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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! , 2018 Dec. 25 | theloaferonline.com from The Loafer Staff TheLoafer by Market Innovations Market by 1 2 , 2018 IMPRESSIONS Dec. 25 | PHOTOGRAPHY WEDDINGS • BRIDAL theloaferonline.com PROM • FAMILIES AND MORE! MAKE AN IMPRESSION Kim Dugger, Photographer [email protected] - 423.957.6208 Dec. 25, 2018 | theloaferonline.com 3 4 , 2018 7 ETSU to Host Child's Winter Dec. 25 | Enrichment Camp Volume 01 9 Veteran of the Week Issue 17 NOTE 11 Ice Skating Comes to Downtown Publisher theloaferonline.com Kimberly Dugger Hendersonville FROM THE Office Manager Jaclyn Law 12 Spotlight PUBLISHER Graphic Design Abigail Beth 13 Karaoke Amie Little 13 Trivia Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Office Assistant Katlin Buchanan 14 Things to Do Tri-Cities!! Wow, 2018 sure went by fast, and we had a lot of big changes at Market Account Executive 17 How to Live a Champagne Life on a Lori Howell Innovations. We now have the amazing High Life Budget Loafer as part of our family. I wanted to Outside Sales line-up week’s your Patti Barr thank all of our readers , advertisers, and Leona Gracia 22 McKinney's Center's New Classes staff for making this transition so easy. 23 Fallen Flags Everyone has welcomed us as the new Contributing Staff Mark Marquette Loafer owners. I am so honored to be able Andy Ross to carry on such a wonderful publication Kathie Scalf Ken Silvers that has all the great entertainment in Daniel Worley our area. I am so excited to see what Jason Worley comes our way in 2019! www.theloaferonline.com I hope everyone has a wonderful [email protected] Christmas and a Happy New Year! All advertisements are accepted and published by the God bless each and everyone! publisher upon the representation that the agency and/or advertiser is authorized to publish the entire 15 Pop Life: The Grinch contents and subject matter thereof. The agency and/ Kimberly Dugger or advertiser will indemnify and save the publisher 16 Batteries Not Included: Dark of the harmless from any lossof expense resulting from claims Publisher or suits based upon contents of any advertisement, McCloud including claims or suits for defamation, libel, right of privacy, plagiarism, and copyright infringement. 6 Food Blog: Chef/Bartender of the Founder: Bill Williams Week 10 Appalachian Wanderers: Blue Ridge Parkway 22 Puzzle Page 23 Pets of the Week 23 WQUT Concert Schedule 25 Stargazer: The Christmas Star of Let’s Get Social! & reviews columns Bethlehem PART THREE 5 , 2018 Dec. 25 | theloaferonline.com KIMBERLY DUGGER PUBLISHER JACLYN LAW "Behind every OFFICE MANAGER successful woman "Laughter is timeless, is a tribe of other Imagination has no successful women age, and dreams are who have her back." forever" -Walt Disney MEET THE STAFF KATLIN BUCHANAN LORI HOWELL OFFICE ASSISTANT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE "She is Clothed in Strength and Dignity and She Laughs Without Fear of The Future" Proverbs 31:25 LEONA GRACIA HALEY HOPKINS SALES DISTRIBUTION, REPRESENTATIVE TRI-CITIES BEST HOME MAGAZINE & TRI-CITIES EATS 6 Dec. 25, 2018 | FOODFOOD BLOGBLOG theloaferonline.com Chef / Bartender of the Week Do you know a chef or bartender who we should feature on the weekly Food Blog column? We want to know! Please call 423.722.3727 or email [email protected] to nominate. 7 , 2018 Dec. 25 ETSU Professional Development to host | Renaissance Child Winter Enrichment JOHNSON CITY – Children Gatlinburg on Thursday to see theloaferonline.com in grades K-6 are invited the holiday lights and to ice to attend the Renaissance skate. Child Winter Enrichment for a festival of winter fun from Campers may be dropped off Wednesday-Friday, Jan. 2-4, at ETSU’s Sam Wilson Hall at 8 2019. a.m. and picked up at 5 p.m. each day. They should bring a This three-day camp is bag lunch and drink each day sponsored by the Office of and wear warm clothes for the Professional Development field trip. in East Tennessee State University’s School of Registration is $135 per Continuing Studies and camper and includes the cost Academic Outreach. of the field trip. Campers will participate in For registration or more a variety of holiday arts and information, visit www.etsu. crafts, games and winter fun edu/professionaldevelopment enrichment activities. The or call the Office of Professional camp includes a trip to Ober Development at 423-439-8084. 8 , 2018 Dec. 25 Country Club | BAR AND GRILL Experience Bristol’s Hottest Music Spot and Danceclub! Live Dance Music • Great Food • Friday Ladies Night 3080 W. State St. Bristol, TN theloaferonline.com 423-844-0400 Featuring: Open 8pm-3am 12/28 - Coal Creek Fridays and Saturdays 21 and Up, Valid ID REQUIRED 12/29 - Southern Rebellion We will beat ANY price in the USA 2890 Boones Creek Rd Johnson City, Tennessee Mon-Fri: 11am - 6pm • Sat: 11am - 4pm 423.283.0361 musikalley.com 9 , 2018 Dec. 25 | theloaferonline.com How does your military Was there something special you experience affect your life today? did for "good luck"? I guess I just It was really good because it kept faith in God shaped my actions and put me on a great routine. Did you work or go back to school? I got out in April of 1946 Were you awarded any medals or and worked for my Dad until I got citations? How did you get them? into college in the winter semester I was awarded European theatre accommodation as well as the Tell me a funny story you good conduct medal experienced that could only happen in the military. In Do you recall the day your Downtown London you could go service ended? Where were shopping in the stores and you you? I was at camp atterbury would see the Queen. No secret Indiana. I remember the day I was service or anything like that just a discharged and rode the train back normal citizen. home to Johnson city. Is there anything you would like VETERAN What did you do in the days and to add that we have not covered weeks afterward? II worked for my in this interview? I thoroughly my dad until I was able to get into enjoyed my entire military career. OF THE WEEK college. I’ve enjoyed the military clubs I've been a member of and Im proud Name: Jennings Woodrow Fleenor Where did you travel while in to have served my country. AKA “Woody" Did you make any close the service? North Carolina, Branch: Army air core (European friendships while in the service? Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, New division) air transport command Did you continue any of those Jersey, and then New York to get Today Woody is 93 years Age Joined: 17 relationships? Yes I met a fellow on the original Queen Elizabeth to old and he still works Rank: Sargent from Johnson city. We met at go overseas to Glasgow, Scotland Years Served: 3 years induction and went through basic a full time, 40 hour a training and served together the Why did you pick the service week job in Kingsport What made you want to serve our entire time we were in Europe. We branch you joined? I picked the for Mickey Smith Motor country? I wanted to be patriotic. remained close friends until he Air Force because that’s what I passed away in 2001. wanted. My Dads close friend was Company. During his 3 What advice would you give a officer in the coast guard and years of service Woody someone looking to go into the What was the best and worst wanted me to join but I’m just not worked in office in military? I would recommend that 'military' food you were served, a water person I won’t even drink it flight operations and anyone who can follow a strict and why? When I went to England if I have another choice. routine could make a career out of they fed us Brussel Sprouts for scheduled pilots, co the air force. all three meals a day for 90 days. Do you recall your first days in pilots, and their radio To this day I will not eat another service? My first days overseas I operators for there daily What's your favorite quote? God brussel sprout. The best food was went on a beautiful train ride from bless America candy. I loved candy. Scotland to London. missions at the air dome in Bovington, England. 10 , 2018 Dec. 25 | BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Shenandoah to James River Gorge theloaferonline.com Far to our north, just outside the small borough more than make it worthwhile. The trail continues deadly falls. Those who are up for a challenge can of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, a series of ridges rise further to connect with the Appalachian Trail to continue to the top of the uppermost falls. Here abruptly from the gently-rolling Piedmont. While provide further hiking opportunities. Visitors will they’ll be rewarded with a magnificent view of they may not seem all that impressive, these have the chance to hike the A.T. multiple times the valley they climbed from far below. The total forested hills are the starting point of the Blue along this segment as it crisscrosses the parkway distance round trip for those who make this final Ridge Mountains. From their timid beginnings multiple times over the next hundred miles. climb comes to 3.5 miles. they’ll march over six hundred and fifteen miles across seven states, swelling in height and width We recommend making a short side trip to Back on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the winding on their way to Mount Oglethorpe, Georgia.