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ulkaralakbarova · 4 months ago

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When Manny Singer’s wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina’s friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Corrina Washington: Whoopi Goldberg Manny Singer: Ray Liotta Molly Singer: Tina Majorino Jonesy: Joan Cusack Sid: Larry Miller Jevina: Jenifer Lewis Jenny Davis: Wendy Crewson Grandma Eva: Erica Yohn Grandpa Harry: Don Ameche Brent Witherspoon: Brent Spiner Bratty Boy: Tommy Bertelsen Repeat Nanny: Lin Shaye High Heels: Noreen Hennessey Shirl: Lucy Webb Miss O’Herlihy: Juney Ellis Rita Lang: Mimi Lieber Liala Sheffield: Karen Leigh Hopkins Mrs. Wang: Pearl Huang Tommy: Marcus Toji Joe Allechinetti: Louis Mustillo Wilma: Patrika Darbo Delivery Man 1: Don Pugsley Annie: Lynette Walden Business Associate: Bryan Gordon Club Singer: Jevetta Steele Woman in Audience: Yonda Davis Percy: Curtis Williams Lizzie: Briahnna Odom Mavis: Ashley Taylor Walls Frank: Harold Sylvester Anthony T. Williams: Steven Williams Lewis: Asher Metchik Howard: Courtland Mead Mrs. Werner: Sue Carlton Gregory: Kyle Orsi Mrs. Rodgers: Maud Winchester Mrs. Morgan: K.T. Stevens John Brennan: Christopher Chisholm Chubby Boy: Bryan A. Robinson Mrs. Murphy: Roz Witt 2nd Delivery Man: Sean Moran Film Crew: Screenplay: Jessie Nelson Editor: Lee Percy Producer: Steve Tisch Executive Producer: Ruth Vitale Original Music Composer: Rick Cox Producer: Paula Mazur Executive Producer: Bernie Goldmann Director of Photography: Bruce Surtees Music: Thomas Newman Stunts: Ben Scott Stunts: Kym Washington Longino Associate Producer: Joe Fineman Line Producer: Eric McLeod Casting: Mary Gail Artz Casting: Barbara Cohen Music Supervisor: Bonnie Greenberg Costume Design: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck Production Design: Jeannine Oppewall First Assistant Director: Phillip Christon Second Assistant Director: David Minkowski Second Second Assistant Director: Peggy Hughes Production Accountant: Gwen Everman Script Supervisor: Benita Brazier Camera Operator: Geary McLeod First Assistant Camera: Heather Page Steadicam Operator: Kirk R. Gardner Still Photographer: Suzanne Hanover Gaffer: Alan Brownstein Best Boy Electric: Steve Reinhardt Key Grip: Charles Saldaña Production Sound Mixer: David Kelson Boom Operator: Randall L. Johnson Key Makeup Artist: Michael Germain Makeup Artist: Deborah La Mia Denaver Key Hair Stylist: Candy L. Walken Hairstylist: Julia L. Walker Hairstylist: Michael Pachal Property Master: Barbara Benz Assistant Property Master: Michael D’Imperio Art Direction: Dina Lipton Set Designer: Louisa Bonnie Set Decoration: Lauren Gabor Leadman: John Maskovich Construction Coordinator: Lars Petersen Construction Foreman: Steven C. Voll Transportation Coordinator: Billy G. Arter Additional Editor: Lynzee Klingman Supervising Sound Editor: Steve Richardson ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Matthew Iadarola Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Gegan Color Timer: Mato Dialogue Editor: Lewis Goldstein Dialogue Editor: James Matheny Dialogue Editor: Kimberly Lambert Dialogue Editor: Jim Brookshire Dialogue Editor: Alison Fisher Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Joel Valentine ADR Editor: Darrell Hanzalik ADR Editor: Mary Ruth Smith ADR Editor: Jeff Watts Assistant Sound Editor: Paul Silver Assistant Sound Editor: Catherine Calleson Assistant Sound Editor: Tony Cappelli Foley Artist: Alicia Stevenson Foley Artist: Zane D. Bruce Foley Mixer: David Jobe Foley Recordist: Don Givens ADR Mixer: Charleen Richards-Steeves ADR Recordist: Greg Steele Music Editor: Will Kaplan Set Dresser: Mike Malone Movie Reviews:

#Daughter #friendship #housekeeper #loss of loved one #mute #Top Rated Movies #woman director #xenophobia

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saltysundaystx · 4 years ago

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I just added this listing on Poshmark: NWT Tommy Hilfiger Brookshire Floral Dress.

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patissonart · 5 years ago

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Hello friends ! As you have noticed recently, I make posts with different projects. Some of these artists you all know! But there are still a lot of great artists that you should definitely learn about. I want to share with you not only my work but also the stories and creativity of people who inspire and motivate me in my work. One of them Tommy Hamm. I asked Tom to tell me how he started his story with the airbrush? - I began airbrushing in 2016. My grandson wanted his baseball helmet done. After that I looked into classes. Dru Blairs school is only 4 hour drive away. So i signed up for a class the next year i took another class and then 2 more to follow. Since then i have taken classes with Steve Gibson , Jenn Mayberry and Jason Brookshire. Learning different techniques each time. Also learning and developing my own habits along the way. I am a pressman by trade. Been running printing presses all my life. I developed a natural sense for color and adjustments of it through my experience with inks. As a child and young adult i lived to draw cartoons and portraits. So i have always had the interest in art. About a year ago i decided to purchase a laser cutter. I could see a need for high quality stencils that were in an affordable price range . Many artists are struggling to get by and can't afford the high priced texture stencils. So to help them out and help them make better art and hopefully succeed and be happy, i made made my stencils. Some have accused me of copying. But i copy no one. I use generic graphics for grunge, convert them and manipulate them to meet my needs before i produce a stencil. Many hours of work it takes to produce one stencil. But after that. I just push a button. I have had help from a good friend in Australia. He is very familiar with the program used. His name is Joseph Gonzalez. He worked with me on getting the skin stencils made. We took a photo of Rambo converted it to black and white, brought all the details up and used those to create my skin stencils. Very affordable skin stencils. Today i have schools selling them and have talks with stories about selling them. So i am excited what the future will hold. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAZ1oBNoc1f/?igshid=15qhadtoeof4g

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kathleenseiber · 5 years ago

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Why companies shouldn’t label clothes ‘adaptive’

Clothing for people with disabilities is a growing market in the US, but companies need to consider the language they use when marketing it, a new study shows.

Retailers and brands such as Kohl’s, Nike, Target, Tommy Hilfiger, and Zappos have recently launched adaptive apparel lines, and economists predict that the US adaptive clothing market could grow to $54.8 billion by 2023.

But the term “adaptive” can make the apparel seem separate from the general market, researchers say.

“Terms such as ‘adaptive apparel’ are popular with companies,” says Kerri McBee Black, instructor of textile and apparel management at the University of Missouri. ��However, calling an item of clothing adaptive can alienate and exclude people living with disabilities. Like all consumers, this population wants to feel embraced by a brand, not excluded as someone different.”

For the study in Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, McBee Black and coauthor Jung Ha Brookshire surveyed how four terms—adaptive apparel, functional apparel, universal design, and inclusive design—were used in apparel research and in the marketplace.

They found that some consumers with disabilities interpreted the term “adaptive” as apparel that focuses on their disability and not on their apparel needs and wants.

They also found that while “adaptive apparel” was the term most commonly used in the marketplace, “universal design” and “inclusive design” were rarely used, although these are terms seen as less stigmatizing to people with disabilities.

“Adaptive is the popular terminology but very noninclusive of the disabled community,” McBee Black says. “Perhaps the adaptiveness of the products should be communicated using a more inclusive tone.

“This would allow consumers to see adaptive apparel as useful for anyone and not just apparel designed for wheelchair users. Using inclusive descriptors within marketing and communications strategies benefits all consumers, including those with disabilities.”

McBee Black says she hopes her research on apparel and people living with disabilities will bring about change for consumers, brands, educators, and even policymakers.

“Currently, the Americans with Disabilities Act focuses primarily on the built-environment,” McBee Black says. “Including language about inclusive or universally designed products used in everyday life, like apparel, could help remove the barriers to social participation, including workforce participation that many people living with disabilities face. It also might drive apparel brands to consider a more inclusive approach in their designs.”

The researchers suggest that apparel brands need to invest time into understanding how the words used to describe the apparel they are marketing affects consumers with disabilities.

Source: University of Missouri

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dippedanddripped · 6 years ago

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Why is the jobless rate for people with disabilities roughly three times the national average? Employment discrimination plays a role, but so might clothing. A recent study from researchers at the University of Missouri found that the dearth of adaptive clothing in the mass retail market poses workforce barriers for this already marginalized group.

While Target and Tommy Hilfiger sell adaptive clothing, most major retailers don’t. Adaptive clothing might feature snaps instead of buttons or accommodate someone who’s had a limb amputated or uses a wheelchair. The problem is that the limited amount of such clothing that’s actually available from mass retailers tends to be casual. So what’s a person with a disability seeking a job in the corporate workforce to do?

All too often, the struggle to find business attire leads people with disabilities not to pursue certain careers or to skip applying to jobs they’re qualified for, according to Kerri McBee-Black, an instructor in the University of Missouri’s textile and apparel management department. She and Jung Ha-Brookshire, director of graduate studies in the textile and apparel management department, analyzed the professional experiences of 12 people living with disabilities.

Although that’s admittedly a small sample size, the researchers note that they identified similarities among the study participants. Half had physical conditions, such as muscular dystrophy or multiple sclerosis, while the rest had psychological conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The need for adaptive clothing is typically associated with people who have physical disabilities, but some individuals with psychological disabilities have unique apparel needs too.

Racked spoke with McBee-Black about how clothing keeps people with disabilities out of the corporate workplace. She also discussed how employers can be more inclusive and why retailers need to start recognizing that people with disabilities exist.

Are there any retailers that cater to people with disabilities in the corporate world?

Many mainstream apparel brands don’t believe this is a big enough population, that there isn’t a big enough market. But if you look at the population, we’re all going to be disabled at some point, at least temporarily, and some permanently. It’s not going away, especially with the baby boomer generation increasing in age.

With the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements and general movement toward inclusivity, maybe now is ... the right environment for the apparel industry to be more inclusive. I don’t want to be completely skeptical, but at the very least, it’s a way for them to make money and be socially responsible, which millennials and Generation Z like. They want their brands to be socially responsible. They want their brands to do good things.

You’ve said outerwear can be difficult to find for people in wheelchairs. How does that affect them in the workplace?

Coats aren’t easy to find for people who use wheelchairs. One person [using a wheelchair] did advocacy work. He would lobby policymakers and go down to City Hall, and he was required to look the part. He was paralyzed, and people who’ve been paralyzed are not able to regulate their body temperature like everyone else. But finding coats is difficult for people using wheelchairs, so a lot of them will wrap themselves up in blankets, which doesn’t look professional. He felt uncomfortable, stigmatized for not being able to wear a coat appropriately.

Your study included people with psychological disabilities as well. What challenges did they have?

The challenges of people living with psychological disabilities were particularly insightful for me. There was this one particular person [with ADHD, anxiety, and depression] who got into a grad school and started to experience stigma from her colleagues and adviser while working on her PhD. She had a very eclectic fashion sense — graphic tees, crazy colors and prints together, vintage. Until then, she never felt the need not to wear that sort of clothing, but she started to dress super conservatively and didn’t feel like she was being herself. In order for her to adapt and be successful, that’s what she felt like she had to do not to draw any attention to herself. In the interview, she told me, “I didn’t want them to think any differently than they already did about me.”

Workplace dress codes can be so restrictive that they lead some people with disabilities not to pursue certain career fields. Can you discuss that?

One particular young woman who used a wheelchair and has a college degree and experience in the banking industry did not feel comfortable applying for a job in the bank when she graduated. She said, “I knew they had a specific dress code and that dress code would make it hard to use the restroom without assistance from others.” She was independent in every other aspect of her life but that, so she never once considered applying for a job at the bank.

Another person with a disability wanted to be a sports broadcaster, but his adviser told him, “Nobody’s going to hire you.” Granted this was back in the ’80s, a different time, but it really impacted him. He’s now a disability advocate and said, “I enjoy my job, but this was not my dream.”

What can workplaces do to be more accommodating of people with disabilities?

Most industries can be more accommodating and need to understand how dress codes impact their ability to access qualified and phenomenal employees. Twenty years ago, companies started to have casual Fridays. Now we need to have companies come up with some innovative ways to be more inviting [to people with disabilities]. There’s evidence that it can be done if the industry is willing to be innovative and to be inclusive.

People living with disabilities are highly underemployed. They have such low income. They’re not being hired, and my little piece of the research showcases how clothing is a barrier.

Wouldn’t it constitute discrimination if a person with a disability applied for a job but was barred from accepting it because of the dress code?

You can’t fire them because they use a wheelchair, but the dress code issue across the board is nearly impossible to prove unless the discrimination is blatant, unless they say, “We will not hire you unless you wear this suit.” That’s why most people with disabilities self-select jobs. They’ll say, “There’s no way I’m going to work there because the dress code is too restrictive.”

Are there any success stories? Any people with disabilities you encountered who are making it work, even as they’re faced with these barriers?

All of them [the study participants] are working, but they still feel like they have barriers. Some of them just stick with a particular brand. For example, one discovered a certain company makes pants that work for him — he could easily get them on and off — so he bought them in every color and every style. Others will have things tailored and customized. One uses a wheelchair and has had several custom-made suits.

Think about that. You’re already buying clothes, and then you have to pay someone to adapt them on top of that. If you’re a poor person, you’re just stuck with whatever you can get off the rack. It’s just a vicious circle.

Questions and answers have been edited for space and clarity.

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the-record-obituaries · 7 years ago

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March 21, 2018: Obituaries

David Lee Eller, 60

It is with great sadness that the family of David Lee Eller born July 15, 1957 in North Wilkesboro announces his passing after his long battle with cancer on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the age of 60.

David will be remembered for his love of cars, adventurous spirit and his ability to make people laugh. Known by his friends as “Detail Dave” for his passion of luxury cars.

He is survived by his father Robert Lee Eller and wife Camille Eller; mother Shirley Staley and husband Paul Staley; brother Daniel Lee Eller; sister Donna Lee Eller; niece Lyndsay Lee Mack and husband Travis Mack; nephew Davis Lee Murray; great nieces Hudson Lee and Teagan Lee Mack.

Celebration of Life Memorial will be held on Saturday, March 24 at 2:00pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 1000 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28204. Parking located on Dilworth Rd.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to: Medi Home Hospice PO Box 1357 Newland, NC 28657

Jennifer Pait, 52

Ms. Jennifer Blythe Pait of North Wilkesboro passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 23, 2018 at Scenic Memorial Gardens with Rev. Steve Snipes officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Jennifer was born August 18, 1966 in Cumberland County to Frank J. Pait, III and Pauline Davis Pait.

Jennifer graduated from Wilkes Central High School in Wilkesboro and Appalachian State University in Boone. She was employed by Stanly County Social Services in Albemarle as a social worker.

Jennifer was preceded in death by her grandfathers; Paul B. Davis of Raeford, Frank J Pait, Jr. of Lumberton and her grandmother; Eva B. Pait of Red Springs and uncle; Robert D. Pait of Whiteville, NC.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her loving brother; Frank J, Pait, IV, his wife; Shelia F. Pait, their children; Tyler Davis Pait and Baylor James Pait of Hickory, her grandmother; Doreen G. Davis of Southport, uncles; Buford L. Davis and wife; Iryna of Pinehurst, Paul B. Davis, Jr and wife Agnes of Southern Pines and William G. Davis and wife Donna of Fayetteville and Aunt Susan S. Gill and husband T.R. of Oak Island. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins and a great uncle.

The family is very appreciative to the nurses at Novant Health Oncology Specialists (Wilkes) of North Wilkesboro and Dr. William D. Baker, Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center, Dr. Boone and the third floor nurses for their loving care.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Donor's Choice.

Betty Prevette, 67

Betty Jane Prevette, age 67, of North Wilkesboro, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at her home. She was born August 1, 1950 in Wilkes County to Gilbert Jack Wall and Grace Prevette. She loved her pets. Mrs. Prevette was preceded in death by her parents.

Surviving are her wife, Debra Lankford; step-daughters, Amanda Duffield and husband Clinton of Millers Creek, Jennifer Hunt of Denton; brother, Junior Royal and wife Carol of Wilkesboro; and three grandchildren.

Memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tommy Prevette and Rev. Doug Prevette officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Annette Battle, PO Box 9, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Johnny Mastin Jr., 53

Mr. Johnny V Mastin Jr., 53, of Ronda, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Mr. Mastin was born Sunday, June 28, 1964 in Wilkes County to Johnny V Mastin Sr. and Sherley Ann Marlow Mastin.

Johnny loved to restore old cars. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints.

He was preceded in death by: his father.

Those left to cherish his memory include: his mother, Sherley Ann Marlow Mastin of Ronda; sister, Michelle Gonzalez and husband, Alberto, of Ronda; niece, Hannah Gonzalez of Ronda; nephew, Jacob Gonzalez of Dobson; great-niece, Yazmin Gonzalez and great-nephew, Dante Gonzalez, both of Dobson; any many cousins.

The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, Sherley Mastin on Friday, March 23, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.

The family will conduct a memorial graveside service on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints in North Wilkesboro. Bishop Larry Sloop will be officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials donations may be made to Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes, PO Box 396, Moravian Falls, NC 28654 for help with final expenses.

Adams Funeral Home and cremation services is honored to be serving the Mastin Family.

James Byrd, 83

James "Rayburn" Byrd, age 83, of Wilkesboro, died Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Wilkes Senior Village. He was born January 16, 1935 in Forsyth County. Mr. Byrd was a US Army Veteran serving in Korea; was the assistant Postmaster at Wilkesboro Post Office and worked at Oakwoods Country Club. He was preceded in death by Don and Belva Trent.

Surviving are his son, Heath Rayburn Byrd and wife, Alexandra of Charlotte; daughter, Elicia Renee Byrd of Charlotte; two grandchildren, Heath Rayburn Byrd, Jr. and Tate Alexandra Byrd.

Graveside service with military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard Post 1142 was held March 15, at Mountlawn Memorial Park with Dr. Chris Hefner officiating. In lieu of flowers and food, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Pallbearers were Robert Bowlin, Wayne Barker, Ken Reynolds, Carl Osborne, Ray Barger, Heath Byrd, Jr. and Richard Absher. Honorary Pallbearers were Harvey Kilby and Paul Marley.

Judith Holder, 89

Mrs. Judith Payne Holder, age 89 of Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Wilkes Senior Village.

Funeral services were held March 15th, at Reins Sturdivant Chapel. Burial was in Moravian Falls Cemetery.

Mrs. Holder was born December 9, 1928 in Danville, VA to Otis Meade Payne and Ora Lightford Wells Payne. She was retired from Belk's and was a member of Friedburg Moravian Church in Winston Salem.

She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters; Helen, Marie, Margaret, Lizzie, Nancy and a brother; Otis.

Mrs. Holder is survived by two daughters; Jo Ann Welch and husband Charles of Winston Salem, Julie Hayes and husband Mike of Elkin, one son; Jim Holder and wife Lynne of Statesville, five grandchildren; Jessica Miller and husband Jonathan, Ryan Blackburn, Emily Johnson and husband Aaron, Tori Kennedy and husband Josh and Matthew Holder, four great grandchildren; Coen, Ava, Aiden and Easton and a sister Mabel Everett of Danville VA.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Moravian Falls Cemetery, c/o Linda Brookshire 2996 Price Road, Moravian Falls, NC 28654.

Thelma Cockerham, 91

Mrs. Thelma Jean Taylor Cockerham, age 91 of North Wilkesboro passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Wilkes Senior Village.

Memorial services were held March 14, at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Kent Wood officiating.

Mrs. Cockerham was born March 27, 1926 in Ashe County to Wiley Everett and Ollie Mae Chatham Taylor. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter; Dianna Williamson, two sisters; Loretta Neeves and Virginia Setzler and two brothers; Mack and Everette Taylor.

She is survived by one daughter; Sue Colburn and husband Bruce of North Wilkesboro, one son; Jack Schroeder and wife Candy of Crumpler, six grandchildren; Richard Stevens, Christi Bacchus and husband Gregg, Tammy Bumgarner, Timothy Wooten and wife Maryln, Tommy Wooten, Karen Williams and husband Brian, seven great grandchildren, nine great great grandchildren, two sisters; Wilma Fitzgerald and husband James of North Wilkesboro, Marie Setzler of Ohio and two brothers; Dean Taylor and wife Joan, Mick Taylor and wife Pat all of Jefferson, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Most of all she will be missed as a mother, grandmother, and a friend to all !

Lula McVicker

Mrs. Lula "Evon" McVicker of Holland Woods Drive Wilkesboro passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her home.

Funeral Services were held March 5, at Scenic Chapel Mausoleum with Rev. Kevin Brown officiating. Entombment was in Scenic Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

She was born October 17, 1929 near Sparta to Kelly Alexander and Sara Jane Watson Anderson.

She and her husband Roy lived near Bel Air, MD for 25 years prior to moving to West Jefferson in 1981, after which they moved to Wilkesboro in 1994.

Mrs. McVicker held jobs in Washington, DC, Maryland and North Carolina, but the one she enjoyed most was the one she held prior to moving from Bel Air, MD in which she operated a school bus transporting handi-cap children to and from school.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her step-mother; Dorothy Anderson, three sisters; Hazel Bartlebaugh, Alma Rector, Annie Reed Andrews and four brothers; Bazil Anderson, Amos Anderson, Clifton Anderson and James "Smokey" Anderson.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, one son; Ricky McVicker and wife Sheila of Wilkesboro, one daughter; Lorraine Bell and husband Tom of Sanford and four grandchildren.

A special thank you from the family to Angel Calhoun, RN, Charlene Shores, Hospice Aide and Cathy Johnson, RN.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wake Forest Care at-Home Hospice, 126 Executive Drive, Suite 110, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

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nsula · 7 years ago

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38th annual Folk Festival was another success

The audience at the 38th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival held on July 14-15 was entertained and educated about the rich and diverse cultural offerings of the state. The Festival featured traditional Louisiana foods, Kidfest activities, music, traditional crafts, narrative sessions, musical informances and cultural exhibits. This year’s festival theme “Keeping Tradition Alive!” was a great success, with a very happy audience.

The festival opened with a rousing dance, beginning with Cajun dance lessons, followed by classic country by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, zydeco music by Gerard Delafose and the Zydeco Gators, and Texas swing by the Caddo Creek Band. Side stage performances included Natchitoches gospel group Joyful Sounds, Ed Huey and Natchitoches favorite Hardrick Rivers and the Rivers Revue Band, as well as an open bluegrass and country music jam led by Marcy Frantom and Max Turner.

Saturday’s events included performances in Prather Coliseum by the Back Porch Band, Nathan and Eva, bluegrass by the Clancey Ferguson Band, Zydeco by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Creole la la with Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys, country by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, cigar box guitar music demonstrations by Mike Snowden, blues music by Cane Mutiny, Hezekiah Early and the Houserockers, the Wayne “Blue” Burns Band and the Snake Doctors, American roots music by the Hoodoo Papas and the Hoochie Digs, Cajun music by Ray Abshire and Friends and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Texas swing by the Caddo Creek Band, special appearances by Mariachi Jalisco US and the Winnsboro Easter Rock Ensemble, a jam session with Max and Marcy, as well as Cajun dance lessons.

In addition to stage performances there were narrative sessions and music informances, including conversations about Delta bluegrass, preserving French culture, Choctaw wedding traditions, Choctaw-Apache foodways, country music history in the Delta, blues music in the Delta, preserving Delta material culture, St. Joseph’s altars and Zydeco traditions. Outdoor activities included cattle dog demonstrations, the Red River Smiths and a maypole for children.

This year the Festival continued a series of free workshops for festival attendees. Festival goers attended a highly popular Cajun accordion workshop led by musicians Ray Abshire and Steve Riley.

The annual Louisiana State Fiddle Championship was also held on Saturday in the Magale Recital Hall as part of the Festival. Fiddle Championship judges included fiddlers Joanna Calhoun, Steve Harper, Andrej Kurti and Leo “Buddy” Terzia. The new Louisiana Grand Champion is Joe R. Suchanek of Fields, with second place going to Mary Elizabeth Harris of Breaux Bridge, followed by Ronald Pace of Alexandria in third.

Harris won the 21 and under championship division and Suchanek took first in the 60 and up championship division, with Pace coming in second. As the new Louisiana State Fiddle champion, Suchanek also performed on the main stage in Prather Coliseum.

A noted Louisiana crafts person, two drummers, a blues musician and an eminent Cajun music artist were inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists: Traditional doll maker Barbara Franklin, blues performer Ed Huey, who also served as Honorary festival chair, drummers Ganey “Pop” Hymes and Sammy Nix, and Cajun musician Steve Riley. NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio and Dr. Shane Rasmussen, director of the Louisiana Folklife Center, took part in the induction ceremony. Dignitaries also included Natchitoches City Council members Sylvia Morrow and Dale Nielsen, Kelvin Porter from the office of State Representative Kenny Cox, and Matt Howerton from the office of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson.

Fifty-four craftspeople displayed their traditional work on Saturday. These craftspeople demonstrated and discussed their work with those attending the Festival. Craftspeople displayed accordion making, alligator and garfish jewelry, beadwork, baskets, bull whips, dolls, Creole furniture, Czech Pysanky eggs, filé making, flintknapping, folk art, knives, music instruments, quilling, quilting, pottery, saddle making, spinning & weaving, tatting, toys, walking sticks, whittling and needlework, wood carving, and more.

Food vendors provided a cornucopia of traditional Louisiana foods to the Festival audience. Featured foods were alligator sausage, boiled peanuts, boudin link, fry bread and Indian tacos, chipped beef, cinnamon roasted pecans and almonds, fried cornbread, jambalaya, meat pies, turkey legs, hot wings, gumbo, red beans and sausage, barbecue chicken and ribs, mustard greens, crawfish pies, cracklins, hot tamales, peach cobbler, po-boys, and smoked sausage.

Support for the Festival was provided by grants from the Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., the Louisiana Division of the Arts Decentralized Arts Fund Program, the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative of the National Park Service, the Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Much needed support also came from the City of Natchitoches and the Natchitoches Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Support for the Festival was provided by generous sponsorships from many local and regional businesses, including Ackel Investments LLC, Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, Bank of Montgomery, Brookshire’s #27, Brookshire’s #29, City Bank and Trust Company, Cleco, CP-Tel, Domino’s Pizza, Elite Broadcasting, El Nopal Mexican Grill, Family Medical Clinic, Georgia’s Gift Shop, Grayson’s Barbecue, the Harrington Law Firm, Jeanne’s Country Garden, Johnny’s Pizza, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Magee’s Patio Café, Morning Star Donuts, Patrick-Miller Tractor Co., Pioneer Pub, Pizza Hut, R.V. Byles Enterprises, Red River Midway Marina, Ronnie’s Auto Glass and Collision Center, Save-A-Lot, Sonny’s Doughnuts, Trail Boss, UniFirst, Walmart, Waste Connections, Weaver Brothers Land and Timber Company and Young Estate LLC.

Numerous radio and TV stations sponsored the Festival by generously airing free promotional PSAs. Radio media groups include Baldridge Dumas Communications, Cenla Broadcasting, Delta Media Corporation, Elite Broadcasting, Red River Radio and TV stations KALB 5 Alexandria, KAQY 11 Monroe, KATC 3, KETK NBC EastTexasMatters.com, KNOE 8 Monroe, KSHV 45, KTAL NBC 6, KTBS 3 ABC, KTVE NBC 10, and WNTZ Fox 48. Print and online newspapers supporting the Festival included The Current Sauce, The Natchitoches Parish Journal, Shreveport-Bossier Fun Guide, and Shreveport Times.

The success of the Festival was made possible due to the many volunteers from NSU’s faculty and staff, who gave generously of their time and talents. Thanks are due to Dr. Lisa Abney, Debbie Adair, David Antilley, Ashley Briggs, Dr. Patricia Brown, Kay Cavanaugh, Matt DeFord, Curtis Desselles, Mike Doty, Seth Douget, Heather Salter Dromm, Pam Dyes, Bruce Dyjack, Terry Fruge, Det. John Greely, Dr. Hiram “Pete” Gregory, Dr. Greg Handel, Det. Carey Hargrove, Hovey Harrell, Capt. Wesley Harrell, Blayne Henson, Kristie Hilton, Twana Hoover, Leah Jackson, Dr. J. Ereck Jarvis, Lt. Travis Johnston, Dr. Marcus Jones, Phyllis Lear, Lori LeBlanc, Charlene LeBrun, Dr. Chris Maggio, Coach Mike McConathy, Byron McKinney, Ashley Mitchell, Shadana Palmer, Erick Payton, Officer Terrance Petite, Bob Rachal, Charles Rachal, Kyle Rachal, Sheila Richmond, Leonard Sarpy, Christina Shields, Sgt. Bruce Speight, Stephanie Stanton, Officer Tim Swim, Charlotte Thomas, Emily Windham, Mary Linn Wernet, David West, Shirley Winslow, Dale Wohletz, Loletta Wynder, the Red River Sanitors, and Louisiana Folklife Center student worker Alexis Turner, and administrative coordinator Shelia Thompson.

NSU students included Justin Burr, Brittny Jacob, Erica James, Katelyn Marchand, Ashley Ortego, Addison Pellegrino, Jasmine Poe, Steven Sheerin, Nicholas Small, Randi Sheppard and Gennadiy Vavrenyuk. NSU alumni included James Christopher Callahan, Angel Lewis, and Greg Lloid.

Thanks also go out to Melanie Braquet, Sherry K. Byers, Don Choate, Jr., Helen Dalme, Dee Fowler, Ted Fowler, Lena Green, Diane Gunter, Dr. Don Hatley, Sue Hatley, Lani Hilton, Isabelle Jones, Peter Jones, Michael King, Henry V. and Nita Maggio and family, Charity McKinney, Jerry McWherter, Lana McWherter, Theresa Morgan, Sheila Ogle, Chris Presson, Jewel Presson, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training interns Richa Pandey and Alison Rohly, Audrey, Gidget, Susan, and Wyatt Rasmussen, Jeri Ray, Clettis Self, Dr. Susan Roach from Louisiana Tech University, Elvin and Betty Shields, Idell Snowden, Lorie T. Speer, Lori Tate, Leo “Buddy” Terzia, Floyd Turner, Mark Weinzettle, Krewe of Excellence member Ralph Wilson, and Angela Robinson with the LSMSA Foundation. Natchitoches Area Convention and Visitors Bureau staff members included Jean Carter, Arlene Gould, Anne Cummins, Katherine Johnson, Hammond Lake, and Madeline Matt. City Bank and Trust Company staff members included David Guillet, Emily Jordan, and Kenneth Thomas.

Participants from Cane River National Historical Park included Dustin Fuqua and Rachel Thatcher. Participants from Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site included Tommy Adkins, Justin French, and Rhonda Gauthier. A special thanks goes to the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center trustees and Sgt. Fred Young for their help in setting up the Folk Festival.

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