Showcase Magazine January 2017

FEATURES EMOTIONAL DECLUTTERING

Photo by Mariah Blankenship Springs

Think Decluttering Your Home is Hard?

Try Organizing Your Emotions.

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by Linda McConahey

Inside the New KARE PHARMACY

by Paul Seiple

DEPARTMENTS HE SAID SHE SAID

Hope for the New Year

By Larry Oldham and Dena Hill

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL Kim Buck

by Lee Vogler

NOT SO COMMON – COMMON SENSE!

A Perspective on Public Schools

by Stan Jones

THE POSTSCRIPT

ALSO INSIDE FROM THE EDITOR FUN AND GAMES

Crossword, Word Seach, & Sudoku

PAWS FOR THE CAUSE

By Paulette Dean

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So, that 2016 was something else, right?

I think the main lesson taught from last year was life is short and it’s something that shouldn’t be taken for granted.

With the word “resolutions” being tossed around this time of year, don’t forget to enjoy life and spend more time with friends and family.

Speaking of resolutions, according to statisticbrain.com around 45% Americans usually make resolutions. I fall into that category. And around 24% fail on their resolutions each year, but keep trying. I fall into that category too, but let’s look at the positive—there’s a lot to be said about resiliency. I failed miserably at my resolutions last year. I wanted to be more organized, more productive, and to maintain a healthier diet. My organizational skills stayed about the same, my productivity was less than 2015, and donuts are still really good.

It’s easy to focus on failures. There is something called “negative bias” or “the negativity effect” which means negative things, equal in nature to positive things, tend to hold more weight. That doesn’t mean we have to walk around under a dark cloud. There is also something called “cognitive reappraisal” which, by definition, is “an emotion regulation strategy that involves changing the trajectory of an emotional response by reinterpreting the meaning of the emotional stimulus.”

Basically, it means finding a positive in a

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negative situation and building from that instead of sulking in negativity. There are many ways to view a setback, and the way you look at it will rule your ability to get past the negative hurdle.

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CEO / Publisher Andrew Scott Brooks, scott@showcasemagazine.com President Larry Oldham, larry@showcasemagazine.com

Determined not to see the same outcome in 2017, I spent December examining why I failed at my 2016 resolutions. After digging, I found the core problem was a lack of selfdiscipline. Without strong self-discipline, goals and resolutions are pipedreams.

So, while I am rolling over my 2016 resolutions to the new year, I’m doing it armed with the knowledge that it all starts with self-discipline. I’m planning on seeing better results this year. I’ll report back here in 2018 to see if it worked.

Editorial Director Paul Seiple, paul@showcasemagazine.com

Hey, we are all works in progress. If your goal is to quit smoking and you stumble and have a cigarette, you don’t have to say, “Oh well, I tried.” And then proceed to chain smoke the whole pack. Use cognitive reappraisal to figure out why you smoked and change the situation that led to you taking a puff.

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HE SAID...

This new year, 2017, is an opportunity to change the world. Don’t get me wrong, I think we were extremely blessed in 2016. We had a new granddaughter and grandson born into our family. We both lost weight and had great doctor reports. I published a new book that is selling quite well. You cleaned the house over twelve-hundred times. And, our beloved Sophie is still with us. All of that is well and good, but I have great plans for 2017, and I just wanted to run them by you before I make our final decision.

First, I want you to notice that I am the kind of husband who includes his wife on all the decisions that he makes. As you know, all men don’t do that. Some men make decisions for their wives and never even tell them. I know I don’t have to tell you what a charming, sincere, and totally giving man you married.

A lot of women go through all of their lives putting up with a dictator. Thank God you don’t have to do that. Anyway, my new plan is nothing like my plans in the past. I have decided that we need to work together more often on more projects. Heretofore, you have been working on many of your projects all alone. This year, I want to be more proactive on projects we can do together. I figure this is cutting out fifty percent of the work you are now doing by eliminating half of your projects and adding fifty percent of my projects we both can do.

For instance, when you tell me to clean up my room full of collections, my new plan would include you helping me clean it up. Do you see how this works? You don’t have to do all your projects this year. You can cut yours in half and just help me do my half. Do the math, and if you have any questions, feel free to get clarification from me.

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I don’t have any questions. I do have some better answers though. ARE YOU CRAZY? Why would I want to give up my projects to help you with yours?

You must be living in some alternate universe to think that’s fair. My complaints have always been that I do one-hundred percent of the work, and that you don’t do any at all. Why would I want to give up the positive contributions I bring to our relationship and take on fifty percent of your relaxed attitude and call that rational? I mean the way this relationship should work is that we choose all the projects we need to accomplish in 2017 and then work together fifty-fifty to make sure we accomplish all of our goals we set. I already have my plan for 2017, and I’ll probably get most of it done by myself.

You do understand fifty-fifty, don’t you? In case you’re having a mathematical break down, I’ll spell it out for you. That means on any project, I do half the work and you do half the work and together we both give one-hundred percent effort to make sure we attain the goal we set out to do. You really do live in Larry’s World, don’t you? Why don’t you write a book on how your world should function? I think it would be a best seller. Just clue me in as to which genre it will fall in: fiction or non-fiction, so I’ll know how to plan the rest of my life!

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While we’re talking about desires, do I need to remind you that the most important item on my wish list for Christmas was a chocolate diamond?

Our readers were asked to prompt you in that direction when they ran into you. Well, what did you do? You came home one day and said you walked into a candy store and they told you they didn’t have any chocolate diamonds!!!! Hmmph!

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by Mariah Blankenship Springs

Unless you’ve been living without TV, the Internet, and books, you know the downsizing, decluttering, minimizing trend has fueled a multi-million dollar home organization industry in the United States. People everywhere are being inspired to learn to live with less. The idea of living a simplified, uncluttered life with less stuff sounds attractive to many. You may have considered the benefits of owning fewer possessions: less to clean, less debt, less to organize, less stress, more money and energy for what you really want to do. The mental health benefits are well documented and include the above as well as feelings of freedom, joy, and fulfillment.

However, decluttering alone won’t solve the problem because addressing how to get rid of your stuff only answers the What, not the Why. The what is relatively easy and if you need help, there are magazine articles, books, self-help groups, and Internet resources with day-by-day plans. The why, the reason behind cluttering is more obscure and often highly individual.

Ultimately, it has to do with the benefits you’ll experience once you’re on the other side of decluttering.

Decluttering is not the end result — it is merely the first step. You don’t become instantly happy and content and stay that way by just getting rid of your stuff, at least in the long

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run. Decluttering doesn’t work that way. If you simply embrace the WHAT without the WHY you’ll get nowhere; simply and painfully making the same mistakes. It is possible to get rid of everything you own and still be utterly miserable; to come home to your empty house and sulk after removing all the things that have served as your pacifiers.

When you get rid of the vast majority of your possessions, you may be forced to confront the hidden, and darker side — the WHY you accumulated all of those things. You may wonder what is truly important in life, who the person is you want to be and why you gave so much meaning to your possessions. These are difficult questions with no easy answers, but the answers are more important than just ditching your material possessions. If you fail to answer them carefully and rigorously, then the closet you just emptied will be brimming with new purchases not long from now.

Ken Wert, founder of the website Meant to be Happy, has proposed a process of emotional minimalism that may be helpful. Too many of us suffer from our own cluttered emotional closets stuffed with messy habits of thought and crowed feelings we’ve clung to for far too long. Wert suggests 5 tips for downsizing your emotional cluttering: Continued to Page 12

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• Minimize anger - Start by refusing to blame others for your moods. Stop assuming evil intent in others and let people be people without taking their flaws as personal insults.

• Minimize envy - Envy, like physical stuff, clutters hearts and dirties relationships until there is no room for real love. Instead, be happy for others’ good fortune. Love is the universal antidote to envy.

• Minimize grudges - We get hurt and hold on to the pain for fear of forgetting and then become vulnerable to getting hurt again.

Looking backward keeps one standing still or bumping into obstacles ahead. It’s important to let go of the need to punish.

• Minimize fear – Sometimes we take emotional clutter with us where it’s not needed. Fear is one such emotion that we often haul around unnecessarily. While fear is useful at times, it’s often irrational and can keep us from enjoying life. Realizing that fear is usually much larger than reality makes it easier to keep moving forward.

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Dr. Bill McConahey, trained in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine is the Director of the Wound Care Center at Danville Regional Hospital.

Dr. Linda McConahey is a retired Clinical Psychologist.

Together they offer relationship coaching both locally and through telephone and Internet. The McConaheys have worked with thousands of couples over the past 40 years. They are certified leaders, trainers and supervisors for Better Marriages, a non-profit marriage enrichment organization, facilitators and seminar directors for Prepare/Enrich, leaders and instructors for Couple Communication, and professional members of Relationship Coaching Institute. In addition to the above they are frequent speakers at professional conferences throughout the US. Contact information: Drs. Bill and Linda McConahey Mindful Connections Coaching 2087 NC Hwy 700, Pelham, NC 27311 www.mindfulconnectionscoaching.com • 336.388.9964

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• Minimize pessimism – Give away your negative thinking as freely as you would give away those bags of clothes you haven’t worn in 10 years. Pessimists have the advantage of always being right because they ignore the thousand times things went pretty well and declare victory once something bad happens that the optimists failed to predict. However, they also push people away and damage relationships.

Pessimists corrupt happiness and cripple growth, opportunity, and success. So, just like with your clothes, bundle up your negative thinking, self-defeatist attitudes and surrender and give them away.

Whatever you decide to do, it’s important to take action and do what you’ve been intending to do but have never gotten around to. Avoidance, procrastination and indecision contribute to your mental anguish. Don’t worry that your decisive actions will turn out to be less than wonderful. You’ll never know for sure until you allow something new or different a chance to evolve.

References: Meant to Be Happy by Ken Wert, Decluttering Alone Doesn’t Work by Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus.

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In summer of 2016, KARE Pharmacy relocated to its new ultramodern facility overlooking the city of Danville at 411 Park Avenue. It’s been a long and rewarding trip for owner Prakash Suthar. “KARE began operating a pharmacy at Sherwood Shopping Center on Arnett Boulevard in 1984,” he says. Suthar started compounding medications in the early 1990s after many requests for customized medicine. Today, KARE Pharmacy is one of Virginia’s premiere sources for compounded medications.

Pharmacy compounding is a scientific art in which personalized medications are prepared for patients. Suthar adds, “It involves taking individual ingredients and making the exact strength and dosage form of medication you need individually, or your pet needs. We call it ‘Customized Medication.’ Compounding can help a patient in many ways and some of the most common are: A need for lactose, sugar, dye, alcohol, or preservative FREE medications.

Maybe a person is no longer responding to the conventional drug available on the market, or it has been discontinued, or is in short supply.

That is where KARE shines. Maybe they cannot tolerate the usual medications side-effects, it’s too big to swallow, or it just tastes really bad.

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We can flavor a medication or change it in such a way to make it better suit the patient’s needs. You may easily understand this analogy — You have the option of buying a suit or dress made exactly to fit you by a tailor, or buying it off the rack. Medication from Kare Pharmacy also offers that kind of choice, and it is a wonderful service.”

After 32 years when Suthar saw lab capacity exceeded. KARE had became bigger than its location. “Compounding prescription requests were growing at such a pace that demand had outgrown the space. We also serve patients outside the Danville area and are able to ship compounds to Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, and are poised to expand that footprint now to more states.” The new 8500 square foot location supports the increased need by allowing for additional equipment which leads to better workflow and faster “fill” times for clients. Its floor-to-ceiling windows give those interested the ability to peek behind the curtain and watch the fascinating world of compounding. “We wanted the visibility for the labs too, so that our customers could see what we do and know we have these capabilities,” Continued to Page 18

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Suthar says. “Most importantly, we wanted the most state-of-the-art facility available for low, medium, and high risk sterile capabilities to grow as the demand grows. The new lab was designed, developed, and built with the latest in technology, air quality, pressure, sterility, and to the exacting specifications necessary to take us forward for years to come.”

The need for change came after 32 years when Suthar saw lab capacity exceeded.

KARE had became bigger than its location.

“Compounding prescription requests were growing at such a pace that demand had outgrown the space. We also serve patients outside the Danville area and are able to ship compounds to Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, and are poised to expand that footprint now to more states.” The new 8500 square foot location supports the increased need by allowing for additional equipment which leads to better workflow and faster “fill” times for clients. Its floor-to-ceiling windows give those interested the ability to peek behind the curtain and watch the fascinating world of compounding. “We wanted the visibility for the labs too, so that our customers could see what we do and know we have these capabilities,” Suthar says. “Most importantly, we wanted the most state-of-the-art facility available for low, medium, and high risk sterile capabilities to grow as the demand grows. The new lab was

designed, developed, and built with the latest in technology, air quality, pressure, sterility, and to the exacting specifications necessary to take us forward for years to come.”

The added space also allows the pharmacy to evolve. “We have hired more employees and increased space and lab capacity for compound output. We strive to turn around the making of patient medications efficiently.

Just a few of the dosage forms we compound are: lotions, gels, capsules, tablets, lozenges, suppositories, liquids, infusion, injectable, eye drops, nasal sprays. For example, we can even make a child’s medication into a lollipop, freeze pop or gummy bear in a pleasant flavor. We are the ‘solution’ and seek a better way to serve patients with all types of sterile compounding,” Suthar says.

The investment in the new location gives KARE the support needed to meet the growing demand by doctors, dentists, optometrists, veterinarians, and healthcare providers with regards to patient medicine customization.

The added space also allows the pharmacy to evolve. “We have hired more employees and increased space and lab capacity for compound output. We strive to turn around the making of patient medications efficiently.

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Just a few of the dosage forms we compound are: lotions, gels, capsules, tablets, lozenges, suppositories, liquids, infusion, injectable, eye drops, nasal sprays. For example, we can even make a child’s medication into a lollipop, freeze pop or gummy bear in a pleasant flavor. We are the ‘solution’ and seek a better way to serve patients with all types of sterile compounding,” Suthar says.

Suthar sees many big things in the coming years. “We envision future growth and expanded demand for compound prescriptions by more doctors for their patients.

KARE will likely serve more states, expand hours, and increase staffing. But, we will continue to be a locally owned family business and appreciate every patient that comes into the

stores. We will always serve the individual with one-to-one support. No matter how big we grow, we still serve ‘individuals with personal service and provide a follow-up call on every compound.’”

The new location is just the foundation for the future of KARE Pharmacy. Suthar sees many big things in the coming years. “We envision future growth and expanded demand for compound prescriptions by more doctors for their patients. KARE will likely serve more states, expand hours, and increase staffing. But, we will continue to be a locally owned family business and appreciate every patient that comes into the stores. We will always serve the individual with one-to-one support. No matter how big we grow, we still serve ‘individuals with personal service and provide a follow-up call on every compound.’”

Along with providing the best possible customer experience, KARE will continue to develop new ways to help patients. “We are a think-tank in many aspects. Our pharmacists spend a great deal of time working with doctors and patients, listening to them, and seeking ingredients to provide the best possible formula solution to fill their needs,” Suthar concludes.

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Weekly In January Mondays Gentle Yoga with Lorrie Laming 5:30

Begin your week with a gentle yoga practice designed to relax and restore.

Tuesdays Tai Chi with Wyona Witcher 10:00 $10 per person Tuesdays Urban Line Dancing with Bryan Price 5:30 Super fun dance moves will give you a fun workout!

Thursdays Multi-Level Yoga with Lorrie Laming 5:30 Build your yoga practice and learn variations of each pose (for all levels).

Bring your own mat. $10 per session Thursdays Art After School will begin Wednesday, January 18 3:45 Session will be 12 weeks, payable in three installments. Please call to reserve your child’s space in advance. Students will learn the fundamental elements and principles of art, and use various medium to create their own artwork.

JANUARY January 14 Fused Glass Bowl or Vase 11:00 with Aleen Wilson of Gallery 22 in Martinsville.

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January 20 6:00

Book Discussion Group with Local Author Henry Hurt— Join us as we host local author

Henry Hurt in a discussion of his most recent book, Stories from the Road Not Taken. Free and open to the public, refreshments will be served.

January 20 6:00

Student Art Show — Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m.

January 28 11:00

Winter Art with Sweet Southern Design Heather Bray— Paint a sweet snowman on recycled barn wood for a festive addition to your winter decor! Just $45 includes all supplies, instruction, and tasty refreshments! Please reserve your seat in advance.

Featured Artist:

Elizabeth Sauder

I am a full-time professional artist. I live with my husband Lee, who is a blacksmith and sculptor, on a working homestead on the sunny south slope of Big House Mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

I consider myself a plein air painter. I paint outdoors, in front of and in emotional response to the landscape. I visit a site often, at various times of the day and in various weather conditions and work quickly, usually completing one small “alla prima” painting per session. I paint as a way to explore and become intimate with a place and to better understand the visual and environmental phenomena surrounding it. Through the act of painting I’m trying to understand the fundamental characteristics, the very essence, of the land that I call home.

In the summer, between landscape sessions, I load my painting gear into an old Econoline camper van and head out to paint rural carnivals. I camp in the parking lot with the carnival folks and spend the days - and the nights – painting. These paintings straddle the line between landscape and still life and are the very essence of how I view and enjoy the visual world. Color, shape and value, in their exquisite subtleties, are tightly and geometrically related to each other in found, unarranged objects. Plus, it’s just plain fun to paint in the midst of all that colorful chaos, surrounded by happy crowds and the smell of popcorn and cotton candy.

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Kim Buck refers to herself as a “recovering journalist,” but, in fact, she’s much more. Buck is currently the Public Relations and Marketing Manager at Danville Community College, but even that doesn’t tell the whole story. She’s also a member of the Charity League of Martinsville-Henry County, and the Immediate Past President of the Piedmont Arts’ board of directors. She also recently rotated off the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge board after becoming the first Board President to serve two years in a row and was the youngest known president-elect of a BGC organization in the Virginia /DC region.

In her current role, Buck oversees DCC’s outreach efforts, including social media strategy, media relations, advertising, graphic design, writing, photography, video, publications, and a variety of events on campus and in the community. “We never get bored in this office,” says Buck. “Because every day is different.”

Prior to her work in public relations, Buck was a journalist. “Old habits die hard,” she says. “I still love a good story. I still write in Associated Press Style.

The reason I switched careers from newspaper writing to public relations was ultimately because I was tired of writing about tragedies.” Today, Buck gets to tell a different kind of story. “As a public relations professional, I get to be a ‘professional optimist’ – always looking for the good in life.”

Equally as impressive as the work Buck does today, is her education background. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art (concentration in photography), minor in Mass Communications – print media from UNC-Asheville, Class of 2007. “I was a few credits short of earning a second minor in French,” she says. “I studied abroad in France one summer and stayed with a family in a tiny

village in the countryside outside of Dijon, which was an amazing experience.”

Buck also was accepted into the master’s of communication program at Johns Hopkins University (online), but wasn’t able to complete it.

Life got in the way. Between serving on numerous boards and planning a wedding at the time, she had to drop out after six credits, but hopes to complete her master’s degree, eventually. Buck suggests, “My advice to anyone considering an online program, or going back to school while you have a full-time job, is to pace yourself and don’t take on too much. Don’t try to be Wonder Woman.”

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Not originally from this area, there was an adjustment period for Buck when she first moved here. “I’m originally from Chapel Hill and went to school in Asheville, so I’ll admit there was some culture shock when we moved to a farmhouse on the side of a mountain in Patrick County,” the current Martinsville resident says. “Now I can’t imagine moving.” Among the things Buck likes about the area is the low cost of living and the great opportunities that exist after coming through an economic downturn. “Look at the Rives Theatre, for example”, Buck says. “Several years ago, it was a movie theatre about to be boarded up due to lack of business. A small group of volunteers banded together to turn it into a live music venue, which eventually became a nonprofit, and now they bring world-renowned musical acts to our small town multiple times a year.”

Our region benefits from new people moving into the area, bringing with them the creativity and innovation to help move Southside Virginia forward.

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by Paulette Dean Executive Director Danville Humane Society

It is hard to believe that we are in a new year. 2016 was one of those years when you just fasten the seat belt and enjoy the ride! New Year’s Eve is always a time to reflect about the past year and to think ahead to the new one. In the days leading up to the New Year, I decide on what my theme for the next year will be. I have found themes to be more useful than resolutions.

As an organization, our annual theme would be one of humaneness and compassion. But, we also need to set goals, or even New Year’s resolutions, so we can progress. This year, we invite you to consider and embrace our resolutions.

This little guy is about a year old and is very sweet.

1. We resolve to work even harder to spay and neuter every dog and cat in this area. There is no shelter big enough to be able to hold all the homeless animals or animals that must be saved from perilous situations. There is no adoption program that can find successfully place all the needy ones. Any program must include as the foundation an aggressive spay/neuter program. In October 1993, we received our initial disbursement from the E. Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust. The Board of Directors voted unanimously to use the $75,000 for spay/neuter programs, and each year we renew that commitment.

2. We resolve to help the shelter animals. That sounds simple, but when you consider that every shelter is one sick stray away from having a disease outbreak, the task is a monumental one. We will not give up.

3. We resolve to continue our work with placement groups and sanctuaries. These groups must be 501 ( c ) 3 organizations, must submit copies of their adoption policies and procedures, and must be pre-approved. We read too many horror stories of what happens when rescue groups begin rescue hoarders.

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4. We resolve to help as many animals as we can, in any way we can. You can resolve to be our eyes in the community, and call in complaints of animals that are not being taken care. You can resolve to help educate your family and friends about issues that affect animals.

Eat Well, Play Well is a bilingual (Spanish/English), hands-on exhibit, helping children and families discover the science of making healthy food choices and the many fun and interesting ways to stay active.

Finally, we are grateful for the privilege we have had this year of working on behalf of the animals. As always, we hope the next year will be a kinder one for the animals. We are grateful to every person in this community who respects the critters. Without you, our work would be a heavy burden. SM DANVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY

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This exhibit was made possible by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Winter Plunge – Zipline for ages 8+. $12. Register by January 16. 3-4:30pm.

434.799.5150.

Danville by Choice & Meet Up Monday Quizzo - Four rounds of trivia. Teams consist of up to four people. 5:30 assemble team; 6pm game time. 2 Witches Winery & Brewing Co. Throw Paint at Cancer - A peer-to-peer support group for cancer patients and survivors. 4-6pm. Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History.

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THRU MARCH 18

Winter Farmers Market -

Health for All in the Dan River Region: How YOU can make a difference. What is good health? Do you consider yourself as living a healthy lifestyle?

Do you know how living healthy can reduce your risk of cancer?

Don’t miss this presentation by Annie Martinie, Senior Program Officer, Community Health and Wellness, from the Danville Regional Foundation. Find out how this impacts you and how YOU can make a difference. This free

For more information, contact the Cancer Research and Resource Center of Southern Virginia, 434.421.3060, or email cllitzenberg@vcu.edu.

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9am-1pm Community Market, Craghead St. 434.797.8961.

North Star Theatre Project Auditions - Performers should prepare a monologue no longer than 45 seconds and a vocal selection no longer than 45 seconds. Don’t worry about inexperience. You will be taught how to act, sing and dance. Ages 8-18. Spring performances are March 31, April 1, 2, 7, 8, & 9. Performance for schools is April 5. 1pm. The Historic North Theatre 434.203.2870 or mjgrubb@comcast.net.

program will be held on Tuesday, January 10, from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at Ballou Recreation Center, lower level. This event is part of the popular, free, Keeping Well in Mind, Body & Spirit Series for those concerned with cancer prevention and survivorship. Please bring your lunch and a friend! Drinks and dessert are provided through a generous local donation. Boxed lunches can be ordered in advance for $6.50.

Step by Step – A peer-topeer group for educating ourselves about ways to reduce our risk for cancer and live a healthy lifestyle. Join us at our

Canvas & Cabernet – 6:309:00pm. Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History – 434.793.5644.

The 23rd Annual Twin Rivers International Media and Film Festival – 10am-5pm. Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History – 434.793.5644.

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National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine – George Washington High School Auditorium. Danville Concert Assoc. 434.792.924.

new location on Tuesday, January 31, at the Danville Mall, 9:00, in front of Karen’s Hallmark Shop for a walk and then at 10:30, move to Nature’s Essentials, across from the Mall, at 413 Mt. Cross Road, to talk, learn and have a delicious, healthy snack.

The focus for January, February and March is Cleansing the Mind and Body. Our partner, Gingy Blakely, will “Share information about staying healthy in a world laden with toxicity, from the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the foods we eat full of unwanted chemicals that affect us.”

Dianne Whittle, the group’s founder and a Coordinator at the Cancer Research and Resource Center of Southern Virginia, will provide educational materials and lead the discussion. It is for men and women and appropriate for all fitness levels.

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“Tour the World” with fine wines from Danville Science France & Italy and specialtyCenter brews – plus a wonderful selection of heavy hors d’oeuvres and our Auction for ‘Tour theExciting World’ Live withand fineSilent wines exotic vacation spots around the world!” and specialty brews from around the world – Dressy plus a wonderful selection of Casual Attire heavy hors d’oeuvres and an exciting Tasting wines and beers will befor available by LIVE and Silent Auction exotic the glass for $5.00. vacation spots around the world!

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Wine and beer may also be purchased by the bottle Dressy or case that eveningAttire. to be picked up Casual later at “VINTAGES BY THE DAN.” Tasting wines be Ticketsand are beers $60 perwill person. available by thetheglass for $5.00.

Proceeds benefit educational programs at the Danville Science Center.

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Proceeds benefit the educational programs at the Danville Science Center.

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Not So Common – Common Sense!

A Perspective on Public Schools – Much Ado About School Accreditation – Part II. Are Danville students learning?

by Stan Jones, Superintendent of Danville Public Schools In the last issue, I provided a brief historical overview of Virginia’s Accountability and Accreditation System in an effort to help our readers understand the “hubbub” around school accreditation. My goal ultimately, is to inform the public about what it all means. The Virginia Board of Education revised the Standard of Accreditation in 2015 with the goal of informing the public about the progress of schools in meeting the Commonwealth’s high expectation for learning and achievement. Measuring school progress has been largely dependent upon tests given each year, commonly referred to as Standards of Learning Tests (SOL).

The Board of Education created a series of “Partially Accredited” ratings that recognize schools that are within a board-defined “narrow margin” of full accreditation (Approaching Benchmark), or that are making what the board has determined to be acceptable progress (Improving School). The ratings are as follows: • Partially Accredited: Approaching Benchmark-Pass Rate — are not Fully Accredited but that are within two points of the adjusted SOL pass rates required for full accreditation in one or more subject areas.

• Partially Accredited: Approaching Benchmark-Graduation and Completion Index — are High schools that have attained the adjusted pass rates required for full accreditation, and that are within one point of the GCI required for full accreditation.

• Partially Accredited: Improving School-Pass Rate — are not Fully Accredited, and do not qualify for a rating of Partially Accredited: Approaching Benchmark-Pass Rate, but that are making acceptable progress toward full accreditation • Partially Accredited: Improving School-Graduation and Completion Index — are High schools that have attained the adjusted pass rates required for full accreditation and that have improved their GCI by at least one point from the previous year, but that are not within a narrow margin of the GCI required for full accreditation.

In Danville, eight of our eleven schools are either Fully or Partially Accredited. Three schools have been Denied Accreditation despite having achieved the required pass rates for History/Social Science and Science for the past four years. Fully Accredited schools are Galileo High, JM Langston High, and Forest Hills Elementary. EA Gibson Elementary School, Park Avenue Elementary School, O. T. Bonner Middle School, Westwood Middle School, and George Washington High School are Partially Accredited. Schools that have been Denied Accreditation are GLH Johnson Elementary, Schoolfield Elementary, and Woodberry Hills.

The accreditation ratings are an important measure of how a school is performing with regard to expectations set by the Virginia Board of Education. School accreditation ratings reflect student achievement on SOL tests and other approved assessments in English, history/social science, mathematics and science. Elementary and middle schools

are Fully Accredited if students achieve all the following pass rates: English — 75 percent or higher; Mathematics — 70 percent or higher; Science — 70 percent or higher; and History — 70 percent or higher.

High schools are Fully Accredited if students achieve pass rates of 75 percent or higher in English and 70 percent or higher in mathematics, science and history; and, attain a point value of 85 or greater based on the Graduation and Completion Index (GCI).

While these measures are important to determining the overall progress of a school for all students, they do not reflect the learning of individual students. Collectively, accreditation ratings reflect overall achievement of a school not an individual. In the final analysis, determining a school’s rating on one test given once a year is not the ideal measure. True performance is too complex to measure using one test. In closing, if a young person moves in next door to you, are you concerned about his or her SOL score — or are you more concerned about his or her character?

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The two most popular resolutions last year were to lose weight and to get organized.

Women and men view clutter differently. A University of California study revealed that dealing with clutter spikes a woman’s hormones, but had little effect on men.

People in their 20s have the best chance at achieving their resolutions.

Only about 8% of people who make resolutions, keep them. 24% of people never succeed, but they try every year.

Office clutter can be your kryptonite.

A recent study suggested the 77% of people polled said office clutter reduced their productivity. An unkempt office can wreak havoc on motivation as well.

The 12-12-12 challenge is a good way to tackle clutter. It’s simple, throw 12 things away, find 12 items to donate, and return 12 items to their proper place.

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Benjamin Franklin was a pharmacist and Agatha Christie was a pharmacy technician.

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In the early 1800s, Louis Dufilho Jr. of New Orleans became the first licensed pharmacist.

Before then, a license wasn’t required to be a pharmacist.

Pharmacists created some of the most popular soft drinks.

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The Rives Theatre in Martinsville is now a hot spot for live indie music.

You can check out upcoming shows at rivestheatre.org.

46% of students cite advancement in their current career as the motivation to enroll in online course.

There are 2.3 billion active social media users.

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This is what commitment looks like...

This is what commitment looks like...

Centra Danville Medical Center is now open!

Centra Danville Medical Center is now open!

Healthcare is more accessible and convenient than ever before. With a full range of health Healthcare more accessible and convenient than before. With a full range of health services andismedical and surgical specialties, we areever committed to you – our friends and services and medical and surgical welevel are in committed you – ourCare friends and neighbors – and are eager to show specialties, you the next providingtoExcellent for Life. neighbors – and are eager to show you the next level in providing Excellent Care for Life.

PRIMARY & URGENT CARE PRIMARY & URGENT CARE Danville practices* – PrimeCare main clinic on 130 Two of Centra Medical Group’s

Two of Centra Medical Group’s Danville practices*Street – PrimeCare main clinic onDanville 130 Enterprise Drive and Dominion on 110 Exchange – have relocated to the Enterprise Driveand andcome Dominion onto 110 Exchange – have to the Danville Medical Center together form a singleStreet primary andrelocated urgent care practice, Centra Medical Center come together to include: form a single primary and urgent care practice, Centra Group –and Danville.

Providers Medical Group – Danville. Providers include:

Gregory Alba, DO Gregory Alba, James Alig, PA DO

Vinit Jalandhara, MD Vinit Jalandhara, MD Rachel McGee, DO

Pradeep Pradhan, MD Pradeep Pradhan, Laurie Taylor, FNP MD

James PA Susan Alig, Dhivianathan, MD Susan Ibarra, Dhivianathan, MD Maria MD

Rachel McGee,MD DO James Milam, James Milam, MD

Laurie Taylor, FNP NP Charlotte Williams, Charlotte Williams, NP

Maria Ibarra, MD *Our PrimeCare east clinic at 404 Airport Road will remain at its current location. *Our PrimeCare east clinic at 404 Airport Road will remain at its current location.

MEDICAL & SURGICAL SPECIALTIES MEDICAL & SURGICAL SPECIALTIES Centra specialists can see patients and provide consultations at the new medical center.

Centra specialists Specialties include:can see patients and provide consultations at the new medical center.

Specialties include: CARDIOLOGY CARDIOLOGY Brent Carothers, MD

Brent Carothers, MD Stephen Davis, MD Stephen Davis, MD MD Matthew Huffman, Matthew Huffman, MD Sackett, MD Matthew Sackett, Peter O’Brien, MDMD Peter O’Brien,MD MD Evan Ownby, Evan Ownby, David Truitte, MD

MAMMOGRAPHY MAMMOGRAPHY PLASTIC SURGERY PLASTIC Timothy SURGERY Silvester, MD Timothy Silvester, MD SPORTS MEDICINE SPORTS Pieleck, MEDICINE Andrew DO Andrew Pieleck, DO

PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICAL THERAPY Kurtise Wilkes, PT, DPT Kurtise Wilkes, PT, DPT Varsha Jalandhara, PT, DPT Varsha Jalandhara, PT, DPT UROLOGY UROLOGY Dean Clower, MD Dean Clower, MD

David Truitte, MD MD Michael Valentine, Michael Valentine, MD

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