Out 'N About Magazine Oct 2010

Tri-City Air Conditioning Company:

Great Service To Their Customers Is Their Everyday Mission

Johnson City, TN. --- There is a good reason why Tri-City Air Conditioning is one of the fastest growing companies in the Tri-City area. It’s not only “Hard to Stop a Trane,” as owner Brooke H. Stanley is famous for saying in his television commercials, it’s also, “Hard to Stop a Team.”

The entire Tri-City Air Conditioning Company group photo.

Brooke H. Stanley, owner

Stanley and General Manager Angela Rhoten are all about customer service from the reception desk at the front door to the final installation process in the field.

With the recession subsiding, Rhoten and Stanley are optimistic about Tri-City Air Conditioning’s continued growth. After all, during one of the worst recessions on record, the company still posted an astounding 15% growth surge while maintaining and increasing customer service contracts to over 2,000.

“I think in our part of the country, we weren’t hurt as much during this past recession as other parts of the country were,” Stanley said. “We don’t depend on manufacturing much but rather our economy is driven by the health service, education and service industries.”

Stanley also points out: customer loyalty to Tri-City Air Conditioning Company through service agreements bolsters re-occurring business. Now in its 42nd year, Tri-City Air Conditioning has also found its business niche by concentrating on the existing homeowner versus competing in the volatile new construction market. “Nobody wanted the existing heat pump owner who may be picky and may want you to come back to fix or ad-

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dress a particular problem. A lot of contractors would rather slap in an installation and be done with it,” Stanley said.

“That’s why we have built, though our marketing efforts, a large, loyal customer base. We care about our customers and when times are bad, there is a “flight to quality” and that’s what every employee at Tri-City Air Conditioning strives for: professional customer service backed by the best products in the industry.”

Stanley is quick to give his employees all the credit for the company’s success.

Angela Rhoten, General Manager, has been with Tri-City Air Conditioning for 15 years and is the Office Team Leader.

Richard Birchfield has been with the company ‘off and on’ for over 40 years and serves as Installation Manager and Installation Department Team Leader.

Joey Greene has been an employee for over 17 years. He is the Senior Service Technician and Service Department Team Leader. Steve Moore is a ten-year

veteran at Tri-City Air Conditioning Company. He is a Comfort Consultant and Sales Department Team Leader.

“The Tri-City Air Conditioning Team is constantly in training to keep up with the latest changes in an industry that is rapidly evolving”, Stanley said matterof-factly. “When we commit to an installation project, we stay until the installation is complete and we make sure the customer is satisfied. Each customer is surveyed several times and we followup on any complaint immediately. We make sure we get it right.”

The bulletin board at Tri-City Air Conditioning Company is filled with scores of accolades from customers and a rare complaint. “I suppose that’s why we have so many maintenance agreements,” Stanley said. “We stay in contact with our customers all through the process and also afterward. We have young people whose fathers and grandfathers purchased systems from us. To

be in business 42 years is a testament, I think, to the type of professional people you deal with at Tri-City Air Conditioning Company. At the end of the day, in business you’re only as good as your reputation.”

While striving for quality as a company, extensive records are kept on each installation and Stanley and Rhoten have amassed a significant support system both in the main office and in the field. The company’s additional employees include: Donnie Beal and Eric Wallace in the shop while Bill Reynolds serves as parts runner. There are five installation crews consisting of: Jason Humphrey, Terry Henson, David Humphrey, James Sutters, “JR” Godsey, Andy Potter, William Strong and Justin Weaver. Steve McNabb works with Steve Moore in sales; senior service technicians include: Joey Greene, Mike Branham, Tina Young and Gary Richardson. David Church and Jeff Edwards are

maintenance technicians. Tina is the only female senior service technician in East Tennessee.

In the central office, General Manager Angela Rhoten’s team consists of: Susan Mullins, Dispatcher; Sherry Carden, Customer Service Representative; Debbie Vaughan, Service Administrator; Shanna Presnell and Andrea Finley serve as Administrative Assistants.

“I think we have assembled the best and most professional team in the business,” Stanley said with a smile. “We all work hard in an effort to present our customers with the best products and services before, during and after the sale,” Rhoten added.

Stanley pointed out that most systems installed by Tri-City Air Conditioning Company are accompanied with a two year warranty on parts and labor.

“We train every other week and we review all call backs. We try not to leave anything to chance and we expect our employees to give the best professional service available in the industry whether it’s in the office or out in the field.”

Along with company paid training and education, Tri-City Air Conditioning Company supports its employees through paid vacations, a 50% match to their 401k retirement plan, free company uniforms and Cover Tennessee Health Insurance. “Recently we started purchasing tools for our installers,” Stanley said. “Normally, when you go to work for a company like ours it is expected of you to bring your own hand tools. One pair of pliers alone cost $26.

We thought it would be a nice benefit if we supplied the tools; it just makes the job easier to do knowing you have everything you need when you go into the field.”

For those interested in a new heat pump system or if you need work on an existing system or perhaps need a check up, please contact Tri-City Air Conditioning Company. After all it’s hard to stop a Trane and a Team!

Tri-City Air Conditioning Company 6616 Kingsport Hwy Gray, TN 37615 423-477-7769 www.tricityair.com

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Kingsport’s Allandale Mansion Is Regional Treasure Kingsport, TN. --- It’s called the White House by many. Perhaps that’s because the architect that designed the Allandale Mansion once did some work for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Around 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brooks were ready to build a house in Kingsport, they met local architect Allen Dryden to discuss the plans. Ruth Brooks expressed that she simply wanted, “a farm house with a picket fence.”

Upon hearing these words, and with the understanding that the Brooks’ were hard-working, “salt-of-the-earth” people, Mr. Dryden then envisioned a quaint cottage boarded by a white picket fence. As all good architects would a classic example of Georgian Architecture. the other traditional details incorporated in the do, however, he was certain to ask what else In accordance with this pattern, all the main house are four chimneys (with correspondthey’d like their farm house to have. They an- rooms lead off the central hallways. Among ing formal fireplaces in the main rooms), swered with just two additional details.

Mrs. Brooks admitted that she’d very much like to see high ceilings in her new home . . .at least 12 feet high. Mr. Brooks said he’s like his new home to have plenty of fireplaces.

So much for the “quaint cottage.”

Allendale, as designed by Dryden, is a modern adaptation of an antebellum mansion;

a “hipped” (self-bracing roof) and a grand wooden staircase which dominates the entry hall. In addition, four hard-carved cypress columns adorn the front portico, and share an unusual origin with the staircase.

The name of the house is derived from Allan, a reference to Roan Allan F-38, a leading Tennessee Walking Horse and the old English word dale, meaning peaceful valley.

Allandale Mansion was left to the City of Kingsport in 1969 upon the death of Harvey Brooks. Today, Allandale Mansion is the backdrop to many weddings, receptions, parties and political and civic gatherings. It is truly a great asset to the City of Kingsport.

Allandale Mansion 4444 West Stone Drive, Kingsport, TN. For additional information concerning renting the facility call: 423-229-9422.

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Pascal Bailey: Owner of Four Seasons Outdoor County Store Provides Personal Service to His Customers

By Ron Scalf

Erwin, TN. --- “If we don’t have a particular item you’re looking for let us know and we’ll do our best to find it,” Pascal Bailey said of his business philosophy at the Four Seasons Outdoor Country Store he owns in the Temple Hill Community of Unicoi County.

When you walk into Four Seasons Outdoor Country Store you’ll notice its much bigger inside than it looks from its spacious parking lot.

Bailey has the placed stocked to the hilt with hand guns, long guns, black powder guns, ammo, a full line of hunting and fishing items, an archery line with on-duty Bow Technicians (including himself) and an array of outdoors clothing.

And, as Bailey quickly states, “Customer service is what we’re all about. We want people to make the quick drive over to Unicoi County and have an enjoyable shopping experience where they are truly appreciated.” Being a local business establishment in a small county, Bailey says it’s a daily challenge to compete against the “Big Box” stores because they buy items by the trainload. “But, if you think about it by not

Store owner Pascal Bailey and his daughter, Grady.

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supporting small businesses like mine you are costing someone locally his or her job.”

Bailey, a former long-time member of the Unicoi County Board of Education and recent candidate for Unicoi County Mayor believed so much in his county that four years ago he took the plunge and opened Four Seasons Outdoor Country Store hoping to lure locals and tourists to shop at his unique establishment.

“We’re the only gun store in the county,” he

said matter-of-factly. “And, the only feed store.

We are also the only TWRA check station so we get a lot of local traffic. But, we are also looking forward to serving all of our neighbors in East Tennessee and over the mountain in North Carolina. We always have some good special sales, plenty of merchandise and we can get any gun made if we don’t happen to have it in stock.

When you come here you can take your time, look around and know you are buying well-made quality merchandise.”

Bailey and store manager Danny Keplinger, are also Certified Bow Technicians having recently returned from a training trip to Arizona learning from Alex Gerloff, a United States Olympic Coach.

On the day of our visit, several bow hunters visited the store to have their bows tested for speed on a Chorographic speed testing machine and to purchase some accessories. The store also sells a large variety of fishing poles and gear to outfit all the needs of any angler.

Bailey also teams up with Rene’ Hashe Keplinger, who is a State Certified Handgun Instructor licensed in Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina, to provide training for required concealed caring permits.

“She teaches weekly classes, evening classes, Saturday classes and private classes for two people in the class or for a class of 30-40. It doesn’t matter,” Bailey said. “She’ll work around your schedule.”

With cool weather around the corner especially

Store manager Danny Keplinger works on a bow.

in the evenings, Bailey’s business is picking up. “It was a real hot summer and since fall has arrived hunters are anxious to get out. I think everyone has a bit of cabin fever,” he said with a chuckle.

In fact, a couple of hunters were at the store to weigh two raccoons they killed during a Saturday hunt. Bailey reported that Four Seasons Outdoor Country Store sponsors those hunts along with other hunting contests including Coyote. Fishing contests have also been held and Bailey “puts back into the community” by being one of the sponsors of the annual Kids Outdoor Rodeo held each spring.

For any person interested in the Great Outdoors, Four Seasons Outdoor Country Store is a must to visit. And along the way, you’ll see some of the most beautiful scenery our area has to offer.

A black bear greets visitors.

Inside the spacious store a variety of rifles and hand guns are stocked.

Four Seasons Outdoor Country Store 3212 Temple Hill Road Erwin, TN 37650 Turn Left at Exit 43 off I-26 423-743-6456 Guns, Ammo, Hunting, Fishing, Feed & Seed

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Women in Business:

Johnson City Doctor Mixes Family with Demanding Career

By Ron Scalf

Johnson City, TN. --- Dr. Judaun Alison, a renowned local ophthalmologist, wears many hats and you would consider her life very demanding but she’s not one to complain. She couples a 50 hour work week with raising four daughters with her husband, Harold, a cardiologist, on their 300 year-old cattle and hay farm in Piney Flats.

“I guess the best part of my job is helping people who come in here and can’t see and literally in hours or a day they go from being blind to being able to see beautifully and everyone is quite happy,” Dr. Alison said with a smile from her office recently at ETSU Physicians & Associates across from the Johnson City Medical Center. “The difficult part of my job is being on call. When you have family it’s frustrating because you never know when you might be called out (on an emergency). That makes it difficult to plan normal activities.”

After a successful career in nursing, Dr. Alison attended Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University where she received her medical degree in 1989. Upon completion of her residency and cornea fellowship at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, she began practicing in Johnson City.

Dr. Alison says it’s amazing how new techniques, innovations and research in ophthalmology has changed. On a regular basis she performs cataract and cornea surgeries, Lasik surgeries, cornea transplants as well as eyelid surgeries.

“Laser and cataract surgeries are less evasive nowadays than ten years ago when the incisions were large. The incisions required in eye surgery now are small and the lenses implants are soft and technology in equipment software has presented much advancement in the field of ophthalmology,” she said. “And, there is always something to learn educationally to stay current with new and advanced technology.”

Dr. Alison’s schedule is split between her private practice, teaching medical students at Quillen College of Medicine and

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performing surgeries and consultations at the V.A. Medical Center, Mountain Home as well as out-patient assignments at the Johnson City Medical Center. It that wasn’t enough to keep her extremely busy, she is also Co-Medical Director at the TLC Laser Eye Center.

“Sometimes I have to check where I’m supposed to be,” she said with a laugh.

Dr. Alison is quick to give credit to the staff at her private practice office at ETSU

Physicians & Associates for her continued success. “The staff is very through and our patients get our undivided attention,” she offered. “On your first visit we’ll probably spend a couple of hours with you taking your history, getting to know you, and investigating your problems or concerns. It is our goal to make our patients very happy with their experience with us when they leave here.”

Dr. Alison said even though her par-

ents were poor and uneducated they were hard workers and pushed her and her two brothers to succeed. “They knew that success was tied to getting a good education,” she said. “They weren’t demanding; they just said, ‘Go to school and do the best you can.’ And, I made A’s.” After high school she went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee at the head of her class.

Today, one of her brothers is also a medical doctor (a cardiologist like her husband) while the other owns a multimillion dollar corporation with 50 employees.

“Some of my doctor friends say if they had to do it over again they wouldn’t have chosen to be a doctor because of all the demands,” Dr, Alison said matter-of-factly. “Well, when I was studying ophthalmology (in rotation in medical school) I just fell in love with it. I wanted to be a surgeon by-and-large. It is very gratifying and very important work. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change anything.”

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Dr. Judaun Alison, in her Johnson City Office

• The family farm was a land grant obtained from King George.

The house located on the farm was built in 1816 and is on the National Registry. There are several 200 year old brick fireplace still in working order in the house.

• Enjoys International travel with her family having traveled all over Europe, Russian and spent time at a university in Spain learning Spanish with college kids and her 14 year old daughter in the same class. Once traveled to five countries in 10 days.

• Enjoys hiking.

• Owns three dogs and a cat.

• Her four daughters range in ages from 15-31. She considers her family her main priority and cooks supper nearly every night while attending the girls many school activities.

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The Visionary:

Carrier, trusty Scalf set the stage for today’s BMS Editor’s note: The following article was published by the Bristol Herald Courier on August 19, 2010 and is reprinted with permission.

By Allen Gregory BRISTOL HERALD COURIER

BRISTOL, TN. — Through a combination of iron will and country-boy charm, Larry Carrier helped set the stage for one of the longestrunning success stories in motorsports. And Ron Scalf had a front row seat for the show.

From 1988 to 1996, Scalf served as a loyal lieutenant to Carrier at Bristol Motor Speedway.

“Larry was a visionary who was always trying to give fans a quality show for their money,” Scalf said in a rare interview. “It upsets me that Larry hasn’t been given more credit for all he has done in the sport.”

In 1982, a record-setting streak of 55 sellouts began at BMS. That 28-year string ended this March for the Food City 500.

Scalf brought a newspaper background to his multi-faceted role at BMS. After a six-month stint as public relations director, Scalf was promoted to vice president and general manager.

“I was more into boxing at the time,” Scalf

Scalf with Gordon after the race.

said. He and Carrier also promoted professional boxing at the Sports Arena, located behind turn three. “I didn’t understand the magnitude of NASCAR and what it meant to this region. I learned

Scalf congratulates Rusty Wallace after the Goody’s 500.

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a lot under Larry.”

Carrier earned his visionary title the hard way. After former track owner Warner Hodgdon filed for bankruptcy in 1985, Carrier took possession of the speedway. He covered all outstanding debts and worked to convert the historic track into a showcase.

In 1992, Carrier shocked the NASCAR world by changing the racing surface from asphalt to concrete. Many observers scoffed at the unprecedented move, but Carrier had grown weary of replacing the worn asphalt.

While some drivers continued to complain about the rough conditions in the corners of the track, the concrete face eventually became part of the BMS mystique.

The staff at BMS in the early 1990s consisted of less than a dozen full-time people. With Carrier setting a torrid pace, Scalf became an expert at multi-tasking.

“I wore a lot of hats,” Scalf said. “I did everything from setting up press conferences and working with media members to scheduling infield maintenance work and track rentals for driver test sessions.”

The early 1990s was a time of transition in NASCAR, as the spotlight shifted from gritty southern-bred drivers with short-track roots to polished mega-stars with open-wheel backgrounds.

“It was a different era in racing,” Scalf said.

“With drivers like Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace there were all sorts of interesting characters and storylines. It was like a soap opera at times, with drivers settling their feuds at Bristol.”

The Bristol drama had a tragic tone for the 1993 Food City 500 after defending NASCAR Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki died in a place crash three days before the race.

Kulwicki was returning from a promotional appearance in Knoxville when his private plane crashed in Blountville, only a few miles from the race track.

That painful night is etched in the memory of Scalf, who became friends with many NASCAR stars.

“Drivers were a lot more accessible back then, and I cherish those friendships,” said Scalf, an Elizabethton native who attended college in New York City. “They were always willing to come out to the track to do press conferences and just promote our races.” (With no appearance fees involved).

In 1996, Carrier sold the speedway to NASCA kingpin Bruton Smith for $26 million. At the time of the sale, the facility had seating for 81,000.

“I talked to Larry often about how the sport was growing and how he needed to put millions into the track to keep up,” Scalf said. “It was a family owned organization at the time, and he had to make a decision. That’s about the time Bruton came along.”

After leaving BMS, Scalf traveled the globe as the president of the World Boxing Federation for seven years before venturing into politics (he served as U.S. Sen. Bob Corker’s First District Campaign Representative) and different media ventures.

He currently works as publisher of Out ‘N About Magazine, a Johnson City-based arts and entertainment publication. The August issue featured the late Dale Earnhardt on the cover.

Carrier, 82, died in 2005 after a long illness.

For Scalf, the evolution of BMS from a regional hit into a national marvel is timeless.

“Larry always wanted to put the race fans first in everything from parking to facilities, and that approach continues today even though the track is three times as big,” Scalf said. “Never did I imagine that the speedway would grown into what it is today. Larry deserves a lot of credit for that growth.”

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Speaking of Wine:

Columnist Shares Fishing Trip With Readers

By Phil Scharfstein

entered the river system to spawn. The next two days brought beautiful weather with Hit the brakes and stop the press! The article that I completed a month ago coin- temperatures in the upper 50’s. The maple leaves were changing from green to red cides with the arrival of two barrels of bourbon that haven’t arrived yet. So it looks like and the birch leaves were a shimmering gold. All six of us managed to hook up with I’ll make a quick write about fishing, fun, friends and a few nice wines. My friend several salmon, but only four of us were able to land them. As with many hunting and Brad, from outside Detroit, has been very generous for the last several years and has fishing trips I have been on in my life, it reminds me of a story my dad once shared invited us up for salmon fishing in northern Michigan near Traverse City. Joining me with me and others. Even though he didn’t write these words, they truly meant a lot on this year’s trip was Harold, Jon, Bryan and my brother Ben. to him.

After leaving the Detroit airport, we Today we have higher buildings headed north on interstate 75 toward and wider highways, but shorter Michigan’s holy trout waters, the Au temperament and narrower points of Sable River, where Trout Unlimited view. was born and also where Brad’s cabin We spend more, but enjoy less. We is located. He has a beautiful, dovehave bigger houses, but smaller famitailed, log cabin built in the 1930’s that lies. is tucked away in a setting of pines and We have more compromises, but ferns. The temperature was in the low less time.

60’s and before heading down to enjoy We have more knowledge, but less a little time in the river, I poured us all judgment. a glass of Red Red Wine by Cliff Creek We have more medicine, but less Vineyards located in Southern Oregon. health.

I knew this easy drinking, medium We have multiplied our possesbody, blended red would definitely fit sions, but reduced our values. the bill as we watched the lazy river meWe talk much, but we love only a ander by us. little and we hate too much.

As darkness approached, Jon and We reached the moon and came Bryan heated the grill and prepared back, but we find it troublesome to the hamburgers for dinner. I had two cross our own street and meet our Phil Scharfstein wines in mind for our hamburgers. neighbors.

One is an old favorite of mine, Earthquake Zinfandel, produced by Michael and David We have conquered outer space, but not our inner space.

Phillips. This Zinfandel is just so jammy and loaded with flavors of blueberries and We have higher income, but less morals. plums, which scream for beef hot off the grill. Knowing the other guys were partial These are times with more liberty, but less joy. towards a Cabernet, I chose Bell’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. I love the balWe have more food, but less nutrition. ance of fruit and tannin this Cabernet has with a wonderful, velvety long finish. I just These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home, but divorce incan’t say enough about these wines! The evening progressed into the night with the creases. six of us telling stories from the past and dreaming of the fish we would be catching These are times of finer homes, but more broken homes. over the next few days. I even found a bottle of Dominus that Brad had tucked away That’s why I propose as of today: for that “special occasion” and convinced him to crack it open after a day of catching You do not keep anything for a special occasion because every day that you live is a those huge King Salmon. special occasion.

The next morning we were up at dark thirty, driving across the state toward Traverse City to meet up with Chris and Jim, our fishing guides. As we eased our Hyde boat into I must say, the six of us abided by this set of guidelines. We drank our wine, we the river, I was pleased to see a few salmon pushing up the river. Unfortunately, due to listened to the silence of the outdoors and we enjoyed the bond of friendship that we the hot, dry summer the majority of salmon were still in Lake Michigan and had not have shared for a multitude of years.

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Tennessee House Speaker Kent Williams Is Always Working; Always On The Go

By Ron Scalf Nashville, TN. --- Kent Williams, Carter County’s own historic Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, is passionate about his job and his constituents. While some political pungents think his reign may be over as the top dog in the State House because of a riff with the state Republican Party, Williams doesn’t let that possibility bother him. He has always kept the voters‚ interests in mind and he is extremely popular and accessible. That fact, he says, will never change.

His phone never stops ringing even in the middle of an interview with Out ‘N’ About Magazine. “I’ll have to call you back,” he says to the caller on the other end of his Blackberry. I’m in the middle of an interview.”

Conventional thinkers would maintain Williams should be returned as Speaker of the House because he works both sides of the political aisle and prosperity has not been realized in these parts since the reign of State Sen. Marshall T. Nave, R-Elizabethton and State Rep. Bob Good, R-Johnson City, in the good ole‚ days of the 1970s.

“I’m interested in any opportunity that benefits everybody in East Tennessee whether it’s in Johnson County, Sullivan County or Carter County and all along the surrounding area,” he said in a recent telephone interview. “For so long our area didn’t receive our fair share.

I don’t think that’s happened on my watch.”

Williams also thinks the State of Tennessee’s financing are a lot better than some of his colleagues are willing to admit. “It’s not all

Tennessee House Speaker Williams at work at the Capitol.

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doom and gloom,” he said rather emphatically. “Some said we were going to have to cut $1 billion to $1.5 billion (from the state budget) but the governor (current Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen) has cut the budget over 15% the past two years and I think we are more realistically looking at $800 million in cuts or one percent across the board. But what concerns me with that (projection) is the fact that (state) department managers are saying the cuts will results in a problem with providing necessary services and I don’t like that.”

Williams says he is “anxious” to go to work in February on the many challenges of the new budget hoping recent increases in sales tax revenue lessens the financial burden on the state budget.

“We are in pretty good shape compared with a lot of other states,” he said. “We still have (presently) $600 million in reserves. And, with the stimulus money expiring next year by the end of our fiscal year which is June 30th we should still have around $400 to $500 million in reserves in these tough times.”

Williams says he is proud of the way the Tennessee General Assembly has ran the last two years he has been Speaker of the House. “We had some great debates on some key issues and I am extremely proud of the way the system worked. There was good and bad legislations on both sides and every bill got worked out for the best of all Tennesseans. There were only a couple of times where I was called in to break a tie. All-in-all the members of the House did a great job in working together for what is best for the entire state.”

Williams sounded a bit melancholy about his office and the real possibility that he may be voted out as leader next year. “I’m extremely proud of the system and if the next Speaker isn’t me I’d hope they will come in with the same attitude and do the same things that we did. . .work together in a non-partisan manner and make (committee) appointments based on ability and not party affiliation. I have a lot of respect for all my colleagues.”

Williams said he has not “flown any flags or balloons” for his reappointment but admits to having “a lot of support” for re-election in his upcoming election and also as Speaker but is hampered by the State Republican Party that is not allowing him to run as a Republican even though he vows that’s his true political affiliation.

Politics aside Williams points to his beloved Carter County as where many projects he started have now been finished or nearing so.

Some of those much needed projects include but are not limited to (because of space we weren’t able to list them all):

Speaker Williams poses with the important gavel.

Repaving and lane additions to Gap Creek Road.

Five lane road addition on Lynn Avenue near downtown Elizabethton.

New bridge replacement in the Siam Community on the way to Wilbur Dam and at the old Bristol Bridge.

A major multi-million dollar extension to Tennessee Technology Center on Hwy 91 pushing it to over 82,000 square feet of room.

A new comprehensive state-of-the-art fish hatchery.

A $30 million investment in the expedition of traffic through Elk Avenue, Broad Street and State Highway 19E. Several water grant projects.

Correction of bad curves in several county road locations.

Several grants obtained for straightening of roads and additional guardrails.

--In closing, Speaker Williams said he was working on legislation he plans to present in the next session aimed at protecting children whose parents or guardians were engaged in the making of illegal methamphetamines drugs in front of kids. “We need to protect and safeguard our children again such activity,” he said.

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5th Annual Red Shoe Gala to Benefit CASA Planned Oct. 29th

By Tyler Blake

Johnson City, TN --- The 5th Annual Red Shoe Gala to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) will be held Friday, October 29th at Maple Lane Farm, 3134 Cherokee Road, beginning at 6 p.m.

David Meredith is this year’s CASA Gala Chairman and he also just so happens to be one of the owners of Maple Lane Farm along with Bernie Moseley.

The mission of CASA of Northeast Tennessee is to recruit, train, monitor and support community based volunteers to act as Court Appointed Special Advocates. These volunteer advocates “speak up” for the best interest of the abused and neglected children in the Juvenile Court system of Northeast Tennessee, striving to preserve the right of each child to a safe, permanent home.

Last year there were 634 children in local Juvenile Courts with only 298 served with a Court Appointed Special Advocate leaving 336 children without advocates. The goal of CASA is to provide the number of dedicated and capable volunteer advocates fully sufficient to

respond to all the cases within the supported juvenile courts in which CASA involvement is needed or requested.

Financial support of CASA enables the organization to meet the needs of juvenile court advocacy which is currently lacking.

Tickets to the 5th Annual Red Shoe Gala are $50 each which includes dinner, drinks and entertainment by the popular Lightning Las Vegas Show Band along with dancing, a silent auction, and a

red shoe contest.

There are many sponsorship opportunities available from $200 to $1,000 which includes everything from being publicized in the official program to an array of recognition pos- David Meredith and Bernie Moseley owners of Maple Lane Farm where the CASA Gala will be held. sibilities for a good cause.

For additional information please contact @ 423-461-3500. Out ‘N About Magazine en- and the efforts of its members and its ChairStephanie Sanders, CASA Executive Director courages everyone to financially support CASA man David Meredith.

Health + Homecare recognized as Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce’s top biz Erwin, TN. --- Brian Glover’s Health+Homecare healthcare provider was recently awarded the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce’s top business during its annual meeting.

The business was previously featured in the August issue of Out ‘N About Magazine. “It truly is an honor to be recognized by the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce,” Glover said. “I am proud of the dedicated staff that I have and we are delighted to base our medical equipment and supplies company in downtown Erwin.”

Health + Homecare serves the Tri-Cities region as well as western North Carolina and southwest Virginia. The company provides a wide variety of home healthcare items and products from power chairs, walkers, to diabetic shoes. Out ‘N About Magazine congratulates Brian and his staff on a well deserved award.

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OUT OF An Unforgettable UgandaAdventure Part II

By Eileen Rush (Editor’s Note: This is Part II of II of Ms. Rush’s Out of Africa mission trip) As children, we are taught the reasons for washing our hands with soap and hot water. We know where disease comes from: germs, and that even if we can’t see them, they can harm us. As we age, we learn why you can’t cut raw meat and vegetables with the same knife. We know why we should eat vegetables, even if we don’t like them.

My experience as a volunteer in Uganda, East Africa, slapped me in the face with this lesson the most: Knowledge is power. In America, so many of us take the knowledge we’ve been handed for granted. I certainly did. I grew up in a country that offered me an excellent free education, and there were still many times when I skipped class, slept through a lesson, didn’t do my homework or in general resisted being educated.

(Apologies to many of my teachers at Science Hill.)

There are millions of people in this world without the same opportunities for even a basic education.

There are millions of people who think disease comes from witchcraft, for from invisible forces: and who can blame them? They aren’t offered the knowledge of learning otherwise. They are deprived of the research and studies of thousands of scientists and scholars.

I didn’t know it would happen when I left for Africa, but my summer was shaped by the power of knowledge and education. I was in Uganda as a volunteer through a partnership with Lifechangers, an American non-profit based in Cookeville, Tennessee, and Ray of Hope, a Ugandan-run small nonprofit on the outskirts of Namuwongo.

After the whirlwind six-day medical clinic ended, I stayed in Uganda for another two months. My main job as a volunteer became teaching a group of seven women about community public health. These women were hand-picked to be teachers in the community, spreading life-saving knowledge throughout the Namuwongo slum.

In the end, they were the ones who taught me.

Namuwongo is, to put it simply, a complicated place.

A rusted Railroad Crossing sign marks the entrance to the slum. For a three-mile stretch along the railroad tracks, wedged on the other side by a sludgy, garbage-filled swamp, thousands of people live practically on top of each other in extreme poverty. Many of the slum’s residents come from the Acholi tribe in Northern Uganda. They fled their homes during the war with the Lord’s Resistance Army, a terrorizing guerilla group led by Joseph Kony, who believes he is a messiah. The LRA is known for the practice of raping women, or forcing children to kill their own parents and become child soldiers. They might call themselves a political resistance group, but their main goals are simple: steal, kill and destroy.

The displaced people in the slum have left behind their homes, their families and even their way of life, seeking the safety of Kampala, Uganda’s bustling capitol. Many came looking for work, but with an 80 percent unemployment rate in Uganda, the strong young men become frustrated. There are more than 52 tribes in Uganda, and often the Acholi are treated as second-class citizens next to the Muganda, the largest tribe and the most populous in Kampala.

This frustration and extreme poverty leads to alcoholism, drug abuse, prostitution, and most disturbingly, a complete and utter loss of hope.

The absence of hope spreads and festers worse than any respiratory infection; worse than cholera or malaria. It causes neighbors to throw buckets of sewage on one another’s roofs, so that when it rains the homes flood with a reeking mess that ruins everything. The loss of hope means that people throw their garbage into gutters or allow their children to defecate outside. And it allows men who should be providing for their families to spend their days inside dank one-room saloons, poisoning themselves with home-brewed liquor.

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(Sound familiar? As a side note, I believe there are many parallels between the poorest parts of Appalachia and the poorest parts of East Africa. We are all connected.)

Twice a week when I met with the women in the community public health class, they would always smile broadly when they saw me. They would slap my palm with their palm, and then slide their hands back, then lean in for a hug that went from the left side to the right side. The language barrier stretched between us, but we knew the love and appreciation we had for one another. Violet, a trained community health educator, became our saving grace. With expressive hand motions and charm, she helped us to teach the women about nutrition, disease prevention, hand washing, breast feeding, sanitation and, most importantly, unity.

Division was our greatest obstacle. Often, in Namuwongo, if neighbors are from different tribes they may never speak. We tried to teach the women that in order for the community to get well, the knowledge had to be passed on to all people – regardless of their tribe. In order for the community to prosper, everyone hand to lend a hand.

In addition to knowledge, we tried to give the women the tools they needed to succeed: gumboots, gloves, masks, shovels and rakes, and a wheelbarrow. With these tools I saw the seven women inspire others on “Clean Up Days” they hosted in the slum. Often, as we were raking garbage and sewage out of the gutters than run between the mudand-brick homes, complete strangers would pitch in and lend us their strength.

This is where I found my truest self, where I felt my heart fly into my body, where I felt so alive: when I was digging garbage out of a trench, halfway up my gumboots in mud and sewage, sweat making my blue scrubs cling to my skin.

I have seen hope spread faster than any disease, and it comes on the wings of knowledge and empowerment.

Ultimately I learned as much from the seven women in Namuwongo as they learned from me. I learned that teaching is a linear experience, it’s something to be transmitted and received, open heart to open heart.

I had plans to stay in Uganda through November, but a terrorist bombing on July 12 changed everything. Somalian suicide bombers ripped apart two bars the night of the World Cup Finals, killing 74 people and injuring hundreds. The terrorist group Al-Shabab, trained by Al-Quaida, claimed responsibility for the attacks. In an instant, my world was shattered. I can’t describe the hurt that these attacks inflicted on me, and I learned first-hand about the psychological damage terrorism causes.

I was safe asleep in my bed when my mother called me from the United States to tell me about the attacks. For days I couldn’t sleep, and wrote frantic e-mails to a friend in Israel, who grew up in Tel-Aviv in the 1990’s and who knew exactly the kind of fear I was going through.

Although it broke my heart, I came back to Tennessee on July 20. I felt like a refugee. But, I will always be thankful for the way I was changed in Africa, for the way my Ugandan experience now lives inside me.

The last lesson I brought home is that I can’t go to East Africa to help people without reaching out to those in need in my own country. So, as much as I’ll miss these mountains and my family, I’m leaving Appalachia.

I’ve accepted an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) position in Charleston, South Carolina. I’ll be working as a public relations representative and grant writer for a non-profit called Increasing H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Prosper Economically), which provides financial literacy training to low-income youth and families, in an attempt to break the cycle of poverty.

This is the next step in my path as a communicator, a storyteller and an adventurer. It’s been a summer of change. I can’t honestly say that I’m the same person I was when I left Tennessee in May and traveled to the other side of the world. I’ll carry this sense of unity, this sense of the importance of the universal human spirit, with me for the rest of my life. Those seven women are now seven pieces of my heart.

And, like every storyteller, I hope the things I have to share make some impact on others in this world – especially those who hear the same quiet rustle in their hearts that I did: Go. Live, adventure. Teach, share. Learn. Love. Let your heart be shattered by the experience.

And then, go again.

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By Ron Scalf Elizabethton, TN. --- Fall might be in the air outside but it’s also in full swing inside the unique Corner Nest Antique Mall located at 100 West Elk Avenue near downtown.

Store owner Robin Blackwell loves this time of year and the decorations inside her massive 30,000 square foot store in the heart of Elizabethton shows it.

“I guess you could say fall of the year is a time of reflection on family and friends,” Robin said. “I guess we even double our efforts to make everyone feel welcome. I count my blessings everyday for our customers and the people who help me try and make this the best antique mall in our beautiful region,” she added with a smile. “Yes, it’s a lot of work decorating the windows and all over the store but it’s my favorite time of the year. . .the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are right around the corner. It’s always an exciting time.”

The store is not only beautifully decorated in a fall motif, Robin has brought in truck load after truck load of new fall merchandise to compliment the store’s already well-stocked rooms of unique furniture and collectables.

The neat thing about Corner Nest Antique Mall is the fact if they don’t have an item you are looking for

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At Barter Theatre:

Behind the Scenes at Barter Theatre

By Ron Scalf

Abingdon, VA. --- When you visit Barter Theatre to see a production have you ever wondered who is behind the scenes? Maybe not. But, Out ‘N About Magazine was curious to know what all was involved in putting a production together, namely The Full Monty. So, we recently spent the day “behind the scenes” at one of the most beloved spots in our region for live theatre.

The Barter Theatre has about 45 employees. But, normally a visi-

tor to the theatre only sees only a hand-full of actors and maybe a half dozen support people working behind the curtains changing sets or lighting.

But before the curtain rises hundreds of man (and woman) hours have been logged into making the production the best that it can be.

Costumes Kelly Jenkins, who is in charge of the Costume Shop, says her department stocks everything imaginable in an effort to outfit all the actors

for all the productions. However, she also says she is always shopping because styles and sizes constantly change.

“For The Full Monty we have six men actors who are all different sizes and shapes so each costume has to be fitted individually and sometimes that a challenge especially since we are on a budget,” Jenkins, Chief Costume Designer, said. “We outfit all the actors from their socks to their underwear.”

Along the way and before the first stitch is hitched to a pattern Jenkins attends the auditions and rehears-

als taking notes and talking with the director concerning the needs of the costumes from every scene.

Even though we concentrated our story on the behind-the-scenes of the Full Monty, Jenkins and her crew of a dozen seamstresses work simultaneously on six productions at one time.

Jenkins says she investigated and did research on the story line, read and re-read the script and saw the movie version of The Full Monty.

While every stitch of re-usable clothing ever used in a Barter production remains in the Costume Shop to be

used again and again, Jenkins adds that part of her job is shopping.

“I shop all over the place from the Tri-Cities to Knoxville where I once lived,” she points out. “The Internet is helpful when I can’t find something locally.” Since the Full Monty is set in Buffalo, New York Jenkins searched for example, for an authentic policeman’s uniform complete with the City of Buffalo patch. She is that particular about getting the costumes as right as rain.

She sees the actors for “prefitting” to determine the clothing needs and then “fills in the gaps” during shopping trips to find what she doesn’t have in stock. “Size is always a challenge,” she admits.

“In The Full Monty we have one guy with a 29 inch waist and another one is a 42.” She also found out that “one size does not fit all” as was advertised for g-strings that are used in the final strip-tease number.

Jenkins and her staff seem to enjoy the exhausting days they spend behind the scenes making costumes, ironing them and prepping for the next scene around the cor-

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ner. In fact, all the clothes are washed or dry cleaned everyday including the ones used by the touring troupe.

Even the extras have to be fitted, “just in case,” she said, an Alabama alumni who holds a Masters Degree.

“When the schedule announcement is made by Richard (Rose, Producing Artistic Director and Director) the anticipation is that of excitement and fear at the same time,” Jenkins says with a hardy laugh. And, sometimes it’s a ‘On, No!’” She is currently lobbing for Pippin to be in a future production.

Must be the costumes!

Chorography One word can sum up Amanda Aldridge’s teaching style: Intense.

In a large rehearsal hall a few blocks from the theatre, Aldridge, a veteran chorographer and wife of Richard Rose, she methodically delivers instant instructions to the group of lead actors assembled for practice in The Full Monty. One scene seems to last forever; or at least a good 30 minutes before a coffee break is announced.

“It’s a collaborative effort,” Aldridge says with a smile.

“There is a lot of discussion and evolution within each scene and of course I give guidance. But, on the other hand, I really welcome the communication because we continue to grow and build on the production even after opening night. As we say in theatre, ‘It is never finished; only abandoned.’”

Aldridge is also constantly conversing with Steve Sensenig, Musical Director/Conductor, who will be in the “pit” on opening night and beyond. He sits behind a piano and barks 5,6,7,8, whenever Aldridge says, “Let’s take it again from the top!”

“It’s really fun music . . .clever,” reports Sensenig. “(A production) is always different in interpretation. We made some changes to fit our expression from a musical standpoint. We might make the tempo a little different here or there for ex- have the sets made to perfection which has become a Barter ample. While the change might be slight, they are important Theatre mainstay. in live theatre.”

Set Design Just around the corner from the rehearsal hall is a giant warehouse where the production sets are assembled.

Derek Smith, a seven year Barter veteran, is quite modest about his role at the theater but the role of scenic artist and painter is very important to the visual effects of the The Full Monty and other productions.

“We work with the Technical Director and we construct and design everything right here,” he said. “We have two painters and five carpenters and everything is taken to the stage in tack and painted.” He added the challenge comes in when sets have to be changed immediately to get ready for another show sharing the same stage.

A sketch book sets on a paint stand for guidance in color and pattern. It’s a learning process with every show. Smith says the group working on the sets has a “can do” attitude and It is interesting to note that the students have a dialogue wouldn’t reveal any real outrageous design requests from past with the teacher throughout each routine. There are questions shows. Like the others involved in the “brain trust’ behind The after questions about style and substance revolving around Full Monty, Smith attends his share of meetings with other colleagues taking notes and comparing ideas in an effort to each scene.

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The Producer Richard Rose, Artistic Director and Director, admits that The Full Monty almost didn’t make it to the Barter stage.

“I had never seen the show,” he said. “I have focus groups who meet and we discuss certain titles (that may ultimately end up on the Barter stage) and they overwhelmingly voted for it. I was skeptical, so I fired them and got another focus group. Same thing happened,” he said with a chuckle. So I read the play and I said, ‘What the Heck!’ I love the music and it’s such a beautiful score. And, I love the movie. It’s a sweet and wonderful story.”

Rose is quick to point out that the “Go All The Way” strip tease scene at the end of the show (and movie) isn’t really the focus. “This is a story about putting yourself on the line. . . taking risks in today’s world which is pertinent in today’s economy. It’s a story of hope in a world of despair. It’s a great story to tell. It’s fun and exciting.”

The Full Monty Book by Terrence McNally Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek Runs until November 13th Tickets: 276-628-3991 www.BarterTheatre.com

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Women In Business:

Cindy Thurlow Provides Professional Advice

By Tyler Blake

Gray, TN. --- Cindy Thurlow may be new to the investing business but she has a wealth of experience in sales, marketing and human resources. In May she went to work for Edward Jones and works out of one of their investment firm offices in Boones Creek.

“We are a full service brokerage firm that provides an array of services from banking to insurance, mutual funds, stocks bonds, IRAs; we do it all,” she points out.

Thurlow says her commitment is to focus on one client at a time.

“A face-toface meeting whether it’s in someone’s home or office is key in meeting the goal of determining that person’s individual investments needs,” she explained. “People have different investment goals and it might center around saving for retirement, enjoying retirement, saving for a child’s education or saving money on taxes.”

Thurlow says it is her job to help people make well-informed investment decisions. “It’s critical that you understand what is important to you and your family to help identify and reach your financial goals,” she said. “Although there are many ways to work toward your goals, the key is determining where you need to start, implementing the appropriate strategies and staying on track.

Obviously, the earlier you start in-

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vesting the better prepared you will be in the future.”

Thurlow says she enjoys evaluating her clients current needs, such as buying a new home to upsizing or downsizing it as your needs change.

Or she may be involved with a client who is planning for a wedding or a new business venture.

“I’m guided by a set of longstanding principles which include: serving the individual investor, recommending proven, long-term investment strategies instead of the latest investment fads and providing personal attention that helps build a relationship,” she added.

Also, Thurlow said one doesn’t need a lot of money to get started. “The important thing is that you do develop a plan as soon as possible and my focus is to help you along the way reach your longterm financial goals,” she said. “It’s critical that you understand what is important to you and your family to help identify what those financial goals are. Although there are many ways to work toward your goals, the key is determining where you need to start, implementing the appropriate strategies and staying on track.”

Thurlow is quick to point out that potential new clients can meet with her at no obligation. “People have a lot of different options and that first meeting determines where they are as we set out to develop a plan,” she said. “Everyone needs to start somewhere.

Cindy Thurlow Factoid: Sings oldies as a member of the Bob Lewis Band.

Married to Leo for 27 years.

Lives in Blountville.

Believes relationships are key to everything.

Is a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and Northeast State Community College.

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Ed Snodderly:

Tennessee troubadour to musical icon

By JON RUETZ

Ed Snodderly has been working in his new mine of music for more than 30 years, creating a diamond stream of unforgettable melodies and musical adventures.

His journey has been a thing of songs, of words scribbled on the back of envelopes to inscription on country music’s most venerated wall, and music performed from honky-tonks all the way to the big screen.

Along the way he has become Northeast Tennessee’s own troubadour, the embodiment of a good life spent making good music. The results have been impressive, by any standard.

Ably following in the footsteps of musical giants that were the inspiration of his youth, Snodderly has earned a reputation as a singer/songwriter and musician of the first rank. He has performed throughout the nation, recorded a dozen albums, penned hit songs and formed and managed The Down Home that is now legend among listeners.

On what passes for a quiet morning in his energetic life – in between scheduling an up-and-coming act for the nightspot, calling to arrange photographs, helping an early visitor track down show tickets and teaching a class for East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music program – Snodderly’s hands finally come to rest on the curved table.

His fingers, which can so naturally find music in a guitar, dobro or mandolin, finally come to rest and, leaning back in a chair in which Doc Watson or John Hartford might have once relaxed between sets, Snodderly smiles and bows his head.

“It’s been something, that’s for sure,” he says, his glasses rising on his forehead to make way for a thumb and index finger to massage what might be a careworn temple. “But, yeah, I’ve loved it. I don’t know that I would change a thing.”

Born in Knoxville, the son of Earl and Willie Snodderly was still a young boy when he first saw the gleam of the spotlight and was enthralled by legendary performers like Perry Como and Tennessee Ernie Ford.

“I can remember seeing them on television and thinking I would really like to be out there in the light. Of course, I was tuned in to the music, but there was something about seeing the visual, and they were masters of that.”

Snodderly’s grandfather played the fiddle, and the grandson took notes from him. His musical father and uncles had bought a guitar after the tobacco was harvested in the fall of 1964. They gave it to young Ed and he began to play.

“It was probably something from the radio that I was trying to play. Of course that was the time of the British invasion. I didn’t sing much. I was just trying to learn the instrument.”

A couple of years of classical guitar lessons followed, but the

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teacher realized his pupil’s heart wasn’t in following Segovia.

“Oh, yeah, it was definitely more of a country and rock ‘n roll thing with me,” Snodderly grins at the memory. “That is where I had to be.”

The Snodderlys moved to Johnson City in 1958. For the next decade, the young musician would hone his craft, practicing and performing wherever he got the chance. He set out for Boston in 1973, to join a band. He kept on writing songs.

Within only a few years, he had impressed the right people, and his first album, Sidewalk Shoes, was released in 1977.

Having played fairs and dives – the infamous “wide spots” in the road – he also kept on dreaming of a place where great music could be made.

The Down Home, brainchild of Joe “Tank” Leach with Snodderly’s assistance, was the culmination of that dream.

“We were playing the Red Pig over on Walnut Street, and the Fatted Calf adjacent to East Tennessee State University. We

got to be friends, and we often talked about how great it would be to have a place that not only catered to live music, but was for live music, and nothing else,” Snodderly said.

“We collaborated on it. People started coming out and supporting it. It’s always been very a much a community effort.”

Danny Julian and Phil Leonard joined Snodderly as partners a few years later.

“Our motto is, ‘If you’re here, we’re here.” The recent economic downturn has made “a tough time for getting people out but we’re right here, just like always, looking for new music and artists to nurture.”

After more than 30 years of the world’s best entertainers clustering on the boards of the modest Down Home stage, the memories of special moments are plentiful. Snodderly quickly lists Willy Dixon, New Grass Revival, John Hartford, Lyle Lovett and Billy Joe Shaver.

“But the truth is we’ve had a lot of local music that has been very, very good, and that is just as exciting in its own way.

And we continue looking for new acts, and bringing them in and nurture them just like we’ve always done.

“Unfortunately, people may come once in a while, and see an overflow crowd for a well-known act, and assume we’re packed out. But actually there are a lot of nights when there are plenty of seats.”

Snodderly agrees that The Down Home is not merely a treasure, but also an anchor in the community. “I suppose that’s true,” he says with a nod. “It’s been a special place. A lot of husbands and wives have met here. A lot of people have met here. A lot of good has come out of it.

“Everyone connected with The Down Home is here only for the music. We’re here to promote the best music possible in a musical atmosphere without any diversions. The people who come in come to hear it, and the artists know it, and they’re eager to put music in this setting.”

Snodderly is proud of the achievement. “A lot of really good musicians have played here. Many of them before they had ‘made it big,’ and we had a hand in helping them along the way. That is a great thing, and we want to keep right on doing it.” *** Snodderly spent “a great 10 years” paired with vocalist Eugene Wolf, creating the highly respected and popular duo, The Brother Boys.

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music. The act began as a theater skit in Echoes and Postcards, the acclaimed production of Johnson City’s longtime professional theater troupe, The Road Company.

One listener described the Brother Boys’ harmonies as so tight that “they were born to sing together.”

The act included the contributions of musicians John King, Phil Leonard, Missy Raines, Roger Rasnake, Gary Smith, Adam Steffey and Roland White, and became so popular that the group toured extensively and recorded several albums, including Plow, produced by dobro legend Jerry Douglas.

Wolf went on to become a leading stage actor with Barter Theater in Abingdon, Va., and in movies. Snodderly said he and Wolf “found a good blend, and a good connection. We’ve stayed pretty close, after all these years.”

Due in part to the influence of Echoes and Postcards, and his musical reputation, Snodderly got the chance to appear in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the Coen brothers’ smash retelling of Homer with a distinctly Southern twist. *** A reviewer wrote that “Snodderly’s voice is mellifluous and friendly, irresistibly inviting the listener in to that sweet spot where the nights and the music are warm and being there is nothing short of pleasure.

“He is equally at ease with the slow, gentle ballad of Don Gibson, the hillbilly harmony of the Louvin Brothers, or the uptempo rock ‘n roll of Chuck Berry.

“So, too, his nimble fingers are at home on the neck of a flat top or mandolin, pulling out the reclusive, dulcet tones that are best the instrument has to offer.”

Snodderly credits Sam McGee, Norman Blake, Guy Clark and Tennessee Ernie Ford as “mentors” of his music and career. Inspiration came, through the years, from tunes as diverse as The Byrds’ “My Back Pages”

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and the Stones’ “Satisfaction,” or Clark’s “Desperadoes Waiting For a Train.”

The tunesmith doesn’t know how many songs he’s written. He does know there are at least enough of them to fill seven popular CDs. He cannot label a single favorite, rather names off a few that have “done well” and had an impact on his life and career, such as “Pearlie Mae,” “Working in the New Mine” and “Majestic.”

However, Snodderly’s “The Diamond Stream” may be the pinnacle.

“It was a good song,” he says, his familiar boyish grin covering the understatement. In truth, “The Diamond Stream” brought its author one of the most significant distinctions possible for a writer and musician.

The third stanza of the song adorns the third-floor entrance into the inner sanctum at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, the circular room adorned with the gleaming plaques honoring the inductees.

“One of the decision-makers had heard it from our Brother Boys days, and kept it on his desk as a suggested song.” In fact, so powerful was the impact of Snodderly’s lyrics that they also inspired an striking feature at the hall – a small waterway, just beneath the handrail of the spiral staircase leading down to the main foyer.

“After people have seen the museum and all the guitars and the notes and the songs, then they come to the Hall of Honor, and the last thing you see as you turn away to leave is, in essence, the encouragement that, if you are so inclined, find your own guitar or fiddle box, and make your own song.”

Snodderly says he is hoping “to wear a few less hats in coming days.

I’m going to concentrate on teaching, performing and The Down Home.”

Could he be slowing down?

Hardly.

Fresh off performances at Bristol’s Rhythm & Roots festival and Jonesborough’s Music on the Square,

Snodderly departs for a tour in Arkansas in October.

A new, as yet untitled album is in the can and due out early next year.

“All of the songs are original and I think there are some good ones. This is a trio record – Brandon Story is playing bass and John Gardner is on percussion.”

A Brother Boys reunion show is planned for early in the new year.

Later that very afternoon, Snodderly hopes to book a new act for The Down Home.

He grins again. “Hey, this is what I do.”

(For more information about Ed Snodderly’s music and career, and upcoming show dates, visit him online at: www.thediamondstream.com <http://www.thediamondstream.com/>. The Down Home is located at 300 W. Main St. in Johnson City, 423-929-9822. For schedules and more information, visit online at: www.downhome.com <http://www.downhome.com/> .)

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Heard at Country Club Bar & Grill: James Meadows & The Country Mile Drifters Present High Energy, Toe Tappin’ Tunes

BY RON SCALF

he played in many bands featuring top mance fun and pick a good mix from Bristol, TN --- James Meadows notch talent from all over the world.

Hank Jr. to Hank Sr. and all down the and his band, The Country Mile DriftHe began writing songs in 2005 line. We put punch and drive behind ers, step on stage at the Country Club with two of them featured on his new the music.”

Bar & Grill and immediately receive CD. In 2008, he signed a publishing Personally, Meadows says he is ina thundering applause. Andy Bland, deal with Turning Leaves Publishing fluenced by Brad Paisley, George Jones, the Club’s General Manager, seems to and went on to form a partnership with Keith Whitley, Conway Twitty and a know what his customers want in good several friends to create “Dream Tree host of other famous artists. music.

Their shows consist of a huge set list Records,” an indie label backing his filled with both fan requested music, first album, “The Story of My Life.”

The recording was done in the Top 40 Country, Bluegrass, Southern Nashville studio of Skip Mitchell, for- Rock, and originals.

“We’ve grown very tight as a band mer lead guitarist for The Oak Ridge Boys. He also has a video currently and have learned so much doing things being reviewed for airing by CMT, but the hard way,” Meadows says with a you can review it now on his website: smile. “I’m glad we’ve remained humJames and the band perform at a local festival.

HYPERLINK “http://www.jamesmead- ble throughout the process. We are re- bass. He grew up playing in Blues Clubs Nathan McClure, 27, Nashville, ally grateful to all our families, friends in Atlanta. He toured professionally in TN. Nathan plays drums. He currently ows.net” www.jamesmeadows.net “You know I really appreciate the and fans. Our goal is to branch out the 70s and 80s with a rock band. For lives in Bristol and is attending Graduopportunity to play at the Country Club more in the region and we are working the past four years he’s been playing ate School at King College. He plays at Bar & Grill because there is no other on a new CD that should be released by bass at the Highlands Church Country Highlands Fellowship Church and has place like it,” Meadows said in-between spring of next year. We’re also inves- Band. a litany of professional experience. sets where a packed house was await- tigating the possibility of touring but Rick Anderson, Bristol, TN. Rick Mike Collins, 46, Damascus, VA. ing his return to the stage. “It seems to either way we go we’ll travel the path Mike play guitar. He toured profes- sits in from time-to-time playing pedal me there aren’t many places that fea- that God’s made for us.” sional with the gospel group, “The steel guitar, lead guitar, fiddle, manMembers of The Country Mile Drift- Nippers,” for many years. His play is dolin and banjo. Sometimes he plays ture true country bands anymore. I like James in costume. the old standards but we play a bit of ers include: heavily influenced by classic country three or four different instruments on Bill Bass, 56, Bristol, VA. Bill plays and classic rock styles. everything. We try to make the perforone song.

“We try to provide a variety of live bands for our customers and James and his band play a variety of country and country rock,” he said from backstage. “James and his band are from Abingdon and have played here before and the people just loved them. It’s the He had open heart surgery first country band I’ve seen that ends at age 7 at the their performance with a Gospel set.”

University of Alabama.

About the band, Meadows’ business Enjoys playing guitar and card proudly boats, “Specializing’ in singing in wife’s bathroom Professional, Family Friendly, High (see You Tube).

Works as a counselor for Energy, Toe Tappin’, Boot Scootin’, Intensive In Home Family Honky Tonkin’ & Rootin’ Tootin’ Corp.

Country Music!”

Loves playing sports James Meadows is proud to be a and working out. country singer/songwriter and a recent Claims to have A.D.D. Nashville recording artist. He spent For Band & Booking eight years in Johnson City attending ETSU where he earned two college deInformation: grees. While attending ETSU, he was a 423-794-7169 member of the Blue Grass, Old Time, and Country Music programs where James and the band with Andy Bland and Michelle Smith Gibson at the Country Club Bar & Grill. www.jamesmeadows.net

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Presented by.....

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First chance to meet the 2010-11 ETSU men’s and women’s basketball teams!

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down Saturday December 4th on the calendar as that is the date of her highly popular annual Open House. “We’ll have food, door prizes and Santa Clause will be here to give out candy to the children,” Robin said. “Our holiday theme this year centers on Ginger Bread. For example, we’ll have Ginger Bread Houses and Ginger Bread People. We have many items discounted during our fall and winter season. There are bargains galore here at Corner Nest Antique Mall. I invite everyone to come and visit with us. We have some really unique and hard to find antiques and collectables.”

Indeed. The problem with visiting Robin’s massive store is once you arrive, you’ll have a hard time leaving!

The Trophy Shop of Johnson City Has moved to 211 East Springbrook Drive ( Just 4 Doors Down) Ask about our 12 inch trophy “Soccer Special” for only $4.99 with FREE engraving.

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Paramount Schedule

Friday, October 8th @ 7:30PM BCMA presents TIM O’BRIEN & BRYAN SUTTON are musicians with soul and a love for bluegrass.

Both extraordinary in their own right, these artists cover the spectrum with their musical talents. O’Brien is a singer songwriter with Celtic roots and a bluegrass feel, while Sutton is an master of most old time country stringed instruments. Don’t miss this great show! Also appearing: Molly Slemp and Amythyst Phillips. $20 Adults, $25 day of show. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA 423-274-8920 or on-line at www.etix.com <http://www.etix.com/> .

Saturday, October 9th@7:30PM CASH REVISITED and Friends Jeff Tankersley and Chenoa Pruitt perform as “ The Johnny Cash Show Revisited” with The HighNotch. Jeff and Chenoa have a love for music of “The Man in Black” and bring their own special touch to the songs of Johnny and June. Their duet version of “Cry Cry Cry” will make you cry for joy! They have been described as “The Best Johnny and June tribute ever heard”, “a true tribute to a true legend of music”’ “awesome”, “unbelievable” and much more also starring Larry Walsh as Willy Nelson, Steve Fairchild as Garth Brooks and Denny Murphy as Kenny Chesney. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA 423-274-8920 or on-line at www. etix.com <http://www.etix.com/> .

Saturday, October 16 Miss Food City. The winner will represent Food City during its sponsorship of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 and the Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway and race related activities along with other Food City functions.

For more information call Lisa Croy Johnson @ 276-623-5100, ext.

5128. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA

Friday, October 22nd @ 7:30 THE DILLARDS, $10 General Admission. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA 423-274-8920 or on-line at www.etix.com <http://www.etix.com/> .

Saturday, October 23rd @ 7:00PM, Miss Bristol Pageant The Miss Bristol Organization will be crowning three young women, awarding them the titles of Miss Bristol, Miss Mountain Lakes and Miss Tri-Cities. As a preliminary pageant in the Miss America Organization, these three ladies will go on to represent East Tennessee at the 2011 Miss Tennessee Pageant, to be held in Jackson, Tenn. in June 2011. Admission $12 Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA .

Thursday, October 28th @ 7:30PM S’WONDERFUL The new Gershwin musical, “S’WONDERFUL” is an all singing, all dancing musical review that celebrates the genius of George and Ira Gershwin. Incorporating 5 mini-musicals inspired by the real events occurring and around the lives of the Gershwin brothers, the new musical theater extravaganza illustrates their impact on the world then and now. New York City in 1916. Paris in the 30’s. Hollywood of the 40’s. New Orleans in the 50’s. And somewhere in the world today “S’WONDERFUL” takes you on a ride to the different places, times, and musical styles that make the Gershwin brothers the most successful songwriting team in the history of popular music. Like a Technicolor movie musical, “S’WONDERFUL”, paints a picture of nostalgia and entertainment while paying tribute to the incomparable songbook of George and Ira Gershwin. $32 Adults, $28 Senior/Students, $22 Group rate. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA 423-274-8920 or on-line at www.etix.com <http://www.etix.com/> .

Sunday, October 24th @ 2:30PM "Help Us to Help Others" Concert. Area Lutherans in Missions (ALMS) will present a benefit concert at the Paramount Center for the Arts. The benefit's goal is to raise funds for the mission of ALMS which is to help others in need. Performers: Carson Peters, Jamie Peters, Headed Home, Lightnin' Charlie and “The Upsetters”, Beth Dolinger and a Gospel Finale. Musical styles will include Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, and Gospel in a family-friendly atmosphere. Tickets: Children Under age 12 - $5.00, Senior & Student $12.00, Adult - $15.00. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA 423-274-8920 or on-line at www.etix.com <http://www.etix.com/> October 30th, 7:00 PM and October 31st 2:30 PM Robin Hood, The Adventure Begins A Premier Production by the Highlands Ballet Company, explores this legendary adventurer. Is he fact or myth ....or simply history that is scattered and buried in medieval court documents & historical records? The exploits of Robin Hood have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of men confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. Whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol for freedom for his people. Join The Highlands Ballet, guest dancers Sean Hilton & Charles Haack from New York, and Jeffrey Polston from South Carolina along with local actors and musicians. Adults - $12, Senior & Student - $8 & Children under 12 - $6. Paramount Center in Downtown Bristol TN/VA 423-274-8920 or on-line at www. etix.com <http://www.etix.com/> .

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Apple Festival expecting over 100,000 visitors this month

By Tyler Blake

Chamber of Commerce for ten years. What started out as a hometown Erwin, TN. The smell of everything apples will permeate all over community event has grown into an award winning annual destinathe Valley Beautiful on Oct. 1-2. You see its Unicoi County’s time to tion for tourists from all over the United States. shine as it plays host to over 100,000 people for the 33rd. annual Apple GENERAL INFORMATION: Festival. + Additional Information, directions, etc. call 423-743-3000 or visit This year’s festival is set for Friday and Saturday Oct 1st and 2nd www.unicoicounty.org. from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. each day. Folks at the Unicoi County Chamber + Directions: From I26 take Exit 37 into downtown Erwin. of Commerce have been busy getting ready for the annual party and + Please, no pets!

Chamber Executive Director Amanda Delp says work (much like the + Bicycles and skateboards not permitted.

NASCAR races in Bristol and the Appalachian Fair in Gray) on the event + Free to the General public. Rain (hopefully not) or Shine come is on-going throughout the year. on out and bring the family for one of the most recognized and award “We’re really excited this year because for the first time we will have winning festivals in the South. four stages with some really great music and a variety offered for everyone’s taste,” she said with a smile. “We have experience tremendous growth over the past couple of years and have expanded around all the other streets that border the downtown district. We have a couple of first as well. We are having our first ever golf tournament The cooking contests and we are for the first time promoting the Senior Miss are very popular.

Apple Festival pageant for ladies 65 years of age and up.

We’ve also added an additional 100 booths and all our musically entertainment remains free to the public.”

Delp has led the festival organization on behalf of the More than 110,000 festival-goers are expected.

There will be plenty of activities for the kids

Over 350 vendors will display their wares.

Entertainment Main Stage: Gospel Music Sponsored by Toyota, Main Avenue & Love Street; Top Gospel groups from around the country including: The Primative Quartet, The Foundations, The American Quartet and the Carolina Crossmen. Daily beginning at 10 a.m.

The AFCCU and Toyota Stage: Gathering Place Park; Bluegrass and Country music featuring local and regional talent.

The Chamber Stage” Gay Street near the Nolichucky Street intersection. Featuring local talent including dancers, cloggers, contest winners, and festival announcements.

Nuclear Fuel Services Stage: Erwin Town Hall; Entertainment for children of all ages by the Unicoi County High School Drama Department, Hands On Museum and NFS.

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NFS will again sponsor the popular road race.

The Bluegrass stage is one of four stages for free music

Top sponsor Toyota plays host to top Gospel singers from around the nation

Other Activities: Something For Everyone!

• Cooking Contests for adults and youth.

• 6th Annual Miss Unicoi County Apple Festival Pageants (9 divisions).

• Annual Apple Festival Photography Contest.

• 31st Annual Blue Ridge Pottery Show & Sale at the Unicoi County Middle School.

• Tennis tournament sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance at Fishery Park.

• First ever Apple Festival Golf Tournament to be Held on Sept. 25th.

• NFS 4-mile footrace and two mile walk (Oct 2)

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Regional Happenings

THEATRE Barter Theatre, Abingdon VA. Playing during the month of October: The Woman in Black The Full Monty The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily Where Trouble Sleeps SCHEDULE/TICKET INFO: 276628-3991 www.bartertheatre.com Jonesborough (TN.) Repertory Theatre The Last Five Years Oct. 14-17; Oct. 21-24 www.jonesboroughtheatre.com Proud Annie Mystery Theatre, Jonesborough, TN. Polterheist

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Johnson City (TN.) Community Theatre World Premier: The Red Velvet Cake War www.jcct.us FESTIVALS 31ST Annual Heritage Days Oct. 8-10 Rogersville, TN Crafts, Music, Festival Food, Various Activities Downtown 7th Annual Aussie Fall Festival Chillin’ N Grillin Oct. 30th Downtown Greeneville Festival includes: Cook offs for chili, BBQ, wings and ribs. Crafts, storytelling, kids zone, entertainment stage, dance stage, food court.

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WQUT Concert Schedule Freedom Hall in Johnson City: Oct 8 Jeff Dunham

Ryman Auditorium in Nashville: Oct 1 Sheryl Crow Nov 3 John Mellencamp Nov 8 Sarah McLachian Nov 11 Styx

Viking Hall in Bristol: Oct 17 Gordon Lightfoot Oct 24 Miranda Lambert Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville: Oct 14 Temptations & Four Tops Oct 16 Band of Horses Jan 10-12 Blue Man Group Feb 17 Clay Aiken

The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Atlanta: Oct 1 Slayer, Anthrax and

Megadeth Oct 27 Carrie Underwood Dec 10 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Apr 18 Lady GaGa

Nashville Municipal Auditorium: Oct 19 Bob Dylan Oct 20 Alice Cooper and

Rob Zombie

Knoxville Civic Coliseum: Sept 30 Slayer, Anthrax and

Megadeth Nov 28 Mannheim Steamroller Smokies Stadium in Sevierville: Sept 3 Styx and Kansas

Biltmore in Asheville, N.C.: Sept 24 Christopher Cross

Foothills Fall Festival in Maryville, TN: Oct 8-10 Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special

and many others

Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.: Oct 16 Chelsea Handler Oct 30 Carrie Underwood Dec 2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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For more concert details visit our website, look for our listings in Out ‘N About Magazine www.outnaboutmagazine.com or just call us at WQUT!

Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte: Sept 25 Ron White

Down Home Concert Schedule Oct. 14: Ralph Stanley II; 8 p.m. $15.

Oct. 15: 18 South; 8 p.m. $20 Advance.

Oct. 21: Terry Garland; 8 p.m. $12.

Oct. 22: Mollie O’Brien; 8 p.m. $14.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, N.C.: Oct 1 Sugarland with Little Big

Town & Randy Montana

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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Alanta: Nov 13 Styx Dec 31 NBC’s Last Comic Standing Live Tour Bi-lo Center in Greenville, S.C.: Dec 4 Trans-Siberian Orhestra Dec 16 Justin Bieber

Philips Arena in Atlanta: Nov 16 Dav Matthews Band Nov 18 Roger Waters Dec 5 Usher Dec 23 Justin Bieber

Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, N.C.: Oct 6 Primus Oct 28 Band of Horses Nov 4 Jeff Dunham Dec 3 Third Day

Bridgestone Arena in Nashville: Oct 13 Carrie Underwood Dec 12 Trans-Sibtian Orchestra Apr 19 Lady GaGa

Verizon Wireless at Encore Park in Alpharetta, Ga: Sept 29 Rush

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Oct. 28: Linda McRae; 8 p.m. $8.

Oct. 29: Casey Driessen (Tentative).

Oct. 30 Hackensaw Boys; $18 Advance.

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A Slice of Music Heaven:

Rheatown Market & Café Hosts Pickers From All Over &The Food Is Great!

By Ron Scalf

Chuckey, TN. --- It’s a clear Saturday night in this sleepy town between Johnson City and Greeneville but that doesn’t mean things aren’t hopping down at the Rheatown Market & Café with musicians (many of whom don’t know one another) picking together out front and in the back of the business.

People of all ages and all walks of life sit in the back of the market or line the street outside listening to some great Blue Grass, Gospel and County Music and it’s all free. Some are truly strangers but friendships have formed here since this event is held every Saturday afternoon and it goes into the night even after the market closes at 11 p.m.

“I leave the light on for them when I leave,” chuckled store owner Chad Wampler who took over the business five months ago. “Most times people are having such a great time they don’t want to leave.”

Meanwhile, behind the counter inside, Wampler and several family members cook up some of the best food money can buy. Beginning with breakfast at 6 a.m., Chad and his crew offers everything imaginable from biscuits with sausage, country ham, tenderloin and eggs to biscuits and gravy and every breakfast sandwich and breakfast plate possible.

Lunch prices start at only $1.89 for a fried Bologna sandwich with cheese and the neighbors will tell you the burgers are the best in the county. And, for dinner, you might want to try the turkey, roast beef, fish or chicken. Some people stopped in to take home some Rueben and Philly Steak sandwiches. Amazingly the Rheatown Market & Café has a two side menu (including a special one for kids) with too many items to list. And, if you leave there hungry it’s your own fault! Chad said he has several ideas to make the market and café even better and he is planning to offer cappuccino, pizza and

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fresh cut fries soon. Ice cream cones are popular as are the food specials which this night consisted of a hefty portioned pulled pork sandwich with potato salad, deviled eggs with a drink and desert. The store also offers a healthy variety of groceries, drinks and hardware. “People appreciate not having to travel into town just for a loaf of bread,” one shopper said as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

Chad invites everyone out for a good time on Saturday night for free music and fellowship. “I know a lot of people don’t know we’re here or that this is even going on,” he said in-between serving food to customers. There are some of the best pickers you’ll ever hear right here in the back of the market or out front. It’s just a really wholesome good time.”

The “pickin” has even attracted students from ETSU’s Bluegrass Department and Chad expects to see more musicians since the weather is cooler and summer events are now in the rearview mirror.

There has even been a song wrote about the place: See You Tube: “Rheatown Store on Highway 351.”

“I guess you could say this is the central location of our town,” Chad reports. “When there’s a lost dog or one found they bring it here. When there’s a fund raiser and community events we post them in the window.

And, the ladies of the community are always baking fresh treats. . .cakes and cookies.”

Indeed.

So, if you long for the slower days you remember sitting on the porch and listening to good music with family and friends, look no further.

Just head down to the Rheatown Market & Café Saturday night. You’ll not only be welcome but we bet you meet some new friends. And, even when it’s not Saturday go for a visit and you’ll eat some of the finest food around. Around here everybody’s been welcome for over 55 years!

Empty guitar boxes line the wall.

A young boy joins in the guitar playing.

The Rheatown Market sign has been welcoming guests since 1955.

A funny but true-to-form sign.

Rheatown Market & Café 385 Rheatown Road Chucky, TN 37641 423-257-5784

Pickers pick inside the market. A large crowd listens to the music.

Hours: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Directions: From Johnson City: Travel down 11E and turn right on Rheatown Road.

Rheatown Market & Café is one half mile on the left.

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