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Car Shows & Bike Nights

08 Spotlight 10 Gray Fossil Site Volunteers Can Help Uncover the Ancient Past

Po Box 39

11 Trivia 12 I-26 Welcome Center Named Welcome Center of the Year 13 Things To Do 14 Puzzle Page 15

Pets of the Week

16 Family Health and Wellness for Fall 17 Basics You Need to Know About Vitamins & Minerals

24 Carter Railroad Museum, MEMRR to Sponsor Fall Train Excursion, River Cruise

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03 Call for Entries: 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition

18 Keep Tennessee Beautiful Ready.

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26 Spookers and Haints": Affrilachian Storytelling

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28 Five Indie Documentaries Screening This Fall in South Arts Series

23 Ponderings to Ponder Searching for Love 25 Social Sentiments: What's Hapening in Yout Town?

27 Tea Time with Appalachian Barbie: Dating Digitally 29 Pop Life: Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed 30 Batteries Not Included: The Real Last Video Store

Hello Loafer Readers!

Summer is officially gone and Fall is rolling in with some cool weather. We decided to begin each season with some wellness information. I have been taking a variety of vitamins suggested by my medical provider for a few months and I do have more energy than I have had in a long time.

There has never been a better time to make sure that our bodies and minds are healthy. A healthy body is better equipped to fight off diseases and that nasty virus that is taking away so many of our loved ones. Please take some time to read the articles this week and learn more about the different ways to stay healthy. I have this thing I always tell my kids. We put fuel in our car before it runs out and we need to put good things in our body before it runs out of good health and energy.

You may have already noticed a few changes in our paper and social media.

Keep watching because there is more to come. I also have plenty of things to give away over the next few months so you don’t want to miss any of the contests. Please add your friends to our pages and help us grow bigger and better. Call or text us at 423-930-7319 if there is anything you would like to discuss for the Loafer. Thank you for your support!

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The Arts & Culture Alliance announces a call for entries for its 16th annual National Juried Exhibition, developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work.

Approximately 45-55 fine art works encompassing all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists will will be selected for exhibition in the Balcony gallery of the Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street, the anchor to Knoxville’s downtown arts scene, from February 4-26, 2022.

printmaking, photography) and

The deadline for entries is Sunday, December 5, 2021.

and allows for three entries only.

Cash awards total more than $1,000.

Artists may view the information and complete the entry form at www.knoxalliance.com/nje-entry.

“Hikers”

by Marcia Shelly

The call for entries is open to all artists. Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: 2-D (painting, drawing, mixed media,

3-D (sculpture of all media). Work may not have previously exhibited in any Alliance exhibition. The nonrefundable entry fee is $40 for up to three works ($25 for Arts & Culture Alliance members and students).

Up to three additional entries may be submitted for $7/each ($5 for members/students). A “pay what you can afford” fee structure also exists More information about the program, as well as images from previous exhibitions, may be found at www. knoxalliance.com/national-juriedexhibition. The National Juried Exhibition of 2021 featured the work of 45 artists as selected by juror Addison Karl.

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Tri-Cities Faces and Places Celebrating the people and places of our community!

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Gray Fossil Site Volunteers Can Help Uncover the Ancient Past Individuals who would like to join East Tennessee State University’s worldclass team of paleontologists exploring the ancient history of East Tennessee are invited to volunteer this fall at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum.

The Gray Fossil Site preserves the remains of an ancient pond containing fossils of rhinos, mastodons, alligators, red pandas and many other animals, as well as plants. Every year, the combination of field and lab work reveals thousands of new fossils, and most of this work is done by volunteers.

This fall, volunteers are needed for the crucial task of screening – sifting through the ancient pond sediment to separate out fossils. This process is essential, since digging and lab work would both come to a halt without screening.

Many of the site’s most researchworthy fossils are found via screening, including the exceptional remains of red pandas, turtles, rodents, wolverines, snakes, plant seeds and more.

This year’s volunteers will have the opportunity to screen material from the Gray Fossil Site’s most productive area in recent years – the Mastodon Pit – where excavation has uncovered new fossils of rhinos, alligators and snapping turtles, in addition to mastodons.

Volunteer screeners will work in well-ventilated outdoor areas, with plenty of space for maintaining a safe social distance from others. Volunteers should be prepared to perform minor physical labor and to spend at least three consecutive hours working.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. No prior experience is required.

This year, the field crew hopes to screen through 800 bags of sediment by the end of October, and volunteers can help them reach that target.

Those interested should visit: etmnh.org/support/volunteer to learn more and access a volunteer application form, which they may complete and email to Shawn Haugrud at haugrud@etsu.edu.

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Tipton Street Pub- Trivia Wednesdays 9pm Aubrey’s Bristol- Trivia Night 7pm Johnson City Moose Lodge 1831 - DJ Trivia 7pm Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) - Trivia 7pm

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Holy Taco & Cantina Trivia Night 9pm JRH Brewing - Trivia Night 7pm Mellow Mushroom Johnson City - Mellow Trivia 7pm Gypsy Circus Cider Company - Trivia 6:30pm

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I-26 Sullivan County Welcome Center Named Welcome Center of the Year The I-26 Sullivan County Welcome Center (Kingsport) was named Welcome center of the Year at the 2021 Governor’s Conference on Hospitality & Tourism on Sept. 16 at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The Kingsport Welcome Center received an average customer satisfaction rating of 4.94/5 and a bi-monthly inspection rating of 99.5/100. The center features a Civil War exhibit in the cabin area, weather and traffic monitors in the lobby and a dog walk area.

This year’s Welcome Center Award was accepted by longtime Kingsport Welcome Center Manager Ken Olinger, who will retire at the end of the month. Olinger has been with the department for 20 years. He began his career at the Bristol Welcome Center in 2001 and was promoted to manager of the Center in 2011. In 2014, Olinger was transferred to the Kingsport Welcome Center where he assisted with the startup of the newly constructed center.

“I’m very excited to have my team’s work recognized,” said Ken Olinger. “Having worked for TDTD’s Welcome Center Division for 20 years, it has been a very rewarding experience having met people from all over the country and abroad. The guests appreciate a clean and safe center to stop, rest and enjoy. I’m very proud of

the work we do on the frontlines for our tourism industry.”

“The I-26 Sullivan County Welcome Center in Kingsport always goes above and beyond to provide excellent service and first-class hospitality to the thousands of visitors that frequent the center each year,” said Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Mark Ezell.

“Our Welcome Centers play an important role in providing Tennessee’s visitors with the latest information on attractions, hotels and other development happening across the state. We are proud of Ken and the work of his dedicated team to go above and beyond to serve our visitors.”

Tennessee’s Department of Tourist Development operates 16 Welcome Centers and maintains brochures in 19 res areas across the state. Both sets of facilities are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, except for I-40 Shelby County (Memphis) Welcome Center, which is closed every evening. All 16 Tennessee Welcome Centers are now open with onsite staff equipped with additional cleaning and sanitization processes in place. In addition, each of the Welcome Centers is equipped with a toll-free telephone system allowing travelers to make hotel, motel, and campground reservations anywhere in Tennessee, as well as free WI-FI.

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Creative Cloak Brooches 10:00am at Washington Make Your Mark On Stained Glass 10:00am at Washington College Academy College Academy SATURDAY OCT 2ND MONDAY SEPT 27TH

SATURDAY OCT 2ND

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Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center SUNDAY OCT 3RD

Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Nature: Evening Paddle 6;00pm at Bays Mountain Park Community Center SATURDAY OCT 2ND

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Family Health and Wellness Ideas for Fall By [https://EzineArticles. com/expert/Jenni_ Foster/1437897]Jenni Foster Wellness is about a state of wellbeing and health in your family’s life. As the autumn season comes peeking around the corner, here are some fun & family friendly activities to keep everyone in your household staying active, healthy, and connecting with one another through health & wellness!

Evening Walks The cooler weather of fall is the perfect time to begin a routine of taking an evening walk as a family. Walks are great for the entire gang, because the littlest ones can ride in a stroller or wagon and kids a little older can skip alongside or ride their trikes, bikes, skateboards,

etc! For even more wellness benefits, consider timing your walk between dinner and bedtime to aid in digestion of the evening meal as well as encourage good sleep for the night!

Active Game Night Connecting as a family on a regular basis is vital to relationship health. Family game night is a great way to do this! Take it up one more notch by selecting active games each week! When the outdoor weather is beautiful, games like basketball, relay races, obstacle courses in the backyard, and trampoline time get you moving and enjoying the fall season. For days that are cold and wet, take the movement indoors with games like Wii Sports, classic Twister, or even a competitive dance party!

Outdoor Yard Cleanup For families with a lawn area at home, get the whole family involved in fall cleanup activities! Rake or blow the leaves into a pile and have a little fun jumping and playing together in it before removal.

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Charity Events Growing the connection that your family has with one another, as well as the community around you, is vital to a healthy state of mind! Consider teaming up as a family for an active charity event this year! Many organizations offer marathons,

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5K to be held virtually October 1-31, 2021. The Virtual event is a health awareness rally for Tennesseans to keep our state clean and beautiful.

Proceeds for the race will provide scholarships for environmental conservation and community environmental education. Early registration is open now.

“The Ready. Set. Grow! 5K, whether held virtually or in-person, is a highlight of our year,” says KTnB Executive Director Missy Marshall. “We are encouraging running clubs throughout Tennessee to join up and participate en masse. It would be wonderful for our 5K five-year anniversary to the be most successful yet.”

This year Keep Tennessee Beautiful will partner with Tennessee State Parks and the Northeast Tennessee

Tourism Association. Ready. Set. Grow! Virtual 5K is hosted via the “It’s Your Race” platform and is open to everyone who likes to run, walk or a combination of both, regardless of skill level.

Participants are encouraged to register early, and no later than Oct. 31, to be guaranteed a finisher medal and a Ready. Set. Grow! 5K T-shirt.

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As I grew I had few friends and even fewer family members. My father’s side of the family has always been a mystery to me, my mother’s side never saw us much so I married at the age of twenty three to a woman who I thought loved me and I she. I did love her and I was able to prove that love when she got sick mentally. I spent the last seven years of a ten year marriage trying to work and care for her and then like many times before she ran off except the last time was for the last time. I was heartbroken.

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Of the 3 dates I ended up going on, 2 of the guys I would see again, but only 1 had what I would call “staying power.” These are the kind of odds you’re up against. are standing in line beside them at the grocery store. You have limited time to share, but you like what you’re hearing and want to continue the conversation. The quicker you can move from the dating app to another platform like Instagram or texting via phone, the better. This is importanta lot of people want a penpal. They enjoy endless messaging or worse, want to call and talk to you before a date. That is what your first inperson date is for. If you spend all that time chatting beforehand, when you finally make it to the date, what will you have to talk about? Keep the conversations short, sweet and purposeful.

Once you’ve nailed down your weapons of choice, get to swiping. I would suggest skimming over their written words and not just basing your actions on photos, but honestly, don’t think too much on this process.

Go with your gut instinct. When you start getting matched with people who have swiped on you, you’ll have When it comes to finally meeting in an opportunity to ask direct questions person, less is more. Make the first time something non-committal like a and learn more about them. happy hour cocktail or a cup of coffee.

At that point you can really start If you get there and are enjoying weeding through people. I give it yourself, you have the opportunity to about a day or two of brief messaging The truth of the matter is this; there continue the date into a second drink back and forth, but no more. You is a lot of garbage out there, and or a full meal. But if you book a whole should know within a couple of you’re going to need to sift through dinner reservation with someone and exchanges whether you’re interested all that trash raccoon style to find a it sucks, you’re kind of committed to handful of decent people. My process in speaking further or if they’re going at least an hour of suffering. of elimination goes a bit like this, and to kidnap you to harvest your organs.

And if you don’t know, then you need Lastly, don’t take these things so seriously. People make dating so to really work on sharpening your people reading skills. Treat this initial heavy; this should be something fun where you’re putting yourself in contact on the app like you just sat down next to each other at a bar or line to meet lots of new connections

XO - Kathie

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ETSU Sponsors Five Issue-Oriented Independent Documentaries This Fall

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For more than a decade, East Tennessee State University’s Mary B. Martin School of the Arts has brought to the region the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers.

throughout the South to share their work, discuss the art and process of filmmaking, and engage with audiences about issues impacting their communities.

“This year’s selections broach a range of important, timely topics, including This year, because of its streaming border and immigration issues, format, rather than in-person, the Confederate monuments, health series is featuring five films this fall and care justice and domestic violence,” five in spring 2022 – an increase from says Teresa Hollingsworth, program three films a semester in past seasons – director. “We are proud to affirm for all 24 screening venues, that commitment in our selection of including ETSU. feature-length documentaries and their creators, with many sharing a The long-running South Arts program direct connection to the subject matter connects U.S.-based documentary and communities represented.” filmmakers with communities The series began in early September with “Stateless,” directed by Michèle Stephenson, and continues Sept. 26-29 with “At the Ready,” directed by Maisie Crow. This 2021 documentary provides an inside perspective of high school seniors as they participate in a law enforcement education program aimed at training future police and border officers.

Not Going Quietly October features two more streaming

documentaries: “Not Going Quietly” by filmmakers Nicholas Bruckman and Amanda Roddy and “And So I Stayed,” directed by Natalie Pattillo and Daniel A. Nelson.

“Not Going Quietly,” which streams Oct. 10-13, documents a 33-year-old father’s battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease and his political activism for health care justice, while “And So I Stayed” is available Oct. 24-27, featuring survivors of abuse fighting for their lives while spending years behind bars for their acts of survival.

The final film in this fall’s series is “Duty Free,” directed by Sian-Pierre Regis, which will stream Nov. 7-10. Called “a tender love poem from son to mother” by CBS News, “Duty Free” examines ageism, the care crisis and economic insecurity in America.

To view the trailer and register for, or “pre-order,” the free virtual screening of “At the Ready” and subsequent films in the series, visit etsu.edu/martin.

Each film will be available for attendees to view on demand during a four-day window, allowing viewers to stop and resume at their leisure.

Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Southern Circuit and South Arts, visit southarts.org/southerncircuit.

All the Southern Circuit documentaries can be streamed free of charge any time from the designated Sunday until Wednesday night of that week. Each documentary screening is followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with one or more of its filmmakers.

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There is a fascinating new documentary playing on Netflix about well known painter and television star Bob Ross.

"Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed" follows the famous painter from the start of his career in painting until his untimely death at the age of 52. For the uninitiated, Ross hosted a half-hour instruction show on PBS from 1983 to 1994 called "The Joy of Painting". He taught viewers techniques to paint landscapes using easy and satisfying methods. Ross always had his painting completed by the end of the half-hour show, and he became extremely popular during the run of the show. "The Joy of Painting" won three Emmy Awards during its run. The film features interviews with Bob's son Steve, who was also featured on his father's show, and appearances by Bob's first wife Vicky, his artist friend John Thamn, good friend Dana Jester, the director of his show Sally Schenck, and fellow television artists Gary and Kathwren Jenkins. All the aforementioned give a behind the scenes glimpse of Bob's offscreen life, and how the show was produced. All his

Pop Life

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friends state the Bob you saw on camera was exactly how he was in real life, except he was far more energetic than his relaxed onscreen persona. After all, how excited can one get while painting "happy little clouds"? Bob just made it seem all so easy while lulling the viewer into a state of relaxation. If you have never seen any of his shows, head to YouTube to catch a few and you will see what I mean. For those of us who watched the show during its original run (my Dad was a huge fan), all seemed happy go lucky in the world of Bob, but as this documentary reveals, there were some unscrupulous happenings behind the scenes as Bob's business partners, Walter and Annette Kowalski, eventually desired to control every aspect of Bob and his growing company, thus the betrayal and greed of the title. Toward the end of Bob's life, the Kowalski's became so obsessed with milking all the money from Bob and his newly formed company, their actions eventually prevented Bob's son Steve from having access to millions of dollars his famous father wanted him to have. The betrayal aside, the film treats viewers to Bob's early life, which involved the military, and how he first began painting. The film also reveals where and how each show was filmed, and how Bob's onscreen antics, such as adding a tree to a painting with a minute left in the show, drove his director crazy. However, director Schenck, reveals how much fun the artist was to work with, and she tears up several times during her interview segments. Not only will you feel bad about Bob's eventual exploitation, which continues to this day, but also for his son Steve,

who lost his father far too early.

Steve struggled to regain control of his life after his father's passing, but eventually decided to continue teaching the art of painting, which is what he knew his father would have wanted. However, the next time you see a Bob Ross coffee mug or t-shirt, remember his son gets none of the royalties due to the greed of the Kowalski's. If you loved his television show, or are new to the world of Bob Ross, I

suggest taking in a viewing of the documentary "Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed" for a glimpse into the life of a kind soul who was betrayed. However, even after his tragic death, Bob still makes millions happy who watch reruns of his show. Now playing on Netflix. (Rated TV-14)

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A few weeks ago I got a text message from a friend. It was a simple message, just three words, but words that froze me for a bit nonetheless. “Popcorn Video Closing???” It said. I hadn’t heard the news, but over the course of the following day the news did in fact break that my hometown video store, Popcorn Video in Greeneville was closing. Just months after marking their 40th year in business.

important to me during my formative years as any educational institution I ever stepped foot in.

Costello, and that led to checking out Film Noir, and so on and so on.

Netflix only shows you what’s the most popular movies on Netflix are, then I was lucky that Popcorn Video stocked how are you going to get to find your It was a sacred ritual. Those Fridays such a wide variety too. They always own personal “Lost Skeleton after school when my Mom would kept more than what was just popular. of Cadavra?” take me to Popcorn Video and I was You’d always find one or two indie or allowed to rent two things for the art-house movies. It’s why one day, Popcorn Video invited discovery. It weekend. It was either two movies, almost 20 years ago, I was stopped in was a place to explore. You could find two video games, or one of each. my tracks by seeing a lone copy on the “Jurassic Park” or you could walk Because everyone at Popcorn Video new release wall of “The Lost Skeleton around and find some odd little British knew me, Mom was fine with giving of Cadavra.” Intrigued by the title, I In many ways, I’ve known it was going me the money and letting me go in picked up the DVD case and saw it was TV show you’d never heard of. That’s to happen one day, especially as our on my own. I would take my time a loving parody of 1950s low-budget how I fell in love with the BBC’s punk world becomes increasingly digital wandering around the aisles trying to sci-fi/horror movies. I rented it that rock sitcom “The Loved Ones.” Though and the majority of people consume find what I wanted. weekend and laughed my head off the closing fills me with sadness hats movies by streaming. Yet Popcorn My love of classic film, and my passion the entire time. That movie is one of off to Popcorn Video for 40 years. It Video had weathered so many storms my all-time favorite discoveries from for sharing it with others, is directly a in the home video world, I felt like the store. held together longer than most video result of their classics section. When it would always be there as long I became hooked on the movies of I mourn the closure of Popcorn Video store, both local and national. I know physical media was. They staved off the Marx Brothers at the age of 7, I for many reasons. Both personal and that for me it will always hold a special Blockbuster, Netflix, other video stores started to explore every movie by cultural. The community of the video place in my heart. Greeneville just and managed to be the same place it’s them that Popcorn Video had. Once I store. Streaming gives us thousands had always been for the 40 years they had watched all those, I began to look and thousands of options. A computer won’t seem the same passing through were in business. on the 11-E without their sign out at other movies in the classics aisle. that helps you find what you wanna For me, the loss of Popcorn Video hits The Marx Brothers led to Abbott and watch. Yet, the human factor is gone. If front. See you next week. home in a way that it might not to most. For some, who have long moved away from DVD and Blu-ray discs, it may bring up a fond memory of days gone by. Yet for someone who loves movies on a molecular deep level, it’s like hearing your alma mater is shutting down. Popcorn Video was as

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