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Grand Opening July 8th

Volume 03 Issue 41 Publisher Lisa Durbin Creative DIrector Jon Bill Forrester Managing Editor Peggy Gale DIstribution Elizabeth Armstrong Sales Jessica Carlisle Entertainment Coordinator Andreax Jarre

your week’s line-up

04 Spotlight 07 Karaoke 07 Trivia 08 Puzzle Page 09 Pets of the Week

Andy Ross

Musical: Young Frankenstein 10 Tri-Cities Faces and Places 11 Things To Do 13 WQUT Concert Schedule

14 Biker Events by Biker Wear

Kathie Scalf Ken Silvers

22 Tri-Cities Faces and Places

Wendy Hayden Ann Hartley

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14 Color My World Healthy

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15 Beanz Biker Corner

columns & reviews

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Hello Loafer Readers!

I hope everyone is having a great week so far. I can’t believe July is here already! One month of summer is gone.

July is bringing some exciting things to our area……..Hard Rock Hotel and Casino! Who thought we would ever have a casino in our area?! Even if you are not the gambling type surely you can appreciate the jobs and tourism this will bring to us. Good things!

July brings even hotter temperatures so please make sure you are staying hydrated and that your outside animals have shade and water. I hate to even say it but please don’t ever leave your small children in a hot car. Those stories are so sad!

If we can help you with any of your advertising, please let us know.

Thank you for your continued support!

Social Sentiments: Misaligned Values

19 Tea Time with Appalachian Barbie: Annual Independence Check-In 21 Pop Life: Jurassic Park: Dominion 23 Batteries Not Included: The Faulty Time Piece

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Jamen Denton 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Rusty Steel 8:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube Zak Saltz Band 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ Bristol TN/Va Bristol, TN/VA WEDNESDAY July 6th Anthony Wayne Vibe 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House THURSDAY July 7th Vaden Landers 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House 8 Second Ride 7:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube FRIDAY July 8th Ryan Greer 4:00pm at State Street Brewing Company The Anthony Childress & James Bowman Experience and Joey’s Van 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Victor Lawson and Boogie Chillen 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ The Hickory Tree Band 8:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube SATURDAY July 9th Ledgerwood Blues Band 6:30pm at State Street Brewing Company

Johnson City, Tn Johnson City, TN TUESDAY July 5th Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza WEDNESDAY July 6th HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza THURSDAY July 7th Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza Big Band Theory 7:00pm at Winged Deer Park FRIDAY July 8th Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers 5:00pm at Friday After 5 Roxanne McDaniel & the Big Bad Buzz 8:00pm at The Down Home Gloom Mountain Gospel with AEther WEaver and Electronic Men 10:00pm at Capone’s SATURDAY July 9th Blue Highway 8:00pm at The Down Home

American Dropouts | Anthony Carty | Thirty Ought Six 10:00pm at Capone’s

Ron Addison & The Tomcats 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House

Kingsport Kingsport, TN

SATURDAY July 9th

THURSDAY June 7th Wanted Stranger 7:00pm at Marker 2 Grille, Lakeview Marina FRIDAY July 8th Southern Cities 7:00pm at Twilight Alive Dirt Road Rising 7:00pm at Marker 2 Grille, Lakeview Marina Shooter Band 8:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar SATURDAY July 9th Ali Randolph Band 7:00pm at Marker 2 Grille, Lakeview Marina Owen Cook 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company SUNDAY July 10th Jason Lloyd 7:00pm at Marker 2 Grille, Lakeview Marina

Jonesborough, TN Jonesborough Thursday July 7th Jeff Lane 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House FRIDAY July 8th Bill & The Belles 7:00pm at Music on the Square

Big Son 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House Samantha Gray 8:30 at JonesboroughBarrell House

Elizabethton, TN Elizabethton SATURDAY July 9th My New Favorites 7:00pm at Riverside Taphouse Abingdon, VA Abingdon, VA THURSDAY July 7th Tyler Nail 6:00pm at Wolf Hills Brewing SATURDAY July 9th Town Mountain 6:00pm at Wolf Hills Brewing

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LIVE MUSIC

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A Summer of Tributes The Virginia Highlands Festival Music Committee is bringing you a special concert series that’s all about celebrating some of the greats with a Summer of Tributes.

Held under a huge tent at the SWVA Higher Ed Center, these shows are sheltered from most rain and sun. Bring your own chair and enjoy great music, the region’s best food trucks, plus beer and wine from some of your favorite summer brands.

Save when you purchase tickets online and in advance.

Thomas Taylor, A Tribute to Conway Twitty Thursday, July 28, 2022 7:00 PM Tribute artist Thomas Taylor has always been seen with a microphone in his hands since he was a very young boy. Growing up, Conway Twitty was always a legend that Thomas looked up to that still holds true to him today. Hitting the highs and lows of the notes that Conway could sing never shows to be a problem with Thomas’ voice. Thomas finds the heart of all of the lyrics to Conway Twitty’s songs and puts his all back into them like Conway always did, with a passion and a fire to light up a room.

With heart and soul, Thomas and his band are honored to put on a show-stopping performance honoring the late and great Conway Twitty.

A Tribute to Journey, DEPARTURE! Friday, July 22, 2022 7:00 PM In their 14th year together, Departure is the most respected Journey tribute band in the nation.

Departure replicates the look, sound and feel of the original 80’s rock super group; Journey.

These veteran musicians love what they do and have developed amazing on-stage chemistry.

They pride themselves on giving their audience an incredible high-energy, qualitative stage show from start to finish. Dressed in the iconic tuxedo jacket, Depalead vocalist, Brian Williams, has an amazing singing voice, flawlessly matching Steve Perry’s vocal range and on-stage movements.

A Tribute to The Beach Boys BAND OF OZ Friday, July 29, 2022 7:00 PM The Band of Oz was formed in 1967 as a part-time band playing fraternity parties and high school proms all over the South. In 1977 the band went on the road full time. Since that time the band has made an exceptional name for itself throughout the Southeast by playing the top clubs and corporate parties, and getting excellent reviews along the way. For several years the group has been a guest on most of the major beach concerts in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia.

A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, RUMOURS Saturday, July 23, 2022 7:00 PM Relive the rock and roll magic of Fleetwood Mac with RUMOURS: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show! Formed in the Summer of 2012 in Los Angeles, California, RUMOURS made their debut at the infamous Roxy Theatre on Sunset Strip and within months would be seen worldwide on AXS TV’s World’s Greatest Tribute Bands.

VHF Presents: A Tribute to Local Music Saturday, July 30, 2022 6:00 PM VHF presents the BEST of local country music in the Tri-Cities! The evening opens up with Daniel Davis, formerly of Folk Soul Revival, and his new group, Simple Rhythms followed by Frank Perry and the Shooter Band. Both groups will combine a mixture of gospel and new and old country music! The last act of the evening will be the new Retro County Band, Marques Puckett and The 8 Second Ride!

This group comes with its own line dancers so get ready to dance the night away !

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit: www.vahighlandsfestival.com/live-music

TUESDAY TUESDAY

Karaoke at Numan’s - JohnsonEntertainment City Karaoke with Absolute at The Pub Out Back Karaoke with Bert & L.A. at Kingsport Moose Lodge 7pm (The Italian Pizza Pub) - Johnson City 7pm

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke Night at Eric Wonderland Karaoke w/ HuskinsLounge VFW and PostBar 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Quaker Steak and Lube (Bristol, VA) 7pm Karaoke Night at Wonderland Lounge and Bar Karaoke at- Kingsport Lodge Johnson Moose City, TN 9pm6pm Karaoke at Thunder Tavern 8pm Karaoke with RonValley at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6:30pm

THURSDAY THURSDAY

Karaoke at Zachary’s Steakhouse Karaoke with Karaoke with Open Mic Entertainment Michael’s Krazy Karaoke at Stateline Bar & Grill at Wild Wing Café Johnson City,atTN Karaoke w/ DJ Marquez Top Shelf Entertainment Wild8pm Wings Café JC Karaoke at Numan’s Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke at Numan’s - Johnson City Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria - Johnson City, TN Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria Abby’s Hell Yeah at CJ’s Sports Bar - Kingsport, TN 8pm Karaoke w/Tony & Rod Karaoke at CJ’s Sports Bar 8pm Karaoke at Tipsy Toad Tavern JonesboroughTN Karaoke at Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8pm Open Mic & Karaoke at Wonderland Lounge/Bar N Grill Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 7-10 Karaoke at Midnight Oasis - Brtistol, TN Karaoke at Sonny's Marina/The FrenchPost Quarter Restaurant Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment Rainbow Asian Karaoke w/ ShaneatRouse at Bear’s Bar Cuisine 9pm Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Karaoke w/ Reverb Karaoke at The Cottage 8:30pm Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Elizabethton VFW Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke w/ Michael Hawkins at Holiday Inn (Exit 7) – Bristol, VA Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City Karaoke at 27 Lions (Marion, VA) 9:00pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Rainbow Asian Cuisine 9pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Laurel Marina on South Holsten 9pm

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Trivia TUESDAY

Wild Wing Café JC- Team Trivia Tuesdays 8:30pm Johnson City Brewing Company- Trivia Tuesdays 7pm Aubrey’s Johnson City- Trivia Night 7pm 27 Lions - Trivia Night 7pm Union Street Taproom - DJ Trivia 6pm

WEDNESDAY

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

THURSDAY

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

MONDAY

Barley Waters- Trivia Night 7pm Yee-Haw Brewing- Trivia Mondays 7pm Woodstone Deli - DJ Trivia 7pm Model City Tap House - Live Team Trivia Night 7pm

SATURDAY

Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Tony & Rod at CJ’s Sports Bar

SUNDAY 7pm Open Mic with Karaoke at Go Burrito Johnson City Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6pm

MONDAY

Karaoke at Thunder Valley Tavern 8pm

**The schedule is subject to change due to the request for social distancing at this time.**

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He will roll from side to side to show you all his beauty and meow for more

scratches and purr. Currently he is helping with the front desk tasks, staying in our lobby in his 3 tiered condo, in case you come to meet him. Tux has been neutered, current on vaccinations and microchipped.

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Auditions for The Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein shoes for dancing. Tap shoes The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre will hold auditions for recommended, but not required.

The Mel Brooks Musical: Young Ages 18 and up.

Frankenstein, July 10 & 11 at 7pm.

The show will run October 7 - 23.

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ol ly Look at this beautiful smile. Meet Miss Molly. She loves to run and always has a toy in her mouth !!! Her tug of war rope is her favorite. Miss Molly will sit for treats and enjoys playing in the pool during the summer months. Inside her kennel, she loves belly rubs. She has been at the Rescue for a while now and would love to

have her forever home. Miss Molly would prefer to be an only animal. She has been spayed, microchipped and is current on her vaccinations. Bday 5/14/18. She’s inviting you to come and challenge her to a game of tug of war. Oh, I will tell you, she will win the game - every time!

If you are interested in adopting : The Bridge Home No Kill Animal Shelter 423-239-5237 • 2061 Highway 75 Blountville, TN Facebook: bridgehome

bridgehome.org

"Just the omission of Jane Austen's books "Me thinks that the moment my alone would make a fairly good library out legs begin to move, my thoughts of a library that hadn't a book in it." begin to flow."

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

JOHNSON CITY SATURDAYS ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm.

Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 or Cheryl 423-262-6149

Kingsport Kiwanis Rolling of the Balls 11:0apm at Kingsport Civic Auditorium

KINGSPORT WEDNESDAY JULY 6TH

JONESBOROUGH

TUESDAY JULY 5TH Taco Trek Ride 6:00pm at Trek Bicycle Moose Lake Canvas Class 6:00pm at Into the Fire SATURDAY JULY 9TH Johnson City Farmer’s Market 8:00am at Founders Park Johnson City Library Convention 10:00am at Johnson City Public Library

Farmer's Market 7:00am at Kingsport Farmers Market

TUESDAYS Jonesborough Storytelling THURSDAY JULY 7TH Guild “Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at The International First Thursday Shop and Hop Storytelling Center 4:00pm at Downtown Kingsport SATURDAY JULY 9TH SATURDAY JULY 9TH Farmer's Market Farmer's Market 7:00am at 8:00am at Jonesborough Kingsport Farmers Market Farmers Market Nature: Wolf Howling Historic Jonesborough Town 10:00am at Bays Mountain Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn Park & Planetarium State Historic Site and Museum

WEDNESDAYS Comedy Open Mic 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club FRIDAY JULY 7TH

BRISTOL TUESDAY JULY 5TH Free Summer Movies 9:30am at Marquee Cinemas Pinnacle 12 WEDNESDAY JULY 6TH Free Summer Movies 9:30am at Marquee Cinemas Pinnacle 12 THURSDAY JULY 7TH Incredible Business Networking Biz Lunch 11:30 at Michael Waltrip Brewing Company SATURDAY JULY 9TH Board Game Night 5:00pm at Bristol Public Library

COMEDY SHOWCASE

Kenny DeForest 8:00pm Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

ABINGDON, VA WEDNESDAY JULY 6TH Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center FRIDAY JULY 7TH Movies for Grown-Ups 2:00pm at Washington Co. Public Library SATURDAY JULY 8TH Farmer's Market 8:00am at Abingdon Farmers Market SUNDAY JULY 9TH Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

at Blue Ridge Comedy Club Boomtown Improv!

8:00pm at Wallace Theatre SATURDAY JULY 8TH Kenny DeForest 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club SATURDAY JULY 16TH Improv Open Mic 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre

ELIZABETHTON SATURDAY JULY 9TH Carter County Car Club Show & Cruise 9:00pm at Downtown Elizabethton

BANNER ELK, NC THU JUL 7 – SUN JUL 10 Grandfather Mountain Highland Games on Grandfather Mountain

Abingdon Farmers Market

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CONCERT SCHEDULE Bristol

BRISTOL TN/VA

PARAMOUNT Jul 13 Doug Stone Jul 21 Rhonda Vincent Jul 30 Charles Esten Aug 5 Scott Stapp Aug 19 The Reep & Reno Comedy Show CAMEO THEATER May 27 Firefall & Atlanta Rhythm Section Jun 25 Kruger Brothers Jul 8 Lita Ford Aug 6 Marshall Tucker Band Aug 20 The Oak Ridge Boys Aug 27 Chris Knight Sept 16 Firehouse BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY Sept 30-Oct 1 Country Thunder Music Festival with Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Hardy, Lauren Alaina, Tracy Lawrence, Travis Tritt and others

FUN FEST SUNSET CONCERT SERIES Jul 21 Zach Williams/Shane & Shane Jul 22 Jamey Johnson/Colt Ford Jul 23 Lynyrd Skynyrd/Dalton Dover

GREENVILLE TN

The Cadillac Three Jackyl The Kentucky Headhunters

GATLINBURG TN

GREENVILLE

Gatlinburg

NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Jul 26 Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Aug 13 Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA

MONSTERS ON THE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL Aug 19-21 Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Extreme, Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot, Kip Winger, Autograph, Queensryche, Stryper, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy, Night Ranger, Vixen, Firehouse, Nelson, Brother Cane, Pat Travers and many others.

KNOXVILLE TN

Knoxville

TENNESSEE THEATRE Jun 27 Amos Lee Jun 28 Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Jul 22 1964: The Tribute Jul 27 Robert Earl Keen Aug 14 Brit Floyd Aug 17 Weird Al Yankovic Aug 18 Amy Grant Aug 27 Little River Band Sep 21 Brian Wilson Sep 22 St. Paul and The Broken Bones

BRISTOL RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION Sept 9-11 JJ Grey and Mofro, Tanya Tucker, Roseanne Cash, Del McCoury Band, THOMPSON BOWLING ARENA Jun 25 Alan Jackson Jerry Douglas Band and many others.

Aug 19 Luke Bryan Aug 28 Shinedown JOHNSON CITY Sep 28 Greta Van Fleet Oct 14 Keith Urban FREEDOM HALL Jun 19 David Victor formerly of Boston KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM Aug 26 Lee Brice Sep 23 Kathleen Madigan Oct 21 Chris Janson Oct 14 Steve Martin and Martin Short Oct 21 Jerry Seinfeld MARTIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Aug 18 Brit Floyd BIJOU THEATRE Aug 20 Amy Grant Jul 14 Jimmie Vaughan Sep 23 Black Jacket Symphony Sep 30 Darrell Scott presents Van Halen’s 1984 Sept 24 Brian Wilson Maryville, TN Oct 4 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox THE SHED Jul 1 George Clinton Kingsport & Parliament Funkadelic Jul 2 American Floyd KINGSPORT’S RED WHITE AND BOOM Jul 16 Terri Clark INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION Jul 22-23 The Steel Woods Jul 2 38 Special and Ultimate Garth, Jul 30 Drive By Truckers the Ultimate Garth Brooks Aug 5 Saliva Tribute Band Aug 19 Gangstagrass

JOHNSON CITY TN

MARYVILLE TN

KINGSPORT TN

Aug 20 Aug 27 Sept 3

NASHVILLE TN

Nashville

NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Jul 23 Coheed & Cambria Aug 31 Rockzilla Summer Tour with Papa Roach, Falling in Reverse, Hollywood Undead & Bad Wolves Sep 30 Kevin Gates Oct 1 Lil Nas X RYMAN AUDITORIUM Jul 15 Hanson Jul 28 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Aug 2 Joe Bonamassa Aug 4-7 Vince Gill Aug 8 Men at Work Aug 11 The Turtles, The Cowsills Aug 13-14 Lady A Aug 16 Antrax, Black Label Society and Hatebreed Aug 24 Blondie (Opry House) Sep 11 Collective Soul and Switchfoot (Opry House) Sep 17 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Sept 18 Crowded House ASCEND AMPHITHEATER Jun 30 5 Seconds of Summer Jul 3 Riley Green Jul 8/9 Brandi Carlile Jul 20 Norah Jones Jul 28 Glass Animals BRIDGESTONE ARENA Jul 5 Rod Stewart And Cheap Trick Jul 13 OneRepublic & NeedToBreathe Aug 23 My Chemical Romance Aug 26 Dierks Bentley (new date) Aug 27 Roger Waters

Asheville

ASHEVILLE NC

THE ORANGE PEEL Jul 27 10,000 Maniacs Oct 1 Trial By Fire- Tribute to Journey THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Aug 3 ZZ Top Aug 12 Foreigner Aug 25 Vince Gill Sept 24 Kathleen Madigan

CHEROKEE NC

Cherokee, N.C.:

HARRAH’S CASINO Jul 16 Chris Tucker Jul 23 Rodney Carrington Aug 8 Ron White Aug 20 Deon Cole Sep 16-17 Wheel of Fortune Live Sep 24 3 Doors Down Sep 30 Earth Wind & Fire

GREENVILLE SC

Greenville, S.C.

BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA Jun 17 Brooks & Dunn Jun 19 The Temptations and The Four Tops Jul 6 New Kids On The Block Aug 13 Alan Jackson Sep 14 Reo Speedwagon, Styx and Loverboy Oct 19 Greta Van Fleet Oct 27 Luke Bryan Cary, NC

CARY, NC

KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE Jun 23-25 Billy Strings

PIKEVILLE KY

Pikeville, KY

APPALACHIAN WIRELESS ARENA Jul 9 Poison with Lita Ford and Grimsley Rose Aug 2 Foreigner

CALL WQUT @ 477-1015 FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION OR VISIT W W W.W Q U T.CO M

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Color My World Healthy Quillen students teach, encourage city youth through outreach program Quillen College of Medicine students take part in numerous community outreach endeavors – from Remote Area Medical Events to Habitat for Humanity – in keeping with the college’s mission to reach the underserved. One opportunity unique to Quillen allows students to have an impact close to home, in the Carver Community of downtown Johnson City.

“Color My World Healthy” benefits both young and old in this predominantly Black community.

Through this program, Quillen students design and teach classes to students in after-school activities at the city’s Carver Recreation Center and Langston Centre in downtown. They teach such topics as nutrition, fitness, anatomy, and more.

“Meet the Doctor” helps the children understand the need for medical doctors and that there is no need to be afraid to go to the doctor. A “Keep Kids Off Drugs” class is sometimes taught in tandem with Gatton College of Pharmacy students.

The program is dear to the heart of Elaine Evans, who recently retired as the community consumer health specialist at Quillen College of Medicine Library.

“We have a captive audience,” says Evans, who applied for the initial $25,000 grant to fund the program from the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health. “After they finish their homework, they come to class. ‘Meet the Doctor’ is their favorite.

They love it. The medical students bring their instruments and show them, ‘This is how we listen to your heart.’”

As an offshoot of the youth program, Color My World Healthy has expanded its reach to the adults in the community, both at Carver Rec and neighboring churches, with health fairs and classes on health topics specific to minority groups and the elderly.

It is hoped that “Color My World Healthy” will have another benefit besides educating youth on health topics – that of recruiting more minority students to the health professions.

Professor Rick Wallace of the QCOM Library points to a disheartening statistic from the “Black Men in White Coats” documentary that was screened at Carver in 2021, which is that 4% of physicians are African Americans. And Evans notes that only two African American men from the Johnson City-Washington County area have graduated from Quillen.

“What I get, from having my ear to the ground,” Evans says, “is that they graduate from high school thinking, ‘There’s no way I can go to college and become anything. I’m poor; my parents don’t have any money.’ So we want to start at the elementary and then high school level, and make minority kids aware that ‘Yes, there is a path for you.

You just have to learn what it is and how to follow it.’”

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Rallies:

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Through “Color My World Healthy,” med students like Michaela Williamson spend one-on-one time with students, including in the “How to Become a Doctor” class, sharing their own stories and describing the pathway to becoming physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.

“We’re all really excited about tutoring and teaching about different medical disciplines,” said Williamson, a second-year medical student from Hendersonville, Tennessee, who is president of the Student National Medical Association chapter at Quillen. “The reason that a lot of us, myself included, came to Quillen is because we want to work in underserved areas, and we want to recruit as much diversity to medicine as possible. Carver Rec is a community hub, and to get plugged in there will be an opportunity not just for us to work with those kids, but also network and see where else we’re needed. A lot of people in our organization have a real passion for community service work.”

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Rides: 1. East Tennessee Vapors Car,Truck & Motorcycle Show July 16th 2. Marlene Dugger Cancer Ride July 23rd

Bike Night:

1. Kingsport Moose Riders Every Wednesday 2. 19E Pit Stop Every Wednesday 3. Quaker Steak & Lube Every Thursday 4. Tulips Grub & Pub Every Friday 5. Peacemakers Bike Night 801 Boozy Creek Every 3rd Friday 6. East Coast Wings Every Wednesday 7. Dog Tag Brigade Every Wednesday at Jonesborough VFW 8. The Pub Out Back Every Monday

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Hello, hope you are having a great summer. Last article was about the history of the Peacemakers Motorcycle Club and their event. So, this week I thought it might be nice to learn a little bit about the Hillbillies and Veteran Bikers (not a club). This ride was started by Martin in 2014. Martin started this ride to help local veterans in need. It has grown into one of the biggest rides in our area. He wanted to start the ride in East Tennessee and end in Maggie Valley North Carolina at the Hillbilly Jam and the Hillbilly Show and Shine. Hillbilly Jam has not always been called the Hillbilly Jam. In its first year it was called Hillbilly Woodstock but the name had to be changed when a lawyer from New York called and the name Woodstock had been patented and they could use the name. So it now and forever will be known as the Hillbilly Jam. The Dog Tag Brigade Veteran Motorcycle Club has made this a mandatory ride for their club. The Dog Tag Brigade Motorcycle Club was chartered in September of 2014. Martin to has also joined this great group of men and women who have served or are serving our military forces across the globe and are now serving our local community to help veterans in need.

This ride starts with a pre ride party on Friday July 22nd at East Tennessee Distillery in Piney Flats 6pm to 11pm Cover charge is by donation. You can

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expect: Big Boy Pop Ups Food Truck (outstanding food), Midnight Gypsys live, Car and Bike Cruise-in, Door Prizes, Corn hole Tournament, 50/50 Drawing, T-Shirts and Merchandise. FREE Moonshine Slushie with Pre-Reg for Saturday’s Ride.

Proceeds from the Pre Ride Party and the Ride go to helping veterans in need through the Dog Tag Brigade Veteran Motorcycle Club.

Then Saturday July 23rd The 8th Annual Hillbilly and Veteran Ride at the VFW Post 9724 Jonesborough, TN Registration 8:30 am – 9:45am Leave in groups of 15, $20 per bike, arrive with full tank, 1 gas stop, roll from Jonesborough to Hot Springs to Maggie Valley (93 miles) when you get to Maggie Valley North Carolina you can expect: Spectators $10 per day / 10 & under FREE! Hillbilly Jam features loads of entertainment, Food, Crafts, Corn hole, Car & Bike Show, TV Celebrities and Moonshiners. Meet James Hatfield, of the original Hatfield’s and McCoy’s, owner of Feudshine Spirits and Garage, Feudshine Bob will be showing up in his new ride, join in the adrenaline rush of the Hatfield and McCoy tug-of-war.

Useless Facts: 1. One of the greatest misconceptions of the 4th of July lies in the name and date. It is widely believed that America declared their independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. However, the official vote actually took place two days before and the “Declaration” was published in papers on July 4.

2. Americans Will Enjoy 150 Million Hot Dogs During the 4th According to the National Sausage and Hot Dog Council 3. Only Two Men Signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 Charles Thompson and the infamous John Hancock were the only two men who actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The other 54 delegates signed over the course of the next month.

4. There is Something Written on the Back of the Declaration of Independence... and no, it isn't a treasure map written in invisible ink. According to the History Channel, a simple message is written upside-down across the bottom of the signed document that reads, "Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776." According to the same article, no one knows who wrote this or when, but it was believed to have been added as a label during the years of the

between June and July, almost 70% were experienced by men.

8. Bottoms Up with 2x the Rum. On the second anniversary of Independence Day in 1778, American troops were fighting the American Revolutionary War. During this time, George Washington ordered a double ration of rum for American soldiers to celebrate the holiday with.

9. Fireworks = An American Tradition Dating Back to 1777 Fireworks date back as a tradition of Independence Day as early as the first anniversary in 1777. John Adams wrote in a letter to his wife, Abigail, that he wanted Independence Day to be celebrated with pomp, parade, shows, and "Illuminations."

This original letter was written when Adams presumed that Independence Day would be celebrated on July 2.

10. A Little Late to the Parade, July 4th was not deemed a federal holiday until 1870, nearly 100 years after the nation was founded.

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Revolutionary War when parchment was frequently rolled up for transport.

5. The Average Age of the Signers Was 45 Years. Of the 56 signers, the youngest signers, Thomas Lynch Jr. and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, were only 26. However, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania was the oldest signer at 70 years old.

6. The Declaration of Independence Was Written on a Laptop ... Okay, not a modern laptop, but still. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a writing desk that could fit over one's lap.

This device was referred to at the time as a "laptop."

7. Men Love Fireworks... $1 Billion Worth According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, Americans spend more than $1 billion on fireworks each year. Out of this, only 10% of firework displays are set off professionally, which probably accounts for the estimated 12,900 firework-related emergency room visits across the country. According to Fortune Magazine, of those injuries occurring

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What do you do when your values differ from that of the rest of your company?

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Stepping away from the situation may help clear your mind and see things from another perspective, or at least calm a heated situation. Take at least a ten minute break from everyone involved and

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Misaligned values aren’t necessarily a recipe for disaster. When approached with caution, they can turn a difference of opinion into an educational experience.

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If you’ve been following along with this column over the last 4 years, you probably already know I consider July 6th my personal Independence Day, as it’s the official day I moved into my home in Nashville. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the story, 3 years ago I walked away from everything I’d ever known, used every cent of my savings and uprooted my entire life for a move to Nashville where I basically knew one person and took a job I was incredibly underqualified to do. In one sense I was running from problems and in another I was being pushed out of my comfort zone, but regardless, it was ultimately what I needed to be able to progress.

my childhood home. Lost a lot of friendships. Walked away from a distributor job to wait tables.

Financial struggles. Hormonal issues that have taken a toll on my mental and physical health. And all these hardships I endured alone, because I’ve ultimately realized all this time later I’m no more healed from heartbreak than I was 3 years ago and am honestly wondering if I might just be permanently unlovable.

sense of empathy and developed a better understanding of who I am and what has shaped me into this person.

swings as far forward as it does backward. I am focusing on things I can control that pay off for me like my career and nurturing the close friends and family I still have. I want to work toward relieving some of the debt that befell me from losing work for half a year and having no backup savings after the move. And even though I’m understanding and accepting myself more every day, I’ve still got some work to do on loving myself. But all that stuff is a constant journey that probably shouldn’t have an end point. I think making health a priority is the obvious answer to many of those issues. Lastly, I’m ever hopeful that someone proves me wrong in the romance department, but so far no luck. Sometimes I think you only get one shot at greatness.

I re-read my column from this time last year and at that time in my life I was very proud of the way I had single-handedly navigated all of life’s curveballs. I’m still very proud of that, but knowing you can do it all on your own doesn’t make it any less exhausting. This year I’m tired. The weight of it all Thankfully, those high points have gets heavy sometimes and there are days I wish there was someone been the thing keeping me going. else to shoulder the burdens. Even That job I was under-qualified for was given to me by someone I now though I love my job and have always wanted something that consider a mentor and sparked involves travel, it’s difficult to be my love for wine, driving me to on the road half the month. Living pursue my education in the field out of a suitcase and sleeping in a and I passed my WSET Level 2 in In the 3 years since I’ve moved I’ve different hotel room every other October 2021 with distinction. experienced some of the highest night isn’t ideal for making or Leaving the sales job to wait tables of highs and the lowest of lowsmaintaining connections. Because But I wouldn’t turn down someone was the best decision I ever made though quite frankly still none quite I’m hardly available no one reaches to play with my hair and pay for my for my mental health, giving me a as low as the condition I was in out to ask me to do things anymore Botox if they’re out there. when I made the decision to move. much needed break from roundand when I am in town and try to the-clock emails, phone calls and No one could have predicted the make plans last minute no one is end of month fire drills.

It also world turmoil that has transpired available. There are days where I introduced me to some amazing during this time. Within 9 months don’t receive one text or phone call people who I now get to call friends. of getting my feet wet and regaining that isn’t work related and that’s Most important, had I not walked my balance, a tornado ripped a really sucky feeling, because no away from that job I wouldn’t have through Nashville and 3 weeks after matter how independent you are been offered the position I have that Covid shut the world down, it’s always nice to have someone now, which was a step up in my forcing the sale of my company take time to call and ask how you’re career with a company I love who and rendering me unemployed doing or want to hear about your also appreciates me.

I’ve taken for 6 months. Pandemics, riots, day. I’ve never had a problem being some amazing bucket list trips to election chaos, wars with Russia, California, New York and Vegas, as alone, but as a social butterfly who’s abortion bans, inflation, supply always kept a large circle of friends, well as some fabulous girls’ trips chain shortages…and that’s not for the first time in my entire life to the mountains and the ocean. even the personal stuff! With the I’m experiencing loneliness and it’s I’ve enjoyed amazing food and entire world burning I’ve privately painful. drinks at some of the top rated dealt with my Dad being so sick I restaurants in the US, been to the As difficult as these recent growing was afraid we were going to lose pains have been, I’m very excited to CMA awards, met a lot of people him. Went through the sale of re-examine this article a year from in the music and film industry I now, because if there’s one thing I never dreamed I’d be in a position know for certain about me it’s that to know, and conquered my longI’m one resilient beeyotch. I don’t standing fear of public speaking.

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The dinosaurs of the "Jurassic Park" film series are back on the big screen and film fans are flocking to theaters. "Jurassic Park: Dominion" wraps up the series that began with the original film in 1993. This outing brings together the stars of the current films: Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing, and Isabella Sermon as Maisie Lockwood together with the stars of the original films: Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcom, and BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu. So let the fun begin! The film is set four years after the events of "Fallen Kingdom", with dinosaurs living alongside humans with mixed results. Claire, the former operations manager for the now closed Jurassic World Park, is continuing her work with the Dinosaur Protection Group, and he and Owen live in a remote cabin with Maisie (who was revealed in the previous film to be a clone), in order to keep her safe from Biosyn Genetics, who want the girl for medical experiments. One day at the cabin, Owen's trained Velociraptor, Blue, shows up at

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the cabin with an offspring Maisie christens as Beta. Meanwhile, large previously extinct locusts have begun threatening the world's food supply, and Dr. Sattler begins an investigation into the pests, later seeking help from Dr. Grant. The two are able to visit Biosyn, thanks to Dr. Malcom, who is a resident speaker now working for the company. Dr. Malcom has invited the duo to help uncover the truth behind the experiments at Biosyn. Meanwhile, Maisie and Beta are kidnapped by Biosyn operatives to be taken to the plant. This results in pursuit by Owen and Claire who are aided in their effort to rescue Maisie and Beta by former Air Force pilot Kayla Watts (DeWanda Wise). The trio fly to the Biosyn location, where they unexpectedly crash land after an encounter with a group of Quetzalcoatlus (flying dinosaurs). Just before the crash, Owen insists Claire jettison out of the plane to save her life. After she lands in a tree, Claire must ward off various dinosaurs until she is able to reunite with Own and Kayla. Meanwhile, events at Biosyn turn chaotic after Dr.r.

Sattler and Dr. Grant break into a restricted area in order stea a locust sample in order to devise a way to stop the creatures from devisating the earth. Eventually all the characters meet to the delight of the fans of the series, providing many great moments of nostalgia and witty dialogue.

The story features the expected thrills and excitement, and we all know the main reason we love these films: the dinosaurs. I really enjoyed the interaction between the characters of the original films and the current ones. Speaking of the actors from the original films, they step back into their roles as if hardly any time has passed. It's

hard to believe the first film dates back to 1993! The action and intrigue in the storyline is on par with any James Bond film, and only amps up the thrills when the dinosaurs do our favorite activity: chase humans. Original director Steven Spielberg is back as one of the executive producers, and Colin Trevorrow, who directed the previous films, returns to the helm. My only disappointment with the film was I had hoped the

character of Kayla Watts would be the daughter of Ian Malcom, who was seen in "The Lost World". To me this was a missed opportunity.

Other than that nitpick, "Jurassic Park: Dominion" is everything you expect in a popcorn flick released in the hot summer months: fun!

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The scariest things aren’t found in movies designed to make us jump and toss our popcorn all over a darkened theater. Oh, no, my friends, far from it. The scariest things are a wide and varied list of things that can transpire. People’s exhibit A is the morning that I woke to make myself a coffee only to find a coffee maker not willing to go along with the idea.

but soon I found myself coming to terms with myself. This was a household emergency so I pushed all work I had for the day to the side till I could get a new coffee maker. That important Zoom call with the people at Jensens Foods would have to wait till my house was coffee capable once more.

It didn’t take long to find the right coffee maker for me. It was perfect.

Programable, thermal carafe. I I am very much a “do not talk to me until I’ve had one cup” person could enjoy fresh, hot coffee well into the afternoon. I was excited, in the mornings. I need that time the part of my brain that gives alone to clear my head and come to terms with myself. So the idea of me anxiety was thrilled. For has facing the day without my morning a human truly lived till they’ve pushed themselves to the limits of coffee was a horror I couldn’t the workday in a coffee-induced fathom. Sure, I could have gotten anxiety attack? I think not, where in the car and driven down to the McDonald’s not far from my home are my accolades for being an extreme sports athlete? and grabbed a cup. But this was the early morning confusion time. The coffee maker was bought, I was in no state to operate an rinsed, and set up. The first week automobile. with it was a blissful experience.

I programmed the machine to I drank a coke that was in the fridge and prayed. Prayed that my start brewing at 7:45 on the dot, body would accept this caffeinated the time I usually start to wake up. By 8:00, I could walk from my liquid as a substitute for my bedroom, down the hallway to morning coffee. It took a while, the kitchen, bathed in the aroma of coffee much like velvet draped upon a royal. It was heavenly. I felt a new spring in my step. The flowers smelled sweeter, the birds sounded prettier, and the sun shone brighter.

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This bliss, however, was doomed to only last for a few weeks. As I began my second month with the coffee maker I noticed something odd happened. I woke up at 7:45 and began the walk down the hallway to the kitchen at 8:00 as usual. There was no aroma though.

No velveteen coffee scents to drape my body. Instead, it was the rough, woolen sweater of nothingness. The coffee was there, in the pot, but the scent of the brewing was long gone.

My coffee maker has a faulty clock

inside that slowly gets faster the more it’s left on. Each week it will gain another seven minutes in time. How did I learn this? I was up early one morning with insomnia that plagues me a couple of times throughout the year. As I was wrestling with a way to knock myself back out, I soon detected it.

The aroma of hope, the smell of bliss, the velvet my worn and tattered soul had longed for in the mornings. It was the coffee brewing, at 5:45 in the morning.

Since I was up I grabbed a pad, pencil, and protractor and began to do the math. The clock needed to be reset, and now it was up to me to do so every Sunday night. I can live with up to seven minutes off, but not two hours off.

I thought about returning the coffee maker, but it was already out of the return window and I had

gone past the 100 pots brewed expiration mark on the warranty.

Perfection is sometimes a foolish pursuit, for none of us are perfect, and none of our coffee makers are either. I now am glad to say I have a happy relationship with it currently. We do the weekly reset and my mornings are once again velvet and happy.

It seems to have made a noticeable difference in my demeanor. My friends all say I look happier and seem more confident. Imagine their surprise when I told them it was only coffee and not the hair club for men. Imagine my anger that they thought I had joined the hair club for men. All this time I thought I had a good haircut.

Anyways, may your mornings be velvety and coffee laden. See you next week.

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