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Laughter is the Best Medicine

 

Laughter is good medicine for mind and body....if you are feeling stress, pain, or anxiety....check out the video below.  For example, yesterday was pretty stressful, then I received this video in an email...and it really made me feel better.

Watch the video on the Talking Photo Booth!   This talking photo booth has attitude.  Patrons get much more than a picture. This video is from a regular segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The show places a free photo booth at Universal Studios Hollywood.   Comedian Kira Soltanovich provides the booth's voice.  She is really quick and really funny.  This is somewhat similar to the old Candid Camera. 

 

 

 

Nothing works faster to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert. 

 

I really did laugh all the way through this video....AND, I feel soooo much better! 

  DO YOU?

 

 

 

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IT STARTS TOMORROW!  The Greenbrier Classic

 

 

Today was the first day for some of the volunteers to start working at The Greenbrier Classic event.  Since my husband was scheduled to work a few hours today, I went along with him.  While the volunteers for the "Sponsor Group" were meeting, I took advantage to walk with them and take some photos.  Last minute preparations were being performed, from landscaping to cleaning, last touches for the sky boxes to food and beverages, ensuring TVs and leaderboards are working, etc., everyone was buzzing around like bees to be ready for this historical week.....the PGA Tour's first FedExCup event to be held in West Virginia. 

 

The below photos were taken at the 18th hole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been raining this afternoon and we may get more rain this week.  The volunteers were informed of the "Weather Warning" signs that will appear on the leaderboards throughout the golf course prior to inclement weather.  If the siren sounds, seek shelter immediately.  Avoid open areas, hilltops and/or high places, isolated tress, golf carts, and wire fences.

 

The Greenbrier Classic starts tomorrow!  I have also volunteered for this event, and will be working in the Merchandise Tent.  Stop by and say "hello" and buy a souvenir or two.

 

 

 

Other featured posts on the Greenbrier Classic:

A Beautiful Day to Check Out The Greenbrier's Grounds

The Names of the Players for the Greenbrier Classic Have Been Confirmed!

Schedule Change for the Greenbrier Classic Concerts 

Be a Volunteer for the Greenbrier Classic

The Greenbrier Classic Presenting Partners are Eaton Corporation and Franklin American Mortgage Company

More News on The Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Scheduled for July 26 ...

PGA Greenbrier Classic July 26-August 1, 2010

Two Great Concerts for the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour to be held ...

 

 

 

 

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ed for the start of this great PGA tournament.  Below are some photos...

 

A Beautiful Day to Check Out The Greenbrier's Grounds

 

 

 

While visiting The Greenbrier today, I was taking photos of the grounds for the Greenbrier Classic which is scheduled to start on Monday, July 26,.....everyone was busy getting ready for the PGA golf event. 

 

On my tour of the grounds, I stopped to take some photos of the beautiful flowers.....and of course the beautiful "Golf Tees" sculpture.  The grounds were perfectly manicured and ready for the great West Virginia event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The field of 156 players for the inaugural Greenbrier Classic, which will be held July 26 – August 1, 2010, is now confirmed, with the exception of the four qualifying spots which will be filled on Monday, July 26, and three sponsor exemptions.  The tournament will be played on the historic,  Old White, The Greenbrier’s first 18-hole course. 

 

Television Schedule:

• Thursday, July 29, 2010    Golf Channel, 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET

• Friday, July 30, 2010        Golf Chanel, 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET

• Saturday, July 31, 2010    CBS, 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET
  

• Sunday, August 1, 2010    CBS, 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET

 

To check out the stats on the below players, go to the PGA Tour players list.

 

Adams, Blake

Ames, Stephen

Appleby, Stuart

Armour III, Tommy

Atwal, Arjun

Austin, Woody

 

Baddeley, Aaron

Baird, Briny

Barcelo, Rich

Barnes, Ricky

Bartlett, Jonathan

Beckman, Cameron

Bettencourt, Matt

Bjornstad, Henrik

Bolli, Justin

Bowden, Craig

Bradley, Michael

Byrd, Jonathan

Cejka, Alex

Chalmers, Greg

Chopra, Daniel

Collins , Chad

Connell, Michael

Couch, Chris

Crane, Ben

Curtis, Ben

Daly, John

Davis, Brian

de Jonge, Brendon

DeLaet, Graham

Delahoussaye, Brent

DiMarco, Chris

Driscoll, James

Durant, Joe

Estes, Bob

Evans, Barry

Every, Matt

Faxon, Brad

Flesch, Steve

Flores, Martin

Furyk, Jim

Garcia, Sergio

Garrigus, Robert

Gay, Brian

Gillis, Tom

Goggin, Mathew

Gove, Jeff

Goydos, Paul

Gronberg, Mathias

Hamilton, Todd

Henry, J.J.

Herron, Tim

Hoffman, Charley

Holmes, J.B.

Howell III, Charles

Huston, John

Imada, Ryuji

Immelman, Trevor

Janzen, Lee

Johnson, Kevin

Johnson, Richard S.

Jones, Matt

Kelly, Jerry

Kraft, Greg

Kresge, Cliff

Kuchar, Matt

Laird, Martin

Lamely, Derek

Leishman, Marc

Leonard, Justin

Letzig, Michael

Levin, Spencer

Love III, Davis

Lowery, Steve

Lunde, Bill

Lutterus, David

Lyle, Jarrod

MacKenzie, Will

Maggert, Jeff

Mallinger, John

Marino, Steve

Matteson, Troy

McCarron, Scott

McLachlin, Parker

McLardy, Andrew

McNeill, George

Mediate, Rocco

Merrick, John

Merritt, Troy

Micheel, Shaun

Moore, Patrick

Mulroy, Garth

Na, Kevin

Nitties, James

Ogilvie, Joe

Overton, Jeff

Owen, Greg

Pampling, Rod

Pappas, Brenden

Percy, Cameron

Perez, Pat

Pernice, Jr., Tom

Perry, Kenny

Petrovic, Tim

Pettersson, Carl

Piercy, Scott

Points, D.A.

Price, Aron

Prugh, Alex

Purdy, Ted

Quigley, Brett

Quinney, Jeff

Riley, Chris

Ring, Willis

Rollins, John

Romero, Andres

Saunders, Sam

Senden, John

Simpson, Webb

Singh, Jeev Milkha

Snedeker, Brandt

Streelman, Kevin

Stroud, Chris

Stuard, Brian

Sutherland, Kevin

Tambellini, Roger

Teater, Josh

Thatcher, Roland

Thompson, Nicholas

Tidland, Chris

Toms, David

Trahan, D.J.

Tringale, Cameron

Turner, Jerod

Uresti, Omar

Veazey, Vance

Wagner, Johnson

Walker, Jimmy

Warren, Charles

Watney, Nick

Weekley, Boo

Wetterich, Brett

Wheatcroft, Steve

Wi, Charlie

Williamson, Jay

Willis, Garrett

Wilson, Chris

Wilson, Mark

Woodland , Gary

 

The Greenbrier Classic is the definitive golf experience, sure to make history as the PGA TOUR's first FedExCup event held in the Mountain State.

 

Other posts on the Greenbrier Classic:

Schedule Change for the Greenbrier Classic Concerts 

Be a Volunteer for the Greenbrier Classic

The Greenbrier Classic Presenting Partners are Eaton Corporation and Franklin American Mortgage Company

More News on The Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Scheduled for July 26 ...

PGA Greenbrier Classic July 26-August 1, 2010

Two Great Concerts for the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour to be held ...

 

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Greenbrier Valley Theatre's  Art and Benefit Auction

 

 

The Greenbrier Valley Theatre, the State Professional Theater of West Virginia, held its 16th Annual Art and Benefit Auction on Saturday, July 17, 2010.  The auction was a huge success. 

 

There was a wine and Hors D'oeuvre preview party held one hour before the auction which provided attendees time to browse the artwork in advance.  The admission was $10 and was applied to any art auction purchase.

 

 

 

 

 

During the auction, Rose Dobbins, a local artist was painting a rooster which was donated to the GVT and auctioned at the end of the evening.  Rose Dobbins does remarkebly lifelike paintings of people and pets.  She uses crayons, pastels, acrylics, oils, charcoal, pencil, and watercolor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides the silent auction items, there were over 100 items auctioned that included oil and watercolor paintings, sculptures, jewelry, golf packages, and different pieces of furniture that was hand painted with beautiful designs, and much, much more!

 

 

 

 

I made one bid on a silent auction painting and two bids on the regular auction...below are two of my paintings from the auction.... The artist, Pamela Gatens, is a local artist from Hillsboro, WV, and paints colorful cats and flowers.

 

During the auction break the attendees were serenaded by "The Marvelous Wonderettes" performing Hits from the '50's & '60's!!!   Performances starts July 22 through August 6.

The GVT is located at 113 East Washington Street, Lewisburg, WV.

 

To make reservations for performances, call: 

304.645.3838 or toll free at 1.866.888.1411 

 

 

GVT would like to thank all the supporters for their donations and support in making this year's  Art and Benefit Auction a huge success.

 

 

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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Eleventh Judicial District held a Blue Ribbon Poster Contest to recognize April as Child Abuse prevention month.  The local elementary schools were asked to participate in the art contest.  The contest theme was "family".

 

 

 

The Winners of the CASA Blue Ribbon Poster Contest 2010 were from Frankford Elementary and Smoot Elementary Schools.

 

First Place Winners were:

 

 

Dawson Morgan, Age 9 - Frankford Elementary

 

 

Emma Coffman, Age 10 - Frankford Elementary

 

 

Blaine Yates, Age 7 - Frankford Elementary

 

 

Hannah Kelley, Age 7 - Frankford Elementary

 

 

 

Second Place Winners were:

 

 

Bailey Withrow, Age 8 -  Frankford Elementary

 

 

Gabrielle Clower, Age 9 -  Smoot Elementary

 

 

Hannah Altizer, Age 7 - Frankford Elementary

 

Lauren Quick, Age 6 - Frankford Elementary

 

 

First prize winners received MP4 players and the second prize winners received digital cameras.  There were over 50+ entries for the contest and the judges had a very hard time in selecting the winners from all the great entries.

The Mission of CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc., is to train and administer volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children through the collaboration with social service agencies, legal counsel and other resources to obtain safe permanent homes.  The vision of Casa is that all children, residing in the area we serve, will have safe, permanent and nurturing home.

 

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Market Summary for the Greenbrier County in West Virginia

for June 2010

 

Greenbrier River

 

As noted below, Greenbrier County real estate for JUNE 2010 was slightly better than JUNE 2009.  There were more listings SOLD in June 2010 (18) as compared to June 2009. Although for June 2009 there were 21 more Active Listings then in 2010;  New listings were VERY close with only one additional new listing in 2010;  and Inventory was lower in 2010 compared to 2009.

 

 

For Greenbrier County:

The average list price for homes that closed in June 2010 was $342,877...compared to June 2009 of $252,451.

The average sale price for homes that closed in June 2010 was $138,581...compared to June 2009 of $143,548.

The average DOM for homes that sold in June 2010 was 193...compared to 152 in June 2009.

 

The below chart depicts the number of Sold Listings in the different price ranges for JUNE, 2010 and 2009 for Greenbrier County......

 

Note:  Information from the Greenbrier County Board of Realtors MLS is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed.

 

 

 

With interest rates so low and property value is down ... this is indeed a great time for qualified Buyers.

 

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY BEFORE THE INTEREST RATES START INCREASING.

 

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Isn't this a precious smiley face?   This is my great nephew Grant!!  Grant is about 4 months old and is such a happy and sweet baby...considering he was so jaundice when he was born and his parents thought he would have to have a liver biopsy....but he DID get over his jaundice and as you can see is happy and smiling all the time.  

 

Makes me smile just looking at that sweet face........

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule Change for the Greenbrier Classic Concerts.......The Greenbrier Classic Concert Series featuring Reba, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, will now include three separate concerts.

 

 

 

Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, country music icon Reba will now perform on Wednesday, July 28. A concert by the award-winning trio Rascal Flatts will still be held on Thursday, July 29. The Saturday concert with superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood remains unchanged. All of these legendary musicians will perform in a private concert for Classic attendees and participants, as access to the concert is included with the purchase of a weekly badge.

 

Guests who had previously purchased a weekly badge including the Thursday concert, will now receive tickets to both the Wednesday and Thursday performances. Concert seating is general admission/festival seating at the new outdoor amphitheater under construction at the State Fair of West Virginia.

The Greenbrier Classic's weekly badges include access to all three practice rounds and all four days of tournament play. The following options are available.

• $49 - Weekly badge plus access to the Wednesday concert with Reba
• $69 - Weekly badge plus access to both the Wednesday concert with Reba and the Thursday concert with Rascal Flatts
• $79 - Weekly badge plus access to the Saturday concert with Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
• $147 - Grounds badge plus access to all three concerts, a $99 accommodation rate for a future Greenbrier stay, a round of golf on The Greenbrier Course for $100 or a complimentary round on the Meadows and a 15% discount on Greenbrier Classic merchandise.
• $275 - Benefactor badge includes all of the benefits of the Grounds badge, plus access to special, air conditioned hospitality tents with premium food and beverage items for sale and upgraded restroom facilities located on course in strategic viewing locations.
• $495 - Alumni badge includes all of the benefits of the Benefactor badge, plus entry into special alumni hospitality areas, unlimited tailgate-style food selections, non-alcoholic beverages and special guest appearances from celebrity staff and alumni.  Premium alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.  This badge is intended for the alumni and fans of West Virginia University , Marshall University, Virginia Tech and The University of Virginia. 

Badges may be purchased through Ticketmaster, Live Nation, at all Kroger stores and United Bank branches throughout the state. Purchases may also be made online at www.greenbrierclassic.com or at the The Greenbrier Classic Official Tournament shop at the resort. A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will benefit local and regional charities. 

 

Other featured posts on the Greenbrier Classic:

Be a Volunteer for the Greenbrier Classic

The Greenbrier Classic Presenting Partners are Eaton Corporation and Franklin American Mortgage Company

More News on The Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Scheduled for July 26 ...

PGA Greenbrier Classic July 26-August 1, 2010

Two Great Concerts for the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour to be held ...

 

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        Please vote for Zeke

 

 

 

I just entered my chocolate lab, Zeke, in a dog contest "The Great American Photo Contest."  Please vote for Zeke - every vote counts...and the First Prize is $1,000.00. 

 

Yeah, that's right and Zeke is barking, jumping up and down, and wagging his tail as he wants to win First Prize. 

So PLEASE vote for him.

 

 

To vote go to The Great American Dog Photo Contest

Some photos of Zeke: