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By BEN FIELDS The Herald-Dispatch befields@herald-dispatch.com

HUNTINGTON — A week or two in Rawanda hanging out with some mountain goril-las at 8,000 feet above sea level, a night on Letterman, pack in a few appearances, home for three or four days, then out on the road again.

Welcome to the life of Jack Hanna.

The khaki-sporting icon of animal-lovers has been living in a whirlwind for decades, serving as direc-tor for the Columbus Zoo, shooting multiple televi-sion series and guest spots, and, for the past two years, bringing his show to theaters in college towns, all while promoting his message of conservation.

“It’s like anything, you do it for so long that it just becomes your life,” Hanna said. “May-be one day I’ll retire and say ‘I can’t believe I was swimming with killer whales.’ I’m very enthusiastic about what I do, but I do it so much that I am really used to it.”

Hanna is bringing his show to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on Monday night as part of the Marshall Artists Series. “ I just

started doing this about two years ago, and I have to say I really enjoy doing these live shows in these smaller envi-ronments,” he said. “You can really connect with people this way.”

Hanna said he’s especially exited to be in Huntington.

“You go to New York and places like that, and peo-ple have kind of seen it all before,” he said. “I love places like West Virginia, because it’s something different for a lot of people, and that makes it a lot of fun for me.”

The show will include live appearances by plenty of exotic animals, including a cheetah, the fastest living land mammal. Hanna also prom-ised two varieties of leopard, several reptiles and some birds for good measure.

The animals are used to traveling, and Columbus to Huntington is a relatively easy trip for them, Hanna said.

“With the animals, a lot of it is the same as what we have to do to go on TV,” he said. “The animals we bring are used to an audience and enjoy traveling.

“If an animal doesn’t adapt well to that type of thing, then we don’t take that ani-mal, and we never take any of our animals on more than a 12-hour drive,” he added.

In a career of displaying animals outside of their nat-ural environments, Hanna said he’s learned which are best for what type of show. Ironically, the one place Han-na is perhaps best-known for appearing is one of the harder places to work.

“David Letterman’s show is very difficult, because there’s a loud band and a late night audience, so we have to take animals that can deal with that,” he said. “Then, you go do something

like Maury Povich, and, well, you never know what you’re going to get there.”

The audience at Monday’s show will get a bit of a look into the trials and tribula-tions of taking exotic ani-mals on television. Hanna

features several clips from his television appearances during the live show, com-plete with bloopers.

“We make it a real fun experience,” he said.

Underpinning everything is the message of conser-vation, though Hanna said he’d rather that theme come

across naturally, instead of bludgeoning the audience with gloomy statistics about endangered species.

“We’ll talk about conser-vation, but not too heavily. I don’t want to keep on preach-ing pessimism,” he said. “The truth is, some of these things we’re doing are working and

a lot of these animals do have a chance. If people think that everything is going down the tubes, they’re not going to want to help out.”

Monday’s show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, and are available at www.mar-shall.edu/muartser or by calling (304) 696-6656.

Jungle Jack brings his wild pack to Huntington

Fall must be the season for antique shows in our region. The Hunting-ton Pilot club put on an exceptional show last month and more than one of us went home with a pretty or two. Ashland’s Holy Family Catholic Church hosted one in the heat of early October with good suc-cess. Both shows were worthy of our time, and we should look forward

to next year’s offerings. Antique shows are

great places to make that special find. There are vendors from outside the immediate area bring-

ing their best to tempt the public. Sometimes prices can be a bit high, but if you have found that special item you have searched high and low for, it is worth it.

If you are looking for something special, let the dealers know if you don’t see it. They may have what you are looking for in their home shop. Have business cards on hand with e-mail and phone

number so they can read-ily contact you.

Negotiation is the word of the day when dealing with antiques and collect-ibles. There are very few dealers who won’t lower their prices a bit to make a sale, especially if it’s a cash deal. Just remember not to be greedy and that this is someone’s liveli-hood.

They have worked hard to find their inventory,

clean it, store it and haul it to this location to sell. They deserve to make a profit.

The best deals are prob-ably those made on the last day of the sale, about an hour before everyone packs their goods to take home. Cash in hand is a lot easier to carry around than a 10-pound box of china. You just might hit the seller at a good time and then maybe not.

If you happened to have missed the Huntington and Ashland shows, there is another opportunity on the horizon. Greenbo Lake State Resort Park is presenting an antique show next weekend. Starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 3 and 4, the Jesse Stuart Lodge will be full of treasures from the antique world.

If you want to make a weekend of it there is

a restaurant, lodge and camp ground available. Calling ahead for reserva-tions or more information might be advisable. That number is (800) 325-0083 or (606) 473-7324. If you would rather use the Inter-net, GreenboLake@ky.gov is the address to use. Have fun.

Jean McClelland writes about antiques for The Herald-Dispatch.

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Curl up with a puzzleWith all the rain we’ve had, it’s been a perfect week to grab a spot on the couch and give your brain a workout.

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Get me to the church on timeFind out who’s gettin’ hitched, who’s celebrat-ing an anniversary or who became the proud owner of an engagement ring.

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n John Jacobs Next Generation Power Force, 7 p.m. Sunday-Mon-day, Oct. 28-29. A group of world-class athletes who have performed the world’s greatest exhibitions of power, strength, speed, inspiration and motivation. Call (304) 429-1348. Westmoreland Baptist Church, 3401 Hughes St. Huntington.n Sunday @ Two: Pirate Trea-

sure Show, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. The Tama-rack stage turns into a rollick-ing pirate ship full of swash-buckling ‘mateys’ which kids of all ages will enjoy. Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia, One Tamarack Park, Beckley. Free; tickets required.n The Fontana Trio — Strings

and Piano, Sunday, Oct. 28. A Marshall faculty group. Marshall University Campus, 3rd Avenue, Huntington.n Haunted Honky Tonk CD

Release Concert and Party, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. Features John Lilly, Ginny Hawker, Buddy Griffin, Robert Shafer and more. Call (304) 344-8565. La Belle Theater, 311 D Street, South Charleston. $5.n 7th annual Halloween Con-

cert, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, doors open at

6:30 p.m. Per-formance by the Cabell Midland’s Orchestra, Marching

Knights and the school’s

dance class. Mem-bers will be dressed in costume and will perform Halloween music. Cabell Midland High School, U.S. 60 East, Ona.n The Fontana Trio — Strings

and Piano, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. Call (740) 533-4541 or visit www.southern.ohio.edu/iron-tonarts. Mains Rotunda, Riffe Cen-ter at Ohio University Southern, 1804 Liberty Ave. Ironton. $8; $7 for seniors and students.n “Celtic Woman: A New Jour-

ney,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30. Call (304) 696-5990 or visit ticket-master.com. Big Sandy Superstore Arena, One Civic Center Plaza, Huntington.n Fontana Trio, 8 p.m. Tuesday,

Oct. 30. Marshall University Depart-ment of Music series. Call (304) 696-6417. Smith Recital Hall at Marshall University, 3rd Avenue, Huntington.n Haunted House, 7:30-11 p.m.

every day Oct. 23-31. The Haunted House will be held on 16th Street Road between Bob Evans and Cabell Huntington. A portion of the proceeds will benefit St. Jude’s. Call (304) 919-9551. Downtown Hun-tington, Huntington. $3; $2 children.

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Jack Hanna stands with a koala. He will bring his wild bunch to the Keith-Albee Perfom-ring Arts Center tomorrow night thanks to the Marshall Artists Series.

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Stephen Colbert(Grand Central, $26.99)That circle on the cover

is “The Stephen T. Colbert Award for the Literary Excel-lence,” which we assume is given to boisterous pundits who have frenetic instincts for self-promotion and try hard to be funny. But we have bad news for members of the Col-bert Nation: It doesn’t trans-late. What makes Colbert’s TV persona work is largely missing on the page. He even promises not to blame you if you “can’t tell if someone’s making a joke if you can’t see that person’s face. Big reason I don’t like books. No faces. Can’t tell when they’re being funny.” Like Jon Stewart’s “America (The Book),” which “was” funny, this was written by committee, one made up of Colbert, his producers and staff writers. Chapters include “The Media” (the good news is that “there are a few jour-nalists who aren’t registered sex offenders”), “Homosexu-als,” “Immigrants” (or “No Way, Jose”) and “Religion.” Colbert calls it My Truth, but we like truthiness better.

“After This”Alice McDermott(Dial, $14)New in paperback

is McDermott’s novel about an Irish-Catholic man and woman who marry and start a life together after World War II, eventu-ally having four children who will grapple with issues that did not exist for their par-ents. It’s a skeletal plot upon which she builds small, precise portraits of family life that resonate with under-standing and care. She’ll try your patience now and then (how many ways can she describe the wind’s effect on an outing at the beach?), but there are moments that

are rendered so well that they become keepsakes for read-ers. A lovely example: Two young brothers have a fight in their room when they’re supposed to be falling asleep. Their father intervenes, pulls

them apart, offers up a speech about

brotherly love and leaves them to mull it

over in the dark. “It’s not a per-fect book,” we

said in our review when the book was released last year, “but there are

perfect moments in it, and the world is full of novelists who

struggle to write just one.”

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Life2D The Herald-Dispatch — Huntington, WV, Sunday, October 28, 2007 Questions? Call the newsroom at (304) 526-2798 www.herald-dispatch.com

DEAR ABBY: I have enjoyed reading the occasional let-ters people write you about the acts of kindness they have experienced. I would like to share one that happened to me.

About a year ago my hus-band left me. Shortly after-ward, I learned that he had embezzled funds from work, been fired from his job, and that our home was in foreclo-sure and the utility bills had not been paid.

I had been an agoraphobic housewife for years. In a panic for funds, I held a yard sale. That weekend I met quite a few of my neighbors and, in the course of the day, we shared stories of marriages gone wrong. I received many words of encouragement, even as I watched my beloved possessions carted away for a pittance. But the most amaz-ing thing happened that day. A woman I’d never met before came back after the sale, handed me an envelope and left. Inside was $200. I cried like a baby.

Since then, I have over-come my agoraphobia, found a job and an apartment, and have begun the long process of rebuilding my life. I have no way to find that angel to thank her, but I’m hoping she reads this letter and knows that through her act of faith and love she helped me to achieve independence. You are, indeed, an angel, mys-tery woman! — MS. B. FROM HORN LAKE, MISS.

DEAR MS. B.: The kind of empathy you described is usu-ally demonstrated by someone who has experienced a similar kind of pain. Doing a good deed for someone in need can be an empowering act — not only for the receiver but also for the doer. Sometime in the

future, you will meet a person who needs a helping hand — and when you do, you’ll pass her good deed along and be a “guardian angel,” too.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 16-year-old girl from a loving family. My mom and I argue about only one thing — my hair. Mom wants me to have short hair, but I want it long. I think I am old enough to decide how I want to wear my hair.

I have tried to compromise with her about it, but she won’t listen. I take care of my hair by myself, so I don’t understand. Please help me. — CONFIDENT WITH LONG HAIR IN FREMONT, N.C.

DEAR CONFIDENT WITH LONG HAIR: At 16 you should be able to wear your hair as you wish, as long as it’s clean and neat. I wish you had told me exactly what your mother’s objection is to long hair. Could it be that she’s afraid it will be too time-con-suming to take care of?

If that’s not the problem, then it may be this argument isn’t really about hair at all.

It’s about her asserting con-trol and your deferring to her wishes. If that’s the case she’s squandering her authority — because a wise parent chooses her battles more carefully.

DEAR ABBY: With the holi-day season fast approaching, my husband and I are wonder-ing what does one give to the day-care provider who cares for our child during the work week? Should it be a monetary gift, or a personal gift for her? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. — CURI-OUS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

DEAR CURIOUS: A nice card with money is always appro-priate — and that way your day-care provider can select something she would like or perhaps needs.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pau-line Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Jeanne Phillips DEAR ABBY

Bridge winnersEasy Aces — Oct. 18: Libby

Mount, William Stockwell and Jean Ann Wylie.

Forest Hills — Oct. 19: Gayle Cox, Pixie Dillard and Jean Ann Wylie.

Foxy Ladies — Oct. 16: Flora Russell, Peggy Rober-son and Gerry Lawson.

Glenbrier — Oct. 18: Clar-issa Carson and Betty Clarke.

Good Timers — Oct. 22: Gladys Farley, Rose Martin and Jean Ann Wylie.

Huntington Duplicate — Oct. 17, open, handicap: John Cochrane and Betty Raney, Elizabeth Rice and Alice Jones, Mary Williams and Keith Craycraft; Oct. 22, morning: Irvine Parsons and Claire Lieving, Clarissa and Dick Carson, Arlene Dussinger and Joyce Beckner; afternoon:

Harry Messinger and Deanie Evans, Betty Raney and Joline Osborn, Flo Koontz and Mar-garet Stewart.

Prime Time — Oct. 16: Marion Sanson, Susie Frost and Fannie Rowsey.

Riverside — Oct. 17: Syd-ney Wilding, Gerri Randolph, Janice Aldridge and Carolyn Hazeldine.

Sur-Vivors — Oct. 12: Eileen Waters, Flo Koontz, Sydney Wilding and Helen Killeen.

Awards and achievementsLUCY E. PRICHARD AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED

The Pilot Club of Huntington presented the 2007 Lucy E. Prich-ard Award to Suzanne Ellis, at its recent Founder’s Day meeting.

The award was established in 1951, and named in honor of Prichard for her many years of service in education and to

the community. It is presented annually to a Pilot for her out-standing service to the club and to the community.

Ellis has been a Pilot mem-ber for 17 years and has served as director, president-elect and president of the local club. She has chaired numer-ous committees and served as 2007 co-chair of the club’s annual Antiques Show and Sale. She is currently co-chair of the Projects Division.

Ellis is associate pastor of Johnson Memorial United Methodist church and a mem-ber of several Boards for vari-ous service agencies.

The Pilot Club is a classified service club, with the main-focus on brain-related disorders.

HOKE RECEIVES PILOT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION SWEETHEART AWARD

The Pilot Club of Huntington

presented the Pilot Interna-tional Foundation Sweetheart Award to Maxine Hoke during its Founder’s Day meeting.

This award is presented annually to a Pilot for her contribution in service to the Foundation.

The Foundation was estab-lished in 1975, and its focus is brain-related disorders. Hoke has been a member of the Pilot Club of Huntington for 41 years. She is a past presi-dent of the local club and has served in several offices on the Executive Board, as well as chairmen of the numerous committees and divisions; and the annual Antique Show and Sale.

Hoke is a past governor of the KY-OH-WV District of Pilot International.

The Pilot Club of Hunting-ton was chartered in October 1941.

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Gamblers AnonymousGamblers Anonymous is a

fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem. Call (606) 928-9816.

Tri-State area meetings are as listed:

Monday –– 8:15 p.m., John-son Memorial Untied Method-ist Church, 513 10th Street.

Narcotics AnonymousNarcotics Anonymous is a

nonprofit fellowship of people for whom drugs have become a major problem. The groups consist of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other remain drug-free. Call (800) 766-4442 or (304) 344-4442.

Sunday — 2 p.m., Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 903 Charles St., Parkersburg, W.Va.; 7 p.m., Campus Chris-tian Center, 17th Street and 5th Avenue; 7:30 p.m., 611 Viand St., Point Pleasant, W.Va.

Monday — noon, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 541 2nd Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio; 7 p.m., Ceredo Congregational Church, U.S. 60 and 1st Street West; 8 p.m., Lick Creek Road (former welfare office), Dan-ville, W.Va.; All Saints Episco-pal Church, 4032 MacCorkle Ave., South Charleston; 7 p.m., Behavioral Health Cen-ter in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

Tuesday — noon, Central Christian Church, 1202 5th Ave., rear entrance; 7 p.m., Baptist Temple, 21st Street and 9th Avenue; 8 p.m., St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church (side entrance), 3434 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, W.Va.

Wednesday — 7 p.m.,

Sacred Heart Church, 151 Mulberry St., Pomeroy, Ohio; Amity Center, 1011 Mission Drive, Parkersburg; 7:30 p.m., St. Mathews Episco-pal Church, Norwood Road, Charleston; 8 p.m., First Baptist Church Christian Life Center, 1630 Winchester Ave., Ashland; Asbury United Meth-odist Church, Jackson and Elizabeth streets, Charleston.

Thursday — noon and 7 p.m., Central Christian Church; 7:30 p.m., 611 Viand St.; Cross Lanes United Methodist Church, 5320 Frontier Drive, Cross Lanes.

Friday — 7 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, 14th Street and Winchester Avenue, alley entrance, Ashland; St. Joseph’s Hospital, conference room 1, Parkersburg; 7:30 p.m., Parc West Treatment Center, 1420 Washington Ave., Huntington; First Chris-tian Church, Main Street, Logan, W.Va.; Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3049 Mt. Vernon Road, Hurricane; 8 p.m., Village Chapel Pres-byterian Church, 39th and Venable Avenues, Kanawha City, Charleston; 7 p.m., Cen-tral Christian Church, back entrance, 1202 5th Ave.

Saturday — 10 a.m., Central Christian Church; 1 p.m., Amity Center; 1117 Quarrier St., Charleston; 9 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Gallipolis, Ohio; 7 p.m., Behavioral Health Center in Our Lady of Belle-fonte Hospital.

Alcoholics AnonymousAlcoholics Anonymous is a

fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcohol-ism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no fees or

dues for membership. Open meetings are for any-

one interested in attending and closed meetings are for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Call (800) 333-5051.

The clubhouse is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Closed meetings are also held at the clubhouse, 301 6th Ave., at noon and 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 8 p.m. Sun-day through Friday, and 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sundays.

Anyone needing to speak with a recovering alcoholic should call (800) 333-5051. Meeting information may also be obtained from any meeting listed or the Web site at www.aawv.org.

Open and closed meetings for the Huntington area AA include:

Sunday –– 11 a.m., Path-ways Inc., 2162 Greenup Ave., Ashland; St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 161 Mulberry St., Pomeroy, Ohio (closed); Pathways Inc.; Trinity Epis-copal Church, 520 11th St., Huntington (open); Bethany House, Olive Hill, Ky; 7 p.m., St. Andrew Episcopal Church, 947 Main St., Barboursville (open); 7:30 p.m., Parc West, 318 W. 14th St.; 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Center in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

Monday –– 12:30 p.m., Pathways Inc.; 7 p.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (open); Adkins Halfway House, Ashland; 7:30 p.m., Casey Law Offices, 611 Viand St., Point Pleasant, W.Va.; 11 a.m., V.A. Medical Center (use Mental Health entrance), 1540 Spring Valley Drive (open).

Tuesday –– 6:30 p.m., Hillcrest-Bruce Mission, Ashland; 7:30 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran Church, 5700 U.S. 60 E. (closed); 8 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3000 Washington Blvd. (closed); 8 p.m., Madi-son Avenue Christian Church,

722 12th St. W.; St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 541 2nd Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio (closed); 8 p.m., St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Yates Crossing Road, Milton; Calvary Episcopal Church, Ashland; Pathways Inc.; noon, St. Apololic Life Cathedral, 305 Staunton St., Guyandotte (open), women’s meeting; 8 p.m., Behavioral Health Center in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

Wednesday –– noon, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (closed); 7:30 p.m., 611 Viand St. (closed); 8 p.m., United National Bank, U.S. 60 West, Ceredo (closed); Pathways Inc.; Bethany House; 11 a.m., V.A. Medical Center, 1540 Spring Valley Drive (open); 8 p.m., Living Waters Method-ist Church, 119 5th St., Altizer (open); 8 p.m., Behavioral Health Center in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

Thursday –– 7 p.m., St. Luke’s Catholic Church (closed); 8 p.m., Church of Christ, 21st Street and Norway Avenue (open); 8 p.m., Trin-ity Episcopal Church (open); South Point Church of Christ, 3rd and Virginia Streets, South Point, Ohio (closed); Pathways Inc.; 7:30 p.m., Parc West, 318 W. 14th St. (open)

Friday –– 2 p.m., Bethany House; 8 p.m., St. Ann’s Cath-olic Church, Ohio 7, Chesa-peake (closed); St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (open); Path-ways Inc.; Christian Community Center, Vanceburg, Ky.; 9 p.m., Bates Memorial Presbyterian Church, East Pea Ridge Road (open); 8 p.m., St. Apololic Life Cathedral, 305 Staunton St., Guyandotte (open); 8 p.m. Wayne County Catholic Church (open); Behavioral Health Cen-ter in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.

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Stephen Colbert poses dur-ing the launch party for “Ste-phen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream,” his new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor on March 5 in New York. He recently released “I Am America (And So Can You!),” which didn’t seem to capture his TV per-sonality.