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Tommy Van Sandt sits for a portrait while holding a photograph of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A ticket stub serves as a reminder of Elvis’ visits t the Sheffield Community Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A signed dedication from Sam Phillips to Tommy talks about the times they shared with Elvis at the Sheffield Community Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A photograph of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A TimesDaily article in 2005 features Tommy’s story of meeting Elvis while being a young teenager. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A photograph of Tommy performing at the Lion’s Den in 1961. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A TimesDaily article in 2002 talks about Tommy’s rise as a radio host and his time with Elvis. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Diane, left, and Tommy Van Sandt look over photo albums together at their home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
The record cut for Elvis Presley by Tommy. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan serves holiday meals relative to Cherokee Nation or Eastern Band. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan shows a top she made for a young boy featuring howling wolves. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan explains how different tribes have different lengths in feathers. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan explains how the symbols part of a sash are symbolic for patterns found in nature. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan works on a wooden frame where she weaves belts from yarn at her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan stands for a portrait in her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan explains how before zippers, a men’s fly was fastened by buttons. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan stands for a portrait at her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Three Sisters Mash by Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Grape Dumplings by Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Kanuchi by Anita Hornbuckle Flanagan. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Gladys Ealy Harper’s memory box. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Gladys Ealy Harper’s memory box. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard sits for a portrait at his home while holding a memory box. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard shows a woven wooden heart, crafted with thin strips of reed woven together to form a heart shape. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard shows two egg baskets he has weaved at his home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard shows a paper angel he made. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A frame serves as a home to a collage of paper snowflakes made by Glenn Rikard. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard shows his signature left on the bottom of a basket he has weaved. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Secure each side and end with butterfly clips and allow at least five minutes to dry. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard shows a memory box made from a Christmas card. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard shows Gladys Eley Harper’s signature and number left on a memory box. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Glenn Rikard works at making a memory box. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bend the card at its crease several times to easily tear it in half. Alternatively, you can cut the card along the crease to create two even pieces. The front of the card will become the box top. The back half of the card will be used for the bottom of the box. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
As the bottom of the box needs to be smaller than its top, “a sliver needs to be cut from one side and one end of the back half of your card,” Rikard said. Using your ruler, trace a line about one-sixteenth of an inch from the edge, lengthwise, along one side of the card paper. Do the same along one end, widthwise. Cut each of the two thin sections away. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Holding your card paper vertically, take your scissors and cut the two lengthwise lines up to the line drawn along the width of the page. Do the same on the other end of the page and repeat this step for the other half of your card. See the photo below for reference. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Fold each of the flaps evenly to the drawn line, then take the two long flaps on both sides of your card, fold them inwards to the line drawn along the width of the card. You should be able to tuck both of these wings into the fold along the wide end of the card, as shown below. Repeat this step for both sides and both ends of each piece of card paper. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Fold each of the flaps evenly to the drawn line, then take the two long flaps on both sides of your card, fold them inwards to the line drawn along the width of the card. You should be able to tuck both of these wings into the fold along the wide end of the card, as shown below. Repeat this step for both sides and both ends of each piece of card paper.. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
This step is optional, but makes your card box more sturdy. Unfold all of your flaps and add glue along the creases on each side and end of both pieces of card paper. Refold each flap as previously done in step 5. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Michelle Wallace, a former technology project manager, lives alone in a single-family home in Broomfield, Colorado. She describes herself as happily unpartnered. “Coupling isn’t for me,” she says. “I need my space and my privacy too much.” Instead, Wallace has cultivated relationships with several people she met through local groups for solo agers. Many have become close friends. (Michelle Wallace/TNS)
Linda Camp, a former administrator with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, has written several reports about solo agers. But she was still surprised by how much help she required this summer when she had cataract surgery on both eyes. Camp was fortunate — she has a sizable network of former co-workers, neighbors, and friends. “What I tell people when I talk about solos is that all kinds of connections have value,” she says. (Lifetouch LLC/TNS)
Gardner Stern (right) lives alone in a Chicago condominium complex. He never planned for his care needs in older age. He just figured things would work out, one way or another. Joy Loverde (left), an elder-care specialist, lives in the same building and is Stern’s “tell it like it is” friend. Loverde helped Stern decide to give up driving and persuaded him to have a walk-in shower with a bench installed in his bathroom. (Joy Loverde/TNS)
Jobie Stern, Gardner Stern’s ex-wife, lives 10 floors above him in the same condominium complex. She goes to all of his doctor appointments, takes him grocery shopping, drives him to physical therapy twice a week, and stops in every afternoon to chat for about an hour. (Judy Graham/KFF Health News/TNS)
Gardner Stern (right) lives alone in a Chicago condominium complex. He never planned for his care needs in older age. He just figured things would work out, one way or another. Joy Loverde (left), an elder-care specialist, lives in the same building and is Stern’s “tell it like it is” friend. Loverde helped Stern decide to give up driving and persuaded him to have a walk-in shower with a bench installed in his bathroom. (Joy Loverde/TNS)
Melinda Hughes and Arjen van Eijmeren, owners of the Strength Shoppe. (Marcus Ubungen/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
DeLoyce Alcorn and his trainer, Arjen van Eijmeren, at the leg press machine. (Marcus Ubungen/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
DeLoyce Alcorn, 92, is a devotee of slow motion strength training, which he’s been doing for 12 years. (Marcus Ubungen/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

From left, Brian Beck, Mary McWilliams, and Gene Cleveland look over historic photographs inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Key Club members Hayley Hall and Laura Richards help clean for Mary McWilliams inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Brian Beck, left, and Mary McWilliams show a large hutch inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
An antique chandelier hangs inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Key club members Sawyer Blankenship, left, and Brody Black help move furniture inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Gene Cleveland, Brian Beck, and Mary McWilliams stand for a portrait inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Wedding invitations addressed to Mrs. Winston. [CHELSEA RETHERFORD/TIMESDAILY]
Judith Winston. [CHELSEA RETHERFORD/TIMESDAILY]
Inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A photograph of the home in 1983 before renovations inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
The Winston home, adjoined to Deshler High, in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mary McWilliams shows an antique dish from Joy Ballance Bush inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Key club members Sawyer Blakenship, Brody Black, Hayley Hall, Addison Oden and Jillian Wheeler are shown photographs of the home from 1983 by Mary McWilliams and Brian Beck inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A plaque reads in loving memory of Betty Jane Flipper Bryson by the 1948 Deshler class inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A photograph of key club members in 1983 inside the Winston home in Tuscumbia. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stiches show on the backing of a quilt by Stacey Putnam. Putnam says the dashed lines are a sign that the quilt was stitched by hand. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stacey Putnam shows one of her quilts. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stacey Putnam was inspired to take up quilting as a way to preserve some of those memories with her grandmother/ [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stacey Putnam shows off one her applique quilts featuring pineapples and patchwork squares. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Credit to Stacey Putnam is spotted on a quilt at her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Alex, left, and Spencer Putnam wear quilts by their mother, Stacey Putnam, while playing video games. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A pineapple quilt pattern sewn by Stacey Putnam featuring Civil War reproduction fabrics. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stacey Putnam hand sews at her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stacey Putnam uses her first sewing machine at her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Stacey Putnam hand sews at her home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Liz Linebrink, left, lays out her quilt featuring a Hunter’s Star blocks design. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A detail of a quilt featuring a silhouette of a tree and a girl. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A Magic Tile quilt features oddly shaped tiles of bold fabrics separated by quilted “grouting,” which can give the final product an effect strikingly similar to stained glass. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Cathy Moor discovered the craft of hand-dying fabrics about 20 years ago and began merging the process with her quilting passion. She shows off two quilts she created using fabrics she had previously hand dyed. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A quilt features a stained glass design. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Sandy Watson shows the batting of quilting project she is working on. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Linda Sherrod shows off one of her UFOs, or unfinished objects – a stack-n-whack quilt, which involves stacking fabric layers together, cutting them all at once, and then sewing them back together in unique geometric designs. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A quilt features a quote. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Cathy Moor, Thelma Hodges, Sandy Watson, Linda Sherrod and Liz Linebrink stand for a portrait. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A quilted piece shows hardware for it to be a working clock. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Thelma Hodges shows off a Strip Quilt she constructed of fabric scraps she had left over from other various projects. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Hands show an individual quilted square for a nine patch two quilt. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mary Ott shows projects completed with seniors at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mary Ott shows a form of coneflowers she planted at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mary Ott shows a form of leopard lily she planted at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A melon planted and grown by Mary Ott at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Watson shows peanuts grown at the gardens at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [COURTESY]
A progress photo shows the gardens at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [COURTESY]
Mary Ott, left, and Dean Vickery stand together in the gardens at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [COURTESY]
Mary Ott, lower, is pictured with her senior group who aids her in the garden at Merrill Gardens at Florence. Pictured are from left: John Hambrick, Betty Chasteen, Jimmie Butts, Geoff Keener, Lucy Thomas, Virginia Wilson, Peggy Ratliff, Emma Ginther, Bob Torbert, Paul Kollfrath, and Mary Donna Ott (kneeling). [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Tomatoes planted and grown by Mary Ott at Merrill Gardens at Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A craft completed by Mary Ott that she did with seniors at Merrill Gardens in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Julia Ann Griggs, Sylvia Hinton, Mary Donna Ott, Laura Bell Brown, Jessie Jordon stand next to the original beds at Merrill Gardens. [COURTESY PHOTO]
Hawaiian Luau at The Renaissance Senior Living, pictured from left – Gloria Smith, Betty Parker, Betty Chasteen and Louise McCoy. [COURTESY]

Attendees take instruction as Bill Strong, left, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong, right, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong, foreground, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong, left, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong makes a Tang Soo Do move at Family Fitness. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong, center, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong poses inside Family Fitness. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong makes a Tang Soo Do move at Family Fitness. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong makes a Tang Soo Do move at Family Fitness. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Bill Strong makes a Tang Soo Do move at Family Fitness. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Skip Cleland calls for a square of dancers at The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Skip Cleland sits at the The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Hands meet together as Skip Cleland, not pictured, calls for a square of dancers at The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Skip Cleland stands at the The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Skip Cleland calls for a square of dancers at The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Skip Cleland encourages a couple as he calls for a square of dancers at The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
WebMD says eating a balanced diet is one of the ways to improve low energy levels, and that balanced diet should include certain foods that are natural energy boosters. [METROCREATIVE]
Golf carts are gaining popularity in various communities. Prospective buyers should do some research before investing in such vehicles.
Golf carts are turning up well outside of golf courses, making them a go-to second vehicle for people in various communities. Accessorizing a golf cart can improve the driving experience.
Dancers meet their hands in a. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Laura, left, and Radell Key dance with others in a square. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Laura Key, center, talks with others while taking a break. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Laura, left, and Radell Key dance with others in a square. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Radell Key, center, extends to dance with others in a square. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Laura Key extends to dance with others in a square at The Club Florence Senior Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Laura, left, and Radell Key dance with others in a square. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Laura, left, and Radell Key dance. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
George Makowski, right, joins in on a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
George Makowski, second from right, joins others in a stretch at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Hands curl into pattern as Bill Strong, not pictured, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Heels raise for a stretch as Dennis Balch, not pictured, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Derryl Banning, left, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Attendees follow along as Dennis Balch, not pictured, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Hands pump as Dennis Balch, not pictured, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Dennis Balch, right, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Derryl Banning leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Dennis Balch leads a class with a blood pressure stimulation exercise outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Dennis Balch leads a class with a blood pressure stimulation exercise outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Dennis Balch, center, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Dennis Balch, left, leads a class outside of the UNA East Campus. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Dennis Baulch, right, leads a class at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]

Pam Kirkland leads an aerobics class inside Broadway Recreation Center, Monday, May 6. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Pam Kirkland leads an aerobics class inside Broadway Recreation Center, Monday, May 6. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Pam Kirkland poses for a portrait inside Broadway Recreation Center, Monday, May 6. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Beckett and Ellen Thorn, Pam Kirkland, Casey Thorn and Atlas pose together during a hiking adventure. [COURTESY]
Pam Kirkland leads an aerobics class inside Broadway Recreation Center, Monday, May 6. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Pam Kirkland reacts while leading an aerobics class inside Broadway Recreation Center, Monday, May 6. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Randy, left, and Sharon Hollander stand for a portrait at Wildwood Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Kayakers pose with their kayaks at Wildwood Park. [COURTESY]
Randy, left, and Sharon Hollander during a previous dancing event. [COURTESY]
From left, Randy Hollander, Trey xxx, Sharon Hollander and Fran Davis look over a map before kayaking at Wildwood Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Scenes from a previous dancing event at The Club. [COURTESY]
Trey xxxx, left, and Randy Hollander load kayaks before a trip to Wildwood Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Sharon Hollander during a previous trip. [COURTESY]
Pam Swinea with her kayak. [COURTESY]
Kayakers on Cox Creek during a previous trip. [COURTESY]
Fran Davis and family during a kayaking trip. [COURTESY]
Fran Davis’ family. [COURTESY]
Fran Davis’ Jeep outside The Club. [COURTESY]
Fran Davis holds her dog, Dixie, as she stands for a portrait outside The Club. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Fran Davis, left, looks to her dog, Dixie, while working inside The Club. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Fran Davis, left, and Trey xxxx stand for a portrait at Wildwood Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Fran Davis and family. [COURTESY]
Joe and Michelle Dailey stand for a portrait inside American Legion Florence-Lauderdale Post 11. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Michelle Dailey, left, helps a veteran with their benefits inside American Legion Florence-Lauderdale Post 11. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Michelle, left, and Joe Dailey stretch before walking together at Deibert Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Joe, left, and Michelle Dailey walk together at Deibert Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Trophies awarded to Michelle Dailey for her role as historian inside American Legion Florence-Lauderdale Post 11. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Joe Dailey works to weed eat and cut grass outside of the American Legion Florence-Lauderdale Post 11. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mary Day Smith, left, and Michelle Dailey look over one of Michelle’s completed scrapbook inside American Legion Florence-Lauderdale Post 11. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A grab bar next to the bathtub is shown in the recently remodeled home of Gene and Sallie Carr on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C. An increasing number of Americans in their late 50s and older are staying in their houses, some by choice, others because they're locked into low mortgage rates that are too low to give up. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Gene and Sallie Carr pose for a picture in their recently remodeled home on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C. An increasing number of Americans in their late 50s and older are staying in their houses, some by choice, others because they're locked into low mortgage rates that are too low to give up. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Gene and Sallie Carr pose for a picture in their recently remodeled home on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C. An increasing number of Americans in their late 50s and older are staying in their houses, some by choice, others because they're locked into low mortgage rates that are too low to give up. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Gene and Sallie Carr pose for a picture in their recently remodeled home on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C. An increasing number of Americans in their late 50s and older are staying in their houses, some by choice, others because they're locked into low mortgage rates that are too low to give up. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Portrait of a Senior Woman in a Study
Stress is a physical and psychological reaction to a demand and prompts a cascade of reactions within the mind and body. (Antonio Guillem/Dreamstime/TNS)

Aging gradually alters people over decades, a long period shaped by individuals’ economic and social circumstances, their behaviors, their neighborhoods and other factors. (Hye Jin Kang/Dreamstime/TNS)
Johnny and Mary on their first date at Faith Church, where they attend and are both involved in the Classics Group for people over 55. [COURTESY]
Steve Price sits inside his office at Shoals Theatre. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Bill Cochran, Steve Price, Ed Foust, Steve Harrison and Bart Kirchler converse outside of the Shoals Theatre for their coffee group. [COURTESY]
Old signage hangs inside Shoals Theatre. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Price, left, observes as the offensive and defensive line of the UNA football team carry in a 32-foot long project screen into the Shoals Theater in Florence, Monday, July 22, 2022. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A Dylan poster from his Greatest Hits Album inside Shoals Theatre. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
An acoustic guitar signed by artists who have played a show inside Shoals Theatre. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A signed Mac McAnally poster from the first show Steve Price worked inside Shoals Theatre. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A Grateful Dead themed art-piece inside Shoals Theatre. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Jerry Phillips. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Jerry, left, and Halley Phillips. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Halley Phillips. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Photos of Elvis and other recording artists line the walls above guitars used during recordings at Sun Studios. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis, Tenn. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Jerry, left, and Halley Phillips outside of Sun Studios in Memphis, Tenn. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis, Tenn. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tenn. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tenn. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Jerry Phillips stands in the doorway of his father Sam’s office. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Guitars used during recordings at Sun Records. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Elvis Presley during a recording session at Sun Studios. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Photos of some of the performers who recorded at Sun, [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Halley, left, and Jerry Phillips hold Sam Phillips’ degree. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Jerry, left, and Halley Phillips outside of Sun Studio in Memphis, Tenn. [COURTESY OF HOUSTON COFIELD]
Retirement catchup
Duane Lance Filer, 71, writes notes for a possible subject of a new book at the desk where he has written nine novels in the "Fffunk Lab" at his home in Carson on Nov. 2, 2023. After retiring from the State of California Public Utilities Commission in 2013, Filer decided to start writing books. He's currently finishing his tenth book. His first book is, "The Baby Boomers First-Hand, First-Year Guide to Retirement - 365 Days of Bliss (????!!!) or Diss (not???!!!)." His work is inspired by his family, his imagination and the music of Funk that fuels his creativity. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Mary and Johnny Smith on another trip with the Faith Church Classics Group. [COURTESY]
Johnny and Mary Smith visit the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky, with their Faith Church Classics Group. [COURTESY]
Mary Calvert Smith, left, and Johnny Smith during their wedding. [COURTESY]
Newlyweds Mary Calvert Smith, left, and Johnny Smith walk together in their neighborhood. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Johnny and Mary Smith take a selfie while on their honeymoon in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. [COURTESY]
Newlyweds Johnny and Mary Smith stand in their home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]

Steve Herring, Head Strength & Conditioning Coordinator, directs players as UNA football holds practice at Tom Brady Stadium in Florence in 2021. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Herring, strength and conditioning coach, left, works with Eli Cazola as UNA football conducts practice in 2022. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Herring spots for another inside UNA’s weight room, Tuesday, Oct. 31. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Herring works out inside UNA’s weight room, Tuesday, Oct. 31. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Herring sits inside UNA’s weight room. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Herring, strength coach, right, spots Eli Cazola as he lifts weights during a conditioning period at the University of North Alabama, Thursday, July 8, 2021. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Steve Herring sits inside UNA’s weight room. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel stands for a portrait by his truck, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ and Nicole Creel during the 2022 Florence Christmas Parade. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Various publications and editorials that Russ Creel has been featured in, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Among sand and beach balls, Santa Claus, also known as Russ Creel, reads ‘Santa's Eleven Months Off’ to children at the Muscle Shoals Public Library, Wednesday, July 12. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel shows his magic book that changes to pictures and fonts as he flips through it, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel’s car tag on his truck, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel stands for a portrait by his truck, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel shows his custom made belt buckle inside his home, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A plate for Santa is decorated with daily vitamins meant for Russ Creel, Tuesday, Oct. 31. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel dishes out his daily vitamins, Tuesday, Oct. 31. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel stands on a bathroom scale, Tuesday, Oct. 31. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Nicole Creel stands for a portrait next to Russ’ truck, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Russ Creel, left, is helped by his wife, Nicole, Thursday, Oct. 26. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Joey Krieger stands for a portrait with one of his Christmas trees, Monday, Oct. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Joey Krieger works to rearrange branches to a tree of his at his home, Monday, Oct. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A Christmas tree uses cotton to portray snow, Monday, Oct. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Joey Krieger works to rearrange branches to a tree of his at his home, Monday, Oct. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Alabama fan signage on a Christmas tree, Monday, Oct. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]

David and Cindy Hall gather for a portrait inside their home in Greenhill. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Jim “BUBBA” and Darlene Lewis, Tommy and Roxanne Saffles, Cindy and David Hall, and Carol and Jim Whitlock gather for a picture during their travels. [COURTESY]
Cindy and David Hall during their travels. [COURTESY]
The Halls show their sweet side with Alabama-themed candies. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
The Halls show their fandom with this Alabama-themed Crock Pot. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Foreground right, David and Cindy Hall gather for a picture with their tailgating group during their travels. [COURTESY]
David and Cindy Hall discuss a play featured in a painting hanging in their home in Greenhill. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Teacher David Williams instructs his students about primitive arrows while they watch “Dances with Wolves” at Mars Hill Bible School in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
David Williams sits in his classroom. [DAN BUSY/TIMESDAILY]
David Williams instructs his class they may ask for one to three cookies as he conducts his first day of class tradition with Oreo orientation. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Students applaud Teacher David Williams as he remarks about celebrating fifty years at Mars Hill. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A quote, “excellent results require extra effort” reads above David Williams’ head as he conducts his first day of class tradition with Oreo orientation at Mars Hill Bible School. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Jamie Lynch has her photo made in a cornfield during their travels. [COURTESY]
Jamie Lynch, left, and Gil Self ride together at McFarland Park, Wednesday. Aug. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Gil Self reads on his phone after he and Jamie Lynch found shade for a break during their travels. [COURTESY]
Gil Self, left, and Jamie Lynch pose for a selfie in Machens, Mo. [COURTESY]
Jamie Lynch and Gil Self’s bikes with the marker for Katy Trail State Park. [COURTESY]
Gil Self playfully ‘reads’ from Abraham Lincoln’s materials in Vandalia, Ill. [COURTESY]
Jamie Lynch poses with the world’s largest number 2 pencil in Casey, Ill. [COURTESY]
Gil Self poses with the world’s largest mouse trap in Casey, Ill. [COURTESY]
Jamie Lynch, left, and Gil Self cycle together off Gunwaleford Road, Wednesday. Aug. 30. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Lorraine Mills, Robert Robinson and Connie Lard gather at the Help Center in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Robert Robinson, right, loads newly donated food into the freezer. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Connie Lard, left, and Lorraine Mills work the front building to help. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Connie Lard, left, and Lorraine Mills talk with a patron as they work the front building. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Robert Robinson works to unload a new donation of food at the Help Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Connie Lard, background, talks with a patron as she works the front building. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Robert Robinson prepares to load a new donation of food into the freezer at the Help Center. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]

From left, Richard Pflueger, Don McNutt, Jan Pflueger and Linda Orr bump paddles at the conclusion of their match at Gattman Park in Muscle Shoals. It is common sportsmanship to bump paddles at the end of a pickleball match. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Jan Pflueger replies back to a hit. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Richard Pflueger returns a hit as he plays a friendly match with friends at Gattman Park in Muscle Shoals. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Richard Pflueger replies back to a hit. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Richard Pflueger, Don McNutt, Jan Pflueger and Linda Orr bump paddles at the conclusion of their match at Gattman Park in Muscle Shoals. It is common sportsmanship to bump paddles at the end of a pickleball match. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Leawaiia Little, foreground, stands with her reunion group at McFarland Park. Pictured behind, from left, Charles Betts, Claudia Smith, Edwin Carter, Bullard Ricks, Paulette Mullins, Victor McCray, Edgar Abernathy, Paula Malone and Bobby Harris. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Paula Malone asks what the theme is as the group makes plans for a future parade. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Pamala Thompson, left, and Leawaiia Little converse. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
From left, Victor McCray, Edgar Abernathy, and Bobby Harris converse together as their group meets. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Paulette Mullins, left, and Claudia Smith converse together as their group meets at McFarland Park. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Leawaiia Little, foreground, stands with her reunion group at McFarland Park. Pictured behind, from left, Charles Betts, Claudia Smith, Edwin Carter, Bullard Ricks, Paulette Mullins, Victor McCray, Edgar Abernathy, Paula Malone and Bobby Harris. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Woodworker Charles Old stands for a portrait among his creations inside his work shop in Killen. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Charles Old uses a meter to read the moisture to one of his completed boards. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A custom mark is shown burned into a board. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Charles Old shows his stamp used to burn his name into his. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Projects by Charles Old serve as a centerpiece to their dinner table. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Camilla and Charles Old stand inside their home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Woodworker Charles Old stands for a portrait among his creations inside his work shop in Killen. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Various projects and boards completed by Woodworker Charles Old hang inside his home. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Woodworker Charles Old makes a cut inside his work shop. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]

Mickey Haddock and wife, Linda, discuss an upcoming trip inside their motorhome in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Linda and Mickey Haddock visiting one of their favorite places — Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. [COURTESY PHOTO]
Toys For Tots coordinator Curtis Griffith, left, hands toys and a bicycle to Veteran Mike Machtolff as the Toys for Tots program distributes in Sheffield, Monday, Dec. 19, 2021. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Curtis Griffith tends to his one of his horses at his home in Cloverdale, Thursday, April 13, in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A cutout of the late Cpl. Matthew Conley of Green Hill, who died while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, sits at the bar, Wednesday, April 14, inside the Marine Corps League Conley Detachment #1477 in Sheffield. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A memorial for the late Cpl. Matthew Conley of Green Hill, who died while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, Wednesday, April 14, inside the Marine Corps League Conley Detachment #1477 in Sheffield. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Curtis Griffith sits for a portrait, Wednesday, April 14, inside the Marine Corps League Conley Detachment #1477 in Sheffield. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Curtis Griffin points to a memorial for Dan Copeland, a former commandant of a neighboring detachment in Decatur, Wednesday, April 14, inside the Marine Corps League Conley Detachment #1477 in Sheffield. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Lori White grades papers inside her classroom at Rogers High School. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Lori White talks with her husband, Coach James White, in the hallway at Rogers High School. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Lori White interacts with students in her Algebra II class at Rogers High School. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Coach James White, left, enjoys lunch with his wife, Lori White at Rogers High. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Lori White works through a problem in her Algebra II class at Rogers High School. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Lori White sits in a student desk inside her classroom at Rogers High School. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
One of the perks of getting older is the chance to save money on travel-related services. [METROCREATIVE]
Active seniors can embrace long, warm summer days to enjoy plenty of time away from home. [METROCREATIVE]
Seniors rediscovering the joy of traveling can take various measures to make their trips more safe. [METROCREATIVE]
Belinda Lokey, left, and Theresa Kanka, founding Queen of the Flamboyant Foxxy Ladies chapter of the Red Hat Society. [COURTESY PHOTO]
Sylvia Brown of the Birmingham chapter, left, chats with Teresa Peck during a past Red Hat Society event. [COURTESY PHOTO]
Madam Sew Sew Belinda Lokey is queen of the Flamboyant Foxxy Ladies chapter of the Red Hat Society. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Pre-workout steps can keep seniors safe and reduce injury risk from exercise. [METROCREATIVE]
Walking, cycling and hiking offer a great reason to get out of the house and reap the health-related benefits of spending time outside. [METROCREATIVE]
Linda and Mickey Haddock at the beach in Sanibal Island in Florida. [COURTESY]
Mickey and Linda Haddock in St. Augustine, Florida during their first trip in their RV. [COURTESY]
Mickey Haddock sits in the driver’s seat of his motorhome. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
A key holder in the shape of Alabama hangs inside Mickey and Linda Haddock’s motorhome. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mickey Haddock and wife, Linda, discuss an upcoming trip inside their motorhome in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]
Mickey Haddock and wife, Linda, discuss an upcoming trip inside their motorhome in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]

Bryan Hamilton credits his father-in-law, Lowell Armstrong, with teaching him the basics on car repair work.
Bryan Hamilton looks over a gas cap on his Chevrolet Corvette L82.
Bryan Hamilton’s favorite car, a red 1973 convertible Mustang, sits inside his personal garage in Florence.
Bryan Hamilton and his wife, Brenda, sit inside Hamilton’s 1966 Ford Mustang.