paid off, as Calfee was told the song made it to the lower reaches of Billboard’s Hot 100. (Perhaps it was the Cashbox chart, as Billboard’s Top Pop Singles 1955-1996 lists no entries by Lost Soul.) As many as 20,000 copies were pressed but the group never received any royalties and requests for an accounting were ignored. Once the record started to break nationally, Lost Soul moved from playing country clubs and frat houses to armories and auditoriums. Several labels were interested in the band, but Calfee says they had an image problem. It seems the major labels couldn’t decide how to market a group that played both psychedelic rock and funky soul. “We didn’t know any better,” says Calfee, adding, “We didn’t know that you were not supposed to mix the genres.” Electra-Asylum liked the tapes, which included a soulful arrange-
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ment of “Day Tripper.” Their manager secured a $25,000 advance with an agreement to record two more 45s and the promise of an album, if the singles charted.
Faded Polaroid of the last Lost Soul line-up, ca. 1968. (l to r) Steve Cook, Randy Conley, Lance Yost, Joe Simoncini. Steve Calfee is out of the camera frame.
But it was not to be. About this time, the band started to implode. It was 1968 and the height of the Vietnam War. Cook was drafted, Calfee decided to go back to school, Conley left to attend trade school, and Fields got married. The band went through a period of about six months with pick-up drummers and even a saxophone player before calling it a day. The later band delved further into psychedelia. The group dropped their matching suits in favor of multi-colored shirts and sunglasses and would scatter the stage with streamers. Borrowing from the Mothers of Invention, a metal trash can was also incorporated into the stage act. Calfee explains that “if you dropped a live mic inside with lots of reverb and delay, then banged on the can it created quite a bizarre sound.” The Fool had just painted Cream’s guitars in psychedelic colors, so Conley and Calfee did the same with their guitar and organ. While national success eluded them, Calfee believes that was probably a good thing, adding, “If we had signed, as young as we were at the time and as crazy as the business was, I doubt seriously if any of us would have survived.” Calfee later returned to music. He still plays and books entertainment for a cruise line in Little River, SC. Conley also returned to the stage, performing as E.R. Conley. And while their paths crossed occasionally on the road, Calfee lost touch will his co-writer eight years ago. Cook
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died about a year ago, while Fields left music and went to work for the railroad in Roanoke. The band was all but forgotten until some Northern Soul fans in the UK discovered “A Secret of Mine.” Calfee was unaware of the renewed interest until he received a letter from an English musician he had worked with in the 80s. He learned the song was a favorite on the club scene and that their first 45 was selling for huge sums in England. Two of the group’s songs were recently reissued on compact disc (Aliens, Psychos & Wild Things, Vol. 3) and videos of the band draw thousands of views on Youtube. But Calfee has yet to capitalize on the new audience and has received no songwriting royalties. While Calfee is “amazed” by the band’s resurgence in popularity, Cook recognized their potential. Shortly before his death, he told Calfee: “We never realized how good we were and what a great opportunity we had.” And while he won’t rule out a reunion, Calfee says it hasn’t happened yet and believes things worked out for the best, adding, “We were just trying to make music and have a good time.” SM
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Why Is It So Hard to Lose Weight?
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by Dave Gluhareff In the late 1990s 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. Visit www.VirginiaBootcamp.com for more information.
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Why Is It So Hard to Lose Weight? Let me give you some reasons as to why I believe it is hard for most of us to lose body fat! Before I begin with these reasons let me make a few direct statements. You cannot keep Yo-Yo dieting and trying extreme weight loss plans. They simply do not work and are unhealthy. If you are buying prepackaged foods by weight loss companies then stop wasting your money. I have been a personal trainer for more than 15 years and I do not know of anyone who has kept up with these plans. Not many of us can afford to keep buying someone else’s foods, supplements, or health products for the rest of our lives. Why would we buy all of these crazy juices or pre-made meals when we can save money and buy our own groceries for less money? If the so-called healthy pre-made food products advertised were really that good for us they would not have such a long shelf life. We do not need these types of preservative and or sodium filled foods. Some of these companies even have fat-free and sugar-free chocolate brownies. Why would we need this? Why do we not eat a small brownie with real chocolate every once in a while. We do not have to have dessert with every meal. Most fat-free and sugar-free foods are full of sodium or fake fats also known as hydrogenated or trans fats. These are very bad for our cardiovascular systems! We do not satisfy our cravings the right way when we eat or drink these sugarfree and fat-free products. They do not help our bodies self-regulate. Eating the real stuff in moderation is better and healthier. Besides, we do not even know what types of chemicals we are putting in our bodies when we eat sugarfree and fat-free foods. We do not know what the health consequences will be down the road. Obviously if you are diabetic then you need to be careful about how much sugar you consume and when. You need to check with your doctor and regularly test your blood to see what level your sugar is at before making food choices.
Here are some reasons why it is hard for us to lose weight: Scale Watchers: Many of us compulsively watch the scales and get discouraged. Every week I get calls from prospective clients all around Southside Virginia who need help losing weight. Most of them tell me they weigh themselves every day. If you weigh yourself every day you will notice constant shifts in weight because of lack of fluids or excess of fluids. Sometimes our bodies can fluctuate 3-7 pounds on any given day depending on how much fluid we may be holding. This can make us very discouraged. If you are a young woman
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then you will see changes in weight during your monthly cycle and you need not be alarmed. The solution is to maintain a healthy intake of the right amount of sodium for your body and to exercise regularly, eat healthy foods, and get enough rest.
Fat-Free and Sugar-Free Makes Us Fatter: As I mentioned earlier, we eat too much of fatfree and sugar-free foods. When we see a food item that is apparently free of fat or sugar we somehow believe that’s a license to eat a whole lot of it! Once we do, our daily calories shoot way up and we gain excess body fat. When we drink a sugar-free soda or have a sugar-free chocolate candy we actually do not satisfy our craving for something sweet. We still keep craving and end up eating more of the sugar-free stuff and gaining more body fat.
We are Stubborn: We keep trying our same old ways and getting the same old results. How can we expect different results when we keep doing the same ole same ole? I have had many clients start training with me and try to tell me what I need to do for them. They somehow have all the answers in the beginning. Many of them have said they will just fast and not eat for a day or two and lose the weight they want. Well that may have worked when you were younger or maybe temporarily, but it is the fastest way to hold on to FAT. Going more than 3-4 hours without food will slow our metabolisms and starving will not last. Many times if we go too long without food we end up chowing down and gorging our bellies only to lead to more body fat.
Denial: I have people call me and say they need help losing weight but the funny thing is they do not know why they are so big. They tell me they eat healthy, do not eat much all day, and exercise regularly. Then why did they call me? Why are they calling me if they already have their stuff together? Once I start to dissect their
daily eating habits they see they cheat more than they thought with junk food or eat in excess quite often. Do not believe the television commercials that say, “It is not your fault.” YES, most of the time it is your fault. It was my fault when I was over 300 pounds. No one made me eat junk and no one made me lazy after dinner but me. I was responsible. Not my genes, hormones, environment, but ME. It was my fault and I did something about it! I stopped denying the fact that I was really fat and on a path of selfdestruction.
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Choices: We choose whether we Exercise regularly, practice proper Nutrition, get plenty of Rest. We choose these things and choose to be positive…No one else does this for us. We have all heard life is a choice, that happiness is a choice, and there has been countless books written about these issues, but I am here to tell you that fitness is a choice and one of the most important choices we will ever make. It doesn’t take too much time out of our daily lives to adhere to a fitness program. With my Exercise, Nutrition, and Rest plan it should take 3 to 4 hours a week out of our busy schedules to combat most diseases, sicknesses, disorders, and disabilities that come our way. You are the problem, not anyone else but you. If you don’t exercise, eat right, and get plenty of rest, you are at fault. You cannot live off of junk food and expect to feel good. If you eat junk you’ll feel like junk.You are in charge of you! Gone are the days of blaming others and throwing fault towards others. We are in charge of ourselves and we cannot throw blame on anyone else for our bad behaviors, for our bad choices, or for our laziness. We have to have Exercise, Nutrition, and Rest as part of our lives. SM
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Thru Aug. 31 – Summer Reading Program: Danville Public Llibrary: 2-4pm: 434.799.5195: www. playdanvilleva.com. 2,9,16,23 – Anime Club: Danville Public Llibrary: Ages 12+: 4-6pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3,10,17,24 – Books to Movies: Danville Public Llibrary: Ages 13+: 2pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 4 – July 4 at the Crossing: Danville Science Center: 12-5pm: 434.791.5160:
1,2,3 – Braves vs Burlington: Legion Field, DDMP: 4pm/7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com. 3 – Andrew Sisters Tribute: Ballou Rec Center: 12pm: 434.799.5216: www. danvillevaevents.com. 4 – Patriot Challenge: Angler’s Park: 8am: 434.793.4636: www. danvillevaevents.com. 4 – Red, White & Bluegrass w/Fireworks: Carrington Pavilion: 4:15pm: 434.793.4636: www. danvillevaevents.com. 5,19 – 57 Express Bluegrass Concert: Community Center, Chatham: TH, 7pm: 434.432.3115: www. chathamcares.org. 6 – Fridays at the Crossing: Carrington Pavilion: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www.danvillevaevents.com. 11,12,13 – Braves vs Princeton: Legion Field, DDMP: 7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com.
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Thru July 4 – Museum Celebration: Schoolfield Museum & Cultural Center: 434.792.676. 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 August 20 – 7 Visions Art Exhibit: The Art Space @ The Gourmet Frog: TU-SAT 10am-5pm: 434.710.7479. Thru August 23 – American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art Exhibit: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum. 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. Thru Oct. 13 – Butterfly Station and Garden: Danville Science Center: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 2-24 – Art with Judie: Ballou Park Annex: M/TU, Times Vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7 – Bob Ross Painting Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 10:30am-3:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.
23-27 – Cheerleading or Football Sports Camps: YMCA: Ages 612: 9-11:30am: 434.792.0621: www. ymcadanville.org. 23-27 – Science in the Water Camp: Danville Science Center: Ages 3–5, 9:30 am-12pm; Ages 5-7, 1:30–4pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 23-27 – Outdoor Adventure Camp III: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva. com. 23-27 – A Week to Win It Camp: Danville Science Center: Ages 8–13, 14pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 25 – Superhero Party: Danville Public Llibrary: 2pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 30,31, Aug 1 – Harry Potter Movie Marathon: Danville Public Llibrary: Times Vary: 434.799.5195: www. playdanvilleva.com. 30-Aug. 3 – Allstar Sports Camp: YMCA: Ages 6-12: 9-11:30am: 434.792.0621: www.ymcadanville.org. 31, Aug. 1,2 – Kiddie Kraft Kamp: Coates Rec. Center: 9:30am-11:30am: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.
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www.dsc.smv.org. 5-Aug. 2 – PJ Storytime: Danville Public Llibrary: TH 6:30pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 6-Aug. 3 – Earlybirds & Sleepyheads Storytime: Danville Public Llibrary: Fri: Earlybirds 10am; Sleepyheads 11am: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7,14,21,28 – Hip Hop 101: City Auditorium: Ages 15-21: 11am-1pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7-Aug. 4 – Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament: Danville Public Llibrary: SAT 11am: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 9-13 – Basketball Sports Camp: YMCA: Ages 6-12: 9-11:30am: 434.792.0621: www.ymcadanville.org. 9-13 – Science in the Air Summer Camp: Danville Science Center: Ages 3–5, 9:30 am-12pm; Ages 5-7, 1:30– 4pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 9-13 – Outdoor Adventure Camp II: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva. com. 9-13 – Rocket Science Camp: Danville Science Center: Ages 8–13, 1–4pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv. org. 10,17,24,31 – Rhythm of the Drums: City Auditorium: Ages 717: 5:30-7pm: 434.797.8848: www. playdanvilleva.com. 11 – Storytelling with Fred Motley: Danville Public Llibrary: 2pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 12 – Doggie Festival Encore: Danville Public Llibrary: 10am: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 16-20 – Soccer Sports Camp: YMCA: Ages 6-12: 9-11:30am: 434.792.0621: www.ymcadanville.org. 16-20 – Science on the Ground Camp: Danville Science Center: Ages 3–5, 9:30am-12pm; Ages 5-7, 1:30-4pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 18 – Anansi’s Big Dream Puppet Show: Danville Public Llibrary: 2pm: 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 23-26 – Kids & Pros Youth Football Camps: Dan Daniel Park: Ages 7-13: 6-9pm: www.kidsandpros. org.
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13,20 – Centra Summer Outdoor Movies: Ballou Park: 9-11pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – From These Pages: Union Street Theatre: 8-10pm: 434.791.4747: UnionStreetTheatre.com. 14 – Guns N’ Hoses Charity Softball Game: Legion Field, DDMP: 4:30pm: 434.792.3700: www.dbraves.com. 14,15 – Second Broadway Showcase: Gretna Movie Theatre: 7:30pm/2:30pm: 434.228.1779. 14,15,16 – Braves vs Pulaski: Legion Field, DDMP: 7pm/4pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com. 19 – Enchanted Evening in the Park: Ballou Park: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www. danvillevaevents.com. 20 – Harvest Jubilee Concert Series: 38 Special & Night Ranger: Carrington Pavilion: 6-11pm: 434.793.4636: www.danvillevaevents. com. 20 – Braves vs Burlington: Legion Field, DDMP: 7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com. 25 – Songs with Millie and JC: Ballou Rec. Center: 434.799.5216: www.danvillevaevents. com. 26,27,28 – Braves vs Johnson City: Legion Field, DDMP: 7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com. 29,30,31 – Braves vs Pulaski: Legion Field, DDMP: 4pm/7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com.
Lifestyle/Lectures
2 – Faces of Our Children: Sickle Cell Anemia Community Education Program: DRMC Main Lobby: 9am-12pm: www. DanvilleRegional.com. 4 – Yack & Snack Book Club: Main Public Library: 12-1pm: 434.799.5216 or 434.799.5195: www.playdanvilleva.com. 7,14,21,28 – Virginia Grown Farmer’s Market: Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex: 8am-12pm: www.oldeagfoundation.org. 7,14,21,28 – Doggie Days of Summer: Coates Bark Park: 10am-12pm: 434.799.6564. 7-Aug. 4 – LEGO Build-off: Piedmont Mall: 434.334.8324. 10 – Trip to Fredericksburg: Ballou Rec Center: 7am: 434.799.5216: www. playdanvilleva.com. 10-Aug. 16 – No Kids Allowed Adult Summer Camps: TU-TH 8:30am-4:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 12 – Deck Restoration Workshop: Lowes: 5-6pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 14 – DPL Book Sale: Community Market: 7:30am-12pm: 434.799.5195. 17 – Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting: Emeritus at Danville: 6pm: 434.791.3180. 19 – Keeping Well in Mind, Body and Spirit: First Presbyterian Church: 11:30am1pm: 434.766.6650. 19 – Planning For Your Fall Garden: Danville Public Library: 6:30pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 20 – Just Everyday Women Walking by Faith: Mary’s Diner: 11am-1pm. 26 – Faucet Installation Workshop: Lowes:
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5-6pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 28 – Danville Area Humane Society Dog Wash: Community Market: 9am-12pm: 434.799.0843: www.dahsinc.com. Hobbies/Sports 2,17– Bingo: 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 – Boogie Mondays: Ballou Rec. Center: 7–8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva. com. 3-31 – Cardio Step Class: City Auditorium: TU/TH: 8:45-9:45am or 12-1pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 3-31 – Karate Class: Community Center, Chatham: TU 5:30-7:30pm: 434.432.3115: www. chathamcares.org. 3-31 – Belly Dancing Class: Community Center, Chatham: TU 6-7pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 3-31 – African Dance Ensemble: Coates Rec. Center: TU 6pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 5 – Stand Up Paddle Board: Abreu/Grogan: 6-8pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 5,12,19,26 – Zumba Class: Community Center, Chatham: TH 5:30-6:30pm: 434.432.3115: www.chathamcares.org. 5,12,19,26 – Kuumba-West African Dance: City Armory: TH 6:30-8pm: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com. 6 – Seniors Singin at Ballou: Ballou Rec. Center: 1-3:30pm: 434.799.5216: www. playdanvilleva.com. 6,7,8 – North American Road Racing Association Race: VIRginia Interanational Raceway: 8am: 434.822.7700: www.virnow.com. 10,17,24,31 – Urban Line Dance Class: Ballou Rec. Center: 6-7pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 11,12 – Chump Car World Series: VIRginia Interanational Raceway: 8am: 434.822.7700: www.virnow.com. 14 – VIR Duathlon: VIRginia Interanational Raceway: 6:30-9pm: 434.792.3700. 17 – Fun with Beads: Ballou Rec. Center: 5:30-7:30pm: 434.799.5216: www. playdanvilleva.com. 20 – Christmas in July: Ballou Rec. Center: 12-2pm: 434.799.5216: www.playdanvilleva.com. 21 – Kayak-Aquatic Biology: Abreu/Grogan: 10am-12pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva. com. 21 – Play Day - White Rock Park: 10am1pm: 434.799.5215: www.playdanvilleva.com. 24-Aug. – Zumba Classes: Times & locations vary: 434.797.8848: www.playdanvilleva.com.
Martinsville Arts/Exhibits
Thru Nov. 3 – Rocks to Racing Exhibit: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 6 – First Friday Art Walk: Studio 107: 57pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 9-13 – Artist Adventures Camp: The
Artisan Center: 8:30-11:30am: 276.656.5461: www.TheArtisanCenter.org. 13,14 – Glass Fusing Workshop: Piedmont Arts:10am: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts. org. 16-20,23-27 – Summer Art Camp: Piedmont Arts:9:30am-12pm: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 20,21 – Stained Glass Workshop: Piedmont Arts:10am: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts. org. 21-Sept 1 – Subtle - Jesi Pace-Berkeley Exhibit: Piedmont Arts Association: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 27,28 – Mosaic Workshop: Piedmont Arts:10am: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts. org.
Kids/Family
9-13 – Water Journeys Summer Camp: Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 9-11: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 9-13 – Water Journeys Summer Camp: Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 9-11: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 16-20 – Life Science Summer Camp: Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 6-8 & 9-11: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh. net. 17-19 – Doodle Bugs - Engineers: Build Your World:Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 3-5: 9:30-11:30am: 276.634.4185: www. vmnh.net. 23-27 – Earth Science Summer Camp: Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 6-8 & 9-11: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh. net. 30-Aug. 3 – Great Lunch Adventure Summer Camp:Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 6-8: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net.
Entertainment
13 – Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel Music: Spencer-Penn Centre: 5pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn. com. 27 – TGIF Concert Series: Uptown: 710:30pm: www.martinsvilleuptown.com.
Hobbies/Sports
7 – DRBA First Saturday Outing: Talbott Reservoir: 10am: 540.570.3511 or 276.694.4449: www.danriver.org. 9-13 – Junior Ace of Cakes Camp: The Artisan Center: 8:30-11:30am: 276.656.5461: www.TheArtisanCenter.org. 12 – Book Discussion: Spencer-Penn Centre: 7pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 14 –Cooking with Herbs: Spencer-Penn Centre: 9:30am: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 16-20 –Junior Top Chef Camp: The Artisan Center: 8:30-11:30am: 276.656.5461: www. TheArtisanCenter.org. 21 – Basket Making Class: SpencerPenn Centre: 9:30am-12pm: 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 21 – Bob Ross Painting Workshop: Spencer-Penn Centre: 10am-4pm 276.957.5757:
www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com. 21 – Cruise In: Uptown: 4pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com. 23-27 – Living Storybook Drama Camp: Spencer-Penn Centre: 10am-2pm 276.957.5757: www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.
Sml/Bedford Entertainment
Thru Aug. 10 – Jr. Rangers: SML State Park: F 10am-12pm: 540.297.5998: www.dcr.virginia. gov. Thru Oct. 30 - Farmers Market: Bedford Farmers Market: T-F 7am-2pm: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. Thru Oct. 31 - Wildlife Wednesday Cruises:Virginia Dare: 12-2pm: 540.297.7100: www.vadarecruises.com. 1 – Moneta Fire-Worx Fest: Downtown Moneta: 6-10pm: www.downtownmoneta.com. 4 - Independence Day Celebration: National D-Day Memorial: 10am-5pm: 540.587.3619: www.dday.org. 4 – Fourth of July Activities: SML State Park: 540.297.5998: www.dcr.virginia.gov. 4 - Red, White & You: Peaks of Otter Winery: 12-5pm: 540.586.3707: www. peaksofotterwinery.com. 4 - Independence Day Celebration: Poplar Forest: 1:30pm: 434.525.1806: www. poplarforest.org. 7 - Root 2 Music Concert: Peaks of Otter Amphitheater: 6:30-8:30pm: 540.586.4496: www.visitbedford.com. 7,14,21,28 – Loop Fest Summer Movies: Bedford Middle School: 6:30pm: 866.725.0882: www.loopchurch.com. 7,21,28 - Sunset Saturdays Music Series: Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery: 540.296.1393: www.smlwine.comg. 8 - The MacKenzies Concert: Peaks of Otter Amphitheater: 2-4pm: 540.586.4496: www.visitbedford.com.
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1-5 – Songs for a New World: Union Street Theatre: 7:30pm: 434.791.4747: UnionStreetTheatre.com. 1,2,3 – Braves vs Bristol: Legion Field, DDMP: 7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com. 3 – Fridays at the Crossing: Carrington Pavilion: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www. danvillevaevents.com. 4 – Doggie Days of Summer: Coates Bark Park: 10am-12pm: 434.799.6564. 7,8,9 – Braves vs Burlington: Legion Field, DDMP: 7pm: 434.797.3792: www.dbraves.com. 10 – Centra Summer Outdoor Movies: Ballou Park: 9-11pm: 434.799.5215: www. playdanvilleva.com. 11 – Museum Meets Margaritaville: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 69pm: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 19 – Enchanted Evening in the Park: Ballou Park: 6:30-8:30pm: 434.799.5216: www. danvillevaevents.com.
8-July 13 - Art Upstairs: Bedford Hardware: 540.586.8811: www.bedfordhardwarestore. com. 8-July 31 - Pottery and Painting Exhibit: Goose Creek Studio: 540.586.8482: www. goosecreekstudio.com. 11,25 – Little Rangers: SML State Park: 10:30-11:30am: 540.297.5998: www.dcr.virginia. gov. 13 - 2nd Fridays: Centertown Bedford: 540.586.2148: www.centertownbedford.com. 14 - Children in the Garden: Poplar Forest: 10:30am-3pm: 434.525.1806: www. poplarforest.org. 14 - Southwest Virginia Songwriters: Bower Center for the Arts: 7:30pm: 540.586.4235: www.bowercenter.org. 16-20 - Summer Kids Camp: Poplar Forest: 8am-12pm: 434.525.1806: www.poplarforest. org. 20 – Cruse In Night: Downtown Moneta: 48pm: www.downtownmoneta.com. 21 - Family Day: National D-Day Memorial: 10am-5pm: 540.587.3619: www.dday.org. 22 - Appalachian Heritage Concert: Peaks of Otter Amphitheater: 2-4pm: 540.586.4496: www.visitbedford.com. 25-Sept. 15 - Escapes Art Exhibit: Bower Center for the Arts: 540.586.4235: www. bowercenter.org. 26,27,28 - Peachy Open House: Peaks of Otter Winery: 12-5pm: 540.586.3707: www. peaksofotterwinery.com. 28 – Music in the Park: SML State Park: 810pm: 540.297.6066: www.dcr.virginia.gov. 30 - Teacher’s Institute: National D-Day Memorial: 10am-3pm: 540.587.3619: www. dday.org.
Roanoke Entertainment
3-15 – Salem Fair: Salem Civic Center: 4pm/12pm: www.salemfair.com. 13.14.15 – Discover the Dinosaurs: Roanoke Civic Center: 877.482.8496: www. roanokeciviccenter.com. 14 – International Plastic Modelers
Society: Roanoke Civic Center Exhibit Hall: 9am-5pm: 540.977.6205: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 20 – Commonwealth Games Ceremonies: Roanoke Civic Center: 6:30pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 20,21,22 – Commonwealth Games: www. commonwealthgames.org. 27 – Jerry Seinfeld: Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre: 7pm: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 27,28,29 – DAR Antique Show: Roanoke Special Events Center: 9am/11am: 877.482.8496: www.roanokeciviccenter. com.
North Carolina Entertainment
6 – Memory Lane Car Club Cruz-In: Roxboro Commons: 6:30pm: 336.364.2760. 7– Canoe & Kayak Tour: Mayo Lake, Roxboro: 9am-1pm: www.personcounty.net. 9-13 – Music 101 Summer Camp: Kirby Theater, Roxboro: Ages 3-5: 10:30am-12pm: 336.597.1709: www.kirbytheater.com. 9-13 – Voice Summer Camp: Kirby Theater, Roxboro: Ages 6-12: 2-3:30pm: 336.597.1709: www.kirbytheater.com. 14– Nature Hike: Mayo Lake, Roxboro: 9am: www. personcounty.net. 18-21 – Drama I Summer Camp: Kirby Theater, Roxboro: Ages 8-10: 9-11:30am: 336.597.1709: www.kirbytheater.com. 18-21 – Drama II Summer Camp: Kirby Theater, Roxboro: Ages 12-16: 1-3:30pm: 336.597.1709: www.kirbytheater.com. 19 – Alive After Five: Merritt Commons: 5:30-9:30pm: 336.599.0918. 21– Canoe & Kayak Race: Mayo Lake, Roxboro: 10am-1pm: www.personcounty.net.
south Boston Entertainment
1 – Cinderella: The Prizery: 7:30pm/3pm: 434.572.8339: www. prizery.com. 3 – Fireworks At The Speedway: South Boston Speedway: 877.440.1540: www.southbostonspeedway.com. 5,6 – Red, White & Blue Patriotic Concert: The Prizery: 7:30pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 13-15,18-21 – Godspell: The Prizery: 7:30pm/3pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 14,21 – Auto Racing: South Boston Speedway: 877.440.1540: www.southbostonspeedway.com. 22 – Virginia Cantaloupe Festival: Halifax County Fairgrounds: 4-10pm: www.gohalifaxva.com.
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4,18 – Auto Racing: South Boston Speedway: 877.440.1540: www.southbostonspeedway.com. 10 – Blues & Brews: Town of Halifax Farmers Market: 6-10pm: www.gohalifaxva.com.
Martinsville
3 – First Friday Art Walk: Studio 107: 5-7pm: 276.638.2107: www.piedmontarts.org. 6-10 – Engineering Challenge Summer Camp:Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 9-11: 9am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 7-9 – Doodle Bugs - From Farm to Table:Virginia Museum of Natural History: Ages 3-5: 9:3011:30am: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 21 – Cruise In: Uptown: 5-8pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com.
North Carolina
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Last October, a seven pound, three month-old puppy came to the shelter as a stray. He had been found wandering on South Main Street.
The shelter manager picked him up, brought him into my office, and all I can say is that love happened. I resisted adopting him for a while, but, in the end, my resistance was no match for his soulful eyes, cuter than anything looks, and winning personality. Wally has a long body, short legs, and maybe poodle hair, but maybe not. He looks like a wirehaired dachshund poodle mix. He is what we call a “mixed breed.” That is what he is called, except by breeders who would call him a “designer dog.” Wally’s adoption fee was $75; however, if he had been in a pet store, he would have cost a few hundred dollars. There are all kinds of different dogs being bred now. Labradoodles are Lab/poodle mixes, puggles are beagle/pug mixes, and the list goes on and on. The fact remains the same – there are too many dogs being bred. Some animal shelters charge more for purebred dogs, but our philosophy is that all dogs deserve the same chance, and papers showing the bloodline of a dog mean nothing. Spring and summer remain the busy times for most animal shelters; in the past six weeks, we have received almost 500 dogs and cats. Nationwide, about 25 percent of the animals received at a shelter are purebred dogs. With those statistics, why on earth would anyone want to suddenly mix two breeds of dogs? I call my Wally a wirehaired dachshund poodle mix. I just cannot bring myself to call him a doxiepoo. To me, he is a perfect blend of looks, temperament, and personality. I hope that he and I have long years together, but I cannot help feeling sad that he was probably intentionally bred as a designer dog. The breeding has to stop. SM
Sylvester It is definitely time to have all cats spayed and neutered, too! We are receiving lots and lots of kittens and cats.
adopt me
This little guy is about six weeks old. He needs a loving home with lots of attention and a comfortable lap to nap in.
Danville Area Humane Society
434.799.0843
There’s Something Unexpected on Every Journey
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by Misty Brooks
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Month to month you will find Misty stating the outrageous or ridiculous 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-12, Spencer-10, Tucker9, 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.
Well, our recent beach trip was a total flop!
The weather stated nothing but clear skies and hot temperatures for the week of or trip. But Mother Nature had something else in mind. It rained every day we were there. And it was about 60 degrees outside. The rain was blowing sideways. It was by far the worst trip I’d ever taken to the beach. Not to mention I have five kids in the room...and only one TV! There were a few indoor pools around the property of our condo, but seriously....how many restless kids can a few tiny pools hold? Just before I snapped I decided to take the kids somewhere they’d never been before. Somewhere magical. Somewhere they wouldn’t soon forget. Some place that would set me back a pretty penny....a seafood buffet! Ahhh, the crab leg station didn’t know what hit it when my crew arrived. Our table was totally quiet except for the cracking of shells and Tucker asking for crab legs. I’m not sure how many crab legs the kids ate that evening, but I wasn’t really feeling it this particular day, so I only had 2 platefuls. I was depressed by all the foods I couldn’t eat. There was butter in every dish. I think, if you are lactose intolerant you should be allowed to pay the kids’ buffet price. But oh well. It was their first seafood buffet and we all had a delicious time. Once home, I was busy cramming in all the activities that I could. We went bowling, swimming, skating, going to movies, fishing, eating watermelon on the deck, roasting marshmallows, cooking out with our friends and their kids, and keeping Sweet Frog in business...I thought we’d take another road trip. The day we went to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science is another little adventure sure to go down in history.
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We set out mid-morning and everything was going smoothly. The temperature was great. And half-way to Greensboro Tucker said he didn’t feel well. I hear that a lot from Tucker, poor fella has IBS, but he also likes to fake illnesses. He wasn’t ‘acting’ like he felt bad; he just said it a few times. As we got into Greensboro we stopped by Chick-fil-A. Everyone, including Tucker, ate all of their lunch. But about a half a mile from our destination Tucker was laying down in the floor of my vehicle. Before I found somewhere to pull off, we were at the museum. I didn’t give much attention to his ailment; Tucker was the first one out- ready to go! I didn’t ask how he felt, and he didn’t tell me. He stood in line for his bug spray and sunscreen (this museum also has a zoo, too) and off we went. We checked in- and thanks to the Science Museum membership we bought at the Danville Science Center- our visit was free. Tucker hadn’t complained the first time. We went to the petting zoo first. The sheep were stinky, but friendly. I think we petted them all. We saw miniature horses, alpacas, donkeys, and Kendall “milked” a plastic cow with “working” utters. We headed down the hill to the exotic animals and just as we were in awe of the Gibbons Monkeys...Tucker threw up right on the trail - and had a nose bleed simultaneously. So yes, it appeared as though he was....yeah....don’t make me say it. When Tucker finally looked up, I pinched his nose shut, sent Spencer for paper towels, and Kendall for a staff member. By the time Spencer found paper towels Tucker’s face was covered in blood, as were my hands. I sat Tucker down with the dry paper towels and went back after some wet ones. Corey heaves when someone spits, so he got a break from this little ordeal. Meanwhile, a bucket of water had arrived and all the evidence was gone. Until.... he did it again. This time I managed to get him off the trail and into the woods. About that time, a staff member showed up with a wheelchair. Tucker was excited! And the others were excited to get to wheel him to the car. But the tigers were just ahead and Tucker wanted to see them, so I figured we’d see them, then leave. But he felt better, so we stayed and Tucker was wheeled through the entire zoo and museum. He only stood up to see the live twoheaded turtle they have in their Herpetarium. Well, I wonder what next month holds. Hopefully nothing some good food and a bucket of water can’t rinse away!! SM
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