Appalachian Fair to offer scholarships

 

GRAY -- The Appalachian Fair will again this year award two scholarships.

 

The $500 scholarships go to high school seniors or to those currently enrolled in college, university or accredited vocational school.

 

The deadline for applying for the scholarships is April 10. Selections will be made by the fair's scholarship committee.

 

Last year's scholarship winners were Carrie Lykins of Jonesborough, and Victoria Fellers of Chuckey. Carrie is enrolled at East Tennessee State University and will be pursuing a degree in agricultural education. Victoria is attending Walters State Community College seeking an agriculture business degree.

 

Application forms can be obtained by calling the Fair Office at 477-3211, or e-mailing a request to appfair@embarqmail.com.

 

Applicants must be a permanent resident of the area served by the fair, and they must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

 

The applicants must have participated in the Appalachian Fair within the past two years, testimonials attached from school, business, church, and/or community leaders, and an essay stating why they should be selected.

 

Completed application, with testimonials, required essay and official transcripts are due not later than April 10. They should be sent to the Appalachian Fair Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 8218, Gray, TN 37615.

 

 

Elizabethton B&PW awards

 

 

The Elizabethton B&PW Club has awarded an academic scholarship to Grace Roberson of Carter County, Freida Angel Carrier, chair of the scholarship committee, announced today.

 

With her husband's encouragement, Roberson enrolled in the practical nursing program at the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton after becoming a displaced worker when her former employer declared bankruptcy.

 

"My devastating job situation actually led me to the greatest treasure I have ever found," Roberson said. "That is not only the love of a future career in nursing but the realization in myself and what I can do."

 

Enrollment at TTC has been an eye-opening experience.

 

"Being here (a student in the nursing program) has opened my eyes to the limitless possibilities as to what I can do with my life. I do not want to stop my education as a Licensed Practical Nurse," she said. "I want to further my education and receive my bachelor of science degree in nursing. It's like I have a new lease on life. I have also discovered that I do not have to settle and I really can achieve high goals."

 

Roberson is a member of the National Technical Honor Society at TTC-Elizabethton which is limited to students with a 95 overall grade point average, no attendance policy violations, who are nominated by a faculty member. "I have worked very hard to achieve this goal," she said.

 

"My dream has always been to work in a nursing home because I have always wanted to do something that makes a difference in the lives of others. However, I did not count on nursing making such a difference in my life," Roberson said.

 

The practical nursing program at TTC-Elizabethton takes 12 months to complete. Classroom and clinical training prepare students for the Tennessee Board of Nursing exam to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.

 

For additional information, call 543-0070 or visit the school's Web site, www.ttcelizabethton.edu.

 

Learn about beavers

 

 

Learn about beavers and their habitats and habits in a free program at Whitetop Creek Park, Bristol, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

 

Guest Naturalist Don Holt will show participants the beaver pond and share his fascinating knowledge of this large rodent. Participants may see some of the park's resident beavers. Whitetop Creek Park is located off Highway 394 in Bristol, near Bristol Motor Speedway. Meet at the lower parking lot at Whitetop Creek Park. Dress warmly.

 

This activity is sponsored by the Steele Creek Park Nature Center.

 

Vaughn guest speaker for

 

 

The East Tennessee State University Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) will hold its annual Black Heritage Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 13, in the D.P. Culp Center at 6 p.m.

 

Nathan Vaughn, former 2nd District Representative, will be the guest speaker. Community activists, Paul Montgomery and Hugh Collie, will be special honorees for their outstanding community involvement.

 

Tickets for the event are $25 per person and can be purchased at Taste Buds on the Corner of South Roan Street and East Main or by contacting Dr. Keith Johnson at 439-7910, Lea Brown at 439-1000 or any member of the organization. Dr. Johnson is president of the organization and Brown is program chair.

 

 

Boy Scouts to celebrate 100th anniversary

 

More than a century ago, a good deed by a young man in London, England led to the establishment of an American institution -- The Boy Scouts of America. Locally, the Sequoyah Council, Boy Scouts of America will begin a 100th anniversary celebration in February that will last throughout 2010.

 

On Monday, Feb. 8, the Sequoyah Council will hold an all-day open house at its service center at 129 Boone Ridge Drive, Johnson City. Local dignitaries will participate in ceremonies at 10 a.m. to commemorate the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, which occurred Feb. 8, 1910. Memorabilia will be on display for the public to view.

 

In 1909, William D. Boyce, an American newspaperman and entrepreneur, became lost in London and was rescued by a Scout. The Scout declined a tip, saying he was doing his Good Turn as a Scout. Intrigued, Boyce visited Scouting headquarters to learn more about the program. On Feb. 8, 1910, Boyce filed incorporation papers in Washington, D.C., and the Boy Scouts of America was born.

 

"For the past 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America has created a strong foundation of leadership, taught timeless values and guided millions of America's youth on their journey to adulthood," said Martin Alley, president of Alley's in Kingsport, a scoutmaster and chairman of the council's 100th anniversary committee. "The 100th anniversary is a once-in-a-century opportunity to show America Scouting's commitment to inspire and prepare future generations."

 

The Sequoyah Council serves over 9,600 youth through the dedication of more than 2,800 volunteer leaders in 16 counties in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

 

Many Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops will observe Scout Sunday on Feb. 7 with Scouts and adult volunteers wearing their uniforms to church and participating in worship services. Other 100th anniversary celebrations scheduled for February include: Klondike Derbies in Bristol (Feb. 13) and Coeburn, Va. (Feb. 13). Scouts will also be manning Continuous Campfires in observance of the anniversary.

 

The council has three other council-wide events scheduled with the 100th anniversary theme in 2010. On March 11, the Sequoyah Council's annual Eagle Banquet will be held at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. The banquet will recognize the 106 Scouts who earned their Eagle rank in 2009 as well as honoring several volunteers for their outstanding service to Scouting.

 

The annual Scout Expo will be held on May 1 at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray. Scout units from throughout the council will create more than 100 action stations to show the public the fun and excitement of Scouting.

 

"We hope the thousands of alumni of our program will join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary," said David Page, Scout Executive and CEO of the council. "When they come out to the events, or volunteer their time, they will see that Scouting is still fun and is still teaching the same timeless values they learned in the program."

 

More information may be obtained by contacting the Sequoyah Council at 952-6961 or by visiting www.scbsa.org.

 

Fairview UMC sets breakfast

 

Fairview United Methodist Church in Jonesborough will host a country breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 20.

 

The breakfast will he held from 7 to 10 a.m. Diners eat for a donation.

 

The church is located at 878 Highway 81 North, about four miles from Jonesborough.

 

For more information, call 913-2275.

 

Lecture, display focuses on Dr. Janice Brice Miller

 

"A Retrospective: Works by Dr. Janice Brice Miller" will remain on display until March 5 on the first floor of the Wayne G. Basler Library on the campus of Northeast State Community College in Blountville.

 

Included in the exhibition are original watercolors and prints of Dr. Miller's work.

 

Dr. Miller will also discuss her work in an upcoming lecture at the college.

 

The lecture, "A Retrospective: Artwork by Dr. Janice Brice Miller," will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 1:30 to 2:50 p.m. at the Wayne A. Basler Library in Room L106 on the Blountville campus, next to Tri-Cities Regional Airport. Her art exhibit by the same title is on display now and will be until March 4 on the first floor of the same library.

 

The exhibit and lecture are free and open to the public.

 

Dr. Miller is a native of Northeast Tennessee. She has B.S. and M.A. degrees in art and a doctorate in educational administration from East Tennessee State University. In addition, she has done postgraduate work at Duke University. She has taught studio art courses and art history at several colleges and universities including Appalachian State University, East Tennessee State University, Lees-McRae College and Tusculum College.

 

Dr. Miller has exhibited her work in galleries and museums for over 30 years. A number of her paintings have been produced by a U.S. publisher as framed, signed and numbered limited-edition prints, which are featured in galleries, showrooms and specialty stores throughout the United States and abroad.

 

Working in a variety of media, she prefers painting in watercolor. She especially likes the expediency of the medium and the transparency it affords. Dr. Miller's repertoire of subject matter is broad. She does artwork that is figurative, landscape, still life and abstract. Frequently, she does a series of a similar theme with her most recent one depicting people in charcoal and/or pencil.

 

For more information about Dr. Miller's work, visit www.janicebricemiller.com.

 

'Days of Our Lives' star Frances Reid dies at 95

 

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC says Frances Reid, who played matriarch Alice Horton on "Days of Our Lives" for four decades, has died in Los Angeles. She was 95.

 

The network says Reid died Feb. 3.

 

She was among the original cast of the daytime soap opera, which premiered in 1965. Reid starred opposite Macdonald Carey, who played her husband until his death in 1994.

 

Her final appearance as a regular was in 2007.

 

Reid made appearances on episodic TV and other soaps including "As the World Turns." In the 1950s, she performed on anthologies such as "Studio One" and "Philco Television Playhouse" during what is recalled as TV's Golden Age.

 

Reid received the Daytime Emmys' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

 

She was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1914.

 

Area musicians to perform recital of French composers

 

Area musicians Elisa Wardeska and Joy Nagy will present a recital featuring music for flute and piano on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 500 N. Roan St., Johnson City. This performance will be an all-French program, including the works of Debussy, Dutilleux, Fauré and Ravel, and featuring the "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio" by Claude Bolling.

 

Wardeska is a private flute instructor and freelance performer who lives in her native Johnson City. She is a current member of Cambia Flute Ensemble and The Civic Chorale. She is a Staff Sergeant in the Air National Guard Band of the Smoky Mountains, based in Knoxville.

 

Nagy is a freelance musician in the Tri-Cities area, and is active in many local theatres, most recently onstage in "Southern Hospitality" at Johnson City Community Theatre, and as Music Director for JCCT's "Sweeney Todd" in 2008. She is a member of The Civic Chorale, and has served as a studio and recital accompanist at East Tennessee State University and for other concert events throughout the region.

 

They will be joined on stage by professor Martin Walters on string bass and Eric Odiorne on drums for the Bolling Jazz Suite. Written specifically for the flute virtuoso Jean-Pierre Rampal, this beloved work marries the stylings of a classical flute with the backdrop of a jazz trio. It is a timeless classic loved by audiences around the world. Soprano Beverly Gullett will also be featured on Ravel's La Flête Enchantée from the song cycle, Shéhérazade.

 

The recital is free and open to the public.

 

NAMI plans meeting

 

The Johnson City affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will meet on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Harrison Christian Church.

 

Robert Merritt, MSN, RN, will present "Psychiatric Home Health: What's Up With That?" His presentation will provide options for psychiatric services in the home for those in our community dealing with mental illness.

 

New books added to Library shelves

 

The Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library, Sycamore Street, Elizabethton, announces the following books have been added to its shelves:

 

FICTION

 

Deeper Than Dead by Tami Hoag; Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz; The Honor of Spies by W.E.B. Griffin; A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh; I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter; Days of Gold by Jude Deveraux; The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins; Kisser by Stuart Woods; The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova; The Endless Forest by Sara Donati; Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart; Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky; Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler; Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker; Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier.

 

NON-FICTION

 

Get a Great Job When You Don't Have a Job by Markey Stein; Eat to Beat High Blood Pressure by Reader's Digest; Going Rogue by Sarah Palin; The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson; Here's the Deal, Don't Touch Me by Howie Mandel; The Imperial Cruise by James Bradley; America, Welcome to the Poorhouse by Jane White; American Heroes by Edmund S. Morgan; Computer Basics in Easy Steps by Michael Price; Computer Help for Seniors by Stuart Arnold; Eat This Not That! The Best (& Worst) Foods in America by David Zinczenko.

 

CHILDREN'S

 

Witch & Wizard by James Patterson; Nubs by Brian Dennis; Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick; Evernight by Claudia Gray; Going Bovine by Libba Bray; Shadowland by Alyson Noel; Girl Stays in the Picture by Melissa De la Cruz; The Maze Runner by James Dashner; Stargazer by Claudia Gray; Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson; Fallen by Lauren Kate; The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg; Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld; Heartless by Sara Shepard; Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan.

 

Music Club makes opera announcements

 

Bill Campbell's "Opera Review," which is heard on local radio station WEHC-FM(90.7), is moving to a new day and time.

 

The program will now be heard on the second Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. The program on Feb. 9 will feature music from Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" and Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance."

 

As a tribute to Black History Month, the program will also feature music from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess."

 

Campbell, opera chairman for the Bristol Music Club, has also announced that the Knoxville Opera has scheduled upcoming performances of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" for Friday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2:30 p.m.

 

These performances will be held at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. Ticket prices range from $15 to $88.

 

For ticket information, call (865) 524-0795, Extension 1.

 

Event to aid shelter fund

 

A silent auction and chili dinner will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the Elizabethton VFW Banquet Hall.

 

The event is sponsored by the Elizabethton VFW in conjunction with the Carter County/Elizabethton Animal Shelter Building Committee.

 

Area merchants and individuals have donated many fine items for the silent auction. Items with a retail value of more than $250 will be sold during a live auction.

 

The $5 tax-deductible attendance fee includes a bowl of homemade chili with tea or coffee. All proceeds will be donated to the building fund for a new animal shelter to serve Carter County and Elizabethton.

 

Schedule of activities for the week of Feb. 8-12:

 

Monday through Friday: Workout on Fitness Equipment; Billiards; Card Games; Board Games; Puzzles.

 

Monday: "Just Keep Movin'" Low-impact Exercise, new members welcome, 9-10 a.m.; Bowling with Leanne, 10 a.m.; Lunch -- Beef Stew, 11:15 a.m.

 

Tuesday: Personal Business with NET Trans -- Shopping at Wal-Mart, 8 a.m.; 90+ Birthday Bash! If you were born in 1920 or before, you and your guests are invited to a party in your honor at 10 a.m. Guest speaker will be Tim Cable with WJHL-TV, Cable Country. Refreshments will be served. Please call 543-4362 if you plan to attend; Lunch -- Soup Beans/Cornbread, 11:15 a.m.; Line Dancing with instructors, Ruth and Rick Barrie, 1-2:30 p.m.

 

Wednesday: 2nd Annual Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet, sponsored by SALT Council, 8-10:30 a.m. Bring your old medications to be properly disposed of. There will be booths offering free items and health screenings, and a free breakfast; Lunch -- Country Fried Steak, 11:15 a.m.; AARP Income Tax Preparation, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., by appointment only.

 

Thursday: Devotions with Eric Heaton, Dungan Chapel, 10:15 a.m.; Lunch -- Spaghetti/Meat Sauce, 11:15 a.m.; Grocery Shopping; Beginning Line Dance Class, 1 p.m., taught by Ruth and Rick Barrie. This is a 6-week class for beginners only; no charge; everyone welcome.

 

Friday: "Just Keep Movin'" Low-impact Exercise, 10 a.m.; Special Valentine Bingo sponsored by Kim Howell with HomeInstead, 10 a.m.; Lunch -- Hot Dog, 11:15 a.m.

 

* * We invite speakers for our Thursday's devotions. Please call Phyllis Gray at 474-2166 if you would like to be a guest speaker or provide special music.

 

* * COME FOR LUNCH! The Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center provides lunch each day at 11:15 a.m. for a suggested contribution of $2. If you are 60 years old or over, we would like to encourage you to enjoy this service. Please call and make a reservation at 543-4362.

 

For more information on the Senior Center, call 543-4362.

 

Senior Club will host

 

 

The Elizabethton Senior Dance Club will hold a Valentine's Dance at the Elizabethton Elks Lodge, No. 1847, 1000 N. Sycamore St., on Friday, Feb. 12, from 7 to 10 p.m.

 

Those attending are asked to wear red and white and bring finger foods to share. Music will be provided by Ruth and Earl with the Rambling Rose Band. There is a $6 door charge.

 

UAW Retired Workers

 

 

The Johnson City United Auto Workers Retirees will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. at the Pipefitters Union Hall, 121 Spring St., Johnson City. Scheduled to speak will be a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative from Michigan.

 

All UAW Retirees are invited to attend and to bring your spouse or friend.

 

For local information, call 743-8778 or 772-4777.

 

Whitney Keylon

Whitney Keylon named to

 

 

Whitney Keylon was recently named to the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society (Zeta Iota Chapter). To achieve this recognition, students must meet a minimum GPA of 3.0. Membership for this honor society is open only to the top 20 percent of those students entering the education field.

 

Whitney was also named to the Dean's List in Spring 2008.

 

Whitney is a senior and is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at East Tennessee State University.

 

She is the daughter of Mark and Jennie Keylon of Elizabethton.