A4 - Thomasville Times - Saturday, January 30,2010
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SHOW
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peare,” said Pedro Silva,
managing and artis
tic director of NCSE
“It [Shakespeare to Go]
serves as a visual aid — a
teacher’s tool — that can
help to invigorate and
bring to life the Shake
speare curriculum and
make it more vibrant for
students in our schools.”
Hunter said as the econ
omy forces cuts in school
and arts programs, she is
hoping the fashion show
will raise enough funds
to keep Shakespeare to
Go alive.
“With money so short
in schools and the Shake
speare Festival not hav
ing extra money to fully
fund the program, we
thought we would have
this Vintage Fashion
Show to help with fund
ing. I think people will
have interest in learning
the history of fashions
and in bringing Shake
speare to the schools.”
As former owner of
the Antique Emporium
in Thomasville, Hunter
has accumulated an ex
tensive collection of vin
tage clothing, including a
dress worn by an actress
on Bonanza who played
Little Joe’s (Michael
Landing) girlfriend. Also
on display will be an as
sortment of parasols,
hats, purses and antique
jewelry
Hunter said she thought
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Sue Hunter displays some of the items which will be on
display at the Vintage Fashion Show Feb. 10.
the fashion show would
be a nice way for people to
enjoy lunch and to share
the history of fashion
and how trends always
come back around.
“The uneven hemline
of skirts came back a few
years ago,” Hunter said.
“That fashion came from
the ‘20s. It was a time
when women bobbed
their hair, shortened
their skirts and went to
pubs and smoked ciga
rettes, and that was truly
when women became lib
erated.”
Silva said NCSF is
looking forward to host
ing the Vintage Fashion
Show and perhaps more
in the future.
“This is the very first
fashion show the Shake
speare Festival has ever
held and so much of it is
possible because we have
a wonderful new space
called Spirit Center,”
said Silva. “Because of
this new campus and Sue
Hunter’s passion for an
tique clothing, we’re able
to do this fashion show,
and we hope it wiU be the
first of many”
For more information
or to reserve tickets, call
the NCSF at 841-2273, or
visit ncshakes.org.
Editor Lisa Wall can be
reached at 888-3590.
RUNNING
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“I am the same size I was
37 years ago,” Toshumba
said. “Running makes
me feel good. Anything
can become an addiction
and running is addictive.
You have to keep all your
parts working. Sitting
around doesn’t help.”
What started out as a
inexpensive way to stay
in shape has grown into
a lifestyle for Toshumba,
a retired counselor who
worked with the organi
zation CAPPS (Children
and Parents Partnership
Services). A vegetar
ian since 1972, Toshumba
maintains a healthy diet
and rarely misses a day
of exercise. Rain or shine,
warm or cold, Toshumba
finds the time to get in
his hour and a half run
from his home to Opti
mist Park and back. The
route totals eight miles
and gives Toshumba time
to reflect on his thoughts
and get ready for the rest
of the day
“It makes me a calmer
person,” said Toshumba.
“My wife will sometimes
tell me to go run if I’m
getting into a bunch of
different things around
the house. I use the time
to pray and to give thanks
for everything I have in
life. I’m retired now and
am comfortable with my
life. I’m thankful that I
can still do it and it’s nice
having a little time to my
self.”
Regardless of where
he is or what the condi
tions are like outside,
Toshumba is determined
to get his daily jog in. He
has run on the beaches of
Puerto Rico and Myrtle
Beach, in the Colorado
mountains, and once
even tried the New York
City marathon. He has
thousands of dollars of
equipment, suited to get
him through the most ex
treme conditions.
“I have it down to where.
I can do this year round,”
Toshumba said. “Rain
doesn’t bother me, but if
there’s lightning, come
get me. ”
Toshumba has be
come such a fixture on
HoUy Grove Road over
the years that different
generations of neigh
bors recognize him mak
ing his daily run. Every
Christmas, Toshumba
can be seen jogging with
a Santa Claus hat, mak
ing him a hit with the
area children.
“The stories I hear
amaze me,” said Toshum
ba. “One gentleman came
up to me and said I re
member seeing you run
ning when I was a kid.
Now I have children of
my own and they’re ask
ing me who you are. I say
that same thing my par
ents told me, that’s the
guy that runs.”
Motorists in the area
have become accustomed
to Toshumba’s routine.
Whenever vehicles pass
by, Toshumba throws up a
hand to wave hello. He has
been offered rides home
when a sudden storm
sweeps across his route.
Despite knowing just a
few names, Toshumba is
appreciative of his neigh
bors compassion and re
spect for his devotion.
“People have pulled
up and offered me a ride
home and I’d be soaking
wet,” Toshumba said.
“They don’t care about
their car. They see me as
more important. We have
developed a nice relation
ship. Everyone is very
considerate of me run
ning.”
Tom Doyle, Thomas
ville Medical Center’s
manager of pulmonary
and cardiac rehab, said
Toshumba is a good ex
ample of what happens
when people stay active
and live a healthier life
style. Doyle said regular
exercise does the body
good in so many ways.
“The benefits of main
taining good health are
weU documented,” said
Doyle. “Exercise boosts
the immune system,
helps you sleep better
and helps prevent de
pression. Exercise also is
God’s best medicine for
diabetes, hypertension
and obesity.”
In a few short months,
Toshumba’s wife wUl
have to endure the an
nual sporting of that
trusted old suit. Jamal
may have those platform
shoes by then, complet
ing an ensemble 38 years
in the making. It’s a good
bet that suit has a few
more birthdays left in it
because Jamal doesn’t ap
pear to be slowing down.
Sta^ Writer Eliot Duke
can be reached at 888-3578,
or duke@tvilletimes.com.
MAKEOVER
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into that.”
Creasey will be watching the show’s
premiere at Tricia’s Catering in Lex
ington. Several area restaurants are
broadcasting the show and will be giv
ing a portion of any proceeds to charity
Creasey continues her chemotherapy
treatments and is due to have a scan
next week to determine how she is pro
gressing. The Creasey family is still re
ceiving positive reinforcement from the
community.
“We stiU have people leaving us good
wishes in our mailbox,” Creasey said.
“We get something at least once a week.
We live in a great community”
A behind-the-scenes look into the
show wiU start at 7 p.m. Sunday with
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition be
ginning at 8 p.m.
Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached
at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.
RATE
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rate in December at 6.2
percent with Graham
County showing the high
est at 17.6 percent.
“There haven’t been big
layoffs that I’m aware of
that would account for
the increase,” said Alan
Wagner, employment
consultant at the Lex
ington ESC office. “It’s
speculation on my part,
but [the increase] was
probably due to the holi
day season. We have seen
2,628 attached claims in
December. That usually
happens around the holi
days when employers put
their workers on short-
time.”
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