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Dennis Brooks enters race for Criminal Court Judge Part 1 Citing his experience and strong work ethic, Dennis Brooks believes he is the top choice to replace the retiring Honorable Robert Cupp as Criminal Court Judge Part I for Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington Counties.

Brooks is running for the Republican nomination for the job. The primary will be held May 6.

“I have worked as a prosecutor for over 15 years in this court and tried nearly 100 jury trials,” said Brooks.

“People in the justice system know me as someone who works hard, cares about my cases and tries to do the right thing.

“We need a judge with extensive experience with search warrants, search and seizure issues and compiling proper jury instructions. Judges who are not competent in those areas create havoc with rulings being overturned and victims of crime never finding closure.

These are issues that I deal with every day as a prosecutor in Criminal Court Judge, and that background has prepared me for the challenge.”

In his 15 years, Brooks has tried many of the toughest cases in the District, from getting a death penalty verdict on Howard Hawk Willis to the recent double murder conviction in the Johnson County “Facebook” trial. Last year, Brooks obtained five jury verdicts for first-degree murder.

Brooks also has experience on the bench, having been appointed as Jonesborough’s Municipal Judge last year.

“I have a lot of experience having to make fair decisions, whether it’s deciding to not prosecute someone for lack of proof, serving as Municipal Judge, or officiating local high school sports for 10 years,” said Brooks. “They may just be games, but I am convinced that the lessons I have learned in how to control high-stress situations and maintain my composure as a referee or umpire will serve me well as a Judge. Not many lawyers rising to the bench have the benefit of that experience.”

Brooks plans to pursue setting up a Drug Court at the Criminal Court level

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for the four counties. The District has never had such a court, which makes the participants appear before the judge each week and be held accountable for their actions, which includes drug testing, work requirements and therapy sessions.

“Drug courts have been shown to be an effective tool against drug addiction, and they are being used in other areas of the country,” said Brooks. “My attitude

is, if they work elsewhere, then we need them too. it just takes a judge who is willing to put the extra work in do it. I’ve already been in contact with drug court administrators around the state and spoken with people in the treatment business, and I am convinced we can make a program that will be the envy of others and benefit the people of each county.

“We need it. Opiate drugs are killing people here and ruining lives. There are way too many meth labs. I believe many of the people addicted to drugs can be decent, productive people, but we need ‘ in place that help motivated probationers turn their lives around. Drug court is one of those systems that can help our communities.

“That said, while I believe in second chances, I do not believe in sixth chances. No system of probation will work without a judge who will stand firm that probationers follow the rules. If they know they can play the judge, then play them they will.”

Brooks grew up in the Conklin area

of Washington County, graduating from David Crockett High School in 1988. He went to undergraduate school at ETSU and made the Dean’s List four times in law school at the University of Tennessee.

Brooks is married to Sandra Brooks and has one child, Cassie Brooks, who is an honors student at University High.

Brooks has also been an active Republican, having served as Chairman for the Washington County Republican Party and Young Republicans. He has voted in every election since turning an adult, including every Republican primary.

Currently, Brooks prosecutes cases in the Criminal Court for Carter County.

He has tried jury trials and officiated high school sports in each of the four counties in the district.

“It would be my honor to serve the people of Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington Counties as their Criminal Court Judge,” said Brooks. “This world seems to get crazier every day, and I want to do everything I can to help keep our area a safe and pleasant place to live.”

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I love me not ... I love me I love me, I love me not, I love me……I love me not.

Sound familiar?

Did you ever play this game with a daisy hoping the last petal you pulled synchronized Suzy Cloyd perfectly with the words, He Loves Me! Well just like the petal-pulling game, that may or may not have determined who loves you, this month’s article is about You – Loving – You. Let 2014 be the year you find quick, simple, effective ways to love yourself – not matter what.

You know your body and health better than anyone. You know what you shouldn’t eat, you know what you should do for exercise, you know what works for you AND what doesn’t. So rather than hiding from what you know, use the New Year to embrace your knowledge about yourself and use it for good.

Keep it simple by choosing a handful of areas

that focus on You – Loving – You. Eat Healthy — swap out chocolate for cherries. Try water, instead of soda. Go for nuts instead of candy. Try fruit instead of jelly donuts. And so on, and so on. Remember to tell yourself, I Love Me. Do something — walk, run, bike, yoga, or aerobics. Get the picture? Start small and work toward a goal that makes you happy. I love me!

Find yourself — try a new haircut, try new fashion styles, find ways to re-invent yourself or accept yourself for who YOU are, kick up your heels, add energy to your step and show yourself some love.

Dare not to compare — stop comparing yourself to everyone else. Start recognizing who you are and let the New Year open doors for you that will allow you to experiment with new experiences, exercises, healthy diet choices.

You are unique – embrace it and love it.

Have fun — keep your changes and choices fun in 2014. Laugh at yourself, send yourself notes of encouragement, be your best friend, be your biggest fan. Stay focused and stay true to you. Because remember, You – Love – You. A New Year — So as you get your groove going in 2014, remember to pull a few petals and recite to yourself, I love me, I love me, I love me.

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Corner Nest Antique Mall adds popular American Paint Company Line and a brand new garden room Elizabethton, TN — Love is in the air at Corner Nest Antique Mall as the celebration of Valentine’s Day is in full swing. But there is also added excitement concerning the new American Paint Company booth and the store’s new garden room.

Vendor Shelia Eldreth explained that the American Paint Company offers customers an all-natural, zero VOC, eco-friendly, and solvent free paint. Having made the cleanest, healthiest paints and finishes for the residential and commercial markets for the past 25 years, it was only natural to offer our products to the DIY market.

“Their paints contain no acrylic, no fungicide, no copolymers and no worries! The consumer needed it, your health demanded it, and they provide it,” she said.

“The paint consists of clay chalk material in 32 colors including the very popular limited edition Ellis Collection.

It’s just great paint to refurbish and recycle with no sanding or stripping involved. It saves the crafter a lot of work and time!”

She adds, “American Paint Company is committed to offering the best customer service, the healthiest products that perform to the highest stan-

dards of quality, and to share ideas to help you restore, rejuvenate and reimagine furniture. They guarantee the quality and freshness of each product and we look forward to helping you fulfill your creative need and beautify your home or office.”

In addition to offering the popular and highly sought after paints, Eldreth announced she will be offering paint classes to both the beginner and more experience paint crafter beginning this month. “All you need to do if you’re interested is come by Corner

Nest and sign up for one of my classes using American Paint,” she said.

“This is a truly amazing product . . .really incredible because there is no sanding or priming involved. You can turn a piece of furniture into a masterpiece in a short period of time and I’m really excited about offering these classes.”

The other new addition to the Corner Nest Antique Mall is Mary Presnell’s Garden Room that feature an assortment of beautiful floral pieces many hard of which are hard to find.

The prices are great and the selection is impressive.

Located near the entrance at Corner Nest Antique Mall on the first floor we caught up with Mary who said, “The Garden Room represents spring time in the winter at Corner Nest Antique Mall.

I’m excited to be able to present this new garden room.”

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“I guess we all have some old jewelry and coins lying around that we don’t wear anymore and really don’t have any use for.

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Gold Rush is open Monday through Saturday and they even have a drive through window for your convenience. Clemens will also help coordinate your gold party and pay you for hosting it in the privacy of your home or office.

“You can call and make an appointment and I will come to your house or office and evaluate your gold, silver or

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Clemens and his family have over 34 years of experience in the business. Other family members own the Ideal Cards & Coins Company, in Ohio. “I’m a local businessman that you can deal with face-toface instead of mailing your gold or jewelry off to people you don’t know and may not be getting the best deal for what you are selling,” he said matter-of-factly.

Clemens and his family live in Washington County and he is an active coach of the Junior Topper football team and he also coaches baseball, T-Ball, and soccer.

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Tickets on sale now for Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza events!

Johnson City, TN — It’s the first sign of spring. Even before those tulip bulbs you planted emerge, the spring Mecca for craft beer lovers in the Tri-Cities is gearing up for another incredible event.

Tickets for the Third Annual Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza sponsored by Shock Top Brewing Co. go on sale February 3rd at www.thirstyorange.com. This year, the festival is packing up its unique kegs of greatness and moving across town to the Millennium Centre across from ETSU. At the event you’ll find more than 100 unique and delicious craft beers. The Beer City Hoopers will make another appearance, as well as a new addition – a game - Donkey Poolette. Let’s just say people will be talking about that one for a while. You’ll also get to participate in the Tennessee Iron Brewer Challenge, enjoy Mobile Infusers, and the Big Orange Mixology Station.

“We’re excited about what this move does for our attendees. The Millennium Centre will offer more space, and perhaps more importantly, easier parking,” said Stephanie Carson, one of the event organizers.

Carson adds that they’re also excited to be located in such close proximity to the ETSU campus and Johnson City’s downtown.

“The University and downtown businesses are making great strides in turning that end of State of Franklin into a destination. We’re excited for our festival to be a part of that momentum,” added Carson.

The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce is also excited for the event to move closer to the “epicenter” of the city.

“Always good to have Thirsty Orange return to our community, with a fun filled time in a wonderful venue,” said Chamber president Gary Mabrey.

Organizers have also chosen their 2014 Nonprofit Partners. The Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited with benefit from the net proceeds of tickets sales, and will also have a presence at the event.

“The Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited is pleased to participate as a Nonprofit with Thirsty Orange for this worthwhile event. It not only gives us the opportunity to raise much needed funds to support our mission, but it affords people the chance to learn more about the art of craft beer in a friendly and inviting atmosphere, where they can meet and socialize with old friends and make new ones,” said chapter president, Ron Harrin.

Trout Unlimited works to conserve, protect and restore cold-water fisheries in Tennessee and nationwide.

“We’re thrilled to be partnered with such a worthwhile organization. The quality of our water is important for all aspects of our lives, whether you’re a fisher-

man or woman, or are brewing beer,” added Carson.

New this year, organizers are hosting a limited ticket Thirsty Orange Beer Dinner at The Battery in downtown Johnson City.

The small group of lucky attendees will enjoy a five course meal prepared by The Battery’s chef using the freshest ingredients and there will be five specially selected craft beers available for tasting. Each dish is infused with the specific beer, giving a unique flavor along with the opportunity to talk to the head brewers.

“We call it the “wine-ification of beer. Brewers in our region and beyond are making a quality beverage that can be enjoyed and savored. It’s not just about quenching your thirsty anymore. Pairing beer and food is an obvious combination and we’re excited to see what The Battery’s chef will come up with,” said Carson.

The morning of the Thirsty Orange, people can come early and run off some of the impending extra calories at the Run for the Booty 5k Color Run. The race will start at the Millennium Center and go through ETSU’s campus. Participants will also receive a $10 discount off of an Early Bird Ticket to the Thirsty Orange Brew

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The race benefits the ETSU KickOff Fund. The Fund benefits the ETSU Buccaneer Football program that will return to the University in September of 2015.

“We are so grateful for this opportunity to partner with such an exciting event. We appreciate that some of the proceeds will be going towards the ETSU Football Kick Off fund. For ETSU football to be successful the whole community needs to be supportive, and this is a prime example of that,” said Jo Anne Paty, senior associate athletic director of development for ETSU. The 5k course will be a color run, so participants can expect to look like Rainbow Brite when the whole thing is finished. On top of that, they’ll be looking for “gold” coins along the race course that they can exchange for prizes at the end of the race. You can find more information and register for the race at www.thirstyorange.com.

Tickets for the Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza are on sale starting February 3rd. You can get a free Southern Pint Glass with the purchase of your general admission tickets for $35 until February 17th. Starting on February 24th, ticket prices increase to $40, and will be $45 at the gate.

This year, organizers are offering Early Bird Tickets for $45 until February 18th, and will go up to $50 until the day of the event. Early Bird tickets offer attendees access an hour and a half early and special cask tappings. All tickets can be purchased at www.thirstyorange.com.

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Lisa Nidiffer Rice announces candidacy for Criminal Court Judge Part 1 Elizabethton, TN — Lisa Nidiffer Rice, a seasoned attorney from Elizabethton officially declared her intention to run in the Republican Primary for the position of Criminal Court Judge Part 1 today.

The judgeship covers all four counties of the first judicial district: Carter, Unicoi, Washington and Johnson.

Rice is running in the Republican primary which will be held in the three counties where she is announced over a two-day period starting in Elizabethton at Medical Care Office

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Building January 23rd followed by two Friday announcements, one January 24 at the Choo Choo Café in Erwin and a second announcement at the McKinney Center in Jonesborough.

Johnson County officials opted not to take part in the Republican primary.

“I have worked closely with law enforcement and prosecuted and defended cases in all four counties in the first judicial district,” said Rice in her campaign remarks. “That provides a unique set of experiences for the judgeship. My

campaign theme is ‘justice for all’ because I believe in fairness to both sides in any case, which preserves the dignity and respect of the greatest judicial system in the world.”

Rice has worked in and around the legal system since she was in high school and said her love of the American justice system runs deep. “I care deeply about the courts, how they’re run and how they’re perceived,” she said. Rice mentioned her many years as Counsel to the Carter County Emergency Communications District (911)

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Passion for volunteering is taking Vickie Ford to Sochi Olympics

Renaissance Arts Center Theatre to feature Gina Sicilia Skyflight Productions & Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts present an evening with Gina Sicilia Feb 22, 2014 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30) Renaissance Arts Center Theatre.

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Acclaimed blue artist Gina Sicilia is a dynamic roots music vocalist.

Her 2007 debut recording Allow Me To Confess was nominated for a Blues Music Award “Best New Artist Debut”.

While well known in the blues world, Sicilia demonstrates an array of influences from country, Americana, R&B, to pop which gives her a unique soulful voice that separates her from other singers on the scene.

A bona fide rising star, Sicilia has opened for acts such as Johnny Winter, Joe Bonamassa, Shemekia Copeland, and others while performing at some of the biggest Blues Festivals in North America including the Ottawa Blues Festival, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, and the Bayfront Blues Festival.. In April 2013, Sicilia released It Wasn’t Real on the VizzTone Label Group and has begun picking up blues airplay on CKUT in Montreal, WRFG’s Good Morning Blues in Atlanta and WQCY’s Blues till noon w/Jerry D out of Quincy, IL and more.

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Elizabethton, TN — You might say Vickie Ford is on a mission. In fact, her life seems to be filled with missions, starting at Sycamore Shoals Hospital (SSH) and stretching across the globe – including all the way to the Sochi Olympics in Russia.

Ford, a retired teacher who lives in the Stoney Creek community with her husband, Harry, has volunteered thousands of hours at Sycamore Shoals Hospital as part of the SSH Auxiliary.

She is about to become chairman of the state volunteer organization, so those duties take her all over Tennessee.

And she’s also a world traveler, doing missionary work through her church and other organizations. That has translated into trips to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and in London. She’s been to China and Venezuela three times each and has done missions to Rio de Janeiro and Prince Edward Island in Canada. She’s also been to New Orleans and to New Mexico to work with Navajo Indians.

“I’ve always loved to do this,” she said. “I’ve always felt the call to volunteer and to do missions. After I retired, I could’ve stayed home or gone out and found a paying job, but I didn’t want that. The Lord blessed me with being able to teach for 30 years, and I just wanted to volunteer.”

Next up is Sochi. The Winter Games start on Feb. 6, and Ford will leave Feb. 11 to spend 10 days there as part of a SOAR International Ministries trip.

SOAR stands for Service and Outreach Alaska to Russia and the Alaska-based organization is run by Dick and Kathy Page, friends of the Fords, who trained at Moody Aviation in Elizabethton before creating SOAR in Alaska. SOAR was invited by the local evangelical churches in Sochi to assist in a major outreach and evangelism effort primarily targeting the local Russian community during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The news media has reported about all the security risks. Sochi is on high alert for a potential terrorist attack, and the threat of suicide bombings is very real – particularly the “black widow” female bombers who seek revenge for the death of loved ones at the hands of Russian security forces.

Security has become the main storyline for the Winter Olympics, something the Fords can’t ignore.

Vickie Ford, center, during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia pictured with two friends from Australia, Antoinette O’Connor and Kate O’Connor.

“I’ve just about quit watching the news,” Harry said. “It makes me worry too much. But she loves missions; that’s her passion. I remember when she retired, she couldn’t wait to go to China.”

Vickie said the 2012 Olympic Games in London had heightened security, but it was nothing like what’s expected in Sochi.

“This is a new level,” she said. “But Pastor Charles Stanley had a message about Noah, that he had the courage to build the Ark despite people saying, ‘You don’t know what you’re doing, you’re stupid.’ Noah had courage and we can do that in our own lives with what we’re facing. God gives us the courage to do what we need to do.”

Ford said she had initially wanted to do longer-term missionary work, staying for months instead of days, but mission organizations didn’t allow that with married couples; you either went together or didn’t go, and Harry couldn’t leave work for that long. So Vickie started doing shorter trips and eventually came to realize that was her calling.

“My Sunday School teacher recently said, ‘Everybody has a lot in life. Have you found your lot?’ I didn’t know it until this year, but this is my lot in life, these short-term mission trips. And now I’m very comfortable with it. God’s timing is not always our timing, but He will show us.”

In Sochi, the SOAR volunteers will send three teams, each doing 10-day stays. Those teams will be broken into two groups, one situated in the nearby

mountains where the alpine events will be held and another – her group – in Sochi closer to the Olympic Village.

“We’ve been told we’re going to work with the churches there,” she said. “They’ve set up Fun Zones and we’ll be in a gigantic tent that looks like an igloo, doing puppetry, crafts, sports, ballooning. I’ll be involved with face painting. That’s located close to the churches, and inside the churches they’ll have big screen TVs and coffee, and when the opportunities arise, we’ll talk to them about the Lord and witness to them.

“But at this type of event, people like me basically sow a lot of seeds.

We don’t talk a lot one-on-one but hopefully we’ll bring people into the churches and sort of build a bridge over to the church, which might have an impact long after we’re gone. With a lot of these mission trips, that’s what you do.”

They’ll likely stay in a hostel type of setting. Ford does not speak Russian but the group is expected to have translators. She’s fortunate to have a local friend, Melinda Heck from Roan Creek Baptist Church in Mountain City, on the same team. They’ll try to spread good will by being helpful, showing affection and smiling a lot. “A hug and a smile goes a long way,” Vickie said.

Volunteers on these mission trips often pay their own expenses, and international trips can cost several thousand dollars. The Fords always assume Vickie will pay her own way and they don’t focus on asking anyone for money. But churches, individuals and

organizations do raise money for these endeavors to help defray the costs, and donations are welcome.

Her missionary work has been through her local church, First Baptist Church of Elizabethton, as well as the local and state Baptist association, the Women’s Missionary Union and other groups. She has done medical mission trips, visited orphanages and nursing homes, done social ministry and led Vacation Bible School-type sessions.

A lot of her mission work is possible because of her husband, Harry, a longtime employee at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He is manager of Environmental Services but has served multiple roles at the hospital, and last year received the Servant’s Heart Award, the highest honor given by Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) to its team members.

“I have a good husband who is just so supportive,” Vickie said. “He’ll say, ‘I know I can’t go but I want you to go.’

Serving others brings me pleasure. It’s what Harry and I enjoy doing; we both like to serve. I guess that’s our lot in life.”

Since her retirement about 12 years ago, Vickie has also been a mainstay at Sycamore Shoals Hospital, volunteering for the Sycamore Shoals Hospital Auxiliary and holding leadership positions, but now is chairman-elect of the Council on Volunteers in Tennessee.

She is also a volunteer representative for the Southeastern Healthcare Volunteer Leaders, covering the Southeastern states.

Around the hospital, Vickie is known as “The Cookie Lady” because she bakes cookies every week and goes around the hospital visiting with patients and handing out cookies. She can also be found helping man the gift shop.

“I see it at home,” Harry said, “but most people don’t realize how much time she spends on volunteer work for the hospital and for Mountain States, especially now that she’s doing it statewide.”

At 62 years old, Vickie likes to stay busy. She said she got her passion for mission work from her mother and wants to continue on this path as long as she can.

“A body in motion stays in motion,” Vickie said. “I know there’ll be a time when I can’t do this anymore, and that’s why when the opportunity arises, you do what you can.”

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New Year, New Nutrition: What Helps and What Hurts With the start of a New Year, the annual trend of New Year’s resolutions is in full swing. Every year, people resolve to get a better job, travel more, spend less, or lose weight. But possibly the most common resolution anyone makes is to live a healthier lifestyle.

Personally, I would love to live a healthier lifestyle, but let’s be real here. LookCarrie ing good and living on rabbit Williams food isn’t exactly what I have in mind. But the good news is, healthy living doesn’t require that you thrive on celery and whole grain crackers at all. To live a healthier lifestyle, you must simply develop good habits that will keep your body sharp and “firing on all cylinders.”

So many people diet, but few are able to keep off the weight they lose. Your body will respond to anything that is outside of your daily routine, but unless you make these changes habitual, they won’t stick.

Recently, Nutrisystem has advertised something called “Fast 5,” a meal plan kit specifically designed to help you shed your first five pounds in about a week. Fast 5 is meant to motivate prospective dieters to stay involved in the Nutrisystem program. I’ve never done Nutrisystem so I don’t necessarily know what it is I’m missing, but I do know that “normal food” doesn’t make five pounds just melt away in seven days. If that

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were true, I’d be a beanpole.

I personally think that the whole diet supplement thing is suspect at best. While plenty of people can pop a pill that speeds up your metabolism or makes you feel full longer and lose weight, I wouldn’t say that that is a healthy lifestyle change, because when the weight is off and you discontinue the supplements, how can you keep that weight off?

According to UFC fighter and exercise and nutrition specialist Tyler Minton, “The key to weight loss and healthy living isn’t in supplements or genetically altered food product, it’s in developing healthy eating

habits and pairing them with regular exercise, without compromising quality.” There are so many foods that taste good and are beneficial for the body as well.

At Minton’s gym, the Colosseum, trainers design meal plans specifically for their clients, and pair them with exercises that are tailored to their specific needs. They recommend that most people would do well to consider a nondairy regimen and use soy or almond substitutes. For those of you who frequent Java Rush, we actually serve a “Colosseum shake” that is completely nondairy, low-fat, low sugar, and contains banana, peanut butter, and whey protein.

So if you’re looking for an alternative to strict dieting and supplements that may or may not do the job, consider a lifestyle change that will allow you to consistently make the right choices for yourself, and enjoy making them.

For guidance in making that first step, visit the Colosseum in Johnson City at 2923 North Roan Street and check them out online at www.jccolosseum.com, or contact Tyler Minton at 423-366-7642 or Zach Holmes at 601-260-7241 for more information. Start the New Year with a resolution that will stick and provide long term benefits for you.

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Tax Law Changes

Many tax laws are permanent. However, in recent years many laws have been passed with an expiration date. These laws have been popularly known as extenders. For several years, Congress has seen fit to extend them. Several of these temporary laws expired at the end of December 2013. It is possible that they will be extended later this year.

Some of the laws for individuals that expired are: • Many of the credits for qualified energy home improvements.

• Qualified expenditures for certain home appliances.

• Itemized deduction of state & local sales tax.

• Teachers deduction up to $250 for classroom supplies.

• Deduction for qualified college tuition and fees.

Business deductions and credits that expired are: • 50 % first year bonus depreciation for new assets.

• The Maximum Section 179 deduc-

tion (allows businesses to expense assets in the first year) dropped from $500,000 to $25,000.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit for employers that hire members of certain groups, this includes veterans who have received vocational rehabilitation.

Beginning in 2014, certain individuals may be eligible for a tax credit to assist in the purchase of health insurance through the health care exchanges created by “Obamacare”. This credit is aimed at middle income individuals and families to help make the coverage more affordable. The credit is a refundable credit.

This means that you can claim the credit even if you have no taxable income. The credit is larger for older individuals that will incur higher premiums.

The DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) is not a tax law change but a Supreme Court decision that among other things changed the way same sex couples are entitled to file their tax returns. This could have a substantial effect on individuals that are included in the decision. An

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The change to the home office deduc- Toll Free: 1.877.CPA.4241 • Fax: 423-926-3949 or 423.282.3191 • www.LewisCPAs.com Members: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants tion is a simplification. The rules have • Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants not changed as to what qualifies as an • Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants office in the home, rather the change is in the method to calculate the deduction.

An individual may elect to calculate the ewis deduction using $5 per square foot up to a maximum of 300 square feet for a total ssociates, P.C. deduction of $1,500. If you use this methCertified Public Accountants od, you can still claim your mortgage interest and property taxes on Schedule A as Kenneth L. Lewis, C.P.A. itemized deductions.

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The Broncos, press releases, downtown merchants and Valentine’s Day

OK. Let’s get it over with! I admit that I had my Denver Bronco’s flag at half-mast for a few days and then packed it away for another year. I’m still a fan [which is short for fanatic] and wondered what really went wrong but it is what it is. Maybe, we all place too much emphasis on sports. I really don’t know about that. Oh, by-the-way who did the Vols land in the recruitment wars?

--Thanks to the many readers who sent me notes and emails from my last column about my dog, Bodie and my adopted cat, Sable and son, Tyler. Seems many of you have similar stories!

--I’m really sorry there is not enough room to print all the press releases and notices I re-

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Bits and Pieces From All Over

By Ron Scalf ceive about the entire goings on in the region “Out ‘N About.”

While I attempt to be as supportive as I can it is impossible to print all the requests in a free publication when advertising dollars are much need support to do so. It is amazing to me all the opportunities there are for arts, entertainment and music many of which represent freeto- the-public admission (from Greeneville to Mt. City through the Tri-Cities and other parts around us).

This brings me to Barter Theatre where we have been a media sponsor for nearly 5 years. Barter may be in located in downtown Abingdon, VA., but she belongs to all of the Tri-Cities and the Southwest Virginia Region and the world for that matter as people visit from all over. If you have not seen a production at Barter or Barter Stage II, you owe it to yourself to do so. Abingdon is a beautiful town and you can find some great eateries there before or after seeing a production.

Food City thinks so much of the town that’s where they are headquartered.

--Downtown merchants and most local merchants are struggling through these tough economic times exacerbated by one of the worst winters in memory.

Please support them and take the time to travel to downtown Johnson City, Jonesborough, Elizabethton, Erwin, Kingsport, Bristol, Greeneville, Mt. City, and Rogersville and spend a little cash or have lunch and let those folks know they are appreciated.

We’re all in this together and they need our support!

--The political landscape is getting ready to explode with more yard signs expected to be scattered around the right-of-ways

than have been seen in several years. As we approach the 2014 political season almost every office holder in any office is facing re-election many with strong opposition. We will not be taking sides. However, will encourage you to vote! If you don’t’ you don’t have the right to complain.

--Last but not least. Please, if you are able to do so, visit your local animal shelter and adopt a pet. If you cannot adopt, give a donation of food, cash or blankets. And, whatever the season as Mrs. Carl Jones would have us put on the Masthead of the Johnson City Press when I worked there: Please Feed The Birds!

--Have a great Valentine’s Day with your Sweetie and I’ll see you here same time next month!

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Local Businessman presents different business philosophy Jeff Gasperson, representative of Tri-Cities Funeral Homes in both the Tri-Cities and Church Hill, has a different philosophy than most people in his business.

“To me, we have a responsibility provide a Memorial Service that is stress free for those loved ones who are working to find closure from their loss. It is a time when a family needs to find a new path as they try to move forward with their own life.”

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“I invite people to come out and talk to us; to take a look around and see all that we have. The information we offer is free and our funeral homes provide the perfect settings for family and friends to gather and build a positive path for moving forward.”

Preplanning Is The Key People who don’t pre-plan suddenly find themselves having to deal with a loss as well as making arrangements for their loved one.

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Concert Schedule Freedom Hall in Johnson City: Mar. 6 - Casting Crowns Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, TN: Mar. 8 - James Gregory Mar. 29 - Jars of Clay Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville: Feb. 7 - Joel Osteen Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville: Feb. 1 - Queens of the Stone Age Feb. 4 - Jonny Lang Feb. 8 - Yonder Mountain String Band Mar. 10 - George Thorogood Mar. 14 - Bob Weir and Ratdog Mar. 28-30 - Big Ears Festival Knoxville Civic Auditorium: Mar. 22 - Mo’nique and friends Mar. 29 - Bill O’Reilly and Dennis Miller Bijou Theatre in Knoxville: Feb. 1 - Art Garfunkel Feb. 15 - Edwin McCain Mar. 14 - Switchfoot Bridgestone Arena in Nashville: Feb. 1 - Keith Urban Feb. 7 - Kings of Leon Feb. 22 - Brad Paisley Mar. 14 - Billy Joel Mar. 21 - George Strait Mar. 29 - Demi Lovato Mar. 31 - Cher Ryman Auditorium in Nashville: Feb. 18 - Scotty McCreery Feb. 20 - Jennifer Nettles Mar. 5 - Band of Horses Mar. 13 & 14 - Widespread Panic Mar. 15 - Bob Weir and Ratdog Mar. 20 - Moody Blues Mar. 21 - Crosby Stills & Nash Mar. 22 - Pentatonix Mar. 26 - Gavin DeGraw

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King University Choral Department presents: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” AfricanAmerican Spirituals • February 8th, 7:30 p.m.

Silent Film Festival “A Valentine’s Holiday” Featuring Rex Ward and Buster Keaton’s “College” • February 9th, 3 p.m.

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Hands On! October Calendar of Events Art Studio Schedule • Valentine’s Day Cards: Show your loved ones how much you care about them by making lovely Valentine’s Day cards.

• Giacometti Sculptures: Learn about artist Alberto Giacometti and his unique sculpting style. Then, create a sculpture in the style of this famous artist.

Special Events Tuesday, February 4th - Sunday, February 16th Valentine’s Science Celebrate Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month in the Eastman Discovery Lab. Get smart on your heart, and help make plasma soup out of holiday candies. Then, add a secret Valentine’s Day message to an acid/base experiment and you will end up with the most amazing scientific Valentines you’ve ever seen! The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. (***Please note this program may contain

peanuts and small parts that may not suitable for children under 3 years of age.)

Wednesday, February 5th Boy Scouts Free Day Free admission for boy scouts that visit the museum in uniform. Groups of 10 or more require a reservation.

Tuesday, February 18th Sunday, March 2nd - Reverse Engineering Do you like to take things apart? If so, join us for some fun disassembling in honor of National Engineering week. Test out your reverse engineering skills on various items adults

would never let you take apart such as computers, phones, keyboards, and more! The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. (***Please note this program may contain small parts not suitable for children under 3 years of age.)

Wednesday, February 19th, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Imagineer It! Workshop Celebrate National Engineering Week with a workshop that will test your craftsmanship, skill, and ingenuity. Build a disc jiggle robot, design a miniature hovercraft, and help your team build a giant windbag structure.

A healthy snack will be included as well. Cost $12 for members, $15 for non-members. Ages 7-12. Payment is required with registration by Wednesday, February 5th. To register, please call 423-434-4263 ext.

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Sluggish enrollment proves Obamacare isn’t working; White House meeting requests remain unanswered Last month, the administration finally released additional enrollment information for the president’s health care law. While we still don’t know how many people have actually paid their premiums, only 36,250 people in Tennessee chose to enroll in a health insurance plan on the exchange. According to a recent AP estimate, roughly 60,000 Tennesseans lost the health insurance policies they carried before Obamacare because their plans failed to meet the law’s minimum coverage requirements. Because of an administrative delay, state commissioners were permitted to extend plans for one year, but what happens next year?

The intent of the president’s health care law was to lower the cost of health care while expanding access. While these are goals we can all agree on, Obamacare fails to do either of those things.

Regarding coverage expansion, 60,000 Tennesseans were at risk of losing their existing insurance before the administration announced these folks could keep their plans, and it’s possible that many more will lose their coverage when the employer mandate takes effect and these temporary

to cover more people and lower the fixes expire. The Congressional Budcost for some without raising the cost get Office estimated at the time the for others. law passed that 41 million Americans Even more alarming, for the law would gain insurance because of this to be successful in lowering costs for law. They’ve continually revised and those who are elderly or sick, young, lowered that figure, and now only healthy people must enroll in the 25 million people are estimated exchange to help subsidize those to gain health insurance through costs. According to the HHS data reObamacare, at a cost of $1 trillion.

Congressman leased on Monday, only 24 percent My guess is that, because of how woePhil Roe of the 2.2 million people who have fully unprepared the system was to enrolled in Obamacare were in the accept applications, even fewer will 18-to-34 age range. 489,460 young enrollees is a end up gaining coverage.

President Obama also claimed his law would far cry from the president’s goal of 2.7 million. Its lower the cost of health care, but many Americans clear Obamacare isn’t working, but where do we are seeing their premiums skyrocket. A study re- go from here?

In December, President Obama said that he leased by the Manhattan Institute in November found that individual market premiums will in- would “work with anybody to implement and imcrease by an average of 41 percent nationwide. In prove this law effectively.” He then requested that Tennessee, men aged 64 are expected to see their those with good ideas bring them to him. Well, premiums rise 28 percent, while women aged 64 more than a month ago I joined Reps. Steve Scalcan expect their premiums to rise 36 percent. ise and Marsha Blackburn to once again request The math just doesn’t add up. You can’t expect a meeting with the president to discuss our ideas

for health care reform. The president claims that the only alternative that critics of his health law have is returning to the status quo, but that’s just not true.

As of mid -January, 35 days later, we still hadn’t heard back from the White House, so we followed up with our request. Our bill, the American Health Care Reform Act, has 120 cosponsors – a majority of House Republicans—and we are open to ideas and amendments from our Democratic colleagues. Health care should not be a partisan issue—as a doctor, I’ve never seen a Republican or Democrat heart attack in my life. It’s essential we get health care reform right, and that means we must work together. I’m ready to work with the president to right the wrongs of Obamacare. If he’s really serious about keeping his word and sitting down with anyone with ideas then he needs to answer our request. We’ll be waiting.

Feel free to contact my office if we can be of assistance to you or your family. Our contact information can be found on our website, www.roe. house.gov.

Republican led redistricting effort created regional integrity President Teddy Roosevelt once said that “it is not the critic who counts...the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.”

It is a great Lt. Gov. quote from a Ron Ramsey fantastic speech.

Unfortunately, all too often, it is the critic who “counts.” It is the critic’s words which end up being disseminated online in newspaper articles and editorials. Repeated enough, these words are adapted by historians and become the established narrative. That process has already begun in regards to the first ever Republican-led redistricting effort conducted in 2012. And it needs to stop.

A great example of what I am talking about appeared in a Tennessean column late last year by author Keel Hunt. He stated matter-of-factly: “Look at a Tennessee legislative map, and you will see a jigsaw puzzle of odd districts that in their brazen design would embarrass a thief.”

A bold charge and one totally without merit. If Mr. Hunt were talking about Tennessee political history, as he did so ably in his book Coup, he might have a point. Apportion-

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ment in Tennessee has long been unfair, illegal and partisan -- when the Democrats held the pen. But he was describing the present day and the current map. Having been an integral part of Tennessee’s last legislative redistricting, I can say without reservation that such an assertion is either ignorant or an attempt to rewrite history.

Looking at actual history reveals the truth: In 2012, Republicans un-gerrymandered the state and drew the first Tennessee redistricting map that withstood a court challenge -- ever.

The most notable thing about the history of redistricting in Tennessee is the lack of it.

For over fifty years, until the landmark decision in Baker v. Carr, there was no legislative redistricting in Tennessee at all. Incumbent Democrats happy and secure in their fiefdoms simply ignored demographic change in the state and refused to redraw the lines.

Once the court ruled that redistricting must take place every decade, Democrats resorted to gerrymandering to keep their stranglehold on power.

Under Democrat majorities, every redistricting plan landed in court and was thrown out as unconstitutional – in 1972, 1976, 1982 and 1992. Only in 2002 was the plan enacted as submitted and that was for one reason: Republicans didn’t challenge it. Most every legal scholar familiar with the restricting process and its associated case law agrees that the

2002 state Senate map was unconstitutional.

The first in history Republican-led redistricting map, however, stood up to court challenge at every level. Barring a last minute intervention by the Supreme Court, this makes the 2012 redistricting map the only map in Tennessee history to be upheld in court as constitutional.

We did this by making regional integrity our focus. We took two contradictory constitutional mandates to heart - the state constitution’s prohibition on splitting counties and the federal “one-man, one vote” benchmark – blended them together in a way which was not only constitutional and legal but made sense.

If you look at the map, you can see clearly our Senate plan respects the state’s distinct regional voices of Tennessee. All West Tennessee districts are wholly inside the West Grand Division and only one East Tennessee district crosses the time zone line. Within Grand Divisions, districts are grouped according to logical, local county clusters.

Democrat majorities consistently drew maps to serve the political interests of their party without regard to our state’s natural regional integrity. Republicans did the opposite and created a fair and legal map that un-gerrymandered the state. The courts have ruled. The critics and history must acknowledge the truth.

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Julia Dault’s sleek, abstract sculptures are raw, industrial and derived from Plexiglas, Formica and Everlast boxing wraps boldly tethered in place. Her paintings, of rhythmic repeating and random geometric shapes, reveal surprising materials when layers are scraped away.

“Transcending the traditions of abstraction, Minimalism and Post-Minimalism …

Dault is a daring and adventurous artist, who pushes the boundaries of painting and sculpture,” says cultural guide Société Perrier.

Mary B. Martin School of the Arts and ETSU’s Department of Art & Design are bringing Dault to lecture Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Ball Hall Auditorium. The artist talk – and reception which follows – are free and open all.

“I began working with ‘unconventional’ materials in 2010 ...”

Dault said in an interview. “My aim is always to surprise myself ...”

For information, visit www.etsu.edu/ martin.

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Cashore

MARIONETTES

TO BRING ‘SIMPLE GIFTS’ TO EAST TENNESSEE

Joseph Cashore designed his first marionette at age 11 from clothespins, wood, string and a tin can. He made his second puppet after college while pursuing a career in oil painting, determined to bring a fluidity of movement that would truly bring his characters to life. Since 1990, Cashore has been traveling the world engaging and enchanting audiences with the truth and poignancy of his stories and the realism of these miniature actors and animals.

Cashore Marionettes

will perform “Simple Gifts” Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in ETSU’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium, as part of the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts Spring 2014 Season.

“Puppetry purists (and their children) will be entranced by the lifelike delicacy and details of the mastery of this blending of beautiful craftsmanship and artistry with insight and

illusion,” said the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

For 19 years, Cashore toiled to get the fluidity he sought. “It seemed almost impossible to get the quality of movement that I wanted,” he explains. “But once I began to solve the technical problems and gain subtle control of the marionette body, I saw that there was the possibility for greater depth of expression with the marionettes.”

For tickets or information, call 423-439-TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/martin.

In true detective style, award-winning author and speaker Scott Reynolds Nelson has traced the interwoven stories of railroads, American multicultural folktales and legends and labor history. He has linked American folk heroes with modern-day Scott R. Nelson music and draws on his writings and research in “The Death of John Henry and the African American Roots of Rock and Roll,” which he will present at ETSU on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in Rogers-Stout Hall Room 102, with a reception to follow.

In addition to being an author and historian, Nelson teaches 19-century American history at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Nelson’s second book, Steel Drivin’ Man, published in 2006, explored the real life and legend of railway hero John Henry and received rave reviews in Entertainment Weekly, The Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times.

Nelson will also give a lecture “From Mortgage Crisis to Market Meltdown: The Depression of 1873 and Its Lessons” Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. at The Millennium Centre, sponsored by the College of Business & Technology. Both lectures are free and open to the public. For information on the John Henry lecture, call 423-439-TKTS (8587).

For the economic lecture, call 423-439-5300 to register.

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Ayers Foundation donates $1 million to JCMC radiation oncology campaign Kingsport, TN — At a recent event to honor retiring MSHA CEO Dennis Vonderfecht, the biggest award of the evening went to the area’s cancer patients – a $1 million donation to Mountain States Foundation’s radiation oncology campaign, given in Vonderfecht’s name by Unicoi County philanthropists Jim and Janet Ayers.

“Jim and I are pleased to announce that we will make a $1 million contribution in your honor and in recognition of your retirement and your legacy, and for what you’ve done for Mountain States and the new cancer center,” Janet Ayers said to Vonderfecht during the celebration, which took place at MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center Jan. 9.

The Mountain States Foundation is in the midst of a major capital campaign to fund the new radiation oncology center at Johnson City Medical Center. The new center will provide

L-R: MSHA Board of Directors chairman Clem Wilkes, Dennis Vonderfecht, Janet Ayers, Jim Ayers.

state-of-the-art cancer-fighting technology as well as improved efficiency that will make scheduling and appointments more convenient for patients.

To complete the project, the Mountain

States Foundation needed to raise a total of $7 million.

“I want to thank Jim and Janet Ayers for this great gift,” Vonderfecht said.

“We were about $3.5 million short in

the Foundation’s capital campaign, and with this gift we’re closing the gap.”

Pat Holtsclaw, president of the Mountain States Foundation, expressed her deep gratitude for the Ayers’ donation and for the generosity of other local residents that will make the completed radiation oncology center a reality for the patients who need it most.

“The generosity of The Ayers will make a significant difference for years to come for cancer patients. Now with $2.5 million to go, we still need community support on this,” Holtsclaw said.

Jim Ayers is the sole shareholder of FirstBank, the largest independently owned bank in Tennessee. He created The Ayers Foundation in 1999 whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the people of Tennessee with a special emphasis on Decatur, Henderson, Perry and Unicoi counties.

Their Foundation believes this is best accomplished by providing grants

for scholarships, counselors, programs and related projects for educational enhancement, innovative health care and organizations dedicated to the preservation of our natural resources and wildlife habitats for hunting and fishing.

Jim and Janet Ayers met while they were both working in the nursing home business. They married in 2006, and Janet is president of The Ayers Foundation.

The Foundation has provided more than $50 million in grants since it began in 1999.

The Ayers have a strong connection to their home counties and a desire to give back to the communities in which they live and work. One of the core values of their foundation is that it will empower outside organizations through providing grant monies that further support and strengthen the quality of life of people living in Tennessee.

MSHA team undergoes week of intensive FEMA training In a crisis, people revert back to their training, so every bit of highquality training an organization can receive makes it better equipped to handle a major emergency.

Members of Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA), along with other regional emergency personnel, recently returned from an intensive week at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala. Using the CDP’s stateof-the-art, comprehensive training facility, the group was coached on how to prepare for and react to a major emergency – in this case a train derailment causing contamination and mass casualties.

The CDP is operated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“It was a really valuable week of training,” said Billy Teilhet, MSHA’s corporate director of biomedical engineering. “We had several days of classroom training and then three days of actual emergency management exercises utilizing a real hospital and incident command center.

“Homeland Security makes the training as realistic as you can get so you’re much better prepared for a real disaster incident. We got to learn to

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work with outside agencies and federal partners like you would be expected to in a real situation.”

The training visit was organized by the Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Department and included personnel from Wellmont Health System as well as the Knoxville and Blount County area, plus a couple of responders from outside the region. MSHA had 20 members in the group of about 30 people.

“We had great support from senior leadership to do this,” Teilhet said.

“Bill Alton, our vice president of Construction and Facilities Management, had attended some previous training in Anniston so he knew first-hand the benefits of this.

“MSHA is very serious about emergency management. If something really happens, we want to be ready to take care of people.”

The cost of the training was covered by a grant from the federal government.

The team worked from the Noble Training Facility, a former Army hospital. It is the only hospital facility in the country dedicated to training hospital and health care professionals in disaster preparedness and response. It

includes various offices, classrooms, simulation areas and labs, plus two prototype mass casualty decontamination training lanes.

The training culminated in the Integrated Capstone Event (ICE), which was the derailment simulation.

MSHA’s Jamie Swift, corporate director for Infection Prevention, was on the team.

“It was a very real environment,” she said. “There were actors who were very engaged in their roles. At one point we had a Code Pink (missing child or infant) and a woman played a mother who was screaming and in tears. You can practice a Code Pink here at home, but until you really have to deal with someone like that, you don’t know what it’s like.

“We were decontaminating the patients and bringing them into the ER and handling them just like we would a true emergency. You literally had to work through it all and get your patients taken care of. It wasn’t like a drill, it was just like doing the real thing.”

Even the CDP’s mannequins were extremely realistic. They could breathe, cry, talk and respond to medicine.

The emergency situation began at 5:30 a.m. at breakfast with a news announcement about the derailment. As the team sprang into action and followed emergency protocol, different problems popped up that forced them to respond in real time.

Dealing with the crisis also gave the group a chance to see how important it is to work together, not just within your own organization but with others.

“One of the big things we learned is to not operate in a silo,” Teilhet said. “You have city, Photo ID L-R: Patty Rider, MSHA infection precounty, state and federal vention practitioner; Tracey Rhodes, MSHA Washresources and you have ington County infection prevention manager; Jato know when to ask for mie Swift, MSHA corporate director of infection assistance. Wellmont is prevention. normally our competitor, instructors. Whatever role you play, but we learned to work with them on something like this. You you’ve got an expert mentor for your have to make those connections and training. They really want you to bring something valuable back to your orestablish that rapport.

“The CDP has really top-notch ganization from this.”

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Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising set for April 11th & 12th in Wytheville, VA The 2nd Annual Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising will be held April 11th and 12th at the Wytheville Meeting Center in Wytheville, VA. Thirty-three bluegrass, old time and Americana bands will be showcasing their talents on stage and there is a wide array of other events scheduled at the gathering. The Appalachian Cultural Music which is a non-profit organization presents the Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising each year at the Wytheville Meeting Center which is adjacent to Wytheville Community College. “In addition to the two days of band showcases there is also a trade show, musical instrument auction, jam sessions, dance contest, networking with musicians and other professionals in the music business, great food and a whole lot of fun,” states Johnny Williams the chairman of the event for the ACMA. “Musicians from all over the southern Appalachian and Blue Ridge region agree this is a great opportunity for bands to be seen and heard by not only the public but also music producers, record labels, booking agents and others who can help their careers”, says Williams.

The trade show will feature displays from regional organizations that promote this music. Also several instrument makers will be displaying their hand made wares and there will be venue displays from such organizations as Song of the Mountains from the Lincoln Theatre in nearby Marion, VA and displays from Galax Virginia Tourism and Smyth County Tourism,

White Top Mountain Band Wytheville Visitors and Convention Bureau and others. “There is something here for everyone who loves bluegrass, old time and Americana Music”, says Karl Cooler who serves on the Uprising committee and is owner of the Bristol, TN based Mountain Roads Recordings record label. “If a person wants to connect with business leaders in this music, the Uprising is the place to be”, says Cooler. “This is a fantastic gathering where fans, professional artists, jammers, dancers, and vendors can get together and network”.

Besides the thirty-three showcase bands there will also be an awards show on Saturday night. The awards ceremony will honor Wayne Hender-

son, the Whitetop Mountain Band and Willard Gayheart & Bobby Patterson.

These musicians are scheduled to perform as well. Friday and Saturday evenings will also showcase a flatfoot dance contest which is always a favorite part of the event. Several regional radio stations will be broadcasting from the event and doing on air interviews with folks at the Uprising. Campers are welcome to stay on site but there are no hook-ups available. There is a wide selection of area motels available close by the venue.

Organizers urge anyone who loves to pick music and sing to be sure to attend and bring along their instruments for jam sessions. “Fans of this music

are going to have a great time”, says Williams.

Information on the event and tickets is at www.acousticuprising.com or at 423-4442893. Tickets are $ 10 per day advance thru March 31. After March 31 ticket pricing is $ 12 per day. Children under 12 years admitted free with paying adult. Proceeds from the event go back to the ACMA and the Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising.

Performance Schedule Every Monday 7-9 p.m.

Times, Dates and Artists subject to change

February 3: The Gospel Two February 10: Changin’ Lanes/ The Willy Boone Wildcats February 17: ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Bands

Located in the Foundation Event Facility • 620 State Street, Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (2nd Floor)

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HEAL Appalachia announces community grant funding opportunity Johnson City, TN — HEAL Appalachia is offering funding for 19 community grants again this year to support new or existing efforts to reduce childhood obesity in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Grass-roots obesity prevention programs promoting the 5-2-1-0 healthy lifestyle message are the driving force behind the HEAL Appalachia Community Grants Program, funded by Mountain States Health Alliance.

Grants in the amounts of $2,000 and $5,000 are awarded to non-profit organizations through a region-wide competitive process. HEAL Appalachia welcomes applications from community organizations, faith-based organizations, schools, employers, and health care professionals located in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Applications will be accepted beginning January 13 through February 17, 2014. Information about the HEAL Appalachia Community Grants program

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Organizations serving children in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia may be eligible

Students from Clinch Valley School in Sneedville, Tenn., received a HEAL Appalachia community grant in 2013 for their greenhouse program that focuses on healthy lifestyles in grades K-12.

and online application are available at www.HealAppalachia.com.

“We want to encourage involvement from all types of community groups that serve children,” said Joanna Swinehart, social responsibility coordinator for Mountain States

Health Alliance. “It’s very possible that children and youth programs are already providing nutrition education or physical activity within their existing programs. These programs could be enhanced or expanded with a HEAL Appalachia community grant.”

Some of the programs that were funded for the 2013 year include: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Family Nutrition Program – Abingdon, Virginia: Third through fifth graders in Buchanan, Lee, Smyth and Wise counties receive lessons based on the “Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids” evidenced-based curriculum. The curriculum focuses on “smart” drinks, activities, meals, snacks and choices.

Mountain Kids, Inc. - North Tazewell, Virginia: Kids Camp programs increase students’ activity levels and knowledge of 5-2-1-0 through incorporation of healthy activity and nutrition in camp activities and “Healthy Camper Kits”.

Clinch Valley School – Sneedville, Tenn.: Addresses nutrition, physical activity and personal responsibility for individual student health through a

greenhouse program. Greenhouse activities that focus on healthy lifestyles will be integrated in classes throughout the K-12 student population.

5-2-1-0 stands for: 5 or more servings of fruits or veggies each day 2 hours or less of recreational screen time 1 hour or more of exercise 0 sugary drinks About HEAL Appalachia Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Appalachia was formed in 2009 by Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) and East Tennessee State University (ETSU), along with regional partners, to address childhood obesity. We aim to inspire others to think outside the box to address childhood obesity by providing community grants, educational opportunities and forming collaboratives throughout the region. For more information see, www.healappalachia.com.

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