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01-31-12 Chastain's Restaurant Owner Dies at 71 (Orlando Sentinel) Early Monday, as the sun rose over the Butler Chain of Lakes, Chastain died at his Windermere home, surrounded by his family. "It was so peaceful," said his daughter, Amanda Chastain Gufford. "We read the 103rd Psalm to him from the Bible." Chastain died after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. For decades Chastain managed his family's restaurant near Colonial Drive when it was a gathering place for locals and tourists alike. The Southern-style cooking and family-friendly atmosphere attracted locals who wanted to "table hop" and tourists staying at the Wigwam Village Motel while visiting Gatorland. The restaurant was in a prime location when U.S. Highway 441 was the main road through Orlando. Full Story Back to Top
01-30-12 Elderly Jan Chastain Cooks Daily for Occupy Washington Protesters (Inter Press Service) The protesters were composed mostly of young people and college students, some older individuals, a few hippies and a handful of homeless people. Protesters like Boccella, a nurse, made sure the occupiers had their basic first aid needs met while advocating for healthcare for all. Some others, like the elderly Jan Chastain who sat knitting near the library tent, came to the site everyday to cook meals and give her support for the political causes. "People have said that they can't describe the occupy movement with one word. I think there is a word to describe it: Justice," Chastain told IPS. Full Story Back to Top
01-29-12 Jessica Chastain Hired as Senior Vice President (Tulsa World) F&M Bank and Trust Co. hired Jessica Chastain as senior vice president and senior product manager of treasury services. Rhonda Mathis and Peggy Linstromberg, Jennifer Garroutte and Sherry Dawson were promoted to banking officers and banking center assistant managers. Linzen Garcia was promoted to banking officer and credit analytics manager. Full Story Back to Top
01-28-12 Ann Margaret Chastain Promotes European Sister City (Anderson Independent Mail) Since 1992…more than 500 high-school students, government officials and business leaders have traveled between Pendleton and Stornoway, a city of 6,000 on a wind-swept island of peat bogs and soaring peaks off the northwest coast of Scotland…Pendleton High social studies teacher Ann Margaret Chastain has told her students in the past to never let finances stand in the way. But fundraisers and part-time jobs that once opened the way for anyone are no longer enough, she said. "The airline ticket this time itself was more than the entire trip has been before," Chastain said…Pendleton High's Chastain, who took her first students to Stornoway 15 years ago, said her counterparts from the Nicolson Institute were struck by the bigger cars and roads in America. The students she took to Stornoway in November were struck by the three-hour ferry ride across the "Minch," the stretch of ocean between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides Islands, where Stornoway is located. Full Story Back to Top
01-26-12 Tony Shasteen Works on Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Liberty Design (ComicsAlliance) The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund began its 2012 membership drive, in earnest today, offering various rewards and incentives to those who pledge support the free speech non-profit dedicated to protecting the comic book industry from censorship. The initiative is led by a new membership card illustrated by ComicsAlliance favorite Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman), who casts the CBLDF's Liberty mascot in an image that recalls the beautifully designed and inspirational Works Progress Administration Posters of the 1930s…The CBLDF's 2012 membership drive was developed by Alex Cox, who created the initial Liberty design before passing it on to artist Tony Shasteen, whose vision was further refined by Chiang for the striking membership card illustration. Full Story and Artwork Back to Top
01-25-12 Donnie Chesteen Hired as Head Coach (The Enterprise Ledger) Chesteen was hired as head football coach and athletic director at Geneva High School Monday night by the Geneva City School Board, announced Geneva Superintendent Ricky Bennett. Chesteen, who was head coach at Samson the last two years, replaces Jeff Williams, who resigned in November after five seasons as head coach. Chesteen is no stranger to the Geneva program. He was an assistant coach there in 1975-76, a head coach of the Panthers from 1981-87 and an assistant in 2009…Chesteen was also a head football coach at Geneva County, his alma mater, from 1977-80. He dropped out of coaching in 1987 and was in pharmaceutical sales for 22 years before returning as an assistant coach in 2009 at Geneva. He then had an itch to be a head coach and fulfilled that at Samson…Overall, Chesteen has 13 years of head coaching experience with an 86-55 record. Full Story Back to Top
01-24-12 Louise Chastain Endows Scholarship Fund (WALB-TV) Louise Chastain made her mark in the area of social work as one of the first social workers in Georgia. Her career began in 1933. When welfare was established in every Georgia county in 1937, she was named the first director of public welfare in Thomas County. It was a position she held for the next 30 years. Even after retirement, Chastain continued to support the profession over the years by financially assisting the Division of Social Work at Thomas University…When she died in October 2010, Chastain left an endowment of more than $200,000 to fund scholarships for social work students at Thomas University…The first scholarships funded by the Louise Chastain Social Work Scholars Endowment will be awarded in the fall of 2012. Full Story Back to Top
01-22-12 Blind Faith: Movie Based on Blind Football Player Mike Chastain (First Coast News) 'Blind Faith'…is the story of Mike Chastain who had completely lost his vision, through an accident and a disease, when he decided to play high school football, and he did. "I happen to be at the right place at the right time, that just means I happen to be at a school with a coach that would give me that chance," said Chastain. "Think about it a totally blind kid playing a violent game like football," he added. Chastain is now General Manager of gym in South Florida, but expects to spend more time in Jacksonville for the making of the movie…release the movie when the football season kicks off in the fall. "It is tight but we will do it," said Dunham. Full Story Back to Top
01-21-12 Firefighter Brian Chasteen Fights to Save His Own Home from Blaze (LaSalle News Tribune) Arlington, Cherry and Malden firefighters rushed to the Chasteen farm between Cherry and Zearing at about 9 p.m., and found firefighter Brian Chasteen and another neighbor who happens to be a firefighter trying to keep fire from spreading to the house that was about 15 feet from the blazing garage…flames finished destroying all but the exterior shell of the garage. Steam surrounded the two-story farmhouse because firefighters had been keeping water on it, and the rear of the house was quite hot…he immediately went into firefighter mode after he learned of the fire. "He put his bunker gear and right away started making sure it didn't get to the house," she said. "He put me and my daughter and our dog in the car and told me to take our daughter to his mom's house, and I came back to make sure the house was OK and he was OK."…Brian Chasteen said heat melted siding and cracked some windows on the rear of the house…He said when he noticed the fire, only the rear of the garage was on fire and fellow firefighter Kendall Keutzer already had arrived to help. Full Story Back to Top
01-21-12 Jennifer Chastain Caters on a Budget (Ventura County Star) While football fans will be wildly debating the strategies and outcome of Super Bowl XLVI, one can always count on Jennifer Chastain's knack for taming the crowd with a dazzling party spread. Roasting a turkey to serve hot turkey sandwiches is a Chastain favorite. For a delicious addition, Chastain serves a caramelized Vidalia onion dip with sweet potato chips…Need to hostess a party? With a little help from Chastain, your special occasion should be nothing short of spectacular. It's often the little things that create the great impact, Chastain believes, and can be accomplished on a conservative budget. Her recent New Year's Eve gala featured a buffet table of miniature ham sandwiches, individual mashed potatoes, shrimp cocktail and a cheese platter…"Entertaining is all about making memories," she said. "It's making people feel comfortable and wanted, which is the most important thing. It's certainly not about all the bells and whistles." Full Story Back to Top
01-18-12 Ann Margaret Chastain Promotes Sister Cities (Stornoway Gazette) STORNOWAY and Pendleton have been twinned now for 20-years but the link actually came about courtesy of a one in a million chance meeting at a conference in Washington DC... PENDLETON High School geography teacher Ann Margaret Chastain was one of the first to make the trip over the pond to Stornoway and it is a journey she has now made four times. "It really has been different every time I've been over," she began. "I've seen a lot of different things and met new people as well as catching up with old friends too - but it is always wonderful. "I think the link between the two towns is extremely important and it is something I will definitely work at keeping going as it is so valuable to both sides. "The relationships that are built become life-long friendships and many students keep in touch with their hosts many years later and you can't put a price on things like that so it's too valuable to ever stop now." Full Story Back to Top
01-13-12 Fit One Owner Jane Chastain Loves Special Needs People (The Chattanoogan) Jane Chastain of Ooltewah has a special love for those with special needs and she has been training them in her gym for over 32 years…No one in her family has any special need; she just had a heart for them from the beginning…Jane was born in Nashville and moved here with her parents, Cy and Frances Fuller. "I was younger than five. I can still remember I had special shoes because my feet turned in." Jane laughs, "I guess maybe I was special needs because of that and… I am blind in one eye." Anyone speaking with Jane would never notice this…"The original plan was to have a 4,000-square-foot building for special needs to be able to come to, but we ended up building a 16,000-square-foot fitness center open to the public and we are able to do more than just focus on special needs." With 3,500 members who workout at Fit One, many of the members of the gym or people in the community or schools will use Fit One to promote athletic programs, or to hold events…Fit One holds Bible studies periodically on the campus, one of which was the Run for God. "After the Bible study part you learn to run. When people completed the session they ended up at a 5K run at J-fest."…Jane Chastain is making a real difference in the world. Full Story Back to Top
01-09-12 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Seeks Fourth Term (Greenwood Today) Sheriff Ricky Chastain has officially announced he will seek a fourth term as Laurens County Sheriff. Chastain will be running in the Republican Primary on June 12th. Sheriff Chastain, 43, began his career with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office as a Detention Officer 22 years ago. Chastain worked his way through the ranks and was elected by the citizens of Laurens County to be their sheriff for the first time in 2000. Full Story Back to Top
01-08-12 Corliss Chastain: Maine Photographer (Press Herald) At first glance, "Maine Photographers: Eyes on Asia" at the Addison Woolley Gallery in Portland might seem to have little to do with the state of arts in Maine. Casual viewers could pass it over as exotic and hardly relevant to pragmatic Mainers caught up in hard times. But this is a show curated by the most indefatigable advocate of contemporary Maine art -- Bruce Brown, curator emeritus of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. I don't think anyone has a better pulse on Maine photography, and Brown has once again hit the nail on the head…Corliss Chastain's Japanese bicycle shed would have made Margaret Bourke-White jealous…"Eyes on Asia" is proof that Maine is an international art destination not just because we have a picturesque state but because we have so many talented, sophisticated artists. It also reminds us photography is at least as much about pictorial sensibility as anything else -- not just conceptualism, critical theory or hip aesthetics. There is excellent photography in Maine. Full Story Back to Top
01-06-12 Kim Chastain Sells to WellStar Health and becomes an Executive Director (Patch.com) WellStar Health System has completed its purchase of OrthoSport Physical Therapy, a Cobb County-based practice with locations in Kennesaw, Marietta and Woodstock…Owner Kim Chastain is now executive director of outpatient rehabilitation services for WellStar, and all OrthoSport employees have become WellStar team members. WellStar offers inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services focused on intensive rehabilitation programs for stroke patients, patients with traumatic or acquired brain injury or neurological disorders. Full Story Back to Top
01-06-12 Florist Sandra Chastain Creates Debutante Ball Fantasy (Columbia Star) The Star introduced the belles of the S.C. Debutante Ball held at the Forest Lake Country Club. The beauty of the occasion was accentuated by the floral arrangements for the dinner dance, the debutantes, their escorts, and guests. The fastidious fingers of Sandra Chastain, 18-year veteran of the floral industry and awardwinning designer, created simple elegance with flowers and foliage. Plans for the floral display were months in the making. On the morning of the event, Chastain arrived in her truck filled with flowers, greenery, and vases…Chastain estimates that it takes four days from when the roses are cut in Equator to when they arrive at her doorstep. The hydrangea blooms are California grown and shipped. Whenever possible, Chastain purchases flowers from local growers…With raw materials onsite, Chastain begins her magic of transforming a dining room into a floral fantasy. Full Story Back to Top
01-04-12 Chief of Forensic Services Carl Chasteen Investigates Pensacola Arson (Capitol News Service) Arson investigators are awaiting the results of evidence that was taken from the American Family Planning Clinic in Pensacola. The Abortion provider was hit by fire early Sunday morning. This is the same clinic were a doctor was murdered in 1994… "We can tell which molecules are present," Chief of Forensic Services Carl Chasteen said. "By knowing which molecules are necessary for certain types of ignitable liquids, we can determine the type of ignitable liquid, if there was one." Full Story Back to Top
01-03-12 Hollie Chastain Work to Appear in New Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (Wire) A board of directors and a jury of artists led by Matt Wyatt, of Wyatt Studios, plan to establish the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in June…Wyatt is anticipating a piece by Heather Hilton, whose cityscape paintings are on display at Wyatt Art Studios through Jan. 6, and a donation from Hollie Chastain, whose mixed media collage work was up in the gallery's previous exhibit. Full Story Back to Top
01-01-12 Firefighter Dennis Chastain Challenges Wisdom of Smokey the Bear (The State) Dennis Chastain, an Upstate S.C. hunter and long-time volunteer firefighter, said substantial acreages of the southern Appalachians also are filled with fallen trees that create a major threat. "Under natural conditions, that fuel would have been burned up many years ago, by natural lightning-caused fires,'' Chastain said. "This all goes back to the Smoky the Bear campaign. We have this idea to put out any woods fire. The truth is that, over time, you create not only an unnatural situation, but a potentially devastating one.'' Full Story Back to Top
12-23-11 Bookshelf Owner Katie Chastain Say it is a Good Christmas for Thomasville Stores (WALB-TV) "I think from here on out the people that just can't find anything for you know the person that is left on their list and so books are often a good thing for them," said Bookshelf Owner Katie Chastain…"It's been an ok year, but Christmas season's been great. I think our whole downtown has been picking up a lot. We've got a lot of new stores so the energy on the streets just seems well and that's really reflected in the shops so we've had a really great Christmas season," said Chastain. Chastain says they plan on staying open until three tomorrow, but she says if customers are still pouring in then they'll stay open as late as they need to. Full Story Back to Top
12-16-11 Lyn Chasteen Retires as Austin Business Journal Publisher (Austin Business Journal) Austin Business Journal Publisher Lyn Chasteen has announced that she will retire from the paper. Chasteen, who has led the paper as publisher for the past 14 years, spent 20 years with ABJ's parent company, Charlotte, N.C.-based American City Business Journals , including stints at the Dallas and Jacksonville business journals. Full Story Back to Top
12-16-11 Bear Hunter Dennis Chastain Not Surprised at Unsuccessful Season (The State) The bears did better than the hunters in the first black bear hunting season on South Carolina's coast in more than a half-century…Upstate bear hunter Dennis Chastain said it doesn't surprise him the coastal bear hunt wasn't productive this year. Hunters in that area might be less experienced scouting for bears, and Chastain thinks the best dates for the season on the coast would be late October, when bears feed on nuts dropped by hardwood trees. "I'd have a hard time 'still hunting' a bear down on the coast," Chastain said. "It's just hard to pin a bear down." Coastal regulations allow only hunting without the use of dogs - still hunting - and no baiting was allowed during the season, which ran Dec. 1 through Thursday. The one bear killed Wednesday was "one that usually gave farmers headaches, which is one of the reasons we went to a hunting season," Ruth said. Full Story Back to Top
12-12-11 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Fights in Ring for Children's Christmas (Fox Carolina) See Video Back to Top
12-10-11 Pueblo Police Officer Arron Chasteen Participates in Shop With a Cop (Pueblo Chieftain) Police always beef up patrols around the North Side shopping district for the holidays. On Friday at Target, 3300 Dillon Drive, a heavy police presence meant Christmas presents for several local families. The charitable "Shop With A Cop" program is a nationwide event in which Target stores donate money to have police officers help needy children make their families' Christmas gift wishes come true…"Let's look for monster trucks. We're looking for monster trucks now," Pueblo police officer Arron Chasteen told 7-year-old Krysta Birrer as they navigated the toy section of the store. Chasteen was tasked with helping Krysta and her brothers, Riley Birrer, 10, and Brady Birrer, 5. After crossing a monster truck off their list, Krysta and Brady quickly found some VTech video games to play. "Those are too advanced for officer Chasteen," the officer said to no one in particular as the siblings punched away at the keys of a "Kung Fu Panda" game. After a little playing, Chasteen directed the children back to shopping. "Grab your lists and let's go look for the girl presents. We're shopping for girl presents now." Full Story Back to Top
12-08-11 Lisa Shasteen Talks about Renovated Historic Floridan Hotel (Tbo.com) The massive renovation of the Floridan Hotel in downtown Tampa is nearly done -- almost. The historic hotel that's been under reconstruction for several years now stands with all its rooms completed, a lobby ready for a final floor polish and its bar nearly ready for crates of liquor for an opening party…The downtown hotel now awaits a huge shipment of furniture for each room and the final inspections and permits for plumbing, electrical and food service… "We're at Home Depot, a lot," said Lisa Shasteen, a business partner and official spokeswoman for the hotel project… This all cost "tens and tens of millions of dollars," Shasteen said. One thing is for sure. The hotel won't be re-branded as a big, brand name hotel like Hilton, Marriott or Sheraton - not even if that meant those hotel companies merely managed the hotel as is often done with grand old hotels. The current owners decided to keep the hotel independent, Shasteen said, and reinvest what would be royalty payments into the operations. Though she declined to say what rooms will cost, Shasteen said it's worth looking at other historic hotels in Florida. Full Story Back to Top
11-29-11 Ragen Chastain Challenges Body Mass Index Assumptions (CU Columbia Spectator) As Ragen Chastain, international dance champion and "Health at Every Size" activist, explains to Roberts: "[BMI] doesn't just do a disservice to fat people-by creating a lower class of people who are seen as unworthy and without self-discipline, etcetera-it does a disservice to unhealthy thin people... [suggesting that] it doesn't matter that all you eat is fast food and you never exercise, because your body is thin and therefore you're healthy." Chastain points out that medical studies linking obesity with life-threatening illness are correlational, not causative: though high percentages of those who present with certain health problems are "obese," the data don't prove that body mass itself is to blame. "I, personally, am 5' 4", 284 pounds. I'm type 3 Super Obese: I'm as high as you can get on the BMI chart. You can't get fatter than me," she reveals, matter-of-factly. "But, I'm metabolically in perfect health, I can do the splits, I can press a thousand pounds with my legs, and I dance at a professional level." By declaring weight a suitable proxy for health, we end up condemning athletes, from Chastain to Schwarzenegger-and, even in pursuit of our best intentions, condoning damaging and ultimately counterproductive trends. Full Story Back to Top
11-28-11 Karyl Chastain Beal Organizes Healing After Suicide Program (Columbia Daily Herald) Local support groups are teaming up to host a program at Maury Regional Medical Center for people who want to explore grief associated with the loss of a loved one to suicide. The presentation, "Healing After Suicide," will be hosted by the local Friends and Families of Suicide support and discussion group along with the South Central Region of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. The program is open to the public and refreshments will be served. "It's for anyone who has lost someone to suicide, or for professionals that want to gain a better understanding of suicide-grief," said program organizer Karyl Chastain Beal. Full Story Back to Top
11-25-11 Matt Chastain has Best Audition Score (NorthJersey.com) The Vernon Township High School Choir had 15 students accepted by audition into the 2011 Sussex County High School Honor Choir. Matt Chastain had the best audition score out of the 119 students who auditioned! Full Story Back to Top
11-23-11 Marc Chastain Becomes President of Rib Crib (Nation's Restaurant News) Rib Crib BBQ & Grill has named Marc Chastain president, succeeding owner Bret Chandler in the role. Chastain will lead day-to-day operations at the 46-unit Rib Crib, which is based in Tulsa, Okla. "Since joining the company almost 15 years ago, Marc has distinguished himself as an effective leader and capable business strategist time and again," said Chandler, who remains as chief executive of Rib Crib. Chastain joined Rib Crib as its controller and later became chief financial officer. Before joining Rib Crib, Chastain worked in public accounting, real estate and the sporting goods manufacturing industry. Rib Crib has restaurants in eight states. Full Story Back to Top
11-22-11 Senior VP Andrew Chastain Leads Search for Hospital CEO (NOLA.com) The governing board of Slidell Memorial Hospital has hired a firm to conduct a nationwide search for a new chief executive …"We are looking forward to this opportunity," Andrew Chastain, the senior vice president in Witt/Kieffer's Atlanta office who will be the lead consultant in the search, said Tuesday. "A significant part of the process will include interviews with a wide variety of Slidell Memorial stakeholders in order to ensure that we create an accurate profile for the ideal CEO." Full Story Back to Top
11-22-11 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Wrestles for Kids' Charity (see video promo) (WHNS Greenville) The Laurens County Sheriff's Department is joining forces with National Championship Wrestling for a huge night of wrestling to raise money for Kids for Christmas charity…Regal puts his Boots on the line against Chastain's Badge. Full Story Back to Top
11-21-11 Barbara Chasteen Passes Away (Orlando Sentinel) Barbara Elizabeth (Carlton) Chasteen, the woman who kept Central Florida's largest local government on track week after week for 20 years, died Friday after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 54. Chasteen was the first supervisor of Orange County's Agenda Development Office, responsible for assembling the "To Do" list that county commissioners vote on each week. She organized - and frequently wrote - the explanatory materials behind every rezoning request, contract award and local ordinance to be decided by commissioners, in the form of a 3-inch-thick binder that had to be re-created from scratch every seven days. Friends and colleagues Monday credited Chasteen with making Orange County's entire $3 billion government run more smoothly…one day, she showed up at the OUC office with cookies, and Joseph Chasteen was hooked. He called her at home and asked her out. They were married for 32 years. "She had a beautiful smile that people remembered," Joseph Chasteen said…She was Orange County's "grammar queen," said Cheryl Gillespie…She was diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer, endured chemotherapy and radiation treatment, two major surgeries, and the usual complications. Yet "she never showed any sadness or anger. She was upbeat constantly," Joseph Chasteen said. "Her smile was there." Full Story Back to Top
11-20-11 Bank Market President Mark Chastain Discusses Real Estate Forecast (Daytona Beach News-Journal) Reunion Bank of Florida opened locally with $18.5 million in capital and now has total assets of more than $159 million, said the bank's Volusia County market president, Mark Chastain. Chastain talked with The News-Journal about the future of the local housing market, small banks versus big banks and other issues within the banking industry…Is now the best time possible for small banks to capitalize on the furor over big banks?: We have a tremendous opportunity to show our customers that they are not "just a number" with our bank. We have products and services that mirror those of the big banks at a lower cost and with better service. Word of mouth marketing from our existing customers regarding our commitment to service has fueled our growth and success thus far. Trust is something we work hard to build and maintain in the banking industry. The actions of some of the big banks have adversely impacted that trust. Reunion Bank of Florida continues to strive to provide the best products and services. Full Story Back to Top
11-19-11 Staci Chastain Helps Clients Save $22 Million in Energy Costs (Visalia Times-Delta) "Basically, we provide electrical and gas energy education and energy-efficiency installations to families in order to save money on their utilities" and reduce energy consumption, said Staci Chastain, energy programs manager for Proteus. But her program isn't limited to Tulare County. Proteus' energy teams also weatherize homes in Kings County and parts of Kern, Fresno, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Chastain said Proteus' energy program has worked on about 55,000 homes in the past three years, more than 30,000 of them in Tulare County. She estimated that the combined reductions in electrical and natural gas use in those homes are equal to the annual average energy used by about 1,200 homes, she said. In Tulare County alone, the work resulted in more than $22 million in savings for Proteus' clients, Chastain estimated. Full Story Back to Top
11-16-11 PFC Bob Chastain Recounts His WWII Service (White Mountain Independent) Chastain was working as a paper boy, delivering the Arizona Republican, the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He had just celebrated his birthday six days before. He got called to deliver an Extra that morning. He decided to postpone college and forego his basketball scholarship to join the Marines. Chastain ended up in a short-lived unit, the Marine Corps Raiders; special forces who were the first to successfully engage the Japanese. The U.S. military was ill-prepared to take on the fight and the Raiders were stepped in to fill the breach. Chastain recalls his less than graceful entry into the battle to take Bougainville, an island off New Guinea. The Raiders were brought to the island aboard a troop ship and to reach the shore they had to scramble over the side of the ship down rope netting to board the bobbing Higgens Boats. The trick to the action was to wait for the troop ship to descend in the waves, shortening the jumping distance to the waiting Higgens Boat, Chastain said. "I looked down and as it came up I tried to jump but I got my foot tangled," he said. When he got his foot freed the timing was not right for what he had hoped would be a short drop. Chastain was an "old veteran" at age 21; he was expected to help the inexperienced Marines survive the coming invasion of Japan. Chastain was certain he wouldn't survive the invasion. "I'd already survived four of these things," he said. Full Story Back to Top
11-15-11 Final Arrangements Made for Officer Dewey Chastain (Cleveland Daily Banner) Funeral arrangements for former Bradley County sheriff and longtime law enforcement officer Dewey Chastain have been completed by his survivors. Jim Rush Funeral Home - Wildwood Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Monday's Page 1 story incorrectly listed the funeral home. Chastain, 68, passed away Saturday after a short battle with cancer. He began his law enforcement career in 1974 and was chief deputy with the Bradley County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Lamar Lawson…Visitation for the Chastain family will be from 4 to 9 tonight. Interment will be Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with a Remembrance of Life at 2 p.m. at the Wildwood Avenue Chapel of Jim Rush Funeral Homes. Full Story Back to Top
11-14-11 Former Sheriff Dewey Chastain Dies in Cleveland, Tennessee (Cleveland Daily Banner) A popular retired Cleveland Police Department officer whose long law enforcement career included serving as interim Bradley County sheriff died this weekend following a short battle with cancer. Dewey Chastain, 68, was diagnosed with lung cancer in August, according to family members. Chastain, who was chief deputy at the time, was appointed sheriff in 1980 after the death of sheriff Lamar Lawson and served until Lawson's brother, Robert Lawson, was elected to the office. Chastain began his law enforcement career in 1974. He joined his brother Danny, who had begun his career just months before. The Chastains both worked for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office and then made career changes after 1980, joining the Cleveland Police Department. Dewey Chastain retired as a sergeant with the Cleveland Police Department in December 2007. Full Story Back to Top
11-13-11 Major General Jon Shasteen Greets Philippine President Benigno Aquino for APEC Meeting (Brunei Times) HIS Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday morning touched down on the Pacific island of Oahu, where the United States is hosting this year's Apec summit meetings and hopes to propel trade pact negotiations involving the Sultanate. Landing in succession along other leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) at the Hickam Air Force Base, His Majesty the Sultan's Flight (HMSF) arrived on schedule as ground crew, US secret service and army personnel secured the area. US President and this year's Apec host Barack Obama was also expected to arrive late yesterday evening. Greeting the Brunei leader upon arrival were the American Assistant Chief of Protocol for Diplomatic Affairs, Gladys Boluda, and Major General Jon Randy Shasteen, the deputy reserve commander from the Pacific Air Forces. Full Story Back to Top
11-13-11 Bill Chastain Autographs September Nights (Bradenton Herald) Rays starting pitcher James Shields and Major League Baseball sports writer Bill Chastain will sign copies of their new book September Nights: Hunting the Beasts of the American League East on Monday. September Nights gives an inside look how the Rays held off the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in September 2010 to win the American League East for the second time in three years. Full Story Back to Top
11-10-11 Kim Chastain Sells Physical Therapy Business to WellStar (Patch.com) The WellStar Board of Trustees approved a letter of intent to purchase OrthoSport Physical Therapy… OrthoSport is a Cobb County-based practice with locations in Kennesaw, Marietta and Woodstock. Owned and managed by Kim Chastain, a board-certified physical therapist with more than 25 years of orthopedics experience, OrthoSport was established in 2002 and employs more than 20 individuals. Full Story Back to Top
11-09-11 WWII Vet Claude Chastain Jr. Receives High School Diploma (Southwest Riverside News Network) Sixty-nine years ago Claude Chastain Jr. enlisted in the Navy. He was only 17. Calling himself a man at the time, he opted out of finishing his last year of high school and the chance to graduate with friends, and instead chose to fight with Navy comrades in battle as a coxswain during World War II. But decades later, Chastain was given the opportunity to walk the stage. At the age of 87, the Hemet resident received his high school diploma. Full Story Back to Top
11-05-11 Firefighter Jason Chastain Receives Minor Injury in Arson Fire (Huntington Herald Dispatch) A Thursday evening house fire where a lieutenant with the Milton Volunteer Fire Department was injured was ruled as arson by the West Virginia Fire Marshal's office on Friday, said Timmy Chastain, deputy fire chief of the department…The injured firefighter was identified as Chastain's brother, Lt. Jason Chastain. He received a minor ankle injury when he fell through a porch at the house fire, which was near Barker's Ridge in eastern Cabell County. He was taken to an area hospital via personal vehicle. The injury was described as minor. Full Story Back to Top
11-02-11 Bob Chastain to Speak at Marine Commemorative Event (White Mountain Independent) The Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the 60th Anniversary of the start of the Korean War (also known as the "Forgotten War") Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5-10 p.m. at Torreon Golf Club in Show Low. Veterans from all branches of the service along with local military organizations, citizens and business owners will welcome guest speaker Bob Chastain, PFC, USMC 1943-1945 (Carlson's) Raiders. The 87-year-old retired Ray Schools Superintendent, State Representative and State Senator from Kearny, will share his experiences during WWII as a Raider. Full Story Back to Top
11-02-11 Detective Alex Chasteen Arrests Criminals in iPad Fraud (NBCDFW) Chasteen said he believes the same people driving to North Texas also travel to Atlanta. Atlanta police say the ring could have as many as 50 involved. The thieves typically park in gas station parking lots and then approach people asking if they're interested in buying an iPad. Often, they show a real iPad to the victims at first. When they convince a victim to make a purchase, they then pull a FedEx box out of a car trunk that contains what looks like an iPad in bubble wrap. But when the victims open the box later, they find a Plexiglas frame covered in black duct tape with an Apple symbol on the back and Best Buy price labeling on the front. Full Story Back to Top
10-31-11 Pierra Chastain Makes Handmade Bikes (BikePortland.org) Can you believe there is only one handmade bike builder in Moab, Utah? His name is Pierra Chastain and he works under the Blaze Bicycles banner. He showed this classic and stoutly built mixte. I like how he matched the bike's finish to the old leather saddle... Full Story Back to Top
10-30-11 Dennis Chastain Describes Problem of Pet Cougars (Journal Watchdog) "The native Eastern panthers have been extinct for a long time now," Chriswell said. "People buy these Western cougars as kittens - when they're cute and cuddly - but in just a few months that cute mountain lion kitten is the size of a German Shepard and the owners don't know how to deal with it." An Oakway man in Oconee County shot a Western cougar on his porch about 10 years ago. An analysis of the animals internal organs found the cat had been living on commercial dog and cat food. DNR officials searched the area and found no less than 17 families in a 25-mile circle of Oakway had pet cougars, said Dennis Chastain, a wildlife expert who has researched and written about mountain lion sightings all over the state. "Absent any other evidence it's just hard to tell the difference between a large dog and a panther track," said Chastain. "But if you see a mountain lion it is a sure bet it is a Western animal that has escaped or was released by the owner. There is also some evidence the cats are breeding here." Full Story Back to Top
10-30-11 Chastain's Office Supply Relocates to Consolidated Location (Online Athens) Chastain's Office Supply recently moved from downtown Athens to a new building in western Clarke County. The office supply and furniture store has a new showroom, office and warehouse at 130 Conway Drive behind Adcock Furniture in Bogart, said Tami Chastain, chief financial officer and wife of Chastain's owner Chris Chastain. Chris Chastain's father Jerry Chastain started the business in 1979 and moved it to downtown in 1982. Chris grew up working at the store and bought it in 2006. Chastain's moved in order to consolidate the showroom and warehouse, Tami Chastain said. The previous warehouse was off Newton Bridge Road. "It helped streamline operations and make it more efficient," she said. "Plus now we have ample free parking." The new store is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The website is www.chastains.com. Full Story Back to Top
10-27-11 University of Toronto Researcher Alison Chasteen Comments on Racist Costumes (CBC.ca) An Ohio student group's campaign has started a firestorm of debate in Canada and abroad over whether wearing Arab, Spanish and other ethnically inspired garb is proliferating stereotypes and feeding racism. The campaign, by Ohio University's Students Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS), features posters headlined "We're a culture, not a costume." Underneath the line, "This is not who I am, and this is not okay" are students of various ethnic backgrounds holding up photos of people wearing blackface, or dressed up as natives, Geisha girls or people depicting "terrorists," for example…n an email interview, University of Toronto researcher Alison Chasteen noted other recent examples of Canadians wearing racially offensive costumes, such as last year at a Royal Canadian Legion Halloween party in Ontario and this year at a university in Montreal. "We know from past research that exposure to stereotypical images can activate stereotypes in people's minds and influence their subsequent behaviour," said Chasteen, an associate professor who researches stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. "That is why efforts such as this one in Ohio are needed to educate people about racist images in an attempt to reduce stereotypical portrayals of minority groups." Regardless, the virtual world was filled with commenters and bloggers slamming the STARS campaign. Full Story Back to Top
10-27-11 Terry Chastain Partners in New Art Garage (Santa Rosa Press Democrat) Three local artists-glassblower Frank Cavaz, painter/printmaker Julie Cavaz, and printmaker Terry Chastain-have teamed up to bring a unique kind of venue to Sonoma. Called "The Art Garage," the space on Eighth Street East will be introduced to the community at an Open House Saturday…The idea has simmered for years among the friends, who first met in the mid-1990s. At the time, Chastain was co-owner of San Francisco's Tinhorn Press & Gallery (later Tinhorn Public Works). In the cellar of Tinhorn Press was an art printmaking studio equipped for the production of intaglio, stone lithography, woodblock, monotypes and other techniques. Classes and workshops were frequent, and the place became a lively hangout for people involved in art…Gradually the artists developed the idea of creating a venue loosely modeled after Tinhorn…workshops and classes will be held beginning this fall. The first classes include introductory and advanced glassblowing, printmaking and handmade books. Additional classes will be added in the future. Check the website, artgarage.com. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-11 Ethelene Dyer Jones Honored for Historical Research and Writing (Chastain Central announcement) At the 26th Governor's Awards in the Humanities event this week in Atlanta, Ethelene Dyer Jones was among 10 Georgians who received medals. The purpose of the event is to recognize exemplary work in the humanities and to highlight awardees as models for others in the state. In presenting the medal to Ethelene, recognition was given for her more than 60 years as a leader in documenting, preserving, and sharing the stories of the Georgia mountains and Appalachian culture through publications, journalism, and other programs. Among her works cited were: her service as co-editor of Facets of Fannin, a 600-page volume of local history and lore; her publication of four other books on church history, family history, and poetry; her more than twenty years of writing a weekly history column for the News Observer newspaper of Blue Ridge; her service with the Georgia Poetry Society, the Byron Herbert Reece Society, the Fannin County Heritage Foundation, the Georgia War Veterans Home, and Learning-in-Retirement. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-11 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Huguenot Book from 1983 Again Available (Chastain Central announcement) Howard Porter Chasteen Sr. advised us of an old book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the Huguenots. He says that it is titled The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents but is also titled A Tale of Huguenot Persecution. Howard comments, "This is such a descriptive and entertaining book that has nearly been forgotten. Worthy of reading by all PCFA followers. Lets get the word out! It is available at Amazon.com for $17 but you can read it for FREE at OpenLibrary.org. It is completely free to read like many other classics that are in the public domain." Thanks Howard! Full Story Back to Top
10-14-11 Marc Chastain Promoted to President of Rib Crib Barbecue Chain (Tulsa World) Marc Chastain is president of Tulsa-based barbecue chain Rib Crib. The company was launched in 1992 and now has 45 locations in eight states. You recently were promoted to president of Rib Crib after 15 years at the company. What else have you done with Rib Crib and how did you get your start? I joined Rib Crib as controller and later became the chief financial officer. I've also held the position of vice president of franchising. Through these roles I've had the opportunity to contribute and participate extensively in the expansion of the brand and in the strategic development of the company… Before joining Rib Crib I earned an accounting degree at the University of Oklahoma and then became a CPA. I've worked in public accounting, real estate and the sporting goods manufacturing industry. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-11 Art Historian Helen Chastain Sowa Dies at 92 (Chicago Tribune) Helen Chastain Sowa, 92, a self-taught art historian who also gave lectures on famous women, died of complications after hip replacement surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 4, said her daughter, Margaret Sowa Nagel. Raised in Indiana, Mrs. Sowa lived in River Forest for 41 years before spending the last 17 years in a downtown high-rise. Mrs. Sowa lectured on famous women, including the wife of retail magnate Marshall Field and social worker Jane Addams, at ladies clubs. She was a longtime member of the Art Institute of Chicago. On a visit about 18 years ago, she was impressed by a still-life painting by artist Louise Moillon, her daughter said. She began researching the painter, eventually writing a biography, "Louise Moillon, 17th Century Still-Life Artist." Mrs. Sowa's book is sold in bookstores at the Art Institute, the Louvre and the Sorbonne. Full Story Back to Top
10-12-11 WWII Vet Joe Chasteen Goes to National World War II Memorial (Wyoming Tribune) Local resident and World War II veteran Joe Chasteen got a big surprise Tuesday morning when he was preparing for his flight to visit the National World War II Memorial for the first time. Just hours before Chasteen was to embark along with dozens of other Wyoming veterans for the Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., his grandson, Miles Whitney, told him that he would be joining him as one of the trip's volunteers…about 80 veterans left on a chartered airplane for Washington as part of the sixth and final Honor Flight-Wyoming trip. The nonprofit organization uses private donations to pay for the veterans to make the journey to see the national memorial constructed in their honor, as well as other sites. Full Story Back to Top
10-10-11 Straight White Male Movie is about ZandD Chastain's Marriage (Patch.com) Tears and cheers marked the local debut of "Straight White Male" before a packed house last week at the Raven Theater in Healdsburg…about Erlendson's journey from a girl athlete named Audra at Healdsburg High School in the early 2000s to a man named Tyler today…Some of the film's most poignant moments were scenes where Barbara and Bill Chastain of Healdsburg -- parents of ZanD Erlendson, Tyler Erlendson's wife -- explained how they could accept a son-in-law who was formerly a woman. In particular, the wedding scene where Bill Chastain has tears streaming down his face as gives his daughter ZanD away to be married to Tyler Erlendson triggered many a sniffle in the audience…ZanD Chastain Erlendson started out as a friend of Audra Erlendson's in high school, later transitioning to her fiancee as Audra committed to the sex change. She and Tyler Erlendson married in April 2010. Full Story Back to Top
10-07-11 Billy Chastain Operates Haunted Attractions (Anderson Independent Mail) House of Nightmares, which offers a simulated electric chair and a moving wall painted to resemble the front of a Mack truck, is managed by Billy Chastain. He has been operating haunted attractions in the area for the past 20 years. Full Story Back to Top
10-07-11 Musician Paul Chastain to Accompany Old Friend on Tour (WLKY Louisville) Matthew Sweet will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of his groundbreaking power-pop album "Girlfriend" by performing it in its entirety on a tour that kicks off this weekend. Sweet, who will be joined on tour by Paul Chastain (bass), Ric Menck (drums) and Dennis Taylor (guitar), will also play selections from his new album "Modern Art." Full Story Back to Top
10-06-11 Kansas City Seeks Court Order to Block Clay Chastain Initiative (Kansas City Star) The Kansas City Council is seeking a court order to back up its refusal last week to put Clay Chastain's light rail initiative before the voters…The five lead petitioners backing the effort responded by invoking a provision of the city charter that requires council members to approve ballot initiatives that meet the signature requirements…Chastain responded Thursday. "The city council is doing everything they it can to block a vote on an initiative, including violating their own charter," he said from his home in Virginia. Full Story Back to Top
10-03-11 Alex Chastain Explains Options to Avoid New Banking Fees (WLTX.com) Several banks are raising their debit card fees and even charging to have a checking account, but can consumers get around them?... "We are starting to see free checking go the same way as the free airline meal," explained Alex Chastain, a financial advisor for Abacus Planning Group in Columbia. "They are trying to increase revenues because they are companies and they want to show profit. They need to show profit to their shareholders ."… There are other options out like online banking and credit unions. "An online bank is a company where you truly do all your banking online. There is not a branch that you can go visit. They tend to have the lower fees, sometimes have higher interest rates." Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
09-30-11 Karyl Chastain Beal Speaks at Suicide Prevention Workshop (Jackson Sun) Marking the end of suicide prevention month, the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network held its first outreach workshop on Thursday at the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department…Mother of two Karyl Chastain Beal didn't recognize the warning signs in her teenage daughter, who committed suicide 15 years ago. "I didn't have any support systems around me," Beal said. "I was a fifth-grade teacher at the time, and I was severely depressed. People told me it would get better, but I didn't believe them because they weren't going through what I was." Beal shared her experience with attendees during an afternoon session. "We're losing too many people to suicide," Beal said. "If I had known then what I know now, I would've picked up on the signs, and I believe we could've saved her." Beal said that education is the key in the prevention of suicides. Full Story Back to Top
09-30-11 Sgt. Christopher Chastain Reports Car Chase Ended in Gas Station Fire (Sun-Sentinel) Davie police were trying to stop Carlos Puente, 46, for a tag not registered to his car at about 5:45 p.m. near Oakes Road, authorities said. But Puente fled and slammed into the gas station in the 4700 block of South State Road 7, said police spokesman Sgt. Christopher Chastain…Puente, driving a white Mustang, slammed into a gas pump, causing the explosion that ruined his car and two Toyotas. There were no injuries reported, Chastain said. After the collision, Puente ran from his car and hid in nearby bushes, but was found and arrested, Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
09-29-11 Kansas City Council Refuses to Put Chastain Proposal on Ballot (Kansas City Star) The Kansas City Council stood up to rail advocate Clay Chastain late today, refusing to put his latest light rail plan on the ballot. Council members believe the plan violates the Missouri Constitution because the plan is not fully funded…Chastain's plan counts on the state and federal governments and philanthropic organizations to contribute $1.5 billion to his plan. None of that money is guaranteed. Chastain said the City Council is trying to define the city charter the way it wants. He said he would bury the city in quick sand if it takes that legal argument to court to stop him from getting his initiative on the ballot. "They looked confused and not confident," Chastain said of the City Council late today. "Some of them doubt that they can unilaterally judge an initiative." Chastain said no one can predict how much money will be generated by the sales tax in the future nor can anyone predict how much federal money might be available for his plan. He called those 'X' factors. Full Story Back to Top
09-27-11 Clay Chastain's Efforts May Have Impeded Rail Transit in Kansas City (Kansas City Star) What Chastain doesn't seem to appreciate is that his efforts over the years have probably impeded efforts to bring rail transit to the city. Council member Dick Davis, who formerly led the local bus system, said Chastain's grandiose plans probably made ATA proposals for smaller "starter" lines seem underwhelming to many voters. "I think he's been more of a negative than a positive," Davis said. Chastain's latest plan envisions a $2.5 billion rail line from Kansas City International Airport to the Waldo area, financed in part by a 3/8-cent increase in the sales tax. Up to $1 billion for the system would come from federal and state government and philanthropic sources. But state courts have ruled that petitions cannot force public money to be spent for projects if the plans don't include adequate funding. The speculative nature of Chastain's financing plan - especially the notion of philanthropic sources - means the proposal is iffy at best. Full Story Back to Top
09-22-11 Tony Shasteen Returns as Lead Artist in Burn Notice Volume Two (TVbytheNumbers) USA Network, in tandem with DC Entertainment, announces Volume Two of Burn Notice: A New Day, its engaging first interactive multiplatform comic book series. Sponsored by Hyundai, the comic book premieres on Thursday, September 22, giving fans their Burn Notice fix before the show's return on November 3 at 10/9c. With more than 1.7 million page views, 160,000 fans have read and engaged with the comic book online and on their mobile devices… Fans will have behind-the-scenes video of DC artist Tony Shasteen, who is returning as lead artist on the volume 2. This content will not only show how he created the artwork, but how he determined the look and feel of the characters. Full Story Back to Top
09-22-11 VP Jeffrey L. Chastain Presents at Annual Energy Conference (MarketWatch) Noble Corporation /quotes/zigman/479523/quotes/nls/ne NE +3.70% today announced that Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice President - Investor Relations, will present at the Johnson Rice Third Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans on Wednesday… Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Full Story Back to Top
09-22-11 Kansas City Council Committee Rejects Clay Chastain's Latest Proposal (Kansas City Star) A Kansas City Council committee today rejected transit activist Clay Chastain's latest proposal for a light rail ballot measure. The council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recommended against placing Chastain's light rail plan on the February ballot, saying it is woefully under-funded and is impossible to implement. The full council considers Chastain's proposal on Sep. 29… He called for a 3/8-cent sales tax increase over the next 25 years to help pay the estimated $2.5 billion construction and operating costs. But his plan also anticipated more than $1 billion in assistance from the federal and state governments and private and philanthropic contributors. Full Story Back to Top
09-20-11 Clay Chastain Opposes City Streetcar Plan (Kansas City Star) On Tuesday, a key Kansas City transit group unanimously endorsed a plan that would put the downtown route primarily down Main, not Grand Boulevard. The city's Parking and Transportation Commission approved a consultants' recommendation, which favored streetcars over rapid buses on a two-mile route from the River Market to Crown Center…After decades of studies and little progress, city officials said identifying the preferred vehicle and route is a significant milestone in bringing some kind of fixed rail transit to the city. They also think there is a way to pay for the system without requiring a citywide public vote for a new tax, which has been the stumbling block for years. The starter line is estimated to cost about $100 million, a far cry from the billion-dollar, sprawling light rail systems the city has proposed in the past…One outspoken opponent is Clay Chastain, who has mounted numerous unsuccessful attempts to bring light rail to Kansas City. Chastain has once again gathered sufficient signatures to place a $1.4 billion light rail system before voters next year, but the City Council has not yet approved it for an election. "You're not going to take a streetcar to the airport," Chastain said Tuesday when told about the commission's recommendation. "This is not the major response we need to build a world-class transit system." Full Story Back to Top
09-19-11 School Medical Investment Could Save Lives of Athletes like DJ Chastain (KSDK) Young, athletic children are collapsing and dying because their heart stops. It's a rare affliction requiring schools to take precautions by investing in defibrillators. Doctors say over 300,000 adults and children die each year from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. In 2006, it happened to 15-year-old DJ Chastain from Lincoln County. Chastain collapsed and died on his school basketball court. His mother says the school had an Automated External Defibrillator, which can shock the heart back to a normal rhythm, but it was locked in an office. Full Story Back to Top
09-18-11 Lt. Joshua Chastain Reveals Shortage of Dedicated Volunteer Firefighters (TriCities.com) Lt. Joshua Chastain with Bloomingdale Fire Department says many want the title but don't want to work. "People come down and they want to be named as the firefighter. They want to get the t-shirt or gear and radio and once they get it, they never come back around," explains Chastain who adds that they have more than 100 members but only about 15 tend to respond. Also many new firefighters don't stick around to complete the months of training required before getting to put out the flames. "He's got to take classes. Then he's got to take state fire training," explains Greene. "We request they have Fire Fighter 1 before they can fight the fires or drive the trucks." Meaning many local fire departments are seeing an aging crew. Full Story Back to Top
09-18-11 Mary Chastain Insists Parents, Not Hollywood, Responsible for Children (Big Hollywood) By Mary Chastain. Breaking News: Too much "Spongebob Squarepants" is bad for your kids. Yes, it's true. The professionals have proven this…What's the best way to push an agenda? CHILDREN. After all, how can you possibly argue when children are in danger? Dr. Dimitri Christakis says this study gives credence to the idea that media exposure is a public health issue. No, Doctor. Polio is a public health issue. Not "SpongeBob SquarePants." Guess what, Parents? Hollywood is NOT responsible for the children. YOU are responsible for your children. Have parents lost all their common sense when it comes to knowing what their children should watch?... I don't know about you, but I'm sick of Hollywood being blamed for everything wrong with people - especially children. Can Hollywood be harmful or too influential? Yes, but they shouldn't be held responsible. It's incredibly simple: watch TV suited to your child's age. Put a limit to it. Moderation is key. Take responsibility for your kid. Stop blaming Hollywood. Full Story Back to Top
09-15-11 Bonnie Chasteen Writes Brochure on Curse of the Bush Honeysuckles (Columbia Missourian) "In a month or so, these green berries will turn bright red," said Chasteen, who rents a house in the East Campus neighborhood and works for the Missouri Department of Conservation. "They are very copious, and the birds eat them, then they drop the seeds everywhere," she said. "Bush honeysuckle is an alien invader." Chasteen has written a brochure for the department that describes the menace the bush has become in Columbia and the rest of the country. Unlike Missouri's native vine honeysuckle, the bush honeysuckle spreads quickly, crowds out native forest plants and must be controlled with a combination of chemicals and vigorous pruning, she explains in "Curse of the Bush Honeysuckles." Full Story Back to Top
09-06-11 Rev. Jon Chasteen Leaves University Position to Pastor New Church (Edmond Sun) An Oklahoma City-based megachurch soon will open a campus in Edmond. Victory Church, which has campuses in Oklahoma City, also home to an Hispanic congregation in Corpus Christi, Texas, and affiliate churches in Albuquerque, N.M., and Maseru, Africa, soon will have a new location at 1515 N. Kelly Ave., just north of the Danforth-Kelly intersection. Beginning Oct. 16, services will be at the Edmond campus on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m… Jon Chasteen will be the pastor of the Edmond campus. Additionally, Crow will preach both in Oklahoma City and Edmond. Chasteen served as the vice president for University Advancement for six years at Southwestern Christian University in Bethany. In his role there, he was the administrator over all university external relations including marketing, public relations, alumni relations and fundraising efforts. He has been married for 10 years to his wife Michele who works in the medical research field. Together they have a daughter, Corey, 4, and a son, Jace, 1. They have been attending and volunteering at Victory Church for almost a year and a half and are dedicated to the church and its vision. Chasteen said he is honored to be a part of Victory Church and the vision God has put on the heart of Pastor Crow. "We are excited about the opportunity to join the Edmond community and become involved in various outreaches in the area," Chasteen said. "We believe the addition of the Edmond campus will allow us to continue our mission to reach a city, touch a nation and change the world." Full Story Back to Top
09-06-11 New Chastain Elementary School Opens First Day in Pickens County South Carolina (Anderson Independent Mail) A few bumps met some Pickens County students during their first day back to school, but for the most part it was a smooth ride for the last school district in the state to return to classes. Pickens' late start was due to construction, Thompson said, and was a planned delay in order to allow more time for crews to work on schools. The district has five new schools opening - Chastain Road Elementary School, Dacusville Elementary School, Pickens County Career and Technology Center, Liberty High School and Pickens High Schools. "It has been an amazing day opening Chastain Road Elementary! With the start of any school year, the first day can be somewhat hectic, but with the first day at a brand new school, the challenges were even greater," said Elliott Southard, principal of Chastain Road. "From making sure that students were in the right classrooms to figuring out how they need to go through the lunch line to finding out which bus they need to ride home, we have been running at warp speed since early this morning. However, with the wonderful cooperation of our entire faculty and staff, we have still been able to have a successful start to the school year." Full Story Back to Top
09-04-11 General Ron Chastain Video Interview on 10th Anniversary of 9/11 (Log Cabin Democrat) Maj. Gen. Ronald Chastain began his military career as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve upon graduation from the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Arkansas Tech University on July 7, 1972…He commanded the 25th Rear Area Operations Center during Operation Desert Storm, and he led more than 4,000 soldiers in an 18-month tour of duty in Iraq in 2004-2005. In 2006 he was appointed Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard. He now serves as an aide for agriculture with U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. He and his wife, Pam, live in Conway. They have two children. Full Story Back to Top
09-02-11 TJ Chasteen is Bill in Harold Pinter Play - The Collection (Kansas City infoZine) As part of the Pinter Project, KC Actors Theatre produced three of the playwright's one-act plays, The Collection, directed by John Rensenhouse, The Lover and Night, in order of appearance. The first two are set in the early 1960s. Night was first produced in 1969… In The Collection, first and longest of the plays, James, played with cold intimidation by Brian Paulette, thinks his wife, Stella (Carla Noack), had an affair with Bill (TJ Chasteen). Stella and Bill, both fashion designers, had met at a convention. James calls Bill at 4 a.m. but gets Harry, Bill's partner, on the phone. Harry, played with a cruel intensity by Robert Gibby Brand, thinks Bill may be having an affair with James, who refused to give Harry his name. Full Story Back to Top
09-01-11 Lamar Chastain Lives Green (Clay County Progress) When that bill from Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corp arrives in mailboxes across Clay County, most home owners rue what the bad news will be. For Lamar Chastain, it has become an exciting and happy time. Chastain recently completed installation of a solar panel array at his mountaintop home in Warne. With two months of power generation under his belt, he has already amassed an energy credit of about $48. That's in addition to paying nothing for the more than 2,600 kilowatt hours used monthly by the five people in the Chastain home. Lamar and his wife Kim have three children, including two teenagers…The Chastain family has sought ways to minimize their impact on the planet. They traded heir luxury sports car for one the first Prius hybrids in the community in 2000 and Chastain said he still drives a hybrid today. With the payoff in lower fuel costs, Chastain realized that sometimes going green is cost effective, even if the initial cost is high. Full Story Back to Top
08-31-11 2011 PCFA Family Reunion in Helen, Georgia This Weekend (PCFA) The 2011 PCFA Family Reunion is set for Helen, Georgia on September 2-3, the Friday and Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. Save this date for your planning! Our local host, Jerry Chastain, has negotiated a special group rate on rooms...Once a lumber town, it now has more than 200 specialty and import shops offering everything from candle making and glass blowing to cuckoo clocks and quilts. Dining options range from traditional German fare to traditional southern. Full Story Back to Top
08-30-11 Professor Alison Chasteen Discovers Age-defying Techniques Viewed Negatively (Globe and Mail) Worried about wrinkles? The sellers of "age-defying" anti-wrinkle creams would like you to be. But a University of Toronto study says that even though advertisers push an acceptance of adults who decide to fight aging cosmetically - through creams, Botox and more invasive surgical options - women still judge other women who try to iron out those little lines on their faces. The research team, led by associate professor of psychology Alison Chasteen, examined the perception around "age-concealment" techniques...The study found that middle-aged women (defined as ages 40 to 60) who had Botox or cosmetic surgery to reduce the appearance of aging were deemed very vain by teenagers and seniors alike. However, the older group thought that women in their 40s who underwent these procedures were weirder than the Botox users in their 60s...Ms. Chasteen and her team also briefly touched on perceptions of men who fight their crow's feet and found that "all appearance-enhancing behaviours may be unacceptable for men." Full Story Back to Top
08-25-11 Marnie Chastain Band Sings Country (Arizona Daily Star) The Marnie Chastain Band will perform an afternoon of country music at Music on the Mountain on Sunday in Summerhaven...Chastain began singing along with Conway Twitty, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline at age 2. By age 9, she knew singing was her destiny. When she was 19, she signed with an independent label and recorded her first CD, "Marnie With a Capital 'M.' " Four of the album's 10 songs hit charts at No. 1 in several European countries, including England, France, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. Full Story Back to Top
08-25-11 New Road will Connect Chastain Road to Chastain Meadows (Marietta Daily Journal) The $26 million Big Shanty Connector, which will tunnel under Interstate 75 to link Chastain Road to Chastain Meadows, is on schedule to open this spring. The four-lane road being built by Marietta-based C.W. Matthews, which is a little more than 2 miles in length, is meant to serve as an alternative to the congested Chastain Road and Barrett Parkway. Full Story Back to Top
08-24-11 Tony Shasteen Illustrates Burn Notice Comic (Comic Book Resources) Fans of USA Network’s popular spy series Burn Notice, now in its fifth season, may notice that Michael Westen, Sam Axe and Fiona Glenanne have been a little busier lately. The drama, which recently aired a prequel movie featuring fan-favorite Bruce Campbell, has already expanded into novelizations and games. Now add to that list A New Day, an interactive online comic penned by series writer Ryan Johnson and script coordinator Peter Laylaynis, illustrated by Tony Shasteen, produced by DC Comics and overseen by Burn Notice creator Matt Nix. Full Story Back to Top
08-23-11 Professor Alison Chasteen States Invasive Anti-Aging Methods not Universally Accepted (EurekAlert) Studies from the University of Toronto's psychology department show that people who use more invasive anti-aging methods such as Botox injections or surgery are viewed more negatively than those who use milder techniques such as sun-avoidance and facial creams and younger adults are more negative about using anti-aging methods than older adults. "These results suggest that despite the rapid growth of the anti-aging cosmetic industry, age concealment has not yet become universally accepted," said lead author and associate professor, Alison Chasteen. "This is important because it shows that despite the emphasis on looking younger in society, there are possible negative social consequences to fighting the signs of aging by engaging in cosmetic age concealment."...The paper "Age and Antiaging Technique Influence Reactions to Age Concealment" was authored by Chasteen...It was published in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences on July 12. Full Story Back to Top
08-21-11 Mary Kay's Rhonda Shasteen Imparts Wisdom (PR.com) Every marketer dreams of running their own transnational, Fortune 500 juggernaut. While few ever realize the dream, Rhonda Shasteen, a long-time Dallas resident, lived hers at the helm of Mary Kay Inc. For more than a quarter-century, climbing up every stage of the food chain from Administrative Assistant to Chief Marketing Officer, Shasteen has seen and experienced first-hand the direct and deleterious effect of poor leadership and communication on human resources, as well as the direct and productive effect of compelling leadership and communication. And what these years have taught her head-and-shoulders above everything else is: When you have good advice, impart it to others. Which is why on Friday, September 9th, at AMS Pictures in Dallas, the Dallas Fort Worth American Marketing Association will host Shasteen. Full Story Back to Top
08-18-11 Amanda and Emma Chastain Promote Environment (Kansas.com) Troop 40710, led by Amanda Chastain, said their journey last year convinced them that even simple tasks such as recycling can make a big difference...For an Earth Day event at McConnell Air Force Base...Emma Chastain, 11, created an exhibit she called "The Plastic Plague" showing how grocery bag waste finds its way into and oceans and kills wildlife, including sea turtles. The girls made reusable shopping bags from T-shirts. "It showed me I could make a difference, too," Briana said. "We hope to kind of make it like 'Project Runway' kind of thing," Amanda Chastain said. It will focus on upcycling: taking items you don't use and making them into something more valuable that you won't want to throw away. "We’ll have them go through their closets and find clothes they don’t like any more, or don’t quite fit," Amanda Chastain said. "And then go to a place like Goodwill and find some other things, and upcycle them by taking them a part and putting them together into something they would want to wear." The goal is to have other troops join them in creating new fashions out of old clothes. "And then we could have a big runway show and encourage people to upcycle," Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
08-18-11 Clay Chastain Gaveled Down in Committee Meeting and Ordered from the Room (Kansas City Star) The council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to hold a hearing on Chastain’s plan on Sept. 22, which in effect kills the rail advocate’s effort to put the issue on the November ballot. The vote drew an immediate and angry reaction from Chastain, who has put several light rail initiatives on the Kansas City ballot over the years. “We have a sinking city and a stinking government that doesn’t respect the will of the people,” said Chastain, who had to be gaveled down by committee chairman Russ Johnson after the vote. Chastain said he is considering going to court if the city doesn’t put his plan on the November ballot. Full Story Back to Top
08-18-11 Clay Chastain Plan to Undergo Hearings (Kansas City Star) The council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to hold a hearing on Chastain’s plan on Sept. 22, which effectively means it can’t be put on the ballot until next February. The city can legally hold Chastain’s petition for 60 days once it’s been received. The council would have to act on the measure before the end of the month to get it on the November ballot. Chastain attended this morning’s meeting at City Hall with his daughter and had to be gaveled down by Committee Chairman Russ Johnson after the panel voted on the issue. Chastain later said the committee was controlled by special interests and not by “we the people.” Full Story Back to Top
08-18-11 David T. Chastain Releases Civilized Warfare (Blabbermouth.net) Guitarist David T. Chastain's 2011 new all-instrumental release, "Civilized Warfare", has just been made available on Diginet Music...In last five years, David's music has been used in literally hundreds, if not thousands, of TV shows and films, and this work is geared towards his "metal in TV" campaign. David states: "I never sat out to provide music for TV and films, [but] I have found that they can take my music as is and use it very easily in a wide range of shows, from 'Oprah' to the NFL network and everything in between. "While no one is necessarily getting rich from it, there is gratification in hearing your music on TV!" According to a press release, "Civilized Warfare" does not consist of instrumental "noodlings," but is based around actual song frameworks. "I would classify this release as more of a hard rock release than a straight-ahead metal recording," David said. "I hear some '80s in this one!" Full Story Back to Top
08-16-11 University Vice President Becomes Campus Pastor (Edmond Sun) After six years of service at Southwestern Christian University, Vice President for University Advancement Jon Chasteen recently accepted a new position with Victory Church. Chasteen will serve as the campus pastor and administrator of a new Edmond campus that is being launched later this fall. Victory Church, a church of approximately 8,000-9,000 led by Pastor Mark Crow, has campuses in various locations, including Warr Acres, Norman, Corpus Christi, Texas, South Africa and now in Edmond. Full Story Back to Top
08-15-11 Elvis Buff Joey Chasteen Curator of Barbershop Museum (Fort Smith Times Record) When Joey Chasteen started working at Chaffee Crossing, it was truly a match made in Graceland. A self-described Elvis fan and history buff, Chasteen majors in historic interpretation at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and works full-time as museum coordinator at the former Army base, where he started as an intern two years ago. His first assignment — organizing the Barbershop Museum in time to commemorate the 51st anniversary of Elvis Presley’s first Army haircut in 1958 — was a dream come true. “When I was a teenager, from about 12 to 17, I was a huge Elvis fan. I still have a whole room filled with Elvis stuff. I call it my Elvis museum,” said Chasteen... Chasteen has been documenting thousands of artifacts reclaimed from all over the base, right down to vintage liquor bottles and girlie magazines salvaged from the barracks that burned down in 2008...The collection has outgrown the Barbershop Museum and eventually will fill a museum made from the neighboring barracks that housed Elvis during his two-night visit. Full Story Back to Top
08-13-11 Jake Chastain Sings God Bless the USA at Veterans Home Benefit (The Register-Mail) Jake Chastain sings a rendition of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" during the Patriotic Outdoor Gospel Concert at the Galesburg First Church of the Nazarene on Friday. The event was a benefit for the new Defenders of Freedom Veterans Home for homeless veterans. Full Story Back to Top
08-11-11 Defense Attorney Autumn Chastain Comments on Teen Charged with Murdering Principle (WBXH) A Juvenile Court judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a 17-year-old student charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Christian school principal... court appointed defense attorney Autumn Chastain said the case will hinge on Marmolejo's psychological evaluation. "It's just a very serious allegation, and we need to know everything that's going on in the case," Chastain said. Meanwhile, Chastain added, the suspect's family will seek privacy. "The involvement's too early," she said. "I think we should just give them some privacy. It's a difficult time for all of them." Full Story Back to Top
08-10-11 Nancy Chastain's Play The Answer Shows this Weekend (Homer News) Showing this weekend in full productions are "The Answer," written and directed by Nancy Chastain, and "Flip," written by Kate Rich and directed by Dick Sanders..."The Answer" looks at the relationship between two longtime friends in their 50s, Carolyn, played by Marsha Lynn, and Ann, played by Marla McPherson. Both have secrets. The drama comes from a breach of trust between the two. As a dancer and actor, Chastain has frequently been seen on the Pier One stage. She is the coproducer of the annual DramaSlam 24-hour theater festival. While she has done staged readings before at Pier One, including her play "Expressions," also workshopped at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, "The Answer" is her first fully produced play. Full Story Back to Top
08-10-11 Council Member Opposes Vote on Clay Chastain's Transit Plan (KMBC Kansas City) Kansas City Council member Russ Johnson is trying to bury Clay Chastain's bid for a citywide vote on his mass-transit plan. KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that the move could take place as early as Thursday when Johnson's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meets. He is the chairman of the committee...Johnson has been very critical of Chastain's plan for a combination of light rail, commuter rail, street cars and electric buses for a transit system. Full Story Back to Top
08-05-11 Dave Chastain Plays the Blues at Quincy Festival (Quincy Herald Whig) If blues and barbecue are the perfect marriage, this ought to be a bash to remember...The blues stage will be next to the Dock tavern, and the Quincy Park District stage will be used. Local act Blue Eyed Soul will play from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, and long-time area favorite Dave Chastain of Peoria plays from 9 to midnight. Full Story Back to Top
08-05-11 Historian Joey Chasteen Discusses History of Recently Burned Complex (Fort Smith Times Record) The Chaffee Crossing buildings that burned Wednesday and Thursday were almost 70 years old. Joey Chasteen, Chaffee Crossing historian, said the medical complex was built in two phases in late 1941 and 1942. It included an 834-bed hospital, three mess halls, a dance hall, post exchange, post office, bowling alley, emergency room, operating rooms, obstetrics/gynecology facility, four solitary-confinement quarters, dental offices and barracks among other buildings, Chasteen said...The medical complex closed in the early 1970s, although some facilities were used when Vietnamese refugees were brought to Chaffee in 1975, Chasteen said. The solitary-confinement quarters were used when Cuban refugees were processed through Chaffee between 1980 and 1982, he said. Full Story Back to Top
08-04-11? Chef Jawn Chasteen Lobster Meal Video (msnbc.com) Chef Jawn Chasteen shows TODAY's Al Roker how to get out of the summer seafood slump by whipping up a luscious lobster meal. [see video at:] Full Story Back to Top
08-03-11 Clay Chastain's Light-Rail Plan a Bad Idea (Kansas City Star) Kansas City officials say perennial transit advocate Clay Chastain has collected enough signatures to force an election on yet another of his fanciful light-rail plans. That means we may be in for another run-through of his personal version of “Groundhog Day.”...Over the years, he has repeatedly wasted the time and energies of voters and the City Council. His latest effort comes as area officials are studying plans for a streetcar line in Kansas City and commuter rail links to eastern Jackson County. The debate over Chastain’s plan may undermine efforts to draw support for those projects...The implausibility of all this has not been a deterrent because Chastain keeps finding local residents willing to sign his petitions, forcing the city to schedule another election...he is abusing a process intended to be used only rarely. Full Story Back to Top
08-03-11 Chef Jawn Chasteen Shares Seafood Recipe (msnbc.com) Looking for new ways to use the summer's best seafood? Take a tip from Jawn Chasteen, the executive chef at New York City's The Sea Grill. He has the perfect recipe to get you out of your summer seafood slump. [see recipe at full story] Full Story Back to Top
08-02-11 Sheffield Chastain Plays Farther Murphy in The Savannah Disputation (Broadway World) THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION tells the story of two Catholic sisters whose faith is rocked after a visit from a young evangelist. To fight back, the women invite the missionary and their unsuspecting parish priest to a truly devilish dinner party, where they stage a theological showdown in this all-out questioning of faith and belief...It is about people who do not ‘think' but who espouse canned-rhetoric and think they are having a ‘dispute' of sorts, with all the dash and aplomb of people who are comfortable expressing themselves." Hailed as "one of the best new American plays of the season" during its recent New York run...The cast of The Savannah Disputation features FST favorites Susan Greenhill (last seen as Shirley Valentine in Shirley Valentine ), Lisa McMillan (last seen as Mrs. Shubert in Shear Madness), and Sheffield Chastain (last seen in The 39 Steps ). Lindsey Wochley rounds out the cast in her FST debut. Ms. Greenhill and Ms. McMillan portray the Catholic spinsters: the good-natured, sometimes susceptible Margaret and the no-nonsense, always spirited Mary (respectively). Ms. Wochley will play the door-to-door evangelical with a good heart, Melissa. And Mr. Chastain will play Father Murphy, the unsuspecting parish priest. Full Story Back to Top
08-01-11 Clay Chastain Produces Enough Light Rail Petition Signatures to Make Ballot (Kansas City Star) Kansas City voters could be headed to the polls for a ninth time to decide on light rail. Rail advocate Clay Chastain turned in enough signatures to get a $2.5 billion light-rail plan on the ballot this fall, the city clerk said...“With a new mayor, a new day and also a new initiative, our hopes run high that we can work with city officials to finally move the city forward with a 21st-century transit system,” Chastain said. But during a radio appearance Monday, Mayor Sly James questioned whether Chastain’s plan really could be funded. In a statement later Monday, James raised other issues. “On its face, the petition has several potential legal defects and difficulties,” James told The Star in that statement. “In both funding and feasibility, we need to be certain what is being asked of the taxpayers is based in reality and can actually legally occur.” James said the city is waiting for the city attorney’s evaluation of Chastain’s proposal. Chastain’s latest plan comes at a time when the region is already spending $2.3 million to study a downtown streetcar line and commuter rail routes connecting downtown to Blue Springs and Lee’s Summit. Full Story Back to Top
07-29-11 Ross Chastain Comes in #10 in His First NASCAR Race (The News-Press) Ross Chastain has dreamed of driving in NASCAR since he starting winning Fast Kids Series races in Punta Gorda. Friday night, the 18-year-old Fort Myers native made his debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The Riverdale High graduate was selected to drive the No. 66 Chevrolet in the 17th annual AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. He made the most of his start, finishing 10th and earning $12,325...The soon-to-be FGCU student earned his truck shot after winning three late-model car races in New Smyrna Speedway in February. Full Story Back to Top
07-28-11 Staff Sgt. Berthold Chastain to be Buried at Arlington (Atlanta Journal Constitution) The Defense Department on Thursday said that the remains of 12 airmen killed during World War II have been identified and will be buried as a group next week at Arlington National Cemetery...Remains representing the entire crew will be buried in a single casket Aug. 4 at Arlington, DoD said. Eight of the airmen were identified and buried as individuals during previous ceremonies...The airmen were carrying out a reconnaissance mission in their B-24D Liberator on Oct. 27, 1943, departing from an airfield near Port Moresby, New Guinea. During their mission, they were radioed to land at a friendly airstrip nearby due to poor weather conditions. The last radio transmission from the crew did not indicate their location; in the following weeks, multiple searches over land and sea areas did not locate the aircraft. The Army Graves Registration Service conducted investigations and searches for 43 missing airmen in the area after the war, but concluded in June 1949 that the remains were unrecoverable. A team from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command received information on a crash site in Papua New Guinea in August 2003 while investigating another case. A Papua New Guinea man also turned over an identification card from one of the crew members and reported that there were possible human remains at the site of the crash...Another team successfully excavated the site from January to March 2007, finding several identification tags from the B-24D crew as well as human remains. Full Story Back to Top
07-28-11 Walhalla Mayor Randy Chastain will not Seek Re-election (Anderson Independent Mail) With over a week still to go in qualifying, Walhalla on Wednesday and Thursday saw a rush of candidates for the November city council and mayoral elections. Amid the rush, Mayor Randy Chastain announced he will not be seeking re-election, ending months of speculation...Chastain confirmed Thursday that he will not be running for a third term. “I reached this decision quite a while back and informed those closest to me,” Chastain said. Chastain said he has professional opportunities that he intends to pursue that will require his full attention. “Just because I’ll no longer be directly involved in city issues doesn’t mean I’m going away,” Chastain said...Chastain reached his decision not to run again when he knew at least one experienced council member was going to run for mayor. Full Story Back to Top
07-21-11 Sheffield Chastain is Father Murphy in The Savannah Disputation (Broadway World) THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION tells the story of two Catholic sisters whose faith is rocked after a visit from a young evangelist. To fight back, the women invite the missionary and their unsuspecting parish priest to a truly devilish dinner party, where they stage a theological showdown in this all-out questioning of faith and belief...The cast of THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION features FST favorites Susan Greenhill (last seen as Shirley Valentine in SHIRLEY VALENTINE), Lisa McMillan (last seen as Mrs. Shubert in SHEAR MADNESS), and Sheffield Chastain (last seen in THE 39 STEPS). Lindsey Wochley rounds out the cast in her FST debut....Wochley will play the door-to-door evangelical with a good heart, Melissa. And Mr. Chastain will play Father Murphy, the unsuspecting parish priest. Full Story Back to Top
07-21-11 18 Year-old Ross Chastain Races at Indy (NBC2 News) 18 year-old Ross Chastain of Fort Myers has been selected to pilot the No. 66 Chevrolet in next Friday night's 17th Annual AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis...."I want to thank the National Watermelon Promotion Board for making this possible," said Chastain... I'm glad to finally get the chance to live the dream and run with the big boys. I'm going to be running against the best of the best at Indy and I'm just glad that they stuck behind us...Although this will be the first start for Chastain in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, it is not the first exposure to NASCAR for the NWPB. In 2009, the NWPB was thrilled at the opportunity to promote National Watermelon Month on Danny O'Quinn, Jr.'s car at the Indianapolis short track...Ross Chastain is a graduate of Riverdale High School in Fort Myers. Full Story Back to Top
07-19-11 Clay Chastain is Short on Petitions (Kansas City Star) Clay Chastain’s petition drive is falling short of the signatures needed to put another light-rail plan on the ballot. Local election officials reported Monday that Chastain has come up 423 signatures short of the 3,573 needed to put light rail to a vote for the ninth time in Kansas City. However, Chastain has 10 more days to collect signatures from the date the city clerk issues a certificate of insufficiency, which will probably be today. City officials said Chastain’s new deadline is expected to be July 29. Full Story Back to Top
07-15-11 Sgt. Curtis Chastain Fights Human Trafficking (KMPH Fox 26) Prostitutes have been walking the streets of Fresno for decades. But where they strut is subject to change. Sgt. Curtis Chastain says many girls aren't from here. "The girls are recruited from everywhere under the sun...Fresno Police are working with a Central Valley coalition to curb human trafficking. Last year they got a half a million dollar state grant to attack this growing problem. Sgt. Chastain says hookers are treated like cattle sporting tattoos like a brand on a cow. "It's common for pimps to encourage and talk the girls into getting tattoos either with their names or a nickname or a moniker of the pimp." Sgt. Chastain is a sixteen year veteran working vice. In the last three months he says Fresno Police have investigated 120 cases that could be associated with human trafficking. Full Story Back to Top
07-15-11 Fire Department Lt. Joshua Chastain Comments on House Fire (Kingsport Times News) Firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting an "explosion" in Bloomingdale early Friday morning, finding heavy fire and smoke pouring from a structure. According to Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Joshua Chastain, the call came in at approximately 5:30 a.m. Crews responded to Pinehurst Drive to find an unoccupied home ablaze. Chastain said the alleged explosion could not be confirmed, with an investigation into the fire's cause continuing. No surrounding structures were damaged, though the home appeared to be a total loss. Full Story Back to Top
07-15-11 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Reports Deputy Killed in the Line of Duty (WYFF Greenville) Sheriff Ricky Chastain said Deputy Roger Rice, a recent graduate of the sheriff's academy and a married father of two, died when he was shot by a man under investigation in connection to a murder investigation in Fountain Inn...Rice and other deputies went to the home on Barrel Stave Road in Clinton that Kingsborough shared with Brown. Investigators said Brown opened fire, hitting Rice and a civilian at the home. Rice was rushed to Laurens County Hospital where he was pronounced dead at about midnight, Chastain said. Deputies returned fire on Brown, who was barricaded inside the home, according to Chastain. The sheriff said Brown was injured and taken into custody. He was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he was being treated for his injuries. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening, according to Chastain...During the news conference, an emotional Chastain described Rice as a dedicated, determined civil servant. He said Rice was 29, and had graduated from the training academy on Jan. 4. Full Story Back to Top
07-11-11 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Responds to Lawsuit (News Channel 7) In a response filed in district court Friday, Chastain said he did not force former employee Haley Manley to quit when she wouldn't have an abortion and is demanding proof of the claims. In part of the response, Chastain admitted his affair with Manley began 2008 and that Manley told him she was pregnant in July of 2010, even though she was on birth control. Chastain said he drove Manley to the appointment she made in Charlotte for an abortion and gave her money but doesn't know what she did with it. Chastain also admitted he wrote a check for $14,500 to Manley's grandfather in July of 2010 as a loan to Manley and he admits that he knew she got pregnant again in September of 2010. He said shortly after told her he wanted to end their personal relationship. Chastain denied that he ever got Manley pregnant, that he told her she would have to resign if she kept the first child, and that he told her to have an abortion when she got pregnant the second time or that he instructed his staff to make her resign. Full Story Back to Top
07-10-11 John Chastain Says Hail Storm Damaged Cars Backed up to January (Abilene Reporter-News) Car owners hoping for a quick fix to April hailstorm damage might be in for a long wait instead — if they require major repairs. "We're booked up through January," said John Chastain, manager of Accent Collision Center on South Treadaway Boulevard. Other body shops are reporting similar waits for customers. The Easter storm resulted in thousands of automobile-related claims, Chastain noted. "You've just got a lot of demand and not as much supply on the body shop side," Chastain said. "There's just not enough shops to cover everybody." Full Story Back to Top
07-09-11 Kennesaw Museum Foundation President Paul Chastain Attends Museum Opening (Marietta Daily Journal) The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History in Kennesaw formally opened its newest Civil War exhibit on Saturday afternoon - the first of several events planned to commemorate the war's sesquicentennial. The Old Guard of the Gate City Guard exhibit tells the story of the Gate City Guard, one of the first military units in Atlanta to volunteer for the Civil War...After fighting in the bitter and deadly war between the North and South, the unit decided to extend a hand of peace by touring major northern cities in 1879...At Saturday's ceremony, the Old Guard hosted a reception for members, museum staff and guests. Among those in attendance were Kennesaw Mayor Mark Mathews, city council members, museum director Dr. Richard Banz and Paul Chastain, Kennesaw Museum Foundation president. Full Story Back to Top
07-08-11 Clay Chastain Submits Light Rail Petition for November Vote (Kansas City Star) Clay Chastain said Thursday that Kansas City voters should make a final, up-or-down decision this November on whether they want to pay for light rail. The longtime transit advocate submitted 3,900 petition signatures to the city clerk, seeking a vote on a 3/8 -cent sales tax increase to pay part of the costs of building and operating a light rail transit system. And he promised never again to gather light rail petitions if this plan makes it to the ballot...The plan calls for increasing the sales tax for 25 years, providing $1 billion for a 22-mile light rail system...The plan calls for the state and federal governments and philanthropic organizations to contribute the other $1.5 billion needed. None of that money is guaranteed. “If Kansas City doesn’t build a world-class transit system...It won’t be able to compete with other cities," Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
07-07-11 Senior Vice President Andrew Chastain Leads CEO Search (PR Newswire) CaroMont Health announced it has retained Witt/Kieffer in its search for a new CEO...Witt/Kieffer Senior Vice President Andrew Chastain is based in the firm's Atlanta, GA office and will be the lead consultant in the search. "We are looking forward to this opportunity," commented Chastain. "A significant part of the process will include interviews with a wide variety of CaroMont stakeholders in order to ensure that we create an accurate profile for the ideal CEO." Full Story Back to Top
07-07-11 Poet Reads From Book Honoring Jim Chastain (NewsOK.com) Poet Nathan Brown will read Sunday from his first book of nonfiction, which honors his friend and fellow poet Jim Chastain, who died of cancer in 2009. Brown will read from “Letters to the One-Armed Poet: A Memoir of Friendship, Loss, and Butternut Squash Ravioli” at 2 p.m. in the Santa Fe Depot...Presented as a collection of letters to a good friend, the book is filled with recollections of times the friends shared...“Letters to the One-Armed Poet” is available at www.brownlines.com and Amazon.com and at Full Circle Bookstore at 50 Penn Place in Oklahoma City. Chastain's fight against cancer was chronicled in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK.com in the 2009 series, “Life Is Real: Writing the Final Chapters.” Full Story Back to Top
07-01-11 Rick Chastain Says Climate Affects Gator Hunt Success (Reuters) Arkansas, known for its popular duck and deer hunting seasons, has seen an uptick in alligator hunting interest since an annual legal harvesting season began in 2007. The deadline to apply for one of only 47 Arkansas gator hunting permits ended Thursday at midnight..."Since it's a small pool, I get to call each one of the guys personally to tell them they made it," said Rick Chastain, assistant chief of wildlife for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission...Chastain said each season's success depends on climate conditions. The two legal hunting zones in southern Arkansas currently have flood waters and drought simultaneously. But it's unclear, Chastain said, how that will impact the upcoming season except to make alligators more spread out in a zone. Full Story Back to Top
06-29-11 County Republican Executive Committee Calls for Sheriff Ricky Chastain's Resignation (News Channel 7) [With Video] Republican bosses in Laurens County say it's time for Sheriff Ricky Chastain to go. Party Chairman Bobby Smith said the executive committee voted Monday night to call on Chastain to resign..."A censure vote is a slap on the wrist. A call for resignation appears to be a stronger statement, however the party cannot force him to resign."..."If the Sheriff resigns it will take a portion of the case away because we have actually asked the judge to correct the situation that ultimately led to Haley losing her job," said Reckenbeil...The Laurens County Republican Party chairman says Chastain tells him he will stay in office and plans to run for re-election. Full Story Back to Top
06-28-11 Video Interview with Wounded Staff Sergeant Beau Chastain (Kansas CW) [With Video] "A month after being there I got shot so I'm not liking Afghanistan too much, now," Chastain joked. He's a part of McConnell's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit - the men and women in charge of taking care of improvised explosive device. That's what he what he was doing when he was shot in the leg June 9th...He was in the hospital for weeks and had to have three surgeries. Chastain returned home late Sunday night...At the base on Tuesday, he was presented with his purple heart. He'll take the next few months to undergo physical therapy and relax, but knows he could likely end up back in Afghanistan. Full Story Back to Top
06-28-11 Staff Sergeant Beau Chastain Awarded Purple Heart (KAKE) Staff Sergeant Beau Chastain is a special type of airman. He refuses to run from trouble, and instead runs to it. He is an Explosive Ordnance Detachment specialist who was shot in the leg June 9 in a gun fight in southwest Afghanistan. But for Sgt. Chastain, being in the middle of combat is just doing his job, a job he finds exciting. "It definitely is a thrill," Sgt. Chastain said. "I guess people say we're a little bit crazy, and that's probably true to knowingly walk towards what everyone else is afraid of and trying to get away from."...Sgt. Chastain's EOD unit had been investigating a weapons cache on June 9, when a gunfight erupted with bullets flying. One hit Sgt. Chastain in the left leg. "They knew we were there to disarm it," Sgt. Chastain recalled. "Probably the very first shot hit me in the leg." After two weeks of recovering in a hospital and being awarded the Purple Heart by Brig. Gen. Tod Wolters, Sgt Chastain said he is just thankful to be back in Wichita." Full Story Back to Top
06-27-11 Chastain-Skillman Opens Additional Office (The Ledger) CHASTAIN-SKILLMAN, INC., a consulting firm of design and public health professionals with offices in Lakeland, Sebring, Tampa and Tallahassee, opened an office in Winter Haven. The new office is at 351 3rd St. NW. Full Story Back to Top
06-23-11 Tony Shasteen Illustrates Burn Notice (Comic Book Resources) USA Network has teamed with DC Comics to launch a webcomic — or, rather, “an interactive graphic novel” — for Burn Notice, the cable channel’s hit action series...A New Day is designed to bridge the storylines between the fourth season...and the fifth season, which premieres tonight. Penned by Burn Notice writer Ryan Johnson and script coordinator Peter Laylaynis, illustrated by Tony Shasteen and overseen by series creator Matt Nix, Burn Notice: A New Day will run for 12 weeks, and include games, ciphers, video and more. Full Story Back to Top
06-23-11 Libertarian David Chastain Favors Bringing Troops from Afghanistan (Marietta Daily Journal) Acworth libertarian David Chastain also believes it’s time to bring American troops back from Afghanistan. “Our president should declare, ‘Mission Success’ and bring our troops home,” Chastain said. “While there may be some contractual agreements between our two countries for support, it seems wise to bring our troops home and allow the people of Afghanistan to determine their future. Billions of dollars can be redirected to issues here at home.” Full Story Back to Top
06-22-11 The Answer by Nancy Chastain to Play at Mariner Theatre (Homer News) Pier One Theatre holds auditions 5:30-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Mariner Theatre for its last three plays of the summer. The upcoming plays are "Moon over Buffalo," a theatrical farce by Ken Ludwig and directed by Joe Lawton; "The Answer," by Nancy Chastain, and "Flip," by Kate Rich. Full Story Back to Top
06-22-11 Jeffrey L. Chastain Named Vice President Investor Relations (PR Newswire) Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that Jeffrey L. Chastain has been named Vice President, Investor Relations effective July 5, 2011. In this capacity, Chastain will be responsible for managing and fostering relationships with the global investment community...Prior to joining Noble, Chastain had most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations for Pride International. He holds Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of North Texas and is a past president of the Houston Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute. Full Story Back to Top
06-22-11 Ed Chasteen to Lead Fourth of July Parade (KC Community News) Although there are many towns named Liberty or that have Liberty as part of their name, Liberty, Mo., is the largest town in the United States with that name, said Mayor Greg Canuteson. “Since we’re the biggest Liberty, we ought to have the biggest and best Fourth of July celebration,” Canuteson said. “And this year will be bigger and better than last year.” Potter said the parade marshal this year would be Ed Chasteen, a retired William Jewell College professor and founder of HateBusters, an organization that fights for justice. Chasteen said he felt honored to be selected to lead the parade. “I think it’s wonderful,” Chasteen said. “Who wouldn’t be honored? There are a lot of other people they could have asked.” Full Story Back to Top
06-21-11 Gladys Mildred Chasteen's Class Ring Turns Up After Being Lost 65 Years (Anderson Independent Mail) A phone message stated that Marilyn’s mother’s Pendleton, S.C., 1945 gold high school ring had been found in the state of Virginia. The ring had been missing for 65 years. Inside the ring was inscribed the initials GMC for Gladys, whose maiden name was Gladys Mildred Chasteen. Gladys, who is 84, cried and said, “It is nothing short of a miracle and I won’t take it off again. I’ve missed it all my adult life and I’m thrilled to have it back.” Full Story Back to Top
06-19-11 Col. Timothy Chastain Says Katrina-Damaged Antebellum Military Buildings Restored (NOLA.com) Almost six years after the levees failed following Hurricane Katrina, swamping Jackson Barracks with as much as 18 feet of water, the National Guard expects this week to reoccupy all of the Antebellum structures that comprise the historic garrison, the Army post built in 1834 to defend New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River...Being on high ground at the river, the historic garrison stewed in about 6 feet of Katrina surge, forcing Louisiana to address the long-deteriorating state of its 170-year-old buildings that make up the largest collection of Antebellum structures in the nation. The buildings likely had another 15 years of use before the state would have had to vacate them, said Col. Timothy Chastain, the Jackson Barracks post commander...Because the structures “are really national treasures,” the restoration was subject to several layers of review by federal and state historic preservationists, Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
06-18-11 Tory Chasteen Wins State Rodeo Title (Columbia Missourian) Chasteen, who just finished his junior year at Rock Bridge High School, went into Saturday morning tied in the cutting event at the Missouri High School State Rodeo Finals. The event gives each competitor two and a half minutes to separate a cow from a group of about a dozen cattle...The entire year's worth of competitions, 20 rodeos, all add up to this weekend. It isn’t enough just to perform well at state because every rodeo adds up to make each competitor's final score...The judges gave Chasteen a 143 for his performance Saturday morning, but there was no way of telling if the score was good enough to take first. Whoever wins walks away with a certificate for a $1,500 prize saddle...Chasteen rode a horse his family calls Goldy. Together with his brother, Brady, and his sister, Casey, the Chasteens have won seven saddles in cutting on the same horse...Tory Chasteen is president of the Columbia chapter of FFA and typically wakes up at 6 a.m. to help take care of the horses, cattle, goats and sheep on his family’s farm in Columbia...Chase Gabriel, a senior from Grain Valley, who was tied with Chasteen, was the second to compete in the cutting Saturday morning...The announcer gave Gabriel's score — a 138...Despite going up against two talented seniors, [Chasteen] had won. Full Story Back to Top
06-18-11 Jake Chastain Guides Kids at Nazarene Camp (Galesburg Register-Mail) Jake Chastain, camp director and associate pastor of worship and student ministries at First Church of the Nazarene, spoke about the mission of the camp, in its 9th year, saying it was “to have a good time, give these kids something fun to do while sharing the love of Jesus and helping them become transformed.”...The campers also constructed their own shelters Friday night, although these were mostly destroyed in a team rivalry that broke out Saturday morning. At the same time, though, Chastain described the guiding spiritual principle behind the camp. “We firmly believe that once you have a real interaction with God it will change your life,” Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
06-17-11 Trooper Lt. Bernard Chastain Investigates Illegal Hybrid Wolves (Anchorage Daily News) Alaska Wildlife Troopers served a search warrant Thursday on Wolf Country USA, testing the DNA of dozens of suspected wolves or wolf hybrids..."The main reason we're here is it's a public safety issue," said trooper Lt. Bernard Chastain... If unregistered animals born after 2002 prove to be wolves or closely related, Wolf Country owners Werner and Gail Schuster could be breaking the law, said Chastain, the trooper lieutenant. "That's the problem in this situation, because it's this year's puppies, this year's litter," Chastain said. The state prohibition on wolf hybrids has historically been difficult to prosecute because authorities had no conclusive DNA test, troopers said. A new saliva test recently became available, allowing for Thursday's testing, Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
06-16-11 Dennis Chasteen Gardens to Supply Food Pantry for the Hungry (Wire) Dennis Chasteen was up at 5 a.m. on a recent morning to harvest baby spinach from his garden before the heat became oppressive. A retired chemistry professor at the University of New Hampshire, he meticulously tends his 100-square-foot garden, growing more than 30 varieties of organic vegetables in raised beds. Once he’d reaped a good haul of spinach, Chasteen and his wife began packaging the leafy greens into recycled containers that he stores in his garage, collected from former UNH colleagues and other friends. By 9:30 a.m., he was at the Seacoast Family Food Pantry in Portsmouth to give away the fresh produce. Chasteen has been donating produce to local food pantries for the last four years. He makes the 30-minute trip from Lee to Portsmouth once or twice a week. Last year, he donated about 800 pounds of vegetables to the pantry, and he’s already delivered some 250 boxes of lettuce, spinach, and arugula this year. “I enjoy gardening and I recognize that there’s a need. With the economy the way it is, this was an opportunity to give back,” Chasteen said. “It’s quite a lot of work, but I feel that it’s worthwhile and I enjoy doing it.” Full Story Back to Top
06-15-11 Tony Shasteen Helps Illustrate Green Lantern Comic (Movie Prequel) (Comic Book Resources) As far as prequels go, this one pushes the clock back quite a bit. Set “twenty years ago,” the story opens with Abin Sur on patrol of his little slice of the universe: Sector 2814. Sur happens across a smuggler who is making a shortcut through this sector, specifically through the Sol system...Michael Green – one of the writers of the screenplay for the film - makes the non-encounter between Waller and Sur a story worth reading. This issue seems to play up the importance of both characters to the Green Lantern mythos without bashing the reader over the head with scads of movie minutiae. When I opened the issue and turned the first page, I was pleased as punch to see Patrick Gleason’s art gracing the book. Unfortunately, Gleason only handled a handful of pages in this issue. Tony Shasteen, however, does a very good job of drawing the remainder of this issue up to Gleason’s standards. The two are by no means interchangeable, but the switch between artists is a little more like a switch between different kinds of cola as opposed to a change up from milk to orange juice. Full Story Back to Top
06-15-11 Actress Beth Chastain Portrays the Duchess of Berwick (San Jose Mercury News) Oscar Wilde...delighted in nothing more than wretched excesses of all kinds and thumbing his nose, quite publicly, at Victorian England's upper crust. This is demonstrated gleefully in "Lady Windermere's Fan," being presented by Concord's Butterfield 8 Theatre Company in a production that is both wildly funny and surprisingly touching. It's a knife-edged comedy of manners that points out the era's inequities between men and women in matters of the heart (inequities that seem to still exist in a greater or lesser degree). The story is set on Lady Windermere's (Becky Potter) 21st birthday, when she comes to suspect her husband, Lord Windermere (Matthew Gardner), is cheating on her. The news is presented to her a couple of times, first by an admirer, Lord Darlington (Edwin Peabody), and later by the delightfully catty Duchess of Berwick (Beth Chastain). Full Story Back to Top
06-15-11 Best Spots to Run in Atlanta (Mableton.11alive.com) We have compiled a list of best places to run for beginners, intermediate and advanced runners. [Beginners:] The Chastain Park loop is also a favorite. This three-mile-loop goes around the entire park and is, kind of, hilly. The trail is paved. This path offers a scenic run in a safe park in the Buckhead neighborhood; however, the park has the tendency to become pretty crowded. Runners can watch everything from concerts to little league baseball games. The park is located at the intersection of Stella Drive and Powers Ferry Road in Buckhead. Full Story Back to Top
06-14-11 Jermaine Chastain Opposes Retirement Community Expansion Plan (The Daily Sound) Valle Verde wants to add 37 new rooms, redesign some of its current buildings, add a bed-and-breakfast building and banking office, and create additional parking...The Hidden Oaks Homeowners Association and United Healthcare Workers West object to the plan. Jermaine Chastain, a member of the Association, argued that the development violates parts of the general plan. Chastain said the expansions worsen parking on streets that are already congested with parked cars, especially when the community hosts special events that attract a large number of visitors. The expansion adds some spaces but not enough considering the new bed-and-breakfast and banking office. Chastain said cars end up parking along the street which is too narrow to safely accommodate the larger buses, making an accident inevitable...“We’re not against them expanding,” Chastain said. “They just need to do it responsibly.” Full Story Back to Top
06-13-11 Matt Chastain Studies Native American Copper Crafting (EurekAlert) This prehistoric approach to metalworking was part of a metallurgical analysis of copper artifacts left behind by the Mississippians of the Cahokia Mounds, who lived in southeastern Illinois from 700 until 1400 A.D. The study was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science in May. The researchers were able to identify how the coppersmiths of Cahokia likely set up their workshop and the methods and tools used to work copper nuggets into sacred jewelry, headdresses, breastplates and other regalia...Two materials science and engineering students conducted much of the research. Matt Chastain, a Northwestern undergraduate at the time of the study, worked alongside Alix Deymier-Black, a graduate student in the materials science and engineering department. Chastain, first author of the paper, undertook the metallurgical analysis of the samples, supplied from ongoing excavations at Mound 34 in Cahokia. Chastain followed up his analysis by volunteering at the excavation site. "We cut through some samples of the copper pieces and polished them to look at the grain structures of the copper with a microscope," said Deymier-Black, second author of the paper. "From the size, shape and features of the grains inside the copper, we determined that the coppersmiths were likely hammering the copper, probably with a heavy rock, then putting the copper in the hot coals of a wood fire for five to 10 minutes to soften it and repeating the cycle until they had created a thin sheet of copper. " After using basic metallurgical science to better understand the methods the Cahokians used to create copper sheets, Deymier-Black and Chastain recreated the metalworking process in the lab with natural copper nuggets, fire and a heavy stone ---pounding and heating the copper into thin sheets. Full Story Back to Top
06-13-11 Tonya Chastain Drives Boat Upriver to Riverbend Festival (Chattanooga Times Free Press) An almost full moon shone down for The Machine and the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera’s cover of Pink Floyd’s entire classic “Dark Side of the Moon” album on the Coca-Cola Stage...More than two dozen boats lay at anchor in the water at the festival site Sunday. One of those was “Pair a Dice,” a cruiser that Tonya Chastain drove 90 miles up the river from Scottsboro, Ala. “This is the way to do it. It’s just so much fun,” said Chastain, as she relaxed barefoot on the dock. Chastain attended the city’s first Riverbend Festival 30 years ago, and she and her husband return every year for the music, the old friends — and the new ones. “It’s so different now,” she said. “Back then there weren’t all these fences up, and we just went out there in bathing suits. But it’s still so great. We look forward to it all year long.” Full Story Back to Top
06-08-11 NBC Senior VP Scot Chastain Supports Local Station Strategy (TV News Check) By targeting the promotion priorities of TV stations, Promax reclaims its original mission when, in 1956, the Broadcast Promotion Association launched as a collaborative of local and national media mavens. The summit is designed to reverse the exodus of budget-starved station executives from the annual Promax meeting, which, ironically, has occurred at the same time local promotion has become more critical...Subsidizing attendees is money well-spent, according to NBC’s senior VP of affiliate marketing, Scot Chastain. “Sure, the networks have paid media options to advertise direct to consumers, but only the stations can give the audience reasons to care about a new show,” says Chastain, who credits stations for creating NBC’s most conspicuous primetime hit. “What makes The Voice important to Oklahoma City? It’s because the local stations got behind it with marketing editorial about Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green.”...“NBC is launching The Playboy Club, set in 1963 Chicago,” says Chastain, “Our O&O in Chicago and our Rockford, Ill., affiliate will be putting a nice creative spin on it. Our stations can add a creative layer that we could never do from the network side of things.” Full Story Back to Top
06-04-11 George Chastain Granted Patent for ATM on this Day in 1973 (Patch.com) Donald Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain are granted a patent for the automatic teller machine on this day in 1973. Full Story Back to Top
06-03-11 More on Sheriff Ricky Chastain Lawsuit (The Republic) According to her lawsuit, filed Thursday in Laurens County court, their affair began a month after she started working for Chastain in January 2008, and Manley became pregnant in the summer of 2010. After Chastain said she'd either have to have an abortion or quit her job, Manley says Chastain drove her to Charlotte, N.C., in his county-issued vehicle and paid for her to abort their child. In September, Manley says Chastain again demanded she get an abortion when she told him she was pregnant a second time. When Manley refused but told Chastain she wanted to keep her job, she says the sheriff told his subordinates during an October meeting to do "whatever it took" to make her resign, tactics the lawsuit says included "threats of violence." Manley subsequently resigned and later opted to have a second abortion, WSPA-TV has reported. In addition to sexual harassment, emotional distress and interference with her job, Manley is also suing Chastain and other sheriff's department employees for conspiring to pressure her to quit. The lawsuit also accuses county officials of failing to adequately supervise the sheriff as he carried out his affair with Manley. Full Story Back to Top
06-02-11 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Sued for Sexual Harassment (News Channel 7) What she does want is her job back at the Laurens County Sheriff's Office. She said longtime sheriff Ricky Chastain is to blame. She is suing him for sexual harassment. The lawsuit filed details her account of how she says he forced her out of a job for refusing to have an abortion. Manley claimed the child was Chastain's and said it wasn't the first child they conceived together. Manley said their relationship began shortly after she started her job in January of 2008...Laurens County Sheriff Ricky Chastain began his career with the sheriff's office in 1990. He was elected sheriff in 2000. This is his third term in office. Full Story Back to Top
05-31-11 Rhonda Shasteen Keynotes at Women in Business Conference (Lewisville Leader) The keynote speaker for the event will be Rhonda Shasteen, a retired chief marketing officer for Mary Kay. She will speak about "The 6 most important things I learned on the way from the classroom to the boardroom." "We wanted someone who had been successful in the business world," Ferrell said. "She will speak about balancing your work life and leadership in the corporate world. She will also provide inspiration to the attendees. She will be fabulous at capping off the day." Shasteen is expected to share lessons she has learned throughout her career, how those lessons have impacted her and how they have shaped the person she is today. She has more than 30 years' experience in the community. Full Story Back to Top
05-31-11 Robyn Chastain Reports on Bears Near Schools (Kitsap Sun) Bears were reported near Vinland Elementary and the property shared by Poulsbo Elementary and Poulsbo Middle School. Vinland officials reported the bear after it was spotted near the school's border with a wooded area. It was not near any buildings, according to district spokeswoman Robyn Chastain. Neighbors reported the bear near the other schools, which Chastain said also wasn't near any buildings. Wildlife officers responded to both schools to make sure the bears weren't still in the area. District policy is to keep all children and people inside until wildlife officials say it is safe to come out, Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
5-27-11 Wesley Thomas Chesteen is Engaged to be Married (Kosciusko Star Herald) Ms. Lesa Davis Long announces the engagement of her daughter, Anna Ruth Long of Mathiston, to Wesley Thomas Chesteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy and Jama Chesteen of Kilmichael...The bridegroom is the grandson of the late Tom and Mary Lou Chesteen of Kilmichael and Mrs. Odell Richardson and the late James M. Richardson of Winona. He is a 2007 graduate of French Camp Academy. He recently graduated with degrees in history and anthropology from Ole Miss. He plans to continue his education at the University of Mississippi to pursue a master’s degree in history. The couple will exchange vows at 2 p.m. on June 11, 2011. [Chastain Central Note: Jimmy Chesteen is the genealogist for the PCFA] Full Story Back to Top
05-23-11? School Counselor Kimberly Chastain Gives Parenting Tips (Vision Insights and New Horizons) If your child wants to wear an outfit or see a movie that you believe is inappropriate, don’t be afraid to say no. “Your kids need you to be their parent,” says school counselor Kimberly Chastain. “You cannot be your child’s friend. They have plenty of kids to be their friends.” If your children don’t understand your reasons for saying no, it’s okay to simply say “Because I said so.” “That’s gone out of favor,” Chastain admits, “but at some point you have to make it clear that you’re the adult and you have the final decision.”...Be sure to allow for some downtime every day. “It’s probably the relaxed evenings at home when you played board games with your children or read books together that they’re going to look back on with fond memories when they’re adults, not the science camp or swimming lessons you enrolled them in,” Chastain says. There may be times when your child is about the only one in his or her class who hasn’t seen a particular movie or isn’t wearing a certain style of clothing. Not only is your child likely begging to go along with the crowd, you may be getting flak from other parents as well. They may say to you, “Well, why don’t you let your kids watch that movie? There’s nothing wrong with it.” Chastain observes, “Your kids are going to get peer pressure from their friends, and you’re going to get peer pressure from your kids’ friends’ parents.” It can feel like a lonely battle at times, but for the sake of your children, you need to stand your ground and do what you know is right. Full Story Back to Top
05-22-11 Michelle Chastain Promoted to Regions Bank Private Banking Sales Manager (Chattanooga Times Free Press) Michelle Chastain has been named Regions Bank private banking sales manager for the Chattanooga and Cleveland markets. “Mi-chelle has a proven record in private banking,” Regions’ Chattanooga president said. “She is an accomplished banker, well recognized for her talent and commitment to serving customers and the community.” Chastain brings over eight years of wealth management experience to her new role, spending a majority of that time in Regions’ Chattanooga market as a private banking relationship manager. She holds her series 7 securities license and a master’s in business administration from UTC. Chastain has served on the board of directors for Partnership for Families, Children and Adults; as a mentor for Emily’s Power for a Cure; stewardship and personnel elder for Northside Presbyterian Church and a member of the Northside Learning Center Parents Council. She is also a graduate of Leadership Chattanooga and the Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute. Full Story Back to Top
05-20-11 Rhonda Shasteen Speaks at Denton County Women in Business Conference (Lewisville Leader) The Lewisville Chamber of Commerce recently announced the lineup of speakers for the annual Denton County Women in Business Conference. This is the third year the Lewisville Chamber has hosted the half-day conference aimed at helping support women in business...Rhonda Shasteen Chief Marketing Officer for May Kay (retired): "The 6 most important things I learned on the way from the classroom to the boardroom" Rhonda will share where the lessons came from, how they impacted her in her career and ultimately how they've shaped the person she has become. Additionally, attendees will hear the very simple plan she uses today to focus her energy and efforts for success and growth. As a C-level executive with three decades of success in the business community, Rhonda Shasteen brings a well-rounded perspective to leaders and organizations looking for success in today's dynamic and fast-changing environment. Full Story Back to Top
05-19-11 David Luke Chastain is Valedictorian (Brownwood News) Brownwood High School proudly announced that 178 students have completed the necessary requirements to take part in the commencement exercise...The top two graduates this year are Valedictorian, David Luke Chastain and Salutatorian, Caitlyn Kennedy Cloy...Valedictorian – David Luke Chastain, GPA 4.01. Luke is the son of Kirk and Genetha Chastain. During his high school career he has participated in FCA & the FCA Football All-Star Game, Choices, has played varsity soccer (3 years), and varsity football (3 years). Honors include Rotary Student of the Month (October), Honorable Mention Football All-State Safety, 1st Team All-District Safety & Wide Receiver, Magna Cum Laude Freshman year, Summa Cum Laude Sophomore, Junior and Senior year, 2010 Departmental Awards – Dual Credit Physics and Pre AP Pre-Calculus, 2009 Departmental Awards – English II Pre AP, 2008 Departmental Awards – Geometry Pre AP and voted Most Intelligent by his peers. Luke plans to attend Texas A&M this fall and study pre-med for a career as a cosmetic surgeon. Full Story Back to Top
05-16-11 Local Prefers Chastain Beach (Palm Beach Post) “The beach I first stumbled upon in 1975, Chastain Beach (locals refer to it as “The Rocks”), remains my personal favorite. It’s a quiet cove with rock formations just north of Bathtub Beach. When there is a swell, the surf is as good as anywhere I have surfed.” Full Story Back to Top
05-16-11 Fine-arts Director Shawn Chastain Concerned about Funding Impact (Kansas.com) Those who support instrumental music in Wichita schools say proposed budget cuts would devastate a part of the program that matters most — its earliest years..."That beginning program is so crucial," said Shawn Chastain, director of fine arts for the Wichita district. "It's the foundation for everything that happens down the road, with high school bands and orchestras and beyond." Fifth- and sixth-grade teachers "allow that initial class size to be viable," Chastain said...Chastain, the fine-arts director, said Wichita's band and orchestra programs have "a long history of excellence" that he hopes isn't affected by budget concerns. "These large classes are a credit to what we have — a strong program, a very supportive community, excellent recruiting, access to instruments and a fabulous teaching staff," he said. "We want that to continue." Full Story Back to Top
05-13-11 Dr. Larry Chasteen Reports on Rabid Fox (Daily Home Online) “We received confirmation Wednesday that the fox killed in Lincoln the first week of May was positive for rabies,” said Dr. Larry Chasteen, St. Clair County rabies officer. Chasteen said the fox chased a dog into a residence on Eureka Road, following it through the pet door. “A fight ensued in the house between the fox and the dog, and the dog was bitten,” he said. Chasteen said the fox was killed and brought to Logan Martin Vet Clinic in Pell City, where Chasteen is a veterinarian. Samples were shipped to the state laboratory for testing. “Thankfully, the dog had a current rabies vaccination,” Chasteen said. “We immediately revaccinated the dog for rabies as a precaution. The dog will be under at-home quarantine for 45 days.” Chasteen said that had the dog not had a current rabies vaccination, the only options would have been either euthanasia or quarantine in a veterinary facility for six months. Full Story Back to Top
05-13-11 Libertarian David Chastain Has Reservations Regarding Big Brother Immigration Law (Marietta Daily Journal) The reaction in Cobb to Gov. Nathan Deal signing into law a tough immigration bill fell mostly along party lines, with Republicans supporting it, and Democrats decrying the action. Some portions of the new law take effect July 1...Libertarian activist David Chastain of Acworth has reservations about the bill. “In the long run, I’m not sure it’s going to be good for the state,” Chastain said. “Undocumented workers get to leave but those of us that are legal have to live under this Big Brother government.” Chastain said that back in the 1980s when the state was attempting to pass the seat-belt law, lawmakers promised that it was only for safety and that police would never be able to pull people over just for that violation. Now, public service announcements flood the airwaves warning “click it or ticket,” he said. Full Story Back to Top
05-13-11 Jessie Chastain's Bicycle Business Thrives after 100 Years (WALB-TV) While many folks are struggling financially, Jessie Chastain says he's doing just fine. "April and May, of this year, have been two of our best months ever." Chastain is the owner of Chastain's Bicycle Shop in Thomasville. His family has been selling bikes in town for more than 100 years. Due to the poor economy and high gas prices, more folks are buying bikes. Chastain says before he lets any bike leave the shop, he goes through a strict safety checklist. "We encourage them to buy a helmet, to get a light if they have to ride after dark, and making sure the bike fits is a big deal. Full Story Back to Top
05-11-11 Sick Woman Saved from Tornado Collapsed Chastain Manor Apartments (Tuscaloosa News) Robinson, 67, had been recovering from surgery at Chastain Manor Apartments on 34th Avenue in Alberta when the tornado struck. She recalls having woken up from a nap long enough to eat some cantaloupe and return to her room when she heard the storm approaching. Before she knew it, the winds had flattened the walls of the apartment and thrown her against a wall. The back of her head was bleeding, and she lost two teeth. The medical oxygen that Robinson requires 24 hours a day had been knocked out of reach. She was trapped by her bed frame, mattress and other debris...A boy who she knows from the neighborhood...walked by as he, his sister and their grandmother fled the flattened apartment complex. “He heard me calling for someone to help get me out of there,” she said. Full Story Back to Top
05-11-11 Festival Beverage Proceeds Go to Chastain Dog Park (Patch.com) The Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival Saturday and Sunday will feature 200 local and regional artists and handcrafters showcasing their works for sale. The event will be located along the entire shady street of Park Drive in Chastain Park. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds from the on-site beverage sales will be donated to the not yet city approved Chastain Dog Park. Full Story Back to Top
05-09-11 Chastain Home for Gentlewomen Holds Charity Event (Gazette Virginian) The Historic Chastain Home for Gentlewomen, Mountain Road, Halifax will hold a charity luncheon to benefit the American Red Cross on Saturday. Advanced tickets are $10 and are required for choice of the first seating at 11 a.m. or the second seating at 1 p.m...This will be an opportunity to enjoy lunch with a friend in an historic setting and raise funds for the American Red Cross where 91 cents of each donated dollar assists those who need help when help can’t wait. Full Story Back to Top
05-08-11 Body of Jana Chastain Found (KATV) The death toll from severe weather in Arkansas since April 25th has risen to 17. A Randolph County woman is the latest victim of the recent floods. Officials recovered the body of 31-year-old Jana Chastain Saturday not far from her 2003 Lincoln Aviator which was found in floodwaters near Hwy 67 between Pocahontas and Lawrence County line. Full Story Back to Top
05-05-11 Vehicle of Missing Jana Chastain is Found (KAIT)The SUV of a woman who has been missing since early Tuesday morning has been found, but there are still no signs of her. The Walnut Ridge Police Chief discovered 31-year-old Jana Chastain's SUV around 8 a.m. Thursday morning off Hwy 67 between Pocahontas and the Lawrence County line. The SUV was pulled from the swift waters in a flooded field near Pocahontas...Arkansas State Police verified that the white SUV was in fact the 2003 Lincoln Aviator that Chastain had been driving...there is still no clue on her whereabouts...Chastain weighs about 120 pounds and is 5 feet 6 inches tall with long brown hair. If you see her or know of her whereabouts you're asked to contact your local police department. Full Story Back to Top
05-05-11 Zoo CEO Robert Chastain Explains New Zoo Features (Colorado Springs Gazette) “We’ve embarked on the largest capital campaign in Cheyenne Mountain Zoo history, large because we’re talking about elephants, rhinos and lions,” zoo CEO Robert Chastain said. And large for the price tag, $13 million, of which nearly $10 million has been given by 166 donors, about half of whom were there Wednesday...Jason Bredahl, the elephants’ keeper, called the project a “super-sized scale” of improvements for the elephants...The next phase, to be finished in the spring of 2012, will be the outdoor elephant exhibit, a new space for meerkats and a new exhibit containing two black rhinoceroses, a species the zoo had to send to another facility a decade ago for lack of space. Said Chastain, “Black rhinos are one of the most endangered animals in the world and to be able to incorporate them into the exhibit was a plus for us and black rhino conservation.” Full Story Back to Top
05-02-11 Who Is Chastain Park Named For? (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Q: What is the history of Chastain Park Amphitheater? Is it named for someone famous? A: The quaint neighborhood venue, famous for its summertime concerts and often lively crowds, had a quiet start as 268-acre North Fulton Park in 1933. Eleven years later, Troy Chastain, who was Atlanta’s supervisor of public buildings, unveiled the amphitheater, and when he died in 1945, the park was renamed for him. The 6,000-seat amphitheater underwent $2.3 million in renovations in 2004 and often is filled with music lovers and their elaborate spreads. This summer’s schedule certainly will hit a high note for folks of all musical tastes with a variety of concerts, from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to Rihanna and Cee Lo Green to Paul Simon to Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. Full Story Back to Top
04-29-11 Master Sgt. Eric Chastain Talks about Expert Infantryman Badge (DVIDS) Earning a seven-sixteenths by 3-inch piece of metal displaying a musket and a blue backdrop may not seem significant, but to infantrymen, the Expert Infantryman Badge is considered a career validation...Master Sgt. Eric Chastain [is] the brigade’s EIB testing non-commissioned officer in charge...“We’ve been engaged in constant combat since Sept. 11,” Chastain said. “During this time, EIB took the backseat.”...Chastain noted that there is an added level of stress since Soldiers had to take on multiple tasks throughout the lanes as opposed to the focusing on one at a time at individual stations like in the previous test. This, he says, affects not only the candidates, but the test graders as well. “(Before,) graders only mastered one task,” Chastain explained. “Now that grader has to know 10 different tasks and master them.”...For Soldiers, such as Chastain, who earned his EIB in 1997 in Korea, there’s something that makes earning an EIB even more highly regarded – being a “True Blue” EIB holder. “True Blue” means a Soldier completed every task without a “no-go,” thus every “go” box on his score sheet has a blue mark all the way down the page. Full Story Back to Top
04-29-11 Jennifer Chasteen Relays Against Cancer (SWVolusia News) Thousands of local cancer survivors, and cancer patient supporters, will be assembling this weekend at the City of Deltonas’ Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex. Team members will lace up their walking shoes in support of the around the clock battle against cancer in the Deltona 2011 Relay for Life event...“I have been relaying for years, last year I decided it was time to do more and I formed my own team. I relay for me, my family, friends, and all the people I will never meet who need help beating cancer. Stop people on the street and ask them if they have ever known someone affected by cancer and I bet everyone you stop will say yes,” outlined Jennifer Chasteen one of many team Captains. Full Story Back to Top
04-28-11 Race Driver Mike Chasteen Jr. Interviewed (Peoria Journal Star) HOW I GOT INTO RACING: My father, Mike Chasteen Sr., and grandfather, Everett Chasteen, have been associated with racing most of their lives. I went to my first race when I was 3 months old. FIRST WIN: Still pursuing the first feature win, but my first heat race win came in 2008 running in the B-modified class at Spoon River. RACING INSPIRATIONS: My father and my stepfather, Erik Bruce. My father has been around racing for over 30 years, winning many presigious races around the United States. He’s the main reason I’ve gotten behind the wheel of a racecar. Full Story Back to Top
04-27-11 Clay Chastain: This is More Important than Light Rail (KC Community News) Clay Chastain is suing Kansas City, Mo., and the city attorney for allegedly preventing him to run as a write-in mayoral candidate in this year’s general election. After the March 18 ruling in a circuit court, Chastain stated he would take no further legal action and instead focus on his light rail initiative. Chastain has collected more than 4,000 signatures, enough to place the measure on the fall ballot. “I woke up at 4 in the morning,” Chastain said. “Something stirred me in my sleep and I thought, ‘This is really more important than light rail even.’” Chastain said the city should not be allowed to change election law during a campaign. He filed the suit April 13. He is seeking a new primary election with all previously named primary mayoral candidates including himself as an official candidate, and a new general election. Chastain said if another election is held and he is in the race, the outcome could be different. Full Story Back to Top
04-24-11 Juli Ann Teeters and Michael Jeffery Chastaine are Engaged (Victoria Advocate) Clay and Nancy Teeters of Victoria are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Juli Ann Teeters of Houston, to Michael Jeffery Chastaine of Bossier City, LA, son of Mike and Debbie Chastaine of Shreveport, La...Michael is a 1997 graduate of West Monroe High School and a 2001 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is employed by Red River Beverage Group in Bossier City, LA as Director of Business Development. Full Story Back to Top
04-23-11 Prosthetic Children Ride at Chastain Horse Park (WXIA-TV) There was no fear or hesitation as a group of children with prosthetic limbs and orthotic braces took their first horseback rides at Chastain Horse Park on Saturday. "It was amazing," said Alene Grant, whose son, Taevan, 6, lost his right leg in a car accident four years ago. "It's just wonderful to watch him."..."We've found that as they ride, the horse's movement feels like their legs moving. So it feels like they're walking with their own legs." Full Story Back to Top
04-22-11 Accusation Against Police Chief Tim Chastain Fails in Court (Anderson Independent Mail) George Thomas Lee was handcuffed and led away Thursday afternoon to begin a 60-day jail sentence, cursing and hurling epithets at Walhalla police officers and sheriff’s deputies. The same type of language got him arrested in October. A six-person jury took about 45 minutes to find the 70-year-old Lee, a self-described political activist, guilty of breach of the peace and one count of assault and battery, third degree...Lee, conducting his own defense, based his case on self-defense and his right to freedom of speech enumerated in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He also charged that Walhalla police chief Tim Chastain had framed him as a way to get him and his protest signs off the city streets after a number of complaints. Full Story Back to Top
04-20-11 Sarah Chastain Widowed in Murder of Town's First Sheriff (The Llano News) Samuel Lee Lockhart and brother, Joseph Warren Lockart, came to Texas from Indiana, where both had married sisters, Sarah and Mary Chastain. In 1850, the Lockharts still lived in Orange County Indiana, but they resided near the Salt Works in time to sign the petition to create Llano County [in 1855]. Unfortunately, Sam Lockhart’s tenure as sheriff was not destined to be long-lasting. After a little over a year, he became Llano’s first law officer killed in the line of duty. He came across a group of men playing poker along the road between Bluffton and Llano. He decided not to arrest them, but he told them to put up their cards and continue down the road. As the story goes, when Sam turned to walk away, one of the gamblers, William Taylor, ran up behind him, reached around to his front with a knife, and stabbed him. Sam’s body was taken back to Tow Valley for burial. The account of this tragedy will forever be remembered as Sheriff Lockhart’s tombstone specifically states he was "Murdered by William Taylor Jan. 9,1858." Sam and wife had four children, three born in Indiana, and one in Texas. After his death, his widow moved to Burnet County, where they were listed in 1860. Sarah then married Peter Bantea, and had another daughter. The Banteas returned to Llano County, taking out land west of Tow, where they lived until Peter died and was buried in the Board Branch Cemetery. Sarah went to live with one of her married daughters and died elsewhere. Most of the Lockhart descendants living in Llano County today are from the family of Joseph Warren Lockhart, through his son, Samuel Luther Lockhart. Lockhart Mt. is named in honor of this family. Full Story Back to Top
04-13-11 Clay Chastain Files Lawsuit to Void Results of Kansas City Mayoral Election (KMBC Kansas City) City activist Clay Chastain has filed a complaint against city officials, asking them to set aside the results of last month's mayoral election. Chastain wanted to run as a write-in candidate. The city said Chastain, who has a home in Virginia, was ineligible on residency grounds. In a six-page complaint, Chastain claims city officials used damaging statements, dilatory tactics and selective enforcement of the law to keep him out of the election, which was won by Sly James. Chastain has asked that the results of the election be set aside and a new primary scheduled for about a month after the ruling. Full Story Back to Top
04-06-11 Drew Chastain's Double Triple Zero Premiers (NOLA.com) Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. (Saturn Screen Printing Building), 827.5858. New this week: the world premiere screening of local independent filmmaker, Drew Chastain's "Double Triple Zero" (7:30 p.m. Sat), about a man determined to finish the Crescent City Classic. Unfortunately, his training mainly involves reading the Bible, drinking and drugs. Full Story Back to Top
04-05-11 Don Chastain Featured in Release of Strike Up the Band (Playbill.com) A studio album of the 1930 score of George and Ira Gershwin's Strike Up the Band, featuring Rebecca Luker, Brent Barrett, Beth Fowler and more, will be released more than 20 years after recording began. The disc, available in June, will be the 100th release by PS Classics, the Grammy Award-nominated label devoted to American theatre music and popular song...The recording features Brent Barrett, Don Chastain, Rebecca Luker, Jason Graae, Beth Fowler, Charles Goff, Juliet Lambert, Jeff Lyons and James Rocco, plus a 16-member chorus, a tap-dancing ensemble and an orchestra of 28. Full Story Back to Top
04-02-11 Chastain Father and Son Serve in Navy Together (Cleveland Daily Banner) For father and son duo Mineman 1st Class Mitchell L. Chastain and Hospital Recruit Blake M. Chastain, both Cleveland natives, joining the Navy was a decision they made together. Mitchell Chastain had a history of military service before joining the Navy. He enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1989 and served in that branch for 18 years. When he came home to Cleveland after a 12-month deployment to Iraq in November 2005, Mitchell decided he needed a life change and separated from the Army National Guard in April 2007. However, his son’s ambition would end up motivating him to be a soldier again... Mitchell Chastain enlisted as a Navy reserve mineman in July 2009. Son Blake Chastain later enlisted to serve as a hospital corpsman for five years and left for basic training at the Recruit Training Command in October 2010, before heading to Naval Hospital Corps School. Both began attending classes for their respective fields at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. For the father and son, being sent to the same naval station proved to be a “blessing,” Mitchell said. Full Story Back to Top
03-31-11 Chastain Farm is Part of Background to Bootleggers Turned Professional Racers (ESPN) When Lloyd Seay was 15 and Dawsonville was a hamlet, he was already a veteran "tripper," local lingo for moonshine runner. That was in 1935...That was developmental racing in the Depression era, for the likes of Seay...The Flock brothers -- Bob, Fonty and Tim -- were from Atlanta but spent much of their time here, hauling out of the huge central liquor collection point on the Chastain farm. They ran it down "the Whiskey Trail," Georgia Highway 9, into Atlanta...It was the best training a driver could get, for every night when the revenuers were out, "It was a race to win or go to prison," as Junior Johnson has said of his moonshine career...Seay and Roy Hall, a cousin also schooled on the Whiskey Trail, raced for Raymond Dawson Parks, who'd run away from Dawson County at age 14, landed on the streets of Atlanta, made his stake running 'shine. Full Story Back to Top
03-28-11 New Book Remembers Poet Jim Chastain (NewsOK.com) Norman author Nathan Brown releases his first “mostly nonfiction” book, “Letters to the One-Armed Poet: A Memoir of Friendship, Loss, and Butternut Squash Ravioli” (Village Books Press, $15). A poignant reflection on his friendship with late Oklahoma author and poet Jim Chastain, this collection of memories follows a trail that starts deep inside the heart of the author and travels through his pen and onto the paper as a celebration of a life cut short by cancer...Chastain's poem, “The Last Supper,” is a ‘smorgasbord' of local and not-so-local fare he knew he would miss most when gone...Brown makes it a personal mission to honor his friend by pursuing this “lengthy and lustful” menu...“the poem that launched a million calories.” It's a remarkable undertaking, complete with visits from old friends (what's a “last supper” without a chosen few?). Full Story Back to Top
03-25-11 TJ Chasteen's Play Reviewed (Kansas City Star) The play opens as two house-cleaners (Magie Hogan and Emily Peterson) arrive at an upscale Manhattan apartment. One (Hogan) does this for a living but her friend (Peterson), an underemployed actress, is tagging along. Before long they discover (a) framed pornographic photographs and (b) a nude man stuffed into a hall closet. At first they think the young man (J. Will Fritz) is dead, but he’s not. Later they think they’ve shot him but they haven’t. Then they think they’ve shot him again, but he’s still kicking. And the kitchen is full of pies, some of them apparently laced with drugs. Liccardello’s plot is an intricate, carefully constructed conceit based on multiple lies and mistaken assumptions. Each time a level of dishonesty is revealed, another is waiting just beneath the surface. Director TJ Chasteen stages the piece the only way that makes sense -- at a breakneck pace. But he articulates the backstories clearly and elicits some sharp comic timing from the actors. Indeed, Liccardello is able to pack an impressive amount of information about each character into her play, despite its brevity. Full Story Back to Top
03-25-11 TJ Chasteen Directs New Play (Kansas City Star) TJ Chasteen’s head is in the play. As three young actors read through a new script with the intriguing title of “Pies From the Porn Kitchen,” Chasteen listens intently...Chasteen, 26, is an actor, too — tens of thousands of theatergoers saw him play Young Scrooge in Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s 2008 and 2010 productions of “A Christmas Carol” — but tonight he’s directing a new play by Liccardello, a 29-year-old actress pursuing a master of arts in playwriting...Chasteen, who grew up in Houston, graduated from UMKC with a master of fine arts degree in 2009. Early on he had plans to do the stereotypical thing: move to the big city to find his fortune. “They changed once I learned what acting actually is,” he says. “But, yeah, at the time, of course, I had the plan that everybody does — to get my MFA and go to New York. But that very quickly became what I didn’t want to do at all.” The math was pretty simple. Here you can help create original work, land acting jobs and building a resume. In New York, you’re competing with thousands of actors on a daily basis. Full Story Back to Top
03-20-11 Cindy Chasteen Runs Horse Farm (Shelby County Reporter) A special group of people care about horses, Cindy Chasteen said, and her farm, Son Country Farm, is overrun with these types of people. “This is a teaching barn, but also a working barn,” Chasteen said of her 230-acre farm of sprawling pastures and tidy barns in the outskirts of Sterrett. Chasteen, a take-charge blonde with strong hands and an even stronger desire to instill responsibility and character in her students, teaches some of the winningest young equestrians in the area. Chasteen’s group of riders, girls from around 8 to 17 years old, call themselves the “Barn Chicks,” and compete each Saturday in horse shows across the state. Full Story Back to Top
03-20-11 Joel Chasteen Promotes Copyright Knowledge for Hawaiian Musicians (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) MELE STUDENT Joel Chasteen is concentrating on "the publishing side of things, maybe licensing." He wants to "help build up the Hawaiian music industry outside the traditional Hawaiian music that we're known for right now." He plans to graduate in 2012. The music business is full of stories about talented artists who unwittingly sold the rights to their work or overlooked the "fine print" in their contracts and received no royalties despite big sales. Chasteen said that with knowledge of copyrights and intellectual property laws, "you control your own destiny." "If you don't understand the business and the legalities that come along with that, your career is not in your own hands. … My goal is to have that control and to be able to make music." Full Story Back to Top
03-19-11 Do Black Chastains Rest in Pumpkintown Cemetery? (Anderson Independent Mail) This cemetery almost lost to history served the Little Liberia community of freed slaves in northern Pickens County immediately after the Civil War. Had it not been for its connection to Soap Stone Baptist, established in the decade after the war’s end, the cemetery might have been lost forever...Bert Reece’s 1970 “History of Pumpkintown & Oolenoy” said four white men helped freed slaves after the Civil War by giving five acres to each family for “a Liberia here in America similar to that of Africa.” Census records show 197 black men, women and children lived in and around the Pumpkintown community that includes Little Liberia in 1870. Dozens shared surnames with their white neighbors — Burgess, Chastain, Edens, Keith, Lynch, McKinsey, Southerland, Talley and McJunkin — and a few still lived in white households. Their number grew to 240 by 1900. But the U.S. Census listed only 73 black residents in 1920, and their numbers continued to dwindle, Clark said. Full Story Back to Top
03-19-11 Lindsey Chastain Portrays Lady Macduff in New York's Macbeth (Broadway World) The 73rd. Ave. Theatre Company presents Macbeth, March 18 to April 17. In 1920s New York City, Macbeth is a trusted ally and servant to Duncan, head of the New York Mafia. He makes a name for himself in battle against Duncan's Federal enemies, and is elevated in power by doing so. But after a seemingly chance encounter with three witches, who prophesy of greater things, Macbeth himself turns traitor. He will do whatever it takes to have it all. The cast includes...Lindsey Chastain as...Lady Macduff. Full Story Back to Top
03-18-11 Clay Chastain Looses Appeal on Write-in Ruling (KC Community News) The Kansas City Court of Appeals ruled on March 17 that Chastain is ineligible as a write-in mayoral candidate for the March 22 mayoral election...Chastain said he was surprised at the ruling...Chastain said he will continue his initiative to garner voter approval for a multimodal light rail transit system in Kansas City...Chastain said James indicated he would not overturn the vote of the people if Chastain’s light rail initiative makes it to an upcoming ballot and is approved. “I am going to endorse Sly James,” Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
03-17-11 Jammie Chasteen Launches Jesus Couture (RichmondBizSense) Richmonders Jammie Chasteen and Ashley Wiber have built a growing apparel company that combines modern style with Christian quotes and imagery, and they’re trying to snag a piece of a $4.5 billion industry for Christian apparel. The pals launched Jesus Couture in September 2009, selling T-shirts to their church. They’ve grown to an online store and added a retail store, and they hope to be in local malls soon...“I believe that this can be in the normal world of fashion,” Chasteen said, adding that a lot of the clothing in the Christian marketplace is frumpy and doesn’t appeal to a mass audience. The twosome met in 2008, when Chasteen was working as a wedding coordinator. One of those weddings was Wiber’s. Full Story Back to Top
03-09-11 Brent Chasteen Plays on The Price is Right (WVLT) Brent Chasteen is the first one called down on The Price is Right. Brent Chasteen says, "Once I got down there I thought I'm going to be the guy who never gets on the show." His first bid was on sailboarding equipment. They asked him where he got his shirt. Chasteen says, "I told them I got it from the airbrush capital of the world, Gatlinburg, TN." That shirt wasn't random. Brent planned the design and color after You Tubing a lot of shows. Chasteen says, "They always wear a shirt so...I got me a yellow shirt." That yellow shirt, got him on the front row, and he bid several times. 8 times to be exact, most of the time being beat by just one dollar. Brent finally got up there after winning the bid for a TV by one dollar. He had to pick the lower price of three prizes. He won all three, and at the big wheel he spun to beat 50, and barely lost with 30. Full Story Back to Top
03-08-11 Clay Chastain Crashes Mayoral Candidate Debate (Kansas City Star) Kansas City’s two mayoral candidates pressed Tuesday to highlight key differences as the March 22 election draws closer...longtime transit advocate — Clay Chastain — attempted to crash the debate Tuesday. He said he hoped to be a write-in candidate for mayor. But Chastain stood at the back after hosts of the debate at Union Station — the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Business Journal — asked him not to participate. Full Story Back to Top
03-07-11 Clay Chastain to File New Ballot Lawsuit (KMBC Kansas City) Clay Chastain said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday in his latest effort to be able to run for Kansas City mayor in the March 22 election. Chastain, whose request to run as a write-in candidate was denied on Friday, said the judge that issued the ruling didn't have correct information about his case. He said the city attorney described Chastain as trying to run as a write-in candidate in the primary, but Chastain said he was never participating in the primary...On Friday, Chastain said the judge's ruling makes sense to him and he will not appeal. Full Story Back to Top
03-04-11 Judge Rules Against Clay Chastain Ballot Request (Kansas City Star) Jackson City Circuit Judge Edith Messina ruled today against Clay Chastain’s request to be a mayoral write-in candidate in Kansas City’s March 22 general election. Messina found that Kansas City’s charter clearly stipulates a procedure for write-in candidates to run in the primary election, which was held Feb. 22...write-in candidates in the primary must get enough votes to be among the top two vote-getters to advance to the general election...During the hearing, Chastain, acting as his own attorney, argued that Kansas City general municipal election ballots in 1999, 2003 and 2007 had space for write-in candidates, and voters should be allowed to write in his name this year. “This boils down to the fact that a precedent has been established for a long time,” Chastain told the court. But City Attorney Galen Beaufort countered that a new city charter, approved in 2006, specifically stipulated that write-in candidates should file for the primary election. He said the fact that there was a write-in space on the 2007 general municipal election ballots, after the new charter was adopted, was a “mistake”...Messina said she did not have to consider Chastain’s residential status because she had already ruled his petition invalid on its legal arguments. Full Story Back to Top
03-04-11 Clay Chastain Goes to Court Regarding Write-in Line for Ballot (KMBC Kansas City) Write-in candidate for Kansas City mayor Clay Chastain went to court Thursday to fight for his political life...Chastain said he should have the chance to have a write-in slot on the March 22 mayoral ballot. Chastain pointed to the 2007 and 2003 city election ballots, where there was a space for a write-in candidate. City Attorney Galen Beaufort told Jackson County Judge Edith Messina that was a mistake. Beaufort said Chastain does not qualify because he does not meet the residency requirement. The city requires candidates to live in the city for a year before they can run for election...Chastain also testified that he has not paid Missouri or Kansas City taxes in recent years because he earned very little money here. "I do spend a majority of my time in Bedford," Chastain told the court. "But my heart is still in Kansas City." The judge is expected to rule on the case on Friday. Full Story Back to Top
02-28-11 Bud Shasteen Urges Action Against Seattle's Proposed Viaduct (KOMO News) The battle over Seattle's deep-bore tunnel to replace the Alasakn Way Viaduct flared up again Monday. The city council voted overwhelmingly to override Mayor Mike McGinn's veto of the project...Tunnel opponents came here knowing the mayor's veto would not stand, but they weren't discouraged. Two separate anti-tunnel citizen groups are working to get initiatives on the ballot. One will likely go up for a vote this spring: "We say it's not too late to stop and if you join us it won't be," said Bud Shasteen with "Stop The Tunnel" Citizens Group. "These politicians will abide by the public will sooner or later. But we're fighting it all the way, and our initiative is alive." Full Story Back to Top
02-27-11 Republican Representative Donnie Chesteen Says Alabama Spending Cuts Are Needed (Dothan Eagle) It was Reconstruction the last time Alabama had a Republican-controlled Legislature. Now, state Republicans say they plan to reconstruct the way business has been done in Montgomery since then...Deep spending cuts are predicted in order to balance the state’s general fund budget, which could fall between 10 and 15 percent short of previous projections...“It’s like everybody wants you to cut spending, just not on the programs that affect them,” Chesteen said. “But I think people realize we are going to have to try to do more with less.” Full Story Back to Top
02-25-11 Clay Chastain Produces Evidence Qualifying a Writer-in Option on Mayoral Ballot (Bizjournals.com) Chastain said he’s dug up ballots from the past three mayoral elections — in 1999, 2003 and 2007 — and all three include the names of the two candidates who received the most votes in the primary, plus a slot for write-in candidates. Chastain is convinced that a legal victory on this point would propel his write-in candidacy and make up for the disadvantage of not actually having his name on the ballot. “When I win this case, I’m in the race,” he said Friday. “People will know I can clean up Dodge because I did it in the campaign.”...The two Kansas City mayoral candidates whose names will be printed on the ballot are Sly James and Mike Burke, who beat out incumbent Mark Funkhouser in the Tuesday primary. The general election is March 22. Full Story Back to Top
02-24-11 Bob Chastain Leads Critical Frog Study in Panama (KXRM) A team from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, lead by President Bob Chastain, is back in Colorado after spending nine days in the jungles of Panama as part of a global effort to save amphibian species on the verge of extinction due to fatal chytrid fungus. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a founding partner in the international initiative called the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project..."The more frogs collected, the better the chances of creating a viable, sustainable assurance colony that may one day be reintroduced to the wild," says Bob Chastain, President. Chastain says the frogs are important to humans because they produce skin secretions that kill microbes and viruses. Full Story Back to Top
02-24-11 Clay Chastain Protests Proposed School Closing in Virginia (Roanoke Times) Impassioned parents and placard-toting children expressed opposition to the proposed closing of the school -- which serves students from pre-kindergarten through second grade. Although city-based, Bedford Primary is part of the county school system. Schuch fielded questions as he stood inside the school's combination cafeteria, gym and auditorium. Parents lined up to speak to him and the standing room only crowd of at least 200 people. Clay Chastain described the closing of Bedford Primary -- which school officials said would save about $530,000 -- as "penny-wise and pound-foolish." Ripple effects would undermine the children's education, a neighborhood school and "small-town America," he said...Chastain told Schuch that he and his wife had considered enrolling their daughter in private school. But a visit to Bedford Primary and a meeting with Principal Wayne Lyle changed his mind. "I came away extremely impressed with the school," Chastain said. Private school is not an option for many parents. Lyle said 61 percent of students qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch. Bedford Primary's current enrollment is 358. Full Story Back to Top
02-18-11 Loveless Stars Andrew Von Urtz and Cindy Chastain Were an Item in Real Life (The L Magazine) Who are the lead actors Andrew Von Urtz (pictured) and Cindy Chastain—friends of yours? Did you write for them, or settle on them after the film was written? Yes, Andrew and Cindy are both friends of mine, we all went to film school together. Before Loveless, neither of them had acted in a feature film. I wrote the script for Andrew, the character and many elements in the film are based on his life. Andrew and Cindy were once a real-life couple, they met as undergraduates and at one point they lived together. At first I looked for other actresses to play Cindy's role, "Joanna," but one day my wife/producer, Shauna Lyon, and I ran into Cindy on the street, told her about the project and she said she'd love to be a part of it. At first I wondered what kind of emotional damage I might be tapping into, but I was excited about the idea of having Andrew's real-life ex-girlfriend playing his ex in the film. They have a great natural chemistry, which led to better performances. Full Story Back to Top
02-14-11 Questions for Clay Chastain Regarding Eligibility (Kansas City Star) For a moment, though, let’s assume that Mr. Chastain did “reside in Kansas City” in the last two years. Did he pay the earnings tax in that time? If not, why not? Was he registered to vote in Virginia? Did he cast ballots in any Virginia elections? These are questions the media can and should pose to Mr. Chastain. It might be interesting to see how he verbally contorts himself to find answers that let him run for mayor without exposing himself to the possibility of tax evasion charges here or election fraud charges in Virginia. Full Story Back to Top
02-12-11 Lisa Shasteen Instrumental in Restoring Elegant Historic Tampa Hotel (ABC Action News) A historic hotel in Tampa, built in the 1920's has gone through a lot, and at one point, was even condemned. However, a man who bought the Floridan Hotel in 2005 vows to make it the palace it once was. "The Floridan Hotel when it opened in 1927, was the hotel for Tampa," Rodney Kite-Powell, with the Tampa Bay History Center said. In 1927, the 19 story building was the tallest in the state. "Clark Gable stayed there, of course Elvis Presley stayed there," Kite-Powell said. "It really was the place to be as far as luxury hotels in the area."...In 2005, a new owner came along with the help of Lisa Shasteen. "He was looking for something to do, so I suggested we go driving around in Tampa and, here we are," Shasteen said. Tony Markopoulos is the mystery man that paid 6 million dollars for the building. "The hotel was in complete disarray," Shasteen said. "It had bird feces, rats, roaches." Markopoulos is a shy guy, so he had Shasteen show ABC Action News around. When the hotel opens it will have 195 rooms, 15 suites, and three penthouses. Full Story Back to Top
02-11-11 Cindy Chastain Has Natural Ease on Camera in Her First Movie (Chicago Sun-Times) Andrew, the hero of Ramin Serry’s “Loveless,” is a mid-30s office worker in Manhattan, who tirelessly drinks and tries to pick up women, and has a low-key cluelessness that some women find attractive. Besides, anyone this unskilled at claiming he’s looking for an actress for his new movie might possibly be telling the truth...Andrew finds himself at another party, this one given by friends, where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Joanna (Cindy Chastain). That isn’t surprising, because Andrew is the kind of man whose friends would possibly rather stay in touch with his ex-girlfriend than with him. Not that he’s obnoxious. It’s more that he’s perfectly nice, but wearying. He and Joanna start up again, sort of, and meanwhile, Ava’s brothers decide to finance Andrew’s movie, Ava smothers him in lust, Joanna meets her, and Andrew, who would possibly like to be left in peace to drink, finds himself loveless but not lover-less...Although Andrew von Urtz and Cindy Chastain are in their first films and Genevieve Hudson-Price has only two previous feature film credits, all three have a natural ease on camera. In genre, “Loveless” is a romantic comedy, and their comfort level in the form is a contrast to the tense energy you often sense in rom-coms. Full Story Back to Top
02-10-11 City Attorney Says Clay Chastain Must Compete in Primary in Order to Run in General Election (Kansas City Star) Write-in mayoral candidate Clay Chastain has to compete on the Feb. 22 primary ballot, city attorney Galen Beaufort says. Chastain had filed for the general election March 22. But in an opinion released Thursday, Beaufort said Chastain had “no legal right to have a space for write-in votes printed … in the upcoming mayoral general election.” Beaufort said the city has a right to make sure the top two vote-getters face each other in the general election, and Chastain could not legally evade that requirement by running as a write-in candidate in the general election instead of the primary. Full Story Back to Top
02-10-11 68-Year-Old Benny Chastain to Race in Daytona (WCTV) A Tallahassee resident is chasing his dreams and heading to Daytona to compete in the first race of speed week. 68-year-old Benny Chastain will race in the ARCA 200 race at the Daytona International Speedway this Saturday. The senior race car driver is sponsored by AARP and is participating in the 'Drive to End Hunger" where he will compete in 8 races and raise funds to help end hunger among Older Americans. "This is kind of the beginning of a big thing for me, this is bigger than anything I ever dreamed I could do. Having AARP as a sponsor, it's opening doors that I could have never go through," said Chastain. Full Story Back to Top
02-08-11 Kennedy Shasteen Wins First Place at School Science Fair (Jackson Times Journal) The annual Jackson High School Science Fair was held earlier this week, and once again, the students put together some unique and creative projects, making the judges’ job pretty difficult as they tried to choose the winners. In the Superior Projects’ judging, the judges had to have been hard pressed to narrow the field down to the top three prize winners, but when they did, Kennedy Shasteen took first place with her project, “Does Color Affect Memory?” Full Story Back to Top
02-08-11 Cindy Chastain Plays in the Film Loveless (Hollywood Reporter) Loveless has a certain low-key appeal, as does the mixed cast of professional and novice actors. But the intimate comedy suffers from lethargic pacing and soft payoff. Opening with initial dates in Chicago and New York in a self-distributed run...its central character is an aspiring filmmaker who gets caught up in the passion project of an off-kilter family to make a movie about their beloved late father. In the early set-up, the unproduced screenplay being touted by Andrew (Andrew Von Urtz) appears to be just a ruse to help him hook up with women in Manhattan bars by suggesting he might have a role for them. But the interest of his ex-girlfriend, Joanna (Cindy Chastain), motivates him to believe the thing might actually get made, lazily rekindling their relationship in the process. Full Story Back to Top
02-03-11 Staff Sgt. Berthold Chastain Returns to His Home Town with Honors (Cleveland Daily Banner) The remains of Staff Sgt. Berthold Chastain were buried with full military honors in McInturff Cemetery near Birchwood on what would have been his 95th birthday. The funeral was marked by a low-altitude flyover of a B-52 bomber as the wooden, flag-draped casket was escorted by military pallbearers to the awaiting hearse. The funeral procession passed by hundreds of people lining APD 40. Two ladder trucks from the Cleveland Fire Department formed an arch across 25th near Keith Street and hundreds of students dressed in red, white and blue watched as the procession passed by Cleveland Middle School. Chastain was born Feb. 2, 1916, in Whitfield County, Ga. He was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church in Dalton, Ga. He was killed along with 11 other Army flyers when their B-24 Liberator bomber, nicknamed “Shack Rat,” crashed in New Guinea during an air reconnaissance mission Oct. 27, 1943. Chastain, who was 27 at the time of his death, was the tail gunner. His only daughter, Tulie Chastain Swilling of Birchwood, rode with her father’s body from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Ralph Buckner Funeral Home in Cleveland. That was the first time she had seen him since she was 7 years old. Full Story Back to Top
02-03-11 Allen Swilling Reflects on His Grandfather - Berthold Chastain (Cleveland Daily Banner) Allen Swilling never knew his grandfather except from an old photograph that hung in the living room and stories his mother told him. He said during the funeral service at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home that his grandfather embodied the principles upon which America was founded. Though his grandfather was gone, Swilling said there was always hope his grandfather was still alive and in a sense, he was. He survived through the old photograph and secondhand stories through which Staff Sgt. Chastain passed a legacy of liberty, freedom, justice for all and equality. “I’ve tried to live my life to reflect those values,” Swilling said in front of about 100 family members and strangers who filled the chapel. He joined the Marine Corps because of his grandfather’s influence, who served during a time when the future of the United States of America was truly in peril. Because of the grandfather who smiled at him from the picture, Swilling became active in the civil rights movement, Native American rights and for the downtrodden everywhere. “Happy birthday, Grandfather,” Swilling said in closing. “Welcome home.” Full Story Back to Top
01-30-11 Tennessee Burial Chosen over Arlington for Staff Sgt. Berthold A. Chastain (Gather.com) The memorial will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Ralph Bucker Funeral Home at 1:00 PM. There will be a B-52 bomber flyover at 1:40 PM. Burial will be near Birchwood, Tennessee, not far from where his daughter lives. Staff Sgt. Chastain could have been buried in Arlington National Cemetery, where many of our military are buried on a daily basis. The option of Arlington didn’t come into play in this case. His daughter wants to keep her father close to her after all these years, and no one can blame her for that. If you live in the Cleveland, Tennessee area be sure to look at the sky this coming Wednesday and look for that B-52 in the air that will be honoring this man. Full Story Back to Top
01-24-11 Zachary Chastain Plays a Cop in Unnecessary Farce (Press & Sun-Bulletin) Paul Slade Smith's "Unnecessary Farce," opening tonight at the Cider Mill Playhouse in Endicott. The play has gained acclaim since its premiere at Michigan's BoarsHead Theatre in 2006, with productions sprouting up around the nation...The story unfolds as police officers Eric Sheridan (Zachary Chastain) and Billie Dwyer (Alice Wiesner) want to capture Mayor Meekly (Bob Finley) on video talking with his female accountant, Karen Brown (Kerrin Hawkins), about an embezzlement scheme. The cops hope to make a big capture and impress the police chief...Chastain said much of the humor comes from watching the characters' desperation. "When you genuinely see terror in someone's eyes, like how they're just scrambling, that's always funny," he said. "You identify with that, and when you can laugh at it, it's even better — it's our way of dealing with that kind of stuff." Full Story Back to Top
01-27-11 Staff Sgt. Berthold A. Chastain Remains to be Buried with Military Honors (Cleveland Daily Banner) Staff Sgt. Berthold A. Chastain, U.S. Army Air Corp., was aboard a B-24D Liberator bomber with 11 other crew members when it went missing during an air reconnaissance mission Oct. 27, 1943. Chastain, 27, was the tail gunner aboard the “Shack Rat” when it crashed during a reconnaissance flight in New Guinea. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Dale Tennell officiating. The conclusion of the funeral service will be marked at 1:40 p.m. with a low altitude flyover of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. The aircraft is scheduled to fly above the funeral home and part of Cleveland at an altitude of 2,000 feet. Interment will be held at the McInturff Cemetery with military honors...The hearse will travel along Cleveland Highway/Dalton Pike and is expected to arrive at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home at about 10 a.m. Burgan said Tuesday he expects 50 riders and the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office to participate. Thursday, the numbers were closer to 150 riders and 17 law enforcement agencies from everywhere between Atlanta and Cleveland, including units of the Georgia and Tennessee highway patrols...President Lyndon Johnson issued his daughter Tulie and his mother, Estella Mae Chastain, presidential citations for bravery for Chastain’s ultimate sacrifice... Sgt. Chastain was born Feb. 3, 1916, in Whitfield County, Ga., He was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church in Dalton, Ga. Full Story Back to Top
01-22-11 PCFA President J.D. and Carrie Chastain Celebrate 60th Anniversary (Chastain Central Announcement) JD and Carrie Chastain of Siloam Springs, Arkansas celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on January 14th. They were married in 1951 at at Eagle Comer Community Center near Mason Valley, Arkansas by Brother Carl Nelson. They are parents of three children: Douglas and Tarniny Chastain of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; Bryan and Theresa Chastain of McMinnville, Tennessee; and Lila Tidwell of Fayetteville, Arkansas. They have eight grandchildren. Both J.D. and Carrie are officers of the Pierre Chastain Family Association. J.D. is President and Carrie is Publicity Chair. Back to Top
01-21-11 Chris Chastain Leads Crittenden Regional Hospital Foundation (Memphis Daily News) Chris Chastain’s career can be characterized by two main themes: service and community. Before stepping into his current role as executive director of the Crittenden Regional Hospital Foundation in June of 2008, Chastain served as associate director of annual giving at Rhodes College, development officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation and director of institutional advancement at Lausanne Collegiate School. “I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to work with and lead organizations that give me an outlet to satisfy my call to serve,” said Chastain, also a graduate of both the Memphis Leadership Academy and Leadership Arkansas...The foundation’s donor base has grown considerably since Chastain took the helm two and a half years ago. Revenue and assets have increased by a sizeable margin, and employee campaign revenue has grown by more than 20 percent. Full Story Back to Top
01-19-11 Binky Chastain Trains a Newbie Hunter (Corvallis Gazette Times) Binky and Duff slogged into the house in the heavy-footed manner of men who'd left their springiness back on the steep, rocky slopes where chukars reign. "Hi boys," called their mother from the kitchen. "Hi mom." Binky's wife Annie slipped up behind him and kissed his cheek as he untied his boots. "Hi, hon," he said. "Hi, yourself. How'd you do?" "Oh, fine. Got a few birds. How about you?" "Your mom and I went shopping and we've been working on the pot roast this afternoon. Where's Jerome?" Binky reached down to pull off his sock. Annie waited for a moment and then asked again. "Binky, where's Jerome?"...Annie fixed Duff with a look that made him swallow everything else he'd been planning to say. Then she turned back to her husband. "Binky Chastain. I asked you a question. Where is my cousin Jerome?"..."He needed a lesson, Annie." His voice rumbled like a freight train...Why don't you start, Duff?" "Well, that ..., er, your cousin started out bragging before we started the pickup. Criminy! He's got the best shotgun, the best dog, the best boots, the best everything. I wanted to kick him out before we left the driveway." "That wasn't such a big deal," Binky offered. "No," Duff agreed. "But when we started getting into birds and the dogs went on point, Jerome went running up to the dogs so that he was the only one in position to shoot when the birds got up." "That wasn't such a big deal," Binky said again..."He shot my dog." "He what!" Annie yelled. "He shot Kylie? Is she ...?" "No," Binky said. "She'll be OK. She's over at the vet's getting a few pellets removed. She'll spend the night." "How could that happen?" Binky's mother wanted to know. "Jerome knocked down a bird and it started to run," Duff explained. "We yelled at him to watch out for the dog but he shot anyway and peppered Kylie. He took one look at Binky running up and decided to walk back."..."So, how far out were you?" Annie asked. "About 20 miles," Binky said. "Does he still have his dog with him?" Annie asked. "No," Duff said. "The dog didn't do anything wrong; we brought it back."...Pat Wray writes about the outdoors. He can be reached at patwray@comcast.net. Full Story Back to Top
01-17-11 First Description of Tony Shasteen's Netherworld (Geeks of Doom) Top Cow is adding a new miniseries to its roster of offbeat stories starting April 13, 2011 with Netherworld, from writers Bryan Edward Hill and Rob Levin, as well as illustrator Tony Shasteen and colorist JD Mettler. Netherworld tells the story of one long night in a city following private detective Ray Parker as he searches for an 18-year-old girl named Madeline. The story promises to be dark and feature deep, layered characters. The city itself is seedy and full of criminals, and other unsavory types. If there’s good in this city we aren’t likely to see much of it along Parker’s path. Full Story Back to Top
01-13-11 Clay Chastain Responds to City Attorney's View on His Lack of Qualification (KCUR) About the City Attorney's view, Chastain says, "I don't believe he has that power to make that call. That has to be probably determined in a court. And furthermore, I don't know why they want to challenge it anyway. Nobody doubts that I know this city." Chastain lives in Virginia now where he has a business. He contends Kansas City has been his secondary residence. City Attorney Galen Beaufort is definite in his opinion, Chastain actually fails two tests to run. In Beaufort's words, "He has no right to be a write in candidate, first in the general election. You can't skip the primary election and he has not asked to be a write in candidate in the primary election." Second is the residency matter. Chastain maintains he made the city a second home. Beaufort says owning a residential building does not make someone a resident when they live in the State of Virginia. If Chastain files suit to go on the ballot, Beaufort says he is prepared to defend his case. Full Story Back to Top
01-12-11 Tony Shasteen Illustrates Netherworld (Newsarama) Netherworld was birthed from the minds at Heroes & Villains Entertainment, a Hollywood production company who partnered with Top Cow last year on the series Tracker. In this new venture, Top Cow passed along the initial concept of Netherworld to writing duo Rob Levin & Bryan Edward Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box, 7 Days From Hell) to flesh out for its comics debut. Illustrated by Tony Shasteen, Netherworld #1 is set to debut in April with the first issue already in the can...Hill: I’ve been aware of Tony’s work since Occult Crimes Task Force, a cool book he did with writer David Atchison. David’s a friend of mine, so he told me how great Tony was to work with, and obviously I could look at his work. What I admired most about Tony’s work on OCT was the humanity in the characters he drew. They felt like real people. For me it wasn’t a task of tailoring as much as it was taking advantage of Tony’s ability to create people with pencils and inks that felt like flesh and blood. Full Story Back to Top
01-07-11 County Clerk JoAnn Chastain and Four Other Elected Officials Change to Republican (Lufkin Daily News) Five Angelina County elected officials switched parties Friday, two months after Republicans won every contested race on the county’s November general election ballot...all changed their party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, according to a press release from the Angelina County Republican Party. “We the undersigned office holders in Angelina County, Texas are changing our party affiliation from Democrat to Republican,” read the document signed by the five officials, according to the release. “The Democrat Party no longer reflects our values and our conservative principles — it moved, we have not. We are more aligned with the Republican Party principles and platforms and wish to be identified with them. “Our decision is not based on a disagreement with the local Democrat Party or its members. We feel abandoned and disenfranchised by the liberal State and National party. Our friends and most of our constituents have already changed their party affiliation to the Republican Party — we join them.” Full Story Back to Top
01-03-11 Clay Chastain Claims He Fulfills Residency Requirements for Mayoral Run (KMBC Kansas City) Chastain, who has been living in Virginia, said he has moved back to a home that his sister owns. He said he meets the residency requirement in the City Charter. "In this day and age, many people reside in more than one place, like I do," Chastain said. "It doesn't say your primary residence, it says reside, and I have resided here much of the time." He said he has spent a lot of time in Kansas City over the past two years visiting family members, taking care of his mother and working on petition drives. Chastain showed reporters that he is registered to vote in Kansas City. Full Story Back to Top
01-02-11 Dennis Chastain Fights to Save Hemlocks (The Herald | HeraldOnline.com) Pickens resident Dennis Chastain, an outdoors writer who has been active in fighting to save the hemlocks, said he hopes the adelgid-eating beetles eventually will have an effect. They are the only realistic way to protect hemlock forests, since injections are expensive and time-consuming. "This is promising, but if we don't find something, probably in this coming calendar year to turn this around, we are going to lose the Eastern hemlock as a species in the mountains of South Carolina," Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
12-30-10 Brenda Chastain Earns Airport Executive of the Year Award (Kingman Daily Miner) Great Lakes Airlines scored a major coup with the introduction of daily flights to and from Las Vegas, while Straube's Aircraft Services got the chance to do restoration work on a Lockheed JetStar plane that had previously been used by President Lyndon Johnson. The Airport Authority's own Brenda Chastain also earned the Arizona Airport Association's Airport Executive of the Year award for the second time in her 25-plus-year career. Full Story Back to Top
12-27-10 Firefighter Robert Chastain Wins Order of the Maltese (Anderson Independent Mail) For city of Anderson firefighter Robert Chastain, winning the Order of the Maltese at the South Carolina Fire Academy was just a result of him doing his job...Chastain said. “The only thing I did was try to help out everyone else to try to help it go by smoother. After 20 years in the military, I know how training works. I just did a few things to help the training go along a little smoother.”...Chastain was one of only 24 firefighters total selected to attend the academy and the only one in the academy of the 18 who ultimately graduated who was awarded the Order of the Maltese...Chastain served for 14 years in the U.S. Army before transferring to the Air Force. A staff sergeant in the Air Force Reserve, Chastain said he intends to stay with the fire department for a long time. Full Story Back to Top
12-21-10 Roger Chasteen Holds Benefit for Bixby Police Department (Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers) Advantage Motors will hold an auction this Wednesday to benefit the Bixby Police Department. The Bixby Police Department lost its only K9 earlier this year. A trained K9 costs about $10,000. So far the city has raised about $3,000. Upon learning about the need of the department, Advantage Motors owner Roger Chasteen decided it would be a good opportunity for his company help the community. “Our business is new to Bixby. We plan to be here for a long time, and public safety is a good investment, and a great way to partner,” said Chasteen. “Officer Henderson needs a K9 partner, and that’s what we want to accomplish.” Chasteen understands the importance of public safety as he serves the Tulsa Police Department as a reserve officer. Full Story Back to Top
12-20-10 Tony Shasteen and J.D. Mettler Collaborate on Witchblade Art (Newsarama) The first thing you'll notice is Tony Shasteen and J.D. Mettler's stunning photo-realistic art. It's not as gritty as, say, Alex Maleev as it comes across as smoother and natural. Mettler's muted pallet gives the pages a certain look that is rather unique this day and age in comics. It works for the story and is a perfect match for Shasteen's pencils and inks. The backgrounds and environments are jaw dropping with the sense of detail. Full Story Back to Top
12-19-10 Chef Dottie Chastaine Delivers in Gloucester (Attleboro Sun Chronicle) A number of Gloucester's fine independent restaurants are along Gloucester's Main Street. Locals in the know head for the unpretentious Two Sisters Coffee Shop for the best breakfast in town. Run by sisters Patricia Philbrick and Mary Reynolds, chef Dottie Chastaine makes the homemade soups, bread and an amazing Monte Cristo, made with Portuguese sweet bread. Full Story Back to Top
12-16-10 Henry Chasteen Braves Ice and Snow to Deliver Mail (WAVE) "You just pretty much have to march, you've got to crush through the ice and that's how you get your stability," said Henry Chasteen, who has been delivering the mail for the last four years. Come rain or shine, snow or sleet, Chasteen will be out working and braving the elements. "The temperatures can be really tough," said Chasteen. "I'm out here, I love it. It's all part of the job." To get the job done, he says dressing the part is the first step. "I got an insulted boot that's waterproof and over that I have a cleat that wraps around it," said Chasteen. Full Story Back to Top
12-15-10? Tony Shasteen Provides Art and Cover for Witchblade Annual (Comic Book Resources) Sara Pezzini comes face to face with a former Witchblade bearer, a Russian soldier who served during the frozen Siege of Stalingrad, a pivotal battle in World War II. What tale does she have to tell Sara? Witchblade bearers past and present come together in a one-of-a-kind story, with amazing art by New York Times bestselling illustrator Tony Shasteen (The Talisman). Featuring two striking covers by Tom Feister (GI Joe: Origins, The Darkness) and Tony Shasteen along with a bonus back up feature! Full Story Back to Top
12-14-10 Scott Chasteen Witnesses Terrible Accident and Aids Victim (WLWT Cincinnati) Scott Chasteen said he had no doubt that he had just witnessed a fatal car crash as he was heading into work on Interstate 275 on Monday night..."Nobody is going to live through that. Nobody," Chasteen said. He said the truck ricocheted off of an overpass, plummeted to the street below and flipped before landing. "He was out of control and hit the Lunken Airport sign. That sign launched him into the trees. The last I saw of his truck, it was actually taking out the tops of trees and sailed down to Sutton Road," Chasteen said. Chasteen said he stopped his SUV, grabbed his flashlight and went down to the woods below to check out the crash. He said the truck crashed nose-first into the ground and sank almost two feet. Chasteen said the driver, Jerold Brookbank, somehow survived...Police said Brookbank is in good condition at University Hospital. Full Story Back to Top
12-14-10 Jacob Wesley Chastain Earns Eagle Scout Awards (Ventura County Star) Jacob Wesley Chastain, Nicholas Tristan Sebastian Hayes, and Taylor Carl Kress are members of Boy Scout Troop 730...Chastain started Scouting as a Tiger Cub near Louisville, Ky. He advanced to the rank of Star Scout with Troop 998 of Brownsboro, Ky. where he earned the Arrow of Light and the Order of the Arrow. He took the nickname “Kentucky” when he joined Troop 730. He has served as a patrol leader and senior patrol leader for both troops. For his Eagle project, Chastain, 18, built a 220-foot section of a two-rail fence at the King Gillette Ranch, a state park. The fence keeps children at the park from wandering onto the road and protects the root systems of oak trees. Thirteen boys helped move and place the fence posts and fence rails, measure the spacing, fit the pieces and handle the post-hole digger. Chastain is a 2010 graduate of Newbury Park High School, where he played varsity golf each year, served as team captain for two years and was recently named most valuable player. He has been active in the youth group at Monte Vista Presbyterian Church, serving as a camp counselor at church camp and retreats. He has enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and reported for boot camp in September. He is the son of Kent and Michelle Chastain, of Newbury Park. Full Story Back to Top
12-14-10 Ashley Chasteen Plays Cats - Her Childhood Dream (Online Athens) Ashley Chasteen started dreaming when she was a kid about one day acting in the "CATS" musical. She even had a "CATS" poster on her bedroom wall. Today, the 25-year-old University of Georgia graduate plays a character in that poster. "I'm living the dream right now," she...has toured with the theater company across the country...Chasteen was a theater and business management double major at UGA, but she landed a performing gig in Colorado when she graduated and has stayed on path. She's performed in Colorado, at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania and at Sea World in San Antonio, Texas. She auditioned for "CATS" in New York...and won the part as Bombalurina, a rather large role in the musical. "I'm the party, flirty cat," she said. That doesn't really describe Chasteen's personality. She's a humble Georgian who still has to pinch herself sometimes to make sure she isn't dreaming. "I've wanted to be in this show since I was 7 years old," she said. "It's a dream come true." Full Story Back to Top
12-14-10 State Representative Donnie Chesteen Delivers Keynote (WSFA) State Representative Donnie Chesteen shared three "road tested" tips for success with Troy University graduates during the Dothan Campus fall commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 12. Chesteen, who was elected in November to represent District 87 in the Alabama House of Representatives, delivered the keynote address to graduates...Chesteen is a former teacher and football coach at both Geneva High School in Hartford and Geneva County High School in Geneva and is retired from a career in medical sales. He currently serves as head football coach at Samson High School. Full Story Back to Top
12-13-10 Sheffield Chastain Gets Chuckles in 39 Steps (Bradenton Herald) Curran Connor and Sheffield Chastain (who both excel as extremely dexterous clowns) generate the most chuckles as they switch roles and change costumes as if in engaged in some theatrical form of energy drink-enhanced speed dating -- that includes cross-dressing. As a pair of loitering spies, Connor and Chastain sprint on stage with a large giant lamppost every time Lange opens a window shade. Later, simple wooden rectangles serve as window frames, which eventually must be climbed through, with great difficulty, of course. Connor and Chastain shake a blue piece of fabric when it’s time for Frederic and Lange to daringly cross a fast-moving stream. Full Story Back to Top
12-11-10 Fire Chief Matt Chastain Says Fire Was Not Survivable (WLWT Cincinnati) Ludlow Fire Chief Matt Chastain was among the first to arrive at the fire that killed Madison and McKenzie Spencer, and their great-grandmother, Nancy "Carol" Spencer. I don't believe it was survivable. They were gone before we got there," Chastain said. Chastain is one of 35 who volunteer their time to serve the Ludlow Fire Department. The average age of a Ludlow firefighter is 24. Full Story Back to Top
12-11-10 Police Chief Stacy Chasteen Thanks Pharmacies for Assistance (Trading Markets) With the help of local pharmacies, the Greensburg Police Department (GPD) made two drug arrests earlier this week...Interim Police Chief Stacy Chasteen said she was grateful for the relationship that GPD has with the local pharmacies. "We have a really good relationship with them," Chasteen said. "They help us out a lot." Chasteen said the help that pharamacies provide for the local law enforcement makes their job a little easier. She also said that she appreciates what the pharmacies do not only because of what they do for GPD, but what they do for the community . Full Story Back to Top
12-10-10 Jazz Singer Susan Chastain to Perform at Birmingham Baptist Church (Royal Oak Daily Tribune) The B'Jazz Vespers series celebrates the season with A Special Christmas Concert for Jazz Lovers, featuring the Paul Keller Ensemble with vocalist Susan Chastain, at 6 p.m. Sunday, at the First Baptist Church, 300 Willits St. at Bates, Birmingham. Admission is free, though a collection will be taken for the musicians and there will be a worship interlude mid-show. Full Story Back to Top
12-07-10 Nine-Year-Old Natalie Chastain Becomes Fire Hero [see video] (NBC San Diego) Two young girls said they don't really feel like heroes, even though they were the first to alert neighbors about a fire at their apartment complex over the weekend. Natalie Chastain, 9, and Sarah Valverdellney, 10, said they were a little frightened the fire would come closer to them, but they still went around the complex and knocked on their neighbors' doors. "We were sitting there, talking," Natalie said on Monday. "Playing," interjected Sarah. "And then, suddenly we look up in the sky, and we see this black smoke coming out, and then we looked down, and there was fire everywhere," continued Natalie. "We got really scared, so we ran to the manager's office right away," Sarah added. "And we also pulled the fire alarm." Firefighters arrived quickly and put out the flames. No one was injured in the fire. Full Story Back to Top
12-07-10 New Alabama State Representative Rep. Donnie Chesteen Begins Work (The Birmingham News) Rookie lawmakers attending an orientation session here Monday said they picked up valuable tips from veterans, such as the importance of learning the operating rules of the Senate or House of Representatives...Newly elected Rep. Donnie Chesteen, R-Geneva, said he appreciated the briefings. "It's a huge learning curve for us," he said. "They're just trying to speed the process up for us, so that we can be effective quicker. "I think that's important, that we get to work and are able to get something done," Chesteen said. Full Story Back to Top
12-05-10 Tenor Terry Chasteen Sings Messiah (Peoria Journal Star) Doug McQueen has been helping preside over the “Sing It Yourself Messiah” for more than three decades...“It’s quite a thrill because I’m up in the balcony so I have a bird’s-eye view of all the rest of the performers,” McQueen said. “For me, having that body of people all united, singing a single piece of music — when the sound goes up, it really is thrilling.” McQueen said he is expecting about 250 singers from the community and region at large to show up along with 17 instrumentalists and four guest soloists that McQueen describes as “world-class.” [including] Tenor Terry Chasteen, an associate professor of music and vocal area coordinator at Western Illinois University. Full Story Back to Top
12-05-10 Billy Chastain Receives Reinstatement and $99,000 (Federal Times) A Navy inspector of fire and emergency services at Camp Lejeune, N.C., who complained he was forced to resign after supporting a co-worker's sexual harassment complaint, was returned to work and awarded nearly $200,000 in his case before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Billy Chastain, a probationary employee in 2008, had been reinstated and awarded $84,634 in back pay and $15,000 for emotional distress by an EEOC administrative law judge. On appeal, the full EEOC increased the emotional distress award to $115,000. A clinical psychologist testified that Chastain continues to suffer from depression as a result of the Navy's action. Full Story Back to Top
12-03-10 Sheffield Chastain Helps Lead Public Discussion of 39 Steps (Broadway World) Florida Studio Theatre and the Selby Public Library will present a joint discussion on the popular book, film, and play, "The 39 Steps." The discussion will be led by Susan Rife, Books editor from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, and Sheffield Chastain, FST actor, and some additional cast members of "The 39 Steps." It is free to the public and will take place in Selby Public Library's Gelbhart Auditorium on December 16 at 2:00pm. Books are available at the library, and the Sarasota community is encouraged to read the book and watch the play. Full Story Back to Top
12-02-10 Clay Chastain Plans to Move to Kansas City (Kansas City Star) Longtime transportation gadfly Clay Chastain says he's moving back to Kansas City. Chastain - who also has launched a write-in campaign for Kansas City mayor - says he'll take up residence in his old haunt near State Line Road. "I will be residing and registering to vote at the old home place … 3552 Genesee Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111. Full Story Back to Top
11-29-10 More New Ideas from Clay Chastain (Pitch Weekly) The relentless self-promoter and mass transit disciple, who also unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 1991 and 1999, sent out a press release yesterday that claims a "slew of petition signers" have pleaded with him to return from Virginia, where he lives now, and save Kansas City from itself. His release said the city is "nearing a state of emergency," a situation, Chastain says, he'll solve with -- what else? -- light rail service and swimming pools! Because 94 murders is bad, but traffic is a real pain in the keister. Chastain announced his candidacy along with a hot new idea for a rail and aquatic center at the Northland's Line Creek Valley that he promises will "uplift the city" and be connected to the "coolest public transportation system in America." Full Story Back to Top
11-29-10 Clay Chastain Does Not Meet Residency Requirements to Become Mayor (fox4kc.com) Once again, Clay Chastain is back in the news. The long-time light rail advocate is making a run for Kansas City mayor as a write-in candidate...There is a major stumbling block in Chastain's bid for mayor. He hasn't actually lived in Kansas City for a decade. Kansas City's charter requires five years of residency, including the two years immediately prior to election. Chastain says that, if elected, he will work to change the city's charter to change the requirements to run for mayor so that candidates need only to live in the city upon taking office. He says that voters can elect him in March, change the charter in April and allow him to take office in May. "f I run as a write-in candidate, and the people select me on that ballot to be their mayor, then the powers that be should respect that," said Chastain...This will actually be the third time that Chastain has run for mayor, having run twice before in the 1990's with his name on the ballot. He says that he plans to return to Kansas City in January to begin campaigning, and that if the voters reject him, it will be his last hurrah with Kansas City. "But I don't think they're going to," said Chastain. Full Story Back to Top
11-28-10 Police Officer Greg Chastain Receives Governor's Public Safety Award (Gainesville Times) This year, 20 public safety professionals received recognition - four of which were from this region...Officers Wayne Green and Greg Chastain with the Cornelia Police Department also received awards for their acts of heroism. After responding to an emergency call about a crash in Habersham County, the duo discovered a vehicle had flipped into a pond. The driver of the vehicle was unconscious and totally submerged, while the water was up to the passenger's chin. After wading into the muddy water, the officers were able to pry open the jammed doors and rescue both passengers. Upon getting both women to shore, the officers started CPR on the driver and were able to restore her breathing and pulse. Full Story Back to Top
11-28-10 Ed Chasteen Uses Fred Phelps to Fund Causes He Hates (Milford Daily News) Fred Phelps has posted on his Web site that his Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket the Framingham High School's production of "The Laramie Project" on Dec. 4. Here's what I suggest we do to express our disapproval...Free speech is a precious possession of every American. Fred has every right to lead his church this way. We cannot deny him this right without also being willing to have our free speech rights curtailed. The fact that we find Fred and his church a nuisance all the time and often despicable does not give us license to silence him. Some time back, Fred and his little band began to send out scurrilous faxes to families of soldiers killed in wartime saying that the deaths were God's judgment on a godless nation. Then they came to picket the funeral. They have picketed several military funerals recently...When we got Fred's obscene fax telling us they were coming to picket our church, I went to my computer and sent an e-mail message to hundreds of HateBusters all across the country. I said: "Fred Phelps is coming to picket our church. I don't know why. We can't stop him. But we can make lemonade out of this lemon. Let's all give a dollar a minute for every minute Fred's pickets are at our church. I will let you know how long Fred stays. You then send your dollar for every minute to an organization Fred hates (there are many) I'm sending mine to an AIDS organization." And send your donation in the name of Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church. Ask the organization to send a thank you letter to Fred Phelps at Westboro Baptist Church. Then you send a letter to Fred. Thank him for prompting you to give. Tell him that you will look at his Picket Schedule on his website. Every time you see a picket scheduled, you will make another donation. The more he pickets, the more money he will raise for these good organizations. Wish him well. Full Story Back to Top
11-28-10 Clay Chastain Will Run for Kansas City Mayor (KMBC Kansas City) Former Kansas City mayoral candidate Clay Chastain said he plans to run for mayor again next year, even though he no longer lives in the Kansas City metro area. Chastain issued a news release on Sunday to say his decision was driven by petition signers who have asked him to come back and help improve the city's image and morale. He said he would run as a write-in candidate in the election next spring...He said if he wins the election, he will move back to Kansas City from his current home in Virginia. His announcement accompanied plans for a light rail-driven mixed-use facility in the Line Creek Valley area of Kansas City that would include an aquatic park and a light rail station. He said he also had plans in the works to revive the Citadel development project on the city's east side. Full Story Back to Top
11-24-10 Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald L. Chastain Speaks at Naming of Health Clinic (KATV) An Arkansas National Guard Soldier killed in action while serving in Iraq six years ago was memorialized at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 23, with the naming of one of the post's four health clinics in his honor. Sgt. Russell "Doc" Collier, a combat medic from Harrison, Ark., was killed in Taji, Iraq, on Oct. 3, 2004, while trying to save the life of a fellow Soldier who was wounded by small arms fire. After seeing Rhode Island National Guard Staff Sgt. Christopher Potts go down to enemy fire, Collier thrust his weapon into the hands of another and rushed forward to provide medical assistance to the troop on the ground..."He was one of those ordinary soldiers placed in an extraordinary circumstance," said retired Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain, former adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard who served as commander of the 39th Brigade at the time of the action. "He demonstrated the Warrior Ethos through his actions. Especially the tenant, 'I will never leave a fallen comrade.'" Chastain, who served as the guest speaker for the ceremony, said "There's simply no way to overstate the quality and bravery of Sergeant Collier's actions. Sergeant Collier is among our heroes today. His devotion to duty gives us strength and also inspires today's Solders to serve." Full Story Back to Top
11-21-10 Corliss Chastain Teaches Art in Maine (Press Herald) The University of New England is hosting an exhibition of artwork by UNE faculty members Sascha Braunig, Corliss Chastain and Bethany Haeseler at the Campus Center on UNE's Biddeford Campus through Dec. 14...Chastain teaches printmaking courses at UNE and has been creating and teaching art in Maine for many years. Full Story Back to Top
11-20-10 Follow-up on Dr. Larry Chasteen's Rabid Coyote (Daily Home Online) St. Clair County officials have determined the coyote found to have tested positive for rabies Monday was not from in the Cropwell area, but closer to the Ashville area. A spokesperson for Rabies Officer Dr. Larry Chasteen, whose office is where the coyote's body was dropped off last week, said Friday that the animal was shot and killed on private property off U.S. 411 south of Ashville. The owner of the property notified Chasteen's office this week to give the location of the coyote. Full Story Back to Top
11-18-10 Sheffield Chastain Plays Clowns in 39 Steps (Broadway World) Vintage Hitchcock meets Monty Python in Florida Studio Theatre's production of The 39 Steps, opening December 8 in the Gompertz Theatre. Jump aboard the high-speed chase across several European countries with over 150 characters (played by a talented cast of four!) in this dizzying delight. The 39 Steps is based on the classic spy novel by John Buchan, the 1935 Hitchcock thriller, and adapted by Patrick Barlow for the stage...The two "clowns" will be played by returning FST actor Sheffield Chastain and FST newcomer, Curran Connor. Mr. Chastain reunites with former cast mate Mr. Hissom, also seen in FST's Around the World in 80 Days. The "clowns" have the entertaining role of transforming into 150 characters between the two of them - resulting in countless costume, prop, and scenery changes as the adventure takes off with great speed. Full Story Back to Top
11-17-10 Rabies Officer Dr. Larry Chasteen Reports Coyote with Rabies (Daily Home Online) St. Clair County Rabies Officer Dr. Larry Chasteen is continuing efforts to locate the origin of a rabid coyote left at his Pell City office last week. The animal, which had been shot when it was left behind Chasteen's office on U.S. 231 South, tested positive for the virus Monday. "We've learned that the coyote was apparently threatening some cattle and we believe it was in the Cropwell area, but we are not sure," Chasteen said Tuesday. Chasteen, who has been the rabies officer for St. Clair County for 22 years, said this is the first terrestrial case of rabies he is aware of. "We have had a couple of bats, but that is all I know of," Chasteen said. http://www.dailyhome.com/view/full_story/10358013/article-Dead-coyote-tests-positive-for-rabies?instance=home_right 11-17-10 Pacino Plugs Wilde Salome Film Starring Jessica (Pegasus News) Acting legend Al Pacino spoke before a capacity audience Tuesday night at Dallas' Winspear Opera House. His laid back, informal chat session was part of the Brinker International Forum series of events...Pacino dropped a plug for (and showed a clip from) his forthcoming film, Wilde Salome, starring the lovely Jessica Chastain as the seven veils temptress. He says we should keep our eyes peeled for her in films to come. Full Story Back to Top
11-17-10 Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald L. Chastain to Speak at Naming of Health Clinic (Today's THV) An Arkansas National Guard Soldier killed in action while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom will be memorialized at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 23 when a health clinic is named in his honor. Sgt. Russell Lee Collier, of Harrison, Ark., was killed Oct. 3, 2004, in Taji, Iraq, while trying to save the life of a fellow Soldier who was wounded by small arms fire. His unselfish actions under direct enemy fire led to his own mortal wounds. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his actions...Maj. Gen. William D. Wofford, adjutant general of Arkansas, and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald L. Chastain, former adjutant general of Arkansas and former commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during Collier's service in Iraq, are scheduled to attend the ceremony with additional Arkansas National Guard Soldiers. Chastain will serve as the guest speaker. Full Story Back to Top
11-10-10 Family Responds to Discovery of Staff Sgt. Berthold Allen Chastain's Remains (Cleveland Daily Banner) The only child of an MIA World War II soldier was notified that her father's remains were recovered just one day before the 67th anniversary of the plane and crew's disappearance. Tulie Mae Chastain-Swilling, 74, said she was only 7 when she last saw her father, Staff Sgt. Berthold Allen Chastain, who entered the Army Air Corps during the war...Chastain was aboard the Consolidated B-24D Liberator bomber, nicknamed "Shack Rat" with 11 other crew members, when it went missing during an air reconnaissance mission Oct. 27, 1943...U.S. Army Air Forces personnel conducted multiple searches but failed to locate either the crew or the aircraft. On Oct. 28, 1944, the entire crew was officially declared dead. Chastain was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart which was presented to his family. Years later, President Lyndon Johnson issued his daughter Tulie and his mother, Estella Mae Chastain, presidential citations for bravery for Chastain's ultimate sacrifice. The American Battle Monuments Commission memorialized the 12 crewmen by including their names on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. On Aug. 9, 2003, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Investigation Team operating in Papua, New Guinea, received information from a local resident regarding a possible aircraft wreckage site. In March 2004, a team of investigators returned and attempted to locate the site, interviewing witnesses, one of whom possessed a note with information from one of the missing crew's identification tags...It was reported that the crash site was located on a "very steep and dangerous mountain slope." From Jan. 23 through March 8, 2007, a recovery team conducted an excavation of the site and escorted the evidence to a central identification laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii for analysis. Chastain's remains were also recovered and positively identified through DNA testing. Al Swilling, 59, grandson of Chastain and a Marine Corps veteran, said he and his siblings often gazed at the photo of their grandfather hanging on the living room wall, dressed in his flight gear and holding a .50-caliber machine gun and wondered what it would be like to have known this "warrior with the kind face."...said Al, who lives in Hixson. "As the firstborn and as the oldest son in our family, I enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the 2nd Marine Air Wing as a door gunner and crew member on a chopper during the Vietnam era. I was not drafted as many were at that time. I volunteered...Tulie, a former nurse's aid at Bradley Memorial where she retired in 1999 after 14 years in ICU as secretary, said there is a sense of closure in bringing her father's remains home but she is certain she will see him again. Full Story Back to Top
11-10-10 Devin Chastain Suspended from School for T-Shirt (Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)) Several students were suspended from Forks High School this week after wearing Sex Pistols T-shirts. The students were protesting that senior Devin Chastain, a former student body president, was sent home from school for refusing to change out of a shirt decorated with the band's name. The Peninsula Daily News reports that Sex Pistols shirts have been causing trouble all week. First, a friend of Chastain's was ordered to change out of the shirt Monday. Chastain staged a "peaceful protest" by donning the shirt and refusing to change, but that didn't go so well. School administrators sent her home, probably hoping that would be the end of things...The Daily News reports there's some discrepancy about just how many students were suspended; some students say 25, but administrators say 12. Full Story Back to Top
11-10-10 Professor Terry Chasteen Honored (Western Courier) The 2010 College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) presented awards to five Western Illinois University faculty members for their achievements in teaching creativity and excellence in the classroom. This year's awards honored...Terry Chasteen and Cynthia Ridle for Excellence in Teaching...Chasteen is an associate professor of music and has been teaching at Western for 10 years. Chasteen teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in voice, primarily applied voice and German diction, in addition to an opera workshop. Chasteen balances his teaching with performing. He recently directed a production of "Alice in Operaland," the inaugural production of Opera on Wheels. He also sings with the University Opera Theater, University Theater and University choirs. In the community, Chasteen participates in the Opera Illinois, Southeast Iowa Symphony, Quincy Symphony, Nova Singers and the McDonough Choral Society. Currently, Chasteen holds positions as the vocal area coordinator of the School of Music, and is a member of the Undergraduate Studies Committee and the Music Advisory Council. Full Story Back to Top
11-08-10 Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain Keynotes Veteran's Day Celebration (Log Cabin Democrat) The University of Central Arkansas, along with the City of Conway, will host a Veterans Day celebration that will begin in downtown Conway's Simon Park on Thursday...A formal honoring ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. inside Estes Stadium, with Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain, deputy commanding general for the Army National Guard at the United States Forces Command, as the event's keynote speaker. Chastain, former adjutant general of Arkansas, was recently honored in a retirement ceremony after serving for 38 years. Full Story Back to Top
11-07-10 Emmitt and Audrey Chastain Have a Green Acres Wedding (The State Journal-Register) Emmitt and Audrey Chastain have a "Green Acres" kind of romance. She's a girly-girl in dresses and pearls. He's the farm guy in overalls and boots. But it works, just like it did in the old TV show..."I'm very girly," says Audrey. "He's very country...Emmitt, ironworker, also farms near Nokomis. One day, thinking he was going to teach Audrey something about farm life, he asked her to help him pick potatoes. She showed up wearing heels. "So for my birthday," she says, "he bought me a pair of waterproof work boots." When the time came to plan their wedding, Audrey and Emmitt made it a little bit him and a little bit her. There was a photo of work boots and high heels on the invitation, for example. Their wedding was a week ago Saturday...Audrey was in her white gown and veil, just what you would expect a bride to wear. And there was Emmitt in his Carhartt bibs, boots, can of Copenhagen chew and pair of pliers in his back pocket. Full Story Back to Top
11-05-10 Marine PFC Roger W. Chasteen Monument Restored (South County Times) For decades, a granite monument sat in a secluded courtyard at the Crestwood Government Center, unnoticed by all but a few friends and relatives of the four men whose names are engraved there...The Memorial Committee was established by ordinance in December 1967 for the purpose of building and maintaining a memorial to Crestwood residents who died while on active military duty. The committee was charged with raising private funds for the memorial, planning its construction and maintaining it...The new monument bore three names engraved in gold leaf: Calvin E. Jones Jr.; Marine PFC Jerry B. Kraft, who died March 27, 1967 in Vietnam; and Marine PFC Roger W. Chasteen, who died May 10, 1967 in Vietnam. The name of Air Force Lt. Dennis B. Haas, who died April 10, 1970 in an air crash near Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, was added later...Until he became chief in 2006, Paillou had not even been fully aware of its presence or purpose. Then he began noticing an elderly woman visiting the plaza periodically, and he finally asked her about the visits. The woman was Mae Chasteen, the mother of Roger Chasteen. That meeting got Paillou, a Marine veteran himself, started on a mission to bring the memorial back to life. Full Story Back to Top
11-05-10 Tim Chastain and the Sonshiners Nominated for Award (Chastain Central Announcement) Tim Chastain and the Sonshiners Quartet of Indiana are nominated for the USAGEM Crown Jewel Southern Gospel Award along with several other gospel groups. They were also nominated for, and won, the same award in 2009. The Sonshiners Quartet has been active since 1973, with changes in personnel from time to time. They were founding members of United States Association of Gospel Entertainers and Musicians (USAGEM). Tim Chastain has been the tenor singer for the Sonshiners since 1994 and is now the manager as well. In August 2009 the Indiana Gospel Music Festival (IGMF) awarded Tim with the Andrew Phipps award for his work and promotion of Southern Gospel music in Indiana. Back to Top
11-04-10 Ricky Chastain Reports on Gator Hunting in Arkansas (Jacksonville Patriot) Besides the alligator tags given to the public through the lottery, 11 tags were given to private property owners with significant alligator populations, so a total of 47 alligator tags were issued in 2010, said Ricky Chastain, assistant chief of the wildlife management division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission...In Arkansas, most alligators are found in deep water areas, such as lakes, reservoirs and portions of the Arkansas River, Chastain said, so hunters must use boats. Full Story Back to Top
11-04-10 Bob Chastain Received Innovation in Conservation Award (Colorado Springs Gazette) Bob Chastain, Executive Director of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, received the Innovation in Conservation Award for the “Quarters for Conservation” program which has raised more than $100,000 and allows quarter donors to vote on which wildlife conservation projects to support. The program was applauded as a model for zoos across the country. Full Story Back to Top
11-04-10 More Details Released on Berthold Chastain WWII Remains (WRCB-TV) Tulie Swilling says the more she's learned about her father, Staff Sergeant Berthold Chastain, and his military service, the more exciting his story becomes. Wreckage from his plane was found in New Guinea where the last contact with the crew was made. She says bad weather, and thick fog may have caused the pilot to crash into a mountain...Swilling was given a book that gave every detail of the search and everything search teams found. They were able to identify her father by dental records. The military has searched for the soldiers since they went missing during the war. Swilling says in 2002, recovery crews received better leads, which led them to the area where most of the remains were found. Remains from the entire unit were found in the wreckage. Full Story Back to Top
11-03-10 Ken Chastain Produces Terramara Album (Westcoast Rendez-Vous (blog)) FOUR BLOCKS TO HENNEPIN: includes 13 songs by Rob Meany, arranged and performed by Terramara. Two years in the making, the album was recorded mostly at the Terrarium in Minneapolis under the steady hand of producer Ken Chastain (Greazy Meal, Flipp, and Beat the Clock). Full Story Back to Top
11-03-10 Norma Chastain Looking Good for School Board Contest (Arizona Republic)The majority of Southwest Valley school board incumbents are heading to re-election, unofficial results show...Avondale Elementary School District has four candidates vying for two seats. Early results showed incumbent Tony Aguirre, 57, and Norma Chastain, 44, leading. Full Story Back to Top
11-03-10 Colton California Mayor Kelly Chastain Loses Re-bid for Office (Redlands Daily Facts) Mayor Kelly Chastain was defeated by challenger David Zamora, who garnered nearly 60 percent of the vote. Zamora, a Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education member, campaigned on a promise to propose lowering electric rates by at least 10 percent. Chastain and three other council members voted to raise those rates by over 17 percent in 2009. Full Story Back to Top
10-31-10 Col. Tim Chastain Describes Rebuilding of Jackson Barracks after Katrina (NOLA.com) Five years after Hurricane Katrina flooding destroyed most of Jackson Barracks, scattering units and the military families that lived there across the state, the historic military post at the Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line is on the cusp of another milestone in its massive post-storm reconstruction...Most of the Barracks was rebuilt from scratch, except for the 1837 powder magazine that was part of the Barracks' military museum on St. Claude Avenue and the 14 antebellum homes in the Historic Garrison, which are undergoing a $35 million, FEMA-funded restoration expected to be complete in March, said state Guard Col. Tim Chastain, Jackson Barracks' post commander. "What the storm allowed us to do is master-plan the entire post," Chastain said of a layout that replaced years of hodge-podge growth. Full Story Back to Top
10-29-10 Staff Sergeant Berthold Chastain's Remains Found After 67 Years (WRCB-TV) Tulie Swilling described herself as emotionless when she learned her father's remains were found overseas. He left the family to fight in World War II. More than six decades later, she says the family can finally honor his name. Swilling says she was only seven-years-old when her father was killed, but she has vivid memories of the times they spent together. She says she can finally rest her mind after not knowing for so long, what happened to him. "I didn't cry until they told he was coming back," says Swilling. It's brings to tears Tuile Swilling's eyes knowing her father, Staff Sergeant Berthold Chastain, is coming home after 67 years. "I was just dumbfounded. I couldn't believe it after all these years," says Swilling. Chastain, a WWII Army/Air force tail-gunner, has been missing since 1943. Swilling said his plane was shot down over New Guinea and no one from his troop was heard from again. Tuesday, she received a call from the U.S. Military saying her father's remains were found intact. Full Story Back to Top
10-28-10 Erin Chastain's Blue Demons Win First Ever Big East Conference Championship Game (DePaul Blue Demons) From Doug Bruno waving a huge DePaul flag and heading up his own rooftop cheering section to the Screamin' Demons Band and the DePaul student-athletes and cheerleaders energizing Wish Field at Cacciatore Stadium---different factions of the DePaul athletic family came together Thursday on an historic occasion. They all joined in on the Blue Demons' 1-0 victory over Pittsburgh in the school's first-ever BIG EAST Conference Championship tournament win---courtesy of Michelle Scandora's penalty-kick goal in the 39th minute. DePaul (11-8-2) advances to the BIG EAST quarterfinals and a 1 p.m. game on Sunday at No. 13/12 Marquette (14-3-2). Not long after the final horn had sounded, the women's soccer players walked over and saluted Bruno, the women's basketball coach who was perched on top of the Sullivan Athletic Center. "It was fun to see him waving that big flag," said DePaul coach Erin Chastain. Full Story Back to Top
10-26-10 Larry Chastang Honored at University of Central Florida (University of Central Florida) UCF’s first president and a Disney executive were among those honored for their professional achievements and commitment to serving the community at the UCF Alumni Association’s Black & Gold Gala...Also honored...Larry Chastang, ’80...Chastang received the Service to UCF Award for his many years of volunteer work with the College of Business Administration and UCF’s Global Perspectives Office. Full Story Back to Top
10-26-10 Stacey Chasteen Becomes Interim Police Chief (WISH) Greensburg Police Chief Brian Heaton announced Monday he will be stepping down from his post as the head administrator of the department...Assistant Chief Stacey Chasteen will takeover the department in the interim. The search for a new chief will be far and wide, and the Mayor noted he will not be in a rush to fill the position. Full Story Back to Top
10-25-10 1926 Chastain Gas Station Gives Rise to Tulsa Nightlife (Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers) Sitting side by side in downtown Tulsa are two very colorful pieces of the downtown puzzle aptly named The Blue Dome and Greenwood Districts. How they came to be, what’s happening now and what the future holds for this part of downtown provide more evidence that the place we like to call Greater Tulsa with its storied past and its indefatigable entrepreneurial spirit is getting greater everyday. Possibly the most energetic area of downtown is The Blue Dome District named after the iconic gas station built in 1926 by Chastain Oil Company with its unmistakable Art Deco dome beaming blue on Tulsa’s skyline. It once attracted travelers along Route 66. Now it marks the gateway to the city’s growing downtown nightlife. Full Story Back to Top
10-21-10 Karen Chastain Heads Marketing for Chattanooga Tea Party (The Chattanoogan) Karen Chastain, who heads marketing for the Chattanooga Tea Party, added, "I am honored to not only personally support Savas for Congress but am pleased that the Leadership Team of the Chattanooga Tea Party has rallied around Major Kyriakidis. Full Story Back to Top
10-21-10 Nuthouse Director Jared Chastain Hosts Comedy Show (The Daily Evergreen) This student comedy show is funnier than most stand-up shows featured on Comedy Central. Many of the jokes are about WSU or about being a student, which make the stand-up routines even more enjoyable. The material in the Six Pack Laughs Hour is guaranteed to be new and different because the comedians rotate from week to week. Though there are a few performers who are regulars on the show, their material and jokes are always fresh. Each week, the comedians bring their best 10 minutes of stand-up. Jared Chastain, the director of Nuthouse, is the weekly host of the show. Full Story Back to Top
10-20-10 George Chastain Produces Guardians of Graxia (Gamasutra) Petroglyph today announced the release of Guardians of Graxia™ , a PC fantasy turn-based strategy game based on the world of Graxia, exclusively on GamersGate. Released earlier this summer, Guardians of Graxia is also available as a standalone board game. “ Guardians of Graxia features rich and immersive gameplay that combines the best of card and board aspects on the PC," said George Chastain, producer of Guardians of Graxia. Full Story Back to Top
10-20-10 Jerry Chastain Honored for 40 Years of Community Service (South Carolina Now) Florence School District 5 and Johnsonville High School recognized Jerry Chastain for 40 years of service to the community during halftime of the Johnsonville, Hemingway football game last Friday. Known as the “Voice of the Flashes” for serving as announcer at Johnsonville home football games since 1970, the list of Chastain’s personal history and accomplishments within the community of Johnsonville were read off to a near capacity crowd at the high school football stadium Friday night. Chastain moved to Johnsonville as a teenager in 1958. Chastain served as a city councilman for 10 years. Full Story Back to Top
10-16-10 APN Endorses David Chastain for Secretary of State (Atlanta Progressive News) Atlanta Progressive News's Board of Directors was pleased to endorse David Chastain in the General Election for Secretary of State of Georgia because of his commitment to restoring the integrity of our elections. In 2006, APN endorsed Angela Moore in the Democratic Primary, but did not endorse in the General Election. Earlier this year, APN endorsed State Sen. Gail Buckner in the Democratic Primary Run-off Election, and is endorsing David Chastain, a Libertarian, in the General. This is the first time we have endorsed a Libertarian for anything. It should be noted that we have strong concerns about Libertarian economic philosophy and policy, but let us save that for another discussion seeing as how the Secretary of State's office does not set economic policy. The most important function of the Secretary of State's office is to maintain the integrity of our elections...Chastain will also be a champion for expanding ballot access. Therefore, Chastain's overall platform would result in not only safer, more trustworthy elections, but elections which offer more meaningful choices to the voter. Full Story Back to Top
10-16-10 Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain Retires from Military (Log Cabin Democrat) Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain, the deputy commanding general for the Army National Guard at the United States Forces Command, and former adjutant general of Arkansas, was honored in a retirement ceremony Oct. 2. The Conway resident was given an emotional send-off that commemorated his 38 years of military service to the state of Arkansas and the nation. His many accomplishments include a war-time command of the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and a stint as the state’s adjutant general...Chastain acknowledged the many challenges he’s faced as a member of the Guard, noting that he has drilled at 11 different armories in the state, resulting in commutes from his home from as short as three miles, to more than 300 miles. “I have been blessed to have served in the Arkansas Army National Guard,” Chastain said. “Now it’s time to depart the ranks.” Full Story Back to Top
10-16-10 Head Pro Alan Chasteen Pleased with Tournament Growth (Myrtle Beach Sun News) When Whispering Pines Golf Club head pro Alan Chasteen helped organize the first Mayor's Cup in 2006, attracting enough players was a primary concern. Four years later, Chasteen is beginning to worry about having enough daylight to finish tournament rounds because of the increasing size of the field. The fifth Mayor's Cup men's amateur tournament held last Friday through Sunday at the Myrtle Beach city-owned Whispering Pines attracted 147 players, an increase of 29 players over the previous tournament high of 118 last year. "I can take probably 168 and that's because of daylight," Chasteen said. "It was something I was hoping I would have to worry about, but I thought it would take at least six or seven years. It's just a real good tournament. We're happy with the success."...The women's Mayor's Cup is slated for Oct. 29-31, and there are already 119 players registered. "That has come a long way from seven players [in 2006]," Chasteen said. "The women have supported it great." Full Story Back to Top
10-15-10 David Chastain Plays Guitar for Shipwreck Karpathos (Ball State Daily News) Shipwreck Karpathos has been around for about a year. Guitarist David Chastain and bassist Ian Duvall were both fans of post-rock bands such as Mono, Explosions in the Sky and Saxon Shore. After jamming for a while, they realized how much they enjoyed playing this style of music together. "We started messing around and then eventually started liking what we were doing," Chastain said. All members of Shipwreck Karpathos share an open-minded opinion of music, drawing influence from many genres, although two members are in metal bands they are more dedicated to, Chastain said. "Other than me, all the other dudes are in other bands that are their priorities," he said. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-10 Andrew Chastain Cleared of Prescription Fraud Charges (WRTV Indianapolis) A man wrongly accused of prescription fraud is questioning why it took prosecutors months to look at key evidence proving his innocence. Andrew Chastain was recovering from brain surgery in May 2009 when he said someone used his identity to try and get drugs from Martinsville pharmacies, 6News' Joanna Massee reported. Chastain said he first learned that he was wanted by police when he was pulled over for a traffic violation and arrested on a charge of felony prescription fraud. Full Story Back to Top
10-13-10 Disabled Michelle Chastain Organizes Sports for Other Disabled Persons (South Carolina Now) Michelle Chastain survived not one--but two--traumatic car accidents over the past 25 years. The first left her confined to a wheelchair after a spinal cord injury, and the second, which just happened in March, forced her to undergo more surgery on her legs. But it's the second that opened her eyes to what she thought she could do to help others who find themselves in a similar situation. "I thought, 'all the years I wanted to start something, to reach out to other people with disabilities to get active, and there's no better time," Chastain said. So she set about organizing the Sports Mobility Network, a group of athletes who've suffered varying injuries--some wheelchair-bound, some not--and are looking for ways to stay active and compete in different sports like tennis, basketball, and bocce ball. "There's people out there that need it, and there's no reason to sit at home," she said. Full Story Back to Top
10-12-10 Date Arrives for Clay Chastains Continuing Light Rail Petition (Kansas City Star) Our ole buddy Clay Chastain was to be back in KC this morning to gather petition signatures on another light rail plan...It’s a 25-year, 3/8ths cent tax. We haven’t heard from him recently and couldn’t reach him Monday, so we’ll see. His light rail nemesis — Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders — picks up an award from the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance this evening. Full Story Back to Top
10-11-10 Chastains Open New Moe's Restaurant (Greenwood Today) Moe’s will open their first Greenwood location on October 21. The grand opening celebration kicks-off at 11am. Uncle and nephew duo, J.R. Chastain of Travelers Rest and Jordan Chastain of Atlanta are the new store’s owners. Ryan Chastain, J.R. Chastain’s son will serve as the store’s General Manager. The Chastain family also owns two Moe’s locations in Greenville, one on Haywood Road and the other on Woodruff Road. The Chastain’s say the fast-casual, family friendly dining experience Moe’s offers is a perfect fit for Greenwood. Full Story Back to Top
10-11-10 What Would David Chastain Bring to Secretary of State Office? (Atlanta Journal Constitution) As the third-party candidate, Chastain argues that he is the one who can bring that fresh focus. Chastain, who lost a run for state school superintendent in 2006, wants an evaluation of all agencies and boards that the office oversees as well as an examination of the voting machines. He said that would allow him to push to eliminate licensing for jobs that do not affect public safety and health, freeing up resources to investigate complaints while also cutting the size of government. He said reviewing the voting machines would show the need for more security, adding that absentee ballots also need better security. "I want to be an umpire and not build another empire," Chastain said. "The processes and procedures of this state should not be subject to partisan behavior." Full Story Back to Top
10-08-10 Andrew Chesteen Participates in School Exchange Program (Laguna Beach Independent) Andrew Chesteen, from Winona, Miss., population 5,000, stood on the beach at Anita Street, in Hawaii-like weather, and watched his high school principal awkwardly paddle a stand up paddleboard past the shorebreak. He was up next, and though a little nervous, maintained an outwardly cool demeanor...four participants, top students at Winona High, wrote the best essays on why they wanted to go on the exchange. “I wanted to learn about the different culture. Over the past few days I’ve done that, and I’m ready for them to come learn what we’re about,” said Andrew...Throughout last week, Mississippi students attended classes with LBHS host students...The group attended an Angels game, at which Andrew threw out the first pitch, experienced Disneyland, toured Aliso Viejo’s Soka University, dissected squid at UC San Diego’s Birch Aquarium, watched a USC vs. Washington football game at the Rose Bowl, tried out SUPing, and heard exhortations from speaker Keith Hawkins with the rest of the senior class. Full Story Back to Top
10-05-10 Georgia Libertarian David Chastain Competes for Secretary of State (Macon Telegraph (blog)) Chastain, who lost a run for state school superintendent four years ago, has been a local activist in Cobb County, he said. As a third-party candidate, he said he would bring a unique advantage to the office. "Because I do not have a political history or a loyalty to either of the two major parties, I believe that, of the three of us, I'm the only one who can actually bring some real objectivity back into the secretary of state's office," he said. As secretary of state, he said he would look into the state's electronic voting machines, which he said result in non-verifiable voting; seek to improve ballot access for candidates who aren't members of the two major parties; and help the secretary of state's office of investigations more efficiently deal with complaints about businesses operating without a license or those with a license that break the rules...http://www.chastain2010.com. Full Story Back to Top
10-01-10 AARP Sponsors Senior Benny Chastain Dream of Racing in Daytona 500 (Guide to Nursing Homes) It might be a surprise to many seniors that the AARP sponsors Benny Chastain, who is a senior race car driver that has a big dream of racing in the 2011 Daytona 500. Chastain is an AARP member, and part of the AARP ARCA team...At the age of 68, Chastain would be one of the oldest drivers to ever step up into the Daytona, but the path to get their will not be easy. However Chastain knows this and thinks it would be a major accomplished that he compared to Rocky. Full Story Back to Top
09-30-10 Keynote Speaker Karyl Chastain Beal Tells of Daughter's Suicide (Maryville Daily Times) Keynote speaker Karyl Chastain Beal relates the story of her 18-year-old daughter's suicide in 1996, how it changed her life and how she became an advocate for suicide prevention. She now assists other survivors of suicide through support groups, retreats and education. In 1998 she assisted in starting the Internet group, “Parents of Suicide,” To learn more about her daughter's story, go online to www.virtual-memorials.com and search for ‘Arlyn.' Full Story Back to Top
09-29-10 Sheriff John Shasteen Warns of Sheriff Association Solicitation Scam (Jackson Times Journal) Jackson County Sheriff John Shasteen issued a statement this week warning individuals in the community to beware of a phone and mail scam that has been targeting Ohio citizens...According to Shasteen, a group of professional solicitors based in Las Vegas has been calling citizens and asking for donations to the United States Deputy Sheriff’s Association. Shasteen said that the calls and letters are fraud and should be reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department or Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray. Full Story Back to Top
09-29-10 68-Year-Old Benny Chastain Hopes to Race in Daytona 500 (WCTV) Racing cars was never an item on Benny's bucket list, but what started out as a hobby, later became Benny's passion and now, profession. "Boy I fell in love, I thought, I could do this," said Chastain. Benny has always had the need for speed inside of him. He says the feeling while driving on the race track is similar to other daring sports he's taken on over the years. "When you race a car, at any race track, its no different than going fishing, or going white water rafting or snow-skiing, or flying airplanes, the rest of the world don't exist," said Chastain. Benny left high school to join the Navy for four years and moved to Tallahassee in 1970. But, it wasn't until around ten years ago that Benny stumbled upon the greatest adventure of his lifetime. Now, he hopes to qualify to drive in the race of all races. "If I got in the Daytona 500, it would be the same story as Rocky," said Chastain...Benny Chastain is sponsored by AARP and owns a body shop in Tallahassee. Full Story Back to Top
09-29-10 Clay Chastain to Collect Signatures for Light Rail Plan (Kansas City Star) Our ole buddy Clay Chastain says he’ll be gathering signatures Oct. 12 for another light rail plan — 3/8ths cent sales tax for 25 years, some federal and state cash, new development. Total revenue: $2.5 billion Total cost: $2.5 billion. He’s still mad about Mike Sanders‘ alternative. Full Story Back to Top
09-28-10 Nashville Ballet Presents Story Illustrated by Madye Lee Chastain (Crossville Chronicle) PAART recently announced an additional performance of Nashville Ballet's The Singing Tortoise...Each dancer portrays a specific character from the story, which is narrated in live form. The original West African folktale can be found in the book The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander, George Herzog and Madye Lee Chastain. In the tale, a hunter named Ama finds a very special tortoise singing and playing a sansa. Before the tortoise will agree to return to his village to sing for him each day, she extracts a promise from Ama that he will tell no one of her magic gifts. Ama breaks his promise and tells everyone in the village of the tortoise’s mesmerizing singing. The villagers refuse to believe him and demand proof. Ama attempts to get the tortoise to sing for the villagers, but she only sits and stares at them. Ama is branded a liar and banished from the village. Only then does the tortoise speak to the villagers telling them that Ama brought this punishment upon himself by breaking his promise. She reminds the villagers and Ama of several important lessons, including keeping promises, when she picks up her sansa and sings, “It is man who imposes upon things, not things that impose upon man.” Full Story Back to Top
09-27-10 Police Find Natalie Chastain's Wheelchair (ABC7Chicago.com) There is a happy ending to the story about a teenager whose wheelchair was stolen. Police in Elgin say they've found Natalie Chastain's wheelchair. She has cerebral palsy and uses a computer to speak. Her chair was stolen earlier this month from outside her house. There is no word on the chair's condition. Last week, a wheelchair manufacturer said it would give the high school senior a portable wheelchair. Full Story Back to Top
09-26-10 Karyl Chastain Beal Hosts the International Suicide Memorial Wall (Columbia Daily Herald) The International Suicide Memorial Wall...sits on the property belonging to Ronnie and Karyl Chastain Beal at 1107 Rip Steele Road. The memorial is shrouded by a curtain, a sanctuary for weary souls to find peace. Lights shine on the pictures of the fallen, adding to the mystique of the enshrinement. Since 2006, the wall has amassed nearly 400 memorial pictures of those who have died by suicide. People from as far away as South Africa, Brazil, England and Canada are on the wall. “It’s been growing with tiles from all over the world,” Karyl Beal said...Behind each picture there’s a story...Karyl Beal said the wall reminds her of where she has come from. In 1996, the Beals’ daughter, Arlyn, died from suicide and now is enshrined. Now when Karyl Beal looks at all the faces, she feels all of the suffering by the scores of families...Beal now serves as chairwoman of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, and her goal is to not have to add any more names to the wall. “We can’t save the world, but if we can make a difference in our own little corner — Tennessee — then we’re doing our part,” she said. Full Story Back to Top
09-24-10 Sanders Rail Plan Gains Over Clay Chastain Opposition (Blue Springs Examiner) Sanders has been rolling out his Kansas City Regional Rapid Rail plan for elected officials and groups such as chambers of commerce for close to a year and – other than Kansas City light-rail advocate Clay Chastain – hasn’t run into any opposition. Full Story Back to Top
09-22-10 Tony Shasteen Discusses 25 to Life (Newsarama) Eriq thought through the characters pretty well before it ended up in my hands. He had put time into who he would cast in the roles, their backgrounds, age, ethnicity, etc. That gave me a good starting point. I didn't want to use an actor's likeness, but knowing who he had in mind really helped. Once I have the look, I try to breath some life into them with the way they carry themselves, the clothes they wear, and with their body language. By the time I was done with the book I really felt as though I knew the characters. As campy as it sounds, I knew I would miss them when I was done...I wanted to use a more graphic style for 25 To Life than I had used in previous projects. I believe the project dictates the style. This being a police procedural/crime/mystery, it deserved a darker mood. Also, too much detail would just bog down the pacing, so I kept it as streamlined as possible. I hate to be influenced too much during a project, but I was looking at a lot of Viktor Kalvachev, Sean Phillips, and Chris Samnee at the time. Not so much for style, but because those guys know how to use black and white. I hope a little of that seeped in there. As far as the tone goes, it changes over the course of the story. I went darker as the story gets darker. Full Story Back to Top
09-21-10 Jason Chastain Killed in Warehouse Accident (KTEN) A 36 year old man has died, after a forklift accident at DOT Foods in Ardmore. It happened Monday, about 3 o'clock in the distribution warehouse. Jason Chastain hit something with his forklift, and became pinned. First responders took Chastain to Mercy Memorial Hospital, then attempted to airlift him to another hospital but he died shortly after. DOT Foods spokesman, Bill King, tells us they still don't know how it happened but King says they have launched a full investigation. He says this is a very tough time for DOT Food employees. King says Chastain was a tremendous person, good friend and employee and says it's a great loss for the DOT family. Right now he says they're doing everything they can for his family and fellow employees and says it's a very, very sad time. Full Story Back to Top
09-21-10 Karen Chasteen Loses Car in Vandal's Explosion But Precious Photo is Saved (Muncie Star Press) Karen Chasteen was sleeping soundly when an explosion jolted her awake early Saturday to a nightmare. Chasteen's car was one of four vehicles set on fire on the city's east side between 4:24 a.m. and 4:59 a.m. Hers was the only one the Richmond Fire Department was unable to keep from being destroyed after the gas tank exploded..."The car can be replaced," Chasteen said. "But my mother just passed away and I had my parents' wedding photo in the car. I thought it was destroyed, but the firemen pulled this big pile of ashes out of the car and there was my parents' wedding photo. The back was charred, but the picture was not damaged." Full Story Back to Top
09-18-10 Karyl Chastain Beal Delivers Keynote Address at Every Life Matters Event (Maryville Daily Times) “Every Life Matters” is the theme of the Sept. 29 event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pellissippi State Community College Blount County campus, West Lamar Alexander Parkway, Friendsville. The day's activities will include education and resources for the campus community to better understand mental health and suicide issues. Keynote speaker Karyl Chastain Beal, a survivor of her daughter's suicide, will speak at noon. Full Story Back to Top
09-17-10 Assistant Director Ricky Chastain Explains Arkansas Gator Hunt (Polaskinews.net) Before 2007, alligator hunting was nonexistent for law-abiding hunters in Arkansas for about a century because alligators were over hunted and had nearly vanished from the state, said Ricky Chastain, assistant chief of the wildlife management division for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission...The Game and Fish Commission’s efforts to restore the state’s native wildlife over the last 40 years have increased the alligator population to the level that an annual hunt is necessary, Chastain said. Chastain said the money sportsmen paid for permits and tags funded the wildlife restoration projects, so it seemed appropriate to reward the hunters by allowing them to help control the alligator population. In addition, Chastain said it is expensive and dangerous for Game and Fish workers to move alligators when they become a nuisance...“This is just a way to maintain a population that is compatible with the amount of habitat,” Chastain said. “It is by far and away the most economic and efficient way to manage the population.” Full Story Back to Top
09-17-10 Natalie Chastain's Stolen Wheelchair May Interrupt College Plans (ABC7Chicago.com) Natalie Chastain has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair to get around. Friday morning, Chastain's mother left the wheelchair in driveway of the family's home and went inside to help Natalie put on her coat. When she returned the wheelchair was gone. Without the wheelchair, Natalie's mother says, the high school senior will probably have to cancel plans to visit several colleges. Full Story Back to Top
09-15-10 Artist Tony Shasteen Illustrates 25 to Life (Comic Book Resources) Earlier this summer, CBR News spoke with actor and director Eriq La Salle, best known for his work on "ER," about his teaming with 12-Gauge Comics on a new three issue miniseries "25 to Life." We discussed the crime comic that teams an FBI unit with racist militia leader serving a life sentence in order to hunt down a serial killer. Now, with the series' first issue in stores today, we've spoken with the rest of the creative team about the title's origins, story and more...Artist Tony Shasteen is best known for his work on "The Talisman," based on the Stephen King and Peter Straub novel, and 12-Gauge's "The O.C.T."...Tony...how did you...get brought on board "25 to Life?" Tony Shasteen: This has kind of been in the works for a while now, and it was worked around everybody's schedule. I was coming off of "O.C.T.," the book I did with 12-Gauge and Rosario Dawson. I was looking for something different and this being a crime drama and being dark appealed to me. Plus, it's Keven and Doug. They're friends of mine and I've always enjoyed working with them, so I jumped at it....I love those types of movies and TV shows and books. That's the kind of story that I'm drawn to, generally, outside of comics as well. For me, if it's a good story that I know I'm going to enjoy doing, that's what I'm drawn to. I don't have to do superhero stuff. I don't have to do reality-based stuff. It just has to be a good, well-written story and I have to be into it. That's all it takes. I'm easy. Full Story Back to Top
09-15-10 Kaiulani Chastain Makes Top Five in State Cinderella Competition (Eastern Arizona Courier) Eastern Arizona Cinderella enjoyed yet another exciting and successful week at the 33rd annual Arizona Cinderella State Finals. The girls enjoyed a week of themed parties, meal functions and preliminary competitions in interview, casual wear, party wear and talent... For the second year in a row, 8-year-old Kaiulani Chastain was called out as a Top Five finalist...It was an exciting night for Eastern Arizona with both Budicky and Coury achieving Top 10, and with Chastain representing Eastern Arizona as a Top Five finalist and winning the crowd with her jazz solo to “Born to Entertain.” Full Story Back to Top
09-15-10 Greg Chastain's Voices of Hope Perform at Symphony Hall in Boston (Wicked Local (blog)) Voices of Hope – a fundraiser featuring singers, actors and other entertainers from around the region – will hold its second concert, this time setting their sights on a larger audience and higher fundraising goals at Symphony Hall in Boston. “It’s a night of song, dance and testimonials from people who are survivors, and people who have lost relatives. Some of it may be said, but there is inspiration as well,” said organizer and co-producer Greg Chastain of Winchester, who launched Voices of Hope in 2009 in honor of his mother, Barbara Byrd, who succumbed that same year to pancreatic cancer...The first show, held in October 2009 at NextDoor Theater in Winchester, raised $25,000. Chastain hopes the Symphony Hall venue and success of last year’s show will allow organizers to reach this year’s goal of $50,000. This year’s show features performers from about 15 community theater organizations, and has a fundraising goal of $50,000. Full Story Back to Top
09-13-10 Alice Rosie McIntosh Chasteen Dies at 106 (People's Tribune) Alice Rosie McIntosh Chasteen, 106, of Vandalia died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia...She was born Nov. 25, 1903 in rural Vandalia, the daughter of Edward and Bertha Williams McIntosh. She married Kenneth Glen Chasteen in Vandalia. He preceded her in death in 1970. Survivors include a son, Richard Chasteen and wife, Patricia of Maryville, Ill.; three grandchildren, Cynthia Chasteen of Maryville, Ill., Caryn Chasteen and Kenneth Chasteen, both of Collinsville, Ill.; one great-granddaughter, Kylee Chasteen of Collinsville, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews...Rosie was a lifelong Vandalia area resident and graduated from Vandalia High School. She was a member and very active in the First Presbyterian Church of Vandalia. Full Story Back to Top
09-13-10 Palau PR Director Craig Chastain Reports Successful Event (ChristianExaminer) An estimated 40,000 people descended on Mission Bay Park Sept. 11 to celebrate Jesus and a five-month Season of Service as part of CityFest. The day also focused on Argentine-born evangelist Luis Palau proclaiming the Gospel in a clear presentation to the thousands gathered at the park. “Today was a celebration on so many levels—the churches working with and through the city on acts of service; thousands of volunteers working tirelessly to make it happen; a great day of music and good news for San Diego,” said Craig Chastain, media and public relations director for the Luis Palau Association, which sponsored the festival. “It was an unforgettable season and a fabulous day...We couldn’t have had a better weather day,” Chastain said. “It was a typical gorgeous San Diego day.” Full Story Back to Top
09-09-10 Chastain Reunion Planned (Cleburne News) Dalton, Georgia will be the location for the Pierre Chastain Family Association's 35th Annual Reunion on September 24-26. This national association of descendants of Dr. Pierre Chastain, a French Huguenot, meets yearly in different places around the country. All Chastain descendants are welcome regardless of whether their name is Chastain or not. Association records will be available for research. The LaQuinta Inn and Suites at 715 College Dr., Dalton, will be the headquarters for the reunion. For reservations call 706-272-9099. Activities include a Saturday night banquet and local historical tours. For registration form and information on banquet please contact publicity chair, Carrie Chastain at 479-524-3461 or her email: jdchastain@centurytel.net. Full Story Back to Top
09-08-10 Actor Nancy Chastain Does a Great Job in We Won't Pay! (Homer News) I laughed harder than I have for months when I saw "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!" at Pier 1 Theatre on the Homer Spit. A friend said she couldn't stop laughing during the entire play. The director, Kathleen Gustafson, skillfully used two strengths of Dario Fo's play: slapstick humor and social commentary. All the actors did a great job, particularly the three main characters played by Nancy Chastain, Ken Landfield and Megan DeCino. Full Story Back to Top
09-07-10 Chastang Landfill Affected by BP Used Boom, Tar Balls and Other Oily Waste (San Francisco Chronicle) Oily waste is collecting in local landfills: more than 50,000 tons. Although the waste contains the carcinogen benzene, federal law — in another costly giveaway to the heavily-subidized industry — exempts wastes related to oil drilling from being classified as toxic, allowing BP to merrily offload their used boom, tar balls and other gunk to local landfills, including several that have histories of environmental problems. The Chastang Landfill, 25 miles north of Mobile, Ala., is receiving oil spill waste despite an ongoing state investigation into high levels of mercury and barium found in nearby groundwater. Full Story Back to Top
09-04-10 Professor Emeritus Richard Chesteen Challenges Politicism in Chancellor Appointment (Memphis Commercial Appeal) The recent election of Deputy Gov. John Morgan as the new chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents has created considerable controversy. Morgan's selection has put Gov. Phil Bredesen on the defensive against charges of playing politics with the appointment of his deputy governor, led to criticism of the actions of Board of Regents members and raised the question of whether Morgan is qualified for the position. As one who taught in higher education for 45 years -- all but five in Tennessee -- I have had the opportunity to observe the governing of higher education in the state...the selection of both higher education governing boards and the chief administrators has been far too political at times. Those who have been guilty of this situation have come from both political parties...The recent appointment of Morgan...has raised some legitimate questions. Why was a person who has no postgraduate education selected? Why did the board not interview other candidates? Why was Morgan's annual salary initially set at a level $80,000 higher than that of the previous chancellor, at a time when state employees have not had raises in several years? Full Story Back to Top
09-02-10 Carl Chasteen's Florida Forensic Lab Receives Accreditation (WCTV) Employees were all smiles Thursday as they accepted the accreditation certificates, which affirm they meet or exceed nearly 400 standards for handling and testing evidence collected at the crime scene. "It says to the world that we meet some of the most rigorous international standards in the field of forensic science," said Carl Chasteen, Chief of Forensic Services at the lab. Full Story Back to Top
08-30-10 Libertarian David Chastain Seeks Secretary of State (Thomasville Times-Enterprise) The Libertarian Party of Georgia believes that big government does not translate to good government. “We genuinely want to reduce the size of the federal government,” said Marietta’s David Chastain, a secretary of state hopeful. “We believe taxation is theft and, if we’re going to force you to steal from your neighbor for a government program, then we’d better have a good reason for doing it...By putting Libertarians in office, you will see a different kind of government — one that sticks to the rules,” Chastain said. “One of the reasons we have a hard time raising money is because we aren’t selling favors to big corporations and special interests. We just want limited government.” Chastain, a University of Georgia graduate and a senior logistics management analyst in the defense industry, is concerned about how Democrats and Republicans consistently strive to increase their power at the expense of citizens. Full Story Back to Top
08-25-10 David Chastain Libertarian Candidate for Secretary of State (Independent Political Report) David Chastain, the former Executive Director of the Libertarian Party, is also on the ballot for Secretary of State in November. He was the leading Libertarian vote getter in 2006 as an Education Secretary candidate...Presently he is a Senior Logistics Management Analyst in the defense industry. David has been working to get ballot access for independent candidates for years...David has also been working to restore verifiable voting for about five years...The facts demonstrate that David Chastain has done everything within his power to further the cause of verifiable voting for Georgians, open ballot access for all candidates and impartial investigations that are free of influence from lobbyists and political motivations. He has done all of this as a volunteer without receiving a dime of taxpayer money. Full Story Back to Top
08-23-10 Patricia Chasteen Reviews Biography of Thaddeus Kosciuszko (The Epoch Times) The Peasant Prince gives life and testament to a man who, even though he lived over 200 years ago, is probably one of the most important figures of the modern world when it comes to the worldwide struggle for liberty and freedom. People may have heard the name Thaddeus Kosciuszko...What is probably not well-known is the fact that he was the most talented engineer in the Continental Army. Full Story Back to Top
08-21-10 Sgt. Wayne Chastain Says Iraq Focus has Changed (Ontario Argus Observer) Ontario’s Guard unit, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, sends more than 100 citizen-soldiers into the desert for the three-week desert training strip. Charlie Company’s top enlisted man, 1st Sgt. Wayne Chastain conceded this AT training stint is unique. “Our mission focus has changed from what it is traditionally. For one, we are not doing tank gunnery,” Chastain said. Charlie Company and the rest of the 3rd Battalion will shed its tanks and utilize Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicles while in Iraq. Full Story Back to Top
08-19-10 Chastain Wins Season Opener for DePaul (DePaul Blue Demons) DePaul's much-anticipated follow-up to last year's turnaround season was delayed 70 minutes Friday night by inclement weather. "There was rain," said DePaul coach Erin Chastain, "but it was the lightning that forced us to wait. The rain and lightning had stopped once the game began." That's when Callie Hemming christened this sequel season with a goal and an assist in the Blue Demons' 2-0 victory over Iowa at the Iowa Soccer Complex..."Callie made a wonderful pass to Kelly, who hit the post with her first shot," Chastain said. "The ball bounced right back to her, and she put it in." That came in the 54th minute, and the Blue Demon defense took it from there. "The defense played very well," Chastain said as goalkeeper Claire Hanold recorded the 10th save of her career. She had set a school record as a freshman last year with nine. "I used five different players (Chelsea Grant, Janina Locascio, Beth Perry, freshman Rebekah Roller, Tessa Fegen) in the back line, and Claire made a game-changing save against one of their set pieces. "It's nice to win your first game, but we still have lots to work on." Full Story Back to Top
08-14-10 Bud Shasteen Promotes SCAT Against Tunnel (Westseattleherald.com) Seattle Citizens Against the (Deep-Bore) Tunnel, or SCAT, began collecting signatures for their Initiative 101 west of the sports stadiums Friday, Aug. 13, and have begun to fan out in West Seattle, and other neighborhoods..."We are sending a strong message to City Council," said SCAT-man Bud Shasteen of West Seattle. "We're telling them 'you can disregard our votes all you want.' But once we have some power with our signatures that is the one thing they will pay attention too when they consider reelection." Shasteen collected over 100 signatures in two hours Saturday, Aug. 14, outside Thriftway at the Morgan Junction in the 90-degree heat. "You're bypassing the entire city with this tunnel," said West Seattle's Mabel Aide of SCAT. "If you want to go to stores you can't. It's a stupid thing." Full Story Back to Top
08-12-10 Farlie Chastain Helps People Deal with Anger Management (WRCB-TV) Omar Thornton was a worst case scenario of out of control rage. He brutally gunned down eight of his co-workers earlier this month, before turning the gun on himself...Farlie Chastain...a licensed clinical social worker at Parkridge Valley Hospital...says, "If you are unable to manage anger and frustration, you could lose the opportunity for a job, professional relationships." This area has been hit hard like other parts of the country with company's shutting their doors with the loss of a job, high unemployment and so many people feeling hopeless...Chastain says, "Whether it be an underlying issue with anger, sadness or feeling they can not live anymore you do see an increase of suicidal thoughts and not wanting to cope." Some key warning signs to look for: unable to maintain healthy relationships, constant complaints about physical pain such as headaches, and a big red flag, always ready to explode. Full Story Back to Top
08-12-10 Ed Haskell and Debbie Chasteen are Super Savers (Liberty Tribune) Ed Haskell and his wife, Debbie Chasteen, have been very popular lately. Their recent celebrity all started when Haskell responded to a request in June from Money magazine looking for people who saved at least 20 percent of their income. The Haskells save 50 percent of their income and have since they were married 21 years ago...Haskell, 50, is a retired Air Force officer, and Chasteen, 52, teaches communications at William Jewell College. On average, they have a combined annual income of about $80,000 and have amassed a $2 million portfolio. They paid cash for their $200,000 house...Chasteen said she met Haskell when they lived in the same apartment complex in Georgia. “The day after we became engaged, he said he wanted to see my financials,” Chasteen said. Chasteen said at the time she had a small student loan and car payments. Haskell paid them off and convinced her to invest $10,000 in her retirement account. “Lucky for us, his hobby (saving and investing) makes us money instead of costing us money,” Chasteen said. Full Story Back to Top
08-11-10 J. Harold and Barbara M. Chastain Eminent Chair Scholar Ranked Number One (NewsBlaze) An article just published in the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics - a top academic journal for scholarly papers on real estate finance - places Florida State's real estate program at No. 2 in the world for faculty research published in the three core academic real-estate journals from 1973 to 2008...Fueled by private donations and corporate support to the program, the real estate program has worked to recruit and retain the best real estate scholars in the world. A gift from Harold and Barbara Chastain created the J. Harold and Barbara M. Chastain Eminent Chair, which is now held by C.F. Sirmans, a world-renowned real estate scholar. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics article ranked him No. 1 in the world in individual research productivity from 1973 to 2008, while his brother, G. Stacy Sirmans, the Kenneth G. Bacheller Professor of Real Estate at Florida State, ranked 20th. Full Story Back to Top
08-10-10 Coach Erin Chastain Seeks Respect for DePaul Team (DePaul Blue Demons) Apparently, DePaul hasn't done enough to earn the respect of the BIG EAST Conference women's soccer coaches. In the preseason coaches' poll released on Tuesday, the Blue Demons were picked to finish sixth in the eight-team National Division. This is the same Blue Demon team that qualified for its first BIG EAST Championship tournament last year and returns 10 of 11 starters. "We haven't established ourselves yet," said DePaul coach Erin Chastain, whose team was fifth in the National Division last season. "Last year we achieved all the goals we set, but I guess it wasn't enough to make an impact this year. "We're trying to build a program at DePaul that will contend every year in the BIG EAST." In the 2009 preseason coaches' poll, the Blue Demons were picked to finish last. Full Story Back to Top
08-09-10 NBC’s Senior VP Scot Chastain Discusses News Daytime Strategies (Broadcasting & Cable) For the past few years, the NBC local stations have been largely out of the daytime game, with only Warner Bros.’ Ellen driving any sort of rating in the sunlit hours once the Today show signed off. The group hopes to change that with this season’s launch of three new shows: Sony’s The Nate Berkus Show, an Oprah spinoff; NBC Universal’s off-Bravo The Real Housewives, which has been a big hit for Bravo; and Access Hollywood Live, which aims to bring viewers all the day’s news from Hollywood in a fresh format...They are partnering to create a cross-promotion featuring the network’s soap opera, Days of Our Lives, and Real Housewives that will rebrand the reality show as a new sort of daytime soap. “From a network, we see it as a benefit for us,” says Scot Chastain, NBC’s senior VP of affiliate marketing and development. “By pairing the two, we send more of a youth audience to Days, and we expose an older audience to Housewives. There’s a lot of cross-blending potential there.” Full Story Back to Top
08-07-10 1st Sgt. Wayne Chastain and Oregon’s 3rd Battalion Deploys to Iraq (Ontario Argus Observer) When eastern Oregon’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry deploys to Iraq this fall, the Guard unit will rely on one key trait to attain success: experience...The autumn deployment to Iraq will mark the second overseas trip...In 2004, the battalion deployed to northern Iraq...“The senior leaders are seasoned, but the company as a whole is green,” Charlie Company 1st Sgt. Wayne Chastain said. “That’s because we got a lot of soldiers right out of basic training.” Chastain said, however, the newcomers will be absorbed into a unit with a strong corps of experienced sergeants. That fact, he said, will be critical. “For our leadership to have that kind of experience is an asset,” Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
08-01-10 Sanders Plan Conflicts with Clay Chastain Plan (Kansas City Star) The region’s best hope for rail transit just put on some rubber tires. In the first detailed look at the plan being pitched by Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders, consultants have determined that rail service should be explored immediately on only two of the six routes proposed between downtown and the suburbs. The preliminary findings mean that some routes — including proposed lines to Liberty, Grandview and Kansas City International Airport — could begin as express bus lines...Commuter rail differs from light rail in that it typically goes longer distances, from downtowns to suburban areas. Stations are farther apart, and sometimes commuter and freight trains share the same track...The most recognized supporter of light rail in Kansas City — Clay Chastain — continues to push for his latest plan for rail transit. The main difference between the two is that Chastain’s plan contains a light rail spine that cuts down the Main Street corridor to KCI. At a recent meeting of the board of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Chastain proposed merging elements of his plan with Sanders’ plan. “Everyone says, ‘Why can’t we get together and fuse elements of these plans?’” Chastain said. In a statement, Sanders’ top aide, Calvin Williford, said the county is working on a regional solution in accordance with federal rules. “We’ve yet to see from Mr. Chastain any attempt to comply with federal funding guidelines and criteria,” Williford said. “There’s no connection between what we’re doing and what he’s doing.” Full Story Back to Top
07-29-10 SCAT's Bud Shasteen Encouraged by Petition (Westseattleherald.com) Proposition 101 was filed at 10:00 a.m. July 29, at the Seattle City Clerk's Office by SCAT, or "Seattle Citizens Against the Tunnel." It takes five days to process. Then Seattle citizens will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they want the Deep-Bore tunnel built. ..."I'm very good at vote-collecting, and very encouraged by this petition," said SCAT's Bud Shasteen from West Seattle. "The initiative looks good. According to our attorney, our petition is saying Seattle is not allowed to grant right of ways against the will of the voters." Full Story Back to Top
07-29-10 TJ Chasteen Succeeds in Herod and Salome Play (Kansas City Star) This year Hatley brings to the Fringe his version of the tale of King Herod, who is so besotted by his niece/step-daughter Salome's erotic dance that he agrees to make her a gift of John the Baptist's head on a silver platter...the most successful sections of the play are dominated by three supporting performances. Allan Boardman plays the philosophically detached Chef with an amusing resignation, often turning to his pocket flask for solace. And Todd Carlton Lanker and TJ Chasteen, each cast in dual roles, deliver inspired comic performances. They first appear as a Waiter and Caterer assisting the Chef in his banquet preparations, and work themselves into a frenzy for their never-to-be-consummated lust for Salome. Later they appear as a Poet (Chasteen) and a Scientist (Lanker), who vie for the affections of Salome, who prompts them to a duel to win her affections. The "duel," executed clumsily by non-warriors, becomes a running gag in the show. Lanker and Chasteen emerge from the wings at odd moments, still fighting, and they the last people on stage at the final curtain. Full Story Back to Top
07-28-10 Donald Chesteen Runs Unopposed in Alabama Election (Dothan Eagle) Former Slocomb Mayor Vickie Moore will no longer seek the District 87 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. Moore, a Democrat, announced her decision Wednesday, leaving the door open for Republican Donald Chesteen to run unopposed in the November election. Full Story Back to Top
07-28-10 Jennifer Chastain Promoted to Director, Field Sales and Marketing at NBC Universal (Multichannel News) NBC Universal announced a series of promotions in its TV Networks & Digital Distribution unit, headed by the elevation of Jeff Fleeher to senior vice president and CFO. On the TV Networks Distribution front, both Jennifer Chastain and Wendy Gross have been upped to director, field sales and marketing...As director, field sales and marketing, Chastain will continue to manage her current responsibilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, D.C., while adding Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia to her territory. Since joining the field team in November 2007 with NBCU's acquisition of Oxygen, she renewed several direct deals with NCTC members, and signed-up over 35 new Olympic Games affiliates. Chastain, whose affiliate accounts include Time Warner Cable/Carolinas and Cox/Virigina, will continue to report to Heather McCallion, vice president, field sales. Full Story Back to Top
07-28-10 Jackson County Not Interested in Clay Chastain Plan (KMBC Kansas City) Jackson County has no plans to get on board with light-rail activist Clay Chastain's mass-transit plan, KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported. The "county proposal has nothing to do with Mr. Chastain's effort," said Calvin Wiliford, of Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders' office. Sanders is proposing a regional commuter-rail system. Full Story Back to Top
07-28-10 Take a Hike to Chasteen Creek Falls (Waynesville Smoky Mountain News) Where the Waters Sing. Pack a snack or lunch and water and join a ranger on a moderate 3-mile round-trip hike along Bradley Fork to Chasteen Creek Falls. Sundays at 11:30 a.m. at Smokemont Campground three miles past the N.C. entrance to the park on U.S. 441. Meet at Bradley Fork trailhead on the D-loop. Full Story Back to Top
07-21-10 Fourteen Year Old Farmer Chase Chastain Sells Produce (Anniston Star) Chase Chastain, who will turn 15 on Aug. 4, is selling his produce at the market for the second year in a row. He offers fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, white cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash and a variety of peppers. He’s accompanied by his family: his mother, Tamara; his father, Charlie; and his sister, Lindsey. Although selling Chase’s produce is a family affair, it’s Chase who puts in the labor. He farms two of the three acres that his family lives on in Anniston. Full Story Back to Top
07-21-10 Attorney Rob Chastain Does not Want His Lying Client on Witness Stand (KTVB) A judge has granted the state's motion to compel the testimony of Melissa Jenkins in her former boyfriend Daniel Ehrlick's trial. She would be granted immunity for that testimony, meaning it could not be used against her in her trial...Jenkins' attorney Rob Chastain did not want his client to testify because he says she is a chronic liar, and he argued that could get her in trouble on the witness stand. Full Story Back to Top
07-20-10 Collegedale, Tennessee to Annex Chastain Property (The Chattanoogan) A large, 350-acre parcel of land owned by the Chastain family is up for annexation and was sent to the planning commission, along with four smaller parcels as part of Resolutions #351-355. “We aren’t too happy about paying city taxes on a bunch of farm land,” said property owner Don Chastain. Full Story Back to Top
07-14-10 Jeffry L. Chastang Play Blood Divided Premiers (Montgomery Advertiser) The world premieres of two Montgomery based stories “The Flagmaker of Market Street” by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder (Feb. 4-March 19) and “Blood Divided” by Jeffry L. Chastang (Feb. 20-March 20) will be part of the State of Alabama’s commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War...In “Blood Divided,” friends, relatives and community clash as prominent Montgomerians Dr. William Baldwin and William Lowndes Yancey take opposite sides of impending secession and battle for the hearts and minds of their fellow citizens as well as the people they love. Both Civil War plays are made possible by the Alabama Department of Tourism. Full Story Back to Top
07-08-10 Political Staffer Caroline J. Chastain Dies (Washington Post) Caroline J. Chastain, 68, who worked as an administrative assistant in Washington from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s, died June 20 in a hospice care center in Evansville, Ind., of complications from cancer. Ms. Chastain worked for Rep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.) in his home-district office. She moved to Washington to work for him at the Capitol. After raising her family in the 1970s, she went back to work in the 1980s as a member of the administrative staff of the National Council of Catholic Bishops. In the 1990s, Ms. Chastain worked as an administrative assistant for Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Harris Wofford (D-Pa.) before joining the staff at the Center for Policy Alternatives, from which she retired in 1998. She moved to Evansville in 2007. Full Story Back to Top
07-08-10 Gulf Oil Spill Waste Deposited at Chastang Landfill (WALA-TV FOX10) A lot of people are asking what happens to all the oil once it's been collected from the beaches and skimmed off the water. The answer: solid waste landfills. Waste Management has been contracted to handle oily waste. That includes oil in the form of tar balls, and any garbage that has come in contact with oil. Oily waste picked up on Dauphin Island is taken to the Chastang Landfill, located in Mt. Vernon. Full Story Back to Top
07-06-10 Dr. Nancy Shasteen Buys a Home in Southwest Seattle (Blockshopper) Dr. Nancy Shasteen and Henry M. Brashen bought a three-bedroom, two-bath at 2104 41st Ave. S.W. in Southwest Seattle from Francine L. Rennert for $944,000 on June 22. Rennert paid $835,000 for the property in May 2004. The 3,410-square-foot home in Walnut Terrace was built in 2001. Dr. Shasteen is a rheumatology specialist at The Polyclinic in Seattle. She is president of the Washington Osteoporosis Coalition, vice president of the Washington Rheumatology Alliance and head of rheumatology at the Swedish Medical Center First Hill campus. She also serves on the regional northwest board of Osteoporosis Consultants. She received her M.D. from the University of Washington and completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington. She completed her fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Washington and the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center. Full Story Back to Top
07-04-10 World War II Veteran James Chastain Still a Patriot at 91 (StandardNet) World War II veteran James Chastain rang the bells at noon on Independence Day at the Hill Aerospace Museum chapel and the sound echoed across the world. Chastain chimed 13 times in honor of the original states that the signers of the Declaration of Independence represented...Chastain enlisted before World War II and served "28 years, 10 months and seven days" in the Army Air Corps and the Air Force before deciding he didn't want to make a career out of it, he jokes. Now, he is a tour guide and calls himself the "chapel ding-a-ling." He has been proudly ringing the bells for the national bell-ringing ceremony for the last eight years. "I certainly enjoy it," he said. "I learned patriotism at an early age and at 91, it hasn't disappeared. I still feel good about it. My feeling is for those people who are not here who I knew, that got lost in Bataan, I've got a plaque there (at the museum chapel) for my high school buddy who went to West Point. He was leading a flight of three on a navigational mission. One of them went into a thunderhead, he went after him. The kid came out but Bill didn't. He was 25 years old at that time." Chastain himself just missed being sent to Bataan in the Philippines, where thousands of U.S. and Filipino prisoners died or were mistreated. Full Story Back to Top
07-03-10 Katie Chastain Adds Vocals to Son Lux Performance (Huffington Post) Understandably named 2008's Best New Artist by WNYC's "All Things Considered", Son Lux is formed by new Brooklyn resident Ryan Lott and his ten-piece electro-acoustic band who are currently promoting their EP album Weapons. Lott's highly resonant vocals are backed by an avant-garde blend of hip-hop bass beats, orchestral strings, and electronica riffs. Son Lux joined forces with the talented members of Lottdance who hypnotically whirled across the stage in perfect time. Katie Chastain added her ethereal voice to "Tell" and then back-up vocals for the remainder of the set. Full Story Back to Top
06-27-10 Tim Chastain and Eight Days After Perform in July 4th Celebration (Cleveland Daily Banner) Mount Olive Ministries is inviting everyone to Tri-State Exhibition Center on July 4 for the 13th annual Freedom Celebration they are presenting at no admission cost for the public. According to coordinator Zandra Whaley, the event synchronized to inspirational music will be Cleveland’s biggest fireworks show to date...The talented Eight Days After group adopted their name from Scripture — Luke 9:28 and John 20. They possess a Christian country and southern rock style sound...Eight Days After was named Band of the Year 2008 by the Georgia Country and Gospel Music Association and received recognition for 2008 Song of the Year...they were named 2009 Band of the Year by the North American Country Music Association International...Tim Chastain is the lead singer and guitarist, Josh Bearden is bass guitarist for the group and Jody Mitchell is the group’s drummer. Full Story Back to Top
06-27-10 Traffic Fatality Rick Chasteen was Father of Highway Patrol Trooper (Anderson Independent Mail) The driver of a truck involved in a fatal collision with a motorcycle on Thursday has been ticketed...cited with failure to yield in connection with a collision...that killed Fred Richard “Rick” Chasteen, 53. Chasteen lived in Anderson. Anderson County deputies handled the investigation instead of the South Carolina Highway Patrol because Chasteen was the father of South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Shannon Chasteen of Abbeville. Full Story Back to Top
06-26-10 Drew Chastain's Short Film Pals to Play in New York International Film Festival (Chastain Central Announcement) Drew Chastain's experimental short film Pals plays in the New York International Film Festival, July 28, 10pm. Billy is intent on one goal, to get his childhood friend Chester to kill himself. Full Story Back to Top
06-22-10 Sallie Chastain Wins Marbury Award (Daily Home Online) Congratulations are in order for...Talladega County educators for winning state awards last week. Sallie Chastain won the Marbury Award as statewide recognition for leadership in educational technology. She works for the county system as coordinator for community education and electronic curriculum. Full Story Back to Top
06-19-10 George Chastain Designs Guardians of Graxia (Game Daily) Big Download got a chance to chat with George Chastain, the designer of the game, as he talks about the ideas behind Guardians of Graxia, their plans for post-release content, and if we might see their XBLA title Panzer General: Allied Assault come to the PC. First how did the idea for Guardians of Graxia come about? We had just finished a World War II game called Panzer General: Allied Assault for the Xbox Live Arcade platform, and we were very excited about the base game mechanics. Several developers wanted to do a fantasy strategy game, and so we decided to merge our existing ideas and put them on the PC in a fantasy environment. Our experience with Panzer General: Allied Assault provided us with a bunch of ideas on how to improve the gameplay mechanics in a way that the fantasy genre allowed, that a realistic setting like WWII just wouldn't work for. Full Story Back to Top
06-19-10 Clay Chastain Opposes Sanders Light-Rail Plan (Kansas City Star) Jackson County’s top elected official has in recent months taken the throttle of a plan that has emerged as perhaps the area’s best chance of building a rail-transit system. Sanders next week will visit Washington, D.C., to push elected officials and bureaucrats for transit money, and he will have the endorsements of several governments and groups...But Chastain has a new proposal, scaled back a bit from his 2006 plan, that he hopes will be put before voters in November. He does not favor Sanders’ routes or use of diesel-powered trains, nor does he favor vetting a plan through the bureaucratic filter of transit planners. “I don’t want to wait 10 years for the big bureaucracy to tell us what we need,” Chastain said. “We need to handle it at the local level.” Full Story Back to Top
06-14-10 Bud Shasteen Opposes Proposed Seattle Tunnel (Westseattleherald.com) Is the project, which would cost the city, county, state, port, and of course, taxpayers, between $1.9 billion and $8 billion-plus, a fait accompli? "No!" shouts West Seattle resident Bud Shasteen from the rooftops. He is with www.StopTheTunnel.com and "Seattle Citizens Against the Tunnel," or "SCAT."..."Our slogan is, 'The tunnel is not a done deal,'" said Shasteen, a UW graduate and general contractor for 35 years in Hawaii. "I moved back because of the grandkids." His granddaughter Alexandra Abeyta was the 2002-2003 Hi-Yu Queen...."The hole under the city will be 56 feet wide, not 14 like Brightwater, and will go under some of the biggest buildings downtown," Shasteen said. "Of the 157 buildings the tunnel will be near, there will be 37 buildings in danger." Full Story Back to Top
06-14-10 Coach Erin Chastain Offered Five More Years at DePaul (DePaul Blue Demons) Erin Chastain came to DePaul three years ago with a belief that she could build the women's soccer program into an NCAA and BIG EAST Conference power. That belief began to manifest itself last fall when the Blue Demons advanced to the BIG EAST Championship tournament for the first time and had their best season since 2003. Demonstrating its belief in Chastain, DePaul has extended her contract through the 2014-15 academic year..."I'm really excited for the opportunity to extend my contract for five more years," Chastain said. "I love working at DePaul. It's very rewarding to receive a commitment to continue leading our program in the right direction."...Before her move to Lincoln Park, Chastain was an assistant coach for five years at Santa Clara. Full Story Back to Top
06-11-10 Marketing and Communications Manager Amy Chastain Opens New Goodwill Store (Macon Telegraph) The new store’s donation drive-through is expected to generate 20,000 donations each year — or 800,000 pounds of material goods — which will be resold, reused or recycled. Revenue will help fund Goodwill’s job training and placement programs. “All the donations that come through here will be stocking this store,” Amy Chastain, Goodwill marketing and communications manager...“Anyone who hasn’t shopped at a Goodwill store will be pleasantly surprised,” said Chastain. “We don’t put anything on the floor that isn’t ready to wear.”...For every dollar in revenue generated from resales in Goodwill stores, about 84 cents is used to underwrite job training and placement services within the agency’s 35-county service area, officials said. The more than 5,000 people placed in competitive employment during the past five years have created more than $100 million in new payroll purchasing power, Chastain said. “In the last year alone,” Stiff noted, “we helped over 1,500 people that were unemployed get competitive employment.”...“That’s one of the things we’re shooting for, to help more of the people to understand the mission of Goodwill,” Chastain said. “We want people to know why they’re donating, what kind of impact they’re having in the community. Full Story Back to Top
06-07-10 Tony Shasteen Provides Art for Eriq La Salle Comic (Comic Book Resources) Eriq La Salle [is] heading to prison - figuratively speaking, of course - with his new miniseries from 12 Gauge Comics, "25 to Life." The three-issue series will explore the idea of an experimental FBI division that partners elite agents with 25-to-life sentenced criminals...the title features art by Tony Shasteen and heads to comic shops in September. Full Story Back to Top
06-07-10 Jonathon Shasteen Delivers Salutatorian Address (The Paper Magazine) Approximately 745 students will participate...The graduation ceremony will include speeches by Devin Salazar, valedictorian, and Jonathon Shasteen, salutatorian...Shasteen is a member of National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America. He has participated in UIL Academic Team and served as the drum leader for the Spring High band. His community and volunteer efforts include serving as a church acolyte and server, music session teacher and private lesson teacher. Shasteen plans to attend the University of Texas, Dallas and eventually become either an engineer or a psychologist. Full Story Back to Top
06-05-10 Marlene Chastain Tells of Church's 175 Year History (Journal and Courier) Liberty Chapel Church, about four miles northwest of Crawfordsville...will celebrate its 175th anniversary June 13...Marlene Chastain, 77, said the congregation has been "like a big family." She has been a member of Liberty Chapel since she was 12. She also helps keep the history of the church...Liberty Christian Church, the original name, organized on April 25, 1835. Chastain said that for the first five years, the founders met in a log barn. Then the first church building was erected on what is now the cemetery and was used until 1880. Liberty Christian and Robert's Chapel joined forces in 1947 and became Liberty Chapel Methodist Church...Twenty years later, Liberty Chapel withdrew from the Methodist conference and become a nondenominational church. Full Story Back to Top
06-05-10 Diana Ross Dazzles Chastain with Her Wardrobe Changes (Access Atlanta) The legendary Ross proved she is indeed still the boss, going through more than 25 songs and six wardrobe changes to a full (and very satisfied) house at Chastain Park. Some concerts can be described by sets, with Ross, the night is marked by the wardrobe changes. Full Story Back to Top
06-05-10 Diana Ross Performs at Packed Chastain Park Amphitheatre (Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)) One of the most successful and iconic female singers of all time, Diana Ross wowed a near sellout crowd Friday night at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Since the beginning of her career with The Supremes and as a solo artist, Ross has sold more than 100 million records. Full Story Back to Top
06-04-10 Donald Chesteen Wins Tight Republican Primary (Dothan Eagle) Republican Candidate Lamar Brooks has conceded in the House District 87 race, allowing Donald Chesteen to go into November as the Republican party’s candidate, according to officials. The Alabama Republican Party issued a statement on Friday that said Brooks felt it was in the best interest of the party to avoid a potentially divisive runoff with Chesteen...The Republican Party had said Chesteen carried less than 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, which would have required a runoff. The probate judges’ offices said Chesteen had 53 percent, which would not have required a runoff. Full Story Back to Top
06-03-10 Ed Chastain Helps Others Start Donut Businesses (FlashNews.com) According to donut-making vet Ed Chastain, the sweet treats are worth celebrating. Chastain – who’s helped dozens of folks open donut shops – says the donut business is recession-proof because it requires little cash to break into but yields major profit. He says the complete set-up to get started, including a donut- making machine, costs about $2,500. Ingredients are dirt cheap, since one donut from prep to icing only costs 12 cents to produce...Chastain assures that making donuts is easy after learning the basics and offers instructional DVDs on donutedvd.com. Full Story Back to Top
06-01-10 Jessica Chastain's The Debt Scheduled for American Release (Stitch Kingdom (blog)) We have learned from Walt Disney Studios that Miramax’s remake of the Israeli thriller The Debt has been slated for an October 1, 2010 release. In The Debt (rated R by the MPAA for some violence and language), Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is one of three Israeli Mossad agents who were sent on a secret mission to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1960’s East Berlin. Now, decades later, she must go back undercover and risk everything once again. The film was directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love and Proof) and also stars Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Sam Worthington. Full Story Back to Top
06-01-10 World War II Veteran W.P. Chastain Remembers (Anniston Star) One of the nation’s few remaining World War II veterans, W.P Chastain still remembers the sacrifices made nearly 70 years ago. He sat near the back of Centennial Memorial Park in Anniston Monday for the Memorial Day ceremony holding a sign proclaiming his priorities — “I am first a Christian, second a Patriot. Call me any name you want but Democrat.” “I was in the Air Corps,” Chastain said. “See the wings on my cap? I was a radio operator on a crew carrier, and we dropped paratroopers on D-day.” Chastain was lucky during his service. His plane was shot down and crash-landed in Belgium in an airfield the British had taken over just the day before. Some of his friends weren’t as fortunate. “I’ve got three close friends that were in the Air Corps also, and two of them are gold names,” Chastain said, pointing to the walls that bear the names of his deceased comrades from Calhoun County in gold lettering. “They lost their lives in the war.” He was at the ceremony to honor them and all those men and women who died in service before and after his friends. Full Story Back to Top
06-01-10 David T. Chastain Releases New Leather Music Collection (Blabbermouth.net) Leviathan Records has just released "The Reign of Leather", a collection of CHASTAIN tracks the legendary vocalist Leather had a hand in writing during her glory days with the band. Commented the label: "As hard as it is to believe, Leather last appeared on a new CHASTAIN recording 20 years ago and has not recorded any new music since that time. Despite that fact, her reputation lives on...Leviathan Records has also reissued two of the classic CHASTAIN CDs with Leather: "The 7th of Never" and "The Voice of the Cult". Both were digitally remastered and are in their original unedited versions. Full Story Back to Top
05-31-10 Clay Chastain Comments on Light Rail Conflict (Kansas City Star) On election night, Nov. 7, 2006, we had everything before us. On Nov. 8, 2007, the day Mayor Funkhouser and the City Council overturned the stated will of 73,998 voters and the light-rail plan they said they wanted for their city, we had nothing before us. Now it is 2010 and a new light-rail petition drive, like a tropical disturbance trying to gather strength, rises to try to save a fading city one last time. Full Story Back to Top
05-27-10 New Bike Trail May Go Through Chastain Farms (KFSM) The city of Rogers wants to expand one of their bike trails but both plans they have put forth have received negative reaction from the community...The city has permission from the Elks Lodge and other nearby property owners to build the trail, but they still want to take the local residents into account. "Punching a trail through a residential neighborhood with the neighbors opposed is not something we're going to do if there is any other option," said Stocker. One of the other options was to build the trail on the opposite side of the Elks Lodge, but that would require going right through the middle of Chastain Farms, which is home to more than 100 cows. "Who is going to fence it, take care of it, and pay the hospital bill when the mama cow chases someone and hurts them, that just doesn't work, people and cattle just won't work," said owner Steve Chastain. Full Story Back to Top
05-26-10 Chastain’s Casual Cafe Closes (Sand Springs Leader) Friday, May 21, her last day open for business, was a sad day and a happy day for Laurie Joslin, owner of Chastain’s Casual Cafe and Catering. After more than 13 years of serving meals in downtown Sand Springs and providing meeting rooms for civic organizations, the restaurant side of the business closed last week. But the catering operation will continue for awhile. Full Story Back to Top
05-26-10 Juan Chastang Law May Be Used for the First Time (Examiner.com) According to a recent article...Mobile County plans to hold a special election to fill a vacancy on the Mobile County Commission...But, is a special election to fill that vacancy constitutional?...State law it seems provides the vacancy be filled by a special election held 60 to 90 days after the presumed removal and or resignation of Commissioner Nodine. The law cited in the article is Act 2006-342 and it was signed by Gov. Riley in April of 2006. The new law was born out of the legal wrangling that ensued over Riley’s appointment in 2005 of Juan Chastang to the Mobile County Commission. The appointment was illegal in the minds of least three members of Mobile County’s legislative delegation, Yvonne Kennedy, James Buskey and William Clark. The three legislators filed suit, the ultimate aim of which was to invalidate Chastang’s appointment and force a special election. Full Story Back to Top
05-25-10 Jessica Chastain Photo from Tree of Life (Awards Daily (blog)) The Playlist posted this pic of Jessica Chastain in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, and was then reposted over at Hollywood-Elsewhere...The image shows Chastain with a crew member inside a ’50s Texas home. We presume this is the family home she shares with her husband, played by Brad Pitt, and their son, in what is being described as a drama that ferries between a father in the 1950s (Pitt) and his son Jack (Sean Penn), now grown up decades later. Full Story Back to Top
05-24-10 Georgia Constitution Party Supports Libertarian David Chastain for Secretary of State (Independent Political Report) Delegates to the state convention for The Constitution Party of Georgia unanimously passed a motion recommending that its members and supporters strongly consider supporting Libertarian David Chastain for the Office of Secretary of State in the 2010 Georgia elections. Party chairman Ricardo Davis explained the reason for the recommendation: “David is the only candidate in the race who has worked for verifiable voting in Georgia, for removal of petitioning requirements that keep third party candidates off the ballot and for preserving Constitutional rights of the people during elections investigations...His efforts to date have also been on a volunteer basis at no cost to Georgia taxpayers.” Full Story Back to Top
05-20-10 Attorney Autumn Chastain Participates in Mock Trials (Memphis Daily News) When attorney Autumn Chastain helped coordinate the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament at Rhodes College last month, it was a moment of realization, knowing she had come full circle. It was at Rhodes as a political science and Spanish major in the late 1990s that Chastain first discovered her passion for law while participating in mock trials...After graduating from Rhodes in 1998, Chastain went on to receive her juris doctorate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2001. Full Story Back to Top
05-14-10 Jeffry L. Chastang Writes Civil War Play (Montgomery Advertiser) The Alabama Shakespeare Festival isn't just staging plays. The state's most prestigious theater is staging a war -- The Civil War...The new plays -- "Flagmaker of Market Street" by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder and "Blood Divided" by Jeffry L. Chastang -- will be read Saturday during ASF's Southern Writers' Project Festival of New Plays...Chastang's play, still going by the working title "Blood Divided," is the story of 15-year-old Willie Baldwin, who is enchanted by ardent secessionist William Lowndes Yancey and disgusted by his father's more moderate views...He said news that he was doing a play about the Civil War surprised a lot of his family and friends, but he said that he has learned so much about that period of American history. "The thing about the Civil War and that whole era, a lot of people think it was cut and dry -- black vs. white. But it is much more complex," he said. Full Story Back to Top
05-14-10 Sheriff Ricky Chastain Introduces Audio and Visual Taser (WHNS Greenville) Deputies with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office are using new Tasers which are equipped with a video camera. The camera on the X-26 Taser records both video and audio…"When the Taser is activated, the camera will begin filming and audio is taking place," Chastain said...Chastain said the new Taser can be used as evidence. "The camera basically takes all the guess work out of what happened. Full Story Back to Top
05-13-10 Carla Chastain Joins Southwest Georgia Farm Credit as Credit Risk Analyst (BainbridgeGa.com) Richard Horn, Chief Financial Officer at Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, announced last week that Carla Chastain has joined the agricultural lending institution as a Credit Risk Analyst. Ms. Chastain, a Bainbridge native, is a graduate of the University of Georgia, Athens, having earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in finance. Ms. Chastain is a graduate of Leadership Decatur County and has served the Bainbridge Kiwanis Club, the Bainbridge-Decatur County Chamber of Commerce, and the Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society. Full Story Back to Top
05-12-10 Judge Robert W. Chasteen will Hear Georgia Supreme Court Case (WALB-TV) Superior Court Judge Robert W. Chasteen, Jr. of the Cordele Judicial Circuit has been designated to serve in place of Chief Justice Carol Hunstein to hear the appeal in Judicial Council of Georgia, et al. v. Brown & Gallo (S10G0359)… In addition to hearing arguments, Judge Chasteen will participate in the Court's decision. The case involves a dispute over whether a lawsuit should have been dismissed based on the independence of the judicial branch of government. Judge Chasteen, 66, was elected as a Superior Court Judge in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. He served as a Municipal Court Judge in Ben Hill County from 2000-2004. From 1969-2004, he was a partner in Mills & Chasteen, P.C., a law firm located in his hometown of Fitzgerald, GA. Judge Chasteen served as county attorney for Ben Hill County for 35 years, and he served as President of the State Bar of Georgia from 1995-1996. Judge Chasteen earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Georgia in 1966 and graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1969 where he was the research and projects editor for the University of Georgia Law Review. He remains involved in a number of educational, business, civic, church, and State Bar of Georgia activities. He and his wife, the former Margaret Mills of Fitzgerald, have two children and three grandchildren. Full Story Back to Top
05-10-10 Clay Chastain Collects A Thousand Petition Signatures (Kansas City Star) Rail advocate Clay Chastain said this morning that he had about a quarter of the signatures needed to put another light rail proposal on the Kansas City ballot this fall. Chastain said he collected about 1,000 signatures between last Wednesday and Sunday night. He said he needs 4,237 signatures to get the $2.4 billion plan on the ballot… Chastain said distributed seven petition packets to individuals. He said he’s counting on each of them to collect 200 signatures, which he hopes will get him more than half way to getting the issue on the ballot. Meanwhile, Chastain said he has suspended another petition drive intended to stop the city from overturning ballot initiatives approved by the voters. Full Story Back to Top
05-05-10 Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Bernard Chastain Emphasizes Party Fishing is Illegal (Homer News) Alaska Wildlife Troopers don't mind if you party or fish. Just don't combine the two...In a July 2009 undercover operation, troopers found that Glosser allowed three clients to pool their halibut catches until they had the maximum amount allowed. The maximum is supposed to be two halibut per person, not a collective total. The practice, known as party fishing, allows charter clients to go after bigger fish. Wildlife trooper Sgt. Bernard Chastain said people in the fishing business must remember that deceptive fishing practices will not be tolerated. "Guides should be aware that we conduct undercover operations throughout the season, and they should act accordingly," Chastain said. "A lot of guides do this because they want to make their clients happy, but party fishing is not legal in Alaska." Full Story Back to Top
05-05-10 Museum Education Coordinator Ellen Chastain Presents Kid’s Art Event (The Ledger) The tent, in the parking lot of the Polk Museum of Art, is free and open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday … "We hope kids will have fun creating and exploring the different art media that they can find at home," said Polk Museum Education Coordinator Ellen Chastain. Families also can participate in a free, Saturday-only craft workshop at the Polk Museum of Art. Kids will create paper tube dolls wearing kimonos, an activity that coincides with two of the museum's current Japanese exhibits. "We want to create art that is accessible for all," said Chastain, "and encourage the kids and their families to visit the museum to view the 'Japanese Textiles' and 'Prints and Functional Ceramics' exhibit." In addition to the workshop, the museum will host a free scavenger hunt in its facility. The hunt will require kids and parents to find certain pieces of art throughout the museum, a fun activity that Chastain said will help families learn about the works of art in the museum. Chastain said she believes the many hands-on activities at Mayfaire will help kids realize that "art is not only cool, but can be functional as well." Full Story Back to Top
04-30-10 President Bob Chastain’s Zoo Raises Funds for Conservation (Colorado Springs Gazette) The orangutan — whose habitat in Borneo and Sumatra is being devastated by the clearing of forests for exotic wood and palm oil plantations — was the top vote-getter in the second year of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Quarters for Conservation program. But it isn’t the only species to benefit from the program. Year two of Quarters for Conservation raised more than $103,000 for conservation efforts around the world, zoo officials announced Friday morning…“Every time you come to the zoo, you help save wildlife,” said Bob Chastain, zoo president and CEO. Full Story Back to Top
04-30-10 Chastain Middle School Teacher May Appear on Regis and Kelly (WAPT Jackson) A Chastain Middle School sixth-grade teacher could appear next month as a top teacher on “LIVE! With Regis and Kelly.” Ms. Timetta Wilson is one of 10 teachers who were nominated as a top teacher. “Regis and Kelly” fans are asked to go to the show’s website to vote for their favorite teacher. Viewers can vote once a day through Tuesday at 8 p.m. local time. The five teachers who receive the most votes, will appear on the show during LIVE’s Top Teacher week May 17-21. Full Story Back to Top
04-28-10 Meagan Chastain Awarded Scholarship (Greenville News) North Greenville University Women's Auxiliary Board named Meagan Chastain its first recipient of the Barbara McCormick Endowed Scholarship. The Women's Auxiliary Board named the scholarship in honor of their first president and 1957 alumna from York...Chastain graduated from Wren High School and is now majoring in early childhood education at North Greenville. She is the daughter of Mark and Nikki Chastain of Anderson. Full Story Back to Top
04-20-10 Major General Richard Chastain Organizes Military Education Event (thepaper24-7.com) The junior and seniors took a visit to Ropkey Armor Museum to get a first-hand look at American military life. The event was part of the "Unique Learning Adventures with the School Board and Local Business Leaders" program...Hole said. "The event was really put together by retired Maj. Gen. Dick Chastain. He was the one who got the speakers and pulled everything together."...In addition we have some former North Montgomery students talking to our students about their experiences in the military." One of those former students was Col. Cindy Chastain who has most recently been in Afghanistan. Chastain, the daughter of Gen. Chastain, is a 1975 North Montgomery graduate and will be retiring from the military next month after 31 years of service. Full Story Back to Top
04-16-10 Chef J Chastain Wins Competition (D Magazine) The Rising Stars Chefs’ Dinner will celebrate its 13th anniversary at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Although entrees traditionally dominate the competition, this year’s event features an award-winning dessert, only the second to be awarded the honor in the event’s history. This year’s winning chefs come from four of the area’s finest restaurants – Bijoux, Central 214, Grace (Fort Worth), and The Second Floor Bistro. On April 5, 16 chefs faced off in the annual Rising Stars Chefs’ Contest, each preparing an original culinary specialty to match featured wines. The event, held at the Milestone Culinary Arts Center and Viking Cooking School, awarded first and second place awards in both red and white wine categories...For this year’s dinner, first-place white wine winner J Chastain, Executive Chef, The Second Floor Bistro, will prepare Seared Scallops with Baby Bok Choy, Peanuts, and Apple Mustard Cream. Full Story Back to Top
04-12-10 Sheriff Ricky Chastain and Administrator Lead in Community Re-entry Seminar (Greenwood Today) The seminar, Freedom at the Wall: The Power of Choice, will be delivered April 22 and 23 for the inmates in the R. Eugene Johnson Detention Center at 154 Templeton Road, Laurens, SC 29360. The women will be participating all day Thursday. The men will participate on Friday. Laurens County Sheriff Ricky Chastain and Jail Administrator Major Chris Hudson are working to provide effective intervention that can reduce recidivism and promote successful community reentry. Full Story Back to Top
04-11-10 Raymond's Coverage of Jim Chastain Wins Annual Carl Rogan Award (NewsOK.com) Raymond won two first place awards for his feature writing. The first award-winning series was "Life is Real," in which Raymond reported the ongoing struggles of a man suffering from terminal cancer. The subject of the stories, Norman author Jim Chastain, died in December...The awards, sponsored by The Associated Press and Oklahoma News Executives, included entries during the 2009 calendar year. Full Story Back to Top
04-10-10 Pierre Chestang Keynotes Ministry Celebration (News Chief) LifeChoice Pregnancy Resource Center (formerly Community Pregnancy Center) of Winter Haven will celebrate its 21st anniversary of ministry with a banquet at St. Matthew Catholic Church, at 1991 Overlook Drive, Winter Haven. The celebration will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 27. The keynote speaker will be Pierre Chestang, station manager of Moody Radio Florida at Moody Bible Institute Tampa. Full Story Back to Top
04-08-10 Director Dan Ireland Comments on Jessica Chastain in Jolene (The SunBreak) Jessica [Chastain] got the lead in Terrence Malick's film Tree of Life, based on her work in Jolene. She also got the lead in John Madden's film The Debt with Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington because of her performance in this film. She won Best Actress at SIFF, and deservedly so...the one thing I've learned from my first film was when the actor shows you something about the character that you didn't know, that's the person to go with. He did; Renee did; Emmy Rossum did; and Jessica Chastain, my lead in Jolene, did. Full Story Back to Top
04-08-10 Jared Chastain Plays Jesus and Stephen Hawking in 9/11 Play (Moscow-Pullman Daily News) The play, by Deborah Z. Laufer, centers around a family stunned by the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks to the point it seems the family will fall apart. The evangelical mother expects the rapture (on Wednesday), and spends her time in the kitchen talking to Jesus; the father hasn't changed out of his pajamas since 9/11; the 16-year-old daughter tries to distance herself from her parents by "going goth;" and her new classmate (and neighbor) shows up at the door in an Elvis costume...Jared Chastain as Jesus and Stephen Hawking. Full Story Back to Top
04-08-10 Two Production Photos Released for Coriolanus (with photos) (ComingSoon.net) Icon Entertainment describes the contemporary version of William Shakespeare's drama: The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, a great soldier and a man of inflexible self-belief despises the people. His extreme views ignite a mass riot. Rome is bloody. Manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, Coriolanus is banished from Rome. He offers his life or his services to his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius. Coriolanus and Aufidius march on Rome intending to destroy the city. Volumnia appeals to her son. He tries to reject her but eventually breaks. Full Story Back to Top
04-08-10 Matt Chastain Plays Captain Von Trapp in Sound of Music (Advertiser-News) Vernon High School’s production of “The Sound of Music” is just two weeks from opening curtain. The show begins on Thursday, April 22, with the Chelsea Marinaro playing the role of Maria Rainer made famous in film by Julie Andrews. Vernon’s Matt Chastain plays Captain Von Trapp, portrayed in the 1965 film by Christopher Plummer. Full Story Back to Top
04-02-10 Chastain Theatre Hosts Nine-Time Grammy Winner (News and Record) The Prizery’s Chastain Theatre has hosted Grammy winners before – but not someone with nine Grammys to his credit, a Jazz Master Award from the National Endowment for the Arts and a National Medal of the Arts. Paquito D’Rivera and his six-piece band perform Sunday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Full Story Back to Top
04-02-10 Inventor Mark Chastain Scammed by Product Development Company (AZFamily) Mark Chastain thought his invention would appeal to fisherman worldwide. It’s a tackle box with a flashlight and a pop-up lantern built-in allowing you to see in the dark. “It was called the Night Buddy Tackle Box and I made one 10 years ago,” he said. To help transform his idea into a reality, he turned to Advent Product Development, a South Carolina company with offices right here in the Valley. For $11,420, Chastain says Advent told him the company would patent and market his product, and that basically, all he had to do was wait for the money to start rolling in. “He said I was going to make roughly around $12 million,” Chastain recalled. But he says more than two years later, all he has to show for his so-called investment is a thick stack of paperwork. Full Story Back to Top
03-31-10 Libertarian Candidate David Chastain Answers Questions at Tea Party (Dade County Sentinel) Secretary of State Candidate David Chastain, a Libertarian who was born in Atlanta, raised in Cobb County and has three children was the only other candidate to speak at the meeting. Chastain also answered several questions from those attending the meeting... Question: “…Libertarians believe in the legalization of drugs. Can you expand on that and your feelings?” Answer: “Do I have a problem with that? No. Do you own your own body? Do I own my body? Do I have the right to tell you what to do with your body? Do you have the right to choose the course of medical action if you have prostate cancer? Will you let me own mine?” Chastain further explained that he believes prohibiting drugs not only makes the amount of drug abuse worse, but takes away money and time from officers who could be dealing with real criminals. “Your business is your business. If you make a drug illegal over here, they will just make a new derivative over there, because the market will always find something else to do. We are safer with just the use of the coca leaf and marijuana.” Question: “Do you hold that same view as to the life of an unborn child?” Answer: “I have a 16 year old daughter and I believe her pastor, family and physician know what’s best for her, not the government or anyone else.” Full Story Back to Top
03-26-10 Donald E. Shasteen Selected for Stanford Who's Who (24-7PressRelease.com) Donald E. Shasteen has been accepted among the ranks of premier professionals with Stanford Who's Who...As President of Shasteen Associates, as well as throughout his brilliant career, Donald has consistently displayed the dedication and diligence necessary to be successful. Donald has exceptional expertise in the area of business management...Throughout his brilliant professional career, he has...served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veteran's Employment and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Veteran's Employment and Training. Mr. Shasteen has also served as Deputy Under Secretary for Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations, Co-Director of Senate transition assistance for the Republican Conference of the U.S. Senate, administrative assistant and executive assistant to Senator Gordon J. Humphrey of New Hampshire and administrative assistant to Senator Carl T. Curtis of Nebraska. In addition, Donald was a candidate for United States Senator in Nebraska in 1978...Donald earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado. Full Story Back to Top
03-23-10 Sheffield Chastain Understudies a Host of Hitchcock Characters (Diamondback Online) There are more than 150 characters in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, and Sheffield Chastain can play almost all of them. For all its characters, the play, which takes up residency at Warner Theatre in Washington from March 23 to 28, features a mere four actors. Chastain is the show’s primary male understudy; as a result, he’s always ready to play either the lead male or myriad other parts in the show at a moment’s notice. And with all these characters comes a host of necessary accents and dialects, which, according to Chastain, include Scottish, British (with regional dialects such as Cockney), German and Russian. And that’s just for the male roles. Full Story Back to Top
03-23-10 Jessica Chastain Stars in The Fields (Cinema Blend) Provided Terrence Malick's Tree of Life ever does actually get released, it may very well make a star of Jessica Chastain, who stars in the top-secret film as Brad Pitt's character's wife...probably. No one really knows what the movie is about, but that's our best guess. As Tree of Life constantly lingers in Malick's editing room, though, Chastain has a back-up plan...Chastain will join Sam Worthington and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in The Fields...Chastain's character is Worthington's ex-wife...she's a homicide detective working separately from him but with the same goal to track down two killers. The whole thing is set in an area of coastal Texas dominated by oil refineries. Full Story Back to Top
03-22-10 Dennis Chastain Military Carving Takes $1000 at Scholarship Auction (Peninsula Daily) The Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction burst past last year's total of $61,000 by almost $8,000 more...A special military memorial went for about $1,000 from local chain-saw carver Dennis Chastain. He was inspired to carve the memorial, which depicts military boots and an M-16 rifle with a hat on top, when he had a visit from several of his military friends from the 1960s, Leppell said. "They started talking about the old times and the buddies they lost, and he wanted to carve something in their memory," he said. Full Story Back to Top
03-22-10 Veterinary Medical Association President Larry Chasteen on Bite-prone Dogs (al.com) Larry Chasteen, president of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, said as far as breeds go there are some that very rarely bite, like beagles and golden retrievers. The breed that he's seen more bites with are Chihuahuas, he said. Bigger dogs usually draw more attention because "when they bite they cause so much more damage," Chasteen said...Some dogs are sheltered by their owners and don't know how to interact with other people, Chasteen said. The dogs get scared and bite, or it's the Alpha dog protecting its pack, he said. "The owners are their pack. He's protecting his pack," Chasteen said. In-breeding also makes dogs much more prone to being aggressive, Chasteen said. When a dog breed becomes popular, more in-breeding occurs when breeders are concerned more about quantity, not quality, in the rush to produce more of that breed, he said. Full Story Back to Top
03-21-10 Jessica Chastain Cast as Female Lead in The Fields (Hollywood Reporter) Jessica Chastain has booked the female lead opposite Sam Worthington in "The Fields," a thriller being directed by Ami Canaan Mann...a homicide detective (Worthington) fights two sets of fierce killers to save the life of a street kid named Little Anne. Chastain plays Worthington's ex-wife, a former rodeo queen who likewise is a homicide detective and also determined to the find the killers, with or without his help...Chastain, repped by Paradigm and Mosaic, just began shooting Ralph Fiennes' adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" with Gerard Butler. She had a career breakthrough when Terrence Malick cast her as Brad Pitt's wife in "The Tree of Life," which will be released later this year. Full Story Back to Top
03-18-10 President Heather Chastain Gives Home Decor Tip (Earthtimes) "The trick to revamping your home decor is to focus on accent pieces that can change the overall feel of the room with minimal work and expense," said Heather Chastain, president of Celebrating Home, the nation's largest direct selling home decor company. "Interesting details give the impression of richness and warmth. They are the key to completing your home's theme." Full Story Back to Top
03-15-10 Libertarian Candidate David Chastain Concerned about Voting Machines (Atlanta Progressive News) The first case VoterGA is concerned about was an issue raised by David Chastain, a Libertarian candidate for Secretary of State. Chastain was troubled with the E-voting results in a single-ballot referendum in Cobb County about whether to approve a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). "SPLOST 2005 looked like it would be defeated," Chastain told Atlanta Progressive News. "It won by 114 votes. There were 285 blank votes and those were due to the Diebold voting machines. I sent an email to the voting board and they said well a lot of times people go to the polls but don't really vote, they just want to show they participated. But here we had only one question on the ballot, do you want to levy a sales tax in Cobb County or not?"...Chastian said he asked a technician if there were problems with the auditless E-voting machines in Georgia, and that he was told the machines are subject to factors like humidity which will affect the way they work. Full Story Back to Top
03-12-10 David R. Chastain Honored with David R. Chastain Highway (Anderson Independent Mail) It has been almost six years since the South Carolina Legislature voted to change the name of a stretch of S.C. 77 just outside Williamston to the David R. Chastain Highway. But it turns out that the South Carolina Department of Transportation never actually put up road markers. So while the roughly three-mile stretch of road from S.C. 20 to Beaver Dam Road has been named the David Chastain Highway on paper, drivers would never know that. Williamston finally was the site Friday of a ceremony to give Chastain a road marker of his own. Chastain, 94, said he is proud to have been involved in Williamston...Chastain rolled into the Williamston area just after World War II...State Sen. Billy O'Dell, R-Ware Shoals, praised him Friday as legendary. "He's done an absolutely wonderful job for the community," O'Dell said...[He] helped build or push for basketball and tennis courts, community pools, picnic tables and baseball fields. Chastain also taught school, led FFA efforts in the area and was commander of the National Guard in Anderson County. "He also helped with the Vocation Center...he drew the plans for the school, was the contractor and was the first headmaster." But what earned Chastain a highway named in his honor was his work with elected officials in the state to bring more and better roads to Williamston and the surrounding areas. Chastain remembered that when he came to town, only the main street was paved. Full Story Back to Top
03-10-10 Stolen with Jessica Chastain Begins Playing March 12 (TransWorldNews) Stolen, starring Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm, Jimmy Bennett, Rhona Mitra and James Vn Der Beek, opens in theaters Friday, March 12. The drama centers on a detective whose work has become an obsession since the disappearance of his son. His obsession nearly sends him over the edge when he notices similarities between his son's case and the case of a young boy who was brutally murdered 50 years ago. The film, also starring Jessica Chastain and Beth Grant, is rated R for a scene of sexuality. Full Story Back to Top
03-10-10 Coriolanus with Jessica Chastain Begins Shooting (Hollywood Reporter) Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave are to appear together on the big screen in Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus," fresh from the duo teaming up for the small screen update of "The Day of The Triffids." The pair joins Gerard Butler to star on screen alongside the director in his movie update of the Shakespearean historical tragedy. John Kani, Paul Jesson, James Nesbitt, Ashraf Barhom, Lubna Azabal and Jessica Chastain also feature in the cast. It stars shooting next week in Belgrade, Serbia from a script penned by John Logan, whose credits include "The Aviator." Full Story Back to Top
03-01-10 Chastain Park Series A Lineup Announced (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Chastain's Series A lineup, which goes on sale Sunday at 10 a.m. Classic rock fans will have a bulk of the choices, including Jethro Tull (June 6), Jeff Beck (June 11) the Doobie Brothers and Chicago (July 12), REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar (July 1), Sting (June 28), Styx, Foreigner & Kansas (June 7) and ZZ Top (May 8). Dance lovers can boogie to KC & the Sunshine Band and MC Hammer (June 13). Pop fans will enjoy the numerous hits of Hall & Oates (April 24). Women in their late 20s and 30s will get to sing "I Want It That Way" again with the Backstreet Boys. (June 3). Lovers of standards can take in Harry Connick Jr. (June 19) while flamenco afficionados will dance to the Gipsy Kings (May 1). Full Story Back to Top
02-29-10 Why Clay Chastain No Longer Lives in Kansas City (KCTribune.com) Even though most of my family still lives in Kansas City including my Mother, my oldest daughter, my sister, and my best male friend---I no longer make Kansas City my primary residence because my wife refuses to live in Kansas City, Missouri---and she was born at St. Luke's. After three muggings---one at gunpoint---an attempted rape, a stalker, and a variety of other forgettable moments in Kansas City---she says she will never go back and would never think of raising our four year-old daughter in Kansas City or put her in the city's public school system. I love my wife and so that is that. The best I can do is make Kansas City my home away from home which I have done the past 10 years...I remain afire with ambition to help Kansas City because I feel sorry for the city and its people who have been the victims of three decades of poor leadership that now leaves the city---as recently ranked by Forbes Magazine--- as the 13th most "miserable" city in which to live...Kansas City needs a game changing, image changing, evolution changing, job producing urban plan that has meat on it to not only generate re-growth in the central city, but also spawn an economic revival in the down trodden eastside. This historically neglected part of town has tremendous economic potential if we can just provide it a substantial catalyst to rebuild itself around. Specifically, a new green transportation improvement infrastructure project---light rail, and not another meaningless federal bone that will just prolong the suffering in an area of the city that is close to becoming terminal. Full Story Back to Top
02-23-10 Sheffield Chastain Understudies for Hitchcock's 39 Steps (Broadway World) Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS. This 2 time Tony and Drama Desk Award winner railroads its way into the DuPont Theatre for an exclusive area run...SHEFFIELD CHASTAIN (Understudy) credits include Broadway's Is He Dead?, White Christmas, Off-Broadway's A Dangerous Personality (Perry Street Theater) and work at Actors Theatre of Louisville, San Jose Rep, Dallas Theatre Center, Berkeley Rep, Capital Repertory Theatre, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Florida Studio Theatre, Eureka Theater Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Los Angeles Theater Center, Sierra Repertory Theater, Shakespeare festivals in Alabama, Nevada, Santa Cruz, Vermont, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe. TV: Law & Order, Ed, Nash Bridges, As the World Turns. Full Story Back to Top
02-20-10 Tony Shasteen's Talisman #3 is Available (Play by Play) Things have gotten seriously dark in issue #3 of The Talisman: The Road of Trials, the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Our young hero Jack is in the Territories, the magical world which seems to have been imagined by the Society for Creative Anachronism and where nearly everyone in the normal world (the one we live in) has a double. Jack is searching for The Talisman which will save the life of his mother and her Territories double...The art is scary and the Disney rule that bad people are ugly and good people are handsome or pretty is applied with a vengeance. There are some really nice imaginative touches, including a guy with a codpiece made from a wolf's head and a splendid team of horses, but this is mainly a transition issue to move the story to the next big event. This issue includes an informative interview with artist Tony Shasteen and an inked page for issue #4. Full Story Back to Top
02-19-10 Clay Chastain Opposes Sanders Heavy Rail Plan (Kansas City Star) Concurrently an elected official of the area, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders, has announced his intention to come to Washington soon with a retinue of supporters to lobby for federal funds for his heavy rail regional commuter transit plan. Even though there are some aspects about his plan that are admirable, there are also some that are not...Unlike our transit initiative, his plan does not seek a public debate, voter consensus, or a local tax behind it...Unlike our transit initiative, his plan does not do anything to help upgrade the inner city's poor transit system or economically help the city revive itself around a new modern and efficient light rail-based transit system...It makes little sense to bring people from the suburbs to the central city on a new commuter rail system without an efficient and attractive new city transit system already in place to disperse the people about the city when they arrive. Full Story Back to Top
02-17-10 Widow Speaks of Husband Iwo Jima Veteran Roy Chastain (WTOC) A US Marine who was one of three surviving Iwo Jima servicemen in Savannah, has died. Roy Chastain was one of the first Marines to land on Iwo Jima and just days before the 65th anniversary of the first battle of Iwo Jima, the 84-year-old is being remembered as a hero. Gathered at the Bonaventure Cemetery Wednesday, the Marines display a gesture of respect for Chastain...Chastain was injured on the first day of the bloody battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Ultimately, it was his battle with lung cancer that would take his life this past weekend. "I am having rough time right now," said his wife Francis Chastain. "He has been ill for so long and I was his caretaker, but he was real brave." It was hard for Francis to watch as the Marines took the flag off of her husband's casket and folded it into a triangle. They were married for 42 years. "I'll miss him terribly," she said...Roy Chastain is survived by his wife, a sister and six children. Full Story Back to Top
02-16-10 Iwo Jima Veteran Roy Chastain Dies (Savannah Morning News) Roy Chastain, a U.S. Marine who fought in the bloody Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, died Sunday in Savannah. He was 84. A native of Blue Ridge, Chastain had been one of three surviving Iwo Jima servicemen living in Savannah, where he spent most of his life. Among the first Marines to land at the Japanese island 65 years ago, Chastain earned a Purple Heart for injuries he suffered during the iconic battle's early stages..."He was very humble and modest." After the war, Chastain worked 32 years for Southern Bell. He was a member of the Islands Christian Church, along with several veterans associations. Full Story Back to Top
02-04-10 Erin Chastain Builds on Last Year's Talented Team (DePaul Blue Demons) Erin Chastain will never be a head coach who rests on her laurels. After leading the women's soccer team to its first appearance in the BIG EAST Championship tournament, Chastain and assistant coaches Michele O'Brien and Tina Estrada have brought in four outstanding recruits for the 2010 season...The incoming freshmen will augment a program that is returning 10 of 11 starters from a 10-9-2 program that experienced a turnaround season in 2009. In addition, talented sophomore Casey Mercurio will return after missing last season with an injury. "I'm really excited about this class," Chastain said. "They are bright, tough, competitive student-athletes who can come in and contribute right away. We had three freshmen come in and start right away last season." Full Story Back to Top
02-02-10 Leif Chastaine Presents Technology (Business Wire) Time Domain Corporation, the leader in ultra wideband (UWB) real-time location systems (RTLS), and InSync Software, Inc., the provider of RTLS and RFID-driven software solutions, today announced that they will present a live Webinar to discuss the role of RTLS in the supply chain...Keith Sooy, director of sales at Time Domain, and Leif Chastaine, vice president of sales and marketing at InSync, will show attendees how to optimize the shop floor and warehouse operations by using their combined turnkey solution. Full Story Back to Top
02-02-10 Hope Chastain Advances to County Spelling Bee (Stuttgart Daily Leader) Three schools in Stuttgart will send their representatives to the Arkansas County Spelling Bee, at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3...Maier said the spellers this year will be Hope Chastain, Shelby Allen and Gill Bradley, who finished respectively first, second and third, are all fourth graders at Park Avenue Elementary School. Full Story Back to Top
01-25-10 VP and Executive Director Marc Chastang Hails University Medical Center Refurbishment (Independent Collegian) The University of Toledo College of Medicine celebrated the $650,000 refurbishment of the sixth floor of the UT medical center at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday...Chastang, who is responsible for the daily management of the hospitals patient care, professional and support services, said these renovations will make UTMC unique in this area of care. According to Chastang, the new facilities are designed to accommodate in-patient muscular and skeletal disabilities..."With the new facilities, world-class surgeons, nurses and staff and state-of-the-art technology, we truly define university care," Chastang said. Full Story Back to Top
01-21-10 NBC VP Scot Chastain Announces Deal with Conan O'Brien (The Associated Press) NBC and Conan O'Brien have reached a resolution of the issues surrounding O'Brien's contract to host the "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien." Under terms of an agreement that was signed earlier today, NBC and O'Brien will settle their contractual obligations and the network will release O'Brien from his contract, freeing him to pursue other opportunities after September 1, 2010. O'Brien will make his final appearance as host of the "Tonight Show" on Jan. 22. Best regards, Scot Chastain SVP, Affiliate Marketing and Development Full Story Back to Top
01-19-10 Heather Chastain Appears for Second Year in Hooters Calendar (thedailytimes.com) Heather Chastain was selected from more than 20,000 Hooters Girls working in 450 restaurants worldwide and appears for the second consecutive year in a Hooters calendar...She started working in Feb. 2005 at Hooters, 8050 Kingston Pike, Knoxville. In 2007, Chastain sent in pictures to be considered for the Hooters Calendar and didn't receive a callback. She got a callback the following year and was invited to a photo shoot in Paducah, Ky. Chastain's shoot lasted about 10 minutes, and she said the other girls appeared to have much longer sessions. The next four months were devoted to "waiting and stressing," she said. Chastain said she only learned about her inclusion in the 2009 calendar a couple weeks before it was released...After appearing in the 2009 Hooters Calendar, Chastain said additional modeling opportunities have opened up for her. She's since appeared in various calendars, such as Power Systems and Monster Tower, and magazines such as 2Wheel Tuner, Urban Biker, Super Street Bike and Fight!...Chastain said she hopes her inclusion in the 2010 Hooters Calendar will further enable her to land modeling jobs and continue to make a living...Chastain currently models about two to three weeks of each month. "I love meeting new people, and I get to travel a lot," she said, noting recent shoots in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and the Bahamas. Full Story Back to Top
01-11-10 Libertarian David Chastain Runs for Georgia Secretary of State (Duluth Weekly) Latest Secretary of State candidate, David Chastain, addressed attendees at the monthly lunch meeting of the Madison Forum at Marietta’s Rib Ranch on Tuesday. After announcing he had filed as a candidate last week, Chastain related his recent experience in trying to determine the average undercount of electronic votes across Georgia...Chastain promised his prospective supporters that as Secretary of State he would serve the entire four years of his term and not depart early to run for higher office. He also promised that he would be sure to find a deputy secretary with experience in developing quality processes from the private sector to assist in standardizing election management and identify more reliable voting technology. Full Story Back to Top
01-07-10 Ed Chasteen Promotes Free Bike Helmets (Liberty Tribune) According to Ed Chasteen, a local bike riding enthusiast, members of the Greater Liberty Riders club donated money to buy 100 helmets. Chasteen is also a member of the bike-riders’ organization. “We have free helmets to give away for boys and girls 3 or 4 years old to 18 or 19 years old,” Chasteen said. “We were able to buy them for $465. It was a really good deal.” Chasteen said the helmets are available at Biscari Brothers, 884 S. 291 Highway in the Price Chopper shopping center at the corner of Liberty Drive and Missouri Highway 291. “They’ll help fit them if they just go in there,” Chasteen said. Chasteen said the club’s goal was to make sure all children wear a helmet when they ride their bikes. He said once all the helmets were claimed, the club would buy more helmets. Full Story Back to Top
01-04-10 Tony Shasteen Discusses Comic Books (Newsarama) In a market where a huge chunk of the market share is held by one sub-genre – superheroes – it's difficult for comic creators to get readers to try any other type of comic book despite the wide variety of quality material available...Tony Shasteen, artist on the Stephen King/Peter Straub adaptation Talisman, said it's frustrating that some of the exact same creators who attract massive audiences if they create a comic about superheroes can't get retailers and readers to take a chance on their book that doesn't have a traditional superhero in it. "I can't blame the retailers. Traditional books from traditional publishers sell, and retailers are in the book-selling business," Shasteen said. "Take the Talisman for example. I don't really know what the numbers are on the book yet, but this is a book written by Stephen King, one of the world's most popular authors, being published by Random House, one of the worlds largest publishing houses, and I would be willing to bet that a lot of readers don't know it's out there because it's not being published by Marvel or DC. That just blows my mind," he said, then added with a laugh: "Granted, there's a hack drawing it, but whatever!" Full Story Back to Top
01-04-10 Jake and Rachel Chastain Adopt Saddest Dog (Galesburg Register-Mail) On Oct. 6, a Staffordshire terrier named Kate got a new name and found a new home. She was taken from Prairieland Animal Welfare Center by a local minister, the Rev. Jake Chastain and his wife Rachel. They said they had previously adopted the “saddest cat” at the shelter and had returned to adopt the “saddest dog.” Kate, who was renamed Nia by her new owners, fit this description. She’d first been brought to the shelter as a stray on Dec. 5, 2007, some 22 months before...The Chastains had never had a dog before, and as one might expect, they had concerns about the possibility of aggression in their adopted pit bull. To this end, they did extensive research on how to establish dominance. ”She’s not allowed on the furniture,” said Rachel Chastain, going on to add that they don’t allow Nia to eat off their plates, and she must lie down before she is given food. These measures, among others, serve to make it clear to Nia that she is subordinate in the family “pack.” As a result, the Chastains say they haven’t had any problems. Full Story Back to Top
01-04-10 Clay Chastain Scales Down Recent Proposal (Bizjournals.com) Clay Chastain has given his newest push for light rail in Kansas City a second thought and scaled back his original proposal. In a new light-rail plan submitted on Jan. 3, Chastain’s transit proposal is smaller and centered on Kansas City rather than the regional-scope idea he floated in October. That plan cost $3.63 billion. Chastain’s newest plan costs $1.85 billion plus another $20 million in annual operations costs...Chastain said he opted for a smaller plan because of a regional rail plan proposed by Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders in October. Chastain still is pushing a petition initiative to strip the Kansas City Council of its power to repeal citizen-led initiatives. Full Story Back to Top
01-03-10 Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain Are Parents in Tree of Life (also with Sean Penn) (Seattle Post Intelligencer) The Tree of Life (2010) When Terrence Malick makes a movie cinemaphiles take note. He's only directed five in 38 years and is so slow and methodical that his latest was planned as a follow-up to the 1978 "Days of Heaven." "Life" is a period piece revolving around a Midwestern family in the 1950s. Brad Pitt and newcomer Jessica Chastain play the parents, and Sean Penn is one of the sons as an adult who has lost his way. The movie examines the parenting that led to his troubles. Full Story Back to Top
12-30-09 Jim Chastain Funeral Report (Norman Transcript) There was more laughter than tears as the life of Norman author, poet and attorney Jim Chastain was remembered, in just the way he wanted, in a packed sanctuary Tuesday afternoon at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church. The 46-year-old long-time Norman Transcript movie critic died peacefully in his sleep Dec. 24, after a long battle with cancer. Full Story Back to Top
12-24-09 Author Jim Chastain Succumbs to Cancer (NewsOK.com) Jim Chastain, whose fight for survival was chronicled in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK.com, died Thursday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 46. Chastain was a Norman author and poet who worked as a lawyer for a state appellate court judge. His written works include an autobiography, "I Survived Cancer But Never Won the Tour de France," and two poetry books, "Like Some First Human Being" and "Antidotes & Home Remedies," which was a finalist for an Oklahoma Book Award in 2009...Chastain first was diagnosed with cancer in 2001. Attempts to remove it from his right arm proved unsuccessful, and the arm was amputated in 2004. For three years, he lived cancer-free, only to learn in 2007 that he had developed colon cancer, which had spread to his liver. Other apparent tumors were found in his lungs...Chemotherapy slowed his cancer's progress, however, and he lived to celebrate his 46th birthday in December. That month, he posted on his NewsOK blog: "I'm still alive, but my health has really been slipping in the last two months. Hope to get some posts out soon, but I rarely feel like writing." He is survived by his wife, LeAnn; a daughter, Maddye, and a son, Ford. Full Story Back to Top
12-24-09 Author Jim Chastain in Hospice Care (NewsOK.com) I had a visit with my friend Jim Chastain last week. Many of you know Jim from stories printed in The Oklahoman about his battle with cancer. If you’ve followed him on his blog on NewsOK.com, you know his latest post simply reads: "I’m still alive, but my health has really been slipping in the last two months. Hope to get some posts out soon, but I rarely feel like writing.” For Jim, not to feel like writing is rare, but he wanted me to tell you how much he appreciates your interest and support. He’s waging a tough battle and has help from hospice now. He is tired. He is sad. He is frustrated that he’s not finding the energy to complete a manuscript, though all of us who know him will not be surprised if he finds a way to get it done. Full Story Back to Top
12-22-09 State Hospital Director Bo Chastain Praises Santa Program (WLBT-TV) The jolly old elf spread holiday cheer at the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield Tuesday. 25 santas visited patients on campus, singing Christmas songs and delivering over 1,000 gift bags...The long-running program has become a meaningful event for patients on campus..."We want the Christmas season to be special and memorable to everyone who's here in the state hospital at Christmastime," said Bo Chastain, director of the state hospital. "And so all of these people coming out and supporting the Santa Day event makes that possible. Full Story Back to Top
12-18-09 Frances Shasteen, 103, Declared Dead by Medicare; Computer Will Not Believe She Lives (Pittsburg Morning Sun) LA JUNTA, Colo. - Frances Meyers Shasteen, 103, was declared deceased on Feb. 28 by the federal Medicare health system. Then, its ordered payments to Shasteen stopped. The problem is, Shasteen is alive and well. “Medicare will not pay hospital and doctor bills that would qualify for payment if she’s alive. Because … as anyone should know … doctors and hospital are not equipped to provide services to dead citizens,” Shasteen’s son Don wrote in a recent letter to the La Junta Tribune-Democrat...No one, including Medicare officials, have been able to get the declaration changed, according to officials at AVRMC. It forced Don Shasteen to ask for intervention by State Sen. Ken Kester and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet...“Medicare now accepts she is alive, but they can’t correct the problems in their system,” the hospital official said. “Their computer won’t acknowledge that a person is alive if they have been declared deceased. They are working on changing it, but it’s very complicated. Full Story Back to Top
12-14-09 Jessica Chastain Featured in Vanity Fair (Examiner.com) Kendrick is featured as the first of eleven stars, including The Debt star Jessica Chastain...Each of these actors and actresses were chosen for a specific month, and Kendrick's is for January 2010. Full Story Back to Top
12-12-09 General Ron Chastain Discusses National Guard and Reserve Role in Future Mobilization (Systems) "The Army will include the National Guard and the Reserve in future mobilization requirements," Army Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain said during a working visit to the Army National Guard Readiness Center. "We will not go back to the strategic reserve that we had before 9/11." While Chastain could not discuss specifics, he said some National Guard units are likely to be re-tasked or change missions following the president's announcement last week about an Afghan troop surge...Chastain also predicted a continued role for the National Guard in Iraq. "The nation-building will continue in Iraq far beyond the combat operations," he said. "Nation-building is not a military task. The National Guard is well-suited for that transition from combat operations to nation-building." Chastain, who deployed as a unit commander for Desert Storm and then again for Operation Iraqi Freedom, said he has experienced the "extremes of mobilization." Full Story Back to Top
12-07-09 Director James G. Chastain Says Hospital Does Not Have Security for Death Row Patient (SunHerald.com) Mississippi's state mental hospital has treated numerous felons over the years, and there's no reason for state officials to disregard a federal judge's order to send death row inmate James Billot there, his lawyers argue...Attorney General Jim Hood contends Whitfield cannot treat Billiot indefinitely because of aging facilities and inadequate security. Whitfield director James G. Chastain has also said the Mississippi State Hospital "does not have sufficient security capacity to safely confine a death row inmate."...Chastain, the facility's director, told The Associated Press last month that the forensic services division at Whitfield provides pretrial evaluations and treatment for criminal defendants, not long term housing for convict murders. Full Story Back to Top
12-04-09 Scientist Bob Chastain and Team Discover Severe Danger to Frog Population (KXRM) A team of scientists, including several from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, make an important scientific discovery in Panama. And many rare species may have been saved just in time. The group of scientists traveled to Panama to collect and save several rare species of frogs that are only found in one small part of the Central American country. But while they were there, the team discovered a deadly fungus responsible for devastating dozens of species of amphibians had spread. The team was able to rescue what may be some of the last living specimens of four types of frogs...But the discovery announced is sending shockwaves across the scientific world. A killer fungus is spreading much faster than originally thought and endangering 15 to 20 species of rare exotic frogs. "Fifty percent of the amphibians in Panama could be threatened with extinction in the next 2 -- 5 years," said team member and CMZ president Bob Chastain..."We have about three months before this population will severely decline," said Chastain. These very small and very rare frogs could hold the secret to one day curing some of the world's worst diseases. "There is a substance that has been isolated form the skin of an amphibian that is showing great ability to kill the HIV virus," Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
12-03-09 Susan Chastain to Perform at Holiday Concert (AnnArbor.com) "A whole lot of fun." That's how Adam C. Riccinto, music director of the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra, describes the orchestra's Sunday afternoon holiday concert at Towsley Auditorium. "We're playing the "Nutcracker Suite No. 1," he said in a phone call, "but it's primarily a holiday pops concert." Joining the orchestra are well-known jazz vocalist Susan Chastain, a regular with the Paul Keller Orchestra, and members of Split Dimensions. Full Story Back to Top
11-17-09 Clay Chastain Pessimistic About a Harmonious Solution (Kansas City Star - MO) Light rail advocate Clay Chastain reports that his hopes for "a harmonious solution" to the city's light-rail dillema are largely dashed. Chastain met via teleconference last week with representatives of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the Mid-America Regional Council and TranSystems, which has helped Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders fashion a regional rail plan for the metro area. "It was pretty grim," Chastain reports. "It didn't go well." Chastain said he offered to work together on a new light-rail plan for Kansas City but continues to insist that a 35-mile "light-rail spine" must be part of the plan. Full Story Back to Top
11-06-09 Tony Shasteen Discusses The Talisman (Newsarama - Millburn, NJ) Beginning on November 18th, Del Rey will begin releasing the comic book adaptation of The Talisman, the 1984 fantasy novel co-written by King and Straub...Drawing those worlds will be Shasteen, whose work in the comics industry has been fairly limited, particularly on interiors...Shasteen:..The bulk of my career I spent as a graphic designer. So I've actually only been in the comic industry for a relatively short amount of time. I did commercial illustration, things like that on the side. But probably eight years ago, I decided to start getting into comics. So I started going to the conventions and trying to get work, and that sort of thing. I built a portfolio and started doing cover work. At the time, I didn't know for sure if I wanted to do interior work...For my first [interior] work, I did the pencils, inks, colors, and everything for a comic called the Occult Crimes Task Force from Image Comics, a four-issue run. And I did the covers and everything for that. Full Story Back to Top
11-06-09 Jesse Chasteen Ranked First in State for 100 Yard Breaststroke (Watauga Democrat - Boone, NC) Jesse Chasteen has the top time in the state among 15-year old boys in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.01, which he swam in Lenoir on Oct. 3. Since then he has aged up to the 16-year old boys is ranked fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:05.08, which he swam on Oct. 24 at The Great Pumpkin Swim Meet in Huntersville. Jesse also is ranked 10th among 16-year old boys in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.48. Full Story Back to Top
11-05-09 Judge Dixie Chastain Dies at 100 (MiamiHerald.com) Judge Dixie Chastain, the first female University of Miami law school graduate and a Miami-Dade County juvenile judge for two decades, died Oct. 25 at 100. Chastain was Florida's sixth female judge, appointed in 1965 to a newly created third seat on the county's Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. She became a circuit court judge by constitutional revision in 1976, retired in 1978, then served until 1995 as a special-appointment senior judge...Chastain belonged to the Miami Woman's Club and the Everglades Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a deacon at Central Baptist Church. In 1977, the county commission named the juvenile justice building in her honor. Born Dixie Louese Herlong in the southwestern Alabama town of Manistee -- once a thriving lumber community, now just a dot on maps -- she grew up in Princeton, north of Homestead...Dixie Herlong met a handsome young Georgia-born constable named Reginald Bryan Chastain. They married in August 1935. Dixie began a solo practice. She and ``Reggie'' Chastain had two sons and a daughter by 1941. Reggie died in 1988. Full Story Back to Top
11-01-09 Chastang Falcons Finish Undefeated (al.com - Birmingham, AL) The Chastang Falcons (7-0) ended the regular season undefeated with a shutout over Clark in Mobile County middle school football. Chastang has reeled off 13 wins in a row, including a 20-6 in over the Wildcats in the Area 2 title game last season and an 8-0 win this year. Full Story Back to Top
10-29-09 Though Out of Playoffs, Erin Chastain is Enthusiastic (DePaul Blue Demons) When the conflict was finally over as the Blue Demons had defiantly stood their ground in a hostile environment and remained undaunted in the 85-degree heat, don't feel bad that they lost 1-0 to USF Thursday night in their very first Big East Championship match...with a demanding yet encouraging coach named Erin Chastain filling their heads with hope and promise, these Blue Demons confounded the experts and qualified for their first BIG EAST tournament..."I am disappointed about tonight, but I'm also excited about the future," Chastain said. "There were so many firsts this season with our young team---our first BIG EAST tournament, our first wins over nationally ranked teams, our first win over Northwestern, our first BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Strickland). This turnaround happened because these players worked so hard in the offseason and learned to believe in each other. This team had a wonderful chemistry and really connected with each other. I had a wonderful time coaching these young ladies. "At the same time, I'm so glad our seniors went out having experienced a BIG EAST tournament. Full Story Back to Top
10-26-09 Erin Chastain's Blue Demons Keep Going (DePaul Blue Demons) The upset of Georgetown was called "our best game in the last three years," by DePaul coach Erin Chastain. DePaul finished the regular season with a record of 10-8-2, 5-6-0 in the BIG EAST. The Blue Demons travel to Tampa for the first round to face USF (8-7-3, 5-4-2) on Thursday. Full Story Back to Top
10-22-09 Jessica Chastain to Play in Coriolanus and in Tree of Life (Cinema Blend) Butler...announced on a Baltimore radio show, of all places, that he's getting ready to star in Shakespare's Coriolanus, alongside Ralph Fiennes, William Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jessica Chastain (Chastain will be featured in Terrence Malick's Tree of Life, which just got pushed back to a release date next year). Full Story Back to Top
10-21-09 Tony Shasteen Illustrates New Stephen King Graphic Novel (MTV.com - USA) Comic books based on Stephen King's novels have almost become a genre of their own lately...This November, King's 1984 novel "The Talisman" (co-written with Peter Straub) goes the same route with a new graphic novel adaptation published by Del Rey Comics...Longtime King collaborator Robin Furth, who writes Marvel's "Dark Tower" comics, will adapt "The Talisman" novel with art provided by Tony Shasteen ("Occult Crimes Taskforce"). The series is expected to span at least 24 monthly issues. Full Story Back to Top
10-20-09 Brad Chasteen's Moes Partners with Community Hospice (Jacksonville Daily Record) Moe's Southwest Grill is helping raise money and awareness for children in Northeast Florida with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. During October, Moe's patrons can purchase a Community PedsCare kite by adding a dollar or more to their meal purchase. The contributions will help area children being cared for by Community PedsCare, the pediatric palliative and hospice care program of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida...Most Community PedsCare services are not reimbursed by insurance and are provided without charge to patients' families. Charitable gifts and fundraising events help provide funding for this care. "Community PedsCare provides an invaluable support service for families facing tremendous medical hardship and suffering. We are honored and grateful that we and our customers can support Community PedsCare's outstanding programs. Our customers' generous contributions will benefit this excellent organization and the wonderful families it serves," said Brad Chasteen, president and CEO of Welcome to Moe's, Inc. Full Story Back to Top
10-16-09 Ford Chastain Helps Promote Oklahoma Film (NewsOK.com) Cast and crew members of the Oklahoma-based film "Simmons on Vinyl" will be at the Austin Film Festival Thursday through Oct. 26 in support of the film's world premiere...Norman-based musician Ford Chastain, who also has a minor role in the film, provided the music for the film from his self-produced independent rock EP, "Night Mumblings." The cast and crew will be giving away three-song CD samplers of Chastain's music at the festival to help promote the film. At 4 p.m. Oct. 24, Chastain will play a one-hour concert at Progress Coffee. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-09 Clay Chastain Compliments Sanders Plan (Blue Springs Examiner) Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders has outlined plans to build a $1.03 billion commuter rail system, using Union Station as a hub with spokes running to Eastern Jackson County, the airport, Kansas Speedway and elsewhere. Officials hope to get federal stimulus funds to build the 134-mile system in a couple of years. Clay Chastain, on the other hand, wants to go to the voters again with a 35-mile light rail line from Lee's Summit to Kansas City International Airport...Sanders is already pressing ahead and won't go to the voters, at least for now. He says his plan can be up and running 18 to 24 months - and will transform the city - if Washington comes up with the $1.03 billion out of economic stimulus money. "If the federal government gives us the money to build this, we'll find a way to run this," he said. It's assumed that an operational subsidy would require "a small tax" and that issue would go to the voters in the future, he said. Chastain is complimentary of the Sanders/TranSystems plan. "It's interesting, especially the way that they're going to try to fund it," he said in a voice-mail message this week. "And I happen to think that it's an excellent plan, and it dovetails right into our plan, actually."...Chastain's plans have generally centered on light rail, which means building new lines. The county plan is "commuter rail," relying on the Kansas City area's many unused or underused freight train tracks. Only about 20 percent of the tracks would have be built. Also, commuter rail cars are heavier, and proponents describe a better, more comfortable ride, complete with wi-fi, tray table and bike racks. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-09 Clay Chastain Announces Plan at News Conference (Bizjournals.com) Clay Chastain said his petition drive for another light-rail plan, and to strip the Kansas City Council of its authority to repeal voter-approved initiatives, will start in earnest Wednesday and continue Thursday in the Northland. Chastain outlined at a noon news conference Wednesday why he thinks Kansas City should adopt his multimodal transit plan. "My motivations remain pure - this city is worth fighting for," Chastain said...With a light-rail spine reaching from Kansas City International Airport to the outskirts of Lee's Summit. It also includes an inner-city streetcar system, a regional commuter rail system to connect light rail to the proximity of the suburbs and an electric bus system in the Northland. The plan also calls for the transformation of Penn Valley Park in to a car-free park with horse-drawn carriage rides, a Ferris wheel and other elements that constitute what he called a "pastoral park."...Chastain said he estimates his plan would attract between 7 million and 10 million passengers in its first year. A companion petition would ask voters to rescind the part of the Kansas City Charter that gives the City Council the ability to repeal voter-approved initiatives. That power thwarted Chastain's only successful petition initiative for a similar but smaller light-rail design in 2006. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-09 Former Chastain Middle School Teacher Found Guilty of Murder (WLBT-TV) Carla Hughes has been found guilty on two counts of Capitol Murder. One for killing her romantic rival, Avis Banks, the other for death of banks unborn child. Hughes covered her face and cried as the verdict was read in Madison county court Tuesday afternoon. Jurors deliberated for eight hours before they reached their verdict. Hughes had been in prison since 2006 since the murders took place. At the time she was dating Bank's fiance Keon Pittman. Both Hughes and Pittman were teachers at Chastain middle school in Jackson. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty in the sentencing phase of the trial. Full Story Back to Top
10-14-09 Clay Chastain Reveals New Light Rail Plan (fox4kc.com) Clay Chastain is back. He's been pushing for light rail in Kansas City for several years. But now he says that he has a new plan that's similar to his previous ideas, but there some differences regarding funding. Chastain is proposing $50 million in improvements for Penn Valley Park, including a Ferris wheel; $50 million for Union Station improvements, and $50 million for maintenance facilities. "Today we commend to the voters a $2.2 billion economic stimulus project," Chastain told supporters in Brookside. "We think that's going to attract people to living back in the central city, to have that kind of a world class central city park in Kansas City." As for the light rail, Chastains plan calls for 35 miles of light rail spine, 12 miles of street car line, 20 miles of commuter rail and 25 miles of bus rapid transit. The funding for the project would come from a voter-approved sales tax and, Chastain hopes, from matching federal funds..."This is great value for their money, for their tax money because it's going to make this city boom," said Chastain...It will take about 43,000 valid signatures to get the issue of light rail back on the ballot. Chastain's announcement comes just a few days after Jackson County executive Mike Sanders announced his own plan for light rail that relies exclusively on federal funding. Chastain called the Sanders plan unrealistic, but says that he's open to combining their efforts at a later date. Full Story Back to Top
09-28-09 More on Jessica Chastain's Othello (Reuters) Black characters are played by Hispanics and white characters by blacks. The sole white performers are Hoffman and the very Caucasian Jessica Chastain as Desdemona. Clocking in at more than four hours, this is a leisurely or, to put it more accurately, lethargic "Othello" indeed. It's not so much that it is an uncut version of the play but rather that the running time is unnecessarily expanded by glacially paced line readings and extended bits of business that add little resonance to the proceedings. In true avant-garde fashion, the stage mostly is bare save for an oversized "bed" consisting of 45 video screens periodically displaying images that ironically comment on the action. Some of the dialogue is delivered via cell phones, and all of it is amplified to an annoying degree. Full Story Back to Top
09-28-09 Jessica Chastain Plays a Modern Othello's Desdemona (New York Times) Peter Sellars's exasperatingly misconceived "Othello,"...opened on Sunday night at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, with a cast led by Philip Seymour Hoffman as Iago and John Ortiz as Othello...While retaining much of the original text, Mr. Sellars has...eliminated, conflated and rearranged characters to further his idea of the play as a portrait of life in the United States military in the 21st century. This means, among other things, that in the opening scenes, where Othello, newly married to Desdemona (Jessica Chastain). Full Story Back to Top
09-24-09 Clay Chastain Begins Petition for New Light Rail Initiative (KCUR) Die-hard activist Clay Chastain is returning to Kansas City with still another light rail plan. And this time he wants to change the city charter so the council can't repeal a voter-approved initiative as they did with his 2006 plan. Clay Chastain says he and his band of supporters will start their next petition drive October 14th. Full Story Back to Top
09-09-09 Clay Chastain Answers Common Questions on Regional Transit Plan (Sun Tribune) Why does Kansas City need a modern and efficient regional transit system? We need one if we see the value in saving energy, reducing pollution, lowering transportation costs and improving transportation options, generating more green jobs and economic prosperity for the region, and protecting our city, country and the planet by using our resources more wisely. A metropolitan area is only as strong as its transportation system. Kansas City still lacks one of the main selling points of a successful and competitive community: a modern efficient public transportation system. Leaders are supposed to prepare their communities for the future, not duck the future. Kansas City's penchant for freeways, parking garages, sprawl and diesel buses does not comport with a world trying to go green. Stabilizing our future will require fundamental changes to America's agriculture, energy, building and transportation systems involving not only new American innovation but smart conservation practices as well. Full Story Back to Top
09-09-09 Dr. Joseph Chasteen Continues as Editor of Journal after Purchase (Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC) Photonics Graphics has bought the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice from Procter & Gamble Co....Dr. Joseph Chasteen of the University of Washington School of Dentistry will continue as editor of the journal. Unlike a traditional scholarly journal, the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice offers lots of multimedia features, such as videos and animated pictures, he said. The number of hits has tended to rise by 1 million to 1.5 million hits each year, and the average stay at the site is 14 minutes. "I think the fact that it incorporated multimedia early on set it apart from other dental journals," Chasteen said. "We've become a sort of standard for online journals." Full Story Back to Top
08-23-09 DePaul Coach Erin Chastain Defeats Northwestern (DePaul Blue Demons) For 90 minutes on Sunday, DePaul coach Erin Chastain and her best friend, Northwestern coach Stephanie Erickson, tried to one-up each other at Wish Field. In the end, it was Chastain with the big smile as the Blue Demons beat the Wildcats 3-2 for the first victory over NU in the history of the women's soccer program. ``Even though we're best friends, Stephanie and I are very competitive,'' Chastain said. ``Now we can go back to cheering for each other. Beating Northwestern for the first time---I'm really happy for our players.''...``This team has a lot of fight and spirit,'' Chastain said. ``It was great to see us come back like that.'' Full Story Back to Top
08-18-09 New School to be Named Chastain Road Elementary (Greenville News) When the second elementary school serving the Liberty area opens in 2011, students will be attending Chastain Road Elementary, not Ruhamah Elementary. The board of trustees of the School District of Pickens County voted 5-2 Monday night to overrule the recommendation of a committee charged with picking its top three names from a list of suggestions from the public. Chairman Jim Shelton abstained from the vote. Trustee Shirley Jones said she had been contacted by residents, and the "overwhelming majority" supported naming the school Chastain, which is the road it is on. Full Story Back to Top
08-17-09 Deb Chasteen Host Gay Support Event at University of Georgia (Red and Black - Athens, GA) When the clock reached the appropriate time, students, friends, associates and couples hugged and kissed to show solidarity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) couples. They had gathered for "The Great National Kiss-In,"...Deb Chasteen, administrative associate in the University's anthropology department, decided to host a "Kiss-In" in Athens because she saw the event "as an affirmation of a right we all share, not as a protest." "I've always wanted everyone to experience the warmth and love that I've felt coming from passersby as I prepared for my wedding, as I ran up and kissed my husband at an airport, [and when] we hold hands in the park," Chasteen said. "Love is too precious not to celebrate wherever it's found," she said. "Yet some people are met with hatred, disgust or danger just for sharing joy." Full Story Back to Top
08-14-09 Susan Chastain's Firefly Club Closed by Michigan Department of Treasury (Detroit Free Press) Ann Arbor's Firefly Club, a beacon for live jazz for nearly a decade and regarded by aficionados as metro Detroit's finest all-around jazz club, has been closed and its property seized by the Michigan Department of Treasury due to a delinquent sales tax bill. Club owner Susan Chastain said the dispute boils down to overdue sales tax payments totaling just $1,000 for the months of June and July, though the club ultimately still owes the state $120,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest charges. Full Story Back to Top
08-13-09 Genealogist Jerri Chasteen Donates Collection to Library (Pryor Daily Times - Pryor, OK) The Thomas J. Harrison Pryor Public Library has received new genealogical information and research materials. Librarian Carolyn Shaver said the late Jerri Chasteen gave an extensive collection of historical research to the library. Chasteen, Claremore, was a genealogist for over 20 years. Though she lived in Claremore at the time of her death, Chasteen was born and raised in Pryor. Her genealogy information includes an in-depth research into the Cherokee ancestry. Chasteen assisted Cherokee Nation with establishing accuracy in their rolls. She worked with the National Archives and the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, collecting historical records for all five civilized tribes. Full Story Back to Top
08-10-09 Clay Chastain Requests Summit with President Obama (Kansas City Star) Light rail advocate Clay Chastain wants to have a summit at the White House with the president and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to work out this community's inability to decide on light rail. The menu: lemonade and cookies. The venue: White House lawn. This was all proposed in a letter that Chastain said he was sending to the president and Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood. The letter, attached below, recounts for the president, Kansas City's long, ugly history with light rail going back to 1997. Full Story Back to Top
08-04-09 David T. Chastain Release New Southern Gentlemen Album (Blabbermouth.net) SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN, the band led by guitarist David T. Chastain, will release its new album, "Instrumentalized", on September 15 via Leviathan Records. Audio samples are available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. Commented Chastain: "There is a simple explanation to the origin of this new release , 'Instrumentalized'. A music supervisor asked us to give him an instrumental version of one of our tracks. After completing his request, we were very happy with the end result. We then decided to arrange a few more tracks for our own enjoyment. In the end, we decided to put together an entire CD's worth of material as we thought the tracks rocked instrumentally and stood on their own. Full Story Back to Top
07-30-09 Jessica Chastain to Appear in Othello (Playbill.com) Additional casting has been announced for the Public Theater production of Othello, starring Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz, which will begin performances Sept. 12. Peter Sellars directs his contemporary take on Shakespeare's dark work that will officially open Sept. 27 and run through Oct. 4 at the NYU Skirball Center...In addition to Hoffman (Long Day's Journey, Jack Goes Boating, The Seagull) as Iago...Jessica Chastain ("Salomaybe?") as Desdemona...Sellars' production, according to the Public, "explores the new prospects for hope in 21st-century America giving the play a modern resonance that raises a mirror to our culture's racial struggles and achievements, both darkened and illuminated by overwhelming personal and political yearning." Full Story Back to Top
07-22-09 Clay Chastain Plans New Light Rail Initiative (Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC) Clay Chastain...who is now on his 10th Kansas City petition drive, said Wednesday that he plans to launch a petition initiative to put a multimodal transportation system with a $3.6 billion price tag on the November 2010 ballot...The main feature of Chastain’s latest plan is a 35-mile light-rail spine extending from the city limits of Lee’s Summit to Kansas City International Airport. This would be longer than Chastain’s previous light-rail plan, which voters approved in 2006. That plan called for a 27-mile light-rail spine from the Kansas City Zoo to the airport...“It’s not a stretch to think a transit system of this magnitude will make new money for the city,” Chastain said. “It will be the financial salvation of the city.” Full Story Back to Top
07-08-09 Clay Chastain Appeals Light Rail Case to Missouri Supreme Court (KMBC.com - Kansas City, MO) "Let's see who's in charge," said Chastain in an interview with KMBC's Micheal Mahoney, "the voters or the elected officials." It's now up the high court to decide whether the justices want to hear the case. Chastain also said he's dropping his petition campaign for another light-rail vote for this fall. He's also shelving another petition drive to change the city charter and limit the council's ability to repeal voter-approved measures. Full Story Back to Top
06-26-09 President Randall Chastain Confirms that Feds Seized Records (Southtown Star - Chicago, IL) Federal agents descended on an Orland Park engineering firm Thursday, walking away with records as part of their ongoing investigation into the village of Crestwood's use of a tainted well. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigators raided Burke Engineering, 18330 Distinctive Drive, and were there most of the day Thursday, firm President Randall Chastain confirmed..."We don't really have a role probably other than we work with the village," Chastain said. "They're looking to gather information and we're willing to cooperate and tell them whatever they need know." Full Story Back to Top
06-26-09 Dance Instructor Terry Chasteen Celebrates Michael Jackson's Career (Examiner.com - USA) The Washington DC Thriller Dance Meetup Group is holding special classes all this weekend at The Chevy Chase Ballroom & Dance Sport Center. Come out and learn the moves to the Michael’s hit song Thriller. The event is being co-hosted by Terry Chasteen of www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com and will feature the original routine directly from the video. Exact times are still tentative. Check the www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com site for updates. Full Story Back to Top
06-23-09 Chasteen Kids Do Well in Rodeo Events (Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO) Brady Chasteen, 17, and his brother Tory, 15, have been riding horses since they were each 3 years old. They got their love of horses and rodeo from their parents, Bert and Cindy, who also did rodeo in high school and still do when they can. An older sister Casey, 19, was a two-time champion goat tier and champion girls cutter for three years during high school. The brothers competed last week in the Missouri State High School Association Rodeo State Finals at the Boone County Fairgrounds...After the finals were over Saturday, the boys moved up to fourth place in team roping, and Brady is now in first place and Tory in second place in the cutting event. The Chasteen brothers will head to the National High School Rodeo Finals next month in Farmington, N.M. Full Story Back to Top
06-19-09 Zoo President Bob Chastain Fights to Save Amphibians from Extinction (Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, CO) Zoo President/CEO Bob Chastain is in the forefront of the fight to save amphibian species being threatened with extinction by pollution, habitat loss and a deadly chytrid fungus. Six supporters bought trips with Chastain to Panama to see firsthand the Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project. Full Story Back to Top
06-18-09? Assistant Chief of Wildlife Ricky Chastain Announces Arkansas Alligator Hunt (Buckmasters Online - USA) population data, a harvest report from last year’s alligator hunt, a summary of last year’s nuisance alligator activities and a report on Arkansas’s farm-raised alligators will all be compiled into a single report that must be submitted to the U. S Fish and Wildlife Service by July 1. The USFWS will review the information and determine if there is cause to prohibit a conservative hunting season in 2009. The AGFC will review the proposed hunting season dates in June with final approval coming in July. A total of 28 permits will be available with 20 of those coming through the computer draw process, Assistant Chief of Wildlife Ricky Chastain says. “In order for the hunt to take place, we must proceed with some of the administrative steps out in front of the Commission’s final approval of these dates,” Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
06-16-09 Tony Shasteen Illustrates New Stephen King The Talisman Comic (Comic Book Resources - Ca) Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the cover artist and colorist of The Talisman comics series by Stephen King and Peter Straub...The epic saga of The Talisman debuts with Issue 0, a never-before-told prequel to the story, to be published by Del Rey Comics this Fall. The Talisman novel, originally published in 1984, is the story of a young teen named Jack Sawyer, who can save his dying mother only by retrieving a magical talisman. To find it he must cross back and forth between our world and the frightening and dangerous landscape of its “twinner” counterpart. Issue 0 explores the separate lives of Jack’s father—in our world, and the mysterious realm known as the Territories—and how evil scheming will forever change Jack’s peaceful life. The series is being adapted by Robin Furth and illustrated by Tony Shasteen. Full Story Back to Top
06-15-09 Gen. Richard Chastain Praises Genealogy Club (thepaper24-7.com - Rockville, MD) On Saturday a new memorial stone was unveiled honoring 13 veterans of three different wars - the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Members of the community, veterans, family and friends joined Kim Hancock, chairman of the Genealogy Club, and Claude Johnson, Montgomery County's veteran's service officer, in the special ceremony which also celebrated their neighbors, friends and family buried there....Gen. Richard Chastain, ret., also spoke of Hancock and the Genealogy Club's work, "I really cannot get it through my head how people can be that hard working and that dedicated. I don't know what word I can use, great or outstanding, or whatever it is." Chastain also stressed the importance of keeping a memoir for one's descendants to have. "Write, write, write your memoirs, I don't care how old you are or if you say that nothing has happened in my life, everyone should be writing their memoirs. I wish to my dying day that my mother and father would have written theirs," said Chastain...Chastain ended the ceremony referencing the Gettysburg Address, "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." Full Story Back to Top
06-13-09 Rev. Bill Chastain Promotes Christian Concert Program (Denton Record Chronicle - Denton, TX) Some folks bring their lawn chairs, and others just park their vehicles nearby and roll down the windows. As music fills the air, there’s plenty of space for the kids to run and play, and the price is downright nostalgic. It’s Saturday night and time for another Ol’ Fashion Gazebo Gospel Gather’en in historic downtown Pilot Point...In addition to the music, people seem to like the atmosphere provided by the simple setting, said the Rev. Bill Chastain, pastor of Church of the Simple Faith. “You’re sitting in the old square, with brick buildings all around, and the sound reverberates off the buildings,” he said. “It’s comfortable and casual and friendly. “The gazebo is completely surrounded by a parking area. The kids are safe, the music is good and people are friendly.” Chastain has worked to organize and promote the gospel music program and posts regular updates on shows and performers at www.jamforthelamb.org. Full Story Back to Top
06-11-09 Peter Chastain Captains Prima Restaurant (San Francisco Chronicle - CA) When you consider longevity and quality, few restaurants can match Prima in Walnut Creek, where the kitchen has been boiling pasta and stirring risotto for more than 30 years. Prima also pioneered incorporating a wine shop into the mix, so the wine list has always been extensive and well priced. There have been changes through the years, but for the past decade the kitchen has been run by Peter Chastain, who became owner in 2005. The restaurant seats 180 but doesn't seem nearly that big because the tables are divided among a warren of dining rooms that incorporate an open kitchen, bar, fireplace and glassed-in patio overlooking Main Street...the noise is pretty much kept in check, even though the place is always lively. Chastain's menu is wide ranging but well edited...Few dishes herald the season like fava beans ($9.50), and Chastain serves a whole plate of them, slick with olive oil, seasoned with marinated onions and shards of pecorino cheese. Full Story Back to Top
06-10-09 Director James Garvin Chastain Describes Old Cemetery for Mental Patients (Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson, MS) Barbed wire and a chain-link fence guard the forgotten dead in this remote corner of the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus. No names can be found on the west side of this cemetery. The only memories of their lives can be found in numbers etched on gray markers, 1 through 44. They are among hundreds believed buried on the 164-acre property where UMC is now located. From 1855 to 1935, this land housed the state's insane asylum...That cemetery now holds more than 4,000 dead. "Most of those buried in the cemetery had no family to claim their eemains," said hospital director James Chastain. Because of the stigma attached to mental illness at the time, the first people buried in Rose Hill were given only a number, he said. In the 1960s, small, flat headstones with names and dates of birth and death began to be used. "Unfortunately, no plat was kept showing where people were buried," Chastain said. "Over the years, the heavy markers sank deeper and deeper into the earth. Most markers are no longer visible." Friends of Mississippi State Hospital are now working to restore the cemetery. Full Story Back to Top
06-09-09 Clay Chastain Disputes City Position on Legality of November 3rd Vote (Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC) Valerie Chastain, wife of and attorney for light-rail activist Clay Chastain, is countering Kansas City’s position that another light-rail election can’t occur Nov. 3. She said in a letter to the Kansas City Council that Missouri law would allow for a Nov. 3 vote on her husband’s latest light-rail initiative. The city’s legal department asserted that because last year’s unsuccessful light-rail election took place Nov. 4, holding another election on the same issue the following Nov. 3 ran afoul of a Missouri statute that said “in no event shall a proposal ... be submitted to the voters sooner than twelve months from the date of the last proposal.” “Twelve months is the equivalent of one calendar year,” Chastain said in her response to the city. “One calendar year goes from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Accordingly, Nov. 4, 2008, to Nov. 4, 2009, would be 12 months plus one day.”...On Tuesday, Chastain renewed his call to have the City Council work with him to mutually support the Nov. 3 light-rail vote and allow voters to decide whether the City Council should have the power to overturn voter-approved initiatives. “In exchange, we will agree to drop all legal action against the city — now and forever on this issue,” Chastain said in the release. “As long as the city pays my wife for her attorney’s fees and expenses to date.” Full Story Back to Top
06-08-09 Bob Chastain Farm Hosts Woodworkers Event (thepaper24-7.com - Rockville, MD) That is what has happened on the Bob Chastain farm for the past eight years including Saturday as the Montgomery County Woodworkers were the host for the annual Sawdust Mills Days. "It's just a great day for woodworkers and it's a chance to raise some money for area 4-H kids," Chastain. "We all have a great time."..."We had a person bring us two pecan logs and some Sweet Bay logs all the way from Alabama," Chastain said. "That's not something you can get everyday in Indiana...As far as Chastain is concerned he hopes the event continues for years to come. "It's just a great day for all of us woodies," he said. Full Story Back to Top
05-27-09 Clay Chastain Appeals to Missouri Supreme Court (Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC) Clay Chastain is taking his battle with Kansas City to the Missouri Supreme Court. In a motion filed Wednesday, Chastain’s wife and attorney, Valerie Chastain, argued that the state’s highest court should take up their appeal about Kansas City’s decision to repeal a voter-approved light-rail initiative. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, upheld a Jackson County Circuit Court judge’s decision last year to dismiss Chastain’s claim that Kansas City’s repeal was unconstitutional. The appeals court found that the city charter gave the City Council authority to repeal the initiative. Full Story Back to Top
05-26-09 Clay Chastain Writes Major Opinion Column (Kansas City Star - MO) Some say you can’t fight City Hall — I say you can’t work with City Hall. The Kansas City park board granted me a forum to present to the city a new transit plan that would have light rail running down Main Street USA, to the greatest train station in America, through two lovely parks, along the medians of three beautiful boulevards, and across the longest river in America. They even asked three weeks out if I needed a workshop or any special equipment for my presentation. Yet when I stepped up to speak on May 12 I was coldly informed I had only 10 minutes and they would have no questions. Then came The Star and its cartoonist piling on ridicule. Lee Judge depicted me being tarred and feathered and run out of town on my best rail plan yet...The Star added, “now is not the time for the hefty tax increase such a project would require. The local economy is facing enough trouble without squeezing more tax money from a shrinking pie.”...Actually, there couldn’t be a better time to upgrade Kansas City’s outdated, wasteful and polluting diesel bus transit system given the fact the Obama administration appears ready to make available to American cities substantially more federal money for efficient, energy-saving green public transit projects. Our president says America must pull itself up and out of its economic hole by, in part, investing in green infrastructure projects that will not only bring long-term energy, environmental, and economic benefits to the country, but also create much needed good paying jobs that cannot be outsourced. The Star conveniently omitted the fact that there is a separate accompanying petition initiative which asks voters to rescind the charter provision the City Council used to overturn the 2006 voter-approved light-rail plan. Kansas City voters will want to sign both petitions if they want to make sure that the petition initiative process actually has meaning and cannot be violated by the self-serving interests of City Council members, and if they want Kansas City to be like Charlotte, N.C., where the clean, green light rail and heritage trolley system is a smashing success in terms of ridership, economic development generated and public admiration....City Hall has rejected my numerous overtures at compromises. So, I am being forced to take these issues to the streets to let the voters decide how bright they want their futures. I will see you soon at the grocery stores. Full Story Back to Top
05-18-09 Jessica Chastain to Star in New Shakespeare Movie (Cinematical - Santa Monica, CA) Ralph Fiennes is going to make his directorial debut with his take on the war-filled play, John Logan is penning the adaptation, and he's lined up Vanessa Redgrave, William Hurt, and Jessica Chastain to star. Full Story Back to Top
05-12-09 Appeals Court Finds Against Clay Chastain (Kansas City Star - MO) Light-rail advocate Clay Chastain on Tuesday vowed to fight on after losing another battle with Kansas City in the Missouri Court of Appeals. Also, he outlined a new "green" plan for light rail that would include a 350-foot-tall wind turbine on the riverfront. The appellate court upheld the City Council's authority to repeal a Chastain plan that was approved by voters in November 2006. Chastain's supporters argued the repeal was unconstitutional because it denied the will of the people as expressed through an initiative petition...Chastain, who lives in Virginia but was in town Tuesday to present the new light-rail plan to the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, said he would pursue the issue to the Missouri Supreme Court. He also said he would probably begin another petition drive for his latest proposal and to rescind the charter provision allowing repeal of a voter initiative...Chastain said his new vision did not include elements of his last plan that were most troublesome for critics. It would not close Broadway through Penn Valley Park. It would not have gondolas. But it would create an alternative energy park in Berkley Riverfront Park with a single windmill big enough to generate 800 kilowatts of power. Full Story Back to Top
05-07-09 Dr. O.J. Chastain III Partners in Historic Procedure (News-Journal.com - Longview, TX) Medical history was made this past week in Longview when the first hybrid abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with an endovascular stent was performed at Longview Regional Medical Center, according to Dr. Samir Germanwala. He and cardiovascular surgeon Dr. O.J. Chastain III performed the delicate procedure...Chastain and Germanwala inserted the endovascular stent Thursday, and Sutton was released Friday..."We had some hesitation," Jim Sutton said the day after the procedure. "But it went well. Dr. Chastain did the incision and Dr. Germanwala did the procedure. It went really well, she's feeling good and ready to go home." Full Story Back to Top
05-01-09 Clay Chastain Decides Against Another Petition Drive (KMBC.com - Kansas City, MO) Light-rail activist Clay Chastain said he's changing his style on his latest effort to bring light rail to Kansas City...Chastain said instead of launching a petition drive later this month to get a shorter light-rail plan on the Kansas City ballot, he'll meet with the Kansas City Parks Board on May 12 to reveal his plan. "I'm going to try to wear the white hat this time, not the black hat,"..."If it (the light-rail plan) loses, then we'll all acknowledge light rail in Kansas City is a lost cause in Kansas City. I'll sign my name in blood that I won't be doing any more petition drives in Kansas City," Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
04-29-09 Indiana State Department of Health's Butch Chastain Advises on Swine Flu (Times-Mail (subscription) - Bedford, IN) A case of swine flu has been reported in Indiana, and state and local leaders are scrambling to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Tuesday, Indiana became the sixth state to report a case of swine flu. The infected individual, a student at Notre Dame, had not visited the outbreak epicenter in Mexico...Butch Chastain, former mayor of Mitchell and now a representative for the Indiana State Department of Health's Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response team, introduced himself to the commissioners during their Tuesday meeting. "I'll be working with the health department in this county and six others," Chastain explained. "I've met with all these people, and we will work closely with them. We visit with each county once a month and help them develop disaster plans for bio-terrorism and a number of other things. Each county is required to set up a pod to store medicines and other things. Full Story Back to Top
04-23-09 Clay Chastain Plans New Light-Rail Initiative in Kansas City (KMBC.com - Kansas City, MO) Light-rail activist Clay Chastain said he will try to put a new, smaller mass-transit plan on the November 2009 Kansas City ballot. Chastain said he will kick off a petition initiative drive May 18 at the Plaza Library. The plan calls for a 9-mile light-rail line going from the Kansas City Zoo to the City Market. "I think it will be well received this time by the establishment and by the public," said Chastain in an interview...he said his wife thinks while they may win the lawsuit, the money the voter-approved plan would need is no longer available...the line would no longer run north of the Missouri River to Kansas City International Airport. Chastain said the new plan does not include converting Penn Valley Park into a pedestrian area. But his plan for a gondola system connecting Union Station, the park and the Liberty Memorial, remains. Chastain said he envisions Union Station as a "multimodel transportation hub." The light-rail spine would be supported by a network of electric Bus Rapid Transit routes. Those BRT vehicles, as they're known, would also be used north of the river to link into the light-rail terminal at the City Market. Full Story Back to Top
04-21-09 Roger Chastain Discusses Mt. Vernon Mills Layoff (Greenville News - Greenville, SC) Mauldin-based Mt. Vernon Mills said Monday it is closing its Williamston plant in 60 days, affecting 140 employees...The facility, which currently has two shifts, makes pocketing and lighter-weight materials, said Roger Chastain, vice chairman...With the 60-day notice, employees will have time to look for jobs. Also, Mt. Vernon Mills is working with the Employment Security Commission and employees to help them find work, Williams said. In addition, the company is applying for Trade Adjustment Assistance, which is available for people whose jobs are lost because of foreign competition. Full Story Back to Top
04-20-09 Florida Final Exit President Jim Chastain Defends Final Exit Network (Winknews.com - Fort Myers, Florida) The Final Exit Network believes in something called "self deliverance". They support the teachings in a book by the name "Final Exit" by Derek Humphrey. "I think people should be able to make that judgment for themselves about when their quality of life has run out," said Florida's Final Exit president Jim Chastain. Chastain says he believes recent media coverage has unfairly represented his group. "We don't suggest that anybody end their life who doesn't want to. Maybe the three biggest points we should make about Final Exit Network are number one, we don't encourage anybody to end their life. Number two, we do not provide any of the equipment or medication for them to end their life and number three, we don't not help anyone end their life," said Chastain. Full Story Back to Top
04-19-09 Enjoy Running Three-Mile Trail at Chastain Park (Examiner.com - USA) If you're looking for a scenic run in a pleasant, safe environment, check out Chastain Park's running trail, which circles the park for a 3-mile loop. The park is located in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. The Chastain Park trail will take you past a beautifully manicured golf course, public tennis courts, an equestrian stable and riding area, over a babbling brook and along a peaceful lake. The run offers some hills ranging from mild to long and steady, but with everything going on in the park, from concerts at the outdoor Chastain Park Amphitheatre to Little League baseball games, you'll always have a pleasant distraction. Full Story Back to Top
04-15-09 Special Agent David Chastain Helps Save Suicidal Man (DeWitt Era-Enterprise - DeWitt, AR) The deputies found the man, whose name was not released, lying on the couch in the living room with a blanket pulled up to his chin...the man pulled down the blanket, revealing that he had a shotgun under his chin. Wright said he threatened to kill himself unless his wife came back to the house. Wright said that Beliew and the man's parents pleaded with the man for more than an hour to lower the weapon, to no avail. At that time ASP special agent David Chastain arrived on the scene and went inside the house. Chastain talked to the man for 25 minutes. The man told Chastain that he would surrender the weapon to Beliew, whom he knew somewhat, if Beliew came back inside the house. Beliew did so, but the man still did not surrender the shotgun. Eventually, Beliew distracted the man enough so that he took his hands off the weapon. At that time, Chastain fired a Taser into the man's torso, incapacitating his long enough for Chastain and Beliew to grab the shotgun away from him...Wright said that the actions of Beliew and Chastain "were crucial in keeping this man from killing himself. They saved his life." Full Story Back to Top
04-12-09 Ed Brayton Challenges Jane Chastain's Quote Attribution (ScienceBlogs - USA) Religious right apologists continue to peddle this fake quote from James Madison. The latest is Jane Chastain at the Worldnutdaily: James Madison, the primary author of our Constitution, said this: "We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government; upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." No he didn't. No matter how many times you repeat this lie, it's still false. Full Story Back to Top
03-27-09 Sustainability Coordinator Cheri Chastain Says MicroFueler Has Serious Potential (San Jose Business Journal (subscription) - CA) If startup specialist Thomas Quinn has his way, people will soon be pumping ethanol into their cars from their driveways, and the product could come from the bottom of the beer barrel...Sierra Nevada's Sustainability Coordinator Cheri Chastain said the MicroFueler has some "pretty serious potential."...Sierra Nevada gets rid of about 1.6 million gallons of unusable "bottom of the barrel" beer yeast waste each year. The idea was a sound solution for the waste. "Right now, there's no value for the yeast. We're giving it away. If we can get a fuel source out of it, it would be better for us," Chastain said. Chastain said the company has estimated it could initially generate 100,000 gallons of ethanol per year. That could be used to run company cars or shop vehicles, although all the parties will have a much better idea of potential benefits and cost savings once the MicroFueler is operational. Full Story Back to Top
03-26-09 Rhonda Shasteen Advises Collegians on Marketing Careers (smudailycampus.com - Dallas, TX) Nearly 40 undergraduate and graduate students made their way through the rain to see three panelists at the Careers in Marketing event Wednesday evening...All panelists agreed that background of finance would help immensely. Rhonda Shasteen, chief marketing officer at Mary Kay, believed that the more generalists have an advantage - looking at a proposal with different angles helps in business. "The ones who are going to be held back are the ones who can't look at it with a financial perspective," she said...As she called herself a "racehorse," Shasteen also mentioned how her personal drive to move up in the business was unsatisfactory. As a newcomer to Mary Kay, she had planned on moving to the top...You must "have a healthy paradigm about growth," Shasteen said as all four women on the floor nodded their heads. Full Story Back to Top
03-20-09 Beth Chastain Stars in "The Subject Was Roses" (Inside Bay Area - Oakland, CA) When Frank D. Gilroy wrote "The Subject Was Roses" in 1964, he won the Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award for best play, and a New York Drama Critics' Award...It is the tale of Timmy Cleary (Joseph Hirsch) returning home from World War II, still nursing the psychological scars of combat and discovering the emotional turmoil of his parents' home is far worse than what the battlefields of Europe offered. His father, John (Dean Creighton) and mother Nettie (Beth Chastain) remain in a fundamentally loveless marriage fueled by blame and recrimination which, if anything, has gotten worse while Timmy was away. Full Story Back to Top
03-18-09 Councilman Richard Chastain Moves to pay $10 Per Killed Chicken (thepaper24-7.com - Rockville, MD) The council had two separate issues dealing with the tax come up. The first was a request for a payout from the fund to a woman who had 21 hens killed...According to Cash the woman said she paid between $10 and $15 for the hens, plus she was hoping to recoup some of the cost of the eggs which she is now out. According to the woman each hen would have laid an average of 50 eggs...Richard Chastain made a motion to pay $10 per killed chicken, but only after the $50 fine is paid. That motion died because of a 3-3 vote. Full Story Back to Top
03-15-09 Zoo President Bob Chastain Acquires Elephant Film Star (Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs, CO) The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has a movie star in its midst. Malaika, a female African elephant, arrived at the zoo in December after 21 years in the hands of a private owner - an animal trainer who found Malaika plenty of work on TV and in film. Despite her Hollywood status, keepers say she hasn't been throwing her weight around - and at 7,800 pounds, she has plenty to throw around. "She's real calm and laid-back,"...Malaika's first job was an appearance on "Card Sharks," a TV game show. "They had to guess her weight," Shawver recalled. Malaika also appeared on the small screen on "Full House," "A Peaceable Kingdom," "The Super Dave Osborne Show" and the TV movie "Tarzan in Manhattan." Her film credits include "Indecent Proposal," "Congo" and "Gremlins 2." And, Shawver said, "she's done a bajillion commercials."...Bob Chastain made finding another elephant one of his top priorities shortly after becoming the zoo's president and chief executive officer in 2005. With Lucky and Kimba getting along in years - Lucky's 28 and Kimba's 30 - Chastain didn't want to risk having a solitary elephant if one died. And having three elephants more closely resembles life in the wild, where elephants exist in larger social groups. Finding an elephant, though, is easier said than done. "It's very hard, very expensive, to get an elephant shipped over from Africa," Chastain said. And though there are breeding programs in the U.S., they have only begun having success in the last five years or so, he said. When Chastain heard about Malaika, he quickly called Shawver. That first call, about an hour long, led to more conversations. "At some point, she just told us she liked us so well, she was only talking to us," Chastain said. Full Story Back to Top
03-13-09 Pastor Kimberly Chastain Describes Impact of Economy on Churches (The Keene Sentinel - Keene, NH) The economic crisis has hit collection plates at houses of worship, with many congregations cutting costs and, in some cases, reducing staff and programs to compensate..."The local food pantry was very short on turkeys, and almost overnight, we had 40 turkeys," said the Rev. Kimberly Chastain, who serves as the sole pastor to three small Presbyterian churches in Lyndhurst, Moonachie and Wood-Ridge. Chastain said one of the congregations recently decided to make its little-used college loan fund available for members facing financial emergencies. "The reality is that the economic situation for individual members is very difficult, especially for my retired folks on a fixed income," Chastain said. "Because everyone knows people are hurting, they are all pulling together and finding ways to make that a basis for ministry." Full Story Back to Top
03-12-09 Coach LeAnn Chastain's Math Team Wins Oklahoma Competition (Norman Transcript - Norman, OK) Middle school mathematicians from all over the state met in Norman Saturday for the State MathCounts Competition. Ninety-two students and coaches from 23 qualifying teams competed for the top spot and Norman's Whittier Middle School proved to be the best...The team is coached by Whittier math teachers LeAnn Chastain, Terry Littlejohn, Jen White and Tony Zhao...The top four individuals from Saturday's competition, along with Coach Chastain, will travel to Orlando later this spring to represent Oklahoma at the National MathCounts Competition. The final round of the National competition will be televised by ESPN. Full Story Back to Top
03-08-09 Heather Chastain is President of Industry Giant (News-Journal.com - Longview, TX) Heather Chastain is the president of the recently formed Celebrating Home, which claims more than 125,000 sales associates. Celebrating Home resulted from Marshall's Home & Garden Party's acquisition of assets of the former Dallas-based Home Interiors. Chastain joined Home & Garden Party as president in June. The Marshall firm acquired the assets of Home Interiors in December..."This makes Celebrating Home the largest party-plan home décor company in the nation," Chastain said. "We have over 125,000 designers and serve the home décor, entertaining and income needs of women all over the country." Despite the national economic downturn, Chastain believes the concept will flourish. "Direct selling tends to be a recession-resistant industry, and we are very proud of the work we are doing, creating jobs and additional streams of income when both are most needed," she said...About Celebrating Home's president...Heather Chastain...Professional experience: She has 14 years of direct sales experience, including serving as president of Home Interiors and Gifts in Dallas before joining Home & Garden Party. She also has been associated with BeautiControl Cosmetics, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Tupperware, in several leadership positions. Chastain also spent five years with Paul Mueller, a stainless-steel manufacturing company, working closely with cost accounting, manufacturing and quality services. Education: Graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas. Personal: Lives in Marshall with her husband, Shawn, and two daughters, Pfifer, 4, and Finley, 1. Full Story Back to Top
03-06-09 Chastain Park Concerts Announced (Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA) For many music-loving Atlantans, spring has officially arrived when the Chastain Series lineup is announced. Here's the Concert A series booked so far: Daryl Hall & John Oates, April 17; Seal with Peter Cincotti, April 18; Heart with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, May 24; Zac Brown Band Memorial Day Picnic, May 25; Al Green and Etta James, June 10; The Fray with Jack's Mannequin, June 12; Gipsy Kings, June 14; Bad Company and The Doobie Brothers, June 19; John Legend, July 5; Blondie and Pat Benatar with The Donnas, Aug. 2; Jackson Browne, Aug. 6; Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, Aug. 18. Tickets for the full series or any combination of two or more shows go on sale this Sunday at 10 a.m., at www.chastainseries.com or charge by phone at Chastain Tickets, 404-233-2227. Full Story Back to Top
03-05-09 Zachary Chastain Casted in Play on Bigamy (Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton, NY) He's spent nearly 20 years balancing a life with two wives - and somehow, miraculously, neither of them suspects that the other even exists. As the play begins, though, his two children from separate marriages - Gavin and Vicki - have met in an Internet chat-room and are intrigued about how much they have in common, including fathers both named John Smith and both with the same job. They plan to meet face to face - and Smith has to work double-overtime to keep them apart without bringing his whole world crashing down...The anarchy spirals out of control as Gavin (Zachary Chastain) and Vicki (Dallas Defee) scheme about getting together - maybe for a chat, maybe for something more. "Romance isn't necessarily what starts it, but it's definitely there - and that's part of the problem!" Defee said. Chastain laughed and added: "Smith doesn't want to have any mutant grandchildren! He's had those nightmares, I'm sure." Full Story Back to Top
03-04-09 Win Free Tickets to Chastain Park! (WSBtv.com - Atlanta, GA) Here's your chance to win tickets to Chastain Park for the 2009 Live Nation Concert Series. The series will include performances by John Legend, the Zac Brown Band, Bad Co., Seal, Gypsy Kings and Pat Benetar to name a few. For a complete list of dates and artists, CLICK HERE . We're giving away a pair of tickets to each show. The first person to win will get to pick which show they want to attend. The second winner will pick from the remaining 11 shows. Take a look at the list and see which show you want to attend. Tickets to the 2009 Live Nation Concert Series at Chastain do go onsale Mar. 8. Full Story Back to Top
03-01-09 Billy "Wild Willy" Chastain Makes Friends (Press-Register - al.com - Mobile, AL) If you go walking along Fort Morgan Road, you're likely to meet Billy "Wild Willy" Chastain walking his dogs. If you're with your wife, who happens to be a brunette, he might say something like, "The last time I saw you, you were with a redhead." With his sense of humor and warm-hearted charm, 82-year-old "Wild Willy" makes lots of friends...Born in Jackson, Ala., Chastain chased, and was chased by, animals on his father's 80 acres of land. Great-grandfather Chastain had moved to Alabama from Virginia after fighting in the Civil War, which claimed many of his family members: "He hated that war."..."I was chased by an alligator in my daddy's swamp. I climbed a tree, and found out that durn thing could climb, too." The alligator tried to follow Chastain up the tree, but he punched it with a stick. "The most dangerous thing was a wild hog that chased me. He had long, sharp tusks." Again, Chastain escaped by climbing and defending himself with a stick...Chastain completed high school in Jackson and attended Au burn University. He enlisted in the Navy and was stationed in California as a truck driver because of his experience hauling timber on his father's land. After military service, Chastain went to work hauling logs for sawmills. He owned two 18-wheelers and ran a crew of men. His wife, Helen, kept the books. Full Story Back to Top
02-25-09 Valerie Chastain Defends Light Rail Plan in Appeal (KMBC.com - Kansas City, MO) Lawyer Valerie Chastain, the wife of activist Clay Chastain, took the argument for light rail to an appellate court on Wednesday. In a 40-minute hearing, Valerie Chastain argued that the city's provision permitting it to repeal an ordinance is not constitutional. The City Council repealed the voter-approved light-rail plan in 2007, a year after it won at the polls. Council members said the Chastain plan was unworkable. In 2008, Clay Chastain sued the city, but he lost at trial. Valerie Chastain said the case is not about light rail. She said the case is about whether the city can repeal a vote of the people...The three-judge panel will now think about the points of law each side raised...A ruling could come later this spring or summer. Full Story Back to Top
02-17-09 Mayor Randy Chastain Cracks Down on Slum Lords (Daily Journal - Seneca, SC) Mayor Randy Chastain has had enough. During the City Council meeting Tuesday night, Chastain said he was going to make a statement to every owner of a mobile home park within city limits and hopefully the county. “We need better regulation of these mobile home parks, owned by people who really don’t care what they put their renters in,” he said. “That being said, I talked to the fire chief to get a handle on these parks. If you look at them, you’ll see what I mean.” His tentative plan to get a jump on cleaning up these areas will begin with a friendly approach...“Now, if that doesn’t happen, we will proceed with a more harsh and more effective way to stop these substandard living conditions that exist in our city.”...“There was a tenant evicted here because they called the fire department,” he said. “That owner told them that if they called the police or fire department about the unit, they were gone. It’s so wrong. These guys are wealthy because they take advantage of the less fortunate, and it needs to be stopped, bottom line.” Full Story Back to Top
02-11-09 Jim Chastain's New Book "Antidotes and Home Remedies" Wins Award (Norman Transcript - Norman, OK) Chastain recently learned his book "Antidotes and Home Remedies" is a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. Full Story Back to Top
02-11-09 David T. Chastain Releases "Heavy Excursions" (Blabbermouth.net - White Plains, NY) Guitarist David T. Chastain will release a new collection, "Heavy Excursions", in April via Leviathan Records...David recently decided that he wanted to put out a release of what he considered his best "heavy" instrumentals and he has done so on his new CD, "Heavy Excursions". Tracks included are from the aforementioned "Instrumental Variations" as well as tracks from some of David's other all-instrumental CDs — "Within The Heat", "Elegant Seduction", "Acoustic Visions", "Rock Solid Guitar", and David's newest all-instrumental CD, "Countdown to Infinity". As an extra bonus, David added the CHASTAIN instrumental classic "827" and the bombastic CJSS cut "Thunder and Lightning"...All of the tracks were digitally remastered to match today's standards. Full Story Back to Top
02-11-09 Pvt. Ernest Chasteen Completes Military Training (Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg, FL) Army Pvt. Ernest Chasteen, son of Brenda Chasteen of Pinellas Park, has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. Full Story Back to Top
02-09-09 IBC's Technical Director Ken Shasteen Pleased with Nuclear Fuel Joint Research Initiative (SYS-CON Media - Montvale, NJ) International Beryllium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: IB) ("IBC" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its collaborative research with Purdue University to develop a new type of longer lasting, more efficient and safer beryllium oxide nuclear fuel..."We are very pleased with the progress of this joint research initiative," stated Ken Shasteen, IBC's Technical Director and coordinator of IBC's joint nuclear fuels research project. "Presenting at the LWRS was valuable, as all significant groups representing the nuclear power industry were in attendance and validated the premise that multi-oxide and BeO fuels will be the foundation of a more efficient, economically sound and safer nuclear power industry. We look forward to discussing our technology with the attending groups," continued Shasteen, "as we work to develop a commercial UO2 - BeO nuclear fuel for the benefit of our shareholders, power consumers and the nuclear power industry." Full Story Back to Top
02-07-09 Jennifer Chasteen Designs Historical Coloring Book (Lake City Reporter - Lake City, FL) Celebrating Lake City’s Sesquicentennial, local artist Jennifer Chasteen — an employee of the Lake City Reporter — designed a coloring book to help school children learn about Lake City and Columbia County’s history...A fifth generation resident of Columbia County and Columbia High School graduate, Chasteen said her original project idea didn’t center on a coloring book. “I had approached Faye Bowling-Warren and the Sesquicentennial Committee with a rough sketch for a sesquicentennial promotional poster idea,” Chasteen said. “After viewing the sketch, Commissioner Dewey Weaver commented he thought it would make a great coloring book and the project bloomed from there.”...The coloring book will be distributed to fourth-grade classes in the school district and coincides with a Florida history unit students take at that grade level...The coloring books are available for purchase. Call Jackie Kite with the Sesquicentennial Committee at (386) 719-5766. Full Story Back to Top
02-06-09 Jessica Chastain Play's in "The Debt," "The Tree of Life," and in "SaloMaybe?" (Reuters - USA) Jessica Chastain will play a young Helen Mirren in "The Debt," a thriller that centers on Israeli intelligence agents...The Miramax film, which is based on Israeli writer-director Assaf Bernstein's 2007 film of the same name, tells the fictional story of how three young Mossad agents on a secret mission capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1965. Thirty years later, a man claiming to be the Nazi surfaces in Ukraine, and one of the former agents must undercover the truth. Mirren and Chastain are playing Mossad agent Rachel Singer...Chastain will appear opposite Brad Pitt in Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" and with Al Pacino in "SaloMaybe?" Full Story Back to Top
02-04-09 Intertribal Spiritual Leader Robert Chastain Conducts Eagle Scout Ceremony (Anderson Independent Mail - Anderson, SC) Approximately 25 volunteers cleared the 10’ x ½ mile trail and laid the bridge. On the evening of the 15th, Reedy River Intertribal Spiritual Leader Robert Chastain conducted the Indian Lore merit badge in the long house. Mr. Chastain, who is the Native American Spirituality through Art instructor for the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, spoke for more than four hours to those in attendance about Native American customs, and dispelled many myths about Native Americans as depicted by Hollywood. Mr. Chastain, as well as Reedy River Intertribal volunteer Bill Knight, both grew up on a reservation and spoke of life there and growing up as a true Native American. Full Story Back to Top
02-03-09? Tony Shasteen to Ink Stephen King's "The Talisman" (Comic Book Resources - Ca) Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today the adaptor and artist on the comic book and graphic novel versions of The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub. The book will be penciled and inked by Tony Shasteen, who has been an illustrator since 1995. His clients have included Coca-Cola, Nascar, Hasbro, DC Comics, Wildstorm, Top Cow, Dark Horse, Virgin, Boom Studios, and Image Comics, among many others. Tony illustrated Image Comic’s The Occult Crimes Taskforce (The O.C.T.), co-created by David Atchison and Rosario Dawson. Film rights to The O.C.T. are in development with Dimension Films. Full Story Back to Top
01-30-09 Principal Brian Chastain Says School Will Catch Up After Missed Weather Days (NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City, OK) The principal Brian Chastain, principal of Putnam City North High School, said he didn’t expect lost time to cause many problems. For the past three years, the Putnam City School Board hasn’t built snow days into the calendar, opting to instead add missed days to the end of the school year. Chastain said he would meet with his teachers and staff to get back on track. "We’ve lost three days, but we’ll regain these days,” Chastain said. "We’ll have to readjust how we teach. ... We’ll be OK.” Full Story Back to Top
01-29-09 Timothy Chastain Named Outstanding Individual Male for Portrayal of the Genie (TCPalm - West Palm Beach, FL) Actors from the Riverside Children's Theatre production of "Disney's Aladdin Jr." did not wait for opening night Feb. 6 to win recognition. In an excerpt from the show presented at the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, the nine-member cast carried off the outstanding achievement in dance award. Timothy Chastain was named outstanding individual male for his portrayal of the Genie. Shannon Maloney, Megan Callahan and Chastain were chosen as Broadway Junior Festival all stars. Full Story Back to Top
01-29-09 Jared Chastain Plays in "Raised in Captivity" (Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Moscow, ID) "Raised in Captivity" is the latest Washington State University theater department production, written by Nicky Silver. It opens tonight and runs the next two weekends...Chastain plays Sebastian Bliss, the twin brother of Bernadette Dixon. He is a neurotic, bookish academic who is uncomfortable with emotion, Chastain said. Sebastian is the professor who hangs all his awards and diplomas on the wall to let everyone knows he is intelligent, Chastain said. He hopes people can empathize with the characters in the play. Chastain said he wants people to be able to see their own troubles in the play and learn to laugh at them and understand how they view their problems. "You tend to re-remember things in your favor, so you don't have to wake up every morning and say, 'God, why did I do that?' " Chastain said.