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The Heritage of Hope

A blog by MichaelGL in General

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Spin off of the award winning "The Doctors"

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March 1983

March 1983 Matt’s change of heart would only fuel Drake’s lawsuit against the hospital, this time solely targeting Matt. Drake would suffer a brief moment of clarity when reporter Bill Avery tried to convince him to drop the suit. Drake would seemingly appear to be at a crossroads until a bitter Emerson came upon him. With an axe to grind against Matt, Emerson would encourage Mr. Corbin to continue his lawsuit against the very hospital he worked for! Emerson would underline the importance o

February 1983

February 1983 The Hope Charity Ball, an event designed to raise money for the hospital, was held at the country club. Much to Matt’s surprise, this year’s ball would be meant to honor him and his many years of dedication to the hospital. A variety of faces from Matt’s past would show up at the event, Rev. Samuel Shafer the former chaplain of the hospital, Dave Stewart, the son of Matt’s old colleague from medical school, and the wealthy Ebenezer Winthrop; a business mogul whose l

January 1983

January 1983 Disillusioned with the medical profession and what it had become, long time doctor Matt Powers stunned his family and friends with his plans to retire. Matt would constantly butt heads with the hospital administrator, Emerson Mitchell, over budget cuts and hospital politics. Adding to the hostility between the two would be the fact that Dr. Mitchell was currently dating Matt’s ex-wife Dr. Maggie Hanson. Meanwhile, the career driven Dr. Althea Gibson dated the very am

About the show

About the Show The Heritage of Hope is a fan fiction based on the now defunct soap The Doctors. The Doctors was a soap that aired on NBC from April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982. The Heritage of Hope begins at the time when The Doctors ended, in the year 1983. However the twist is that the one of the show’s leading characters, Dr. Steve Aldrich (Laurence Lau) has been in a coma for the last three years. Steve’s coma erases the last three years of The Doctors but creates a mystery of sorts, o

Winners of the 39th Round

Welcome to the 39th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Mothers of Springfield ANSWER:HOLLY READE ANSWER: VANESSA CHAMBERLAIN Each question is worth a total of 5 points. ANSWER: LILLIAN RAINES Congrats to aMLCproduction who recieves 5 points, ~bl~ and Frenchfan who recieve 20 points!

Winners of the 38th Round!!!!!!

Welcome to the 38th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: The Grant and Speakes families. Answer: Monti Sharp Answer: Gilly Grant Each question is worth a total of 5 points. Answer: Saxophone or simply the sax Congratulations to both Frenchfan and ~bl~ who both recieve a total of 20 points for getting all the questions correct!!!!!

Winners of the 37th Round

Welcome to the 37th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Deaths in Springfield Answer:Hillary Bauer Answer: An explosion in the Spaulding lab or a bomb. Answer: Injuries she sustained from a car accident. Congrats to Frenchfan!!!! Frenchfan recieves a total of 20 points for getting the bonus and both of the two questions correct!!!

Winners and a History Lesson (36)

Welcome to the 36th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Blood Relations! Answer: True! How? One would think they're not. I sure did. I was THIS CLOSE to pairing the two together until I figured out that Daisy and Ben are in fact related. Daisy is Billy Lewis' granddaughter. Billy Lewis is Kyle Sampson's half brother. Kyle Sampson is the biological father of Ben Reade. Ben's mother is Maeve Stoddard. Maeve Stoddard was married to Fletcher, and when

Winners of the 34th Round!

Welcome to the 34th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Easy as 1-2-3! Answer: Sandy Foster Answer: Kim Zimmer, Jordan Clarke, Tom Pelphrey, and Gina Tognoni Bonus: Worth 10 Points Name one owner of the Beacon Hotel. Answer: Cassie Layne and/or Olivia Spencer. Congratulations to Dan, Frenchfan, and Josh! The three of them gain a total of 20 points.

Winners of the 33rd Round!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to a special round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Phillip Granville Spaulding Answer: Justin and Jackie Marler Answer: Lizzie Spaulding Each question is worth a total of 5 points. Bonus: Worth 10 Points Answer: Dr. Rick Bauer Congrats to Dan & Frenchfan who recieve a total 20 points for getting all the questions above correct!!!!

30th Round of Reader's Light!

Welcome to the 30th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Infedility! Answer: Ben Warren Answer: Beth Raines Bauer Each question is worth a total of 5 points. Answer: Lizzie Spaulding Congrats to Josh and Frenchfan who got all the questions correct. They recieve a total of 20 points. Congrats to aMLCproduction who recieves a total of 10 points.

Winners of the Special Edition of Reader's Light!! (28)

Welcome to a special edition of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Today's trivia celebrates the very unqiue character of Reva Shayne Lewis Lewis (Spaulding) Lewis Winslow Cooper Lewis Lewis (Whew!!!) . Answer: Harlan "Billy" Lewis II Answer: Prince Richard Winslow Answer: Vanessa Reardon Each question is worth a total of 5 points. Answer: Dolly Congratulations to Dan, ~bl~, and Josh. All three of them recieve a total of 20 points!!!! Great job to eve

27th Round of Reader's Light!

Welcome to the 27th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: Places. Answer: The windy city of course, Chicago. Answer: The Bauer cabin. (She was concieved in the bathroom of the carriage house.) Each question is worth a total of 5 points. Bonus: Worth 10 Points Answer: The Big Apple; New York City. Congratulations to Josh who recieves a total of 15 points. Congratulations to ~bl~ who recieves a total 20 points!!!!

Winners of the Special Edition!!!!!(26)

Welcome to a special edition of the 26th round of Reader's Light, celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: A Revolving Door of Writers Correct Answers: 1.Jackson Freemont 2.Annabelle Sims 3.Kyle Sampson 1. Reva Shayne 2. Alexandra Spaulding 3. India von Halkein Also could have been added: Roxie Shayne, Hawk Shayne, Sarah Shayne, Rusty Shayne, Claire Ramsey, Fletcher Reade, Maeve Stoddard, Mindy Lewis, Jim Reardon, Kurt Corday, Billy Lewis, and HB Lewis. Just to name a few

Winners of the 25th Round!

Welcome to the 25th Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:It's a Springfield Event! Answer: 1987 Answer: Cedar's Charity Bazaar/Carnival Answer: Josh and Reva Lewis Congratulations are in order for both Dan and Frenchfan. They both recieve a total of 20 points for getting all of the questions, including the bonus correct. Congratulations to Josh for getting the bonus correct, he recieves a total of 10 points!!

24th Round/A tie breaker!!!!!

Welcome to the 24th Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:Brothers and Sisters Answer: Marissa Spencer Baines and Sam Spencer. Answer: Brandon (Lujack) Luvonacek and Nick McHenry Worth 5 points each. Answer: Eden August Congratulations to oakdalelover for breaking the four way tie with the other players. Oakdalelover recieves a total of 20 points, thus bringing Oakdalelover's total to 40 points!!!!! The question is, how long can oakdalelov

Winners of the 23rd Round!!!!!

Welcome to the 23rd Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:Death in Springfield Answer: Reva Shayne. Answer: Sebastian Hulce Answer: Keeping it simple, Tammy was hit by a car and later died from her injuries. Congratulations to ~bl~ and oakdalelover who recieve a total of 20 points for getting all the questions correct, including the bonus, correct. Good job you two!!!!

Winners of the 22nd Round!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the 22nd Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:Coopers, Spauldings, and Shaynes. Answer: Nadine Corley Cooper Answer: Alan-Michael Spaulding, Phillip Spaulding, and Gus Aitoro. Congratulations to both Dan and Frenchfan for getting both of these questions correct. They recieve a total of 10 points! Answer: That would be Hawk Shayne played by the talented Gil Rogers. Congratulations are in order again to Dan and Frenc

The 'LIGHT' is on again for 'TRIVIA'; and more.

It's back to 2003 for GL:TB as they revisit the Bill/Michelle/Danny triangle. Reader's Light and regular installments of GL:TB return this Monday. Reader's Light will be returning on Monday, July 16, 2007(next Monday). I thought I would wait until the beginning of next week to start the trivia and stuff rather than just start in the middle of the week. It will also coincide with GL:TB getting back into the mix of things when I decide go back to when Millee Taggart departed the show in 200

Winner of the 21st Round!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the 21st Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:Children of Springfield Answer: Rick Bauer and Harley Cooper Answer: In all she has a total of five! On her father's side there is Jason, Kevin, and Clarissa Marler. On her mother's side there are Bill Lewis and Maureen Reardon. Each question was worth 5 points! CONGRATULATIONS to ~bl~ who recieves a total of 10 points!!!! Bonus: Worth 10 Points!!!! Answer: Susan "Daisy" Lema

Winners of the 20TH ROUND!!!!

Welcome to the 20th Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:Family ties. Answer: The Lemays (Jim and Connie) Answer: True! While Josh and Billy share the same father, HB, they do not share the same mother. Josh is the product of HB Lewis and Miss Martha. Billy is the product of HB Lewis and Miss Sally, the mother of Kyle Sampson, and grandmother to Ben Reade. Congrats to Dan who recieves a total of 10 points for getting both questions c

Winners of the 19th Round!!!!!

Welcome to the 19th Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme:Springfield Answer: Company Answer(s): The Journal (Holly) or The Mirror (Spauldings) Congrats to Amello for getting number one correct. Congrats to Dan who got both questions correct. Answer: The Bauer BBQ Congratulations to both Dan and Amello for getting the bonus correct. Dan gains 20 more points while Amello gains a total of 15 points. Great job to everyone who part

Winners of the 18th Round!!!!!

Welcome to the 18th Round of Reader's Light. Celebrating Guiding Light's 70th Anniversary. Theme: It wasn't that long ago.... Answer: Tori Granger Answer: The Beacon Congratulations to Josh and FrenchFan for getting these questions correct. They recieve a total of 10 points. Bonus: Worth 10 Points!!!! Answer: Joan Collins Congrats Josh, FrenchFan, and aMLCproduction for getting the bonus correct. aMLCproduction recieves 10 points. Josh and FrenchFan recieve an ad

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