by Christine | May 5, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, which is actually the name of the little gravel cul de sac on which we live, and more interestingly, I think, the name of the creek that bifurcates our six acres just outside the little town of Jamestown, a speck of a berg whose...
by Christine | Jul 6, 2011 | Welcome Column
Every year, soon after the Father’s Day Festival, the subject of Board Elections comes up. I don’t have the long experience with the CBA that some folks have, but in my relatively brief involvement with this fine organization, I have seen an interesting phenomenon...
by Christine | Aug 15, 2013 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is special. We all know that. It is distinct from other forms of music but at the same time, it is a unique blending of many of those other forms of music. Blues, Old Time, Country and Gospel music had to exist before Bluegrass could ever hit the air...
by Christine | Jul 18, 2018 | Welcome Column
In business, there’s a saying that “failing to plan is planning to fail”. In baseball, the most successful hitters approach the at-bat with a plan, based upon the situation. On the other hand, an American president brags about going into a high-level meeting with...
by Christine | Jan 8, 2012 | Welcome Column
“Got Milk?” You all know the slogan by now. A number of years has passed since the launch of that classic advertising campaign. I vividly remember the very first spot I saw on TV for “Got Milk?”. An obsessed and possibly deranged individual is...
by Christine | Sep 12, 2010 | Welcome Column
Rhythm. I sure wish I had it. When I hear the old Gershwin Brothers standard “I Got Rhythm”, it makes me want to cry. Ethel Merman may not have had the greatest voice ever, but when she sang “I got music. I got rhythm”, it was jumpy. Same for...
