Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment Group

Pigeon Forge, TN – Wednesday, September 7, 2005 was an emotional day at the Black Bear Jamboree box office. Some may call it chance. Some would call it divine providence. Whatever the case, the families of Jane Darcey, of Slidell, Louisiana, and Brad Kreutzer, of Pearl River, Louisiana are glad that they were in the right place at the right time.

The destruction of hurricane Katrina led Mr. and Mrs. Darcey, and her parents, Carol and Brad Kreutzer, to Pigeon Forge, where each came with other family members, to escape the trauma on going in the Southern US. Each was attempting to find happiness, and relieve their stress through the outlet of entertainment.

A miracle occurred for this family at The Black Bear Jamboree Dinner and Show. Carol and Brad Kruetzer were buying tickets to see the dinner show, and on a whim asked if their daughter had been in to purchase tickets at any time. The parents were told that their children had traveled to Pigeon Forge, but had no proof, no confirmation. The box office staff, found Darcey in the ticket office computer. She had made reservations to see the same show, the same night as her parents. Later that evening, in a whirlwind of emotion and delight, the large family was reunited in the Black Bear Jamboree Theater lobby, making contact for the first time since the hurricane struck. Almost two weeks had passed. Two weeks of wondering and waiting. All of the anticipation melted away. The box office was able to seat the large party together for the production. Members of the Black Bear cast, management, and show crew stopped by to visit while they had dinner and enjoyed the show.

In the Black Bear Jamboree Theater box office, Shannon Brown, Brandi Chilton, and Natalie Stocksdale each played a role in accommodating the storm-torn family. Had it not been for the efficiency and cooperative spirit of the box office staff, this family could have been lost in the shuffle. Brown, Chilton, and Stocksdale, joined by their associates, celebrated as they united and embraced the displaced, but overjoyed Darcey and Kreutzer families.

The Black Bear Jamboree Dinner and Show is part of the Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group. The Comedy Barn Theater and the Blackwood Breakfast Variety Show, also affiliated with the Fee/Hedrick group, have been entertaining and caring for the survivors of hurricane Katrina as they have made their way to East Tennessee. There are plans for the MIRACLE THEATER, the company’s newest venue, which will open in March of 2006, to assist in the recovery process, making more miracles happen.