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GRIEFSHARE RECOVERY
SEMINAR & SUPPORT GROUP
Celebration Church and Liberty Baptist are co-sponsoring a GriefShare recovery seminar and support group. The group will meet at Liberty Baptist Church in Bristol each Sunday at 2 p.m. beginning Aug 15th The church is located at 112 Walnut Hill Rd , Bristol .
There is a suggested cost of $12 for the book
GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief and recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “The Journey of Grief”, “The Effects of Grief,” “When Your Spouse Dies,” “Your Family and Grief,” “Why?” and “Stuck in Grief.” Anyone dealing with the death of a loved one is encouraged to attend For more information, call Ann at 423-384-6258 or parishnurse@cctri.org
HEART/VASCULAR, STROKE
RISK SCREENINGS IN JC
The Health Screening Center, located in the North Side Professional Office Building, 403 Princeton Road, Suite 3, will offer heart/vascular disease and stroke risk screenings on Aug. 6, 7 and 25 from 8-11 a.m. each day.
The screenings will include total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), LDL (bad cholesterol), triglycerides,
glucose, blood pressure and waist measurement.
Vascular studies include: carotid artery scan – to identify potential stroke risk, aorta scan – to identify potential aneurysm risk, and ankle brachial index – to ensure adequate blood flow in the extremities. A health educator will review the test results with you to discuss areas of risk and lifestyle changes to help decrease or eliminate those risks, thereby improving your health. - all this for the reduced price of $45.Cash or checks accepted.
To register or for more information, call The Health Professionals at 423-952-3700 or 1-800-888-5551, option 4, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
THERAPEUTIC MUSIC
EVENTS OFFERED AT JCMEDICAL CENTER
Johnson City Medical Center will host two therapeutic music events in August open to all who are interested in performing therapeutic music at the patient’s bedside.
The first is a free event on Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. in the hospital’s 7th Level auditorium. The meeting will
feature Dee Sweeney, CCM, and will give an overview of therapeutic music, educational opportunities and a demonstration of therapeutic music at the patient’s bedside.
On Aug. 7 from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. a therapeutic music workshop called “Keys to Freedom at the Bedside: Gaining Freedom Through Improvisation, Non-Rhythmic Music,
Modes and Transition” will be taught by Sweeney at JCMC. There is a $45 registration fee that will include a continental breakfast, lunch and all materials for this second event.
Musicians are to provide their own instrument and music stand. The registration deadline is Aug. 2. Call workshop facilitator Deborah Eller Nichols, TMus-ACCM, at 423-431-4277 for information or to register.
Sweeney is a lifelong harpist and began her journey into this new field of therapeutic music in 2006. She has directed the Harp for Healing Clinical Musicians Home Study Program since 2007 and has students
throughout the U.S. and in Canada, Germany, Singapore and Israel. She is a certified therapeutic musician and Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner, and developed and presented training in NLP and whole-brain learning strategies in the 1990s. Sweeney regularly plays at the bedside for Porter Hospice, Denver, and interned at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pre-Op, Rehab and MICU.
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Melissa Farmer presented
DAR Community Servive Award
GATE CITY - Carter’s Fort Chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution has presented the DAR
Community Service Award to Melissa Farmer.
The presentation took plce at the recent American
Cancer Society’s Scott County Relay for Life
Survivor’s Reception.
The DAR Community Service
Award recognizes
worthy residents and local groups for voluntary
achievements in cultural, educational, humanitarian,
patriotic, historical, and citizenship endeavors, or
in environmental conservation. The recipient must
have contributed to his or her community in an
outstanding voluntary, civic or benevolent manner or have participated in organized community activities.
Carter’s Fort Chapter DAR said they proudly recognized the efforts of Melissa Farmer with the DAR Community Service Award because she has unselfishly given of herself in so many ways.
She has been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, serving as a committee member for the Relay for Life for a few years.
“She has overcome many hurdles and setbacks in her own life, but has unselfishly given her time and effort to help others. She has not only worked locally, but been asked to help other communities and other cancer survivors,” a DAR spokesperson said.
“She tells her story so that others might find hope. Even though cancer has taken her voice, she “speaks” out to other cancer victims and their families and gives them hope,” the spokesperson said.
She is active in her Church and her community. She is also a friend to many needy animals through her work with the Scott County Humane Society.
welcomes three new team members
NASHVILLE - Earlier this year, Littlejohn Engineering Associates (LEA) acquired the environmental, engineering and health and safety divisions of E.R. Alley and Associates. The results of this transaction are proceeding ahead of schedule. This event has significantly strengthened LEA’s environmental and engineering capabilities, in addition to giving it a presence in three new markets in Tri-Cities, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee and Decatur, Alabama.
At this time, LEA is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to our team. Together, they bring a wealth of experience to complement our expanded range of services.
Mr. Lew Ditto, PG joins our Nashville Office Environmental Division. Lew has over 23 years of experience in private practice and was formerly the Office Manager for RMT, Inc. in Nashville. He assists clients on environmental issues at the local, state, and federal levels with his extensive experience in environmental site investigations, landfills, groundwater investigations, decommissioning industrial sites, soil vacuum and multiphase extraction systems. Lew is a 1983 graduate of East Carolina University.
Mr. Sean DeCoster, PE joins our Nashville Engineering Division as a Project Manager. Sean is responsible for a number of residential and commercial projects within the firm. Mr. DeCoster is a native to the Nashville area and has over 16 years of experience with assisting clients on single-family residential subdivisions, commercial centers and mixed-use developments. Sean was formerly a Principal in the Nashville office for Land Design, Inc. (LDI) and is a 1994 Washington University in St. Louis graduate.
Mr. Ryan McMaster, PE joins our Nashville Office Engineering Division as a Project Manager. Ryan was formerly a key Project Manager for Land Design, Inc. (LDI). A 2000 University of KY graduate, Ryan provides engineering project management for residential, commercial, and mixed use developments within the firm. Mr. McMaster has over 12 years of experience leading complex and large-scale site developments and guiding clients through the approval and entitlement process.
About Littlejohn Engineering Associates
Littlejohn Engineering Associates was established in 1989. The company has a combined staff of 72, including 38 professionals and has been a top 10 engineering firm for the last 5 years in Middle Tennessee. The firm now offers services of surveying, site development engineering, transportation, landscape architecture, urban planning, municipal engineering, environmental engineering, industrial engineering and industrial hygiene and health and safety services. Littlejohn’s 7 LEED AP professionals bring full sustainable design capabilities to clients in all sectors and regions it now serves.
Lew Ditto
Ryan McMaster
Sean Decoster
Overmountain Men
honor Carter Frazier
Overmountain Men Chapter VASSAR presented the SAR Wounded Warrior Certificate of Appreciation and Coin to Carter Frazier. The presentation was done by Wayne McClelland at the Flag Day “Pause for the Pledge” held in Gate City’s Grogan Park. Carter Frazier is a WWII Veteran, who served our country and earned a Purple Heart and a Silver Star. SAR honors veterans who are wounded in the line of duty with this award. At the Flag Day ceremony, Mr. Frazier played a medley of patriotic music on the harmonica.
Overmountain Men Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, is an organization of lineal descendants of ancestors who rendered service to the cause of American independence. They strive to keep patriotism and the memory of the American Revolution alive.
Grand Jury indicts trio in Greene County abduction
KNOXVILLE — A federal grand jury in Knoxville this week returned a two-count indictment against David Jackson, 35, of Miami, Florida, Ashlea Melynda Laughlin, 21, of Greeneville, Tennessee, and Brooke Lashae Collins Stumbo, 21, of Afton, Tennessee in the recent abduction of a 7-month-old baby from Greene County.
Jackson, Laughlin, and Stumbo were arrested in Miami, Florida, on July 13, 2010, after removing the 7-month-old from the custody of his mother and taking her car from Greeneville. All three defendants have remained in federal custody since their arrests.
The indictment alleges that on July 11, 2010, Jackson took the car of Anne
Boyd with the intent to cause her serious bodily injury or death and Laughlin
and Stumbo took the seven-month-old from his mother, Anne Boyd.
If convicted, Jackson faces a term of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine,
three years on supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. If
convicted, Laughlin and Stumbo face a term of life in prison, a $250,000
fine, a minimum of five years and a maximum of life on supervised
release, and a $100 special assessment.
Gregg L. Sullivan, Acting United States Attorney, attributed the safe return of the baby and the prompt charges to the quick response of local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the public who participated in the nationwide Amber Alert.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office,Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Miami Safe Streets Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen Smith will represent the United States.
JONESBOROUGH - Jonesborough Repertory Theatre will be holding auditions for “Mye and the Sandpeople” performing September 16-26, Thursday-Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm. The play, written by Celeste Bonfanti is a Stage Hands Production and will be directed by Janette Gaines. Stage Hands uses both spoken language and American Sign Language to communicate the dialogue of a production.
Auditions will be held Sunday, July 25 at 3pm and Monday, July 26 at 7pm at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center. Auditions are open to hearing, deaf and sign language interpreters. Those auditioning should be 18 years and older and be prepared to tell a short story, shorter than five minutes.
For more information about the show and auditions call 423-791-4440. www.jonesboroughtheatre.com
DOAK HOUSE OFFERS NEW PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM
GREENEVILLE – The Doak House Museum is offering a new fun and educational program for pre-school aged children and their parents, “Mommy and Me & Museum Makes Three.”
The first session of this new program will be offered Tuesday, July 27, at the museum on the Tusculum College campus.
The program will also be offered on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Both sessions begin at 10 a.m.
“Mommy and Me & Museum Makes Three” is designed for children ages 3-5 and their parents.
RELAY FOR LIFE
PICNIC AUGUST 10
GATE CITY - The 2010 Relay For Life of Scott County Wrap Up Picnic & Meeting will be on August 10 at 6 PM at the Scott County Park Shelter #1.
All Committee Members, Team Captains, and Team Members are encouraged to attend, and asked to bring a covered dish to the picnic. For additional information you can contact David Bishop at 276-690-0181 or Sandy Smith at 423-389-2332.
