Never say never: Ron Haltom overcomes blindness to lead fitness center
Ron Haltom, a legally blind exercise physiologist at Princeton Health & Fitness Center, turned lifelong adversity into drive. He earned a master’s in exercise physiology, helped revamp the center, and promotes pulmonary rehab, diabetes awareness, and active living for those with chronic diseases. Haltom and his wife Samantha, who has spina bifida, moved from Louisiana to the mountains and are adopting three daughters, Reese Madison and Carly.
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Ron Haltom
Princeton Health & Fitness Center
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Halom
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Haltom
Hakom
Samantha
Louisiana
Reese
Madison
Carly
Gothic Gardening for the Halloween Plant Lover
A lively tour of Gothic Gardening site baron.gothic.net and Killerplants com marketed to Halloween and occult folklore fans. It highlights Gothic Plant Tales Ye Olde Gothick Herball Renfield s Garden and daily newsletters from Robb and Chelsie Vandaveer, noting esoteric botany, haunting humor, and a call to subscribe five weekday newsletters for Herbal Folklore Plants That Changed History Renfield s Weir d Plants and more.
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Gothic Gardening
Gothic
M Alice
Renfield
Carpathian Mountains
Carfaix Abbey
London
Bella Lugosi
Killerplants
Killerplants.com
Renfield’s Garden
Robb
Chelsie Vandaveer
Florida
Woolly worm theories and a Paint Bank festival update
Public readers discuss woolly worm folklore and its winter forecasts with various claims about color and movement. The piece notes a woolly worm festival in Banner Elk and reports Paint Bank Va may not host a buffalo festival this year per Giles County Chamber of Commerce contacts. Kathy Kish answers reader questions in the Daily Telegraph column.
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Banner Elk
N.C
Giles County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Paint Bank
Chamber
Kathy Kish
Daily Telegraph
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Bluefield
W.va
Reflective light sparks color in shade garden plan
Kathy Kish shares a quirky idea of using mirrors and reflective surfaces to boost flowering in a shady yard. She researches online, recalls reader interactions, and notes a white propane tank in a shaded spot that unexpectedly brightens nearby blooms.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Paint Bank, Va
Kkish
Bottonline
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