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3 days ago
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Thursdays: Stone Soup dinners in Carthage June & July
Village Ecumenical Ministries in Carthage holds free weekly Stone Soup dinners on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. Some churches will be pick-up only. Below is the schedule and menu for the dinners. All orders must be reserved in advance. To order your meal call the church that is hosting the dinner and leave a message that includes: Your Name; Phone Number; and Number Of Meals Needed. Orders must be placed the Saturday or Sunday prior to 8 p.m. on the weekend before the dinner. The church you call to order is where you pick up. VEM stated that donations would be greatly appreciated. Day Dinner Location Reservation June 5 Scalloped Potatoes and ham. United Community Church 315-493-2329 June 12 Hotdogs and sides Nazarene Church 315-493-2792 June 19 Hotdogs and salads Grace and Truth Community Church 315-493-2076 June 26 Cancelled due to St. James Fair July 3 Ziti with sausage and tossed salad Calvary Assembly of God 315-771-6341 July 10 Sloppy Joes and coleslaw United Methodist Church 315-767-2193 July 17 Hotdogs and salads St. James Church 315-493-0169 July 24 Pasta salad Friends of VEM at the Church of the Nazarene 315-408-5354 July 31 Hotdogs and salads The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 315-408- 9848 VEM would like to remind everyone that all workers are volunteers and have the right to refuse service; rudeness to the volunteers is unacceptable. If you have a complaint, you are asked to contact 315-408-5354; do not complain to the volunteers Look on the VEM Facebook page for updates. VEM says that if there is a cancellation, they will call the individuals who reserved a meal. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Dolly Parton's Original Resort Marks Its 10th Anniversary This Summer
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., May 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On a warm summer day back in 2015, Dolly Parton realized a dream that had been 30 years in the making. Since she welcomed the first guests to her eponymous theme park, Dollywood, in May 1986, Dolly had also hoped to create a hotel where those guests could extend their families' vacation time together. On July 27, 2015, the doors of Dollywood's DreamMore Resort and Spa opened to the public … and the 300-room resort has been going strong ever since. So strong, in fact, that a second hotel, Dollywood's HeartSong Lodge & Resort, opened two years ago, confirming that Dollywood is a destination of its own within the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. "Destination Dollywood" has a lot to celebrate this year, with the theme park's 40th anniversary season having launched in March and Dollywood's Splash Country water park opening for its 25th anniversary season on May 10. Each year the parks welcome millions of guests, many of whom opt to stay at Dolly's original resort, which echoes the park's famous philosophy on guest service. Around here, hosts (what Dollywood calls its employees) care enough to treat guests like family and extend heartfelt hospitality at every turn. People feel like they're part of the Dollywood family as soon as they arrive, as hosts hand them a glass of the resort's signature pink lemonade and encourage them to settle into one of the dozens of rocking chairs that line the exterior porches. Guest rooms encourage family and multi-generational travel, offering an array of bed arrangements so kids, parents and grandparents can enjoy vacations together. "Camp DW" provides recreational opportunities designed with the whole family in mind. It's not a drop-off-the-kids sort of program, but instead provides crafts, music, story times and other activities that encourage families to spend their time with each other in fun and meaningful ways. Even the resort's full-service restaurant, Song & Hearth: A Southern Eatery, gets in on the theme. On several nights each week it serves family-style meals, with heaping platters of Southern classics like fried chicken and pot roast and biscuits getting passed around the table. A menu staple is Stone Soup, a recipe that was adapted from a story Dolly shares about how her mother, Avie Lee Owens Parton, showed her big family lots of love in a simple meal. The name of the resort – DreamMore – was inspired by a speech Dolly made to the University of Tennessee's graduating class in 2009. In it, she encouraged her audience to "Dream more. Learn more. Care more. Be more." Those same words can be found at the base of the DreamMore Fountain that greets guests as they arrive at the resort. More words of wisdom, which are affectionately dubbed "Dolly-isms," can be found on posters in all the elevator landings. Guests find it hard to get off to a bad start or end a day on a sour note when "Dreams are of no value if they're not equipped with wings" are among the first and last words their brains process. Speaking of wings … guests can find artistic evidence of Dolly's favorite animal, the butterfly, all around the resort, from giant sculptures perched on the building's exterior and specially shaped benches in the gardens outside to images of the beautiful insects stitched into carpets or perched on the signs that mark each room number in guest hallways. There are plenty of other tributes to Dolly throughout the resort, as well. Some of her instruments – an autoharp, banjo, dulcimer and guitar – can be found on the walls of the lobby-level living room. One level down is a corridor filled with her album covers … and there's room for more, since Dolly shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to "songtelling." In fact, she even wrote a song especially for the resort's opening in 2015 and tucked it into a "Dream Box" time capsule that's on display in the hotel's lower lobby. Nobody except Dolly has seen this song, which will be revealed on her 100th birthday in 2046. There's even a Dolly Parton Suite, which features bold tones of purple and pink, a huge closet, and a one-of-a-kind bathroom that makes guests never want to leave. The resort's spa is similarly glamorous and sparkly, the perfect place to unwind and be pampered. Like Dolly, the resort has collected an array of awards. It's consistently recognized among the best theme park hotels in the country, achieving these honors because all around DreamMore, as guests enjoy stunning views of the same mountains that have always inspired Dolly, they can reconnect with loved ones in a comfortable, homey and stress-free environment that truly embodies Southern hospitality. The entire resort underwent a refresh a few months ago to prepare for its 10th anniversary, and it's ready for its moment in the spotlight. Guests who stay at either of Dolly's resorts enjoy a variety of perks, including free shuttle service to the park, early entry and the best price on tickets. To check availability and explore the array of offers and packages, please look here. View source version on Contacts Pete Owens: Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, (865) 428-9486, (865) 755-7972 or powens@ Wes Ramey: Public Relations Director, (865) 428-9484, (865) 640-3805 or wramey@ Ellen Liston: Public Relations Manager, (865) 428-9629, (865) 919-7001 or eliston@ Jennifer Webb: Sr. Publicist, (865) 428-9602, (865) 323-7584 or jwebb@ For B-roll, photography and more information, visit the Dollywood Media Room at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Dolly Parton's Original Resort Marks Its 10 th Anniversary This Summer
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On a warm summer day back in 2015, Dolly Parton realized a dream that had been 30 years in the making. Since she welcomed the first guests to her eponymous theme park, Dollywood, in May 1986, Dolly had also hoped to create a hotel where those guests could extend their families' vacation time together. On July 27, 2015, the doors of Dollywood's DreamMore Resort and Spa opened to the public … and the 300-room resort has been going strong ever since. So strong, in fact, that a second hotel, Dollywood's HeartSong Lodge & Resort, opened two years ago, confirming that Dollywood is a destination of its own within the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. 'Destination Dollywood' has a lot to celebrate this year, with the theme park's 40 th anniversary season having launched in March and Dollywood's Splash Country water park opening for its 25 th anniversary season on May 10. Each year the parks welcome millions of guests, many of whom opt to stay at Dolly's original resort, which echoes the park's famous philosophy on guest service. Around here, hosts (what Dollywood calls its employees) care enough to treat guests like family and extend heartfelt hospitality at every turn. People feel like they're part of the Dollywood family as soon as they arrive, as hosts hand them a glass of the resort's signature pink lemonade and encourage them to settle into one of the dozens of rocking chairs that line the exterior porches. Guest rooms encourage family and multi-generational travel, offering an array of bed arrangements so kids, parents and grandparents can enjoy vacations together. ' Camp DW ' provides recreational opportunities designed with the whole family in mind. It's not a drop-off-the-kids sort of program, but instead provides crafts, music, story times and other activities that encourage families to spend their time with each other in fun and meaningful ways. Even the resort's full-service restaurant, Song & Hearth: A Southern Eatery, gets in on the theme. On several nights each week it serves family-style meals, with heaping platters of Southern classics like fried chicken and pot roast and biscuits getting passed around the table. A menu staple is Stone Soup, a recipe that was adapted from a story Dolly shares about how her mother, Avie Lee Owens Parton, showed her big family lots of love in a simple meal. The name of the resort – DreamMore – was inspired by a speech Dolly made to the University of Tennessee's graduating class in 2009. In it, she encouraged her audience to 'Dream more. Learn more. Care more. Be more.' Those same words can be found at the base of the DreamMore Fountain that greets guests as they arrive at the resort. More words of wisdom, which are affectionately dubbed 'Dolly-isms,' can be found on posters in all the elevator landings. Guests find it hard to get off to a bad start or end a day on a sour note when 'Dreams are of no value if they're not equipped with wings' are among the first and last words their brains process. Speaking of wings … guests can find artistic evidence of Dolly's favorite animal, the butterfly, all around the resort, from giant sculptures perched on the building's exterior and specially shaped benches in the gardens outside to images of the beautiful insects stitched into carpets or perched on the signs that mark each room number in guest hallways. There are plenty of other tributes to Dolly throughout the resort, as well. Some of her instruments – an autoharp, banjo, dulcimer and guitar – can be found on the walls of the lobby-level living room. One level down is a corridor filled with her album covers … and there's room for more, since Dolly shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to 'songtelling.' In fact, she even wrote a song especially for the resort's opening in 2015 and tucked it into a 'Dream Box' time capsule that's on display in the hotel's lower lobby. Nobody except Dolly has seen this song, which will be revealed on her 100 th birthday in 2046. There's even a Dolly Parton Suite, which features bold tones of purple and pink, a huge closet, and a one-of-a-kind bathroom that makes guests never want to leave. The resort's spa is similarly glamorous and sparkly, the perfect place to unwind and be pampered. Like Dolly, the resort has collected an array of awards. It's consistently recognized among the best theme park hotels in the country, achieving these honors because all around DreamMore, as guests enjoy stunning views of the same mountains that have always inspired Dolly, they can reconnect with loved ones in a comfortable, homey and stress-free environment that truly embodies Southern hospitality. The entire resort underwent a refresh a few months ago to prepare for its 10 th anniversary, and it's ready for its moment in the spotlight. Guests who stay at either of Dolly's resorts enjoy a variety of perks, including free shuttle service to the park, early entry and the best price on tickets. To check availability and explore the array of offers and packages, please look here.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Community Table event brings Elkins community members together to break bread
ELKINS, (WBOY) — Beander's Restaurant and Tavern hosted a Community Table event in Elkins Wednesday evening, inviting residents to come together and share a meal with fellow community members. Inspired by the classic folktale Stone Soup, the evening was all about bringing folks from every corner of the community together to share not only soup and bread, but laughter, stories, and maybe even a few new friendships. One long communal table stretched along Davis Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets, allowing community members to connect with one another while enjoying their soups and bread. 'I think everybody has had some hard times lately. We are all feeling financial strain and so for them to come out just shows their generosity and their big heart. But also, for the community, come and just be able to enjoy a free night on the town. So, I think that we just need to come together, we need to forget about all the differences that we're feeling, and every now and then we just need to celebrate being good neighbors and good friends,' the General Manager of Beander's Restaurant and Tavern, Desire Watson, said. Hero's Haven Child Advocacy Center receives more than $100,000 donation More than 20 businesses partnered with the event as a way to give back and show their support to the members of the community. 'In the story Stone Soup, the soldiers are cold, and they don't have anything to eat. They are literally making soup out of stones, and then somebody gives them a carrot, and somebody gives them an onion, and somebody gives them a stalk of celery. And the next thing you know they have a huge pot of soup. And it's so big that it will feed the whole town. So, then they offer it back to the town,' Watson added. Watson also said that the community members spend their hard-earned dollars at the local businesses, and this event provides an outlet for the local businesses to say thank you. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
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March 6: Lowville United Methodist Church Stone Soup Dinner
The Lowville United Methodist Church will host a free Stone Soup Dinner on Thursday, March 6 at the church located at 7618 North State Street. The meal is served drive-thru and will begin at 5 p.m. with a dinner comprised of chili, coleslaw, corn bread and a dessert. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
