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Make the Effort in 2014 Unicoi County Memorial Hospital

BY SUZY CLOYD I have witnessed many success stories of individuals who started an exercise program and changed their life for the good. Success stories of people who realized one day they needed to do something different, to do something extra, and to do something that would make them feel better both physically and mentally by making the effort toward a healthier lifestyle. A recent story that comes to mind about a young man, in his mid-thirties, overweight and knew he needed to make some lifestyle changes for the better. He made the effort to eat smarter and started running on a daily basis. He did not cut corners by using diet pills or magic tricks, he followed a very simple and modest plan than helped him loose a little over 75 pounds, improve his self-confidence and overall health. He made the decision to make the effort and it continues to pay off for him. I see people riding bicycles, walking, jogging, running, swimming, and hiking to higher levels just because they “made the effort” to do something that would impact their lifestyle for the better.

Making the effort is something different for everyone and as an individual, you need to decide what that is and as Nike states, “Just Do It.” Here are some suggestions to help you put a plan in place that may work well for you and your lifestyle: • If you are unfit and/or overweight, visit your doctor for a quick check up before starting any exercise program and schedule regular check ups along the way for progress reports.

• Get into it gradually - step-by-step, stage-by-

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• Make a simple exercise diary. Aim to gradually work up to 30-45 minutes of exercise, a day.

• Do not let anyone or anything keep you from your plan.

• Make it fit your lifestyle - do not plan to exercise at the busy time of the day – pick a time when it works for you and not against you.

• Do not rely on your car so much, do not always use the escalator or elevator.

• While you are getting used to moving around, check out your neighborhood for possible walks, or a place to exercise, or a swimming pool.

• Ask around and find a friend to start exercising with you.

• Buy a couple of dance-music CDs and groove to the music – make it fun!

• If bad weather stops you from going outside, put on your new CDs and dance for 15 minutes or go to the local shopping Mall and walk.

• Persuade a friend/partner to do it with you.

• When you feel ready for more then step it up a notch.

Exercise is by far one of the easiest ways to improve your health, help you live longer and make you feel better. Make exercise a habit forming lifestyle, like brushing your teeth. Exercise should become a regular part of your life that should help you feel better and more energetic. A simple plan doesn’t require a great deal of time and money, but it does require that you “Make the Effort” for a healthier lifestyle.

announces new board members

Erwin, TN — Unicoi County Memorial Hospital announced Wednesday the members of its newly formed community board. Hospital leadership has been working on assembling the new board since the facility officially joined Mountain States Health Alliance on Nov. 1.

“We invited all the existing Board of Control members, and we’re pleased that they all accepted,” said Tracy Byers, UCMH administrator.

“We felt it was important to have them on the community board to provide continuity and also to honor the commitment that they have all made to the hospital and to the community.”

The rest of the community board is made up of representatives from all parts of the county and includes business leaders as well as local elected officials. Byers is also a part of the board, as is Candace Jennings, MSHA’s senior vice president of Tennessee operations.

“We made sure to include individuals who live in the northern and southern ends of the county as well as residents of Erwin,” said Byers. “This

(L-R): Sue Jean Wilson, Richard Holder, Roland Bailey, Lee Brown, Russel Brackins, Candace Jennings, Dwight Bennett, Teresa Campbell, Loren Thomas, Jimmy Erwin, Bill Hensley, Todd Love, Randy Trivette, Gary Chandler, Sarah Barron, Frank Wegman MD, Tracy Byers, Glenn Tilson (Not pictured: David Sibley MD).

hospital is meant to serve the needs of the entire county, so we wanted to be sure the entire county was represented.”

The community board members are as follows: Roland Bailey, Gary Chandler Loren Thomas, Sarah Barron Jimmy Erwin, Glenn Tilson, Dwight Bennett Bill Hensley Randy Trivette, Russell Brackins Richard Holder, Frank Wegman, MD, Lee Brown, Candace Jennings Sue Jean Wilson, Tracy Byers, Todd Love, Teresa Campbell David Sibley, MD The newly formed community

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board will play a critical role in helping to develop the hospital’s strategic plan, particularly as it relates to the construction of the new facility. They will also be responsible for credentialing new physicians and providing general input to make sure the hospital is meeting the needs of the county at large.

“We are looking forward to the new year and all that is in store for the hospital,” said Byers. “I believe 2014 is going to be a year of much progress, and I’m excited to have these folks on board as we create a vision for our hospital’s future.”

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There’s always interesting and unique items to be found at Corner Nest Antique Mall in Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN. --- Located near the heart of downtown Elizabethton, the vendors at Corner Nest Antique Mall have been busy packing away holidays items and bringing in new interesting and unique items for the winter season.

Joy Fields, one of the 90+ vendors set-up inside Corner Nest Antique Mall, a 30,000 square foot mall on two floors, has been involved in the business for over forty years.

“I studied art in school and I guess I’ve always worked in crafts and stuff associated with refurbishing old items,” she said. “Most of my items at Corner Nest are hand crafted.”

Fields whimsical business card proclaims: Re-Paint, Re-Wire, Re-Purpose, Re-Use and Re-Cycle.

“I really believe people like that part of what I do… re-cycle and re-use,” she added. Fields also travels from her Roan Mountain home across the line into North Carolina where she has another display located inside a hardware store in Pineola, North Carolina. “I also do a lot of selling over there and in Linville where my old wood frame windows are popular.”

Fields has operated a booth at Corner Nest Antique Mall for over five years and loves it there. “I think my pricing of items is reasonable,” she said. “I had a pretty good year last year considering the economy and really people don’t have to have what I offer. It’s extra for them.”

Fields converted half her kitchen into a work place studio and she travels the countryside visiting markets, thrift stores and sales in search of items “to re-purpose.”

“I’m happy with what I do,” she said.

“For example, the hutch in my booth at Corner Nest was completely refurbished, painted and repaired. I enjoy working on projects like that. And, when things sell it is gratifying to know that what I do is enjoyed by others.”

Another interesting booth also featuring a cupboard display was discovered at Angel Carines space at the Corner Nest Antique Mall. Inside were many unique and hard-to-find items that would complement any home or office.

Angel says, “I really like anything before the 1880s and turn of the century. And, I also like primitive items.”

Angel has been involved in as a dealer for about 10 years. “Robin (Blackwell, Corner Nest owner) got me into it and it wasn’t long before I was addicted,” Angel added. Originally from South Carolina, Angel grew up in Johnson City but still makes trips back to South Carolina as well as North Carolina in search for items to place in her booth at Corner Nest.

“I hit the thrift stores, auctions and other places looking for items,” she said. “I did take a couple of years off when my grandbaby was born but I got back into it this past summer.”

It is obvious that a lot of hard work goes into what Joy and Angel present each month in their booths. And, all the vendors at Corner Nest take pride in their displays and are constantly bring in new and old items so each time you visit there are always new things to see.

When you visit the Corner Nest An-

tique Mall, you’ll want to give yourself plenty of “browsing” time because there is so much to see. It’s well worth the quick drive over to Elizabethton from anywhere in the Tri-Cities and as one customer said with a chuckle, “If you can’t find it here. . . you don’t really need it!”

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Do I need to pay a CPA to prepare my taxes this year?

By the time you read this you will have begun to receive tax documents from charities, banks, brokers and other third party record keepers. Be sure to keep these documents in a safe place.

This will save you time when you are getting ready to see your tax return preparer.

Who is going to prepare your income tax return this year?

This question should be answered based on the complexity of your tax situation. For many years the IRS had a walk in service to prepare income tax returns, free of charge. This service was available to low income taxpayers. They have announced this year that they will not prepare any tax returns no matter the level of income.

Many taxpayers, with very simple tax situations, may be able to prepare their returns free of charge using FreeFile or Fillable Forms that can be accessed via the Internal Revenue Service’s website IRS.gov.

A lot of paid Tax Return Preparers are very qualified to prepare complex tax returns. All Tax Preparers are required to have a PTIN number if they prepare tax returns for compensation.

They are required to sign the tax return and record their PTIN number on their return. It is generally a violation of IRS rules and regulations for someone to prepare an income tax return for compensation and not sign the return “under penalties of Perjury that it is true and correct to the best of their knowledge”.

I would not let someone prepare my tax return if they were not willing to sign the form. No matter who prepares the return, the Taxpayer is ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the return.

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If your tax return has difficult or complicated issues or if you want additional assurance about the accuracy of your return, you may want to hire the services of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). All CPA’s in Tennessee are required to pass a very difficult and rigorous examination. The exam consists of tax law, accounting rules and regulations and business law. In order to sit for the exam, all applicants must have a college degree and have passed at least 150 semester hours of qualifying college courses. In addition they must take 80 hours of continuing education every two years. This includes several hours of tax related subjects. They are also subject to the State Board of Accountancy as well as the IRS Director of Practice. As long as a CPA is in good standing with both of these regulatory offices they are allowed to represent you before the IRS. Another important distinction of CPA’s is that most of them have an office open year round in case you need representation before the IRS. Before you hire a Tax Return Preparer, I recommend you check them out. Don’t be afraid to ask about years of experience.

Be sure and ask about fees and how the Preparer charges for their services. Many firms have a minimum fee. Also ask if the preparation fee includes representation before the IRS in case of an audit.

In summary, does everyone need a Paid Tax Return Preparer? No. Does everyone need a CPA? No. However, if you have a complicated tax return, be sure and consider the consequences of not hiring a qualified individual to prepare your income tax returns.

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Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza Moves to Millennium Centre Johnson City, TN — One look at the crowds at Johnson City’s largest craft beer event, and you knew it was only a matter of time.

The Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza is moving to the Millennium Centre.

The third annual event, happening on April 12th, had been located in the parking lot at the Mellow Mushroom for the first two years, but organizers say the growing number of participating brewers and craft beer lovers called for a larger location.

“The Millennium Centre location affords us a larger space to expand the event and alleviates the issue of parking we’ve had in year’s past,” said Stephanie Carson, event organizer. “Mellow Mushroom has been a great partner of the event, and we were excited to work with them to build the

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craft beer market, but we had to address the need for more space,” continued Carson.

Previously crowds had to hop on shuttle buses to attend the event on Roan Street, but that’s not the only change organizers have up their sleeves. Friday night, April 11th, The Battery in Johnson City will host the first annual Thirsty Orange Beer Dinner. This limited ticket event will feature unique craft beers expertly paired with food prepared by The Battery’s Chef Jason Vanover. In addition, many of the brewers invited to

the Brew Extravaganza will be on hand to chat with attendees. For those that aren’t a Beer Fan, Beer can be substituted for Craft Cider from Urban Orchard Cider Company.

Saturday, April 12th, the Thirsty Orange will live up to its growing reputation with craft beers and ciders from Sleepy Owl Brewery in Kingsport, Urban Orchard in Asheville, and Country Boys from Kentucky.. For the third year, the festival will host the Tennessee Iron Brewer Challenge and Thirsty Orange Brew-Off.

Also new this year, in addition to general admission tickets, a limited number of early bird tickets will be for sale.

“We have learned there are a group of dedicated craft beer fans who enjoy sampling before the crowds get too heavy. This ticket will get them access an hour and a half before everyone else and also the ability to enjoy small batch beers only available during that time,” explained Carson. “They’ll also be shorter lines to give them the chance to sample with more freedom around the beer garden,” she continued.

There will also be a wider variety of food available at this year’s event and music from DJ Allen Rockhouse. The Big Orange Mixology Station will be fully stocked to add to the beer experience, as well as mobile Infusers. Organiz-

ers also have an event planned called Donkey Poolette, but details are top secret at press time.

If all the great beer and food has you worried about your waistline, you could lace up your shoes and take part in the first annual Run for the Booty 5k Color Run, taking place at the Millennium Centre on the morning of the 12th.

While color runs are becoming somewhat familiar to avid runners, (you get colored powdered thrown at you while running a 5k course) organizers went one step further. Runners will also be competing for the collection of “gold” doubloons along the race course.

Tickets for the Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza go on sale on February 3rd at: www.thirstyorange.com. Race registration opens on the same day at: www.runforthebooty.com.

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NFS employee United Way Campaign raises over $62k Erwin, TN — Nuclear Fuel Service employees raised over $62,000 for area United Way agencies during an employee campaign that recently concluded.

“Supporting the United Way has become a tradition with our company and our employees,” said Joe Henry, president of Nuclear Fuel Services. “We are proud to give back to the community through contributions to the United Way.” The NFS campaign supports United Way agencies in Unicoi, Washington, Sullivan, Carter and Greene as well as the Unicoi County Adopt- A- School program.

NFS employees raised the majority of funds through payroll deductions and cash donations. In addition, they held special events such as bake sales, lunches and a handmade crafts auction for the campaign.

NFS has supported the United Way for many years. Since 2006 alone, NFS has raised more than $500,000 for area United Way agencies during annual camLee Brown, left, representing all of the region’s United Ways, accepts a check on their behalf from NFS Presipaigns. dent Joe Henry.

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Veeneman announces run for State Representative, District 4

In announcing her candidacy for State Representative for the 4th District in East Tennessee, Judy Veeneman continues a lifelong commitment of service to her community and its citizens-a spirit embodied by 9 generations of her family going back to those proud pioneers who came to the Watauga Settlement prior to 1776. Judy was born January 27, 1955, in Carter County, Tennessee. From an early age her parents, June Davis Williams and the late Roby Williams, instilled a strong work ethic in Judy and her siblings. At age 14, Judy had her first job with the Carter County Head Start Program.

Following graduation from Unaka High School in 1973, Judy continued building a career in business. She spent 15 years in the food service industry including a stint as Catering Manager at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center in Alabama and 5 years in banking. She currently is an owner of Rainbow Realty & Auction, LLC in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

In addition to extensive business experience, Judy continues to put her involvement as a civic leader at the forefront in her busy life. She has served as a Board Member of the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Carter County Planning and Zoning Commission, President of the Carter County Republican Women and the Carter County Republican Party Executive Committee.

At the current time, Judy serves on several boards including the Carter County Industrial Development Board, Board

of Directors of the Elizabethton Boys & Girls Club and is the Vice President of Cap the Gap for Foster Care-Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Inc. She continues as an active member of the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce.

During her long association with the Republican Party, Judy has attended both local, state and national Republican events including the Republican National Committee Women’s Summit in Washington, DC, the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women Convention in Chattanooga, TN and the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women’s “Ladies Day on the Hill” at the State Capitol in Nashville, TN. Judy is married to Joel Veeneman and the couple have two children, Adrian Dugger and Amanda Timbs, as well as a granddaughter, Khloe Jane Markland.

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Seven tips to boost your personal brand in 2014 Our personal brand is quite simply, how others perceive us. It’s what they think of when they hear our name and see our digital and in-person image. As we move into the New Year let’s each take a quick assessment of our own personal brand and what we can do to better ourselves in 2014.

1. Google yourself — What do you find? Is it fresh? Is it negative?

Does it need a PR boost? I once advised a prospective client who was looking for start-up capital for a new venture to google himself. A simple search produced a five year old negative news story about his business. I knew that if I saw that so would his potential investors.

There are ways (creating blog posts for example) to drive the old and ugly down.

2. Does your brand transfer to social/mobile? More and more

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consumers are on both social media platforms and mobile devices.

According to Business News Daily, “companies will be finding new ways to target mobile devices and users.”

3. How are you visually “showing” your personal brand? Have you made plans for a new professional head shot? If your head shot is more than a few years old it’s time for a refresh. (I’ve already made plans to see one of my favorite photographers, Tina Wilson, next week.)

The article mentioned above states that Trends predictors are saying that with our short attention spans it will increasingly be a “show don’t tell” world. How are you “showing” your personal brand?

4. Who is your target audience?

What communications channels are they using? Each year I look

back at all of the new social media channels that I used.

In 2013 it was Instagram, SnapChat, WeChat (international) and Vine. I entered those channels because I’m a professional communicator eager to check out the trends, but there’s no question the “tried and true” of Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn are where I connect with most of my business contacts.

5. How do you plan to promote your brand in 2014? Through guest media appearances? Your blog? Podcasts? Social media?

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Your e-mail signature? Video? Civic clubs? Chamber of Commerce?

Winning awards? Take time now to assess what has brought you business in the past and do more of it this year.

6. Do you have an editorial calendar planned for 2014? Remember, social media provides a

tremendous opportunity for you to be both content creator and publisher. No one knows your business like you do! Create your own content and plan ahead for the seasonality of your brand.

7. Are you or do you expect to look for a new job or new client in 2014? If you’re reading this you are probably interested in finding new jobs or new clients. Maria Peagler and I developed a free one-hour personal branding webinar for you that includes more profit-making tips at www.personalbrandinghowto.com.

Good Luck to you!

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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.”

Because of this philosophy and with our over 60 years of experience, we offer several different Memorial Service options that will suit any family’s needs. We offer services that are held in our garden settings, patio settings, sunrise services or in one of our private chapels. Whatever each family finds right for them, we are here to listen to their needs and give them what they want.

“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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Mary B. Martin, Jonesborough Repertory Theatre continues expansion of new arts Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts (MBM), in partnership with Jonesborough Repertory Theatre ( JRT), is continuing its launch and expansion of new arts programming in the Town of Jonesborough.

They are currently registering students for their winter/spring 2014 class semester. Final registration for Winter Classes will take place on Monday, Jan. 13th from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 18th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, located at 103 Franklin Avenue.

A variety of arts programming will be offered for children ages 3 years through adults during the semester ranging from Tap

and Theatre to Drawing and Mosaics. Classes include: Theatre I-IV, Hands on Pottery, Studio Art, Intro to Mosaics, Story to Performance, Little Picasso, Basic Drawing, Mixed Media Masters, Acting for Adults, Musical Theatre I & II, Acting for Film and Television, Adult Tap I & II, American Sign Language Basics, Beginner Drums, Art Adventures and Creative Constructions.

The arts faculty at Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts have written and designed the arts curriculum being offered.

The faculty includes Larke Foster, Sharon Squibb and Bill Bledsoe, all local artists who will be instructing classes this semes-

ter. Other teachers include: Lucas Schmidt, Jennifer Schmidt, Doug Reiser, Beverly Thomas Jenkins, Roxanne Halford, Jules Corriere and Brett McClusky.

Detailed information for each class being offered through Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin for the Arts, including meeting times, instructors and registration fees can be obtained at jonesboroughtn.org.

For all other questions, contact Rachel Conger, Director of Parks and Recreation, at rachelc@jonesboroughtn.org or 423.791.3869.

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso

Jessie’s Girls to headline Kingsport Chamber Annual Dinner Kingsport, TN. – “The most fun band in America” is coming to Kingsport!

Jessie’s Girls – the sister band to the hugely popular Party on the Moon – will headline a night of great entertainment at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce 67th Annual Dinner.

“Kingsport’s Social Event of the Year” will take place Friday, February 7, 2014, at the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center, Kingsport.

The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by the dinner and program at 7 p.m.

The public is invited to attend.

Tickets are now available for purchase for Kingsport Chamber members.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, January 8, 2014.

Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at your Kingsport Chamber (400 Clinchfield Street, next to Food City in downtown Kingsport) or by calling (423) 392-8800.

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Last year’s event was another record sellout and this year’s dinner is expected to be as well. Those interested in attending are encouraged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible.

As a special offer, this year’s Kingsport Chamber Annual Dinner ticket will also be good as a complimentary ticket to any Symphony of the Mountains Orchestra concert during the 2014 season.

Last year, more than 1,700 indi-

viduals attended the popular affair, which remains the largest Chamber annual dinner in the nation.

Eastman Chemical Company serves as title sponsor and WJHL News Channel 11 as host sponsor.

Holston Valley Medical Center is the entertainment sponsor, Eastman Credit Union serves as concert hall and stage sponsor, King University serves as education sponsor, Indian Path Medical Center is the program sponsor, Wilson Worley Moore Gam-

ble & Stout is the associate sponsor and Food City is the printing sponsor.

“WJHL News Channel 11 is very excited to return as the host of this incredible evening,” said Dan Cates, Kingsport Chamber 67th Annual Dinner chair and WJHL News Channel 11 president and general manager. “We are also happy to announce that Jessie’s Girls will be performing at the event this year. While we love Party on the Moon and know they are very popular, we are confident everyone will be equally as entertained with their sister band – Jessie’s Girls. They will still perform the same amazing three-hour show of the very best party music.”

“The Kingsport Chamber Annual Dinner is unlike any other event in our region,” said Monty McLaurin, 2013 Kingsport Chamber chair and CEO of Indian Path Medical Center.

“I know we will have another soldout party as we come together to celebrate this great community of Kingsport and enjoy one of the best

party bands in the nation.”

In addition to the main entertainment, McLaurin will turn the Kingsport Chamber gavel over to 2014 Kingsport Chamber Board of Directors chair Andy Wampler, a shareholder with Wilson Worley Moore Gamble & Stout. The Kingsport Chamber will also celebrate its numerous accomplishments achieved in 2013 and look ahead to 2014.

“It will be another great night to celebrate Kingsport and the outstanding year we have enjoyed,” Kingsport Chamber President & CEO Miles Burdine said. “This community continues to grow and there’s so much progress happening here every day. We expect that exciting momentum to continue in 2014.”

The Kingsport Chamber will also present its very prestigious Kingsport Chamber Lifetime Member Award, an accolade that honors an individual for a lifetime of outstanding service to the Kingsport community.

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Concert Schedule Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, TN: Jan 11 - Aaron Tippin Jan 25 - Little River Band Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville: Jan 18 - Luke Bryan Jan 31 Keith Urban Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville: Jan 7 & 8 - Shen Yun Jan 19 - Bill Cosby Jan 22 - Tedeschi Trucks Band Jan 30 - Umphrey’s McGee Bijou Theatre in Knoxville: Jan 9 - Steep Canyon Rangers Jan 23 - Big Head Todd and The Monsters Jan 24 - Robert Earl Keen Knoxville Civic Coliseum: Jan 11 - Jeff Dunham Jan 24 - Justin Moore Bridgestone Arena in Nashville: Jan 8 - Jeff Dunham

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Saturday, January 11, 2014 8:00pm Webb Wilder

Friday, January 24, 2014 8:00pm Missy Raines and the New Hip

Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:00pm Blue Highway

Saturday, January 25, 2014 8:00pm Jonathan Byrd and The Pickup Cowboys

Friday, January 17, 2014 8:00pm Blue Highway

Saturday, February 1, 2014 8:00pm Reagan Boggs

Saturday, January 18, 2014 8:00pm Michael Reno Harrell Events shown in time zone: Eastern time

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Jan 4th — 8pm Dailey and Vincent Jan 17th — 7pm Suwon Korean Choir (Children’s Korean choir) Jan 22nd — 7:30 Smokey Joes Cafe Jan 25th — Symphony of the Mountains: Voices of the Mountains series 1/3 Paramount Center for the Arts 423- 274-8920 For more information, please visit: paramountcenter@btes.tv

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Ryman Auditorium in Nashville: Feb 18 - Scotty McCreery Feb 20 - Jennifer Nettles

Hands On! October Calendar of Events Art Studio Schedule • Fabulous Footwear: Start the New Year on the right foot by designing your own high heel, cowboy boot or tennis shoe that is just your style!

• Chinese Lanterns: Ring in the Chinese New Year by designing a Chinese lantern. As we celebrate the year of the Horse, learn some Chinese symbols to decorate your lantern.

Special Events Sunday, January 19th Newton’s Antics Celebrate Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday in the Eastman Discovery Lab this week. Discover Newton’s Three Laws of Motion with our tower test, eraser racers, and the water whirl. The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day.

Sunday, January 5th Rainforest Adventure Exhibit Closes Be sure to visit this wonderful

magnetism and play with some magnetic gadgets. The Eastman Discovery Lab will be open by announcement periodically throughout each day. (***Please note that this program contains neodymium magnets which may inhibit the proper function of pacemakers.)

exhibit before it closes! Explore rainforests from around the world in this traveling exhibit featuring over 40 interactive components: explore a gorilla nest, climb a 9’ Kapok tree, weave on a loom, and climb through a tree log to discover animals that make their home there.

Tuesday, January 21st - Sunday, February 2nd Marvelous Magnets Discover how magnets work, were they come from, and why Earth is considered a giant magnet. Test various items for

Wednesday, January 22nd, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Little Newton Workshop Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday is this month, so let’s celebrate!

Discover the laws of physics with Newton’s inertia beads, an amazing egg drop challenge, building and launching a film canister rocket, and a centripetal force penny experiment.

A healthy snack will be included as well. Cost $10 for members, $12 for non-members. Ages 7-12. Payment is required with registration by Wednesday, January 8th. To register, please call 423-434-4263 ext. 100, T-F 9-5 or e-mail main@ handsonmuseum.org.

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Local Chamber of Commerce elects new board members, officers Johnson City, TN — The Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce officers and board members for the 2014 business year. Chamber officers include: Lottie Ryans, Chair – CenturyLink; Jeff Jones, Chair-Elect – Citi; Joe Carr – Treasurer/Secretary – Bank of Tennessee; Dr. Larry Calhoun, Immediate Past Chair – ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, and Gary Mabrey, President/CEO - Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber theme for 2014 is “Faith in the Future.”

Other members include: Tembra Aldridge – Mall at Johnson City; Tim Burchfield – Chick-Fil-A; Mike Elbers – KatzAmericas; Larry England – Cartridge World; Judy Fowler-Argo – Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dr. Janice Gilliam – Northeast State Community College; Candace Jennings – Mountain

Dr. Brian Noland – East Tennessee State University; Kelly Price – Eastman Credit Union; Dave Quick – United Healthcare; Grant Summers – Summers Taylor Inc.; and Justin Wilcox – Johnson City Press.

One year appointees include: Jerry Caldwell – Bristol Motor Speedway, Trina Dugger – Hampton Inn; Dr. Bill Greer – Milligan College, Michele Lee – Nuclear Fuel Services; Neil Poland – Mullican Flooring, Phil Scharfstein – One Stop Wines & Liquors, Tim Swecker – Pepsi Beverages Company, and Lewis Wexler Jr. – Free Service Tire Company.

Mayor Dan Eldridge, Washington New Chairwoman County TN, serves in a dual role as a Lottie Ryans Chamber Board member and Chair of States Health Alliance; Mark Kinser – the Johnson City-Jonesborough-WashGeneral Shale; Dave McAuley – Summit ington County Economic Development Leadership Foundation; CeeGee Mc- Board. Vince Hickam, TriSummit Bank, Cord – Eastman Chemical Company; is the Chair of the Johnson City-Jones-

borough-Washington County Chamber Foundation. Ex-officio members include: Mitch Miller, Chair - Washington County Economic Development Council and Logan McCabe, Chair - Johnson City Development Authority. Chad Whitfield, Hunter Smith & Davis, serves as the Chamber’s General Counsel. Business leaders completing their terms on the Board include: Steven Bales – Courtyard Marriott Johnson City; Jerome Julian – TriSummit Bank; Carolyn Pierson-Cook – Absolute Communications; Tom Seaton - Firehouse Restaurant & Catering; and David Wharton – Regions Bank.

Mrs. Ryans will officially accept the gavel from Dr. Calhoun during The Chamber’s 99th Annual Membership Luncheon on Friday, January 17th, at The Millennium Centre.

Medicare patients benefit as Quillen ETSU Physicians join AnewCare Collaborative Johnson City, TN. --- More than 17,000 local Medicare patients will benefit from Quillen ETSU Physicians’ recent decision to join AnewCare Collaborative, a locally-owned Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Medicare Shared Savings Plan.

By joining AnewCare, member physicians, hospitals and other health care providers agree to participate in a team approach for patient care, and are provided with easier methods for sharing patient records and information. They also commit to proactively reach out to patients with health care reminders, education and extended support for patients transitioning from home to the hospital.

Medicare monitors ACO members’ compliance to the more time-intensive ACO standards and provides physicians with additional support staff, new communications systems and the latest data on methods and procedures for particular conditions. For patients, this means coordinated care between doctors, elimination of duplicate procedures and less time filling out the same patient information for different doctors. Patients pay

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no extra fees and are not required to choose specific doctors; they simply benefit from the fact that their physician is an AnewCare member.

“AnewCare is based on the philosophy that more information and cooperation between doctors will lead to healthier patients and communities,” said Rob Slattery, president and CEO of Integrated Solutions Health Network, the Johnson City-based parent company of AnewCare Collaborative and CrestPoint Health. “The participation of Quillen ETSU Physicians in AnewCare gives local Medicare patients an additional 150 local physicians in 50 specialties who are committed to this higher level of care.”

According to Slattery, AnewCare and East Tennessee State University have long collaborated to bring better health care to the region. Dr. John Franko and Dr. Tom Jernigan of ETSU Quillen College of Medicine provided critical assistance in creating AnewCare in its early stages. He said that support from ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland, past President Dr. Paul Stanton, and VP for Health Affairs and COO Dr. Wilsie Bishop, led

to Quillen ETSU Physicians’ selection of AnewCare as their ACO. “Quillen College of Medicine values this relationship with AnewCare,” said Quillen Interim Dean of Medicine Dr. Ken Olive.

“Our partnership provides the Quillen ETSU Physicians with some impressive expertise in managed care and information processing capabilities which will allow us to improve our efficiency and quality of care to benefit both our practice and our patients.”

About Integrated Solutions Health Network Integrated Solutions Health Network is a regional health solutions company based in Johnson City, Tenn. Its primary stakeholder is Mountain States Health Alliance, a not-for-profit health care organization that operates a family of 14 hospitals serving a 29-county, four-state region in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Vir-

ginia, Southeastern Kentucky and Western North Carolina. ISHN comprises community hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, orthotic/ prosthetic providers, durable medical equipment providers, home health agencies, hospice, laboratories, rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers and approximately 2,000 physicians, including primary care, specialists and allied health.

About Quillen ETSU Physicians Quillen ETSU Physicians is the primary clinical arm of the James H. Quillen College of Medicine and offers a host of primary care and subspecialty care services.

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A step in the right direction Congress to look at individual line items in the Last month, House and Senate Budget Comoverall budget, making it difficult to cut wastemittee Chairmen Paul Ryan and Patty Murray ful spending in a responsible way. Returning announced that budget conferees had reached to regular order will not only help avert future a bipartisan agreement to prevent another govgovernment shutdowns, it will also return the ernment shutdown. According to the Congrespower of the purse strings to Congress, rather sional Research Service, it has been more than than leaving spending on autopilot. Congress 14 years since the House, Senate and president needs to be evaluating every government prohave agreed on a budget to fund the governgram each year by looking at each line item of ment for a full fiscal year. Under regular order, Congressman the budget and identifying opportunities to cut the House and Senate agree on a budget and Phil Roe spending, shrink the size of government and then write 12 spending bills based on the levels continue our work to get our fiscal house back agreed to in the budget. These spending bills will individually be sent to the president to be signed into law. in order.

As an added feature, this plan will reduce the deficit by While this agreement is far from perfect, it would end some of the gridlock in Washington and serves as proof that $23 billion. This proposal does not raise taxes and eases the Republicans and Democrats can still put their differences pain of sequestration being felt nationwide, particularly on aside, negotiate in good faith and work together to address the our nation’s defense capabilities, which were being stretched problems our country faces. Most importantly, this bipartisan very thin. Again, no compromise is perfect, but this is a strong plan will return the budgeting process to regular order, mean- step in the right direction.

I commend Rep. Ryan and Sen. Murray on their leadering we will no longer rely on temporary continuing resoluship and their willingness to work across the aisle. I believe we tions to fund government operations.

Because of the shutdown, many Americans became fa- can find common ground that still reflects our conservative miliar with the term continuing resolution, or CR. A CR is principles to and I hope this agreement will pave the way for a short-term funding bill that allows for the government to more bicameral, bipartisan work in the future.

Feel free to contact my office if we can be of assistance to remain open at the previous year’s levels, even when Congress doesn’t send the president appropriations bills to be signed you or your family. Our contact information can be found on into law. CRs are not ideal because they limit the ability of our website, www.roe.house.gov.

NFS blood drives help save over 800 lives in 2013 ERWIN, Tenn., Jan. 8, 2014 – Nuclear Fuel Service donated enough blood during 2013 to save more than 800 local lives through lifesaving transfusions.

Nuclear Fuel Services partnered with Marsh Regional Blood Center to conduct blood drives during the year at NFS to meet local needs. During 2013, employees donated 273 usable units of blood. For every unit of blood donated, three local lives are saved.

“NFS employees are very community minded,” said Joe Henry, president of Nuclear Fuel Services. “Our team members have a long history of supporting blood drives and this is an-

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other way we can help our neighbors.”

According to Marsh Regional Blood Center, someone needs blood every two seconds.

“Donating blood is the easiest form of community service that one can perform,” said Constance Ferguson, donor recruiter and marketing for Marsh. “Marsh greatly appreciates that Nuclear Fuel Services hosts blood drives and allows their employees to donate blood while at work. By hosting the blood drives, it makes it easy for the employees to give back and shows how much Nuclear Fuel Services cares about helping the local community.”

Bits and Pieces From All Over

By Ron Scalf

Kids, dogs and what’s really important It’s the week before Christmas and I’m sitting comfortably in front of the fireplace with our dog, Bodie, [pictured at right] reflecting on the end of yet another year. It’s really hard to believe we will begin our 5th year of publishing Out ‘N About Magazine in less than a month.

So, my reflection turns to those who have made it all possible: our many advertisers, loyal readers, staff and contributing columnists like Mary Ellen Miller, Suzy Cloyd, Ken Lewis, Jeri George, Congressman Phil Roe, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, Carrie Williams and Toby Laek. As we enter a New Year, we will continue to work hard to make Out ‘N About Magazine one of the most read publications in the Tri-Cities and Southwest Virginia.

--On the subject of kids and dogs, an editor once told me you can’t go wrong with putting pictures in the newspaper of kids and dogs. Thus, Lynne and our dog Bodie is my column spotlight photo. Like most pets, Bodie is not only a joy to be around but he runs the house and he is also the gatekeeper of our backyard. Evidence of this is his constant chasing of our stray outside cat of 10 years, Sable, who generally laughs when he tries to catch her. Even at 12 pounds she can easily get away by jumping flatfooted five feet atop our barbeque grill. I suspect the New Year will be having Bodie trying to figure out a better way to catch the commonly referred to: ‘Nasty Cat.’ Time will tell.

--As far as kids are concerned, ours are all grown up and have moved away and they have long started their own lives. We don’t see nearly as much of them as we’d like and they remind us that we were the same way when we reached our 20s. We know we’re loved [but] they just prefer to be with their

“Bodie.”

friends rather than hang out with ‘old people’ especially their parents. And, I get that!

--Like many of you, winter is my least favorite time of the year. Sure, we all enjoy the holidays but when they have past the only thing we seemingly have to look forward to is a long string of cold, dark, days with leaf-less trees in the background. I never have liked it getting dark at 4 o’clock and skiing down a mountain in the cold seems like work to me. On the other hand, we do have the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500 to look forward to in February. And, at least former President George Bush agreed with people like me and moved Daylight Savings time back a month to help with the suffering of an even longer winter in the dark. March 9th is circled in red on all the calendars in our house and February 2nd Groundhog Day, while not the least scientific, remains of great interest to those like me who hate winter. Alas, spring will be here soon enough as I have begun noticing the older you get the faster time flies.

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Spring season to blend music, history, art, cultures & vision

Clockwise from top left, Cashore Marionettes, art of Julia Dault, the legend of John Henry, Windsync quintet and historian and musician Bobby Horton and his Civil War songs and stories

Following a “daring” fall of stick sculpture, endangered alphabets and magical musicians, the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will spend its spring season imagining the possibilities that an arts center might offer the region.

In addition to the proposed ground-breaking in summer 2014 and plans for the facility, the ETSU School of the Arts will present a winter and spring of music old and new, contemporary visual art conversations and films that span the globe and cultures.

Spring 2014’s first ticketed event is the unique Cashore Marionettes performing Simple Gifts Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in ETSU’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium. Oil painter Joseph Cashore blends “beautiful craftsmanship and artistry with insight and illusion,” said the Atlanta Journal Constitution, for audiences of all ages.

On Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m., author Scott Reynolds Nelson will present his findings on The Death of John Henry and the African American Roots of Rock and Roll in ETSU’s Rogers-Stout Hall Room 102. Nelson has unearthed connections between the American legend and the birth of the blues and rock music, as well as other historical elements.

Windsync, a quintet of “revolutionary chamber musicians,” will sweep in Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Culp Auditorium as MBM-

SOTA’s second ticketed event. The group is known for its adventurous programming, from-memory performances and work with young musicians.

On another historical note, multiinstrumentalist and composer Bobby Horton will perform his Songs and Stories from the Civil War on Monday and Tuesday April 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. each evening in ETSU’s Bud Frank Theatre. “I don’t believe I’ve met anyone quite like Bobby in the ability to understand the soul of American music,” says Ken Burns, who has used Horton’s compositions in 10 of his films.

Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will bring two visual artists to campus to work with students and lecture – Brooklyn-based sculptor and painter Julia Dault and painter and educator Anne Harris. Dault will give her artist talk Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m., and Harris her presentation Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Both events are in Ball Hall Room 127 and free and open to the public with receptions to follow.

Spring season will also feature another trio of films from the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. The Iran Job will open the season on Monday, Feb. 3; Finding Hillywood is Monday, March 17; and The New Public screens Monday, April 7. All films are at 7 p.m. in Culp Auditorium and include Q&As and receptions with the filmmakers afterward.

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Vonderfecht to be named 2014 Foundation Spirit Award winner Johnson City, TN. --- The Mountain States Foundation announced Wednesday that Dennis Vonderfecht will be the recipient of the 2014 Spirit Award, an honor given each year to a person who has passion for his or her community, is recognized as a leader in the region, is highly respected among peers and has demonstrated support for Mountain States Health Alliance’s (MSHA) mission while giving unselfishly of his or her time and talents.

“This year’s Spirit Award winner is a man without whom there would be no Mountain States Foundation, because there would be no Mountain States Health Alliance,” said Pat Holtsclaw, Mountain States Foundation president. “When Dennis came to Northeast Tennessee in 1990 as CEO of Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC), he came with a vision for what our region’s health care services could become.

“Without his vision, strategy, and longterm commitment, we would not have the outstanding health care resources that we enjoy in our region today.”

Vonderfecht will receive the award on Jan. 25 at the Mountain States Foundation’s Spirit Gala held at The Millennium Centre from 6-10 p.m. Tickets are still available for

the black-tie gala, and all proceeds benefit radiation oncology patients.

As part of the Spirit Gala, a Prelude event will be held Friday, Jan. 10, from 6:30-9:30 p.m., also at The Millennium Centre. It will feature tapas, sangria and dancing, as well as a silent auction featuring the Foundation’s signature Serendipity event, wines, arts, sports packages and other indulgences.

If RSVPs to the Prelude are received before Thursday at 5 p.m., admission is $50.

Tickets at the door are $75. Those who have already purchased Spirit Gala tickets for Jan. 25 also get admission to the Prelude.

In 1998, Vonderfecht’s strategic vision led JCMC to purchase six hospitals from Columbia HCA, forming Mountain States Health Alliance with JCMC as its flagship. As the newly-formed health system began to develop its own identity and character, he helped define the organization’s mission, vision, and values, along with 10 guiding principles of patient-centered care that help to keep all team members engaged in their mission of bringing loving care to health care. These ideals, coupled with a rigorous strategic planning process, have allowed the health care system to grow rapidly over the last 15 years while maintaining a culture centered

Dennis Vonderfecht will be the recipient of the 2014 Spirit Award.

on the patient’s needs.

Today MSHA serves people in 29 counties with a family of 14 hospitals and numerous outpatient clinics, along with retail pharmacies, home health and hospice services, and the region’s only provider-owned health insurance company. Among his most treasured achievements are the establishment of Wings Air Rescue, the region’s first air ambulance service; and the creation of Niswonger Chil-

dren’s Hospital.

When he retired from MSHA at the end of 2013, Vonderfecht had completed 24 years of service as CEO – a remarkable tenure in an industry where CEOs stay in one place, on average, less than five years.

“During all this time, Dennis has shied away from the spotlight, preferring instead to give credit to the team members who make up MSHA,” Holtsclaw said. “But we want to honor him for all he’s done for the region.

He’s very deserving of the Spirit Award.”

The theme for this year’s Spirit Gala is “Tiempo de Fiesta!” Tickets are still available for $200 apiece. The event will include the award presentation as well as dinner, cocktails, music by Frito Puente, a live auction and the drawing for and announcement of the winner of the Spirit Gala Raffle. The winner gets a choice of one of three new cars from Champion Chevrolet Cadillac of Johnson City or $25,000 in cash.

An Encore event will immediately follow the Gala, offering music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres and a coffee bar.

To RSVP, call the Foundation at 423-3023131 or email WillisTN2@msha.com. For more information, visit www.mshafoundation.org

Lt. Gov. Ramsey excited about upcoming legislative session With every New Year comes a new legislative session. This year, I am excited to once again serve the people of Tennessee by presiding over the State Senate.

Looking back at what we have accomplished since becoming lieutenant governor, I am amazed at how far we come -- especially these last three years. Gone are the days of playing defense against an onslaught of bad Democratic legislation. Finally, we get to turn our principles into policy. With Governor Haslam, Speaker Beth Harwell and I working together, Tennessee has solidified itself as one of the best states in the nation to live, work and retire.

In 2011, the first year of unified Republican government, we put conservative principles into action by instituting landmark education reform. Those reforms, along with a steady commitment to turn education around in Tennessee, have put Tennessee on track.

When the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results for 2013 were released this fall, Tennessee student gains were larger than any other state in the union. In fact, our state posted

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Altogether your Republican majority the largest gain ever in a single testing cut taxes by over $43 million over three cycle since the NAEP scores began. Callyears while continuing to fund the state’s ing Tennessee’s results historic is not essential services and putting money hyperbole or empty rhetoric, it is docuaway for a rainy day. While Tennessee’s mented truth. budget will be tight this year, rest assured In addition to education, we made your Republican legislature will be looksmall, efficient government a priority. We ing for every opportunity to put money continued to keep our budget balanced back in your pocket this legislative seswhile shrinking government. We instision. tuted both tort reform and civil service Lt. Gov. One of the ways we have done that reform. We even passed a photo ID law to protect the votes of Tennessee citizens. Ron Ramsey is by ending session on time. For years, Democrats have allowed the legislative Most importantly, we cut taxes. Republicans understands that everyday Tennesseans session to extend to June or July -- sometimes even are better at deciding how to spend their own money longer. A legislature in session is a legislature that than any politician -- conservative, liberal or oth- can tax, regulate or otherwise involve itself in your erwise. That is why, even in tough budget years, we life. My goal every year is for the legislature to do its business quickly and efficiently and then go home. have strived to put money back in your hands.

Eliminating the death tax, the gift tax and work- This year will be no different.

My focus in public life has been to make Tening to cut the Hall tax is not only fair, it is good economic sense. Cutting taxes promotes economic nessee the best state in which to own and operate a growth and brings producers and retirees to Tennes- business. When we create a secure and predictable environment for business, employers will let their see. That’s a good thing.

capital flow, creating new businesses and opportunities. That is why we tackled workers compensation reform and unemployment reform protecting small businesses and allowing them to continue creating jobs.

The best social program in the world is a good paying job. That is why we work so hard to create a positive environment for business -- small and large -- to create jobs.

This is what conservative governance is all about: keeping budgets balanced, taxes and debt low and focusing on the education of our young people. You can expect more of the same this session. While the budget will be tight and media will be doing their best to highlight issues that will increases their ratings and web clicks, we will be continuing the work we have done to promote job growth and high-quality education.

We have made great progress, but there is still much left to do. I look forward to continuing to serve the people of Tennessee giving them what they have asked for in election after election: less spending, lower taxes and smaller government.

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Best films of 2013 By: Toby Laek, Producer, Daytime Tri-Cities

Iron Man 3

Gravity Fruitvale Station As the December page on the calendar turns to January, many people use the New Year as a time to reflect and look back on the year that’s been. Film fans are no different and ‘tis the season for year end ‘best of’ lists.

On many of these lists, you’ll see the a lot of the same films (and for good reason – some of them are really good) and, outside of a few exceptions, my list probably won’t be much different. I regret the fact that I haven’t had the chance to see a few of the heavy hitters (most notably 12 Years A Slave, Her, and Frozen), but here are the best films that I’ve seen this year.

American Hustle

tian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, and Bradley Cooper (who I normally don’t like) are things of film legend. The story is confusing and simple at the same time and the sense of humor running through American Hustle – it’s been described the picture is genius. If director David O. as the best Scorsese film that Scorsese never Russell never makes another film, he can made (and compares very favorably to the rest comfortably knowing that, in Amerilatest Scorsese/DiCaprio film Wolf of Wall can Hustle, he’s given the world an allStreet) and that is a very apt description. time classic.

Iron Man 3 – while lots of super hero The cinematography, the brilliant music cues, and the terrific ensemble of Chris- heavy hitters brought their a-game to the

box office this year, Iron Man 3 stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Much like the Dark Knight Rises last year, IM3 ends the Iron Man trilogy in a way that I hope they never make another one (but we all know that, with money to be made, unfortunately the studio will be milking this cow for the forseeable future). Downey gives his most down to earth, human performance as Tony Stark and the effects are light years ahead of where they were just a few years ago.

Gravity – in what was probably the biggest gamble of the year (the astronomical budget, the miniscule cast, and the extremely cerebral story could’ve equaled a huge money loss).

Fortunately, the return proved that just because a film is very smart, doesn’t mean that people are going to avoid it. George Clooney and Sandra Bullock (taking a welcome and well deserved break from movies that are terrible) – plus the best use of 3D that I’ve ever seen - carry the entire film.

The best thing I can say is that for weeks after I saw it, I was still thinking about it.

Fruitvale Station – a very depressing look at a ‘pulled from the headlines’ story. Huge star in the making Michael B. Jordan gives a great portrayal of a flawedbut-likeable man on the last day of his life.

I don’t want to give away more about the plot, but it’s an extremely well made film that will haunt you long after it’s over.

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