Summit Players perform Deja Vu during weekend run
Kathy Kish reports on Summit Players as eight cast members finish a month of nightly practice for Deja Vu. Actors discuss transforming into their roles, the director Skip Crane, and how memorizing lines and blocking fostered authentic onstage reactions.
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Summit Players
Carri Neal
Eric Colley
Marc Shapiro
Skip Crane
Sue Jackson
Julia Long
Skip
Obesity Now Seen As Major Heart Disease Risk
The American Heart Association declares obesity a major risk factor for heart attack, joining smoking high cholesterol and high blood pressure as a key health threat. Dr. Robert Eckel cites obesity as a chronic disease influenced by genetics and lifestyle, urging physicians and the public to take action. Studies from the University of Colorado show rising obesity rates and widespread excess calorie intake, predicting most adults may be overweight in a generation.
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American Heart Association
Robert Eckel
Association
Eckel
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver
University of Colorado
James Hill
Colorado Clinical Nutrition Research Unit
University
Science
Hill
Bluefield Lioness Club Installs New Officers at Dinner
Bluefield Lioness Club installed new officers Thursday at the annual installation dinner held in the Bluefield Elks Lodge. New directors Ruth Horton and Carrie Humphreys joined Tail Twister Hazel Caldwell Treasurer Shirley Steward Secretary Janice Sanders President Helen Counts and Lon Hopkins from the Bluefield Lions Club as the installing officer. Betty Sizemore won the $50 raffle. Ruth Ann Dillon sold her the winning ticket.
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Bluefield Lioness Club
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Ruth Horton
Carrie Humphreys
Hazel Caldwell
Shirley Steward
Janice Sanders
Helen Counts
A.A
Prepare for early retirement by building career options
The piece argues starting retirement prep at 25 expands job choices and life balance. It notes layoffs and shifts in employer power, urges savings like IRA investments, and highlights strong startup support amid a tightening labor market. It stresses building alternatives through smart finance to avoid a failing career path.
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G. Gordon Liddy
Denver Boot
Scudder
Kemper
Bureau of Labor Statistics
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Baywatch
Why is the Green Room Called Green
A reader asks why the theater green room is named and painted green. Kathy Kish explains it originates from historical painting and the color’s calming effect, noting green trees and plants also feel soothing. The column invites other questions for the Ask Kathy feature.
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Green Room
Kathy
Tara
Summit
WV State Fair Grandstand lineup announced
The WV State Fair reveals performers by date with Ray Price Gene Watson Connie Smith on Aug 14 Him and Mark Lowry on Aug 15 Bobby Vee Shirelles and Lou Christie on Aug 15 Alabama Aug 16 Vince Gill Aug 17 Lynyrd Skynyrd Aug 18 Deana Carter Wade Hayes Aug 19 Savage Garden Aug 20 Neal McCoy Jo Dee Messina Aug 21 Alison Krauss Union Station Seldom Scene McCoury WV Bluegrass Connection Aug 22 Tickets go on sale June 29 by phone and mail Call 647-FAIR Mon Fri 8 am to 4 pm.
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Ray Price
Gene Watson
Connie Smith
Him
Mark Lowry
Bobby Vee
Shirelles
Lou Christie
Alabama
Vince Gill
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Deana Carter
Wade Hayes
Savage Garden
Neal McCoy
Jo Dee Messina
Alison Krauss
Union Station
Seldom Scene
McCoury
Bluegrass Connection
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