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Bears claim 26thstate championship:

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Tim Waldrop going on a newadventure ... Hank Hayden holdingoff John Collins in an arm-wrestlingchallenge ... George Norkus work-ing on a home improvement project... Delaney Walker, Brittany Cox andBekah Melvin packing up for amove into a new home.

Mostly sunny and mild is forecast fortoday. The high is expected to be around 62before dropping overnight to 45. Skiestonight should be clear to partly cloudy. OnMonday, warm with some sun dominates theforecast. The high should be around 72before dropping overnight to 52.

SUNDAY EDITION

Beaty, McMahanselected for Old Timers HOF

Two more individuals have beenselected for inclusion in the ClevelandParks and Recreational DepartmentOld Timers Hall of Fame.

The inductees are recognized at abanquet, which will be held on April14, at the Museum Center at 5ivePoints.

These inductees are people whohave provided an impact on localsports programs as either a coach ora player.

The first inductees were MikeSmith, special category; and JackKidwell, coach. Joining them will bethe late James Keith “J.K.” Beaty,coach, and Bill McMahan, football.

The banquet will begin at 6 p.m.Tickets, which are $25 each, must bepurchased by April 12. Visit the city

Jetport receives $2.25Mgrant

By CHRIStY ARMStRONG Banner Staff Writer

Dr. Augustin Bocco grew upin the midst of political turmoil,which would later leader to himseeking residency elsewhere.

“I witnessed since ayoung age the assassi-nation of political oppo-nents of those inpower,” Bocco said. “Asa child, I alwaysdreamed and was pas-sionate about changingthe outcome of mycountry.”

Bocco, a TennesseeWesleyan Universityprofessor, was grantedasylum in the UnitedStates years ago.

He was a speaker at the thirdin a series of events LeeUniversity is hosting —

“Unsheltered: A ChristianResponse to the Refugee Crisis.”

While there are differencesbetween refugees and asylumseekers, Bocco explained all arefleeing their homes in search ofsafety and freedom.

Originally from Togo,a country in West Africa,Bocco said his dadwould talk him out ofattending protests. Inone instance, protestorshe knew ended up beingkilled by police.

In 2000, Bocco decid-ed he needed to leave.He explained his jour-ney was full of uncertainmoments as he tried tofind his way to

Cleveland, where he hoped toconnect with a local church pas-

Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG

LEE UNIVERSITY professor Dr. Carolyn Dirksen, standing center, introduces the Lee stu-dents and alumni speaking at the latest event in a series Lee is hosting called “Unsheltered:A Christian Response to the Refugee Crisis.” Seated, from left, are speakers Myka Smith,Bibek Pokharel, Dr. Augustin Bocco, Emily Martin and Matthew and Kristin Turvin.

INtERtWINEd IN tRAGEdY

By BRIAN GRAVESBanner Staff Writer

Kim Ledford and Tiffany Isazadid not know each other beforeJuly 10, 2010.

But, their lives intertwined in atragic way during the early morninghours of that fateful day.

Here for the first time, the twowomen — in a joint interview withthe Cleveland Daily Banner —describe what happened, how itaffected their lives and how fromeven the darkest moments cancome totally unexpected lights oflove and forgiveness.

It is a story they tell in the hopesof saving others from the grief andpain they both experienced in vary-ing degrees during the long weeksand months and years that fol-

lowed.

BIRTHDAY AND BAD DAY:July 9, 2010, was Danny

Ledford’s birthday.He and his wife, Kim, were plan-

ning a quick getaway that Fridayevening.

History records the July heat wasunmerciful that day, reaching highsof near 97.

The afternoon cooled with someovercast skies and a call came tothe Ledfords’ phone.

It was their son, Dustin, a tall,handsome young man of 24.

The avid baseball fan was on theline to wish his father a happybirthday.

“Dustin had called Danny about3:30 that day,” Kim remembered.“We had actually taken off and gone

to Calhoun, Ga., to spend the nightwith them.”

———

Tiffany Isaza had a different kindof day.

“I honestly don’t remember a lotof it,” she said. “I believe I went intoa blackout.”

Tiffany said all she really remem-bers is the morning.

“That morning, me and myboyfriend were fighting,” the singlemother of three recalled. “I doremember him hitting me. I believethat’s when I started drinking.From there, I have no memory.”

MIDNIGHT:Near to the midnight hour,

Dustin called his girlfriend toarrange a late-night date.

He was told to pick up some eggsand bacon.

He went to Walmart, where asecurity camera caught the imagesof him leaving at 12:03 a.m.

Tiffany, for reasons unexplained,got in her car under the influenceof both alcohol and methampheta-mine.

The two vehicles were both onAPD 40. Isaza’s car was going thewrong way.

The official reports say six min-utes after Dustin left the Walmart,her headlights met Dustin’s eyeswhile both vehicles were on theOverhead Bridge.

It was the last thing DustinLedford ever saw on Earth.

Drunk driving changed livesTogether Kim Ledford, Tiffany Isaza share different journeys out of darkness

See FORGIVENESS, Page 8

Contributed photo

Dustin Ledford

Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY

TIFFANY ISAZA, left,and Kim Ledford, tell

their story of grief, painand forgiveness after

the tragic death ofLedford’s son, Dustin, in

2010. Isaza, who wasdriving the other carinvolved was drunk.

By LARRY C. BOWERSBanner Staff Writer

Despite a vibrant and successful operationof the Cleveland Jetport, the City Council,Airport Authority and jetport staff continueto put pieces together to improve the facili-ty’s reputation as one of the best in theSoutheast and across the nation.

The Tennessee Aeronautic Commissionannounced Thursday the Cleveland Jetporthas been awarded a $2,250,000 grant for a700-foot runway extension. With a $250,000matching grant from the City Council, thiswill provide $2.5 million for this work duringthe summer.

Jetport Manager Mark Fidler said bids onthe extension project to the north of the cur-rent air traffic facility will be let right away,and construction will begin in two to threemonths. The project is expected to be com-pleted in the fall.

Attending a Friday morning news confer-ence at the jetport to announce the grantwere state Rep. Kevin Brooks, AirportAuthority Chairman Lou Patten, ClevelandMayor Tom Rowland, and Fidler. All wereexcited by the approval of Cleveland’s grantapplication.

Other members of the airport authorityinclude Lynn DeVault, Mike McCoy, VerrillNorwood and Steve Wright.

“This is another piece of the puzzle in ourlongtime vision of a quality airport facilityfor the community,” said Rowland. “It’samazing how many of businesses and indus-tries use the Jetport, and we give credit toKevin (Rep Brooks), and the state for theavailability of these funds.”

The Cleveland mayor also expressed hisappreciation to Tennessee Department ofTransportation Commission John Schroerand his staff, and persistence of Patten,Fidler, and Brooks in obtaining the grant.

Patten explained the airport authority,and the city, realized once construction ofthe jetport had been completed, that therunway needed to be extended.

“We’ve been working on this grant for a

Refugee situation — ‘a crisis real people face’

Bocco

See JETPORT, Page 9

See OLD TIMERS, Page 10See REFUGEE, Page 11

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Linda Jean CharestLinda Jean Charest, 58, of

Cleveland, died Tuesday, Feb.14, 2017, in a Chattanooga hos-pital.

Survivors include her mother,Mary Ann Stillman of Rapid City,S.D.; father, Ray Charest ofByhalia, Miss.; three children:Karen Gloe of South Dakota,James Haga of Omaha, Neb.and Crystal Buckner ofCleveland; five grandchildren;one great-grandson; sister, DianeBarnett of Miss.; brothers: RichCharest of S.D. and Ron Charestof California; and several niecesand nephews.

A memorial service will be heldat 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27,2017, in the chapel of Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Homewith the Rev. Sammy Hughesofficiating.

Her family will receive friendsfrom 2 to 3 p.m. on Monday atthe funeral home prior to theservice.

Michael GriffithMichael “Sally” Griffith, 61,

returned to his heavenly home onMonday, Feb. 13, 2017, after avaliant battle with a long illness.

He worked 40 years in assem-bly at Brown Stone. His devotionto his family and his firm belief inGod supported him in his strug-gle and ultimately gave him tran-quility.

He is dearly missed by his fam-ily and loved ones, who celebratethe fact that he is at peace withhis creator.

He is survived by his sons:Mickey and Michael Casson; hisdaughter, Roxanne Casson; hisgreat-granddaughter, BrooklynWilcox; his grandchildren:Dawson Towns and KatlynCasson; his brother, JerryGriffith; his sisters: Melva Wrightand Susie Chrisman; and stepfa-ther and mother, Bill and AllieMiller.

He was preceded in death byhis father, Bill Griffith; and hisbrother, Ray Griffith.

He will be memorialized atVictory Faith Church, 1253 KingEdward Ave., in Cleveland from 2to 3 p.m. today, Feb. 19, 2017.The Rev. Gary Farris will officiatethe service.

You are invited to share a per-sonal memory of Sally or yourcondolences with his family at hisonline memorial located atwww.companionfunerals.com.

Companion Funeral andCremation Service and the Codyfamily are honored to assist theGriffith family with these arrange-ments.

Jones family guestbook atwww.higginsfuneral.com.

Higgins Funeral Home ofBenton is in charge of thearrangements.

Charlotte DuncanCharlotte Lee Fain Duncan,

70, of Sweetwater, passed awayon Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 after abrief illness at Parkwest MedicalCenter.

She was a member of MountVernon Baptist Church and aretiree of M&M Mars ofCleveland with 26 years of serv-ice.

She was a loving wife, a moth-er to many and a friend to all whowalked daily with God. She lovedto help anyone along life’s path-way and lived her life by being anexample of God’s unending love.She had such a sweet spirit anda unique ability to make friendswith everyone she met. Her smilewas as big as her heart and wasas strong in her faith for herSavior.

She was preceded in death byher parents: Andrew and NaomiFain.

Left to cherish her memory areher childhood sweetheart andloving husband of 52 years,Homer Duncan; three lovingcats, Shady Baby, Camo Cat andBlue Baby; brothers and sister-in-law: Johnny and Sue Fain andDon and Bonnie Fain; a verydevoted niece, Danette Fain;many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews andfamily and friends; very specialfriends in her life: WilmaMassengil, Sandy Simmons,Brenda Lawson and BeckyFranklin; and loving sister-in-lawand husband: Pat “Trisha” andTerry Williams.

The funeral will be at 8 p.m.Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, atBiereley-Hale Chapel inMadisonville with the Rev. RogerUnderwood and Rev. CharlesWhite officiating.

Interment will be at 11 a.m.Tuesday at Sunrise Cemetery.Family will receive friends 6 to 8p.m. Monday at the funeralhome.

Teressa CrossTeressa Cross, 69, a resident

of Benton, died Saturday, Feb.18, 2017.

Survivors and funeral arrange-ments will be announced byRalph Buckner Funeral Homeand Crematory.

Dorotha ‘Dot’ DunkleDorotha “Dot” Mae Rogers

Dunkle, 87, of Etowah was calledhome by her Lord and SaviorJesus Christ on Friday, Feb. 17,2017, at Etowah Health CareCenter.

Dot had been a member ofEtowah First Baptist Churchsince 1954. She enjoyed lifeimmensely, loved her family andliked to spend time tending to herviolets.

She was preceded in death byhusband, Henry E. Dunkle; par-ents: Harvey and Mary Rogers;brothers: Claude Rogers andElmer Rogers; sisters: RubyJarnigan and Roxie Rogers; son-in-law, Leonard Barger; infantgreat-grandson, Evan Boring;and “special family” Barbara,C.B. and Gary Higdon.

Survivors include children:Steve and Joellen Dunkle,Stanley and Jayne Dunkle, MaryJane Barger, Charlie andDanette Reeves; grandchildren:Tim and Angie Croft, Colby andKim Dunkle, Bryan and CherylDunkle, Bo and Michele Dunkle,Johnny and Jennifer Gilreath,Alicia Anthony, April Reeves, Jeffand Jill Constance and Timothyand Anna Reeves; great-grand-children: Dalton Croft, Jake Croft,Gavin Dunkle, Wesley Dunkle,Bradley Dunkle, Gabbi Dunkle,

Libbi Dunkle, Phoebi Dunkle,Casia Gunner, T.J. Gunner,Lucas Gunner, Toby Gunner,Alyssa Anthony, Adia Anthony,Tyler Constance, TrevorConstance, Trent Constance andKatie Grace Constance; and spe-cial family: Gail Higdon and Ericand Courtney Cline.

The family would like toexpress thanks to the staff ofEHCC for the loving care anddevotion they showed Dot. Dotwas the life of the party at EHCC,and she enjoyed participating inthe activities on a daily basis.Therefore, in lieu of flowers, thefamily requests memorial gifts begiven to Etowah Health CareCenter, Attn: ActivitiesDepartment, 409 Old GradyRoad, Etowah, TN 37331 inmemory of Dot Dunkle, or to yourfavorite charity.

The funeral will be held at 7p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, atEtowah First Baptist Church withPastor Bryan Dunkle and PastorBo Dunkle officiating. The familywill receive friends from 4 to 7p.m. Tuesday prior to the serviceat the church.

Family and friends will assem-ble at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb.22, 2017, at Green Hill Cemeteryfor the committal service.

Bordwine Funeral Home incharge of arrangements. If youare unable to attend, you maysign the guest registry atwww.bordwinefuneralhome.com.

Evelyn Jean HarrisEvelyn Jean Harris, 80, of

Cleveland died Friday, Feb. 17,2017, at her home.

Survivors and arrangementswill be announced later byCompanion Funeral Home &Crematory.

Connie V. HayesConnie V. Hayes, 61, of

Chatsworth, Ga., died onSaturday, Feb. 18, 2017.


James HicksJames “Frog” Hicks, 75, a res-

ident of Cleveland, passed awayWednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, atthe family residence.

He was the son of the lateLeland and Nora Carney Hicks.He was also preceded in deathby his brother, Ronnie “Buckshot”Hicks; and his brother-in-law,Kenneth Satterfield.

“Frog” worked for more than 50years in the construction busi-ness building bridges. He was abridge foreman working with TVAand Simpson construction. Hewas an avid fisherman, he lovedto camp and was a hugeNASCAR fan. He was a memberof Sunrise Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife,Dean Hicks; his daughters:Carole Hicks, Brenda Maynardand her husband, Artie, andDona Hicks, all of Cleveland; hisstepsons: Dewayne Lowe andhis wife, Lee Ann, of Cleveland,Dennis Lowe and his wife,Carman, of Old Fort; grandchil-dren: Catie Poteet, ChristiePoteet, Jack Hicks, StephenStaley, Kirby Gentry, AshleyIndovino, David Lowe, WhitneyBurnette, Lauren Willis andTristen Lowe; seven great-grand-children; his sister, NellieSatterfield of Cleveland; broth-ers, Ralph Hicks and his wifeMargie of Cleveland and CarlHicks and his wife, Mai, ofDickson; and several nieces andnephews and many friends.

A Remembrance of Life serv-ice will be held today, Feb. 19,2017, at 4 p.m. at Jim RushFuneral and Cremation ServicesWildwood Avenue Chapel withPastor Benny Watson and withPastor Charles Moore officiating.

The interment will be at 11 a.m.Monday at Greasy Creek BaptistChurch Cemetery with StephenStaley, Jack Hicks, KennySatterfield, Chris Cartwright,David Lowe, Tristen Lowe, MikeInbovino and Anthony Willis serv-ing as casketbearers.

The family will receive friendstoday, from 2 until 4 p.m., at thefuneral home.

We encourage you to shareyour memories and or condo-lences with Frog’s family bygoing to www.jimrushfuneral-homes.com.

Thelma HurryThelma Jane Miller Schick

Davis Hurry, 87, of Cleveland,died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017.

Arrangements will beannounced by Covenant Funeral& Crematory, Crox family ownedand operated, www.CovenantFuneral.com.

Roger ‘Kip’ JonesRoger “Kip” Jones, 57, a resi-

dent of Old Fort, passed awaySaturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at alocal hospital.

He was a member of OakGrove Baptist Church. He lovedto fish and be with his family,especially his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death byhis father, Karl (Tommy) Jones,and mother-in-law, Mary Black.

He is survived by his wife,Jennifer Black Jones; son, Josh(Miranda) Jones of Chatsworth,Ga.; daughter, Holly (JoeFitzgerald) Hall of Old Fort; moth-er, Mildred Maynor Jones ofBenton; sister, Karla (Ron)McCormack of Estill Springs;grandchildren: Connor andNadine Jones, Haven andAbbigail Hall, Mylhea Jones andVallamarie, Madison and DakotaFitzgerald; niece, Kara Rigsby;nephews: Jamie McCormackand Jacob and Caleb Thomas;father-in-law, Holland Black ofOld Fort; sister-in-law, CathyThomas; and special “brother,”Eddie Martin.

Funeral services will be con-ducted at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb.20, 2017, at Higgins FuneralHome in Benton, with the Rev.Ron McCormack and Rev. JamieMcCormack officiating. Intermentwill be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in OakGrove Cemetery.

The family will receive friendsfrom 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at thefuneral home prior to the service.

Nephews and great-nephewswill serve as pallbearers andhonorary pallbearers.

We invite you to send a mes-sage of condolence and view the

Walter JonesWalter Danny Jones, 70, of

Cleveland, died on Friday, Feb.17, 2017.


Robert KenyonRobert Wayne Kenyon, 59, of

Ringgold, Ga. died on Friday,Feb. 17, 2017.


Loretta McGrathLoretta McGrath, 42, of

Cleveland, died Saturday, Feb.18, 2017.

The Jim Rush Funeral andCremation Services North OcoeeChapel will announce survivorsand funeral arrangements.

Carolyn Sue PierceCarolyn Sue Pierce, 69, life-

long resident of Birchwood, diedWednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 at alocal hospital.

She was a member of BurdetteBaptist Church.

She was preceded in death byher first husband, Danny Smith,father of her sons; second hus-band, Haskell Pierce; parents,Tom and Tennessee Mathews;brother, Jesse Alan Mathews;and sisters, Drusilla Pendergrassand Bobbie McKenney.

Survivors include her sons:Don Smith of Birchwood, andDavid Smith of Ringgold, Ga.;sisters: Jimmie Millard andEvelyn Millsaps; and severalnieces and nephews.

The funeral will be conductedat 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20,2017, in the chapel of Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Homewith Pastor James Staton officiat-ing. Interment will follow inMcInturff Cemetery.

Her family will receive friendsfrom 2 to 5 p.m. today at thefuneral home

We invite you to send a mes-sage of condolence and view thePierce family guestbook atwww.fikefh.com

James “J. L.” PrenticeJames L. "J. L." Prentice, 92, a

resident of Birchwood, passedaway early Friday morning, Feb.17, 2017, at the family residence.

He was the son of the lateLizzie Knight Prentice andRobert Prentice. He was preced-ed in death by his son-in-law,Michael Armour; and his broth-ers: Robert Prentice and FranklinChilds.

He was a U. S. Army veteran,serving in Central Europe duringWorld War II. He was the oldestliving World War II veteran in hiscommunity.

He owned and operatedPrentice Used Cars for manyyears. He enjoyed working on hisfarm and riding on his tractor. Healso enjoyed going to flea mar-kets. He was of the Christianfaith.

Survivors include his wife of 68years, Dorothy Childs Prentice ofBirchwood; his daughters: JanetArmour of Kansas City, Mo.,Shirley Burger and her husband,Teddy, of Cleveland, MarilynBales and her husband, Rodney,of Birchwood and Carol Swafford

and her husband, Rick, ofCleveland; his grandchildren:Randy Bales and his wife, Casey,Jennifer McGlohon and her hus-band, Jason, Corey Bales,Nicholas Bales, Laura Bales,Scott Burger and his wife,Christy, Karen Partridge and herhusband, John, Daniel Armourand his wife, Melissa, and AdamArmour; his 10 great-grandchil-dren; his sisters: Vera MaePendergrass of Chattanooga andCatherine Myers of Georgetown;his brother, Raymond Childs andhis wife, Imogene, of Lake City;and several nieces andnephews.

The Remembrance of Lifeservice will be conductedMonday, Feb. 20, 2017, at 2 p.m.from the Jim Rush Funeral andCremation Services North OcoeeChapel with Rev. David Evansofficiating.

Interment will follow in theMcInturf Cemetery with RandyBales, Corey Bales, NicholasBales, Scott Burger, DanielArmour and Jason McGlohonserving as casket bearers.Military honors will be given.

The family will receive friendsfrom 5 until 8 p.m. today at thefuneral home.

Roberto RojasRoberto Rojas, 82, of

Chattanooga, died on Friday,Feb. 17, 2017.


Sara Lou SmithSara Lou Smith, 62, a lifetime

resident of this area, passedaway on Friday night, Feb. 17,2017, in a local hospital.

She was born on Oct. 19, 1954in Decatur, a daughter of the lateCarl and Margaret Thurman. Sheloved bingo, playing computervideo games and watching herfavorite baseball teams play.

In addition to her parents, shewas preceded in death by twosisters: Dorothy Mae Burnetteand Sharon Webb.

She leaves behind to cherishher memory loving husband of45-plus years, Charles RaySmith; two children: Marilyn LynnBishop and Timothy LamontSmith and his wife, Jeniffer;seven grandchildren: Haley,Logan, Soloman, Jason, Cody,Donavon and Alia; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother,James Willard Thurman; numer-ous other extended family mem-bers; and a host of specialfriends.

A celebration of her life isplanned for Monday evening,Feb. 20, 2017, at 7 in the chapelof Companion Funeral Homelocated at 2419 GeorgetownRoad N.W. in Cleveland, with theRev. Travis Humbard officiating.

The family will receive friendson Monday, from 5 to the 7 p.m.service time, in the funeral homeparlor.

You are encouraged to share amemory of Sara and/or your per-sonal condolences with her fami-ly by visiting her memorial web

page and guestbook atwww.companionfunerals.com.Companion Funeral Home andthe Cody family are honored toassist the Smith family with herarrangements.

Diane Frances SnyderDiane Frances Snyder, 79, of

Cleveland died Saturday morn-ing, Feb. 18, 2017, at her home.


Johnnie Ricky StilesJohnnie Ricky “Rick” Stiles, 70,

of Benton, passed away onWednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at hisresidence.

He had attended WestCleveland Baptist Church andwas self-employed as a masterbarber stylist at Rick’s BarberShop. He was also a USGTF cer-tified golf instructor.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, Leonard (L.H.) andLena Bandy Stiles; sister,Constance Stiles; and brother,Donald Ray Stiles.

He is survived by his lovingwife, WM. Dorothy Rabun Stilesof Benton; daughter, RichelleStiles Ledford and husband,Steve Ledford, of Cleveland;grandchildren: Brandon Ledfordof Cleveland, Steven Ledford ofOld Fort, and Alison Ledford ofCleveland; one great-grandchild,Anthony Ledford of Old Fort; twobrothers: Ronnie Stiles and wife,Shirley Stiles, Steve Stiles andwife, Kathy Stiles; one sister- in-law, Wanda Beck Stiles, all ofCleveland; one uncle; andnumerous nieces, nephews, andcousins.

The family will receive friendson Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, from4 to 6:30 p.m. at SerenityGrissom Funeral Home andCremation Center.

A Celebration of Life will beheld following the visitation at 7p.m. in the chapel of the funeralhome.

We invite you to visit www.gris-somserenity.com to view the obit-uary and leave a message ofcondolence.

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Scot Carraway, Gary Shaw,Harold Bryant Jr., Jr. Russell,Steve Montgomery and JonSmith, who are celebrating birth-days today ... EMily Rogers andTracy Hall, who celebrated birth-days Saturday.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Aconservative Christian univer-sity in South Carolina is get-ting its federal tax-exempt sta-tus back 30 years after losingit over a ban on interracial dat-ing.

Bob Jones UniversityPresident Steve Pettit told TheGreenville News that the banwas dropped in 2000 and aformer university presidentapologized for discriminationeight years later.

But Pettit says no one triedto get the university’s nonprofitstatus back from the IRSbefore he took over in 2014.Pettit says the university hadto create a complicated plan torestore the status.

The U.S. Supreme Courtruled in 1983 that the IRSrevoking Bob JonesUniversity’s tax-exempt statuswas legal because the federalgovernment’s efforts to endracial discrimination weregreater than the religiousschool’s free speech rights.

DETROIT (AP) — LucyNeighbor knew that to start overafter fleeing torture, bloodshedand repression in her nativeCameroon, she needed to findsomething called FreedomHouse. She managed to reachthe place in 2008, and thoughshe wasn’t exactly sure what itwas, she felt at home themoment the door opened.

“When you come here, theperson talking to you has somuch compassion and love. Allthe anxiety, all the fear startsjust going,” said Neighbor, 41,who became a U.S. citizen lastyear and now works at aDetroit-area hotel.

Freedom House is a haven inDetroit for asylum seekers thatbills itself as the only facility inthe U.S. providing temporaryhousing, legal aid and otherservices under one roof and atno charge. For more than threedecades, the nonprofit organiza-tion has welcomed immigrantsfrom around the globe, especial-ly Africa, Latin America, SouthAsia and the Middle East.

But now, residents and staffmembers are anxious about thefuture as President DonaldTrump tries to close the door tomany newcomers to the U.S.

“They’re scared, they’re cry-ing. Many of them are havingPTSD, flashbacks,” said

Freedom House executiveDeborah Drennan, who isknown as “Mom Deb.”

In addition to trying to barnearly all refugees, block travel-ers from seven Muslim coun-tries, build a wall at the Mexicanborder and cut funding to immi-grant-protecting “sanctuarycities,” Trump made it clear inan executive order signed lastmonth that he intends to take aharder line on asylum claims to“end the abuse” of the program.

Drennan said there are fearsthat more applicants for asylumwill be detained, deported and,ultimately, consigned to death intheir home countries.

“It gets me big afraid becauseI don’t know what’s happeningin the future,” said a 29-year-old Freedom House residentfrom central Africa, who wouldnot give her name or countryout of fear for her safety and herfamily’s. She said she was jailedin her homeland for protestingthe government.

Foreigners who arrive in theU.S. can win the right to staypermanently if they can show awell-founded fear of persecutionin their homeland. It takes yearsfor asylum cases to be decided,but between 2011 and 2015, anaverage of 46,000 requests weremade annually and about 9,500were granted each year.

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Dorothy ThompsonThe funeral for Dorothy Wray

Thompson, 92, will be held at 2p.m. today, Feb. 19, 2017, in theShelton-Hunt Funeral HomeChapel with burial to follow inRose Hill Cemetery.

She was born Jan. 25, 1925, toA.D. and Mary (Sullivan) Wray,and went to be with her Lord andSavior on Wednesday, Feb.15,2017.

As a mother and homemaker,she was an excellent cook andenjoyed preparing meals for herloved ones. In addition to beingthe matriarch of her family, shehad a passion for football andbasketball. Above all she had anunwavering faith in God.

She was a lifelong member ofCentral Avenue ChristianChurch, where she played theorgan for 43 years and wasinstrumental in developing theLadies Missionary Society. Shewas united in marriage withWhitney S. Thompson on May10, 1944, in Humboldt.

She was preceded in death bytwo sisters: Mary FrancesCampbell and Bettye Halbert.

She is survived by her lovinghusband of 73 blissful years,Whitney Thompson; a daughter,Mary Ruth (Donald) Colvin ofGermantown; a son, Andy(Linda) Thompson of Birchwood;six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers the familyrequests memorials be given tothe Central Avenue ChristianChurch in Humboldt.

Cathryn Hancock WolfeElsie Cathryn Hancock Wolfe,

85, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017,at Saint Augustine Plantation inTallahassee, Fla.

The funeral was conducted at11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, atHughart, Beard & Giles FuneralHome in Hopkinsville with theRev. Nathan Brown officiating.Burial followed in Green HillMemorial Gardens.

A native of Bumpus Mills, shewas born April 13, 1931, thedaughter of the late Melvin andElsie Hancock. She graduatedfrom South Christian High Schoolin Herndon, Ky. She was ahomemaker.

She relocated many times insupport of her beloved husband’scareer in the space industry. Thefamily later moved toChattanooga, and enjoyed 40years in the Smokey Mountains.She was a member of theDaughters of the AmericanRevolution. She enjoyed a livelycard game of canasta and keep-ing up with current events in herspare time.

She was preceded in death byher husband of 63 years, HenryH. Wolfe; her sons: Mark Wolfeand Christopher Wolfe; and herbrothers: Melvin Hancock andMarvin Hancock.

She is survived by her son,Michael (Sharon) Wolfe ofCrawfordsville, Fla.; her sister,Barbara Haydon of Hopkinsville,Ky.; her grandchildren: ClaytonWolfe, Colby Wolfe and CrystalWolfe; her great-grandchildren:Landry Wolfe and Lawson Wolfe;

her nieces and nephews; and adevoted friend, Shirley Lusk.

Memorial contributions aresuggested to Big Bend Hospice1723 Mahan Center Blvd.Tallahassee, FL 32308 orNational Fragile X Foundation,2100 M St N.W., Washington, DC20037.

Danny Lynn YoderDanny Lynn Yoder, 56, of

Cleveland, passed away onThursday, Feb. 16, 2017.

He was born on March 24,1960, to Kenneth and HelenYoder. He was a lifelong residentof this area and worked as anauto body mechanic by trade.

He loved his daughters morethan anything in the world. Healso enjoyed being on Parksvillelake in the summers boating andskiing, as well as cars and motor-cycles.

He was preceded in death byhis father, Kenneth Yoder; andson, Lynn Daniel Yoder.

He leaves behind to cherishhis memory his wife of 21 years,Jennifer Yoder; two daughters:Kayla Irene Yoder and EmmaGrace Yoder; his mother, HelenYoder; three brothers: JamesYoder (Denise) of Knoxville,Charles Yoder (Detha) ofOoltewah, and Billy Yoder(Michelle) of Cleveland; andnumerous nieces, nephews andextended family members andfriends.

The family will receive friendsfrom 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the serv-ice at the funeral home.

A celebration of life service willbe held at 2 p.m. today Feb. 19,2017, at Companion FuneralHome with the Rev. John Parkerofficiating.

Interment will follow the serv-ice at Mars Hill Cemetery inEtowah. Billy Yoder, MatthewYoder, Micheal Yoder, SeanYoder, Aaron Ware, MichaelRandolph, Greg Young, andDoug Ingram will serve as pall-bearers.

You are invited to share a per-sonal memory of Danny or yourcondolences with his family at hisonline memorial located atwww.companionfunerals.com.

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From Staff Reports

The Bradley County Sheriff’sOffice will be hosting its secondopen house next weekend.

Sheriff Eric Watson said theopen house will be on Feb. 26,from 2 to 4 p.m.

There will be guided tours ofthe administrative offices, deten-tion center, forensics crime lab,and the Judicial ServicesComplex.

Additionally, personnel willconduct demonstrations withequipment, and have an oppor-tunity to meet representativesfrom every division.

This is the second depart-ment-wide open house underWatson.

Watson said, “It’s importantour agency continues tostrengthen our relationship with

the community. This event willeducate residents about thedepartment’s various functionsand operations. We are excitedto open our doors to the com-munity so they can get a practi-cal tutorial, and interact withthe great men and women whodiligently serve their community.

“I know the public has a lot ofquestions as to the things we

do. This event will allow atten-dees to get those questionsanswered,” Watson added.

No reservations are required,but anybody seeking additionalinformation should contactDirector Arnold Botts at 423-728-7306 or [email protected].

The sheriff’s department islocated at 2290 Blythe Ave.


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KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL Executive Director Joanne Maskew delivers the news that theCleveland High School Environmental Awareness Association (EAA) has placed second out of nearly 20local schools in the Keep America Beautiful Recycle Challenge. The club collected and recycled over3,000 pounds this past November, and they were rewarded with a pizza party.


CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS, Jeannie Cuervo and Holly Parker, proudly holdthe Keep America Beautiful 2016 Youth & Education Award, which is a national award that was also pre-sented to the student-led Environmental Awareness Association. Executive Director Joanne Maskewwas on hand to present this award to them.


STUDENT LEADERS of the Environmental Awareness Association beam with excitement with thenews that their achievements are being recognized on a national level. From left are Gina Nguyen,Veeren Patel, Alexandra Paladian and Kajal Patel.


STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ASSOCIATION members celebrate as they are pre-sented the Keep America Beautiful 2016 Youth & Education Award Friday at Cleveland High School.


ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL at Cleveland High School, Cliff Eason, and Cleveland City Director ofSchools Dr. Russell Dyer show their support and congratulate the Environmental AwarenessAssociation’s achievements on Friday at Cleveland High School.

I SEE BY THE BANNERSharon’s Adult Day Center,

5212 North Lee Hwy., will host afree support group meeting forcaregivers of those withAlzheimer’s disease and demen-tia on Wednesday, from 5 to 6p.m. For more information, con-tact Sherri Young at 423-728-5656.

———The Ocoee Region Beekeepers

Association will meet Tuesday at7 p.m. at the Benton MunicipalBuilding, 6496 Highway 411 inBenton. Guest speaker JeffDayton will discuss “Learningfrom Observation Hives.” If youare a first-time beekeeper, youmay sign up for a hive grant kitgiveaway. The kit includes somebasic equipment for a beginningbeekeeper.

———The Bradley County

Democratic Party will meet onMonday at 7 p.m. at theCleveland/Bradley Public

Library’s Community Room.There will be preparation on theBCDP’s required two-year reor-ganization for the election of newofficer and information about theBy Laws. For more informationcall 423-336-1129.

———The Cleveland Urban Area

Transit System will be closed onMonday to observe President’sDay. It will reopen on Tuesday.

———A surprise benefit singing for

Glenn and Dean Cartwright willbe held on Saturday at 2 p.m. atFour Point Baptist Church, 3501Old Tasso Road N.E. There willbe hot dogs with all the fixings.The singers will be by the JointHeirs and Fellowship Singers.

———The Senior Citizen Dance fea-

turing the Bradley CountyRambers will be held onThursday at 7 p.m. at the SeniorActivity Center, 230 Urbane

Road. Bring food for a covereddish luncheon.

Ladd Springs Seventh-dayAdventist Church, 5860 BatesPike, willl have a SanctuaryCrusade with Darwin Whitmanon Wednesday throughSaturday, 7 nightly. There will bea replica of the Old Testamentsanctuary and high priest nightlyand all day on Saturday.

———Friend and Family Day will be

held at New Hope Church of theNazarene, 2018 Washington AveS.E., on Sunday at 11 a.m.Special music will be by MeadowLane and the New Hope worshipleaders Amy McAlister andJimmy Mathis.

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degree. Financial stress is a signifi-

cant obstacle to persistence formany college students, andfinancial literacy educationplays an important role in help-ing them to stay in school andbetter prepare for the future.

LEAP serves a select group of140 students who are low-income, first generation collegestudents or those who have adisability. The Student SuccessCenter serves all Lee students.LEAP staff and Success Centerleaders and coaches will workwith the Lee Financial Aid staffto offer financial literacy activi-ties through several formats toall students. The financial liter-acy program will include work-shops and events, promotion offinancial literacy resources,staff training, and student par-ticipation incentives.

“We see financial literacytraining for our students as ashort-term investment withlong-term benefits,” said Dr.Suzanne Holt, director of LEAP.“Lee University is extremelygrateful to SunTrust for under-girding us in this endeavor.”

This program will equip over3,000 students with the knowl-edge and tools needed to makehealthy financial decisions tosupport their educational andfuture goals.

“The SunTrust Foundation ispleased to provide LeeUniversity with a grant toexpand their financial literacyoffering and assist first-genera-tion college students gain finan-cial confidence,” said JimVaughn, SunTrust region presi-dent for Eastern Tennessee. “Weknow that college expenses cancause financial stress, and wewant to help relieve some ofthat so that students can moveforward and earn their degree.”

The SunTrust Foundation isdedicated to the company’s pur-pose of Lighting the Way toFinancial Well-Being by engag-ing organizations to advancefinancial confidence. Grantsand activities focus primarily onfinancial empowerment, butalso include education, healthand human services, civicimprovement and culturalgrowth. The SunTrustFoundation supports American

Red Cross disaster relief effortsand contributes as a UnitedWay Global Corporate Leader.Established in 2008, theSunTrust Foundation hasproudly provided grants totalingmore than $112 millionthroughout the Southeast andmid-Atlantic regions.

Lee University recentlyreceived a $20,000 grant fromSunTrust Foundation to sup-port and expand Lee’s financialliteracy program. The check

was presented to Lee Universityon Feb. 1.

Financial literacy educationwill become a key component ofLee University’s LEAP (Learn

Engage Achieve Program) andits new Student Success Center.Both programs support stu-dents to help them persist atLee and complete a college


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from lefT are miKe Cooper, first vice president of SunTrust Bank, Chattanooga; Dr. SuzanneHolt; Erin Looney, director of student success and retention; Jonathan Lambert, Lee student and LEAPparticipant. In back are Angela Conner, vice president of community development, SunTrust; Marian Dill,director of financial aid; Jim Vaughn, East Tennessee region president; Michaelia Black, assistant direc-tor of institutional risk and compliance; Vanessa Hammond, director of grants.

Jewelers for Children donate

$30,000 to local CASA effortSpecial to the Banner

A $30,000 grant was recentlyawarded to CASA of Bradley andPolk Counties. The Jewelers forChildren donation was toincrease the number of volun-teer advocates who representthe best interests of abused andneglected children in court.

The award to CASA ofBradley and Polk Counties ispart of a $625,000 grant thatJFC made to the National CASAAssociation.

“Our board has always beenfocused on charities that prima-rily benefit children in need.TheNational CASA Association is aperfect fit for our support,” saidDavid Rocha, the executivedirector of Jewelers for Children.“CASA excels at helping themost vulnerable children duringa very trying time in their younglives.”

More than 1,400 children areinvolved with the Bradley andPolk County courts every year,primarily as a result of childabuse or neglect.

Last year, CASA of Bradleyand Polk Counties helped hun-dreds of these children find safe,permanent homes. The program

is always seeking new volun-teers in its effort to provide avoice to abused and neglectedchildren.

“Funding from Jewelers forChildren will help us recruit andtrain our goal of an additional25 volunteer advocates throughfive volunteer advocate trainingsessions. We are grateful thejewelers and our local support-ers are focused on helping ourmost vulnerable children,” saidJosiah Vacheresse, executivedirector of CASA of Bradley andPolk Counties.

Jewelers for Children is thecharitable arm of the jewelryindustry, composed of jewelryretailers, manufacturers, watchcompanies and trade associa-tions. They are the largest pri-vate supporter of the NationalCASA Association, supportingvolunteer advocacy since 2003.

In addition to the NationalCASA Association, JFC’s charitypartners include: St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital,Make-A-Wish America, and theElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDSFoundation. For more informa-tion on JFC, please visit jewel-ersforchildren.org.

The National CASA

Association provides leadershipto 943 state and local programoffices that champion the bestinterests of abused and neglect-ed children. Across the country,over 77,000 highly trainedCASA/GAL volunteers serve aspowerful advocates for thesechildren, one child at a time,within the child welfare system.For more information on theNational CASA Association, go tocasaforchildren.org.

CASA advocates play a vitalrole in providing impartial rec-ommendations to the judgeabout how to best serve theunique needs of each child.

In Bradley and Polk Counties,judges implement over 90 per-cent of CASA recommendations.If you are interested in learningmore about CASA or in becom-ing a child advocate yourself,more information can be foundat www.casabp.org.

The next six-week volunteeradvocate training programbegins on Wednesday, March22.

For more information, contactthe Outreach and VolunteerManager, Jessica Myers at 423-472-5800 or by email at [email protected].

The KnighTs of Columbus, Council No. 4572 recently made two donations to the DisabledAmerican Veterans organization of Bradley County. The regular donation to the DAV was from fundsraised by the Labor Day and Super Bowl BBQ roasts. The second donation was the funds raised bythe 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held by the Council. Grand Knight Claude Hardison and financial sec-retary John Lucchesie presented the checks to DAV Commander Bill Gray. The DAV does not receivegovernment funding and contributions assist the DAV in providing support to veterans in the KnoxvilleVeterans Home and to the veterans living in the local area. The DAV depends on fundraisings and dona-tions to assist veterans in need of help obtaining disability compensation, VA pensions, medical care,Social Security benefits and Veterans jobs programs. The DAV members have taken on a project to dosome major renovations in the local Veterans Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’sorganization dedicated to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.

Black history to be focus of CCHHS meetingThe Charleston Calhoun

Hiwassee Historical Society willhold its regular monthly meetingSunday at 3 p.m.

Bryan Reed will be the guestspeaker. Reed is the SocialSciences Department chair andprofessor of history at ClevelandState Community College andpresident of the Bradley County

Historical and GenealogicalSociety.

He has done extensiveresearch on local black historyand in recognition of BlackHistory Month, he will be pre-senting on The History ofAfrican-American Schools andEducation in Charleston.

The meeting will be held at

Hiwassee River Heritage Center,8746 Hiwassee Street,Charleston.

The public is invited to attend.

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By SArAlYN NorKUSBanner Staff Writer

A partnership betweenCleveland Mayor Tom Rowland,Bradley County Mayor GaryDavis and Lee University’s Fivefor All campaign has led to theweek of Feb. 19 being officiallydeclared Mental HealthAwareness Week in Clevelandand Bradley County.

A brainchild of the university’sBateman team, the Five for Allcampaign was created to helpengage the local community in aconversation about the five signsof emotional distress — person-ality change, being agitated,withdrawal, poor self-care andhopelessness.

“We decided this was a causethat applied to everyone so ourtheme is ‘five for all.” Emotionalhealth is not just something thatI might suffer with or you mightsuffer with, emotional sufferingis a universal cause. We reallywanted to highlight this in thecommunity because any time, atany point, someone is sufferingsomewhere,” Five for All cam-paign liaison Amy Maronaexplained.

“We’re working with collegestudents as well as senior adultsspecifically, so it’s not just goingto be on campus. We wanted toreach out into the communityand make a difference.”

The Five for All campaigncoordinators will be visiting sen-ior centers, civic clubs and thelocal YMCA to help further theiroutreach work throughout theweek.

On Friday, both MayorRowland and Mayor Davis pre-sented their joint decree for thestart of Mental HealthAwareness Week at LeeUniversity’s Alumni Park.

“The Bateman team has agreat way of encouraging leadersin the community and arealways at the forefront of issuesthat affect so many people,”Rowland said.

“To start at this grassrootslevel for mental health aware-ness is one of the most impor-tant things we can emphasize inour community.”

Mayor Davis was glad to showhis support for the Five for Allcampaign, as he feels that occa-

sionally, mental health takes aback seat to physical health ini-tiatives.

“You hear a lot of talk aboutphysical health, but it’s beenproven over and over that men-tal health is just as importantand often at times, contributesto our physical health eithernegatively or positively,” Davisbegan.

“The awareness of the fivesigns is especially important,because like all communities, wehave suicides from time to timeand have recently. I’ve had fami-ly members who were in that sit-uation. If you’d just called andshown an act of kindness, Ithink a lot of times it may havehelped or even prevented thosesituations. We’re working tomake more people aware andhelping them to identify the fivesigns.”

The mayors were joined byCircuit Court Judge AndrewFreiberg and state Rep. DanHowell, who were both glad to beable to show their support forthe upcoming Mental HealthAwareness Week.

“I think if we’re honest, all ofour lives are touched by mental

illness, either amongst our-selves, or our friends or family.For too long it has not been atopic we could discuss in politecompany. I think things arechanging and an awarenessweek like this helps stem thattide. I believe there is healing intalking . If we can just talkabout it, recognize it and dealwith it, we’ll help a lot of peoplewho haven’t been helped in thepast,” Freiberg commented.

For Freiberg, the MentalHealth Awareness Week fits innicely with something he is verypassionate about — the localmental health court, which hadits first official session Tuesday.

“It’s a recovery court program.It’s for intensive outpatient peo-ple who are engaged in nonvio-lent offense as a product of theirmental illness,” Freibergexplained. “They don’t need to bein jails. They need to be treatedso they can get back on trackand be productive, tax-paying,employed members of our socie-ty. When I heard about (the Fivefor All campaign), I felt it fit withwhat I’m trying to do in my posi-tion.”

Showing his support for the

Five for All campaign was alsoan easy decision for Howell.

“This is a tremendous issueand I’m glad the Bateman teamand Dr. Silverman have takenthis on as a cause,” Howell said.

The District 22 representativeadded he felt it ties in with theophioid abuse issue the statelegislators are beginning to takea long, hard look at.

“It’s the number one drugabused in Tennessee and we’reprobably in the top 10 as far asophioid abuse,” Howell began.“That kind of abuse plays heavi-ly into a person’s mental healthand the two really are correlat-ed.”


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LEE UNIVERSITY PRSSA Bateman competition team members and community leaders are, from left, Cody Aulidge, Emily Honeysett,Bethany Timmons, faculty advisor for the Bateman Team Dr. Patty Silverman, state Rep. Dan Howell, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland,Megan Brazier, Amy Marona; back, Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis and Judge Andrew Frieberg.


THE FIVE FOR ALL Campaign liaison Amy Marona, stresses the importance of being aware that evenif you aren’t dealing with emotional distress in your own life, there is a good possibility that “one of yourfriends or family could be.”

Study shows big data helps struggling college students graduate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gettingthrough college isn’t easy, andit can be even harder for low-income and first generation stu-dents with few supportresources. A new tool involvingbig data can help those at risk.

Researchers at Georgia StateUniversity spent four years ana-lyzing students’ grades, testscores and other information inorder to identify those in poten-tial trouble, and promptlyassisted them. The study showsthe number of students gradu-ating has jumped by 30 percentand that students are spendingless time and money to earn adegree.

“These are really encouraginggains,” said Timothy Renick,the school’s vice president forenrollment management andstudent success and the princi-pal investigator in the study.“Because of these proactiveinterventions all students bene-fited, but the students whobenefited the most were firstgeneration, low-income andstudents of color.”

Renick presented the studyat the American Association forthe Advancement of Scienceconference in Boston onSaturday.

Inspired by Renick’s results,the Education Departmentawarded a four-year $8.9 mil-lion grant that will significantlyexpand his study. The project,which kicked off last year, willinvolve 10,000 low-income andfirst generation students atGeorgia State and 10 otherlarge public research universi-ties.

While some students are goodat keeping track of their aca-demic progress, students fromlow-income backgrounds mayfind it more difficult to spot aproblem, chose the right cours-es from an abundance of offer-ings and navigate the universitybureaucracy. That’s becausethey may not have relatives orfriends who had gone to collegeand could offer advice.

Gabriella Salinas, a 21-year-old junior at Georgia Statemajoring in marketing, said shewas doing well academically,but then received an F early inher finance class. She success-fully completed the course withextra help from her professor.

“Not everybody has somebodyto turn to and when an aca-demic adviser asks them ‘Hey isthere anything we can do,what’s going on?’ They feel as ifthey have somebody to turn towho actually cares about theirsuccess,” she said.

Renick analyzed past studentdata at Georgia State to makeforecasts about current stu-dents’ academic outcomes, atype of study known as predic-tive analytics. For instance, a

grade of C in an entry-levelclass in a student’s major was asign that student would strug-gle with more advanced cours-es. Scoring poorly in a mathclass meant problems for STEMmajors.

When such warning signswere spotted, academic advisersreached out to students toguide and counsel them. As aresult, STEM degrees awardedto black students rose by 69percent, to black male studentsby 111 percent and toHispanics by 226 percent. Theaverage time to a bachelor’sdegree at Georgia Statedecreased by more than half asemester, enabling the Class of2016 to save $15 million intuitions and fees.

“We are leveling the playingfield not by doing academicwork for the students ... butinstead by giving them timelyinformation about what mightmaximize their chances of grad-uation,” Renick said. “We havea moral obligation to these stu-dents and their families manyof whom are taking out largeloans to give them every chanceto graduate.”

Martin Kurzweil, director ofthe Educational TransformationProgram at Ithaka S+R, a non-profit research group taskedwith evaluating Renick’s studybecause it relies on federalmoney, called the result “prettymuch unprecedented, it’s fan-tastic.”

He stressed that it wasimportant to keep the data pro-tected lest it be used for com-mercial purposes or identitytheft.

Some experts have voicedconcern that the large amountsof student data collected couldbe used for profiling. But EllenWagner, a researcher who hasstudied predictive analytics ineducation, said it would behard to help the students with-out first identifying their prob-lems.

“Why would we want to put ametaphorical Band-Aid on aheadache?” Wagner said. “If wecan remove the guesswork oftrying to support students to bethe most successful they canbe, then we owe them therespect to find where they arestrong and where we can helpthem be stronger and get onwith their lives.”

Ryan Baker, associate profes-sor at University ofPennsylvania’s Graduate Schoolof Education, said that similaralgorithms have been provedsuccessful in auto insuranceand banking.

“Any technology can get mis-used, but I tend to think thatfor students at risk, predictionsystems are doing more goodthan harm,” Baker said.

Lisa Marie Presley says she’s broke after ex asks for money

NEW YORK (AP) — Lisa MariePresley describes herself asdeeply in debt and just out of atreatment facility in court papersthat accuse her estranged fourthhusband of having hundreds ofinappropriate photographs ofchildren on his computer.

Their 8-year-old twin daugh-ters are under the care ofCalifornia child protective servic-es, according to documents filedthis month with CaliforniaSuperior Court in Los Angelesrelated to husband MichaelLockwood’s request for spousalsupport. Lockwood has not beencharged with anything and hislawyer said the accusations areinaccurate.

The court papers tell a tale ofprofligacy and alleged fraud thathas made things messy forPresley, the 49-year-old onlychild of Elvis Presley and ex-wifeof both Michael Jackson andNicolas Cage.

It’s not clear why Presley’sdaughters are in state custody;her lawyer did not immediatelyreturn a call for commentSaturday. Presley said in court

papers that she has lived withher adult daughter and has beenin a treatment facility for undis-closed reasons since movingfrom Tennessee to California lastyear. She and Lockwood separat-ed in June after 10 years ofmarriage.

Presley said there is a chil-dren’s court trial scheduled forMarch related to her discovery ofphotos and “disturbing” video onher husband’s computer.

“I was shocked and horrifiedand sick to my stomach,” shewrote in court papers.

Lockwood’s lawyer, JeffSturman, said Saturday hisclient denied the “highly sensa-tional” and “inaccurate” charges.

In court papers, Lockwoodcalled it distasteful that Presley“has placed more value on tryingto damage my reputation thanon the fact that her false state-ments may be brought to ourdaughters’ attention, therebycausing them to suffer publichumiliation, embarrassment andemotional distress.”

Lockwood wants the court toorder Presley to pay him

$40,000 a month in spousalsupport and $100,000 in attor-neys’ fees. He’s a musician whosaid he essentially gave up hiscareer to work with his wife,who’s a singer-songwriter.

Presley disclosed that she getsa $100,000 monthly inheritancecheck and is paid $4,300 amonth and gets health insur-ance through her father’s estate.She also has a 15 percent stakein Elvis Presley Enterprises thatis held in a trust; Elvis’ estateearns millions of dollars a year.

Yet Presley, who said herfunds were mishandled by abusiness manager, says sheowes millions of dollars in backtaxes and credit card bills. Shesaid she owns a home inEngland that’s worth less thanwhat she owes on it, and hasmade no money as a musicianherself. She said she lives rent-free with her daughter and paysfor two full-time nannies for hertwins.

She said her estranged hus-band spent more than $1 millionon her credit cards that she did-n’t authorize; he denies it.

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Justfour weeks into his administra-tion, President Donald Trumpheld a campaign rally in Floridaon Saturday, repeating his politi-cal promises and continuing hisattacks on the “dishonest media.”

“I want to be among my friendsand among the people,” Trumptold a cheering crowd packed intoan airport hangar, praising his“truly great movement.”

Insisting he was the victim offalse reporting, Trump said hisWhite House was running “sosmoothly” and that he “inheritedone big mess.” The president hasbeen trying refocus after reportsof disarray and dysfunction with-in his administration.

Speaking to reporters on AirForce One before the rally,Trump said he was holding acampaign rally because “Life is acampaign.”

“To make America great againis absolutely a campaign,” hesaid. “It’s not easy, especiallywhen we’re also fighting thepress.”

The rally came during Trump’sthird straight weekend at his pri-vate south Florida club, Mar-a-Lago. It was another workingweekend for the president, whoplanned to interview at least fourpotential candidates for the job ofnational security adviser, a posi-tion unexpectedly open afterretired Gen. Michael Flynn’s fir-ing early this week.

Trump said Saturday “I havemany, many that want the job,they want to really be a part of it.I’ll make a decision over the nextcouple of days.”

Scheduled to discuss the jobwith the president were his act-ing adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen.Keith Kellogg; John Bolton, a for-mer U.S. ambassador to the

United Nations; Army Lt. Gen.H.R. McMaster; and the superin-tendent of the U.S. MilitaryAcademy at West Point, Lt. Gen.Robert Caslen. White Housespokesman Sean Spicer said thefour interviews were expected totake place Sunday at the privateestate.

Finding a new national securi-ty adviser was proving to be achallenge for Trump. His firstchoice, retired Vice Adm. RobertHarward, turned down the offer.

Trump had also expressedinterest in former CIA DirectorDavid Petraeus, but Spicer saidSaturday that Petraeus was not afinalist. The retired four-star gen-eral resigned as CIA director in2012 and pleaded guilty to onemisdemeanor charge of mishan-

dling classified information relat-ing to documents he had provid-ed to his biographer, with whomhe was having an affair.

Flynn resigned at Trump’srequest Monday after revelationsthat he misled Vice PresidentMike Pence about discussingsanctions with Russia’s ambassa-dor to the U.S. during the transi-tion. Trump said in a news con-ference Thursday that he wasdisappointed by how Flynn hadtreated Pence, but did not believeFlynn had done anything wrongby having the conversations.

Trump has lurched from crisisto crisis since the inauguration,including the botched rollout ofhis immigration order, strugglesconfirming his Cabinet picks anda near-constant stream of reportsabout strife within his adminis-tration.


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Hundreds of Texans mayhave voted improperly

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texaselection officials have acknowl-edged that hundreds of peoplewere allowed to bypass the state’stoughest-in-the-nation voter IDlaw and improperly cast ballots inthe November presidential elec-tion by signing a sworn statementinstead of showing a photo ID.

The chief election officers intwo of the state’s largest countiesare now considering whether torefer cases to local prosecutorsfor potential perjury charges orviolations of election law. Officialsin many other areas say they willsimply let the mistakes go, citingwidespread confusion among pollworkers and voters.

The Texas law requires votersto show one of seven approvedforms of identification to castballots. It was softened inAugust to allow people withouta driver’s license or other photoID to sign an affidavit declaringthat they have an impediment toobtaining required identification.

Even after the affidavits wereintroduced, voters who possessan acceptable photo ID werestill required to show it at thepolls.

The revelations come asPresident Donald Trump makesfrequent claims that the nation’svoting systems are vulnerable tofraud. The president has repeat-edly said, without citing any evi-dence, that he would have wonthe popular vote if not for 3 mil-lion to 5 million immigrants inthe country illegally who voted forhis Democratic opponent, HillaryClinton.

An Associated Press analysis ofroughly 13,500 affidavits submit-ted in Texas’ largest countiesfound at least 500 instances inwhich voters were allowed to getaround the law by signing an affi-davit and never showing a photoID, despite indicating that theypossessed one.

Others used the sworn declara-tions to lodge protest statementsagainst the law.

One affidavit from HidalgoCounty, along the Texas-Mexicoborder, read: “Did not want to‘pander’ to government require-ment.” In Tarrant County, anelection judge noted on an affi-davit: “Had photo ID but refusedto show it.”

“If we see that somebody bla-tantly says ‘I have ID’ and refusedto show it, we’re going to turnthat over to the D.A.,” saidStephen Vickers, chief deputyelections administrator forTarrant County, which includesFort Worth. “If they tried to usethe affidavit to get around thesystem, yeah, I see that as a vio-lation.”

The disclosures came as topTexas Republicans cheered thecase of a Mexican national whowas sentenced to eight years inprison for illegal voting. RosaMaria Ortega was convicted earli-

er this month on two felonycounts of illegal voting over alle-gations she improperly cast a bal-lot five times between 2005 and2014 in Tarrant County. Herattorney has said Ortega was apermanent U.S. resident whomistakenly thought she was eligi-ble to vote.

Gov. Greg Abbott and AttorneyGeneral Ken Paxton, bothRepublicans, cited the case asproof that voter fraud is real andrequires preventative measures.Abbott crowed via Twitter: “InTexas you will pay a price forVoter Fraud.”

His office did not return arequest for comment from the AP.

Questionable affidavits wereidentified in more than 20 coun-ties around the state.

Tarrant County alone had atleast two dozen. In Bexar County,home to San Antonio, the topelection official estimated that alarge chunk of the nearly 600affidavits submitted should havebeen declined and votersinstructed to cast provisional bal-lots instead.

Travis County, which includesAustin, identified 70 such casesout of roughly 2,300 affidavits.

In Fort Bend County, a suburbof Houston, more than 15 percentof voters who submitted 313 affi-davits said they possessed aphoto ID, but they were notrequired to show it.

Under a court order issued lastyear, election officials were notallowed to question a voter’s rea-son for signing an affidavit.

The cases do not amount tovoter fraud because people stillhad to be registered to vote toqualify for an affidavit, said JohnOldham, Fort Bend County’s elec-tions chief.

Poll workers were trained to“err on the side of letting peopleuse the affidavit instead of deny-ing them the chance to vote,”Oldham said.

“We don’t consider it somethingthat we want to go out and prose-cute people over,” Oldham said.“But I wish we didn’t have thisaffidavit process. It makes thewhole photo ID law entirelymeaningless.”

The affidavit process wasadopted after an appeals courtruled that the voter ID law dis-criminated against minorities.The change was intended to helpvoters who could not obtain iden-tification for a variety of reasons,including disability or illness,lack of transportation or conflictswith work schedules.

Nearly 9 million Texans castballots in the presidential elec-tion, according to state data, andDonald Trump defeated HillaryClinton by more than 800,000votes statewide. That means thehundreds of disputed ballotscould never have made a differ-ence in the outcome at the top ofthe ticket.

Trump rallies supporters, tears into media

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PreSident donAld Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the "Make America GreatAgain Rally" at Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Fla., Saturday.

The impact of the two cars — esti-mated to be the same as if he was trav-eling 120 mph — caused Dustin’sengine to crash through his dashboardand rupture his aorta.

Every bone in the young athlete’sbody was broken.

The strapping young man was gone,and so was the young lady who hadcrashed into him.

REALITY:“I do remember my boyfriend initially

hitting me, and that’s when I took thefirst drink,” Tiffany said. “He had back-handed me in the face and from therethat’s when I started to drink.”

“I am not at all blaming or using asan excuse what happened that morn-ing,” she continued. “I should not havebeen dealing with it that way.”

Tiffany does not remember after theaccident, police officers placed her

under arrest, butthen transported herto Erlanger Hospitalwith two brokenankles and a headinjury where, underan induced coma, sheremained uncon-scious for two weeks.

———Kim Ledford had

every reason to hateTiffany Isaza.

“I was trying to think if I ever reallyhated her,” Kim said. “At five weeksafter the wreck, I went to her and toldher that I forgave her. I said I wouldnever forgive the alcohol or the act.”

“Tiffany and I have talked about this.Not but by the grace of God do I, or anyof us for that matter,” she said. “Therecould have been any number of people,and there is every day, who could havedone this.”

The Ledfords had a child before inyounger days, but placed it for adop-tion.

“Dustin was our second chance.Tiffany deserves a second chance,” Kimsaid. “I was hurt at her. I might nothave liked her, but I don’t think I everhated her. There’s not a doubt in mymind that was because of my faith.”

Kim first saw Tiffany five weeks afterthe wreck during Tiffany’s stay at LifeCare, where she was undergoing reha-bilitation from her injuries.

“Everyone kept telling me to not go,”Kim said. “I said I have to go and tellher I forgive her.”

“I remember the first thing she saidto me was this had ruined her life,” sherecalled. “She was supposed to startschool and she wasn’t going to get tostart when she was supposed to. I wasthinking, ‘This ruined your life?’ But,as I was leaving the room, I turned toher and said, “Tiffany, don’t let Dustindie in vain.’ She has since told me thatpricked her heart.”

THE LEGAL PROCESS:Tiffany was sentenced to eight years

in prison.Kim said she was in attendance at all

of the court proceedings, because “itwas my duty as a mother.”

“I did want justice, but my main con-cern is she would forget Dustin andshe wouldn’t remember what she did,”Kim said.

“I remember at some point saying Ididn’t even care if she did time. I want-ed her to write me and send 99 centsevery weekend for the rest of her life.Because I knew if she was writing me acheck every week, she would rememberDustin and remember why she washaving to write me that check. Throughthis whole process, my biggest fear wasthat Dustin would be forgotten.

“I did want her off the streets,” sheadded, “because I did not want this tohappen to another family. I guess Ithought the only way for that to hap-pen was for her to be in jail.”

“I didn’t know she was not a mon-ster. I didn’t know this was not ahabit,” Kim said.

———In fact, Tiffany proved not to be a

monster.“I was a stay-at-home mom,” Tiffany

said. “I had started to go to churchbefore I moved to Cleveland and I hadreally changed my life. Then, I gotinvolved in a bad relationship.”

Tiffany said it shows “you have towatch your associations.”

“I got involved with someone I did notknow,” she said. “I had never donemeth in my life. I had no experiencewith meth or pills or any of that.Alcohol and marijuana, yes. I had donethe experimenting thing. I kept leavinghim and started college, but I kept tak-ing him back.”

Tiffany said the abuse got to be moreand more consistent.

“My son has cystic fibrosis and,because of that, that was the biggestreason I didn’t want to put my twins indaycare,” she said. “I just kept makingexcuses to get back into the relation-ship. I feel like I started to drinkbecause I was trying to numb myself. Itwas a crutch.”

Tiffany said the bad relationship wasno excuse

“In prison, I learned coping skills. Itold Kim this process is going to helpme as much as anyone else becausethe accountability is what I need andwhat I want,” she said.

COMMUNICATIONS:Kim and Tiffany did have communi-

cations with each other during Tiffany’sincarceration.

They were not always pleasant.“I think that was more from misun-

derstanding on my part,” Kim said.And then, there was the voodoo

curse.“I went through some spiritual expe-

riences in New York, and it really wasjust an assumption of how things cameabout,” Tiffany said. “There was a girlwho lived in the building with me, andin New York there are people from allbackgrounds. She was of Haitiandescent and she was practicing withsome things and made a comment tonot ever cross her. It just brought a lotof spiritual experiences to my life andturned me to the church.

“By me telling Kim that, what I wasreally trying to tell her was to know thedevil meant what happened that nightfor bad — and it was bad,” she said.“But what’s left, God can use for good.That was what I was trying to getacross, but at that time, my thinkingwasn’t clear.”

———“I didn’t see any remorse that first

year,” Kim said. “Come to find out, shedidn’t accept responsibility.”

“That’s important,” Tiffany said. “Iwas in and out of the hospital for threemonths before I entered prison. Duringmy hospital stay, my mom didn’t wantto hit me with all of that at once while Iwas so in and out of it. I was under theimpression I had hit a tree or some-thing. So when they did tell me the fullstory, it was surreal.”

Tiffany added she has not yet seenphotos of her and Dustin’s cars.

“My first thought was this kind ofthing only happens on TV,” she said.“You never think it’s going to happen tome. This was my first DUI. What I wantto tell people is it can happen to you.I’m living proof.”

Tiffany said the moment she was toldthere was a death involved, “It was likeall of the air was sucked out of theroom.”

“I couldn’t comprehend that I wasresponsible for killing a 24-year-oldman,” she said. “I think I was soshamed and shocked. I believe I would-n’t let myself. Of course I had remorse,but I was being treated so harshly.Even in jail, I wouldn’t talk about it. Iwouldn’t talk about it because Icouldn’t talk about it. It’s like there wasso much shame attached to that. Ihated myself.”

———Tiffany went through a program

called Therapeutic Community while inprison.

“It is a group for people who havehad past traumas,” she said. “When Ihad to speak it out loud for the firsttime in front of 20 people, it was likethe dam burst. Every emotion I hadbeen stuffing down and not dealingwith came out right there in that room.From that moment forward, I was ableto start to process what I was responsi-ble for. There were no excuses. I could-n’t blame anyone or anything else. Atthat moment, I just accepted.”

“It doesn’t matter if I was in a black-out. I should not have taken the firstdrink,” Tiffany said. “If you know youcannot handle alcohol, it’s your respon-sibility not even to start.”

PAROLE:Tiffany had three parole hearings

during her 7 1/2 years in prison.For a time, Kim Ledford was in con-

stant opposition to letting her out.“The first one was at the women’s

prison in Nashville,” Kim recalled. “Wewent there the night before because Iwas afraid we would be late the nextmorning.”

“I remember being there — her backwas to us. She wasn’t allowed to turnaround,” Kim said. “But, she was lessthan a few feet in front of me. Severalpeople spoke on keeping her in there.Of course, I got up and spoke. At thatpoint, I was not sure whether there wasany remorse or not. We had not had

that much contact.”Kim said she did not hear any

remorse that day.“I remember her talking about the

classes she had taken. They asked herto take some more classes and theydenied her parole,” she said with voicetrembling.

“I remember as I turned to go out thedoor, I looked down at her feet whereshe had broken her ankles in the wreckand both of them were huge. Her shoeswere untied because she could not tiethem because her ankles were so big.My heart broke for her at that point.”

Kim wanted to say something, butwas told she could not.

“I don’t even know what I was goingto say other than maybe to tell her itwas OK,” she said. “I remember goingout and, I still have that picture in mymind, of two little broken ankles andhow my heart went out to her.”

Tiffany said she had no illusions thefirst parole hearing would lead to herfreedom after almost two years.

“For what I had done, I didn’t deserveto get out,” she said, adding the firstparole hearing “was the hardest.”

“This was around the time I startedaccepting what had happened. Then, tosee the family again. I hadn’t totallygotten to a point where I could forgivemyself at that point,” Tiffany said.“Emotionally, that was probably thehardest one for me. I would just hearMrs. Ledford’s voice. It would make mecry. Inside me it crushed me to hearher voice because the pain I heard inher voice just killed me.”

BETTER THAN THE BEGINNING:

“Between those two hearings, I tookprograms on making better decisions,lifestyle management, I did several ofthose. I’ve got around 20 certificates ofcompletion,” Tiffany said. “Ecclesiastes7:8 says, ‘The end of a thing is betterthan the beginning thereof.’ The onlything I remembered from Kim’s visit tome in the hospital was her request tonot have let her son die in vain. Sofrom the very beginning of this, Iprayed for God to take care of mymother and my children. I am deter-mined that I am going to better myself.I am not going to come out of there thesame person I was when I went in.”

Kim was a model prisoner, became atrustee and was working in the war-den’s office as a custodian.

“What changed during that time wasthe way I think,” she said. “Before Icould change my behavior, I had tochange the way I think. That’s what Iworked on.”

——Kim and Danny were busy trying to

memorialize their son in a constructivemanner.

“We worked on Dustin’s Law to hard-

en the penalties for impaired drivingand started the golf tournament thatraises scholarship funds to present inDustin’s name,” Kim said.

“We went to the second parole hear-ing fully expecting her to get out,” shesaid. “Everybody had pretty much pre-pared me for that probability.”

Tiffany had applied at a Christian-based halfway house in Knoxville.

“I was preparing myself for that, butI still didn’t know whether I wouldmake parole,” she said. “I was preparedeither way.”

PAROLE DENIED:Tiffany was disappointed her parole

was not approved.“But, I knew the situation,” she said.

“I had only done four years on thatcharge and that’s not a huge amount.

“I went to keep her in,” Kim said. “Ididn’t feel like four years was enoughfor killing my son. And, I wasn’t surehow long it took to get the need foralcohol out of her system.”

Kim recalled Tiffany’s family was onone side of the hearing room.

“Tiffany’s mother spoke, then herdaughter spoke, saying she was gradu-ating in 2016 and she wanted hermother at her graduation,” Kim said. “Ispoke, DA Crump, Buck Campbell whoinvestigated the wreck told what a terri-ble crash it was. I said, ‘Tiffany hasbeen given an eight-year sentence. Wehave been given a life sentence.’”

“I remember one of the parole boardmembers looking at Tiffany’s daughterand saying, ‘I understand you wantyour mom at your graduation. She cansee that on video. I’m sure the Ledfordswould like to have their son here to seesome things.’ I felt that was harsh tosay that to her, but I knew how badshe wanted her mom there and whatspecial time that is. We had been therefor Dustin’s graduation six years earli-er.”

Kim said upon hearing Tiffany hadbeen denied parole, “I fell apart.”

“I could not control my emotions. Ihad so much that had built up in me. Iwas shaking uncontrollably,” she said.“Tiffany’s mother and another relativecame back and held me. I told them Iwas so sorry because I felt responsiblefor keeping her in there. Her motherturned to me and said, ‘Kim, it’s notyou. God’s not ready for her to get outyet.’”

Tiffany said her denied secondchance at parole made her believe shewould remain in prison the full lengthof her sentence.

“It didn’t surprise me,” she said. “Ikilled somebody. Who am I to say Ishould have gotten out sooner? I’m notgoing to say that. I wasn’t mad. Whathurt me most that day was seeing mydaughter.”

PATH TO REDEMPTION:Tiffany said she had the thought in

the back of her mind if she did notmake parole on the second try, it wouldnot be too much longer before her sen-tence would come to an end.

“God had spoken to my heart, almostfrom the beginning of this. He wasgoing to use what was left,” she said.“He wanted me to help people withwhat I had done. My heart is to reachout to people who are at risk of doingthe same thing.”

Tiffany said as she approached theage of 36, she liked her job workingwith the administration offices.

“But, I needed a career,” she said.“They helped me get into cosmetologyschool. I worked on getting a careertogether so I could come out and besuccessful. The odds are against youwhen you’re a felon. And I knew thishad been very publicized in the com-munity. I didn’t know what I would becoming out to, so I did everything Icould do to better myself and provethat I am serious about life. I don’tthink I am a monster. I think I made alot of bad choices.”

Kim and Danny continued their mis-sion of remembering Dustin withspeaking engagements and a continu-ing effort to support the Dustin Ledford“Live Wide Open” scholarship fund.

FORGIVENESS:A few days before Tiffany’s third

parole hearing, Kim called a reporterfrom the Cleveland Daily Banner.

“I have something to tell you,” shesaid. “We are going to Nashville andsupport Tiffany Isaza’s parole.”

“I did not know about it or anticipateit,” Tiffany said.

“Tiffany doesn’t know this, but I hadasked the state director for M.A.D.D. togo with us,” Kim said. “I knew it wasgoing to be very hard to do what wewere going to do.

“We walked into that room and wecould see each other this time,” sheremembered. “When I walked in, herphysical gestures made me think shehad put up a shield.”

“They had told me there were somepeople with the Ledfords,” Tiffanyrecalled. “I felt completely like theyhated my guts, almost like I was a seri-al killer. It felt like that level of disgustwith me.

“I haven’t lost my child, so I cannever speak how you should feel,” shesaid. “But in my heart, I wished theywould get to know me and know howremorseful and serious I am about whatI did. That had been my prayer foryears — that the family would forgiveme.”

Kim says the act of forgiveness wasas much about herself as it was


“I did want her off the streets, because I did notwant this to happen to another family. I guess I

thought the only way for that to happen was for herto be in jail. I didn’t know she was not a monster. I

didn’t know this was not a habit.— Kim Ledford

“God had spoken to my heart, almost from thebeginning of this. He was going to use what was left.He wanted me to help people with what I had done.My heart is to reach out to people who are at risk ofdoing the same thing.”

— Tiffany Isaza

ForgivenessFrom Page 1

Police mug of Tiffany Isaza

Contributed photo

DuStIN LEDfoRD is shown in hisBradley Central baseball team uniform.

Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES

StAtE REp.KEVIN BRooKSreads the stateresolution namingthe APD 40 paral-lel bridges over20th Street inhonor of JustinLedford. Dannyand Kim Ledfordhold the sign withthe special honor.

See TRAGEDY, Page 9

NASHVILLE (AP) — TheTennessee Department ofEducation has clarified its find-ings in a recent report that foundone in three high school studentsgraduated without meeting thestate’s requirements.

The report prompted backlashfrom superintendents across thestate. The department said in amemo Thursday that it didn’t doenough to provide a proper con-text behind the numbers, theTennessean reported.

The original report, released inJanuary, said that in 28 percentof public high schools, more thanhalf of the graduates in 2015 did-n’t meet all of their specificcourse requirements. The majori-ty of the students listed in thereport were missing two requiredforeign language credits or specif-ic social studies requirements.

According to the new analysis,the state found no systematic vio-lation of graduation requirementshappening in the state. It also

said there were valid reasons whya third of its students weren’tmeeting certain requirements,including incorrect course-codeentry, waivers for course require-ments and human error.

“The one third of students whodid not show as having met grad-uation requirements were spreadequally across the three cate-gories, each at approximately 11percent of the total number ofgraduates,” Tennessee EducationCommissioner Candice McQueen.

year and a half,” Patten andFidler explained.

The airport authority’s chair-man said the state had placeda cap on funds a year ago. “Wethought we might not be ableto get the grant.”

In an attempt to expedite theallocation, local officials puttogether a presentation forCommissioner Schroer andTennessee Department ofEconomics and CommunityDevelopment CommissionerRandy Boyd. The commission-ers also came to Cleveland tovisit the jetport.

“Some funds became avail-able, and we’re thrilled they’vebeen presented to theCleveland/Bradley Countycommunity,” said Brooks,praising the efforts of Schroer,Boyd and Tennessee Gov. BillHaslam.

Bids are expected to beadvertised in mid-March, withconstruction to start shortlyafter. Fidler said it will thentake 70 to 90 days for theproject to be completed.

Brooks emphasized therewere at least 70 of Tennessee’s76 air airport facilitiesattempting to obtain statefunds, and the authoritiesawarded these funds to

Cleveland — emphasizing theimportant of the new regionalfacility. He said he was excitedto witness the approval of thegrant.

The extended runway willadd to the capabilities of thejetport to handle bigger aircraftand additional operations.

“It will allow larger, andlonger (flights),” Brooks said ofthe jetport’s available service.

Brooks and Fidler alsopraised the jetport’s partner-ship with Life Force, and theCity Council’s approval of acontract with the emergencyservice operator to provide(emergency) flights when need-ed to city residents, free ofcharge.

They also pointed out theCleveland location (for LifeForce) is the busiest of its five

regional locations. Fidler saidthey average just over threeflights per day.

Brooks also expressedthanks to the City Council forhaving the $250,000 matchinggrant in hand, when the appli-cation was filed.

“Some cities did not havemoney for matching grantsavailable, which was a deter-mining factor,” he said.

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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

Employee of the Year: Life Bridges employee; Beth Jarrett, received employee of the year plaque and gift card.

Listed in photo: Ginger Davis (CFO), Beth Jarrett, and Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman)

Directors Choice Awards: Life Bridges Directors Choice awards were awarded

to Dalton Cash and Jamie Hall. Both Received a plaque and a gift card.

Listed in photo from left to right: Diana Jackson (CEO), Dalton Cash, Jamie Hall, and Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman)

Picture Given by Board Dalton Cash was also given a picture of his great

grandmother; who was instrumental in the agency’s beginning.

Listed in photo: Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman) and Dalton Cash

25 Year Award Life Bridges employee

received a plaque for 25 years of service. Listed in photo: Diana Jackson (CEO), Gail Miller,

and Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman)

20 Year Award Life Bridges employees

received a plaque for 20 years of services. Listed in photo: Back row: Diana Jackson (CEO), Cristi Waters,

Sandy Whittington, Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman) Front row: Tonia Watson, David Gorrell, Lenita O’Boyle


received a plaque for 15 years of services. Listed in photo: Back row: Diana Jackson (CEO), Don Price, Allen

Nope, Brook Bruce, Deidre Goodman, Lee Graves, Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman)

Front row: Kelley Wilkey, Mary Lindsey, Debra Hayes, Nicole Fowler, Kathleen Clingan

(Not present: Denise Cisco and Lonnie White)


a plaque for 10 years of services. Listed in photo: Back row: Diana Jackson (CEO), William Simpson,

Barry Eure, Allen Ferrell, Corey Raburn, Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman)

Front row: Alisha Kilgore, Alisha Lewis, Trish Kirby, Brenda Mashburn, Hope Scott, Sonia Marsh, Kayla Carroll

(Not present: Jae’Noah Aikens, Ersina Aunu, Jennifer Bailey, Vicky Clark, Janet Davis, Daphne Goldston, Barbara Hardin, Michael Logan, Margaret McClellan, Deloris Murphy, April Swanger,

Carla Whaley, and Ida Young)

5 Year Awards Life Bridges employees received a service award pin and certificate for their 5 years of services.

Listed in photo: Back row: Diana Jackson (CEO), Zayden Zembree, Ana Terrero, Roni Rawls, Aaron Moser, Ryan Dempsey, Cassie

Mendenhall, Joe Brown, Tanya Martin, Sara Jones, Beth Jarrett, Stella Ivakhov, Semyon Kanarski,

Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman) Front row: Heidi Willis, Jo Ann Smith, Amby Forman, Janice Ezell,

Dorothy Phillips, Heather Cooper, Tisha Carter, Cindy Carriger (Not present: Dakota Anderson, Amanda Barham, Kellen Childs, Shirley Cochran, Anna Goins, Tesha Hawkins, Amy Rose, Tiffany Stephens, Amy Tankersley, Joan Williams, and Colton Wilson)

Outstanding Staff of the Quarter: Life Bridges employees received a gift card for being Outstanding Staff of the Quarter: Daniel Keener, JoAnn Mintz, Denise Hope, Lakesha

Ballard, Torri Wonderly, Misty Forgey, Nancy Johnson.

Listed in photo from left to right: Daniel Keener, Damaris Betancourt (Director) Jo Ann Mintz, Denise Hope, Lakesha Ballard,

Torri Wonderly, Deidre Goodman, Nancy Johnson, and Dr. Raymond Brown (Board Chairman)

(Not present: Amy Tankersley)

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Tiffany.“I had to do it for myself,”

she said. “I share when I speakthat we had lost the greatestgift we had ever been givenother than the plan ofSalvation. I had to forgive formy own well-being. There wasthe first parole meeting where Ifelt so sorry for her. Then, thesecond when my heart wentout to her daughter and tothink about her other two chil-dren and everything she hadmissed.”

“I wanted her to be able to

have those memories for therest of her life that we won’thave any more,” Kim said. “Iwanted her to have those withher children. I could see hermelt when I started speakingon her behalf at that hearing.”

“They have received me andtreated me with so much love,”Tiffany said.

Tiffany has now joined Kim todo speaking engagements tovarious civic clubs as well asthose who have suffered as aresult of impaired driving.

“I am not doing this because

of a court order,” she said. “I amdoing this because I am sup-posed to. I need to tell people,‘This could be you. You coulddie.’”

“When I saw the video aboutDustin, I bawled. It’s hard,”Tiffany said. “I believe I survivedthat accident for a purpose. Ihave a responsibility for the restof my life. I have been given thegift of a second chance. I’m notever going to forget Dustin. Ifeel like Dustin is an encouragerthrough this, and that helpsme.

“I am overwhelmed at the for-giveness and the kindness and Iam so grateful for it,” she said.

At this point in the interview,Kim choked up and tears beganstreaming down her face.

She clutched Tiffany’s handand looked her in the eyes, andsaid this about the womanresponsible for her son’s death.

“I can honestly sit here andtell you I love her,” Kim said.

“Thank you, Kim,” Tiffanyresponded in a quiet, and hum-ble, whisper.

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CLEVELAND’S AIRPORT AUTHORITY has announced a grant from the Tennessee AeronauticalCommission which will allow a $2.5 million runway extension at the Cleveland Jetport to be constructedduring the summer months. Announcing the $2,250,000 state grant, to go with a $250,000 city ofCleveland match, were, from left, state Rep. Kevin Brooks, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland, AirportAuthority Chairman Lou Patten, and Jetport Manager Mark Fidler. The four officials were looking over thejetport’s current runway configuration.

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J.K. Beaty

To many, Beaty was an inspi-ration at Charleston High Schooland the community as he servedas a coach, teacher, assistantprincipal and mentor

The oldest child of Leon andMildred Beaty, Beaty was bornon Aug. 17, 1947.

His mother said her husbandwas a “little hard on Keith andexpected a lot.” But it was fromhis father, Beaty learned abouthard work and discipline. It wasfrom him Beaty inherited asense of humor and love of play-ing jokes on people.

Leon Beaty coached his son’steam, the Cleveland Indians ofthe Dixie Youth League, to thestate tournament.

Beaty would tell the story ofhis home run during the statetourney. His dad “let him haveit” for not running the basesquickly enough.”

In 1964, Beaty decided to playfootball at Bradley Central HighSchool. He played as a defensiveend. In his sophomore year,Beaty sustained a traumatichead injury. The doctors wouldno longer let him play football.

Devastated, Beaty found away to stay on the team. Hetaught himself how to kick. In1964, he kicked the first fieldgoal in BCHS history. The kickwas a yarder against Red Bank.BCHS won the game 16-7.

After high school, Beaty wentto MTSU. He won a walk-onposition on the Blue Raider foot-ball team; however, once thecoaches and doctors found outabout his medical history, hewas not allowed to play.

He studied economics andfinance. Although he had offersfrom financial institutions,Beaty decided to teach andcoach. In 1970 he was hired asa teacher and coach atCharleston High School. Hetaught several different sports,including football, girls’ basket-ball, track and field, and base-ball.

In 1973, he was named headfootball coach at Charleston. Hisyears at Charleston are knownas the “Years of the Panthers.”

After his second year as headcoach, Beaty took his Panthersto a shared conference title andthe school’s first bowl game.

In 1976, Charleston had anenrollment of 150 with 64 ofthem male in grades 9 through12. More than half of the malestudents were on the footballteam.

A new sign went up in thelocker room. It was a simplewooden plaque with the word“Pride.” Since many did not giveCharleston a chance, “Pride”was about the school winningrespect. “Panther Pride” was aslogan used at the school untilit closed in 2001.

In 1977, Charleston’s win overTrenton, Ga., who was heavilyfavored, catapulted Charlestonto a top 10 ranking. They fin-ished the year at No. 7 in the APstate poll.

Beaty was the winningestcoach at Charleston HighSchool. He took his teams to fivepost season owls, was namedSequoyah Conference Coach ofthe Year and was recognized byFootball Time in Tennessee asone of the top five most winningcoaches in the state at the time.

Following 10 years as a coachand teacher, Keith became theassistant principal of CharlestonSchool and remained in this

position until his retirement in2001.

His open door policy allowedthe students to seek his helpand advice as well as to receivemuch needed encouragementduring difficult times. The lasthomecoming of Charleston HighSchool on Friday, Sept. 22,2000, was dedicated to Beaty.

In November of 2015, theKeith Beaty MemorialScholarship was established.The first scholarship will beawarded this spring to a deserv-ing Walker Valley High Schoolstudent.

Beaty married his wife of 47years, Vicki Osment Beaty, onAug. 10, 1968.

He died on Nov. 15, 2015.At his memorial service, one

of the speakers, Melvin Dunn,noted, “Coach was a person whohad a great influence on my per-sonal life. He set the standardsfor all his players by being a liv-ing example. He pushed me, andthe other players, to achievemore than we thought we could.Coach Beaty never gave up onanyone.”

Bill McMahan

McMahan, No, 49 on theBradley Central High Schoolfootball team, was a standouttackle.

He was remembered as a manwho never carried or threw aball, nor did he kick or punt. Hedidn’t make a single touchdownin his four years on the team.

He simply tackled any onewho tried to break the rightfront line, protecting his team-mates on the offense anddefense with all his might.

Bobby Scott said, “Bill wasthe man we could alwaysdepend on to knock the gus onthe right side down. He gave 100percent in every play and everygame.”

McMahan began playing withfootball with neighborhoodfriends. As a high school stu-dent, he was recruited to jointhe team.

McMahan would practice ball,then walk to his job at BillVest’s store and work until 10each night. As a varsity player,he continued to work and walk.

When asked why he enduredsuch a rigorous schedule to palyfootball, McMahan said he wasjust out there having fun andlearning to work hard at every-thing he did, two skills thattransferred to life after highschool.

His senior year, McMahan

was elected co-captain of theteam and he was “Tackle of theWeek” by local football commen-tators.

One of the highlights of hissenior year, was beating SpringCity on their home field 12-0.Spring City had a 25-game win-ning streak.

McMahan said the SpringCity field was full of potholes.All of the players were trippingand falling on the plays.

“Their all-state player,Thurman, was over there withhis shirt off flexing his muscles,trying to intimidate us,” recallsWe went out on the field andhad to return to the gym andwait for the field to be repaired.Hogs had been rooting in thefield so much that we couldn'teven walk on it. On one play Ibroke through the line and theball went bouncing. When Islung my body around to hit theguy, I broke some poor boy'sleg. We scored and won thegame. That play is probablywhat got me a scholarship toplay football at The University ofTennessee. Spring City's coachtold the UT coach that the boywith the facemask was about tokill everyone on the field."

McMahan said he was notmuch of a student. He marriedPatsy Ramsey and moved Northto Ohio. There his two daugh-ters, Lisa and Cheryl, wereborn. He later married ShirleyShilling and had daughter,Alicia.

While in Ohio, he worked asa meat cutter, worked at a fishmarket, Pennsylvania Railroad,a pie factor, Perfection StoveCompany, Ford Motor Co, andothers. He latered worked as aunion coppersmith and pipefit-ter near Los Angeles, Calif.

After his wife Shirley died, hereturned to Cleveland.

Since returning to Cleveland,he has completed his highschool degree at the ReachAdult High School and attendedadult education classes at LeeUniversity.

Today he attends every Classof 1952 reunion where heshares pictures and reminisceswith friends.

He volunteers at the SeniorCenter in Cleveland, puttingdown the chairs for the morningexercise class. He plays pooland dances several times a weekwith his lady friends. He stillworks hard and has fun everyday, two skills he learned as afootball player at Bradley HighSchool.


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VICTOR BOLTNIEw, Rotary Club president, kicks off the begin-ning of the gala festivities Friday evening, which included awards,dinner, live auction items and dancing.


ROTARY CLUB OF CLEVE-LAND rolled out the red carpetfor its annual fundraising gala “ANight at the Oscars” on Friday atMuseum Center at 5ive Points.


ROTARIANS wERE out in full force to celebrate the upcoming year’s goals and raise funds toaward grants to local organizations. From left are Rotarians David Carroll, Hunter McCord, Co-ChairPam Nelson, Amanda Nelson, Kim Casteel and Chairman Mike Griffin.

Talk to babies and let them babble back to bridge word gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eveninfants can have conversationswith mom or dad. Their turnjust tends to involve a smile orsome gibberish instead ofwords. That’s a key lesson fromprograms that are coaching par-ents to talk more with theirbabies — and recording theirattempts.

At issue is how to bridge theinfamous “word gap,” the factthat affluent children hear farmore words before they startschool than low-income kids.New research suggests interven-ing early can at least boost thewords at-risk tots hear, andmaybe influence some school-readiness factors.

One program in Providence,Rhode Island, straps “wordpedometers” onto tots to recordhow many words a day theyhear from family or caregivers— not TV. Another in New YorkCity records video of parents

practicing conversation strate-gies with babies too young toeven say “Da-da.”

“Parents say: ‘Wow, look whatI did there. I made a sound andmy child smiled at me,” said Dr.Alan Mendelsohn of New YorkUniversity. “The power in that isreally something.”

The research was presentedFriday at a meeting of theAmerican Association for theAdvancement of Science inBoston.

Scientists have long knownthe power of simply of talking tobabies — the sooner the better.A landmark 1995 study foundthat poor children hear a frac-tion of the words their peers inwealthier homes do, adding upto about 30 million fewer wordsby age 3. The reasons are myri-ad. If mom’s exhausted fromtwo jobs, she’s less likely toread that extra bedtime story orhave time to explore “this little

piggie” when putting on a tot’ssocks.

Those children have smallervocabularies and lag academi-cally, and can find it hard tocatch up. That’s in part becauseearly experiences shape how thebrain develops in those criticalfirst years of life.

Programs are popping uparound the country to spreadthe “let’s talk” message. There’slittle data on which interven-tions really work. Butresearchers outlined somepromising early findings Friday— and noted the problem isabout more than word quantity.

“Yes, you can talk more, butwhat is the quality of your lan-guage?” said Caitlin Molina,executive director of theProvidence Talks program. “It’snot just the adult word countbut the conversational turns,the back and forth, that engagethe child.”


ROTARIANS had a plethora of donated items to bid on at Fridaynight’s gala, such as this Peyton Manning Limited EditionLithograph.


ATLANTA-BASED BAND Shimmer warmed up the crowd inattendance at Rotary Club of Cleveland’s “A Night to Shine.”

tor. At one point, he ran out of

money and tried to hitchhikefrom Chattanooga, leading tohim being questioned by police,who later let him go.

After arriving in Cleveland, hewas able to find work at a carwash. Along the way, he beganlearning English.

Though he was learning thelanguage, he still missed speak-ing French, the language hespoke in Togo. Looking forFrench speakers led him to LeeUniversity, where he got toknow professors and studentsstudying French.

Later, he was able to get a jobas a French translator at theChurch of God of ProphecyInternational Offices inCleveland. As he progressed inhis career, he also pursued acollege education.

Bocco started at ClevelandState Community College thenearned his bachelor’s degreefrom Lee University. His studiescontinued as he earned mas-ter’s and doctorate degrees.

He is now an assistant pro-fessor of French and director ofmulticultural affairs atTennessee Wesleyan.

Referencing the discussionspeople are having aboutrefugees in the United States,Bocco said most people whocome to this country are grate-ful and mean no harm.

“There is some honest fearand honest concern. It is real. Irecognize that,” Bocco said.“However, many refugees andasylees are just like us. Theyjust want to see a better life.”

He said all refugees and asy-lum seekers go through a seriesof checks and interviews beforethey are able to legally live inthe United States.

Having gone through theprocess of seeking asylum aftervisiting the United States, hestill had a lengthy processwhich included backgroundchecks, interviews and more.

“And that is for people whoare already here,” Bocco said.“For refugees, it is a brutalprocess. The vetting processpeople have been talking aboutlately is already in place.”

The event also featured per-spectives from Lee students andalumni who have interactedwith refugees.

Myka Smith, a senior at Lee,said she had interacted withrefugees while studying inGermany. She stayed wasinvolved with a Christianchurch which sent groups tohelp the refugees who werearriving in the country.

Smith said it was really eye-opening to get to know some ofthe refugees and hear why theyhad fled their homes.

These refugees were living ina camp where they felt relativelysafe, but she noted many hadonly escaped with what theycould carry on their backs.Among them were families withbabies who were having tomake do without clean diapersand cribs.

Smith noted much of the dis-cussion has centered aroundhow many refugees countrieswill take. However, she cau-tioned against putting too muchstock in all those numbers.

“You might hear about thenumbers, and it might not hithome,” Smith said. “But thesearen’t just numbers. These arereal people.”

Smith said she believesChristians in particular shouldbe welcoming to refugees,because “denying refuge meansdenying hope.”

Bibek Pokharel, a recent Leegraduate from Nepal arrived ona student visa, explained howhis brother sought asylum inthe United States.

Pokharel explained his fatheris a “human rights worker” whohas multiple times witnessedhuman rights abuses.

He said this put the entirefamily in danger, because thosecommitting these abuses wantwitnesses to stay quiet.

“We had to move place toplace in Nepal several times,”Pokharel said. “My mother wasalways afraid for our family, sowe would move.”

His older brother moved tothe United States as a student.When he finished college, hesought asylum, based on hisfamily’s experiences. He is nowworking for an organizationwhich assists refugees.

While he noted there are peo-ple in the U.S. who fearrefugees, Pokharel said peoplein Nepal also feared refugees“taking our homes and takingour jobs and taking ourwomen.”

“The same sentiments wehear here, we heard there,”Pokharel said. “But what canyou say? If they are going to livesomewhere, they need to take ahome. If they are going to worksomewhere and contribute totheir new community, they needto take a job.”

Another Lee student, EmilyMartin, shared how she hadinteracted with refugees whilevisiting Austria.

She visited a “refugee camp”near Vienna, Austria, a hotel

which had been bought out bythe government to houserefugees.

Martin said she was movedby the stories she heard andwas amazed by how similarsome of them were, despite cul-tural and religious differences.All were fleeing things like warin search of better lives.

“It was amazing how similarthe stories could be,” Martinsaid. “They were all just hungryto be loved and be known.”

Husband and wife Matthewand Kristin Turvin shared theyhad volunteered to work inrefugee camps in Greece.

Both were on a Christian mis-sionary trip called “The WorldRace.” While on a stop inAlbania, their leaders received acall for “emergency” help in acamp overseen by Samaritan’sPurse.

Matthew Turvin said the“emergency” was due to boatsfull of refugees landing on theshores of Greece.

They would arrive soakingwet, shivering with nothing butthe clothing and life jacketsthey had on them.

He noted there were people ofall ages, including children. Herecalled one startling momentwhen a desperate mother triedto give him her baby, in hopesthe baby would have a betterlife.

Kristin Turvin explained sheand the other volunteers stayedbusy helping people get settledat a refugee camp. There were18-hour days of arranging bustransports, handing out blan-kets and food and otherwise try-ing to comfort those who hadbeen through tough situations.

In addition to fleeing dangersat home, many had harrowingjourneys at sea. Some told sto-ries of how they had to swim toshore after their small, inflat-able boats capsized. There werealso stories of how some peoplehad died.

“For us, having this experi-ence made it real. ... Therefugee crisis is more than justa political discussion. It is a cri-sis real people are facing,” saidKristin.

As they helped the refugeeswith basic needs, the coupleexplained they also got to talkto some of the refugees abouttheir Christian faith, even hand-ing out Bibles to an interestedfew.

While they were happy to getto share their faith, they saidthey were also happy to get torepresent the United States in apositive light.

Matthew said people in the

U.S. may fear Muslims from theMiddle East, but that fear cango both ways.

“You can see their mindsets getshifted,” Matthew said. “I remem-ber talking to one guy from Iranwho said they had always beentold Americans and Christianswanted to kill them. He wasamazed we wanted to help.”

Life in the camps was noteasy, the couple explained. Thiswas a very large group of fearfulpeople who lacked basic thingslike food, water and clothing.

Still, the Christian missionworkers said God offered themconstant reminders that He waslooking out for the refugees.

Matthew recounted how therealways seemed to be justenough blankets for 3,000 to5,000 refugees to sleep with oneeach night.

“You would just say a prayerand hand them out,” Matthewsaid. “Every single night, wehad enough down to the exactnumber, the very exact number.It sounds hard to believe, butthis is a miracle God did for usagain and again.”

He explained he and his wifebelieve God intends forChristians to be helping peoplein need.

In a question-and-answersession later on, all the otherspeakers echoed that view.

“Unsheltered: A ChristianResponse to the Refugee Crisis”continues with two remainingevents Tuesday and Thursday.Both will be at 7 p.m. in the

Paul & Carmelita WalkerLecture Hall inside Lee’sScience and Math Complex.

On Tuesday, Lee will hostBassam Issa, president of theIslamic Center of GreaterChattanooga, and refugee andcurrent Lee student AlwatheqZboun. Both will speak abouthow public perceptions of Islamhave affected refugees.

On Thursday, the universitywill host representatives ofBridge Refugee Services ofChattanooga, an organizationwhich helps refugees in thisarea. That discussion willinclude stories of refugees nowliving and working nearby.

For more information on the

series, email Dr. CarolynDirksen at [email protected].


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Trump’s plan for spike in defense spending faces some big hurdles

WASHINGTON (AP) —Republicans control Congressso President Donald Trump’spledge to boost the Pentagonbudget by tens of billions of dol-lars should be a sure bet.

It’s not.Trump faces skeptical

Democrats whose support he’llneed and resistance from fiscalconservatives opposed to repeal-ing a 2011 law that set firm lim-its on military and domesticspending. Unless the presidentfigures out a way to mollify thedisparate camps, he’ll have atough time delivering on a sig-nature campaign promise torescue the armed forces from afestering financial crisis.

Senior U.S. commanders haveflatly warned that the spendingcaps set by the Budget ControlAct are squeezing the armedforces so hard that the numberof ready-to-fight units is dwin-dling. That means beating pow-ers such as Russia or China is

tougher than it used to be asaging equipment stacks up,waiting to be repaired, andtroops don’t get enough train-ing.

Gen. Daniel Allyn, the Army’svice chief of staff, startled manylawmakers when he testifiedrecently that just three of theservice’s 58 active-duty andreserve brigade combat teamsare ready to fight at a moment’snotice.

Allyn and other four-star offi-cers pleaded during separatehearings in the House andSenate for the spending limits tobe repealed, clearing the way forthe bigger budgets they say areneeded to stop the military’sreadiness for combat fromdecaying further.

“We need to act now beforeit’s too late,” said Gen. StephenWilson, the Air Force’s vice chiefof staff.

The average age of Air Forceaircraft is 27 years, according to

Wilson, who added that morethan half of the service’s inven-tory would qualify for antiquevehicle license plates inVirginia. On top of that, the AirForce is short 1,500 pilots and3,400 aircraft maintainers, hesaid.

The Navy and Marine Corpsare experiencing the same tur-bulence.

Trump, speaking at a WhiteHouse news conferenceThursday, said he’s ordered aplan for a “massive rebuilding”of the armed forces. He didn’tdisclose how much he expectedhis blueprint to cost.

National security hawks inCongress have suggested adefense budget of $700 billionin 2018 — more than at anypoint during the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan. The total,which includes $60 billion foroverseas combat operations, is$91 billion over the mandatoryspending cap.

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Wholesale Supply Group to hold75th anniversary celebration Feb. 28


WHOLESALE SUPPLY Group President Lloyd Rogers has beenwith the Cleveland corporation for 59 years. He is shown in his officeat the company’s Keith Street headquarters.

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A MAJORITY OF major building, plumbing, and electrical needsare available at Wholesale Supply Group in Cleveland. The compa-ny’s upgraded showroom and display center is located in WillowPoint Plaza on Keith Street.

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WHOLESALE SUPPLY GROUP Inc., located on Keith Street in Cleveland, has scheduled a 75thanniversary celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The event, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. will include hotdogs,chips, beverages, cake, and a brief program.

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THE MAJOR MANAGERS of Cleveland’s Wholesale Supply Group are shown above. They include,from left, Joshua Rogers, Jeff Rogers, President Lloyd Rogers, Lisa Rogers-Sullivan, and HeathSullivan.

By LARRY C. BOWERSBanner Staff Writer

One of Cleveland’s older busi-nesses is planning its 75thanniversary later this month.Wholesale Supply Group hasscheduled the celebration at itscorporate headquarters on KeithStreet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. onTuesday, Feb. 28.

Marketing and PublicRelations Director JoshuaRogers said hotdogs, chips, bev-erages and cake will be served.

Wholesale Supply Groupbegan in Cleveland in 1942, andhas thrived over the years with34 locations in six states. Amajority of these stores (23) arelocated across Tennessee, withfive in Georgia, two in Kentuckyand North Carolina, and singlestores in Alabama and Virginia.

The company is a family-owned company, with three gen-erations of the Rogers/Sullivanfamily being employed. JoshuaRogers said they are evenpreparing for younger membersof the family, still in highschool, to join the corporation.

Wholesale Supply Groupbegan as the old ClevelandBlock Company.

The patriarch of the familycorporation, Lloyd Rogers, hasbeen with the company for 59years and remains active incoordinating the family team.“While the world is ever chang-ing, we (Wholesale Supply) con-tinue to do what we have alwaysdone. This is to provide greatservice and products, which wehave done for 75 years.”

The elder Rogers appealed tothe company’s regular cus-tomers. “Just keep coming, andwe’ll continue to be here provid-ing what you need,” he said.

Founders of Cleveland Blockback in 1942 were Gene Davisand Roy Higgins, and it laterbecame D&H Building Supply.

Joshua Rogers said one storyabout the company’s start, wasthat it began by refurbishing oldconcrete blocks from buildingsthat were being torn down. Thefirm later went into buildingsupplies, and then into plumb-ing and electrical fixtures.

Members of the currentowner-family joined the compa-ny through the years. A greatuncle, Charlie Howard who isnow 92, was manager ofCleveland Plumbing, but retiredabout three decades ago.

A big year for the companywas 1976. It included four firmshere in Cleveland — D&HBuilders Supply, ClevelandPlumbing Supply, ClevelandElectrical Supply, and NorthCleveland Plumbing andElectrical. It also had plumbingand electrical firms in Dayton,Crossville, Cookeville, andRoane County.

All eight firms were mergedunder Wholesale Supply GroupInc., with headquarters inCleveland.

Since that time, there havebeen a number of additions tothe corporation. There have alsobeen some setbacks for the cor-poration, and the necessity forcombinations of divisions and

closures. Still, the additions faroutnumbered the downsides.

Another big day came forWholesale Supply in May of2004, when the company movedits headquarters from ChurchSt. to Willow Point Plaza onKeith Street. They located in thefacilities of a former auto deal-ership, and the old headquar-ters on Church is now the com-pany’s distribution center.

Joshua Rogers said the com-pany is tremendously pleasedwith the move, and the newlocation. “It is now much moreconvenient for all our cus-tomers, and has provided ahuge increase in traffic,” hesaid. He added that the compa-ny recently redesigned its show-room for upscale displays onKeith Street for its walk-in cus-tomers.

Key managers of the compa-ny, under Lloyd Rogers, includeJoshua Rogers, Executive VicePresident Jeff Rogers, purchas-ing director Lisa Rogers-Sullivan, and payroll directorHeath Sullivan. Several othermembers of the two families arealso employed.

“We’ve got a lot of employeeswho have been in the companyfor many years. We’re like onebig family,” said Lloyd Rogers,the corporation’s president.

“Wholesale Supply is

extremely committed to makinga difference in communitieswhere we do business,” Rogerscontinued. “We feel very fortu-nate to be in each local commu-nity, and want to impact thosecommunities in a positive way.”

Not only is the company’ssuccess directly related tofamily members, its leadershiphas extreme continuity. dis-trict manager Derek Nelsonhas the least continual serviceyears at 19. District managerLouis Burnette has 25 years,and the third district manag-er, Mickey Casson, has 32years.

This experience continues inother departments. Among vicepresidents, Ben Ammons has40 years, Gary Millaway 35years, Reggie Bishop 25 yearsand Troy Weathers 22 years.Human Resource DirectorSandy Senters has been withthe company 48 years.

Wholesale Supply offers manyquality lines, including SquareD, Milwaukee, Phillips, Kohler,Delta, Progress Lighting,Mansfield, American WaterHeaters, Quorum Lighting, GESwitchgear, Hamilton Tubs, GEappliances, and more.

”Service and knowledge prod-ucts, extensive inventory, andcompetitive prices are thingscustomers expect from us,” said

Lloyd Rogers. “We are veryproud of our customer base,and we hope that we can be themajor supplier in your home-town.”

Jeff Rogers, the president’sson, said, We pride ourselves ondoing the right things the firsttime and working hard to meetthe needs of our customers.”

Lisa Sullivan, the president’sdaughter, said, “Cleveland hasbeen so good to us for so manyyears, and we just can’t thankthe community enough for 75great years — and we hope for75 more.”

“We have a beautiful show-room and counter sales at thelocal store here in Cleveland,and we would like for everyoneto come and visit,” said HeathSullivan, who is director of pay-roll and property management.“We also have our distributioncenter, and inventory for all thebranches in Cleveland,” headded.

The Keith Street showroom isopen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Monday through Friday, andcounter sales is open from 7a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday.

The company’s managementis hoping for a big turnout onFeb. 28th to celebrateWholesale Supply Groups 75thbirthday.


WHOLESALE SUPPLY Director of Marketing and Public Relations Joshua Rogers, left, and his cousinand payroll director Heath Sullivan, look at a photograph taken on the day the company moved to itsKeith Street location from Church Street in 2004.


JOSHUA ROGERS stands in front of the display of an old Cleveland Daily Banner story and photo-graph, inset, of the orignal venture of the company, the old Cleveland Block business.

Biologists find weird cave life that may be 50,000 years oldBOSTON (AP) — In a Mexican

cave system so beautiful and hotthat it is called both Fairyland andhell, scientists have discovered lifetrapped in crystals that could be50,000 years old.

The bizarre and ancientmicrobes were found dormant incaves in Naica, Mexico, and wereable to exist by living on mineralssuch as iron and manganese, saidPenelope Boston, head of NASA’sAstrobiology Institute. .

“It’s super life,” said Boston,who presented the discoveryFriday at the American

Association for the Advancementof Science conference in Boston.

If confirmed, the find is yetanother example of how microbescan survive in extremely punish-ing conditions on Earth.

Though it was presented at ascience conference and was theresult of nine years of work, thefindings haven’t yet been pub-lished in a scientific journal andhaven’t been peer reviewed.Boston planned more genetic testsfor the microbes she revived bothin the lab and on site.

The life forms — 40 different

strains of microbes and even someviruses — are so weird that theirnearest relatives are still 10 per-cent different genetically. Thatmakes their closest relative stillpretty far away, about as far awayas humans are from mushrooms,Boston said.

The Naica caves — an aban-doned lead and zinc mine — arehalf a mile (800 meters) deep.Before drilling occurred by a minecompany, the mines had beencompletely cut off from the outsideworld. Some were as vast ascathedrals, with crystals lining the

iron walls. They were also so hotthat scientists had to don cheapversions of space suits — to pre-vent contamination with outsidelife — and had ice packs all overtheir bodies.

Boston said the team could onlywork about 20 minutes at a timebefore ducking to a “cool” roomthat was about 100 degrees (38Celsius).

NASA wouldn’t allow Boston toshare her work for outside reviewbefore Friday’s announcement soscientists couldn’t say much. ButUniversity of South Florida biolo-

gist Norine Noonan, who wasn’tpart of the study but was on apanel where Boston presented herwork, said it made sense.

“Why are we surprised?”Noonan said. “As a biologist Iwould say life on Earth is extreme-ly tough and extremely versatile.”

This isn’t the oldest extreme life.Several years ago, a differentgroup of scientists publishedstudies about microbes that maybe half a million years old and stillalive. Those were trapped in iceand salt, which isn’t quite thesame as rock or crystal, Boston

said.The age of the Naica microbes

was determined by outside expertswho looked at where the microbeswere located in the crystals andhow fast those crystals grow.

It’s not the only weird lifeBoston is examining. She is alsostudying microbes commonlyfound in caves in the UnitedStates, Ukraine and elsewherethat eat copper sulfate and seemto be close to indestructible.

“It’s simply another illustrationof just how completely toughEarth life is,” Boston said.


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InsPeCtoRs exAmIne a sinkhole Saturday in Studio City, north of Los Angeles. Two vehicles fellinto the 20-foot sinkhole on Friday night and firefighters had to rescue one woman who escaped hercar but was found standing on her overturned vehicle.

Executive order that incarcerated Japanese Americans turning 75

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —Satsuki Ina was born behindbarbed wire in a prison campduring World War II, the daugh-ter of U.S. citizens forced fromtheir home without due processand locked up for years follow-ing Japan’s attack on PearlHarbor.

Roughly 120,000 Japaneseimmigrants and Japanese-Americans were sent to desolatecamps that dotted the Westbecause the governmentclaimed they might plot againstthe U.S. Thousands were elder-ly, disabled, children or infantstoo young to know the meaningof treason. Two-thirds were citi-zens.

And now, as survivors com-memorate the 75th anniversaryof the executive order thatauthorized their incarceration,they’re also speaking out tomake sure that what happenedto them doesn’t happen toMuslims, Latinos or othergroups.

They’re alarmed by recentexecutive orders from PresidentDonald Trump that limit traveland single out immigrants.

In January, Trump bannedtravelers from seven majorityMuslim nations from enteringthe U.S., saying he wanted tothwart potential attackers fromslipping into the country. A fed-eral court halted the ban.Trump said at a news confer-ence Thursday that he wouldissue a replacement order nextweek.

“We know what it sounds like.We know what the mood of thecountry can be. We know apresident who is going to seepeople in a way that could vic-timize us,” said Ina, a 72-year-old psychotherapist who lives inOakland, California.

President Franklin D.Roosevelt signed ExecutiveOrder 9066 on February 19,1942, to protect against espi-onage and sabotage. Noticesappeared ordering people ofJapanese descent to report tocivil stations for transport.

Desperate families sold offbelongings for cheap andpacked what they could. Theluckier ones had white friends

who agreed to care for houses,farms and businesses in theirabsence.

“Others who couldn’t paytheir mortgage, couldn’t paytheir bills, they lost everything.So they had to pretty muchstart from scratch,” saidRosalyn Tonai, 56, executivedirector of the NationalJapanese American HistoricalSociety in San Francisco.

Tonai was shocked to learn inmiddle school that the U.S. gov-ernment had incarcerated hermother, aunts and grandpar-ents. Her family hadn’t talkedabout it. Her mother, a teenagerat the time, said she didn’tremember details.

Her organization, theJapanese American CitizensLeague and others oppose theuse of the word “internment.”They say the government usedeuphemisms such as “intern-ment,” ‘’evacuation,” and “non-alien” to hide the fact that U.S.citizens were incarcerated andthe Constitution violated.

The groups say this WhiteHouse has what they see as thesame dangerous and flippantattitude toward theConstitution. Japanese-American lawmakers expressedhorror when a Donald Trumpsupporter cited the camps asprecedent for a Muslim registry.

The Japanese AmericanCitizens League “vehemently”objected to executive orderssigned by Trump last month, tobuild a wall along the Mexicanborder, punish “sanctuary”cities that protect people livingin the country illegally, andlimit refugees and immigrantsfrom entering the country.

“Although the threat of terror-ism is real, we must learn fromour history and not allow ourfears to overwhelm our values,”the statement read in part.

Hiroshi Kashiwagi was 19when his family was orderedfrom their home in NorthernCalifornia’s Placer County andto a temporary detention center.

He remembers slaughteringhis prized chickens— NewHampshire Reds— for his moth-er to cook with soy sauce andsugar. She stored the bottled

birds in sturdy sacks to take onthe trip. The family ate thechickens at night to supplementmeals. The birds didn’t lastlong.

Today, Kashiwagi, 94, is apoet and writer in SanFrancisco who speaks to thepublic about life at Tule Lake, amaximum security camp nearthe Oregon border. Winters werecold, the summers hot. Theywere helpless against duststorms that seeped inside.

“I feel obligated to speak out,although it’s not a favorite sub-ject,” he said. “Who knows whatcan happen? The way this presi-dent is, he does not go by therules. I’m hoping that he wouldbe impeached.”

Orders against Japanese-Americans were revoked afterthe war ended in 1945. Theyreturned to hostility and dis-crimination in finding work orplaces to live.

A congressional commissionformed in 1980 blamed theincarceration on “race prejudice,war hysteria and a failure ofpolitical leadership.” In 1988,President Ronald Reagan signeda bill to compensate every sur-vivor with a tax-free check for$20,000 and a formal apologyfrom the U.S. government.

Ina said that only then didher mother, Shizuko, feel shegot her face back, her dignityreturned. By then her father,Itaru, had died.

“This is a burden we’ve beencarrying, and if we can makethat burden into somethingmeaningful that could help andprotect other people, then itbecomes not so much an obliga-tion but more as a responsibili-ty,” Ina said.

After Trump’s election, Inavowed to reach out to theMuslim community and protestand tell everyone about whathappened to her family. Shebrought her message to a gath-ering of camp survivors in theLos Angeles area.

“And this old woman, she hada cane, she said, ‘OK. I’m goingto tell everybody about whathappened. This is very bad. It’shappening again,’” she said. “It’sthat kind of spirit.”

Southern California rain eases; north facing renewed storm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A hugePacific storm that parked itselfover Southern California andunloaded, ravaging roads, open-ing sinkholes and leading to thedeaths of at least three people,eased off Saturday. But it wasonly a temporary reprieve asnew storms took aim farthernorth.

The National Weather Servicepredicted drying weatherthrough Sunday followed by thereturn of wet weather in theregion. But while flash-floodwatches for Southern Californiawere canceled, NorthernCalifornia and the SanFrancisco Bay Area were facinga weekend return of heavy rainand winds that lashed themearlier in the week before thestorm moves out.

“Stronger southerly windsand widespread flooding will belikely as an atmospheric river(of moisture) takes aim some-where along the centralCalifornia Coast,” a weatherstatement warned.

The approaching rain couldcause more problems in the farnorth where damage to spill-ways of the Lake Oroville damforced evacuation of 188,000

people last weekend. As ofSaturday, the lake’s water ele-vation had fallen more than 45feet.

Meanwhile, authorities upand down the state were deal-ing with the fallout, includingoverflowing creeks, mudslidethreats in foothill areas denud-ed by previous fires, road col-lapses and hundreds of toppledtrees in neighborhoods.

Northwest of Sacramento,nearly 200 people were evacuat-ed Saturday as overflowingcreeks turned the town ofMaxwell into a brown pond.Fire Chief Kenny Cohen saidnearly 100 homes and the ele-mentary school filled with acouple inches of water beforethe water began receding.

No injuries were reported.Southern California appeared

to dodge any major disasters,but in the desert town ofVictorville, several cars werewashed down a flooded street,and one man was found dead ina submerged vehicle after oth-ers were rescued, SanBernardino County firespokesman Eric Sherwin said.

And in the Sherman Oaksarea of Los Angeles, a man was

electrocuted when a tree fallingin heavy rain downed powerlines that hit his car.

On Saturday, searchersfound the body of a man in his20s who was swept down arain-swollen gully in ThousandOaks a day earlier. KCBS-TVreported(http://cbsloc.al/2kKp8cv) thatthe body was found in ArroyoConejo Creek.

In the Studio City area of LosAngeles, a sinkhole swallowedtwo cars, the second on live TVas viewers watched it teeter onthe edge before plunging in.One driver was taken to thehospital in fair condition.

Inland at the Cajon Pass, theshoulder of Interstate 15 crum-bled and sent a parkedfiretruck spilling over the side,but no one was hurt. TheCalifornia Department ofTransportation estimated emer-gency repairs to the freewaywould cost $3 million.

In Thousand Oaks, north ofLos Angeles, the search contin-ued Saturday for a man whoreportedly was swept away in aflooded gully on Friday. Threeother people stranded by thewater were rescued.


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AWARD WINNING SENIORS from local high schools receive their DAR Good Citizen Awards from Laura Boyd, regent for the OcoeeChapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. From left are Laura Boyd, Emma Wood from Copper Basin High School,Breanna Melton from Cleveland High School, Jack Farner from Tennessee Christian Preparatory School, and Jake Tolleson from BradleyCentral High School. No available for the photo were Lucas Cooper of Polk County High School and Julia McGuire of Walker Valley HighSchool.


LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLERS pose with their DAR American History Awards at Wednesday’s award presentation at the ClevelandBradley Public Library. From left are Laura Boyd, Landon Rice from Chilhowee Middle School, Chloe Jones from Ocoee Middle School,Autumn Letsinger from Lake Forest Middle School, Skyler Stone from Cleveland Middle School, Lillian Laman from Tennessee ChristianPreparatory School and Allie Ballew from Copper Basin Middle School.


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CLEVELAND CITY MAYOR Tom Rowland meets history head onand showed his support at the awards ceremony for the OcoeeChapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Police: Tucson mayor

carjacked, uninjured

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucsonpolice say Mayor JonathanRothschild wasn’t injured whenhe was carjacked at gunpoint.

Police Sgt. Pete Dugan says amale suspect pointed a handgunat Rothschild and demanded hiscar keys as Rothschild walked tohis car Saturday.

Dugan says the same suspectwas involved in several otherincidents in the same midtownarea before the carjacking, sodetectives don’t think the mayorwas targeted because of his cityoffice.

Dugan says the other inci-dents included an unsuccessfulcarjacking attempt and somesort of altercation with a mailcarrier.

Dugan says the suspect andthe car haven’t been located.

No detailed suspect descrip-tion is available, includingwhether suspect is an adult.

The incident happened in thearea of Tucson Boulevard andFifth Street.

Chrysler recalls some

cars for loose bolts

NEW YORK (AP) — FiatChrysler says it is recalling someChrysler cars because driveshaftbolts can come loose on all-wheel drive models, increasingthe risk of a crash.

The automaker says affectedcars include 2014-2017 DodgeCharger and Chrysler 300 vehi-cles equipped with all-wheeldrive. Chrysler says it will notifyowners, and dealers will replaceall eight front driveshaft bolts forthe cars, free of charge.

The recall is expected to beginMarch 31. About 75,000 carsare affected in the U.S., Canadaand Mexico.

There have been no reportsnor accidents or injuries.

N.C. child porn investigation

leads to South Africa arrests

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —Authorities say a child pornogra-phy investigation in NorthCarolina led to the arrests of theparents of a 14-year-old girl inSouth Africa.

The State Bureau ofInvestigation said in a newsrelease that the investigationstarted with a Catawba Countyman found with child pornogra-phy.

The SBI says they found evi-dence on his cellphone he waspaying for graphic pictures of ateen from South Africa.

Investigators in that countrytraced the payments to anaddress in Port Elizabeth andtalked to a 14-year-old girl, whosaid her parents were sexuallyassaulting her and taking pic-tures and video.

South African authorities saythe parents have been chargedand the girl and her two broth-ers removed from their care.

Police: Man charged in shooting

death of Chicago toddler

CHICAGO (AP) — A man has

been charged in a Chicagoshooting captured on video thatkilled two people, including atoddler, and wounded a preg-nant woman, police saidSaturday.

Devon Swan, 26, is chargedwith first-degree murder in theshooting that killed 2-year-oldLavontay White and Lavontay’suncle, 26-year-old LazaricCollins. They were riding in acar Tuesday when shots werefired. The pregnant woman wasdriving, and she and her fetusare expected to survive.

Police believe it was a gangattack and that Collins was theintended target.

“Lavontay wasn’t someonewho made some bad decisionsand lost his way or got involvedin a gang conflict,” ChicagoPolice Superintendent EddieJohnson said at a Saturdaynews conference. “He was just alittle boy with his whole lifeahead of him.”

Authorities have said Collinswas a gang member with anextensive criminal history.According to the IllinoisDepartment of Corrections,Collins was convicted of felonycharges of burglary and armedrobbery and was released onparole last June.

Prosecutor: Sniper justified in

shooting man who killed cop

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — ThePierce County prosecutor says asheriff’s sniper was justified inshooting a man who used histwo children as human shieldsand earlier killed a Tacomapolice officer.

Prosecutor Mark Lindquistsays Deputy Bob Shaw “prevent-ed further loss of life” when heshot and killed Bruce Johnsonon Dec. 1.

Shaw fired a single round intoa bedroom window, ending anearly 11-hour standoff thatbegan when Johnson shot andkilled 45-year-old Officer JakeGutierrez.

Gutierrez, a 17-year veteran ofthe department, and his partnerwere responding to a domesticviolence call.

The News Tribune reportsthat Lindquist’s finding wasreleased Friday along withdetails about the standoff.

The prosecutor’s office saysthat Johnson’s daughter toldinvestigators her father washolding her in front of him byher shoulder when he was shot.

Joggers in panties, bras, briefs

raise money for sick kids

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — SomePhiladelphia joggers weren’t jok-ing when they said they weregoing for a “brief run.”

In briefs, boxers, bras andbloomers, they ran three-quar-ters of a mile in a Valentine’sDay-related charity event bene-fiting sick children.

Saturday’s annual Cupid’sUndie Run featured 1,000 peo-ple in their underwear and littleelse, except for maybe somebody paint. Participants ranthrough streets near the city’ssports stadiums.

Last-second launch delay for SpaceX at historic moon pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)— Last-minute rocket troubleforced SpaceX on Saturday todelay its inaugural launch fromNASA’s historic moon pad.

SpaceX halted the countdownwith just 13 seconds remain-ing. The second-stage steeringissue actually cropped up sev-eral minutes earlier. But withjust an instant to get theunmanned Falcon rocket air-borne, flight controllers couldnot resolve the problem in time.

The next launch attempt —provided everything can befixed quickly — would beSunday morning.

The Falcon remains at

Kennedy Space Center’sLaunch Complex 39A, waitingto soar on a space station deliv-ery mission. It’s the same padwhere Americans flew to themoon almost a half-centuryago.

Up at the International SpaceStation, French astronautThomas Pesquet had a light-hearted take on the delay.

“Looks like I’ll have to waitone more day to get my Frenchcheese” Pesquet wrote viaTwitter. He added: “We need allyour cargo for @ISS-Research!”

SpaceX chief Elon Musk saidengineers want to make certainthe “slightly odd” position of an

engine piston isn’t representa-tive of bigger trouble. It’s notout of the question thatSaturday’s problem is somehowrelated to the minor upper-stage helium leak detected theday before, he reported.

There’s a 99 percent chanceeverything is likely to be fine,Musk said in a tweet. “But that1 percent chance isn’t worthrolling the dice. Better to wait aday.”

Thousands of guests hadjammed the space center to wit-ness the comeback of 39A, lastused in 2011 for the final spaceshuttle flight. Disappointmentwas high when the urgent callof “hold, hold, hold!” soundedover the radio lines.

This will be SpaceX’s firstFlorida launch since a rocketexplosion last summer.

The Sept. 1 accident occurredduring prelaunch testing at aneighboring pad. SpaceX turnedto Launch Complex 39A —which it leases from NASA — toresume flights. The companyhopes to launch astronautsfrom 39A next year.

Russia, meanwhile, plans tolaunch a supply ship to theInternational Space Station onWednesday. If the SpaceX mis-sion doesn’t get going soon, itwould likely have to get in linebehind the Russian delivery.

NATIONAL BRIEFS

New Hampshire Democrat drops bid to head DNC, backs Ellison

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — NewHampshire Democrat RayBuckley has dropped out of therace for Democratic NationalCommittee chair and is throwinghis support behind MinnesotaCongressman Keith Ellison.

Buckley’s announcementcomes a week before DNC mem-bers gather in Atlanta to choosea new chair. Ellison and formerLabor Secretary Tom Perez areseen as the main contenders.

Buckley announced his deci-

sion in a Saturday email to themedia. He says Ellison shares hiscommitment to investing moreresources in state parties.

Buckley has led the NewHampshire Democratic Partysince 2007, helping Democratswin and hold federal seats in2014 and 2016 despite nationalDemocratic losses.

Ellison says if he wins he’ll askBuckley to lead a “new and inno-vative 57 state strategy” targetingthe states and U.S. territories.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)— At a hospital morgue inMalaysia’s capital, the tightlyguarded corpse of a middle-agedman has become the focus of adizzying case of internationalintrigue involving five countries,combative North Korean diplo-mats and an apparently dupedfemale assassin.

Investigators are still trying topiece together details of whatappears to be the brazen assassi-nation of Kim Jong Nam, the halfbrother of North Korea’s mercuri-al ruler and an exiled member ofthe country’s elite. Malaysianpolice said Saturday that theyhad arrested a fourth suspect, a46-year-old North Korean man.

Kim, who had been estrangedfrom his younger half sibling foryears, was attacked at KualaLumpur International Airport onMonday. A rotund man in hismid-40s, he told medical workersat the airport that he had beensprayed in the face with a chemi-cal. He grew dizzy, suffered aseizure and was dead withinhours, Malaysian officials said.

Without citing much in theway of evidence, observersincluding South Korea pointed tothe obvious culprit in Monday’sattack: Kim’s half brother, KimJong Un, who has executed orpurged a slew of high-level offi-cials since taking power in 2011.

As the rumor mill swirled,Malaysia arrested four peopleover the course of the week —including an Indonesian womanwho told investigators she wasduped into thinking she was partof a comedy show prank.

North Korean officials made nopublic comments for severaldays, but they privately demand-ed custody of Kim’s body andstrongly objected to an autopsy.The Malaysians went ahead withthe autopsy anyway, saying theywere simply following procedure.

On Friday night, North Korea’sambassador to Malaysia brokehis silence. At an unusual newsconference held close to midnightoutside the morgue, AmbassadorKang Chol said Malaysia may be“trying to conceal something” and“colluding with hostile forces.”

“We will categorically reject theresult of the post-mortem,” Kangsaid, adding that the procedurewas carried out “unilaterally andexcluding our attendance.”

Malaysia is one of just a hand-ful of countries to have full diplo-matic ties with North Korea, witheach country having an embassyin the other’s capital. Malaysiahas also been a key place forquiet, semi-official “track 2”diplomatic talks between NorthKorea and the United States.

The results of the autopsy havenot been released publicly, but a

Malaysian official with knowledgeof the investigation said theresults were inconclusive andthat there was a second autopsyFriday night. He asked that hisname not be used because hewas not authorized to speak tothe media.

Malaysian police official AbdulSamah Mat, however, denied thatthe second autopsy had takenplace.

Less than a week after Kim’sdeath, the case had alreadyreached well beyond Malaysia toNorth Korea, South Korea andIndonesia, along with Macau,where Kim lived with his family,and Vietnam, which was lookinginto whether another of the sus-pects was a citizen.

The intrigue over the case rais-es all sorts of questions aboutKim’s mysterious death, but alack of closure and a lingeringsense of the unknown are not

unusual when it comes to NorthKorea. While South Korea hasblamed North Korea for a slew ofnotable assassinations orattempted killings in pastdecades, the North often deniesinvolvement or simply doesn’tcomment.

The suspects in Malaysiancustody are: Siti Aisyah, theIndonesian woman; anotherwoman, who carried Vietnamesetravel documents and was seenon closed circuit televisionfootage in a shirt with “LOL”emblazoned across the front; aman investigators said is Aisyah’sboyfriend; and the North Koreanman, who was arrested Fridaynight.

Malaysia is seeking DNA sam-ples from Kim Jong Nam’s imme-diate family. He is believed tohave two sons and a daughterwith two women living in Beijingand Macau.

Kim reportedly fell out of favorin Pyongyang in 2001, when hewas caught trying to enter Japanon a false passport to visit TokyoDisneyland. He and his youngerbrother have the same father, thelate Kim Jong Il.

Even as diplomatic tiesbetween Malaysia and NorthKorea frayed, Malaysian officialsappeared to be carefully followinginternal protocols for issues likecontrol of the body, analysts said.

It’s likely that Malaysia is hop-ing that following strict proce-dures would keep them fromantagonizing North Korea — oranyone else in the internationalcommunity.

“As a very small country,Malaysia does not take sides,”said Geetha Govindasamy, a sen-ior lecturer in East Asia studiesat the University of Malaya whohas studied North Korean ties toSoutheast Asia.

MUNICH (AP) — America’scommitment to NATO is “unwa-vering,” U.S. Vice President MikePence said Saturday, reassuringallies about the direction theTrump administration mighttake but leaving open questionsabout where Washington saw itsrelationship with the EuropeanUnion and other internationalorganizations.

German Chancellor AngelaMerkel called for strengtheninga range of multilateral bodies —the EU, NATO and the UnitedNations — and lauded the bene-fits of “a free, independentpress.”

In his first foreign trip as vicepresident, Pence sought immedi-ately to address concerns raisedby President Donald Trump’searlier comments questioningwhether NATO was “obsolete.”

Pence told the MunichSecurity Conference, an annualgathering of diplomats anddefense officials: “I bring youthis assurance: The UnitedStates of America strongly sup-ports NATO and will be unwa-vering in our commitment to ourtrans-Atlantic alliance.”

“Your struggles are our strug-gles. Your success is our suc-cess,” Pence said. “And ulti-mately, we walk into the futuretogether.”

Merkel, speaking beforePence, told him and other lead-ers that “acting togetherstrengthens everyone.”

Her address came amid con-cerns among allies about theTrump administration’sapproach to international affairsand fears that the U.S. mayhave little interest in working ininternational forums.

“Will we be able to continueworking well together, or will weall fall back into our individualroles?” Merkel asked. “Let’smake the world better togetherand then things will get betterfor every single one of us.”

Trump has praised Britain’sdecision to leave the 28-nation

EU. And a leading contender tobe the next U.S. ambassador tothe EU, Ted Malloch, has saidWashington is “somewhat criti-cal and suspicious” of the blocand would prefer to work withcountries bilaterally.

Pence did not mention theEuropean Union in his speech,something picked up on byFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault who wrote onTwitter: “In Munich, VicePresident Pence renewsAmerica’s commitment to theAtlantic alliance. But not a wordon the EU.”

Pence did say, however, thatthe U.S. was on a path of“friendship with Europe and astrong North Atlantic alliance.”

German Foreign Minister

Sigmar Gabriel also indicatedskepticism about Pence’spledges, saying that he agreedEurope needed to work with theU.S. on the basis of commonvalues. But in a barely veiledreference to Trump, he said“both countries must definetheir interests, and our foreignpolicies should not be driven byideology.”

“Ideologies lead to hostile con-cepts that might not be able tobe overcome,” said Gabriel, whois chairman of the SocialDemocratic Party, Merkel’s jun-ior coalition partner.

Going ahead, he saidEuropeans “should hope for thebest, but prepare for the worst.”

In pledging the Trump admin-istration’s support for NATO,

Pence said the U.S. expected allcountries to live up to commit-ments to spend at least 2 per-cent of gross domestic productspending into defense.

“Europe’s defense requiresyour commitment as much asours,” he said.

Merkel reiterated thatGermany is committed to the 2percent goal though Germanycurrently only contributes about1.3 percent.

“We will do everything we canin order to fulfill this commit-ment,” she said. “But let meadd, however, that I believewhile NATO is very much in theEuropean interest, it’s also inthe American interest — it’s avery strong alliance where weare united together.”

New Gambian president

promises reforms, freedoms

BANJUL, Gambia (AP) —Gambia’s new president prom-ised greater freedom, animproved economy and bettereducation as thousandsattended a ceremony Saturdaymarking his inauguration aftera tense political standoff withthe country’s former longtimeleader.

“This is a victory for democ-racy. It is a victory for allGambians,” President AdamaBarrow said to a packed stadi-um near the capital thatincluded dignitaries and sever-al African heads of state.

The day, he said, was sym-bolic because it also markedthe day in 1965 when thesmall West African nationdeclared its independence fromBritain and the year in whichthe 52-year-old Barrow wasborn.

Saturday’s ceremony washeld to let Gambians witness aswearing-in that echoed theofficial one last month. Barrowfirst took the oath of office atGambia’s embassy in neighbor-ing Senegal in January as for-mer leader Yahya Jammehrefused to cede power.

26 people detained after

Turkey car bomb attack

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkishofficials say 26 people havebeen detained following a carbomb attack, which killed twopeople in the southeast of thecountry.

The car bomb explodedFriday near the lodgings ofjudges and prosecutors in themainly Kurdish town ofViransehir in Sanliurfaprovince, bordering Syria.Footage from the scene showeda heavily damaged buildingand wrecked cars.

In a news conference at thetown’s courthouse Saturday,Interior Minister SuleymanSoylu said the explosion killedthe 11-year-old son of a courtclerk and a 27-year-old neigh-borhood guard.

Eleven people remain hospi-talized including the publicprosecutor’s wife, stated theminister. Two are in criticalcondition.

The governor’s officeannounced Saturday that 26people who have been detainedinclude the owner of the van,which was loaded with explo-sives and parked near the gov-ernment housing.

Governor Gungor Azim Tunatold state-run Anadolu newsagency that the outlawedKurdistan Workers’ Party, orPKK, is responsible.

Cardinal aims to wrap up Guam

abuse probe before summer

VATICAN CITY (AP) —American Cardinal RaymondBurke says he’s aiming to wrapup the sex abuse investigationinvolving Guam’s suspendedarchbishop by the summer.

The Guam archdiocese saidBurke left the Pacific islandU.S. territory on Saturday aftermeeting this week with wit-nesses.

Burke, a top canon lawyer, ispresiding over the church tri-bunal hearing the case againstArchbishop Anthony Apuron,who faces multiple allegationsof sex abuse of altar boys inthe 1970s. Apuron has deniedthe claims and has not beencriminally charged.

Burke’s presence on Guamhad raised eyebrows becausehe has been involved in somehigh-profile clashes with PopeFrancis.

Burke denied Saturday hehad been sent to Guam as“punishment,” telling Italy’sMediaset it was normal for car-dinals to take on extra jobs intheir areas of expertise.

Protesters in Barcelona urge

Spain to take in more refugees

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) —At least 160,000 protestersmarched Saturday in Barcelonato demand that Spain’s conser-vative-led government increaseits efforts to take in refugeesfrom war-torn countries likeSyria.

Spain has accepted just1,100 refugees of the over17,000 it has pledged to takein.

Marchers held a large bannerand signs in Catalan with theslogans “Enough Excuses! TakeThem In Now!” and “No MoreDeaths, Open The Borders!” asthey made their way throughthe city center to itsMediterranean coast.

Barcelona police said160,000 people took part in the

march, while organizers said itreached 300,000 participants.

2 more South Sudan officials

resign, alleging graft, bias

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) —Two top South Sudanese mili-tary officials have resignedwhile accusing the governmentof ethnic bias and corruption,the latest sign that PresidentSalva Kiir is struggling toretain his coalition of supportas the country’s civil war con-tinues under warnings of geno-cide.

Four top officials in the pastweek have now left while criti-cizing Kiir’s government.

Henry Oyay Nyago, the for-mer judge advocate general ofSouth Sudan’s army, resignedin a letter dated Friday andobtained by The AssociatedPress. “Your regime committedsundry war crimes, crimesagainst humanity, genocidalacts and ethnic cleansing,” hewrote.

Another resignation letter byKhalid Ono Loki, the formerhead of military courts, wasalso dated Friday and obtainedby the AP. It describes a sys-tem of justice that is arbitrary,corrupt and discriminatoryagainst those who are not partof the president’s Dinka ethnicgroup.

Loki’s letter also accuses thehead of South Sudan’s army,Paul Malong, of being engagedin “relentless endeavors” toprotect his Dinka tribesmenand calls for his resignation.

“You have indeed broughtshame and an unfamiliar ethosto South Sudan that will onlylead the country to morecalamities,” Loki wrote.

Lul Ruai Koang, an armyspokesman, confirmed Loki’sresignation Saturday.

Trump sons open Dubai golf

club as namesake now U.S.

president

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates(AP) — Two of U.S. PresidentDonald Trump’s sons ceremoni-ally opened a Trump-brandedgolf club in Dubai on Saturday,meeting privately with Emiratielites as questions remain abouthow separated their father isfrom the empire bearing hisname.

Eric and Donald Trump Jr.,who now lead the TrumpOrganization, watched as fire-works lit the sky over theTrump International Golf Clubin Dubai, on the outskirts ofthe city-state home to theworld’s tallest building andother architectural marvels.

The course’s opening comesafter Donald Trump tried foryears to enter the Arab marketas a real estate mogul wholater earned millions licensinghis name to projects. Thecourse’s opening now, as wellas long-standing plans to opena second Trump-brandedcourse in Dubai, could raisesecurity and ethical issues forAmerica’s 45th president goingforward.

Though bars at the clubeventually will serve alcohol,only soft drinks were dispensedat the windy gala Saturdaynight.

Paris protesters decry police

abuse; some clash with police

PARIS (AP) — Paris policesprayed tear gas at bottle-throwing demonstrators on themargins of a rally Saturdaymeant to support a youngblack man who was allegedlyraped with a police baton andother victims of police abuse.

Two police officers wereinjured and 13 people werearrested in the clashes, whichinvolved about 150 of thethousands of mostly peacefulanti-racism demonstrators.The skirmishes marked thelatest in a string of protestsaround the alleged rape thathave degenerated into vio-lence.

Police had installed a securi-ty perimeter around Paris’Place de la Republique for therally. Far-right presidentialcandidate Marine Le Pen,meanwhile, urged the govern-ment to ban the protest out ofrespect for police.

Demonstrators carried ban-ners reading “Justice forTheo,” the name of the 22-year-old alleged rape victim.The protesters argue that Theois just one example of manyyoung minority men unfairlytargeted by French police in IDchecks and sometimes abused.

One officer has beencharged with rape in the case,and three others with aggra-vated assault. All deny inten-tional wrongdoing.


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GerMAn ChAnCellor Angela Merkel, left, and United States Vice President Mike Pence arrive atthe Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday. The annual weekend gathering is knownfor providing an open and informal platform to meet in close quarters.

By ALLEN MINCEYBanner Staff Writer

If you have recently driven onSgt, Paul Huff Parkway, you mayhave noticed pipes in vacantproperty at the intersection ofPeerless Road.

Cleveland Utilities is bypass-ing pipes in a project that maylast as long as two months. Itwill cause some traffic issues inthe area, but none that willcause major road closings.

Greg Clark, wastewater reha-bilitation manager for ClevelandUtilities, said the project involvesreplacing about 7-tenths of amile of pipe.

“We will have about 4,150 feetof bypass line that will be part ofthe project,” Clark said.

The project in the area thatconnects with Paul HuffParkway. He said there havebeen some failures in the waste-water lines that have led to workbeing done along the road.

“Some of the line along PaulHuff Parkway is around 22 yearsold, with some going in whenPaul Huff was built,” Clark said.That has led Cleveland Utilitiesto develop a project to replacethe line near the intersection.

Clark said there will be no

issues with homes, schools orbusinesses due to the work byCleveland Utilities. While it willbe visible to motorists, few timeson road closures are scheduled.

The work will be in the west-bound area of Paul HuffParkway, with much of the pipesto be replaced being only a fewfeet from the roadway.

“We will be working during thedays, primarily after school is insession,” Clark said.

Both E.L. Ross ElementarySchool and Yates Primary Schoolare in the area where the workwill be done.

Along with the two schools,Mouse Creek Road also is a

brieroute to Duracell.The Cleveland Utilities work

will be primarily from the inter-section of Mouse Creek Road toMohawk Drive to Holiday InnExpressway.

Clark said the bypass projectwill take from six to eight weeksto complete. CU has been work-ing on the project for about amonth so far.

“We want those driving onPaul Huff Parkway to knowabout the lane closures and thatwe are making them when bestfor traffic in the area,” Clarksaid. “Please bear with us as thisproject takes place.”


Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY

CLEvELANd UtILItIEs will be doing some work along Sgt. Paul Huff Parkway as bypass lines arereplacing some of the pipe. There will be minimal road closure during the day while the project is beingcompleted, with Cleveland Utilities not attempting to avoid closure until after school begins each morn-ing.

Work just off Paul Huff Parkway to cause minimal lane closures

THP plans checkpointsFrom Staff Reports

The Tennessee Highway Patrolwill conduct two checkpoints inthe local area in April.

A sobriety checkpoint will beheld on Friday, April 14. Thecheckpoint is scheduled to occurat the intersection of U.S.Highway 411 and U.S. 64.

A separate checkpoint is set

for Friday, April 28, at the inter-section of Benton Pike and APD40.

The highway patrol will belooking for motorists not follow-ing state traffic laws as well asdrivers following the proper statelaw for the use of seat belts.

Each checkpoint is contingenton manpower and weather con-ditions.

Bears claim 26th state title


Cannon’s Corner

Joe Cannon

Hall of Fame inductions arelike eulogies; we take time toreflect and recognize the lifetimeaccomplishments of those beinghonored.When someone passes, we

hold a memorial service wherefamily and friends reminisce withgood memories of the one whohas passed.At a HOF induction ceremony,

the same is done.Let me clarify in order to head

off any angry emails or phonecalls from all of the area HOFmembers — I come to praise, notbury some very deserving folks.The accomplishments and suc-

cesses of the inductee are laudedand praised by their contempo-raries while they are sitting upinstead of lying down.Such will be the case in a cou-

ple of weeks when an impressivegroup of Bradley Countians areamong this year’s class going intothe Greater Chattanooga AreaSports Hall of Fame.When I got the list of this

year’s inductees and specialaward winners, I realized I per-sonally know several of the localsbeing recognized.People I went to school with

being honored for their lifetimeachievements somehow makes ayoung man like me feel old. Imean, after all, when RayStephens (the baseball player notthe singer, trust me) is theyoungest of the local contingent

Blue Raiders tame MustangsBy PATRICK MacCOONBanner Sports Writer

SODDY-DAISY — A matchupbetween two local rivals couldhave gone either way in theDistrict 5-AAA semifinals, butCleveland was convinced a 14-day break in live action wouldnot slow their roll.In front of a jam-packed

crowd at Soddy-Daisy High

School Saturday evening, theNo. 4 state ranked Blue Raiderspulled away late for a 62-52win over Walker Valley.For senior leader Kregg Ware,

the next step is bringing homethe first district championshipfor the program since Clevelandlast won it in the 2009-10 sea-son.“I have experienced some ups

and downs throughout my

years here, but this is definitelythe most memorable season Ihave had,” said Ware, whoshowcased his hustle through-out the semifinals action, hadfive points and three steals.“Not just because we are ontop, but because this grouppushes me every day at practiceand on the court.”The Blue Raiders will play

against the winner of EastHamilton/Bradley Central,which played after presstimeSaturday evening, in the cham-pionship game Tuesday night at7:30.Despite KK Curry, Deontae

Davis and Dionte Ware all withfour fouls late in a back-and-forth and emotional contest, itwas Mullek Bradford andNorance Berry who stepped upin big ways late.After trading blows for much

of the night, Deontae Davisgave his team a bit of wind witha 25-foot 3-pointer at the soundof the third quarter buzzer totake a 42-37 lead into the finaleight minutes. The district’sleading long-distance shootermade four treys to up his totalto 93 on the season.Then it was the sophomore

who stepped up to build theBlue Raiders’ first double-digitlead of the night, as Berryscored the first five points ofthe fourth quarter. His physicalAND-1 under the basket madefor a 47-37 lead with 6:04 leftto play.Berry finished with eight

points and six rebounds to helpCHS improve to 23-3 overallthis season.“I knew Coach McCowan

depended on me to play biglate,” Berry said. “When he putme in, I knew I had to give mybest and do what I could tohelp my team win. For the pasttwo weeks we have treatedpractice like it was a game. Wewere ready and finishedtonight.”Junior point guard Mullek

Bradford also added five of hisseven points in the final quar-ter. His acrobatic left-handedlayup answered an AND-1 from

Bearettes breeze to title gameBy PATRICK MacCOONBanner Sports Writer

SODDY-DAISY — BradleyCentral High School continuesto prove its girls’ basketballprogram is in a league of itsown.The country’s 22nd-ranked

team (according to USA Today)and No. 2 team (AP) in ClassAAA ran away with a 68-29 winin the District 5-AAA semifinalsagainst McMinn CountySaturday afternoon at Soddy-Daisy High School.The Bearettes improved their

season-long win streak to 28games. This was their eighthwin by 35 or more pointsagainst a district opponent thisseason.For their head coach, it was

exactly the showing expected ofa state championship caliberteam.“We are fresh,” said Bradley

coach Jason Reuter, who wonhis 196th career game. “Ourkids are gamers. When thebright lights are on, this teamis not going to lay down. Wemay not win a state champi-onship — that’s our goal — butit won’t be a lack of beingready.”Junior Rhyne Howard and

senior Halle Hughes led bothsides in scoring, as Howard ledall with 23 points and made 4-of-5 from 3-point range.Hughes finished with 14 and apair of 3s.While the “Double-H Duo”

met its season average of 37combined points, a senior postalso added a dominant pres-ence in the first half.Helping build a 31-7 lead,

Kailey McRee scored her sixthand seventh points off a pair offree throws with 5:14 left beforehalftime.McRee also added seven

rebounds in the first half tohelp Bradley outreboundMcMinn County, 28-15. The 5-foot-10 banger finished witheight points and eight rebounds(three offensive) to help Bradleyadvance to its seventh straightdistrict championship gameMonday night at 7:30 p.m. atSoddy-Daisy.

“The reason we are 28-0 isbecause we are very talented,but we have people who playtheir role,” Reuter said. “Kaileycame out with a big first half,and that just makes us thatmuch better. She is tough asnails, and I am going to have atough time replacing her.”Facing a zone defense to

begin the second half, theBearettes took advantage of thespace and made their first fivefield goals from long distance tolead 63-24 with 2:55 left in thethird quarter.

Howard knocked down a pair,while seniors Emma KateBrown, Halle Hughes andSydney Morgan also added fuelto the fire with makes from 20-plus feet out.Bradley quickly removed its

starters after the 3-pointassault and scored just fivepoints over the last 11 minutes.The Bearettes shot 22-of-53

(.415) from the field, and a tightdefense held the LadyCherokees to 9-of-35 (.257)

Photo by CHANDLER TURNER

BEARETTE SENIOR Kailey McRee goes up for a layup during a68-29 win over McMinn County in the District 5-AAA semifinalsSaturday afternoon. McRee finished with 8 points and eightrebounds.

Photo by CHANDLER TURNER

CLEVELAND HIGH'S Norance Berry, left, goes up for a layupbut is contested by Walker Valley’s Dakota Murphy, while MustangJordan Munck (1) looks on during the District 5-AAA semifinalsSaturday night at Soddy-Daisy. Berry scored five points in thefourth quarter to help the Blue Raiders pull away with a 62-52 win.

By RICHARD ROBERTSBanner Sports Editor

FRANKLIN — The road through thestate wrestling championship has beena tough but productive one for BradleyCentral.Although three consolation rounds

remained to be decided on the finalday Saturday, the Bears essentiallyhad to only show up at the WilliamsonCounty Agriculture Expo Center tosuccessfully repeat as TSSAATraditional state champions and earn

the program’s 26th state title.The Bears took the early lead in

Thursday's opening round, and thoughCleveland closed the gap on severaloccasions, the final outcome was neverreally in doubt.The Bears entered Saturday's conso-

lation rounds — where third throughfifth-place finishers were decided —with 204 points. The Cleveland BlueRaiders were second with 133.Walker Valley had no Mustangs left

in the championship bracket afterFriday's consolation rounds. The

Mustangs' 160-pounder, Mikel Gregory,battled his way through to the semifi-nals before falling to the consolationbracket.“We had some guys here watching

guys get medals that we beat this year.That's how it is. We brought four guyshere. We got one medal. We lost one onthe first day; we lost two in the bloodround, one in overtime. I hate it forthose guys. One is a senior, and onegets to come back,” said Mustangscoach Al Morris. “I've got mixed emo-tions, but the thing is we'll go back to

work real soon and get ready for nextyear.”Bradley ended the three-day battle

with 236 points and three of the fiveBears still in the hunt for a champi-onship with state titles. The BlueRaiders followed in second place with171 points and a state champion.Tennessee High finished in third placewith 135.5, Independence was nextwith 119, and Mt. Juliet rounded outthe top five with 109 points.

I cometo praise,not bury

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Fuller captures fourth crown; Hicks third; Mathews, Landers first

Banner photo/RICHARD ROBERTS

BRADLEY CENTRAL'S Knox Fuller,right, holds up four fingers as his handis raised by the referee after winninghis fourth TSSAA State Championshipby pinning Soddy-Daisy’s Tony WilsonSaturday evening in Franklin. TheWest Point bound Fuller joins the lateMatt Keller as the only four-time Bearstate champs.

SportsCONTACTRichard RobertsSports EditorPhone 472-5041 or fax [email protected]

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2017

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Senior Day sweep moves LadyFlames into tie for second place

From Lee Sports InformationLeading from start to finish and getting a break

when North Alabama upset Valdosta State, the Leewomen’s basketball team moved into a tie for sec-ond place in the Gulf South Conference standingswith an impressive 60-44 win over visiting WestGeorgia.

The Lady Flames are 14-6 in the GSC standingsand 19-7 overall. Valdosta State also stands at 14-6. Lee closed out its regular home season and cel-ebrated Senior Day. The Lady Flames will hit theroad for two challenging contests. Their first stopwill be at conference-leading West Florida (16-4)on Thursday, and then they will move back up toclose out the regular season in what could be ashowdown against Valdosta State on Saturday.

“We made a couple of adjustments at the begin-ning of the third period,” stated coach Marty Roweafter the victory. “We went to a high-low offense,which we have not shown a lot,and it paid dividends. Our over-all team effort was excellent. Infact, it was one of the best of theyear. Now we just need to take thisinto our final two regular seasongames.”

The Lady Flames outscoredthe Wolves 22-9 in the thirdquarter and led by as muchas 24 points before the Wolves made a mild come-back after the contest was decided.

“It was not one of our better shooting games,but defensively I thought it was one of our best,”declared Rowe.

Lee’s defense held the Wolves to only 29 percentshooting from the field. They did improve to 31percent from beyond arc and managed 11-of-15free throws. Lee shot 34 percent from the field andconverted 7-of-26 3-pointers. They were awardedonly nine freebies and canned seven.

The Lady Flames defense forced 18 WestGeorgia turnovers and committed only 11. Theydished off 13 assists and won the rebounding bat-tle 45-35.

Carrie Cheeks had 12 points to lead Lee’s bal-anced scoring. She also pulled down eightrebounds. Lindsey Roddy finished with 10 markersand four assists. Haley Cornellison six points andtied Cheeks for top rebounding honors with eight.Abby Bertram added seven points and four assists,while Erin Walsh also totaled seven points.

FLAMES 82, WOLVES 72With five players scoring in double figures, the

Lee men’s basketball team closed out its regularhome season with an 82-72 victory over WestGeorgia in Walker Arena on a Senior Day after-noon.

Coach Bubba Smith could not have been morepleased with the overall play of his club. After suf-

fering several close defeats down the stretch, theFlames regrouped and closed out the home standwith wins over West Alabama on Thursday andthen a much tougher West Georgia team onSaturday.

“Anytime you have five players in double fig-ures, it shows you are sharing the basketball,”said Smith as his Flames improved to 10-15against Gulf South Conference competition andkept their slim hopes alive for a spot in theupcoming eight-team conference tournament.

The Flames led by all but two minutes of theentire contest and by as much as 25 points beforea late rally by the Wolves.

“Not only did we get solid play from our seniorsthis afternoon, several of our other guys steppedup to provide key moments in the victory,” notesSmith. “I was really happy with the play of MikeKobani, and Levi Woods was excellent.”

Smith wasted no time in pointing out the factthat his club pulled down 19 offensive reboundsagainst an extremely athletic West Georgia team.

Overall, Lee had 49 rebounds to just32 for the losers.

Lee zoomed out to a 42-29 lead atthe halftime break and quickly took

complete control of the battleearly in the second half.Woods, who nailed three of hisfour 3-pointers in the first

half, finished with 17 points. Senior JervonJohnson hit 5-of-11 shots from the field and tal-lied 15 points. Keevin Tyus, who stayed in foultrouble much of the game, added 14 points andseven rebounds, while senior Rico Overall tossedin 10 points as did sophomore Cody Jones.

Woods went to the glass for a team-leading ninerebounds, and senior Cody Farley fought harddown-low to pull down eight boards and dished offfive assists. Ryan Montgomery pitched in with sixpoints and seven rebounds, while senior Kobanileft his mark with six points and four rebounds.

The Flames shot 43 percent from the field andwere consistent all across the stat board, hitting10-of-25 triples and 8-of-10 freebies. They wereguilty of 15 turnovers, but many of those camewith the contest already decided.

Stephaun Branch was the Wolves’ leader. Hehad 16 points to go along with eight rebounds.Keron Briggs added 17 markers and WestGeorgia’s third guard Christian Houston poured in14. Lee’s solid defense held the Wolves to only 40percent shooting from the field and 30 percentfrom shots beyond the arc.

“We will make the trips to West Florida andValdosta State and see what happens,” declaredthe Lee coach. “These guys haven’t quit all year,and I expect them to be focused as we encounterour final road trip of the season.”

Lee University photo

LEE UNIVERSITY junior Levi Woods (3) pulls up for two of his 17 points in the Flames Gulf SouthConference win over West Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Walker Arena.

Banner photo, PATRICK MacCOON

CLEVELAND GUARDS Madison Dasher (left) and Sofia Stamatiadis (back) defend KaitlynHennessee during a 59-41 loss to McMinn County in the District 5-AAA quarterfinals Friday night.The Lady Raiders finished with 11 wins this season.

Lady Raiders wrap up 11-win seasonBy PATRICK MacCOONBanner Sports Writer

SODDY-DAISY — A turn-around season for theCleveland girls’ basketball teamcame to an end with a 59-41loss to McMinn County in theDistrict 5-AAA quarterfinalsFriday evening at Soddy-DaisyHigh School.

Six seniors helped the LadyRaiders (11-15) improve theirwin total by nine games fromthe year before. For SofiaStamatiadis, Amber Morman,Kaitlyn Borton, Shanti Mastin,Matilda Lee and EmilyColbaugh their head coach seesbright futures.

“They have been a greatgroup of kids,” first-year CHShead coach Tony Williams said.“Solid basketball players, butbetter people. If my daughtersgrow up to be like those girls, Iwill be completely content. Allof them are going to go on andbe very successful in life.”

The Lady Cherokees (19-9)finished with four players indouble figures and made six oftheir first eight shots after theopening tip to build a 14-8lead.

All-district guard Kaitlyn

Hennessee, who received thethird most votes for districtPlayer of the Year, led all scor-ers with 13 points, plus sheblocked four shots and coppeda pair of steals.

Cleveland battled back froma 25-14 halftime deficit to scorethe first six points of the thirdquarter.

However, McMinn Countyanswered with an 8-0 run andmaintained a lead the rest ofthe way.

Colbaugh’s 3-pointer cut thedeficit to 32-26 with just underthree minutes left in the thirdquarter.

Stamatiadis made seven freethrows in the final quarter andtied junior teammate EmmaFlowers for the Lady Raiderlead with 10 points.

McMinn’s Hannah Burnsand Carlee Gleaton scoredeight of their 10 points to hangon to victory in the second half.Whitney Green finished with 12points and hit a pair of 3-point-ers along with Burns.

For the Lady Raiders, CaitlynReed scored seven points andfreshman point guard BaileyAnderson added six in her firstgame back after suffering aconcussion against Bradley

Central back on Jan. 20.“I really think we have a good

group of girls coming back nextseason,” Williams said. “We hada lot of girls receive big min-utes this season. You cannotteach experience and we areexcited for the future.”

Cleveland’s sideline leaderalso looks forward to a uniqueopportunity next season withwhat should be a talentedfreshman class.

“My daughter will be a ninthgrader,” Williams said. “Themiddle school girls won theEast Tennessee state champi-onship. If we can keep all thosegirls together we have a chanceto do something really specialdown the road. They will becompeting with a lot of girlsnext season for spots.”

GAME SUMMARYCleveland 8 6 13 14 — 41McMinn County 17 8 11 23 — 59LADY RAIDERS (41) — Emma Flowers 10, SofiaStamatiadis 10, Reed 7, Anderson 6, Rue 5,Colbaugh 3, Dasher, Renshaw, Franklin, Lee,Goodman, Borton, Rouse, Callahan.LADY CHEROKEES (59) — Kaitlyn Hennessee13, Whitney Green 12, Hannah Burns 10, CarleeGleaton 10, Liner 6, Harper 4, Manney 2,Schiestel 2, 3-POINTERS: Cleveland 1 (Colbaugh); McMinnCo. 5 (W. Green 2, Burns 2, Hennessee 1)FREE THROWS: Cleveland 13-of-21; McMinnCo. 18-of-24.RECORDS: Cleveland 11-15. McMinn Co. 19-9.

Late FTs lift ’Cats past DawgsATHENS, Ga. (AP) —

De’Aaron Fox scored 16 points,including six free throws in thefinal 45 seconds, and No. 13Kentucky overcame J.J.Frazier’s 36 points to beatGeorgia 82-77 on Saturdaynight.

Frazier’s season-high efforthelped keep Georgia close afterthe Bulldogs lost top scorerYante Maten with a right kneeinjury less than two minutesinto the game.

Malik Monk also had 16 forKentucky (22-5, 12-2Southeastern Conference). TheWildcats began the night tiedwith South Carolina for theSEC lead.

Kentucky was pushed toovertime in its 90-81 home winover Georgia on Jan. 31, andthis game also was tight.

Kentucky trailed 73-71 whenBam Adebayo grabbed therebound on a miss by Fox with1:20 remaining. Fox then drovefor a tying layup before Frazieranswered with a layup to givethe lead back Georgia.

With 44 seconds remaining,Fox made two free throws afterGeorgia forward Derek Ogbeide,whose importance inside onlygrew with Maten’s injury, wascalled for his fifth foul.

Following a miss by Georgia’sPape Diatta, Fox again madetwo free throws for a 77-75lead. Frazier missed a shortjumper before another foul gaveFox the chance to push thelead to four points by makingtwo more free throws.

Maten was hurt whendefending a layup byKentucky’s Isaiah Briscoe.Maten received attention on the

court from trainers, whoappeared to be examining hisright knee. Maten rose to hisfeet but was unable to putweight on the leg, forcing himto hop off the court with helpfrom the trainers. He wasescorted to the locker room.

Later in the first half, Matenreturned to Georgia’s benchwith the knee wrapped. He stillwas unable to put weight onthe right leg and hopped on hisleft leg to join his teammatesduring a timeout huddle.

Maten is averaging 19.4points, third in the SEC, and7.2 rebounds.

BIG PICTUREKentucky: With their eighth

straight win over Georgia, theWildcats’ lopsided lead in theseries grew to 123-26. Thatincludes a 42-17 advantage ingames played in Athens. ...Adebayo had 13 points andeight rebounds. ... Kentuckytook a 41-26 advantage inrebounds. Derek Willis had 12rebounds.

Coach John Calipari wasn’thappy Derek Willis was chargedwith a turnover following con-tact with Ogbeide late in thefirst half. Officials huddledbefore making the call, andCalipari’s displeasure only grewwhen Frazier then beat thebuzzer with a 3-pointer.

Georgia: Frazier finished onepoint away from matching hiscareer high of 37 points againstMississippi State on Dec. 4,2015. ... Small forwardE’Torrion Wilridge, a strongdefender who provides good sizeon the wing, made his secondstraight start. ... Mike Edwards,who started the second half at

Maten’s power forward spot,and Monk were called for dou-ble technical fouls early in thesecond half. ... Ogbeide had 11rebounds before fouling out.

POLL IMPLICATIONSKentucky has regained its

momentum after losing twostraight in late January to fallout of the top 10 for the firsttime this season. The Wildcatshave won four straight andafter falling as low as No. 15and are on a path back to thetop 10.

UP NEXTKentucky: Visits Missouri on

Tuesday night.Georgia: Visits Alabama on

Thursday night.

Lee lacrossefalls in Indy

From Lee Sports InformationINDIANAPOLIS — The Lee

University women’s lacrosseteam made its first road trip inthe program’s existence andwere handed a 22-1 loss at thehands of host University ofIndianapolis.

The Lady Flames dropped to0-2 on the season, while theGreyhounds improved to 2-0.

Brianne Schapira recordedLee’s goal with 8:53 remainingin the second half. It was thejunior’s fourth of the season.

The Lady Flames return toLee’s South Quad FieldWednesday to open Gulf SouthConference action againstYoung Harris College. Gametime is set for 4 p.m.

Cougars blast Blazers twiceFrom CSCC Sports Information

The Cleveland State base-ball team improved to 5-1after sweeping visitingVincennes University in aFriday afternoon doublehead-er.

The Cougars defeatedVincennes 8-2 in Game 1 andthen picked up a 7-1 win inGame 2. Saturday’s game wascancelled due to the weather.

Cleveland State’s pitchingheld the Blazers to just sevenhits in the doubleheader, fourin the first game and three inthe second.

“It was good to get a sweep.We had great starting pitcherswith Jake Rogers in Game 1and Hooper Mills in Game 2.They did a good job of stayingin command of both games,”Cougar head coach MikePolicastro declared.

“We swung the bats wellagain today up and down thelineup, and played gooddefense.”

GAME 1COUGARS 8, BLAZERS 2

After putting up four runsin the first inning and two inthe second, Cleveland Statehad a 6-0 lead overVincennes.

The Blazers were unable toget on the scoreboard untilthe fourth inning, where theycut the Cougars’ lead to 6-1.Vincennes notched anotherrun in the fifth inning, mak-ing it a 6-2 game.

The Cougars scored twofinal runs in the sixth inning,which gave them their finalscore of 8-2.

Jordan Ransom hit a dou-ble in the game, was 2-for-4at the plate and scored tworuns.

Chase Fullington had twoRBI and went 2-for-3. HaganKennedy also was 2-for-3 atthe plate with a RBI.

Sean McDermott, BillyBrand, John Sharpe andBrett Browning all had oneRBI apiece in the first game.

Rogers pitched all seveninnings, striking out eightbatters and giving up onlyfour hits and two runs.

GAME 2COUGARS 7, BLAZERS 1

Cleveland State scored fourruns in the second inning totake a 4-0 lead. Payne scoredthe Cougars first run on anerror by the Blazer centerfield-er. Elliot doubled to drive intwo teammates, then laterscored on a wild pitch.

Vincennes picked up theirfirst and only run in the top ofthe fourth, which wasanswered by three more runsfrom the Cougars in the bot-tom of the fourth.

Mills pitched a completegame, striking out sevenBlazers and gave up only threehits and one run.

Trent Elliott had a doubleand two RBI in the game,scored two runs and was 1-for-2 at the plate.

Devin Gardner, TreyVanderpool and McDermotteach had a RBI in the secondgame.

Noah Hill went 2-for-3 at theplate and scored two runs.Joey Roberson also scored tworuns.

Williams, Hubbs power Vol blowout of Mizzouwww.clevelandbanner.com Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, February 19, 2017— 19

KNOXVILLE (AP) —Tennessee guard Robert HubbsIII’s different look gave theVolunteers some different luck.

Grant Williams scored 25points and Hubbs added 21 onSaturday as Tennesseebounced back from its mostlopsided loss of the season bydelivering a 90-70 blowout ofMissouri.

Hubbs had his hair in corn-rows for the first time this sea-son, though he said it wasn’t asuperstitious attempt to get outof his recent funk. Hubbs, theVols’ leading scorer, hadexceeded the 11-point markjust once in the six games lead-ing up to this one while bat-tling a knee injury.

“I just had to do somethingwith it,” Hubbs said. “It wasgetting out of control, so one ofmy friends was like, ‘Just braidit.’ “

The hairstyle resulted insome good-natured teasingfrom Tennessee coach RickBarnes as Hubbs entered thepostgame interview room.

Hubbs said he felt faster withhis hair braided.

“That hair was like a wind-shield holding you back,”Barnes quipped.

When Barnes asked whyHubbs didn’t just cut his hairshort, the senior guard repliedthat it would “look weird.”

“You don’t think that does?”Barnes replied.

Hubbs wasn’t saying how heplanned to style his hair forTennessee’s next game, but histeammates may want him tokeep the cornrows as a good-luck charm. Tennessee had lostthree of its last four gamesbefore Saturday and was com-ing off an 83-58 loss at No. 13Kentucky, but the Vols’ victory

over Missouri kept alive theirNCAA Tournament hopes.

Tennessee (15-12, 7-7 SEC)already has matched its wintotal from last year, when theVolunteers finished 15-19 fortheir first losing season since2004-05.

Although Tennessee has amuch better record, Missouri

(7-19, 2-12) actually had beenplaying better than the Volsrecently. Missouri had split itslast four games. Tennessee hadlost three of its last four andwas coming off its most lop-sided defeat of the year — an83-58 setback at No. 13Kentucky.

“We’ve actually used Missouri

as an example all year to ourplayers (because they’re) ateam that shows great perse-verance,” Barnes said. “Theykeep playing hard. And overthe last couple of weeks,they’ve gotten some winsbecause they’ll battle you.We’ve told our guys we’ve got tohave that resolve.”

But the Tigers couldn’t putup much resistance againstTennessee.

After Missouri’s CullenVanLeer gave Missouri a 2-0lead 54 seconds into the game,the Tigers wouldn’t get anotherbasket for over eight minutes.Tennessee went on a 16-2 runand scored 13 straight pointsduring one portion of thatMissouri drought.

Tennessee was ahead 41-28at halftime and led by as manyas 24 in the second half.

“The impressive thing about(Tennessee) is how hard theyplay,” Missouri coach KimAnderson said. “It’s not thatthey’re particularly big, butthey play really hard. I thoughtwe didn’t match that intensitylevel at the beginning of thegame. Consequently, when thathappens, you tend to foul a lot.We fouled a lot, especially inthe first half, put them on theline and they made freethrows.”

Admiral Schofield scored 17points and Shembari Phillipshad 10 for Tennessee. Terrence

Phillips scored 18 points,Jordan Barnett had 11 andKevin Puryear added 10 forMissouri.

BIG PICTUREMissouri: Saturday’s game

represented a reunion of sortsfor Barnett and Barnes.Barnett played 21 games andaveraged 1.9 points in 2014-15for a Texas team that wascoached by Barnes. ...Missouri’s frustrating dayincluded technical fouls thatwere called on assistant coachRob Fulford and Phillips.

Tennessee: The Vols have ledby at least 13 points in five oftheir losses this season, butthey had no trouble protectinga double-digit advantageSaturday. Tennessee remainedin front by at least 10 through-out the second half.

TURNING POINTAfter trailing by 18 late in

the first half, Missouri went onan 11-0 spurt to cutTennessee’s lead to 33-26.

Tennessee responded with afive-point possession, asLamonte Turner hit a 3-pointerand Williams sank two freethrows after getting fouledaway from the ball. The Volsweren’t seriously threatenedthe rest of the way.

UP NEXTMissouri: Hosts No. 13

Kentucky on Tuesday.Tennessee: Hosts Vanderbilt

on Wednesday.

No. 3 Kansas closer to Big 12title with win at No. 4 Baylor

WACO, Texas (AP) — LandenLucas made two free throwswith 11 seconds left and No. 3Kansas grabbed a strangleholdon the Big 12 race with a 67-65victory at No. 4 Baylor onSaturday.

The Jayhawks (24-3, 12-2)have a three-game lead in theBig 12 standings over Baylorwith four games to play. Withone more win, Kansas willmatch the UCLA teams of the1960s and ‘70s by winning its13th consecutive conferencechampionship.

Baylor (22-5, 9-5) had onemore chance, but ManuLecomte missed on a shot hetook surrounded by defenders.As the ball ricocheted off thefront of rim and toward the endline as time ran out, Jayhawksguard Devonte Graham threwhis arms up in celebration.

Frank Mason III had 23points for the Jayhawks, includ-ing some significant points in aspurt midway through the sec-ond half for their first lead.Josh Jackson had 16 pointswith some highlight dunks.

Johnathan Motley had 19points for Baylor, which has lostfour of its last six games.Lecomte had 16 points and JoLual-Acuil 11.

In a raucous Ferrell Center,with all the Baylor fans wearingneon yellow highlighter-coloredT-shirts, Kansas never led untilMason’s jumper with 10:56 leftmade it 49-47. That was part ofan 11-0 run that he startedwith a three-point play after adriving layup while being fouled.Svi Mykhailiuk hit a 3-pointerto make it 52-47 before theJayhawks went nearly 6 1/2minutes without a field goal.

That was Mason’s secondthree-point play in less than aminute, though the previousbasket didn’t even make it tothe rim. Mason was fouled onthe shot by Ish Wainright, whileLual-Acuil was called for goal-tending.

Baylor then scored ninestraight points, gaining the leadat 54-52 when Lecomte wascredited with a basket on abreakaway layup attempt whenMykailiuk was called for goal-tending.

When King McClure made twofree throws with 3:34 left, theBears led 65-59. But they didn’tscore again, and Kansas waseven after two strong baskets byJackson, a layup and then aone-handed windmill slam,before Graham’s two free throwswith 2:16 left, the last pointsuntil Lucas’ game-deciding freethrows.

BIG PICTUREKansas: Being behind was no

problem for the Jayhawks, whoin their last game against No. 9West Virginia overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 2:43and won in overtime. It is thesecond time this season Kansashas won consecutive gamesagainst Top 10 teams. With theconference title in reach, thenext three games are against

teams in the lower half of theBig 12 standings.

Baylor: Not too long ago,Baylor was considered a poten-tial No. 1 seed for the NCAATournament. But the Bearshave lost four of their last sixgames, and now will need touse the last two weeks of theregular season to get back ontrack for March instead of chas-ing a Big 12 title.

No. 1 GONZAGA 82PACIFIC 61

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) —Nigel Williams-Goss had 18points and seven assists as No.1 Gonzaga beat Pacific 82-61 onSaturday to remain the onlyundefeated team in Division I.

Johnathan Williams had 12points and 11 rebounds, andfive players scored in double fig-ures for Gonzaga (28-0, 16-0West Coast), whose 28-gamewinning streak is the longest inthe nation.

Jack Williams scored 16points for Pacific (10-19, 4-12),which played Gonzaga tough athome on New Year’s Eve. Pacificplayed without second-leadingscorer T.J. Wallace, out with afoot injury.

No. 2 VILLANOVA 92SETON HALL 70

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — JalenBrunson had 22 points and acareer-high 10 assists andVillanova clinched a tie for anunprecedented fourth straightBig East Conference regular-season title.

The Wildcats (26-2, 13-2)used a 22-1 spurt bridging thehalves to take command in win-ning their seventh straight gameand handing Seton Hall (16-10,6-8) a lopsided loss that leavesit on the bubble for the NCAATournament.

Kris Jenkins added 22 pointsfor Villanova, which shot a sea-son-high 67 percent from thefield. Brunson hit all seven ofhis shots.

Khadeen Carrington led thePirates with 22 points.

No. 7 OREGON 101COLORADO 73

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — DillonBrooks scored 23 points forOregon.

Dylan Ennis added 20 pointsfor the Ducks (24-4, 13-2 Pac-12), who won their 42ndstraight home game. It is thelongest active home winningstreak in the nation.

George King led Colorado (16-12, 6-9) with 16 points in theloss, which snapped a three-game winning streak. TheBuffaloes trailed by as many as36 points late in the second half.

No. 8 LOUISVILLE 94VIRGINIA TECH 90

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) —Donovan Mitchell scored 26points to lead Louisville.

Ty Outlaw hit a 3-pointerwith 8 seconds left to cutLouisville’s lead to 91-88, butthe Hokies’ Zach LeDay commit-ted an intentional foul onLouisville as the Cardinals (22-5, 10-4 Atlantic CoastConference) tried to inbound

the ball. Jaylen Johnson madeone of the two free throws, thenMitchell made two more with5.6 seconds left to seal theoffensive slugfest.

Seth Allen had 25 points forVirginia Tech (18-8, 7-7), whichshot 59.2 percent from the field,including 65.4 percent (17 of26) from beyond the 3-pointarc. The Cardinals shot 51.5percent, including making 12 of22 from beyond the arc.

No. 9 WEST VIRGINIA 83TEXAS TECH 74, 2 OT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) —Jevon Carter scored a season-high 24 points to lead WestVirginia.

West Virginia (21-6, 9-5 Big12) let a late lead slip away andwas forced to play overtime forthe second straight game.

Carter scored a quick layupin the second overtime and WestVirginia outscored Texas Tech13-4 in the period.

Elijah Macon added a season-high 17 points for West Virginia.

Keenan Evans tied a careerhigh with 28 points for TexasTech (17-10, 5-9).

No. 12 DUKE 99WAKE FOREST 94

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — LukeKennard scored 23 points andJayson Tatum added 19 forDuke.

Amile Jefferson had 16 pointsfor the Blue Devils (22-5, 10-4Atlantic Coast Conference), whoshot 59 percent and hit 13 3-pointers while winning theirseventh straight.

John Collins had a career-best 31 points and 15 reboundsfor the Demon Deacons (15-12,6-9), who have lost three offour.

No. 15 FLORIDA 57MISSISSIPPI ST. 52

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) —Chris Chiozza scored 14 pointsand KeVaughn Allen added 11for Florida.

Florida (22-5, 12-2Southeastern Conference)extended its winning streak toeight games, which is thelongest under second-yearcoach Mike White. The Gatorsalso won their first game sincestarting center John Egbunusuffered a season-ending kneeinjury.

Quinndary Weatherspoon ledMississippi State (14-12, 5-9)with 17 points.

No. 16 PURDUE 80MICHIGAN ST. 63

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP)— Caleb Swanigan had 24points and 15 rebounds, andIsaac Haas scored 18 points forPurdue.

With the victory, theBoilermakers (22-5, 11-3) takea half-game lead over Marylandand Wisconsin in the Big Tenstandings.

The double-double wasSwanigan’s 23rd this season.He had 25 points and 17rebounds on Jan. 24 whenPurdue defeated Michigan State(16-11, 8-6) in East Lansing.

Michigan State got 14 pointsfrom Miles Bridges.

PITTSBURGH 80No. 17 FLORIDA ST. 66

PITTSBURGH (AP) — SeniorSheldon Jeter scored a career-high 29 points for Pittsburgh.

Jeter, who averages 7.6 pointsper game, had eight rebounds.Four of his 12 field goals were3-pointers as the 6-foot-8 for-ward showed his range.

Pitt (15-12, 4-10 AtlanticCoast Conference) was 10 of 22from beyond the arc.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 12points for Florida State (21-6, 9-5).

No. 18 CINCINNATI 80TULSA 60

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jacob

Evans III scored 13 of his 17points while Cincinnati tookcontrol in the first half.

Cincinnati (24-3, 13-1American Athletic) has won 24straight on its home court.

Kyle Washington added 18points for Cincinnati while GaryClark had 14 points and eightrebounds.

The win was the 300th forCincinnati coach Mick Cronin.

Junior Etou scored 22 pointsfor Tulsa (12-14, 6-8), whichhas lost a season-high six in arow.

No. 25 NOTRE DAME 81N.C. STATE 72

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — V.J.

Beachem scored 27 points andhit a career-high seven 3-point-ers for Notre Dame in NorthCarolina State’s first game sincethe announcement that coachMark Gottfried is out after theseason.

Bonzie Colson added 13points for the Fighting Irish (21-7, 10-5 Atlantic CoastConference), who kept them-selves in the middle of a crowd-ed race for a top-four finish thatwould secure a double-roundbye in the ACC Tournament.

Dennis Smith Jr. scored 16points for N.C. State (14-14, 3-12), which lost its seventhstraight.

Aggies gets past AuburnCOLLEGE STATION, Texas

(AP) — Texas A&M coach BillyKennedy was cautiously opti-mistic following the Aggies’ third-best shooting performance in agame in history.

“We got some good looks andwe made them,” Kennedy saidfollowing A&M’s 81-62 victoryover Auburn on Saturday.“Hopefully it’s a sign we’re play-ing better. . (But) we haven’t doneanything consistent all year, soI’m not going to get too excited.”

Admon Gilder scored 17 pointsand Robert Williams blocked acareer-high six shots as theAggies cruised to the 19-pointvictory. The Aggies (14-12, 6-8Southeastern) led 20-6 less thaneight minutes into the game andheld on to a double-digit lead therest of the way.

“That’s the best 40 minuteswe’ve played so far this season,”said A&M forward Tonny Trocha-Morelos, who along with Gilderhad three steals for the Aggies.

A&M shot 68.9 percent fromthe field (31 of 45) compared to34.3 percent (23 of 67) forAuburn.

“We’ve struggled defensively,”Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.“We thought we could disruptthem a little bit more than wedid.”

In addition to Williams collect-

ing six of the Aggies’ eight blocks,the dynamic freshman alsograbbed a game-high ninerebounds and added 13 points.Williams projects as a first-roundselection in the NBA draft shouldhe turn pro following this season— and perhaps a high first-roundpick.

His six blocks on Saturdaywere the most by an Aggie in agame since 2009, whenChinemelu Elonu collected sixagainst Florida A&M.

“Admon Gilder and Tyler Davisare their two focal points,” Pearlsaid of the A&M sophomores.“Williams is going to go in the lot-

tery, and he’s their third-bestplayer. They’re doing a good jobdeveloping him.”

Mustapha Heron led the Tigers(16-11, 5-9) with 20 points andRonnie Johnson followed with 12.Both teams entered Saturday’saction having lost two consecu-tive SEC games. Kennedy playslittle zone defense but reliedheavily on it against the Tigers,who had averaged 92 points intheir three previous games.

“That caught us off guard a lit-tle bit,” Pearl said of A&M’sdefensive approach. “And whenwe did attack it, we didn’t exe-cute.”

ETSU beats ChattanoogaCHATTANOOGA (AP) — T.J.

Cromer and A.J. Merriweatherscored 15 points apiece to leadEast Tennessee State to a 65-51victory over Chattanooga onSaturday.

East Tennessee State (22-6,12-3 Southern) has won fourstraight and eight of its last ninegames, and pulled a half-gameback of Furman atop the confer-ence standings. The Buccaneershost the Paladins on Wednesday.

Tevin Glass added 10 pointson 5-of-5 shooting for ETSU.

Tre’ McLean scored 11 pointsand Johnathan Burroughs-Cookhad 10 for Chattanooga (19-8,10-5), which had its two-gamewin streak snapped and falls tofourth place in the conference.

McLean’s 3-pointer gave theMocs their last lead, 27-26, earlyin the second half. ETSU used a23-3 run to take a 49-30 leadwith nine minutes left.Merriweather had eight pointsand Jermaine Long scored allfive of his points during thestretch.

AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

KANSAS GUARD Frank Mason III, left, goes up for a shot after getting past Baylor forwardJohnathan Motley (5) in the first half of Saturday’s Big 12 Conference game in Waco, Texas. The third-ranked Jayhawks nipped the No. 4-ranked Bear 67-65 in the contest.

Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP

TENNESSEE VOL Admiral Schofield (5) dribbles while defended by Missouri players Jordan Barnett(21) and Jordan Geist (15) during Saturday’s Southeastern Conference game at Thompson-BolingArena in Knoxville. Tennessee won 90-70.

on AIrsports on TV

sunday, Feb. 19AuTo rACIng

3 p.m.FOX — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series,Daytona 500, qualifying, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

BoWlIng1 p.m.

ESPN — PBA Tournament of Champions, atShawnee, Okla.

College BAsKeTBAllnoon

CBSSN — Bucknell at Boston U.NBCSN — George Washington at Duquesne

1 p.m.CBS — Maryland at Wisconsin

1:30 p.m.FS1 — DePaul at Butler

2 p.m.CBSSN — UAB at W. Kentucky

3:30 p.m.FS1 — Georgetown at Creighton

4 p.m.CBSSN — UNLV at San Diego St.ESPN — UConn at TempleESPNU — Loyola of Chicago at Illinois St.

6:30 p.m.ESPNU — Syracuse at Georgia Tech

7 p.m.BTN — Michigan at Minnesota

8:30 p.m.ESPNU — Utah at Oregon St.

golF6 a.m.

GOLF — European PGA Tour, ISPS Handa WorldSuper 6 Perth, final round, at Perth, Australia(same-day tape)

1 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour, Genesis Open, final round, atLos Angeles

3 p.m.CBS — PGA Tour, Genesis Open, final round, atLos AngelesGOLF — Champions Tour, Chubb Classic, finalround, at Naples, Fla.MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

7 p.m.FS1 — UFC Fight Night, prelims, at Halifax, NovaScotia

9 p.m.FS1 — UFC Fight Night, Derek Lewis vs. TravisBrowne, at Halifax, Nova Scotia

nBA BAsKeTBAll8:20 p.m.

TBS & TNT — NBA All-Star Game, at NewOrleans

nhl hoCKeY12:30 p.m.

NBC — Washington at N.Y. Rangers3:30 p.m.

NBC — Detroit at Pittsburgh6 p.m.

NBCSN — Chicago at Buffalo8:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Boston at San JoserugBY10 a.m.

NBCSN — English Premiership, Sale Sharks vs.Wasps

soCCer9 a.m.

FS1 — FA Cup, Fulham vs. Tottenham9:20 a.m.

FS2 — Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbachvs. RB Leipzig

11 a.m.FS1 — FA Cup, Blackburn vs. Manchester United

11:30 a.m.FS2 — Bundesliga, FC Koln vs. Schalke

sKIIng6:30 a.m.

NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Championships,Men’s Slalom, at St. Moritz, Switzerland

WInTer sPorTs4 p.m.

NBCSN — FIS Snowboard World Cup, Men’s andWomen’s Halfpipe, at Bokwang, South Korea(taped)

5 p.m.NBCSN — Bobsleigh, IBSF World 2-ManChampionship, at Konigssee, Germany (taped)

WoMen’s College BAsKeTBAllnoon

BTN — Iowa at PurdueESPNU — North Carolina at Louisville

1 p.m.ESPN2 — Temple at South FloridaSEC — Florida at Kentucky

2 p.m.BTN — Michigan St. at MichiganESPNU — Wake Forest at NC StateFS2 — DePaul at MarquetteNBCSN — Dayton at Fordham

3 p.m.ESPN2 — South Carolina at MissouriSEC — Arkansas at Tennessee

5 p.m.ESPN2 — Notre Dame at SyracuseSEC — Mississippi St. at Texas A&M

6:30 p.m.FSN — St. John’s at Creighton

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BAseBAllAlabama-Huntsville at Lee University, 2

soFTBAllAlabama-Huntsville at Lee University (DH), 1

Monday, Feb. 20BAsKeTBAll

district 5-AAA Tournamentat soddy-daisy hs

girls third-place gameMcMinn County vs. Walker Valley/East Hamiltonloser, 6

girls championship gameBradley Central vs. Walker Valley/East Hamiltonwinner 7:30

Tuesday, Feb. 21BAseBAll

Gordon State at Cleveland State, 2BAsKeTBAll

district 5-AAA Tournamentat soddy-daisy hs

Boys third-place gameWalker Valley vs. Bradley/East Hamilton loser, 6

Boys championship gameCleveland vs. Bradley/East Hamilton winner, 7:30

Wednesday, Feb. 22BAseBAll

Lee University at Young Harris (Ga.), 3lACrosse

Young Harris (Ga.) at Lee University, 4soFTBAll

Lee University at Lincoln Memorial (DH), 1Cleveland State at Cumberlands (JV) (DH), TBA

Thursday, Feb. 23BAsKeTBAll

Lee University at West Florida, 6Friday, Feb. 24BAsKeTBAll

Cleveland State at SW Tennessee, 6:30region 3-AAA Tournament

Girls opening round games at home of higherseeds

TennIsThe Citadel at Lee University, 2

saturday, Feb. 25BAseBAll

Cleveland State at Chattanooga State (DH), 12Delta State (Miss.) at Lee University (DH), 2

BAsKeTBAllLee University at Valdosta (Ga.) State, 2Cleveland State at Dyersburg State, 3

region 3-AAA TournamentBoys opening round games at home of higherseeds

lACrosseLee University at Montevallo (Ala.), 2

soFTBAllDelta State (Miss.) at Lee University (DH), 2

sunday, Feb. 26BAseBAll

Delta State (Miss.) at Lee University, 1soFTBAll

Delta State (Miss.) at Lee University, 2

BAsKeTBAllnational Basketball Association

eAsTern ConFerenCeAtlantic division

W l Pct gBBoston 37 20 .649 —Toronto 33 24 .579 4New York 23 34 .404 14Philadelphia 21 35 .37515½Brooklyn 9 47 .16127½

southeast divisionW l Pct gB

Washington 34 21 .618 —

Atlanta 32 24 .571 2½Miami 25 32 .439 10Charlotte 24 32 .42910½Orlando 21 37 .36214½

Central divisionW l Pct gB

Cleveland 39 16 .709 —Indiana 29 28 .509 11Chicago 28 29 .491 12Detroit 27 30 .474 13Milwaukee 25 30 .455 14

WesTern ConFerenCesouthwest division

W l Pct gBSan Antonio 43 13 .768 —Houston 40 18 .690 4Memphis 34 24 .586 10New Orleans 23 34 .40420½Dallas 22 34 .393 21

northwest divisionW l Pct gB

Utah 35 22 .614 —Oklahoma City 32 25 .561 3Denver 25 31 .446 9½Portland 23 33 .41111½Minnesota 22 35 .386 13

Pacific divisionW l Pct gB

Golden State 47 9 .839 —L.A. Clippers 35 21 .625 12Sacramento 24 33 .42123½L.A. Lakers 19 39 .328 29Phoenix 18 39 .31629½

Friday’s gamesNo games scheduled.

saturday’s gamesNo games scheduled.

sunday’s games2017 nBA All-star game

Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference atNew Orleans, LA, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s gamesNo games scheduled.

Tuesday’s gamesNo games scheduled.

Wednesday’s gamesNo games scheduled.

Thursday’s gamesPortland at Orlando, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.New York at Cleveland, 8 p.m.Denver at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 24Memphis at Indiana, 7 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Boston at Toronto, 8 p.m.Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m.Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.Utah at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Brooklyn at Denver, 9 p.m.San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

saturday, Feb. 25Charlotte at Sacramento, 5 p.m.Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m.Indiana at Miami, 8 p.m.Chicago at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota at Houston, 9 p.m.Brooklyn at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball scoressaturday, Feb. 18

eAsTArmy 71, Navy 68Bryant 79, St. Francis (Pa.) 75Buffalo 71, Miami (Ohio) 58Coll. of Charleston 85, Northeastern 71Davidson 79, UMass 74Elon 65, Drexel 56Fordham 54, Saint Louis 40LIU Brooklyn 83, Sacred Heart 82La Salle 83, Saint Joseph’s 68Mount St. Mary’s 79, Fairleigh Dickinson 74NC Central 82, Md.-Eastern Shore 69NJIT 60, Stetson 56New Hampshire 82, Hartford 52Pittsburgh 80, Florida St. 66Princeton 66, Brown 51Robert Morris 74, CCSU 64Stony Brook 76, Binghamton 55UMBC 108, Mass.-Lowell 102UNC-Wilmington 83, Hofstra 76Villanova 92, Seton Hall 70Wagner 73, St. Francis Brooklyn 55West Virginia 83, Texas Tech 74, 2OTWilliam & Mary 85, Delaware 64

souThAlabama 90, LSU 72Alcorn St. 75, Alabama St. 67Belmont 89, Morehead St. 73Bethune-Cookman 62, Hampton 61Charleston Southern 76, High Point 75Duke 99, Wake Forest 94ETSU 65, Chattanooga 51FAU 94, Southern Miss. 82Florida 57, Mississippi St. 52Florida Gulf Coast 97, SC-Upstate 89, OTGardner-Webb 84, Presbyterian 56Georgia Southern 70, Texas State 67Howard 84, NC A&T 53Kennesaw St. 85, North Florida 68Kentucky 82, Georgia 77Lipscomb 81, Jacksonville 69Louisiana Tech 77, FIU 61Louisiana-Lafayette 85, Louisiana-Monroe 84Louisville 94, Virginia Tech 90Mercer 89, The Citadel 78Miami 71, Clemson 65Middle Tennessee 97, Marshall 86Morgan St. 83, Savannah St. 75New Orleans 84, Cent. Arkansas 61Norfolk St. 77, Florida A&M 65, 2OTNotre Dame 81, NC State 72Old Dominion 72, Charlotte 48Radford 79, Longwood 72Rhode Island 77, George Mason 74SC State 84, Coppin St. 79Southern U. 77, Alabama A&M 64Stephen F. Austin 60, SE Louisiana 52Tennessee 90, Missouri 70Texas-Arlington 68, Georgia St. 67Troy 87, Coastal Carolina 78Tulane 94, South Florida 71UCF 61, East Carolina 58UNC-Asheville 66, Campbell 53UNC-Greensboro 73, Furman 52Winthrop 84, Liberty 67Wofford 84, W. Carolina 56

MIdWesTBall St. 109, Cent. Michigan 100, OTBradley 84, Evansville 72Cincinnati 80, Tulsa 60Dayton 76, St. Bonaventure 72Green Bay 80, Milwaukee 56Illinois 70, Iowa 66Iowa St. 84, TCU 71N. Dakota St. 100, W. Illinois 91, 2OTNebraska 58, Ohio St. 57Northwestern 69, Rutgers 65Ohio 95, Bowling Green 75Purdue 80, Michigan St. 63SE Missouri 90, UT Martin 61South Dakota 86, Oral Roberts 72Toledo 88, N. Illinois 80, OTUMKC 84, Chicago St. 65W. Michigan 88, E. Michigan 80Wichita St. 73, N. Iowa 44Wright St. 74, Cleveland St. 68, 2OT

souThWesTArkansas 98, Mississippi 80Incarnate Word 69, Sam Houston St. 53Kansas 67, Baylor 65Kansas St. 64, Texas 61North Texas 83, UTSA 73Prairie View 82, MVSU 69SMU 76, Houston 66Texas A&M 81, Auburn 62

FAr WesTBoise St. 91, Wyoming 87Fresno St. 71, New Mexico 61Gonzaga 82, Pacific 61Long Beach St. 66, UC Santa Barbara 48Loyola Marymount 82, Pepperdine 61Montana St. 62, Sacramento St. 59Oregon 101, Colorado 73S. Utah 84, N. Arizona 68San Jose St. 83, Air Force 78, OTWashington St. 86, Arizona St. 71

Women’s College Basketball scoressaturday, Feb. 18

eAsTAlbany (NY) 64, Maine 60Bryant 85, St. Francis (Pa.) 70Bucknell 73, Boston U. 56Buffalo 81, Akron 51Colgate 76, Loyola (Md.) 62Columbia 69, Dartmouth 48Cornell 57, Harvard 52George Washington 80, George Mason 49Holy Cross 51, American U. 46

Lehigh 69, Lafayette 60Marist 76, Monmouth (NJ) 66Md.-Eastern Shore 73, NC Central 51Mount St. Mary’s 75, Fairleigh Dickinson 71Navy 67, Army 62New Hampshire 62, Hartford 57Niagara 71, St. Peter’s 63Princeton 81, Brown 75Rhode Island 71, Duquesne 69Robert Morris 62, CCSU 39Sacred Heart 51, LIU Brooklyn 41Saint Joseph’s 69, Davidson 54Siena 77, Canisius 67St. Francis Brooklyn 63, Wagner 50Stetson 60, NJIT 37Stony Brook 74, Binghamton 59UMBC 78, Mass.-Lowell 62VCU 77, St. Bonaventure 60Yale 61, Penn 48

souThAbilene Christian 75, Northwestern St. 74Alabama St. 62, Alcorn St. 56Bethune-Cookman 66, Hampton 56Campbell 69, High Point 53Chattanooga 60, W. Carolina 48Coppin St. 66, SC State 63E. Illinois 78, Austin Peay 73Florida A&M 59, Norfolk St. 51Florida Gulf Coast 80, SC-Upstate 50Florida St. 80, Clemson 47Gardner-Webb 63, Winthrop 57Georgia Southern 71, Texas State 69Georgia St. 64, Texas-Arlington 59Grambling St. 60, Jackson St. 57Howard 69, NC A&T 61Jacksonville 73, Lipscomb 67Jacksonville St. 57, Tennessee Tech 44Kennesaw St. 52, North Florida 48Louisiana Tech 76, FIU 63Louisiana-Lafayette 65, Louisiana-Monroe 59McNeese St. 59, Nicholls 52Mercer 68, Furman 47Middle Tennessee 94, Marshall 69Morgan St. 50, Savannah St. 43Radford 60, Presbyterian 50SIU-Edwardsville 85, Murray St. 76Samford 55, Wofford 48South Alabama 54, Appalachian St. 41Southern Miss. 82, FAU 67Southern U. 69, Alabama A&M 57Stephen F. Austin 92, SE Louisiana 62Tennessee St. 78, E. Kentucky 64Troy 78, Coastal Carolina 66UCF 79, East Carolina 51UNC-Asheville 84, Longwood 53UNC-Greensboro 73, ETSU 62W. Kentucky 62, UAB 52

MIdWesTBall St. 92, N. Illinois 84Bowling Green 61, Miami (Ohio) 59Cent. Michigan 72, Toledo 61Cincinnati 68, Memphis 57Cleveland St. 77, N. Kentucky 58IUPUI 76, N. Dakota St. 53Iowa St. 68, West Virginia 53Kent St. 83, Ohio 77North Dakota 83, Weber St. 67Oakland 78, Ill.-Chicago 50S. Dakota St. 76, Fort Wayne 59South Dakota 91, Nebraska-Omaha 56UMKC 62, Chicago St. 53UT Martin 82, SE Missouri 73Valparaiso 57, Detroit 55W. Michigan 70, E. Michigan 60Wisconsin 53, Rutgers 41Wright St. 68, Youngstown St. 64

souThWesTArk.-Pine Bluff 71, Texas Southern 60Baylor 89, Oklahoma St. 67Cent. Arkansas 83, Houston Baptist 39Incarnate Word 82, Sam Houston St. 55Kansas St. 68, TCU 65Lamar 74, Texas A&M-CC 63North Texas 58, UTSA 55Oklahoma 74, Texas 73Prairie View 96, MVSU 65Rice 80, UTEP 76SMU 62, Tulsa 41Texas Tech 75, Kansas 60

FAr WesTBoise St. 53, Wyoming 43Gonzaga 74, Pacific 58Grand Canyon 60, Utah Valley 42Idaho 78, E. Washington 51Idaho St. 68, N. Colorado 58Long Beach St. 59, UC Santa Barbara 45Loyola Marymount 87, Pepperdine 78Montana St. 104, Sacramento St. 82N. Arizona 77, S. Utah 65New Mexico 66, Fresno St. 57New Mexico St. 87, Rio Grande 67Portland St. 68, Montana 45Saint Mary’s (Cal) 64, BYU 58San Diego 60, Santa Clara 58San Francisco 83, Portland 71San Jose St. 83, Air Force 67Seattle 63, CS Bakersfield 52UC Riverside 75, Cal St.-Fullerton 63Utah St. 60, Nevada 57

nAsCAr2017 nAsCAr schedules

(subject to Change)MonsTer energY CuP serIes

Feb. 19 — Daytona International Speedway(Daytona 500 Qualifying)Feb. 23 — Daytona International Speedway(Duel)Feb. 26 — Daytona 500March 5 — Atlanta Motor SpeedwayMarch 12 — Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayMarch 19 — Phoenix International RacewayMarch 26 — Auto Club SpeedwayApril 2 — Martinsville SpeedwayApril 9 — Texas Motor SpeedwayApril 23 — Bristol Motor SpeedwayApril 30 — Richmond International RacewayMay 7 — Talladega SuperSpeedwayMay 13 — Kansas SpeedwayMay 20 — Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCARAll-Star Race)May 28 — Charlotte Motor SpeedwayJune 4 — Dover International SpeedwayJune 11 — Pocono RacewayJune 18 — Michigan International SpeedwayJune 25 — Sonoma RacewayJuly 1 — Daytona International SpeedwayJuly 8 — Kentucky SpeedwayJuly 16 — New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayJuly 23 — Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayJuly 30 — Pocono RacewayAug. 6 — Watkins Glen InternationalAug. 13 — Michigan International SpeedwayAug. 19 — Bristol Motor SpeedwaySept. 3 — Darlington RacewaySept. 9 — Richmond International RacewaySept. 17 — Chicagoland SpeedwaySept. 24 — New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayOct. 1 — Dover International SpeedwayOct. 7 — Charlotte Motor SpeedwayOct. 15 — Talladega SuperSpeedwayOct. 22 — Kansas SpeedwayOct. 29 — Martinsville SpeedwayNov. 5 — Texas Motor SpeedwayNov. 12 — Phoenix International RacewayNov. 19 — Homestead-Miami Speedway

XFInITY serIesFeb. 25 — Daytona International SpeedwayMarch 4 — Atlanta Motor SpeedwayMarch 11 — Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayMarch 18 — Phoenix International RacewayMarch 25 — Auto Club SpeedwayApril 8 — Texas Motor SpeedwayApril 22 — Bristol Motor SpeedwayApril 29 — Richmond International RacewayMay 6 — Talladega SuperSpeedwayMay 27 — Charlotte Motor SpeedwayJune 3 — Dover International SpeedwayJune 10 — Pocono RacewayJune 17 — Michigan International SpeedwayJune 24 — Iowa SpeedwayJune 30 — Daytona International SpeedwayJuly 7 — Kentucky SpeedwayJuly 15 — New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayJuly 22 — Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayJuly 29 — Iowa SpeedwayAug. 5 — Watkins Glen InternationalAug. 12 — Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAug. 18 — Bristol Motor SpeedwayAug. 26 — Road AmericaSept. 2 — Darlington RacewaySept. 8 — Richmond International RacewaySept. 16 — Chicagoland SpeedwaySept. 23 — Kentucky SpeedwaySept. 30 — Dover International SpeedwayOct. 6 — Charlotte Motor SpeedwayOct. 21 — Kansas SpeedwayNov. 4 — Texas Motor SpeedwayNov. 11 — Phoenix International RacewayNov. 18 — Homestead-Miami Speedway

CAMPIng World TruCK serIesFeb. 24 — Daytona International SpeedwayMarch 4 — Atlanta Motor SpeedwayApril 1 — Martinsville SpeedwayMay 12 — Kansas SpeedwayMay 19 — Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 2 — Dover International SpeedwayJune 9 — Texas Motor SpeedwayJune 17 — Gateway Motorsports ParkJune 23 — Iowa SpeedwayJuly 6 — Kentucky SpeedwayJuly 19 — Eldora SpeedwayJuly 29 — Pocono RacewayAug. 12 — Michigan International SpeedwayAug. 16 — Bristol Motor SpeedwayAug. 27 — Canadian Tire Motorsport ParkSept. 15 — Chicagoland SpeedwaySept. 23 — New Hampshire Motor SpeedwaySept. 30 — Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayOct. 14 — Talladega SuperSpeedwayOct. 28 — Martinsville SpeedwayNov. 3 — Texas Motor SpeedwayNov. 10 — Phoenix International RacewayNov. 17 — Homestead-Miami Speedway

golFgenesis open Par scores

riviera Country Clublos Angeles

Purse: $7 millionYardage: 7,322; Par 71

second rounda-denotes amateurDustin Johnson 66-66—132 -10Pat Perez 67-66—133 -9Cameron Tringale 69-64—133 -9Jhonattan Vegas 67-68—135 -7Patrick Rodgers 68-67—135 -7J.T. Poston 66-69—135 -7Scott Brown 68-68—136 -6Charley Hoffman 68-68—136 -6Luke Donald 68-68—136 -6Kevin Na 67-69—136 -6Cameron Percy 66-71—137 -5Jordan Spieth 69-68—137 -5Jason Kokrak 67-70—137 -5Anirban Lahiri 70-67—137 -5Ollie Schniederjans 68-69—137 -5Matt Kuchar 69-68—137 -5Adam Scott 68-69—137 -5Branden Grace 67-70—137 -5Charles Howell III 70-67—137 -5Zac Blair 70-68—138 -4Martin Laird 70-68—138 -4Brian Stuard 69-69—138 -4Ben Crane 68-70—138 -4Wesley Bryan 69-69—138 -4John Huh 66-72—138 -4Cameron Smith 69-69—138 -4Thomas Pieters 70-68—138 -4Kyle Stanley 72-66—138 -4Jim Furyk 69-69—138 -4J.J. Henry 69-69—138 -4Daniel Summerhays 66-73—139 -3Graeme McDowell 69-70—139 -3Keegan Bradley 69-70—139 -3Nick Watney 69-70—139 -3Billy Hurley III 67-72—139 -3Padraig Harrington 67-72—139 -3Stewart Cink 70-69—139 -3Sergio Garcia 72-67—139 -3James Hahn 70-69—139 -3Byeong Hun An 67-73—140 -2K.J. Choi 70-70—140 -2Jason Day 70-70—140 -2a-Sahith Theegala 67-73—140 -2Phil Mickelson 67-73—140 -2J.B. Holmes 71-69—140 -2Justin Rose 69-71—140 -2Jimmy Walker 70-70—140 -2Jamie Lovemark 70-70—140 -2Brett Stegmaier 66-75—141 -1Alex Cejka 71-70—141 -1Ryan Palmer 68-73—141 -1Bud Cauley 71-70—141 -1Patton Kizzire 70-71—141 -1Graham DeLaet 73-68—141 -1Paul Casey 69-72—141 -1Peter Malnati 71-70—141 -1Patrick Reed 72-69—141 -1Seung-Yul Noh 71-70—141 -1Sung Kang 71-70—141 -1Adam Hadwin 68-73—141 -1Sam Saunders 64-77—141 -1Whee Kim 68-74—142 EBill Haas 71-71—142 EJustin Thomas 71-71—142 ETyrone Van Aswegen 74-68—142 EChad Campbell 71-71—142 EMark Hubbard 73-69—142 EWebb Simpson 71-71—142 EBrendan Steele 69-73—142 ENick Taylor 74-68—142 E

Jonathan Garrick 72-70—142 E

TrAnsACTIonssaturday’s sports Transactions

BAseBAllAmerican league

BOSTON RED SOX — Purchased the contract ofRHP Hector Velezquez from Piratas deCampeche (Mexican League).

FooTBAllnational Football league

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DE Cameron Waketo a contract extension through the 2018 season.

hoCKeYnational hockey league

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Recalled F ClarkBishop and G Daniel Altshuller from Florida(ECHL) to Charlotte (AHL).NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F SergeyKalinin to Albany (AHL) and traded him to Torontofor D Viktor Loov. Assigned Loov to Albany.OTTAWA SENATORS — Assigned G MattO’Connor from Binghamton (AHL) to Wichita(ECHL).TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled F CoryConacher from Syracuse (AHL).

soCCerMajor league soccer

NEW JERSEY RED BULLS — Acquired DMichael Amir Murillo on a year-long loan from SanFrancisco FC (Liga Panamena-Panama).

Friday’s sports TransactionsBAseBAll

American leagueHOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with INFMarwin Gonzalez on a one-year contract.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms withRHP Peter Moylan to a minor league contract.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHPTommy Hunter on a minor league contract.TEXAS RANGERS — Signed C A.J. Jimenez to aminor league contract.


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AP Photo/ryan Kang

JordAn sPIeTh follows his shot from the fairway on the eighthhole during the second round of the Genesis Open at RivieraCountry Club Saturday, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

Johnson takes slimlead at rainy Riviera

LOS ANGELES (AP) — DustinJohnson is closing in on thatelusive victory at Riviera, and ashot to reach No. 1 in the world.

And he still has a long way togo.

Johnson made two tough parsaround the turn and poured iton late with three birdies overhis last four holes for another 5-under 66 and a one-shot lead inthe Genesis Open. It was a goodplace to be Saturday afternoon,except he was only halfwayhome at rainy Riviera.

The tournament lost an hourto fog Thursday, then sevenhours when heavy rain and windarrived in southern California onFriday, and two more hoursSaturday morning to get thecourse cleaned up for play.

So what day is it?“Saturday,” Johnson said.

“Yeah, I think it’s Saturday.”He was at 10-under 132 and

had a one-shot lead over PatPerez, who birdied his last twoholes for a 66, and CameronTringale, whose wedge from 82yards flew straight into the cupon No. 18 for a birdie and a 64.

Jhonattan Vegas finished hissecond round well before lunchwith four pars for a 68. He wasin the group at 7-under 135along with Patrick Rodgers (67)and PGA Tour rookie J.T. Poston(69).

Sam Saunders, who openedwith a 7-under 64 on Thursdayand didn’t play at all on Friday,stumbled to a 77. He was righton the cut line and was in dan-ger of becoming the first playerin four years to go from leadingthe first round to missing thecut until a long birdie on the17th. Saunders was nine shotsbehind.

The PGA Tour got a big breakwhen 71 players made the cut,making it possible to complete72 holes by Sunday. The thirdround began Saturday after-noon, though the last twogroups did not tee off because ofdarkness and will face 36 holeson the final day. The weatherhad cooperated enough thatplayers no longer could lift,clean and place their golf ballsin the short grass.

Johnson was in control of hisgame and the focus going into amarathon Sunday.

He said earlier this year thatRiviera was the one tournamenthe wanted to win outside themajors because of his love forthe course and how much heloves it, even though it has givenhim nothing but heartache. Hehas had a chance to win fourtimes in the last five years.

Now, a victory might beenough to move him to No. 1 inthe world. Johnson would haveto win the Genesis Open andhave world No. 1 Jason Day fin-ish out of the top three to go toNo. 1 for the first time.

“I don’t really worry aboutthat,” Johnson said. “I want toput myself in position to winthis golf tournament. That’sreally all I care about is what ittakes to get it done here. Therest of the stuff, the points andthe world golf rankings, yeah, Iwould like to get there but I’mnot worried about it.”

Day had another 70 and waseight shots behind and tied for40th.

Jordan Spieth, coming off avictory at Pebble Beach, man-aged his 19th consecutive roundunder par on the PGA Tour witha 68 even though he felt asthough he hit it short andcrooked most of the week. Hewas at 5 under and in a tie for11th.

Perez was coming off a bogeyon the par-5 ninth when hedrove left of the 10th green andhit what he thought was as gooda shot as he could that ran ontothe green toward the pin. It keptrolling into a bunker, though hehit a nifty shot from the sand to3 feet for par.

“Another birdie,” he said as hewalked off the green, payinghomage to a 313-yard hole thatbedevils him.

He saved his best work for theend of the round, chipping infrom birdie from deep rough onthe 17th and stuffing hisapproach into 8 feet for birdie onthe 18th. Perez already hasmade a remarkable return fromshoulder surgery, winning in histhird tournament back inMexico. Now he’s headed back toMexico in two weeks for a WorldGolf Championship, and a bigSunday could set him up foranother WGC at the Dell MatchPlay.

Contributed photo

The Arnold MusTAngs fourth- and fifth-grade boys basketball team won the Bradley CountyParks and Rec End of Year tournament. The undefeated Mustangs (23-0 overall) won three games dur-ing the tournament on their way to defeating the North Lee Rams 36-31 in the championship game. TheMustangs earned a 15-0 regular season finish and added a 5-0 record from the December Christmastournament. Front row, from left, are Raheem Brownlow, Nasir Smith, Ash Brown, Aaron Smith andJaden Reid. In the second row are Lincoln Morrison, Brian Beard, AJ Williams, Rodney Williams,Jackson Ary and Grant Scoggins. In back are Jackie Smith (head cheerleader), assistant coach BillySmith, head coach Matt Brown and assistant coach Steve Scoggins.

While Colton Landers (132) stood as the onlyBlue Raider still wrestling for gold, Clevelandstill had five Blue Raiders with a shot at medals:Garret Bowers (113), Bryce Pond (120), CodyMathews (138), Seth Garcia (220) and TitusSwafford (285).

Bradley had five Bears hoping for gold withKnox Fuller (145) looking to win a fourth straightstate title equalling the accomplishment of MattKeller, the only other four-time Bradley statechampion, with Fuller, T.J. Hicks (113), RyanMcElhaney (132), Austin Mathews (152) andCaleb Adkins (160) all looking to stand at the topof the podium.

The four Bradley wrestlers in the consolationrounds included Wes Devaney (106), AndyRobinson (138), Kevin Gentry (195) and D.J.Gibson (220).

With the championship round opening at 145,Keller was first up for the Bears.

He did not disappoint. Fuller pinned Soddy-Daisy's Tony Wilson in the second period toclaim his fourth crown. Austin Mathews followedwith a decision over Landon Fowler (Blackman)

to give the Bears their second state title. The160-pound bout went to Matthew Sells(Blackman) with a decision over Caleb Adkins.

“He has locked up his spot in Bradleywrestling,” said Bears coach Ben Smith. “He isnow up there with Matt Keller, who we lost thisseason. His contribution to Bears wrestling willnever be forgotten.

At 113, T.J. Hicks stepped up for the Bearswith another Championship rolling to a 3-0 winover Brayden Palmer of Beech.

With Fuller successfully completing his run toa fourth straight win at state, all eyes turned tothe mat for the final local battle — and onlyhead-to-head finals matchup between the Bearsand Blue Raiders — a 132-pound battle betweenBradley's 2016 state champion Ryan McElhaneyand Cleveland's Colton Landers.

After losing two of three to McElhaney duringthe regular season, Landers came through in abig way to win the state championship with a 9-4 decision.

“I am so proud of him,” said Blue Raiderscoach Josh Bosken. “He deserved this and

fought his way to the championship over adefending state champion. This is a night he willalways remember.”

“I am pretty emotional right now,” Smith said.“I feel for the guys who didn't make it, but I amso happy for the guys who won championships.They all gave everything they had, and I couldnot be more proud of them.”

SATURDAY

CONSOLATION FINALS

Bradley's Devaney finished in sixth at 106place after a strong comeback attempt fell shortin an 8-6 decision.

Cleveland's Bowers earned third place with a5-4 win at 113 over Tennessee High's DillonPendley. Pond won a narrow 2-1 third-place vic-tory over Franklin's Job Dooley.

At 138, Bradley's Robinson won fifth placewith a pin of Harrison Phillips (Arlington) in2:17. The Blue Raiders' Mathews lost a decisionto Brady Ingram (Independence) to finish infourth place.

After winning his consolation semi-finalmatch, Walker Valley's Gregory took home thefourth-place medal after falling to Science Hill'sWilliam Diehl, 5-3 in overtime.

“He's a two-time state medalist. He finishedthird last year and fourth this year. I'm proud ofhim. He's a tough kid. I'm glad to see him go outwith a medal,” said Morris. “You've got to earnyour way here. He was fortunate enough to comeout with a medal.”

In the 195 consolation, Bradley Central'sKevin Gentry pulled off a 6-2 win over Bartlett'sDawson Johnson for third-place honors. D.J.Gibson Bradley lost a tough 3-1 decision at 220

to Arlington's Alan Raoten, in the battle forthird.

For the Blue Raiders, Seth Garcia fought to a7-4 decision over Jake Harrington of Cookevilleto finish fifth. Swafford wrapped up the consola-tion round with a 1:20 pin of Kenwood's NateThacker to take the third-place medal.

CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS

In the fourth- and fifth-round head-to-headcompetition, the Raiders and Bears faced off at138 and 220.

Cody Mathews won a 4-2 decision at 138 overBradley's Andy Robinson.

D.J. Gibson fought to a 3-2 win over Garcia toreach the consolation finals.

Meanwhile, the Mustangs' Gregory stayed aliveto reach the consolation finals with a 9-7 threeovertime decision over Kemale Strong of HuntersLane.

In other consolation action, Cleveland's GarretBowers pinned Decarlos Allen (McGavock) in2:05, and Bryce Pond pinned Jaylen James(Stewarts Creek) in 4:56.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS(Finals started at 145)

106 — Noah Horst (Beech) dec. Trent Nelson (Tennessee), 3-2; 113 —T.J. Hicks (Bradley Central) dec. Brayden Palmer (Beech), 3-0; 120 —Calvin Martin (William Blount) 44-5 dec. Sean Sesnan (Wilson Central), 6-0; 126 — Jack Shrader (Franklin) dec. Daniel Fowler (Independence) 44-9(Dec 5-4) 132 — Colton Landers (Cleveland) dec. Ryan McElhaney(Bradley Central), 9-4; 138 — Zackrey Wilkins (Mt. Juliet) dec. DeweyPendley (Tennessee), 9-7; 145 — Knox Fuller (Bradley Central) pinnedTony Wilson (Soddy Daisy), 2:49; 152 — Austin Mathews (BradleyCentral) dec. over Landon Fowler (Blackman), 6-3; 160 — MatthewSells (Blackman) dec. Caleb Adkins (Bradley Central), 4-3; 170 —Colton McMahan (Knoxville Halls) 41-1 dec. Max Grayson (Bearden), 6-5;182 — Hunter Fortner (Gibbs) 51-2 dec. Christian Salter (Siegel), 7-0; 195— Nathan Walling (Mt. Juliet) dec. Jeremy Spangler (Tennessee), 8-3; 220— Isaiah Demello (Independence) 30-4 dec. Javier Salvador (Heritage),15-10; 285 — Nick Boykin (Riverdale) 50-0 major dec. Michael Kramer(Wilson Central), 14-4.

Jr. makes NASCAR return in Daytona practicewww.clevelandbanner.com Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, February 19, 2017— 21

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)— Dale Earnhardt Jr. tookanother step toward makinglast year a “distant memory.”

NASCAR’s most popular driv-er made his official return toracing Saturday by taking partin the first Daytona 500 prac-tice of Speedweeks.

Earnhardt turned nine lapsat Daytona InternationalSpeedway during a four-hoursession and ranked 11th on thespeed chart. He averaged192.670 mph during his fastestlap in the No. 88 Chevrolet forHendrick Motorsports.

“Just trying to put as manylaps as I can behind me andget further and further into thisdeal to where the events fromlast year become more of a dis-tant memory and don’t defineme as who I am so much any-more,” Earnhardt said. “It willbe good to get in the car andget some good wins and goodfinishes under our belt thisseason. That is our plan.”

The practice was Earnhardt’sfirst stint in the car since a testin Phoenix last month.Earnhardt missed the final 18races of last season because ofa concussion, fueling specula-tion about his future. But he’sback and eager to move past

his medical history.“To be successful, particular-

ly at Daytona, you have todrive with zero fear and putyour car in places on instinctwithout wondering and guess-ing about the repercussions,”he said. “I have watched a lotof races, replays and stuff,where we have had successand I remember that feeling ofbeing invincible. Not eventhinking about the dangers orthe risks that you are taking,you are just doing. That iswhen you are at your best.

“You have to get into thatframe of mind for the race, andI hope to kind of still be thatdriver that I need to be.”

Team Penske’s Joey Loganowas fastest in practice, helpingFord land seven of the top 10spots in the practice session.Logano’s fast lap was 193.116mph, just ahead of AricAlmirola and teammate BradKeselowski.

“So far, it’s been a couplegood practices for Penske andFord, and now we’ll see howthe races go,” Logano said,referring to the exhibitionClash scheduled for Saturdaynight.

The Daytona 500 is sched-uled for Feb. 26, with pole

qualifying set for Sunday.“In all honesty, I’ve never

been that fast in qualifyinghere in Daytona in my wholecareer,” Logano said. “I feel like

I’ve never had a shot at it, butnow I feel like I’m closer thanever. I feel like I’m kind of innew territory, plus I think someof these other guys sandbag a

lot , so tomorrow will be thetelltale sign.”

Kyle Larson in a Chevroletwas third fastest in practice,followed by Ford driver Ryan

Blaney, rookie Daniel Suarez ina Toyota, Kasey Kahne, RickyStenhouse Jr., Trevor Bayneand Clint Bowyer, who is mak-ing his debut as the replace-ment for retired champion TonyStewart.

Defending series championJimmie Johnson was 15th.Defending Daytona 500 winnerDenny Hamlin was 17th. AndDanica Patrick was 25th.

But most eyes were on the42-year-old Earnhardt, who gotmarried in the offseason and ishoping to return to form atDaytona.

“I’ve been learning so much,trying to be observant andlearn and be open-minded toimproving,” he said. “Gettingbetter as a person, as a driver,as a professional, never assum-ing you’ve got it all figured outand understanding your mis-takes and correcting them.Just getting smarter and olderand ready to grow-up.

“I always thought I was kindof mature, but there is alwayssome room to improve.Certainly, made a lot ofchanges in my life in the lastyear that has made some bigdifferences on me personallyand I’ve enjoyed it and look for-ward to the future.”

AP Photo/Terry Renna

DALE EARNHARDT Jr., left, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talk on their way to the garages duringNASCAR racing practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Hamlin could be 4th repeat Daytona 500 champDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny

Hamlin rode the escalator to a stadium con-course and spotted his Daytona 500 champi-onship show car on display and wrapped toresemble its appearance moments after therace.

Confetti stuck to the window. The No. 11Toyota was scuffed up on the sides, a mark of200 laps of rugged racing.

Not far from away at the Toyota foyer, therehung a banner of Hamlin with his arms raisedtoward the sky in celebration of his firstDaytona 500 victory.

Hamlin took in the festive scenery and hadjust one thought: Let’s do it again.

“Some of NASCAR’s greatest drivers haven’twon two of them,” Hamlin said, “much less twoin a row.”

Hamlin is trying to become just the fourthdriver to go back-to-back and win consecutiveDaytona 500s. Richard Petty (1973-1974) andCale Yarborough ((1983-1984) both won con-secutive Daytona 500s, and no driver had hisname etched on the Harley J. Earl Trophy twostraight years since Sterling Marlin in 1994and 1995.

Hamlin might soon learn successfullydefending a Daytona 500 championship is atougher challenge than even winning the firstone. If confidence played as much of a role asthe engine, Hamlin just might have the bestshot of extending his Daytona dominance.

“If anyone can go back-to-back, this is theyear for us,” Hamlin said.

But could the finish be as thrilling ?Hamlin stayed in the gas for a door-to-door

dash to the checkered flag that ended in a

photo finish with Martin Truex Jr. He beatTruex by 0.010 seconds, the closest finish inthe history of the race.

“There’s no Daytona 500 winner that didn’thave the right breaks at the right time,”Hamlin said.

Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing teammatesMatt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwardsstuck close together for most of the race, andthey got assistance from Truex, who became ade facto JGR teammate at Furniture RowRacing because of a Toyota affiliation.

Kenseth led Truex until the final lap whenHamlin finally jumped out of line. Starting asecond line on the outside, Hamlin got a pushfrom Kevin Harvick that allowed him to catchKenseth. Kenseth tried to throw a block butHamlin wedged into the middle betweenKenseth and Truex, and Kenseth had to savehis car from wrecking.

Reflecting a year later, Hamlin said thestrong push from Harvick was the clutch moveof the race.

“The biggest break I got was that outsideline forming as good as it did,” Hamlin said.“The commitment from the 4 car to push usinstead of making a move, that was a keymoment for us. Typically, lines get messed upwhen someone tries to make a move and dosomething for themselves. That’s when the linegoes nowhere. The outside line was veryunselfish and stuck in one line and that wasfortunate for me.”

The Toyota pack-and-push to the finishmight also be implausible among theChevrolets and Fords that are sure to run atthe front.

“I think it will be difficult to pull off the sameplan,” said Busch, the 2015 Cup champion. “Ithink we have to reengineer a little bit of whatwe’ve already done and try to make it better.”

Hamlin is clearly feeling bullish about hischances next weekend. He unveiled the customJordan Jumpman sneaks he’ll wear inSpeedweeks races at Daytona InternationalSpeedway. Hamlin, who forged a friendshipwith Michael Jordan, has black shoes with thedate of his first career late model win (Sept. 12,2002), the motto from his 2013 comeback (“ICAN I WI11”) from a back injury and his auto-graph on the back.

Hamlin, a Charlotte Hornets season-ticketholder, had Jordan rooting from atop the pitbox in the JGR’s failed bid to win the 2014NASCAR championship at the season finale inHomestead-Miami Speedway.

His Airness could offer a tip or two about thepressures of a repeat.

Jordan, of course, still leads his buddy 6-0in season championships.

The Daytona 500 is the biggest of Hamlin’s29 career victories and he has at least one winin each of 11 full seasons. He has some addedmotivation this year to win for ailing car ownerJ.D. Gibbs. Hamlin and Gibbs actually share aJ.D. in their initials — Hamlin’s given name isJames Dennis Hamlin and Gibbs’ stand forJames Dean Gibbs. Hamlin unveiled the “J.D.”over the driver’s side window of the No. 11Toyota.

The 47-year-old Gibbs, co-owner with hisdad at JGR, has been absent from the track ashe battles health issues that affect his brainfunction.

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shooting. McMinn fell to 19-10overall on the season.

“We have been preparingsince these seniors were fresh-man to win games if we shootpoorly,” Reuter said.“Championship teams have toplay defense, because you arenot going to shoot great everynight.”

“We could have a night wherewe shoot 2-of-16 from 3-pointrange and win a region champi-onship. It’s all defense, defense,defense and more defense forus.”

Howard put on a phenome-nal display on the defensiveend in just the opening eightminutes, as she stole all fourpasses to help build a 23-8lead.

The 6-foot-2 point guard alsohauled in seven rebounds,swatted two shots and shot 8-of-12 from the field while scor-ing 16 points in the first half togo with Hughes’ 11.

“I am sure there would besome people that would debateRhyne being the best defenderin the state, but I would hate tohave her defending me,” Reutersaid of his junior star, whocame in averaging 5.1 steals

per game. “She can do it all forus.”

Bradley Central finished 9-of-22 from 3-point range and alsowon the battle for the boards43-24.

All-district guard KimiaCarter finished with nine pointsand three steals, while Morganshot 2-of-3 from distance.

McMinn County was led byKaitlyn Hennessee’s 13 points.

The Lady Cherokees will playin the consolation champi-onship game Monday night at6.

Bradley Central will look tocontinue its hopeful road toperfection Monday night in thechampionship game with a winclinching a region tournamenthome schedule at Jim SmiddyArena.

GAME SUMMARYMcMinn County 6 8 14 1 — 29Bradley Central 23 24 17 4 — 68LADY CHEROKEES (29) — Kaitlyn Hennessee13, Green 4, Walker 3, Burns 3, Manney 2,Schiestel 2, Baxter 1, Liner 1, Gleaton, Harper. BEARETTES (41) — Rhyne Howard 23, HalleHughes 14, Carter 9, McRee 8, Brown 7, Morgan6, Lombard 1, Walker, Hullender, Reuter, Mayo,K. Hughes, Roberts.3-POINTERS: McMinn Co. 4 (Hennessee 2,Burns, Walker); Bradley 9 (Howard 4, H. Hughes2, Morgan 2, Brown)FREE THROWS: McMinn Co. 7-of-14; Bradley15-of-21.RECORDS: McMinn Co. 19-10; Bradley 28-0.

Banner photo/RICHARD ROBERTS

BRADLEY CENTRAL senior TJ Hicks, top, works on Beech’s Brayden Palmer for a 3-0 decision toclaim his third TSSAA State Championship in the 113-pound division Saturday in Franklin.

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Banner photo, RICHARD ROBERTS

CLEVELAND'S Colton Landers, top, and Bradley Central's Ryan McElhaney battle for the 132-poundchampionship at the Tennessee State Wrestling championships Saturday, in Franklin. Landers was ableto edge McElhaney for the state title.


EditorialsIn science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality.”

— Mary McCarthy, American author and critic (1912-1989)

DEAR ANNIE

Successful organizationssucceed because ofreasons far beyond

name, means and location.Let’s expound on a few:Organizations succeed

because they embrace the rightcause.

Organizations succeedbecause they serve as a partnerto their community.

Organizations succeedbecause they remain relevant inan ever-changing society.

Organizations succeedbecause they offer a voice ...one that is restrained, one thatis objective and one that can betrusted.

Organizations succeedbecause they are steered bycompetent leaders who under-stand the importance of balancewithin the entire operation.

Organizations succeedbecause they respond to market,and customer, demand withoutthe unpredictability of knee-jerkreaction.

Organizations succeedbecause they approach riskwithout fear yet are guided byfact.

Organizations succeedbecause they enjoy the supportof those around them: col-leagues, stakeholders,observers (both inside and out),and other organizations.

Organizations succeedbecause they share commonground with those of a mutualinterest.

Organizations succeedbecause they advocate workingpartnerships with government ...local, state and federal.

Organizations succeedbecause they make decisionstoday while envisioning theneeds, and the opportunities, oftomorrow.

Organizations succeedbecause they offer a product, ora service, that is not just unique;it is also consistent and reliable,and its merit is judged best byimpact.

Organizations succeedbecause they learn from mis-takes of the past, use such les-sons to guide the present andmold them into a strategy inpreparing for the future.

Organizations succeedbecause they are the culmina-tion of ideas joined together bylike, and unlike, minds.

Organizations succeedbecause they entwine them-selves around diversity, under-standing that difference givesbirth to imagination.

Organizations succeedbecause they represent aninvestment — in time, in oppor-tunity, in people, in communityand in the future.

All are legitimate reasons whyorganizations — whether forprofit or not for profit — suc-ceed, and in most cases theycontribute equally and collective-ly. We suspect few organizationssucceed on the strength of onlyone, two or three of the above.It’s like a village. Successrequires them all.

But here’s another reason wehaven’t mentioned. Ironically, it’sprobably the most important. It’sthe workers, those who — like awheel — make the whole opera-tion roll.

An organization — any organi-zation — can have the bestleadership money can buy. Itcan even have the most money,the biggest budget. But withoutthe worker — the elves ofSanta’s shop — it will gonowhere fast.

We were reminded of thesetruths at the 91st AnnualMeeting of theCleveland/Bradley Chamber ofCommerce, a recent celebrationof success and community.

At the long-awaited gathering,well-deserved awards were pre-sented to two men who earnedthem — in both the entrepre-neurial and humanitarian cor-ners of our community.

J. Lee Stewart, president,CEO and director of SouthernHeritage Bank, received theprestigious M.C. Headrick FreeEnterprise award for 2017; andDr. Ron Coleman, founder of theGood Samaritan Clinic and piv-

otal figure in theredevelopmentof The OldWoolen mill,earned theRobert W.Varnell Jr.LeadershipAward.

Both are wor-thy recipients.And in accept-ing the honors,each remem-bered — andthey said so —the key to theirsuccess: otherpeople, such asworkers, peers,customers andcolleagues.

The Chamberof Commerceitself alsoechoed thismessage byhonoring thecommitment,and the value,of two of itsown: BernadetteDouglas, execu-tive vice presi-

dent who has dedicated the past35 years of her life to theChamber of Commerce and itscommunity message; and NancyNeal, vice president ofCommunications who hasserved in this invaluable role forthe past 25 years.

We could list the accomplish-ments of each by pointing to thediverse roles of both. But suchaccolades would require anEditorial Page slot far more spa-cious than traditionally allottedfor this opinion piece.

So here’s how we’ll say it:When Chamber President andCEO Gary Farlow presentedboth with service awards, hepointed to the importance ofeach in carrying out the organi-zation’s mission — a taskthey’ve carried out collectivelyfor 60 years.

That’s a lot of commitment.That’s a lot of involvement.That’s a lot of impact.That’s a lot of work.We congratulate Bernadette

and Nancy on their much-deserved recognitions.

Both are beloved contributorsto an organization that suc-ceeds. Each is a reason why,and how, the Chamber ofCommerce continues to make adifference in the hometown wecall Cleveland and BradleyCounty.

We encourage all to offer aword of thanks when in the com-pany of these public servants.

We urge all to see theCleveland/Bradley Chamber ofCommerce as the lifeblood in acommunity whose path forwardis illuminated by the light ofgrowth, progress and opportu-nity.

Dear Annie: I go to a smallschool, with only a handful ofpeople in my graduating year.We’ve all known one anothersince kindergarten and firstgrade, and we all spend ourtime talking and interacting asa group.

Sometimes at the lunchtable — or when a conversa-tion dies down and we’re sit-ting in comfortable silence —one of my friends, “Laura,”starts singing to herself.

This is bad enough on itsown, but she is not a very goodsinger. She takes voice lessonsand was taught to do some-thing weird with her voice thatis extremely annoying to listento. Sometimes someone in thegroup will try to ask her tostop, claiming to be tired orhave a headache and sayingthe singing is aggravating it.

No one likes her singing. Butshe just doesn’t seem to getthe hint. She keeps doing itwhenever she isn’t activelyparticipating in the conversa-tion. I don’t think this issocially acceptable, but howcan I tell her it isn’t withouthurting her feelings? — Sick ofthe Singing

Dear Sick: Time to close thecurtain on these lunchtimemusicals. We all do embarrass-

ing and annoying things fromtime to time, and someone hasto tell us it’s become toomuch. That’s what friends arefor. As for hurting her feelings,you don’t need to be brutal tobe honest. Tell her that it’snothing personal — that evenif she were Beyonce, thesinging routine would get old.

If the little nightingale can’tabide by that, she’ll have to flyoff and find another table.You’re her friends, not heraudience.

Dear Annie: A few weeksago, my beautiful 35-year-olddaughter, who is also a wife,mother of two, sister, aunt,friend and caregiver (to thedevelopmentally challenged),received a much-needed kid-ney through the UnitedNetwork for Organ Sharing.

She was first diagnosed 14years ago and was told 10months ago that a transplantwas necessary. Although herhusband and all of her imme-diate family members weretested — as well as severalmembers of her extended fami-ly, friends and even strangers— none of us was a match.

Our hearts and condolencesgo out to the members of acertain family who sawthrough their pain and grief to

make the decision to donatethe organs of their young adultdaughter. Thank you doesn’tseem like enough, and I hopeto someday personally

acknowledge this family withour sincere thanks. Our familyis forever grateful to you,wherever and whoever you are!— A Very Grateful Mom

Listening to and trying to understand peo-ple’s points of view seems to have become alost art as of late. Perhaps it is time to startreversing the trend.

In a world full of different cultures, differ-ent beliefs and different motivations, thereare many diverse views out there.Unfortunately, some choose to close them-selves off from them, content to keep contro-versial subjects out of mind.

For example, I know a few people who loveto watch political commentary shows onnetwork news stations and online. However,they are careful to only watch the showswith the hosts who most closely share theirpolitical views. The alternative would meanthey would be watching people who are “tooliberal” or “too conservative,” or more color-fully labeled.

While it’s understandable for a person towant to have the feel-good experience offinding someone else agrees, those who limittheir commentary to one side of the politicalaisle are missing out on something.

Learning about the opposing side’s viewscan make your own views even stronger.Once you know about all the discussion tak-ing place on a given issue, you may findyourself becoming even more passionateabout the issue, and better able to defendwhat you believe.

This is a principle often taught to youngpeople competing on high school or collegespeech and debate teams. How can youargue a point well without knowing howyour views differ from those of your oppo-nent?

It is also a principle often mentioned indiscussions on religion. Classes offered inplaces of worship and at colleges like LeeUniversity sometimes include discussions onhow different religions compare.

Learning more about opposing views is agood thing, even if the discussions are a lit-tle uncomfortable. If you are going to sayyou believe in something, you need tounderstand why you believe what youbelieve.

Having conversations with people of dif-fering views can also be quite beneficial. Inaddition to broadening your own views, dis-cussing your views with others can also pro-mote wider understanding among others.

Unfortunately, it seems more and morepeople are unwilling to face the discomfortof wrestling with opposing perspectives.

Sometimes the first inclination people haveis to protest.

On Feb. 1, the University of California,Berkeley made national headlines after stu-dents and others staged a protest there thatincluded illegal and destructive actions likesetting fires and breaking windows. A con-troversial speaker was to speak on campus,and the protest was said to be in responseto the event.

Any protest which includes violenceagainst people or property is inexcusable.However, I respect the right people in thiscountry have to peacefully protest. Still, Iquestion why those in the UC Berkeleycrowd felt the need to protest when they did.The protest happened before the speakerhad the chance to speak — not after.

This may just be wishful thinking, but Ilong for a day when everyone can sharewhat they believe and others will listen towhat they have to say before they stage aprotest. Labeling someone a “bigot” beforeyou have had the chance to hear from themis, well, bigoted.

The New Oxford American Dictionarydefines the word “bigoted” as “having orrevealing an obstinate belief in the superior-ity of one's own opinions and a prejudicedintolerance of the opinions of others.”

It means being too arrogant to admit oth-ers might have something worth saying. Itmeans refusing to believe others have thesame value. Going strictly by the diction-ary’s definition, perhaps people of all politi-cal persuasions have been “bigoted” at onetime or another.

It seems the key to fighting bigotry isknowledge, and knowledge can perhaps bestbe shared through calm discussions ratherthan protests.

Though protests throughout history havegotten their intended results, they do notalways help those witnessing the protestssee why they should believe the way theprotestors do.

There is an old Southern saying whichsays it is easier to catch flies with honeythan with vinegar. If you are trying to doaway with something negative — a “fly” ifyou will — it couldn’t hurt to be sweet.

Before you decide to become a fire-start-ing protester or spew rude names and exple-tives on social media, know it would bemuch more productive to try to talk thingsthrough with those with whom you disagree.

Some people will always remain stuck intheir old ways and be unwilling to change.However, if you share what you believe in acalm, respectful way, you are doing yourpart.

Once you have shared your knowledgeand opinions with someone, you have in away shifted the responsibility from you tothem. It is now up to them to consider mak-ing a change.

I encourage you to educate yourself on allthe perspectives people have on the issuesmost important to you. This pursuit ofknowledge can include having respectfuldiscussions with people with opposing viewson things.

Once you are well-versed on an issue, tryto be mindful of how you share your opin-ions. It is, of course, best to do so respect-fully.

If you protest, promote whatever it is youwant to happen instead of promoting per-sonal attacks and violence.

If you partake in online discussions orwrite to people in positions of leadership,argue your opinions well without demoniz-ing the very people you are trying to con-vince and spur to action.

The United States is built on diversity,and it has many times been referred to as a“melting pot.” Perhaps we should focus onadding a little more “honey” to the potinstead of adding into the mix words andactions akin to poison.

Part of having a diverse country meansneeding to realize that people are going tohave varied opinions. We can choose to letour differences divide us, or we can strivefor unity. Part of this striving must includetreating other people as if they, too, havevalue and are entitled to their beliefs.

———(About the writer: Christy Armstrong is a

staff writer at the Cleveland Daily Banner.Email her at [email protected].)

Honey in the melting pot: Thoughts on why respect still matters in a country of diversity

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Sorry Louise, that dream job will have to waitwww.clevelandbanner.com Cleveland Daily Banner—Sunday, February 19, 2017— 23

“Choose a job you love, and you willnever have to work a day in your life.”

— ConfuciusChinese teacher,

editor and philosopher(551 BC-479 BC)

———Whether it could have become my

dream job, I’ll never know ... allbecause I didn’t respond by the desig-nated hour.

As they say — and no, I still don’tknow who “they” is (err, are) — mybad.

Should’a ... could’a ... would’a.That’s something else “they” say.“They” talk a lot. So does “somebody.”

Here’s the skinny.The other day I received an unso-

licited email at the office. It came at5:21 p.m., a time in my workday whenI’m asking, “Where’d the time go?” Onmost mornings I’m walking into a darkand empty newsroom at 6:15 a.m.,and 12 hours later I’m doing a V8 slapto the forehead upon realizing how lit-tle work I’ve accomplished.

In a world of ringing telephones,inboxes gone wild, lost reporters, drop-in visitors, frantic deadlines, staffmeetings, inquisitive publishers, slowcomputers and empty coffee pots,there’s little time to ... well, work.

On such days, such emails are allthe more intriguing.

“Rick.norton,” it read, “you havebeen presented with a job offer.”

“Whoa!” I exclaimed, looking to myleft to make sure the boss wasn’t peer-ing over my shoulder. It had beenyears since my last legitimate job offer,and even longer since anyone calledme rick.norton.

I read on, perhaps with as muchdread as excitement ... and quicklyrealized, yes, there was a catch.

As promising as the offer might havesounded, a quick decision wasrequired. A “mandatory response” wasneeded by 7 p.m. Being given just onehour and 39 minutes to make this life-changing decision, my life flashedbefore my eyes. I hate it when thathappens.

Yet, I had to take this seriously. The

offer was just too good.In a “position summary,” the email

explained the weekly salary would be$3,000.

“Three thousand dollars? A week?” Ishrieked, turning again to assure noreporters’ ears out in the newsroomwere perked. “That’s twelve grand amonth! And per year? That’s ... that’s... well, never mind what that is. It’s alot!”

Reading on, the position summarycontinued, “Hours: Flexible, decidewhen you want to work.”

Too sweet! Yet, another fly in thebuttermilk: Only ONE position wasavailable.

“What?” I almost demanded into thefaceless computer screen. “So howmany people know about this job? Imean, is it me and ... 3 million othercandidates, give or take a few thou-sand?”

Yet, even with those odds the bene-fits were amazing. The job offer contin-ued, “There are no limits on vacationand no dress code required.”

Feeling weak in the knees, evenwhile sitting, I checked my foreheadwith trembling palm. As I feared, clam-my ... cool.

And finally in the job offer text, theintimidating reminder, “If we do nothave a response by 7 p.m. EST, thisposition will no longer be available toyou.”

At screen’s bottom was a link thatread, “Confirm Your Interest Here.”With a simple click, my life could bechanged forever. Scrolling up to re-check the sender’s email address, Iwas to find it came from a lady named“Louise.” At least, I assumed Louisewas a lady. In today’s changing world,we never know, and bathrooms tell usnothing.

“Click or not to click?” I mumbled,

the grime-covered mouse restingpatiently within the grasp of all fivedigits on my right hand.

Keeping the cursor a comfortabledistance from the link to avoid acci-dental acceptance, I considered alloptions and weighed each scenario.

“Is it a scam?” I asked myself. Noresponse. Not from myself. Not fromanybody.

“Is it cyber-terrorism? If I click, willthere be a clack with the screen thenexploding in my face? Is it somebody’sidea of a bad joke? Is it a hackerhoax?”

“All good questions,” I surmised. “Ifonly there were someone, a higherauthority perhaps, to give me guid-ance.”

Staring into the screen, glancingfrom link to Louise, from Louise tolink, I envisioned the next couple ofdays were I to apply an unsteady, yetconfident click.

It would start with an affirmation ofmy expression of interest. No explo-sion. No virus alerts. No reason to sus-pect foul play. Just a confirmation oftime and place for the interview thatcould bring instant wealth — anduncompromised joy — to my blue-col-lar way of life.

In the vision, I saw myself walkinginto the sterile office, the walls whiteand bare, save a lone rectangularpainting of grapes and apples andoranges in a wooden bowl resting onan earthy tabletop of rustic oak. Afourth type of fruit spilled over thecontainer’s curved edge. Whethermango, kiwi or plantain, I cannot say.Such was the talent of an abstractgenius.

The subdued piece of art hung frombehind, and above, her bunned hairand grey-jacketed shoulders.

“Come in, Mr. Norton,” she offered infriendly tone and warm smile. “Pleasesit.”

As instructed, I sat. She was young.Very young. Millennial young. I couldhave been her grandfather.

“Are you Louise?” I asked, taking myassigned seat directly in front of herdesk.

“I am,” she assured, pointing to thenameplate at the edge of her desk. Itread, “Louise.” That was different, Ithought. No last name. Just ...“Louise.” But that was OK, I toldmyself. This was just a vision.

“So, are you ready to go to work?”she asked.

“Huh?” I replied, gulping in surprise.“You’re offering me a job already?What about the other 3 million people?I thought you said there was only oneposition available?”

“I did,” Louise affirmed, her smilelike the painting, yet much warmerthan that bowl of edibles suspendedfrom behind.

“So have you already interviewedthem all ... in two days?”

Louise chuckled.“Of course not, silly. We might have

talked to a few ... but frankly, whenyou clicked on that link confirmingyour interest, that was all we needed.Sir, the job is yours ... if you want it?”

“But ... but,” I stammered. “I havequestions.”

“Well, of course,” she acknowledged.“Please, ask.”

“That salary? You advertized $3,000a week? That does mean $12,000 amonth, right? And ... well, a lot morethan that each year? Did I read thatright?”

Louise chuckled again, a profession-al yet comforting tone.

“Yes, those figures are correct.”“And the hours,” I continued. “You

said flexible ... like, ‘Decide when youwant to work?’ Is that right?”

“Absolutely.”“So, if I want to work 9 to 5, just

Monday through Thursday, I can? Noweekends?”

“Correct.”“If I can’t sleep at night, I can get up

and work at 2 a.m. ... and then takeoff the next afternoon?”

“Yes you may.”“Vacation,” I continued. “You said

‘no limits?’”“No limits,” she reassured.“I can take off whenever I want?”“Whenever you want.”“Several days at a time? Maybe, two

weeks straight?”“Whatever best fits your calendar.”“Wow!” I howled, an unprofessional

yelp of jubilation, I admit, but thesewere special times in my waning yearsof labor-force productivity.

I continued, “And dress code? Yousaid, ‘No dress code required?’”

“None.”“You mean, I could even work in my

skivvies?”“Less than that if you’d like.”With dropped jaw, I offered, “Huh?”“Less than that if—”“Louise,” I interrupted, my Baby

Boomer instincts kicking in, “Do youknow what skivvies are?”

“Hmmm ... not exactly,” sheanswered, her smile still beaming likea harvest moon, “but I’m sure it wouldbe fine. Besides, our goal is just to getthe job done and to make sure you’rehappy while you’re doing it —”

A series of knocks on the office doorthat sat ajar jolted me from my vision.Squinting my eyes and shaking myhead to clear the cobwebs, I turned ...only to find a young reporter standingin the narrow opening.

“You got a minute?” she asked. “Iwould have come in sooner, but itsounded like you were talking to some-body.”

Smiling, I glanced back at thescreen and then at the reporter.

“Come on in,” I offered. “Just lost inthought, I guess. What can I do foryou?”

As she explained her dilemma, Ireturned to the screen, navigated thecursor to the top left corner of thepage ... and clicked. The inbox closed,leaving all thoughts of Louise, and thedream job that might have been, farbehind.

One hour and 39 minutes later, Ipulled onto 25th Street from the shad-ows of a barren newspaper parking lot,and headed home.

I’m sure Louise found another.———

(About the writer: Rick Norton is anassociate editor at the Cleveland DailyBanner. Email him at [email protected].)

Making fair deals always makes for a much better lifeFor most of my fifth grade, my

brothers and I lived with my motherin Franklin. The little town was, andis, a beautiful place, steeped in CivilWar history, and with a multitude ofold brick buildings. A lot of churchesand friendly town folk. Mayberrypales in comparison.

Mom was a school teacher. A goodone. She and three other teacherscarpooled and commuted, daily, fromFranklin to Chickamauga, Ga., andtaught children with special needs. Itwas a two-hour drive each way.Classes started at 8:30 a.m. So, thefoursome had to be on the road by 6a.m.

I'd get up with Mom at 5 a.m. andmake her my "award-winning" instantSanka coffee while she got ready.

My brothers' school was two blocksaway. My school was a little fartherup the road, close to what they calledback then "colored town,” out behindBattle Ground Military Academy. Mybrothers would have their cereal andusually cut out a little early so thatthey'd have some time to run around,out on the playground, before schoolstarted. As far as I can remember,they never missed a day.

That wasn't the case with me. I did-n't like going to school for severalreasons. Besides, I had a business torun! I was building an empire. Mydog, Prince, was my very capableassistant. We sold stuff for a living.

We made good money and spent iton the finer things in life.

I had a Bat Masterson derby. ADavy Crockett coonskin cap. Handlebar streamers for my bicycle. Comicbooks and baseball cards, galore.And, plenty of left-over coin for pop-corn, Junior Mints, Sugar Babies andGood N Plenty candies sold at theFranklin Theater. I never missed theSaturday matinees.

Prince waited for me outside by theticket booth. He didn't care much forthe Good N Plentys, but he loved thepopcorn.

Aside from running errands for afew of the elderly folks in the neigh-

borhood, I had established two suc-cessful revenue streams. I soldpigeons, and I was a prominent mem-ber of the Junior Sales Club ofAmerica.

In those days, on the back page ofalmost every comic book, there was aJSCA full-page, color advertisement.The ads were directed toward kids.Kids with ambition. That was me.JSCA carried All Occasion cards.Twelve in a box. Four categories. GetWell, Birthday, Congratulations and amix of seasonal cards.

A kid was to sell a box for $1.25and send JSCA back a dollar. Youcould keep the quarter. A cool 20 per-cent commission. They would sendyou a dozen to five dozen boxes at atime, depending on your confidencelevel. You could send back all themoney and, with a certain number ofboxes sold, you'd qualify for prizes.

Sell 12 boxes and receive, back inthe mail, a baseball or a baseball bator a transistor radio. Sell 24 boxes,and you had your choice of a baseballglove or a pair of skates. If you reallywent for it, you could get yourself afirst-class, official, Boy Scouts'endorsed pup tent.

I broke the boxes up and sold indi-vidual cards to all the neighborhoodhousewives for a quarter each. I sentback the full $1.25 and pocketed$1.75 per box. Plus, I'd get tons ofprizes which I would re-sell to all thekids — many times, to their mothers,just before a kid's birthday.

Prince and I would go canvas theneighborhoods on a regular basis. Itook a tote sack and cut it across themiddle. It sort of resembled a saddlebag. Prince wore it over his back. Ifilled both sides of the sack with mycards.

Door-to-door, we'd go. At the frontdoors of Franklin's finest and histori-cal homes, Prince standing next tome, with the saddle bags of cards tiedaround his waist. I'd say a littleprayer for success, take a deepbreath and knock on the door.

"Good morning, Ma'am. My name isBilly Stamps, and this is my dog,Prince. We were wondering if youmight be needing some happinesstoday. That's what we sell." With thatopening, the show began.

Their front porch became my stage.I'd do a little tap dancing and singthem a song. Usually the Mouseketeertheme song or the Coasters' hit,“Charlie Brown” — "He walks in theclassroom, cool and slow. Who calledthe English teacher, Daddy-o? CharlieBrown. He's a clown. That CharlieBrown. He's gonna get caught. Justyou wait and see. Why's everybodyalways pickin' on me?"

Prince would perform his only twotricks. Sit and lay down. We were agreat team. He and I sold a slew ofcards! If you're gonna make a go of it,in the sales world, you gotta have agimmick.

The house in which we lived was inthe heart of downtown Franklin, rightnext to the post office. It was a littlestone house with a detached one-cargarage. We didn't have a car so itbecame my warehouse. I was stockedto the gills. My inventory of JSCAprizes was on display, every day,right after school let out.

The pigeon business was kinda"hit-and-miss." Especially in the win-ter months. I fell into that business,accidentally.

Coming home one day, I found anest with three baby pigeons in it. Itappeared that they had fallen from atree. I decided that I'd take themhome and raise them. I built me a lit-tle coop behind my warehouse, andfed them bugs, popcorn and tablescraps, and made sure they had plen-ty of water.

When they got a little bigger, Iclipped their underwing feathers so

they couldn't fly off. I tied kite stringaround one of their legs and let themsit in a little brush tree. Within a fewweeks, they were full grown, and Isold them, as pets, to the kids in theneighborhood for two bucks apiece.

I was a pretty gutsy kid, back then.I could climb to the top of the tallesttrees, and I wasn't afraid of heights.That talent came in handy. I soon fig-ured out that the downtown churcheswould keep my pigeon supply full-up.

There was the FranklinPresbyterian, Fourth Avenue Churchof Christ, a Baptist church, and SaintPhillip Catholic. I gotta say, theCatholic church put out the best andmost pigeons. I guess even Catholicpigeons had large families. That pro-creation thing.

Rock Doves and Band Tail pigeonswere my specialty.

All of the churches had an "opendoor" policy. They never closed. Itwasn't hard to get up to the atticsand then out onto the roof tops. I hadto be real careful not to slip or letanyone see me — especially the tru-ant officer who was always "hot onmy trail."

That's where the pigeon nests were.Up in the gutters and around thesteeples. I'd put them in a grocerysack, with a couple of cut-out holesand haul them back to their newhome. I usually had six or sevenpigeons on hand at all times.

I remember being in the backyardon a late spring afternoon, feedingthe only Band Tail I had left, andwondering what was going to becomeof my pigeon business. I had had apretty good season. It was just that,after that guy was gone, I was out ofbusiness. All of a sudden, divineintervention!

A beautiful pigeon flew into theyard and landed next to a bag of pop-corn and began to eat what was left.When I approached the little guy, hedidn't so much as flinch. It took me afew minutes to realize that it was oneof the pigeons that I had sold a fewweeks back. His underwing feathers

had grown back, and he had returnedhome!

An hour later, another one showedup. I think maybe five more cameback to the roost within the week.New business plan! I ended upreselling them to many of the samekids, again.

I told a buddy of mine about mygood fortune, and he ratted me out toone of the kid's parents who told mymother. She recited the Golden Ruleto me, over and over. I had to returnmy profits and was forced to shutdown the business. Furthermore, Ihad to apologize to the kids' mothersfor my corrupt ways. The parentswere touched by my "forced on me"honesty.

I learned a valuable lesson throughall that. If you don't do right by oth-ers, you can end up losing it all.That's stuck with me. You gotta feelgood about yourself, or you reallydon't have anything. And, mostimportantly, it should never be allabout the money.

This may not sound right, but justfor the heck of it, I took along someof my JSCA All Occasion cards withme, on my "apology tour." I managedto sell a few to some of those moth-ers. As part of the new me, I gavethem a nickel off each card they pur-chased. I thought that was a prettyfair deal.

Wishing everyone a Happy Sundayand reminding you to "do unto oth-ers, as you would have them do untoyou."

———(About the writer: After nearly four

decades in the entertainment industry,Bill Stamps and his wife, Jana, andtheir two dogs — Cowboy and Scout— left Los Angeles for Cleveland. Bill'sfather was morning man and generalmanager of WCLE back in the late1950s and early ’60s. Bill attendedgrades 6-8 in Cleveland, and hascome back to write a book about hischildhood in the South. He may becontacted at [email protected] orvia Facebook.)

TODAYIN

HISTORY

INKSPOTS

Rick NortonAssoc. Editor

LIFE CHAPTERS

Bill Stamps

(AP) — Today is Sunday, Feb. 19, the50th day of 2017. There are 315 daysleft in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History:On Feb. 19, 1942, during World War

II, President Franklin D. Rooseveltsigned Executive Order 9066, whichauthorized the creation of U.S. militaryareas “from which any or all personsmay be excluded”; the order was usedmostly to relocate and intern people ofJapanese ancestry, including American-born citizens, although fewer numbers ofpeople of German and Italian back-grounds were also singled out. ImperialJapanese warplanes raided theAustralian city of Darwin; at least 243people were killed.

On this date:In 1881, Kansas prohibited the manu-

facture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

In 1915, during World War I, Britishand French warships launched their ini-tial attack on Ottoman forces in theDardanelles, a strait in northwesternTurkey. (The Gallipoli Campaign that fol-lowed proved disastrous for the Allies.)

In 1917, Carson McCullers, author of“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” and “TheMember of the Wedding,” was born LulaCarson Smith in Columbus, Georgia.

In 1934, a blizzard began inundatingthe northeastern United States, with theheaviest snowfall occurring inConnecticut and Massachusetts.

In 1945, Operation Detachment beganduring World War II as some 30,000 U.S.Marines began landing on Iwo Jima,where they began a successful month-long battle to seize control of the islandfrom Japanese forces.

In 1959, an agreement was signed by

Britain, Turkey and Greece grantingCyprus its independence.

In 1963, “The Feminine Mystique” byBetty Friedan was first published byW.W. Norton & Co.

In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford,calling the issuing of Executive Order9066 in 1942 “a sad day in Americanhistory,” signed a proclamation formallyconfirming its termination.

In 1984, the Winter Olympics closedin Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

In 1986, the U.S. Senate approved,83-11, the Genocide Convention, aninternational treaty outlawing “acts com-mitted with intent to destroy, in whole orin part, a national, ethnical, racial orreligious group,” nearly 37 years afterthe pact was first submitted for ratifica-tion.

In 1997, Deng Xiaoping, the last of

China’s major Communist revolutionar-ies, died at age 92.

In 2008, an ailing Fidel Castroresigned the Cuban presidency afternearly a half-century in power; his broth-er Raul was later named to succeed him.

Ten years ago: In a scene capturedon surveillance video, Karolina Obrycka,a 24-year-old bartender at Jesse’s ShortStop Inn on Chicago’s northwest side,was physically assaulted by AnthonyAbbate, an off-duty police officer, aftershe refused to continue serving himdrinks. (Abbate was convicted of aggra-vated battery in 2009, and sentenced toprobation.) Hundreds of gay coupleswere granted the same legal rights, if notthe title, as married couples as NewJersey became the third state to offercivil unions. Actress Janet Blair died inSanta Monica, California, at age 85.


lOla iS a 7-year-old female black-and-white short-haired cat looking to be your forever companion.Come out and meet her and all the highly adoptable animals at Cleveland Animal Control, 360 Hill St.Shelter hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon. Victoria isan 8-week-old female Chihuahua mix. She is playful girl looking for her forever home. Come out and seeif she’s the perfect fit.

the SPCa OF Bradley County has the "More to Love" adop-tion special going on throughout February. February's Fat andFabulous Felines are only $15. This still includes up-to-date vaccina-tions including rabies, spay or neuter, microchip with a lifetime regis-tration, deflea and deworm. Patches is front declawed, and waitingfor his true love to rescue him. All adult cats adopted this month willalso go home with a bag of cat food.

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taMi FOX and niChOlaS GlOVer from Invisible Fence of Chattanooga stopped by Cleveland FireDepartment Station 1 Friday to present pet oxygen masks to help the department save animals in homefires. They brought each front-line truck a Project Breathe kit containing three different sizes of pet oxy-gen masks to fit a wide range of species and sizes. From left are Glover, Jake Hill, Fox, Engineer T.J.Smith, Michael McCabe, Engineer Chris Pennell and Lt. Micah Akins.

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the dOnated Pet OXyGen masks, a part of “Project Breathe,” include three sizes to save differ-ent sizes of animals.

Project Breathe provides oxygen masks to Cleveland Fire Dept.

By ALLEN MINCEYBanner Staff Writer

Pet industry sources estimateas many as 150,000 pets dieeach year across the nation inhome fires. Most of these petsdie due to smoke inhalation.

To help save those animals,Invisible Fence created the“Project Breathe” program, whichis designed to provide oxygenmask kits to fire departmentsand other first responders tosave pets.

The Cleveland Fire Departmentreceived kits on Friday they willuse to protect pets as well asthey can. The donations to thefire department included kitswhich included a small, mediumand large mask.

“So far, the program has savedan estimated 10,000 pets fromfires and smoke inhalation,”according to statistics suppliedby “Project Breathe.”

Tami Fox and Nicholas Gloverfrom Invisible Fence ofChattanooga stopped byCleveland Fire DepartmentStation 1 on Friday. Theybrought each front-line truck akit that not only included thethree different size masks, but aleash to keep the pet involved in

a home fire from running backinto danger once it is rescuedand revived.

Many fire departments acrossthe country have thanked

Invisible Fence for the dona-tions.

“I just wanted to say I thinkit’s great animal rescue maskswere donated to our fire depart-

ment,” said one individual whosaw a pet saved by one of themasks.

“The house across the streetfrom me recently burned down,

and although all people and ani-mals were evacuated safely, itdoes not take a stretch of theimagination to see how thesemasks are of great value. Thank

you.”To find out more about

Project Breathe, visit theInvisible Fence website atwww.invisiblefence.com/o2.

CanineS that have been in shelter for more than 30 days areavailable at a reduced adoption fee of $50 until the end of February.To keep these lonely hearts protected, SPCA of Bradley County willinclude six months of heartworm prevention. Our Lonely Heart Clubmembers are, from left, Cracker Jack, Blu and Momo.

Skylar and Merle are inneed of an angel. Skylar wastaken to the vet and it has beendetermined he is suffering fromentropion. It is estimated that hismedical care will cost $200.Entropion is a genetic conditionin which a portion of the eyelid isinverted or folded inward againstthe eyeball. This results in irrita-tion and scratches to the cornea— the front surface of the eye —leading to corneal ulceration, orcorneal perforation. Merle wasalso taken to the vet because hecame in with a large open woundon the left side of his face, thatappeared to be infected. Pleaseconsider helping with his medicalcosts by making a donation tothe Angel Fund. Donations to thisfund will go directly toward thetreatment of special medicalcases of animals in the care ofSPCA of Bradley County, includ-ing (but not limited to) medicallynecessary surgeries, severecases of mange and extensivecare for cases of cruelty/neglect.If you'd like to mail a donation,(please specify that it is for theAngel Fund) you can send it to:SPCA of Bradley County, TN POBox 703 Cleveland, TN 37364.

Feds: Mexican gray wolves see increase in wild population

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)— There are now more Mexicangray wolves roaming theAmerican Southwest than atany time since the federal gov-ernment began trying to rein-troduce the predators nearlytwo decades ago.

The annual survey releasedFriday by the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service shows at least113 wolves are spread betweensouthwestern New Mexico andsoutheast Arizona, marking animprovement over the 97wolves that were documentedthe previous year.

“We are encouraged by thesenumbers. But these 2016results demonstrate we are stillnot out of the woods,” Fish andWildlife Service regional direc-tor Benjamin Tuggle said in astatement. More work needs tobe done to ensure the popula-tion grows by about 10 percenteach year, Tuggle said.

The survey comes as theagency gathers comments onplans to release two packs ofMexican gray wolves in wilder-ness areas near the Arizona-New Mexico border this year inan effort to bolster a strugglingpopulation threatened byinbreeding.

Thae Fish and WildlifeService released details thisweek of its latest plan, saying itwill submit the public com-ments along with a request tothe state of New Mexico for apermit to release the animals.

It will ultimately be up to

New Mexico and a federal courtwhether the releases happenbecause the state and theagency are locked in a legalbattle over the endangeredpredator, marking just the lat-est skirmish in a broader fightover states’ rights and theEndangered Species Act.

In a case before a federalappeals court, New Mexico and18 other states argue that thelaw requires the Fish andWildlife Service to cooperatewith them on how endangeredspecies are reintroduced withintheir borders. Federal attorneyscontend the law allows theagency to go around a state, ifnecessary, to save a species.

The court has yet to make aruling, and until then releasesin New Mexico are prohibited.

New Mexico contends there’sno way to determine whetherthe proposed releases wouldconflict with the state’s ownwildlife management becausefederal officials have yet todevelop a comprehensive recov-ery plan for the wolves.

The agency is under a courtorder to release a draft planlater this year.

Federal officials say thereleases are an important toolfor avoiding a genetic bottle-neck. Of the 70 or so Mexicanwolves in the wild for whichindividual genetics are known,all but four males are descen-dants of the Bluestem Pack’sbreeding female.

Without releases from the

more genetically diverse captivepopulation, “there is very littlepotential for natural pair for-mation among unrelated wolvesin the wild now or in thefuture,” wolf managers stated.

Their plan also calls for morecross-fostering of pups, whichinvolves placing captive-bredpups in the dens of wild wolveswith the intention that thepack’s adults would raise themas their own. Last year markedthe first successful cross-fos-tering attempt with a litter inNew Mexico.

According to the survey, 50wild-born pups survived in2016 compared with half thatthe previous year.

In all, officials reported atotal of 21 packs with at least50 wolves in New Mexico and63 wolves in Arizona.

A subspecies of the graywolf, Mexican wolves nearlydisappeared in the 1970s. Thefederal government added themto the endangered species listin 1976.

The Fish and Wildlife Servicebegan reintroducing the wolvesin New Mexico and Arizonastarting in 1998, but the efforthas been hampered by every-thing from politics to illegalkillings and genetics. Theagency has been criticized forits management of the preda-tors by both ranchers, who saythe animals are a threat totheir livelihoods, and environ-mentalists who want more cap-tive-bred wolves to be released.

Boy or girl? It’s a sloth, so we don’t know yetHATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP)

— Zookeepers are waiting fora DNA test to learn whetherHattiesburg Zoo’s baby slothis a boy or a girl. That’sbecause sloths’ sex organs areinternal.

They’ll have to send a bit offur to a larger zoo to learn thegender of the Hoffman’s two-toed sloth born to Mo andChewy, curator of mammalsStephen Taylor said Friday.

Mama Mo, hanging upside-down with the baby resting onher belly, was on public viewFriday for the first time sincegiving birth Feb. 5.

The first days after birth aredelicate for any animal, andTaylor said this one didn’tstart suckling on its own.After about half a day,zookeepers began feeding itpuppy milk replacement froma syringe fitted with a nippleinstead of a needle, he said.

“We’re still hoping it’ll pickit up once it gets more coordi-

nated and mobile,” he said ina telephone interview with TheAssociated Press.

Not that sloths, native toCentral and South America,are wildly active at any time.

They were named for theirinaction, an adaptation totheir low-nutrition diet ofleaves.

The baby’s even slower thanadults — and clumsy, Taylorsaid.

“It just sits on mom’stummy right now,” he said.

About every two hours, azookeeper disengages the babyto feed it.

Starting Friday, those feed-ings moved from behind thescenes to the sloths’ viewingwindow.

Since it was a workday,there wasn’t much of a crowd.“I imagine tomorrow’s going tobe pretty nuts,” Taylor said.

Because of the baby, Mohasn’t been part of the twice-weekly “sloth experiences”which let visitors pay extra tomix up sloth food and evenhold Chewy, who used to be apet, on their laps.

It’s likely to be “quite a fewmonths” before she and thebaby return to the sloth expe-rience room, Taylor said.

Although sloths are bornwith a full coat of fur, theireyes open, and a full comple-ment of teeth and long claws,they’re dependent on theirmothers for about a year,according to the zoo.

Sanctuary holds 7 cows saved from slaughter to promote peace

SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) —An Arizona sanctuary is shelter-ing seven cows that were intend-ed for slaughter as part of aneffort that owners believe pro-motes peace and good health.

Goshala cow sanctuaryPresident Naren Koka told theCasa Grande Dispatch that theorganization protects cows whileeducating people about how sav-ing these animals promotes asustainable ecosystem.

“We believe that kindness toanimals leads to kindness tohumans and hence a peacefulworld,” Koka said.

Groups visit the farm andcows make public appearancesto spread awareness.

Support comes from theIndian community and someanimal advocates. One cow’s

care can cost $150 monthly.A volunteer said the cows’

milk cannot be sold but isshared with groups for religioususes. “One of the purposes inestablishing Goshala was somilk may be offered for deityworship at temple,” said one ofthe founders, Prayag NarayanMisra.

Cows are good for the Earthwhen they are given proper care,Koka said.

“Cows eat grass, and the cowdung is very good for the earth.It protects the topsoil, and themanure can be used to feed thecorn,” he said. “The manure hasanti-bacterial properties. InIndia, it’s mixed with water andused as a floor cleanser, and thecow urine is a natural way torepel insects from plants.”

CUMBERLAND, Ohio (AP) —An Ohio zoo says a litter of sixAfrican painted dog puppiesborn in December can now beviewed by the public.

The Columbus Zoo says thepuppies from the endangeredspecies have begun exploringpublicly visible areas of thezoo’s conservation center, TheWilds, in Cumberland, Ohio.

Dan Beetem, director of ani-mal management at The Wilds,

says the puppies are the cen-ter’s first successful litter ofpainted dogs. Beetem says thedogs’ mother, Quinn, was anattentive caregiver after theirbirth, a rarity for first-timepainted dog mothers.

The Wilds says that painteddogs are one of Africa’s mostendangered species because ofcontinued habitat loss, conflictwith humans, and infectiousdisease.

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to be inducted, I guess maybe Iam getting old.

Along with the youthfulStephens, former BradleyCounty athletes Karen Mills,Dale Jones, John Lennon andGary Workman are beingenshrined, while Maggie Scott(who is still competing and win-ning golf titles) and Bobby Scottare receiving special awards atthe Feb. 27 banquet at theChattanooga Convention Center.

Every Bradley CentralBearette fans knows exactly whoKaren Mills is. She’s the onewho made “The Shot” to win the1976 state championship.

Although there was some con-troversy at the time of the 36-35victory over Smyrna, an award-winning photo by my mentorGeorge Starr proved the ball hadleft her hand with one secondstill on the clock, giving Bradleyits fifth and final state titleunder legendary coach JimSmiddy.

Karen was a year ahead of meat Bradley, so I got to witnessher help lead the Bearettes ontheir amazing 91-game winstreak that included the back-to-back state and mythicalnational titles in the unbeaten36-0 seasons of 1974-75 ad ’75-76.

The point guard in the old six-on-six style of play, her mainresponsibility was to get the ballto tremendous scorers like LizHannah, Data Caldwell andTracey Dixon, but she was alsoable to score when she took theopportunity.

After leading the Bearettes toa 129-6 record in four years,Karen went on to become a two-time All-American player play atthe University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

She was a four-year Lady Mocstarter setting a school recordwith 787 assists, including thetop two seasons marks of 262and 234. She is also No. 2 all-time in steals with 332.

Today, Karen is a highlysought after professional come-dienne and cancer-survivingmotivational speaker.

I also remember Dale Jonesfrom my youth. Not as the high-ly talented all-state football play-er at Bradley who was told hewas too small for major collegefootball before proving thosecritics very wrong, but as the lit-tle brother of Alice and Eugene,who were the two of the 13Jones kids closest to my agewhen they moved acrossWaterlevel Highway from where Igrew up in the early 1970s.

Eugene and I were teammateson the Oak Grove Falcons,where he threw me the pass Icaught for my only career touch-down in the second of a tripleovertime battle against MichiganAvenue, which happens to bethe school I drive a school busfor now.

While Alice and I went out ona couple of dates, we were neverreally boyfriend and girlfriend,mainly because I was scared ofher brothers. That or she wassmart enough to say no.

She is the reason I wear myhair the way I do, as she gaveme the style when we were inhigh school and would let hercut my hair in her cosmetologyclass.

I liked it back then and stilldo today as I go to herHeadquarters salon for mythree-time a year shearing (noI’m not cheap, but as a child ofthe 60s and 70s, prefer to wearmy hair longer).

In full disclosure, GladysRush cuts my hair now, as Alicereferred me to her several yearsago after I decided to let mybeard go “Santa style.”

As for Dale, his Bradley grid-iron explosions came just after Igraduated. Weighing less than180 pounds when he was a sen-ior defensive end for the Bears,he took a year at TennesseeMilitary Institute (TMI) inSweetwater to build himself up,earning him an opportunity atUT-Knoxville.

Playing alongside of team-mates like NFL greats ReggieWhite and Reggie McKenzie,Dale was a two-time All-SECand All-America selection andthe outstanding defensive playerof the Vols' 35-7 defeat of Miamiin the 1986 Sugar Bowl.

Former Vol head coachJohnny Majors called him "thegreatest leader I ever coached."He was a 10th-round NFL draftpick but soon moved into coach-ing himself and has spent thepast 20 years on the staff atAppalachian State, which wonthree FCS national titles andhas made a successful jump tothe FBS level.

I did not get to see RayStephens and John Lennon (notthe Beatle) while they were dom-inating the local sports scenebefore I started at the Banner in1986.

I did meet Ray after he hadcompleted his time with theBears and in college as I did astory on him while he was work-ing his way up the Minor LeagueBaseball ladder.

I’ve gotten much betteracquainted with him since hisreturn to town after his 10-yearprofessional career, whichincluded him catching for Hall of

Fame strikeout king Nolan Ryanduring his time in the MajorLeagues with the Texas Rangers.He also played for the St. LouisCardinals, where he hit a homerun in his second Major Leagueat bat off Terry Mulholland ofthe Philadelphia Phillies.

For the last seven years, hehas been a volunteer assistantcoach with Bradley’s baseballteam. We have developed a nicefriendship over that time, shar-ing many laughs and informa-tion.

My only connection to Lennonwas covering his younger broth-er, Mike, who like him was astate champion wrestler for leg-endary Cleveland coach AlMiller.

Leading the first Raiderwrestling state championshipteam, John lost just twice in 104high school matches, both com-ing in his fourth-place statetournament finish as a sopho-more, and was a first-team BlueChip All-American.

His senior season in 1981,John was the "outstandingwrestler" at every tournament heentered as well as the USWFJunior Freestyle Nationals. Hewas a three-time statefreestyle/Greco-Roman champi-on. He went on to wrestle for theVols in Knoxville.

In his high school coachingcareer, he has been an assistantcoach for three state wrestlingtitles at Notre Dame and helpedguide Chattanooga Central totwo region championships aftera stint as the head coach atSignal Mountain. He also is veryaccomplished as an educator intheater, having won theGovernor's School for the Artsoutstanding teacher award fivetimes.

Like Lennon, I have never metMr. Workman but am veryimpressed with his bio.

In 56 years of competitivebowling, the McDonald residenthas rolled 26 300 games, a halfdozen 299s and eight 800 series,with a high of 837.

He was a Top 32 qualifier inthe national Senior Masters in2005 and 2006.

He also was on a five-manteam (Pro Bowl West) that heldthe national three-game scratchrecord (3,937) from 2009 to lastyear and rolled 142 out of a pos-sible 160 strikes; he had 27 ofthose strikes.

In his military days, he wason the Shaw Air Force Basebowling team, won the singlesand all-events titles in a TacticalAir Command tournament andrepresented TAC in the 1968USAF World Wide Tournament.He was part of two Tennesseescratch team titles and finished11th in 2005 and 12th in 2006in the "Super Hoinke" scratchtournament in Cincinnati.

Although orignally fromChattanooga, Maggie Scott hasbeen in Charleston for severaldecades (I won’t reveal howmany) and is a fixture in BradleyCounty sports history, continu-ing to add to her long list of linkachievements.

The TGA Hall of Famer hasbeen named the Player of theYear a dozen times and recentlyrolled in the sixth hole-in-one ofher legendary career.

My friendship with Maggiegoes well beyond the golf courseas she and my sister, DarlineBell are best friends and havebeen since they teamed up atMcDonald Elementary School asteacher and principal respec-tively.

Maggie has not only befriend-ed my sister but my parents aswell, often doing yard work andgardening at their house overthe years as well as bringing dadmany boxes of candy to helpkeep him “sweet and precious.”

While I knew the name BobbyScott from him being the firsthead football coach at ClevelandHigh from 1965-76, when he ledthe Raiders to a 87-28-3 record,including a 32-game winningstreak plus the 1968 statechampionship, I found out muchmore than him turning into alocal furniture icon after hang-ing up his whistle.

When I interviewed him aspart of a complete half centuryhistory of Raider football a fewyears ago, I learned that he wasa standout football player forBradley back in the 1950sbefore being recruited by Gen.Robert Neyland to play for theTennessee Vols.

He was a rare four-year varsi-ty player in Knoxville, includingtwo years as a starter, as well asplaying significant time the othertwo seasons.

He was a “pulling guard” lead-ing the way for Vol All-Americantailback and Heisman Trophyrunner-up Johnny Majors.

The Scotts (no kin that I amaware of) will be receiving theBetty Probasco and Walt Lauterawards for lifetime achievementand service at the banquet.Tickets are $40 each and can bepurchased by contactingCatherine Neely at 423-842-7274.

It makes me proud that thisfine group of Bradley Countiansare being recognized as they arefar more than just standout ath-letes, but they are all tremen-dous human beings as well.

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Bryce Nunnelly and he alsoknocked down two free throwswith 30.7 seconds left to keep a60-52 lead.

Also aiding a 20-point fourthquarter effort was a 3-pointjumper from Romeo Wykle anda loud two-handed slam dunkfrom KK Curry that stirred thecrowd with 3:07 left to play andmoved the Blue Raiders aheadby 11.

“We could not get in a flowoffensively for much of the firstthree quarters,” coach McCowansaid. “We finally went to someball screen motion that we putin halfway through the year. Wegot a couple big shots off usingit. Mullek also made some greatdecisions with the ball.”

A red-hot Walker Valleysquad, which entered with sixstraight wins and three in thepast 10 days, gave Clevelandquite a challenge and eventrailed just 57-52 late afterKolten Gibson hit his third andfinal three of the fourth quarter.

Recent 1,000-point memberBryce Nunnelly led theMustangs (17-11) and all scor-ers with 16 points, whichincluded tough AND-1’s andused his leaping ability for closejumpers in the lane. Gibsonadded 14 with Cooper Meltonscoring 10 points.

Curry scored 11 of his 14 inthe second half to help a districttitle game berth, while Davisalso scored 14. Dionte Warescored in double figures with10.

Cleveland outscored WalkerValley 41-32 in the second halfafter a quiet offensive showingfor both teams in the first 16minutes.

“We had 14 days off, we shootpoorly from the free throw lineand KK doesn’t have a big gameand we still win by 10 points,”McCowan said. “You got to giveall those guys a lot of credit.They did some pretty big thingsagainst a Walker Valley teamthat was in the state tourna-

ment last year.”Friday nightQuarterfinals

MUSTANGS 66CHEROKEES 30

Isaiah Johnson and ZekeWestfield may have come upshort the first time, but thebench duo for Walker Valleymade an emphatic return toSoddy-Daisy High School.

Once again Bob Williams’ “biggame” Mustangs showed up in a66-30 District 5-AAA quarterfi-nals rout, which included aremarkable play. One the soph-omore point guard and junior 6-foot-3 post player had missedback on Feb. 7 in the same gym.

Already doubling theCherokees in points, Johnsonlaid an alley-oop pass perfectlyoff the center of the backboardto a husting Westfield whotrailed for a monster two-hand-ed slam dunk. The sequence ledto a 32-14 Walker Valley leadlate in the second quarter andprompted a referee to say it was

the best play he had seen thisseason.

“We always execute that playin practice,” said Westfield, whoscored eight of his 11 points inthe first half. “It was an amazingfeeling to do it in game. I thinkthat beat my other previousdunk against McMinn earlierthis season.”

Senior forward Cooper Meltonscored 11 of his game-high 14points in the first half to helpWalker Valley (17-10) complete afour-game sweep of McMinnCounty (15-13) this season.

A neutral site once again wentin major favor for the reigningdistrict and region champions,who have now won six straightand gave up the fewest pointsall season to start postseasonplay.

At a Christmas tournamentagainst the Cherokees, theMustangs scored the first 18points. A fast-paced attackraced to a 10-0 lead in the firstfour minutes Friday night.

“I was just so proud of theway they came out right fromthe start against a good McMinnteam,” Williams said. “I lovedour aggressiveness and we didnot let them get any second-chance opportunities. Werebounded great.”

Senior point guard BryceNunnelly and his teammateskept the attack coming, startingthe second half on a 13-2 run tobuild a large 50-19 lead with3:30 left in the third quarter.

Nunnelly capped the largestrun of the night for WalkerValley with a baseline layup onthe right side across court fromhis team bench for a memorablebucket. The two points gave theUTC-Chattanooga football signeehis 999th and 1,000th points ofhis Mustang career.

“It is humbling to be a part ofa group of only eight playerswho have scored 1,000 points intheir Walker Valley career,” saidNunnelly, who needed 10 pointsto reach 1,000 and scored that

many. “To join that club is spe-cial to me. I am grateful to myteammates for helping me out toget this.”

GAME SUMMARYSaturday Semifinals

Walker Valley 9 11 17 15 — 52Cleveland 11 10 21 20 — 62MUSTANGS (52) — Bryce Nunnelly 16, KoltenGibson 14, Cooper Melton 10, Eslinger 4, Murphy4, Westfield 2, Munck 2, Johnson.BLUE RAIDERS (62) — KK Curry 14, DeontaeDavis 14, Dionte Ware 10, Berry 8, Bradford 7,Ware 5, Wykle 4, Patterson, Wood.3-POINTERS: WV 4 (Gibson 3, Murphy 1); CHS 6(Davis 4, K. Ware 1, Wykle 1)FREE THROWS: WV 8-of-18; CHS 12-of-25RECORDS: Walker Valley 17-11; Cleveland 23-3

Friday QuarterfinalsMcMinn County 8 9 7 6 — 30 Walker Valley 23 14 21 8 — 66 CHEROKEES (30) — Jones 8, Byas 5, Corbett 5,Moss 3, Wilson 2, Smith 2, Johnson 2, Lawson 2,Elkins.MUSTANGS (66) — Cooper Melton 14, ZekeWestfield 11, Bryce Nunnelly 10, Duke 7, Murphy 6,K. Gibson 5, Eslinger 4, B. Gibson 4, Zakkas 3,Bunton 2, Johnson.3-POINTERS: McMinn Co. 1 (Byas); Walker Valley3 (Murphy, Duke, Zakkas).FREE THROWS: McMinn County 8-of-19; WalkerValley 13-of-16.RECORDS: McMinn County 15-13; Walker Valley17-10.

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Family

Cornerstones’

Mother & Son

Extravaganza

Banner photos, DANIEL GUY

COMPETITION IS ENCOURAGED at Family Cornerstones’Mother & Son Extravaganza, which was held at Keith StreetMinistries on Friday. Kelly Garren takes an early lead against herson, Forrest Garren, in a game of “Minute to Win It,” one of severalgames and challenges that are designed to bring mothers and sonscloser. The proceeds from the event all go toward “working tostrengthen families across our community.”


CHASE MASONand his mother,

Brandi Mason, com-pete with other fami-lies in a game of “AllAbout Us,” in which

mothers and sons tryand guess their part-

ners answers toquestions such as,“what is your son’s

favorite food?”


BENJAMIN BLEDSOE challenges his mother, Sarah Bledsoe, toa classic game of Connect 4, one of many games and board gameson hand for families to take part in at Family Cornerstones’ Mother &Son Extravaganza.


KYMBERLEI HALL enjoys a game of table tennis with her son,Drew Hall, while attending the night’s festivities. She remarked thatshe was glad that Family Cornerstones was stepping up to “offer thiskind of opportunity for mothers and sons” to spend some quality timetogether.


MOTHER AND SONS, fromleft, Noah Miller, Sherry Millerand Joel Miller get in the spiritby having their photo taken at

the photo booth provided atFamily Cornerstones’ Mother &

Son Extravaganza.

Milwaukee to ‘Pokemon’ monsters: Get a permit to enter county parks

MILWAUKEE (AP) —“Pokemon Go” monsters canroam virtually wherever theyplease, but they’ll need a permitto get into Milwaukee Countyparks.

At the height of the game’spopularity last summer, thelarge crowds it attracted to oneMilwaukee park left county offi-cials at a loss for how to dealwith the sudden influx of play-ers and the trash they leftbehind. With more augmented-reality games in development,the permitting processMilwaukee County set up puts itat the forefront of an emergingchallenge for government offi-cials who want to regulate them.

“We’re prepared for all of themnow,” said County SupervisorSheldon Wasserman, who wrotethe proposal setting up a per-mitting process that CountyExecutive Chris Abele signed onFeb. 10.

Other places where officialsare looking at how to handlesuch games include Illinois,where lawmakers are consider-ing requiring companies toremove sites from games whenthey receive a request to do so.The bill pending in the IllinoisLegislature is a response toheavy foot-traffic last year at asuburban Chicago park withprotected dunes.

Kate Edwards, the executivedirector of the InternationalGame Developers Association,said in an email that local andstate regulations haven’t beenon developers’ radars becausethere haven’t been any “thatspecifically affect game contentor design.”

Most people associate aug-mented-reality smartphoneapps with “Pokemon Go,” whichallows players to catch mon-sters in the real world whenthey appear on their phones.But the number of games isgrowing. Other apps allow peo-ple to blast zombies on streets,race cars around the office, andaim basketballs at virtual hoops

anywhere.Edwards warned that “legisla-

tion and regulation at this earlystage of an emerging technolo-gy” can stifle its growth.

But Wasserman said some-thing needed to be done aftermonths “of basically absolutehell” at a Milwaukee park alongLake Michigan. Hundreds andsometimes thousands of playerscame to Lake Park at all hoursof the day, he said, leading totraffic congestion, overtime forsheriff’s deputies providingsecurity, overflowing bathroomsand so much trash that thecounty had minimum-securityinmates help clean up.

The new ordinance requiresthat game developers such asNiantic, the San Francisco-based creator of “Pokemon Go,”get a permit like any other busi-ness or group that wants to hostpark events. The fees will be ona sliding-scale — anywhere from$100 to $1,000, depending onhow much of the park will beused and how many people areexpected to be there,Wasserman said. The moneywill help with the park’s upkeep,he said, and the permits willhelp the county prepare for thevolume of people.

Wasserman said the countycould pursue legal action if acompany doesn’t comply with apermit.

Niantic declined a request forcomment.

Eddie Cullen, a county super-visor who voted against themeasure, said officials shouldbe encouraging, not restrictingthe public’s use of the parksand that people should beresponsible for their behavior.

“If someone crashes their carwhile using (Google Maps) it’snot Google Maps’ responsibilityto pay for the damages. Thatfalls on the user,” he said. “If a‘Pokemon Go’ player litters ordamages something in theparks, it should be the responsi-bility of the player, not the cor-poration to pay for damages.”

Pruitt OK’d as EPA chief over environmentalists’ objectionsWASHINGTON (AP) — Over

the strong objections of environ-mental groups, the Senate con-firmed Scott Pruitt to lead theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency on Friday, givingPresident Donald Trump aneager partner to fulfill his cam-paign pledge to increase the useof planet-warming fossil fuels.

Pruitt was sworn in laterFriday by Supreme CourtJustice Samuel Alito.

In six years as Oklahoma’sattorney general, Pruitt filed 14lawsuits challenging EPA regula-tions that included limits oncarbon emissions from coal-firedpower plants. He also sued overthe EPA’s recent expansion ofwater bodies regulated underthe Clean Water Act, a federalmeasure opposed by industriesthat would be forced to clean uppolluted wastewater.

Pruitt submitted his resigna-tion as attorney general toOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin onFriday.

Pruitt’s supporters cheeredhis confirmation, hailing the 48-year-old Republican lawyer asthe ideal pick to roll back envi-ronmental regulations they sayare a drag on the nation’s econ-omy.

“EPA has made life hard forfamilies all across America,”said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the SenateEnvironment and Public WorksCommittee. “The agency hasissued punishing regulationsthat caused many hardworkingAmericans to lose their jobs. Mr.Pruitt will bring much neededchange.”

The vote was 52-46 asRepublican leaders used theirparty’s narrow Senate majority

to push Pruitt’s confirmationdespite calls from topDemocrats to delay the voteuntil requested emails arereleased next week.

Sen. Susan Collins of Mainewas the lone Republican voteagainst Pruitt. Two Democratsfrom states with economiesheavily dependent on fossil fuelscrossed party lines to supportTrump’s pick, Sens. JoeManchin of West Virginia andHeidi Heitkamp of NorthDakota.

During his Senate confirma-tion hearing last month, Pruittsaid he disagreed with Trump’spast statements that globalwarming is a hoax. However,Pruitt has previously expresseddoubt about scientific evidenceshowing that the planet is heat-ing up and that humans are toblame.

Pruitt’s nomination was vigor-ously opposed by environmentalgroups and hundreds of currentand former EPA employees, whofear he will preside over massivebudget and staff cuts.

“The biologists, scientists, labtechnicians, engineers and othercivil servants who work at theEPA must be able to do theirjobs without political interfer-ence or fear of retribution,” saidJ. David Cox Sr., president ofthe American Federation ofGovernment Employees, a laborunion representing more than9,000 EPA employees.

Democrats boycotted a com-mittee vote on Pruitt’s nomina-tion last month, citing hisrefusal to hand over thousandsof emails that he exchangedwith oil and gas executives. Aspart of a public records lawsuit,a state judge in Oklahoma on

Thursday concluded there wasno legal justification for Pruitt’swithholding his correspondencefor the past two years. Sheordered him to release most ofthe emails by next week.

Senate Democratic LeaderChuck Schumer called forSenate Majority Leader MitchMcConnell, R-Ky., to delayPruitt’s confirmation vote for 10days. Schumer, of New York,tried to draw a direct linebetween Pruitt’s withheld emailsand last year’s demands fromRepublicans during the presi-dential campaign.

“Emails! Remember emails?”Schumer asked on the Senatefloor. “‘We should get them out!’they said about Hillary Clinton.... If they weren’t worried aboutthem, then why rush?”

To dramatize their cause,Democrats kept the Senate in

session Thursday night intoFriday morning with speechesopposing Pruitt’s confirmation.Democrats were still marchingto the floor at daybreak.

In the end, McConnell had thevotes. So far, the Senate hasconfirmed 14 out of 22 TrumpCabinet or Cabinet-level picksrequiring confirmation.

Another nominee, billionairebusinessman Wilbur Ross,cleared a Senate hurdle onFriday and is on track to winapproval to serve as commercesecretary. A final vote is slatedfor Feb. 27.

Trump has tapped some ofthe wealthiest Americans toserve in his Cabinet, and ethicsreviews have slowed the confir-mation process. So have SenateDemocrats, who have opposednominees and forced hours ofdebate.

Study finds underage, fearful women in Vegas sex trafficking

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A year-long academic study of sextrafficking in Las Vegas is pro-viding a glimpse into a shad-owy world beneath the neonglow where underage girls,threatened by pimps, solicit forbusiness in casinos, on streetsand online.

Of 190 identified sex-traf-ficking victims in 2014,Arizona State Universityresearchers found two-thirdswere under 18 years old, onein five was brought to southernNevada from somewhere elseand more than half were neverreported as missing.

“These are kids that nobodyeven cares enough about toreport missing,” said LauraMeltzer, a Las Vegas police offi-cer involved in the report’s roll-out. “As a mom, that breaksmy heart.”

A victim advocate in the LasVegas Metropolitan PoliceDepartment, Elynne Greene,called them “throwaway kids.”She said many are products ofthe foster care system.

The average underage victimin the study was 16. Theyoungest was 12.

About one in three victimswas recruited by a boyfriend-turned-”violent, fear-based”abuser, with more than halfreporting being forced through

physical assault involving agun, knife, razor or cord.

The average trafficker was29 years old, and 80 percent ofthem had criminal histories.Most came from outsideNevada, and most of thosewere from California.

Some said they were toldtheir families would be target-ed if they didn’t cooperate.

“They are violently forcedinto this,” said Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, director of the ASUOffice of Sex TraffickingIntervention Research, whichconducted the study of a sextrade that’s been made part ofa “Sin City” image and rein-forced by a misperception thatprostitution is legal in LasVegas.

While brothels are legal inrural counties, prostitution isillegal in Clark and Washoecounties, home to Nevada’slargest cities, Las Vegas andReno. And while sex traffickinghas drawn increasing attentionin recent years from local,state and federal elected offi-cials, it has been hard to meas-ure and difficult to stop.

The report aims to providedata for police, prosecutors,parents and the public aboutwho sex traffickers are andhow they recruit, sell and keepvictims, Roe-Sepowitz said.

Special to the Banner

The Cleveland-area TractorSupply Company store will col-lect donations during NationalFFA Week to support grants forFFA chapters in TN.

During National FFA Week,Feb. 17 through Feb. 26,Tractor Supply shoppers candonate $1 or more at checkout.Donations will fund the Grantsfor Growing Program, whichsupports TN FFA chapters thatare making a difference in theircommunities with unique andsustainable agricultural proj-ects. The program is coordinat-ed through a partnership withthe National FFA Foundationand Tractor Supply.

“Through the commitment ofour loyal customers and teammembers who raise money forthe Grants for Growing pro-gram, Tractor Supply is excitedto support TN's FFA chaptersthat represent America’s brightfuture in agriculture,” saidChristi Korzekwa, senior vicepresident of marketing at

Tractor Supply Company.“When we invest in FFA stu-dents through this program weare making a great investmentin the next generation of agri-cultural leaders.”

In 2016, the program’s firstyear, Grants for Growing raisedmore than $700,000, funding374 grants supporting projectsinvolving 39,038 students.

Earlier this year, FFA chap-ters submitted applicationsdetailing how they will start orexpand a project that will bene-fit their communities and future

FFA students. Funds have beenrequested to purchase vegeta-tion, trees, seed, chickens, feed,mulch and tools, for projectsranging from greenhouses toaquaculture labs.

Winning FFA chapter initia-tives will be awarded Grants forGrowing in the spring. The min-imum competitive grant amountis $500 for chapters. All in-storedonations remain within thestate in which they were raised.

For more details about theprogram, visit https://www.ffa.org/grantsforgrowing.

Congratulations Top Producers for January 2017

Sales Leaders for January 2017

PAM BECKTOLD

KAY FREE

LINDA KAYLOR

RICKY TALLENT

BRIAN WORKMAN

JESSICA COLON

CHRIS FREE

JIM METZGER

KELLI PAUL

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Adam Hammond Top Listing Agent

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Top Selling Agent


Business SundayFebruary 19,

2017Phone 472-5041 or fax [email protected]

Saralyn NorkusBusiness writer

Local Pearle Vision honored for

operating at highest standardsSpecial to the Banner

Pearle Vision (Cleveland) wasawarded the highest award evergiven by Pearle Vision Inc. For2016, owners Aaron and JamieWilson received the Dr. StanleyPearle award for operating at thehighest standard. Pearle Visionreceived highest marks for salesincreases, philanthropy, as wellas customer service. At theaward ceremony in Miami, Fla.,Pearle’s president lauded theCleveland location for being the

number one store in so manycategories. Owner Aaron AndJamie Wilson, along with thestore manager, Kim Evans, wereon hand to receive the award.Aaron and Kim spoke before thecrowd of more than 700, andwere quick to thank God for hismany blessings on their suc-cessful business. Afterward,Aaron had much to say abouthis employees.

“I have the absolute bestgroup of associates in theknown universe. I could not

have done any of this withoutthem,”

Aaron and Jamie are alsoproud to announce the buildingof a new Pearle Vision next doorto the old store at 913 KeithStreet.

“It will be twice as big as ourcurrent location with moreframes than any other PearleVision in the nation,” Aaronsaid. “We are excited and thank-ful to so many wonderfulpatients that have become ourfriends.”


Can you believe we’rehalfway through Februaryalready? Before you know it, itwill be April and you’ll bescrambling to meet the incometax filing deadline.

That’s why there’s no timelike right now to get ready fortax season. The IRS is alreadyaccepting individual electronictax returns, so why not goahead and file your return andmark that chore done for theyear?

If you haven’t alreadyreceived tax forms from youremployer and your mortgagecompany, those documentsshould show up in the mail, orby email, any day. Don’t forgetto gather other documentationlike childcare and medicalexpense receipts.

As you plan to file yourtaxes, you’ll also need to decideif you’ll do your own taxes orhire a tax professional thisyear. Here are a couple of sce-narios to help you figure outwhich could work for you.

When it Makes Sense to UseTax Software

Seeking out a professional’sassistance on important finan-cial matters is generally a wisechoice. But there are instanceswhere online tax preparationservices can be a practicalchoice. For example, single peo-ple who have one source of

earned income and don’t ownany property probably won’tneed a tax pro to find hiddencredits or deductions.

If you fall into that categoryand plan to take the standardincome tax deduction, onlinetax prep sites do a good job ofwalking you through thatprocess. However, you’ll stillneed to schedule plenty of timeto gather your paperwork andfill out your forms. Dependingon the value you place on yourtime, the potential savings maynot be enough to justify thetime it will take to tackle allthose tasks on your own.

When it Make Sense to Use aTax Pro

The IRS is in charge ofincome taxes, so it shouldn’tsurprise you that your taxescould go from simple to compli-cated in the blink of an eye.You could be eligible for a slewof additional deductions andcredits when:

n You’re marriedn You have kidsn You plan to itemize your

deductionsn You own a small businessn You make donations to

churches or charitiesn You have multiple sources

of incomen You don’t have time to

devote to filling out your formsUnfortunately, however,

many taxpayers miss out onimportant deductions by

choosing the quicker, easieroption of taking the standarddeduction instead of itemizingtheir tax returns. According tothe U.S. GovernmentAccountability Office, thosetaxpayers may overpay theirtaxes by nearly $1 billion eachyear. With that kind of moneyat stake, it’s clear that a taxprofessional’s ability to spotdeductions and credits youqualify for can more than payfor their services.

Plus, a tax expert’s advice isworth the extra expense forsimple peace of mind. Youwon’t have to worry that youmarked the wrong box or madean incorrect calculation. Thatmeans less stress for you at taxtime.

Making the CallHere’s what we’re saying: Tax

software can be an inexpensive,convenient option in the rightsituation. But to make sureyou’re getting every deductionyou deserve while lowering yourstress level during tax season,a tax pro is the way to go.

Of course, it’s important towork with an experienced,licensed tax professional – atrue tax expert. So go aheadand take the first step to get-ting your taxes done right thisyear. Make an appointmentwith your tax pro today!

—Used with permission fromDaveRamsey.com

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ThE CLEVELAND/BRADLEy Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for Bonlife Café. Pictured above, cutting the ribbon,is Erika Moore, president and owner. Also pictured is Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland, Bradley County Mayor Gary Davis, Councilman AveryJohnson along with Chambers staff and Ambassadors. Bonlife Café has recently relocated to a new location at 1807 Keith St. N.W. Theystill serve freely-brewed coffee and have a variety of beverages to choose from. Bonlife also serves fresh pastries. Visit their new locationand call 423-464-6160 for more information.

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CLEVELAND PEARLE VISION owner Aaron Wilson addresses the crowd at the Pearle Vision awardsnight in Miami, Fla.

Brummett named VP and financial centermanager for First Tennessee ClevelandSpecial to the Banner

Pete Brummett has beennamed Vice President andFinancial Center Manager forFirst Tennessee Bank’sCleveland Market. He willmanage the WildwoodFinancial center located onSpring Place Road.

The announcement wasmade by Michael Griffin,Cleveland CommunityPresident, for First TennesseeBank.

Griffin said he is excited tohave Brummett as part of theFirst Tennessee team.

“Pete is a perfect addition toour team and will bring yearsof experience and leadership toour Wildwood location,” Griffinsaid.

“I am especially proud we’veadded a local banker who has

lived and worked in Clevelandmost of his career. Pete is verycommunity minded and willcomplement the great work

First Tennessee already doesin the Cleveland community.”

Brummett was raised inCleveland graduating fromBradley Central High School in1994. He received an associatedegree from Cleveland State in1996 and went on to graduatewith a Bachelor’s degree inCommunications from LeeUniversity in 1998.

Brummett comes to FirstTennessee after working forRegions Bank for the last tenyears. Prior to Regions, heworked for Wells FargoFinancial for seven years.

He is a member of WatervilleBaptist Church. Brummettalso graduated fromLeadership Cleveland in 2013and is a board member forSmart Choice Credit Unionhere in Cleveland.

Tractor Supply accepting FFA donations

Tax software or Tax pro, who should you use?

Contributed photo

Store manager Kim Evans (left) was on hand with owners Aaron (center) and Jamie Wilson (right) toaccept the Dr. Stanley Pearle Award.

Pete Brummett


Sunday, February 19 through Saturday, February 25

Keisha BaKer shared these photos, left and above, of daffodilsand the moon.

JeNNiFer harDisON shared the photo, right, of a white-throat-ed sparrow.

Your Best ShotRecent photos — within the last year — may be submitted for Your

Best Shot by emailing [email protected], mailinggood quality photos to Your Best Shot, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN37320-3600 or dropping them off at 1505 25th St.

By WILLIAM WRIGHTLifestyles Editor

After being a couple for morethan 10 years, William Stewartstill open doors for his girl-friend, Lynda Phillips. Othersnotice him helping her in andout of cars, holding her handwhile walking the Greenway orputting his arm around herwhile watching a movie. The waymost women want to be treatedis the way William treats Lynda— always gentle and always agentleman.

Some who watch them callthem “lovebirds.” Others simplyadmire their relationship, know-ing that William and Lynda havesomething special, somethingthat transcends the boundariesof the flesh and speaks to thevery nature of love. It has noth-ing to do with the fact that theyboth have Down syndrome. Ithas nothing to do with how eachof them copes with life. It haseverything to do with who theyare — warm, authentic people.

Sarah Jones, the programcoordinator for day services atLife Bridges, said, “William andLynda are the kind of peopleeverybody knows and likes atLife Bridges. They’re friendlyand hardworking. Both of themenjoy being very active in thecommunity when they’re not atwork. They have a lot of thingsin common — here and outsideof here — that they enjoy doingtogether.”

An increasing number of peo-ple are coming to realize thatindividuals with Down syn-

drome can do practically any-thing anyone else can do,including fall in love and enjoy alasting relationship.

Jones, who has been with LifeBridges nearly six years, said,“We understand the challengesfacing parents whose child hasDown Syndrome.” She adds,“It’s something parents have totake a little more time research-ing, because it’s not as readilyavailable to see what someone’slife could look like if given thesupport, training and opportu-nity to excel.”

Many at Life Bridges, anationally accredited agencythat works with individuals withdevelopmental disabilities, areseeing what many people havenever seen — normal lives beinglived by many individuals whowere simply given the opportu-nity and training to excel.

Of course, this is not new.People like Tim Harris in NewMexico, who has Down syn-drome, graduated from collegeand now owns his own restau-rant. Jamie Roland, a teenagerwith Down syndrome and stu-dent at West Hartford HighSchool was inducted into theschool’s National Honor Society.Eli Reimer made history bybeing the first teenager onrecord with Down syndrome tohike Mount Everest and reachbase camp. Karen Gaffney, anadult with Down syndrome,swam the English Channel andacross Lake Tahoe, the BostonHarbor and the San FranciscoBay. There are also children andadults with Down syndromebeing featured as models andactors, playing sports and

By WILLIAM WRIGHTLifestyles Editor

When Human rights activistMalcolm X said in 1962, “Themost disrespected person inAmerica is the Black woman.The most unprotected person inAmerica is the Black woman.The most neglected person inAmerica is the Black woman.”Little did he know that thosewords would echo the ongoingstruggles of many African-American women 55 years later.

Yet, despite being neglectedand disrespected, often by themen who swore to take care ofthem, her resilience gave rise tothe phrase “Strong BlackWoman.” With the heart of awarrior, especially when it cameto caring for her children, blackwomen gradually became a sym-bol of strength and determina-tion.

While they make up only 13percent ofthe femalepopu la t i onin the UnitedStates, blackwomen havemade signifi-cant stridesin education — becoming doc-tors, lawyers, judges, admirals,senators and enterprising busi-ness owners who know how totake care of business.

Like so many black womentoday, Octavia Pugh is among agrowing army of women shapingthe idea of what black womencan achieve and is accomplish-ing to make the world aroundthem a more promising place forall to live.

Being a single black womanrunning a professional businessin the predominately white com-munity of Cleveland gave Pughthe chance to reflect on blackhistory and the plight of singleblack women across America.Having traveled abroad as far asGermany and the Netherlands,Pugh, who also lived in Texas, isa Cleveland native with her ownperspective on the black experi-ence and what it means to be asingle black mother trying to

make a living and a life in theUnited States.

According to Pugh, black his-tory means learning about whatother black people went throughand what they accomplished.

“A lot of people don’t knowwhat our ancestors have done,because they don’t talk about itas much,” she said. “I feel blackhistory should be held morethan once a month. When I sawthe display they have aboutCollege Hill at the MuseumCenter at Five Points — thatreally did something to me. Ihave a brother who graduatedfrom College Hill. I didn’t reallyknow what those kids did there— what they accomplished. Thatreally touched me. I told a lot ofpeople they need to go and takea look at that. It’s somethingeveryone — blacks and whites —need to know.”

When asked about the great-est challenge facing single black

m o t h -e r st o d a y ,P u g hpointedo u tt h a t

income and child care are at thetop of her list. According to theEconomic Policy Institute, “In2015, black men made 22 per-cent less, and black womenmade 34.2 percent less, in aver-age hourly wages compared towhite men with the same educa-tion, work experience, region ofresidence, and metro status.Black women made 11.7 percentless than white women with thesame characteristics,” the reportstated.

“If we received a good incomeit wouldn’t be so hard on singleparents,” Pugh said. “If you don’thave the right income to helpyou maintain a decent lifestyle itwill show itself in other ways. Ithurts you and the community.It’s also hard being a single par-ent when you don’t have supportfrom your family. I tell people Iwish I had a grandmother whenI was younger who I could adoptwho could have helped me withmy kids while I was at work. I

mean, my mom was there forme, but she couldn’t drive. It’shard when you have to leavework because you don’t haveanyone to help you. It’s hardbeing a single parent and notmaking enough money to stayafloat.”

In addition to struggling withgender inequality, Pugh said oneof the greatest challenges facingsingle black women is learningnot to choose the wrong men totry to build a life with.

“There’s a difference in a sin-gle man that has a job and a sin-gle man who doesn’t have a job,”she explained. “If you have a sin-gle man who has a job and he

wants something in life — that’sdifferent. A lot of women — wechoose the wrong men. You havesome women who look at themoney from the men selling

drugs but they don’t look at theoutcome. He’s going to jail!They’re not getting an income


Phone 472-5041 or fax [email protected]

William WrightLifestyles Editor Lifestyles Sunday

February 19,2017

Octavia Pugh:

A look at the single black woman

Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT

OCTAVIA PUGH shared her perspective on Black History Monthand the challenges facing today’s single black women and singleblack mothers in America. Pugh, who runs one of only three black-owned beauty salons in Cleveland, started her first salon, Mo Better,in 1993 on Benton Pike, where she and friend Nichole Scott workedtogether for four years. Today, she is the owner and operator of SplitN’s Beauty Salon. Above left, Pugh posed with grandson Boston inan earlier photo. Left, Pugh at work in her salon at 143 Inman St.

The joy of watching ‘lovebirds’ William and Linda

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WILLIAM STEWART and Lynda Phillips have been a couple formore than 10 years. They take walks together, go to movies, havehouse parties with friends, eat out and demonstrate the potential thatall people have — including those with developmental disabilities —the ability to love and be loved in a long-term relationship.

“When I saw the display they haveabout College Hill at the MuseumCenter at Five Points — that really didsomething to me.” — Octavia Pugh

See PuGh, Page 30

See LoVEBirDS, Page 30

AthENS CommuNitythEAtrE presents its win-ter 2017 musical production— “Roald Dahl’s WillyWonka” — Feb. 16-26 in theSue E. Trotter Theater at TheArts Center in Athens.Performances are Feb. 23,24 and 25 at 7 p.m., andmatinees on Feb. 19 and 26at 2 p.m. Tickets are avail-able online at athen-sartscouncil.org, by phone at423-745-8781, or in personat The Arts Center, 320 N.White St., Athens,Tennessee. For more infor-mation, contact The ArtsCenter at 423-745-8781.

———thE EtowAh ArtS

CommiSSioN announces itsupcoming exhibit“Everything Country,Paintings by Claudia Walker”through March 31 in theNancy Cantrell DenderGallery, 700 Tennessee Ave.,Etowah.

———AthENS CommuNitythEAtrE announces audi-tions for the spring 2017production of JohnSteinbeck’s “Of Mice andMen,” on Feb. 27 and 28 at6:30 p.m. at The Arts Center.Show dates for “Of Mice andMen” are April 21-29, 2017.

———JoiN iN thE ACtiVitiES

at your Cleveland-BradleyCounty Public Library thisweek:

— During February, whichis “Loving My Library” month,the library is celebrating bygiving gifts to its patrons. Allyou have to do is tell themwhy you love your publiclibrary. Comment boxes willbe available at each servicearea to enter your name in adrawing for one of manyprizes featuring the “Lovingmy Library” logo.

— Today the HistoryBranch & Archives buildingis hosting another class intheir Genealogical ResearchSeries at 2:30 p.m. [email protected] more information.

— Monday at 4:30 p.m., theteens gather for gaming in theTeen Zone. Feel free to bring amulti-player E-Rated game toshare. For more informationemail [email protected].

— The ClevelandCouponing Club is backMonday at 6:30 p.m. Comeon out and learn what it’s allabout and check out theFacebook group today.

— Tuesday night, theCleveland Storytelling Guildmeets at the library at 7p.m., in the CommunityRoom.

— The Book and Coffeeseries will be held in theHistory Branch Parlor Roomat 10 a.m. Friday. FOLAmember Tiger Jones willreview “Alexander Hamilton”by Ron Chernow. This eventis free to the public. FOLAprovides the coffee.

— Story times are happen-ing all the time at the library.These programs are a weeklystaple in many families’ livesaround the community. Feelfree to bring your age appro-priate children to help instilla love of reading in theirhearts. Little ones 0 through3 have Wiggle Worms onMondays at 3 p.m. and BabyBookworms on Thursdays at10:30 a.m. and at 1 p.m. Pre-school aged children canattend on Tuesdays andFridays at 10:30 a.m.Families of all ages can enjoystories on Saturdays at 2p.m. at Family Story Time.

— The library offers freeZumba classes everyTuesday, Thursday andFriday morning at 8 a.m.

See CLEVELAND, Page 30

By KATIE WORKMANAssociated Press

In the quest for Big CrowdFood, lasagna reigns supreme.And at this time of year, you mayfind yourself entertaining a bigcrowd for a football game party,for the Oscars or another awardsshow, or just because it’s cold outand it’s nice to put together a cozygathering.

This lasagna is rich andcreamy, absent the tomato saucethat anchors many lasagnas,filled with sauteed spinach foldedinto fluffy ricotta and a very sim-ple béchamel sauce, rich withmelty cheeses. The nutmeg isoptional — a little can add a niceflavor, but too much can overpow-er.

Letting it sit for at least 10 min-utes will reward you with slicesthat hold together, and it will stillbe perfectly warm — in fact, justthe right temperature for you toenjoy the flavors without thepieces sliding apart on the plates.This can also be assembled a dayahead, held in the fridge andbaked before dinner. Or it can bebaked up to two days ahead andreheated for about 20 minutes ina 375 F oven.

—-CHEESY WHITE AND GREEN

SPINACH LASAGNAServes 10 to 12Start to finish: 2 hours—-Spinach-Basil-Ricotta Filling:1 tablespoon unsalted butter1/2 cup minced shallots1 tablespoon minced garlicKosher salt and freshly ground

pepper to taste2 pounds baby spinach leaves,

roughly chopped2 pounds ricotta, preferably

fresh2 large eggs1 cup finely grated Parmesan

cheese, plus 1/3 cup for sprin-kling the top

1/2 cup chopped fresh basilleaves

Béchamel-Cheese Sauce:4 tablespoons (1/2 stick)

unsalted butter1/4 cup all-purpose flour4 cups (1 quart) whole milkPinch ground nutmeg (optional)1 pound fresh mozzarella,

shredded8 ounces shredded Monterey

Jack cheese1 (8 ounce) package no-boil

lasagna noodles (containing 12noodles)

—-Preheat the oven to 375 F.Make the Spinach-Basil-

Ricotta Filling: Heat the table-spoon butter in a large saucepanover medium heat until melted.Add the shallots and garlic, sea-son with salt and pepper andsaute for 2 minutes until tender.Add the spinach in batches andsaute, adding more spinach aseach batch wilts down, about 6minutes in all, until all of thespinach is added and wilted.Adjust the seasoning, transfer toa strainer over a bowl, press downwith a spoon to release excess liq-uid, and set aside to cool slightly.

In a large bowl combine thericotta, eggs, 1 cup Parmesan,and the basil. Season with saltand pepper, and set aside.

Make the Béchamel-CheeseSauce: Heat the 4 tablespoonsbutter in a medium saucepanover medium heat until melted.Whisk in the flour until the mix-ture turns a light golden color,about 3 minutes. While whiskingconstantly, slowly pour in themilk. Continue to cook andwhisk until the mixture thickensand bubbles, about 4 minutes,adding the nutmeg, if using.Whisk in the mozzarella andMonterey Jack cheeses untilthey are melted, and season withsalt and pepper.

If the spinach still seems wet,give it a squeeze with your hands.Stir the drained spinach into thereserved ricotta mixture. Lay outall of the lasagna noodles on aclean counter top. Spread thespinach-ricotta filling evenly overall of the noodles, so that each istopped with about a 1/2-inch-

thick layer of the spinach-ricottamixture.

Pour a small amount ofBechamel Sauce into the bottomof a 9-by-13-inch pan andspread it out. Place four ricotta-covered noodles in the bottom ofthe pan to cover it in a singlelayer. Drizzle 1/3 of the whitesauce over the noodles. Placeanother layer of the ricotta-cov-ered noodles over the top, drizzlewith another third of the sauce,and then repeat the layers oncemore. Sprinkle with the remain-ing Parmesan cheese. Bake forabout 40 minutes until the topis golden and the lasagna isbubbling. If you want a morebrowned top, run it under thebroiler for 1 or 2 minutes,watching it carefully.

Let the lasagna rest for at least10 to 15 minutes before cuttinginto squares and serving warm.


tax check. You have to constant-ly look over your shoulder, neverknowing when the police aregoing to show up or if someone isgoing to come over, beat him upand take his money. That’s ahard life. I don’t want that.”

At age 52, Pugh says sheknows what she wants, butadded, “It’s hard to find the rightman. Personally, I have a wallup. Being hurt is no fun.”

The owner of Split N’s BeautySalon in Cleveland said she isstill open to love and a lastingrelationship. Contrary to beingthe stereotypical cold, overedu-cated, work-obsessed, angryblack woman often portrayed inmedia and movies, Pugh comesacross as a warm, intelligent,rational woman who under-stands her own self-worth and isinterested in a single man withsimilar qualities.

“I like to go places, I like to dothings and I like to help peopleas much as I can,” she said. “Alot of my friends tell me I need tolearn how to say no, but I enjoyhelping others. I like to sew andcrochet. I can refinish furnitureand I can put down a floor. I likedoing things for myself. I alsolike to do art and I love to cookfrom scratch. I especially likeworking in my garden. It’s thera-peutic for me. Plus, I love sports— football and basketball.”

She added, “I want someonewho works and who wants some-thing in life — a man who knows

how to treat a woman. They sayif a man treats his mother right,he’ll treat you right. Women needto look for that.”

For now, Pugh, like many sin-gle black women, is content withfocusing on her work and herfamily. Having owned her ownbusiness since 2009, she said,“Some people don’t realize whenyou’re in business by yourself ittakes a lot of effort and struggleto keep it up. You can’t come andgo as you please.

“You have to put something init. You have to be there whennobody else is. It’s not easy run-ning your own business andmaintaining a house. Myyoungest son, Swan, is in collegeand my oldest son, Dyshaun, is29. I’m raising my great niece,Keniya, who’s 15. I’ve had hersince she was 5. She’s doing wellright now. I’m proud of her. I alsohave a 3-year-old grandson,named Boston, whom I love.”

Like other women of coloracross America, Octavia Pughhas been both caregiver andbreadwinner, showing strengthand resilience with love andaffection in her personal andprofessional life.

As a businesswoman and asingle parent, she learned how tomake a way out of no way, and indoing so, she is leading the wayfor other black women to be ableto try to make their dreams cometrue, and leave their mark onblack history.

Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT

BLACK WOMEN like Octavia Pugh have fought their way into themainstream of the American Dream. They have done so despitestruggles with gender equality, racial equality and a scarce supply ofsingle black men who could meet the minimum standard of successin America. Pugh, who works out often, is a thriving business ownerand single parent living in Cleveland.

accomplishing feats many peo-ple thought were impossibledecades ago.

As for William and Lynda,their relationship has outlastedmany marriages, which is anaccomplishment in itself, as anycouple can attest. According tothe Global Down SyndromeFoundation, “People with Downsyndrome are more like typicalpeople than they are different.Individuals with Down syn-drome have a variety of athleticabilities and levels of agility, inthe same way that typical peo-ple do. All over the world, thereare sports teams that includepeople with Down syndromeincluding through SpecialOlympics. An increasing num-ber of adults with Down syn-drome in the U.S. are livingindependently with limitedassistance from family membersor the state.”

Diana Jackson, director ofLife Bridges, said, “We’d like toreassure parents that there ishope for every challenge thatthey face, particularly when itcomes to living independentlyand getting employment in the

future. Those are two thingsparents often wonder about —how is my child going to be ableto fit into the world and be ableto take care of himself? LifeBridges plays a role in thatprocess for many people in ourcommunity, and has done so forover 40 years. We have manypeople here who are succeeding,working and really having a veryfull and meaningful life. That’sexactly what we see withWilliam and Lynda.”

Jackson said Lynda livesindependently, making her ownmenus, buying her own gro-ceries and manages her owncheckbook. “She’s one of thosevery kind people with a beauti-ful soul,” Jackson said. DavidGorrell, who works in the sup-ported employment departmentat Life Bridges, praised the cou-ple as being reliable, industri-ous and very friendly. William,who works at Chick-fil-A is 53.Lynda, who works at LeeUniversity, is 51.

“It’s exciting to see what manypeople don’t see,” Jackson said.“We hope more people will seewhat we are seeing. I know the

people who are part of LifeBridges wants others to seetheir lives. They’re so proud oftheir lives that they want to beout in the community workingand showing people just howmeaningful their life is.”

With so much potential being

realized at Life Bridges, thequestion is no longer what canthey do? The question is, whatcan’t they do? Apparently, theycan do it all, and above all istheir amazing ability to give andreceive the most importantquality of all, love.

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WATCHING the enduring and endearing relationship betweenWilliam Stewart and Lynda Phillips is reassurance of how powerfullove can be in the lives of anyone, regardless of their circumstances.

Family workswith Rob Coombs

ID. Min. Ph.D.

———The MuseuM CenTer aT

Five PoinTs will display agri-cultural artifacts pertaining toour Ocoee Region in “Grown andBred in East Tennessee,” anexhibit about Tennessee agricul-ture and farming in our region.Join us to discover more aboutour local agriculture, how foodwas produced before the 21stcentury and today. This exhibitis through May 27. The College

Hill Heritage exhibit will be ondisplay through March 25. Formore information, call 423-339-5745.

———EDITOR’S NOTE: To submit

announcements for AroundCleveland, email information forSunday publication in theLifestyles section byWednesday [email protected].

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Speaking on pride What is wrong with pride? Shouldn’t we be proud of our

accomplishments? Proud thatwe have won a promotion?Proud that our children makegood grades? Proud we havesecured a good name for our-selves? Proud that we havesaved enough to retire and takethe trips we once only dreamedof?

If pride is so wrong, then whydo we go out of our way to chal-lenge others to be proud.

“Take pride in your accom-plishments.”

“Be proud of whom you are.” “Carry your family name with

pride.” We even say of someone who

is sloppy in his appearance orcareless in his work that he“takes no pride.” We also criti-cize those who, through theirbehavior and treatment of oth-ers, “leaves them no pride.” Ourcountry challenges our youngmen to be part of “the few, theproud ...”

As wonderful as pride mayappear, it can easily becomewrong or hurtful because thenature of pride is often to basewho you are as an individual oncomparisons with others. Thismeans pride can easily becomea way of justifying your worth, aworth that leaves the pridefulperson believing that he is bet-ter than others.

Most of us are aware of thiskind of pride. We know it inourselves and in others. Weknow the man who boastsabout anything and everythinghe has accomplished; the ath-lete who declares himself to bethe greatest; the woman whoseclothing or walk accents hervanity; the scholar who findsevery opportunity to exhibit hermental superiority; the individ-uals who boast of their fortune;the parents (and grandparents)who brag endlessly about theirchildren or their grandchildren.

Pride need not be this obvi-

ous. Pride may even take amore subtle form such asbecoming irritated at someonewho has corrected you or upsetwith someone for dominating(that usually means you wantedto be center stage and they beatyou to it) or when you areoffended because someone did-n’t fully acknowledge your con-tribution, your insight or yourhard work.

When we use pride as anattempt to justify our ownworth, pride becomes problem-atic because it is needed todefine our self-esteem and self-respect.

But pride is different thanself-esteem or self-respect. Infact, pride is often used to maska poor self-esteem and to maskfeelings of poor self-respect.

Unfortunately, hiding behindfeelings of low self-esteem andself-respect usually comes atthe expense of other people.Pride covers a lack of self-worthby the person becominghaughty, arrogant, and selfish.This is why pride necessitatescomparisons — “I am betterthan you because ...”

In contrast, the humble per-son need not compare. Thehumble person sees himself ashe is. He does not put himselfdown. This would be falsehumility, no better than beingfalsely proud. True humilitymeans an awareness of one’sown defects on the one handand on the other hand, one’svirtues.

A humble person can cele-brate his gifts, while knowinghe has limitations. He views hisaccomplishments as a byprod-uct of his ability to make thefullest use of these gifts whileeffectively managing his limita-tions. Comparisons to othersare not needed. For this reason,a truly humble person experi-ences a peace of mind and spiritthat the prideful person cannever know.

At the 20-minute mark dur-ing “La La Land,” my buddy,Briggs, let out the longest sighI’ve ever heard in a movie the-ater. So sad was his sigh that Ithought something horriblemust have happened, and Ileaned over and whispered,“Man, are you OK?”

He responded, “Yeah. I justreally HATE musicals.”

Musicals. People love them orhate them. As for me? I lovethem. I love “The Music Man.” Ilove “Brigadoon.” And for themost part, I loved “La La Land,”though I wouldn’t necessarilycall it a masterpiece. “La LaLand” finds our main charac-ters, Mia and Sebastian, tryingto navigate the tricky pathwaysof their careers and the eventrickier path of their buddingromance.

Like most musicals, our cou-ple has a few issues up front.He’s arrogant. She’s naive. Butthis trope proves to be kind to usbecause it brings what we want— a relationship that seems real.It’s beautiful the way the Miaand Sebastian love and encour-age one another in a town whereeveryone has dreams but mostwill never achieve them. And it’sthis sweetness that makesthings seem that much moredevastating when their cuteromance begins to become seri-ous and difficult in light of theircontinuing success.

Our two lovers are faced withthe very worst of decisions. Dothey continue on their careerpaths or their romantic path?Succeeding or failing in lifealways hinges on who we sur-round ourselves with.

Our relationships matter, andwhat we do with our relation-ships matters, and sometimes, ifwe aren’t careful, we canencourage and support peopleright out of our lives. There issomething terribly wonderful inthe way that “La La Land”doesn’t simply rely on the

strength of the songs or thesinging to entertain us. Thesongs are, for the most part,really nice, and the singing is,for the most part, adequate.Neither Gosling or Stone havethe singing talent you’d expectin a musical, but I found itcharming and real, and in reallyimportant moments, fragile.

But it is the energy and themovement that continue to keepus glued. Our couple is in con-stant motion, and so is the film.I mentioned before that I lovemusicals. I grew up on theatri-cal versions of musicals. And itis in a pantheon of films that “LaLa Land” must be placed andjudged and ultimately reside.

While I enjoyed the filmimmensely, it isn’t really a musi-cal — preferring to live in thegrey area of “film with somemusic in it,” and I think thatultimately hurts this gem. Otherthan that, I don’t see many flawshere. I had a great time. I justdon’t smell Oscar.

Hollywood, however, disagreeswith me, as the movie hasracked up more Oscar nomina-tions than any film since“Titanic,” and apparently myFacebook feed disagrees as well,since I can’t seem to escape thehype train about how incrediblethe movie is. This is especiallytrue with the millennial friends Ihave. I know several people whohave seen this movie three orfour times. I have responses toboth, and here they are:

1. Hollywood loves Hollywood,and when a movie comes alongthat paints the industry in agorgeous light, accolades aresure to follow.

2. “La La Land” is anotherreminder of how we have failedmillennials. Only this time, itisn’t about participation tro-phies or corner offices. No, thistime, the situation is much moredire. For the love of God, some-body let these kids take in moremusicals!

‘La La Land,’ Oscar bait, and those pesky millennials

Five-dollar film

with Rob Alderman

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Special to the BannerThe United Club had its

January meeting on Jan. 31 atthe Golden Corral restaurant.Martha Bostic, founder andhostess of the club, moderatedthe meeting. She had been notbeen able to attend theDecember meeting due to ill-ness and said, “It’s so good tobe back this morning.”

Bostic handed out a littlebooklet titled “The Power ofPrayer” by Dr. Charles Stanley,to everyone in the group. Shesaid she enjoyed reading it andin the next meeting she may goover the booklet with the groupand ask a question or two.

Paul Denton gave the open-ing prayer, then the Pledge ofAllegiance to the flag was said.

Bostic read Psalms 23 andsaid the Lord was our shep-herd if we accept him as ourSavior. She said as long as weask of the Lord and notexpecting our answers to beright away and expectingthings that he may not wantus to have, but he may answerin a different way. She encour-aged everyone to read thechapter.

The guest speaker OpalDeverell was introduced, whogave her testimony. At 80years old, she is a SeniorOlympics gold-medal winnerand cancer survivor. Deverellsaid she recently lost a brotherand an ex-husband just thispast month.

The octogenarian said thatat the age of 30 she was hap-pily married and had a homeand a job with OlinCorporation and her sonHoward was born then. Thenin 1972, at the age of 35 whenher son Howard was 5 yearsold and in kindergarten. Shewas given an annual companysponsored physical her Papsmear came back positive withcervical cancer.

Two days later, Deverell wentto the hospital to determinewhether surgery can be doneand was told she wouldn’t beable to have anymore children.“It was such an unexpectedthing and just can’t imaginewhat it’s like until you’re toldand the answer is silent,” shesaid. “It’s hard to imaginewhen you’re healthy and toldthat you have cancer.” Shesaid she started praying andasking God that he wouldhopefully give her for a fewmore years to live and to raiseher son. “I did not want to losemy life and leave a 5-year-oldchild and He did,” she said.

She told the group that Godnever leaves us.

Deverell said, “I have neverlost faith in God from that dayon forward.” From that time,she said she lived a good,healthy life until 2013. Then inthat year, she was told afterhaving a mammogram that shehad breast cancer. A lumpecto-my was done in July 2013then also a lymphoid removalwas performed. Then she hadsome infection afterwards andhad to have drain tubesinstalled in her and threeweeks later they had to goback and do the mastectomy.It was during this time, shesaid, that she also had a 5-year old granddaughter, herson Howard’s daughter, whowas in kindergarten.

Deverell said sheapproached God and asked fora few more years of life tospend time with her grand-daughter. She said that herson Howard had adopted a girland now has two daughtersand Opal two granddaughters.The day after the surgical pro-cedures, she said she wentregularly to church and Biblestudy and fellowshipped withher church members.

“I just urge all the people tonot ever lose faith in God — toalways stay with him,” she said.

Deverell said that she partic-ipated in the 2016 SeniorOlympics in Athens. Sheentered 16 events and won 13gold medals and three silvermedals in her age group of 80to 85 years old. She explainedshe participated in track andfield events, javelin, shot put,discus, long jump, the 50-meter run, 100-meter run, 1-mile power walk, softballthrow, basketball (threeevents), shuffleboard (two),horse shoes and bowling.

“I just encourage people tonot sit down and just to keeptheir faith in God and also tokeep a close eye on theirhealth,” she said, “so go aheadand have doctors appoint-ments to get some things doneand don’t let it go over,because cancer is silent andyou just don’t want to let it gotoo long.” she said. “I did giveall glory to God for letting mebe as healthy as I was and notever leaving me. I just love totalk about God. He neverleaves us, we might leave him,but it’s just unreal how he hadchanged my life.”She said.

When asked how she main-tained a healthy lifestyle, shesaid, “Just never sat down,never sat down you know —active life.” She said she bowlsthree nights a week and also

attends church regularly andBible study. “I never miss aday, I never miss a day.” Opelsaid that she had acceptedJesus as their personal saviorwhen she was a teenager but ithasn’t always been vocal abouther faith as she has been thelast few years, but gives all theglory to God today. Deverellsaid she carries a card in herbillfold with her was aScripture verse Isaiah 41:10which her sister gave herbefore she went into her sur-gery and said that Scriptureverse had given her strength.“It just means so much to me,because He’s just done that forme,” she said. “When you livethrough something, you can goahead and talk about it.” Shesaid.

Following Deverell’s talk,Bertha McAlister sang “GodBless America,” which wasenjoyed by all.

Deverell gave the closingprayer. Martha Ledford wonthe door prize, compliments ofSteve Robinson of ClevelandPlywood.

Others who attended wereShawn Markie, cub recorder,Wanda Thompson, HowardDeverell, Barbara Tucker,Bettie Marlowe, Pat Thompson,Shirley Shadden and SonyaWilhoit.

The next meeting will beheld at Golden CorralRestaurant at 11:30 a.m. onFeb. 28.

For more information on theUnited Club, contact: Bosticat 479-9207; or Charles orJoanie Lupo at 478-5766; orMarkie at 476-5426.

NEW YORK (AP) — At theend of a long day, after acrowded week of shows atNew York Fashion Week, fash-ionistas crowded into thelobby of a Chelsea gallery,waiting to be energized andrevived by whatever burst ofcreativity was going to comefrom Thom Browne. Thedesigner’s shows are like liv-ing art exhibits, and they’realways one of the top ticketsof the week.

Browne did not disappoint;in fact, he outdid himselfWednesday night with aningenious show that paid trib-ute to the art of tailoring. Italso paid tribute, in no specif-ic order, to ice skating, pen-guins, tuxedoes, and toBrowne’s beloved canine com-panion, Hector. Was Hector inthe audience to enjoy his trib-ute? You bet he was.

Arriving on the gallery’sbottom floor, guests walkedinto a winter wonderland inshades of gray. Browne hadconstructed a lake, surround-ed by trees and shrubs. Therewas a rowboat with oars; apenguin perched atop a rockyembankment. Everything,down to the leaves andplants, was covered withBrowne’s fabrics — a pastoralscene in herringbone and pin-stripes and flannel.

A couple of human lamp-posts — covered head to toein gray fabric, holding two litorbs — heralded the begin-ning of the show. Modelscame out in a slow proces-sion, each outfit a new takeon the art of precise, high-endtailoring. It began in all grays,then segued to color, andfinally concluded in black andwhite. There were 50 looks,all riffs on the perfectlyformed jacket or overcoat.

There wasn’t a dress insight; Browne’s purpose was

to show that men’s andwomen’s clothes come fromthe same place. (He is stillmore famous for hismenswear). In fact, one modelat the end wore a sewn-on,tongue-in-cheek buttondepicting a dress, with a redline through it. “Just say Noto dresses,” was the humor-ous message.

Backstage, Browneexplained that he was work-ing with a concept called“Gesamtkunstwerk,” whichmeans a total piece of art. “Iwanted people to feel thatthey were part of the show,instead of just watching theshow,” he said. “I wanted youto feel like everything youexperienced was part of theshow.” And his ethos, he said,was that womenswear can beboth as tailored as men’s,AND feminine.

“It’s really about an appre-ciation for clothes-making,and everything that goes intoit,” he said.

There were suits of allkinds: Suits with skirts, withwoolen Bermuda shorts, withtrousers. There were embroi-dered penguins — in blackleather on white, or in the“preppy” style usually devotedto whales. “Penguins are justa really fun animal,” hequipped.

The intricate tailoring inthe clothes was complement-ed by fanciful accessories, allseamlessly integrated into thevisual style of the outfits. Andso, a tuxedo suit might beaccompanied by a handbag inthe form of a tuxedo shirt.And there were adorable pen-guin-shaped bags, too — atake on the designer’s“Hector” bags personifying hisdog. “Nobody will ever replaceHector,” Browne replied,when asked if penguins were“the new dog.”


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Hints from Heloise

Medication mixDear Heloise: Our older dog

takes several MEDICATIONS.Giving him the pills in cheese orcovered with a little peanut but-ter worked for a while, but addedextra calories he did not reallyneed.

My veterinarians said to goahead and mix the pills into hisregular wet food. It saves time,and we have cut down on snacksand treats, which is healthier forhim, and my dog doesn’t suspecta thing! — H.M. in California

Glad it worked in your home!Our Chammy, the silky wheaten,and Henry VIII, the mini schnau-zer (both adoptees), got wise tothis trick. I’d watch them workaround the pill, or spit it out! —Heloise

Cat’s playDear Readers: If your cat

insists on unfurling the bath-room tissue (which is funny towatch but annoying to clean up!),here is a hint: Put the roll on sothe tissue comes from the bot-tom, instead of over the top. ThisSHOULD stop the cat fromunrolling the paper ... maybe! —Heloise

Dog cushionsDear Heloise: We are getting a

new patio set, but the chair padsin the old set are in pretty decentshape — they just faded.

I thought that the dogs coulduse these cushions as beds whenout on the patio. The outdoorfabric stands up to the weather,and the cushions are still fluffy.

All I had to do was snip off theties so nobody would get tangledin them. — Amber P., FortWayne, Ind.

Hamster wheelDear Heloise: I used to grease

my hamster’s exercise wheel with

a cotton swab and some olive oil.I’ve found an easier way. Myfriend suggested using cookingspray. It works, but do you thinkthis is OK? — J.D. in California

Probably not a great idea.Some people suggest this, butplease be aware that many of thecooking sprays have other ingre-dients in them, not just cookingoil. Plus, DON’T spray while thehamster is in the cage; the pro-pellant and fumes are not goodfor your friend. Ask your vetwhen in doubt. — Heloise

Good pet snacksDear Heloise: I try to keep my

three dogs fit and healthy. Hereare some of the healthy snacks I

give them most of the time:— Carrot sticks— Apple wedges (without

seeds)— Green beans— CantaloupeYes, they still get “real” dog

treats once a day or so. — C.H.,via email

Insole substituteDear Heloise: I needed insoles

in a pinch. So I grabbed an oldmouse pad. They are easy to trimto fit my shoes, and are comfort-able and cushy. Rubber on thebottom means they don’t sliparound. — Lisa M. in Illinois

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Mrs. WILBUr J. IN MoNMoUTh, ILL., sent a picture of her gor-geous long-haired gray cat, Grayson, sitting in the office, watchingthe phone. He is expecting an important call!

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UNITED CLUB members, above, welcomed guest speaker Opal Deverell, a Senior Olympics gold-medal winner and cancer survivor. The 80-year-old said, “I just encourage people to not sit down andjust to keep their faith in God and also to keep a close eye on their health.”


Campus SundayFebruary 19,

2017

Christy ArmstrongStaff writer

Phone 472-5041 or fax [email protected]

Lake Forest Middle School hasannounced the students whomade honor roll lists followingthe second nine-week gradingperiod of the 2016-17 year.

Gold Honor Roll:

Sixth grade — Seth Adams,Hunter Avans, Kaleb Balinger,Aiden Barger, James Bonner,Michael Campbell, AlexanderCaywood, Macy Chastain,Hayden Davis, Calli Dussia,Nicholas Geren, Zoe Green,Kadence Greene, Thomas Hill,Emily Hines, Skyann Hutchison,Madison Johnston, HannahJones, John Kirkpatrick, BaileyLockhart, Chloe Lonas, DillonLongoria, Anna McClary, FineganMertens, Andrew Miller, JesseMilliron, Chandler Mills, BrodyMorgan, Achilles Orr, TaelyrPayne, Emilee Perry, GabrielleRawlings, Keren Revilla Gallegos,Lillian Rogers, Annalee Simpson,Carson White, Garrett Williams,Alexandria Wingard, HannahYarber and William Young;

Seventh grade — MadelynBorgogna, Courtney Carroll,Gabbi Dunkle, Ryan Dunn, CalliElrod, Maggie Fox, MakaylaGannaway, Aricka Geren,Damaris Gomez, AddasonHarris, Jessie Henderson, ChaseHolt, Amanda Ledford, ReedMccall, Aiden McClary, DanielMelnikov, Luke Millaway,

Brandon Payne, MadalynnPendergrass, Noah Perez,William Phibbs, Joshua Porter,Christian Prater, MichaelRakestraw, Emma Stepp,Autumn Vaske, Camille Wade,James West, Daniel Wilson andErica Yates;

Eighth grade — LaurenBaker, Abigail Beasley, HannahBrooks, James Brooks, KelseyCarman, Carly Chastain,Braydon Clark, Susanne Cooper,Autumn Coram, Alana Cordell,Haley Crisp, Kristen Edwards,Brianna Eller, Gracie Epperson,Matthew Fann, Keegan Farkas,Trae Finnell, Jaxon Frerichs,Mikayla Gale, NathanielGaragan, Alexis Germain, AlanaGregory, Andrew Guthrie, KayleeHaggard, Nevada Hembree,Sarah Hooker, Jessica James,Danielle Johnston, LandenKibler, Autumn Letsinger, AlexisMarshall, Ethan Mcguire, EvanMcNabb, Emily Meyer, LanaNeeley, Jessica Norton, DestinyPatterson, Elijah Patty, GabriellaPeacock, Kaylob Phranasith,Lina Rogers, Mason Rothwell,Brooke Rue, Riley Sermons,Delaney Stone, Anna Swafford,Ashlyn Torbett, Kevin Ulrich,Emma Ward, Kurt West andMason Wilcox.

Silver Honor Roll:

Sixth grade — Aiden Adams,

Patrick Allen, Christian Ankeny,Ella Beth Arnold, EmeryArnwine, Gracey Beck, LukeBelcher, Josey Biscoe, AbigailBlair, Jasmine Brewer,Johnathan Brewington, LoganBrogdon, Wade Brooks, SloanCarpenter, Trevor Carpenter,Brylee Clements, Cary Coffey,Lukas Cook, Nathaniel Cross,Haley Curtis, Ashley Dalton,Matthew Dionisio, TeakoahDoss, Jacob Duggan, HerbertDuncan, Kasey Ellis, TamaraEvans, Devon Frakes, CaedynFreeman, James French, HunterGoins, Harley Peyton Goodman,Courtney Green, BaileyHammond, Luke Hannah,Cameron Hardwick, AbigailHarris, Brooklynn Harris, GracieHartline, Eric Hedrick, ChristianHewitt, Cody Hicks, WilliamHicks, Kylee Hoffman, MaddoxHoltz, Samuel Houston,Mandolin Johnson, VitaliyKyslytsya, Satchel Lamb, DamonLily, Jadyn Liner, Ethan Lipsey,Marisa Lombard, HaileyMcDevitt, Kyndall McElhaney,Anna McIvor, Shelby Meeks,Paige Moody, Janie Moore,Gabriela Navarro, Savier Ortiz,Emily Pendergrass, KalliePendergrass, Kylie Pettis, JessiePickens, Landon Price, JonasRayfield, Trinity Reagan, EllieRiebschager, Jonathan Roberts,Ashton Roe, Arcenio Santizo,

Maggie Sauls, Mark Schamens,Jason Sealy, Jayelan Simmons,Laci Stewart, Emma Sullivan,Matthew Summers, Erika Swick,Noah Talley, Brooke Taylor, KaraTeague, Bryson Terrell, BryceTinsley, Hudson Turner, KnoxWatson, Shaylee Weatherford,Delisa Webb, Emmy West andSteven Wooten;

Seventh grade — SarahAbles, Sandra Aleksyk, EllaAllmon, Hannahlee Ankeny,Rachelle Anthony, TimothyAulerich, Kloie Bates, WilsonBautista Aguilar, MarvinBautista Aguilar, TuckerBeshears, Simone Black, DeliaBlair, Kayla Brewer, NazarBrezitskiy, Minnie Brock, EmilyBuckner, Justin Burrell,Whitney Caldwell, MorganCartwright, Cooper Casteel,Ciera Chapman, AbigailChastain, Bailey Cofer, AbigailConway, Laynee Cross, StevenCruzado, Jacob Cunningham,Cody Dale, Reuben Davis, KadeDeuster, Emily Dumm, DakotaDunn, Katelyn Edwards, HunterFarmer, Madison Fletcher,Jasper Flowers, Colton Fowler,Abby Garrison, Alli Gay, SydneyGibbons, Diontae Gooch, HavenGreene, Treagan Hall, AylaHarper, Landon Hicks, DanielHomechko, Elijah Howell, NewtHunt, Natosha Jackson, DanielJames, Brandon Johnson, Kylie

Jordan, Colton Kaylor, LillianKing, Lauren Koger, AaleyahLamberth, Malorie Lawson,Henley Ledford, Jessica Ledford,Katelin Ledford, MadelineLongley Haas, Thomas Malone,Mark McCoy, Eric MelendezRodas, Abigail Miller, JohnMonroe, Baylor MorelandShelton, Karson Morrison, LoganMosburg, Kyla Myers, SierraNew, Garren Norwood, BraydenOwens, Taylor Ownby, EvanyPark, Ashton Parker, DaniellePayne, Emily Payne, BriannaPontes, Sean Raper, KayliReagan, Lauren Riad, DestinyRice, Aubrey Rymer, JaciSeaton, Collins Self, NiyahSharp, Cole Shoemaker,Courtney Silvers, Sydney Sims,Carly Smith, Molly Sponable,Julia Staton, Anna Stewart,Tucker Stringer, Kelly Swafford,Elyse Tingler, Joshua Vaughn,Katie Vaughn, Braden Vazquez,Abigail Vile, Victoria Vykhist,Haley Walter, Major Waters,Logan Watson, Taylor Webb,Karsee Weber, Skyla Whitaker,Caleigh White, Emma JaneWhite, Hazen Willis, CollinsWoodward, Nathaniel York,Aaron Zipperer and AngelicaZuniga;

Eighth grade — ShawnAdams, Samantha Avans,Stephanie Bates, BradenBeavers, Emma Bentley, Michael

Bruce, Isaac Buck, AshleyBurger, Malachi Caldwell, KaylaChastain, Olivvia Cheathem,Megan Chess, Wyatt Clutter,Loralei Cordell, Kailey Cox,Carter Davenport, ChaseDawson, Larry Dillard, JackDunn, Blake Eberhart, JarrettElliott, Anesa Erickson, HaleyEsquinance, Lydia Flowers, IanFrakes, Shaleah Garrett, WilliamGatlin, Ethan Gerena, AbigailHaines, Maria Harmon, RileyHarmon, Kennedy Hatten,Cirsten Heaton, Titan Henley,Leavy Henson, Malachi Hewitt,Seth Hicks, McKenzie Holder,Hideat Holtz, Yana Kholod,Logan Lambert, Morgan Lee,Brenden Lippard, Zachary Long,Angel Lopez Gallegos, AngelMarquez Garcia, MarkeenaMassingill, Taylor McCroy,Carson Melton, Eric Mendenhall,Alexis Miller, Brian Murphy,Canyen Norman, LandonNorman, Dawson Nunnery,Kimvirli Ortiz Ruiz, Kalob Parris,Camila Parson, Tucker Pope,Caleb Prater, McKennahPritchard, Abigail Randolph,Violet Roe, Kaylee Shell, AbbyShelton, Maggie Swick, BrandonThompson, Tucker Thompson,Sierra Underwood, BaleighVenegas, Jaylin Viviano, RavynWaugh, Harley West, ViancaWillis, Austin Wilson, HannahWinters and Emily Wyatt.

LAKE FOREST MIDDLE HONOR ROLL

CAMPUS BRIEFSRutledge named to

Centre College dean’s listDANVILLE, Ky. — Lauren

Rutledge of Cleveland has beennamed to the Dean's List for thefall term at Centre College.

This is an honor reserved forstudents who maintain at least a3.60 GPA.

Rutledge is the daughter ofKaren Rutledge of Cleveland andRichard Rutledge of Reliance, andshe is a graduate of ClevelandHigh School

Centre College, founded in1819, is ranked among the U.S.News top 50 national liberal artscolleges. Forbes magazine ranksCentre in the top 100 among allU.S. colleges and universities.

Spencer named to Clarkson

University Dean’s ListPOTSDAM, N.Y. — Emma

Marie Spencer of Cleveland hasbeen named to the Dean's List atClarkson University.

She is a senior majoring in biol-ogy, and she earned this honorfor her grades during the Fall2016 semester.

Dean's List students mustachieve a minimum 3.25 GPA andalso carry at least 14 credit hours.

With its main campus locatedin Potsdam, N.Y., and additionalgraduate program and researchfacilities in the Capital Region andBeacon, New York, Clarkson is anationally recognized researchuniversity with signature areas ofacademic excellence and researchdirected toward the world's press-ing issues. It offers more than 50rigorous programs of study in

engineering, business, arts, edu-cation, sciences and the healthprofessions.

Day earns Faculty Honors

at Georgia TechATLANTA — Rebekah Day of

Cleveland earned the distinctionof Faculty Honors for Fall 2016 atthe Georgia Institute ofTechnology.

This designation is awarded toundergraduate students who havea 4.0 academic average for thesemester.

One of the nation's leadingresearch universities, the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology is in thebusiness of creating The Next: thenext idea, the next technology,and the next legion of agile mindswell equipped to imagine andengineer our future.

Siddiqui named to Dean’s List

at Georgia TechATLANTA — Zain Siddiqui of

Cleveland made the Dean's Listfor the Fall 2016 semester at theGeorgia Institute of Technology.

This designation is awarded toundergraduate students who havea 3.0 or higher academic averagefor the semester.

More than 25,000 undergradu-ate and graduate students areenrolled at Georgia Tech, which isranked in the nation's top 10public universities by U.S. News& World Report.

Bradley County students make

Dean’s List at LMUHARROGATE — Lincoln

Memorial University in Harrogatehas announced its Dean's Listhonorees for the Fall 2016 semes-ter

The following Bradley Countystudents were honored:

n Summer Collins, a freshmanconservation biology major fromCleveland;

n Hannah Dickson, a freshmanveterinary health science majorfrom Cleveland;

n Allyson Flock, a junior exer-cise science major fromCharleston;

n Andrew Lyles, a senior envi-ronmental science major fromCleveland; and

n Bristol Snider, a senior envi-ronmental science major fromCleveland.

To be placed on the Dean's List,the student must be a full-timeundergraduate and have a 3.5GPA for the semester.

LMU is a values-based learningcommunity dedicated to providingeducational experiences in the lib-eral arts and professional studies.The main campus is located inHarrogate, where both undergrad-uate and graduate programs areavailable.

Buckner, Nichols make U. of

Alabama President’s ListTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two local

students were among the 11,758students enrolled during the 2016fall semester at The University ofAlabama who earned Dean’s Listor President’s List honors.

Stella Brooks Buckner and AlecChandler Nichols, both ofCleveland, both made the

President's List. The UA Dean's and President's

lists recognize full-time under-graduate students. Those on theDean's List have an academicrecord of 3.5 (or above), and thoseon the President's List have anacademic record of 4.0 (all A's).

The University of Alabama, thestate's oldest and largest publicinstitution of higher education, isa student-centered research uni-versity that draws the best andbrightest to an academic commu-nity committed to providing a pre-mier undergraduate and graduateeducation.

Clevelanders accepted to

Tennessee WesleyanATHENS — Three Bradley

County students were recentlyaccepted to Tennessee WesleyanUniversity for the Fall 2017semester.

They are Nita Vaskea andKealey Collins, both students atBradley Central High School, andSofia Stamatiadis, a student atCleveland High School.

Katelyn Cornett of Decatur, acurrent student at McMinnCounty High School, was alsoamong those recently accepted.

Home of the Bulldogs,Tennessee Wesleyan is a private,comprehensive institutiongrounded in the liberal arts andaffiliated with the UnitedMethodist Church. Located inAthens, TWU offers an array ofundergraduate and graduate pro-grams including a well-knownnursing program.

STEPHEN MAY, a student at Bradley Central High School, washonored as the 2016 recipient of the Governor’s Volunteer StarAward for Bradley County. The Governor's Volunteer Stars Awardsare awarded by Volunteer Tennessee and recognize outstanding vol-unteers from each of Tennessee's 95 counties. Participating countiesconduct a call for nominations and recognize one outstanding youthand one outstanding adult volunteer. May’s application detailed thework he completed as he led the “Live Drug Free” charge in BradleyCounty with other students from the Bradley Central and WalkerValley high schools. He and the other counties’ honorees acceptedtheir awards in Franklin on Feb. 12.

LAKE FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL’S physical education classes recently raised over $1,019 for the American Heart Association by participating in “Hoops For Heart.” Gathered here are the students who con-tributed to the effort.


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SUNDAY, FEB. 19, 2017CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:

Benicio Del Toro, 50; Seal, 54; Jeff Daniels,62; Smokey Robinson, 77.

Happy Birthday: Think twice beforeyou react. There will be a fine line betweentruth and deception. Listen, observe andhave the patience to wait for all the facts tocome in before you make a decision thatwill influence the rest of your life. Be smartand attentive, and protect against negativi-ty. Make positive personal changes insteadof trying to change others. Your numbersare 5, 16, 21, 24, 32, 36, 44.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Set thingsup your way and go after your dreams.Make a commitment that will help to stabi-lize an important relationship, and work tobring about changes to the way you live.Romance will improve your personal life. 5stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Getinvolved in things that make you think andthat encourage you to be a part of some-thing you believe in. Embrace the unfamil-iar, and you will discover things about your-self that will add to your confidence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Deception isapparent. Question your motives as well asthose of someone who might be offeringinsincere overtures of support. Emotionswill play a big part in the connections youmake today, but intelligence will keep youon track.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A businessoffer will interfere with your personal life.Try to avoid joint ventures and don't getinvolved in something that is complicatedor risky. Stay focused on self-awareness,personal honesty and improving your lifeinside and out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Plan a specialday or trip for yourself and someone you

love. Whether it's a family day or just sometime spent with a good friend or partner,positive vibes will result. Love conquers all.

VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept. 22): Problems athome will escalate if someone is toodemanding. Don't let emotional manipula-tion ruin a good relationship. Difficultiesnegotiating your position will result due tounfair circumstances. Aim for greaterequality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Partnershipsare highlighted. Whether dealing with abusiness or personal relationship, the con-versations you have will encourage a long-lasting and prosperous union. Romancewill bring about positive changes.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Plan a funtime with friends, family or your partner.Staying at home or making your placemore comfortable will draw visitors to yourdoor. Don't let someone from your past dis-rupt your life. Choose your friends wisely.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Express the way you feel and what youwant to see happen in your relationshipswith friends, family or your partner. Youradventurous, free-spirited approach to lifewill attract someone eager to befriend you.Explore new beginnings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let goof the past. You will do far better if you canlearn from the experience you haveacquired. Be persistent and focused inorder to reach your goals. Impulse andindulgence will be the enemy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look forany opening that promises greater stability.A new venture will turn into a winning situ-ation if you partner with someone whothinks the same way you do. Trend-settingor taking part in something new and excit-ing is favored.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Know what

you want before you take a step forward.Weigh the pros and cons, and act onlywhen there is enough evidence to warrantaction. Show courtesy and understanding,and offer suggestions based on truth andpracticality.

Birthday Baby: You are astute, cau-tious and emotional. You are affectionateand upbeat.

MONDAY, FEB. 20, 2017CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:

Rihanna, 29; Brian Littrell, 42; WillieGarson, 53; Sidney Poitier, 90.

Happy Birthday: Work toward a goalthat doesn't entail relying on other people.You can get ahead if you are diligent whenit comes to detail. Assess what's importantto you and make that your priority this year.Impulsive actions will end up being costlyand time-consuming. Plan your actionsand move forward with confidence.Relationship changes should be consid-ered carefully. Your numbers are 2, 14, 20,23, 31, 34, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don't backdown. When someone gets in your way,step aside and do your own thing. Showyour strength and courage by doing yourbest to succeed. Make prudent maneuversand exercise your will to excel.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don't feellike you have to make an impulsive deci-sion or move. Ride out any conflict or chal-lenge you face and you will come out ontop. Focus more on what you can do forothers and build a stellar reputation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Settle differ-ences you have with associates to enableyou to move forward with your plans. It'stime to put the past behind you so that youcan share what you want to see happen inthe future.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Proceedwith caution. Don't take on too much or feellike you have to rush. Work quietly behindthe scenes on projects that will help yougain recognition for your creativity anddetail. Take your time and do things rightthe first time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get physical,participate and challenge yourself. Themore invigorating and disciplined activitiesyou take on, the more enthusiastic you willbecome. Personal physical gains will leadto greater empowerment. Make romanceyour reward.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don't takematters into your own hands when dealingwith domestic issues. Someone will com-plain if you don't discuss your plans beforemaking changes. Once you have the go-ahead, it will be much easier to completewhat you begin without interference.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use yourfinesse, intelligence and ability to see bothsides of any issue that surfaces to ensurethat you get a fair deal. Your ability to nego-tiate without letting emotions interfere willhelp you excel and gain popularity. Travelis highlighted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep aclose watch on how others respond andyou will know exactly what to do in order tocome out on top. Your ability to readbetween the lines and make calculatedguesses based on intuition should pay off.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Becareful what you wish for. You'll attract justas much opposition as you will attention.Move forward cautiously and withoutrevealing too much about your plans oryour personal affairs. Physical changes willturn out well.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Watchyour step when dealing with authority fig-ures or institutions. You will meet withopposition or requests that are difficult tofulfill. Keep your personal information asecret and don't feel the need to followsomeone who is making impulsive choic-es.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You willmake your own good fortune, so don't lookto someone else to step in and make it foryou. Rely on your innovative imagination totake you in a direction that will help you getahead. Be a trendsetter.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep lifesimple and focus on positive change. Offerto help others, but don't take over or prom-ise to do too much. Balance and integritywill be necessary if you want to avoid com-plications.

Birthday Baby: You are emotional,unpredictable and imaginative. You arecurious and inventive.

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NASCAR RacingWDEFCBS 12 Paid Program Abba’s In Search It Is Written CBS News Sunday Morning (N) ’ Å Face the Nation (N) Å Methodist PBR Bull Riding College Basketball Maryland at Wisconsin. (N) (Live) Å PGA Tour GolfQVC 13 Pilates PRO Chair Å All-Clad Cookware Å Sundays With Carolyn & Dan Å All-Clad Cookware Å In the Kitchen With David “All-Clad” (N) ÅCSPAN 14 Washington Journal Live call-in program with officials. (N) ’ Å Newsmakers Washington This Week ’ ÅWGN-A 15 Search--Way Your World Peter Popoff Key of David Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops ÅHSN 16 Antthony Design Original Antthony Design Original Electronic Connection (N) Electronic Connection (N) Beauty Innovations (N) Household Helpers (N) Electronic Connection (N) Electronic Connection (N) Kitchen Essentials (N) ÅE! 23 E! News Weekend Å The Royals Å The Royals Å The Royals Å The Royals Å The Royals Å The Royals Å The Royals Å The Royals ÅESQTV 24 Joyride Å Joyride Å Beowulf “The Return” Å Beowulf “The Gathering” Beowulf “Episode 103” Beowulf “Episode 104” Beowulf “Episode 105” Beowulf “Episode 106” Beowulf “Episode 107” Beowulf “Episode 108”LIFE 25 In Touch W/Charles Stanley Amazing Jeremiah Joel Osteen Cindy’s Skin I Am Britney Jean Spears’ personal and professional life. ››› “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006, Comedy) Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway. Å ›› “Sex and the City 2”TLC 26 Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATLTBS 27 Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ’ Friends ’ ›› “Divergent” (2014, Science Fiction) Shailene Woodley, Theo James. Å ››› “Pacific Rim” (2013, Science Fiction) Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff. Å ››› “Edge of Tomorrow”TNT 28 2017 NBA All-Star Saturday Å Law & Order “Vendetta” ’ Law & Order “Gaijin” ’ ›› “Tower Heist” (2011, Comedy) Ben Stiller. Å (DVS) ›› “Bad Boys II” (2003, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. Å (DVS)USA 29 Amazing Jeremiah In Touch Joel Osteen Suits “Admission of Guilt” Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVUFX 30 Ellen Å Ellen Å Ellen Å How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met ›› “Horrible Bosses” (2011) Jason Bateman. ’ Å ›› “Ride Along” (2014) Ice Cube, Kevin Hart. ’ Å ››› “21 Jump Street” (2012) Jonah Hill.ESPN 31 SportsCenter Å SportsCenter (N) Å Outside Lines Reporters SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å PBA Bowling Tournament of Champions. (N) (Live) BasketballESPN2 32 30 for 30 SportsCenter (N) Å Outside Lines Reporters 30 for 30 E:60 Å Women’s College Basketball Temple at South Florida. (N) Women’s College BasketballFSTN 33 NHL Hockey UEFA Europa Lg. Highlights Ship Shape Snow Motion UFC Unleashed Focused Destination John Calipari Kentucky Women’s College Basketball Miami at Duke. (N) (Live) Women’s College BasketballSEC 34 Best/Paul Finebaum SEC Now Å SEC Now Å SEC Now Å College Basketball Florida at Mississippi State. Å Women’s College Basketball Florida at Kentucky. (N) (Live) Women’s College BasketballGOLF 35 (6:00) LPGA Tour Golf ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, Final Round. (Taped) Morning Drive (N) (Live) Golf Central Pregame (N) PGA Tour Golf Genesis Open, Final Round. Golf Central PGA Tour GolfFS1 36 Bundesliga Soccer FA Cup FA Cup Soccer Fulham FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC. (N) FA Cup Soccer Blackburn vs Manchester United. (N) Å Big East College Basketball DePaul at Butler. (N) (Live) Å BasketballFSSE 37 Best Pan Ever! Makeup! Get in Shape! Best Pan O’Neill Out. Regrow Hair Sexy Abs! Clemson Gamecock In. XTERRA Adv. Running ’ Women’s College Basketball Kansas at Texas Tech. Women’s College BasketballWEA 38 AMHQ Weekend (N) Å Weekend Recharge (N) (Live) Å Geeks Secret Earth Secrets of the Earth Å Secrets of the Earth Å Secrets of the Earth ÅCNBC 39 Gaither’s Travis Play Piano Paid Program BISSELL Paid Program LifeLock Paid Program Cindy’s Skin LifeLock Paid Program Paid Program Travis PiYo Wor. Cooking John Denver BISSELL Wrinkles!MSNBC 40 Hardball Business PoliticsNation (N) Å MSNBC Live (N) Å AM Joy (N) Å MSNBC Live (N) Å MSNBC Live (N) Å Meet the Press Å Pulse of America (N) ÅCNN 41 New Day Sunday (N) Å Inside Politics (N) Å State of the Union (N) Å Fareed Zakaria GPS (N) Reliable Sources (N) Å State of the Union Å Fareed Zakaria GPS Å CNN Newsroom CNN NewsroomHDLN 42 Weekend Express Inside Politics (N) Å State of the Union (N) Å Fareed Zakaria GPS (N) Weekend Express How It Really Happened Fareed Zakaria GPS Å CNN Newsroom CNN NewsroomFNC 43 (6:00) FOX and Friends Sunday (N) Å Sunday Morning Futures MediaBuzz (N) Å News HQ Housecall America’s News Headquarters (N) Å Bob Massi Is Jour.HIST 44 Sniper: Bulletproof Stories of snipers and their actions. ’ Navy SEALs: America’s Secret Warriors Å Navy SEALs: America’s Secret Warriors Å The Curse of Oak Island ’ The Curse of Oak Island ’ The Curse of Oak Island ’TRUTV 45 Grill Bosley Hair Join the PiYo Craze! Å Sexy Abs! BestPan! Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Greatest Ever Imp. Jokers Imp. JokersA&E 46 Criminal Minds ’ Å Criminal Minds “Epilogue” Criminal Minds ’ Criminal Minds “Hope” ’ Criminal Minds ’ Intervention “Robby” Å Intervention “Dennis” Å Intervention “Diana” Å Intervention “Brian N.” ’DISC 47 Return of Jaws ’ Å Bering Sea Gold ’ Å Bering Sea Gold ’ Å Bering Sea Gold “Hail Mary” Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush “Double Trouble” Gold Rush “Cruelest Cut” Gold Rush ’ Å Alaska: The Last Frontier ’NATGEO 48 Top Cooker PiYo Wor. Total Gym LifeLock Live Free or Die “Thorn” Live Free or Die “Colbert” Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die ÅTRAV 49 Mysteries at the Museum King Tut: Mysteries- Mus. Dinosaurs: Mysteries- Mus. White House: Mysteries- Mu. Alcatraz: Mysteries- Mus. Titanic: Mysteries- Mus. Shark Tra. Delicious Delicious Delicious Food Paradise ÅFOOD 50 P. Heaton Trisha’s Sou. Contessa Contessa Guy’s, Bite Valerie Home Trisha’s Sou. Pioneer Wo. Pioneer Wo. Farmhouse Giada Enter. Brunch at The Kitchen “Game Night” Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, DriveHGTV 51 Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters HuntersANPL 52 Animal Cops Houston Å Animal Cops Houston Å Animal Cops Phoenix ’ Lone Star Law “Gulf Recon” Lone Star Law ’ Lone Star Law “Gator Bait” Lone Star Law ’ Å Lone Star Law ’ Å Lone Star Law ’FREE 53 Young ›› “Nanny McPhee Returns” (2010) Emma Thompson. ’ Å ››› “Tarzan” (1999) Voices of Tony Goldwyn. ’ Å ››› “Cars” (2006) Voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman. ’ Å (:40) ›› “Cars 2” (2011, Comedy) ’ ÅDISN 54 Doc McS The Lion Roadster Roadster Elena Zhu Zhu Pets Gravity Falls Star-For. Stuck/Middle K.C. Under. ››› “Camp Rock” (2008) Joe Jonas. ’ (:45) Bunk’d (:15) Bunk’d (:45) Bunk’d (:15) Bunk’d (:45) Bunk’dNICK 55 Alvinnn!!! and Alvinnn!!! and Ninja Steel Loud House Teenage Mut. Loud House SpongeBob SquarePants ’ Å SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBobTOON 56 Teen Titans Teen Titans ››› “Shrek” (2001, Comedy) Voices of Mike Myers. Teen Titans Teen Titans Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare We Bare We Bare We Bare We Bare We Bare Teen Titans Teen TitansTVLND 57 New Adv./Old Christine Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls (:12) The Golden Girls Å Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden GirlsAMC 58 M*A*S*H (:18) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H (:18) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H (:18) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H (:18) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H (:18) M*A*S*H M*A*S*H (:18) M*A*S*H (12:48) ››› “Groundhog Day” (1993) Bill Murray, Chris Elliott. ‘PG’ Å KnightTCM 59 (6:30) ›››› “North by Northwest” (1959) Cary Grant. ››› “Now, Voyager” (1942) Bette Davis. Å (DVS) ››› “The Nun’s Story” (1959, Drama) Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans. Å ›››› “Of Mice and Men” (1939) Burgess Meredith.HALL 60 I Love Lucy I Love Lucy The Middle The Middle Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls “While You Were Dating” (2017) Billy Baldwin. Å “A Dash of Love” (2017) Jen Lilley, Brendan Penny. Å “Chance at Romance” ÅOXYGEN 61 Makeup! Darkspots Snapped “Ajelina Lewis” Snapped Two cold cases. Snapped “Giselle Esteban” Snapped “Diane Borchardt” Snapped “Susan Walls” Snapped Å Snapped Å Snapped “Kim Long” ÅBRAVO 62 (6:58) Married to Medicine (7:56) Married to Medicine (8:57) Imposters Å First Family of Hip Hop First Family of Hip Hop First Family of Hip Hop Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl.SYFY 63 PiYo Craze! Paid Program ›› “The Possession” (2012) Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Å › “Case 39” (2009, Horror) Renée Zellweger. Å ›› “Jeepers Creepers 2” (2003, Horror) Ray Wise. Å ›› “Blade” (1998) Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff. ÅSPIKE 64 Paid Program Total Gym Paid Program Paid Program Xtreme Off Engine Power Truck Tech Detroit Bar Rescue “Bare Rescue” Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ ÅCOM 65 Total Gym PiYo Craze! Com. Central Ways to Die South Park South Park South Park (:45) › “Cop Out” (2010, Comedy) Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody. Å (:20) ››› “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984) Eddie Murphy. (:45) LifeMTV 66 Wild ’n Out Wild ’n Out Wild ’n Out ›› “Lottery Ticket” (2010) Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson. ’ Å ›› “Like Mike” (2002, Comedy) Lil’ Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut. ’ Å ›› “Lottery Ticket” (2010) Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson. ’ ÅVH1 67 Dinner Party Love & Hip Hop ’ Å Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Fresh PrinceCMTV 68 CMT Music ’ Å CMT Music ’ Å Hot 20 Countdown Å ››› “Tombstone” (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn. Å ›› “The Replacements”BET 69 Derek Grier Carpenter Paid Program Abundant Joyful Noise “Start Fresh” Lift Voice Harry Bel. (:03) Madiba Nelson heads to Johannesburg. (Part 1 of 3) (:11) Madiba Nelson is sentenced to life in prison. (Part 2 of 3) (:18) MadibaSCIENCE 83 How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/MadeCSPAN2 85 Authors Discuss Pill City (N) ’ Price for Their Pound of Flesh (:24) Book TV ’ After Words ’ Communicat Larrie Ferreiro Discusses Brothers at Arms April Ryan/ At Mama’s KneeEWTN 100 St. Michael Holy Rosary Sunday Mass (N) Å Litany Heart Bookmark God Weeps At Home With Jim and Joy Holy Rosary Sunday Mass Å Litany Heart In Concert Light From Mercy Holy RosaryWPXA ION 107 Jeremiah Youssef In Touch W/Charles Stanley White Collar “Most Wanted” White Collar ’ Å White Collar “Parting Shots” White Collar ’ Å White Collar “Identity Crisis” White Collar ’ Å White Collar ’ ÅDISXD 117 Spider-Man Spider-Man Spider-Man Guardians Marvel’s Av. Star-Rebels Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity Falls Gravity FallsGSN 144 Sexy Abs! Country Heat! Country Heat! PiYo Wor. Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Deal or No Deal ’ Å Chain Rea. Chain Rea. Chain Rea. Chain Rea. Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family FeudCOOK 153 Unwrapped Unwrapped Unwrapped Unwrapped Unwrap2.0 Unwrap2.0 Donut Donut Donut Sugar Sugar Sugar Cupcake Wars Å Cupcake Wars Å Cupcake Wars ÅWE 163 The Diet Aging Paid Program Paid Program IT Cosmetics LifeLock CSI: Miami “Rush” ’ Å CSI: Miami “Just Murdered” CSI: Miami “Burned” Å CSI: Miami “Kill Switch” ’ CSI: Miami “Born to Kill” ’ CSI: Miami “Dangerous Son”GALA 217 Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Alivio natural Chespirito Chespirito Chespirito Que Madre Que Madre Que Madre El Chavo El Chavo “El Chanfle” (1978)TELE 223 Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Criss Angel Enfoque: Inmigración Videos Asombrosos (SS) “Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe”UNIV 224 Pagado Pagado Pagado Pagado Como Dice el Dicho (N) Al Punto (N) (SS) Netas Divinas (N) Fútbol Central (N) Mexico Primera Division Soccer República Deportiva (N)NBCSP 311 FIS Alpine Skiing FIS Alpine Skiing Premier Down Premiership Rugby Sale Sharks vs Wasps. Stade AJ Bell. College Basketball George Washington at Duquesne. (N) Women’s College Basketball Dayton at Fordham. (N) (Live)DLC 319 Diagnose Me ’ Å Diagnose Me ’ Å Body Bizarre ’ Å Body Bizarre ’ Å Body Bizarre ’ Å Trauma: Life in the ER ’ Trauma: Life in the ER ’ Trauma: Life in the ER ’ Trauma Down Under Å

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Victoria on Masterpiece (N) Tales-Royal Bedchamber “Royal Paintbox” (2013) ’ Mercy Street Family reunion.DAYSTAR 8 Tommy Bates Keith Moore Jeremiah Ankerberg Jeffress Green Room T.D. Jakes Dale Bronner Rejoice in the Lord Ankerberg Michael Jewish Jesus The Dream Hal Lindsey End of Age Jentezen Joel OsteenWTVCABC 9 Skin Secrets Never Fear Makeup! Arthritis? News World News Funniest Home Videos ››› “Tangled” (2010) Voices of Mandy Moore. (DVS) To Tell the Truth (N) Å News Full Measure Ring of Honor WrestlingWTCIPBS 10 Antiques Ray Stevens’ Weekend Southern All Creatures Great & Small Mercy Street ’ Å Mercy Street Family reunion. Victoria on Masterpiece (N) In Their Own Words Å “Let’s Have Some Church” Independent Lens ’ ÅWTVC2FOX 11 NASCAR Racing ›› “Takers” (2010, Action) Matt Dillon, Paul Walker. Son of Zorn Simpsons Simpsons Son of Zorn Family Guy Burgers News at 10 Seinfeld ’ CSI: Miami “Happy Birthday” Last-Standing Last-StandingWDEFCBS 12 (3:00) PGA Tour Golf Genesis Open, Final Round. (N) (Live) Å CBS News 60 Minutes (N) ’ Å The Good Fight ’ Å NCIS: Los Angeles (N) ’ Elementary (N) ’ Å News Joel Osteen Paid Program Free PhoneQVC 13 Oil Cosmetics Dooney & Bourke Å All-Clad Cookware Å We’ve Got It With Mary Beth & Rick Å Pilates PRO Chair “Susan Lucci” Å Susan Graver Style Å Beauty We Love ÅCSPAN 14 Washington This Week ’ Å Newsmakers Washington This Week ’ Å Q & A (N) ’ Å Public Affairs Events ’ Å Q & A ’ Å Public Affairs Events ÅWGN-A 15 Cops Å Cops Å Outsiders “How We Hunt” ››› “Back to the Future” (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox. Å ››› “Back to the Future Part II” (1989, Comedy) Michael J. Fox. Å ››› “Back to the Future Part III” (1990) Michael J. 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JokersA&E 46 Intervention “Jonel” Å Hoarders “Kevin; Mary” ’ Hoarders “BG & Lee; Chris” Hoarders “Debra & Patty” Hoarders “Lonnie & Linda” Hoarders Overload (N) Å (:11) 24 to Life ’ Å The First 48 The First 48 (12:03) Hoarders ’ ÅDISC 47 Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier (N) Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ Alaska: The Last Frontier ’NATGEO 48 Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die Å Live Free or Die Å JFK: The Lost Bullet Å “Killing Reagan” (2016) Joe Chrest, Cynthia Nixon. Å JFK: The Lost Bullet Å Rocky Mountain Law ÅTRAV 49 Food Paradise Å Food Paradise Å Food Paradise Å Food Paradise Å Food Paradise Å Top Secret Swimming Holes Top Secret Swimming Holes Top Secret Swimming Holes Top Secret Swimming HolesFOOD 50 Chopped Junior Å Kids Baking Championship Worst Cooks in America Guy’s Grocery Games Å Guy’s Grocery Games (N) Worst Cooks in America (N) Cake Wars (N) Å Bakers vs. Fakers Å Worst Cooks in AmericaHGTV 51 Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters Hunters Beach Beach Caribbean Caribbean Island Life Island Life Hunters Hunters Int’l Caribbean CaribbeanANPL 52 Lone Star Law ’ Lone Star Law “Busted” ’ Lone Star Law ’ Finding Bigfoot ’ Finding Bigfoot: Favorite Finding Bigfoot (N) ’ Lone Star Law ’ Finding Bigfoot ’ Å Finding Bigfoot ’FREE 53 (2:40) ›› “Cars 2” (2011) (:10) ››› “Aladdin” (1992, Fantasy) Voices of Scott Weinger. ’ Å (:20) ››› “Big Hero 6” (2014) Voices of Ryan Potter. ’ ›››› “Finding Nemo” (2003) Voices of Albert Brooks. ’ Å Joel Osteen Dr. JeremiahDISN 54 (:15) Bunk’d (:40) Bunk’d (:05) Bunk’d Bunk’d Å (5:55) Bunk’d (:20) ›› “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (2010) “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible Day” Stuck/Middle Cali Style Bunk’d Å K.C. 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Å ››› “Papillon” (1973, Suspense) Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman. ÅHALL 60 (3:00) “Chance at Romance” “Love Blossoms” (2017) Shantel VanSanten. Å “Love at First Glance” (2017, Drama) Amy Smart. Å When Calls the Heart Å Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden GirlsOXYGEN 61 Snapped “Ghazal Mansury” Snapped “Teresa Kotomski” Snapped “Traci Wolfe” (N) Snapped “Sarah McLinn” Snapped “Dawn Fowler” Snapped “Traci Wolfe” Snapped Å Snapped “Traci Wolfe” Snapped “Donna Blanton”BRAVO 62 Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. First Family of Hip Hop (N) Housewives/Atl. Watch What Housewives/Atl. ImpostersSYFY 63 (2:00) Blade ›› “Jumanji” (1995) Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt. Å ›› “Fast & Furious” (2009) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. Å ›› “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (2013, Action) Dwayne Johnson. Å (DVS) ››› “Salt” (2010, Action) Angelina Jolie. Å (DVS)SPIKE 64 Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue (N) ’ Å Bar Rescue ’ Å Bar Rescue “Chase Lounge”COM 65 (3:45) ›› “Life” (1999, Comedy-Drama) Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence. ›› “The Wedding Ringer” (2015, Comedy) Kevin Hart, Josh Gad. Å Kevin Hart: Grown Little Man Kevin Hart: Laugh Roy Wood Jr.: Father Figure Roy Wood Jr.: Father FigureMTV 66 ›› “White Chicks” (2004) Shawn Wayans. ’ Å Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ ››› “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” (2011) Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore. ’ Å ›› “Yes Man” (2008, Comedy) Jim Carrey. ’ ÅVH1 67 Fresh Prince “The Breaks” (2016, Drama) Afton Williamson, David Call. ’ Å ›› “Notorious” (2009, Biography) Angela Bassett, Derek Luke. ’ Å ›› “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” (2005) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. ’ Å ›› “ATL” (2006) ’ ÅCMTV 68 (3:00) ›› “The Replacements” (2000) ›› “Invincible” (2006, Biography) Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear. Å ››› “Tombstone” (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn. Å Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Steve Austin’s Broken SkullBET 69 (3:18) Madiba (Part 3 of 3) (:26) The Quad The Quad “Invisible Man” (:33) The Temptations Fame brings rewards and pressures to the quintet. 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Antiques Roadshow (N) The Talk -- Race in America (N) ’ Å A Place to Call Home Å Hidden Killers ’ ÅDAYSTAR 8 Mission Bill Winston Love a Child Jewish Voice Hour of Sal Creflo Dollar Manna Fest John Hagee Rod Parsley Joni: Table Marcus and Joni J. Duplantis Ron Carp. Kenneth W. K. Copeland Robison Enjoying-LifeWTVCABC 9 Dr. Phil (N) ’ Å News News News World News Wheel Jeopardy! (N) The Bachelor Nick travels to the women’s hometowns. (N) (:01) Quantico (N) ’ Å News (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (:37) NightlineWTCIPBS 10 Odd Squad Odd Squad Wild Kratts Arthur ’ (EI) World News Business Rpt. 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Your Best ShotRecent photos — within the last year — may be submitted for Your Best Shot by emailing

[email protected], mailing good quality photos to Your Best Shot, P.O. Box 3600,Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 or dropping them off at 1505 25th St.

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shared this photo ofa red passion flowerhe saw at ButterflyWorld in Coconut,Fla.

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hArdisoN shared aphoto, below, of twoCanada geese shesaw at the RegionalPark lake in Athens.

Noe GAytoN said, “I took this photo atBenton service station by Michigan Avenueschool at 4 p.m. on Feb. 13 of what appears to bea square beside the sun.”

ChArles lAws shared a photo of a holly bushwith a full blessing of berries for the birds.

“At our bird feeders we have recently seen some unusual visit-ing birds not native to Tennessee. The hermit thrush, below left, comesall the way from Alaska. The brown-headed nuthatch, above, is a res-ident of Delaware, Missouri and eastern Texas but migrates south tothe Gulf Coast and central Florida. The rufous-sided towhee breeds inBritish Columbia, Canada, but we see it here almost year-round. TheAmerican goldfinch, bottom right, and female American goldfinch, left,also breed in British Columbia, and winter throughout the UnitedStates, but it seems early to see them now. We are blessed with a won-derful variety of bird species in our area, including the Carolina wren,below right, the red bellied woodpecker, right, and the cardinals,” notedHelen Burton.

ericWatsonBradleyCountySheriff


People Sunday,February19, 2017

Gwen SwigerAssociate Editor

[email protected]@clevelandbanner.com

Looking back ...I have always had an inter-

est in history, particularly thehistory of our area. As I passthrough the lobby of theAdministrative Offices of theSheriff’s Office, I sometimesmake a point to stop for amoment to look at the picturesof the people who have preced-ed me as sheriff of BradleyCounty.

I sometimes wonder whatthe men who served in the1800s and early 1900s wouldthink of what is required tolead the county’s law enforce-ment agency in 2016. I haveno doubt they would beamazed at the training andeducation that is demanded.

Tomorrow, we recognize the45 Americans who have servedour country as president.Presidents Day is a recentobservance, begun as a part of1971’s Uniform MondayHoliday Act, falling on thethird Monday of the month.We also know it informally asthe “Three Day Weekend Act.”Before President Nixon signedthe UMH Act, we observedFeb. 22 as Washington’sBirthday, a Federal holidaysince 1885. Interestingly,Abraham Lincoln, listed as oneof America’s greatest presi-dents along with Washington,was born in February, as werePresidents William HenryHarrison (who only served aspresident for a month, becom-ing ill and passing away short-ly after his Inauguration), and,more recently, the popularRonald Reagan.

From the pages of The Banner

This Week in hisToryThe following items were compiled by the History Branch of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Libraryfrom old issues of the Cleveland Daily Banner and its forerunners, the Cleveland Banner, the Journal, and

the Journal and Banner.

1964Mrs. C.L. Hardwick Donates

New Book to Public Library

Mrs. C.L. Hardwick, localchairman of the ColonialDames of America, has recentlydonated a new book, “TheStudy of Communism,” by J.Edgar Hoover, to the ClevelandPublic Library. As one of itspublic service projects, theColonial Dames has donated tothe local library since 1958,“Bending the Twig,” byAugustin G. Rudd, “The FBIStory,” by Don Whitehead,“Wedemeyers Report” by AlbertC. Wedemeyer, “Conscious of aConservative” by BarryGoldwater and “Forth to theWilderness” by Van Every.

Sue McClure Wins AwardMiss Sue E. McClure, senior

at Polk County High School,has been awarded a certificateand pin of membership inMcCall’s Teen Fashion Boardfor outstanding achievement insewing and clothing class work.Through her accomplishments,

she has met all standards formembership in this nationalhonorary organization. Thenomination to the Board formembership was made by Mrs.John Anna Hunt, vocationalHome Economics teacher. Thehonoring award was presentedto Sue in assembly by Principalof the school. Jasper E. Rogers.Miss McClure is the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. J.L. McClure.

Now Showing at the Star-Vue!First Show at 6:45 & 10“Flipper” the fabulous dol-

phin in Metrocolor starringChuck Connors

Second show at 8:30“The Young and the Brave”

starring Rory Calhoun

Kresge’s In the VillageNow! Beat Wigs for Boys only

$1.98!

Bivens Sets Bradley Scoring Record

Red Head Breaks School

Mark in Bearettes’ 25th

Kaye Bivens, a 5-8 senior for-ward, set a new Bradley Central

scoring record Tuesday nightwhen she scored 52 pointswhile leading the Bearettes to a71-25 rout of Polk County. Thelikeable redhead hit for 19 ofattempted field goals and added14 of 17 foul shots for herrecord breaking total. The oldrecord, set by Sylvia Lauderdaleo Dec. 14, 1961, was 50 points.

A packed house watched theBearettes romp to their 25thvictory of the season againstthree losses. Miss Bivensscored all of the Bearettes’points in the first period asBradley controlled a 10-6 leadat the end of the first sevenminutes of action. She then hitall but four of Bradley’s 16points in the second period asthe Bearettes moved to 28-13lead at intermission. Bradley’sthree guards, Alicia Narran,Alice Hancock and ElaineOwnby, working the last regu-lar season together before homefolks, bottled up the scoringattack of the Wildkittens fromthe opening seconds.

contributed photo

MUsi-cians withTheClevelandOrchestraperform aclassicalpiece duringtheir mostrecent per-formance.They arepreparing foranother con-certSaturday,March 4, atClevelandState


The ClevelandOrchestra will pres-ent “The Friendshipof Brahms and

Dvorak” on Saturday, March4, at 7:30 p.m.

The concert, the third inthe orchestra’s inauguralseason, will include worksby composers JohannesBrahms, Carl Maria vonWeber and Antonín Dvořák.

The local musicians, ledby music director SarahPearson, will featureAntonín Dvořák’s SymphonyNo. 8 and Brahms’Academic Festival Overture.They will also be joined by

featured guest soloist DavidD. Dunn on Weber’s ClarinetConcerto No. 1.

Dunn (clarinet, saxo-

BenTon sTaTionArea classified as historic landmarkSpecial to the Banner

The Tennessee HistoricCommission has unani-mously voted to desig-nate the Benton Stationarea in Polk County as

a historic landmark. The decision came after a

request by the Allan JonesFoundation to honor WilliamHinton “Bear” Lawson for hisgenerosity and patriotism thatultimately created the BentonStation area.

“Bear Lawson is a patriot whonever got his recognition,” saidToby Pendergrass, director of theJones Foundation. “Now, his

family can be proud that thanksto the state of Tennessee anyonewho visits Polk County will knowof his generosity.”

Pendergrass said the HistoricCommission will contact theJones Foundation soon to dis-cuss a timeline for completionand installation of the new his-toric marker.

“The hard part is over now,”said Pendergrass. “We are look-ing at a ceremony in late springor early summer to unveil themarker so that the family canhave a proper celebration.”

Lawson, born Aug. 10, 1842,and most often called “Bear,” wasthe second son of James and

Elizabeth Melton Lawson, andhis siblings were John N.,Solomon S., Mary E., Lavina,Rachel and Louisa.

Earlier this year on Feb. 16,local and state dignitaries gath-ered at the Benton StationBridge in Polk County for theofficial unveiling of a sign renam-ing the structure as “BearLawson Bridge.”

Lawson’s great-great-greatgrandson, Eli Lane, did the hon-ors of unveiling the bridge signand is expected to also unveil thehistoric district sign if his sched-ule will allow.

Dr. Seuss birthday celebrationplanned at Cleveland State

CSCC will host the 13thannual Happy BirthdayDr. Seuss celebration on

Saturday, March 4. The event will take place

from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. inCleveland State’s Library andis sponsored by the EarlyChildhood Education programand the Library. The celebra-tion is organized by studentsin the language and literacydevelopment class.

“Since this is our 13th yearand Cleveland State’s 50thanniversary we wanted to dosome special things,” stated

Suzanne Wood, CSCC associ-ate professor and coordinatorof Early Childhood Education.

“We are asking children andtheir families to bring in newlypackaged sock for children,and then we will donate themto a charitable organization.There will be barrels at theevent to collect the donatedsocks.”

This year’s event will honorSeuss’ “Fox in Socks” book.This book is one of Seuss’most famous read-aloud

This graphic shows the likely wording for a newhistoric marker that will designate the Benton Stationarea in Polk County as a historic landmark.

Cleveland Orchestra concert to feature music of Brahms and Dvorak

David Dunn

See HISTORY, Page 39

See BENTON, Page 39

See SHERIFF, Page 40

See DR, SEUSS, Page 39

See CONCERT, Page 40


DEE BuRRIS, left, and Bob George recently gave a presentation on Taylor Spring Park to the Col.Benjamin Cleveland Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

FOuR NEw members were recently sworn in to the Col. Benjamin Cleveland Chapter of the Sons ofthe American Revolution. From left are charter member Robert Wright, new members Robert C. Wright,Benjamin Salyer and Stephen Wright, Stan Evans, new member Josiah Shelton and President JohnClines.

LARRy TATuM and Joe White received patriot supplemental certificates during the recent meeting ofthe Col. Benjamin Cleveland Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. From left are Colby Tatum,grandson; Tatum; White; and President John Clines.

DEE BuRRIS, center, was the recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation for efforts to assist the Col.Benjamin Cleveland Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Making the presentation were, left,President John Clines, and, right, Bob George.

RECEIvING CERTIFICATES of appreciation for work done for the Col. Benjamin Cleveland Chapterof the Sons of the American Revolution were Joe White, left, and Dave Hicks, right. President JohnClines made the presentation.

RON HARRIS, left, received the Col. Benjamin Cleveland Chapterof the Sons of the American Revolution’s Distinguished ServicesMedal from President John Clines.

The Col. Benjamin ClevelandChapter of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution held itsmonthly meeting on Feb. 9 at theElks Club.

Taylor Springs history was thefocus of a program presented byBob George and Dee Burris.

George, who is a past chapterpresident, is a CPA, City ofCleveland historian and memberof the planning committee forTaylor Springs.

Burris, a contractor, is chair-man of the planning committeefor the city of Cleveland.

George noted the early NativeAmericans in the area were theMouse Creek Indians, who weredefeated by the Yuchi Indians.Then in 1714, the Cherokeemassacred the Yuchi atChestowee. There were twoCherokee town in what is nowBradley County — Tsistetsiyi(South Mouse Creek) andChestuee Old Town (on theHiwassee River). Cherokee rela-tions centered around the IndianAgency, missions and theremoval with the 1835 Treaty ofNew Echota.

George said Bradley Countyhad more springs than any othercounty in East Tennessee. Theland was generally very fertile.Andrew Taylor, who was marriedto a Cherokee, acquired his landaround the time of the treaty. Hehad 160 acres, which includedTaylor Springs and TaylorTavern. Taylor Springs waslocated under attorney JimWebb’s former law firm buildingon First Street. He donated thebuilding to the city. The tavernwas located where the presentJoe Rodgers Office Suppliesbuilding is.

In May 1836, an election washeld to decide the county seat ofCleveland. The choices wereTaylor’s Place and Deer-in-theWater (Benton Pike). While therailroad favored the Benton Pikesite, the people favored thespring. The people won with aone vote majority.

When the Native Americanswere removed to Oklahoma andthe county formed, AndrewTaylor lost his land. He filed acompensation claim in 1843 forthe 160 acres plus $6,200 inimprovements. He lost.

In 1851, Taylor’s family movedto Oklahoma. He and his broth-er, David, petitioned the govern-ment. They received a large sumand were never heard fromagain.

The area of the spring in 1900was listed as “Town Spring lot.”IN 1945, Gannaway’s HardwareStore stood on the site. In 1981,the Webb law office was locatedthere. The spring water was usedto cool the earlier building sincethe water was a consistent 55degrees.

Burris presented postersshowing the proposed future lay-out of the park. It will have aspring house, a walking trail anda small bridge spanning thespring. The type of stones origi-nally found on the site will beplaced there. there is a fundrais-ing effort underway by the com-mittee to have individuals andgroups purchase benches,engraved paving bricks ($125 abrick) and other means.

The SAR chapter voted to pur-chase a brick with its name onit.

Activities during the eveningincluded:

n Four new members —Joshiah M. Shelton, Robert C.Wright and Stephen D. Wright —and junior member — S.Benjamin Salyer — were swornin.

The regular members had thesociety rosettes pinned on theirlapels while President John

MAGGIE AND STAN EvANS recently attended the GeorgeWashington banquet at the John Sevier Chapter, Sons of theAmerican Revolution.

Clines gave the history of therosette. Salyer will receive hisrosette when he turns 18.

Charter member RobertWright, the father of StephenWright, was also present. Whilehe was organizing the chapter,Stan Evans had run notices inthe Banner about a SAR chapterforming. Wright’s daughter,Penny, contacted Evans andgave her father membership asa Christmas present. He wasapproved as a SAR member inOctober. The chapter wasinstalled three months later inDecember 2003.

At the swearing in there werefour generations present, includ-ing 2-year-old Benjamin Salyer.

Shelton is a fireman inCleveland.

The Wright family was com-mended for donating the landfor the proposed SoutheastTennessee Veterans Home.

n Immediate Past PresidentRandall Higgins lead a toast toGeorge Washington, the firstcommander-in-chief, leader ofthe Continental Congress andthe first president of the UnitedStates.

The toast was one the famoustoast by Benjamin Franklin.

As American minister toFrance, Benjamin Franklinattended a dinner in Paris short-ly after the British surrenderedat Yorktown in 1781.

The French foreign minister,Vegennes, began the toasts bysaluting the King: “To hisMajesty, Louis the 16th, who,like the moon, fills the earthwith a soft benevolent glow.”

The British ambassador rose:“To George the Third, who likethe sun at noonday, spreads the

light and illumines the world.”At last, Franklin rose: “I can-

not give you the sun nor themoon, but I give you GeorgeWashington, general of thearmies of the United States,who, like Joshua of old, com-manded both the sun and themoon to stand still, and bothobeyed.”

n Recognition of guests andprospective members TomMelton and wife, Cathy, andMike Ireland and Brook Harris.Also on hand were J.D.Adams,Colby Tatum, MargotStill and Mike McCallie.

n Sam Allen, who usuallywears and unusual outfit fromthe Revolutionary War, wasattired in a uniform from a spe-cial Scottish unit. The unit wasof a size less than a regiment,but fought for theColonies.Instead of a tri-cornhat, he had a traditionalScottish tam.

n Supplemental certificateswere presented to membersLarry Tatum and Joe White.Tatum’s grandson, Colby, wasthere as part of the ceremony.White presently has seven oreight supplemental lines.

n Bill Hamilton, chaptertreasurer, said the two chapter’sfundraising account and generaloperating account, as well asthe special Color Guard accountfor the State Color Guard werein excellent shape.

n Chapter President JohnClines Sr., who is also actingColor Guard commander for theTennessee SAR, reported theactivities in the winter monthswas slow, but expected to pickup.

n Clines noted the State

Convention would be held inFranklin on March 24 and 25. Asilent auction will be providedfor the Color Guard.

Stan Evans presented Clineswith a certificate of appreciationfrom the Wreaths AcrossAmerican organization inColumbia Falls, Maine.

The chapter was one of thefew chapters that has beenactive in the Wreaths programsince the SAR got involved in2008.

The chapter made a largecontribution this year to therecord 8,300 laid at theChattanooga National Cemeteryin December.

n Ron Harris was presentedthe chapter’s DistinguishedService Medal for his efforts in

October at the Rhea Countygrave dedications ofRevolutionary War soldiers Col.Return Johnathan Meigs andMajor David Campbell,

n Clines also presented latecertificates of appreciation toDave Hicks and Joe White fortheir contribution to the chapterin 2016.

n Higgins was elected to theState Board of Governors asDistrict 3 director. Chapter firsvice president Jim McKinneywas elected as state historian.

On March 2, the TennesseeHistory Day competition will beheld at the Museum at FivePointss. Several members servedas judges last year.

n A Bob Scout Camporee willbe held at Red Clay on Feb. 25.

Color Guard members in uni-form have been asked to partici-pate.

n The meeting opened with aninvocation led by ChaplainHunter McLain. McLain also ledthe benediction.

The pledge to the U.S. flagwas led by James Stone, thesalute to the Tennessee flag ledby Rufus Triplett and the SARflag salute led by Joe Brock.

n Individuals wishing to jointhe Col. Benjamin ClevelandChapter, SAR, may contact E.Lynn Freeman Jr.,registrar/genealogist, a 423-716-8129 or [email protected].

The chapter can help traceindividual’s ancestry to theAmerican Revolution and assistyou in joining the chapter.

The history of Taylor Springspresented to local SAR chapter

tongue twisters, somethingSeuss was known to include inmany of his books.

As with previous events, spe-cial guests will include Dr.Seuss’s most well-known char-acters, the Cat in the Hat, ThingOne and Thing Two and theGrinch. Both children andadults are familiar with theuncontrollable and entertainingCat from Dr. Seuss’s book, “TheCat in the Hat.” The Cat isaccompanied by the twin mis-chief-makers, Thing One andThing Two, and together theybounce from one catastrophicfun-making adventure to anoth-er.

The Grinch, the title characterfrom “The Grinch Who StoleChristmas,” is a cynical cave-dweller who has a suddenchange of heart when he realizesthe real meaning of Christmas.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss is

free to children of all ages; how-ever, all children must beaccompanied by an adult.

Each child will receive a goodybag and may participate in liter-acy-related activities assisted bystudents in Cleveland State’slanguage and literacy develop-ment class.

According to Wood, theKiwanis Club of Cleveland hasgenerously given money to pur-chase books for the event, andmembers of the Kiwanis clubwill be there to give a free hardback Dr. Seuss book to everychild that attends.

A representative from DollyParton’s Imagination Library willalso be on hand. TheImagination Library is a non-profit organization that pro-motes early childhood literacyby giving free age-appropriatebooks to children from birth toage five around the country.

Literacy-related activities willbe set up both inside and out-side the library, and the youngparticipants will be entertainedwith readings of Dr. Seuss’s sto-ries, including some readings inSpanish and German.

Other activities will includeface painting, hat making andmusic and movement.Refreshments and door prizeswill also be a part of the celebra-tion.

The Early ChildhoodEducation Program at ClevelandState began in 1999 out of aninitiative from the TennesseeBoard of Regents requiring thatall community colleges in thestate have an early childhoodprogram. Students may receive

a Child Development Associatedesignation by completing afour-course option and relatedcredentialing procedures or maypursue an Associate of AppliedScience degree by completingthe two-year, 60-credit-hourprogram.

Cleveland State also hastransfer agreements with manyarea colleges that allow studentsto transfer and complete theirdegree to teach pre-K throughthird grade.

Those interested in moreinformation about the HappyBirthday Dr. Seuss event or theEarly Childhood EducationProgram should contactSuzanne Wood, program coordi-nator, at 472-7141, Ext. 282.

The name change for thebridge was approved by the PolkCounty Commission in Octoberand also came after a request bythe Jones Foundation.

At the bridge event, PolkCounty Executive Hoyt Firestonetold how he had been contactedby the Foundation with thedesire to honor Lawson.

According to TobyPendergrass, director of theFoundation, it was in the early1900s that the L&N Railroadwas looking for a safer routefrom Knoxville to Atlanta.

“Prior to that, the other routewas through the North Georgiaand Polk County mountains,”Pendergrass said.

As railroad executives werescouting out a new route, theybegan making proposals to arealand owners, Pendergrassexplained.

“The land owners wanted toomuch money for their proper-ties,” said Pendergrass. “So, theydecided if that was the way itwas going to be, they wouldmove the route west, to BradleyCounty. Bear promised that ifthey would keep it in PolkCounty, parallel to the river, hewould give them the right ofway. His generosity changed his-tory.”

Firestone agreed withPendergrass and said Lawsonwas an even more generous manthan the land donation suggest-ed.

“Bear gave land and seedmoney to get Benton StationBaptist Church, and he alsohelped established a school,” hesaid. “The generosity of this mancannot be measured, and theeffects it has had on our com-munity have been significant.”

“Without Bear, we would nothave a Benton Station,” headded.

After the Civil War, Bearbought a large farm locatedacross the Ocoee River fromBenton, and he and his neigh-bors formed a subscriptionschool to educate their children.

Around 1900 Bear donatedthe land, timber and $50 for theconstruction of a Baptist churchwhere his wife, Tennessee, was acharter member.

When the railroad was tocome to the area there was somediscussion as to whether itshould run through Benton, orelsewhere. Bear said he woulddonate land to the railroad ifofficials would have the routecome through his community,then called Murney, which theydid, and the name was changedto Benton Station.

Firestone offered praise forCleveland businessman AllanJones who was the champion

behind both the bridge renamingand the historic district designa-tion.

“Allan Jones is a history buffand he was looking into his ownfamily. His grandmother was aLawson,” Firestone said. “It is to(Jones’) credit that all of thesegood things are happening now.”


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Polk scored only six points inthe first period and added onseven in the second as theytrailed the Beareettes by 26points at the half. Bradleycame back in the third quarterto score 23 points, the highestthe Bearettes scored all night.Miss Bivens scored 13 of thosepoints, all within the last 3:42left in the quarter.

Bradley led the Wildkitten bya 51-18 count going in to thefinal period. With 3:04 remain-ing in the contest, Miss Bivenshad a total of 42 points to hercredit.

Freshman Trecia Watsonthen tallied on a 30-footer togive the Bearettes a 61-21 lead.Miss Bivens then scored 10points in 2:31, all of the timeremaining in the contest.Besides the record breakingeffort by Miss Bivens, MissWatson added 17 and MissDowns two. Janice Fulbrightled the Polk Wildkitens with 13points while Sula Nicholsadded seven and Susie Bell hitfor five. The Bearettes haveonly one game left on their reg-ular schedule, that being withthe McMinn CountyCherokettes Friday night.

Jail ‘Clean, Warm:’ JuryThe Bradley County grand

jury reported Tuesday that theworkhouse and jail are “cleanand warm” and the food ade-quate. The report, signed byChairman Russell Fowler, saidwork on the courthouse is pro-gressing satisfactorily.

City Gains 6 FamiliesCleveland has gained six new

families, according to accountsopened with the ClevelandElectric System. The new resi-dents are Claude E. Taylor,Michigan Avenue Road, fromHouston,Tex.; Mrs. FrancesSharp, 1075 Wildwood Ave.,from Bogalus, La.: Frances andBobby Tuttle, 1115 WagnerCircle, from Raleigh, N.C.; JoAnne and James Lawson, 575Worth St., from Birmingham,Ala.; Linda and Clyde Dawson,Benton Pike, from Sweetwater;and Alice and David L. Lowe,Durkee Road from Ooltewah.

Hoffa Trial Drags IntoSecond Month

Teamsters President JamesR. Hoffa’s jury-tampering trialdrags into its second monthtoday in Chattanooga, with hislawyers saying he may testifybefore the day is out. Hoffa’sappearance depends on thetime consumed on the stand byEwing King, last of the laborleaders’ five codefendants totestify. King is a former presi-dent of the Teamsters local atNashville.

The government chargesHoffa and the others tried to rigthe federal court jury in his1962 conspiracy trial atNashville. That jury couldn’treach a verdict and a mistrialwas ordered. Thomas E. Parks,a Nashville funeral home’shandyman and one of those ontrial, completed his testimonywithin an hour after courtopened. His nephew, LarryCampbell, didn’t take thatmuch time. Campbell is aTeamster business agent atDetroit.

Parks and Campbell, bothNegroes, are accused of tryingto bribe Gratin Fields, who wasdropped from the Nashville jurywhen the government reportedan attempt to contact him.Both defendants flatly deniedever hearing of Fields or of try-ing to contact him or any otherjuror. The trial seemed at thatpoint to be moving ahead at arapid clip.

Then Parks’ attorney,Jacques Schiffer of New York,called two witnesses-touchingoff bitter protests from the gov-ernment and a sharp lecturefrom U.S. Dist. Judge FrankWilson. Both witnesses-restestate operator Sol Fox of SanJuan, P.R. and ex-convict FredShobe of Detroit-were allowedto tell their stories, but withthe jury absent.

Fox told the court Edward G.Partin, a Baton Rouge, La.,teamster official and the gov-ernment’s chief witness in thistrial, once asked him to locateseveral ships. When askedwhat the ships were for, Foxsaid, Partin answered he hadconnections with Castro forcesand wanted “to haul munitions,guns and war materials toCuba.” Fox said he was notifiedby the FBI but governmentattorneys quickly added thatthe notice was received onlyFeb. 14 although the allegedconversation took place inNovember of 1962.

Shobe, a balding Negro who

described himself as a paidundercover agent for thefovernment for nearly twoyears, told a rambling, disjoint-ed story. He said his principalduty was to “harass andembarrass” Hoff and theTeamsters union.

His story included a mass ofeerie cloak and dagger episodesmixed with voo-dooism andjust plain spying. At one pointShobe said government officialstold him they would get Hoffa“by fair means or foul andthat’s why they hired me.”

New Road Sign Up NearCity

A bright, new road sign hasgone up on Waterlevel Highway— the first of three for mainapproaches to Cleveland. Thesign, a 14 by 16 foot structure,bears insignias of civic clubshere.

It was purchased through aunited effort by the clubs andthe Chamber of Commerce.Purchase price was $1,650,which also includes upkeep forthree years. The other twosigns, which are to go up in thenear future, will be near thecity limits on North Lee andSouth Lee highways.

The project was originallyconceived by the ClevelandJaycees, who also helped coor-dinate arrangements.

SNOWSnow flurries are in the fore-

cast for today and Monday inthe Cleveland area, says theweatherman. Fair to partlycloudy through Monday, withMonday to see colder tempera-tures, is the prediction. The lowtonight is expected to be in theupper teens. The high Fridaywas 39 degrees, followed by achilly 19 at 7 a.m. today. It was30 at mid-morning.

Eldron BoehmerOn Dean’s List

Eldron Boehmer, Jr., ofCleveland, a student at KingCollege, is named on theDean’s List for the semesterjust completed.

JC’s Name Dr. Rimmer Manof Year

The Tennessee Jaycees, thisweekend in Gatlinburg, choseDr. Lloyd Wayne Rimmer ofSouth Pittsburg as their YoungMan of the Year.

Cleveland Jaycee PresidentJoe Little told the BannerSunday afternoon that Rimmerwas selected from a group offour finalists at a dinner meet-ing Saturday night.

Cleveland’s entry in the statecontest was Jaycee Region IIIVice President Marion Cook.Earl Condra, also of SouthPittsburg, was namedOutstanding Young Teacher ofthe Year and Jim Hill ofJackson was selected as YoungFarmer of the Year.

Commenting on anotherJaycee local project, Littlenoted that the two remainingcivic club signs, similar to theone on Waterlevel Highway,would be erected in the nearfuture.

The sign project, initiated bythe Jaycees some two yearsago, will cost approximately$1,800, Little stated.

Cleveland Jaycees attendingthe Gatlinburg state board meet-ing included Little and his wife,Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Darwin,Mr. and Mrs. “Spec” Dunaway,Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goins, EdChappell, Jim Robinson, Mr. andMrs. John Ratcliff, Mr. and Mrs.Wayne Feehrer, Mr. and Mrs.Paul Cagle, Mr. and Mrs. BillAnderson and Mr. and Mrs.Marion Cook.

Joyce Chastain, JamesWagner Engaged; Plan To

Wed In JuneThe engagement of Joyce

Glenden Chastain, daughter ofthe Rev. and Mrs. CliffordChastain, to James EdwardWagner, is announced today bythe parents of the bride-elect.The bride-to-be is the sister ofNorma, Shirley, Ronnie, Larryand Denny Chastain, and ispresently a senior at BradleyCentral High School. She is amember of Philadelphia BaptistChurch.

Mr. Wagner is the brother ofKathryn, Bonnie and BuckWagner. He is a graduate ofBradley Central High School,and is presently employed withthe Wagner Tree Service. Hischurch affiliation is also withPhiladelphia Baptist Church.The marriage is planned forearly June, and will be held atPhiladelphia Baptist Church,with the Rev. J.A. Davis officiat-ing.

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Gordy Michaud,Waupaca P6 MaintenanceDepartment training coordina-tor, spoke with ClevelandState’s Welding Boot Campparticipants. Michaud told thestudents how to turn a job intoa career and how to find nocost/low-cost training opportu-nities to help them improvetheir resumes and skill sets.Waupaca currently financesthe OSHA 10 certification forboot camp participants.


hoMe fruit orchArds such as apple peach and pear provides fresh home grown fruit tomany. Proper care and selection, such as proper pruning and training, is necessary for success inthe orchard. That’s why the UT – TSU Extension Polk County office will offer a Home Fruit PruningDemonstration on March 2. UT Extension’s Fruit Specialist Dr. David Lockwood will be presentingan onsite demonstration on pruning methods and answer questions concerning fruit production inHome Orchards. Anyone wishing to attend the demonstration needs to meet at the Polk CountyExtension office located at 6042 Hwy. 411 in Benton at 1:30 P.M. on March 2. The demonstration isopen and free to the public, but registration is required. To sign up for the event call the Polk CountyUT-TSU Extension office at 423-338-4503. Dr. David Lockwood talks with a local producer.

Change your savings game with America Saves Week

By Justin Thomas Extension Agent

America Saves Week — Feb.27 through March 4 — is anannual opportunity for individ-uals to assess their savingsand take financial action. Eachyear, we encourage savers – orpotential savers – just like youto set a goal, make a plan, andsave automatically.

This year you should trysome of these steps toincrease, or even start, saving.

n Assess and evaluate yoursavings and savings pre-paredness

Like your health, you shouldassess your savings annuallyto make sure your savings pri-orities are on the right track.Americasaves.org providesmany tools and resources toassess and evaluate your sav-ings. Best of all it is free.

n Take the America Savespledge

Those with a savings planare two times as likely to savefor emergencies and retirementthan those without one. Joinmore than 500,000 AmericanSavers who have already com-mitted to save.

When you take the pledge,you can choose to receive textmessage tips and reminders tohelp you save towards yourgoals. You can pledge locally atbradley.tennessee.edu underthe financial programs tab.

Select Tennessee Saves andfill out the form to make yourpledge. You send no money. Itis just a pledge to yourself andpublically that you will start tosave for your goals.

n Share your savings goalTake part in the 2017

#ImSavingFor photo contest.Share a selfie or video thatshows what you’re saving foron Facebook, Twitter, orInstagram. Then check americ-asaves.org to learn more about

contest entry details andprizes. Savings never looked sogood.

Join the conversation locallyon Facebook by liking UT andTSU Extension-Bradley Countyor following us on Twitter!

Savings is an importantpiece that we often overlook inlife, because it tends to be thesafe and unattractive choice.We want “stuff” and we want itnow, but saving for a goal doesnot just have to be retirement.It can be a vacation, car, thenewest tech gadget, or even forhousehold repairs and renova-tions.

If you do not know where tostart with your savings goals,can help you at the ExtensionOffice. Call 423-728-7001 oremail [email protected] todiscuss budgets, savings goalsand more by appointment.

Best of all it is free of charge,research-based information.

phone, recorder) spent the mostof his life as an active freelancemusician in New York City. Heand his wife moved toChattanooga to open SouthsideStudio, a teaching studio andintimate performing venue indowntown Chattanooga. He alsoteaches at area schools such asCleveland State CommunityCollege, Girls PreparatorySchool, The Baylor School andthe McCallie School. He has per-formed with the ChattanoogaSymphony and other areaorchestras since moving to thearea three years ago.

As an active clarinetist andsaxophonist in New York City, heplayed on several Broadwaymusical productions and withmany orchestras and opera com-panies, including Opera Verismo,New Rochelle, Bronx Opera,Orchestra of the Bronx, TheManhattan Chamber Orchestra,Collegium Westchester, TheChelsea Symphony, The ArtemisChamber Ensemble, AbsoluteEnsemble, The New ViennaChamber Ensemble andEnsemble Anura.

He is a graduate of theFieldston School in Riverdale,New York City and the Hoff-Barthelson Music School inScarsdale, N.Y. He received hisbachelor of music degree in clar-inet performance from the HarttSchool of Music and also com-pleted the requirements for amaster of music in clarinet fromRutgers University, along withother degrees in Spanish, webdesign and more.

“Plan to bring your family andfriends to enjoy an evening ofbeautiful music presented byThe Cleveland Orchestra musi-cians!” Pearson said. “We willalso be announcing next sea-son’s line-up, our new executivedirector and more on March 4,which we are super excitedabout.”

The concert will be atCleveland State CommunityCollege’s George R. JohnsonCultural Center Theater, 3535Adkisson Drive.

Admission is free. However,Pearson said donations of $10-$15 are appreciated, as theyhelp support the orchestra.

For more details, contact theorchestra either by phone at423-544-3212 or email [email protected].

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No matter the politicalparty, the praise or the criti-cism of any person who hasserved as president, they allhave been called on to makedecisions. Most decisionsmade at the level of the pres-idency come after muchstudy and debate. Somecome after terrible events,such as the attack on PearlHarbor on Dec 7, 1941, orthe Sept. 11, 2001, attackson our nation. The decisionto retaliate against Japan in1941 and to begin theactions we know as the Waron Terror in 2001 werequickly made, yet history hasshown they were made aftermuch deliberation, debateand use of expertise.

Presidents Day always

makes me think of the deci-sions made by each man thatforged the direction of ourcountry. Many of those deci-sions have to do with keepingour nation safe. Looking atthe pictures in our lobby ofthe many former sheriffs ofBradley County reminds methat, closer to home, our taskis to make decisions, whetherthey be large or small, thatwill benefit our effort to serveyou.

I hope you have a pleasantPresidents Day. Many busi-nesses, schools and govern-ment offices will be closed inobservance of the day. Youcan be sure your BradleyCounty Sheriff’s Office will beon patrol, carrying out thetask of keeping you safe!

Opera Theatre to perform at Lee

The Lee University OperaTheatre, directed by JamesFrost, will perform in the BuzzOates Black Box TheatreThursday, Feb. 23, throughSunday, Feb. 26.

The performances will includefour short one-act operas: “TheMarriage by Lanternlight” byJacques Offenback, “A Game ofChance” by Seymour Barab,and “Angry Birdsong” and“Benedicta,” both by MiltonGranger.

“The choice of the operas wasbased on giving all the partici-pants in the Opera Theatre thechance to perform a role, whichis always a major considerationfor me,” said Frost, associateprofessor of music at Lee.

“These lesser-known operas

fit the bill and performing in theBuzz Oates Black Box Theatrewill be challenging for the stu-dents.”

Thursday through Saturday,the performances will take placeat 7:30 p.m., with a final mati-nee on Sunday at 3 p.m. TheBuzz Oates Black Box Theatreis located in Lee’sCommunication Arts Building.

Tickets are available at theDixon Center Box OfficeMonday through Friday from 3to 6 p.m., or by calling 423-614-8343. Tickets are $8 foradults, $5 for seniors, and $3for children. Seating will be lim-ited.

For more information, contactFrost [email protected].

Lee’s Tony Deatonpublishes memoir

Lee University’s TonyDeaton recently publishedhis newest book, “Ain’tHad So Much Fun SinceUncle Quentin Died.”

The book, set in thefoothills of the Blue RidgeMountains of OconeeCountry, South Carolina,shares Deaton’s journey fromhumble beginnings with astrict father, rigid churchteachings and racial prejudice,to a life of freedom, happiness,and personal fulfillment.

“Although trained in operawith a wealth of performanceexperience, I guess I’m still acountry boy at heart, with deeproots in Southern rural cul-ture,” said Deaton.

Deaton, an associate profes-sor of vocal music at Lee, madehis New York opera debut atThe International Festival ofthe Arts in the title role ofHarrison Birtwistle’s avant-garde opera, “Punch andJudy.”

He has performed at TheKennedy Center inWashington, D.C., inCharleston, South Carolina,and with symphony orchestrasand opera companies through-out the United States.

He received a master ofmusic in vocal performancefrom the University ofTennessee, where he studiedwith Edward Zambara, and heearned his bachelor of arts inmusic from Lee College (nowLee University), where he was avoice student of Jim Burns.

Deaton has distinguishedhimself as an exceptionalteacher. Many of his studentshave placed first in state andregional vocal competitionsincluding National Associationof Teachers of Singing,Tennessee Music Teacher’sAssociation and the prestigiousMetropolitan Opera Auditions.Deaton also conducts master-classes, serves as a voice adju-dicator, and continues anactive performance schedule.

He is married to SuzyVenable Deaton, originally ofKnoxville, and is the proudgrandfather of grandsonsSpencer and Andy.

“Ain’t Had So Much FunSince Uncle Quentin Died” isavailable for purchase onAmazon.com.

For more information aboutthe book, email Deaton [email protected] orcall 423-614-8261.

President Mickey MccAMish of the Navy League Greater Chattanooga Navy LeagueCouncil and a retired Navy captain, attended the Sea Cadet Annual Inspection at Baylor HighSchool. After saying a few words to the officers and cadets, he pinned three officers their new rankswithin the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps organization. From left are LeighAnn Beasley, the new com-manding officer of the Chattanooga Division to the rank of LTJG. In the middle, outgoing command-ing officer, Patrick Abercrombie to the rank of lieutenant. To the left is Stacy Kehoe, the command-ing officer to the Hurricane Division to the rank of LCDR. The LCDR rank is the highest rank in theUSNSCC organization that an officer can attain.

A scene is shown from the 2015 Opera Theatre presentationat Lee University.

Nominations taken for PCHSHall of Fame

Nominations are being takenfor the Polk County High SchoolAlumni Association’s Hall ofFame. Nominations are open toevery PCHS graduate.

Each nominee must be aPCHS graduate – 1913 to pres-ent – who has distinguished him-self/herself in such a way as toreflect favorably on PCHS andthe educational opportunitiesafforded them.

The nominee should havemade a significant contributionto the community, county orcountry in which they reside thatis beneficial to the welfare of allits residents.

Nominees may have excelled inscholastic, medical, judicial,community service, cleric orother fields or endeavors.

Nominations will be acceptedin writing through April 1.

Nominations should include alisting of the nominee’s qualifica-tions and an essay by the personmaking the nomination statingin 200 words or less why theindividual would make a worthyHall of Fame inductee.

Posthumous nominees arewelcome.

The alumni association officerswill serve as the nominationcommittee, and will be solelyresponsible for the selection ofwinners.

The induction will be made atthe annual Alumni AssociationBanquet on the first Saturday inJune.

Nominations should beemailed to LaMone Lowery Roseat [email protected], ormailed to Polk County AlumniAssociation, P.O. Box 353,Benton TN 37307.

MDA Shamrocks program helps save livesCENTRAL — More than

25,000 retailers throughout thecountry are uniting to help theMuscular DystrophyAssociation free kids andadults from the harm of mus-cular dystrophy, ALS and relat-ed life-threatening diseasesthat severely weaken musclestrength and mobility by par-ticipating in the MDAShamrocks program beginningFeb.10 and running throughMarch 31.

Participating retailers invitecustomers to join them in thenation’s largest St. Patrick'sDay fundraising program, byadding an iconic paperShamrock (pinup) to their pur-chase at check-out for just a$1, $5 or a larger contribution– all benefiting MDA.

Local retailers and restau-rants in the Central Tennesseearea participating in thenationwide program include:

Lowes, Kroger, Bargain Hunt,Quik Mart, Penn Station EastCoast Subs, Hardees, BurgerKing, Houchen’s Industries,Beach Oil, Bojangles, LittleCaesar’s, Kentucky Lake Oil,and Minit Mart.

“For many of us, theShamrock is a symbol of luck,but for families fighting mus-cle-debilitating diseases, MDAShamrocks represent so muchmore — strength, independ-ence and life,” said executivedirector Lauren Clanton.

“With help from our gener-ous partners and the CentralTennessee community, we willbe able to bring urgently need-ed answers and support to kidsand adults affected by neuro-muscular diseases today, as wework together to make tomor-row free from the diseasesthemselves.”

As the 2017 MDA Shamrocksprogram celebrates its 35th

anniversary, it unites tens ofthousands of retail locationsthroughout the country to ben-efit the organization’s sharedmission to fund groundbreak-ing research across diseasesand provide individuals withlife-enhancing programs andsupport services, includingstate-of-the-art multidiscipli-nary care the MDA Care Centerat Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center in Nashville.

Funds raised also makeMDA Summer Camp possiblefor more than 75 area kidswhere they can experience thebest week of the year at nocost to their families at CampWidjiwagan.

To learn more about the2017 MDA Shamrocks programand how to get involved, con-tact Fundraising Coordinator,Joy Stafford at 615-832-5005or [email protected], orvisit mda.org/shamrocks.


on thursday, the Kiwanis Club of Cleveland heard from Lee University’s basketball coach, Ryan“Bubba” Smith. Introduced by Kiwanian Larry Carpenter, the club was told of Coach Smith’s path toLee. Originally from Hendersonville, Smith attended Furman University. While there he was a four- yearletterman and captain during his junior year and senior year. Following graduation, he was an assistantand then head coach at Hampton-Sydney College in Virginia, a member of the Old Dominican AthleticConference. Before coming to Lee, Smith spent eight seasons as head coach at Sewanee, Universityof the South where he built that program into one of the top teams in NCAA Division III basketball. Fromleft are Jeff Miller, Kiwanis Club of Cleveland President, Coach Smith and Larry Carpenter, athleticdirector at Lee University.

habitat for huManity of Cleveland was the topic for a recent Cleveland Civitan Club meeting.Executive Director Chip Willis, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator Desiree Colon and VolunteerServices Manager LaManda Bowers provided a current look at Habitat’s efforts in Bradley County,including the 127 houses built in Cleveland since its inception locally. They explained the applicationprocess for houses, how families partner by providing 300-400 sweat equity hours and subsequentlypay for their new homes, and the homeownership courses they take to learn such things as budgeting,how to be a good neighbor, couponing and home repairs. From left are Civitan Barry Melton, Habitat’sLaManda Bowers, Willis, Colon, Civitan President Diana Jackson and, back, Civitan Joann Brown.The Cleveland Civitan Club meets weekly at the Elks Lodge in downtown Cleveland.

Eight Lee faculty receive tenureFollowing its annual board

meeting in January, the LeeUniversity board of directorsawarded tenure to eight facultymembers effective August 2017.

The new tenured faculty mem-bers are Richard Albright,Matthew Fisher, AndrewHarnsberger, Mary Mathias-Dickerson, Brian Peterson,Randy Sheeks, Arlie Tagayunaand John Wykoff.

Albright is an assistant pro-fessor of psychology in Lee’sDepartment of Behavioral &Social Sciences. He obtained hisdoctorate of philosophy, hismaster of education and hisbachelor of science from PennState University.

At Lee, Albright is the directorof the school counseling pro-gram and teaches many gradu-ate classes, including schoolcounseling internship, groupcounseling, and counseling chil-dren and adolescents. He alsoteaches several undergraduatepsychology classes, such aswriting for psychology and childdevelopment. Albright has devel-oped a particular interest inadventure-based counseling andbullying.

He is a certified bullying pre-vention specialist and a nation-ally certified counselor throughthe American School CounselorAssociation.

Fisher joined the LeeDepartment of CommunicationArts in 2011. An assistant pro-fessor of digital master of educa-tion in art studies, he teachesclasses on screenwriting, direct-ing, film theory, and film criti-cism.

Fisher holds a master of finearts from Savannah College ofArt and Design in dramatic writ-ing and a bachelor of arts bach-elor of arts from Lee University.Short films he has written anddirected have screened at festi-vals internationally, such as theNashville Film Festival, CannesCourt Métrage, and the ShortShorts Film Festival in Tokyo,along with winning severalawards. His 2015 film, “Pilgrim,”was shot in Reykjavik, Iceland,and screened at the Cine GearExpo and LA Shorts Fest.

Harnsberger is an associateprofessor of music and percus-sion coordinator at Lee. Heearned his doctorate of musicalarts at the Eastman School ofMusic in Rochester, New York,where he also received the pres-tigious Performer's Certificate.

He received his master ofmusic and his bachelor of musicfrom Virginia CommonwealthUniversity.

Harnsberger is a performingartist and clinician for MalletechInstruments and Mallets, RemoDrum Heads, Sabian Cymbals,Ltd., and Grover Pro Percussion.

Harnsberger is in demand asa recitalist and clinician acrossthe country and internationally,presenting clinics and master-classes at as many as 40 uni-versities per year. He has per-formed with the RochesterPhilharmonic Orchestra, AtlantaSymphony Orchestra, and theNashville Symphony Orchestra,among others.

Mathias-Dickerson movedfrom northeastern Arizona to

join the art faculty of LeeUniversity in 2011 and helplaunch the new art major. Sheearned her master’s of fine artsfrom Bradley University and herbachelor of fine arts fromBowling Green State University.

She also studied color theory,art history, and Renaissancepainting techniques at theAtelier Neo Master of educationin Monflaquin, France.Matthias-Dickerson’s artworkhas been exhibited in galleriesand museums at local, national,and international levels. She hasconducted painting and drawingworkshops and demonstrationsin the United States, Mexico,and France.

As a believer in cross-culturalexperiences, she created andcoordinates the Atelier NeoMaster of education ici SemesterAbroad program for LeeUniversity art students interest-ed in traditional drawing andpainting techniques to studyabroad with a master painterwhile working on their degrees.

Peterson joined the LeeSchool of Religion faculty in2011 as an assistant professor,where he presently teaches avariety of Old Testament classesand Hebrew at the undergradand master's levels. He receivedhis doctorate of philosophy fromWycliffe College at theUniversity of Toronto, his mas-ter of arts from Beeson DivinitySchool in Birmingham, his mas-ter of theological studies fromGordon Conwell TheologicalSeminary, and a bachelor ofbiblical studies from Zion BibleCollege.

Peterson previously taught atGambia Theological Institute inWest Africa, as well as spendinga year as an assistant professorof Old Testament at PrairieBible College in Alberta,Canada. Peterson spends a por-tion of his summers involvedwith archaeology in Israel whereLee students often join him forseveral weeks.

Sheeks, an assistant profes-sor of music, joined the facultyof Lee University's School ofMusic in fall 2010. He currentlycoordinates the undergraduatestudies in church music andworship at Lee. He received hisdoctorate in music arts from theNew Orleans Baptist TheologicalSeminary, a master’s of music

from Samford University, andhis bachelor of arts from LeeCollege.

Before coming to Lee, Sheeksspent 23 years in local churchmusic ministry. He received theDistinguished MusicianshipAward from the Church of Godin 2004 recognizing his work atthe Metropolitan Church of Godin Birmingham, Alabama, wherehe served for 16 years and builta large and effective music pro-gram. His passion for the localchurch continues as heinstructs students at Lee in thechurch music curriculum.

Tagayuna joined Lee’sDepartment of Behavioral &Social Sciences in 2011 as anassistant professor of sociology.He earned his doctorate of phi-losophy and master of arts fromthe University of Hawaii-Manoaand his bachelor of arts fromthe University of thePhilippines. His research andteaching stands at the intersec-tion of inequalities, crime, delin-quency and punishment, raceand ethnic relations, culture,disability, social stratification,and community development.

Prior to Lee, Tagayuna startedand coordinated the criminaljustice program at New MexicoHighlands University. He alsotaught at University ofWisconsin-Madison, CaliforniaState University-Monterey Bay,and the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

Wykoff, assistant professor ofmusic theory composition,received his doctorate of philos-ophy from the City University ofNew York, his master of artsfrom Queens College, and hisbachelor of arts from CovenantCollege. Before joining the Leefaculty, he taught music theoryand musicianship at the AaronCopland School of Music,Queens College.

Wykoff has composed worksfor the PresidentialInauguration, solo piano, smallensemble, voice, choir, orches-tra, and more. His chambermusic has been performaster ofeducation by the InternationalContemporary Ensemble,Cygnus, Second InstrumentalUnit, and the MIVOS Quartet.His sacred music, includingchoral works and congregationalsong, is sung in churches acrossthe U.S. and in Canada.

Albright Fisher Harnsberger Dickerson

Peterson Sheeks Tagayuna Wykoff

Pentecostal Theological Seminary to host ‘The Spirit and Hermeneutics’ lectures

The 15th annual Clarence J.Abbott Lectures in BiblicalStudies will be given Feb. 21 and23 in Cross Memorial Chapel atthe Pentecostal TheologicalSeminary.

The lectures on the theme“The Spirit and Hermeneutics”will be offered by Craig S. Keenerand John Christopher Thomas.They are open to the public.

The first lecture, titled“Toward a Pentecostal Theologyof Anointed Cloths” will be givenby Thomas on Monda at 11 a.m.

The second lecture, “SpiritHermeneutics”will be offered byKeener on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Keener is F.M. and IdaThompson Professor of BiblicalStudies at Asbury TheologicalSeminary in Wilmore, Ky. Beforecoming to Asbury in July 2011,Keener taught at PalmerTheological Seminary of EasternUniversity for 15 years andbefore that he taught at HoodTheological Seminary.

Keener has written 21 books,five of which have won bookawards in Christianity Today.His “IVP Bible BackgroundCommentary: New Testament,”

now in its second revised edi-tion, has sold more than half amillion copies (including editionsin several languages).

Keener is married to MédineMoussounga Keener, who holdsa doctor of philosophy fromUniversity of Paris 7. She was arefugee for 18 months in hernation of Congo (their storytogether appears in the book“Impossible Love”). TogetherCraig and Médine work for eth-nic reconciliation in the U.S. andAfrica.

Keener was ordained in anAfrican-American denominationin 1991 and was one of the asso-ciate ministers in an African-American megachurch in

Philadelphia. He has taught inAfrica, Asia, and Latin America,and in connection with variousdenominations.

Thomas is Clarence J. AbbottProfessor of Biblical Studies atthe Pentecostal TheologicalSeminary in Cleveland.

A member of the full-time fac-ulty of the PentecostalTheological Seminary since1982, Thomas has been honoredfor his work in New Testamentscholarship by his election intomembership of the StudiorumNovi Testamenti Societas and hisappointment as the Clarence J.Abbott Professor of BiblicalStudies at the Seminary.

He has published articles inseveral leading internationaljournals devoted to study of theNew Testament including.Professor Thomas serves asEditor of the Journal ofPentecostal Theology andSupplement Series, and servesas General Editor of thePentecostal Commentary Series.

The Pentecostal TheologicalSeminary is located at 900Walker St., N.E. For furtherinformation call 423 478 1131.

Keener Thomas

Michael JaMes Lynn of Rogers Creek School in Athens recent-ly job shadowed Cleveland State Technology Chair Tim Wilson.Wilson demonstrates some simple PLC programming techniques tooperate an automated system; a particular class offered at ClevelandState in the Advanced Technologies department.

Bachmanplans March 4fundraiser

Bachman Academy, a non-profit, private boarding andday school in McDonald forstudents with learning differ-ences, is hosting a pancakebreakfast on Saturday, March4, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at theCleveland Salvation Army at437 Inman St.

For $5 (or any financialdonation), each ticket providesall-you-can-eat pancakes, twosausage links, and milk or cof-fee.

Proceeds will be used tofund the year-end prom, whereacademy students — whostruggle with issues such asADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia,and autism spectrum disorder— have a night of fun to cele-brate all that they haveachieved academically andsocially.

Dad starts ‘The Kindness Challenge’HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — A New

Jersey father mourning the sui-cide of his son figured a fewdozen family friends might jointhe page he launched onFacebook, his attempt to sharestories of kindness and to urgepeople to do good deeds withoutexpecting anything in return.

Less than a month later,Dennis Vassallo’s “The KindnessChallenge” page has more than44,000 followers. Dozens ofposts each day share stories ofkindness, including heartwarm-ing photos, words of thanks todoctors from cancer patients,and motivational messages.

The page has become an oasisamid all the division, rancor andanger online — a big virtual hug.

“Never in a million years wouldI have expected such a response,but it seems to have peoplethinking about what we were alltaught as kids: to be good to peo-ple and help them,” saidVassallo, of Holmdel.

Vassallo created the page tohonor what he called his late sonDylan’s selflessness and volun-teering for charitable causes.Group members have taken hisefforts to heart, saying it hasinspired them to give more oftheir time to helping others.Among them:

— A woman who has started,with her children, to paint happydesigns or kind sayings on rocksthey find. They then leave therocks around their town for oth-ers to find, hoping it will makethem smile and spread the love.

— A woman who was inspiredby messages about compassionto comfort a crying teenage driv-er who had been involved in afender-bender.

— An older man who had triedto pay some teens for doing someyard work he could no longerhandle. They refused, sayingthey just wanted to help him.After seeing a few postings aboutpeople making charitable dona-

tions, he realized he could do thesame with the money he wasgoing to give the teens.

Dylan was an altar boy at St.Benedict’s Catholic Church ofHolmdel and volunteered atorganizations includingStudents Helping Honduras,where participants help buildschools, homes and other proj-ects. He served at a local foodpantry, a school for specialneeds students and manygroups related to his school. Healso was a military buff who wasapplying to the Naval Academy.

He was 17 when he killed him-self in August 2015.

Vassallo notes on the page thatits sole purpose is “to share kind-ness only. Free of charge.”Members cannot use it as a polit-ical soapbox or try to sell any-thing, offer services or promotecharities. The page is monitoredfor “trolling,” and members areencouraged to report any prob-lematic posts.


LEGAL PUBLICATIONNOTICE OF SALE OR DISPOSAL OF CONTENTS

OF SELF-STORAGE FACILITY

Please take notice that ALL SAFE STORAGE located at 1451 Guthrie Drive, NW, Cleveland, TN, and 3005 Overlook Dr., Cleveland, TN, and 2253 Young Rd, Cleveland, TN, has a lien on certain personal property contents of self-storage facilities leased to tenants who have defaulted in their payment of rent. As enforce-ment of the lien for unpaid rent, and as a result of non-payment, All Safe Storage Facilities intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the contents of the units. The Home Office address of the self-storage facility is 1451 Guthrie Drive NW, Cleveland, TN. 37311. The number of the leased space and the name of the occupant are as follows:

1451 GUTHRIE DRIVE:

#54 - John W. Davis, JrRA03 - Jack W. SkinnerRA15 - Rebecca R. DillBK07 - Mike P. HartBK12 - Raymond CaylorA21 - Jillian Y. FlowersA25 - Cody S. McCullerC12 - Craig S. CantrellC20 - Josh WestD24 - Sandra CulbertsonDR1C/D - Shawna L. DotsonDR3G - Susann A. JerfieDR3J - M. F. Melfrank

3005 OVERLOOK:

0A20 - ContentsOD45 - Eric S. HarrisOE01 - Amber D. JacowayOE06 - Anita McNabbOE27 - Robbie B. RobertsonOF01 - Joseph B. MorganOF12 - Tyler McKayOF16 - Mindy S. Kittle

2253 YOUNG ROAD:

YA19 - Heather L. JunghanelYA24 - Nathan D. PriceYA26 - Jalen M. King

The time, place and manner disposal or sale are as fol-lows: At the discretion of All Safe Storage, the lien holder, the manner of disposal or sale of contents will on March 2nd, 2017 starting at 10:00 AM at All Safe Storage, 1451 Guthrie Drive, Cleveland, TN 37311. "Notice" in case of inclement weather, the disposal or sale will be held on the next clear business day.

If by sale it will be for cash to the highest and best pur-chase offer. It shall be the successful purchasers re-sponsibility to remove all the contents on the day of the sale and to leave the facility in a ready to rent condi-tion.

All contents if sold are sold "where is as is". No repre-sentation are made as to the nature, value or fitness of the contents. By: All Safe Storage, Home Office located at 1451 Guthrie Drive, Cleveland, TN 37311.

February 19, 26, 2017

LEGAL PUBLICATIONNOTICE OF SALE

In accordance with State of Tennessee law and due no-tice having been given, in order to satisfy owner’s lien for unpaid charges, the contents of the following stor-age units of: Chandler Storage at Westland Drive, 1853 Westland Drive, Cleveland, TN 37311 and Chandler Storage-South Lee, 1692 South Lee Highway, Cleve-land, TN 37311, and 20th Street Storage, 2501 20th Street, Cleveland TN 37312 will be sold at public auc-tion for CASH ONLY to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on March 4, 2017.

• Chander Storage- Westland Drive Units: Nicholas Plummer Unit #W56Heather Crowe Unit #W59Reid Scrivner Unit #W74Kevan Condra Unit #W103Bradley Dover Unit #W117Heather McDowell Unit #W126

• Chandler Storage- South Lee units: Kayla Standridge Unit #S31Starla Flowers Unit #S134

• 20th Street Storage: Mireya Mendoza Unit # T17

PUBLIC AUCTION will be on site of each set of unitsk. For directions call (423) 614.0069.

LEGAL PUBLICATIONThe Cleveland Board of Education is seeking bids

on the following items: Janitorial Services for Cleveland City Schools

Vendors interested in bidding must attend a pre-bid conference on March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. at the Ad-ministrative Office located at 4300 Mouse Creek Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312. At that time the scope of work will be discussed. Immediately following the pre-bid meeting, a district tour of designated buildings and grounds will be conducted. Specifications will be available to those attending the pre-bid meeting and afterward on the Cleveland City Schools website. Bids are to be opened on Friday, March 24, 2017 at

10:00 a.m. in the Administrative Office Building, 4300 Mouse Creek Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37312. Bids will be awarded accordingly as prescribed by law,

which states "Lowest and Best". A Supreme Courtruling states that the discerning of best lies solely onthose requesting the bid and not the bidder. The rightis also reserved to refuse any and all bids. Proposalsmay be held by the School Board for a period of 14days from the date of opening for the purpose ofreviewing and investigating qualifications of contractorsprior to awarding the contract. February 19, 22, 2017

LEGAL PUBLICATIONSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on April 4, 2017 on or about 11:00AM local time, at the Bradley County Courthouse, Cleveland, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by JAMES PULLIN AND TINA A. PULLIN, to NETCO INC., Trustee, on May 5, 2012, at Record Book 2099, Page 288 in the real property records of Bradley County Register's Office, Tennessee.

Owner of Debt: VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC

The following real estate located in Bradley County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encum-brances of record:

Lot thirty-five (35), North Meade, as shown by plat of record in Plat Book 3, Page 227, in the Register`s Office of Bradley County, Tennessee.Being the same property or a portion of the same property conveyed to James Paul Pullin and wife, Tina A. Pullin by Instrument dated June 07, 2006 from Hank W. Wilson, a single man filed on June 15, 2006 in Book 1651 at page 128 in the Bradley County records.Commonly known as: 4804 Treemont Circle NE, Cleveland, TN 37312Parcel Number: 0351 D 03600 000

Tax ID: 035I-D-036.00

Current Owner(s) of Property: JAMES PULLIN AND TINA A. PULLIN

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 4804 Treemont Cir NE, Cleveland, TN 37312, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description ref-erenced herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.

THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RE-TURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE.

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: None

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met.

All right of equity of redemption, statutory and oth-erwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce De-velopment are listed as Interested Parties in the ad-vertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities’ right to re-deem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.

This property is being sold with the express reser-vation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

MWZM File No. 17-000015-391

MACKIE WOLF ZIENTZ & MANN, P. C., Substitute Trustee(s)PREMIER BUILDING, SUITE 4045217 MARYLAND WAYBRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027PHONE: (615) 238-3630EMAIL: [email protected] 5, 12, 19, 2017

lEGAl PUBlICATION

in The CiRCuiT COuRT OF BRadley COunTy, TenneSSee, in Re: The adoption of Tayvin neal, d.o.b. : 07/14/2011, da’liveR-anCe neal, d.o.b. : 05/13/2009, a ChildRen undeR 18 yeaRS OF age, BRenT ed-WaRdS, TOyeTTa edWaRdS, Petitioners, vs. COuRTney neal, mother, eRvin RalPh TanneR, JR, father of Tayvin neal, aaROn JOSh daviS, putative/deceased father of da’liverance neal, Respondents, docket no.: v-16-844, Judge: Sharp. ORdeR OF PuBliCa-TiOn, in this cause it appearing that ordinary process cannot be served upon the Repspon-dent, Courtney neal, whose last known address was 213 Bradley lane in georgetown, Tennes-see 37336, and whose present address is un-known and cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquirty, the said Respondent Courtney neal, is therefore ORdeRed and required to file an an-swer in the Circuit Court for Bradley County, Tennessee whose address is 155 north Ocoee Street #206 in Cleveland, Tennessee 37311, within thirty (30) days after the last date of this publication or a default judgment may be taken against you for the relief demanded in said Peti-tion. it is further ORdeRed that this notice be published for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Cleveland daily Banner. enTeR this 1st day of Feb., 2017. Judge, Michael Sharp. aPPROved FOR enTRy: l. ashley gaither, BPR #031884, attorney for Petitioners, 223 harle avenue nW,

Cleveland, Tennessee 37311, (423) 614-5600.February 7, 12, 19, 26, 2017

lEGAl PUBlICATIONin The Juvenile COuRT FOR MCMinn COunTy, TenneSSee, ZORa SalvadORe, Custodian Petitioner, JiMMey S. ShelTOn, Maternal grandfather Co-Petitioner vs. dan-ielle ShelTOn, Mother, Ogle TeRRanCe FRaSe, ii, Father, Respondents. no. 2015-Jv-519. in The MaTTeR OF: gannon lee Frase, dOB: 09/23/2013, Children under 18 years of age. ORdeR OF PuBliCaTiOn, in the foregoing cause it appearing to the Court that process was issued to be served upon the re-spondent, Ogle TeRRanCe FRaSe ii, on the 31st day of March, 2016. however, the Polk County Sheriff's department returned service on april 13, 2016, stating a diligent search was made, subject was not found in county. Subject reportedly moved to Bradley County, and they have an active warrant on Mr. Frase. it is there-fore, ORdeRed that publication be made for four (4) consecutive weeks as required by law, in the Cleveland daily Banner, a newspaper pub-lished in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, notifying said respondent to appear and make defense to said Petition to Transfer Custody, or the cause will be taken as confessed and the cause set for hearing ex parte as to him. This 24 day of Jan, 2017. JaMeS WaTSOn, Magistrate. aPPROved FOR enTRy, Reid, WindeR, & gReen, PllC. dOnald (TRey) WindeR, iii, BPR# 025765, attorney for Petitioner, 10 West Madison avenue, P.O. Box 628, athens, Ten-

nessee 37371-0628. Phone (423) 745-1118.January 29; February 5, 12, 19, 2017

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LEGAL PUBLICATIONREQUEST FOR BIDS

PRIMITIVE SETTLEMENT PROPERTY

Bradley County requests sealed bids for sale or trade of comparable real estate approximately 7.35 acres of property located on Kinser Road SE in Bradley County, Tennessee, map and parcel number 067 052.00, which is the former Primitive Settlement property. All struc-tures located on the property will be included in the sale or trade except the post office structure located on the south end of the property and the log house lo-cated on the northern most end of the property. These two structures will be retained by Bradley County.Bids will be received through March 17, 2017 at 4:30PM Eastern Standard Time. Bids will be cash with fullpayment due at the time of closing on the property.Property is offered for bid in the “as is” condition withno warranties either written or implied. Bids will be on lump sum basis. Subject property was acquired by Bradley County, Ten-nessee by Warranty Deed from Richard L. Kinzalow, Trustee of the Richard L. Kinzalow Trust on January12, 2017, recorded in Deed Book 2425, Page 201, inthe Office of the Register of Deeds in Bradley County,Tennessee. The property is specifically described asfollows: A certain tract or parcel of land containing thirteen (13) acres, commencing at the Clevenger corner on the Bates Road; running North with the Clevenger and Still line to corner with John Cash land; thence East with Cash line to a corner to be established so as to make 13 acres in this tract of land; thence South with a con-ditional line to be established to a corner to be set on the Bates Road so as to make 13 acres in this tract of land; thence West with the Bates Road to the beginning corner and being bounded on the North by John Cash land; on the East by land this day conveyed to my sons and daughters; on the South by Bates Road; on the West by lands of Clevenger and Robert Still.LESS and EXCEPT that tract conveyed to Bob Lea by Deed of record in Book 1569, Page 229 described as:Beginning at an iron pin in the North line of Bates Pike at its intersection with the Northwest line of Leslie Stepp, being the property acquired in Deed Book 79, Page 320; thence along the line of Bates Pike, North 87° 16’ 19” West, 211.47 feet to an iron pin; thence on a right-handed curve, Delta=112° 54’ 42”, radius=50.0 feet; a distance of 98.53 feet to an iron pin in the Southeast line of Kinser Road; thence along the line of Kinser Road, North 25° 38’ 23” East, 573.63 feet to an iron pin; thence along a division line, South 65° 53’ 4” East, 273.32 feet; thence along the line of Stepp, South 26° 35’ 00” West, 544.70 feet to the beginning point. Questions may be directed to the Bradley County May-or’s Office at (423)728-7146. Sealed bids clearly marked as “Primitive Settlement Property Bid” may be sent to: Bradley County Mayor, P.O. Box 1167, Cleve-land, TN, 37364-1167 or hand-delivered to Court-house Annex Building, 2nd Floor, located at 155 Broad Street, Cleveland, TN, 37311. In order to be consid-ered, all bids must be received by March 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM. Bradley County reserves the right to reject any and all bids submitted for the subject property. February 17, 19, 2017

CiTy OF Charleston is taking appli-cation for police officer until Febru-ary 28, 2017. Must be academy graduate. Send resume to PO Box 431, Charleston, Tn 37310 or put in drop box at City hall. Call 423-336-1483 to pick up application. City is an equal opportunity em-ployer.

a FROnT desk secretary needed in busy medical practice. vacation, holiday pay and retirement. Basic computer skills and passion for pa-tients required. Please email resume to [email protected] or fax to 423-728-2234.

#1 Bedding ReTaileR has full time commissioned based sales po-sitions available in Cleveland. Only outgoing, highly motivated individu-als please apply. if you would like to grow with us send a resume to [email protected]

eXPeRienCed CaRegiveRS and Cnas who are available to work 2nd, 3rd, or weekends. Please apply in person at 60 25th Street nW #3, in Cleveland. Monday- Friday from 11am-4pm.

30. Help Wanted - full Time

CaRegiveRS aT home is now hir-ing caregivers and Cnas in all sur-rounding areas. Must be able to pass a background check and drug screen. Must have reliable transpor-tation. To send in your resume, please visit our website at:cgathome.com or fax it to 423-910-1450, or come by the office at 5619 Main Street, Suite 113, Ool-tewah, Tn 37363, Monday- Friday 9am-4pm.

29. Help Wanted - Part-time

SAlERS BUllS- calving ease, more pounds at weaning, great dis-position. Salers Females- unsur-passed mothers. Call 423-309-3490.website: www.colmorefarms.com

25. livestock-Horses-Poultry

FOR Sale a 357 Magnum pistol re-volver. Made by Beretta. nickel plated in the original box it came in with all the papers. $750. Call 423-508-7649.

18. Articles for Sale

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18. Articles for Sale

6304 WaTeRlevel highway. Mon-day. Kitchen table, adult diapers Xl, dishes, china sets, antiques, adult electric wheelchair in good shape, nick nacks, clothes and baby stuff.

15. Yard Sales

If you are searching for a product or service and do not want to use loads of time searching everywhere, WHY NOT Advertise your need un-der the heading: 014 WanT TO Buy in The Cleveland daily BanneR!!

i Buy junk cars, trucks, motorcycles from $125 up to $300, i will pick up. Call donny at 423-404-1488.

14. Want To Buy

gROOMing dOgS a gentle way from pups to senior dogs. 25 years experience. very reasonable prices. For appointment call Paula at 423-464-5849.

dOg OBedienCe ClaSSeS begin March 6th. Buddy Cummings, in-structor. Over 40 years experienceFor information: 423-472–1827.

9. Pets And Supplies

iF yOu want to drink that's your business…if you want to quit, call al-coholics anonymous. Call 499-6003.

dOMeSTiC viOlenCe support group for abuse victims. Meets Mon-days. Call 479-9339, extension 15 or 25 for location.

al-anOn OFFeRS help for families of alcoholics. For meeting informa-tion call 423-284-1612.

7. Personals

lOST yOuR pet? Check daily at the Cleveland animal Shelter, 360 hill Street.

5. lost And found

SChOlaRShiPS guaRanTeed or your money back! Beware of schol-arship “guarantees.” Before you pay for a search service, get the refund policy in writing. Call the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-helP to learn how to avoid scholarship scams. a mes-sage from Cleveland daily Banner and the FTC. Or visit our Web site at www.ftc.gov

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LEGAL PUBLICATIONNOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE

TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, William and Shatonya McCann, on orabout 12-3-2013 in Book 2213, Page 555 conveyed to DOUGLAS N. BLACKWELL II, duly appointedSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, the herein after described realproperty to secure the payment of certain PromissoryNotes described in the Deeds of Trust, which Noteswere payable to Cleveland Bradley Teachers FederalCredit Union, and WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment ofthe Notes, and WHEREAS, the owner and holder of theNotes has demanded that the hereinafter described realproperty be advertised and sold in satisfaction of theindebtedness and costs of foreclosure in accordancewith the terms and provisions of the Notes and Deed ofTrust. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I,DOUGLAS N. BLACKWELL II, SUBSITUTE TRUSTEE,pursuant to the power, duty, and authority vested inand conferred upon me, by the Deed of Trust, will onMarch 14, 2017 at 10:05 am at the front of the MainDoor of the Bradley County Courthouse in BradleyCounty, Tennessee, offer for sale to the highest bidderfor cash, and free from all legal, equitable and statutoryrights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rightsby virtue of marriage, and all other exemptions of everykind, all of which have been waived in the Deeds ofTrust, certain real property and attachments located inMonroe County, Tennessee, described as follows: 1975Dowdy Road SE, Cleveland, TN 37323 REVISED LOT TWENTY-B (20-B), OF THERESUBDIVISION OF REVISED LOT 20, LAKEVIEW HOMESITES, asshown by Plat of record in Plat Book 21, page 91, in theRegister’s Office of Bradley County, Tennessee(ROBCT). Said Plat is a revision of Plat Book 21, page27 and Plat Book 1, page 192, ROBCT. BEING that same property conveyed to William Amos McCann and wife, Shatonya Marie McCann by Deed to Create an Estate by the Entireties from William Amos McCann dated 27August 2013 and recorded in Book 2198, page 262, ROBCT. SUBJECT to All notes, stipulations, restrictions, ease-ments, conditions, and regulations as set out on re-corded Plats in Plat Book 21, page 91; Plat Book 21, page 27; Plat Book 1, page 192, ROBCT. SUBJECT to Any and all governmental zoning and/or subdivision ordinances and regulations in effect thereon. SUBJECT to Any and all drainage and/or utility ease-ments and setback line requirements set out on Plat Book 21, page 91; Plat Book 21, page 27; and PlatBook 1, page 192, ROBCT. TAX MAP: 066K-A-024 OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Bradley CountyProperty Tax Office, Cleveland City Property Tax Office, Bradley County Chancery Court, Occupants, William andShatonya McCann, Heights Finance. The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 35-5-101 et seq. and 35-5-117 et seq., have been complied with, or they are not applicable. The title to said real estate is believed good, but I will convey as substitute trustee only and subject to any unpaid taxes. This sale is subject to all matters shown on applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive cove-nants, easements or setback lines that may be applica-ble; any statutory right of redemption of any govern-mental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or en-cumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of the bid at the public sale, then the SuccessorTrustee shall have the option of accepting the secondhighest bid, or the next highest bid with which thebuyer is able to comply. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time set forth above. This sale is subject to liens, easements, encumbrances, property taxes, rights of redemption of taxing entities and other matter, which are prior in right to the lien of the aforesaid Deed of Trust. WITNESS my hand this 13th day of February, 2017. /s/ Douglas N. Blackwell II Douglas N. Blackwell II, Attorney Blackwell Law Offices PLLC, P. O. Box 1455, Cleveland, TN 37364 (423) 472-3000 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. To Be Run On: February 19, 26 and March 5, 2017. February 19, 26, 2017; March 5, 2017

LEGAL PUBLICATIONNOTICE OF SALE SELF- STORAGE CONTENTS

In accordance with State of Tennessee law and due no-tice having been given, in order to satisfy owner's lien for unpaid charges, the contents of the following stor-age units of Shady Oaks RV Park and Storage Units, 2930 South Lee Highway, Cleveland, TN 37311 will be sold at public auction for CASH ONLY to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Thursday, February 23rd at 10:00AM. PUBLIC AUCTION will be on site.

SO-1 Brock RichmanSO-5 Tyson GraySO-8 Junior SamplesSO-9 Michael TowersSO-13 Cynthia StoopsSO-16 Jim MarcySO-19 Mark EdwardsSO-20 Jerry JamesonFor directions or information, phone 423-715-5177.February 19, 2017

GeT PaId SHarING BOuTIQue wINeS! Ground floor opportunity. New Business. Fast start bonuses, residual income! east Tennessee is wide open! email for details:[email protected] Home-based business opportunity. www.directcellars.com/767344

INVESTIgATE BEFOREyOu INVEST!

always a good policy, especially for business opportunities and fran-chise. Call TN division of consumer affairs at (800) 342-8385 or the Fed-eral Trade Commission at (877) FTC-HeLP for free information. Or visit our web site at www.ftc.gov

33. Business Opportunities

TOw TruCK operator needed. Must have at least 2 years experi-ence, valid drivers license, up to date health card and must be able to pass a drug test. Serious inquiries only. Call to make an appointment 423-472-1424.

THe SOuTHeaST Tennessee Hu-man resource agency has a vari-able hour on-call driver position opening in Bradley County. drivers are responsible for the transportation of agency clients in agency vehicles; qualifications include Class d – F endorsement driver’s license, M v r check, pre- employment dOT physi-cal and drug testing required. This position requires a criminal back-ground check. Therefore, candidates for this position may be required to provide information about their crimi-nal history in order to be considered for this position. employment appli-cation may be picked up at the SeTHra office at 1250 Old Chatta-nooga Pike, Cleveland, TN or agency website at www.sethra.us. Please return completed application to SeTHra, P.O. Box 909, dunlap, TN 37327, attn: Carol S. roberson. eeO employer. deadline: February 25, 2017.

MaINTeNaNCe MeCHaNICNeeded. Newly weds Foods. 187 Industrial Lane, Cleveland, TN. Must have 3-5 years' experience. associ-ates degree in the Maintenance Technology field and/ or equivalent preferred. Must be open to any shift. apply in person.

30. Help Wanted - Full Time

PROPERTy MAINTENANCE

Cleveland Housing authority (CHa) is accepting applications for multiple positions in its Mainte-nance department. This responsi-ble position involves the repair and upkeep of apartments, buildings, and grounds in public housing de-velopments managed by CHa. The successful applicant will possess a high school degree or Ged equiva-lency and have demonstrated knowledge and experience in resi-dential plumbing, electrical, car-pentry and other property mainte-nance experience. This position of-fers a competitive wage and bene-fit package as well as a generous retirement plan. Interested appli-cants may send a resume and let-ter of interest to:

Cleveland Housing authorityPO Box 2846

Cleveland, TN 37320-2846attn: Paul dellinger,executive directorFax: 423-339-5984

email:[email protected]

PRODuCTION WORkERSNeeded

Olsten has long term assignments for one of Cleveland’s top manu-facturers. all shifts available. Full

time and part time. apply online at www.olsten.com or in person at the

Olsten office in Chattanooga.

2115 Stein DriveChattanooga, TN 37421

423 855 7859www.olsten.com

PerSONaL Care Choices, a non-medical home healthcare company is seeking to hire care-givers. we have a variety of hours available in the Cleveland area. applicants must be at least 21 years old, have a high school di-ploma or Ged, reliable transporta-tion with proof of insurance. For more information please call 865-681-0999.


NOw HIrING. Owens Corning. 1088 urbane road, Cleveland, TN. 2nd shift production associate (5:30pm-4am) direct hire $11 an hour. apply on website: https://jobs.owenscorningcareers.com/careers

NOw HIrING: Newly weds Foods, Inc. Starting Pay $11 hour. apply in person at 187 Industrial Lane Sw Cleveland TN 37311.

MedICaL TraNSCrIPTIONISTneeded for busy practice. Must ex-hibit excellent computer data entry skills and knowledge of medical ter-minology. Please email resume to: [email protected]

MeCHaNIC/ deLIvery Person— Bradley rentals is looking for reli-able, detail- oriented individual to maintain and repair all types of rental equipment as well as deliver equipment when needed. Hours are 7:30am-5:30pm Monday- Friday. Must be able to follow detailed ver-bal and written instructions, have a clean driving record and be able to pass a drug test and criminal back-ground check. Must also be comfort-able working in a fastpaced envi-ronment. Company offers competi-tive wages and company benefits. Interested persons should email a resume to [email protected] or complete an application form at Bradley rentals, 336 Grove avenue Sw, Cleveland.

KIa OF Cleveland: Now hiring Lot attendant. Full time hourly position with benefits. valid driver's licence required. responsible for maintain-ing neat and orderly lot/ grounds, checking in vehicles, other duties as assigned. apply in person 2492 S. Lee Highway.

deLIvery TruCK driver Positions available: Competitive pay, load pay, extra delivery pay, $500 monthly safety/ performance bonus, daily op-portunities for extra bonus, weekly direct deposit, modern fleet of Cas-cadia Tractors. requirements: Class a CdL, able to operate forklift (will-ing to learn). If interested or for more information call 423-338-0583 or 931-409-1015. Office hours: Mon-day- Friday 7am-4pm.


INSIDE CLASSIFIEDTELEPHONE

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

The Cleveland daily Banner is hir-ing a talented and motivated sales person to join our advertising team in the position of Inside Classified Telephone Sales representative.

The position includes developing, presenting and selling advertising solutions for new and existing cus-tomers.

Successful candidate will be re-sponsible for current accounts, prospecting for new ones, assisting walk-in customers, incoming calls, selling customers classified adver-tising, inputting ad copy and scheduling ads for publication.

requirements:• Must be detailed oriented withexcellent written and oralcommunication skills

• ability to meet sales goals• Computer proficient• able to type 50 wpm accurately• deadline driven• ability to multi- task in a fastpaced environment

• Team player who can work with avariety of people, personalitiesand departments.

we offer a base pay plus commis-sion; excellent benefits to include medical, dental, short- term disabil-ity, 401k, vacation, and more. Background check and drug screening required.

Please email resume [email protected]

equal Opportunity employer

H B a C Installer needed, excellent pay with benefits, residential & Commercial Systems. Charleston TN. Call 8am-5pm, 423-336-5958.

FuLL TIMe medical assistant needed for large family practice in Cleveland. Looking for a cheerful in-dividual who is a team player! re-sponsibilities include greeting pa-tients and obtaining vitals, injections etc. Monday- Friday. email resume to: [email protected]

FuLL TIMe help needed, will train. Champion Cleaners on North Lee Highway. apply in person.

FarM wOrKer, LaBOrer4 Temporary Positions. employment dates are as follows: april 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017. Guar-anteed 3/4 of contract hours. all tools provided at no cost. Free hous-ing provided for Non- commuting workers. Transportation and subsis-tence reimbursed to worker upon completion of 50% of contract. Pay rate of $10.92 per hour. Tennesseed erosion Control athens, TN. duties include planting, cultivating, & har-vesting sod. apply for this job by calling the State workforce agency Office at 423-894-5354 and mention Job Order #TN518922

FarM wOrKer, LaBOrer4 Temporary Positions. employment dates are as follows: april 3, 2017 through december 15, 2017. Guar-anteed 3/4 of contract hours. all tools provided at no cost. Free hous-ing provided for Non- commuting workers. Transportation and subsis-tence reimbursed to worker upon completion of 50% of contract. Pay rate of $10.92 per hour. John young Farms Herndon, Ky. duties include planting, cultivating, & harvesting crops & hay. apply for this job by contacting your nearest State work-force agency Office and mention Job Order #691020081.

exPerIeNCed GrILL cook needed. Must be clean, neat, de-pendable, and drug free. apply in person. Huddle House Ocoee.

earN THOuSaNd$ from home. Be careful of work-at-home schemes. Hidden costs can add up, and re-quirements may be unrealistic. Learn how to avoid work-at-home scams. Call the Federal Trade Com-mission. 1-877-FTC-HeLP. a mes-sage from Cleveland daily Banner and the FTC. Or visit our web site at www.ftc.gov

drIverS: New Orientation Com-pletion Bonus! $4,000. Flatbed!! $3,000. dedicated, regional, OTr and point to point lanes! (New hires guaranteed minimum $$$ week!) 1 year CdL- a: 855-350-5571.

drIverS- CO & Owner Opera-tors. earn great money running dedicated! Great benefits. Home weekly. Monthly bonuses. drive newer equipment! 855-582-2265.

CLeveLaNd CITy Schools is now hiring Bus Monitors who wish to be-come Bus drivers. Must have a clean driving record. In- house train-ing for qualified applicants. apply at Cleveland City Schools Maintenance and Transportation, 4300 Mouse Creek road, Nw, Cleveland, Ten-nessee, Monday- Friday 7:30am to 5pm. e O e

CuSTOMer ServICe, full time, we will train. Must work Saturdays. ap-ply in person. eyear Optical 2733 Keith Street.


drIverS Needed - OwnerOperators welcomed

Better Pay & More Time at Home!

• 2,000 - 2,800 miles a week• Come Grow with Tranco• equal Opportunity employer• New equipment• Haz- mat pay• Medical and dental Insurance• Paid Holidays and vacation• up to .45 per mile

Contact dusty Kiser:[email protected]

423-822-1000 ext. 228

COrdeLL'S CONSTruCTIONneeds commercial estimator.423-595-1086 or 423-472-8422.


drIver CdL-a: Sign on bonus paid in first 4 weeks! Paid orienta-tion! Monthly bonuses! No- touch, late model equipment. 2 years OTr. 855-874-4842.

deLIvery drIver Local, Full time, Monday- Friday: Class a CdL. apply in person: Tarver dis-tributing Co., Inc., 8360 Hiwassee St., Charleston TN

Crew Leader/ delivery Person- Bradley rentals is looking for a reli-able, detail- oriented individual to fill the position of Crew Leader/ deliv-ery Person. This person will be re-sponsible for supervising and assist-ing crew with loading/ unloading trucks, deliveries/ pickups, event and tent setups, maintaining inventory and cleaning and repairing event equipment as needed. Must be able to follow detailed verbal and written instructions, have a clean driving re-cord and be able to pass a drug test and criminal background check. Must also be comfortable working in a fastpaced environment. Com-pany offers competitive wages and company benefits. Interested per-sons should email a resume to [email protected] or complete an application at Bradley rentals, 336 Grove avenue Sw, Cleveland.


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BRADLEY COUNTY 911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATOR

The Bradley County 911 Emergency Communications District is accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in a career as Telecommunicator in the 911 Emergency Communications Center. Qualified applicants will possess a high school education or GED equivalent. Previous experience in a Police or Fire environment is recommended, preferably in Dispatcher or related duties. Ability to react promptly and effectively in emergency situations and to deal courteously and professionally with the general public and other emergency personnel is essential. Computer data entry skills are required. Testing will be conducted for skills in data entry, reading and listening comprehension, abstract reasoning, and situational judgement. Applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Psychological and physical examination, including visual and hearing acuity and drug screen will be conducted after conditional offer of employment. The position will require shift work, and weekend and holiday duty. Employees of the Communications Center are required to reside within 30 miles of the Center. New employees residing outside the 30-mile limit, will have 6 months to relocate within the 30-mile limit.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES of the position are answering 911 emergency and administrative phone lines, directing calls to proper agencies through use of computerized switchboard and radio communications equipment, operation of a computer aided dispatch system, answering calls from and relaying information to police officers, rescue, fire and medical personnel in the field, assisting in directing units to desired locations, answering calls from the general public and providing information and assistance as requested, basic clerical duties.

Applications may be picked up and returned to the Bradley County 911 Center at 1555 Guthrie Dr NW Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm or on-line at www.clevelandtn.gov. , or from our face book page at BRADLEY COUNTY 911. Applications or resumes submitted by mail should be sent to the 911 Center, 1555 Guthrie Dr. NW, Cleveland, TN 37311. Application deadline for the next testing session will be 5:00 p.m., Friday March 10th, 2017. The next basic skills testing dates are scheduled for March 21st and 22nd , 2017. Applicant orientation will be held on Wednesday March 15th, at 6pm, at the 911 Center. All applicants will be contacted with information as to time and location for the basic skills testing. The Bradley County 911 Emergency Communications District is an equal opportunity employer.

Thank You Cleveland for 6 Years!

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LLOYD'S uSED CARS423-476-5681

5526 Waterlevel HighwayCleveland, TN

www.lloydsusedcars.com2010 Chevrolet Impala, 2008 Chrys-ler Sebring Convertible, 2008 Chrys-ler T/ C van, 2005 Chevrolet Trail-blazer V8, 2004 Honda Accord, 2001 Ford Ranger

72. Cars For Sale

HANDICAP VAN: 2010 Chrysler Town and Country Touring. VMI Conversion. Power side ramp. Kneeling suspension. 67,000 miles. $25,000. 423-715-9058.

70. Vans For Sale

2005 TERRY Travel Trailer, 30' box with a 12' slide, has 4 bunks and queen bed in master bedroom. Can sleep up to 10 people. $10,000 firm. 423-472-8625.

65. Campers And Equipment

LAND FOR SALE: Just Reduced to $99,900. Almost 20 acres, level and mostly cleared. Road on 2 sides with a creek. Nice. AWARD REALTY 423 476-3205. Anna Marie Lynn 423 595-3378.

57. Farms & Acreage For Sale

ALL ExTENSIVELY remodeled:3 bedroom/ 1 bath, SW, $99,900.4 bedroom/ 2 bath, N, $154,900.3 bedroom/ 2 bath, N, $159,900.Owner financing or lease- with-option. Owner/ Agent STONY BROOKS REALTY 423-479-4514.

3 BEDROOM, 2 Bath ranch near YMCA. Recently remodeled. $150,000. (423) 650-9123.

56. Houses For Sale

ONE LEVEL, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Central heat and air. Stove and re-frigerator furnished. Large living room, eat in kitchen with den. Walk to Tinsley Park. 2 car carport with utility room. No pets. No smoking. References required. $1000 monthly, $500 deposit. 423-244-1616.

MAPLETON FOREST: Great room with vaulted ceiling, dining area. Breakfast bar, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, laundry room. 2 car enclosed ga-rage. Well decorated. No pets en-forced. No smoking. Must have rent reference, verifiable income. $1,200 monthly, $900 deposit.423-479-9891.

3 BEDROOM, 1.5 bath, ranch with large fenced back yard and carport. Ross/ Yates School District. No smoking/ No pets. $975 monthly, $900 deposit. 423-504-1819.

3 BEDROOM Brick Ranch, No Pets, No Smoking, $1200 monthly, $1000 deposit. 423-961-3699, Owner/ Agent.

2 BEDROOM in country setting. No pets. $650 month. $500 deposit. 423-303-9804.

$1,195: 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths, 2100 square feet, double garage. Lami-nate upstairs, Carpet in bedrooms, finished den downstairs. Very Nice! No Pets, No smoking.$1,095: 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, hard-wood/ tile floors, gas fireplace down-stairs, NW location.PROVISION REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC 423-693-0301

53. Houses For Rent

PuBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real es-tate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Tennessee Hu-man Rights Act which makes it ille-gal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, handicap/ disability or an in-tention to make any such prefer-ence, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwell-ings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportu-nity basis. Equal Housing Opportu-nity, M/F.

53. Houses For Rent

MALE COLLEGE student has room to rent: Hopewell, No smoking, No alcohol. $300- $400 monthly. 423-457-5070.

BREEzEWAYExTENDEDSTAY.COM

WEEKLY rate paid in advance, aver-ages $46.43 nightly plus tax. 423-584-6505.

$149 PLUS tax weekly special, 1 person with ad, HBO/ ESPN. 423-728–4551.

52. Sleeping Rooms

COLLEGETOWN MOBILE ES-TATES: Two bedrooms nice and clean. 472–6555.

3 bedroom, 2 baths. $150 weekly. 1155 6th Street NE. 423-650-5027

$495: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath.$450: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath.$475: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath.All units include: New paint, vinyl flooring, and water. PROVISION REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC 423-693-0301.

50. Mobile Homes For Rent

WEEKLY RENT- INCLuDES ALL uTILITIES! 1 bedroom with central heat/ air! Off Georgetown Road. $175 weekly or monthly at a dis-counted rate. NO DEPOSIT! Call 423-476-6113.

PINEWOOD APARTMENT Homes is now accepting applications for a 2 bedroom apartment. Rent $490, de-posit $250. Appliances and water furnished. It is clean, safe and quiet area. 423-593-8010.

NORTHWEST CLEAN. Large 2 bed-room. Covered parking. Lease/ de-posit $650. Call 423-774-7686.

NICE 2 bedroom in Cleveland. Ground level. Remodeled: Stove, re-frigerator, blinds, water and sewer furnished. No pets, no smoking. Call for information between 9am-6pm 423-479-5570.

LuxuRY TOWNHOMES: $755 and up monthly, 2 bedrooms, 1.5/ 2.5 baths. Gas heat, gas fireplaces. Near mall, YMCA and Lee univer-sity. Call for details. 423-595-1943woodridgecleveland.com

LUXURIOUS TOWNHOME At Stonebriar in Cleveland. Off Old Tasso Road, on 1728 Stonecastle Drive, one level 2 bedroom, in-cludes all stainless appliances, washer/ dryer. $975 monthly. Avail-able now. Steve at 423-421-3666.

GREAT LOCATION 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex: Appliances, central heat/ air, washer/ dryer hookups. $595 monthly plus $450 deposit. No smoking/ no pets. Call 423-339-2798.

DuPLExES FOR rent 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Henderson Avenue and Hedge Drive. $600 monthly. $400 deposit. 423-618-2738.

CLEVELAND SuMMIT Apartments Rent is based on income for persons 62 or older, handicapped or dis-abled. We have immediate open-ings. Equal Housing Opportunity 44 Inman Street 479-3005

BLYTHEWOOD- STEEPLECHASEAPARTMENTS- 1 Bedroom with utilities furnished ($389- $579); 2 Bedroom ($429- $609). Appliances furnished; duplexes. 423-472–7788.

A 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, $525 monthly. References and credit check required. No pets. Owner/ agent. 423-284-6403

2 BEDROOM, 1.5 bath townhouse, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, wa-ter furnished. Central heat and air. Washer/ dryer connections. No pets, references required. $600 monthly, $200 deposit. 423-244-1616.

49. Apartments For Rent

2 BEDROOM, 1 bath duplex. Central heat and air. Stove and refrigerator furnished. Washer/ dryer connec-tions. No steps. No pets. References required. $500 monthly. $200 de-posit. 423-244-1616.

2 BEDROOM, 1 bath duplex. Lo-cated across from old Whirlpool. Very large with laminate wood floor-ing, central heat/ air, laundry room. $575 monthly. No pets. 423-476-6113.

2 BEDROOM duplex, NE city limits, 1.5 bath. No smoking. No pets. 1 year lease required, $595 monthly, $595 deposit. Contact SELECT RE-ALTY PROFESSIONALS 423-559-5590, ask for Kara (423-762-5933.)

1875 GREEN Drive duplex apart-ment. All carpeted, stove, refrigera-tor. All electric. Washer/ dryer hook-ups. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. $550 plus $250 deposit. No pets. 423-478-7363 or 423-310-0742.

1 BEDROOM, 1 bath. No pets, no smoking. $400 deposit. $450 rent. Owner/ agent. STONY BROOKS REALTY. 423-479-4514.

1 BEDROOM, 1 bath, off Spring Place. $450 monthly,includes water. 423-650-5027.

PuBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real es-tate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Tennessee Hu-man Rights Act which makes it ille-gal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, handicap/ disability or an in-tention to make any such prefer-ence, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwell-ings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportu-nity basis. Equal Housing Opportu-nity, M/F.

$525: 1 Bedroom, 1 bath, laminate/ vinyl flooring, new paint, central heat/ air, includes all utilities up to $100. Half off 1st months rent. PRO-VISION REAL ESTATE AND PROP-ERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC 423-693-0301.

$395: LARGE 1 bedroom, 1 bath, hardwood floors, water included.$450: 1 Bedroom, 1 bath, utilities in-cluded, vinyl/ wood floors, new paint.$595: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, duplex, to-tally furnished, with washer/ dryer, all utilities included $475: Large 2 bedroom, 1 bath du-plex, water included.$495: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath, new paint, tile/ wood floors, water included.PROVISION REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC 423-693-0301.

TOWNHOuSE ON Ramsey Street NE, close to Bradley Square Mall. No pets/ smoking. $575 monthly, $500 deposit. Credit check. 423-667-3551.

49. Apartments For Rent

AVAILABLE NOW: North Keith Street: Single or multiple offices, utilities included. Owner/ Agent STONY BROOKS REALTY 423-479-4514.

48. Office Space For Rent

OFFICE/ RETAIL space available. North Ocoee Street. 423-618-1467.

OFFICE/ RETAIL- Star Vue Square 7,000 square feet, $4,000 monthly. Owner/ Agent 423-987-9232.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY for lease in Charleston, TN 800 to 3200 square feet. Call 423-336-3827, 7am-5pm.

47. Business Property ForRent

600 SQuARE foot offices plus 2000 square foot warehouse, also 300 square foot office plus 900 square foot warehouse space. Both with 14 foot ceiling and overhead loading door. APD 40. 423-400-8514.

47. Business Property ForRent

TEMPSAFE STORAGEClimate Controlled

& Outside unitsDowntown Location& Georgetown Road

614-4111

CALFEE'S MINI Warehouse for rent: Georgetown Pike, Spring Place Road and Highway 64. Call 476–2777.

46. Storage Space For Rent

2 RIVERS CAMPING: RV Park, Cabin Rentals, directly on the river at junction of Hiwassee and Ocoee Rivers. 423-338-7208.

45. Vacation Rentals

SMITH CONCRETE FinishingSlabs, garages, driveways,

sidewalks, etc. Free Estimates423-667-3880

HONEY DO List- Light hauling and pressure washing. Call for details 423-790-2763.

COMMERCIAL & Residential. No job too big, no job too small! The Paint Doctors. 423-933-6080.

CLEVELAND PLuMBING, Residen-tial- Commercial Plumbing Services. Reasonable rates. Licensed- In-sured. Senior and Military discounts. 28 years experience. 423-432-5893.

CAPTuRE YOuR memories with GENorkus Photography. Special events, custom photography por-traits, weddings, music and bands, senior, agricultural, commercial, performances, and the newest thing. Live Portrait! Contact George at:

[email protected] schedule yours today.

40. General Services Offered

BO’S TREE SERVICE: Over 30 years experience. Insured, free es-timates. Bucket Truck. 423-284-9814 or 423-544-2249.

*BRADFORD TREE SERVICE* TRIMMING/ REMOVAL Bucket truck/ Chipper FREE estimates.

Insured. 423-421-4049

40. General Services Offered

WANTED: HAIR DRESSERS, Booth Rental $75 or commission. 1 Nail Tech. Martin's Beauty Shop, 423-476-6776, 423-240-8978.

38. Barber/Beauty Salons

NEED CA$H fast but can’t get a loan? Don’t pay for the promise of a loan. Call the Federal Trade Com-mission at 1-877-FTC-HELP to learn how to spot advance-fee loan scams. A message from Cleveland Daily Banner and the FTC. Or visit our Web site at www.ftc.gov

* LOANS up to $1,250 *Quick Approval423-476-5770

34. Money To Lend

PROCESS MEDICAL claims from home? Chances are you won’t make any money. Find out how to spot a medical billing scam. Call the Fed-eral Trade Commission,

1-877-FTC-HELP.A message from

Cleveland Daily Banner and the Federal Trade Commission. Or visit our Web site at www.ftc.gov

OPPORTuNITY TO GET PAID DAILY, great home business. Please call 832-225-5005 first. Ask about $100 cash referral reward! Ron 423-284-0580 or Fred [email protected]

LOOKING FOR a mission? Christian themed publication. Net $47K part time from home. Clients are estab-lished. Will train. Retiring. $24,900. 828-633-6382.

33. Business Opportunities

LOOKING FOR A NEWEMPLOYEE? LET CLASSIFIEDADS HELP! CALL 472-5041.


210 Savannah Avenue $145,000 OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4

(423) 303-1200 Each Keller Williams office is independently owned & operated


Listing Agent: Rhonda Vest Mc C lure

(423) 618-8575

Well- maintained 3BR, 2BA home in Cleveland City! Main level offers living room, kitchen dining area, and finished basement offers large den/family room! Huge, level backyard, back deck and storage building. Home warranty offered! MLS#20166565 $149,900 DIRECTIONS: North on N. Ocoee St, right onto Savannah Dr, home on right.

LISTING AGENT KELLI PAUL

(423) 280-8072

BUYER’S AGENT KELLY BLAIR

(706) 399-3973

OPEN TODAY 2-4 PM

An Absolutely Gorgeous Custom Built home with so many upgrades. Soaring ceilings in the kitchen with a grand size granite island that overlooks the Great Room. Formal Living and Dining with custom built-ins.

144 Covenant Cove $449,900

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Joe Womac MLO ID #500886, Loan Originator P.O. Box 4730 • Cleveland, TN 37320

Phone: 423-596-2131 Fax: 423-476-0060

[email protected]

Beautiful hardwood flooring throughout. Each bedroom has a private bathroom. Oversized owner’s en’Suite with double sinks and closets, walk in tiled shower and jetted tub. Text 14440 to 46835 for all the details. MLS #20163030. Directions: Stuart Road to Left on Michigan Ave. R. on Wilkerson Road, L. on Benton Pike, R. into Covenant Hills.

3650 Hillside Drive N E $179,900 OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4

Hosting Agent: Chip Phillips

423-715-2105

Location, Location, Location This well kept 3 bed 2 bath home is just minutes away from everything. Hardwood floors, ceramic tile baths, fireplace, screened in back porch, privacy fence, new concrete patio, large back yard with outbuilding. MLS 20166786 DIRECTIONS: North on Ocoee Street. Right on Westview Drive. Left on Hillside Drive. Home is on Right.



3810 Charleston Drive $219,999

KELLI PAUL 423-280-8072

KELLI PAUL 423-280-8072

JIM METZGER LISTING AGENT 423-385-0585

6515 Frontage Road $234,500 The Almost perfect home. Convenient to Amazon, Wacker,Resolute Products,Olin. Lonza. Easy access to I-75 for commuters. Beautiful 2.4 acre lot, Covered Front Porch. Garage on the main and Garage in Basement with separate drive. Open floor plan with tongue and groove vaulted ceilings. MLS #20166676 Call Kelli for a private scheduled viewing. TEXT 13943 to 46835 for all the details

128 Shire Lane $174,900 Fabulous Farm House Style So much more than meets the eye. This is a truly must see inside. Custom built- in’s A Gourmet Kitchen straight out of a Magazine, Literally. Custom Cabinets, Top of the line gourmet appliances, custom light fixtures. Great room with Vaulted soaring ceilings. Newly updated Bathroom, full unfinished basement ready for future expansion. MLS# 20166981

Call Kelli for a private viewing. TEXT 4092 to 46835 for all the details

OPEN HOUSES 2-4 PM

FEATURED HOMES

BILLIE STEVENS HOSTING AGENT

423-762-8908

Wonderful ranch with full basement in Bowman Hills. Sunroom, new paint, updated master bath, hardwood floors and much more. Come by and see this wonderful home. MLS #20167239. Directions: Ocoee and 25th, north on Ocoee, right on Blythe Ferry. Immediate left on Charleston Drive. Home on right

895 Blue Springs Church Road $179,900

OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4

4245 N. Ocoee Street, Suite 1 • Cleveland, TN 37312 423-709-8880

HOSTED BY TOYE SOWDER 423-313-8891

If you love the rustic cabin feel surrounded by nature this home is the home for you. T his home is extremly unique and situated on over 3 acres and is very secluded. T his home has 3 bedrooms and over 2500 sq ft., hardwood


Rita Haynie MLO ID #659301, Mortgage Originator

P.O. Box 4730 • Cleveland, TN 37320 Phone: 423-505-2707

Fax: 423-476-0060 [email protected]

floors. N ewer addtion offers a huge bonus room or master bedroom and a theater room. W alls have been carpeted and curtains with lighting. I t looks like your walking right into a movie theater. DIRECTIONS: T ravel down Blue Springs Rd . for 4 miles. T urn right onto Blue Springs Church R d. right before where Blue Springs E lementary used to be. S tay straight on Blue Springs Church R d. for about 2 miles. H ome will be on your left. L ook for signs.


Rita Haynie MLO ID #659301, Mortgage Originator

P.O. Box 4730 • Cleveland, TN 37320 Phone: 423-505-2707

Fax: 423-476-0060 [email protected]

OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4

346 Vermont Drive $125,000 PRICE REDUCED on this 3 Bedroom Home with over 1900 sf living area. Main level has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, kitchen, living room, dining room, breakfast area. Partially finished basement offers den, half bath and laundry room. Single attached garage, level yard! MLS: 20166345 DIRECTIONS: Directions: From Paul Huff Pkwy, north on Mouse Creek road to right on Mapleton, left on 2nd Vermont Dr, home on right.

Hosting Agent: William Eilf

423-813-9800


EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY Listing Agent:

Rhonda Vest Mc C lure (423) 618-8575

JANNIS SAMS 503•2945 • 473•9545

This Builder Delivers! You can’t beat the price for a home this large. You will be impressed with the quality in this brand-new construction located in Ross/Yates school zone. The extras are not extra. Features include hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless appliances, and ceramic tile shower. There is plenty of space in this home with oversized rooms and 4 bedrooms. Direction: From intersection of Keith St. and Paul Huff Pkwy. Turn left on Paul Huff, take a right onto Mouse Creek Rd. Go 1/2 mile, then take left onto Logan Rd, the Right into Stone Gate Subdivision. Home will be on the right. MLS #20166523.

OPEN HOUSE 2-4 PM 1178 STONE GATE CIRCLE NW

$219,900 Jannis Sams

OPEN HOUSE

Larry Allen

Your first impression...will be WOW! This custom built multi-level brick and siding home has some really special features: Extra large living room with gas log fireplace, spacious sun porch off entry foyer, charming kitchen with picture window over sink, an amazingly large utility room, 3 bedrooms, up a half flight, an owners’ bedroom with a large walk-in closet and half bath, (and note there is room to expand the half bath) large double room for family or media room or rec room in basement. MLS #20170450. Directions: South on Ocoee from Keith Street to left on Westview Drive to home on right.

OPEN HOUSE 2-4 PM 3610 WESTVIEW DRIVE

$168,000

LARRY ALLEN 240•8613 • 473•9545

OPEN HOUSE

Mike & Sheryl Domeck

Cute Rancher with 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. Fantastic starter home or for those downsizing. Updated from top to bottom and includes appliances and a Washer and Dryer. Ample storage in unfinished Basement with nice level yard for the kids, or pets, to play in. Move in ready! MLS #20170659.

FEATURED HOME 153 BATES STREET, NE

CHARLESTON, TN • $81,900

MIKE AND SHERYL DOMECK 310•4488 • 473•9545

FEATURED

Mike & Sheryl Domeck

Custom built home with two Master Suites and an Oversize Great Room. Has a 2 Car oversize Garage with loads of storage room. Unique split Bedroom design with each of the three bedrooms in a different wing of the house. Separate Office, Formal Dining plus a Breakfast Room and a Screened in Porch overlooking a nice level fenced in yard. Comes with a One Year Home Warranty. MLS #20170558.

FEATURED HOME 255 TURNING LEAF TRAIL, NE

$205,000

MIKE AND SHERYL DOMECK 310•4488 • 473•9545

FEATURED

3342 Keith St NW- Cleveland, TN 37312 423.790.1610

Bringing Dreams to Reality


130 Lauren Drive SE $189,500

Open House this Sunday 2:00 to 5:00pm

Host Gale

Matthews 423-356-2959

Why settle for less than the best? Seller has taken this quality 3 bedroom 2 bath home and made it better. This Smart Home can be controled by touch of button or your phone. 1/2 acre lot with paved fire pit for entertaining. Directions. Hwy 64 E, right on Lyles Rd, right on Bates Pike, left Pebble Ridge right on Lauren Drive.

[email protected]

SOLD

RIVER COUNTIES ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®

“REALTORS® Serving People”

Serving Bradley, Bledsoe, McMinn, Meigs, Polk & Rhea Counties

Our Mission Statement:

“Enhancing, promoting, and protecting the private property rights in our communities, and the business interests of our REALTOR® members.”

Decisions Decisions Decisions

RIVER COUNTIES ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® “REALTORS® Serving People”

Serving Bradley, Bledsoe, McMinn, Meigs, Polk & Rhea Counties


FiVe generAtions are shown in this photo. From left seated, Baby Isabella Danle; momth,Lenore Clift; standing left, great-grandmother, Debbie Mantooth; grandmother, Sherry Druwalter; andgreat-great-grandmother, Bobbie Queen.

signAture HeAltHcAre of Cleveland announced its Valentine's Day 2017 King and Queen —Victor Weston and Elizabeth Holmes. Holmes was presented with her royal crown and a lovely bou-quet of flowers. Weston was presented with his royal crown and a elegant box of chocolates.SignatureHealthcare of Cleveland residents and staff celebrated this wonderful announcement and Valentine'sDay with a big party and entertainment.

Mrs. KirKpAtricK's

third-grade class atBenton Elementary wore

red on Feb. 14 to helpraise awareness of con-

genital heart defects.Addicyn Thompson, 8,

has had two heart surger-ies with plans of at least

one more in the future torepair her heart defects.The students wanted tohonor her and all other

children born with heartdefects by wearing red on

Valentine's. At right are Addicyn

Thompson, left, 8, andher brother, Ayden

Thompson, 7.

Alaska’s Bogoslof Volcano erupts, sends up ash cloudANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —

An Alaska volcano that’s beenactive since mid-Decemberhas erupted again.

The Alaska VolcanoObservatory says BogoslofVolcano in the AleutianIslands erupted just before 10a.m. and sent an ash cloud to25,000 feet.

Ash can harm and stop jet

engines. Ash from southwestAlaska volcanos is a threatairliners operating betweenNorth America and Asia whena cloud rises above 20,000feet.

After the eruption, theAviation Color Code wasraised from orange to red, thehighest level.

The observatory says south

winds are pushing the ashcloud north over the BeringSea and no ash is expected tofall on communities.

The observatory says pulsesof seismic activity continueand additional eruptions couldoccur.

The observatory saidBogoslof could have periodiceruptions for months.

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