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  • 8/9/2019 Putnam Life Page The Putnam Herald, June 8, 2007

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    Good morning! Pouryourself a cup of cof-

    fee, sit down for asecond, and take a breather.

    On the placemats at the

    Teays House in Hurricaneis an ad for a local law firm,with a famous quote by Abra-ham Lincoln: Whatever youare...be a good one.

    What the Teays House is, isa country restaurant and it

    is a good one.Located in a sprawling

    farmhouse, out-of-place with-in view of the YMCA andshopping centers, it wrapsdiners in an atmosphere thatis as gracious as Grandmas

    The Putnam Herald

    WINFIELD ThePutnam String Programwill perform its first recitalon Tuesday, June 19 at Win-field Presbyterian Church,located across from thecourthouse. Students willperform beginning at 7p.m. and continuing forabout an hour, and lightrefreshments will followthe recital.

    The program began inMarch 2006 to address theneed for violin and cello

    instruction in PutnamCounty. Prior to this, inter-ested students had to travelto Kanawha or Cabell Coun-ty for lessons. The idea forthe program originatedwith Sue Littlejohn, whoseteenage daughter wanted totake cello lessons.

    Ive had season ticketsto the W.Va. Symphonyfor many years, and oftenthought how nice it wouldbe to have a string pro-gram here, Littlejohn said.Then, when my daughter

    expressed interest, I startedactively pursuing the idea.Winfield Presbyteriandonated use of their facili-ties for lessons, and I waslucky enough to find MaryBeth Kirkpatrick, who nowdirects the program.

    Kirkpatrick is a mem-ber of the WV SymphonyOrchestra, and has a mas-ters degree in violin per-formance from the Univer-sity of Iowa. She has taughtprivately and in publicschool systems for many

    years. She accepts studentsof all ages, and currentlyhas several adults.

    Kirkpatrick will offera Summer Sampler classin July and August. Therewill be six, one-hour groupsessions for beginners,priced at $10 per lesson.Instruments can be rentedon a monthly basis at Gor-bys in South Charleston.This is an inexpensive wayto allow students to samplethe instrument and prac-tice during the summer,

    and decide whether theywant to continue withprivate lessons inthe fall.

    Registrationfor the sum-mer lesson swill be held atthe recital, orinterested stu-dents may callKirkpatrickat (304) 344-2543 or Little-john at (304)546-9013.

    Putnam String Program presents first recital next Tuesday

    Lf Friday, June 8, 2007 3AQuestions? Call the newsroom at (304) 526-2776 www.putnamherald.com

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    By DAVE LAVENDERThe Putnam Herald

    Here in the shadowsof the giant sycamoresalong the Big Sandy and

    Ohio rivers where BillyC. Clark immortalizedthe giant catfish, Scra-piron Jack, summertimemeans its time to headout to a fishing hole nearyou.

    Whether you want topop some mealwormsinto a lake going afterthose feisty bluegill andpanfish or want to sendone of those little bluegillon up the foodchain as alate-night snack for thatcatfish thats bigger thana Volkswagen Beetle, thisis the weekend to try itout.

    Across the state ofWest Virginia, it is a free

    fishing weekend thisSaturday and Sunday,June 9-10.

    Anyone 15 and oldercan fish at any publicwaters across the Moun-tain State for free (nolicense required).

    Also, this weekend,kicks off the kid fishingseason with childrenstournaments at a couplelocal lakes.

    Heres a look at some ofthose events:n Kids Fishing Tourney:

    8 a.m. to noon, Saturday,June 9, at Lick Creek Pondat East Lynn Lake, agesup to 15, fun day withrefreshments and prizes.Registration from 8-9 a.m.For more information,call (304) 849-2355.n Greenbo Fishing

    Derby: Home to two mon-ster record largemouthbass, Greenbo Lake StateResort Park, in Greenup,

    hosts a youth fishing der-by for ages 4 to 16 on Sat-urday, June 9. Sponsored

    by the Greenup County4-H and Wal-Mart. Reg-istration is 8-8:30 a.m.Prizes will be offered inage categories from under4 to age 16. Refreshmentswill be served. Call (800)

    325-0083.n Junior Fishing Tourna-

    ment: Saturday, July 28,

    at Greenbo Lake StateResort Park. The 3rdAnnual Greenbo JuniorFishing Tournament.Prizes will be awardedfor biggest fish and mostfish caught in age groups

    15 years and under. Thetournament starts at 10a.m. Call (800) 325-0083.

    n Vesuvius Kids Derby:10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, June 16, a free kidsfishing derby at the LakeVesuvius (Ohio) beach.Registration is 9:30 to 10a.m. Kids are encouraged

    to pre-register. The eventwill feature hot dogs andbeverages, prize draw-

    ings and fun contests.This event is being co-sponsored by the WayneNational Forest, LawrenceCounty Bass Club, IsaakWalton League, IrontonKiwanis, and Ohio Univer-sity Southern Nature Cen-ter. Pre-register by calling(740) 534-6500, but can alsoregister at the derby.

    Events like this fish-ing derby can be a greatbonding experience forkids and their families,said Gloria Chrismer,Ironton District Ranger.The beauty of fishing is

    that it is an activity that afamily can enjoy togetherfor a lifetime.

    Free fishing weekend swims into West Virginia

    ST. ALBANS Monte-ias Academy of Perform-ing Arts, located in ScottDepot, will perform a recit-al at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 9at St. Albans High School.

    The recital is open tothe public. While there isno admission fee, dona-tions are requested.

    This years show is called,That 70s Show, and willfeature performances basedaround favorite 1970s clas-sics. Dancers range in agefrom 2 to 30.

    Monteias Academy,which opened in Decem-ber, is led by MonteiaChilders, who has beenteaching dance for 25years. The academy is nowaccepting registrations for

    a variety of summer per-forming arts camps:n Kiddie Capers, ages

    3-5, June 18-22 and againJuly 9-13.nYouth Camp, June 18-

    23, July 9-13 and July 16-20nMiddle and High

    School Camp, July 16-20.Each camp is new and dif-

    ferent, so dancers can attendas many camps as they areeligible for, Childers said.

    The studio is located at4110 Teays Valley Road,Scott Depot. To registerfor camp or for informa-tion, call (304) 546-2452.

    Local film studentlooking for actors

    HUNTINGTON Everwant to be in the movies?

    Heres another chanceright here at home.

    Huntington nativeKim Spurlock, a graduatefilm student at New YorkUniversitys Tisch Schoolof the Arts, is looking forspecific acting needs forher fourth film, Roy G.Biv, a feature-length f ilmbased on a true story of herfathers childhood friend.

    Spurlock will haveauditions from 3 to 9 p.m.Friday, June 8, and fromnoon to 6 p.m. Saturday atMarshall University, SmithHall, room 113 at the cornerof Hal Greer Boulevard and

    3rd Ave in Huntington.Spurlock is looking to

    fill the following roles:Sammy, 40, Caucasian,

    Down Syndrome; Carl, 60,Caucasian, no-nonsense,retired coal miner; Appa-lachian Raymond, 40ish,Caucasian, down-to-earth,blue collar; AppalachianAngie, 14-16, Caucasian,tomboy, not afraid to handleknives and guns; Appala-chian Leonidas, 40ish, Cau-casian male, good old boy,attorney-type; AppalachianBarbara, 30-40, Caucasianplump, administrative/nurse-type; Brett, 12-14, Cau-casian or African American;Todd, 12-14, Caucasian or

    African American.Set in Lincoln County,the film follows CarlAtkins, a retired, termi-nally ill coal miner as heseeks refuge for his sonSammy, who has DownSyndrome. The film is alsoa meditation on family andcommunity in a decayingAppalachian town.

    Her last film, UTA,won first place short filmat last years AppalachianFilm Festival, and Spur-lock, a 1987 HuntingtonHigh School graduate, hasbeen touring her shortfilms at film festivalsaround the world.

    For more information,please visit www.roygbiv-movie.com or e-mail [email protected].

    That 70s Showperformed Saturday

    News in brief

    Across the state of WestVirginia, it is a free fish-ing weekend this Satur-day and Sunday, June 9and 10.

    File photo/The Putnam Herald

    Whatever you are... be a good one

    Billy Summers/The Putnam Herald

    The Teays House Family Restaurant sits alongside Carls Lane, the road to the Putnam County YMCA in Scott Depot. Offering a varietyof country- and southern-style favorites, the restaurant has been pleasing diners for 10 years.

    Family restaurantserves up old-fashionedfavorites

    Please see RESTAURANT/4ABy Chris Summers/ For The Putnam Herald

    Ive hadseason ticketsto the W.Va.

    Symphony formany years, and

    often thought hownice it would

    be to havea string

    programhere.

    Sue

    Littlejohn

    parent who

    developed the

    String

    program idea

    String group performs recital

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    living room. China hangsfrom racks on the wallsunder teapot-print wallpa-per, and even when packed,

    the place isnt loud. From themoment you walk in untilthe moment you leave, youfeel genuinely wanted, as ifthe owners would be down-right insulted if you werenthappy.

    I came for dinner with afriend one night when thetemperature was near 90and we needed to get out ofa car with broken air-condi-tioning. Relieved by excel-lent iced tea, we launchedinto warm yeast rolls anda Southern diner classic,fried dill pickles greenspears wrapped in breadingas crisp and salty as a potatochip, served fresh from thefryer with ranch dressing

    for dunking. They are oneof those things that soundslike a bad dream until youactually try one and thentheyre wonderful.

    Easy-to-eat boneless friedchicken tasted like what KFCmight turn out if Colonel Sand-ers were actually working thepressure cooker, beautifullygolden and crisp outside andmeltingly tender inside. Meat-loaf was nothing to write homeabout, but OK.

    The most impressive partof the meal were the sidedishes homestyle, mari-nated cucumber salad, crispand wonderful, drenched inwhite vinegar, herbs, and bitsof tomato, green pepper, andonion, was the best Id everhad. Mashed potatoes are real,as are the fried apples, cookeduntil the sauce almost turns to

    caramel and the fruit to sweetvelvet. We also had fried zuc-chini, which we both agreedwas another absolute best.Next time, well get a big bas-ket of it as an appetizer.

    I was less impressed withmy dessert selections. Id

    heard great things about thepies, but the two we tried,graham cracker and Bostoncream, werent what I hadhoped for.

    When I walked out the door,back into the baking heat, Ifound that I was already plan-ning my next meal probablythe baked spaghetti that halfthe other diners were enjoy-ing.

    Maybe thats what has keptthe Teays Houses doors openfor 10 years food and ser-vice that, while not flawless,are more than good enough tokeep you coming back, again,and again, and again.

    Chris Summers is a free-lance writer who lives, writes

    and cooks in Barboursville.He can be reached [email protected].

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    Life4AThe Putnam Herald Friday, June 8, 2007 Questions? Call the newsroom at (304) 526-2776 www.putnamherald.com

    If you goWhat: The Teays HouseWhere: 120 Carls Lane,

    Scott Depot, WV 25560Phone: (304) 757-5265Fax: (304) 757-4106Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

    Tuesdays-Thursdays; 11a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays; 4-9p.m. Saturdays; 11 a.m.-7p.m. Sundays; closed Mon-days.

    Directions: From I-64,one block east past TeaysCinemas. The restaurant isin a large white house on ahill, within easy sight of theYMCA.

    Restaurantn Continued from 4A

    By DAVE LAVENDER

    The Putnam HeraldCHARLESTON The soul

    queen of New Orleans, IrmaThomas, will be the guest starfor a special FestivALL Charles-ton edition of Mountain Stage.

    The concert is set for 7 p.m.Sunday, June 24, at The ClayCenter in Charleston.

    Tickets are $28 reserved.Doors open at 6:15 p.m.Thomas earned a Grammy for

    Contemporary Blues Albumlast year for After the Rain.

    An integral part of the NewOrleans scene, Thomas firstcaught worldwide attentionwhen The Rolling Stones cutone of her earliest tunes, TimeIs On My Side. It was one of theStones first big hits.

    Also on the Mountain Stagebill is Vermont-based rock, soul,blues and pop act, Grace Pot-ter & the Nocturnals as wellas Louisiana-born, Memphis-raised singer/songwriter JesseWinchester, whose songs havebeen recorded by the likes ofEmmylou Harris, Jerry Gar-cia, Wilson Pickett and BonnieRaitt.

    For tickets, call (304) 561-3570;

    or visit www.theclaycenter.org.

    Show tickets are also availableat Taylor Books in downtownCharleston.

    Find out more about Charles-tons annual city-wide artsextravaganza, Fest ivALLCharleston, which takes placeJune 21-24, at venues all arounddowntown Charleston.

    Conceived in 2004 and firstproduced in 2005, FestivALLCharleston has been present-ing high-quality artistic eventsincluding music, dance, theater,visual art and film.

    This years theme is A CityBecomes A Work of Art.

    GET YOUR FESTIVALL:Heres a look at the other

    big-time concerts coming to

    FestivALL Charleston.The OJays: in concert at8 p.m. Thursday, June 21, atThe Clay Center- Maier Foun-dation Performance Hall.

    Reserved seating $45, $34.The OJays personify the clas-sic R&B and soul sounds ofthe 60s and 70s. When fivehigh school friends formed aband in Canton, Ohio in 1958they probably never suspected

    they would be comeinternationally knownartists with scores ofhit recordings and aplace in the Rock andRoll Hall of Fame.Almost fifty yearslater their high-energyshows continue todelight audiences fromcoast to coast.

    Lady D and MI$$ION open.Robert Cray Band: in con-

    cert at 9:30 p.m. Friday, June22 as part of the Blues, Brewsand BBQ on the University ofCharleston Lawn.

    Tickets are $13 in advance,$15 the day of show (generaladmission-bring seats). Localbands will open this popularevent produced by Fund for theArts to benefit local arts groups.

    Cray is a five-time Grammywinner. Other bands start at6 p.m. and include MarshallPetty and the Groove Band;The Carpenter Ants andThe Jimi Vincent Band. Forevent and venue informationcontact: Fund for the [email protected].

    Tommy Emmanuel: inconcert at 7:30 p.m. Friday,June 22, at the WVSU CapitolCenter Theater. Tickets are$18 (general admission). Aus-tralian phenomenon is one ofthe best guitar players in the

    world. He returns after playingMountain Stage at FestivALLin 2006 on Mountain Stage.Kieren Murphy opens theshow. For venue information:capcenter.wvstateu.edu.

    A Gerschwin Gala: 8 p.m.Friday, June 22, at the ClayCenter- Maier Foundation Per-formance Hall (Cabaret Stage)

    Tickets are $18 (general

    admission). Talented musi-cian and scholar (he lecturesat The Peabody Institute ofJohns Hopkins University) BillMessenger leads a quartet ofperformers who give a livelyand entertaining tour of Gersh-wins life and work. For venueinformation: www.theclaycen-ter.org.

    Eric Marienthal: in concertat 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June23, as part of the Wine and All

    That Jazz on the Universityof Charleston Lawn. Ticketsare $17 in advance and $20the day of the show (gen-eral admission-bring seats).Among Americas finest saxo-phone players (he has beenvoted one of the top three ina Jazziz poll along with DavidSanborn and Phil Woods). Along time member of Chick

    Coreas Elektric band, whichmade six albums and won twoGrammies during his tenure,he has also played regularlywith Lee Ritenour and DavidBenoit. Show starts at 2 p.m.with Sam Wiseman Trio,Steve Himes New Connection,Dugan Carter and Full Flavor,Blue Notes, Ryan KennedyQuartet and Bob ThompsonUnit. For event and venueinformation contact: Fund for

    the Arts- [email protected].

    Tim and Mollie OBrien:7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23,at WVSU Capitol Center The-ater. Tickets are $18 (generaladmission). Tim is a mastermusician (guitar, mandolin,cittern and fiddle) as well as afine singer and songwriter (hissongs have been recorded by

    Garth Brooks, Kathy Matteaand others). He has been themost frequent guest on Moun-tain Stage having appeared25 times. He won the BestTraditional Folk AlbumGrammy award for his 2005CD, Fiddlers Green. Molliehas an incredible voice andis master of several musicalstyles. Starting in Coloradoas a duo with Tim, she nowworks solo, as a duo with her

    husband Rich Moore andwith her own five-piece band.For several years she was afrequent guest on A PrairieHome Companion and waspart of the Hopeful GospelQuartet with Garrison Keillorand Robin & Linda Williams.

    Opening act is Todd Burge.For venue information: www.capcenter.wvstateu.edu.

    Irma Thomas makes specialFestivALL appearance

    The Putnam Heraldwww.putnamherald.com

    Mountain Stage rocks FestivALL

    Irma Thomas

    The OJays

    Eric Marienthal