February 2025 marks my seven year anniversary of writing these articles for Cleveland Country Magazine. I never know when an idea may trigger my mind to think “that would be a great subject for an article” and this month is no exception. While scrolling through social media, I came upon...Read More »
Every year I find the weeks leading up to Christmas a bittersweet time, so I decided to share my thoughts to explain why I feel this way. I find writing cathartic.
Since my grandson will be turning three years old in a few more months, Christmas is definitely “sweet” when I...Read More »
Since I’m currently not teaching line dance classes and rarely go out line dancing anymore, I realized that I needed to seek out another avenue. I decided that I yearned to go back to my roots and began looking for a tap class to join. Luckily, a former line dance...Read More »
When I was writing last month’s article, I heard the news that Kris had passed away. During the month of October, I read multiple tributes and articles posted about him. We all recall the various stories about his life; here I want to write about my memories of Kris Kristofferson.
As...Read More »
Back in February of this year, I ran into a former line dance student of mine; I originally met her when she attended my classes at a small bar in downtown Sharon, PA. I taught there from August 2011 through May 2014. During the ten years since then, I honestly...Read More »
For those of you who have faithfully read my monthly articles, first let me say thank you; second, I briefly mentioned the band Bishop Road way back in my January 2021 article. This month, I decided to expand on my history with this country band from Western PA.
Bishop Road, as...Read More »
In May, I was cast in a play titled “Airport Encounters” written by Scott Mullen and staged by the Greenville Area Community Theatre, commonly known as “GACT” (pronounced G-ACT). Their “home” is at the William A. Robinson Theater on the campus of Thiel College in Greenville, PA. During the audition,...Read More »
Some of you may remember that one year ago I took a leave of absence from teaching line dance for two reasons: to spend more time with my grandson and I needed a break from my classes. Here I am, one year later, and I decided to give you an...Read More »
We all should remember that Memorial Day is set aside to honor the soldiers who never came home. For this article, I decided to share my personal journey to keep my Uncle George’s memory alive. He died of his wounds in March 1945 while fighting as a field artilleryman in...Read More »
Throughout my years in the line dance world, I have been blessed to meet some fantastic people. Since I’m currently on a “leave of absence” from teaching while spending precious time with my grandson, I appreciate when I see someone from my past and have the time to catch up...Read More »
No matter how long you have been dancing, or what level you are, we all started as beginner line dancers. If you haven’t yet tried line dancing, this article will (hopefully) persuade you to connect with a group of line dancers. First, I must pay homage to the late...Read More »
We all heard the heartbreaking news on February 6, 2024 that Toby Keith passed away. Since then, we’ve read countless articles (including one here on CCM by Charlie) about Toby’s life, records, and career. While reading through multiple social media posts, I was inspired to write this month’s viewpoint about...Read More »
