JOHNSON CITY - Mrs. Leah Miller Chapin, of Johnson City, TN passed away on May 25, 2021 at the Johnson City Medical Center at the age of 81.
Leah was born and raised in Kingsport, TN. She had a creative spirit and a love for big city living. After living in Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., West Palm Beach and Wellington, Florida she eventually made her way back to East Tennessee to retire in Johnson City, TN.
Leah graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1958 where she was a majorette. As a young adult, she had a deep love for horses and was an avid equestrian. She was a smart and driven young woman. In her early career days, she worked her way up to CEO of Adcom Paper and later made herself a successful career as a real estate agent in Johnson City, TN.
Jackson s leaders promote local artists
STAFF REPORTS
The Arts Backstage is a new invitation only event for Jackson s leaders to meet Jackson s Artists sponsored by the Jackson Arts Council. It will take place on the stage at The NED on May 11 at 5 p.m. This is a great opportunity for Jackson s leaders to connect with Jackson’s artists and become advocates for them in the community, said Ginger Williams, board member and chair of the event. One of the most common things we hear from the Jackson Arts Council is that our local artists are able to sell outside of Jackson but they struggle to sell in Jackson. We want to honor these local artists and encourage them to stay and make a living here in Jackson.
Scouts build outdoor learning area at Bishop Hogan
Chillicothe News
A new outdoor learning area was created for Bishop Hogan Memorial School by the Boy Scouts of America Scout Troop 1857. The boys and girls troops are chartered by St Columban Catholic Church with Ginger Williams as Scoutmaster for the girl troop and Todd Erwin as Scoutmaster for the boy troop. As part of leadership training recently taken by Williams, she was tasked to come up with tickets (service projects), to meet a vision for scouting. One such ticket was an outdoor learning area at Bishop Hogan. The Boys and Girls Scout Troops 1857 assisted in creating the area and building the convertible tables/benches. Every youth in the Troop participated in the project in some way. There was a total of 45 service hours given for the completion of the area, with 11 scouts finishing their Woodwork merit badge on this project. Williams planned the project and sought funding. Steve Williams taught the Scouts everythin