PERSONAL NEWS ABOUT THE BAND
'THE HAPPENINGS'
LAST UPDATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2009
ON DECEMBER 11,12 & 13TH, JIM AND LOU WILL TRAVEL TO KINSTON, N.C. FOR THE
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION'S MONTHLY SHOW AT THE LENOIR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. WE ARE HAVING A REUNION OF THE ORIGINAL BAND "GIRLS NITE OUT" LOU, JEAN PUSKUS,
DOT BAKER AND JULIE MANGUM STARTED THE ORIGINAL BAND AND HAD OUR SECOND PERFORMANCE AT THE
BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION. WE FELT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO HAVE A REUNION.
WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE EXCEPT FOR LEE LATHAN, THE FIDDLE PLAYER.
WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OTHER AND PICKING TOGETHER AGAIN.
JULIE HAS GONE ON TO PLAY WITH AN ALL GIRL GROUP CALLED "SWEET POTATO PIE"
DOT IS NOW PICKING MANDOLIN WITH "NANCY JOYNER AND EARLY STATION", JEAN PLAYS
GUITAR AND SINGS WITH "LAST MINUTE BLUEGRASS AND OF COURSE, LOU IS STILL WITH
"BOONE TRAIL" LEE IS FROM DANVILLE, VA. AND SHE TEACHES VIOLIN.
JIM HAS FINISHED 8 OF HIS CHEMO TREATMENTS AND HAS 4 MORE TO GO. HE HAS DONE REAL WELL.
THEY MAKE HIM WEAK BUT SO FAR HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EAT. WE WILL BE SO THANKFUL
WHEN IT IS OVER. HE WILL HAVE SURGERY AFTER HIS CHEMO TREATMENTS ARE FINISHED
TO REVERSE THE COLOSTOMY. THIS SHOULD TAKE PLACE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JAN. 2010.
WE HAVE FINISHED OUR SUMMER AT CHETOLA RESORT AND WE REALLY ENJOYED ENTERTAINING
THE GUEST THERE. WE MET SO MANY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER. WE MET ONE LITTLE GIRL NAMED
BRITTANY ROBERTS. SHE WAS 7 YEARS OLD AND LOVED TO SING AND ENTERTAIN. SHE JOINED US
ON TWO OCCASIONS AND SANG TWO OR THREE SONGS. SHE WAS A DOLL.
JIM HAD HIS FIRST CHEMO. TREATMENT ON JULY 21 AND SO FAR SO GOOD. HE HASN'T BEEN SICK AND
HAS BEEN EATING GOOD. HE IS ALSO TAKING MEDICATION, 4 PILLS TWICE A DAY. THEY SEEM TO
MAKE HIM TIRED AND WEAK. HIS CHEMO TREATMENTS WILL BE ONE EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR SIX
MONTHS. PLEASE KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKED AGAIN TO ENTERTAIN AT CHETOLA RESORT IN BLOWING ROCK, N.C. FOR
FAMILY NIGHT. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE NIGHT TO THURSDAY. LAST YEAR IT WAS ON TUESDAY.
IT USUALLY RUNS FROM JUNE TO AUGUST. SO FAR JIM HAS FELT LIKE PLAYING WITH THE BAND.
OUR APPOINTMENT WITH THE CANCER CENTER HAS BEEN CHANGED TO JULY 10TH. WE WILL KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE TREATMENTS JIM WILL HAVE TO HAVE THEN. PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS.
AN UPDATE ON JIM:
HE HAD HIS SURGERY ON MAY 19TH AND THEY FOUND A LARGE TUMOR IN HIS COLON THAT WAS CANCER.
HE IS DOING REAL GOOD BUT WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO CHEMO. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CANCER
CENTER ON JUNE 22ND. WE WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT HIS CONDITION AND THE TREATMENTS THEN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS, CALLS AND VISITS.
WE GOT SOME REALLY BAD NEWS THIS WEEK. WE LEARNED THAT JIM HAS COLON CANCER AND
IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON MAY 19TH AT THE JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER IN JOHNSON CITY
TN. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND PRAYING HE WILL BE BACK WITH THE BAND
SOON.
HENRY WAS INVOLVED IN A BAD WRECK LAST WEEK. TOTALED HIS DODGE RAM. IT HAPPENED IN
BOONE IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE ON THE BLOWING ROCK ROAD. HE HAD SOME CRACKED RIBS
BUT HE IS O.K. OTHERWISE. GOD WAS WATCHING OVER HIM.
ON MAY 18, WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE APPALACHIAN BRAIN ESTATES FOR APPRECIATION DAY.
ON APRIL 24TH, WE WERE AT SIM'S BARBECUE IN DUDLEY SHOALS FOR A VERY EXCITING EVENING.
THERE WAS FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THEY REALLY HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THE CLOGGING
SQUARE DANCING.
LOU WON FIRST PLACE VOCAL AT THE STAR FIDDLER'S CONVENTION ON MARCH 7TH.
WE ARE BEHIND ON OUR NEWS AGAIN. JIM AND LOU BUSY MOVING TO MOUNTAIN CITY.
FEB. 13TH WE WERE AT SIM'S BARBECUE IN DUDLEY SHOALS, N.C. WE HAD THE STUDENTS FROM
LENOIR RHYNE COLLEGE. THEY REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME AND WE ENJOYED PLAYING FOR THEM.
THEY EVEN SANG A SONG.
OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN REVISED AND HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY THE NEW LOOK.
HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN MUSIC ADDED TO OUR WEB SITE.
WE ARE BEHIND ON OUR NEWS AND APOLIGIZE FOR NOT KEEPING THINGS UPDATED.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS SUMMER PLAYING AT THE CHETOLA RESORT IN BLOWING ROCK.
THEY HAVE FAMILY NIGHT EVERY TUESDAY FROM 6-7:30. WE HAVE ENJOYED ENTERTAINING THE PEOPLE THERE.
THERE IS ALWAYS NEW PEOPLE COMING IN.
SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SING FOR THE HOMECOMING SERVICE AT MIDDLE FORK BAPTIST CHURCH.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, ESPECIALLY ALL THE GOOD FOOD THAT WILL BE THERE.
ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH, WE WENT TO SIM'S BARBECUE IN DUDLEY SHOALS, N.C. WE ALWAYS ENJOYED
PLAYING FOR THE PEOPLE THERE AND SATURDAY NIGHT WAS NO EXCEPTION. THEY HAD A BIG CROWD AND A
LOT OF DANCING GOING ON.
ON AUGUST 2ND, JIM AND LOU ATTENDED THE FIDDLER'S CONVENTION AT JEFFERSON, N.C. LOU ENTERED
THE FOLK SINGING AND WON 1ST PLACE. IT CAME A BAD RAIN STORM WITH HAIL BUT WE ENJOYED IT ANYWAY.
ON MARCH 1ST 2008, JIM AND LOU ATTENDED THE STAR 88TH FIDDLER'S CONVENTION AT BISCOE, N.C.
LOU ENTERED THE VOCAL CONTEST AND WON 1ST PLACE WITH TIM WHITE'S 5LB OF POSSUM.
ON APRIL 7TH, WE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SING AT DOE RIDGE BAPTIST FOR THE SPRING REVIVAL. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
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