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Ella Faith Pinedo and Carson Atkinson pictured sharing a piece of pie at Corner Nest Antique Mall.
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Corner Nest Antique Mall:
Vendors Adding Seasonal Items Daily Elizabethton, TN. --- For Mark Stoddard and his wife, Nancy, they found a very comfortable home as vendors at Corner Nest Antique Mall the day it opened. “For 27 years we’ve been in the business in the good times and during the not-so-good times,” he said with a smile. During that period time the merchandise has changed where we’ve seen, for example, certain popular period furniture replaced with something else. The tastes in furniture and antiques of our customers are always changing and you have to be able to adapt to that change. Things run in cycles and you can’t really specialize in just one type of merchandise. You’ve got to be able to be flexible and offer the public the best value for their money.”
The Stoddard’s have two booths at Corner Nest at the front window and directly behind the log cabin. “The Corner Nest Antique Mall is by far the best place for us to be with our merchandise in all of North East Tennessee and far and away the best place in Carter County, in our opinion,” Mark added. The Oklahoma native said he and his wife got started in the business by visiting flea markets and estate sells. “One thing led to another and here we are. . .still 27 years later,” he said with a chuckle. “We love this place. It’s a pleasant place and while it may be somewhat eclectic all the vendors offer quality items at affordable prices. And Robin Blackwell [store owner] is constantly decorating the place. We’ve been with her from the beginning and I guess you’d say we are, ‘Owner Loyal.’” ---Clare Richards is the chef at Bella Bistro inside Corner Nest Antique Mall. From Monday through Saturday she serves up a delicious array of signature soups, sandwiches, salads, and deserts. Please come visit “Bella Bistro” for lunch. Chef Clare serves wonderful food Monday - Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. For parties of six or more please call ahead for reservation @ 423-943-8161. Clare’s personal chef services are also quite economical. Choose one to five meals per week for any number of people. You can even earn FREE MEALS through our customer referral program! Tailored to your taste buds. You choose the meals in ad-
vance from our extensive menu. Low fat, Kosher, vegetarian…no problem. She’ll work within your dietary requirements and preferences. Planning a “Special Event”? She specializes in *Weddings* *Family Reunions* *Private Parties* and *Intimate Dinners at Home*
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DECEMBER 3RD.
Mark your calendar for December 3rd which will be the date for the annual Christmas Open House at the Corner Next Antique Mall. Plenty of holiday food and entertainment will be provided as our way to say thank you to our customers and kickoff the Christmas season. There will be
plenty of great buys and special offers so bring a friend and come on down! “It’s the most magical time of the year and one in which we always look forward to,” Robin said. “Old friends gather and meet new friends and it’s our way to thank our customers and vendors and kick off the holiday season in style!”
Corner Nest Antique Mall 100 West Elk Avenue Eliz., TN 423-547-9111 Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 am-6 pm Friday & Saturday 10 am-8 pm Sunday 10 am-6 pm
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Christian musician and author to perform at milligan as “El Shaddai,” “Love Crucified Arose” and “Emmanuel,” sold more than 4 million albums, and written 19 No. 1 hits.
Renowned recording artist, awardwinning author, and Bible teacher Michael Card will speak at Milligan College on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium in Seeger Memorial Chapel. He will also perform later that evening at 7 p.m. in Seeger. Both events are free and open to the public. In a career that spans 30 years, Card has recorded more than 30 albums, authored or co-authored 24 books, hosted a radio program, and written for a wide range of magazines. He has penned such favorites
Faith, arts & CUltUre eVents Faculty lecture series: Dr. Kellie brown
november 8, 7 p.m., gregory Center Dr. Kellie Brown, associate professor of music and chair of Milligan’s music department, will present “Alma Rosé and the Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz: Lessons on Tolerance and the Triumph of the Human Spirit,” a lecture on her research into the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz concentration camp. Alma Rosé, an internationally renowned violinist and the niece of composer Gustav Mahler, was arrested in July 1943 and sent to Auschwitz, where she would become the conductor of the women’s orchestra. Through her love of music and her noble spirit, she was able to save the lives of the women in her orchestra—all of whom survived until the liberation.
senior photography exhibit
november 13-19 art gallery in Derthick hall The photography exhibit, titled Focus Elsewhere, will feature the work of Milligan senior Marshall Reid, of
Card encourages audiences to join in his own journey to know and be known by God by asking questions and entering into meaningful discussion with one another. Card’s vision is to edify the body of Christ around the world by sharing experiences and resources in the context of community in order to help facilitate the growth of smaller and more intimate communities.
Card is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biblical studies. He has also received honorary doctoral degrees in music and Christian education from Whitfield Seminary and Philadelphia Biblical University. For more information, contact Brad Wallace at 423.461.8748.
All events are open to the public and FREE unless otherwise noted.
Bremen, Georgia. It includes medium format, large format, and 35 mm photographs. The opening reception is November 13, from 2-4 p.m. in the Art Gallery.
senior piano recital: lucas schmidt
november 17, 7:30 p.m. seeger Chapel, mary b. martin auditorium Milligan College music performance major, Lucas Schmidt, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, will present a recital featuring classical, romantic, and contemporary piano works of Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel, and Hovhaness.
sonata music Festival
november 18 & 19 seeger Chapel & gregory Center Milligan College has again been chosen to host the renowned Sonata Music Festival. Organized by the Appalachian Classical Music Association, this festival draws student musicians from several states to perform for an elite group of judges and compete for prizes. This year’s festival will also include a Performing Artist Series that will showcase internationally renowned performers in recitals throughout the weekend. More information and registration information can be found at www.sonatafestival.com.
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milligan’s theatre for Young audiences
December 3, 11 a.m., Johnson City public library December 15, 11 a.m., gregory Center
milligan Jazz Concert
December 5, 7:30 p.m. seeger Chapel, mary b. martin auditorium
storytelling performance: tales of buffalo Creek December 8, 7-9 p.m. gregory Center
milligan College Jazz Combos Concert December 9, 8 p.m. mcmahan student Center, sUb7
milligan Christmas Concert
December 11, 7:30 p.m. seeger Chapel, mary b. martin auditorium
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In What States Should My Business Collect Sales Tax? L
The general answer is in whatever state you have a physical presence. If your business routinely sends employees into another state to perform services or make deliveries to customers, you probably have nexus for taxation in that state. Conversely, if your product is shipped across state lines via a common carrier, you likely have an interstate sale and will not be required to collect sales tax in the state of delivery. If you are contractor with a warehouse in one state and performing work in another state both states may expect use tax on material withdrawn from the warehouse. It is often advisable to have materials drop shipped to the job site so there is no question about to which state sales and use tax is due. Depending upon the nature of your business, you may be required pay use tax to the other state even if you are not required to collect sales tax. In many states a contractor performing work on real property is required to
pay use tax on the materials used in performing the contract. Conversely, the same state might require sales tax to be collected on the entire contract amount, if the contract involves work on tangible personal property. State laws will vary. For example a sign might be real property for sales and use tax purposes in one state but considered tangible personal property in another state. You should always consult a knowledgeable tax professional before doing business for the first time in another state. Who is your customer? The type of customer may affect your responsibility for collecting or paying tax. In some states a contractor may have no sales or use tax liability if the customer is a hospital or church. In another state the contractor may be subject to use tax even if the customer is exempt from sales tax. Again, it is always advisable to consult a knowledgeable tax professional in the laws of the particular state. Another point to check out is your
liability for other state taxes. If you have sufficient nexus for the state to require collection of sales tax, you may have liability for other taxes as well. For example, a state may require a corporation to apportion part of its income to that state and pay state corporate income tax on the apportioned income. State apportionment rules vary but generally are based upon property, payroll and sales in the particular state. Separately, if your business is a corporation or LLC you may want to discuss with your attorney the need to domesticate your business in other states. If your entity is not properly domesticated in the particular state your access to courts may be limited and you may possibly have unintended liability exposure. Written by Kenneth L. Lewis CPA President of Lewis and Associates, P.C., CPA’s Telephone: 423-926-5138 Fax: 423-926-3949
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Musical legacy in pianist Jason Coleman’s hands Just a few familiar notes and listeners know that Jason Coleman has a special, masterful connection to the piano. It naturally follows. To begin with, the fresh young musician with the bright smile says he’s “never known a time that I didn’t play. It’s just what I’ve always done, and I started doing it as soon as I was tall enough to reach the keys,” which was when Coleman was about 3 years old. “I always had that ear for the piano, the love for the sound, and an interest in playing. I would play songs that I had heard from TV.” It also might have helped just a little that he was playing those tunes on the piano that belonged to his grandfather, the unrivaled stylist Floyd Cramer, whose 50-year career made his name almost synonymous with the instrument. “It seemed like there was a part of it inside me. It was instinctive. I think part of that gift was from Granddad. Music has always been a big part of my family. “Granddad was always very active in his career, but he lived just five minutes away from us. It was a perfect scenario for a kid with an interest in the piano. So I grew up in that wonderful environment. “The piano is unlike a lot of instruments in that it is so versatile the styles you can play, especially if you have the gift of being able to play by ear. I don’t think any other instrument offers you the chance to do that – Chet Atkins aside – to use all 10 fingers, and really make it your own,” Coleman said. “You can sit down and create things for yourself. Now, I’ve never been much of a songwriter, but I’ve always been an arranger, and the piano gives me the opportunity to do that.” *** Jason Floyd Coleman was born in Nashville on April 2, 1985. He began taking piano lessons at age 5, and for the next eight years he studied his craft carefully. Like millions of other youngsters, he didn’t care much for practicing. “But
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Pianist Jason Coleman will perform many of the songs made famous by his grandfather, Floyd Cramer, during a concert Sunday, Nov. 13 beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville. Tickets are available online at www.greenevillenpac.com. I love to play. So as long as I think of practice as just playing, I’m O.K.,” he said with a chuckle. And, like those many other young aspiring musicians, Coleman grew up playing in church. He continues that “very important part of my life” as the music associate his hometown church in Goodlettsville, where he leads the contemporary worship service every Sunday morning. However, unlike most of those other students, Coleman had the extra gift of a special musical talent that he shared with his grandfather – the ability to play by ear. “It’s always a tough question, which method is the best. At least some of the time, I suppose it depends on the type of music. But that ear is at least part of it. You just have to have something inside of you, something you are born with. You can always train yourself to be better, but you have to have that as a
beginning.” Coleman continued to train himself. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University in Nashville. It was in that same city that he made his stage debut, singing at age 2, accompanied by his grandfather, at the Grand Ole Opry. Just a couple of years later, Coleman was on national TV, once again singing as his grandfather played on Nashville Now with Ralph Emery. By the time he was 9, Coleman performed with his grandfather on twin pianos during a Christmas special on Music City Tonight with Lorriane Crook and Crystal Gayle. “Belmont is a huge part of who I am. I learned the business, and how to use my talent, and all that went into having a career. I learned everything about how to produce an album, all the legal questions, everything ranging from li-
censes and royalties to management and marketing. It enabled me to take what I do – play the piano – and sort of make a career out of it While at Belmont, Coleman one day found himself at the legendary RCA Studio B, now operated by the school as a learning center. “During my first audio engineering course, they were piloting this program. There were 12 of us in the class and we met at the studio. We were in the control room, and there were visitors touring outside, watching. I’m in there recording a class project, and the CD is playing ‘Last Date’” – Cramer’s signature piece – “and there is the same piano that it was recorded on. “It was unbelievable, a sort of surreal, full-circle moment. I thought, ‘If those people would have only known...’” Coleman is an advocate of the great technological advances that has made professional recording a different endeavor than that known by his grandfather and his friends, the fabled studio musicians. “I have the software on my computer. I can go to the studio, record bits and pieces, and then come back and mix it myself. It’s a lot less expensive, and it’s a lot easier, and that’s a good thing. “But, at the same time, I just think about how much fun it was for them to get together and be in the same room and just make music. I think a lot of that is lost today. You may have an album where on track was recorded in Los Angeles and another in New York. There just had to be something special about being there all together. “I believe music listeners are not drawn to perfection but to authenticity. They are drawn to artists who are unique, who have something you can grab onto and know that it’s them. “The temptation – and I see that in my own recording – is to shoot for that perfection, so that there is not a note out of place, everything is mixed in right, the compressor settings are just right, everything is just perfect. Of course you want that, but then the genuineness is
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lost, leaving just a facade, and I think people can see through that, and I think that’s why music, and artists are not so enduring today. “The great artists my grandfather played with – Roy Orbison, Elvis, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves – no matter how many years go by, they remain truly unique. Such great voices, of course, but the people were just authentic. “Also, I think it is easier to find your own unique spot as a vocalist than as an instrumentalist, especially with a piano – you know, the piano sounds like a piano. “That’s what makes it pretty remarkable that Granddad had this way of playing that it was like his voice. After three notes you knew who it was. That’s what makes what he did so unique, what made him so attractive – that little slipnote, that little something special that made those songs take on a life of their own. “He had such a soft and delicate touch. Almost any piano player has the tendency to overplay, to get as much out of it as you can. He didn’t do that. And there was nothing fancy about it. ‘Last Date’ was as simple as it could be, but it just has his fingerprints all over it. “Over the years, I’ve tried to learn more and more from his example. Play what needs to be played, then get out of the way.” Each year, Coleman would make a recording of a song to include with his family’s Christmas cards. “By the time of my last year of college, I decided I wanted to try and do something for real. So, in the fall of 2005, I recorded with a full band, and strings. I had it mixed, designed the artwork and put an album together. “We started selling it, and playing a few places around town. We had a blast with it.” Coleman’s recordings of his grandfather’s music have opened up a pathway to performing he had not previously imagined. “There are so many people out there who say they loved to hear his music. What has really kept me moving forward is the response to that. It has really blown me away to see how many
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people still love his music.” Almost coincidentally, Coleman had been introduced to Meagan Taylor, the great-niece of his grandfather’s beloved musical partner and friend, guitar virtuoso Chet Atkins. In 2007, Coleman and Taylor joined forces to record the album Revival, a collection of hits made popular by their acclaimed ancestors, laying down their tracks in the legendary RCA Studio B where Cramer and Atkins had themselves recorded. Coleman has produced and recorded three instrumental albums, including Merry Little Christmas, along with Legacy, the collection of Cramer’s best
impact he had on the music industry. “In just a few years, he was voted into the country and rock and roll halls of fame. Right after that, I began to really understand it. Only the best and most influential musicians are inducted by their peers, only those who are at the top of the list. Then it really hit home, that he was really instrumental – pardon that pun – in the music world.” In May 2004, Coleman was selected to play for the Medallion Ceremony inducting Floyd Cramer into the Country Music Hall of Fame. “That was an honor I’ll never forget,” Coleman said, as he joined Jimmy Capps and the Opry Band, Hank Locklin and Maura
“I’ve been dealt a good hand. I never take it for granted... Fans have said, ‘You’ve got your Granddad’s arms around you while you are playing.’ And some nights I’m sitting there and I just know it’s true.”
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pictured at left with his grandfather, Floyd Cramer known songs. “Even as a kid, I knew Granddad was famous. He was always busy, touring, recording, and making appearances on TV. I knew that, but as a kid you don’t really think about that. “He was normal. We spent time together. I stayed overnight at his house and played games with him.” When the old master’s hands were finally stilled, on the last day of 1997, Coleman didn’t exactly realize what the music world had lost, only that he had lost a grandfather and best buddy. “I was 12 when he passed away. It was after that before I knew what a huge
O’Connell in tribute to his grandfather. “Really as I’ve grown up, I’ve come to appreciate him more and more. He and Grandma lived in average suburban house in Madison, the house they bought after they were in Nashville a couple of years. She still lives there 50 years later. “He didn’t act like a celebrity. People who worked alongside him will tell you he’d be the one, when the others wanted to go to the bar after the show, he was ready to go home to Mary and his daughters. “It truly is a great gift to encounter his peers and fans and know he was
regarded as a gentleman, and a gentle man. That lets you see, someone in the spotlight who didn’t let it change who he was. That shows you as much about your character and who you are,” Coleman said. “I’ve tried to follow in his footsteps. I always thought it was what I wanted to do, and that it would be great to do something like Granddad did.” The young musician is grateful for the chance. “I’ve been dealt a good hand, and I never take it for granted. Music is a tool, a way to reach people. There’s something special about country music, that you attach memories to. It stirs up something in your heart. “The same is true in spiritual music that stirs something in your heart about the Lord. Communicating through the heart, and from the heart, is a very powerful thing, and I’m proud to be involved in that.” Coleman said many people remember his grandfather for the bright-colored jackets he wore for his concerts. One day, his grandmother had him try a couple of them on. “Some of his earlier ones fit me pretty well, with just a little alteration. So now I wear them when I play. When fans have recognized them, they’ve said, ‘Well, you’ve got your Granddad’s arms around you while your playing.’ “And some nights I’m sitting there, and I just know it’s true.” (Jason Coleman will perform on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13 beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, including many of the songs from his family’s musical legacy. Tickets are available online at www.greenevillenpac.com. To read the full story on Coleman, visit: www.outnaboutmagazine.com. For more information about Coleman, visit: www.JasonColemanMusic.com Meagan Taylor will be interviewed in the December issue of the magazine. For more information about the Coleman/Taylor partnership, visit: www. MeaganandJason.com)
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Upcoming Events Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Championship
Nov. 9-13 • Summers-Taylor Stadium Visit AtlanticSun.org for updated information... Call 439-3878 for ticket info.
Preseason WNIT
Nov. 11, 7p • MSHA Athletic Center Support the Lady Bucs in their 2011-12 season opener as they take Tennessee Tech in the first round of the Preseason WNIT.
ETSU Volleyball Senior Weekend Nov. 11-12 • Brooks Gym
Come watch seniors McKayla Barber, Jamie Stancliff, and Kiley Tamblyn play their final home matches vs. Lipscomb and Belmont. Bucs play at 7p on Friday and 3p Saturday.
Men’s Basketball Home Opener
Nov. 15, 7p • MSHA Athletic Center
Catch the Bucs take on former SoCon rival Appalachian State in their home opener.
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Why photo identification is needed to vote in Tennessee During a recent stop on my Red Tape Road Trip, a member of the audience couldn’t When challenged they admit their calculations include the very ineligible people this law fathom why it was so hard for certain people to understand why we need voters to supply a is designed to exclude so as to protect the integrity of our democracy. Yet, in press releases, photo ID at the polls. speeches and opinion columns they continue to cite the Department of Safety as their source. His question seemed to imply that a large swath of the populous opposes photo ID. Let I have talked with Department of Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons. No such number has me assure you -- nothing could be further from the truth. By almost every measure a politiever been issued by his office. cian has to gauge the electorate, the recent photo ID law passed by our Republican majority That is what we are dealing with here: a small, vocal, unscrupulous opposition who is wildly popular. Be it polling, emails, phone calls or simply constituents stopping us on believe they are entitled to their own set of facts, their own reality. the street -- support for the measure is strong. Not only do voters agree with the policy when Fortunately for Tennessee, their reality does not exist. No Tennessee voter is being disenasked, it is one the the few issues on which people I encounter will volunteer their favorable franchised by this legislation - not one. Voters who are residents of a licensed nursing home opinion. who vote at the facility are exempt. Voters who are hospitalized are exempt. Voters with a So who opposes photo ID? As is often the case these days, the opposition amounts to just a religious objection to being photographed are exempt. And any registered voter who wants to few leaders in the upper echelon of the Democrat Party and their friends in the press. can vote by mail and does not have to present a photo ID. If you read the slanted news stories and editorials of the mainstream media, you would But most people do like to vote in person so let me be clear: No one will be turned away think that asking voters to present a photo ID at the polls is literally the end of the world as at the polls on election day. They will either vote on a machine or cast a provisional ballot we know it. They believe that photo ID is an attempt to “suppress” the Democrat vote in which will be counted when proof of identification is presented. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey Tennessee. With all due respect, their candidates seem to have done a pretty good job of supWhile the opposition throws out terms like “poll tax” remember this: Any registered voter pressing their vote themselves in 2010 when they lost the governor mansion, fifteen seats in may get an ID at no charge. Free. There is no poll tax. the legislature and three congressional seats. The only way voters will be disenfranchised is if the purveyors of misinformation succeed. We shall not let them. But I digress. Let’s look at that word “suppression.” It means to “prevent the development of an action or ex- The AARP of Tennessee has joined with state election coordinator Mark Goins to educate the public on exactly what pression of an idea or feeling.” The photo ID law suppresses nothing other than voter fraud. We expect in a modern this law means and what it does not. On November 1, the Secretary of State will hold outreach events in all 95 counrepublic such as ours to have faith in the integrity of our electoral process. It is actually a quite unique situation ties to inform and educate citizens on this new law. Your state is working hard to make sure that every qualified we have in America. Not only do we have the right to vote - a rarity around the globe - we have an expectation that voter knows the law and receives an ID if they want one. our elections are not a farce. We expect our vote to count. But how can our vote truly count if we don’t really know The only suppression here is that of the truth by the opposition. who is and isn’t voting? Unified Republican government has no interest in suppressing the vote. We wish only for the integrity of our That is the purpose of photo ID. This is not about suppression, it is about protection. If a qualified voter has democracy to be unimpeachable. The legislature, the Department of Safety and the Secretary of State are doing his vote canceled out by one unqualified voter, tell me who has been disenfranchised? Whose vote has been sup- everything we can to make it so. pressed? Tennessee deserves better than fear-mongering and demagoguing from frustrated Democrats and ill-informed The ever-dwindling Democrat political machine in this state would have you believe that there are scores of editorial boards. We want Tennesseans to have a system they believe in and one they can trust. If you have any quescurrently registered voters without voter ID who will be disenfranchised under this bill. They have even resorted tions about the law or what is required to vote please call 1-877-850-4959 or log on to http://govotetn.com. Every to creating false numbers to bolster their case. Democrats say that 675,000 voting Tennesseans currently lack an Tennessean deserves the right to vote and every Tennessean has the right to have that vote mean something. photo ID. That number is rubbish. Pulled from thin air.
More financial instability revealed in the Health Care Law
Last month’s announcement by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to dissolve the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act—a component of the new health care law—is another example of the many unsustainable aspects in the legislation. The president’s health care law threatens the good parts of our health care system and will only further insert government bureaucrats into health care decisions that should be made by the patient and their physician. The CLASS Act is defined as a “voluntary” insurance program that would cover home health-care options for adults who become disabled. However, the story that’s not told is that the health care law requires participating employers to auto-enroll all workers in the CLASS entitlement program – unless a worker pays close attention and takes the time to opt out. The framework for this entitlement program created under the law is simply unsustainable and too expensive. The CLASS Act is another example of how the health care law fails to address the cost crisis within the current health care system, and in fact, dramatically increases costs for all involved. The core program is simply too expensive, and the problem
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was compounded by not doing enough to less than the cost of care, so it is hardly address important cost issues. As a cosurprising that Medicare and Medicsponsor of H.R. 1173, legislation to aid beneficiaries have more access repeal the CLASS Act, the decision problems than those with private to table the program is the right insurance. alternative because we simply Our country’s health care cannot afford the costs for this system is facing a quality of program moving forward. care and an access to care Another flawed aspect of crisis. According to a new the health care law that has report from the nonprofit since been rescinded was the Commonwealth Fund, a “mystery shoppers” program. leading health policy founThis program directed employdation, the U.S. healthcare ees of the administration to pose system is falling far behind as patients, call doctors’ offices other industrialized nations and request appointments to see how when it comes to providing quality difficult it is for Americans to obtain care to patients. Further, our patients primary care. The mystery shopare not living when they should Congressman pers program is a perfect example be, even when their conditions are of the type of waste that Americans preventable or treatable – such Phil Roe want the government to eliminate. as bacterial infections, screenable We don’t need a government bureaucrat to tell us we cancers, diabetes and complications from surgery. have a shortage in physicians – we see it with our own Access to care will only continue to decrease if the eyes. We know Medicare and Medicaid pay physicians controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board
(IPAB) is left in the health care law. This board has serious implications that will negatively affect our health care system, and it strips away accountability to the American people by bypassing Congressional oversight. IPAB, like the CLASS Act, is simply the wrong solution for addressing budgetary challenges in our Medicare system, and its repeal must be considered with urgency before it gets too expensive to overturn. By repealing the IPAB now, we will ensure that medical decisions are made between patients and their doctor, not unelected Washington bureaucrats. To fix the problem, we must also implement a permanent fix for the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), which sets Medicare payments to physicians for the care they provide. Either through way of the supercommittee or through passage of legislation, the bottom line is, fixing the SGR will bring some stability to our medical system, so it must be done. Our health care system is facing many challenges, which only seem to be made worse by the president’s health care law. Repealing harmful aspects of the legislation that are unsustainable and that may hinder access to care are necessary elements for improvement.
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Restaurant offers Latin-American cuisine, music, dancing Story and Photos By Danielle Maughon
Johnson City, TN. --- Conversation. Dancing. Soft jazz music. Original LatinAmerican cuisine. Brim Leal, jazz musician, artist and owner of Bodega 105, opened the restaurant doors with hopes of bringing something different to Johnson City — a place that promotes conversation. “When people walk in I want them to have good fresh food that has been seasoned right and for a reasonable price,” says Leal, who was born in Havana and has lived in the Johnson City area 17 years. The restaurant offers soup, salad, entrees, sandwiches, vegetarian, specialties, children’s plates and desserts from $2 to $16. Specialties and regular entrees include cuisine such as Chimichangas Bodega, Chiles Rellenos, Bodega Grill Basket and Quesadilla Bodega. Chipotle Chicken Bowties, one of the entrees, consists of Bodega 105’s first customers. sautéed chicken breast strips in a creamed chipotle sauce over bowtie pasta with sunmilkshakes, which is an original Cuban treat, Leal said. Shardried tomatoes and an array of vegetables. ing Latin- American recipes is another goal for Bodega 105. The restaurant will eventually serve natural fresh fruit “We plan to do a cookbook because these are all my original recipes,” says Leal. Leal’s concept for Bodega 105 is to create an environment where people can have good conversation and listen to good music, all while having great food, he says. No fries, no hamburgers, only fresh food and fresh ingredients. “What you are eating here today, we made this morning,” says Leal. Customers are responding to the combination of ambiance and culinary technique. One customer dug into a dish with muscles, scallops, salmon and shrimp in a white wine and cream sauce called the Fruto del Mar. “The food was excellent and service was wonderful,” said Katie Ohmer, a guest dining at Bodega 105. “I especially enjoyed the Fruto del Mar.” Another way Leal is making the dining experience special is by having Sunday brunch with Bodega 105’s exterior located on South Roan Street. an unlimited fruit bar and vari-
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Music at Bodega 105.
ous musicians throughout the week. “There is not a place in Johnson City that promotes conversation,” Leal said. “Conversation is a lost art with the new technology of texting and computers.” Décor is yet another way Leal is expressing his vision. The restaurant is full of bright colors with an orange exterior, green bathrooms and purple ceilings, Leal says the building illustrates his eccentric personality. Various paintings are hung throughout the building and most are all originals from friends and various acquaintances, Leal says. While Leal cares about the décor of his restaurant, he is also concerned with the care of his customers and employees. “I love working there,” said Leslie Epling, a waitress at Bodega 105. “Brim treats all the employees like family, every Sunday morning we come into work he has pancakes waiting for us.” Epling, whose favorites dish is the Eggplant Bodega with green sauce, says Leal talks to his customers and treats them very well. Leal, who went to college to study music and has played since he was a child, says he will play special music for dancing at request because playing music is something he loves to do. Leal says his ideal restaurant has soft jazz music, good food and promotes conversation and his hope for Bodega 105 is just that. “Conversation is defined as the art of having an interchange of ideas between two people,” says Leal, “and it is an art…every individual has beauty… and I personally enjoy it.”
Nachos are a popular dish.
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Tennessee’s oldest town enjoying growth in uncertain times Jonesborough, TN. --- If he was in a marching band, Jonesborough Mayor Kelly Wolfe would probably be beating a bass drum. At least that’s what he does when questioned about the phenomenal growth Tennessee’s oldest town has enjoyed lately. Under his leadership the town has become more “customer and business friendly” Wolfe explains but he’s also quick to point out the accolades he receives belong to the city staff and the other members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. “In the past problems lingered and festered for years whether it was addressing the need to fill pot holes, drainage issues, traffic problems, etc.,” he said. “Thanks to the reorganization of the town staff and the greatly improved leadership on the part of the department heads our town’s issues are being addressed in a timely and efficient manner.” New businesses that have recently flocked to Jonesborough include: a new Medicine Shop, Regions Bank, Dollar Store, Pizza Plus and the Daily Bread home style restaurant in the Fox Shopping Complex. Tractor Supply is coming to town and both Food City and Ingles have expanded their stores to accommodate the town’s 5,000 citizens. Additionally, two packages stores on both ends of town recently opened. With 30,000 cars passing through town on 11E everyday [about the same that passes the Johnson City Medical Center daily] Jonesborough has become, “Where businesses want to be based on our demographics,” Wolfe added matter-of-factly. “That [growth] equates to a growth of 2-3 percent increase in sales tax revenues. It’s allowed us to move forward on some much needed construction projects and even in a down economy we’ve seen no undue pressure on services because I feel like we
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Mayor Kelly Wolfe in his office.
are ‘pro growth.’” Wolfe points to the road improvements at several intersections to capitalize on better traffic flow projects that needed addressing for years. “I’m so proud of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the staff for their ability to embrace change in the form of a great effort through staff improvements. [For example] Craig Ford, our operations manager, is the best thing that’s happened to the town in 20 years. Gary Lykins, our Fleet Manager, has streamlined that department keeping in mind the taxpayers by refurbishing existing equipment versus purchasing new. And, our administrator, Bob Browning, has 30 years of experience and brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. I’m just
happy to be a part of the team. I would like to think that my business background enables me to make pro-active suggestions.” On October 17th Jonesborough embarked on one of its largest infrastructure improvement projects in nearly 40 years aimed at the downtown business district. “It’s a year-long renewal of our downtown,” Wolfe explained. “In conjunction with the [Johnson City] Power Board we will be installing power lines underground and at the same time replace 100 year-old cast iron water lines, rework the sidewalks and update and install new lighting as well as new directional signage. We are going to elevate a section of the street to better accommodate Music on the Square. But I want
to make it clear that we want to be as sensitive as possible to the businesses operating downtown. We’ll need everyone’s patients, love and understanding to make it through the process.” Thus, the plan is to accomplish as much work as possible during the winter and early spring months in an effort to be less disruptive. On another front, Jonesborough has requested $500,000 from the county as their portion of a project to build a new senior center. “Eighty-five percent of our 1,500 members are residents of the county and we think this is a worthwhile investment for both the town and county residents,” Wolfe said. The plan would see the city garage moving to 5 points
and the senior center being built from scratch with a new city park incorporated in the plan. Concerning Jonesborough iconic International Story Telling Center Wolfe says the town is known world-wide because it’s housed in Jonesborough. “We need to do everything we can to support the festival and the organization in an effort to see them remain a viable part of our community.” Having completed three years in the mayor’s chair will Wolfe seek another term? “I guess I will run as long as it’s fun and challenging,” he said with a grin. “The rewarding thing about being Mayor of Jonesborough is the longer I serve, the more appreciative I am to do so.”
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Speaking Plan a gold party of Wine with Gold Rush! Which wine goes best with turkey?
My daughter’s cheerleading has finished until basketball season and my son’s football team is readying for the championship game. The weather is cool and crisp, which once again signals my favorite time of year. Along with fall comes Thanksgiving, definitely the most wonderful of the holiday meals. However, this grandiose holiday does come with its obstacle. Which wine goes best with Turkey? Choosing a wine to enjoy with Thanksgiving dinner tends to leave us with many variables to consider. Turkey itself can be prepared in a variety of ways and can be accompanied by a multitude of different sauces, dressings and side dishes. To add to the confusion, most of us have family or friends coming over and we tend to buy a wider selection of wine and spirits in order to please our guests. Red wine usually stands up better to red meat, and alternative holiday fare like duck and wild game. The proteins in the meat tend to soften the tannins, creating a more balanced flavor. With a light meat such as Turkey, some would lean toward a lighter style red such as Beaujolais, Pinot Noir, Merlot, or even a fruit forward Shiraz. As you noticed, I left out my two personal favorites, those big Cabernets and Zinfandels. To play the devil’s advocate I will always pose the question “Thanksgiving is an American holiday and why not celebrate with a California Cabernet or Zinfandel?” White wines and Turkey seem to be much easier to pair than their red counterparts. I would definitely lean toward your personal taste and if serving a larger number of guests,
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Johnson City, TN. --- With the holidays upon us everyone could use some extra cash so why not hold a gold party in the privacy of family and friends and “cash-in” on the high return on gold these days? “One of the most popular events today is people getting together with family and friends and holding a gold party,” Jeremy Clemens, owner of Gold Rush in Johnson City said recently. “It’s a fun time and you can hold the party in the privacy of your home or office. We’ve also worked with several nonprofit agencies who wanted to use the opporPhil Scharfstein tunity as a fund-raiser.” Clemens is offering a $200 bonus for gold parties of 5 or more people would purchase a selection of the firmly believe that Turkey and the [certain restrictions apply] through the holiday season. “I think we all have following: a drier style, such as a Great Thanksgiving Dinner goes best unwanted gold and silver jewelry and items we don’t wear anymore so why Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc; with whichever wine you personally not cash them in while the price of gold and silver are at their highest?” he a moderate dry style, Pinot Grigio, favor or are serving at the time of this which is a real crowd pleaser; and a blessed meal. I look forward to see- said. “We also purchase coins and platinum. Plus the size, condition, and fruitier, sweeter style, Riesling, typi- ing you around the store and tasting karat of the gold does not matter. A lot of people these days are selling their cally one of our most popular wines a few holiday favorites this season. broken chains and jewelry they don’t wear anymore. And, I think they are Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! to go with the Bird. surprised how much those items are worth!” So often we tend to overlook the wine that probably is the best fit with Turkey, the Rose’. A Rose’ offers very well balanced tannins which will not over power the Turkey and it has a crisp acidic edge that cuts through the richness of your Holiday meal. This year is a little different around the store, as the state has allowed for in store tastings. So as we approach Thanksgiving, we will taste a large variety of wines along with turkey and dressing, so you can discern for yourself the taste you will enjoy on the 24th. Both our customers and staff are really enjoying the tastings. As the holidays approach, you are welcome to come in and sample an assortment of fine wines and holiday spirits from Thursday through Saturday from 12pm – 8pm. To sum it up, when in doubt, I
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Two Unique Stages... So Many Possibilities!
(Abingdon, Va.) Barter Theatre’s fall season comes to a close soon, and next up, it’s the most wonderful time of the year with Barter Theatre’s Christmas season! “Cabaret,” “Dracula Bites,” “The Road to Appomattox” and “The Glass Menagerie” close on November 12, so if you haven’t seen how two unique stages offer so many possibilities, tickets are still available for each of these shows. For the first time ever, the professional actors of Barter Theatre’s “Cabaret” will be backed by a full symphony orchestra through a special collaboration with two performing powerhouses: Barter Theatre and the Symphony of the Mountains. On November 11 and 12 at 8pm at the Toy F. Reid Center in Kingsport, Tennessee, Barter Theatre will join forces with the Symphony for two performances only. Call Barter’s Box Office for tickets at 276.628.3991. Beginning November 18, Barter Theatre will be filled with ghosts – the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, that is. Ebenezer Scrooge goes on his ghostguided tour and gets a chance for redemption in Charles Dickens’ Christmas tale, “A Christmas Carol.” Richard Rose continues his grand tradition of adapting timeless stories for the stage. Rick McVey, part of Barter’s Resident Acting Company, plays the curmudgeonly older man who discovers true happiness comes from generosity–of money, and time. It’s a classic Christmas tale guaranteed to put your whole family in the Christmas spirit. McVey was last seen as General Robert E. Lee in Catherine Bush’s “The Road to Appomattox” and Gus Timberlake in Duke Ernsberger and V. Cate’s “Dracula Bites” this fall. The cast of “A Christmas Carol” includes many Barter favorites, including Matthew Bivins, Ashley Campos, Sean Campos, Hannah Ingram, Erin Parker, Michael Poisson and Nathan Whitmer. At Barter Stage II, Catherine Bush’s “Wooden Snowflakes” opens on November 22. Real husband and wife actors Nicholas Piper and Wendy Piper play opposite each other as Simon Peter Whitaker, a believer and Christmas-expert, and Eve Lawson, a cynic whose not very fond of the holiday season. Eve and Simon Peter meet on Christmas Eve when her car slides off the road.
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Can Eve’s old wounds be healed by the magic that is Christmas? “It’s a heartwarming Appalachian Christmas story by Barter’s own Playwright-In-Residence, Catherine Bush,” said Richard Rose, Barter’s producing artistic director. “Bush’s work resonates with our audience on so many levels.” Reviewers have also loved her work, especially “Wooden Snowflakes.” Robert McKinney of the Bristol Herald Courier called the play “a charming, joyful and moving comedy.” In addition to “A Christmas Carol” at Barter Theatre and “Wooden Snowflakes” at Barter Stage II, The Barter Players, the acting company especially for younger audiences, will present “Rudolph,” also written by Catherine Bush. Presented at Barter Stage II, “Rudolph” is a great story about accepting oneself and how it’s ok to be different. Kids of all ages will enjoy seeing all the reindeer, Santa and all the other characters of the North Pole. Rudolph is different from the other reindeer. He’s not very good at sports, and everyone makes fun of his big shiny nose. Then one Christmas Eve a giant blizzard hits the North Pole and Santa is unable to navigate. Rudolph and his nose come to the rescue, lighting the way to Christmas, and everyone discovers that being different can be the greatest gift of all. “It’s a lot like the traditional story, but it does have some fun twists and turns,” said Katy Brown, artistic director of The Barter Players. Shopping for the holiday season is right around the corner and you can give a lasting impression by giving the gift of Barter Theatre magic with a 2012 Season PassBook. With five different books to choose from, there is a Season PassBook that is perfect for everyone on your list. Visit BarterTheatre.com or call 276.628.3991 for details on 2012 Season Passbooks and to make your reservation for “A Christmas Carol,” “Wooden Snowflakes” and The Barter Players’ “Rudolph.” Connect with Barter Theatre on facebook.com/ BarterTheatre and twitter.com/BarterInsider for behind-the-scenes information. For live show clips and interviews, visit youtube.com/BarterTheatre.
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Unicoi Sheriff Kent Harris talks one-on-one about his future Erwin, TN. --- For a man facing ten felony charges, Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris looked relaxed and upbeat during a recent exclusive interview with Out ‘N About Magazine. “I’m at peace with it all,” he said concerning the charges recently levied against him including six counts of official misconduct, one count of tampering with evidence, criminal simulation, theft over $1000, and attempted aggravated assault with a cane. “I know the truth will come out. I’ve been involved with the court system for 21 years and I believe in the system. I have a clear conscience and a clean heart. I’m not mad at anybody but there are two sides to every story and I’ll get the chance to tell mine.” Harris skirted direct questions concerning the specifics of the charges. “I’ll have to refer you to my lawyers to any anything specific concerning my case because the case [as you know] is pending. But, I will tell you I’m looking forward to my day in court.” Speculation says Harris’ day in court could turn into days, months and perhaps even years if the ten counts are separated and his four lawyers petition the court to hear each case individually on its merit. However, he says he wants a speedy trial. “It’ll be costly on me and costly on the taxpayers,” he said. “There won’t be any kind of deal or plea on my part because I’m not guilty.” His defense attorneys include seasoned veterans Jim Bowman and Stacy Street of Johnson City, Bruce Shine of Kingsport and a Knoxville law firm. All four of which have different expertise in the field of law. A major issue, some legal observers say, is the perceived difficulty of finding a jury in Erwin and Unicoi County who either don’t know Harris or hasn’t read, seen or heard news accounts of the charges against him. The popular sheriff who received 70% of the vote in his reelection bid in 2010, counts First District Congressman Dr. Phil Roe, United State Sen. Bob Corker and many other state and local political leaders as personal friends many of whom sought his help and advice during their own political campaigns. It’s also fairly likely that local Criminal Court Judges Robert Culp
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Sheriff Harris with his dog, Pepper, in his Erwin home.
and Lynn Brown will recuse themselves from hearing the case or cases because of their past dealings with Harris and other cases within the system involving him and the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department. Thus, it will be up to the Tennessee State Supreme Court to appoint a judge to hear the case in Unicoi County. In the meantime, Harris is still sheriff but hasn’t worked full-time in 15 months turning over the day-to-day duties to Chief Deputy Ronnie Adkins. In announcing the charges against Harris, District Attorney General Tony Clark said the charges stem from a pair of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation inquires in 2009 and 2010. At a press conference announcing the details of the charges Clark said, “This has been a long case. It has been very difficult; it has not been an easy thing for anybody here. Sheriff Harris was a friend. I’ve known him for years, but I have a job to do. I took an oath to
do what is right. I’m not saying Sheriff Harris is guilty of anything, but we certainly had the evidence.” Ironically, Clark lives in Unicoi County and served as an Assistant District Attorney before defeating incumbent Joe Crumley. He has prosecuted many cases in Unicoi County brought to him by Harris and his deputies. [According to Harris] Clark’s office was once housed in a building in downtown Erwin that he owned. These days Harris sits home quietly reading cards and letters [to date he said he’s received over 1500 from wellwishers and hundreds of phone calls] while visiting doctors for treatment locally, and in Atlanta and Asheville. His mother is also in frail health at the Johnson City Medical Center. “I’d have to say it’s been rough on April [his wife] and my family,” Harris said matter-of-factly. “I’m putting the Lord first and the judicial system that I believe in second.”
Suffering from double vision, walking with a cane and requiring 24 hour health care, Harris said he literally walked off the roof at the Unicoi County Jail Annex over a year and a half ago missing a ladder that had been put in place for him to climb to the roof and inspect repairs to the roof. He fell to the ground with the ladder falling on top of him and the plunge rendered him unconscious. The swelling in his brain and other health problems associated with the fall equates to many more months of rehabilitation. Support within the community for Harris remains strong as a thong of support signs can be seen throughout the county. However, he also has his critics as evidenced on facebook and remarks from news stories. “I’d like to think that I have been progressive in my job by thinking outside the box. [For example?] I’ve been criticized for taking inmates to
church but I didn’t force them to go; they wanted to. I started a program in the jail called ‘Thinking for a Change’ which is unique to Unicoi County where we help inmates rehabilitate and get their GEDs, and many leave here having been taught a trade. “I’ve been doing some soul searching and in the future I would like to be involved with building a half-way house for prisoners to go after they have done their time. It is needed and would be a place where they could stay until they got their feet on the ground.” While he said he loved his work at the Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department it is questionable whether he’ll ever return either on his own terms or because he was ousted by a criminal court jury. The latter scenario he believes is unlikely. Sheriff Harris is scheduled to appear in Unicoi County Criminal Court on November 22nd.
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Barter Theatre director looking forward to next 20 years Abingdon, VA. --- Nineteen years ago on a beautiful fall October day Richard Rose walked into Barter Theatre as its new Producing Artistic Director. It’s hard sometimes for him to believe he’ll be celebrating 20 years at the helm next year. “A member of our staff said working here is like working at the White House because of the pace and nature of our business,” Rose said recently. A passing week can feel like a year and a year gone by can literally feel like it was yesterday. I can vividly remember my first production, The Miracle Worker. “I also can remember I had a full head of hair then,” he added with a laugh. “Well, let’s just say it was brown then and now it’s white.” Rose’s impact on Barter Theatre is quite amazing and remarkable. [See accompanying Factoid]. Under his leadership he has quadrupled attendance to a staggering 163,000 visitors and his national touring troupes have play to over 350,000 people annually. Still, he brushes off the frequent pats on the back and would rather talk about Barter’s impact in the region. “I think we have set ourselves apart as having a true economic impact on our region,” he says. I believe in aggressively moving forward and my job has never been a labor [on the contrary] it has been a labor of love. Amanda [Rick’s wife] and I love it here. It’s not about sustenance. I’d say I look forward to the future and I’ll be here as long as I can move forward with our vision.” Under his direction, Rose said he was most proud of the quality of art he and his staff and fellow actors have produced over the years all over the United States. “We have established a great customer loyalty through presenting a variety of high level professional quality productions,’ he explained. I’m also happy with the connection to the Appalachian material that we’ve presented that has changed the perception of our region from a Deliverance [movie] mindset to presenting out heritage in an honest way.” Rose said none of the production could have been produced without, “strength of staff and artists that have made us successful. You hire good people and give them the tools and ultimately that combination works. You also surround yourself with people smarter than you.” When it comes to bricks and mortar Rose thinks the construction of Porterfield Square complete with a beautiful sculpture “gave the place class and elevates the experience of coming to Barter Theatre.” In the beginning Rose said he and others “fought a lot of good fights” on their way to
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the success story they have become today. “We have emerged from tough financial beginnings and that would not have been possible without the support of the board and the state. But the patrons are the ones who have supported us really well through ticket sales and that has developed into Barter really becoming an economic engine for our local hotels and restaurants and at attracting new businesses.” he said. At the beginning of each show in Robert Porterfield tradition, Rose asks the audience’s members who came the farthest distance to the Barter. The winner gets a coffee mug and other mementoes from the gift shop to take back home. “I had noticed we had people literally visit from all continents but Antarctica and I began asking at the beginning of the produc-
tion if anyone was here from Antarctica?” he said with a chuckle. “We had literally circled the globe and have had people visit from the smallest countries in Asia, Europe, South America and Africa but no one from Antarctica. Until one July night when a woman raised her hand and said she lived off the coast of Antarctica [she turned out to be a famous actress from Argentina and said she had heard of the barter in her country and was on her way to Atlanta and had to stop]. Then, two years later, a fellow raised his hand and said he had been living on Antarctica working at a scientific research station.” Guess you’ll never know who you’ll run into at Barter Theatre!
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(Richard Rose Barter Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director) Serving in his nineteenth-season as only the third artistic director in Barter’s illustrious 78-year history, Rick has quadrupled Barter’s annual attendance to over 163,000 and expanded Barter’s touring with both The Barter Players and Barter’s national tours to reach over 350,000 people annually around the United States. He has overseen the renovation of historic Barter Theatre, the improvements on Porterfield Square and the renovation and expansion of Barter Stage II, including the addition of The Barter Cafe©. Under Rick’s leadership, Barter received the prestigious Virginia Torchbearer Award, recognizing Barter’s impact and business practices throughout the Commonwealth, as well as Business of the Year Award for the Tri-Cities Virginia/Tennessee region, the only non-profit organization to receive either award. In 2009, Barter received the Tourism Impact Award from the Blue Ridge Travel Association. In 2010, Barter received The Shining Star Award, recognizing its impact as a cultural and community leader in the Commonwealth. Artistically,Rick has brought Barter into the international spotlight through an international exchange with Russia, New York productions, the premieres of new works and the founding of Barter’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights. Barter’s audiences know Rick particularly as a director and author from his work on over 100 productions during his tenure at Barter, including smash hits Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat and in past years, Another Night Before Christmas, Driving Miss Daisy and Wooden Snowflakes. Among other favorites are To Kill a Mockingbird, Keep on the Sunny Side: The Songs and Story of the Original Carter Family, Fiddler on the Roof, Déjà Vu, Wit, My Fair Lady, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Camelot,
Sundown, The Diary of Anne Frank and Death of a Salesman. His original adaptations of plays have been extremely successful with Barter audiences, including It’s a Wonderful Life, A Modern Christmas Carol, Dracula!, Wuthering
Heights, The Hound of the Baskervilles and, acknowledged as one of the best new regional theatre plays of the year, Frankenstein. He has also won awards for his directing at other regional theatres. Rick currently serves on the executive board of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, where he also serves on the tourism committee. He is the past president of Southern Highlands Attractions and serves on The Southwest Virginia Economic Development Group. Rick is a Paul Harris Fellow from the Abingdon Rotary Club, where he has previously been a board member. Rick has served on the Washington County United Way board and has previously served as chair of their annual campaign. Rick has his master of fine arts in theatre directing and design from the University of California at Davis and his bachelor of arts from St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin, where he was honored with a Distinguished Achievement Award in Humanities. Rick has done post-graduate work at New York University and worked for the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City.
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2011 ETSU Women’s Soccer Team Updated Notes Please See Page 27 interview with Coach Adam Sayers
In his first year as head coach of the ETSU women’s soccer team, Adam Sayers has led the Lady Bucs to their first A-Sun regular season championship in the program’s 15-year history. The Lady Bucs shared the title with Florida Gulf Coast and Jacksonville, with all three teams boasting a conference record of 7-1-1. FGCU earned the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament via the three-way headto-head tiebreaker – FGCU 1-0-1, ETSU 1-1-0, JU 0-1-1 – and will host the semifinals and finals in Ft. Myers, Fla. Nov. 4 and Nov. 6. Earning the No. 2 seed, ETSU receives a first round bye into the semifinals and awaits the winner of No. 3 JU and No. 6 Mercer. The Lady Bucs defeated both teams in their meetings this year (3-0 win over JU, 2-1 win over Mercer). All had to go in favor of ETSU on Sunday in order for the team to earn its first conference title. Sitting three points back, the Lady Bucs needed to defeat Mercer and hope that Belmont could
somehow take down FGCU even though the Eagles had not conceded a goal in conference play all year. In the 37th minute, Belmont broke FGCU to take the 1-0 lead and end the Eagles’ 908-minute shutout streak. When halftime hit at Summers-Taylor, the Lady Bucs were tied 1-1 with Mercer and needed a second half goal and Belmont to hold on. In the 81st minute, Ramey Kerns
collected a deflection off a Jenna Caudle shot and fired in the eventual game-winner. When the game ended, Belmont still led FGCU with 5 minutes remaining. As the team waited in suspense in a circle down on the field, it was soon announced over the PA that Belmont held on for the victory and the celebration ensued (Which included Genna Petersen and Morgan Thomas dumping
the water cooler over the back of Coach Sayers). With the 81st minute goal to lift ETSU to its first A-Sun title, sophomore Ramey Kerns was named A-Sun Player of the Week. It was the first time Kerns earned the weekly honor, as she joined teammates Caitlin Gaughan and Genna Petersen as the three Lady Bucs to be selected this year.
Petersen ended the regular season tied with Kennesaw State’s Katrina Frost for the league lead in goals at 11. However, Petersen leads the A-Sun in points with 27 (11 goals, 5 assists). She currently sits one goal away from the team record for goals in a single season, and three points away from the program record for points in a single season.
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Abingdon, VA. --- The Barter Theatre’s [front soon? Rose says the concept has been on the drawing house] will undergo some much needed renovation board for some time. However, he is quick to add that at the end of the current performance year, Produc- with growth there needs to be an accompanying busiing Artistic Director Richard Rose confirmed to Out ness plan that supports that kind of growth. foremost we need to be sure our finan‘N About Magazine recently. t h e b a b c o c k & w i l c o“First x c o mand pany “We will undergo a major renovation of our lobby cial and infrastructure is in order,” he opined. “We adding much needed bathrooms and becoming more also need to make sure we can handle a third thecustomer service friendly to our patrons and also those atre. Our next capital campaign will be geared toward who are handicapped,” Rose said. “The flow in and that. And, thirdly, of course we need to wait out the out of the theatre will be much better. Our numbers economy.” Fittingly so, a third theatre in reality is probably have grown to the point that our patrons need better accessibility and the demand for more bathrooms has four or five years down the road. But knowing Rick Rose’s past successes no one seems to be betting that been on the top of our agenda for some time.” And, could adding a third stage become a reality it won’t happen.
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The Soccer Doctor is in:
Coach Adam Sayers has team kicking in right direction Johnson City, TN. --- ETSU Women’s soccer head coach Adam Sayers, PhD. might be 4,000 miles from his original stomping grounds in the United Kingdom but you’d never know it.
Coach Dr. Adam Sayers
The Brit seems to be right at home and has settled into his first head coaching role at East Tennessee State University, a job he embarked on back in January. “I’ve always wanted to coach, the former Tusculum College soccer standout said. “I love this area and the environment as well as the excellent facilities makes East Tennessee State University [for a coach and player] a very attractive overall package. We also play in a very competitive conference and where better for our players to compete, get a great education and live in one of the most beautiful areas in the country?” Competition-wise Sayers says instate rivals Belmont and Lipscomb are not only teams ETSU want to beat but they are also rivals in recruiting. However, he is quick to add that the A-Sun Conference in soccer is competitive from top to bottom. “On any given day any team in the conference can beat you,” he reckons. “They are all very good from Gulf Coast to Jacksonville on down.” While there are plenty of joys associated with his coaching job, Sayers says he worst days are when a player is injured. “We’ve had two player outs with ACL [knee injury] tears and when there is a serious injury like that it is admittedly your worst day. You just have to be
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Members of the ETSU women’s soccer team.
Coach Dr. Adam Sayers in his office.
able to take that dark day and put it in prospective and move on. That’s an unfortunate part of the sport or any sport; an injury can come at anytime.” Sayers ties to Europe give him the ability to recruit internationally and two of his international players fit well into his futures coaching plan at ETSU. “Recruiting is constantly ongoing because soccer is a ‘full sport’ and we visit
many club tournaments,” he explains. “We have seven out of nine players committed for next year [that we recruited] but you never get every player you go after.” Sayers comes to ETSU from the University of South Florida where he served as an assistant coach from 2009-10. As the top assistant for head coach Denise Schilte-Brown, Sayers helped guide the
Bulls to 14 wins and the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and win in 2010. While at USF, Sayers oversaw many aspects of the women’s soccer program, including all on-field physical training, fitness testing and monitoring, and recovery and regeneration strategies. He also contributed to the development and implementation of team tactics, video analysis and opponent breakdowns, along with other day-to-day operations. Prior to USF, Sayers spent five seasons with the Middle Tennessee State soccer program three years as a full-time assistant and two years as a graduate assistant. He was a part of five straight winning seasons at MTSU in which the Blue Raiders established numerous school records and won their first ever Sun Belt Championship in program history in 2004. Sayers has a well documented recruiting pedigree. He was part of three consecutive signing classes (2006-08) rated among the Central Region’s top 25 by Soccer Buzz, and was responsible for recruiting several players who went on to win conference, regional and national honors. Sayers’ first season as a full-time assistant at MTSU was a suc-
cessful one as the Blue Raiders set the school record for wins (17) and also established new single-season marks for points, goals and assists. Middle Tennessee State finished the 2006 season ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring offense. While at Middle Tennessee State, Sayers obtained a Ph.D. in Human Performance in December of 2006. Before arriving at MTSU, Sayers served as a youth soccer coach with U.K. Elite Soccer in New Jersey. Before that Sayers spent two years as an assistant in football development with the Football Association of Wales. His duties included coaching in centers of development and centers of excellence for elite youth players and implementing soccer education programs in local schools. Originally from Birmingham, England, Sayers attended Tusculum College in 1996, where he earned AllRegion honors and was a member of the 1999 South Atlantic Conference championship team.
Adam Sayers, PhD. Factoid • As a 14 year-old in Wales he was the 8th rated player in Ping Pong in the nation. • Two children, Jack & Lyla. • Wife, Brandi, is a former soccer player and college professor. just named 2011 A-Sun Coach of the Year!
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Hands On! Gearing up for holiday season Johnson City, TN. --- Hands On! Regional museum is gearing up for its annual Festival of Trees exhibit with the two-week long celebration kicking off on November 3rd and running through November 15th. Designers and local volunteers decorate Christmas trees, wreathes and other greenery and put them on display for the general public to view free of charge. The display of various holiday themes will be presented in the ball room next door to the main entrance of Hands On! Museum. Groups are encouraged to book a tour of this favorite holiday tradition. Also, the museum’s 23rd annual Night of Lights auction and main annual fundraiser will take place November 18th at 6:30 p.m. with dinner prepared by Jonesborough’s Main Street Café followed by music and dancing with the feature band, Spank, performing. Hands On! Executive Director Ginna Kennedy says the “gala” is presented in an effort to, “Let people see what we have to offer here. For those who have never visited us before they are generally blown away from what they see and from what we have on display and how interactive and fun the museum is for the kids and their families.” She added that the Night of Lights is also important to the operational budget of the museum. “It’s the largest fund-raiser we have for the year and the funds raised are very important to us as we maintain our quality of exhibits and keep our staff working. It’s a really fun event and its success enables us to plan for some exciting future exhibits to be brought to Hands On!” A limited amount of tickets are available and may be purchased by calling 423-928-6508. Currently, Hands On! is promoting the “Good for You: Healthy Fun on the Run” exhibit. Families can experience food “from the garden to the table” as they plant food and gather it to cook. Children will also learn about “eating a rainbow” climb in a tree house and enjoy other activities that encourage healthy outdoor play. The exhibit will remain at the museum until February 12th at which time the “Year of the Dinosaur” exhibit will take center stage featuring two dinosaur exhibits including a dinosaur-theme maze followed by robotic dinosaurs in the fall.
doubled its exhibit space and welcomed over 1.5 million visitors or about 70,000 visitors from nearly all 50 states and sevStaff at work: left to right Elizabeth Carmak, Executive Director Ginna eral foreign countries. Board of Directors officers include: James Smith, chair- Kennedy, Heather Watkins and Amber Thomas. man; Tony Tevis, vice-chairman, Steve Scheu, past chairman; D. Curtis Henry, secretary; Will Barrett, treasurer. Other members include: Amanda Adams, Dr. Robbie Anderson, G. Tony Benton, Chris Burk, Cathy Byers, Linda W. Calvert, Jody Cheek, Emily Eisenhower, Doug Fabick, Brian Greenwell, Tricia Huffman, James Hyatt, Diego Iglesias, Scott E. Jenkinson, Tracy Johnson, Robert Love, Amy Malkus, Natalie R. Manor, Buddy Scheerer, Jacqui Staedman, and David Tomita. Hands On! Staff: Ginna Kennedy, executive director, Kay Hobbs, finance manager, Kristine Carter, marketing manager, Kim Hodge, development manager, Heather Watson, education manager, Liz Nevil-Smith, exhibits and art studio manager, Glenn Vines, facilities manager and Elizabeth Carmack, reservations and gift shop manager. Affordable annual members. Members receive unlimited admission for one year and free admission to 300 other museums worldwide and other benefits. Group discounts and birthday parties welcomed. Hours of operation: Closes Monday. Tuesday- Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Location: 315 E. Main Street, Johnson City, TN. 37601; Phone: 423-434-HAND) or 423-928-6508.
Hands On! Museum Factoid
Mission Statement: The mission of Hands On! is to create a dynamic, educational, fun environment which stimulates discovery, thought and understanding through interactive exhibits, programs and events in the arts, sciences and humanities. Hands On! Museum was founded in 1986 and opened its doors for the first time in 1987. Since then it has more than
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Eating Healthy: Chef Anna offers tasty, healthy meals for busy families
Johnson City, TN. --- If anyone has followed their dream it would be Chef Anna Conrad. In 2009, she left the comfortable confines of executive life traveling the world for Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport to, “do something different that I had a passion for,” she said recently with her signature smile. Because of her hectic professional schedule and her personal life as wife and mother of two children, she discovered how difficult it was to prepare nutritious wholesome meals for her family. She said her routine was to grocery shop for an entire week with the intentions of cooking at home every night but what normally happened was she got home too late to cook and the family ate most of their meals out. “I wound up paying double for our food and [we] weren’t eating as healthy as I’d like.” Her quest to start her own business included attending culinary school in Thailand and through her business ventures she experienced food from around the world including visits to China, Brazil and all over Europe. Anna’s early cooking experience literally started as a young girl in California with her Hispanic mother teaching her the importance of health and balance in traditional cooking.
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“I come from a big family and we always had large gardens and orchards. We preserved our food . . .canning . . .drying and freezing. We shopped very little at the grocery store,” she said matterof-factly. She tells a story about drinking tomato juice from a can and observed it to be, “metallic red salt-water tasting. There was nothing fresh about it and I wasn’t used to that.” In her favorite city of Sao Paulo, Brazil Anna said she discovered, “such a variety of fruits and vegetables some of which I didn’t recognize but there wasn’t a dish that I didn’t like.” With two brothers, grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins constantly around Anna’s mastery of food saw influences emerge from her dad’s southern roots, her mother’s Hispanic and German influences, Italian dishes from her first husband’s family as well as American and Mexican offerings from her grandmother. Anna took all those ideas and other ones she leaned in Asia and during her travels abroad and came up with the notion of “Ideal Mealz” where customers can choose from 30 recipes [all of which have been tested in Anna’s kitchen] in portions of two to 12 family members thus eliminating the need to visit the grocery store “and generally buy too much only to throw a lot of food away,” she adds. With specific instructions accompanying the meals it is easy to prepare them. “Each meal can be prepared in 10-15 minutes which takes the work out of planning and eliminates the trips to the grocery store,” she explained. “I also change the menu every month so there is always a wide variety of prepared meals to choose from.”
The concept is rather simple: Ideal Mealz are convenient, healthy and delicious. Customers purchase a meal plan in advance whether it is for a day or a month; for a couple or a family of 12. In the past, as a personal chef, Anna would visit client’s homes cook a month’s worth of food, label it and move on to client #2 and so on. “It was labor intensive preparing food for 10-12 customers in 5 days time. With my business just down the road from where I live my career is more enjoyable because [now] we prepare everything here and most of our clients come to us, although we also deliver and offer customized catering.” Anna’s customers come from all over the TriCities and her clients range from college students to professionals to busy moms with large families. “I absolutely love to cook and I especially enjoy cooking for people and luring them to try new and different things,” she said. Anna and her team venture out every day to purchase the freshest of ingredients. With her chemistry background, Anna has also developed special menus for diabetic control, gluten free, sodium free and physician referred ‘specialty diet’ meals including HCG diet meals. She has taken the science of cooking to a new level. Her popular Fit Fresh Menus [calorie and carbohydrate controlled meals] are designed to help you effortlessly lose weight, maintain your weight or for that rare occasion, gain weight. All meals are made fresh with no artificial ingredients. Meal plans are available for two weeks or for a
month at affordable prices. You can order meals with only a 24 hour notice. Chef Anna’s also offers catering for corporate luncheons, weddings, parties and special occasion dinners. Her pizza is in such demand that she was recently voted the #1 restaurant in Johnson City on Trip Advisor.com “I have developed many ways to prepare dishes and combine different food ingredients and spices in a manner in which the meal is tasteful and yet healthy,” she said. Anna and her staff of six are constantly collaborating on new ideas and developing dishes in an effort to maintain a high level of variety for her many clients. On her web site she also offers this advice to potential new customers: “You want to eat healthy, feel better and have more time for family and friends. Choose the service that is right for you.”
Anna Conrad, Executive Chef 2530 E. Oakland Avenue Suite #28 Johnson City, TN. 37601 Mobile: 423-431-8542 Email: chefanna 1.blogspot.com Web: http://chefanna@chefanna.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chef.anna Twitter: http//:twitter.com/chefannanet
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WQUT Concert Schedule Viking Hall in Bristol: Nov 5 Pixies Dec 1 An Evening w/Buddy Valastro (The Cake Boss) Freedom Hall in Johnson City: Dec 4 Lorrie Morgan with Buddy Valastro (The Cake Boss) Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville: Nov 10 Pixies Nov 20 Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith Knoxville Civic Auditorium: Nov 12 John Mellencamp Nov 27 Joe Bonamassa Knoxville Civic Coliseum: Nov 11 Lady Antebellum/Josh Kelly/Randy Montana Nov 26 Casting Crowns Jan 29 Jeff Dunham
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville: Nov 9 45th Annual CMA Awards Nov 25 Jeff Durham Dec 4 Guns n Roses Dec 29 Zac Brown Band Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, S.C.: Nov 11 Bob Seger Dec 3 Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Philips Arena in Atlanta: Nov 2 Guns n Roses Dec 2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The Fillmore in Charlotte: Nov 2 Ray Davies Nov 29 Staind
House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: Nov 4 Anthrax, Testament & Death Angel Nov 5 Queensryche Nov 19 Josh Turner
Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte: Nov 18 Joe Bonamassa
Harrah’s Cherokee in Cherokee, N.C.: Nov 5 Ronnie Milsap Nov 19 Air Supply Dec 2 Dwight Yoakam
Ryman Auditorium in Nashville: Nov 3 Robert Earl Keen Dec 1 Gillian Welch Dec 8 Hall & Oats Dec 12 Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie Dec 20 & 21 Amy Grand & Vince Gill
Time Warner Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, N.C.: Nov 8 Foo Fighters Nov 11 Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry The Cable Guy Nov 16 Taylor Swift Dec 1 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Dec 31 Widespread Panic
Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol: Nov 17 Guy Penrod Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, N.C.: Nov 15 Mannheim Steamroller Dec 10 Warren Haynes Annual Christmas Jam
RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C.: Nov 17 Taylor Swift Dec 4 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta: Nov 1 Ray Davies Nov 9 Todd Rundgren Nov 10 Kid Rock 12 Chris Robinson Nov Brotherhood Nov 13 Jason Bonham’s Ledd Zeppelin Experience The Tabernacle in Atlanta: Nov 10 Warren Haynes Band For more details visit our website or look for our listings every month in Out ‘N About Magazine or call us at WQUT!
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Friday & Saturday, November 4 & 5 Dave Eggar, 9 p.m.
Friday, November 18th Disappear Fear, 9 p.m.
Friday, November 11th Hello Stranger, 9 p.m.
Saturday, November 19th Tommy Womack with Addie Brownlee, 9 p.m.
Saturday, November 12th Now You See Them, 9 p.m. Thursday, November 17th Special Consensus, 8 p.m.
Friday, November 25th The Box Cars, 9 p.m. Saturday, November 26th Robinella, 9 p.m.
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Women In Business:
Judy Veeneman blends Real Estate, Politics and Family Interests Into Daily Routine Elizabethton, TN. --- Judy Veeneman is the type of person who approaches each day with a sense of enthusiasm. Her interests are many and her accomplishments stellar. At the ripe old age of 16, she took her first job at Dr. Allen Taylor’s Pharmacy, for many years a stoic landmark on the corner of Sycamore and E Street in Elizabethton’s central business district. “He and his family were very good to me, as well as his staff, and they taught me many things in business as well as life,” she said matter-of-factly. “I then went on to work a few years in finance and in my family’s restaurant business [locally], and in Florida and Alabama where I met my husband Joel. In 1993, I moved back home and worked for Citizens Bank for five years before my brother Dale and I started our own real estate business [Rainbow Realty & Auction LLC].” Judy’s involvement as Vice President of the Carter County Chamber of Commerce in the 1980s stemmed from her family’s ownership of the local Sizzling Platter Restaurant. Getting her first taste of community service she became interested in politics through long-time friend and former Carter County Mayor Johnny Holder, who insisted she attend a reception honoring Dr. Bill Frist in his first bid as candidate for United States Senator. “In earlier years, then gubernatorial candidate Lamar Alexander sat on the front porch with my mom and dad while campaigning and I am still a huge supporter of him now in his role as United States Senator. I was truly immersed in the whole process when a good friend who worked at the time with State Sen. Marshall Nave invited me to a huge Republican rally in Knoxville at the World’s Fair grounds.” Through the years, Judy remained active in local politics and is a past president of the Carter County Republican Women’s Club. She said her biggest accomplishment as a volunteer political activist “was for the people of Carter County when I stood by my brother’s side [Kent Williams] while he surprisingly took the oath of office as Tennessee Speaker of the House of Representatives. Our goal was to place
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Judy Veeneman, Condoleeza Rice and Kent Williams.
Judy Veeneman.
and federal governments have forgotten those basic human traits. Civility and respect appear to be totally disregarded in today’s political climate.” Has Judy ever considered running for office? “I may consider running for political office one day in the future; but one campaign per family is more than enough! She said with a laugh.” Judy also urges fellow women to get more involved in local politics. “As past president of the local Republican women’s organization, I learned the value of forging a strong grassroots effort. Two people are most likely to never agree on any one subject but together as a group you can make a huge difference if you are an adult, agree to disagree when necessary then
Judy during a long election night.
Carter County in the forefront of leading the state and not to be ignored simply because of our geographical area and population. I was then proud when he was able to fairly accomplish so much more for the entire state in such a short period of time and continues to represent the 4th District today. I am pleased and honored to have the opportunity to play a small part in all of that.” Still, in politics comes certain disappointments and for Judy she says, “My biggest disappointment in politics is not limited to [only] the state
arena but extends locally and nationally. Partisan politics are killing this country. When elected officials answer to political parties or special interest groups and not the majority of people who elect them, they are completely ineffective and have forgotten by whom they were elected and why. “I asked my three year-old granddaughter what she has learned thus far in her simple eight hours of pre-school per week and she answered, ‘Stand in line, wait your turn, and play and share fairly with others.’ Such a simple thing, but the leaders of our community, state,
continue to work together. If women sit quietly on the sidelines, the issues most dear to their hearts and their intelligent insight will never be heard.” As a 13 year real estate professional, Judy says choosing her as your real estate “go to person” involves her dedication and honesty. “I care,” she says quickly in answer to the question of why she should be picked to represent a buyer or seller. “I am not perfect and recognize my faults so I will always be honest with you. Everyone should invest in real estate as it has been historically proven to be the soundest investment you’ll ever make. I strive to instill the need for personal financial independence in my daughter, nieces, and now my granddaughter.”
Judy Veeneman Factoid Unaka High School Graduate [Carter County]. Real Estate professional, Principal Broker Political Activist. Ran other’s successful political campaigns. Invited and attended the first NRC Women’s Summit in Washington, D.C. Recently celebrated her 25th anniversary with her husband Joel. A son and daughter: Adrian and Amanda Dugger. Granddaughter, Khloe Jane Markland. Daughter of June Davis Williams and the late Roby Williams. Two brothers: Kent and Dale Williams. One sister, Etta Perry.
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Week 9, Sunday, November 6th New York Jets @ Buffalo 1 p.m. CBS Seattle @ Dallas 1 p.m. FOX Cleveland @ Houston 1 p.m. CBS Atlanta @ Indianapolis 1 p.m. FOX Miami @ Kansas City 1 p.m. CBS Tampa Bay @ New Orleans 1 p.m. FOX San Francisco @ Washington 1 p.m. FOX Denver @ Oakland 4:05 p.m. CBS Cincinnati @ Tennessee 4:05 p.m. CBS St. Louis @ Arizona 4:15 p.m. FOX New York Giants @ New England 4:15 FOX Green Bay @ San Diego 4:15 p.m. FOX Baltimore @ Pittsburgh 8:20 p.m. NBC Monday, November 7th Chicago @ Philadelphia 8:30 p.m. ESPN Bye: Lions, Vikings, Panthers, Jaguars Week 10, Thursday, November 10th Oakland @ San Diego 8:20 p.m. NFLN Sunday, November 13th New Orleans @ Atlanta 1 p.m. FOX Tennessee @ Carolina 1 p.m. CBS Detroit @ Chicago 1 p.m. FOX Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati 1 p.m. CBS St. Louis @ Cleveland 1 p.m. FOX Buffalo @ Dallas 1 p.m. CBS Jacksonville @ Indianapolis 1 p.m. CBS Denver @ Kansas City 1 p.m. CBS Washington @ Miami 1 p.m. FOX Arizona @ Philadelphia 1 p.m. FOX Houston @ Tampa Bay 1 p.m. CBS Baltimore @ Seattle 4:05 p.m. CBS New York Giants @ San Francisco 4:15 p.m. FOX New England @ New York Jets 8:20 p.m. NBC Monday, November 14th Minnesota @ Green Bay ESPN
Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:30pm: Radford University presents SOUNDS OF STORIES With collage as the guiding metaphor, this multi-genre dance/theatre piece layers Appalachian oral histories that have been transformed into mediums of original dance, music, and painting to examine love of place, outmigration as a result of economic necessity, and what “progress” can mean. Admission is by donation, and all donations are gratefully accepted. Friday, Nov. 11 & Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:00pm: Highlands Ballet presents ROBIN HOOD The question has long been asked… is he fact or fiction? Robin Hood is personified as a figurehead of justice. A brave and kind protector of the oppressed. His newest adventure is seasoned with humor, and larger-than-life heroism. Whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol for freedom and his people. Spe-
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Week 11, Thursday, November 17th New York Jets @ Denver 8:20 p.m. NFLN Sunday November 20th Tennessee @ Atlanta 1 p.m. CBS Cincinnati @ Baltimore 1 p.m. CBS Jacksonville @ Cleveland 1 p.m. CBS Carolina @ Detroit 1 p.m. FOX Tampa Bay @ Greene Bay 1 p.m. FOX Buffalo @ Miami 1 p.m. CBS Oakland @ Minnesota 1 p.m. CBS Dallas @ Washington 1 p.m. FOX Arizona @ San Francisco 4:05 p.m. FOX Seattle @ St. Louis 4:05 p.m. FOX Philadelphia @ New York Giants 8:20 p.m. NBC Monday, November 21st Kansas City @ New England 8:30 p.m. ESPN Bye: Colts, Saints, Steelers, Texans Week 12, Thursday, November 24th Green Bay @ Detroit 12:30 p.m. FOX Miami @ Dallas 4:15 p.m. CBS San Francisco @ Baltimore 8:20 p.m. NFLN Sunday, November 27th Minnesota @ Atlanta 1 p.m. FOX Cleveland @ Cincinnati 1 p.m. CBS Carolina @ Indianapolis 1 p.m. FOX Houston @ Jacksonville 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo @ New York Jets 1 p.m. CBS Arizona @ St. Louis 1 p.m. FOX Tampa Bay @ Tennessee 1 p.m. FOX Chicago @ Oakland 4:05 p.m. FOX Washington @ Seattle 4:05 p.m. FOX New England @ Philadelphia 4:15 p.m. CBS Denver @ San Diego 4:15 p.m. CBS Pittsburgh @ Kansas City 8:20 p.m. NBC Monday, November 28th New York Giants @ New Orleans 8:30 p.m. ESPN cial guests The Shire of Nant-Y-Derwyddon will also perform and provide special activities for children. Tickets $15 Adult, $12 Senior, $6 Students/Children Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:00pm Viking Hall presents GUY PENROD Guy Penrod is no stranger to country music. Just a country boy who grew up to become a major voice—first in Nashville’s creative scene ‘behind the scenes’—and later center stage as a major name in southern gospel. In the midst of an exciting new chapter in his career, Guy Penrod believes ‘now’ is the time for his music and message. Tickets $27 and $20 Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30pm PBC Music presents CHRISTMAS DOWN HOME A collection of Holiday stories, memories, and music from a simpler time. With warm humor and fond emotion, it transports audiences to small-town Christmases of years past, when Holidays were less about things and more about people: neighbors, friends, and family. Tickets $25 Adult, $20 Senior/Student Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3:00pm Crooked Road General Store presents GENE WATSON
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Three Ladies Gift Shop: Blue Willow Candles and Wayne’s Rustic World Elizabethton, TN. --- Three Ladies Gift shop on Elk Avenue in the heart of downtown is quickly becoming a place to shop for that unique gift for a friend or loved one. This month we shine the spotlight on two of the store’s many vendors as they gear up for the holiday season. LINDA SANDERS To know her is to love her candles, soaps and lip balm. The former Boston resident who is originally from Louisiana now calls Elizabethton home and the freelance artist recently discovered the craft of making scented candles. After watching a friend make candles she developed her own interest in candle making and nowadays she is making her own from scratch. She developed her own brand of candles, Blue Willow, and they instantly became a hit to the customers visiting Three Ladies Gift Shop. “I make 17 different scents [Hot Apple Pie and Hollyberry Mistletoe just to name two] and my soaps are all natural oil based and my lip balm is made of bee’s wax,” she noted. The scent is constant throughout the 16 ounce candle which is housed in a handy Mason jar. “The candle’s scent remains until it is completely burned,” added one of the store owners, Joey Lewis as she offered us a smelling sample of a candle nearly gone. And, true to form, the candle’s scent was as strong as when it was first lit. “And they last for a really long time,” Linda said matter-of-factly. Now is a good time to visit Linda’s candle
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booth at Three Ladies Gift Shop because all her candles are on a special holiday sale for only $6 a piece. It’s an economical way to brighten up your house or office for the holiday season and besides everyone will love the fresh smells of Linda’s homemade candles. The soap and lip balm will also make great stocking stuffers! Wayne Dailey Wayne Dailey hails from Welch, West Virginia but spent 25 years in Phoenix, Arizona where he developed an interest in wood crafting. The Vietnam veteran makes his home in Kingsport and has been a Tennessee resident for about 10 years. “I really enjoy working with wood. . .all natural products,” he says of his custommade rustic tables, lamps, florals, candle holders [some made of cactus] and wall mounts displayed at Three Ladies Gift Shop. Wayne has a woodworking shop at his house and he gets his raw materials from a nearby lumber yard. His creative carvings are exquisite and eye catching but yet practical for the home or office. “You’ll absolutely get the best deal on my furniture right here in Elizabethton because the prices I charge are the equivalent to the prices I sell to dealers in Gatlinburg. And, they of course double the price,” he said. Wayne uses a ban saw to hand carve each unique piece and then after the sanding process he pours two coats of epoxy to give his tables “a bar-top finish.” The sheen makes the wood shinny and attractive. During the month of November, Wayne
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The Best of Both World: ETSU to bring in guest conductor/composer for Ending Fall Bands Concert
Timothy Mahr JOHNSON CITY, TN. – Nearly 100 ETSU musicians will perform four works composed by and under the baton of nationally known clinician, composer and conductor Dr. Timothy Mahr to conclude the fall term and prepare audiences for the Christmas season on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in ETSU’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium. In addition to Mahr’s pieces, the bands will also perform several other works, conducted by ETSU Director of Bands Dr. Christian Zembower, who first brought Mahr to the East Tennessee campus in 2009, for a weeklong clinic and forged a friendship with the musician. “With the support Mary B. Martin School of the Arts and Anita DeAngelis’ advice, I was able to invite Tim, who combines the best of conducting and composing,” Zembower says. “The composer … can explain it so much more depth than I could because it’s coming from them from the first note to fruition. I have had that experience of playing
under a conductor who also wrote the music, and I know it’s a great experience. “It’s a great learning experience for everyone involved – myself, the students and the audience.” Working directly with a guest composer/conductor is an important experience for the band students at ETSU, says Anita DeAngelis, director of Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, which is sponsoring the concert. “Dr. Mahr brings added enthusiasm for the music, and the students benefit greatly from his insights,” DeAngelis says. “The resulting concert will provide the audience with a memorable evening of diverse music.” For the annual Ending Fall Bands Concert, Mahr, conductor of the St. Olaf (Minnesota) Band since 1994 and professor of music at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., will conduct the ETSU Concert Band in his contrasting works, the energetic Flourish and the introspective Daydream. Flourish is an exciting concert opener with a touch of fanfare, Zembower says, while in contrast, Daydream, written on request for Mahr’s predecessor at St. Olaf, Miles “Mity” Johnson, is introspective until the listener “pulls out” of the daydream and returns to reality. Also under Mahr’s direction, the ETSU Wind Ensemble will perform the conductor’s rousing Hey!, which builds to a jubilant “hoedown” conclusion, and Endurance, which is a reflection on the human spirit, the religious spirit and the spirit of the Earth. “All three spirits – human, religious, earth – also seem intertwined to me,” says Mahr, who is also principal conductor of the Twin Cities-based Minnesota Symphonic Winds. “In pondering them, I find hope and peace.” Mahr’s inspiration for the piece came from a book of the same title by Alfred Lansing documenting the amazing story of the ill-fated expedition of the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1914-1916. “His ship, the ‘Endurance,’ became ice-bound and eventually sank, stranding Shackleton and his crew of 27,” Mahr says. “They experienced over 15 months of life exposed to the unrelenting, dangerous Antarctic weather, and miraculously survived to tell it. The strength of character exhibited by these men in enduring incredible hardships is truly awe-inspiring.”
With a prolific composer such as Mahr, who has composed more than 65 band works, the programming choices are vast. “He has enough of a library – all good works for band -- that he has a good variety of pieces from the fast, rhythmic, energetic to the brooding, thought-provoking pieces,” Zembower says. “I like to put together a mixture for concerts and Mahr’s library made that easy, plus he has such a personable approach, the students will love him.” Other selections on the Ending Fall bands Concert program will include the Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst and Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed. Zembower said he included the Holst in honor of the 100th anniversary of the writing of the piece. “But,” he says, “it still sounds as fresh as the day the ink was still wet.” Russian Christmas Music, Zembower says, is “a monumental work in the band genre also. It is music of the Russian Orthodox Church, music that reflects how devout the parishioners are of this religious denomination. It’s not Jingle Bells, but it conjures up Christmas, the Nativity and is very fitting for the season. It’s a good finale.” For information, call the ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at 423-439-TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/cas/artsHYPERLINK “http://www.etsu.edu/cas/arts/”/ or www.Facebook.com/ETSU.MBMSOTA or the Department of Music at 423-439-4276.
Under the leadership of Producing Director, Susan Albert Loewenberg, L.A. Theatre Works has been the foremost radio theater company in the United States for more than two decades and this year chose The Rivalry for one of its tour with the 2012 election in mind. “What is so heartbreakingly different from today’s political scene is how principled they both were, putting the nation before their own hopes,” Loewenberg says. Shannon Cochran, who has worked with L.A. Theatre Works for more than 10 years, directed this production. Most recently appearing as The Narrator in the tour of The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, she has been a part of at least a dozen productions for LATW, and directed last year’s tour of The Real Dr. Strangelove. She was seen in the Broadway national tour of August: Osage County, for which she received a Helen Hayes nomination, numerous films and television shows, including Fringe, Law & Order, The Office and Desperate Housewives. Broadcast in America on NPR stations, streamed online at www.latw.org and aired internationally on the BBC, CBC and other English language networks, LATW has brought
the finest recorded dramatic literature into the homes of millions. The company records the majority of its productions annually in Los Angeles before an audience of season subscribers. Performances by L.A. Theatre Works are immediate and spontaneous and include the live sound effects of radio in a traditional theater setting Works by Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard, Lillian Hellman Athol Fugard, Joyce Carol Oates, Wendy Wasserstein, Neil Simon, David Mamet, Lynn Nottage and others have been performed and recorded by LATW with casts of critically acclaimed film and stage actors, including Stacy Keach, Kathleen Turner, Richard Dreyfuss, Laura Linney, Julie Harris, Edward Asner, Hector Elizondo, Helen Hunt, Neil Patrick Harris and Paul Giamatti. “L.A. Theatre Works,” says The Philadelphia Inquirer, “is a national theatrical treasure.” For information about the ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts or the film series, call 423-439-TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/cas/arts/ or www.Facebook.com/ETSU. MBMSOTA.
L.A. Theatre Works to bring 150-year-old ‘rivalry’ to ETSU Los Angeles theater troupe to re-enact ‘still resonant’ Lincoln-Douglas debates JOHNSON CITY, TN. – One hundred and fifty-three years ago, little-known candidate Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas faced off in seven fiery debates that were the talk of the nation. Lincoln and Douglas are arguing the role of government and race, social and economic issues once again Friday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Their location this time is East Tennessee, their platform is the V.A. Memorial Theatre, rather than the campaign trail, and fighting the verbal battles for Lincoln and Douglas are, respectively, Robert Parsons, who has been seen in the films Black August and Almost Famous and on television in Nash Bridges, and Josh Clark, who audiences will recognize from Heroes, Star Trek: Voyager and All My Children and films Ragtime and Little Nikita. Although Lincoln, labeled a radical for his stance on slavery, would lose the Illinois Senate race because of Democratic gerrymandering, the soon-to-be president knew it was a “slip and not a fall,” and indeed, he was elected two years later, in 1860, to the White House. Using the riveting dialogue from the original debate transcripts, Parsons and Clark will recreate these titans of politics for the ETSU performance of the tour of Norman Corwin’s The Rivalry by the noted radio theater company L.A. Theatre Works. The Rivalry raises questions of values and rights that are still questioned and debated today, as well as adding insights from Douglas’ wife, Adele, as the debates cause her to examine her own concepts of freedom. Co-starring as Adele is Rebecca Mozo, an LATW regular who has been seen in Cold Case, Medium and Young and the Restless as well as numerous stage productions and films. The New York Times called the play, which opened on Broadway on Lincoln’s birthday in 1959, “evocative, inspiring and stirring theater.” “For a work written 50-odd years ago about political debates that occurred a century and a half ago, The Rivalry is surprisingly resonant for today’s audiences,” reported the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va. Many of Corwin’s works, such as The Rivalry, have remained popular and are often revived because of their universality, says Mary B. Martin School of the Arts Director Anita DeAngelis. “Corwin is an award-winning American writer and producer, as well as an important figure in the Golden Age of Radio during the 1930s and 1940s,” DeAngelis says. “Many of his works address issues of historical and social importance. The Rivalry, first performed on Broadway in 1959, raises important questions of values and rights that are still discussed and debated. This production by L.A. Theatre Works will help us gain insights both to historical events and to questions we still find difficult today.”
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‘World’s Largest:’ road trip through small-town America -- without ever leaving seat JOHNSON CITY, TN. – Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at ETSU will present the feature documentary World’s Largest, with Co-Director Amy Elliott as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at D.P Culp University Center’s Martha Culp Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Following a screening of her feature film, World’s Largest, Elliott and the audience will engage in a discussion about the film and her work as a filmmaker. A reception with the filmmaker is scheduled for after the film, as well. Both film and reception are free and open to the public. Desperate for tourism, hundreds of small towns across the U.S. claim “world’s largest” things, from 15-foot fiberglass strawberries to 40-foot concrete pheasants. World’s Largest visits 58 such sites and profiles Soap Lake, Washington’s five-year struggle
to build the World’s Largest Lava Lamp. By documenting these roadside attractions, World’s Largest captures the changing, perhaps even vanishing, culture of small-town America. “It’s easy to find humor when one considers encountering a water tower painted to resemble a very large peach or a statue of a kneeling Paul Bunyan with his hand forming a convenient seat for road weary travelers,” says Anita DeAngelis, director of Mary B. Martin School of the Arts, which brings the series of six independent films to ETSU annually. “World’s Largest documents several roadside attractions found across the country. In addition to the amusing subject, the film provides us with a poignant look at small communities and their attempts to attract attention and tourism dollars when both populations and economic incentives are dwindling.” The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film-
makers is a program of South Arts. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Special support for Southern Circuit was provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South’s unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. South Arts’ work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective. South Arts offers an annual portfolio of activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting the issues important to our region, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts. For more information, visit www.southarts.org. The website for the film is http://www.worldslargestdoc.com/
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