Mini Reunion in Jonesborough?

That's the way it's shaping up. As we mentioned, Ellouise will be one of the storytelling artists at the National Storytellers Festival and more and more of our folks are planning on attending. So far Don and Letty Nance will attend and Betsy (Villas) White and a friend are going (As she mentions in her note below, Betsy's husband Hank will be performing elsewhere that weekend.) I'm sure there will be more of us making the trip up to the scenic and cool Tennessee mountains for a "laugh a minute" good time.

If you'd like to attend, make plans now for the 37th National Storytelling Festival, October 2-4, 2009 in Jonesborough, Tennessee!

Oh, and to put "icing on the cake," this years Festival is being sponsored by:






I got this nice note today from Betsy:

"Thank you for the web site! I love hearing about folks and what is going on in their lives. I, too, (along with a friend) am going to Jonesborough for the Storytelling Festival. I have been once before, and certainly have no intention of missing this year when Ellouise will "debut". Looking forward to seeing Don Nance and his wife there. Any more classmates interested in having a mini-reunion in Jonesborough? The weekend is fabulous and gives me so much to chew on for months afterward.

The fun news in our family is the inauguration of my daughter-in-law, Janet Morgan Riggs, as the President of Gettysburg College on September 12th. She is the wife of my oldest son, Ed. Jan is an outstanding person in so many ways and we are all so excited and pleased that the College has recognized her abilities and her wisdom and her talents.

On that same weekend my husband, Hank, will be performing at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in a play called "Pills". The play was written by a woman in my (very small) writing group and the music was written by another woman who lives in our area and teaches music at Moravian College.

It is a play about a nursing home and is funny and poignant. Hank will be on the road between Gettysburg and Philadelphia a lot that weekend. As always, things seem to come in bunches but I'm just happy that things keep rolling on!"

-Betsy