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by Whitney Crouch [email protected] The Gilmer High School Theatre Department’s pro- duction of the comedy “Once Upon a Mattress” was marked by rollicking good humor and highlight- ed the theatrical and musi- cal talents of over 20 local students. Performances of this adaptation Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea” were held in the high school auditorium Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. “My students are very driven and they want to be the best, and that drive has made the show what it is,” stated Sarah Harbin, who is in her second year as the drama and chorus teacher at GHS. “Once Upon a Mattress” is set in a small kingdom ruled by “a talkative queen and a mute king.” In an effort to maintain control over her son, Prince Dauntless, the queen works diligently to prevent him from getting married and puts would-be brides through a variety of unbeatable tests, including feats of strength and a chal- lenging quiz that concludes with the question “What was the middle name of the daughter-in-law of the best friend of the blacksmith who forged the sword that killed the Beast?” To further complicate I have been in computer limbo the past week. My laptop at home crashed. I do a lot of my writing for the Times- Courier at home and also use it for information storage for two organiza- tions I’m involved with, plus photos. But it began shutting down on me unexpectedly and giv- ing me a warning that the operating system was not found. Fortunately, I was able to save most of the information I wanted but was not able to save my e-mail contact file from Outlook before I took it to North Georgia Computers near the square. After more than a day of trying to recover the hard drive, they said I would need a new hard drive. That would get my laptop back running but I would lose all of my files and programs. No problem. I have the installation discs and have loaded them before. I sat down last Friday and began tackling the problem. First off, I needed to connect to the Internet via our wireless router. After figuring out early on that I didn’t know how to do that, I called ETC. After about 20 minutes, they had me connected. Great. How about e-mail? I spent a good hour trying to figure that out before con- tacting GoDaddy, which runs our e-mail, for help. The help- ful technician hit a snag and said I should contact Microsoft for assistance. I did mention that I was running Vista as my operating sys- tem. “Oh no, that’s evil,” he said. “It (Vista) has lots of problems.” Well, Vista came with the laptop, so I was stuck with it unless I wanted to fork over another $119 for Windows 7. I contacted Microsoft on- line and was directed to an instant help line. After a few cursory questions and answers, they called me directly. Rouson, in India, was not only hard to understand with his broken English, but hard to get through to with my problem. After about 45 min- utes, he couldn’t figure out a solution. He said because I was not a paid Microsoft sup- port customer, he could fix my problem and give me life- time maintenance for $159. I just wanted a simple solu- tion, not a sales pitch. So, back to ETC. By the way, their tech people are superb. It took about 20 min- utes to figure out my pass- words were not coordinated. Problem solved. Next, I figured I’d better install my system to block unwanted viruses or spam. I called Bit Defender, which we’ve used with great success for several years. The compa- ny is located in Germany but I was talking with a tech per- son in Romania. She was very patient and helped lead me through uninstalling the other antivirus programs before installing Bit Defender. Finally, I could get onto the Internet, send e-mails and enable my other tasks. www.timescourier.com Ryan R Rees rrees@ timescourier.com Around Town D Thursday, October 27, 2011 Your Official Source For Hometown and Area Happenings Being in computer limbo is no fun Saturday Cherry Log Music Fest to benefit food pantries in Gilmer, Fannin by Michael Andrews [email protected] Cherry Log Christian Church will be filled with singing, picking and good will Saturday, Oct. 29, as the fifth annual Cherry Log Music Fest gets under way at the community church beginning at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the concert and plate lunch will benefit both the Gilmer County Community Food Pantry and the Americorps Food Pantry of Fannin County. Admission prices are $10 for adults and $5 for kids age 6 and under, which includes a hamburger or hot dog lunch with baked beans, slaw, chips, cookie and a drink. “Burgers, ‘dogs and bluegrass is the theme of this year’s festival,” said Music Fest organizer Byron Windham. The down-home festival has become a yearly tradition for many fans of bluegrass music in the north Georgia mountains. This year’s event is sched- uled to feature performances by Bobby Don Bloodworth and the GopherBroke Band, Borrowed Time and the River Park Band featuring Cleve Oliver. Each group has strong ties to the Cherry Log community and the band members are no strangers to local music fans of that area. Together since 1984, the GopherBroke Band is synonymous with the songwriting and singing tal- ents of Morganton resident Bobby Don Bloodworth, a songwriter whose tunes have been used in advertisements by Georgia businesses Pike Family Nurseries and Pied Piper Pest Control. It was Bloodworth who first encour- aged green-thumbed Georgians “play in the dirt again,” with his song that has been used for many years as the official slogan of the Atlanta-based nursery chain. With the GopherBroke Band, which Photo by Michael Andrews Borrowed Time, featuring mandolinist Beth Perry, left, and guitarist/singer Harriett Frye, right, will be one of three acts pitching in for the fifth annual Cherry Log Music Fest, a fundraising concert for the Gilmer and Fannin County food pantries Saturday, Oct. 29. New Appalachian circuit CASAs sworn in Contributed photo Five newly trained Appalachian Judicial Circuit CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) were recently sworn in by Chief Juvenile Court Judge John Worcester. Pictured above are new CASAs Sue Hughes, Sheila Traub, Bernadette MacArthur, Tracey Davis and Neal Turner, along with CASA and judicial circuit staff members Joy Brasch, Dianne Scoggins, Susan Barnhill, Latisha Flesher and Judge Worcester. The local circuit recruits and trains volunteer CASAs to speak for the best interests of abused or neg- lected children during juvenile court proceedings. To find out more on how to become a trained volunteer, call the Appalachian CASA office at 706-276-2272. Georgia Dept. of Labor Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in September, its highest level since January. The September rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from 10.2 percent in August. The state’s job- less rate was also 10.2 percent in September a year ago. The rate increased due to Georgia losing jobs in September and many new job seekers contin- uously being unable to find work. The number of jobs in Georgia decreased 15,100, or four-tenths of a percentage point, from August to 3,793,200. Most of the loss was among seasonal workers in leisure and hospitality. Although the rate increased, Labor Commissioner Mark Butler expressed that there are some pos- itive economic signs in this month’s report. “One positive is fewer layoffs, which results in a smaller quantity of initial unem- ployment claims,” he said. While there were 3,200 new jobs Humor and musicality highlight GHS theatre production of ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Georgia’s jobless rate on the rise Photos by Whitney Crouch Above, the cast of Gilmer High School’s production of “Once Upon a Mattress” sing of the relationship woes of Prince Dauntless, portrayed by Adam Crook, center, during the musical number “An Opening for a Princess.” At right, after boisterously arriving at the castle from her home in the swamps, Princess Winnifred, played by Jessica Adams, explains that she is “actually terribly timid” in the song “Shy.” See Cherry page 3D See Jobless page 3D See Computer page 3D See Mattress page 3D
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by Whitney Crouch
The Gilmer High SchoolTheatre Department’s pro-duction of the comedy“Once Upon a Mattress”was marked by rollickinggood humor and highlight-ed the theatrical and musi-
cal talents of over 20 localstudents. Performances of this
adaptation Hans ChristianAndersen’s classic fairy tale“The Princess and the Pea”were held in the high schoolauditorium Thursday, Oct.20 and Friday, Oct. 21 at 7p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 23 at
3 p.m. “My students are very
driven and they want to bethe best, and that drive hasmade the show what it is,”stated Sarah Harbin, who isin her second year as thedrama and chorus teacherat GHS. “Once Upon a Mattress”
is set in a small kingdomruled by “a talkative queenand a mute king.” In an effort to maintain
control over her son, PrinceDauntless, the queen worksdiligently to prevent himfrom getting married andputs would-be bridesthrough a variety ofunbeatable tests, including
feats of strength and a chal-lenging quiz that concludeswith the question “Whatwas the middle name of thedaughter-in-law of the bestfriend of the blacksmithwho forged the sword thatkilled the Beast?”To further complicate
Ihave been in computerlimbo the past week. Mylaptop at home crashed. I
do a lot of mywriting forthe Times-Courier athome andalso use it forinformationstorage fortwo organiza-tions I’minvolvedwith, plusphotos.But it began shutting down
on me unexpectedly and giv-ing me a warning that theoperating system was notfound.Fortunately, I was able to
save most of the informationI wanted but was not able tosave my e-mail contact filefrom Outlook before I took itto North Georgia Computersnear the square.After more than a day of
trying to recover the harddrive, they said I would needa new hard drive. That wouldget my laptop back runningbut I would lose all of myfiles and programs. No problem. I have the
installation discs and haveloaded them before. I satdown last Friday and begantackling the problem. Firstoff, I needed to connect to theInternet via our wirelessrouter. After figuring outearly on that I didn’t knowhow to do that, I called ETC.After about 20 minutes, theyhad me connected.Great. How about e-mail? I
spent a good hour trying tofigure that out before con-tacting GoDaddy, which runsour e-mail, for help. The help-ful technician hit a snag andsaid I should contactMicrosoft for assistance. I didmention that I was runningVista as my operating sys-tem. “Oh no, that’s evil,” hesaid. “It (Vista) has lots ofproblems.”Well, Vista came with the
laptop, so I was stuck with itunless I wanted to fork overanother $119 for Windows 7.I contacted Microsoft on-
line and was directed to aninstant help line. After a fewcursory questions andanswers, they called medirectly.Rouson, in India, was not
only hard to understand withhis broken English, but hardto get through to with myproblem. After about 45 min-utes, he couldn’t figure out asolution. He said because Iwas not a paid Microsoft sup-port customer, he could fixmy problem and give me life-time maintenance for $159. Ijust wanted a simple solu-tion, not a sales pitch.So, back to ETC. By the
way, their tech people aresuperb. It took about 20 min-utes to figure out my pass-words were not coordinated.Problem solved.Next, I figured I’d better
install my system to blockunwanted viruses or spam. Icalled Bit Defender, whichwe’ve used with great successfor several years. The compa-ny is located in Germany butI was talking with a tech per-son in Romania. She wasvery patient and helped leadme through uninstalling theother antivirus programsbefore installing BitDefender. Finally, I could get onto the
Internet, send e-mails andenable my other tasks.
www.timescourier.com
Ryan
R Rees
rrees@
timescourier.com
Around Town DThursday, October 27, 2011Your Official Source For Hometown and Area Happenings
Being in computerlimbo is no fun
Saturday Cherry Log Music Fest to benefit foodpantries in Gilmer, Fannin
by Michael Andrews
Cherry Log Christian Church will befilled with singing, picking and goodwill Saturday, Oct. 29, as the fifthannual Cherry Log Music Fest getsunder way at the community churchbeginning at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the concert and plate
lunch will benefit both the GilmerCounty Community Food Pantry andthe Americorps Food Pantry of FanninCounty. Admission prices are $10 foradults and $5 for kids age 6 and under,which includes a hamburger or hot doglunch with baked beans, slaw, chips,cookie and a drink.“Burgers, ‘dogs and bluegrass is the
theme of this year’s festival,” saidMusic Fest organizer Byron Windham.The down-home festival has become
a yearly tradition for many fans ofbluegrass music in the north Georgiamountains. This year’s event is sched-
uled to feature performances by BobbyDon Bloodworth and the GopherBrokeBand, Borrowed Time and the RiverPark Band featuring Cleve Oliver.Each group has strong ties to theCherry Log community and the bandmembers are no strangers to localmusic fans of that area.Together since 1984, the
GopherBroke Band is synonymouswith the songwriting and singing tal-ents of Morganton resident Bobby DonBloodworth, a songwriter whose tuneshave been used in advertisements byGeorgia businesses Pike FamilyNurseries and Pied Piper Pest Control.It was Bloodworth who first encour-aged green-thumbed Georgians “playin the dirt again,” with his song thathas been used for many years as theofficial slogan of the Atlanta-basednursery chain.With the GopherBroke Band, which
Photo by Michael Andrews
Borrowed Time, featuring mandolinist Beth Perry, left, and
guitarist/singer Harriett Frye, right, will be one of three acts pitching in
for the fifth annual Cherry Log Music Fest, a fundraising concert for the
Gilmer and Fannin County food pantries Saturday, Oct. 29.
New Appalachian circuit CASAs sworn in
Contributed photo
Five newly trained Appalachian Judicial Circuit CASAs (Court
Appointed Special Advocates) were recently sworn in by Chief
Juvenile Court Judge John Worcester. Pictured above are new
CASAs Sue Hughes, Sheila Traub, Bernadette MacArthur, Tracey
Davis and Neal Turner, along with CASA and judicial circuit staff
members Joy Brasch, Dianne Scoggins, Susan Barnhill, Latisha
Flesher and Judge Worcester. The local circuit recruits and trains
volunteer CASAs to speak for the best interests of abused or neg-
lected children during juvenile court proceedings. To find out more
on how to become a trained volunteer, call the Appalachian CASA
office at 706-276-2272.
Georgia Dept. of Labor
Georgia’s seasonally adjustedunemployment rate rose to 10.3percent in September, its highestlevel since January. TheSeptember rate was up one-tenthof a percentage point from 10.2percent in August. The state’s job-less rate was also 10.2 percent inSeptember a year ago. The rate increased due to
Georgia losing jobs in Septemberand many new job seekers contin-uously being unable to find work.The number of jobs in Georgia
decreased 15,100, or four-tenths ofa percentage point, from August to3,793,200. Most of the loss wasamong seasonal workers in leisureand hospitality.Although the rate increased,
Labor Commissioner Mark Butlerexpressed that there are some pos-itive economic signs in thismonth’s report. “One positive isfewer layoffs, which results in asmaller quantity of initial unem-ployment claims,” he said. While there were 3,200 new jobs
Humor and musicality highlight GHStheatre production of ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Georgia’s jobless rate on the rise
Photos by Whitney Crouch
Above, the cast of Gilmer High School’s production of “Once Upon a Mattress” sing
of the relationship woes of Prince Dauntless, portrayed by Adam Crook, center, during
the musical number “An Opening for a Princess.” At right, after boisterously arriving
at the castle from her home in the swamps, Princess Winnifred, played by Jessica
Adams, explains that she is “actually terribly timid” in the song “Shy.”
See Cherry page 3D
See Jobless page 3D See Computer page 3D
See Mattress page 3D
