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December 2017 97

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2018 Resolutions

It’s New Year once more, the day that we all make a host of bad conscience inducing promises also known as common New Year resolutions like “I will not eat 6 donuts a day”, “I will do exercise once or twice next year”, “I will spend at least 4 hours a day away from my […]

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Skies This Week

Celestial events in the skies for the week of Dec. 26, 2017 – Jan. 1, 2018 as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. Anybody getting a Christmas telescope has the Moon to get acquainted with all this week.  Waxing from First Quarter to Full phase, there is no better object to hone your stargazing […]

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Midnight on Main to Ring in 2018

The Town of Greeneville announces plans for the fourth annual Midnight On Main celebration to ring in the new year on Sunday, Dec. 31. Two blocks of Main Street will be filled with music, dancing, food and other festivities for all ages beginning at 7 p.m.  DJ Joe Prokop of Big Show Entertainment will lead […]

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The Written Word: A Small Selection of This Year’s Best Books

The inspiration for this week’s year-end column is one of this year’s best books–Martin Puchner’s THE WRITTEN WORLD: THE POWER OF STORIES TO SHAPE PEOPLE, HISTORY, CIVILIZATION. As the title indicates, this book is a celebration of writing and storytelling, and is closely related to three other similarly-themed books published this year: IN THEIR LIVES: […]

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Country Cool Comedy Tour

Nationally known comedians Leanne Morgan, Trish Suhr and Karen Mills are coming to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on January 6th with the Country Cool Comedy Tour. Country Cool is a straight-shootin’, no-holds-barred comedy show that laughs at what we’re all dealin’ with…the “this can’t really be happening” moments in life that make us feel […]

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A Few Hilarious New Year Quotes

I‘m a little bit older, a little bit wiser, a little bit rounder, but still none the wiser. ~ Robert Paul ~ From New Year’s on the outlook brightens; good humor lost in a mood of failure returns. I resolve to stop complaining. ~ Leonard Bernstein ~ Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self assessment […]

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Monterey Pop

In the summer of 1967, on a weekend in June, The Monterey International Pop Festival was held in Monterey, California. Television network ABC put up $200,000 in advance to festival producer Lou Adler and documentarian D.A. Pennebaker to capture the festival to be aired later that year for ABC’s new “Movie of the Week” line […]

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First 2018 Artist to Exhibit at Arts Depot: From Nature to Abstraction

Abingdon artist, Patricia Ringley McCarthy will present, “From Nature to Abstraction” at the Arts Depot in Abingdon, VA. Pat’s show opens on Wednesday, January 3rd and runs through Saturday, February 17, 2018. The Arts Depot will host a Meet-the Artist reception on Thursday, January 4, from 6-8pm.  Admission to the Arts Depot is always free […]

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New Year’s Eve Parties! Top Picks!

RUSTY STEEL & QUARTER BOUNCE Woodstone Deli • 3500 Fort Henry Drive Kingsport Come bring in the new year with Woodstone Deli, Rusty Steel and Quarter bounce and Audiobiotic… we will have finger foods and hors d’oeuvres from 7 to 9 free champagne toast at midnight and free breakfast after the bands finish… we are also […]

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This New Year, I Will No Longer:

Instead of what you are going to do, why not make a resolution of what you will no longer do? Maybe this will help. • Run while juggling knives • Skateboard down a hill when my board has no wheels • Play baseball with a hand grenade and a loaded rocket launcher • Pillow fight […]

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Was the Star of Bethlehem Real? (Part 2 of 2)

Conclusion of the story begun in last week’s The Loafer, available in archives at theloaferonline.com. What was the most famous object in the sky, the Star of Bethlehem?  Was it something everybody saw or just a few people? Regardless, the Star of Bethlehem represents the hope, peace and celebration of the Christmas season. With a little […]

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Hats for Hope

Throughout the fall semester, several students spent their free time between classes knitting colorful caps for adults, children and babies being cared for at local health care facilities. The effort was led by Morgan Holland, a freshman attending East Tennessee State University at Kingsport Allandale. Holland was inspired to start “Hats for Hope” after her […]

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