Around the Town: Family is the answer to Loretta’s blahs

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By Loretta Humble/Around the Town

If you have sometimes read my columns here, you may have noticed some of them have been kind of blah lately, and sometimes there isn’t one. That is because I haven’t been doing much of anything interesting, and where I used to be able to see something funny or fun in nearly everything, and then tell you about it, not much has been seeming funny lately.

I’ve been wondering what to do about that, and it finally hit me: I need a vacation. I need a real change of pace, something to help me wake up and see things fresh. Continue reading “Around the Town: Family is the answer to Loretta’s blahs”

Malakoff Homecoming Court named

Malakoff High School will celebrate homecoming Friday, Oct. 16. The following have been selected for the Homecoming Court.

HAZELLMASON

Homecoming King and Queen nominees Mason Coker and Hazell Puempel.

DYLANMADDIE

Homecoming King and Queen nominees Dylan Grim and Maddie Walker.

ANDYTIA

Homecoming King and Queen nominees Andy Garcia and Tia Turlington.

CANDACEHUNTER

Homecoming King and Queen nominees Hunter Snow and Candace Denis.

DALTONKERRIAN

Junior Duke and Duchess Dalton Kennedy and Kerrian Toliver.

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Sophomore Duke and Duchess Dalton Burkhalter and Chyann Jarrett.

JOSHSAVANNAH

Freshman Duke and Duchess Josh Stamper and Savannah Sims.

Auditions set for ‘The Christmas Bus’

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The Henderson County Performing Arts Center is holding open auditions for the youth production “The Christmas Bus.” Parts are available for girls and boys between the ages of 6 years and 8th grade. No preparation or experience is necessary. Performance dates are Dec. 4 through 12 . Auditions will be held in the Main Stage Auditorium from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 12 and 13 at 400 Gibson Rd. in Athens.

It’s Christmas Eve and Mrs. Frump, the director of the Peaceful Valley Orphanage, is planning what she believes will be the most special Christmas ever for her kids. She’s ‘borrowed’ an old bus and arranged for each child to spend Christmas with a family in the area. The only problem is she hasn’t told the Busybodies on the Orphanage Board of Trustees, who believe Frump has gotten too old and soft to handle the rowdy kids at Peaceful Valley. With the help of teenage Thomas, the oldest of the orphans and her trusty right-hand man, Frump sets off to deliver the kids – pursued by the suspicious Sheriff and the Busybodies. It’s an adventuresome ride culminating in a Christmas even more special than Frump could have ever imagined.

This play is directed by Marcia Colbert and sponsored by Hydraulic Power Services and The Arts Angels. For more information call 903-675-3908.