Residential 'growth is going nuts'

By CHRISTY ARMSTRONGBanner Staff Writer

Health science students atBradley Central High Schoolare getting some real-life emer-gency preparedness training.

This semester, students inthe sports medicine class wereasked to create plans designedto dictate what students andstaff should do in the event ofa health-related emergency.These plans are now being pre-sented to school administratorswho say they may use the stu-dents’ suggestions to better theschool’s emergency plan.

“They seem to be doing real-ly well,” teacher Drew Germansaid of his students. “They’vebeen going all over the schoollooking to see where first aidkits should be placed and howemergency responders shouldbe directed into different loca-tions in the school.”

Every school has an emer-gency preparedness plan, andstudents learning about emer-gency response discuss what isincluded in such plans.

While this subject could belittle more than a class discus-sion-starter for the students atBradley Central, German hasbeen helping his studentsdesign their own emergencyresponse plans for their school.

Working in groups, studentsrecently inspected their schoolhallways and doorways to seewhere first-aid kits should beplaced. They also discussedwhat to place in them.

They also compiled informa-tion to be placed on a chart to

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Bradley takes down titleBradley Central three-time state champion

Knox Fuller, top, led the Bears to their 25thTSSAA state title with a victory over archrivalCleveland High in the finals. Area prep hoopteams split six games. Lee basketball, base-ball and softball teams all in action. SeeSports, pages 17-21, 25-26, 28.

LOCAL NEWS

Young People's ConcertFriday afternoon the Chattanooga

Symphony and Opera hosted a YOungPeople's Concert at North ClevelandChurch of God for students form thecounty and city school systems. SeePage, 10.

Victoria Campbell uses CPR learnedin school to save life

By ALLEN MINCEYBanner Staff Writer

Victoria Campbell said that itis important to learn CPRbecause one may never knowwhen it will be needed.

She speaks from experience,because her knowledge of CPRand the ability to perform itmay have recently saved awoman’s life at a local conven-ience store.

Campbell, a youth counselorfor the local residential treat-ment facility Omni Vision, hadgone to a nearby BP station toget a drink.

"As I was checking out, thecashier and I noticed that therewas a lady at the drink foun-tain and she looked like shewas asleep,” Campbell said.“The cashier commented to mehe wondered if she was OK."

“The first thing I noticed wasshe had hospital bracelets onher wrists, and tape on herhands. My first instinct wasshe had something wrong withher,” she continued. “Sheslumped to the ground and Inoticed that she started havingseizures.”

Campbell said her lips, thencheeks began to turn purple,and she knew she was havingtrouble breathing.

“I did chest compressions,CPR, and continued to check

for a pulse and did mouth-to-mouth. There was a man whocalled 911, and they arrived,”she said.

A police officer soon arrivedon the scene, along with anambulance, which helped thelady.

Campbell said the lady,whose name she never got,survived. She had been onmedicine for sleep apnea.

“I got extremely emotional,and feel good that she didmake it,” Campbell said.

She said knowing CPR wasvery important in saving thewoman’s life and suggestedthat everyone learn the tech-nique.

“I originally learned it inwhen I was in school atBradley Central. Melissa Ricewas my teacher,” she remem-bered. “She actually told us todo the compressions to a songand use the beat to help withthose chest compressions.”

She also did a CPR class tobe hired at the treatment facili-ty.

“This was the first real per-son I did CPR on. It was alwaysthe dummy before,” Campbellnoted.

She said that she would sug-gest everyone learn CPR.

“It may help you save a life,"Campbell said. "So if you everget a chance, learn CPR."

Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY

VICTORIA CAMPBELL, right, saved a woman’s life by performingCPR recently at a local convenience store. With Campbell, at a spe-cial thank you event , was co-worker Korey Moore, left..

Residential ‘growth is going nuts’

By BRIAN GRAVESBanner Staff Writer

“Growth is going nuts!”That was the observation of

one of the area’s majorRealtors during a meeting ofthe Cleveland/BradleyEconomic DevelopmentCouncil.

Max Phillips, president ofthe River Counties Associationof Realtors, and a member ofthe council, told the group “allis well in residential realestate.”

“It is great news that hasbeen going on and it looks likeit’s going to continue,” Phillipssaid. “The number of units isup 13 percent from 2015.That is about 157 more units,or $25 million more, of realestate that has been soldthrough 2015. We’re growingand business is good.”

He said the average numberof days a property remains onthe market is down 13 per-cent, the listing price is up

two percent and the price soldis up three percent.

Phillips said the county’sinventory is a “seller’s mar-ket.”

“We have homes staying onthe market for about threedays,” he said. “If it’s a goodone, it’s gone. That’s going tocontinue. We need new con-struction.”

He said there were 1.8 mil-lion new homes built acrossthe country in 2006.

“Last year, there were830,000 homes built,” Phillipssaid. “We’re a million off.”

He added the average pricerange for a home in BradleyCounty is $168,000 list price,versus $165,000 sale price.

“Anything under $300,000sells quickly,” Phillips said.“Homes priced at $400,000and above are harder [to sell],but they are beginning tomove a little better.”

Phillips said it was easier

Helms named to America's Road TeamBy SARALYN NORKUS

Banner Staff Writer

A Cleveland resident is mak-ing his mark on the nation’strucking industry.

Gary Helms, a master trainerat Covenant Transport, hasbeen named to the 2017-18America’s Road Team, an eliteAmerican TruckingAssociations group.

Being named to America’sRoad Team is quite an honor,and to achieve it Helms wentup against more than 2,000applicants from across thecountry. He was one of 33 whowas invited to Washington,D.C., for face-to-face interviewsand then was chosen as one of

20 America’s Road Team cap-tains.

“It’s huge for truck driversand probably the highest honorthat can be afforded to a guythat actually still drives atruck,” Helms declared.

According to Helms, the cri-teria to be considered for theroad team includes an impec-cable driving record whichincludes no accidents.

“Ideally, they’d like to seeyou have 1 million miles, acci-dent free,” he added.

The 59-year-old began driv-ing for Covenant Transport inFebruary 2006, straight out ofdriving school, and is currently

BCHS students design school safety plan

Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG

TERRY MCELHANEY, assistant principal of Bradley Central High School, back center, gives stu-dents in the school's sports medicine class feedback on the emergency preparedness plans they cre-ated with their school in mind.

Contributed photo

CLEVELAND RESIDENT andCovenant Transport driver GaryHelms was one of 20 truck driv-ers in the nation named toAmerica’s Road Team.

Davis: Challenge is to ensure veterans get earned benefits

By LARRY C. BOWERSBanner Staff Writer

Bradley County VeteransAffairs officials, Larry McDarisand Joe Davis, have complicatedand sometimes frustratingresponsibilities assisting localveterans.

They explained in a recentinterview that the job of deter-mining benefits for honorablydischarged veterans, and familymembers, is difficult.

“There are a lot of steps, butthat’s what we’re here to do.We’re here to help assist our vet-erans through these steps,” saidMcDaris.

Davis said one of the biggestmisconceptions is about whomakes the final decision.

“We’re here to help, while it’sup to the U.S. Veterans AffairsOffice to make the final decision— to approve or disapprove ben-efits,” he said.

When you think about veter-ans benefits, there are a numberof opportunities available tothose who served our country,and who were honorably dis-charged. McDaris and Davispointed out the county’sVeterans Affairs Office is joinedby a number of other organiza-

Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS

BRADLEY COUNTY Veterans Affairs officers Larry McDaris,standing, and Joe Davis, look over some of the information sourcesthey use to determine eligibility of local veterans for VA benefits.

See RESIDENTIAL, page 6

See VETERANS, page 6See HELMS, page 7 See BCHS, page 7

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OBITUARIESWinfred Allen

Winfred E. “Corky” Allen, 67, ofCleveland, died Friday afternoon,Feb. 3, 2017, at the family resi-dence.

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

Jimmy BledsoeJimmy Wayne Bledsoe, 80, of

Harrison, left this life on Feb. 2,2017.

He was retired from ADM/DixiePortland. He was an avid fisher-man on the Tellico River and onlakes all around. He was a faith-ful member of Tyner Church ofChrist and enjoyed the Mondaymorning meetings with the dea-cons.

He is preceded in death by hisson, Gregory Bledsoe; parents:Otto & Juanita Williams Bledsoe;brother, Bill Bledsoe; and broth-er-in-law, Jerry Teague.

He leaves behind to cherishhis memory his wife of 58 years,Helen Dinsmore Bledsoe, ofHarrison; daughter, Vickie(Eddie) Steele; daughter-in-law,Lori Johnson Bledsoe Nierodzik;granddaughters: Megan(Jonathan) Moss and Chelsea(Allen) Holloway, all of AshlandCity, Brooke Bledsoe, and AddieNierodzik of Ooltewah; great-grandsons, Gabriel Lee Mossand Olen Edward Holloway; sis-ters: Betty King, of Rossville,Ga., and Janie Teague of Athens;and a special sister-in-law, VelmaDinsmore (Dale) Hixson, ofHarrison.

A celebration of life service isplanned for 2:30 p.m. onMonday, Feb. 6, 2017, at theTyner Church of Christ, locatedat 6620 Bonny Oaks Drive,Chattanooga, TN 37421, withministers George Cupp and JohnCupp officiating.

The family will receive friendsfrom noon until the 2:30 p.m .ser-vice time.

In lieu of flowers, contributionsmay be made to the BrookeBledsoe Trust Fund, at CitizensB&T, PO Box 249, Trenton, Ga.,30752, in Bledsoe’s honor.

The family wishes to give aspecial thanks to Hospice ofChattanooga, especially toJanice and Jason.

You are encouraged to share amemory of Jimmy and/or yourpersonal condolences with hisfamily by visiting his memorialwebpage and guestbook atwww.companionfunerals.com.

Companion Funeral Home andthe Cody family are honored toassist the Bledsoe family withthese arrangements.

Zola Boring Zola Mae Boring, 74, of

Madisonville, passed awayFriday morning, Feb. 3, 2017, ina Madisonville health care facili-ty.

Boring was the daughter of thelate Emma Cole Taylor and JohnTaylor. Her husband, ClarenceBoring; her sister, MelanieBlalock; and her brothers:Ernest, George, John and HaroldWitt, also preceded her in death.

Boring was retired fromSchering-Plough after manyyears of service. She enjoyed

working in her flower garden andfeeding the birds. She was a life-long member of the BethelBaptist Church.

Survivors include her daugh-ters: Lisa Arnette and her hus-band, Frank, of Burnsville, N.C.;Jennifer Hall and her husband,Keith, of Sevierville; her son,Kelly Scott and his wife, Holly, ofTellico Plains; her stepson, FredBoring and his wife, Rachel, ofCleveland; her grandchildren:Mariah Freeman, TiffanyMcPhail, Heather Loudermilk,Paige Hall and Kaitlyn Hall; hergreat-grandchildren: Makayla,Kevin and Brittany McPhail andRiver and Grey Freeman; hersisters: Jane Keith and ThelmaBurton; her brothers: W. C. Wittand Roy Witt; and several niecesand nephews.

The Remembrance of Lifeservice will be conductedMonday, Feb. 6, 2017, at 2 p.m.from the Jim Rush Funeral andCremation Services NorthChapel with Rev. MichaelMcClemore officiating. Intermentwill follow in the SunsetMemorial Gardens with familyand friends serving as casketbearers.

The family will receive friendsfrom noon until the service timeat 2 p.m. Monday at the funeralhome.

You may share your condo-lences and your memories withthe Boring family at www.jim-rushfuneralhomes.com.

John BrockJohn Brock, 63, of Chiefland,

Fla., died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.Survivors and arrangements

will be announced later byCompanion Funeral Home andCrematory.

Wilma BrockWilma Sue Brock, 85, of

Murray County, passed awayFriday, Feb. 3, 2017, at her res-idence.

Wilma was preceded in deathby her daughter, Sandra Brock;parents: Jim and PearlHawkins; sister, Jessie MarieBallew; and brothers: Gerstal,Marvin, Vernon, J.B., Wincell,Kenneth, C.L. and JulianHawkins.

Survivors include her sonsand daughters-in-law: Haroldand Deb Brock and Delane andVicky Brock, all of Chatsworth;daughters and son-in-law, MaryAnn and Bobby Stout of GordonCounty, Belinda Gowan ofCleveland; brother, WaymonHawkins of Cleveland; sistersand brother-in-law: MargiePrice of Cleveland, Velma JaneRandolph of Cleveland, Gladysand Bob Sampson of PolkCounty and Ruth Ann Ledford ofPolk County; eight grandchil-dren; 16 great-grandchildren;special niece, Roberta Mason;and extended family.

Services to celebrate the lifeof Wilma Sue Brock will be heldtoday, Feb. 5, 2017, at 2 p.m.from the Chapel of PeeplesFuneral Home with the Rev.Donnie Flood and Rev. JamesNix officiating. Interment will fol-low in Fairy Valley BaptistChurch Cemetery.

The family will receive friendsat the funeral home today fromnoon until the service hour.

Peeples Funeral Home &Crematory of Chatsworth is incharge of the arrangements.

John Wilson CantrellJohn Wilson Cantrell, 74, of

Cleveland, died early Saturdaymorning, Feb. 4, 2017, in aChattanooga hospital.


Doris Carroll Doris Carroll, 67, of Cleveland,

died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in aChattanooga hospital.


Charles ‘Winford’ HowellCharles “Winford” Howell, 77,

passed away on Wednesday,Feb. 1, 2017, in a local hospitalsurrounded by his loving family.

He was a member ofWestwood Baptist Church andworked in the medical field mostof his adult life.

He is preceded in death by hisparents: Buster and EdithHowell; grandparents: Sol andBertha Officer, Eldon and EffieHowell; and a special aunt,Pauline Moore.

Howell is survived by his lovingwife of 54 years, Billie Howell;three sons: Tim, Chip (Penny)and Carey Howell; one uncle,Kenneth Howell; two stepchil-dren, John (Brenda) McKee andSherry (Jeff) Barber; eight grand-children: Rebecca (Brad)Donegan, Briana, Megan, Nick,Cameron, Katelyn, Caden andCaleb Howell; three step-grand-children, Joe Gressett, JaySprague and Kris McKee; sevengreat-grandchildren; and onegreat-great-grandchild.

A celebration of Howell’s life isplanned for today, Feb. 5, 2017,at 3 p.m. in the chapel ofCompanion Funeral Home locat-ed at 2419 Georgetown RoadN.W. in Cleveland, with the Rev.Jim Caywood and the Rev.Dwight Herod officiating.

Interment will be in the HillcrestMemorial Gardens with ChipHowell, Carey Howell, JohnMcKee, Nick Howell, Jeff Barberand Gene Crowson serving aspallbearers. Junior pallbearerswill be Caden and Caleb Howelland honorary pallbearers will beTimmy Howell, Kenneth Howell,Larry Smith and Brad Donegan.

The family will receive friendsin the funeral home parlor todayfrom 1 p.m. until the 3 p.m. serv-ice time.

You are encouraged to share amemory of Winford and/or yourpersonal condolences with hisfamily by visiting his memorialwebpage and guestbook atwww.companionfunerals.com.

Companion Funeral Home andthe Cody family are honored toassist the Howell family withthese arrangements.

Nancy KingNancy King, 57, of McDonald,

died Feb. 3, 2017.Survivors and arrangements

will be announced later byCompanion Funeral Home andCrematory.

Paul McLaughlinPaul McLaughlin, 65, of

Chattanooga died Thursday,Feb. 2, 2017.

Survivors and arrangementswill be announced later byCompanion Funeral Home andCrematory

Nellie NeeleyNellie Neeley, 86, of

Rainsville, Ala., diedWednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, atCollinsville Health and Rehab.

Survivors include two sons:Jerry Neeley and Coye DeanNeeley, both of the BlakeCommunity; two daughters:Peggy Chaney of Fort Payne,Ala., and Helen Wilson ofSylvania, Ala.; sister: Hazel

Taylor of Cleveland; sevengrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, Ben Neeley Jr.;her great-granddaughter; threebrothers; and nine sisters.

The funeral was held onSaturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at theRainsville Funeral HomeChapel in Rainsville, Ala., withBro. Kent Wilborn and Bro. TroyYoung officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the Wesley ChapelCemetery.

Arrangements were handledby Rainsville Funeral Home,Inc., www.rainsvillefuneral-home.com.

Survivors include two sons:Jerry Neeley and Coye DeanNeeley, both of the BlakeCommunity; two daughters:Peggy Chaney of Fort Payne,Ala., and Helen Wilson ofSylvania, Ala.; sister: HazelTaylor of Cleveland; sevengrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded-in-deathby her husband, Ben Neeley Jr.;by her great-granddaughter;three brothers and nine sisters.

Debbie Riggs Debbie Riggs, 60, of

Cleveland, died Saturday, Feb. 4,2017, at the family residence.

Jim Rush Funeral andCremation Services willannounce survivors and funeralarrangements.

Blanche RogersBlanche Rogers, 93, of

Cleveland, passed away Friday,Feb. 3, 2017, in a local hospital.

She was retired fromCharleston Hosiery Mill andwas of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, TommyRogers; and siblings: MittieNewman, Fred McFalls, theRev. Beecher McFalls andFredia McFalls.

She is survived by her sonand his wife: Danny and KathyRomine of Cleveland; grand-son, David Dilbeck and his wife,Julie Bowman Dilbeck, andgranddaughter, Joann Rameyand fiancée, Harley Donaldson;great-grandchildren: HarleyDilbeck, Zachary Dilbeck, LaylaPitts, April Pitts and Maya-SueRamey; sister, Jessie Beaty;several nieces and nephews;and a special friend, RosieWaldon.

A funeral will be held onMonday, Feb. 6, 2017, at 8 p.m.in the chapel of Grissom-Serenity Funeral Home with theRev. Johnny Hood officiating.

The family will receive friendson Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. atthe funeral home.

Interment will be held onTuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at 11a.m. at Triplett Cemetery.

The family would like to thankDr. Balram Chhajwani, NickNakdimen and the folks atBradley Dialysis Clinic for thetender loving care they took ofBlanche.

We invite you to visitwww.grissomserenity.com toview the obituary and leave amessage of condolence.

Funeral arrangements arebeing handled by Grissom-Serenity Funeral Home andCremation Services.

Donnie Young Donnie Ralph Young, 76, of

Old Fort, went home to be withthe Lord on Saturday, Feb. 4,2017, at his residence with hisfamily by his side.

He was born in Bradley Countyto Sam and Della (Beard) Youngon Saturday, April 20, 1940.

He married his childhoodsweetheart Carolyne (Crook)Young of Old Fort, on Jan. 8,1960, in Cleveland.

He worked for McKenzieFencing for 26 years before retir-ing in 2014, where he was loving-ly nicknamed by the youngeremployees coming into the con-struction trade whom he men-tored over the years as “Old-Timer.” He enjoyed farming andhunting, but most of all he lovedspending time with his family andfriends.

He is preceded in death by hisparents: Sam and Della Young ofOld Fort, sister and brother-in-law: Edna and Fred Crittenden;sisters: Mildred Ballew andPaulette Bolen; brother in law,Kenneth Adams.

He is survived by his wife,Carolyne (Crook) Young; son,Mark Young of Old Fort; twodaughters and sons-in-law:Penny and Kevin Gill ofOoltewah and Robin and TimMcKenzie of Cleveland; sixgrandchildren: Samuel and KaliaMcKenzie of Cleveland,Carolanne and Matt Crisp ofRiceville, Catherine Frazier ofChattanooga and John ThomasMcKenzie of Cleveland. He wasalso blessed with two great-grandchildren: RosemaryMcKenzie and Braxton Brooks.He is also survived by his sister,Billie Jean (Young) Adams, andbrother-in-law, Larry “Fat Cat”Bolen.

A celebration of his life isplanned for Tuesday, Feb. 7,2017, at 8 p.m. in the chapel ofCompanion Funeral Home locat-ed at 2419 Georgetown RoadNW in Cleveland, with theReverend David Evans officiat-ing. The family will receivefriends in the funeral home parloron Tuesday from 6 until the 8p.m. service time.

The family wishes to extend itssincere thanks to everyone whohas prayed for Donnie and hisfamily.

“We truly appreciate and loveeach one of you who were willingto walk along side of the family,offering support during this time

Bobbie YowarskyBobbie Lynn Yowarsky, 85, a

lifelong resident of Cleveland,passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31,2017, at her residence.

She enjoyed antiques, and sheowned her own antique store.She also had a giving heart; shewould go out of her way to helpsomeone else. She attended TheChurch of God Southside. Shewas a woman of God.

She is preceded in death byher husband of 60 years, WalterYowarsky: her parents: Oscarand Cora Brown; and two broth-ers: Jimmy Patterson and RobertPatterson.

Left to cherish her memory areone daughter and son-in-law:Lisa and Scott Simmons; twosons and daughter-in-law: Mike(Kim) Yowarsky and VanYowarsky; four grandchildren:Courtney Simmons, SavannahSimmons, Maclain Yowarsky andBridger Yowarsky; and three sis-ters: Linda Johnson, BertieMillians and Barbara Rutledge.

A celebration of life service willbe held on Wednesday, Feb. 8,2017, at 7 p.m. in the chapel ofCompanion Funeral Home, locat-ed at 2419 Georgetown RoadN.W. in Cleveland.

The family will receive friendsfrom 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdayprior to the service. The familyasks in lieu of flowers memorialsbe made to the American CancerSociety.

You are invited to share a per-sonal memory of Bobbie or yourcondolences with her family ather online memorial located atwww.companionfunerals.com.

that we were so graciouslyallowed the privilege of beingable to say our goodbyes until wemeet Donnie again in heaven.”

The family asks that in lieu offlowers that a donation be madein honor of Donnie’s life to“Giving to Emory Brain HealthCenter.” More details available inMonday’s edition.

Union official blames staffing shortage for guard death

SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — Thekilling of a guard during aninmate uprising at Delaware'slargest prison this week wasentirely preventable, accordingto a correctional officers' unionleader who blamed state officialsfor ignoring chronic staffingshortages that put prison work-ers at greater risk.

Sgt. Steven Floyd, 47, wasfound dead early Thursday aftera nearly 20-hour hostage stand-off at the James T. VaughnCorrectional Center nearSmyrna. Late Friday, theDelaware Division of ForensicScience completed an autopsyand said Floyd's death washomicide by trauma.

On Friday, Floyd was posthu-mously awarded a promotion tolieutenant and the Medal of

Valor, the department's highesthonor.

Floyd was one of four staffmembers, including a femalecounselor, taken hostageWednesday after inmates in aunit holding about 120 inmatesambushed him and forced himinto a closet.

Inmates released two hostagesbefore a tactical team used abackhoe to breach the buildingand rescue the woman.

"If there had been a correctamount of staffing for a maxi-mum-security building, theinmates would not have beenable to overpower the officers,take control of the building andmurder Sergeant Floyd," saidGeoff Klopp, president of theCorrectional Officers Associationof Delaware.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — WhenAnne Kirkpatrick took the helmat the scandal-ridden OaklandPolice Department, she inheritedan agency that the city’s mayorlikened to a frat house.

The veteran police officer knewshe inevitably would be askedwhat it’s like to combat the cul-ture as one of a growing numberof women heading police depart-ments, many struggling to repairtheir public image.

“What I will tell you is that I ama leader,” she said at a news con-ference announcing her appoint-ment, listing qualities Oaklandwanted in its police chief.

“Those character traits are notgender-based. Those are leader-ship-based,” Kirkpatrick said.

Female police officers tend touse wits over brawn to deescalatepotentially violent situations,experts say, and as departmentsshift their focus to nonviolenttechniques, it’s natural theywould tap more women as lead-ers.

“A lot of police chiefs saywomen had a profound impact onthe culture of policing,” saidChuck Wexler, executive directorof the Police Executive ResearchForum, a Washington-basedthink tank. “They bring their own

set of skills to a traditionallymale-dominated culture, andthat is very helpful.”

Still, the number of womenleading police departments palesin comparison to their malecounterparts. Of the nation’s 50largest police departments, onlyfive are led by women. A 2013survey conducted by the NationalAssociation of Women LawEnforcement Executives foundjust 169 women leading the morethan 1,500 police departments,sheriff’s offices and other lawenforcement agencies across theU.S. that responded.

“It’s very pleasant to see someof these female chiefs across thecountry,” said Dawn Layman, thegroup’s president and a major inthe Lenexa, Kansas, PoliceDepartment. Still, she says,there’s much work to do.

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(AP) — These area lotterieswere drawn over the weekend:

TENNESSEEFriday:

Cash 3 Evening: 1-6-0, LuckySum: 7

Cash 3 Midday: 2-6-6, LuckySum: 14

Cash 3 Morning: 2-1-5Cash 4 Evening: 0-8-8-5,

Lucky Sum: 21Cash 4 Midday: 5-8-6-6,

Lucky Sum: 25Cash 4 Morning: 3-8-3-1Mega Millions: 03-06-29-30-

64, Mega Ball: 3, Megaplier: 5Tennessee Cash: 05-06-07-23-

30, Bonus: 2

Saturday: Cash 3 Evening: 8-7-8, Lucky

Sum: 23Cash 3 Midday: 2-4-1, Lucky

Sum: 7Cash 3 Morning: 4-8-4

GEORGIAFriday:

5 Card Cash: JD-KD-2C-7C-6D

All or Nothing Day: 03-05-06-10-12-13-14-18-21-22-23-24

All or Nothing Evening: 04-05-11-14-15-16-17-18-20-21-23-24

All or Nothing Morning : 01-03-05-06-11-13-17-18-20-21-

22-23All or Nothing Night: 03-05-

07-08-09-14-15-17-18-19-23-24Cash 3 Evening: 0-7-2Cash 3 Midday: 9-2-3Cash 4 Evening: 7-0-7-3Cash 4 Midday: 6-7-3-2Fantasy 5: 10-11-17-34-35Estimated jackpot: $125,000Georgia FIVE Evening: 3-1-4-

7-0Georgia FIVE Midday: 1-1-6-6-

5Mega Millions: 03-06-29-30-

64, Mega Ball: 3, Megaplier: 5

Saturday:5 Card Cash: 2C-5C-3D-7D-

9SAll or Nothing Day: 01-02-04-

07-08-11-12-13-14-16-19-21All or Nothing Evening: 02-03-

05-09-10-14-17-19-20-21-22-24All or Nothing Morning: 03-04-

06-08-10-13-14-15-16-17-19-22Cash 3 Evening: 9-1-0Cash 3 Midday: 8-0-9Cash 4 Midday: 5-8-7-5Georgia FIVE Evening: 4-2-0-

4-5Georgia FIVE Midday: 1-0-2-4-

3Cash 4 Evening: 2-5-8-8,

Lucky Sum: 23Cash 4 Midday: 1-0-8-5,

Lucky Sum: 14Cash 4 Morning: 7-0-4-0

LOTTERY NUMBERS

Tripp Hathcock, Jim Ervin,Lynn Moore, Heather Tibbs andAriana Ownbey, who are celebrat-ing birthdays today.

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Bowling Green laughs along at massacre that wasn’tAustin Anthony/Daily News via AP

Summer Wei lights a candleduring a Bowling Green “mas-sacre” remembrance gatheringon Friday at Fountain SquarePark in Bowling Green, Ky. The“massacre” that never happenedhas Bowling Green in thenational news again — some-thing that has not happenedsince a sinkhole swallowed sev-eral prized Corvettes at a muse-um.

By BRUCE SCHREINER,Associated Press

A White House adviser’s com-mentary about a massacre inKentucky that never happenedhas sparked seemingly endlesssnickering online, with jabs like“never remember” and “I survivedthe Bowling Green massacre.”

Kellyanne Conway mentionedthe fictional massacre in anMSNBC interview Thursday as thereason for a temporary travel banfor Iraqis in 2011, saying it alsoproved why the Trump adminis-tration’s ban was necessary. Itthrust this college town back intothe national spotlight, nearlythree years after a sinkhole thatswallowed several classicCorvettes at a museum in BowlingGreen garnered worldwide atten-tion.

Even Big Red, the beloved, furryWestern Kentucky Universitymascot, wasn’t immune: Onesocial media post shows himsprawled on the ground with theinscription “Never forget.”

“The jokes are flying for sure,”said Guy Jordan, who teaches atWestern Kentucky. “My sense ofthings is that we are today a cityof people walking around lookingat their phones and giggling softlyto ourselves.”

Jordan quipped the only mas-sacres in Bowling Green havebeen some of Western’s footballvictories.

For Bowling Green radio per-sonality Jelisa Chatman,Conway’s remarks were like a giftfrom heaven as an on-the-air sub-ject.

“You wake up in the morningand you think, ‘What am I goingto talk about today?’” she said.“And God is like, ‘Here you go. Youneed something to talk about,how about this?”

At Home Cafe & Marketplace,the most popular pizza Friday was“the Bowling Green Massacre” pie.

The specialty pizza with black-ened chicken, mac’ and cheeseand jalapenos was on pace to seta one-day sales record at theBowling Green restaurant, saidowner Josh Poling.

“The minute I heard it lastnight, I was like, ‘Oh gosh, that’stoo good of an opportunity topass up,’” he said.

All proceeds from the specialtypizza’s sales will go to theSouthern Poverty Law Center, hesaid.

Meanwhile, someone regis-tered the domain name bowling-greenmassacre.com, and peopleclicking on the site were auto-matically directed to the websiteof the American Civil LibertiesUnion.

Friday night, a group of peoplegathered at a Bowling Green parkwhere they lit candles in remem-brance of massacre victims.

Conway initially cited theBowling Green “massacre” as areason why the Trump adminis-tration’s temporary ban on immi-gration from several Muslim-majority nations is necessary.

She said President BarackObama implemented a similarban in 2011 after two men fromIraq were arrested in Kentuckyon charges that they plotted tosend money and weapons to al-Qaida. The men had been mistak-enly admitted to the U.S. asrefugees in 2009 but never wereaccused of plotting attacks insidethe U.S.

Conway tweeted Friday thatshe meant to say “terrorists”instead, and not everyone inBowling Green was piling on.

Mayor Bruce Wilkerson said heunderstands how someone can“misspeak” during an interview,and said he appreciated the “clar-ification.”

Asked how people wereresponding, the mayor said:“People roll their eyes at trying tomake a mountain out of a molehill.”

Bowling Green is the home ofRepublican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul.His spokeswoman said Friday thefocus should be on immigrationpolicy.

“Regardless of her words, our

visa and refugee systems areseverely broken, and the situa-tion regarding the Bowling Greenterrorists demonstrates thatpoint,” said Paul spokeswomanKelsey Cooper.

Bowling Green has long had areputation as a welcoming placefor refugees, and the city is hometo the International Center ofKentucky, a refugee resettlementagency. In the past 10 years,more than 2,000 refugees reset-tled in Bowling Green from morethan a dozen countries, includingsome Muslim-majority countries,said the agency’s executive direc-tor, Albert Mbanfu.

Even some of those poking funat Conway’s “massacre” com-ment, however, said it reflectedmore serious concerns.

“It’s funny and we can laugh atit,” said Barry Kaufkins, whoteaches at Western Kentucky.“But I think a lot of the laughteris so we don’t cry. A lot of peopleare really worried about some ofthe rhetoric, not to mention thebehavior, from this administra-tion.”

Growing number of womenleading police departments

Kiwanis Club

Former Globetrotter Gaffney’s focus is helping kidsBy SARALYN NORKUSBanner Staff Writer

A former Harlem Globetrottermay have been present atThursday’s Kiwanis Club meet-ing, but any crazy antics thatmay have occurred werechecked at the door.

“You don’t have to worryabout your shoes getting thrownaround today, there’s notenough room in here,” Paul“Showtime” Gaffney joked to thecrowd after his retirement trib-ute video was shown.

Having spent 15 seasons withthe Globetrotters, from 1994-2008, Gaffney had more thanenough stories to share with theKiwanians, but chose to startwith his origin story.

Hailing from Kentucky,Gaffney was adopted at birth,thanks to a birth mother whochose life instead of abortion.

“You don’t know who you mayhave,” he stressed.

At the age of 2, Gaffney’smother passed away, leaving heand his father to “the bachelor

life.”At 6-foot-6 Gaffney became a

top Kentucky basketballprospect and instead of stayingin his home state, he ultimatelyplayed for Tennessee Wesleyan.

“Going to TennesseeWesleyan was one of the bestmoves I made,” Gaffney said. “Ithelped me focus on what I reallywanted to do.”

He graduated with a businessdegree and then embarked inthe world of professional basket-ball.

An invited to the HarlemGlobetrotter’s camp changedGaffney’s life.

“There was six positions leftwith 50 people at camp,” hedetailed.

The hoopster reflected on howhe was shocked that the campwas basketball focused, with nojokes or hijinks included.

Gaffney explained theGlobetrotters were looking forgreat basketball players, thosewho were able to adjust/sepa-rate themselves from anotherplayer personality wise and mostimportantly, they wanted toknow what you could bringsomething special to the team.

He became the youngest play-er to really step into theGlobetrotter’s centerpiece role,becoming “Showtime” Gaffney.He added that during his 15-

season career, the team lost only3 games.

“We had to be up by 15 pointsbefore the fun and jokes couldstart,” Gaffney commented.

The hoopster turned busi-nessman declared that his lifehas truly been blessed.

“I was adopted, raised by asingle father and then had theopportunity to travel the worldand see things that some peoplewill never see,” Gaffney said.

One moment that will foreverstand out to Gaffney was meet-ing Nelson Mandela.

“He knew my name,” Gaffneydeclared.

The speaker commended theKiwanians for their work withchildren, which were always afocal point for the Globetrottersas well and have remained animportant aspect of his life tothis day. After coming to theChattanooga area three yearsago, Gaffney began coaching inthe area and serving as a men-tor.

“I take my role as a mentorvery seriously,” he began. “Youcan always look back on yourlife and remember the personwho helped groom you.”

Knowing that children listenand watch everything, Gaffneylet the room in on his goal everymorning.

“My goal is to wake up every

day and be a better person,” hestated.

Gaffney’s focus has been onstarting up a "sports university,"and has been working to developan academic sports campus inthe region, which he is hoping tosee open in 2018.

“We’re in the process of creat-ing an international, academicsports campus that would entailbeing able to do sporting eventsthere. We’re also in the processof doing a new charter school forsports enthusiasts, it would dealwith careers around sports:sports medicine, sports market-ing, sports communication, thejobs that society might not tellyou are involved in sports,” hedetailed.

It is Gaffney’s goal to boost upyoung people and see them beable to incorporate their talentsand their passions.

“They’re the future – if wedon’t better train our kids, whatdoes our future even look like.”

Other Kiwanis news:The 2nd annual Jute Miller

Classic rook tournament will beheld Feb. 11, beginning at 9a.m., with breakfast and lunchbeing provided. First prize is$1,000, $500 for second prizeand third prize gets $250. Thereis a limit of 32 teams, with a$100 team entry fee. Table spon-sorships are available. To regis-ter contact Jeff Miller at 423-479-5555

Dinner with the Doctor will beheld today, 4 to 6 p.m., at CedarRidge Seventh-day AdventistChurch in Georgetown.

James L. Marcum, M.D., willbe talking about the heart andanswering question.

Dr. Marcum is a board-certi-fied cardiologist practicing withChattanooga Heart Institute. Hehas been named by USA Todayas one of th emost inflentialphysicians in his field.

Marcum shows people how to

use the laws of health to avoiddisease, come for prescriptionand medications, and increasemental acuity and happiness.

His passion is discovering theneuro circuitry that controlspsychological and physiologicalhealth and discovering healingmethods that go beyond tradi-tional medicine.

He is the author of "TheUltimate Prescription" and"Medicines that Kill," He is alsoan "in-demand speaker for his

role as the director of HeartwiseMinitries. His Heartwise pro-gram airs on radio sta-tions across the nation.

Marcum also host The Heat ofHealth Live! television show.

He and his wife, Sonya, havetwo children, Kelli and Jake.

The program includes a com-plimentary plant-based meal. Agluten-free meal will also beavailable.

To pre-register, call 715-4516.


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Your Family, Friends, Prayer Partners and Church are very

proud of you. Through your past 59 surgeries survival you have

thrived, and continue, to provide inspiration and encouragement to

many each and every day with your Êfaith, smile and desire to

help others in their time of need!

Banner photo, SARALYN NORKUS

FORMER HARLEM Globetrotter and businessman Paul “Showtime” Gaffney shared his story with the Cleveland Kiwanis Club onThursday.

Weber to lead radioclub; classes and exams to resume

Steve Weber, KA4ELN,assumed the presidency of theCleveland Amateur RadioClub at the first meeting ofthe year in January.

Weber has been involved inamateur radio for a number ofyears and currently serves ascoordinator of the AuxiliaryCommunications Service,amateur radio’s affiliationwith the Cleveland – BradleyCounty EmergencyManagement Agency.

In accordance with theradio club’s by-laws, Weberannounced committee assign-ments and gave each commit-tee projects to work on duringthe coming year. Weber out-lined his vision for the clubthat included placing strongemphasis on recognizing theoriginal club members whohad a role in forming theCARC in 1962.

The meeting heralded thebeginning of a new year andthe resumption of several pro-grams that took a holidaybreak during December.

A class offering instructionto help interested individualsdevelop proficiency in Morsecode is meeting on Mondaynight’s at 6:30.Accommodations are made forall levels of expertise rangingfrom beginner to those withprevious experience wantingto increase their sending andreceiving speed.

Reggie McCarn, one of theinstructors, said, “We meet forabout one hour and we wel-come new students thatwould like to join us.”

Samuel F.B. Morse is cred-ited with developing the codethat was first used in 1836.Over the years technology haschanged devices used fromthe dits and dahs called key-ers. The latest keyers elec-tronically form characters.

Since the class started in2014, McCarn said a numberof people have attained vari-ous levels of proficiency withthe code.

Most government agenciesno longer use the code thatwas last part of the require-ment in amateur radio licenseexaminations in 2007. But thecode is still the preferredmode for communications bythousands of amateurs and isheard on many amateur radiofrequencies.

The code class meets at theCARC clubhouse at 560

Johnson Boulevard.Practice sessions are held

on Thursday nights at 7 p.m.,except the third Thursday, ona frequency of 7.070 MHz.

A team of local volunteersworking under the AmericanRadio Relay League adminis-ters testing sessions onthe second Saturday of eachmonth at 10 a.m. for anyoneseeking an amateurradio license. Participants donot need to pre-register, butshould arrive 15 to 20 min-utes early to complete therequired paperwork.

The Federal Communi-cations Commission has setup three license classes in theamateur radio service.

The Technician, the intro-ductory license, consists of a35-question written examina-tion offering primary privi-leges on VHF and UHF bands.

The next step is the Generalclass license. Also a 35 ques-tion written examination, thecontent goes further into elec-tronics and communications.Successful completion of theGeneral class gives additionaloperating privileges, includingthe HF (High Frequency) bandbetween 3 and 30 MHz facili-tating communications span-ning hundreds of miles.

The top class of license isthe Amateur Extra, whichgoes a step beyond theGeneral into radio and elec-tronic theory. The examina-tion is 50 questions.

All three tests consist ofmultiple choice questions.

Anyone needing assistancepreparing for a test sessioncan benefit from free tutoringsessions on most Saturdaymornings starting around 9.

Regular club meetings areheld on the second and fourthTuesdays at 7 p.m. and areopen to anyone interested inamateur radio or communica-tions.

It’s easy to follow the CARCand amateur radio throughthe Internet and social media.

The CARC maintains a web-site at www.carc.cc.Information is also availableby following the club onTwitter: @carc_tn; Instagram:@carcradioclub; Periscope:@carc_tn; and Facebook: face-book.com/ClevelandAmateurRadioClub. You can alsoleave a message on the club-house phone by calling 423-479-4660.

Dr. Marcum to speak at Dinner with the Doctor

Daddy-Daughter Dance planned for Feb. 11A Daddy-Daughter Dance will

be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, atFirst United Methodist Church.

The dance is sponsored byCleveland Masonic Lodge andHarmony No. 143 OES in asso-ciation with Masonic andEastern Star programs andCharities.

Tickets to the dance are avail-able for $25 for a couple with $5for an extra child. To purchasetickets go toClevelandLodge134.com.

For information, call 479-8840 or 584-0567.

The dance will be held from 5to 8 p.m.

Bradley Memorial HospitalRetirees and Former Employeeswill hold its bi-monthly luncheonWednesday at 11:30 a.m. at theGolden Corral. For informationregarding the luncheon, contactTommie Vincent at 423-790-0907

———Local 1676 retirees will meet on

Wednesday at noon at the MichiganAvenue Baptist Church.

———The National Association of

Active and Retired FederalEmployees (NARFE) will have itsregular meeting on Thursday at 6p.m. at Wesley Memorial MethodistChurch, 3405 Peerless Road N.W.,corner of Norman Chapel Road.The guest speaker will be JackSanders, lifelong farmer on hisChatata Valley Farm, President ofthe Bradley County Farm Bureauand State Farm Bureau Insuranceboard member. For more informa-tion contact Dean McAlister, [email protected] or 336-2330

———The Cherokee Hiking Club will

meet Thursday at 6 p.m. atMonterrey Mexican Restaurant,3055 Keith St. For more informa-tion call 423-479-7511

———The Chamber Membership

Coffee is Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 8:30a.m. at Garden Plaza at Cleveland.

I SEE BY THEBANNER

“They’re the future – if we don’t better train our kids,what does our future even look like.”

— Paul "Showtime" Gaffney


The reward for information leading to the arrestand conviction of the person responsible for the fireat the Christian Outreach church one week agohas been increased.

Gibco/The Dave Gilbert Family has offered$2,500 to identify the person who reportedly setthe fire at the church on Rabbit Valley Road. Thatbrings the total reward to $12,500.

Up to $5,000 is available through the TennesseeArson Hotline, and $2,500 will be passed alongthrough the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)agency.

The Christian Outreach Church, located at 225Rabbit Valley Road, was first thought to be the siteof a burglary, but when first responders arrived onthe scene they found the structure engulfed inflames. Deputies with the Bradley County Sheriff’sOffice, responding to the reported burglary, con-tacted Bradley County Fire-Rescue when they sawsmoke coming from the church’s windows. Thechurch had already been gutted by the fire whenfirefighters arrived just minutes later.

The incident occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Jan.29 according to Bradley County Sheriff EricWatson.

BCSO Communications Director JamesBradford said once fire department personnelarrived at the church, over half of the building wasengulfed in flames.

The pastor of the church, Sieglinda Sherill, saidthe church had set up a sensor alarm, which alert-ed some of her family members (who live next doorto the church) of someone inside. They contactedthe Bradley County Emergency 911 service about apossible burglary in progress, then found the fireas they and deputies neared the church.

Watson said a surveillance system the churchhad set up captured footage of the person within

the church who authorities believe was responsiblefor the fire. When asked if he felt the fire was set tocover up the robbery, the sheriff said he wasunsure. Witnesses told deputies they saw one per-son leave the church before the fire was discov-ered.

The church is now having to develop alternativesites for services. Estimates of the damage havebeen listed between $30,000 for the equipmentwithin the church, to nearly $100,000 for thebuilding itself.


George Steven Waters, chargedwith the triple murder of familymembers in 2012, has been foundinnocent of two of those homicidecharges and guilty of one chargeof reckless homicide.

Two weeks had been set asidefor Waters’ trial in Polk County.

Waters of Copperhill, who was33 at the time of the incident, wascharged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths ofWilliard Waters, Wanda Watersand Marion Doug Waters.The incident reportedly occurredat the trio’s home in the GrassyCreek area of Polk County.

Investigation into the murderswas directed by the TennesseeBureau of Investigation and thePolk County Sheriff’s Office.

Kristen Helm, TBI spokesper-son, said when the case beganalmost five years ago, the deaths“occurred on a gravel road thathas five houses on it that are all

occupied by family members.” Shesaid, the Waters family was in themidst of a property struggle inthat area.

“A driveway was being gradedby a tractor when the altercationtook place,” Helm said followingthe deaths. “At least one familymember has been identified as thesubject of the investigation.”

George Steven Waters wasreported to be the nephew toWilliard Waters, who was marriedto Wanda Waters. Marion DougWaters was their son.

George Waters was taken intocustody the day after the inci-dent occurred, and was firstheld without bond at the PolkCounty Jail. Bond was later setat $375,000.

A GPS monitoring device wasordered to be worn by the suspect,and he was not to have any con-tact with any of the victims’ familyor be on the property where themurders reportedly occurred. Hewas also ordered not to leave the10th Judicial District.

Assistant District AttorneysDrew Robinson and Andy Wattsprosecuted the case, whileCleveland attorneys ScottKanavos and Paula Hendersonrepresented Waters.

Kanavos said Friday thatWaters’ was sentence to two tofour years on the reckless homi-cide charge. He added that Waterswas free on bond as he had nocriminal history. The jury agreedwith the defense’s argument thatthe Polk County man had acted inself defense.

Tenth Judicial District AttorneySteve Crump said he appreciatedthe jury spending the two weeksset aside for the trial.

“We appreciate the service of thejury in his very difficult case,”Crump said. “Our prayers contin-ue to be for and with the Watersfamily for the losses they haveendured.

“While we would have preferreda different verdict, the jury hasspoken and we respect their deci-sion,” he added.

By LARRY C. BOWERSBanner Staff Writer

The Polk County Commissionwill meet in special session at 7p.m. Tuesday at the communitycenter in Ducktown.

Commissioners will be dis-cussing the possibility of anappropriation to purchase aparcel of property near the PolkCounty High School complex offU.S. 411 in Benton. This prop-erty would be used for a newschool, or school complex.

The 56-acre property, whichbelonged to Garvin Cheek, islisted at a price of $400,000. Itincludes a three-bedroom,23,000-square-foot home. It islocated just to the south of thehigh school, along a roadwaywhich runs beside the highschool property.

The Polk County Board ofEducation met last Thursday atthe high school, and voted torecommend the purchase of theproperty.

The school board is consider-ing whether to construct a newelementary school, or an ele-mentary/middle school complexon the property near Benton.The new school(s) would replacethe old Benton Elementary, orthe elementary and ChilhoweeMiddle School.

Chilhowee Middle is located inthe old Polk County High Schoolbuilding.

Polk County Director ofSchools James Jones empha-sized that the school board andcommissioners are focused onthe need to replace not only oneor both of these older facilities inBenton, but also make plans forCopper Basin Elementary on topof the mountain.

Polk County has two modernhigh schools (Polk County andCopper Basin), and South PolkElementary is in very goodshape. But, Benton and CopperBasin elementaries, as well asChilhowee Middle, are very oldstructures.

Jones said that if the pur-chase is approved, the school

system will immediately take outinsurance on the property andhome.

“We could pull the homeaside, with four or five acresand sell it,” said Jones. “Thatmoney would go back to thecommission.”


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Chattanooga officials recentlyannounced a plan to spend up to$1.5 million to finish tearing downthe old Dixie Yarns mill and cap-ping contaminated soil on the site,a Chattanooga newspaper report-ed.

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recently the city is looking for alltypes of grants, not just EPAmoney.

“They (the EPA) are certainly afunding source,” Holland said.“But it’s not the only fundingsource. We’ll exhaust any type ofresearch we can.”

The former industrial site isnext to a golf course and neigh-borhood.

The EPA remained involved atthe Dixie Yarns site as recentlyas April 2016, when two agencyofficials signed a letter toTennessee Department ofEnvironment and Conservationdirector of remediation SteveGoins recommending the site“be given a high priority for aremoval action.”

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tions, and even businesses — inhelping veterans and/or theirfamilies.

Funeral and burial benefitsavailable to veterans can usuallybe explained by funeral home offi-cials, banks can provide informa-tion about GI loans, and collegesand other educational institutionsnormally have someone on staffto discuss GI Bill opportunities —both the Montgomery GI Bill andthe Post 9/11 GI Bill.

Bradley County’s two main vet-eran officials emphasized theiroffice, like the businesses namedabove, serve as a connector forlocal veterans, with the VA.

“We provide information, giveadvice, and file applications forassistance, but the decision onapproval or non-approval isdetermined by the VA,” said Davisin simplifying the local process.

Bradley County’s VeteransAffairs Office was establishedafter World War II to help localresidents file claims with theDepartment of Veterans Affairs. Itis not part of the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs,which is a federal agency.

The local office is funded bylocal government. It assists veter-ans and their dependents in filingclaims with the VA and providesinformation and advice on avail-able benefits.

McDaris said there are consid-erable resources at the office in

the Bradley County Courthouse.These resources include VA

forms for filing claims to enroll fortreatment in VA medical facilities,a contact number for theTennessee Department ofVeterans Affairs regional office inNashville, and valuable assistancein filing correct paperwork anddocumentation to obtain benefitsfor which you might be eligible.

“We also coordinate travel to VAfacilities for veterans in need ofthose services,” he added.

The local office is located onthe first floor of the courthouse,in room 105. Office hours are8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondaythrough Thursday, and 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Fridays. You maycall for an appointment at 728-7100.

Walk-ins are also welcome, butwill be handled on a first-come,first-served basis.

“Our biggest challenge,” saidDavis, “is reaching people whomight be eligible for certain bene-fits but don’t know it, and don’tcome into the office.

“There are so many twists andturns regarding benefits, and eli-gibility,” that it can become veryintricate and difficult,” saidMcDaris.

Veterans Affairs has providedinformation for veterans interest-ed in checking on benefits.

Eligibility for most benefits isbased on discharge from active

military service under other thandishonorable conditions. However,some military personnel may beeligible for certain benefits whileon active duty. This includes:

— 90 days of service duringwartime and/or conflict periods;

— Two years of military servicesince 1980; and

— 181 days during peacetime.If you are seeking benefits for

the first time, you must send acopy of your military discharge(DD form 214, or other dischargedocuments) with your applicationfor benefits.

You can file your applicationand discharge papers with any VAregional office. When leaving themilitary, transitional assistanceprograms can help as you re-enter civilian life.

Other state and federal benefitsand services include state veter-ans homes, such as the facilityexpected to be constructed inCleveland, homeless veterans pro-grams, civilian service prefer-ences, overseas benefits, andstate benefits.

One of the assistance benefitsmost widely used in Clevelandand Bradley County is burialbenefits. This is because we havea Veterans section in Fort HillCemetery, and there is a NationalCemetery in Chattanooga.

Burial space is available ateach of the cemeteries, and theBradley County Veterans Honor

Guard will be in attendance, ifrequested by the family.

Any veterans with active dutyservice, and their dependents,can be buried in the NationalCemetery free of charge (fourdeep). The burial plots are locatedside-by-side in the cemetery, buta widow or widower will be buriedatop the first deceased. This canalso include their dependent chil-dren (four deep).

Eligible veterans may alsoreceive burial headstones ormarkers.

Other areas of benefits, wherethe Veterans Affairs Office canassist, include education, lifeinsurance, homes, disability com-pensation and pension, vocationalrehabilitation and employmentbenefits, health care, family andsurvivor benefits.

Assistance can also beobtained through veteran servicegroups and other partner organi-zations. You do not need tobelong to a veteransservice agency to receive assis-tance.

For additional information andhelp, you can call the toll-free VAhotline at 1-800-827-1000. Youcan also go online at www.va.gov.You can also go to VA.gov.

Davis also pointed out thereare income thresholds for cost-free health care, medications,and/or beneficiary travel eligiblitywith the VA.

Veterans with $37,000 annualincome or above, are not eligible.Income between $17,000 to$37,000 can qualify for some co-pay benefits, while an income of$17,000 and below could signifyfull medical coverage (for the vet-eran).

There is also medical coveragefor veterans who were injured orwounded while on active duty.

As mentioned above, there aremany, many benefits for whichlocal veterans might qualify. But,according to McDaris, there are alot of steps and hoops you haveto navigate.

He and Davis urged local veter-ans to come to the courthouseoffice if they have concerns, orquestions. They can be reachedat 728,7100.


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The Basora Family, Jesse, Rhina, Jose Jr. and Jose, is one of the families whose home is beingbuilt during the 2017 Women Build.

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The Bell Family, Amy, Jazmine and Sheila, is one of the families whose home is being built duringthe 2017 Women Build.

Habitat's Women Build initiative hoping for 40 teamsBy SARALYN NORKUSBanner Staff Writer

The start of Habitat forHumanity’s fourth annualWomen Build initiative is justa few weeks away.

With two houses slated tobe built, Women Build is look-ing to have 40 teams involvedin 2017’s initiative.

“We started doing this fouryears ago, and it’s just pickedup every single year withmore women joining us. Inthe first year we had 13teams, and now we have 40teams,” said Desireé Colón,Habitat of HumanityCleveland’s marketing andspecial events coordinator.

This year, Women Build willbe building homes for twofamilies, Sheila Bell and Joseand Rhina Basora.

“The biggest highlight ofWomen Build is the fact thatit’s building two homes fortwo families,” Colón comment-ed.

Bell and her grandchildren,Amy (16) and Jazmine (5), arecurrently living in a smallhome that is not big enoughto accommodate all three ofthem. Bell works hard as acustomer service specialist atWhirlpool Corporation and

has said she is looking for-ward to the peace of mind ahome will bring, as well asthe privacy and the space forfamily gatherings.

“Most of all, I am excitedabout the new house, the newfriends, and the neighborswho will become extendedfamily,” Bell said.

Jose and Rhina Basora areoriginally from the DominicanRepublic, but they madeCleveland their home eightyears ago. The Basora’s havetwo sons, Jose, Jr. (13) andJesse (12). Rhina is a nutri-tion specialist at BlytheBower Elementary School. TheBasora’s are working veryhard on their sweat equityhours and are eager to com-plete home maintenanceclasses.

“It is exciting to think aboutbecoming homeowners, andHabitat is a great programthat is giving us the opportu-nity to do so,” said Jose.

Women Build is open towomen of all ages and experi-ence levels. Each team musthave a team leader that willrecruit members. The mini-mum number of participantsrequired for a team is five,with the max being 10.

A “Pay-to-Play” volunteer

experience, Women Build asksthat each team member pay a$50 build fee. That fee goesdirectly back towards thefunds for the construction ofthe two homes.

“This unique volunteerexperience offers local womenthe opportunity to worktogether to build two homesfrom start to finish throughtheir donation of a four-hourbuild shift and $50 donation,”Colón said.

Women Build will havethree high school teams par-ticipating this year, withBradley Central, Clevelandand Walker Valley each havinga team of girls from ages 16-18.

“With the students, wedon’t want them to have topay, so we get them sponsors.Bradley Central High School’steam will be sponsored byAthens Federal CommunityBank, Walker Valley HighSchool is being sponsored byOne Main Financial and we’restill looking for a ClevelandHigh School sponsor,” Colóndetailed.

Construction will begin inMarch and go all the waythrough June, with teamsworking shifts on eitherFridays or Saturdays.

Corporate sponsorships forWomen Build are available,with Feb. 15 being the lastday for corporations to spon-

sor a team if they want theirname on the T-shirt.Individuals/teams can regis-ter as long as dates are open.

More information on WomenBuild can be found atwww.habitatofcleveland.org/clevelandwomenbuild.

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The Women Build CommiTTee recently met with the two build families. From left are AmandaNelson, Michelle Haas, Kayla Dotson, Amy Davis, Jesse Basora, Jose Basora, Jr., Rhina Basora, JoseBasora, Sheila Bell, Amy Bell, Jazmine Bell, LaManda Bowers, Lis Skinner, Mara Grisham, Tami Croft,Tammy Johnson and Teresa Norman.

today to get financing than itwas two years ago, addingshould interest rates go upsome, “It might get a little easi-er.”

He said there is no satura-tion in Bradley County because“there’s too much growth goingon.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, thisgrowth around here is goingnuts,” Phillips said. “What hap-pens around 3:30 [in the after-noon? You can’t get home.

That’s what’s happening.”Council Chairman Robert

McIntire noted there is now aprojection of 2,300 employeesthat will be working at the newSpring Branch Industrial Park.

“Then, you will have 7,500more on top of that for otherservices,” Phillips added.

Phillips said the northernpart of the county “is alwaysgood for growth.”

“But, the south and Exit 20is going to be your next power

growth area,” he said. “Thatwill be in the next two to threeyears. As soon as we land a bigcompany, you’re going to seesome major construction goingon there.”

Doug Berry, Chamber vicepresident for economic develop-ment, said there are 384 acresnow listed at that intersectionas available for construction.

“It’s highest and best use isprobably residential at thistime,” Berry said.

Visa holders rush to board flights to U.S. amid reprieve

CHICAGO (AP) — Visa holdersfrom seven majority-Muslimcountries affected by PresidentDonald Trump's travel ban hur-ried to board U.S.-bound flightsSaturday, fearing they mighthave only a slim window throughwhich to enter the country aftera federal judge temporarilyblocked the ban.

Those who could travel imme-diately were being urged to do sobecause of uncertainty overwhether the Justice Departmentwould be granted an emergencyfreeze of the order issued Fridayby U.S. District Judge JamesRobart in Seattle. The govern-ment on Saturday suspendedenforcement of the week-old banas it scurried to appeal Robart'sorder.

On Saturday night, the JusticeDepartment asked a federalappeals court to set aside ajudge's order that temporarilyblocked the Trump administra-tion's travel ban. The federal gov-ernment's request for an emer-gency stay was filed with the 9thU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.The filing asks the court to liftan order from a day earlier froma judge in Washington state.

The ruling from U.S. DistrictJudge James Robart temporarilyhalted a Trump administrationexecutive order that suspendedAmerica's refugee program andhalted immigration to the U.S.from seven Muslim-majoritycountries.

President Donald Trump haslashed out at Robart on Twitter,calling him a "so-called judge."

Rula Aoun, director of theArab American Civil RightsLeague in Dearborn, Michigan,said her group is advising peopleto hurry.

"We're telling them to get onthe quickest flight ASAP," saidAoun, whose group filed a law-suit Tuesday in federal court inDetroit asking a judge to declareTrump's immigration orderunconstitutional.

Aoun said some people havehad to make hard choices,including a Yemeni familyexpected to arrive at John F.Kennedy International Airport onSunday from Egypt without twoof their children. The father andtwo of the children are U.S. citi-zens, the mother has an immi-grant visa, but the other twochildren did not yet have theirsand were left behind with rela-tives.

"They just don't want to take achance of waiting," she said.

U.S. officials have said up to60,000 foreigners had their visas"provisionally revoked" to complywith Trump's order. Confusionduring the rollout of the ban ini-tially found green card holderscaught in travel limbo, until theWhite House on Wednesday clar-ified that they would be allowedto enter and leave the U.S asthey pleased.

Even so, green card holderAmmar Alnajjar, a 24-year-oldYemeni student at SouthwestTennessee Community College,cut short a planned three-monthvisit to his fiancee in Turkey,paying $1,000 to return immedi-ately when the ban was lifted.

"I got to study. I got to dosome work," said Alnajjar, whoarrived at JFK on Saturday. Hesaid he fled civil war in Yemenand moved to the U.S. fromTurkey in 2015. "I'm Muslim. I'mproud of it. Islam means peace."

Although the government sus-pended enforcement of the travelban while it sought an emer-gency stay of Robart's order,some airlines reportedly stillweren't letting some people fromthe seven countries board theirplanes, at least initially.

Royal Jordanian Airlines,which operates direct flightsfrom Amman to New York,Chicago and Detroit, said itwould resume carrying nationalsfrom the seven countries as longas they presented a valid U.S.visa or green card.

a master trainer and over-the-road driver at Covenant.

“Gary is an impressive indi-vidual and will representCovenant and CTG very well,”said Joey Hogan, president ofCovenant Transport holdingcompany CovenantTransportation Group.

Helms is the second driver inCovenant Transport’s 31-yearhistory to be named toAmerica’s Road Team.

For the next two years,Helms and the 19 other cap-tains will take turns touringthe country in an Americanflag-emblazoned tractor trailer,while carrying out normal, full-time driving and trainingduties for their respective com-panies.

There are over 3 million pro-fessional truck drivers in thiscountry and Helms is now anofficial ambassador for theindustry.

“Basically we promote safetyacross our nation’s highwayswherever we go, and try toeducate the public about shar-ing the road with big trucksand how to be safe around bigtrucks. We’ll go to schools,trade shows or anywhere thathas an interest in promotingsafety,” Helms explained.

“Naturally, distracted drivingis a huge problem in thiscountry. Mostly, with teenagersof course, it tends to be withtheir cellphones — texting isprobably the single biggestproblem. At 55 mph a car ortruck will travel the length of afootball field in the time ittakes you to send a text, whichis about 5 seconds. That’s likedriving the length of a footballfield blindfolded. We want tocatch those young driverswhile they are still fresh andmaybe we can correct somebad habits before they get toofar along.”

As a national ambassadorfor the trucking industry,Helms is also on a mission toget the public more comfort-able with sharing the road.

“We also want to get themfamiliar with big trucks,because big trucks are here tostay. We would like everyone tobe aware of the fact that we’reslow, we have huge blind spotsand it’s not something that youwant to play around with,” hedetailed.

“A lot of people get frustrat-ed with big trucks and don’treally give us a second thoughtuntil the stuff that they wantisn’t at the store anymore.They tend to play it a bit dan-gerous around us, so we’rejust trying to get the word outto be safe.”

This is Helms’ first timebeing named to America’s RoadTeam, but he is a formerTennessee TruckingAssociation road team captain.

Knowing that he is now anational ambassador for hisindustry, Helms is excited tohave the chance to change thepublic’s perception abouttruckers.

“It’s such a huge honor. I’mjust thrilled to promote safety,make our company look good,and trucking in general,”Helms said.

“I think that we’re a littlemisaligned because everybodythinks of that ‘Smoky and theBandit’ sort of thing, andthat’s not what it is at all.We’re just a group of profes-sionals, out here trying tomake a living and doing it assafely as we possibly can.”

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HEALTH SCIENCE students at Bradley Central High School present their emergency preparednessplan to their classmates in the sports medicine class. Pictured are Savannah Lewis, Hannah Dalton,Maggie Thompson and Riley Morton.

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accompany the first-aid sta-tions. These charts wouldinclude information like whoshould be notified in differentscenarios and how to givedirections to 911 dispatchers.

On Friday, the first groupspresented their findings totheir class, as well as BCHSAssistant Principal TerryMcElhaney and ArletteRobinson, career and technicaleducation supervisor forBradley County Schools.

While German’s studentshave made mock emergencyplans before, this the firsttime they have presented themto school administrators.

“The goal after this wouldbe to put the students’ sugges-tions together into one planwhich could be shared withthe school’s safety council,”German said.

As the students outlinedtheir emergency plans,Robinson and McElhaney

offered students suggestions ofadditional things they mightwant to add.

However, they also praisedthe students for the work theyhad put into creating plans toaddress a variety of emergencyscenarios.

“In an emergency, nothingis ever going to work out theway you think it is going towork out,” McElhaney said tothe students. “However, if youhave a plan, you are closer toa successful outcome.”

Robinson also noted thiswas “a great work-based learn-ing activity” for the students,as they may need to know howto plan and carry out emer-gency preparedness plans intheir future careers.

Next week, the studentsplan to stage a fake emergencyscenario at the school andtime how long it would takefor people to get to neededfirst-aid kits and automated

external defibrillators (AEDs).German said this will allow

students to get a look at howtheir plans would work in reallife and give them an opportu-nity to fine-tune the plans.

Once the plans are ready togo, the students may eventual-ly have the satisfaction ofknowing their plans have beenconsidered by school adminis-trators. While there is noguarantee it will happen,German said it is possible thestudents’ mock emergencypreparedness plans couldinfluence Bradley Central’sreal plans.

“It’s been a very good learn-ing experience, to see how youwould take care of someone ifsomething bad were to hap-pen,” student Savannah Lewissaid. “Without a plan, you justgo into something blind. It’sgood to look at how to make aplan and how to make it bet-ter.”

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China criticizes Mattis' remarks on East China Sea island

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. isputting regional stability in EastAsia at risk, a Chinesespokesman said, followingremarks by President DonaldTrump's defense secretary that aU.S. commitment to defendJapanese territory applies to anisland group that China claims.

Chinese Foreign Ministryspokesman Lu Kang on Saturdaycalled on the U.S. to avoid dis-cussion of the issue andreasserted China's claim of sov-ereignty over the tiny uninhabit-ed islands, known in Japaneseas the Senkaku and Chinese asDiaoyu.

The 1960 U.S.-Japan treaty is"a product of the Cold War, whichshould not impair China's terri-torial sovereignty and legitimaterights," Lu was quoted as sayingin a statement posted on theministry's website.

"We urge the U.S. side to takea responsible attitude, stop mak-ing wrong remarks on the issue

involving the Diaoyu islands' sov-ereignty, and avoid making theissue more complicated andbringing instability to the region-al situation," Lu said.

On his first trip to Asia as sec-retary of defense, Mattis explicit-ly stated in Tokyo that the Trumpadministration will stick to theprevious U.S. stance that theU.S.-Japan security treatyapplies to defending Japan's con-tinued administration of theSenkaku islands.

The islands that lie betweenTaiwan and Okinawa were underU.S. administration from the endof World War II until their returnto Japan in 1972. China citeshistorical records for its claim,and Japan's move to national-ize several of the islands in 2012set off anti-Japanese riots inChina and prompted the govern-ment to dispatch ships andplanes to the area around themas a challenge to Japanese con-trol.

China also registered its dis-pleasure with Mattis' remarksFriday in South Korea thatTrump's administration is com-mitted to carrying through on adeal the Obama administrationreached with the Seoul govern-ment last year to deploy a high-end U.S. missile defense systemto South Korea this year.

The Terminal High-AltitudeArea Defense, or THAAD, ismeant to improve protection ofSouth Korea and Japan — aswell as U.S. troops stationed inboth countries — against a NorthKorean missile attack.

Beijing objects to the systembecause its powerful radar wouldallow it to peer deep into north-eastern China, possibly allowingit to observe Chinese militarymovements.

At a Friday news conference,Lu said China's "resolute opposi-tion to the deployment ...remains unchanged and will notchange."

the drive to build Taylor SpringPark.

Cleveland Mayor TomRowland’s presence marked theimportance of the day and theevent to the town’s history.

Jones, in order to keep up withthe historic present, had all ofthe televisions in his home pre-pared to broadcast theCleveland/Bradley wrestlingmatch so attendees would nothave to miss the legendary per-formance of the local teams.

Professional genealogist andresearcher Michael T. Slaughter,author of the book, “AndrewTaylor: Man of Mystery,” broughtthe event full circle with his sub-ject matter being a central part ofthe city’s past and a central partof the city’s future for whichSaturday’s event was planned.

Jones explained from thestaircase of Creekridge it was “ahistoric day” and Slaughter’sbook on Taylor was a special giftto all who attended the specialevening.

His curiosity about Taylor waspeaked when he thought hemight be related to Cleveland’sfirst resident.

“I thought it would be nice tofind the original Clevelander,”Jones said.

“We all thought their housewas at the courthouse,” he said.“Andrew Taylor and his wife waslooking for a place to locate. Hewas a merchant and this was acrossroads. And, nobody seemedto take any initiative to find outwhat happened to him.”

A listing of Taylor’s assets dur-ing the Ocoee Purchase wasfound.

Research eventually foundthat Taylor’s Place was not just acabin in the woods, but a com-plete compound of over 23 struc-tures.

“It was a big operations withsix different families and hestarted selling land off to the cityof Cleveland,” Jones said. “Wethen found a lawsuit whereAndrew Taylor was ordered togive money back and that lawsuithad a survey of the property.”

“All the property was 20degrees off north/south becauseall of the ridges run that way,”Slaughter said. “It was easier forthe surveyors.”

Once that was figured out,everything lined up and “hishouse was where Joe RogersOffice Supply is on CentralAvenue,” Jones said.

“There is only a drop of 30 feetfrom there to the spring,” Jonessaid. “We didn’t know where thespring was.”

It was then found to have beenunder Jim Webb’s building.

“I looked him in the eye andsaid, ‘The city of Cleveland needsto own this,’” Jones said. “Thirtyyears later, he donates it to thecity.”

That has now made it possibleto establish Taylor Spring Park,which is envisioned to be a cen-tral place of solitude and historyfor downtown Cleveland.

Jones said while there havebeen those who have contributedmuch to beginning this project,“We want the whole communityto be a part of this.”

To that end, funds for theTaylor Spring Park project arebeing managed by theCommunity Foundation ofCleveland and Bradley Countyand it is that organization whichwill be accepting the donations

and gifts towards the park’sestablishment.

“The Community Foundationof Cleveland and Bradley Countyis a public, nonprofit, communityfoundation where many donorsjoin together to make the com-munity they love a better place,today and for future genera-tions,” said Foundation PresidentCathy Barrett.

“The Community Foundationis made up a collection of individ-ual charitable funds establishedby individuals, families, busi-nesses, and other nonprofits andfoundations. The CommunityFoundation is committed to serv-ing and understanding donorneeds, handling complex charita-ble gifts, wisely managing chari-table funds, and leveraging itscommunity knowledge toincrease charitable impact.”

Barrett said there are severallevels of participation available,including personalized bricks,park benches and tree plaques.

To learn more about theFoundation and its many servic-es, as well as contributing toTaylor Springs Park, visit or con-tact Cathy Barrett at .


Fundraiser marks 175th anniversary of Cleveland’s foundingBy BRIAN GRAVESBanner Staff Writer

There are times when theavenues of history come to acommon intersection.

One of those moments cameSaturday night.

It was a celebration of the175th anniversary of the found-ing of Cleveland.

History records the legislativeaction in 1836 which createdBradley County, also authorizedthe establishment of a countyseat.

That town was to be named“Cleveland” in honor of Col.Benjamin Cleveland, who was acommander at the Battle of Kings

Mountain during the AmericanRevolution.

The commissioners at the timechose “Taylor’s Place,” the homeof Andrew Taylor, as the locationof the county’s seat, citing theexcellent water sources whichwere available.

Cleveland’s incorporation wasfinalized on Feb. 4, 1842.

On that same day, 175 yearslater, the two high schools whichsit within Cleveland’s city limitswere in the midst of a differentkind of battle — they were play-ing out on a wrestling mat asCleveland High School andBradley Central High Schoolfacedeach other as both teamssought to continue their domina-

tion of the sport within the stateof Tennessee.

As the past and the presentmet on this special evening, sodid the future.

That avenue leads back to“Taylor’s Place” and the eventwhich brought past, present andfuture together.

In what has been called “anhistoric event,” nearly 200 gath-ered at the home of local busi-nessman and history buff AllanJones to raise funds to buildwhat is hoped will be added tothe list of Cleveland’s historicand iconic landmarks.

Creekridge was the intersec-tion where all of these metSaturday as it was the kickoff of

Banner photo, DANIEL GUY

ALLAN JoNEs (center) isjoined by members of the TaylorSprings Park board duringSaturday's festivities atCreekridge. From left are DeeBurris, Jeff Morelock, Jones'granddaughter, Gincy,Jones, historian MichaelSlaughter, CommunityFoundation President CathyBarrett, Councilman RichardBanks, and Mayor Tom Rowland.


ALLAN JoNEs (center) is joined by his granddaughter, Gincy(left) and historian Michael Slaughter (right) as they greet guests toCreekridge for the start of fundraising for the new Taylor SpringsPark.


ALLAN JoNEs (center) shows the book about Andrew Taylor writ-ten by historian Michael Slaughter (right). Jones' granddaughter,Gincy, is pictured at left.


CoMMUNItY foUNDAtIoN President Cathy Barrett discussesways to donate to the construction of Taylor Springs Park.

Banner photos, DANIEL GUY

GUEsts for the special event at Creekridge enjoy drinks and conversation inthe grand foyer prior to the start of the evening's ceremonies.

MAYor toM roWLAND helped emcee Saturday night's event at Creekridge.


WILL JoNEs (left) shares a laugh with Mayor Tom Rowland as Councilman Richard Banks and AllanJones look on.

By CHRISTY ARMSTRONGBanner Staff Writer

Plans are underway for a bignight of music to celebrate thelife of a Bradley Central HighSchool graduate who passedaway just before college — andto raise money to help studentslike her attend college.

The second annual AshlynTaylor Lamberth MemorialScholarship Fund benefit con-cert takes place this Tuesday. Itwill be at 6:30 p.m. insidePangle Hall, located at 340Church Street, on the LeeUniversity campus.

This year’s concert will featurethe musical stylings of four dif-ferent vocal music groups: theVoices of Lee, Sound ofTennessee, Bradley Central HighSchool’s Vocal Motion and LakeForest Middle School’sRevolution.

“It is a fundraiser for thescholarship, but it is also a cele-

bration of Ashlyn,” her father,Anthony Lamberth, said. “Shewas a great girl — very givingand loving.”

On May 20, 2015, AshlynTaylor Lamberth passed awayafter being involved in a seriousautomotive accident on NorthLee Highway.

The 17-year-old had just

graduated from Bradley CentralHigh School, where she hadenjoyed singing with the VocalMotion show choir. She had juststarted working at a local earlylearning center, Ms. Carol’sPlayschool, for the summer andwas looking forward to attendingLee University in the fall.

Ashlyn’s mother, PrincessLamberth, was also an employeeof Ms. Carol’s Playschool. WhenAshlyn passed away, some of thecenter’s roughly 22 teachers and80 families began asking co-owners Carol Corum andShelley Mathews how they couldhelp.

With Princess’ blessing, thecenter began raising money for ascholarship fund designed toallow students like Ashlyn to fol-low in the footsteps she wasunable to take. Though she hadnot fully decided what her col-lege major would be, Corum saidAshlyn had shown promise inher teaching role.

“She always had a smile onher face,” Corum said. “She wasreally excited about life — andabout going to college.”

The Ashlyn Taylor LamberthMemorial Scholarship is nowawarded annually to a BradleyCentral High School studentwho is involved the school’smusic programs. Applicants arejudged based on their academicperformance, financial need andcommunity service.

The scholarship is funded bydonations from the community,and each scholarship recipientreceives $1,000 to attend Lee

University. Anthony Lamberth said last

year’s benefit concert was a suc-cess, as the first scholarshiprecipient is now attending Lee.

“This year, the concert willhave more groups performinggreat music,” he said. “We alsogot a different venue to givemore people chances to attend.”

Lake Forest’s Revolution showchoir and Bradley Central’sVocal Motion show choir areboth returning this year. Bothchoirs are special to theLamberth family, as Ashlyn sangin them while attending thoseschools.

Also returning to the lineup isLee University’s famed acapellagroup, the Voices of Lee. Thethree groups featured last yearwill be joined by Sound ofTennessee, a local men’s barber-shop chorus.

Tickets to the benefit concertare $10 each for those 12 yearsand older. Children under theage of 12 are admitted for free.The concert is general admis-sion, and no advance tickets arebeing sold. Concertgoers simplypay at the door.

Tax-deductible donations forthe scholarship fund are alsobeing accepted though theCommunity Foundation ofCleveland and Bradley County,which manages the scholarshipfund.

Anthony Lamberth offered hisfamily’s thanks to the communi-ty for being “so gracious” in sup-porting the scholarship fund sofar. He also expressed gratitude

to The James Company forsponsoring this year’s concert.

For more information on theCommunity Foundation and theAshlyn Taylor LamberthMemorial Scholarship Fund,visit www.clevelandbradleyfoun-dation.org or contact CathyBarrett at [email protected]


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Foundation House given

$1,250 Wal-Mart grantBy SARALYN NORKUSBanner Staff Writer

A grant from a local Wal-Martwill help support FoundationHouse Ministries in their educa-tional outreach efforts.

“It’s a huge blessing, knowingthat they support us as anorganization — they support ourclients and the growth and lifechanges that they are trying tomake. Also, just to know thatthey support the community ingeneral, they are for Clevelandbeing successful,” FoundationHouse Ministries ExecutiveDirector Suzanne Burns.

The $1,250 grant is from Wal-Mart Store #698, located on KeithStreet, and will go toward the 10-week Life Foundations education-al program, which is designed forpregnant and parenting women incritical situations.

“This training program hasbeen effectively used to transformthe lives of women in desperatesituations, to empower them tobuild futures for themselves andtheir children that they can beproud of,” Burns said.

The classes offered in LifeFoundations consist of thingssuch as practical parenting, cop-ing skills, conflict resolution,anger management, healthy rela-tionships, maintaining sobriety,

budgeting, household manage-ment, job-readiness training andcareer-readiness.

“We provide additional servic-es like case management, courtadvocacy, GED prep, transporta-tion to and from work or otherappointments and professionalcounseling in partnership withLee University,” Burns said.

Since opening in 2014,Foundation House has servednearly 20 women in housing andtraining classes and reached anadditional 42 women and menthrough their classes.

“We have seen a 95 percentsuccess rate with our graduates,”Burns began.

“They have stable employment,stable housing, drug-and alcohol-free, are working through court-related plans and successfullycompleting all required course-work. Many of our non-residentialclients have gained unsupervisedvisitation with their children andseveral have also regained cus-tody.”

For more information, or tohelp Foundation House reacheven more young mothers, visit uson the web at foundationhousem-inistries.org, call ExecutiveDirector, Suzanne at 423-464-5351 or email [email protected].

Banner photo, SARALYN NORKUS

FOUNDATION HOUSE Ministries Executive Director SuzannaBurns is thrilled that her organization was recently awarded a grantfrom Wal-Mart Store #698 (Keith St. location).

Police recover baby in stolen car; suspect shoots self

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Anattempt to stop a pickup truckwith a loud exhaust system led toa wild chase in which the drivershot at a trooper, stole a car witha baby inside and eventually bar-ricaded himself inside an apart-ment, where he shot and woundedhimself, authorities said.

Only the pickup truck's driver,Daniel TwoHearts, was hurt dur-ing the ordeal, which beganThursday night with the attempt-ed traffic stop in Grand Forks andended Friday night withTwoHearts shooting himself in anapartment in Devils Lake, about80 miles west, authorities said.

TwoHearts, who shot himself as

officers began to negotiate withhim to surrender, was hospitalizedwith an apparently non-fatalwound, Devils Lake police Capt.John Barnett told the Devils LakeJournal (http://bit.ly/2k6lU3F ).TwoHearts' condition wasunknown Saturday.

"People can relax. It got a littletense for a while in town," Barnettsaid.

Authorities initially said that aman and woman had been heldhostage before leaving the apart-ment. But Ramsey County State'sAttorney Kari Agotness said in astatement Saturday that this was-n't the case and that they hadn'tbeen held against their will.

From Staff Reports

The Tennessee Departmentof Transportation will hold itsthird contest to see who cancome up with the best safetymessage for the DynamicMessage Signs you see on theinterstates. The contest givesTennessee motorists a chance tohelp the department raise aware-ness about various safety issuesand save lives.

Last year’s winning entrieswere: “Turn signals, the originalinstant messaging,” “Get the celloff your phone and drive,”“Practice safe text. Don’t do itwhile driving,” “You’re inTennessee. Volunteer to drivesafe,” and “Ain’t nobody got timefor a wreck. Slow it down.”

Starting this week, TDOT willbegin taking entries for the 2017Dynamic Message Sign Contest.Entries will be considered for fivehighway safety categories: seat-belt usage, impaired driving, dis-tracted driving, speeding andaggressive driving.

“We’ve had great success withthese DMS contests,” said TDOTCommissioner John Schroer. “Weneed to keep motorists in thehabit of checking the message

boards daily. These contests helpTDOT accomplish our goal ofsaving lives by getting the atten-tion of drivers and remindingthem to practice safe drivinghabits.”

Entering the contest is easy.Just go to this link from TDOT’swebsite .

The contest web page will listthe categories and allow you totype your message and submityour entry. TDOT will then givethe public the opportunity to voteon the best messages, also viathe TDOT website.

If you mention the contest onsocial media, make sure you letus know with thehashtag #WhatsYourSign. Thewinning message will be placedin rotation to run on the over-head Dynamic Message Signsstatewide throughout the year.

Keep it clean! Any messagecontaining profanity or lewdcomments will be disqualified.The message boards are not to beused for advertising purposes;therefore, please refrain fromusing sport team names, singers’names, etc., in your entries.

A total of 177 DynamicMessage Signs are located in thestate’s four urban areas

(Chattanooga, Knoxville,Memphis, Nashville), and insome rural areas across thestate. The main purpose of thesigns is to alert motorists of inci-dents, lane blockages, hazardousroad conditions, or Amber Alerts.

In 2012, TDOT became the firstDOT in the nation to displayroadway fatality numbers on theoverhead signs. In addition to thefatality statistics, safety mes-sages are displayed during off-peak travel times.


Photo courtesy Tennessee Department of Transportatoon

SPECIAL MESSAGES are being created through a contest start-ed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation, such as thismessage along the interstate.

Contest lets residents design highway sign messages

Photo courtesy Tennessee Department of Transportation

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT of Transportation is conductinga special contest for wording on electronic traffic signs on interstates.


THE STAGE IS SET for the 2017 Young People’s Concert to begin.


CLEVELAND CITY SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHERS play a round of Get a Clue! at the 2017 YoungPeople’s Concert at North Cleveland Church of God hosted on Friday. From left, Arnold Elementarymusic teacher, Siema Swartzel, host Jerry Bowman, Mayfield Elementary music teacher, CherylGilbert, and, E.L. Ross music teacher Lesley Avery.


COUNTY SCHOOL STUDENTS listen attentively as the symphony leads them through familiarpieces of music such as the Star Spangled Banner and “Overture” from William Tell at the perform-ance Friday.


A CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY AND OPERA member gets intune for the 2017 Young People’s Concerts that the ClevelandSymphony Guild hosted at North Cleveland Church of God onFriday.


JULIETTE BLAIS, winner of the CSO Youth Orchestra ConcertoCompetition performs Camille Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto for thestudents at the Friday performance.

Lee to present‘Unsheltered,’ response torefugee crisis’

This month, Lee Universitywill present a series of lectures,discussions, and documentarypresentations on the journeyrefugees take from their homecountry to the United States.Lee professors Drs. Carolyn andMurl Dirksen will head up theseries.

“Unsheltered” was envisionedby Erin Williamson, Lee alum-na, who spent time in Egyptwith refugees. “In a way, wehope to take students on ajourney from conflict to hostcountries to resettlement with-out ever needing to leave cam-pus,” said Williamson. “Eachspeaker has been selected tointroduce a different and signif-icant aspect of the modernglobal refugee crisis, while alsoshowing the impact of refugeesin our local Tennessee commu-nities.”

Chelsea Markham Lyle, arepresentative for CatholicCharities, will kick off the serieson Tuesday, Feb. 7, talkingabout the journey refugees takefrom their homes to resettle-ment in the United States. Leereligion professor Dr. MichaelFuller will offer a biblical frame-work for a Christian’s responseto refugees, as well.

On Thursday, Feb. 9, thedocumentary “Exodus” will beshown, which includes first-person stories of refugees andmigrants as they flee war andpersecution. The film will be fol-lowed with a discussion panelof Lee professors including Dr.Ana Alves, Dr. Rolando Cuellar,and Dr. Murl Dirksen.

The Student LeadershipCouncil (SLC) social justicecommittee will provide food anddrinks after the screening. SLCand the Cultural DiversityCommittee are helping sponsorthe series.

On Thursday, Feb. 16, Leestudents and alumni EmilyMartin, Myka Retro Smith, andMatthew and Kristin Turvin willdiscuss their work in refugeecamps in Germany and Austria.Augustine Bocco, Lee alum andcurrent French professor atTennessee Wesleyan, will sharehis experience as a refugee.

Bassam Issa, President of thethe Islamic Center of GreaterChattanooga, will discuss theexperiences of being Muslim inTennessee and the relationshipbetween Islam and Christianityin Tennessee communities onTuesday, Feb. 21. Current Leestudent Alwatheq Zboun willoffer personal insights into hisexperience as a refugee.

On Thursday, Feb. 23, BridgeRefugee Services ofChattanooga will present a ses-sion including refugee clientswho have made East Tennesseetheir homes and now run inde-pendent organizations designedto help refugees adjust cultur-ally to the Chattanooga area.Lee students will also beinformed about local volunteeropportunities.

The community is invited toenjoy this free, reflective experi-ence and join the discussion.

All events will take place at 7p.m. in the Paul & CarmelitaWalker Lecture Hall located inthe Science and Math Complex.

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Beetle Bailey

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CROSSWORDCROSSWORD By Eugene ShefferBy Eugene Sheffer

SUNDAY, FEB. 5, 2017CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:

Darren Criss, 30; Michael Sheen, 48;Jennifer Jason Leigh, 55; Barbara Hershey,69.

Happy Birthday: Take a look aroundyou and you’ll find a way to take advantageof opportunities that others won’t notice.Use your insight and ability to adapt quickly,and try to utilize people and experiencesfrom your past in order to bounce forwardthis year. Personal gains, physical improve-ments and romance are highlighted, andwill encourage a brighter future. Your num-bers are 4, 16, 21, 25, 37, 46, 48.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Participate,engage in group functions and open yourmind to new experiences, and you will learna lot about yourself and those around you.Embrace responsibility and whatever isrequired to improve your life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Go overwhat you have done in the past and learnfrom your mistakes. Having a clear andconcise picture of what you want to do willhelp you convince others to get involved.Recognize emotional interference and stifleit.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Let youremotions lead the way and you will punchyour way through to victory. Whether a per-sonal or professional matter, your ability tooffer suggestions that capture others’ atten-tion will help you forge ahead. Personalgains are apparent.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Yourimagination will be in overdrive. Weed outany ideas that will be too expensive to com-plete. Refuse to let someone from yourpast tempt you into doing something thatwill leave you short of cash.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Go where the

action is. A day trip, tradeshow, retreat oranything that allows you to take on a chal-lenge will be exhilarating. Make love andromance a priority and don’t be afraid tocommit to something you believe in.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Host anevent or attend a function that you can goto with a good friend. Exploring somethingnew with the people you like to share expe-riences with will make what you encounterthat much more interesting and enjoyable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A day trip or afamily gathering will help you establish yourposition in the pecking order. Offering sug-gestions and physical help will be appreci-ated and put you in a good position when itcomes to group decisions. Love is high-lighted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Open yourdoors and host a small gathering. Gettingtogether with a group of people will inspireyou to follow through with the personalplans you’ve been considering. It’s time fora change and a new beginning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’tlet problems with siblings or peers get youdown. Step outside the problems othersare experiencing and enjoy what you haveand can do with your life. Personal gainsand positive physical alterations shouldhighlight your day.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Whenin doubt, stop. The less involved you arewith other people’s pursuits, the better.Less will result in more by the end of theday. Limit your spending and any excessivebehavior that could cause you problems.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You area go-getter; eager to please and willing tocompromise, adapt and make whateverchanges are necessary to get what youwant. Your ability to be decisive will draw

support and encouragement. Makeromance a priority. 5 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotionaldeception will influence the outcome of asituation you face with someone. It doesn’tmatter if it’s you or someone else who is notseeing things clearly. The point will be tofind common ground to avoid a rift.

Birthday Baby: You are emotional, per-ceptive and considerate. You are appealingand popular.

MONDAY, FEB. 6, 2017CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:

Rick Astley, 51; Axl Rose, 55; Kathy Najimy,60; Tom Brokaw, 77.

Happy Birthday: Follow through withyour ideas, plans and your dreams. Turnsomething you love to do into a bigger partof your life. Invest more time in yourself andthe people you enjoy being with. Take theinitiative to get involved in making yourhome and family life better. Making positivechanges is up to you, so get moving. Yournumbers are 3, 10, 21, 27, 30, 42, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Put moreenergy into your relationships. Make aneffort to compromise and play fair. Goodthings will happen if you are helpful andencourage others in their efforts. Plan youractions and budget your time carefully.Romance is featured.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Enjoyingwhat you do will make it easier to do a goodjob. Use a little ingenuity and approachyour responsibilities in a unique and inter-esting way and you will come up with ideasthat will make you more marketable.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take thehigh road and don’t be influenced by whatothers do. Live within your means and takewhat you do seriously. Live life with integrityand treat other people with kindness andcompassion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’tstress out when you should be concentrat-ing on the people and projects that bringyou joy. Don’t be afraid to do things differ-ently or to say “no” to the demands beingput on you by others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s up to you tobring about changes. Self-improvementprojects, educational pursuits and partner-ships are all favored. Get involved in net-working groups and you will discoveropportunities you didn’t know existed.Travel, adventure and serious relationshipswill transform your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t loseout just because someone is putting unrea-sonable demands on your time. Take careof what needs to be done quickly and moveon to projects, events or activities that willensure that your interests are met.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expand yourmind. Delve into the unknown or sign up fora retreat. Knowledge will be enlighteningand give you a better perspective when itcomes to dealing with children, family andaffairs of the heart. Travel and educationare encouraged.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look forunusual ways to improve your surround-ings without being excessive or going intodebt. It’s important to maintain financial sta-bility if you want to avoid adding morestress to your life. Hard work will bring themost satisfying improvements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Takeevery opportunity you can to gain groundand get your way. Your charm and winningattitude will be difficult for others to resist.Drum up support and make your way to thefinish line. Romance is favored.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Bideyour time. Don’t limit what you can do ortake on assignments that deter you fromreaching your goals. Set priorities and mapout your course of action to ensure that youwill not fall short.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s fullsteam ahead. Don’t look back or sideways,just keep moving forward until you reachyour destination and are satisfied with theresults you are getting. Take control of yourlife and do what’s best for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’llhave to control your emotions and let yourcreative mind take over if you want to getpast the barriers that stand in your way. Aunique approach will impress someonewho will recommend you for future proj-ects.

Birthday Baby: You are outgoing, cre-ative and goal-oriented. You are charismat-ic and compassionate.

ASTROLOGYASTROLOGY By Eugenia Last

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Å “Flowers in the Attic” (2014)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 Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say YesTBS 27 Seinfeld ’ Seinfeld ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends Friends Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’TNT 28 Law & Order Å (DVS) Law & Order “Denial” ’ Law & Order “Blood Money” Law & Order “Expert” ’ Law & Order “Crashers” ’ Law & Order “Driven” ’ Law & Order Å (DVS) Law & Order Å (DVS) Law & Order “Mega” ’USA 29 Amazing Jeremiah In Touch Joel Osteen Suits “The Painting” Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVUFX 30 Ellen Å Ellen Å How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met ›› “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014, Action) Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx. ’ Å ›› “The Heat” (2013) Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy. ’ ÅESPN 31 SportsCenter Å SportsCenter (N) Å SportsCenter (N) Å NFL Insiders Postseason NFL Countdown Å PBA Bowling Terrell Owens Super Clash. 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John Denver Bob Hope Buddy Holly Television BISSELL TravisMSNBC 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 (N) 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 America’s News HQ America’s News HQ Fox News Sunday The Journal Editorial ReportHIST 44 Alone Patagonia, Argentina. Alone “First Blood” Å Alone “Eternal Darkness” ’ Alone “Outfoxed” ’ Å Alone “The Lone Wolf” ’ Alone ’ Å Alone “Hungry Beasts” ’ Alone “Of Feast & Famine” Alone ’ ÅTRUTV 45 Grill Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Sexy Abs! Paid Program Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Inside Jokes Imp. Jokers Imp. JokersA&E 46 ››› “16 Blocks” (2006) Bruce Willis. Premiere. ’ Å ›› “Bad Boys” (1995, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. ’ Å ››› “The Negotiator” (1998, Suspense) Samuel L. Jackson. ’ Å ››› “16 Blocks” (2006) Bruce Willis, Mos Def. ’ ÅDISC 47 (6:00) Killing the Colorado Gold Rush “Parker vs. Rick” Gold Rush ’ Å Gold Rush “Double Trouble” Ultimate Homes “Hawaii” ’ Ultimate Homes “Mountain” Ultimate Homes “Escapes” Ultimate Homes ’ Å Ultimate Homes “Alaska” ’NATGEO 48 Makeup! 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(N) Puppy Bowl (:01) Puppy Bowl XIII (N) Puppy Bowl XIII (N) ’ (Live) Puppy Bowl XIII “Pre-Game” Puppy Bowl XIII (N) ’ (Live)FREE 53 ››› “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004) Daniel Radcliffe. ’ Å (:10) ››› “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. ’ Å (1:50) ››› “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” ’DISN 54 Doc McSt. The Lion Roadster Roadster Elena Zhu Zhu Pets Gravity Falls Star-For. Stuck in the Middle Å ››› “Frozen” (2013) ’ ‘PG’ Å Cali Style Bizaardvark K.C. Under. K.C. Under. K.C. Under.NICK 55 Alvinnn!!! and Alvinnn!!! and Ninja Steel SpongeBob Teenage Mut. SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Superstar Slime Showdown Loud House Loud House Loud House Loud House SpongeBob SpongeBobTOON 56 Teen Titans Teen Titans ›› “Happy Feet Two” (2011) Voices of Elijah Wood. 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WRCBNBC 3 Skiing Incredible Dog Challenge News Nightly News ›› “Safe Haven” (2013) Josh Duhamel. Premiere. ’ ›› “Ride Along” (2014, Comedy) Ice Cube. Premiere. ’ News Scandal ’ Å Castle ÅWELFTBN 4 John Hagee Marriage Bal. Living Turning Point Potters Joyce Meyer Lead Way Blessed Life Joel Osteen Kerry Shook K. Copeland Creflo Dollar Your Dream ›› “Love Begins” (2011) Wes Brown. “Love’s Resounding”WTNB 5 Perry Stone Around Town Around Town Around Town Unity Bluegrass Gaither Gospel Hour ’ Westmore Church of God Around Town Around Town Around TownWFLICW 6 The Road to Signing Day ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Access Hollywood (N) Å American Ninja Warrior American Ninja Warrior Bones ’ Å News at 10 Mod Fam The Middle The Middle Anger AngerWNGHPBS 7 Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin (:01) Agatha Raisin ’ Å Weekend Rick Steves Hidden Killers ’ Å Mercy Street (N) ’ Å Victoria on Masterpiece (N) Secrets of the Six Wives (N) Secrets of Westminster ’ Mercy Street ’ ÅDAYSTAR 8 (1:00) Heart for the World Heart for the WorldWTVCABC 9 Basketball Real Estate Real Estate Real Estate News World News Funniest Home Videos Funniest Home Videos Shark Tank Å (DVS) Shark Tank Å (DVS) News Full Measure Ring of Honor WrestlingWTCIPBS 10 Antiques Ray Stevens’ Weekend Southern All Creatures Great & Small Mercy Street ’ Å Mercy Street (N) ’ Å Victoria on Masterpiece (N) Secrets of the Six Wives (N) Tales-Royal Wardrobe POV ’ ÅWTVC2FOX 11 (2:00) FOX Super Bowl Pregame A preview of Super Bowl LI. (N) Å Super Bowl LI New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons. (N) ’ (Live) Å Post Game 24: Legacy Å (DVS) (:45) CSI: Miami ’ Å Last-StandingWDEFCBS 12 PGA Tour Golf Real Estate CBS News 60 Minutes (N) ’ Å NCIS “Shell Game” ’ NCIS: New Orleans ’ NCIS: Los Angeles ’ News Joel Osteen Real Estate Real EstateQVC 13 Susan Graver Style Å Judith Ripka Jewelry Å Susan Graver Style Å Football Team Shop Å Susan Graver Style Å Let’s Accessorize “Spanx”CSPAN 14 Washington This Week ’ Å Newsmakers Washington This Week ’ Å Q & A ’ Å Theresa May Public Affairs Events ’ Å Q & A ’ Å Theresa May Public AffairsWGN-A 15 How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met How I Met Bones ’ Å Bones ’ ÅHSN 16 Diane Gilman Fashions (N) Concierge Collection Kitchen Solutions (N) Å Kitchen Essentials (N) Å Concierge Collection Concierge Collection Football Championship Football Championship Cleaning Essentials (N)E! 23 (3:00) ››› “The Parent Trap” (1998) Lindsay Lohan. Revenge Body With Khloé Revenge Body With Khloé Revenge Body With Khloé Revenge Body With Khloé ›› “Monster-in-Law” (2005) Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda. Å Going-Dist.ESQTV 24 Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks Parks ParksLIFE 25 (3:00) “Flowers in the Attic” “Petals on the Wind” (2014) Heather Graham. Å “If There Be Thorns” (2015) Heather Graham. Å “Seeds of Yesterday” (2015) Rachael Carpani. Å (:02) “If There Be Thorns” (2015) Heather Graham. ÅTLC 26 Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Sister Wives: Maddie’s Wedding Story Reliving Madison Brown’s wedding. Brother Husbands (N) ’ (:01) Married by Mom & Dad Say Yes Sister WivesTBS 27 Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends Friends ››› “Shrek” (2001) Voices of Mike Myers. Å (DVS) ››› “Shrek 2” (2004) Voices of Mike Myers. Å (DVS) ›› “Shrek the Third” (2007) Voices of Mike Myers. ››› “Shrek” (2001)TNT 28 Law & Order Å (DVS) Law & Order “Love Eternal” ›› “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” (2009) Å (DVS) ›› “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family” (2011) ›› “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” (2009) Å (DVS) ›› “Daddy’s Little Girls”USA 29 Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod FamFX 30 ›› “Turbo” (2013) Voices of Ryan Reynolds. ’ Å ›› “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” (2012) ’ ›› “Penguins of Madagascar” (2014, Comedy) ’ Å ›› “Penguins of Madagascar” (2014, Comedy) ’ Å › “Moms’ Night Out” ’ESPN 31 ››› “Catching Hell” (2011, Documentary) Å 30 for 30 Å 30 for 30 30 for 30 SportsCenter NFL PrimeTime (N) Å SportsCenter (N) (Live) ÅESPN2 32 Women’s College Basketball Tennessee at Georgia. (N) Women’s College Gymnastics Basketball Rugby: Americas Championship Outside the Lines (N) Å E:60 Profile ESPN FC (N) ÅFSTN 33 Bundesliga Soccer Hamburg SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen. UFC Unleashed World Poker Tour World Poker Tour UFC Event UFC World Poker Tour World Poker Tour Women’s College BasketballSEC 34 Women’s College Basketball Alabama at LSU. (N) Å SEC Storied Å Women’s College Gymnastics Women’s College Gymnastics Best/Paul Finebaum SEC Storied Women’s College BasketballGOLF 35 Driver vs. Driver Driver vs. Driver Golf Central PGA Tour Golf Waste Management Phoenix Open, Final Round. Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler. From Scottsdale, Ariz. Golf Central PGA Tour GolfFS1 36 Monster Jam Å Monster Jam (N) Å UFC UFC Countdown (N) Å Motorcycle Racing Monster Energy Supercross: Oakland. Å Super Bowl Postgame (N) (Live) Å Super Bowl Postgame ÅFSSE 37 Trackside Live Jimmy Hanlin Golf America Breaking Par Gamecock In. Clemson Driven Driven Driven Driven DrivenWEA 38 Secrets of the Earth Å Secrets of the Earth Å Secrets of the Earth Å Katrina 2065 Å Hurricanes: Inside the Eye Strangest Weather on Earth Strangest Weather on Earth Strangest Weather on Earth Strangest Weather on EarthCNBC 39 Gaither’s Red Skelton Perricone MD HallOates Johnny John Denver The New Celebrity Apprentice ’ Å Undercover Boss “Donato’s” Undercover Boss ’ Å Undercover Boss ’ Å American Greed ÅMSNBC 40 MSNBC Live (N) Å Lockup: Louisville Lockup: Santa Rosa Lockup: San Antonio Lockup: Louisville Lockup: San Antonio Lockup: Cleveland Lockup: Wichita- Extended Lockup: San AntonioCNN 41 CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories ÅHDLN 42 CNN Special Report Å Forensic File Forensic File CNN Newsroom Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories Å Death Row Stories Å Forensic File Forensic File Forensic File Forensic File Death Row Stories ÅFNC 43 America’s News HQ The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) America’s News HQ FOX Report (N) Å Watters’ World Å Fox News Sunday FOX Report Å Watters’ World Å Fox News SundayHIST 44 American Pickers ’ Å American Pickers ’ Å American Pickers ’ American Pickers ’ American Pickers ’ American Pickers ’ (:03) American Pickers ’ (:03) American Pickers ’ (12:03) American Pickers ’TRUTV 45 Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. Jokers Imp. JokersA&E 46 Hoarders “Diana; Dolores” Hoarders “Jackie; Richard” Hoarders “Linda & Kerry” ’ Hoarders “Leza & Linda” ’ Hoarders “Sandra” New homeowners must evict a hoarder. (:01) Hoarders ’ Å (:03) The First 48 ’ Å (12:03) Hoarders “Sandra”DISC 47 Alaskan Bush People Å Alaskan Bush People Å Alaskan Bush People Å Alaskan Bush People Å Alaskan Bush People: Off the Grid The Browns face turbulent weather. (N) ’ Å Alaskan Bush People Å Alaskan Bush People ÅNATGEO 48 World’s Deadliest Å World’s Deadliest Å Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Brain Games Wicked Tuna: Outer BanksTRAV 49 Food Paradise Å Food Paradise Å Food Paradise “Pizza Party” Food Paradise Å Food Paradise Å Top Secret Swimming Holes Top Secret Swimming Holes Top Secret Swimming Holes Top Secret Swimming HolesFOOD 50 Kids Baking Championship Worst Cooks in America Worst Cooks in America Worst Cooks in America Worst Cooks in America Worst Cooks in America Worst Cooks in America (N) Guy’s Grocery Games (N) Worst Cooks in AmericaHGTV 51 Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Beach Beach Caribbean Caribbean Island Life Island Life Hunters Hunters Int’l Caribbean CaribbeanANPL 52 (3:00) Puppy Bowl XIII (N) Animal Nation With Anthony (:01) Puppy Bowl XIII TeamRuff faces off against TeamFluff. (:01) Puppy Bowl XIII “Texas Sized Cuteness” (N) ’ (Live) (:01) Puppy Bowl XIII “Team Ruff vs Team Fluff” ’ (12:01) Puppy Bowl XIII ’FREE 53 “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” ››› “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” (2010) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. ’ Å ››› “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011) Daniel Radcliffe. ’ Å Joel Osteen Dr. JeremiahDISN 54 Bunk’d Å Bunk’d Å Bunk’d Å Liv-Mad. Liv-Mad. Liv-Mad. Stuck in the Middle Å K.C. Under. Bizaardvark “Bad Hair Day” (2015) Laura Marano. ‘NR’ K.C. Under. Bizaardvark Bizaardvark Girl Meets Best FriendsNICK 55 SpongeBob Loud House Loud House Loud House ›› “Scooby-Doo” (2002) Freddie Prinze Jr. ’ Å Thundermans Nicky, Ricky Full House Full House Full House Full House Friends Friends Friends ’ (:33) FriendsTOON 56 Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball ››› “Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams” (2002) Brak Show H. Birdman Rick, Morty Rick, Morty Amer. Dad Family Guy Family Guy Venture Bros. Super Titan Max.TVLND 57 Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Reba Å Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King King KingAMC 58 The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead “Secrets” The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead Å The Walking Dead ÅTCM 59 (3:45) ››› “Captain Blood” (1935) Errol Flynn. Å ››› “Captains Courageous” (1937) Spencer Tracy. ›››› “Casablanca” (1942, Drama) Humphrey Bogart. ››› “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958) Elizabeth Taylor. (12:15) “Citizen Kane” (1941)HALL 60 Kitten Bowl IV: Playoff Kitten Bowl IV Kitten Bowl Kitten Bowl IV: Playoff Games Å Kitten Bowl IV “Love on the Sidelines” (2016) Emily Kinney. Premiere. Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden GirlsOXYGEN 61 Snapped “Rennie Pratt” Snapped “Michelle Byrom” Snapped “Nicole Abusharif” Snapped “Jessica Hill” Snapped “Taylor Marks” Snapped “Marcia Kelly” Snapped “Linda Henning” Snapped “Shayne Lovera” Snapped “Kelly Ryan” ÅBRAVO 62 Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Married to Medicine Housewives/Atl.SYFY 63 Quantum-Sol. ››› “Mission: Impossible III” (2006, Action) Tom Cruise. Å “Mega Shark vs. Kolossus” (2015) Illeana Douglas. Å “Lake Placid vs. Anaconda” (2015) Robert Englund. Å “Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf” (2015) Casper Van Dien. ÅSPIKE 64 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 Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops ÅCOM 65 We Millers South Park (:14) South Park Å (:15) South Park Å South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å (:32) Tosh.0 (12:05) Tosh.0 (:37) Tosh.0MTV 66 (:15) Ridiculousness Å Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Ridiculous. Wild ’n Out Wild ’n Out Wild ’n Out Wild ’n OutVH1 67 Rock of Love, Bret Michaels Rock of Love, Bret Michaels Rock of Love, Bret Michaels (:15) Rock of Love With Bret Michaels ’ Rock of Love, Bret Michaels Rock of Love, Bret Michaels Rock of Love, Bret Michaels Rock of Love, Bret Michaels Rock of LoveCMTV 68 (3:00) ›› “Failure to Launch” (2006) Å ›› “Overboard” (1987, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell. Å ›› “Notting Hill” (1999, Romance-Comedy) Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant. Å ›› “Overboard” (1987) Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell. ÅBET 69 Meet, Browns Meet, Browns (4:55) › “A Madea Christmas” (2013) Tyler Perry, Kathy Najimy. Å (:29) The Quad The ambitious yet secretive life of Eva. Meet the Browns Meet, Browns Super Bowl Gospel Suffering AbundantSCIENCE 83 How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made MythBusters ’ Å MythBusters ’ Å (:01) MythBusters ’ Å MythBusters: The Search ’ (:03) MythBusters ’ Å (12:04) MythBusters ÅCSPAN2 85 (3:00) Book TV ’ (:15) Civilianized ’ (:15) The Drone Memos ’ After Words “Hugh Hewitt” The New Brooklyn ’ Bill Clinton (N) ’ Book TV ’EWTN 100 Catechism Beloved The Church The Creed Saints Vaticano World Over Live Sunday Night Prime (N) Catholics Holy Rosary Franciscan University Pres. The Best of Mother Angelica Sunday Mass ÅWPXA ION 107 White Collar “Point Blank” White Collar ’ Å White Collar ’ Å White Collar ’ Å White Collar ’ Å White Collar “Payback” ’ White Collar “Power Play” White Collar ’ Å White Collar “On Guard” ’DISXD 117 Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Beyblade Yo-Kai Watch Star-For. MECH-X4 ››› “Bolt” (2008, Comedy) Voices of John Travolta. ’ Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Kirby Buckets Kirby BucketsGSN 144 Idiotest Idiotest Divided Divided Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud Baggage Baggage ’COOK 153 Cupcake Wars Å Cake Hunters Cake Hunters Carnival Eats Carnival Eats Carnival Eats Carnival Eats Tiffani’s Tia Mowry Cake Hunters Cake Hunters Unique Unique Good Eats Å Tiffani’s Tia MowryWE 163 CSI: Miami “Recoil” Å CSI: Miami “Vengeance” ’ CSI: Miami “Whacked” ’ CSI: Miami Å CSI: Miami Å CSI: Miami Plane crash. ’ CSI: Miami Skateboarder. ’ CSI: Miami “Sex & Taxes” CSI: Miami “Killer Date” ’GALA 217 (3:00) “Charrito” (1980) El Chavo El Chavo La Rosa de Guadalupe La Rosa de Guadalupe Vecinos Vecinos Vecinos Vecinos Vecinos VecinosTELE 223 “Terminator 2” Noticias T Conductas ››› “Wreck-It Ralph” (2012) Voices of John C. Reilly. Siempre Niños (N) ’ (SS) Don Francisco te invita (N) Titulares Conductas ›› “Warm Bodies” (2013)UNIV 224 El Juego de Las Estrellas Lo Mejor de Primer Impacto Durmiendo Noticiero Sal y Pimienta (N) Su Nombre Era Dolores (N) Aquí y Ahora (N) Durmiendo Noticiero República Deportiva (N)NBCSP 311 Sports Sports Curling USA vs. China. (Taped) Curling USA vs. China: Mixed Doubles. (Taped) Curling Women’s: USA vs. Japan. (Taped) Sports Sports Match of the DayDLC 319 Trauma Down Under Å Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ Untold Stories of the E.R. ’ Sex Sent Me to the E.R. ’ Sex Sent Me to the E.R. ’ Sex Sent Me to the E.R. ’ Sex Sent Me to the E.R. ’ Sex Sent Me to the E.R. ’


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Sesame St. Dinosaur Splash Curious Nature Cat Ready JetWTVC2FOX 11 GMC: FOX Edition Harry Divorce Court Divorce Court The People’s Court Hot Bench Hot Bench Judge Ross Judge Ross Judge Faith Judge Faith Judge MathisWDEFCBS 12 CBS This Morning The 700 Club Let’s Chatt Paid Program The Price Is Right News The Young and the Restless Bold The Talk Let’s Make a DealQVC 13 Varied ProgramsCSPAN 14 Washington Journal Public Affairs Events Varied Programs Public AffairsWGN-A 15 Paid Program Joyce Meyer Paid Program Creflo Dollar Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the NightHSN 16 HSN Today HSN Today Varied ProgramsE! 23 E! News Kardashian Varied Programs Kardashian Varied Kardashian Varied Kardashian Varied Kardashian Varied ProgramsESQTV 24 American Ninja Warrior Car Match. Car Match. 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Clarence We Bare Teen Titans GumballTVLND 57 Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Andy Griffith Andy Griffith (:12) The Andy Griffith Show Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Bonanza Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Varied Gunsmoke VariedAMC 58 Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Varied ProgramsTCM 59 (6:45) Movie Varied Programs (:15) Movie Varied Programs MovieHALL 60 I Love Lucy I Love Lucy Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Home & Family Home & Family Home Imp. Home Imp. Home Imp. 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WRCBNBC 3 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Live at 5:00 Live at 5:30 News Nightly News Ent. Tonight Inside Edition The New Celebrity Apprentice The finalists compete. (N) Timeless (N) ’ Å News Tonight Show-J. Fallon Seth MeyersWELFTBN 4 John Hagee Jewish Jesus Praise Å John Gray Call2All Rodriguez Potters Praise (N) Å Franklin J. Duplantis Graham GregLau Praise Å Joel Osteen Perry StoneWTNB 5 Nancy’s Neighborhood WTNB Today Body Southern-Fit Deals Around Town Around Town Around Town Around Town Texas Music Around Town Around TownWFLICW 6 Maury ’ Å Name Game Name Game Millionaire Millionaire Family Feud Family Feud Supergirl (N) ’ Å Jane the Virgin (N) ’ Å Mod Fam Mod Fam Hollywood No-Dentures Two Men Two MenWNGHPBS 7 Martha Speak Odd Squad Wild Kratts Arthur ’ (EI) PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å Lawmakers Georgia Trav. Antiques Roadshow (N) Antiques Roadshow Å A Place to Call Home Å Secrets of the Six Wives Hidden Killers ’ ÅDAYSTAR 8 Mission Bill Winston Love a Child Jewish Voice Hour of Sal Creflo Dollar Manna Fest John Hagee Heart for the World 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 A group date at the beach goes awry. (N) ’ (:01) Quantico “ZRTORCH” News (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live (N) (:37) NightlineWTCIPBS 10 Odd Squad Odd Squad Wild Kratts Arthur ’ (EI) World News Business Rpt. PBS NewsHour (N) ’ Å Antiques Roadshow (N) Antiques Roadshow Å Earthflight-Nat Southern World News Charlie Rose (N) ’ ÅWTVC2FOX 11 Harry (N) ’ Å Family Feud Family Feud Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Big Bang Big Bang 24: Legacy (N) ’ (:01) APB “Hard Reset” ’ News at 10 Seinfeld ’ Last-Standing Last-Standing Paid Program 2 Broke GirlsWDEFCBS 12 The Dr. Oz Show (N) Å Judge Judy Judge Judy News 12 at 6 CBS News Prime News Andy Griffith Kevin Can Man-Plan Superior Dnts 2 Broke Girls Scorpion “Sharknerdo” (N) News Late Show-Colbert CordenQVC 13 Gourmet Holiday “Valentine’s Day Edition” (N) Å Inspired Style “Spanx” (N) Å LOGO by Lori Goldstein Isaac Mizrahi Live! 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By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer

Two local school administra-tors say their experiences as partof the first Governor’s Academyfor School Leadership cohort aremaking a difference in how theylead their schools.

Bob Pritchard, assistant prin-cipal of Mayfield ElementarySchool, and Lisa Earby, principalof E.L. Ross Elementary School,represented Cleveland CitySchools in the one-year program,which ended this past December.

“To be part of the inauguralcohort was huge for me,”Pritchard said. “I was extremelyhonored.”

The Governor’s Academy forSchool Leadership is a trainingprogram for assistant publicschool principals who wish toeventually become principals.First proposed by Gov. BillHaslam in 2013, the programrepresents a partnership betweenthe state of Tennessee,Vanderbilt University’s PeabodyCollege of education and humandevelopment and school districtsstatewide.

Each assistant principal cho-sen as a GASL fellow undergoes aseries of training sessions led byprofessors from Vanderbilt. Alongthe way, they each work with aprincipal from their same districtwho serves as his or her mentorand participates in activities withthem.

“The training the fellowsreceived was very high-quality,”Earby said. “Some of us mentorswere a little bit jealous of thetraining the fellows received.”

During the fellowship,Pritchard and the 24 other assis-tant principals traveled toNashville once a month to attendweekend training classes. Theyalso attended a weeklong trainingsession over the summer.

These classes covered a varietyof topics related to school leader-ship, including everything fromaddressing conflict to helping aschool’s teachers and studentsdeliver on its goals.

Pritchard noted the programwas “very, very heavy in problem-solving” and emphasized thingslike being a good listener and fos-tering good communicationamong staff and teachers.

“Every time I went to Nashville,I gained something I could comeback and use immediately,”Pritchard said. “It was very valu-able.”

The assistant principals alsoworked with their local principalmentors at their schools.Pritchard said he learned quite abit from watching Earby at work,and it was good to see how theleadership skills he had learnedwere being applied locally.

Though he said he plans tocontinue to serve in his currentrole this year, Pritchard said he“aspires to be” a principal some-day and is feeling more preparedto do take on that role thanks tothe GASL.

Earby said many people do notrealize how daunting it can be forsomeone to become a schoolprincipal for the first time. A newprincipal is suddenly thrust intoa position where they are havingto address everything from build-ing maintenance issues to stu-dent discipline concerns.

“I appreciate what this oppor-tunity provided for assistantprincipals,” Earby said. “I wishmore had access to that kind oftraining.

Though the GASL was

designed to be of the biggest ben-efit to the assistant principals,Earby said she also learnedthings which will help her andthose she leads.

She explained one of herfavorite discussions was abouthow principals can help teachersand staff t develop their leader-ship skills. She learned that,even if someone is not in a lead-ership position, he or she canstart developing the habits of agood leader.

“Leadership is not a role or aposition,” Earby said. “It is abehavior.”

Pritchard and his mentor werechosen for the GASL from some250 nominations from school dis-trict leaders statewide. They hadbeen nominated by formerCleveland City Schools directorDr. Martin Ringstaff.

Though only 24 pairs of schooladministrators were chosen, twohappened to be from Clevelandand Bradley County. RobbieWinters, assistant principal ofOcoee Middle School, and AngelaLawson, principal of MichiganAvenue Elementary School, rep-resented Bradley County Schoolsas part of the first cohort.

“It is really neat to think thattwo local administrators werepart of the first cohort,” Earbysaid. “This was great training.”

Editor’s note: A story on theBradley County Schools adminis-trators who participated will bepublished in a future edition of theCleveland Daily Banner.





Priest abuse victims’ group

founder resigns after 29 years

CHICAGO (AP) — Thefounder of the group thatadvocates for priest abuse vic-tims has stepped down afterthree decades of campaigningto force the Catholic Church torecognize the extent of thescandal and compensate thou-sands of people affected.

Barbara Blaine, presidentand founder of the SurvivorsNetwork of those Abused byPriests, said she was abusedherself and the organizationwas created through herefforts to reach out to othervictims, the Chicago Tribunereported(http://trib.in/2jMvDzJ ).

“I knew there were othersurvivors out there and won-dered if they felt the samedebilitating hurt and if so, howthey coped with it. I thoughtthey might hold the wisdom Ilacked. I looked for other sur-vivors and asked if they wouldbe willing to talk,” Blaine saidin a statement.

Blaine did not say why sheresigned. She and severalother top SNAP officials weresued last month by a formeremployee who says she wasfired shortly after asking supe-riors whether SNAP was refer-ring potential clients to attor-neys in return for donations.

SNAP announced at the endof January that another one ofthose top officials, formerExecutive Direct DavidClohessy, had resigned. Blaineand Clohessy both said theirresignations were unrelated tothe lawsuit.

Blaine founded SNAP in1988, years after she wasabused as an 8th grader by aToledo, Ohio priest who taughtat the Catholic school sheattended, according to theorganization’s website. Herpleas for help to Toledo’s bish-op were ignored. The firstSNAP meeting of victims washeld at a Holiday Inn inChicago.

The group gained promi-nence in 2002 after the BostonGlobe’s stories on the priestsexual abuse scandal rockedthe Catholic Church.

The organization now hasmore than 20,000 membersand support groups meet inover 60 cities across the U.S.and the world.

No injuries reported in train

derailment in Virginia

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) —Officials say a train hasderailed in downtown Suffolkbut no injuries have beenreported.

The city said in a statementthat they were notified of theNorfolk Southern train derail-ment just before 7 a.m.Saturday. The statement saidthat the derailment caused acoal spill in the area.

Norfolk Southern spokes-woman Susan Terpay says thetrain was comprised of 161coal cars and that the compa-ny is estimating 44 railcarsderailed. The train was headedto Norfolk and the coal was tobe exported.

The city, about 20 mileswest of Norfolk, said thatstreets in the area are closedand train personnel areattempting to disconnect thecars remaining on the track tomove them further down theline. The city says a warehousebuilding was damaged by coalthat spilled from the train. Ahome and a car also had win-dows broken by coal or coaldebris.

The city said clean-up effortsand track repairs are expectedto be “extensive and ongoing.”

Police escort congressman

after rowdy California town hall

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) —Congressman Tom McClintock,a Republican from California,on Saturday faced a rowdycrowd at a packed town hallmeeting in Northern California,and had to be escorted bypolice as protesters followedhim shouting “Shame on you!”

McClintock was constantlyinterrupted and booed as hedefended his party’s nationalagenda during the hourlongevent at a theater in downtownRoseville, the population cen-ter of his sprawling congres-sional district, the SacramentoBee reports.

Hundreds of protesters stoodoutside chanting “Vote himout,” while those inside thetheater held signs that read“Resist,” ‘’Dump TomMcTrump,” and “Climatechange is real.”

“I understand you do notlike Donald Trump,”McClintock said. “I sympathizewith you. There have beenelections where our side haslost ... Just a word of friendlyadvice: Remember that therewere many people in Americawho disagreed with and fearedBarack Obama just as vigor-ously as you disagree with andfear Donald Trump.”

A video posted on the news-paper’s website shows ademonstrators chanting“Shame on you!” as they followMcClintock who walks to awaiting car surrounded bypolice officers.

“I can no longer just sitback. I believe in theConstitution. I was aninfantryman in Vietnam. Ifought for this. These peopleneed to understand, we wantthem out,” said Vietnam Warveteran Lon Varvel, referring toTrump and McClintock.

Trump supporters alsoattended the town hall. DavidRamsey said he volunteered forMcClintock’s 2008 campaignand voted for Trump inNovember.

“President Trump is doingwhat he said he was going todo,” Ramsey said. “I like whathe’s talking about — securingour borders and vetting immi-grants. Hopefully, he’ll lowertaxes, and reduce big govern-ment and regulation.”

McClintock’s district is solid-ly Republican and incorporatesall or part of 10 counties span-ning from Tahoe to Yosemite.

Police: Arrests made in 1993

Los Angeles fire that killed 10

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Policehave arrested several peoplefor a 1993 apartment buildingfire that killed 10 people,including seven children, itwas announced Saturday.

Those arrested remainedjailed, Officer Aareon Jeffersonsaid. He had no other details.Police planned to hold a newsconference on Monday.

The three-story building inthe Westlake district caughtfire on May 3, 1993. At thetime, police said they believedthe blaze was set by gangmembers kicked off the prop-erty for selling drugs.

The building, packed withmainly poor immigrants fromCentral America, had inopera-ble smoke alarms.Investigators found fire doorshad been propped or nailedopen for ventilation, allowingsmoke to surge through theapartments.

Tenants tried to escape byjumping from windows, scram-bling down fire escapes andclimbing down bedsheets tied tobalconies. At one point, neigh-bors formed a human chain topass along children from upperfloors.

Other children were droppedfrom balconies into waitinghands.

The dead included threewomen, two of whom were preg-nant, and children as young as4. One woman’s baby was deliv-ered by Caesarean sectionbefore she died.

Most of the bodies were foundin a corridor on the third floor.

Investigators believe the firewas set by gang members whohad been ordered off the prop-erty because the manager sus-pected they were dealingdrugs. The apartment complexwas known for cocaine dealingby a local gang, and the man-ager had begun reporting theactivity to police.

Trump’s likeness found

on seized heroin envelopes

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) —Scores of individually wrappedheroin packets seized during aFlorida drug bust featured acertain famous likeness: that ofPresident Donald Trump.

The Tampa Bay Timesreports law enforcement officersseized the drugs Jan. 27 inHernando County.

Packets were stamped withnot only Trump’s image andname; others bore the names orlikenesses of notorious Mexicandrug lord Joaquin “El Chapo”Guzman and Colombiancocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.

Authorities couldn’t explainthe purpose of the markings.The drug bust netted a total ofabout 5,550 heroin doses.

Police arrested 46-year-oldKelvin Scott Johnson on suspi-cion of heroin trafficking andother charges. He is being heldon $75,000 bail.

Authorities say Johnsoncame to their attention in May2016, after the U.S. PostalService intercepted a packagecontaining heroin.

Contributed photo

THE FIRST COHORT of the Governor’s Academy for School Leadership is shown at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Among them aretwo school administrators from Cleveland City Schools and two from Bradley County Schools.


BOB PRITCHARD, assistant principal of Mayfield ElementarySchool, was chosen as one of the first Governor’s Academy forSchool Leadership fellows. He is joined by his mentor in the program,E.L. Ross Elementary Principal Lisa Earby.

Pritchard, Earby aremembers of inauguralGovernor’s Academy

NATIONAL BRIEFS

LYON, France (AP) — MarineLe Pen, France’s far-right presi-dential candidate, unveiled herplatform Saturday, envisioning athriving nation “made inFrance,” with its citizens first inline for state services and thestate unshackled by the rules-laden European Union.

The French would guard theirown borders, spend francsinstead of euros and defendthemselves under the NationalFront leader’s plans.Immigration, especially byMuslims, would be contained. Apolicy of “national priority”would give French citizens pref-erence for public housing andother services over EU citizensand immigrants, and lower theprofile of France’s large Muslimpopulation.

Le Pen hopes the British deci-sion to exit the European Unionand the election of U.S.President Donald Trump couldprovide a morale boost for right-wing, populist voters.

“The entire world — it’s truefor Brexit, it’s true for Mr. Trump— is becoming conscious of whatwe’ve been saying for years,” shesaid in a television interview.

The timing could not be betterfor Le Pen, a leader in early pollsfor France’s two-round presiden-tial election on April 23 and May7, to roll out 144 nationalisticpromises at a weekend confer-ence. Le Pen speaks Sunday atthe conference, but had plenty ofsupporters to speak for her onSaturday.

“The survival of France is atstake. It’s the first time we’vebeen so close to the goal,”National Front official Jean-LinLacapelle said.

“France is a Christian landcoming from Roman law andGreek philosophy,” said MarionMarechal-Le Pen, her high-pro-file niece and one of threeNational Front lawmakers. “Wehave the right to expect that cul-tures imported by those newlyarrived bow and fade away in theface of our patrimony.”

Unlike Trump, Le Pen isn’t anew quantity in French politics— she has headed the NationalFront since 2011 and came inthird in the presidential vote in2012. But they share a belief inwhat she calls “economic patriot-ism” and “intelligent protection-ism.” Her plan includes reserv-ing public bids for French com-panies if their offers are reason-able and adding a tax for foreignworkers.

Le Pen denounces what shecalls the “ultra-liberal economicmodel” of globalization, openborders and “massive immigra-tion,” notably of Muslims. In herview, immigrants take jobs fromthe French, raise the country’sterrorism risk and steal awayFrance’s very identity.

Among Le Pen’s “commit-ments” unveiled Saturday: Nomore membership in NATO’sintegrated command. No moreeuro currency, European Unionor open borders. And no moresecond chances for foreignersunder surveillance as suspected

potential terrorists — thosethousands would be expelled.

Early polls consistently showLe Pen among France’s two toppresidential candidates, but sug-gest she’ll lose by a wide marginin the May 7 runoff.

The candidate just two weeksago considered the most likely tobeat Le Pen and win, former con-servative Prime MinisterFrancois Fillon, is bogged downin a corruption scandal over pos-sibly fictitious parliamentaryaide jobs for his wife and twochildren.

Former budget ministerEmmanuel Macron, who rebelledagainst the Socialist Party tostrike out on his own, could endup facing Le Pen in the second-round vote. Macron, a centrist,also chose Lyon for a rally thisweekend, as did leftist presiden-tial candidate Jean-LucMelenchon.

Bruno Marcel, 52, who trav-eled to the southeastern city ofLyon from the Val d’Oise regionnorth of Paris, predicted that LePen’s time has come.

“All indicators are in place sothat in May she is president ofFrance,” he said.

Still, the amphitheater atLyon’s Congress Center was farfrom full. That was expected to

change Sunday, when Marine LePen speaks.

Le Pen’s first move, if elected,will be working to get France outof the 28-nation EU, and herfirst trip will be to Brussels to tryto extract France from the eurocurrency, border agreementsand other critical domains.

It’s a battle she apparentlythinks she might not win, so shehas a Plan B: a Brexit-style exit

referendum.France’s 10 percent jobless

rate, growing disgust with poli-tics as usual and the disarray ofits political establishment bothon the right and left have boost-ed the appeal of the NationalFront. Marine Le Pen has workedto shed the party’s image as apariah for its racist, anti-Semiticprofile under the leadership ofher father, Jean-Marie Le Pen.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Up to700 migrants could arrive on theMediterranean island of Cyprusnext week on smuggling tripsfrom Turkey, a top Cypriot offi-cial said Saturday, hours after93 migrants landed in the darkon the island’s northwesternshore.

Cyprus Interior MinisterSocrates Hasikos, who made thecomment to state broadcasterRIK, said authorities could han-dle any new arrivals as long astheir numbers remained low. Hisprediction was based on reportsabout the activities of a knownTurkish smuggler, he said.

Officials on the easternMediterranean island said theybelieve Saturday’s smugglingtrip began in Mersin, Turkey.

Bashir Khashan said he hadto sell his home in the Syrian vil-lage of Edlib to raise $12,000 topay Turkish smugglers to get hiswife, four children and a son-in-law aboard the overcrowded boatthat landed just after midnight.Officials said those on the boatincluded 42 children and 17women.

Khashan, 49, was among sev-eral Syrians waiting outside amigrants’ reception center nearthe Cypriot capital of Nicosia togreet his family after the per-ilous, 30-hour boat trip.

“There was no other way to getthem here,” Khashan told TheAssociated Press. “What else canyou do? You either die at sea oryou die in the village.”

Khashan said the Syrian gov-ernment had reserved particu-larly harsh treatment for theresidents of Edlib, leaving himlittle choice but to flee. Hisarrived in Cyprus by boat sixmonths ago, got a temporary

residence permit, but is havinga hard time finding work aftersuffering a back wound from anairstrike in Syria. He’s still try-ing to figure out how to get hiseldest daughter from Turkey toCyprus.

Hamid Idris didn’t find outthat his wife Majeda and threechildren — three-year-oldRazan, six-year-old Rafi andnine-year-old Reem — weregoing to be on the boat until hisfather-in-law told him Thursdayevening.

“I haven’t slept a moment in48 hours,” Idris, 33, told the AP.“I didn’t want my children onthat boat. It’s like you’re throw-ing the dice with their lives.”

Idris, who has been in Cyprussince 2011 and works at an ani-mal shelter, last saw his familytwo years ago in Istanbul.

Both men said authorities toldthem their families could jointhem in the next few days.

Police said the boat earlySaturday was spotted 15 kilome-ters (9 miles) off the coast before

landing near the village of KatoPyrgos. Cyprus’ Civil Defenseacting commander LoukasHadjimichael said it was the firstmigrant boat to arrive this yearand the 11th to land bringing atotal 948 migrants sinceSeptember 2014.

Cyprus lies 100 miles (160kilometers) off Syria’sMediterranean coast, but hasnot had the massive inflow ofrefugees and migrants thatTurkey and Greece have experi-enced.


INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS

London protesters call for UK to

withdraw Trump invitation

LONDON (AP) — Thousands ofprotesters have marched onParliament in London to demandthat the British government with-draw its invitation to U.S.President Donald Trump for astate visit.

Criticism of ConservativeBritish Prime Minister TheresaMay has swelled since herWashington visit to meet Trumplast month, when she confirmedplans for a return visit by Trumpto Britain expected in the sum-mer.

Saturday’s demonstration inthe British capital involved a two-mile (3-kilometer) march of sever-al thousand people from the U.S.embassy to the Houses ofParliament. Protesters chanted“Theresa May, shame on you!”

Lawmakers are expected todebate British plans to inviteTrump later this month. Anonline petition calling for May torescind the invite has attractedstrong support, but May insists aTrump visit is welcome.

Seeking attention, Lithuania builds

Tesla virtual factory

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) —Lithuanians badly want TeslaMotors to build its next giant fac-tory on their soil, so to grab theattention of the California techcompany they built a virtual ver-sion of a facility inside the“Minecraft” video game.

Vladas Lasas, who was behindthe project, says they wanted tosend a message to Tesla CEOElon Musk that Lithuania “hasplenty of skillful” people as well asa perfect factory site. He saidSaturday that 41 computer geeksspent two days building the virtu-al factory in Kruonis in centralLithuania near a hydroelectricplant and two airports.

Tesla tweeted Friday:“Lithuania knows the way to ourheart.”

No date has been set for theannouncement of where the facto-ry — estimated to cost 5 billioneuros ($5.4 billion) — will be built.

Palestinian police disperse rally

over Russian Church land

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) —Palestinian police broke up a rallyby an Islamic party protestingagainst the Palestinian govern-ment handing land over to theRussian Church.

Police said officers used teargas on Saturday to disperse hun-dreds of protesters and arrested25 of them in the West Bank cityof Hebron.

Bahir Saleh, the spokesman ofthe Islamic Liberation Party, said“this is Islamic land and shouldn’tbe given to anyone, particularlyRussia who is killing Muslimseverywhere.” Saleh said protest-ers were sending a strong mes-sage to President MahmoudAbbas against the move.

He said a Russian church wasbuilt on land rented for a centuryfrom a local Arab tribe 150 yearsago. The land should be returnedto the family, he said.

Abbas has good relations withRussian President Vladimir Putin.

Deutsche Bank says ‘sorry’ in

full-page German newspaper ads

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) —Deutsche Bank, Germany’slargest lender, has apologized infull-page German newspaper adsfor misconduct that has cost thecompany billions.

The ad, signed by CEO JohnCryan on behalf of the bank’s topmanagement, ran Saturday in theFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitungand the Munich-basedSueddeutsche Zeitung.

The bank said its past conduct“not only cost us money, but alsoour reputation and trust.”

In December, Deutsche Bankagreed to a $7.2 billion settlementwith the U.S. Justice Departmentover its dealings in opaque bondsbased on home loans in 2005-2007. Losses on such bondspackaged and sold by majorbanks helped start the globalfinancial crisis.

Other misconduct cases haveincluded rigging widely-usedinterest benchmarks along withother big banks and money-laun-dering violations involving securi-ty trades Russia.

The ad said “we in the manage-ment committee and bank leader-ship as a whole will do everythingin our power to keep such casesfrom happening again.”

Cryan, who became co-CEOwith Anshu Jain in 2015 and soleCEO in 2016, had to present a 1.4billion euro ($1.5 billion) loss forthe full year 2016 at the compa-ny’s annual news conference on

Thursday. Costs for legal settle-ments have played a role in weakearnings that have underminedthe bank’s share price.

Cryan also delivered an exten-sive apology at the news confer-ence.

Peru search home of ex-President

Toledo in corruption case

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvianauthorities say they havesearched the house of ex-President Alejandro Toledo in acase involving alleged bribes froma mega construction firm underinvestigation in a major corrup-tion probe in Brazil.

It’s the latest development in acase in Brazil that has caught updozens of politicians from LatinAmerica in a far-reaching probe.

Prosecutors said on an officialgovernment Twitter account thatthey searched Toledo’s home forfive hours on Saturday, gatheringevidence to be evaluated by inves-tigators. Toledo, who was Peru’spresident from 2001-2006, cur-rently is in Paris. On Friday, hedenied the charges by telephoneto Peruvian news media.

Iraqi artist protests Trump

ban with graffiti

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqigraffiti artist has taken to thestreets of the southern city ofBasra to protest U.S. PresidentDonald Trump’s ban on visitorsfrom seven Muslim-Majoritycountries. The ban was blockedFriday by a U.S. federal judge andwhile Trump denounced the judgeand vowed to overturn the ruling,his government has so far com-plied.

In the center of the port city,Arkan al-Bahadli spray paintedthree large, bright murals. Thepictures depict Trump as a bullattacking the Statue of Liberty,coils of barbed wires surroundingan American flag and the newU.S. president’s face superim-posed on a skull and bones.

“My message to Trump is thatIraqis are not terrorists,” al-Bahadli told The AssociatedPress, “I hope he will pleasereconsider his decision.”

From the front lines in Mosulwhere U.S. forces are supportingthe fight against the Islamic Stategroup, to the capital Baghdad,many Iraqis say they are shockedand insulted by the move. Iraq isa U.S. ally and was described bythe previous U.S. administrationas a key partner in the fightagainst IS.

Last week Iraq’s parliamentcalled for reciprocity measuresthat would ban Americans fromentering Iraq. The move was non-binding and largely symbolic, butit increased public pressure onPrime Minister Haider al-Abadi,who has struggled to balance hisalliances with both Iran and theU.S. Iran is one of the countriesaffected by the ban.

Al-Bahadli said he’ll continue topaint until his message is receivedby the U.S. administration andthe new U.S. president.

140 Somali refugees set to leave

for US sent back to camp

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — About140 Somali refugees whose reset-tlement in the United States thisweek was stopped by PresidentDonald Trump’s executive orderhave been sent back to theirrefugee camp instead, one of therefugees said Saturday.

It was not clear why they werereturned a day after a U.S. courtorder blocked Trump’s ban ontravelers and immigrants fromseven predominantly Muslimcountries, including Somalia.Officials with the InternationalOrganization for Migration, whichruns the transit center in Nairobiwhere the refugees had been wait-ing for their flights to the U.S.,could not be reached for com-ment.

“How would you feel? One dayyou are telling friends bye, wish-ing them well, and the next youare back where you started,” 28-year-old Nadir Hassan told TheAssociated Press by phone fromthe camp. “My home for 27 yearswas a refugee camp. I was hopingto start a new life in the U.S., getan education, a job, a life. We feelbad.”

He had been on a waiting list toleave for about a decade, he said.

The fate of the Somali refugeesis especially uncertain becauseKenya’s government has vowed toclose their Dadaab camp, theworld’s largest, by the end of May,citing security concerns. Kenyanofficials say the refugees will bereturned to neighboring Somalia,where the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group contin-ues to carry out deadly attacks inthe capital, Mogadishu, and else-where.

Cyprus official: 700 migrants could land in next week

AP Photo/Petros Karadjias

A SyriA mAn, right, who lives in Cyprus, meets with his relatives after they arrived at arefugees camp at Kokkinotrimithia outside of the capital Nicosia, in the eastern Mediterranean islandof Cyprus, on Saturday. A boat carrying 93 migrants believed to be Syrians - including 42 childrenand 17 women - came ashore on Cyprus’ northwest coast after setting sail from where authoritiesbelieve was Mersin, Turkey.

French far-right candidate Le Pen’s plan: “Made in France”

AP Photo/Christophe Ena

FAr-right lEAdEr and candidate for next spring presidentialelections Marine le Pen, center left, shakes hands as she visits theEntrepreneur Fair, Wednesday in Paris, France.


Banner photo, DANiel GUY

cAsA execUTive Director JosiahVacheresse shows off a unique University ofTennessee high heel wine holder up for bidduring the Red Shoe Gala live auctionSaturday evening.


iNTeNse BiDDiNG broke out at the Red Shoe Gala Saturday night at the Museum Center at FivePoints.


TOp hONOrs for the best shoes at the Saturdaynight Red Shoe Gala benefiting CASA were giventhese trophies.

RED SHOE GALA

CASA benefit


JiMMY lOGAN and partnerwarms up the dance floor duringthe Red Shoe Gala attendeesSaturday at the Museum Centerat Five Points.


WiTh A reD FlAir, JateunBlackburn shows off her best redshoes for the Red Shoe Gala,which benefits children who needa voice.

louvre museum

reopens; egypt iDs

machete attacker

PARIS (AP) — The LouvreMuseum reopened to the publicSaturday, less than 24 hoursafter a machete-wieldingassailant shouting “Allahuakbar!” attacked French soldiersguarding the sprawling buildingand was shot by them.

The worldwide draw of theiconic museum in central Paris,host to thousands of artworksincluding the “Mona Lisa,” was onfull display on a drizzly winter dayas international tourists filed byarmed police and soldierspatrolling outside the site, whichhad been closed immediately afterFriday’s attack.

The attacker was shot fourtimes after slightly injuring a sol-dier patrolling the nearby under-ground mall but his injuries onSaturday were no longer life-threatening, the Paris prosecu-tor’s office said.

French President FrancoisHollande said there is “no doubt”the suspect’s actions were a ter-ror attack, and he will be ques-tioned as soon as that is possible.

An Egyptian Interior Ministryofficial confirmed to TheAssociated Press on Saturdaythat the attacker is Egyptian-born Abdullah Reda Refaie al-Hamahmy, who is 28, not 29 aswidely reported.

The official said an initialinvestigation in Egypt found norecord of political activism, crimi-nal activity or membership in anymilitant group by him. The officialspoke on condition of anonymitybecause he was not authorized tobrief the media.

The elecTricslide, right, brought

out the attendees tothe dance floor toshow off their red

shoes.


SportsCONTACTRichard RobertsSports EditorPhone 472-5041 or fax [email protected]

SUNDAYFEBRUARY 5

2017

Banner photo, DEBBIE MOORE

BRADLEY CENTRAL senior TJ Hicks, top, works on Tennessee High’s Dillon Pendley before pin-ning him during the 113-pound match at the TSSAA State Dual wrestling tournament in FranklinSaturday afternoon.

Banner photo, RICHARD ROBERTS

CLEVELAND WRESTLER Dylan Jones, top, works against Science Hill's Weston Brown in the 182-pound bout in the semifinals of the TSSAA State Duals wrestling tournament Saturday, in Franklin.

No. 2 Bears roar into finalsBy RICHARD ROBERTSBanner Sports Editor

FRANKLIN — The No. 2-ranked Bradley CentralBears blew through the competition duringFriday's opening and semifinals round at theTSSAA Duals Wrestling State Championship set-ting themselves up in fine shape for a third clashwith No. 1 Cleveland.

The Bears opened with a 45-24 win overKnoxville Halls and closed out Friday's actionwith a 68-6 drubbing of Maryville. BradleyCentral followed up Saturday with a semifinalswin over Tennessee High by a score of 71-6.

The Bears faced off against No. 1-rankedCleveland in the championship match. TheRaiders came out victorious over the Bears inboth head-to-head regular season meetings by atotal of two points.

“We're getting the opportunity to wrestle forthe state championship. That's what you wantcoming into the championship semifinalsmatch,” said Bears coach Ben Smith. “I said yes-terday we needed a good night's rest. We're feel-ing better and my boys wrestled hard todayagainst a No. 1-seeded team. They (TennesseeHigh) won the region last year and were second

in the traditional. That's a tough team. I've gottons of respect for Tennessee High. They have abunch of good kids who wrestle with us in theoffseason.

“I am pleased. I am pleased.”The Bears opened Saturday's semifinals with

Christopher Cash winning a decision at 285. TheVikings picked up their only points of the matchwith a pin at 106 pounds.

TJ Hicks got the pin at 113and Trey Hicks followed hisbrother with a decision at 120.

The 126, 132 and 138-poundbattles were won by EthanAnderson, Ryan McElhaney andAndy Robinson with pins. KnoxFuller picked up six easy pointswith a forfeit win at 145 followedby a pin at 153 from AustinMathews.

With the match locked up, The Bears forfeitedthe final five weight classes to make the finalscore 71-6.

“The match was mathematically locked up. Iwas sending kids out there to get matches. I fig-

Top-ranked Raiders score misleadingBy RICHARD ROBERTSBanner Sports Editor

FRANKLIN — The 35-30 winby Cleveland in the DualsWrestling State Championshipswas a bit deceiving as far aswrestling scores go.

The BlueRaiders used afew unfamiliarnames in thesemifinals winover ScienceHill setting upSaturday's bat-tle with theBradley CentralBears who dis-

patched Tennessee High 71-6 inthe other AAA semifinal.

“I was proud of them. Wehad people step up that kind ofmotivated our team,” said BlueRaiders coach Josh Bosken.“Austin Sweeney beat a kid whois incredibly tough, their only

returning state placer. We didwhat we always do. We steppedup for each other. Now, we'vegot to do it one more time.”

Sweeney's victory at 152pounds help push the Raidersto an insurmountable 32-12lead over the Hilltoppers.

Cleveland got pins from TitusSwafford at 285 pounds andGarret Bowers (113) to take a12-6 lead over the Toppers whopinned at 106. The 120-poundbout went to Cleveland's BrycePond with a decision. JayceMullin followed with a pin at126 and Colton Landers wres-tled to a technical fall win at132.

Science Hill cut into the leadwith a pin at 138, but CalebEachus and Sweeney counteredwith decisions at 145 and 152to push the Raiders to a 32-12lead.

The Hilltoppers made movesto regain points with decisions

at 160 and 170 and trailed 32-18 when Dylan Jones reversedthe course with a decision at182 for the Raiders. Science Hillcountered with a pin at 195 andpicked up six points with aCleveland forfeit at 220.Swafford closed out the win forthe Blue Raiders with at pin inless than 30 seconds at 285.

The Cleveland coach gavelarge props to Blue Raiders'195-pounder Isaiah Perez whoimpressed Bosken in his semifi-nal bout.

“I was going to forfeit our195 pound, but one of our kidshas been bugging me all week-end about getting a match. Itold him if this match waslocked up I'd give it to him. Heended up getting pinned but ifhe wrestles like that every timeI'll let him wrestle whenever hewants to. Isaiah Perez, he wants

Third Bradley-Cleveland match up for state crown

See BEARS, page 26 See RAIDERS. Page 26

Edge in experience could tell in Super Bowl(AP) Falcons in Sunday's

Super Bowl can't be denied:experience.

It's a factor never to bescoffed at when the AFC andNFC champions meet for theleague title.

Sure, New England (16-2) hasa bunch of young players — 16with four years or less in theNFL — and the Falcons (13-5)actually have four guys whohave played in a Super Bowl:Dwight Freeney, CourtneyUpshaw, Dashon Goldson and

Philip Wheeler. Don't let thatmislead you.

When a team has a quarter-back and a coach in their sev-enth Super Bowl together, alongwith a slew of players whohelped it win the championshipjust two years ago, well, that'sthe kind of experience that canbe key.

Just ask Tom Brady."I've got a good regulation of

my emotions and I know when Ineed to get amped up and Iknow when I need to relax a lit-

tle bit, and I think you learnthose things," said Brady, athree-time Super Bowl MVPwho's 4-2 in the game.

"You kind of have to be righton the edge. It's such an emo-tional game. You don't want tobe out of control, but you can'tplay with no emotion. Youstrike different chords for dif-ferent emotions at differenttimes."

That might sound strangecoming from a player who rarelyhides his feelings on the field.

Just think back to his returngame in Cleveland after hisfour-game "Deflategate" suspen-sion, when Brady was pumpingup Patriots fans on hand duringwarmups.

Yet he insists Super BowlSunday calls for moderation inapproach.

"It's a long day," Brady said."I mean it's a long day becauseit's been a long week becausethere's a lot of things you'redoing. You're doing a lot morethings this week than you nor-mally do for a game week. Justto get to the game, it ends upbeing ... a four-hour game? Alonger pregame and a longerhalftime, so ... it ends up being4½ to five hours.

"You've got to be able to havesomething left at the end of thegame. You can't waste it allearly in the third quarter."

A quick look back to NewEngland's victory over Seattle inthe 2015 Super Bowl showsthat Brady and the Patriots hadplenty left. They rallied from a10-point hole to win.

The Falcons aren't discount-ing the edge of having beendown this path. Freeney, whowon a ring with Indianapolis atthe 2007 game, believes themental approach is critical.

"I was 24 or 25 or whatever Iwas," he said of playing in theColts' victory against Chicago."My body and everything wasjust on a whole different level,which is to be expected at thatage.

"I think that from a mentalstandpoint, it's appreciating themoment. Now it's a little bit bet-ter, because now I realized

Walsh leads Lady Flamesto fourth straight victory

By Lee Sports Information

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Led by30 points from Erin Walsh theLee University women’s bas-ketball team made it four winsin a row on Saturday as theydefeated Alabama Huntsville.

Meanwhile the Flames tookone of the best men’s basket-ball teams in the Gulf SouthConference right down to thewire before dropping a 92-86contest to host Chargers beforea near capacity crowd.

Lee will continue its three-game road trip as they visit theMagnolia State next week, trav-eling to Delta State Thursdayand Mississippi College onSaturday.

Walsh was on fire from thefield as she finished 10 of 17and canned four triples. AbbyBertram added 14 points, sevenrebounds and four assistswhile Carrie Cheeks registereda double-double with 10 pointsand 11 rebounds.

The Lady Flames jumpedout to a quick 9-0 lead on 3-pointers by Anna Woodford,Bertram and Walsh. Lee hit 9 of31 from beyond the arc in thecontest and shot 46 percentfrom the floor.

Alabama Huntsville hungaround for much of the firstthree quarters as Lee held aslim 34-32 lead at halftime.Leading by just four at 48-44 aWalsh triple with 2:20 left inthe third period helped jumpstart a 14-6 run for the LadyFlames to put the game out ofreach.

“We battled and really had togrind this one out today,” saidhead coach Marty Rowe. “Give

credit to UAH, I thought theyplayed really hard and made uswork on both ends.”

The Chargers were paced by18 points from Baylee Johnsonand Loren Foster. ChandlerElder followed with 12 pointsand grabbed nine rebounds.

Lee University photo

LEE UNIVERSITY juniorCarrie Cheeks (32) delivered adouble-double (10 points, 11rebounds) to guide Lee past theUniversity of Alabama-Huntsville Saturday afternoon.

AP file photo/David J. Phillip

ATLANTA FALCONS defensive end Dwight Freeney (93) hits Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgersafter throwing a pass during the second half of the NFC championship game two weeks ago. Freeneyis one of only four Falcons with Super Bowl experience. See SUPER BOWL, Page 26 See FLAMES, Page 26

Editor’s note: After press timeSaturday evening, the third time

proved to be the charm asdefending state champion

Bradley Central defeated archri-val Cleveland High to capture the

2017 TSSAA State Duals title.Full details will be in Monday’s

edition of the Banner.


Falcons'

young ‘D’

key against

PatriotsATLANTA (AP) — The popu-

lar thinking is the AtlantaFalcons' only path to their firstSuper Bowl championship is towin a high-scoring gameagainst New England.

After all, big offense is theFalcons' big weapon.

The best reason to thinkAtlanta can beat Tom Bradyand the Patriots, however, maybe the Falcons' improveddefense.

Atlanta's defense was on anupswing even before holding ashocking 31-0 third-quarterlead over Aaron Rodgers andthe Green Bay Packers in the44-21 NFC championship gamewin.

Atlanta started four rookiesand four second-year playerson defense against the Packers.The unit played with the tough-ness and speed of the celebrat-ed Seattle defense Dan Quinncoordinated before becomingAtlanta's coach two years ago.

The greybeard of the Atlantadefense, 36-year-old pass-rushspecialist Dwight Freeney ,knows many observers thoughtthe defense was too young. Thelackluster overall statistics,including a No. 27 ranking inscoring defense, disguise therecent improvement that madeFreeney proud.

"We went through issues andproblems early in the year,"Freeney said. "It was expectedwhen you have three or fourguys that have never played inthe NFL before. We had tocatch these boys up, and theoffense was rolling while theseguys were catching up andunderstanding what they needto do. Now those boys are play-ing."

Atlanta allowed fewer than20 points in four of its last sixregular-season games.

The Patriots noticed theturnaround.

New England offensive coor-dinator Josh McDaniels saidthe Atlanta defense's "length atcorner, the aggressive strongsafety and the speed ondefense in general" all remindhim of the Seattle defense thePatriots faced in the SuperBowl two years ago.

McDaniels said the Falcons"all run to the ball as well asany team that we're going toplay. It doesn't matter whathappens on the play, you'regoing to have 11 guys chasingthe guy with the ball. That'simpressive. That's the sign of ateam that is very well coached.There's no question that theyare. They hit and tackle verywell."

And the young guys havetaken the lead.

Rookie defensive back BrianPoole led the Falcons withseven tackles and two quarter-back hurries in the win overGreen Bay. Two more rookies,linebacker Deion Jones andsafety Keanu Neal, each hadsix tackles. Jones and Nealeach had more than 100 tack-les this season to lead theteam.

The fourth rookie starter,linebacker De'VondreCampbell, could play a key roleon Sunday against tight endMartellus Bennett .

Vic Beasley, a second-yearlinebacker, led the NFL with 15½ sacks, production that final-ly solved the Falcons' long-termpass-rush woes.

Brady called Beasley's sea-son "incredible" for a second-year player and said Freeney"is one of the greatest passrushers I've ever playedagainst. He's one of the bestdefensive players that I've everplayed against."

"I think they cover well,"Brady said. "They've got a greatscheme. They played a lot ofgreat teams this year. Theybeat the Packers twice, beatSeattle pretty good in the play-offs, won at Oakland. Theybeat a lot of good teams."

Still, the Falcons' strength isan offense which hasn't beenheld under 30 points since a29-28 loss to Kansas City onDec. 4.

Atlanta led the NFL in scoringand is the first team to advanceto the Super Bowl by scoring atleast 30 points in each of itslast six games — all wins.

While most of Atlanta'sdefensive players are stillestablishing themselves, theFalcons' stars are quarterbackMatt Ryan, wide receiver JulioJones and running backsDevonta Freeman and TevinColeman.


Hurricanes hand No. 5 Raiders first 5-AAA lossBy JOE CANNON

Banner Assistant Sports Editor

Coach Jason McCowan’sCleveland crew came within acouple of seconds of clinchingthe District 5-AAA regular sea-son title, but now they will haveto wait a week, and possiblethrough a coin flip, to find outwhere they stand.

Ranked fifth in the current APstate poll, the Blue Raiders wereahead by a point before a pair offree throws with 2.2 ticksremaining gave East Hamiltonthe 78-77 upset and threw thedoor to the 5-AAA top seed wideopen.

“Obviously we’re disappoint-ed. We put ourselves in positionto win the game and the No. 1seed, but it didn’t work out theway we wanted,” stated CoachMcCowan.

“It was a great regular seasongame, but give the EastHamilton kid (Cam Montgomery)credit, he drew the foul and hitboth free throws with just twoseconds on the clock.”

Cleveland did get off a finalshot attempt, but KK Curry’sleaning 20-footer hit off thefront of the rim and bouncedaway as the horn sounded.

“We got a good throw in (3/4of the court by Romeo Wykle),KK was able to get it, spin and

get a good look, but it just didn’tfall,” the Raider mentor related.“We practice that play, but it’s atough shot to do in two sec-onds.”

Just their third loss of theseason, and lone district defeat,leaves Cleveland at 21-3 overalland 11-1 in 5-AAA, while EastHamilton improves to 20-6 and9-1 with district games againstBradley Central at homeMonday and at Walker ValleyFriday remaining.

If the Hurricanes are able todefeat the Bears and Mustangsfor a second time this season,then the top seed in the upcom-ing district tournament will bedetermined by a coin flip.

Regardless of the outcome,East Hamilton and Clevelandhave the top two seeds andautomatic berths to the Region3-AAA Tournament alreadysewn up.

In Friday’s varsity opener atthe Raider Arena, despite beingminus a pair of players, theLady Raiders were within threepoints of the visitors with 77seconds to go before the LadyHurricanes sealed the victory byhitting 7-of-8 free throws downthe stretch for a 34-25 victory.

East Hamilton (14-10, 9-1)will host second-ranked Bradley(24-0, 10-0) Monday, hoping to

do what the Hurricanes didFriday to keep their hopes of the

district top seed alive.Like the boys, the Cleveland

girls (11-13, 5-7) have wrappedup their 5-AAA slate and will bethe No. 5 seed in postseasonplay.

Both Raider squads faced offagainst Cumberland Countyafter press time Saturdayevening (full story will be inMonday’s Banner).

Cleveland will hold SeniorNight activities when RheaCounty comes to town Thursdaybefore wrapping up the regularseason with a trip toChattanooga to face Notre DameFriday evening.

Hurricanes 78

Blue Raiders 77The battle of the top two dis-

trict squads started off a littleone-sided but quickly developedinto the tooth-and-nail tanglethat was expected with 11 leadchanges and the score beingtied nine times.

After the teams traded thefirst dozen points evenly,Cleveland went on a 9-0 run butEast Hamilton fought back withan 18-5 run of its own to closethe gap to two points (18-16) atthe end of the first period andtake a four-point advantage 87seconds into the second frame.

After McCowan called a time-out, his Raiders responded witha 10-2 streak, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Deonte

Davis and a slam from the 6-foot-7 Curry, to retake the lead.

After trailing 41-38 at theintermission, the Hurricanesblew out of the locker roomswith a deluge of four long-rangebombs, plus an old-fashionthree-point play for a 15-3swing back on top for its largestlead at nine points.

The Raiders righted the shipwith a 20-7 run that includedthree of Davis’ seven 3-pointerson the evening. Two of his long-range bombs came from theright edge of the court whilebeing fouled. He was able tocovert one of the four-point playopportunities.

Davis also made a steal of aninbounds pass, throwing theball behind his back to team-mate Mullek Bradford as he wasfalling out of bounds. Bradfordwas able to take the ball the dis-tance for a fast break basket.

Despite seeing a six-pointlead turn into four-point deficitin less than a minute, EastHamilton was able to stay closewhen Noah Fager drilled hisfifth 3-pointer of the night justbefore the third quarter buzzerblared, leaving the score at 64-63.

The final eight-minute periodfeatured five lead changes and

Banner photo, JOE CANNON

CLEVELAND HIGH junior Deontae Davis (22) puts up one of hisseven 3-pointers, while head coach Jason McCowan, left, and theBlue Raider bench look on, in Friday night's District 5-AAA firstplace battle against East Hamitlon at the Raider Arena.

Bradley hoop squads claim district road winsBy GARY OWNBEY

Banner Correspondent

SODDY-DAISY — The BradleyCentral boys and girls hit theroad for their third consecutivegames and came away with acouple of District 5-AAA winsFriday night in HamiltonCounty.

The Bears (14-8, 7-3 inDistrict 5-AAA) fought off thevaliant efforts of the Soddy-Daisy Trojans, 57-46, while thesecond-ranked Bearettes (24-0,10-0) continued their mastery of5-AAA opponents with a 97-22thrashing of the Lady Trojans.For the Bearettes it was their33rd consecutive win over theLady Trojans going back to the2000 season.

With the Bearette win, theyare one victory away of match-ing the 1978-79 team of 25straight wins to open the sea-son.

The Bears, meanwhile, sawtheir shot at a second-place fin-ish in the district vanish asCleveland fell to East Hamilton,locking the Bears into a thirdplace finish while theHurricanes and Raiders are nowtied for first place with one lossapiece.

The Bears have a big roadgame Monday at East Hamiltonwho can clinch a tie for firstwith victories over the Bearsand on the road at Walker Valleyon Feb. 13. Meanwhile, all theRaiders can do is watch andwait as their district season iscomplete.

The Bearettes find themselvesneeding to win at East Hamiltonto clinch the outright regularseason district title for the sixthconsecutive year under headcoach Jason Reuter. An upsetloss to East Hamilton wouldleave the teams tied for first-place with a coin toss to deter-

mine the district champ.Both girls teams are guaran-

teed a spot in the Region 3-AAAtourney as they are assured ofno worse than a second placefinish. For the Bearettes it willbe their 34th consecutive regiontourney berth and 59th in thelast 60 seasons.

Bears 57, Trojans 46The Bears and Trojans battled

on even terms throughout thefirst quarter with the Trojanstaking the lead as Jake Flipposank two free-throws near theend of the quarter for a 15-13Trojan lead.

Senior Ty Beavers helped theBears keep pace in the firstframe with three long-rangelaser-beam 3-point baskets.

The second period startedwith the Bears regaining thelead as junior Lameric Tuckerlaunched a 3-pointer and seniorCole Copeland hit a bucket and

a trey to give the Bears a 21-17lead before Flippo tied the gamewith a basket at 4:30 in the firsthalf.

It would be the last time thatthe Trojans were even with theBears as junior Jared Elrodnailed another 3-pointer for theBears, their sixth of the firsthalf which ended with a 31-23Bear lead.

The Trojans scored the firstfive points of the second half toclimb within three points at 31-28 before Copeland took overwith back-to-back treys and 12straight points to stake theBears to a 45-30 lead after threeperiods.

The Bears opened the fourthframe with buckets by Elrodand Copeland before Flippo triedto rally the Trojans with sixstraight points, cutting the Bearlead to 49-36 at the 4:34 mark.

The Bears would add anadditional eight points to theirfinal total for their 57-46 win. Itmarked the Bears 17th straightwin over the Trojans.

“An ugly win is better than apretty loss,” proclaimed Bradleyhead coach Chuck Clark. “Idon’t know why but it is difficultfor us to play here.

“Cole took over in the secondhalf. He grabbed us by the handand led the way. He missedsome ‘bunny’ shots early butthey began to fall in the secondhalf.

“It was good to see JohnBrown back out there. Heexpected to be back where hewas before the injury but he hasto realize that it is going to taketime to recover,” the veterancoach added. “He’ll be there to

give his best effort when wemove into tourney play.”

The Bears were paced inscoring by Copeland with 27points and Beavers with 14 asthe only players in double fig-ures.

Copeland also corralled 17rebounds for another double-double which has become rou-tine for last year’s district playerof the year.

Copeland’s scoring outburstalso moved him into a tie forfifth place in Bear history withBear Hall of Fame player DennisBotts at 1,795 points.

The next Bear in line isCole’s uncle Chad, another BearHall of Fame player at 1,939points. Both Chad and Denniswere in the very first Bear Hallof Fame class along with AlvinScott and Steve Sloan.

Tucker added seven pointsalong with five by Elrod andfour by senior Trevor Cartwright

to round out the Bear scoringFriday evening.

Bearettes 97

Lady Trojans 22It was a memorable win for

the Bearettes in more ways thanone as Friday’s win was dedicat-ed to assistant Coach KatieFrazier, and husband Justin,who gave birth to her second

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WALKER VALLEY senior Cooper Melton (center) goes up high around the rim for a basket duringthe Mustangs 77-64 road victory over McMinn Central. Friday night. Melton was one of four scorers tofinish in double figures for the Mustangs red-hot offense

Mustang offense continues to rollBy PATRICK MacCOONBanner Sports Writer

Looking to find a boost in the last few weeks ofthe regular season before district tournament time,the Walker Valley boys' basketball team has to behappy with the way its offense clicked this pastweek.

The Mustangs offense shot 69 percent (22-of-32)from the field in a 51-point first half to key a 77-64road victory over McMinn Central in which theyhad four players finish in double figures Fridaynight.

This week alone, Bob Williams' team scored 51points in the first half twice along with 55 points inthe first two quarters against Soddy-Daisy to sparka three-game win streak.

"Everyone is making the extra pass and we have

guys hitting outside shots and it is fun to watch,"said Williams, whose team improved to 13-10 over-all. "They are playing relaxed and having a lot offun playing together. We are trying to play fast andmove it."

Cooper Melton and Bryce Nunnelly shot a com-bined 13-of-17 from the field and had reached dou-ble figures in scoring by halftime along with KoltenGibson.

Nunnelly led the Mustangs with 16 points andwas 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Melton added 14 (6-of-8 FG) and Gibson scored 13 with a 3-of-5 markfrom distance.

Zeke Westfield was also tough to handle as hepopped off screens and attacked the hoop for 12points and seven rebounds.

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Former Braves to speak at

Walker Valley First Pitch eventBy PATRICK MacCOONBanner Sports Writer

For one of the fastest playersin Major League Baseball histo-ry, Otis Nixon may have slowedhis roll but will soon steal thestage at Walker Valley HighSchool along with a formerAtlanta Braves teammate.

The fleet-footed Nixon, whose620 stolen bases over 17 profes-sional seasons ranks 16th all-time, will be a special guestspeaker along with John Rockerat the 2017 Walker ValleyBaseball Hall of Fame and FirstPitch Banquet on Sunday, Feb.12 held from 12-3 p.m.

“For the past 10 years or so Ihave been a motivational speak-er,” Nixon said. “I just happento be a baseball player that hasa platform to tell my greataccomplishments and mishapsthat people can understand andrelate to. I thank God now forfundraisers like this.”

Tickets are still available tohear the former Braves' starsspeak about not only their suc-cess on the diamond, but howthey found their way throughtough journeys in life off thefield as well.

“Without being a restoredChristian athlete I would havenever made it out of my addic-tion,” said Nixon, who battledcocaine addiction during andafter his baseball career endedin 1999. “I have to thank Godfor helping me not fall down ordie, but to continue sharingwhat He has taught me afterbaseball. I want to share all theamazing things He has done for

me."The fundraiser will include a

silent auction at noon, followedby a catered lunch and then theHOF induction of BobbyTowne’s and keynote speakersat 2 p.m.

Tickets for the event are $15and a lunch carry-out is $12, asall proceeds will benefit the2017 Mustang baseball pro-gram. RSVP’s for lunch are stillbeing taken by Coach JoeShamblin by call or text at 423-364-6951.

In the Braves worst-to-first1991 season, Nixon stole a fran-chise-record 72 bags that is stillthe most to this day. The manwith the greenlight always fromskipper Bobby Cox ranks thirdin MLB history with 158 buntsingles on 344 attempts (.459batting average).

He hit .270 (1,379 hits) inhis career playing for nine dif-

ferent teams, which includedthree trips to the World Serieswith Atlanta in four seasons.

At 23-years-old, Nixon stole107 bases in a 131 minorleague games between theNashville Sounds (AA) andColumbus Clippers (AAA) forthe New York Yankees organiza-tion in 1982

His good friend, Rocker, ranksninth in Braves’ history with 38saves in the 1999 season.

A 95-mph fastball helped thesouthpaw closer land 83 of his88 career saves from 1998-2001playing for Atlanta.

Rocker closed out severalwins for Hall of Fame pitchers,such as John Smoltz, GregMaddux and Tom Glavine, byposting a 2.63 ERA in 195.1innings with 259 strikeouts inhis Braves career.

“We are going to tell some ofthe Bobby Cox and John Smoltzstories,” Nixon said. “But alsowe want to share our storiesand make sure they know whoOtis Nixon and John Rocker arewhen we leave. John is a goodfriend of mine and we will beable to share our insight withthe crowd. Hopefully thisfundraiser will bring people outto see two former AtlantaBraves tell and share their sto-ries and jokes.”

One story and video, whichhas been told and aired over thepast 25 years quite frequently,is “The Catch” by Nixon.

His incredible leap up thewall to rob Andy Van Slyke of ahome run on July 25, 1992

OTIS NIxON

Cleveland State baseball ready for 2017 season From CSCC Sports Information

A new year, a new season and ClevelandState’s baseball team is ready to get theirsunderway. The wait for opening day is over, withthe Cougars hosting the University of theCumberland’s JV team in a doubleheader onMonday.

“I’m looking forward to watching our teamcompete through the entire season and am look-ing for continued improvements throughout theseason,” head coach Mike Policastro said. “Wecan be a good team and have a good year. We’llneed to have our frontline guys have good years,both in our line up and on the mound. Theschedule is challenging and our 27-game confer-ence schedule will be as competitive as ever.”

The coach is excited to have many returningsophomores back at their positions and expectsthem to boost the team.

“We have the chance to have a productive sea-son as we can set an everyday lineup withreturning sophomores who had solid seasons lastyear,” Policastro began.

“Sophomore outfielders Devin Gardner andJordan Ransom, who both signed early with fouryear schools, should be able to put together goodseasons. First baseman Sean McDermott, aMercer University signee, returns after hitting 12home runs last year should give the line up aboost. Infielder Billy Brand returns after a suc-cessful freshman season. An outstanding defend-er, he can play anywhere on the infield. HaganKennedy (catcher) is a solid defender who puts a

stop to the opposition’s running game, and han-dles the pitching staff.”

The Cougars will also enjoy having right-han-der and Georgia State signee Jake Rogers backon the mound.

“Jake will anchor a staff that features a talentedfreshman class,” Policastro said.

The Cougar coach admitted that his pitchingstaff is young, but is confident in their abilities.Still, the starting rotations will remain up for grabs.

“The group of freshman include lefty HooperMills, Grant Crosby, Cory Linz and BrandonThompson, who are all competing for a spot inthe rotation,” he began. “The bullpen will havemany questions as we continue to try to figure itout. Returnees Parker Cochran and Elijah Haynieare the only pitchers who have seen action fromlast year.”

Homegrown talent for the Cougars includesstandout Bradley Central pitchers GunnarNorwood and Thompson and Haynie, who playedat Walker Valley.

Policastro expects a productive lineup for the2017 season

“Our lineup has the chance to be productivetop to bottom because we have a balance ofspeed and power,” the coach said. “We must putquality at bats together and minimize strikeouts.”

On Monday, the Cougars first game will be at 1p.m., with the second game following at 3 p.m.The team hits the road for a trip to Barnesville,Ga. where they play Gordon State CommunityCollege on Friday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at noon.

Lady Cougars ready to swing into actionFrom CSCC Sports Information

The Cleveland State women’ssoftball team may have to waita couple weeks for their homeopener, but their first game ofthe season is only five daysaway.

Cleveland State softball headcoach Katie Willingham and hercoaching staff spent fall prac-tice focusing on the process,with the head coach lookingforward to seeing the hard workin practice pay off.

“Focusing on process was amajor emphasis for each one ofour players. The idea thatprocess leads to a more suc-cessful game performance waspromoted at each practice andhow each day was designed,”Willingham explained.

“I am anxious to coach agroup of athletes who havebought into the philosophy ofprocess as opposed to worryingand fretting about performance.I am looking forward to thesuccess of each of our playersas we begin the game schedulehere in the spring.”

The coach will find out quick-ly how well the fall training ses-sions paid off, as the LadyCougars will play five games intwo days.

The team opens its seasonwith a trip to Georgia HighlandsCollege in Rome, Ga., wherethey will compete in the BorderBattle at Hamilton CrossingsPark. In a doubleheader onFriday, Cleveland State takes onSpartanburg Methodist at noonand then East Georgia StateCollege at 2 p.m. A busy week-end of softball continuesSaturday, with the Lady

Cougars facing Southern UnionState Community College at 10a.m., Georgia Highlands at noonand Andrew College at 4 p.m.

The coach is expecting manyplayers to make an impact onthe team this year, especiallythe pitching-catcher combina-tion of sophomores Kaley Cageland AJ Chauncey.

“Kaley throws the ball in thelow 60’s and AJ has the athletictools to be a difference makerdefensively behind the plateand to be an offensive threatwith her abilities to hit forpower,” Willingham said.

An all freshmen infield willalso have the opportunity toshine this season.

“Our all freshman infield ofBre Dunsmore, Rachel Pierce,Grayson Brown and MacyBryant are going to be exciting

to watch. All four have eliteathletic abilities and I haveevery expectation that each willhave a major impact on thesuccess of Cougar softball.”

Willingham is also looking forreturning outfielders CarlyFrost and Rachael Goodson tobuild on their offensive successfrom last year.

“This will be an excitingteam. It is a close-knit group ofwomen that understands theprocess of competing,”Willingham said. “We are a fam-ily atmosphere that believes ineach other and I am confidentwe will be a surprise in ourconference.”

The Lady Cougars’ first homegame of the season will be adoubleheader against theUniversity of the CumberlandsJV team on Feb. 18.

CCS tames Mountain LionsSpecial to the Banner

BRYANT, Ala. — ClevelandChristian School was on theroad Friday evening against ahungry Mountain View Lionball team.

Senior Bo Martin had thehot hand early, hitting four 3-point shots in the first period ofplay.

Martin was on a mission tohit the career 1,000-pointmark, a feat which he wouldlater accomplish as the thirdperiod was winding down.

Mountain View was deter-mined to make it a difficulttask, holding a slim 46-44 leadat the half.

The Crusaders came out of

the break and outscored theLions 21-16 to pull ahead andheld on for the 79-75 win.

With the win, ClevelandChristian held on to the No. 1spot in the South Division ofthe Southern Christian AthleticAssociation heading in to thelast week of play.

"We were sloppy early butpulled out the win," said CoachLarry Davis. "It was a big nightfor Bo (Martin). He's one of therare ones."

Martin ripped the cords for37 points, while Tanner Alguirenetted a dozen.

Graham Stewart and LeviWycoff helped out with eightpoints apiece, while Jason Ollispitched in with seven.

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Sunday, Feb. 5BASEBALL

Catawba College (N.C.) at Lee University, 1SOFTBALL

GSC-PBC Challengeat Columbus, Ga.Lee University vs. University of Montavello (Ala.), 2Lee University vs. Columbus State (Ga.) University, 4:30

Monday, Feb. 6BASEBALL

University of Cumberlands (JV) at Cleveland State (DH), 1BASKETBALL

Bradley Central at East Hamilton, 6 (JV, 3:30)Tuesday, Feb. 7

BASKETBALLGadsden (Ala.) State at Cleveland State, 4:30Soddy-Daisy at Walker Valley, 6 (JV, 3:30)Polk County at Silverdale Academy, 6 (BJV, 4:30)

Wednesday, Feb. 8SOFTBALL

Lee University at Tennessee Wesleyan (DH), 2Thursday, Feb. 9

BASEBALLLee University at Albany State (Ga.), 4

BASKETBALLLee University at Delta (Miss) State, 6:30Rhea County at Cleveland, 6 (JV, 3:30)Walker Valley at Red Bank, 6 (BJV, 4:30)TCPS at Polk County, 6

Friday, Feb. 10BASEBALL

Cleveland State at Gordon State, 2St. Leo University at Lee, 6

BASKETBALLOoltewah at Bradley Central, 6 (JV, 3:30)Cleveland at Notre Dame, 6 (JV, 3:30)East Hamilton at Walker Valley, 6 (JV, 3:30)

SOFTBALLBorder Battle at Hamilton Crossings ParkAt Rome, Ga.Cleveland State vs. Spartanburg Methodist, 12Cleveland State vs. East Georgia State, 2

Saturday, Feb. 11BASEBALL

Cleveland State at Gordon State, 12St. Leo University at Lee (DH), 1Cleveland State vs. Columbia State, 2

BASKETBALLChattanooga State at Cleveland State, 2Lee University at Mississippi College, 3

SOFTBALLFalcon FrenzyIn Montevallo, Ala.Lee University vs. Tuskegee College, 10 a.m.Lee University vs. Stillman College, 12:15Border Battle at Hamilton Crossings ParkAt Rome, Ga.Cleveland State vs. Southern Union State, 10 a.m.Cleveland State vs. Georgia Highlands, 12Cleveland State vs Andrew College, 4

WRESTLINGRegion Traditionalat East Hamilton HSBradley Central, Cleveland, Walker Valley participating

Sunday, Feb. 12SOFTBALL

Falcon FrenzyIn Montevallo, Ala.Lee University vs. Ursuline College, 12:15Lee University vs. University of Indianapolis, 2:30

National Basketball AssociationEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GBBoston 32 18 .640 —Toronto 30 21 .588 2½New York 22 29 .431 10½Philadelphia 18 31 .367 13½Brooklyn 9 41 .180 23

Southeast Division W L Pct GBWashington 30 20 .600 —Atlanta 30 21 .588 ½Charlotte 23 27 .460 7Miami 20 30 .400 10Orlando 20 33 .377 11½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 33 15 .688 —Indiana 28 22 .560 6Chicago 25 26 .490 9½Detroit 23 28 .451 11½Milwaukee 21 28 .429 12½

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 38 11 .776 —Houston 37 17 .685 3½Memphis 30 22 .577 9½Dallas 20 30 .400 18½New Orleans 19 32 .373 20

Northwest Division W L Pct GBUtah 31 19 .620 —Oklahoma City 29 22 .569 2½Denver 22 27 .449 8½Portland 22 29 .431 9½Minnesota 19 31 .380 12

Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 43 7 .860 —L.A. Clippers 31 19 .620 12Sacramento 19 31 .380 24Phoenix 16 34 .320 27L.A. Lakers 17 36 .321 27½___

Friday's GamesOrlando 102, Toronto 94Detroit 116, Minnesota 108Indiana 106, Brooklyn 97Boston 113, L.A. Lakers 107Houston 121, Chicago 117, OTOklahoma City 114, Memphis 102Denver 121, Milwaukee 117Dallas 108, Portland 104Phoenix 105, Sacramento 103

Saturday's GamesAtlanta 113, Orlando 86Indiana 105, Detroit 84Washington 105, New Orleans 91Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Cleveland at New York, 8:30 p.m.Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m.Denver at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Memphis at Minnesota, 9 p.m.Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Golden State at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday's GamesToronto at Brooklyn, 12 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Boston, 2 p.m.Portland at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.

Monday's GamesCleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at New York, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Phoenix at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.Chicago at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.Tuesday's GamesBrooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m.Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

NCAA Men’s Top 25 FaredSaturday

1. Gonzaga (23-0) vs. Santa Clara. Next: at LoyolaMarymount, Thursday.2. Baylor (20-3) lost to Kansas State 56-54. Next: atOklahoma State, Wednesday.3. Kansas (20-3) lost to Iowa State 92-89, OT. Next: atKansas State, Monday.4. Villanova (21-2) vs. St. John's. Next: vs. Georgetown,Tuesday.5. Arizona (21-3) lost to No. 13 Oregon 85-58. Next: vs.Stanford, Wednesday.6. Louisville (19-4) beat Boston College 90-67. Next: at No. 9Virginia, Monday.7. West Virginia (18-5) lost to Oklahoma State 82-75. Next: atOklahoma, Wednesday.8. Kentucky (18-4) at No. 24 Florida. Next: vs. LSU, Tuesday.9. Virginia (17-5) lost to Syracuse 66-62. Next: vs. No. 6Louisville, Monday.10. Wisconsin (19-3) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana, Sunday.11. UCLA (20-3) at Washington. Next: vs. No. 13 Oregon,Thursday.12. North Carolina (20-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 NotreDame, Sunday.13. Oregon (21-3) beat No. 5 Arizona 85-58. Next: at No. 11UCLA, Thursday.14. Cincinnati (21-2) beat UConn 82-68. Next: vs. UCF,Wednesday.15. Florida State (19-4) did not play. Next: vs. Clemson,Sunday.16. Butler (18-5) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Tuesday.17. Maryland (20-3) lost to No. 23 Purdue 73-72. Next: atPenn State, Tuesday.18. Saint Mary's (21-2) beat San Diego 71-27. Next: vs.Portland, Thursday.19. South Carolina (19-4) beat Georgia 77-75. Next: vs.Alabama, Tuesday.20. Notre Dame (17-6) did not play. Next: at No. 12 NorthCarolina, Sunday.21. Duke (18-5) beat Pittsburgh 72-64. Next: vs. No. 12 NorthCarolina, Thursday.22. Creighton (20-4) lost to Xavier 82-80. Next: at DePaul,Saturday.23. Purdue (19-5) beat No. 17 Maryland 73-72. Next: atIndiana, Thursday.24. Florida (17-5) vs. No. 8 Kentucky. Next: at Georgia,Tuesday.25. Northwestern (18-5) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois,Tuesday.

NCAA Women’s Top 25 FaredSaturday

1. UConn (21-0) did not play. Next: vs. Tulsa, Sunday.2. Baylor (23-1) beat Texas Tech 79-61. Next: vs. No. 12Texas, Monday.3. Maryland (22-1) did not play. Next: at Indiana, Sunday.4. South Carolina (19-2) did not play. Next: at Arkansas,Sunday.5. Mississippi State (22-1) did not play. Next: vs. Missouri,Sunday.6. Florida State (21-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Miami,Monday.7. Notre Dame (21-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9 Louisville,Monday.8. Stanford (20-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 UCLA,Monday.9. Louisville (20-5) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Notre Dame,Monday.10. Washington (21-3) did not play. Next: at Colorado,Sunday.11. Oregon State (21-2) did not play. Next: at Arizona,Sunday.12. Texas (18-4) beat Kansas State 63-58. Next: at No. 2Baylor, Monday.13. UCLA (17-5) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Stanford,Monday.14. Ohio State (21-5) beat Wisconsin 96-68. Next: vs. Iowa,Sunday, Feb. 12.15. Duke (19-4) did not play. Next: at Virginia, Sunday.16. Miami (17-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 Florida State,Monday.17. DePaul (19-5) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Sunday.18. Oklahoma (18-6) beat Oklahoma State 66-60. Next: vs.No. 22 West Virginia, Tuesday.19. N.C. State (17-6) did not play. Next: at Georgia Tech,Thursday.20. South Florida (18-3) did not play. Next: at Memphis,Sunday.21. Green Bay (19-4) lost to Detroit 76-72. Next: vs.Cleveland State, Thursday.22. West Virginia (16-7) lost to Iowa State 80-55. Next: at No.18 Oklahoma, Tuesday.23. Arizona State (14-8) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon,Sunday.24. Syracuse (16-7) did not play. Next: at Boston College,Sunday.25. Kentucky (15-8) did not play. Next: vs. Vanderbilt,Sunday.

BOWLING2 p.m.

ESPN — PBA, Terrell Owens Super Clash, at Katy, TexasCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

NoonCBSSN — Lafayette at Boston U.12:30 p.m.ESPNU — Clemson at Florida St.1 p.m.CBS — Indiana at WisconsinESPNEWS — Notre Dame at North Carolina2 p.m.BTN — Nebraska at Iowa4:30 p.m.ESPNU — Colorado at California

GOLF1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, finalround, at Scottsdale, Ariz.3 p.m.CBS — PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, finalround, at Scottsdale, Ariz.

NBA BASKETBALL2 p.m.

ABC — L.A. Clippers at BostonNFL FOOTBALL6:30 p.m.FOX — Super Bowl LI, Atlanta vs. New England, at Houston

NHL HOCKEYNoon

NBC — Los Angeles at WashingtonRUGBY

8:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Americas Championship, United States vs.Uruguay, at San Antonio (taped)

SKIING3 p.m.

NBC — U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix, Men's & Women'sHalfpipe, at Mammoth Mountain, Calif. (taped)4 p.m.NBC — FIS Freestyle, USSA Freestyle International, Men's& Women's Dual Moguls, at Deer Valley, Utah (taped)

SOCCER8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Swansea City at ManchesterCity

9:30 a.m.FS1 — Bundesliga, Augsburg vs. Werder Bremen

11 a.m.NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester United at LeicesterCity

11:30 a.m.FS1 — Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Darmstadt

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALLNoon

ESPN2 — Maryland at IndianaSEC — Vanderbilt at Kentucky

2 p.m.CBSSN — Temple at TulaneESPN2 — South Carolina at ArkansasSEC — Auburn at Texas A&M

2:30 p.m.ESPNU — Missouri at Mississippi St.

4 p.m.CBSSN — St. Joseph's at Saint LouisESPN2 — Tennessee at GeorgiaSEC — Alabama at LSU

6:30 p.m.ESPNU — South Florida at Memphis

NFL AwardsMVP: Matt RyanComeback Player of the Year: Jordy NelsonOffensive Player of the Year: Matt RyanDefensive Player of the Year: Khalil MackOffensive Rookie of the Year: Dak PrescottDefensive Rookie of the Year: Joey BosaCoach of the Year: Jason GarrettAssistant Coach of the Year: Kyle ShanahanSalute to Service Award: Dan Quinn

All Times ESTEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 53 30 16 7 67 158 133Ottawa 50 27 17 6 60 137 135Boston 54 26 22 6 58 138 143Florida 52 23 19 10 56 124 143Toronto 49 23 17 9 55 149 144Buffalo 51 21 20 10 52 125 143Detroit 51 21 21 9 51 131 152Tampa Bay 52 22 24 6 50 141 155

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 52 35 11 6 76 170 114Columbus 51 33 13 5 71 170 127Pittsburgh 50 32 13 5 69 180 146N.Y. Rangers 51 32 18 1 65 173 136Philadelphia 53 26 20 7 59 144 162New Jersey 53 22 21 10 54 125 152N.Y. Islanders 49 22 18 9 53 143 143Carolina 50 23 20 7 53 133 142

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAMinnesota 50 33 12 5 71 166 116Chicago 53 31 17 5 67 147 138Nashville 51 25 18 8 58 142 134St. Louis 51 25 21 5 55 146 158Winnipeg 55 25 26 4 54 161 172Dallas 52 21 21 10 52 144 164Colorado 49 14 33 2 30 99 168

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 52 33 17 2 68 142 118Anaheim 53 28 16 9 65 139 132Edmonton 54 28 18 8 64 155 141Los Angeles 52 27 21 4 58 132 123Calgary 54 27 24 3 57 143 153Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 120 144Arizona 50 16 28 6 38 113 159NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday's GamesPittsburgh 4, Columbus 3, OTCalgary 4, New Jersey 3, OTCarolina 2, Edmonton 1Florida 2, Anaheim 1Detroit 5, N.Y. Islanders 4

Saturday's GamesLos Angeles 1, Philadelphia 0, OTWashington 3, Montreal 2Colorado 5, Winnipeg 2New Jersey 5, Columbus 1Buffalo 4, Ottawa 0Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday's GamesLos Angeles at Washington, 12 p.m.Edmonton at Montreal, 1 p.m.Calgary at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m.

Monday's GamesSt. Louis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Tuesday's GamesSan Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.Calgary at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.St. Louis at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Montreal at Colorado, 9 p.m.

SaturdayAt TPC ScottsdaleScottsdale, Ariz.

Purse: $6.7 millionYardage: 7,266; Par 71

Third RoundByeong Hun An 66-66-65—197 -16Martin Laird 67-66-65—198 -15John Peterson 66-72-63—201 -12Graham DeLaet 67-69-65—201 -12Michael Kim 69-66-66—201 -12Hideki Matsuyama 65-68-68—201 -12Marc Leishman 68-69-65—202 -11William McGirt 69-67-66—202 -11J.J. Spaun 71-64-67—202 -11Matt Kuchar 64-69-69—202 -11Brendan Steele 65-67-70—202 -11Phil Mickelson 68-70-65—203 -10Webb Simpson 67-71-65—203 -10Shane Lowry 69-68-66—203 -10Daniel Berger 71-66-66—203 -10Louis Oosthuizen 68-67-68—203 -10Jon Rahm 70-69-65—204 -9Camilo Villegas 71-68-65—204 -9Scott Brown 66-70-68—204 -9Rickie Fowler 67-68-69—204 -9Jordan Spieth 70-68-67—205 -8Lucas Glover 68-72-65—205 -8Troy Merritt 74-66-65—205 -8Robert Garrigus 66-70-69—205 -8Boo Weekley 70-68-68—206 -7Kevin Na 68-70-68—206 -7Grayson Murray 72-67-67—206 -7Brian Stuard 71-67-68—206 -7Russell Henley 71-69-66—206 -7Morgan Hoffmann 69-67-70—206 -7Jason Bohn 72-68-66—206 -7Zach Johnson 70-66-70—206 -7Brian Harman 69-67-70—206 -7Billy Horschel 70-71-65—206 -7Cameron Smith 69-70-68—207 -6Geoff Ogilvy 70-68-69—207 -6Steve Stricker 67-70-70—207 -6John Huh 70-67-70—207 -6Adam Hadwin 71-66-70—207 -6

Saturday’s Sports TransactionsBASKETBALL

National Basketball AssociationCHICAGO BULLS — Recalled G Denzel Valentinefrom Windy City (NBADL).

GOLFUSGA — Elected president Diana Murphy to a sec-ond one-year term.

HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueDETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned G JimmyHoward to Grand Rapids (AHL). Activated DBrendan Smith from injured reserve.NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Traded F Vernon Fiddlerto the Nashville Predators for Nashville's fourth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

American Hockey LeagueHARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed F TommyThompson to a professional tryout agreement.ROCKFORD ICEHOGS — Recalled D Robin Pressfrom Indy (ECHL).

ECHLECHL — Suspended Idaho coach Neil Graham onegame.CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Claimed D FrankMisuraca off waivers from Toledo.

SOCCERMajor League SoccerSAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Named JohnSpencer assistant coach.

COLLEGEHOUSTON — Named Chris Scelfo offensive linecoach.

Daniel Summerhays 71-65-71—207 -6Sung Kang 68-65-74—207 -6Charley Hoffman 72-67-69—208 -5Sean O'Hair 71-69-68—208 -5Ollie Schniederjans 71-67-70—208 -5J.B. Holmes 67-70-71—208 -5Patton Kizzire 71-70-67—208 -5Mark Hubbard 69-69-71—209 -4Patrick Reed 71-68-70—209 -4Wesley Bryan 72-69-68—209 -4Vaughn Taylor 68-71-71—210 -3Chris Kirk 66-74-70—210 -3Bud Cauley 72-69-69—210 -3Kyle Stanley 72-69-69—210 -3Ben Crane 69-70-72—211 -2Chad Collins 68-71-72—211 -2Ryan Moore 71-69-71—211 -2Jamie Lovemark 72-68-71—211 -2Brooks Koepka 67-73-71—211 -2Matt Jones 72-69-70—211 -2Emiliano Grillo 72-69-70—211 -2Jonas Blixt 72-64-75—211 -2Hunter Mahan 71-70-70—211 -2J.J. Henry 70-70-72—212 -1Tyrone Van Aswegen 70-70-72—212 -1Seung-Yul Noh 70-71-71—212 -1Charlie Beljan 68-73-71—212 -1Andrew Johnston 73-68-71—212 -1Ken Duke 69-72-71—212 -1Jon Curran 75-66-71—212 -1Harris English 73-66-74—213 EBrian Gay 71-69-73—213 EScott Piercy 71-65-78—214 +1Harold Varner III 70-71-75—216 +3Kevin Chappell 71-70-76—217 +4Alex Cejka 67-73-78—218 +5

Ryan wins MVPHOUSTON (AP) — Matt Ryan

and the Dallas Cowboys werebig winners Saturday night.

The Atlanta Falcons quarter-back was voted The AssociatedPress 2016 NFL's Most ValuablePlayer and top offensive player.Cowboys quarterback DakPrescott took Offensive Rookieof the Year and Jason Garrettwas selected Coach of the Yearby a nationwide panel of 50media members who regularlycover the league.

On the eve of the Super Bowlin which he will face off withtwo-time league MVP TomBrady, who finished second inthis year's balloting, Ryan easilyoutdistanced Brady 25-10 forMVP. He beat Green Bay quar-terback Aaron Rodgers 15½ to11 for Offensive Player of theYear.

Ryan, of course, was not onhand at the "NFL Honors" TVshow.

Garrett drew 25 votes for bestcoach, beating out NewEngland's Bill Belichick (14).

"This is an extension of ourfootball team and I really acceptit on their behalf," said Garrett,

who took over as Dallas coachin 2010. "I coach with somereally great guys and I'm reallyfortunate to coach with so manygreat players that go about itthe right way, and it's reallyjust an extension of that. It's ateam award."

Prescott, in a two-man racewith his running back, EzekielElliott, won 28½ to 21½. TheQB brought the RB onstage toshare in his special moment.

"He deserves it just as muchas I do from his yards, hiscatches," Prescott said. "Theway we handled things in thebackfield is always together."

Falcons offensive coordinatorKyle Shanahan, apparentlyheaded to San Francisco afterthe Super Bowl to be headcoach of the 49ers, took theassistant coaching award.

Packers receiver JordyNelson, returning from a devas-tating knee injury, was selectedComeback Player of the Year.

Oakland edge rusher KhalilMack slipped past 2016 SuperBowl MVP linebacker Von Miller

See RYAN, Page 21


Lee University photo

LEE UNIVERSITY freshman Kayla Louie crosses the plate for a run as the Lady Flames split their two games at the SouthernSoftball Showdown in Columbus, Ga., Saturday.

Softball splits day one

at Southern ShowdownBy Lee Sports Information

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The LeeUniversity softball team split adoubleheader on Day 1 of theSouthern Softball Showdown atColumbus State University onSaturday afternoon.

The Lady Flames (3-1) ralliedto top Lynn University in extrainnings, 4-1, before falling toFlagler by the same margin inthe nightcap.

The Lady Flames will wrap upthe two-day tournament thisafternoon at 2 againstMontevallo, a team they sweptat home on Wednesday, andhost Columbus State at 4:30.

LEE 4 LYNN 1Freshman Abby McKinney led

with her arm and her bat as theLady Flames defeated theFighting Knights, 4-1 in eightinnings in Game 1.

With Lynn leading 1-0 in theseventh, McKinney drilled adouble to left to score

Brooklynn Frazier and tiethings.

The Lady Flames wouldjump ahead in the top of theeighth on back-to-back run-scoring singles by BaileyChurch and Frazier.

McKinney improved to 2-0 inthe circle as she tossed all eightinnings allowing just one runon six hits. She struck out fiveand worked around five walks.

Lee pounded out 11 hits inthe contest. Stevie Baird,Church and McKinney all dou-bled and singled, while Frazierdrove in two runs.

AnnaBeth Pruett got the startin right and went 2-for-4 withtwo singles.

Lynn starter Francais Olexaallowed one unearned run overseven innings while striking outthree.

Kayla Sheffield (0-1) wastagged with the loss as shefailed to retire a batter in theeighth while giving up threeruns (two earned) on three hits.

Katelyn Key came on in reliefand worked around two hits tostop the bleeding.

Victoria Rios reached basesafely in all four plate appear-ances for the Fighting Knights.The third baseman singledtwice and walked twice.

FLAGLER 4, LEE 1Ally Marcano dazzled in the

circle for Flagler to lead theSaints past the Lady Flames, 4-1 in Saturday's nightcap.

Marcano (1-1) went the dis-tance allowing just one run onfive hits while striking out eightbatters to earn the victory.

Aided by a costly error theLady Flames gave up two earlyruns to the Sunshine StateConference foe and that provedto be enough.

Tracy Caccavale capitalizedon the Lee miscue and delivereda two-run single to give theSaints the early lead.

Lee starter LeighBeatenbough (0-1) would settle

down however and worked five-plus innings allowing four runs,all unearned thanks to threeerrors.

The junior yielded seven hitsand three walks but punchedout five.

Freshman Taylor Moran cameon in relief and got the finalthree outs of the sixth.

Caccavale finished withthree singles and drove in tworuns to lead the Saints offen-sive output.

The lone Lee run came in thefifth inning as Kayla Louie sin-gled down the left field line toscore Pruett.

The rally was stifled howeveras the Lady Flames had run-ners on first and second withnobody out before Marcanoretired the next three batters topreserve the lead.

Lee's Courtney Crawford sin-gled and walked while Bairdfinished with two singles.Frazier rounded out the five-hitperformance with a single.

Flames split

baseball openerBy Lee Sports InformationThe Lee University baseball

team opened the 2017 seasonwith a Saturday afternoon dou-bleheader split with CatawbaCollege at Olympic Field. TheFlames (1-1) won the openinggame 6-0 with the Indians (2-1)winning the nightcap 2-1. Thefinal game of the series isscheduled for today at 1 p.m.

Catawba entered the week-end series ranked No. 21 in theCollegiate Baseball News (CBN)NCAA Division II National Polland were No. 15 in the NationalCollege Baseball WritersAssociation rankings. Leereceived votes in the CBN poll.

Geremy Walton was Lee’soffensive leader. The senior fin-ished the day 4-for-7 with adouble.

“Overall, it was a good daywith a great crowd,” said Leehead coach Mark Brew. “Wehave a big opportunity in frontof us to take a series from aquality opponent.”

Catawba 2, Lee 1The Flames pushed across

their lone run in the firstinning. Tyler Payne singled toleft and moved to second on aWalton sacrifice bunt. Payneadvanced to third on a passedball and scored on PeytonMeeker’s ground out to short.

A bases-loaded walk in thetop of the second inning evenedthe score for the visitors. NickCoble delivered the eventualgame-winning run with a sacri-fice fly in the top of the sev-enth.

“Our pitching was goodenough, but we just couldn’tget the big hit at the plate,”admitted Brew. “We have to tipour caps to their pitchers whokept us off balance the wholegame.”

Lee recorded four hits in thegame, but left seven runners onbase. Catawba stranded nineon base.

Jumpei Akanuma startedand gave up four hits and onerun in four innings of work.The junior from Kyoto, Japan,walked four and struck outtwo.

Jay Prior faced the minimumin the fifth inning and recordeda strikeout. Kit Larson pitched

the final two innings. Larsonwas charged with the loss aftersurrendering one run on threehits and striking out three.

Luke Setzer tallied three ofCatawba’s seven hits. He dou-bled to begin the seventhinning and scored the winningrun. Kevin Acosta delivered twosingles in the win.

Lee 6, Catawba 0Art Vidrio gave up just three

hits over seven innings and JoeParete allowed just one morehit over the final two innings tocombine for the shutout in theseason opener. Both hurlersrecorded four strikeouts, whileVidrio walked one batter. Vidrioearned the win and Parete wascredited with a save.

“What a performance by Artand Joe,” said Brew. “They didan excellent job of poundingthe strike zone and makingquality pitches all nineinnings.”

The Flames opened the scor-ing with a solo home run in thefirst inning by senior transferDrew Johnson. Johnson fin-ished the game with three runsscored.

Miguel Pimentel added to thelead with a two-run single inthe fourth inning and anothertwo-run single in the eighth.Pimentel supplied the finalmargin after racing to third fol-lowing a failed pickoff attemptat first base and scoring on apassed ball.

“Defensively, Tyler Payne hadthat huge double play turn inthe seventh inning to keep theshutout intact,” added the Leeskipper.

In the play, Payne ranged tohis right, back-handed aground ball up the middle andflipped it to Jordan Howard.Howard bare-handed the feedand made the throw to firstbase to complete the doubleplay.

“Offensively, we had toomany miscues running thebases, but I was really pleasedwith how we swung the batsthroughout the game,” Brewsummed up.

The Flames tallied seven hitsin the opener. They left fourrunners on and had two run-ners caught stealing.

MSU rallies tosnap Vol streak

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) —Schnider Herard had 12 pointsand a career-high 15 rebounds,Xavian Stapleton had 14 pointsand 11 boards and MississippiState overcame a 19-point, first-half deficit on Saturday for a 64-59 victory over Tennessee.

The Bulldogs finished thegame on a 25-9 run and tookthe lead for good on Stapleton's3-pointer with 4:22 left.Stapleton had his first double-double of the season and agame-high four steals.

Mario Kegler led the Bulldogs(14-8, 5-5 SEC) with 17 pointsand his two free throws clinchedthe win with 6.9 secondsremaining.

"The great lesson, and I lovethis lesson when it happens, isto never quit and never give up,"said Mississippi State headcoach Ben Howland. "We weredown 19 and they kept theirheads up, kept battling. Ouroffense was really, really poor inthe first half. But our defensekept us in the game and wewere battling, defensively, in thefirst half.

"Then we did a much betterjob going to the rim in the sec-ond half. Even though we didn'tshoot great at the foul line, wegot to the foul line. Xavian

Stapleton and Mario Kegler alsodid a phenomenal job defendingHubbs."

The Volunteers (13-10, 5-5)were led by Robert Hubbs IIIwith 13 points and GrantWilliams added 11.

In the first meeting this year,Tennessee defeated MississippiState 91-74 and controlled theboards by a 49-35 margin. Buton Saturday the Bulldogs outre-bounded the Volunteers 55-45,including 21 offensive rebounds.

"To be honest, it was ourdefense," said Stapleton. "It wasour defensive energy. We got acouple of stops and the energytransferred over to offense. Wegot to the free throw line at theend of the game, too, and it allworked out."

The Bulldogs missed theirfirst nine shot attempts andTennessee had a 17-2 advantagein the first eight minutes.Tennessee would lead 29-10before Mississippi State trimmedthe deficit to 33-21 at halftime.

"Lots of credit to MississippiState," said Tennessee headcoach Rick Barnes. "They weretougher down the stretch andwe turned the ball over in wayswe shouldn't have. MississippiState got down but stayed in itand got the momentum going

their way. I was disappointedwith the way we responded.Coming down the stretch wedidn't do what we needed to do.

"I don't want to take anythingaway from Mississippi State. It'sa 40-minute game. We've hadleads before and let them getaway. We didn't make winningplays."

The Bulldogs shot just 20 per-cent in the first half and made 3of 9 free throws. Tennessee shot44 percent in the first half andalso struggled at the charitystripe with a 6-of-14 showing.

BIG PICTURETennessee: Saturday's setback

snapped the Volunteers' four-game winning streak. It alsomarked their second blown leadin the Magnolia State this sea-son. Tennessee led Ole Miss by13 points with 15 minutes toplay before falling 80-69.

Mississippi State: Senior I.J.Ready missed his secondstraight game for the Bulldogswith a calf muscle injury.

UP NEXTTennessee: The Volunteers

open a two-game home standWednesday and host Ole Miss.

Mississippi State: TheBulldogs return to the roadTuesday with a visit to Auburn.

Photo By Craig Bisacre/Tennessee Athletics

TENNESSEE FORWARD Admiral Schofield (5) looks for an opening against a Mississippi Statedefender Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.

for Defensive Player of the Year,18-17.

San Diego lineman JoeyBosa won top defensive rookiehonors in a landslide.

"I don't really set goals likethis for myself very often,awards," said Bosa, who

missed the first four gamesafter a holdout. "But I definitelywanted this one. I'm reallyhappy I got it done."

Cardinals receiver LarryFitzgerald and Giants quarterbackEli Manning shared the WalterPayton Man of the Year award.

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Trump’s travel ban is running major riskof damaging sensitive Mideast relations

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Justtwo days after banning travelers from sevenMuslim-majority nations, U.S. PresidentDonald Trump invited the Saudi monarch,whose kingdom includes Islam’s holiestsites, to fly to Washington.

It points to the delicate balancing actTrump faces as he tries to deliver on cam-paign promises to exterminate “radicalIslamic terrorism” without endangeringpolitical and economic ties with U.S. alliesin the region, including some where theTrump Organization has business interests.

The executive order could upend gains onthe battlefields of Mosul, where U.S. forcesaid Iraqi commandos, or scuttle billions ofdollars’ worth of American aircraft sales toTehran. Trump has vigorously defended theban, saying it is only “about terror andkeeping our country safe.”

Traditional American allies in the regionhave kept largely silent about the ban. Manywelcome tougher action against Iran, one ofthe seven countries included in the execu-tive order. But any move to expand the banto other countries will undoubtedly inflamepublic opinion and could force them torespond in kind.

“Such selective and discriminatory actswill only serve to embolden the radical nar-ratives of extremists and will provide furtherfuel to the advocates of violence and terror-ism at a critical time,” the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation said Monday.

The 57-nation bloc urged the U.S. toreconsider the policy “and maintain itsmoral obligation to provide leadership andhope at a time of great uncertainty andunrest in the world.”

The warning came hours after Trumpcalled Saudi King Salman and Abu Dhabi’spowerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohamedbin Zayed Al Nahyan, the likely future presi-dent of the United Arab Emirates. KingSalman also invited Trump to visit SaudiArabia.

Official regional government reaction hasbeen muted to the 90-day ban on travel tothe U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran,Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. Theorder also suspends refugee admissions for120 days and indefinitely bars the process-

ing of refugees from Syria.OPEC members Saudi Arabia and the

UAE, the Arab world’s largest economies,have bought billions of dollars’ worth ofweapons from the U.S., and thousands ofU.S. troops remain stationed across theregion.

Several Arab allies of the U.S. have car-ried out airstrikes against the Islamic Stategroup and, more vitally, allow access to airbases and seaports supporting the bombing,reconnaissance and refueling runs over Iraqand Syria.

Iraq, which is on the front lines in thefight against Islamic State group, is justover a third of the way through acquiringthree dozen American-made F-16 fighters.It’s unclear how the ban will affect the Iraqipilots, who are trained in the U.S.

The Iraqi Air Force Commander, Lt. Gen.Anwar Hama Amin, initially said the militaryhas yet to receive a “clear response” onwhether the ban applies to members of theIraqi security forces.

“I’m worried and surprised,” he said. “Weare fighting terrorism and this order willaffect the fighting. ... I hope this order willbe reconsidered.”

Amin later said American officials toldhim the pilots wouldn’t be affected by theU.S. ban. The U.S. Central Command didnot respond to a request for comment.

U.S. Sens. John McCain and LindseyGraham, both Republicans and retired mili-tary officers, have warned Trump’s immigra-tion order could become “a self-inflictedwound in the fight against terrorism.”

Intelligence-sharing and counterterrorismpartnerships with Arab allies could also bethreatened by a souring of relations.

The UAE, for example, hosts a digitalcommunications center focused on counter-ing IS propaganda, and in coordination withSaudi intelligence was instrumental inthwarting a 2010 plot to blow up two U.S.-bound cargo planes.

That tight relationship makes it easier for

Trump to do business in a country like theUAE, a market his company has tried tobreak into for over a decade. A Trump-branded golf course is set to open soon inDubai, and another is in the works.

The Trump Organization also sought busi-ness in Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabiabefore he became president. All but four ofthe Sept. 11 hijackers came from SaudiArabia, while two came from the UAE.Turkey, which is home to the Trump TowersIstanbul, has been hit by a string of deadlyattacks.

Bahrain and Kuwait have booked space inthe new Trump International Hotel inWashington, while Trump Tower in NewYork collects rent from the tourist office ofAbu Dhabi. Trump announced plans to sep-arate himself from his company earlier thismonth, handing its management over to histwo adult sons, but ethics experts have saidconflicts of interest could remain.

Even more is at stake when it comes toAmerican jobs and investors. The MiddleEast is a major buyer of big-ticket, Americangoods, from fighter planes and missiles toturbines, cars and construction equipment.American exports to the United ArabEmirates alone topped $20 billion annuallyfor the past five years.

Boeing Co. has sealed billions of dollars’worth of deals with Middle Eastern airlines,including Dubai-based Emirates, theregion’s largest carrier.

The Chicago-based plane maker complet-ed a $16.6 billion agreement for 80 jetlinerswith Iran last month, a deal made possibleby the 2015 nuclear accord, which Trumphas at times threated to scrap or renegoti-ate.

The Gulf states, which view Iran as theirbiggest regional rival, are unlikely to objectto its inclusion in the travel ban. But anyexpansion of the visa restrictions to othercountries could provoke a backlash.

Abu Dhabi’s state-owned The Nationalnewspaper has already objected to theimmigration order, saying it is “not just dis-respectful to those who have given theirlives, but it also weakens the very alliancesneeded to stop further attacks in the MiddleEast and in the U.S.”

DEAR ANNIE

Dear Annie: I have been mar-ried to the same man for 59years. I have one daughter andam an immigrant to this country.I think I am a fairly decent cookand housekeeper. I worked for 30years in a very large companyand ended my career in manage-ment. I read a lot; I play bridge.All in all, I am easy to get alongwith.

My husband is an intelligentman, though he is not a greattalker. His interests are the stockmarket and making money. Hehas a few friends, but they’re ofthe casual type. I would call himemotionally challenged. Hecomes from a very large family,and I get along with his familymembers very well. He cares forthem and has helped them out.

This week, I celebrated a mile-stone birthday. There was nocard, no flowers, nothing. When Iremarked on it, he told me hehad been planning to buy me acard and give me an airline ticketfor a trip that we decided on sixmonths ago and is coming up ina month. I told him I don’t thinkit qualifies as a gift. Even after alengthy discussion, he didn’tchange his mind.

I should add that he has notbought me a birthday card or agift for the past 20 years.

My feeling is that his soleinterest in me is as a provider ofmeals, as a housekeeper and asa contributor of money.

When I retired, I had a verysubstantial fund, which heinvested himself. For a few years,it did very well. Then he went

behind my back and made arisky investment. We lost ourhouse, and things were dire for afew years.

My feeling is that he has aproblem dealing with women. Henever abides by my opinion onany topic. He is not particularlywarm toward any female in thefamily, and my daughter some-times calls him an iceberg.

What makes this man tick? Iam getting to the point where Idon’t think I can stand him any-more. However, I am too old toleave. Any advice would beappreciated. — Fed Up to theTeeth

Dear Fed: You deserve better,and if your husband won’t deliv-er that, go get it for yourself.No, I am not prescribing anaffair. What I mean is that youshould stop focusing so muchon what makes your husbandtick and focus instead on whatmakes you tick. Cultivate yourhobbies. Plan outings with yourdaughter or your friends. Havedinner with your favorite in-laws. Go see a new movie. Curlup with a big stack of goodbooks. In short, celebrate your-self.

You sound like a friendly,kind and independent woman.Whether or not your husbandrealizes it, he’s a very luckyman.

Dear Annie: You suggestedthat “Nobody Calls” try aMeetup group. Because I live ina small town just as she does, Ithought I’d check it out. Thereare no groups within 50 miles of

where I live — which is onemore stumbling block, in myopinion. In a small town, volun-teering in your community, atyour church or at a school ortaking a local community-edu-cation class might help. —Small-Town Girl

Dear Small-Town: Your sug-gestions are all excellent. I had-n’t considered the limitations ofa website such as Meetup.

Thank you for bringing it to myattention.

———(Editor’s Note: Send your ques-

tions for Annie Lane to [email protected]. To find outmore about Annie Lane and readfeatures by other CreatorsSyndicate columnists and car-toonists, visit the CreatorsSyndicate website at www.cre-ators.com.)

AP NEWS ANALYSIS

Editorials

Multiple reasons to attendcity’s community meetings

Whether Cleveland residentshave gripes about their commu-nity, praise for how it’s being runor they just want information, allare reminded of the ongoingseries of public gatherings beingheld throughout the city.

So far, three — in the first,second and third districts —have been held. Three more arescheduled.

They include:n District 4: Tuesday, Feb. 7,

at 6:30 p.m. in the LegacySenior Living Center at 2235Candies Lane NW;

n District 5: Thursday, Feb. 9,at 6:30 p.m. in the ClevelandHigh School library at 850Raider Drive; and

n General Forum:Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m.in the Museum Center at FivePoints.

Although the next two meet-ings are targeted for Districts 4and 5, Cleveland residents fromany district are welcome toattend. The same is true for theseries-ending General Forum,which any city residents mayattend.

It is also worth noting thateven those who reside withinBradley County, but outside thecity’s corporate limits, are invitedto sit in on any or all the remain-ing sessions in order to hearwhat’s going on inside themunicipality and which topicsare considered the hot-buttonissues of the total community.

Although Q&A is a pivotalcomponent for each gathering, itisn’t the only purpose. In design-ing the two-way dialogue, newCleveland City Manager JoeFivas is also using the on-sitegatherings to provide projectupdates by city staff members,as well as offer insight into themuncipality’s present and future.

A comment by Fivas at anearlier session serves as atelling indicator of his vision forCleveland’s future, as well ashis commitment to hear thevoice of the people who makethis city their home.

“Not everyone likes growth,but it’s going to come whetherwe like it or not,” the veteranadministrator told the District 1crowd. “We (the city ofCleveland) do a lot of thingsvery well, but is there more? Wehave momentum, and we wantto continue.”

Truth is, growth isn’t coming.Growth is already here.

For any who doubt, check thedevelopment of Paul HuffParkway over the past twodecades, and longer.

For any who doubt, count thenumber of new schools withinthe Cleveland City and BradleyCounty School systems, and theplans for additional facilities inyears to come — both in theshort- and long-term.

For any who doubt, check thegrowing diversity in eateries anddining establishments.

For any who doubt, considerthe new faces of hotels andmotels that continue to dot theCleveland and Bradley Countylandscape.

For any who doubt, take alook at the arrival of new busi-ness and industry. Words likeAmazon and Wacker, and therecently announced expansionplans of the latter, as well as theWhirlpool commitment to buildanew in Bradley County a fewyears ago ... all these shouldmean something, and each iscontributing to record lows inunemployment while sendingmore and more families to ourcommunity.

For any who doubt, rememberthe national ranking of this com-munity in jobs growth (based onpercentage) over the past twoyears. Recognized as first orsecond across America for new

jobs means something; it meansMetro Cleveland is addingopportunity, and such opportuni-ty is attracting those from distantstates and far corners of thenation.

For any who doubt, look inthe direction of education. Thenationally respected LeeUniversity continues to grow itsacademic prowess and itsbroadening campus, andCleveland State CommunityCollege has recently announcedplans to expand both its athlet-ics and academics initiatives.

For any who doubt, take noteof the city’s traffic congestion —especially during the rush hoursof morning, mid-day and lateafternoon; generally, it dissi-pates at most hot spots in atimely manner, but with contin-ued growth will come more andmore problem areas.

For any who doubt, look to thepotential of the new SpringBranch Industrial Park off APD-40. With the needed completionof the improved Exit 20 inter-change months ago, all eyes arenow on the connector system justup the bypass whose twin arter-ies will provide access andegress to the industrial sites.

For any who doubt, glanceover to the industrial park’s adja-cent property where a loomingcommercial development willbring even more expansion,improved jobs opportunity andbroadened tax base to the com-munity. It will also bring moreeateries, hotels, retail and yes ...more traffic.

Of course, public discussionat the three public forums so farhas included a lot more than justthat mentioned here. So far,area residents have expressedconcern, and asked plenty ofquestions, about garbage andtrash pick-up, tree-trimmingpractices, sidewalk develop-ment, neighborhood support andcurbside recycling, among manyothers.

Another strength of the com-munity meetings is they’re notattended by just Fivas and arearesidents. Also on hand aremembers of the Cleveland CityCouncil, as well as variousdepartment heads — some ofwhom are making progressreports and updates on munici-pal projects and visionary initia-tives of the near and distantfuture.

Getting the community’s input,and sharing relevant informationwith area residents, are whatthese sessions are all about.

In Fivas’ assessment duringthe initial public gathering,“That’s what we can do withmeetings like this. We needyour ideas, to go with ourideas.”

It makes sense.It also gives participants a

chance to voice themselves, byproviding thoughts, on itemslike: Good things aboutCleveland, needed improve-ments, good things about livingin Cleveland, things the citymight change, things that couldenhance Cleveland (if moneywas not a deterrent), and possi-ble improvements in downtownCleveland.

Alongside giving Clevelandarea residents a voice in theircity’s future, what’s so importantabout these community meet-ings? That’s an easy one.Crowd input tells the city man-ager and City Council memberswhat is important, and what isnot important, to the people forwhom they are both heldaccountable and responsible.

In other words, it tells govern-ing leaders how, and where,they should be spending taxpay-er money.

And truly, that’s the bottomline.

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Talking family traditions on a Super Bowl Sunday“In life, as in football, you won't go far

unless you know where the goalpostsare.”

— Arnold H. GlasowWisconsin authorand businessman

(1905-1998)———

Running into a longtime farmingfriend the other day on the CourthouseSquare who had just picked up a newtag for a used pickup, the overall-cladfellow asked with wry smile, “You goin’to that Super Bowl on Sunday?”

With a chuckle and a handshake, Ioffered, “No ... no, last I heard ticketswere going for about $6,500. That’s alittle beyond my budget.”

“Shucks naw,” he corrected, slidingthe short piece of straw from one cornerof his mouth to the other without rais-ing a hand. “That wuz gonna be theprice if the Cowboys or Texans made it.They didn’t.”

“That right?” I responded. “I knew theCowboys got bushwhacked and theTexans lost the Alamo all over again,but I had no idea that had anything todo with ticket prices in Houston.”

“Why, shore!” my unshaven acquain-tance sheepishly confirmed. “With themtwo out, prices dropped to $4,500 ...maybe some as low as $3,000.”

“That kind of money would feed yourcattle all winter, wouldn’t it?” I conjec-tured.

“The family, too,” he assured. And headded, “So, you thinkin’ about goin’now?”

“It’s still awfully steep,” I answered.“Besides, if I went then the wife wouldwant to go, too. That’s nine grand easy.And it’s not even including the popcorn,hotdogs and Diet Coke. Of course, shedoesn’t like hotdogs so we’d see a littlesavings there.”

“Don’t like hotdogs?” he roared. “Howcome?”

“... Something to do with pig lips andears,” I said. “Are those things really inhotdogs, or am I thinking of sousemeat?”

“Lord, I don’t know,” the agrarianreplied with another laugh. “I don’traise pork. We buy our’n down at theFood City. But we do got some finelayin’ chickens, and plenty of cattle.”

“I’ve always liked farming life,” I

offered.“Well ... you’re always welcome to

come over and help with the chores,” hesaid. “It’s hard work sometimes, andyou’d get a little dirty. Might even messup them fine shoes in a pile of ‘nure.But you’d feel good about yourself,come the end of the day. ‘Course, you’dhave to leave that necktie at home. Weonly wear those for Sunday service. Andmine comes off in the truck before weeven get home.”

“Understood,” I smiled. “So, you goin’to the Super Bowl?”

“All the way to Houston?” he jeered,almost in a screech ... a countryscreech. “I ain’t never been to one’athem ... in person, but the missus andme, we always sit down and watch it.Sometimes we have the kids and thegrandchillen’ over. Most times Ruthcooks a big meal for it ... cornbread,‘taters, okry if we’ve still got some froze,beans, greens and ‘nanner puddin’.”

“No pizza, chili, chips and dip ... allthat kind of stuff?” I asked, suddenlyaware that not all households subscribeto Super Bowl tradition.

“Naw, we keep thangs pretty simple.We have, at times, picked up some pizzafor the young’uns, or Ruth makes a bigol’ pot’a chili, but mostly we keepever’thang simple. We’re just countryfolks.”

“... The best kind of folks,” I assured.“But I have to tell you, at our houseSuper Bowl Sunday means either pizzaor chili. It’s a tradition. There’s only twoof us, but it’s one of the few traditionswe keep alive from year to year.”

“Tell you whut,” he suggested. “If youand the missus ever want to join us fora Super Bowl party ... country styledown on the farm, you jest come onover. Don’t even have to call. Just showup. Kickoff’s generally at 6:30. Ruth’sgot the vittles on the table by five.”

“Sounds like you’ve already got acrowd at your place,” I noted.

“Well, we do. We do. But there’salways room for two more. And we don’tstand on no ceremony. If the cheersaround the table get full, and they do,we eat in front of the TV, in the kitchenstanding at the counter ... an’ if it’swarm enough some go to the porch,back or front.”

“Sounds like a great time,” I agreed.“It reminds me of some of our familyreunions when I was a kid down inMississippi. We always had a house full,but we never ran out of food. And thatbanana pudding you mentioned? It wasalways the crowd favorite. Always.”

“So who’r you pullin’ for Sunday?” heasked.

“No doubt, the Falcons,” I answered.“Think they got a chance? Seems like

that New England bunch is in theSuper Bowl ever’ other year,” he reflect-ed. And he added with a smirk, “I reck-on them referees will be checkin’ the airpressure in the balls ever’ quarter.”

I laughed. This man knew more thanjust farming and crops and cattle andcountry cooking. He knew aboutDeflategate.

This time he laughed, staring acrossthe way at the downtown Bank ofCleveland, watching customers comingand going on this breezy winter day, acloud cover approaching and alreadybeginning to filter the afternoon sun.

“I never will forget what happened toyou in ‘85 with that Super Bowl,” helaughed.

It was a tale the Bradley Countynative had told before, as had I.

“Yes sir, that was the only one of 50Super Bowls I’ve ever missed,” I agreed,surprisingly in almost a groan, evenafter all these years. “That was somecold, cold weather we had that week-end. And when those cables began topull apart, or snap, or whatever it wasthey did, it zapped the TV reception ofthousands, right before the big game ...no, I’ll never forget that one.”

“Yeah,” he agreed in his wise tone.“We missed it, too, bein’ so far out inthe country as we are. But I don’t thankit turned out to be much of gamenohow.”

“No sir, it wasn’t,” I agreed. “Anotherblowout in the game of the year.”

“Whut’s funny,” he added, “is folkswere riled ... I mean, fightin’ mad. You

too, the way I ‘member what you wroteabout it.”

Again, I had to laugh, as much atmyself as the circumstance.

“Yes sir, in perspective ... 32 yearslater, I realize it was just a footballgame,” I nodded.

“And yore team lost ‘aryway, so thatloss of cable might have saved you a lotof foolish fret,” he reasoned. “That win-ter storm might’a done you a favor!”

As I said, the old farmer was a wiseman, far wiser than I could ever hope tobe. Maybe that’s why I liked him somuch. Maybe it’s why I appreciated hisway. Maybe I took to heart everythingabout his down-to-earth attitude about... everything. Maybe he reminded me ofmy dad ... in overalls, straw hat andwhiskers, only the latter of which didmy father ever wear on early morningswhen he had to get to a constructionsite.

“Now, wuzn’t that the only SuperBowl you ever missed?” he asked,remembering a few of past writings.

“Well, sort of ... yes,” I answered.“Back in ‘74, I missed the second half ofthat game.”

“Another cold spell ... or snowstorm?” he asked, the tired grey eyessuddenly dancing with a mischievoussparkle.

Again, I had to laugh. As did he.“No sir, that was my freshman year in

college. To help get me through school,I had to work part-time on campus.Worked in the Food ServicesDepartment. That Sunday afternoon, Ihad to work.”

“Whut kind’a work?” he asked, proba-bly seeing the surprise in my own eyesthat he’d be interested.

“That year I worked as a busboy in arestaurant there in the Student Center... the UT-Bone,” I answered. “Prettybusy work ... kind of interfered withstudying, but it helped pay for tuition.”

“Sounds like it also interfered withSunday afternoon football,” he smiled.

“Yes sir.”“I bet you still ‘member who played,

and who won ... what with you bein’such a Super Bowl whiz and all?” hesuggested.

“Yes ... sir,” I responded, as muchwith pride as anything. “Miami versusMinnesota. Dolphins won 24-7 ... back-

to-back Super Bowl wins. Larry Czonka,Jim Kiick, Mercury Morris, Bob Griese... those were the guys.”

This time he laughed.“You’re one’a them walkin’ ‘cyclope-

dias! I guess you ‘member where theyplayed?” he teased.

“Houston.”“And what number Super Bowl wuz it?”“Eight.”Slapping his right thigh with a cal-

loused hand, he laughed out loud, “Iknew you’d know!”

A brief silence as he watched anerratic formation of birds in flight overdowntown.

“Well ... listen young fella, you andthe missus, if you want some good foodand company, come on by Sunday. LikeI said, Ruth cooks for an army. ‘Course,that’s ‘cause we’ll have an army there!”

“I appreciate the invitation,” I offered.“I really do. Maybe we’ll give it a trynext time. This year though, we’ll prob-ably stick close to home.”

“Suit yorself,” he offered, his smile agenuine one and his eyes as friendly asthe day I first met him. “‘Til then, yoube good to yore woman. And don’tspend so many hours in that newspa-per office. Git done whut needs to bedun, and then git home. Don’t dilly-dally. Life’s just too short.”

I agreed with a nod.As he climbed into the pickup’s cab, I

smiled at the creaking door.“By the way,” I asked. “Who do you

think’s going to win Sunday?”He chuckled, turning the key once,

twice and then again as the slumberingengine awoke.

“Three thangs I don’t do,” heanswered. “Drank, talk back to the mis-sus and try to pick a football game. Allthree lead to no good.”

With a final laugh, he backed awayfrom the curb, shifted the gear with aslow grind and drove away, a puff ofblack smoke rising, and slowly dissipat-ing, in his wake.

With a slow wave goodbye, I tookcomfort in my smile.

And I could still see his.———

(About the writer: Rick Norton is anassociate editor at the Cleveland DailyBanner. Email him at [email protected].)

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TODAYIN

HISTORY

(AP) — Today is Sunday, Feb.5, the 36th day of 2017. Thereare 329 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights inHistory:

On Feb. 5, 1917, Mexico’spresent-day constitution wasadopted by the ConstitutionalConvention in Santiago deQueretaro. The U.S. Congresspassed, over President WoodrowWilson’s veto, an act severelycurtailing Asian immigration.

On this date:In 1783, Sweden recognized

the independence of the UnitedStates.

In 1887, Verdi’s opera“Otello” premiered at La Scala.

In 1897, the Indiana Houseof Representatives passed, 67-0, a measure offering a new (aswell as fundamentally flawed)method for determining thearea of a circle, which wouldhave effectively redefined thevalue of pi as 3.2. (The bill diedin the Indiana Senate.)

In 1922, the first edition ofReader’s Digest was published.

In 1937, President FranklinD. Roosevelt proposed increas-ing the number of U.S.Supreme Court justices; theproposal, which failed inCongress, drew accusationsthat Roosevelt was attemptingto “pack” the nation’s highestcourt.

In 1940, Glenn Miller and HisOrchestra recorded “TuxedoJunction” for RCA Victor’sBluebird label.

In 1953, Walt Disney’s ani-mated feature “Peter Pan” wasfirst released.

In 1967, “The SmothersBrothers Comedy Hour” pre-miered on CBS-TV.

In 1971, Apollo 14 astronautsAlan Shepard and EdgarMitchell stepped onto the sur-face of the moon in the first oftwo lunar excursions.

In 1973, services were held atArlington National Cemetery for

U.S. Army Col. William B.Nolde, the last official Americancombat casualty before theVietnam cease-fire took effect.

In 1989, the Soviet Unionannounced that all but a smallrear-guard contingent of itstroops had left Afghanistan.

In 1994, white separatistByron De La Beckwith was con-victed in Jackson, Mississippi,of murdering civil rights leaderMedgar Evers in 1963, and wasimmediately sentenced to life inprison. (Beckwith died Jan. 21,2001 at age 80.) Sixty-eightpeople were killed when a mor-tar shell exploded in a market-place in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Ten years ago: PresidentGeorge W. Bush unveiled a $2.9trillion budget which proposeda big spending increase for thePentagon while pinchingdomestic programs. NASAastronaut Lisa Nowak wasarrested in Orlando, Florida,

accused of trying to kidnap arival for the affections of aspace shuttle pilot. (Nowak wassentenced in 2009 to a year ofprobation in the altercationafter pleading guilty to burglarycharges; she was drummed outof the astronaut corps as wellas the U.S. Navy.)

Five years ago: Josh Powell,long identified as a person ofinterest in the 2009 disappear-ance of his wife, Susan, set fireto his home in Graham,Washington, killing himself andhis two sons, 7-year-oldCharles and 5-year-old Braden,who had been brought there bya social worker for a supervisedvisit. Eli Manning and theGiants one-upped Tom Bradyand the Patriots again, comingback with a last-minute scoreto beat New England 21-17 forNew York’s fourth NFL title inSuper Bowl XLVI (46).

One year ago: PresidentBarack Obama used a new jobs

report to continue his victorylap on the economy, declaringthe U.S. had “the strongest,most durable economy in theworld.” (The president spokeshortly after the LaborDepartment announced thatU.S. employers added 151,000jobs in January, pushing theunemployment rate to 4.9 per-cent from 5 percent.) A hugeconstruction crane plummetedinto a Lower Manhattan street,killing one person and leavingthree other people injured.

Today’s Birthdays: BaseballHall of Famer Hank Aaron is83. Actor Stuart Damon is 80.Tony-winning playwright JohnGuare (gwayr) is 79. Financialwriter Jane Bryant Quinn is 78.Actor David Selby is 76. Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 76.Football Hall-of-Famer RogerStaubach is 75. Movie directorMichael Mann is 74. Rocksinger Al Kooper is 73. ActressCharlotte Rampling is 71.

The two Jerrys ... they were a southern snapshot in timeEven though I've spent a good deal of

my life in the streets of the big city, I'ma country boy at heart. I'd venture tosay that most of my thinking and con-victions have come from "country phi-losophy,” from people of the earth ...none of them scholars, but brilliant intheir own right. Survivors.

Before my brothers and I came to livein Cleveland, Tennessee, with myfather, we were shuffled, back-and-forth between my mother and grand-mother, Miz Lena. As those of you, whoread my columns know, my mostimpactful lessons in life have beentaught me by Grandmom, her "househelp" and the loving guidance of GodAlmighty.

I don't know how, exactly, but Ideveloped a photographic memorywhen I was just a child. I was, and am,a disciple of character study and obser-vation. Some of it, I'm sure, has comefrom necessity.

My mother was bipolar, schiz-sophrenic, brilliant and addicted tosubscription pills. I could walk by herbedroom and look in, and she'd besmiling at me. Walk back by, 10 min-utes later, and she'd be gritting herteeth. I knew that was the time to runout the back door and stay gone forawhile.

Grown-ups, and their behavior pat-terns, were my specialty. Observationwas a tool for my survival. Body lan-guage, tone of voice, and generaldemeanor. I suppose you could say I'vealways been a people watcher. Sincechildhood, I've always been a sticklerfor details.

Through years of therapy, I've man-aged to pile happy memories atop amess of unpleasant times and get on

with a fairly normal life. My 22 yearswith my wife, Jana, has served to bethe cherry on top. All-in-all, my life'sturned out to be pretty good.

When I was around 9 years of age, Ilived in a small farming town in MiddleTennessee. It was one of those littlespots on the map that don't exist anylonger. With a population of just 101rural residents, everybody knew oneanother.

There wasn't much to do inHampshire other than fish for sunperch, attend church three nights aweek and swim in Cathays Creek.Once-in-awhile, go to a high sSchoolbasketball game.

A big form of entertainment for mewas to hang around outside WhitesideDrug Store and listen to the "old-timers,” sitting on nail kegs, recite theirvery interesting local folklore, whilethey whittled cedar wood sticks, andwith practiced accuracy, spit Bull of theWoods chewing tobacco into an emptyOld Maxwell House coffee can.

When it rained or got cold, they'dtake it to the back of the store, andrecongregate around the old black,wood-burning, pot-bellied stove.Sometimes, even the best spitterswould miss the can and hit the stove. Itmade a sound like Elizabeth's steampressing iron.

Old man Jenkins, a World War I vet-

eran; the Indian; Mr. Robert T Riley;sometimes Preacher Man and a fewothers held court out on the sidewalkfor hours a day. One of them would getup and go home, and another wouldcome over and sit down.

They were all pretty much the sameage. Their years showed in their hard-lived, deep wrinkled and sun-singedfaces. Their hands were strong and cal-loused, like red-clay bricks. Theyworked for a living.

The whole crew looked like they hadstepped out of a Norman Rockwellpainting. Plain and uncomplicated.Farmers, all of them.

Hampshire was a little town where,pretty much, all the men dressed alike.Bib overalls, light brown workin' shirts,high-top and worn construction boots,and straw hats or InternationalHarvester baseball caps. That is, exceptfor the two Jerrys. They were the onlytwin brothers around that "neck of thewoods." Celebrities in their own right.

The twins' parents were secondcousins that got hitched right out ofhigh school. Gerald and GeraldineTrotter. They named their boys afterthemselves. One of them was calledGerald and the other went by Jerry. Itwas hard to tell if Mr. and Mrs. Trotterhad put a lot of thought into namingthe boys. Consequently, everybody justcalled them the two Jerrys. They'd say,Jerry, not Gerald.

The two Jerrys were identical. Theyboth had Elvis haircuts. Slicked-backblack hair, with a swoop that fell downover their foreheads, and long side-burns. They kept their hair in-placewith Royal Crown petroleum jelly. Stuffthat the black guys used on their hairto straighten out the kinkiness. All us

country boys used it. It was better thanthe hair conditioner that city kids used... Brylcreem!

"Brylcreem, a little dab'll do ya'. Usemore, only if you dare. Brylcreem, thegals will all pursue ya. They love to gettheir fingers in your hair." If you knowthat jingle, you've been around forawhile.

In the summer or at a school dance,it was advisable to carry a handker-chief. After two dances or a few min-utes in the sun, your hair started drip-ping. I used to wonder what Elvis usedin his hair.

Both Jerrys had flunked a couple ofgrades and were 20 years old their sen-ior year. They were both about six feettall and played on the high school bas-ketball team.

At halftime, Jerry, not Gerald, cameout from the team locker room with hisguitar and sang “Love Me Tender” or"You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog.”He didn't sound much like Elvis, but hehad the moves down pat and knew allthe words. It was enough to make thegirls in the stands scream.

Their dad, Mr. Trotter, was amechanic who ran his business out ofthe garage at their home. When hecame to the twins' games, he smelled ofmotor oil and whiskey, and always hadblack grease under his finger nails. Hekinda looked like Elvis as well.

His wife, Geraldine, was white-blondeheaded and top heavy. She used aneyebrow pencil to apply a fake beautymark to the side of her mouth. Shekinda looked like Jayne Mansfield.

The twins shared a car. It had been ahardtop Studebaker. They took theirdad's blow torch to it and made it intoa semblance of a convertible. It had

been maroon, but they hand-painted itred.

When it rained or when they washedit, some of the paint would peel off. Noproblem. They carried a can of paint inthe trunk. Wait for their convertible todry off, touch it up a bit, and they weregood to go!

I'm not sure what became of them.When I got out of the Marine Corps andmoved back to Tennessee, I visitedHampshire and ran across a buddy oftheirs and mine, Ray Vaughn, whomeveryone called Catfish. He said theyfinally graduated, and he had heardthat they both got married to blonde-headed girls, out of Mt. Pleasant, andhad some kids.

He wasn't sure which, but one ofthem had twin daughters. And thatJerry, not Gerald, had moved toNashville to pursue a singing career.Unless Jerry, not Gerald, changed hisname, I don't think he made it.

Nevertheless, if they had a Walk ofFame in Hampshire, I'm quite sure thattheir star would be in the sidewalk,right out front of Whiteside Drug Store.They were celebrities, in their ownright.

———(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 has comeback to write a book about his child-hood in the South. He may be contactedat [email protected] or viaFacebook.)

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ellIe IS A beautiful 5-year-old Lab mix looking for her for-

ever home. She’s very sweetand already knows sit. She

enjoyed spending some timewith Animal Control Officer JohnBivens. Come out and meet herand all the highly adoptable ani-

mals at Cleveland AnimalControl, 360 Hill St. Shelter

hours are Monday throughFriday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and

Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon.Peanut, far right, is a beautiful 8-month-old female looking for herforever home. She is very loving

and enjoyed spending somequality time with Bivens.

the ArK oF clevelAnD pets and volunteers had a visit this week from Fun with Friends, a social activities group for young adultswith special needs. Catherine Patten, of Love Nancy, escorted the group, which was a huge success. Ark volunteers, members of Fun withFriends, and most notably The Ark pets, had a great time.

KheK IS An amazing canine companion who would love to go onbrisk walks with you. He enjoys water and is heart worm negative. Heprefers a home with no cats, as he suspects they are plotting againsthim. Any current canines would need to come meet Khek beforeadoption to ensure a perfect fit. He seems to do well with children,and is waiting very patiently for his forever family to find him. Khek'sadoption fee has been sponsored for an approved adopter, so comein and meet this sweet guy today.

SPcA oF Bradley County has a "More to Love" adoption specialgoing on throughout February. February's fat and fabulous felinesare only $15. This still includes up-to-date vaccinations includingrabies, spay or neuter, microchip with a lifetime registration, defleaand deworm. Jessica, a domestic shorthair grey tabby, and HelloKitty, domestic shorthair torbie, are among the felines currently avail-able. These sweet babies are asking that you "Follow your Heart"and bring them home to be your Valentine. All adult cats adopted thismonth will also go home with a bag of cat food. SPCA of BradleyCounty is located at 1570 Johnson Blvd. S.E. For information, call790-1915.

The cave squeaker returns: Rare frog seen after decades

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) —The cave squeaker is back.

Researchers in Zimbabwesay they have found a rarefrog that hasn’t been seen indecades.

The Artholeptis troglodytes,also known as the “cavesqueaker” because of its pre-ferred habitat, was discoveredin 1962 but there were noreported sightings of the elu-sive amphibian after that. Aninternational “red list” ofthreatened species taggedthem as critically endangeredand possibly extinct.

Robert Hopkins, aresearcher at the natural his-tory museum in Bulawayocity, said his team had foundfour specimens of the frog inits known habitat ofChimanimani, a mountainousarea in the east.

The team found the firstmale specimen on Dec. 3 afterfollowing an animal call thatthey had not heard before,Hopkins said. They then dis-covered another two malesand a female. Hopkins said hebeen looking for the cavesqueaker for eight years.

“I was not with my teamwhen they were found. I wasat the base. I can no longerclimb the mountains as I am75,” Hopkins said.

Researchers plan to breedmore frogs with the onestaken from their habitat andthen reintroduce them to themountain summit. The frog istiny and light brown withdark spots.

Now authorities fear for thefrogs’ security, especially from“the scientific world” whosehuge interest could result inthe frog being captured andillegally exported. Hopkinssaid 16 specimens are on dis-play at various museums,including the BritishMuseum.

“We are expecting an influxof scientists looking for it. Wewill do everything in ourpower to protect and conservethe frog,” said CarolineWashaya-Moyo, spokeswomanfor the Zimbabwe NationalParks and WildlifeManagement Authority. Shesaid a park management planwill be devised to protect thecave squeaker.

AP Photo/ Francois Becker

In thIS Dec. 3, 2016 photo, a man holds a rare frog that has-n’t been seen in decades, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. TheArtholeptis troglodytes, also known as the “cave squeaker”because of its preferred habitat, was discovered in 1962 butthere were no reported sightings of the elusive amphibian afterthat. An international “red list” of threatened species tagged themas critically endangered and possibly extinct.

American Humane: Third-partyreport clears 'A Dog's Purpose'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — TheAmerican Humane organiza-tion says a third-party inves-tigation prompted by leakedvideo from the set of "A Dog'sPurpose" found no animalinjuries occurred duringthose scenes.

The investigation followedrelease of the video thatappeared to show a frightenedGerman shepherd beingforced into churning water.

American Humane saidFriday that an independentanimal-cruelty expert con-

cluded that preventative safe-ty measures were in place.The group also said that theleaked video was deliberatelyedited to mislead the public.

American Humane, whichhad an animal safety repre-sentative on the set, did saythe dog's signs of stressshould have been recognizedearlier.

"A Dog's Purpose," starringDennis Quaid and featuringthe voice of Josh Gad, openedin second place at the boxoffice last weekend.

Trump tweets that actor 'triedhard' to make TV show work

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump saysmovie star ArnoldSchwarzenegger "tried hard" tomake "Celebrity Apprentice" asuccess, but has failed.

In an early morning Twitterpost Friday, the president keptalive a theme he brought up aday earlier during his firstappearance at the NationalPrayer Breakfast.

Trump, who once hostedthe NBC reality TV show, tooka pot shot there atSchwarzenegger, the currenthost and former Californiagovernor, over a ratings nose-dive for the show.

On Friday, Trump said inhis tweet, "Yes, ArnoldSchwarzenegger did a reallybad job as Governor ofCalifornia and even worse onthe Apprentice ... but at leasthe tried hard!"

Schwarzenegger respondedquickly to Thursday's remarksin a video on his verifiedTwitter account, suggestingthat he and Trump switchjobs.

His response to Friday's digfrom Trump came later in theday in the form of a tweeted

link to a 2006 article from theLos Angeles Daily Newsreporting that he, then gover-nor, had released his taxrecords. Trump, as a candi-date and now as president,has refused to release his owntax records.

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child, a girl, Payton Frazier. This futureBearette weighed in at 8 pounds, 6ounces.

It seems the Bearettes are unchal-lenged in district competition as theydismantled the Lady Trojans with aresounding victory and look forward towhat could be a district clinching regu-lar season championship game onMonday at East Hamilton.

As has become the custom for theBearettes, they jumped out to a quicklead with their lightning-fast defensiveattack and forcing turnover afterturnover, which translated into offen-sive points for this Bearette juggernaut.

After scoring the game’s first 21points, the Bradley lead ballooned to a37-2 lead after only one quarter andthe rout was on.

No Bearette starter played morethan 13 minutes in the game as theBlack-and-Gold forced 30 turnovers inthe first half for a 70-5 lead at thebreak.

The second half was a continuation ofthe first although the scoring wasn’t as

prolific, as no Bearette starter touchedthe hardwood after intermission but thesecond and third string playersoutscored the Lady Trojans 27-17 for thefinal score of 97-22.

The 97 points matched the mostpoints in a game for the Bearettes sincea 97-46 win over Baylor on Nov. 29,1994, 23 seasons ago.

While the Bearettes nearly eclipsedthe century mark, you would have toreturn to the District 5 tourney of 1994to find the last time they topped 100when they whipped Rhea County 103-65.

The Bearettes were led by LeeUniversity signee Halle Hughes with 21points in the first half, followed closelyby junior Rhyne Howard with 18 andsophomore Kimia Carter with 16.

Hughes found the bottom of the neton 7-of-11 field goals, including a pairof treys, plus made 5-of-6 foul shotsand swiped a trio of thefts in only 13minutes on the court.

Howard drilled 7-of-8 shots from thefield, plus all four of her charity tosses,

while copping 10 steals for a double-double and dishing out five assists injust over 12 minutes of play.

Freshman Amelia Reuter sizzled thenylon for a trio of second half 3-point-ers for nine points, plus she clearedfour rebounds, while sophomoreKaitlyn Hullender pulled down five car-oms.

For the game, 13-of-15 Bearettes hitthe scoring column as everyone sharedin the victory.

The Bearette defense would accountfor 38 turnovers and 24 steals in thegame.

After connecting on a better than 71percent (24-of-33 in front of the arcand 5-for-7 beyond it) from the fieldand 89 percent (17-of-19) from the freethrow line in the opening half, Bradleyfinished with a better than 55 percentoverall from the field and 79 percentfrom the stripe for the contest.

Bradley drained a season-high 55.6percent of 3-pointers, going 10-for-18from distance in the victory with a halfdozen Bearettes hitting from downtown.

“I think the kids came out focused. Itold them at the start of the game toplay the game of basketball and notplay the opponent,” commented Bradleyhead coach Jason Reuter.

“This (Soddy-Daisy) is where the dis-trict tournament is at in a couple ofweeks and it sure doesn’t hurt our con-fidence to play well here.

“We shot the ball extremely well andit was a turnover fest. The main thingis that we shot well and came out with-out anyone injured,” the veteran coachassessed.

“I talked to (SD head coach) DrewLyness, who is a good friend. We didn’twant to show anyone up and he has ayoung, inexperienced team. We contin-ued our streak and look forward to ournext opponent.”

Besides the battle for first at EastHamilton next Monday, the Bearetteshave a home district game withOoltewah next Friday and close out theregular season on Senior Night with anon-district game with Maryville onFeb. 13.

Maryville gave the Bearettes quite achallenge early in the season as theyled the Bearettes throughout the gamebefore finally surrendering a 56-52game to the Black and Gold.

GAME SUMMARIESGIRLS

Bradley Central 37 33 12 15 — 97Soddy-Daisy 2 3 10 6 — 21BEARETTES (97) — Halle Hughes 21, Rhyne Howard 18,Kimia Carter 16, Reuter 9, Brown 7, Roberts 4, Mayo 4,Lombard 4, Walker 4, K. Hughes 3, Koger 3, Morgan 2,Hullender 2, McRee, Davis.LADY TROJANS (21) — Trimiar 6, Dent 4, Prestwood 3, Hall3, Williams 2, M. Davis 2, Hamby 1, Branam, B. Davis,Kearney, Pruett.3-POINTERS: BC 10 (Reuter 3, Howard 2, H. Hughes 2, K.Hughes, Carter, Mayo); SD 2 (Hall, Prestwood).FREE THROWS: BC 19-of-24; SD 5-of-10.RECORDS: Bradley Central 24-0, 10-0 District 5-AAA; Soddy-Daisy 6-19, 1-9 District 5-AAA.

BOYSBradley Central 13 18 14 12 — 57Soddy-Daisy 15 8 9 14 — 46BEARS (57) — Cole Copeland 27, Ty Beavers 14, Tucker 7,Elrod 5, Cartwright 4, Brown, Clark, Ferguson, Duggan, Boyd,Wesley, Floyd.TROJANS (46) — Jake Flippo 21. Hunter Burke 10, Velker 7,Branam 6, Perez 2, Humphreys.3-POINTERS: BC 9 (Beavers 4, Copeland 3, Elrod, Tucker).FREE THROWS: BC 4-of-5; SD 8-of-10.RECORDS: Bradley Central 14-8, 7-3 District 5-AAA; Soddy-Daisy 1-21, 0-9 District 5-AAA.

Road WinsFrom Page 19

four ties as the two talentedteams see-sawed back-and-forth.

Having just a dozenturnovers in the contest, thefinal two for the hosts provedcostly. Ahead 75-74 the first badpass led to a Hurricane fastbreak bucket to take the lead.

Cleveland answered withCurry’s third slam dunk of thenight to vault back ahead withwhat turned out to be their finalpoints of the night with 1:15 onthe clock.

On the ensuing trip down thecourt by the ’Canes, 6-foot-5sophomore Dionte Ware made agreat defensive play to block ashot, but when the Raiders

rushed back down the other wayanother bad pass gave the ballback to the visitors.

“We are a young team andare still struggling with the con-cept of ‘time, score and posses-sion,’” Coach McCowan related.

“When you’re ahead with thetime counting down, runningthe clock is more importantthan scoring. Sometimes is hardto get players who are used toplaying all out, all the time tocomprehend that, but hopefullywe can learn from what hap-pened tonight.”

After a timeout with 58 sec-onds remaining, East Hamiltonwas able to run clock downbefore attempting a potentialgame-winning shot.

Driving the ball from theright wing to the lane,Montgomery was able to get offa shot, which appeared to beblocked, but the man in stripesblew his whistle, calling a foul.

After McCowan called a timeout, Montgomery stepped to theline and got the first free throwto fall after bouncing around alittle to even the score beforeswishing the game-winner.

“This was a strong battle ofwills and a testament to bothteams,” proclaimed McCowan,whose team won the first meet-ing this season by a 79-71 tally.“I couldn’t ask for anythingmore out of my guys. This (EH)is a team we will more than like-ly see again.”

Davis led all scorers with 22points, including his seven “3-balls.” Curry and Ware both net-ted 17 points and dominated theinside for a combined 13rebounds and five blockedshots.

The Hurricanes had four play-ers score in double figures withJustin Dozier hitting a trio of

treys on his way to 19 points.Fager followed with 16 points,Montgomery with 15, SamRandolph 13 and DaVaeHughley netted 10.

As a team, East Hamiltonconnected on 17-of-36 shots infront of the arc and 52 percent(11-for-21) beyond it.Meanwhile, Cleveland shot 54percent from the floor — 20-for-35 from close range and 9-for-19 from downtown.

The visitors made 11-of-16free throws, while the Raiderswere just 8-for-15 at the stripe.

Lady Hurricanes 34

Lady Raiders 25When the girls teams met less

than four weeks ago inCollegedale, Cleveland was atfull strength and it took anoffensive rebound put back with3.1 seconds to go to beat them.

Although short-handed witha pair of key starters out of thelineup this time around, theLady Raiders stayed right withhead coach Tony Williams’ for-mer team.

Neither team had a strongshooting night, combining to hitjust 23 percent of the 82 shotsfrom the field.

The visitors led 6-4 at thefirst break but were able tostretch the advantage to a halfdozen (16-10) points by theintermission.

After seeing the margin growto its highest point (7) in thegame’s first 31 minutes,Cleveland rallied to score thefinal two baskets of the thirdquarter to be down just threepoints (21-18) heading into thefinal frame.

Although they never led, theLady Raiders were able to eventhe score at 22-all on a fastbreak bucket by Madison

Dasher with 4:20 to go in thecontest.

East Hamilton briefly wentback up by five points, withDezah Lacy converting back-to-back fast breaks.

A basket from the paint by 6-foot-2 junior Emma Flowersclosed the gap to just threepoints with 2:05 remaining, butthe hosts were then forced tofoul to counter the Lady ’Canestall.

Four different East Hamiltonplayers stepped to the line inthe final 77 ticks, sinking all butone of the eight attempts to sealthe victory.

Flowers topped the Clevelandeffort with nine points, a halfdozen rebounds, plus sheblocked a pair of shots.

The Lady Raiders won thebattle of the backboards by a31-24 margin with Madison Ruecleaning the glass for 11 rico-chets.

Freshman standout MadisonHayes and Lacy both netted 15points for the Lady Hurricanes.

GAME SUMMARIESGIRLS

East Hamilton 6 10 5 13 — 34Cleveland 4 6 8 7 — 25LADY HURRICANES (34) — Madison Hayes 15,Dezah Lacy 15, Zeh 2, Gray 1, Wood 1, Moon,Scott, Abernathy, Laboo.LADY RAIDERS (25) — Emma Flowers 9, Dasher5, Renshaw 4, Stamatiadis 3, Rue 2, Reed 2,Goodman, Lee, Franklin, Colbaugh, Rominger.3-POINTERS: EH 0; Cleveland 1 (Dasher).FREE THROWS: EH 12-of-17; Cleveland 8-of-13.RECORDS: East Hamilton 14-10, 9-1 District 5-AAA; Cleveland 11-13, 5-7.

BOYSEast Hamilton 16 22 25 15 — 78Cleveland 18 23 23 13 — 77HURRICANES (78) — Justin Dozier 19, NoahFager 16, Cam Montgomery 15, Sam Randolph 13,DaVae Hughley 10, Wilson 5, Wingard.RAIDERS (77) — Deontae Davis 22, KK Curry 17,Dionte Ware 17, Bradford 6, Wykle 5, Berry 5, Cobb3, K. Ware.3-POINTERS: EH 11 (Fager 5, Dozier 3,Montgomery 2, Wilson); Cleveland 9 (D. Davis 7, D.Ware, Wykle).FREE THROWS: EH 11-of-16; Cleveland 8-of-15.RECORDS: East Hamilton 20-6, 9-1 District 5-AAA; Cleveland 21-3, 11-1 District 5-AAA.

HurricanesFrom Page 19

"We have a pretty deep benchand we want to go as hard as wecan on the court and not slow itdown," Williams said. "Zee is solong and he is getting better everytime out there. This is just histhird year to ever play basketballand he is going to be really goodonce he realizes what all he iscapable of doing."

McMinn Central (6-17) was ledby Jordan Carter with 24 points(4 3-pointers) and Bryce Mason's14.

Walker Valley led 27-9 andcapped a 17-0 run with Melton'shigh finish at the rim for a layupwith 6:25 left in the second quar-ter.

Gibson scored 11 of theMustangs 28 points in the sec-ond period and was automaticfrom long-range with three treys.

Walker Valley removed all of itsstarters by the six minute markin the fourth quarter and led 69-42 headed into the fourth quar-ter.

"We are looking to get somemomentum right now like everyother team is before the postsea-son," Williams said. "I like thedirection we are heading and weneed to keep up the same aggres-siveness we have of late."

The Mustangs will finish theregular season next week withroad contests at Soddy-Daisy(Tuesday) and Red Bank(Thursday) along with a homecontest against East Hamilton(Friday).

CHARGERETTES 87

LADY MUSTANTS 59 Despite Macey Clark leaving

the crowd in awe with over a halfcourt swish at the end of the firstperiod buzzer, Walker Valleycould not slow the first-rankedMcMinn Central girls' led by UT-Chattanooga signee Jacobi Lynn.

Lynn scored a game-high 31points and shot 10-of-16 fromthe field, including 5-of-6 from 3-point range, for a program thathas made 11 trips to the ClassAA state tournament since 2000.

Despite the lopsided loss, theLady Mustangs (14-10) had sev-eral key contributors on offense.

Scoring in double figures forPaul Cretton's squad were: EmilyAnderson (12), Lauren Lay (11),Kaley Walker (10), Abbey Davis(10). Clark also added all of hernine points on 3-pointers andHaley Jones scored seven pointsand blocked four shots.

Lynn scored 15 points in thefirst eight minutes of actionbefore treys from Clark andWalker cut Walker Valley's deficitto 29-18.

The Chargerettes (22-3), how-ever, would maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the way on anight where they scored a sea-son-high in points.

Jordan Wright added 18 alongwith 10 from Carlie Runyan forJohnny Morgan's team.

GAME SUMMARIESBOYS

Walker Valley 23 28 18 8 — 77McMinn Central 9 16 17 22 — 64MUSTANGS (77): Bryce Nunnelly 16, CooperMelton 14, Kolten Gibson 13, Zeke Westfield 12,Duke 6, Johnson 4, Eslinger 4, Munck 2, Zakkas 2,Murphy 2, Bunton 2, Hambright, Wallace, Swafford,Gibson.CHARGERS (64): Jordan Carter 24, Bryce Mason14, Long 9, Jenkins 8, M. Thacker 4, Allen 2,Powers 2, J. Thacker 1, Blakely.3-POINTERS: WV 5 (Gibson 3, Nunnelly 2); MC 5(Carter 4, Long 1)FREE THROWS: WV 6-of-9; MC 17-of-23RECORDS: WV 13-10; MC 6-17.

GIRLSWalker Valley 12 11 16 20 — 59McMinn Central 24 17 21 25 — 87MUSTANGS (77): Bryce Nunnelly 16, CooperMelton 14, Kolten Gibson 13, Zeke Westfield 12,Duke 6, Johnson 4, Eslinger 4, Munck 2, Zakkas 2,Murphy 2, Bunton 2, Hambright, Wallace, Swafford,Gibson.CHARGERS (64): Jordan Carter 24, Bryce Mason14, Long 9, Jenkins 8, M. Thacker 4, Allen 2,Powers 2, J. Thacker 1, Blakely.3-POINTERS: WV 5 (Gibson 3, Nunnelly 2); MC 5(Carter 4, Long 1)FREE THROWS: WV 6-of-9; MC 17-of-23RECORDS: WV 13-10; MC 6-17.

OffenseFrom Page 19

Mack gets

top defenderAll-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack

has won the 2016 Associated PressNFL Defensive Player of the Yearaward, edging last season's SuperBowl MVP, Von Miller, by one vote.

Mack drew 18 votes from anationwide panel of 50 mediamembers who regularly cover theNFL. Denver linebacker Miller wasnext at 17 in balloting announcedSaturday night.

Mack was, by far, the standoutplayer on a Raiders defense thatranked only 26th overall. He had11 sacks, took part in 73 tackles,forced five fumbles and recoveredthree, and even had an intercep-tion for a touchdown. He's the sec-ond Oakland defender to win theaward; cornerback Lester Hayesgot it in 1980.

Miller also had a big year with13½ sacks, 78 tackles and threeforced fumbles for the fourth-ratedBroncos.


Kansas State knocks off No. 2 BaylorWACO, Texas (AP) — Kamau

Stokes scored 15 points andKansas State held off a late rallyto hand No. 2 Baylor its firsthome loss of the season, 56-54on Saturday.

Stokes made both of theWildcats' field goals in the final6:29, including a baselinejumper with 1:40 to go off aninbounds pass with 1 secondleft on the shot clock that madeit 55-51.

Baylor's Johnathan Motleymissed two shots in the finalseconds with a chance to tie thegame, the latter of which wasblocked by D.J. Johnson of theWildcats (16-7, 5-5 Big 12) astime ran out and the Bears losttheir second straight game.

Motley led Baylor (20-3, 7-3),which lost 73-68 at No. 3Kansas on Wednesday, with 17points and 14 rebounds, but hewas 6 for 17 from the floor.

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89, OT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) —Deonte Burton hit seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points,Monte Morris added 25 andIowa State rallied from a bighalftime deficit to end Kansas'51-game winning streak at AllenFieldhouse.

Naz Mitrou-Long added six 3-pointers and 22 points for theCyclones (14-8, 6-4 Big 12), whohad a school-record 18 3-point-ers while forcing the Jayhawks(20-3, 8-2) into 21 turnovers.

They also overcame a monsterperformance by the Jayhawks'Frank Mason III, who had acareer-best 32 points whilegoing 9 of 11 from the field, 4 of5 from beyond the arc and 10 of12 at the free throw line.

___No. 13 OREGON 85, No. 5

ARIZONA 58EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Tyler

Dorsey scored 23 points, includ-ing six 3-pointers, and Oregonsnapped Arizona's 15-game win-ning streak.

Dillon Brooks added 18 pointsand four 3s as the Ducks (21-3,10-1 Pac-12) extended theirhome winning streak to 40games, an ongoing schoolrecord.

Oregon hit 16 3-pointers,most since opening MatthewKnight Arena in 2011.

Rawle Alkins had 16 pointsfor the Wildcats (21-3, 10-1) intheir worst loss under coachSean Miller since they fell 99-69to BYU on Dec. 28, 2009.

___No. 6 LOUISVILLE 90,

BOSTON COLLEGE 67BOSTON (AP) — Deng Adel

scored a career-high 19 points,and Donovan Mitchell also had19 as Louisville won for the sev-enth time in eight games.

Mangok Mathiang scored 16points and Ray Spalding andJaylen Johnson had sevenrebounds apiece for theCardinals (19-4, 7-3 AtlanticCoast Conference). Louisville'slast four wins have come by an

average of 33 points.Ky Bowman scored 18 points

and added five rebounds for BC(9-15, 2-9). The Eagles have lostnine of their last 10 games.

___OKLAHOMA ST. 82, No. 7

WEST VIRGINIA 75MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) —

Phil Forte scored all 13 of hispoints in the second half to leadOklahoma State.

The Cowboys (15-8, 4-6 Big12) have the league's longestcurrent winning streak at fiveafter No. 2 Baylor and No. 3Kansas both lost on Saturday.

West Virginia (18-5, 6-4) hada chance to move into a second-place tie with Baylor but could-n't match Forte's productiondown the stretch.

Forte scored nine points overthe final 5 minutes.

Jeffrey Carroll led theCowboys with 20 points andJawun Evans added 18.

Redshirt freshman LamontWest scored a season-high 21points for West Virginia andTarik Phillip added 15.

___SYRACUSE 66, No. 9 VIR-

GINIA 62SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Tyus

Battle had a career-high 23points and Andrew White alsohad 23 as Syracuse beat a

ranked team for the second timein eight days.

Syracuse (15-9, 7-4 AtlanticCoast Conference) extended itswinning streak to four gamesand remained in the hunt forthe postseason. The Orange beatFlorida State 82-72 lastSaturday.

Kyle Guy had 14 points forVirginia (17-5, 7-3 ACC), whichfailed to move into a tie withNorth Carolina for the confer-ence lead.

The victory would have beenthe 1,000th for Syracuse coachJim Boeheim, but the NCAAstripped him of 101 victories aspart of punishment handeddown in 2015 after a multiyearinvestigation of the school's ath-letic department. That leavesBoeheim at 899, three shy ofmatching Bob Knight for secondplace all-time behind Duke'sMike Krzyzewski.

___No. 14 CINCINNATI 82, CON-

NECTICUT 68CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle

Washington scored a career-high 27 points, and Gary Clarkhad his fifth double-double ofthe season as Cincinnati got its14th straight win.

The Bearcats (21-2, 10-0American Athletic) never trailedwhile winning their 22nd in a

row on their home court. Theyextended their longest overallwinning streak in three years.

Washington had 13 ofCincinnati's first 17 points asthe Bearcats got the earlyadvantage.

Clark had 20 points, 11rebounds and three assists.

Rodney Purvis scored 20points for UConn (10-12, 5-5),which had won its last threegames.

___No. 23 PURDUE 73, No. 17

MARYLAND 72COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) —

Carsen Edwards made two freethrows with 2.1 seconds left,and Purdue rallied to beatMaryland and knock theTerrapins out of first place inthe Big Ten.

After Purdue took a timeoutto set up a play, Edwards wasfouled on a drive to the basketand calmly sank both shots.Maryland freshman KevinHuerter then hit the rim on ajumper from the corner, leavingPurdue to celebrate its first roadwin over a ranked opponentsince 2013.

The Terrapins (20-3, 8-2) did-n't make a basket over the final 71/2 minutes, scoring their final14 points at the free throw line —including 11 by Melo Trimble.ured they wouldn't do that but I

thought while we've got the bod-ies let's send them. I wanted thepoints,” said Smith about usinghis bench to help close out thewin. “There was some chatterleading up to this match abouthow well they matched up withus. We were ready to wrestle.But, once it was locked up I waspulling some of my starters.

“We got bonus points. Theytried to bump on us. Sometimesyou take that personally, and wedid. Sometimes when a teambumps it can mess with yourhead. Our guys responded well.I feel a lot better walking out ofhere right now going to getready for the state champi-onship match tonight than I didlast night.”

“I feel good about where weare at right now.”

FRIDAYAll went according to plan

Friday for the Bradley Centralwrestling team in the state dualstournament Friday.

The Bears, who have only losttwo meets, both to the Raiders,began their march to the finalswith a 45-24 win over KnoxHalls and completed the first-day run with a 65-9 defeat ofHeritage.

The Halls Red Devils fellbehind 6-0 when AustinMathews picked up a pin butthe team from Knoxville thenwon three straight matches,including two with pins, beforeKevin Gentry closed the gap to15-14 with a technical fall at220. Chris Cash then got thelead back with a pin at 285.

Austin Mathews started theBears off in good shape with an

early pin, picked up a pin butHalls picked up two pins inthree straight wins before KevinGentry (220) won with a techni-cal fall to make it 15-14. ChrisCash put the Bears back on topwith a pin at 285.

Wes Devaney won by disqual-ification at 106 and T. J. Hicksadded six more with a pin. KnoxFuller had a forfeit in the finalmatch to finish the match.

Bradley’s second win of theday was 65-9 thrashing of theMountaineers with mostly juniorvarsity wrestlers on the mat.

FRIDAY

Round 1

BRADLEY CENTRAL 45, KNOX

HALLS 24

(Match started at 152)106 — Wesley Devaney (BC)

by DQ over Christian Lay (KH);113 —TJ Hicks (BC) pinned IanMorgan (KH), 3:47; 120 — ChrisNielsen (KH) pinned Trey Hicks(BC), 5:28; 126 — tolliver justice(KH) dec. Ethan Anderson (BC),4-1; 132 — Ryan McElhaney(BC) dec. Chase Brown (KH), 4-2; 138 — Andy Robinson (BC)major dec. Zack Kennedy (KH),10-2; 145 — Knox Fuller (BC)win by forfeit; 152 — AustinMathews (BC) pinned HunterHunley (KH), 1:00; 160 — BlakeHunter (KH) pinned WilliamKaylor (BC), 3:29; 170 — ColtonMcmahan (KH) dec. CalebAdkins (BC), 5-2; 182 — BrentBuckman (KH) pinned TreyJohnson III (BC), 0:52; 195 —Ed Elkins (BC) dec. Lucas Harp(KH), 3-2; 220 — Kevin Gentry(BC) tech. fall Brandon Elkins(KH), 20-5; 285 — ChristopherCash (BC) pinned Malcolm

Wilson (KH), 0:27.

Quarterfinal

BRADLEY CENTRAL 65, HERITAGE 9

(Match started at 160)106 — Glen O`Daniel (BC)

pinned Michael Norton (H), 4:38;113 — Daniel Mroz (BC) pinnedJaylen Tyler (Heritage) , 0:57;120 — Gaven Hughes (BC)pinned Zack Wolfe (H), 1:04;126 — Ethan Anderson (BC)pinned William Norris (H), 1:52;132 — Curtis Rzeplinski (BC)pinned Harley Hatfield (H), 0:47;138 — Andy Robinson (BC)tech. fall James Ahern (H), 20-4;145 — Knox Fuller (BC) pinnedWarren Asuncion (H), 1:18; 152

— William Kaylor (BC) pinnedJacob Riley (H), 0:45; 160 —Jordan Moats (BC) dec. GilmoreOrtiz (H), 11-8; 170 — JerimiahMynatt (H) pinned Parker Falls(BC), 1:56; 182 — Wyatt Snow(H) dec. Trey Johnson III (BC),Dec 7-3; 195 — Kevin Gentry(BC) pinned Todd Stafford (H),4:28; 220 — DJ Gibson (BC)dec. Chris Williams (H), 5-1; 285

— Christopher Cash (BC) pinnedNoah Johnson (H), 1:36.

SATURDAY

SEMIFINAL

BRADLEY CENTRAL 71,

TENNESSEE HIGH 6106 — Rodney Nelson (T) pinned

Wesley Devaney (BC), 5:29; 113 —TJ Hicks (BC) pinned DillonPendley (T), 3:01; 120 — TreyHicks (BC) dec. Judson McCray (T);11-8; 126 — Ethan Anderson (BC)pinned Dominic Fields (T), 0:51;132 — Ryan McElhaney (BC)pinned Nathan Johnson (T), 0:13;138 — Andy Robinson (BC) pinnedLogan Ferguson (T), 2:20; 145 —Knox Fuller (BC) win by forfeit; 152

— Austin Mathews (BC) pinnedJared Harter (T); 2:27 160 —William Kaylor (BC) win by forfeit;170 — Caleb Adkins (BC) win byforfeit; 182 — Jackson Headrick(BC) win by forfeit; 195 — EdElkins (BC) win by forfeit; 220 —Kevin Gentry (BC) win by forfeit;285 — Christopher Cash (BC) dec.Nathaniel Scott (T), 7-5*.

*Bradley Central's team scorewas adjusted by -1 point for 285unsportsman like.

BearsFrom Page 17

to fight. He's a first-year kidbasically. He's going to help usout one day,” said the coach.

Bosken said afterward he hadno rabbits up his sleeve and nomagic formula prepared for theBears for the championshipmatchup. The winner, he said,will be the team that wants itmore and wrestles hardest.

Bosken cited bonus points asa key factor for the upcomingbout.

“We are ready, more than youknow. We are going to put 14 onthe mat and they are going toput 14 on the mat. Strategy isnot going to make a big differ-ence. Whoever goes in and wres-tles harder is going to be the dif-ference,” he said. “We've got towin bonus points and we've gotto score bonus points where wecan. That's going to be thedeciding factor.

“We wrestled hard. We've got14 solid guys. We have a coupleof superstars and we have therest who are just tough dudeswho fight for their team. We'vedone that 29 times, we've got todo it one more.”

FRIDAYThe Blue Raiders started the

tournament with a 68-6 winover Maryville.

Zach Brezna's major decisionat 160 followed by pins at 170and 182 and a major decision at195 from Dylan Jones, RobertHicks and Hunter Price. CalebFickner (220) started a string ofpins that saw, Titus Swafford(285), Burns Meagher (106),Garret Bowers (113), Bryce Pond(120), Jayce Mullin (126), ColtonLanders (132) and JacobApplegate (138) all earn sixpoints.

The going was a bit tougherfor the Cleveland againstSummit with five Raiders earn-ing pins.

The Spartans picked up a pin

at 160 and a major decision at170 to open the battle. ButCleveland countered with pinsat 182 from Jones, Seth Garciaat 220 and Swafford (285).Hicks walked away with a forfeitat 195.

Bowers countered theSpartans' win at 106 with atechnical fall at 113 by BrycePond. The 126-pound bout wentto Summit. Colton Landers gotthe points back with a pin at132 before the Blue Raiderschose to forfeit the remainingthree bouts.

SATURDAY

SEMIFINAL

Cleveland 35, Science Hill 30

(Match started at 285)106 — Tyler Seeley (SH)

pinned Burns Meagher (C),1:38;113 — Garret Bowers (C) pinnedZach Scaggs (SH), 0:12; 120 —Bryce Pond (C) dec. NathanWysong (SH), 9-2; 126 — JayceMullin (C) pinned GarrettStiltner (SH), 4:28; 132 —Colton Landers (C) tech. fallCooper Williams (SH), 15-0; 138

— Luke Story (SH) pinned CodyMathews (C), 2:06; 145 — CalebEachus (C) dec. GreysonPridemore (SH), 3-1; 152 —Austin Sweeney (C) dec. ArthurJames (SH), 3-2; 160 — IsaiahRyans (SH) dec. Zach Brezna(C), 5-2; 170 — William Diehl(SH) dec. Seth Eachus (C),7-2;182 — Dylan Jones (C) dec.Weston Brown (SH), 13-7; 195

— Denzel Medina (SH) pinnedIsaiah Perez (C),5:29; 220 —Demitire Medina (SH) win byforfeit; 285 — Titus Swafford (C)pinned Jesse Cross (SH), 0:24.

FRIDAY

ROUND 1

CLEVELAND 68, MARYVILLE 6

(Match started at 152)106 — Burns Meagher (C)

pinned Zuriel Hampton-Coffin

(M), 1:35; 113 — Garret Bowers(C) pinned Samuel Thomas (M),0:44; 120 — Bryce Pond (C)pinned Colby McCall (M), 0:50;126 — Jayce Mullin (C) pinnedParker Hill (M), 1:40; 132 —Colton Landers (C) pinnedMichael Steverson (M), 1:45;138 — Jacob Applegate (C)pinned Carter Harris (M), 3:51;145 — Logan Fuson (M) dec.Skyler Bradley (C), 4-3; 152 —Austin Sweeney (C) major dec.Samuel Gallemore (M), 12-3;160 — Zach Brezna (C) majordec. Samuel Morris (M), 13-5;170 — Dylan Jones (C) pinnedJared Stratton (M), 0:13; 182 —Robert Hicks (C) pinned MorganBate (M), 3:39; 195 — HunterPrice (M) dec. Jason Strickland(C), 13-6; 220 — Caleb Flickner(C) pinned Dalton Crisp (M),1:54; 285 — Titus Swafford (C)pinned William Sloan (M), 1:20.

QUARTERFINAL

CLEVELAND 41, SUMMIT 34

(Match started at 160)106 — Zach Thomas (S) dec.

Garrett Stevenson (C), 7-0; 113

— Garret Bowers (C) tech. fallBrady Woodward (S), 22-5; 120

— Bryce Pond (C) pinned LoganPowers (S), 3:56; 126 — ColeKlingensmith (S) dec. JayceMullin (C),4-1; 132 — ColtonLanders (C) pinned Miles Grady(S), 0:36; 138 — Nathan Porter(S) win by forfeit; 145 —Steven Tierney (S) win by for-feit; 152 — Sean Butler (S) winby forfeit; 160 — KobeyDesselle (S) pinned ZachBrezna (C),5:25; 170 — SawyerKnott (S) major dec. SethEachus (C),9-1; 182 — DylanJones (C) pinned Zack Carney(S), 5:07; 195 — Robert Hicks(C) win by forfeit; 220 — SethGarcia (C) pinned TannerChoate (S), 4:48; 285 — TitusSwafford (C) pinned JeremyMoody (S), 3:29.

RaidersFrom Page 17

through time it's not somethingthat you get to all the time.

"You have to treasure thesemoments, really treasure thesemoments and try to take amoment to take it all in. I think Ican look at it from a differentperspective now, which I'm notgoing to say means more, but ina sense it's a little more specialin a way.

"The first one is always thespecial one and I don't know ifthis is the last one or what, butthis also is special because I canlook at it differently."

There's no looking at the statsdifferently, though.

Atlanta has never won an NFLcrown, is in only its secondSuper Bowl in 51 seasons of life— a decisive loss to Denvercame in 1999 — and rarely hasbeen a contender to get this far.

Since Brady became NewEngland's starter, he ranks firstin postseason wins (24), passingattempts (1,263), completions(788), yards (8,628) and touch-downs (61). He has the mostmulti-touchdown games (19) andmost career 300-yard games (11)in NFL playoff history. He will alsobecome the first player to appearin seven Super Bowls, and with avictory would have the mostrings, tied with Charles Haley.

Quite the resume. Plus, hissurrounding cast includes somemajor contributors in otherSuper Bowls: Julian Edelman,LeGarrette Blount, RobNinkovich, Devin McCourty,Stephen Gostkowski ... shall wego on?

"Our role always changes,"

Brady said, "and still as a leaderand as a veteran I still canexpress things to my youngerteammates and see the thingsthat they're going through, andtry to help them through thosethings because I've been throughthose things.

"I'm so on them about maxi-mizing their potential and actu-alizing the things that they wantto achieve because I've had peo-ple that really mentored me. Andif I can do that for other players,I love that."

Falcons C Mack ready to go in

Super BowlHOUSTON (AP) — Atlanta

Falcons coach Dan Quinn isfeeling better about his Pro Bowlcenter.

While Alex Mack was againlisted as limited during Friday'sfinal practice before the SuperBowl, Quinn says that Macklooked better than he thoughtthe previous day after viewingthe tape.

Mack is slowed by a fibulainjury sustained in the NFCchampionship game.

Quinn says he is confidentthat Mack will be "able to do onthe things we're going to askhim to do in the game. It's goingto hurt, but a lot of guys areplaying through stuff."

Star receiver Julio Jones (toe)and pass-rushing end DwightFreeney (calf) were also limitedin the final practice at RiceUniversity.

All three were removed fromthe injury report, however,meaning they'll be ready to goSunday.

Super BowlFrom Page 17

UAH hit eight 3-pointers and finished 21 of51 from the field for 41 percent.

The Lady Flames held a 34-25 edge onthe glass. Both teams scored 24 points inthe paint but Lee held a 10-2 advantage onsecond-chance points.

Late free throws helped keep the hungryChargers at bay. Lee finished 18 of 23 fromthe charity stripe. “I thought we were toughdown the stretch and made some key freethrows,” noted Rowe.

The Lady Flames completed the seasonsweep of UAH and improve to 16-6 overalland 11-5 in the Gulf South Conference. Theloss drops the Chargers to 4-17 and 3-13 inleague play.

“We're excited about the direction thisteam is going and looking forward to a cou-ple days off before we get back to work onTuesday,” concluded Rowe.

CHARGERS 92, FLAMES 86Coach Bubba Smith said he was

extremely proud of his team’s effort. “Ithought we competed as well as we havecompeted all season here this afternoon butHuntsville is a very good basketball teamand made some big plays throughout thegame.”

The Flames dropped behind by 10 pointswith 7:21 remaining but refused to fold.

They cut the margin down to two pointsbefore an unusual call hurt the Flames

badly. With the Chargers at the free throwline shooting a one-plus-one situation,apparently one of the officials and maybethe Flames thought it was a two-shot oppor-tunity.

The missed free throw rolled out ofbounds and after a conversation with thecoaches and the referees it was ruled ajump ball, giving the Chargers the basket-ball. The inbounds pass came in to BrandonRoberts who nailed a 3-point bucket andincreased the lead back to five points.

The Flames tried to rally back but theChargers were almost perfect from the char-ity stripe, making 27-of-31 attempts. Theyalso nailed 15-of-30 3-pointers and shot 25-of-51 from the field (49 percent).

Lee stayed in the contest behind thedetermined play of Keevin Tyus who had 26points and five rebounds. Rico Overall fin-ished with 20 points and turned in one ofhis better efforts in recent weeks.

Overall had to leave the game in the finalminutes with an injury. “I might havebrought Rico back in the game in the finalfive or six minutes but I felt like his injuryturned into a liability on the defensive end,”said coach Smith.

Jervon Johnson and Cody Farley pacedthe Flames in double-figure points (10),while Johnson led the team with eightrebounds and Farley finished with seven.

Overall, Lee out-rebounded the Chargers 36-28 but while UAH were making their freethrows, Lee converted just 11-of-17 from thecharity stripe.

The Flames shot a solid 50 percent fromthe field and 44 percent from 3-point range.Both teams did an excellent job of takingcare of the basketball. Lee had 10 turnoversand the Chargers eight.

UAH was paced by senior Seab Websterwith 26 points. He converted 5-of-10 triplesand was 5-of-7 from the line, going to theglass to grab 10 rebounds in his double-dou-ble. Roberts finished with 19. Chase Elliottcame off the bench to hit 8-of-9 freebies andfinished with 17 points as did Justin Wardwho gave his club a lift with three treys and5-of-5 from the free throw line.

“I’m proud of these guys. We needed fouror five stops but just couldn’t get themdown the stretch,” said Smith. “Again wecame out really flat at the beginning of thesecond half and that really cost us, but wewoke up and played well the rest of the sec-ond half.”

The Flames will get a few days to regroupand heal their wounds before continuing theroad to Mississippi this week.

Delta State allowed Huntsville to moveback into a tie for first place in the ruggedGSC race by upsetting Valdosta State onSaturday afternoon.

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Crye-Leike names itsCircle of Excellence VPs

OOLTEWAH – Crye-Leike, thelargest real estate company inTennessee, Arkansas, Mississippiand the Mid-South, announcedthat two of its sales associates,Shirley D. Moore and Dan Griesswere recently inducted into Crye-Leike's Circle of Excellence, one ofthe highest levels of professionaland personal achievement in thereal estate industry.

As members of the Circle ofExcellence, Moore and Griess areawarded the honorary title, vicepresident of Crye-Leike. Moore ofChattanooga and Griess of Apisonare affiliated with Crye-Leike’sOoltewah branch office, located at5913 Main Street, Suite 107Ooltewah, and are serving the realestate needs of buyers and sellersin and around Hamilton County.

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The Circle of Excellence, found-ed by Crye-Leike in 1987, has atotal of 211 sales associates with-in Crye-Leike who have attainedthis elite distinction out of its3,100-plus sales force.

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National Corp. (NYSE:FHN), par-ent company of First Tennessee,recently reported that it isincreasing its quarterly cash div-idend on common stock by 29percent. First Horizon’s loansand deposits were up double-digit percentages during 2016and revenue grew 9 percent,while expenditures declined 12percent.

These metrics illustrate thatmomentum remains strong asthe 152-year-old financial serv-ices company focuses on long-term profitability. And figuresfrom the FDIC affirm FirstTennessee’s dominance inBradley County.

An earlier report from theFDIC did not include BradleyCounty’s Wildwood branch, butinstead listed that branch’s loca-tion in Shelby County, where

First Tennessee maintains itscorporate headquarters. Arecently revised FDIC reportshowed that deposits inCleveland grew by $4.5 millionlast year, for a total of $260 mil-lion in deposits and a numberone market share.

“We’ve worked hard to gainthe trust of the community andare honored by the strength ofour bank here in Cleveland andBradley County,” said MikeGriffin, First Tennessee’sCleveland Community president.“We’re an active part of the com-munity and our deep relation-ships with the people here andare the foundation of our bank’ssuccess.”

Local engineers named to Leadership PE class

Three local engineers havebeen selected to participate inthe 2017 Tennessee LeadershipPE class, a leadership programdesigned to sharpen the skills ofhigh potential engineering lead-ers and current mid-level andsenior leaders.

Class members selected fromengineering firms located in theChattanooga and Cleveland areaare:- Jason Hill, ProjectManager/ConstructionCompliance, Tennessee ValleyAuthority- Erin Woodson, PE, ProjectManager/Senior Engineer,ARCADIS- Michael Kendall, PG, ExecutiveDirector, Geotechnical &Environmental Engineering,Geoservices, LLC

Leadership PE is a leadershipprogram directed by theAmerican Council of Engineering

Companies of Tennessee (ACECTennessee) targeted to engineer-ing professionals who are com-mitted to developing their leader-ship and management skills andabilities, and identified by theirfirm as a “future leader” of theirbusiness.

The program includes an orien-tation session in January and fiveadditional monthly sessions heldin locations across the state.Each session is designed to givethe participants an opportunity toexpand their skillset in the areasof self-knowledge, effective team-building, delegation, conflictmanagement, political savvy, andbusiness acumen. For moreinformation on the Leadership PEprogram, please visit acectn.org.

DAN GrieSS, right, was awarded the Circle of Excellence Awardfrom Crye-Leike Real Estate Services and named vice president.Pictured with Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike, Inc., left.

SHirley Moore, right, was awarded the Circle of ExcellenceAward from Crye-Leike Real Estate Services and named vice presi-dent. Pictured with Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike, Inc., left.

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— Amy

Dear Amy,Don’t worry, there’s no need

for you to drive all the way tocampus and back just to payfor your classes. You can run adebit card like it’s a credit card,and they will accept it. Themachines don’t recognize thedifference, whether you type ina credit card number or a debitcard number.

Just select “credit” when itasks for payment method. It’sjust like when you step up topay for something at the storeand they ask the old credit ordebit question. You say credit,so you don’t have to enter yourPIN (personal identificationnumber), and it all stays in theVisa system.

You’re just using it wrong,and that’s why you’re havingtrouble. Just remember this inthe future, and best of luckwith your classes!

— Dave

Consider the House?

Dear Dave,My husband and I have been

debt-free, except for our mort-gage, for a few years now.Recently, we’ve been thinkingabout moving back to our homestate to be closer to family.We’ve found a home we’re inter-ested in, but it has a large utili-ty tower on the property not farfrom the house. Should we stillconsider this home?

—Denise

Dear Denise,The downsides are simple.

One, you’ve got to look at thestupid thing every time you’resitting on your patio. Two, whenyou get ready to sell it, everyone

who looks at the house is goingto have the same concerns youhave. It’s not going to appreciatein value, and you’re going tohave trouble selling it when thetime comes.

If you’re willing to put upwith those two things, youmight get a steal of a deal onthis place because no one elsemay want this house. Andwhen I say a steal, I’m talkingaround 40 percent off theappraisal. To me personally, itwould be enough of an eyesorethat I probably wouldn’t buy.Again, that’s just a personalopinion.

Keep in mind that if you gothrough with this, when you getready to sell it you’re going tolose out on any money yougained in the buy. Someone isgoing to do the same thing toyou. I’m not completely killingthe deal, but I definitely would-n’t buy it to live in. As a rental?Maybe, if I were going to keep itforever. Because people willalways rent. But honestly, Iwouldn’t want to put up withthe hassle in either scenario.

— Dave

(Dave Ramsey is CEO ofRamsey Solutions. He hasauthored seven best-sellingbooks, including The TotalMoney Makeover. The DaveRamsey Show is heard by morethan 12 million listeners eachweek on 575 radio stations andmultiple digital platforms. FollowDave on the web at daveram-sey.com and on Twitter at@DaveRamsey.)

Dave Says

By Dave

Ramsey

Maserati North America recalls at least 39,381 vehiclesBy The Associated Press

Maserati North America isrecalling at least 39,381 vehiclesafter it discovered two separatedefects that could cause fires.

In certain 2014-2017Quattroporte, Ghibli, and Levantevehicles, the luxury automakersays that adjusting the front seatmay cause the seat wiring harnessto rub against metal points, which

could eventually lead the seat tomalfunction. In rare cases, it couldresult in an electrical short andrisk of fire. The company expectsto begin the recall of 39,381 vehi-cles for the defect on March 21.


Three Mustangs finalize college decisionsBy PATRICK MacCOONBanner Sports Writer

For Walker Valley head foot-ball coach Glen Ryan, seeing hisplayers be able to move on toplay on the collegiate level is anamazing feeling that will nevergrow old.

Three important members tothe record-setting 2016Mustang football squad cele-brated their final college deci-sions Friday afternoon, as BryceNunnelly, Cooper Melton andGrayson Rountree were joinedby friends and family in theWVHS library.

“In the last five years Ibelieve we have had 16 playerssign to play football at variousschools,” Ryan said. “To seethese three great young mencontinue to play the game theylove and get their educationwhile doing it is what it is allabout. The football tradition isgrowing here.”

Nunnelly donned a UT-Chattanooga, “Power C” footballcap, while Melton, a “preferredwalk-on” at Tennessee, wore a“Power T” hat and Rountreechose Emory & Henry gear, aNCAA D-III school in Virginia.

The Mocs signee is the firstfull-ride scholarship player toplay under Ryan, who believesall three will have strong futuresat their respective colleges.

“I expect Bryce to do bigthings and see the field and playa lot,” Ryan said, who alsocoached current UT-Chattanooga offensive linemenAlex Hooper and Tanner Dillard.“Cooper has some work to do atUT, but he has never backeddown from work and I am confi-dent he will earn a spot. I thinkGrayson will go up to Emory &Henry and do a bang-up job andall he can for their program.”

With plenty of touches to goaround on the offensive side ofthe football in a season whereWalker Valley scored a programand district best 501 points, life-long friends and a pair of stand-out wide receivers enjoyed thespecial day.

Honored to continue his play-ing career for a successful pro-gram right down the road inChattanooga that has won three

of the past four SouthernConference championships,Nunnelly is excited his dream ofplaying college football he real-ized in 10th grade is coming true.

“When they had offered me, Ifelt really good and was hum-bled and honored to be offeredby a school like that,” Nunnellysaid. “I really enjoyed goingdown for my visit and they tookme right under their wing. OnceI get there I am going to buy into what the coaches want me todo and put in all the extrawork.”

Nunnelly scored 10 touch-downs this past season, witheight of them coming throughthe air. He also had a career-high 12-catch, 206-yard per-formance in a 68-36 win overCleveland and finished the sea-son with 796 receiving yards on46 catches.

“We had a great quarterbackin Kolten (Gibson) and he put itwhere we needed it to be,” the6-foot-2, 185-pound shiftyreceiver said. “A defense couldnot focus on me or Cooper andif they did we had even moreoutstanding receivers with Zach(Eslinger) and Tucker

(Mendenhall). All of my team-mates helped me get to where Iam.”

Melton’s heroics in WalkerValley’s first TSSAA playoff victo-ry in school history helped takedown an Oak Ridge manythought to be a Class 5A statechampionship favorite, as the 6-foot-3, 195-pound receiver had151 receiving yards and a touch-down in the 35-27 road win.

The future Vol is excitedabout fulfilling a childhooddream after a big senior seasonof 61 receptions, 1,123 yardsand 13 touchdowns (27 career)helped him get to the school ofhis dreams.

“I have watched everyTennessee game since I canremember, and I am excited tobe a part of a program stillknown as the original Wide

Receiver U,” said Melton, whowill be a preferred walk-on widereceiver. “Coach (Zach) Azzanniis a great coach and I am goingto do whatever he needs me todo. I am going to learn a lot andwork hard over the next coupleof years.”

Melton made a trip up toKnoxville last weekend where hewas able to meet the coachingstaff with his family and talk to

future teammates such asColton Jumper, JarrettGuarantano and others.

“It was really cool this weekon National Signing Day theyput my picture up and ButchJones announced my name withall the others,” Melton said. “Heand Coach Azzanni were bothwalk-ons too and I am going towork hard for my spot.”

Rountree also is stoked for hiscollege career at Emory & HenryCollege in Virginia, a program hebelieves to be in a class of itsown at the Division-III level.

“They have had a lot of suc-cess with their football pro-gram,” Roundtree said. “For aDivision-III school they had avery large crowd. They averagearound five or six thousand fansper home game. They have anew field and fieldhouse and Ilove the atmosphere up there. Itwas a no brainer for me.”

The Mustang defensive back,who finished top-five in programhistory in total tackles, will beready to give his all for theWasps who play in the OldDominion Athletic Conference.

“I will play defensive back,linebacker or any position theyneed me to,” he said. “To get anoffer to play college football is ablessing. I am thankful for mycoaches at Walker Valley and mytime here was awesome. Myfavorite memory was beatingBradley Central my first yearstarting as a sophomore."

Banner photo, PATRICK MacCOON

WALKER VALLEY football standouts, from left, Cooper Melton, Grayson Rountree and Bryce Nunnelly celebrated their collegiate deci-sions Friday in the school library. The trio helped the Mustangs win seven games, which included the program's first playoff victory thispast season.

against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which keptalive the Braves 13-game winning streak, isa moment even the “Say Hey Kid” marveledat.

“As a kid I never thought I would bedoing something like robbing a home runplaying for the Braves,” Nixon said. “WhenWillie Mays told me, ‘you are trying tooutdo me kid’, that’s when I felt like I hadaccomplished something. For one of thegreatest of all-time to give me credit meanta lot.”

The game-changer on the base pathseven has a pair of his baseball cleats in theHall of Fame.

Nixon found revenge on his former teamjust months after being traded on AprilFools’ Day, as he set a modern day recordwith six stolen bases against the MontrealExpos on June 16, 1991.

A feat only accomplished by CarlCrawford and Eric Young Sr. since.

“I am known for ‘The Catch’,” Nixon said.“The media said I probably made one of thegreatest catches in the history of Bravesbaseball. At the fundraiser banquet Ibelieve they will show videos of my catchalong with my record six steals in one gameand a time when I hit a ball in a softballgame that flipped John (Rocker) to the

ground. I wasn’t trying to hit him, buteveryone will get a good laugh.”

Nixon is excited about sharing hisinsight at Walker Valley High School nextweekend and hopes by then a drought willhave been ended for Atlanta professionalsports championships, as the city just hasa Braves 1995 World Series championship.

“Everybody in Braves Country right nowis excited about a rebuilding baseball teamand our new park, but the Super Bowltakes the spotlight right now,” Nixon said.“It reminds me of the feel when we had won14 straight pennants. Hopefully we will getour first Super Bowl win here shortly.”

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By BETTIE MARLOWEBanner Staff Writer

When John Wykoff Ph.D.,heard his music being presentedat the inauguration of DonaldTrump at the United StatesCapitol, he said he simply want-ed to take it in and store itaway. “I enjoyed imagining theevent beforehand, and remem-

bering it afterwards.”Dr. Wykoff, who is assis-

tant professor of music theo-

ry and composition at LeeUniversity, was commissioned tocompose music for the presiden-tial inauguration. Dr. CameronLaBarr, director of choral stud-ies at Missouri State University,invited Wykoff to compose onbehalf of the JointCongressional Committee onInaugural Ceremonies. He com-posed two works for LaBarr’schoir to sing in the ceremony.

“I was thrilled to receive theinvitation to compose for theinaugural ceremony,” saidWykoff. “It would be gratifying tome if our small contributioncould offer people a hope that’sgrounded in truth.”

Wykoff and LaBarr enlistedpoet Michael Dennis Browne tocompose the text for one of thepieces. Browne, a librettist whohas written many texts formusic, was nominated for thePulitzer Prize in music by theMinnesota Orchestra for hispost-Holocaust oratorio, “To Be

Certain of the Dawn,” with fel-low composer Stephen Paulus.

The second work was anarrangement of an Americanfolk-hymn.The pieces were per-formed at the 58th InaugurationDay at the United States Capitolon Jan. 20.

Wykoff said the lyrics byBrowne came first — “The wordsalways come first,” he said.“Music interprets and inflectsthe words, the way an actor ororator does.”

He said his music interpretedthe words and presented themthe way an actor presents a line.“In some ways,” Wykoff contin-ued, “the music does what thewords only say.” He gave anexample. “ I set the words, ‘Oncewe were strangers; we were wel-comed; now we belong ...’ inwhat is called ‘canonic imitation’— one melody, but severaldiverse, overlapping entrances.

By BETTIE MARLOWEBanner Staff Writer

hat does hunting have to dowith fundraising for forgot-ten children? Clevelandnatives Marc Beard andJason Caldwell turned theirlove of hunting into a com-

munity project benefitting children atChristmas time — children who wereforgotten.

The two grew up in grew up inBradley County and attended BradleyCentral High School. As friends foryears in school, they became huntingbuddies, filming each other on deer andturkey hunts. That’s how the nameBucks2Beards was took shape for theircompany featuring 3D archery.Thename fit for the co-owners, saidCaldwell and “B2B” was born.

After attending a toy drive shoot inCartersville, Georgia, they said theywere inspired at the outreach thearchery community had, so in 2015,Bucks1Beards had its first-everfundraising shoot in December. Workingwith area fire stations in BradleyCounty, the response was huge and theamount of toys collected, they said, wasremarkable.

“The feeling was great,” Caldwell said,and many children had a goodChristmas because of the love from out-door/archery family members in thearchery/hunting community.

The success in 2015 inspired the twoto launch another toy shoot in 2016 —“Santa’s Helper.”

“It was another hit,” Caldwell said,“with move than 300 to 400 toys andclothing donated.”

So, now the goal, the hunting buddies

say, “is to make this an annual event.”The shoot date will fall around the sec-ond weekend in December.

Caldwell described the 3D Archeryevent at Bucks2Beards as a familyatmosphere — meaning “If you come outand try it, you will be part of ourarchery family.”

Men, women and kids are encouragedto come out. The outdoor 30 archeryrange provides space where archers canpractice in a real life scenario for bowhunting or competitive 3D archery.Bucks2Beards has a class and place foreveryone in between.

According to the B2B owners, archeryis growing by leaps and bounds — “it’sthe only sport where the fastest runneror most athletic person has no advan-tage.”

Anyone can do archery, Beard andCaldwell explained. Children can learn

valuable social skills by competitivearchery and families can spend timeoutdoor s together doing some healthygood old-fashion outdoor fun shooting abow. “We have more than 80 shootinglanes and 70 acres of property to enjoyshooting on with 3D life-size animaltargets.

They note that archery is now inmany schools and “we have programsthat can and will work with kids inthese programs at school.”

Beard and Caldwell say their dreamfor Bucks2Beards Archery club is toincrease their archery family each year.

They want to grow the sport ofarchery and support hunting rights andall the great things enjoyed outdoorsthat are threatened every day by peoplewho have never had the enjoyment ofpleasure to do something as great asarchery.


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William WrightLifestyles Editor

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compose music for the inaugu-ral ceremony, and also to be

able to attend andhear it. PresidentDonald Trump andhis wife can be seenin the photo as theywave to the crowd.

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THe ToWeR GARden vegetables at MorningsideAssisted Living are sampled by food service director BrandonHamilton, right, as Janey Wingo, activities director, looks on.

How does your garden grow?

The Urban Farm comes to MorningsideBy BETTIE MARLOWEBanner Staff Writer

How do you plant a garden in a 21/2-by-5 1/2-foot space? How doyou grow 28 different plants, usingless water and non-toxic fertilizerto produce better-tasting, morenutritious food?

The answer is the Tower Garden,an eco-friendly vertical aeroponicgrowing system, that allows “gar-deners” to enjoy fresh vegetablesyear-round (or flowers). It is easyto assemble and maintain, and nogreen thumb is required. It uses 10percent less water than conven-tional gardens and is self-managedand sustainable. And it can beplaced outside in spring and sum-mer.

Recently a Tower Garden —Tennessee Urban Farm — was“planted” at the MorningsideAssisted Living facility inCleveland. Janey Wingo, the activi-ties director and program chair-

man, says she is excited about theprospect of having fresh veggies forthe kitchen, as well as provide awaterfall-type therapy for resi-dents.

Food service director BrandonHamilton taste-tested the producegrowing, and said he would beusing the harvest in the menus forthe facility.

Dan and Mona Hitch ofTennessee Urban Farm say theirmission is to inspire healthy livingaround the world by growing fresh,clean food for the locavore market.“Using the next generation of tech-nology, we provide community edu-cation, life changing distributionopportunities, and expansion ofpersonal horizons. We help toexpand the food revolution, offer-ing better nutrition for all.”

The Hitches explained they bothhave had severe health issues andhave resolved them through betternutrition — and give much creditto aeroponic gardening technology.

Mrs. Hitch explained how the sys-tem works: There is room for 28seedlings to be planted in thetower. Nutrients are in the waterand it is pumped to the top andrains down onto the roots — goodand clean liquid fertilizer — sup-plying nutrients and oxygen.

The Tower Garden is patternedafter Epcot Center and is cousin tothe hydroponic gardening — hori-zontal to vertical. The Tower usesEPA approved plastic. Twelve yearsago, Mona said, a student went toEpcot Center for a study to do hismaster’s degree. After seeing thehydroponic gardens, the questionwas, “How can we get one athome?” So the Urban Garden wasactivated.

“As a mom of two and a grand-mother of five,” Mona said, “I knowthat it’s more important today thanever, to have fresh, vine-ripenedproduce at our fingertips year

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OCOEE ThEATrE GuiLDis sponsoring a comedyabout online dating called i<3 u (translated as “i lessthan three u”) Feb 10-11 and17-18, at 7:30 p.m. at TheVenue Creekside on InmanStreet in Cleveland. Buytickets now online atocoeetheatreguild.com or atthe Venue one hour beforeeach performance. Call 472-8896 for more information.

———ThE NEwCOmErS CLub ofCleveland will be held onMonday at 9:45 a.m. at theBroad Street MethodistChurch. The program will bea baby shower to benefit NewHope Pregnancy Center. Wewill be collecting items fornewborns and older, plusbaby food.

———AThENS COmmuNiTyThEATrE presents its win-ter 2017 musical productionof Roald Dahl’s “WillyWonka” on Feb. 16-26 in theSue E. Trotter Theater atThe Arts Center in Athens.Performances are Feb.16,17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 at 7p.m., and Feb. 19 and 26 at2 p.m. Tickets are availableonline at athensartscouncil.org, by phone at 423-745-8781, or in person at TheArts Center, 320 N. WhiteSt., Athens. 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.

———JOiN iN ThE ACTiViTiES

at your Cleveland-BradleyCounty Public Library thisweek:

— During February, whichis “Loving My Library”month, the library is cele-brating by giving gifts to itspatrons. All you have to do istell them why you love yourpublic library. Commentboxes will be available ateach service area to enteryour name in a drawing forone of many prizes featuringthe “Loving my Library” logo.

— Today at 2:30 p.m., theHistory Branch andArchives, 833 N. Ocoee St.,will host historian Lynn Foxfor a presentation on the“Women of Tennessee: FromPast to Present” in the par-lor.

— The ClevelandCouponing Club, a groupdedicated to helping yousave money through coupon-ing, will meet Monday in theCarmichael Room at 6:30p.m., to trade coupons andtalk about upcoming deals inthe area.

— STEAM is thisThursday for teens andtweens at 4:30 p.m. Jointhem to explore in areas ofscience, technology, engi-neering, arts, and mathevery month. The teens willbe creating “love potions” byexperimenting with variousliquids and their differingdensities. For more informa-tion, email [email protected]. (The tweensgroup is for ages 6-12 andteens for ages 13-17 only.)

— Feb. 27, the field offorensic anthropology will bediscussed along with the

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round. This goes for all ages,but especially little ones.” Sheadded that fresh, vine-ripenedfoods are proven to fight child-hood diseases. “Let food be thymedicine,” she quoted.

She said if you ensure thatfresh, vine-ripened produce isavailable for your little onesyear-round, you’ll find that it’smuch easier to raise a “grazer.”Allowing your children to nibbleand graze on nutritious foodsthroughout the day, she contin-ued, will bring amazing lifelongbenefits, such as better eatinghabit, better behavior (stabilizesblood sugar), better concentra-tion (fueling the body with goodfuel) and better digestion.

One simple idea is to growsugar snap peas year-round inyour Tower Garden. “They are agreat healthy snack food for allages! Plus they are great in asalad. Try them, you might justlike them!” Gourmet lettuce andother leafy greens grow quicklyand can usually be harvested

just three weeks after trans-planting.

Mona listed fruits, herbs andvegetables for the Tower Gardenobtainable from Tennessee

Urban Farm in Springfield: beans— lima, bush, pole, shell, fana,green; cucumbers, lettuce, mel-ons, peas and squash (all types),strawberries and tomatoes; herbs:

basil, cilantro, lavender, lemongrass, mint, oregano, leafy parsleyand rosemary. Both edible anddecorative flowers and can begrown, also, in the Tower Garden:Marigolds, morning glory, petu-nia, phlox, polygonum, poppy,ptilotus, salpiglossis and sunflow-ers.

If you have always dreamed ofgrowing your own fruits, vegeta-bles and herbs but don’t havespace or time to garden, theHitches say the Tower Garden® isthe perfect solution. Their dream,Mona said, is to get the gardens incancer centers. She said she feltthe patients’ seeing life growingwould be therapeutic for them.

———Online:

www.TennesseeUrbanFarm.com

EDITOR’S Note: Dan and MonaHitch of Tennessee UrbanGarden will be in Cleveland onFeb. 12 for a seminar on TheTower. The time and place willbe announced.

CHATTANOOGA — After morethan a year of data collection,analysis and mapping, theUniversity of Georgia River BasinCenter and the TennesseeAquarium Conservation Instituterecently published a comprehen-sive survey of aquatic animals inSoutheastern watersheds.

This first-of-a-kind study usedinformation on where aquatic ani-mals live gathered directly fromfield researchers, universities,museums and government agen-cies. The report’s creators hope itwill serve as a call to action forprotection and restoration, help-ing to chart future conservationefforts in the region.

Among scientists, theSoutheast is renowned as ahotspot for freshwater wildlife, butthe life that teems beneath thesurface of its rivers and streams— a veritable underwater rainfor-est — remains relatively unknownto the general public.

After decades of being over-looked, conservationists think thetime has come for the region totake its rightful place in the spot-light.

“The Southeast’s rich aquaticcommunities are globally signifi-cant. There’s nothing else like ourbiodiversity anywhere else on thecontinent or in the temperateworld,” said Dr. Duncan Elkins,the study’s coordinator and apostdoctoral research associateat the University of Georgia RiverBasin Center.

All Southeastern states haveincredible aquatic life, but thestudy spotlights areas with higherdiversity and at greater risk ofimperilment. Take one look at thereport’s heat maps, and theSoutheast’s ecological significancebecomes impossible to ignore.

The maps use colors to repre-sent the variety of species in agiven area — warmer colors indi-cating greater diversity — and arebased on the distribution ofalmost 1,050 fish, crayfish andmussel species in almost 300watersheds spanning 11 states.The vivid red-and-orange bullseyecentered on Middle and SoutheastTennessee, Northwest Georgiaand Northern Alabama clearlyshows why this region is so biolog-ically significant.

“The Southeast has an incredi-ble number of species, and it'sreally important that we focus our

attention on protecting placeswhere we can get the most bangfor our buck,” said Dr. AnnaGeorge, Tennessee AquariumConservation Institute director.

By highlighting the region’smost diverse watersheds, thestudy will help to focus future sci-entific research and guide conser-vation groups to areas whereintervention can have the greatestimpact.

“The need is great for us to actto protect our species,” Georgecontinued. “This project allows usto visualize, across the Southeast,where those places are that are socritically important for our waterand wildlife.”

Scientists “scored” each water-shed based on three characteris-tics: the number of species it con-tained, the conservation status ofthose species and how widespreadeach species was.

Areas containing a larger vari-ety of species, many endangeredor threatened species or speciesfound in few or no other locationswere ranked higher.

According to the study, the 10highest-priority watersheds are:Pickwick Lake, Wheeler Lake,Cahaba, Upper Clinch, MiddleCoosa, Lower Duck, Conasauga,Lower Coosa, Etowah and Caney.

The story of the Southeast’s

freshwater ecology is one of bothunrivaled diversity and rampantimperilment.

Experts place the region’splethora of aquatic wildlife onequal footing with that of species-rich tropical ecosystems. Morethan 1,400 species reside inwaterways within a 500-mileradius of Chattanooga, includingabout three-quarters (73.1 per-cent) of all native fish species inthe United States. More than 90percent of all American musseland crayfish species live withinthat same area.

More than a quarter of thespecies included in the study arefound nowhere else in the world,yet 28 percent of Southeasternfish species are considered imper-iled, more than doubling duringthe last 20 years fueled by inten-sive human development and alack of financial support forregional conservation efforts.

The publication of theTennessee Aquarium Conser-vation Institute and River BasinCenter study, which was createdthrough a National Fish andWildlife Foundation grant, comesat a crucial time for Southeasternaquatic ecosystems.

Efforts to study and safeguardfreshwater species in the regioncontinue to struggle due to ane-

mic funding and a lack of federallyprotected lands, especially com-pared to less-diverse regions,such as the Western UnitedStates.

The study’s creators say theyhope it will serve as a master planto guide research and conserva-tion work that will ensure thelong-term survival of waterwaysthat dramatically impact thehuman communities.

“Rivers and streams in the U.S.are the arteries that flow throughour landscape, and they carry ameasure of the health of the land-scape with them,” George said.“Right now, those rivers are hav-ing heart attacks.

“What we're doing is like visitinga doctor to learn how to take bet-ter care of the health of our rivers.We’ve identified some of the mostimportant places to start a smallchange in our habits and how wetake care of our waters. And overtime, just like walking a mileturns into running a race, thosesmall changes will add up to bigdifferences for the health of thecountry’s rivers and streams.’”

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Online:

http://southeastfreshwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/web_SE_Aquatic_Biodiv_Strat_Body_Apdx1_Apdx2.pdf


Family works

By ROB COOMBSID. Min. Ph.D.

The day I received a letter fromBlood Assurance telling me that Imight be a possible match for apatient in need of stem cells, Imust admit that I had almost for-gotten that I was on the registry.

Oh yes — jogging my memory —on one of my biannual trips todonate blood, I had enrolled in theBone Marrow Registry, some 13years ago. It had been so long, Iassumed my stem cells weren’t amatch for anyone. I was wrong.

There was this patient,unknown to me, about my age,who was in need of stem cells —well, not just any stem cells, mystem cells. Fighting a battleagainst a cancer, my stem cellswere to be his final line of defense,his final hope, the needed artillery,if there was any chance that thisbattle might be won.

The letter asked if I might bewilling, willing to actually makethe donation. Even as I read thesewords, I saw myself as thatpatient, lying somewhere in a hos-pital bed, flanked by family mem-bers, hoping beyond hope thatmaybe someone might match andthen be willing to donate.

Knowing that 70 percent ofpatients in his condition diebecause of a failure to find amatch, I would know that theodds (3 in 10) were not favorable. Ipicked up the phone. Of course Iwould do it.

After passing all the preliminar-ies, including a complete physicalcomplement of VanderbiltHospital, five-days before dona-tion, I began taking the drugFilgrastin through daily injections.The purpose of this drug was toencourage the growth of stem cellswithin my bone marrow.

So many stem cells woulddevelop and grow, they wouldbecome overcrowded within mybone marrow, somewhat like anever-increasing number of fishtrapped within an aquarium.

When the crowding becameintolerable, the stem cells wouldescape into my blood stream

where they could be harvested fordonation. The side effects of tak-ing the drug were noticeable. Mybones and my muscles ached,especially my lower back, hips,and legs.

“I can do this,” I kept tellingmyself. Five days of discomfort issuch a small price to pay. Imagesof the man lying in his hospitalbed waiting for my stem cellswould reappear and my painseemed insignificant in compari-son.

On day five my wife and I trav-eled to Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center for my final shotsand the donation.

A needle was placed in one armthat would take my blood androute it through a pheresismachine that would separate thestem cells from the rest of myblood and then send my bloodback into my body through a nee-dle in the other arm. Five timesover the next 4 1/2 hours, myblood cycled through this machinewhich harvested millions of stemcells.

Before the needles could beremoved from my arms, the carri-er appeared and placed whatamounted to a cup of my bloodinto a cool storage tank whichwould be hand-carried to the wait-ing patient who would be receivingmy donation within two hours.

Within two or three days, Iwould be feeling my old self again.I could only hope that within a fewmonths, the recipient would be hisold self again.

I suppose I will never forget theparting words of the bone marrowdonor coordinator. “Somewherethere is a family gathered by abed, a family that now has hopebecause of you.”

What I took from this experi-ence was priceless. Should Imatch again, I would eagerly gothrough the experience again.Please, please consider becominga bone marrow donor. Stop byBlood Assurance the next chanceyou get and sign up to save a life.

Speaking on stem cell donation

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The ToWer (Tennessee Urban Garden) has the capacity for 28plants in this unique gardening concept. It can be placed inside dur-ing winter months and taken outside during spring and summer. This“Tower” is producing vegetables for Morningside Assisted Living.

Tennessee Aquarium

Masterplan calls for action to save the nation’s richest rivers

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The UniversiTy of GeorGia River Basin Center and the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Instituterecently published a comprehensive survey of aquatic animals in Southeastern watersheds, including theCambarus Greensaddle Crayfish.

Winter farming:

Farm to table: A bit tricky in winter, but in high demand

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That seems to do what thewords say.”

A member of the Lee facultysince 2011, Wykoff received hisdoctorate in music compositionfrom the Graduate Center of theCity University of New York, hismaster’s degree in music compo-sition from the Aaron CoplandSchool of Music (Queens College),and a bachelor’s degree in musicand philosophy from CovenantCollege.

Before coming to Lee, Wykofftaught at the Aaron CoplandSchool of Music. He has alsocomposed works for solo piano,small ensemble, voice, choir,orchestra, and more.

This past summer, Wykoff waspresented with the Opus Awardfor his original choral composi-tion, “Panis Angelicus” by theMissouri Choral Director’sAssociation.

Wykoff compared the distinc-tion of composing for the inaugu-ration to another time when he feltas honored. “I wrote a simpleAgnus Dei some years ago. There'sa little church I know that sings itevery Lent.” He said he doesn'tknow if anyone else ever sings it,but “I feel as honored that they

sing my simple Agnus Dei, as I dohaving this music sung on thesteps of the Capitol.” He addedthat he has certainly never hadsuch a large audience, nor was helikely ever to have such again.

Up his return to Clevelandfrom Washington, Wykoff said hereceived many warm congratula-tions and some real pride andappreciation for the work he did.“Also, perhaps,” he said, “therehas been a hint of quizzical bewil-derment about the music itself.”

He said that was OK. “I'm usedto it. For some reason, it takes afew passes for most people tostart to hear my music. I don'tknow why that is. I don't aim forthat. But, it always seems to bethe case.”

Wykoff said he is never withoutsomething to work on and is tin-kering with an orchestra work.“I'll have two more folk song set-tings released this year, I hope,”he said. “My wife is an organistand I'd like to write some organmusic soon.”

So what was the reaction orresponse from the Trump team?

“Nothing that I've heard. As faras I know, they weren't listening,”Wykoff concluded.

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works of fiction by Jefferson Bassand Kathy Reichs. A film of aunique chef who is pushing thelimits in his kitchen will be shown.

— Story times are happeningall the time at the library. Theseprograms are a weekly staple inmany families’ lives around thecommunity. Feel free to bringyour age-appropriate children tohelp instill a love of reading intheir hearts. Little ones 0through 3 have Wiggle Wormson Mondays at 3 p.m. and BabyBookworms on Thursdays at10:30 a.m. and at 1 p.m.Preschool-aged children canattend on Tuesdays and Fridaysat 10:30 a.m. Families of allages can enjoy stories onSaturdays at 2 p.m. at FamilyStory Time.

— The library offers free Zumbaclasses every Tuesday, Thursdayand Friday morning at 8 a.m.

The MuseuM CenTer atFive Points will display agricul-tural artifacts pertaining to theOcoee Region in “Grown andBred in East Tennessee,” anexhibit about Tennessee agri-culture and farming in thesoutheast Tennessee region.Join us to discover more aboutour local agriculture, how foodwas produced before the 21stcentury and today. This exhibitwill be on view through May 27.The College Hill Heritage exhibitwill be on display throughMarch 25. For more informa-tion, call 423-339-5745.

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Demand drivenby the farm-to-table movement knows noseasons, so farmers in colder areas of thecountry increasingly use greenhouses andsimilar structures to meet wintertimedemand for local produce.

While crusty snow and ice covers theground in January in Vermont, spinachleaves sprout in rows of unfrozen soilinside a high tunnel — a large enclosurecovered by plastic film that is warmed bythe sun and protected from the wind.

“I can never keep up with the spinachdemand,” said Joe Buley, owner ofScreamin’ Ridge Farm in Montpelier, whoplanted the spinach in November and willsell it in about two weeks.

This time of year, when vegetables aretrucked in from California and Mexico,some consumers clamor for fresh local pro-duce.

“I’m definitely interested in supportinglocal agriculture, and I definitely like eat-ing greens in the winter,” said Serena Mattof Marshfield, Vermont, who paid BearRoots Farm in South Barre, Vermont,

ahead to get biweekly bundles of producethat in the winter typically include greenslike spinach or baby kale.

The federal government helped spur thegrowth in winter farming by providingfinancial and technical assistance to farm-ers to install high tunnels to extend thegrowing season, protect crops from harshconditions, reduce energy use and improveair quality by reducing the transportationof food.

Between 2010 and 2016, the U.S.Department of Agriculture’s NaturalResources Conservation Service helpedproducers construct more than 15,000high tunnels around the country, withAlaska having the most.

Rohwer’s Farm in Pleasant View,Colorado, got its first 30-by-72-foot hightunnel that way.

“And it did so well we were able to get asecond one, and we added a third one lastyear,” said Heidi Rohwer, estimating theycost about $7,000 each.

The small farm makes regular trips toDurango, Colorado, in the winter to sellkale, lettuce, carrots, arugula, and bokchoy.

“If we don’t take enough greens, they getreally mad,” Rohwer said.

Buley expects his spinach to start takingoff soon, when the sun gets higher inFebruary.

“They get really big, and we’ll come downthrough and just start harvesting likecrazy,” he said. It’s also a lot sweeter, withthicker leaves, than summer spinach,because of the colder weather, he said.

“Root vegetables are nice, but usuallyright around Jan. 1, people are like, if youcome at them with a butternut squash,they’re going to smack you,” he saidlaughing.

Between 2010 and 2016, the U.S.Department of Agriculture’s NaturalResources Conservation Service

helped producers construct more than15,000 high tunnels around the country,

The ears have it!Dear Heloise: Just wonder-

ing: How sensitive are my DOG’SEARS? I’ve heard their hearing isexemplary! — Regina M. inChicago

Regina, in a word, a dog’shearing is impeccable. Dogs hearhigher frequencies than humans,and they hear noises that are far-ther away than what we canhear.

Dogs can control the musclesin their ears more easily thanpeople can move their ears.Surely you’ve seen your dog tilthis head when he hears some-thing. He is manipulating thesounds so they are easier to hear!

Some hints to care for yourdog’s hearing:

— Avoid loud, sharp and jar-ring noises: fireworks, jackham-

mering, loud music, etc.— Sensory overload is terrible.

Yelling and loud TV and musiccombine to make an unhealthyenvironment, so no big footballgames or parties for the dog.

— Make sure kids don’t stickobjects (coins, crayons, etc.) in adog’s ears.

— Have the veterinarian checkthe dog’s ears during annualexams.

— Well-balanced meals canhelp with nutritional needs toboost ear health.

— Heloise

Chipped beefDear Heloise: I’ve found I

often chip my pottery disheswhen putting them in the cabi-net. I hate to serve on chippeddishes.

I’ve found that you can touchup nearly any pottery using nailpolish! There are multitudes ofcolors now, and even very inex-pensive varieties work well.These dishes even go through thedishwasher and come out fine.

Most repairs are done in justminutes and make the dish comeback to new!

Check out the dollar stores forpolishes and ranges of color. —Carol S., Yantis, Texas

Fixing a frameDear Heloise: I have several

ornate gold picture frames, andsometimes the gold paint canfleck off. No problem — it’s aneasy fix. Gold foil off the winebottle can be crumbled to patchthe frame. And it’s hard to detect!— E.G. in Florida

Crafty cleanerDear Heloise: Being a

teacher, I’ve found a “cleaner-upper” for glitter — that familiarmodeling clay. It can fit intocracks and crevices, too, to pickup all the sparkly stuff.

Then, either discard or contin-ue to use the new “twinkly” clay.For projects, it would be pretty!— Joan R. in McVeytown, Pa.

Stuff it!Dear Heloise: I have stuffed

animals that have sentimentalvalue to me. Unfortunately, theycollect dust, which gets my aller-gies in an uproar.

Display cases are expensive,and I’m on a budget, but I had anidea hit me when I was washingblankets. The plastic bags thatcomforters come in are like dis-play cases, and they stand up!Since I always save them, Igrabbed one, and voila! Instantdisplay cases for my stuffies. —Missi P., via email

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During February, which is “Loving My Library”month, the library is celebrating by giving gifts to itspatrons. All you have to do is tell them why you loveyour public library. Comment boxes will be avail-able at each service area to enter your name in adrawing for one of many prizes featuring the “Lovingmy Library” logo. You may enter as many commentcards as you like but every person is only eligible towin one prize.

Today at 2:30 p.m., the History Branch andArchives, 833 N. Ocoee St., will host historian LynnFox for a presentation on the “Women of Tennessee:From Past to Present” in the parlor.

The first Monday of the month brings the TeenAdvisory Group together for their monthly meeting.In the Teen Zone at 4:30 p.m., TAG meets to planand implement programs for teens ages 13-17. Jointhis group to help make a difference in your teencommunity.

Monday and Wednesday, there will be a two-partComputing 101 class offered from 10 a.m. to noon.This class covers the basics of computers. OnTuesday and Thursday, a new class titled‘Everything Google’ is coming to the Library. At thisGoogle, goodies will be explored for you, fromGoogle Chrome to the Google Apps. This class alsohas two parts and what’s covered on Tuesday willnot be covered on Thursday. Call to register today.

This week brings a new program thanks to thecollaboration of the library and the ClevelandCouponing Club. This club is a group dedicated tohelping you save money through couponing. Theywill meet almost every week, in the CarmichaelRoom, to trade coupons and talk about upcomingdeals in the area.

Come on out and learn what it’s all about andcheck out the Facebook group today. First meetingis Monday 6:30 p.m.

STEAM is this Thursday for teens and tweens at4:30 p.m. Join them to explore in areas of science,technology, engineering, arts, and math everymonth.

The teens will be creating “love potions” by exper-imenting with various liquids and their differingdensities. For more information, [email protected]. The tweens group isfor ages 6-12 and teens for ages 13-17 only.

Ideas of love are everywhere this month, so theBook Nook is featuring a sale built around “lovely”things that are collectively referred to as fine arts.This special sale collection includes books aboutantiques, visual design, painting, furniture designand collection, art glass collection, music and a fewother ‘lovely’ things.

A selection of books about different kinds of love

will also be prominent during February. Be sure tostop by the Book Nook and find something you lovetoday.

Adults 18 and up will be Pushing The Limits ofNature, Knowledge, Survival, and Connection withthe new program series at the library. Come experi-ence science in every-day life with this informalSTEM program hosted on the last Monday of themonth at 6:30 pm, February through April.

Feb. 27 will be a night of knowledge. The field offorensic anthropology will be discussed along withthe works of fiction by Jefferson Bass and KathyReichs. A film of a unique chef, who is pushing thelimits in his kitchen will be shown. There will bebook giveaways, door prizes, and refreshmentsavailable for those that come to participate.

Pushing the Limits is a reading, viewing and dis-cussion program for adults in communities servedby rural libraries, made possible by a grant from theNational Science Foundation.

The program is the work of a team of library pro-fessionals, scientists and filmmakers from organiza-tions including Dartmouth College, the Associationfor Rural and Small Libraries, the Califa LibraryGroup, Public Library Association, Dawson MediaGroup, Institute for Learning Innovations, GoodmanResearch Group and Oregon State University.

Story times are happening all the time at thelibrary. These programs are a weekly staple in manyfamilies’ lives around the community.

Feel free to bring your age appropriate children tohelp instill a love of reading in their hearts.

Little ones 0 through 3 have Wiggle Worms onMondays at 3 p.m. and Baby Bookworms onThursdays at 10:30 a.m. and at 1 p.m.

Bring your young ’uns to enjoy the music andinteractive play offered by these events.

Pre-school aged children can attend on Tuesdaysand Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Families of all ages canenjoy stories on Saturdays at 2 p.m. at Family StoryTime.

All of these groups will have stories read to themand partake in an activity or craft.

Don’t forget the library offers free Zumba classesevery Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday morning at 8.

For more information on the library and its manyhelpful resources, visit www.clevelandlibrary.org.


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rutH Z. in Pittsburgh sent a picture of her gorgeous adopted tricol-ored, green-eyed cat, Purrsephone (pronounced “PURRS-sef-fonee”).Ruth rescued Purrsephone from a campground. What a lucky cat! Ruthis a bona fide “crazy cat lady” — she has several pampered cats.Purrsephone is posing amid some cat figurines. Can you spot her?

Celebrate ‘Loving My Library’ during February

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Library DireCtor anDrew Hunt presented a program recently on the benefits and use of thelibrary to the McDonald Senior Group. From left are Dot Myers, Lois Myers, Hunt, Lynn Dunlap andCarolyn Lynn. The group meets for a covered-dish lunch and a program the second Tuesday each monthat the McDonald Ruritan Club.

Coty and Cora Ingram ofBenton, along with Delaney,announce the birth of Harlow,their 21-inch, 8-pound, 6-ouncedaughter, on Nov. 16, 2016, atWomen’s East. Grandparents areAnna Sharp of Villanow, Georgia,and Tracy Waters and WendellIngram, both of Cleveland.

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The February meeting for theNewcomers Club of Cleveland willbe held on Monday at 9:45 a.m. atthe Broad Street MethodistChurch.

The program will be a babyshower to benefit the New HopePregnancy Center. We will be col-lecting items for newborns andolder plus baby food.

Newcomers Club to havebaby shower for New Hope

NEW YORK (AP) — A 12-year-old advocate for diversity in liter-ature is working on a book aboutactivism and social justice.

Scholastic told The AssociatedPress on Thursday that it had adeal with Marley Dias, whosehashtag #1000BlackGirlBooks ispart of her mission to collect sto-

ries about women of color. Herbook is not yet titled and isscheduled for 2018.

Dias said in a statement shehoped her book would helpadvance “inclusion” and “socialaction.” Her campaign for morebooks about girls like her ledEbony magazine to call her one of

the country’s “coolest black kids”and has brought her admirersranging from Michelle Obama toauthor Jacqueline Woodson. HerMarley Mag, a publication spon-sored by Elle magazine, has fea-tured interviews with filmmakerAva DuVernay and dancer MistyCopeland.

Marley Dias, 12-year-old diversity advocate,working on book about activism, social justice

NEW YORK (AP) — Inspirationfor one elegant collection atMen’s Fashion Week in New Yorkcame from heaven. Actually, fur-ther than that.

Designer Nick Graham sent hismodels down a runway Tuesdayin sharkskin suits, metallic rain-wear and scarfs adorned withtiny spaceships in a whimsicalbid to elegantly dress any gentle-men who manages to get to Mars.

There were suits in hound-stooth, tattersall and green plaid,black turtlenecks, paisley scarfs,polka-dot pocket squares, snugtuxedos and metallic neckties.There was a “Martian rubbercoat,” but it was unclear how itmight handle Mars’ 80-degree F.average temperature. One modelcarried a silver briefcase. Anotherhad goggles. All had discreetblinking lights as boutonnieres.

Graham, the Joe Boxerfounder who launched his firsteponymous brand in 2014, calledhis models “astronauts,” blastedDavid Bowie’s “Life On Mars” andintroduced the crowd to two sci-ence stars — former astronaut

Buzz Aldrin and the scientist,author and TV personality BillNye.

Nye opened the show with animpassioned speech embracingspace exploration and technolog-ical breakthroughs. “What keepsthe United States in the gameeconomically is our ability toinnovate,” he said, against mas-sive projections of Mars topogra-phy.

Backstage, he made the con-nection between fashion and sci-ence: “They’re both the expres-sions of human minds. What welove as humans is art and sci-ence. We don’t have to pick — wecombine them.”

Aldrin, the second man to walkon the moon, earned cheers fromthe several hundred who attend-ed the show in a hulking emptywarehouse when he appeared tomoonwalk down the catwalk in asilver bomber jacket and sneak-ers. After the show, he embracedthe pro-science bent of the fash-ion show. “I have to tell the pres-ident that exploration inspiresmore than fixing potholes.”

The romance doesn’t drain out of a relationship overnight.It’s a slow trickle over time.“Counselors will tell you that the leaks in a marriage or love

relationship are a hazard of daily life,” said Drexel Gilbert,author of 30 Days to Better Love: A Guide for Men.”

“Careers, children, bills and a variety of daily responsibili-ties add to the problem, one drip at a time.”

As Valentine’s Day approaches, men everywhere are makingdinner reservations and buying chocolates for their once-a-year-effort to be more romantic.

But as wonderful as Valentine’s Day is, there’s no need towait for a special occasion to add sizzle back to a relationship,Gilbert says.

Men who haven’t given as much attention to their signifi-cant other as they should can reignite the romance at anytime through simple and inexpensive actions.

“You don’t have to plan a European getaway to let your wifeknow how special she is to you,” Gilbert says.

Instead, she suggests:n Give her flowers every day for a month. Women love to

receive flowers even if some of them insist they don’t, Gilbertsays. It needn’t always be a bouquet. It can be a single flower.It can be a flower picked from your own garden. “In a pinch, itcan even be a daisy you draw on a piece of paper and leavewith a sweet note on the kitchen counter,” Gilbert says.

n Sit beside her. If you’re sitting in an easy chair whileyour wife is on the sofa it’s time to make a move, Drexel says.Sit beside her as you watch TV, entertain guests, read, talk orlisten to music. “A psychologist once told me that a couple’sphysical distance implies the level of their emotional dis-tance,” Gilbert says. “He also said that couples who routinelysit beside each other are likely to be more affectionate in theirrelationship.”

n Talk to her. This one is exceptionally easy – or at leastshould be in theory. In reality, while a lot of talking goes on inrelationships, it’s often about the kids, bills, chores, careersor car repairs. Gilbert suggests making a conscious effort tohave more meaningful conversations. Watch a movie togetherand talk about why you did or didn’t like it. After church, talkabout the sermon and how it might apply to your lives. As youdrive down the road, turn off the radio and ask her opinionabout something that’s important to you. “And the secondpart of that is really listen to what she has to say,” Gilbertsays.

n Be a gentleman. “Somewhere along the way in the strug-gle for equality and the battle for respect in the workplace, weforgot that it’s still all right for men to be courteous towomen,” Gilbert says. Open the car door for her. Hold herchair at the restaurant. Stand up when she goes to the ladies’room and stand up again when she comes back. Hold theumbrella over her head even if it means you get wet.

“Putting the romance back into a relationship is not rocketscience, but it does take effort,” Gilbert says. “You’ve got totry. If you’re planning any New Year’s resolutions, this wouldbe the perfect one.”

Drexel Gilbert has more than 30 years of experience work-ing as a journalist, TV news anchor, newsroom manager andpublic speaker.

She also is author of five children’s books. She and herhusband, Wesley, live in Pensacola, Fla.

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www.drexelgilbert.com

Associated PressWant to add a little panache to

your Valentine’s Day cards?Learn how to roll a few quillingshapes — hearts, teardrops andpetals, for starters — to conveyyour love.

Quilling — an ancient craftalso known as paper filigree —doesn’t require any special toolsto get started. It’s essentially therolling of narrow strips of paperto make simple shapes for use inartwork and handmade cards.Complementary techniques havedeveloped over time, such as del-icately cut and curled or fringedflowers.

A quilled card that shereceived several years ago fasci-nated Kari Cronbaugh-Auld ofOlathe, Kansas, so she got toexperimenting — and then per-fecting — her craft.

Today, she sells handmadecards and other gifts at heronline Etsy shop, Quillique.Wedding invitations framed byintricate, quilled details are a topseller for her.

“It looks easy, but it’s time-intensive,” says Cronbaugh-Auld, a social worker and grantwriter who quills in her sparetime.

A simple Valentine’s Day card— one heart or a few scrolls — isa good project for beginners.

Cronbaugh-Auld, who is self-taught, recommends picking upa quilling kit at a craft store andwatching tutorials on YouTube.Quilling books include supplylists and basic techniques.

Quilling paper and equipment,such as a slotted tool — the slotat the tip helps start paperrolling — are sold at craft stores.Beginners also need fine-tippedtweezers and craft glue that driesclear and quickly. And that’sabout it.

After all, none of these sup-plies were even available to theRenaissance monks and nunswho decorated holy pictures andrelic vessels with the preciousstrips of gold-edged paper thatresulted from bookmaking. Theirpaper filigree — created by wrap-ping thin paper strips around afeather quill — replicated iron-

work patterns of the day.During the Victorian era, well-

heeled young ladies learnedquilling in addition to needle-work. The craft traveled to theAmericas, where it was used todecorate cabinets, cribbageboards and picture frames, saysCronbaugh-Auld.

“Hundreds of years ago,quilling was done by people whowanted to make decorativethings for their homes,” saysHannah Milman, a MarthaStewart Living contributing edi-tor. “Paper was precious. I’m sureevery scrap was kept.”

Decades before she wroteabout quilling for Martha StewartLiving magazine, Milman quilledpaper beads as a child. Shestrung them on elastic thread tomake necklaces.

“I never knew it was quilling,”Milman recalls. “I just did thisinstinctively, and I’m sure a lot of

people did this around theworld.”

Milman fondly recalls usingthe glossy pages of her parents’New Yorker magazines.

“It was such perfect paper andsmooth. It rolled up really well,”she says.

A reuse-and-recycle advocate,Milman recommends cuttingone’s own quilling strips — 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch widths arecommon — with scissors, papercutter or shredder.

Scrapbook and constructionpapers are too thick, but simplewhite craft paper works well,Milman says. Dye it, splatter itwith paint — make it your own.

“It looks amazing, really ele-gant,” Milman says.

She recommends “going big.”Although quilling was tradition-ally a delicate craft for small proj-ects, Milman now sees it used inhome decor.

For parties, decorate withgiant coils instead of the ubiqui-tous tissue-paper pompoms, orquill a giant wall heart.

Think outside of traditionalquilling colors, too, she says. ForValentine’s Day, insert some silverin among the pinks and reds, oraccent a traditionally white-quilledcard with a smattering of color.

When you get more involved inquilling, Cronbaugh-Auld says,there are more tools that mighthelp, many that cross over fromscrapbooking and other crafts.

The key ingredient? Patience.“It’s like learning how to knit

or crochet. When you start out,you have to be patient with your-self,” says Cronbaugh-Auld.

———Online:

www.quillique.etsy.comwww.marthastewart.com/271

413/quilled-valentines-and-cards

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in this imAge providedby Kari Cronbaugh-Auld ofOlathe, Kan., open coilscrolls in various shades ofred and pink combine to cre-ate a heart shaped mes-sage. Quilling, whichinvolves rolling thin strips ofpaper into various coilshapes and many othertechniques, adds extra ele-gance to a Valentine's Daygreeting.

Paper craft lends elegance to Valentine’s cards

Quilling: Making men better at romanceon Valentine’s Day and every day

At Men’s Fashion Week, a collection was out of this world

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before George Jetsonentranced kids with his cartoon flying car, peopledreamed of soaring above traffic congestion.Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried andfailed to make the dream a reality, but that may bechanging.

Nearly a dozen companies around the globe,including some with deep pockets such asEuropean aircraft maker Airbus, are competing tobe the first to develop a new kind of aircraft thatwill enable commuters to glide above crowded road-ways. A few of the aircraft under development arecars with wings that unfold for flight, but mostaren’t cars at all. Typically they take off and landvertically like helicopters. Rather than a single,large main rotor, they have multiple small rotors.Each rotor is operated by a battery-powered electricmotor instead of a conventional aircraft pistonengine.

It’s no sure bet that flying-car dreams will turninto reality. There are many obstacles, includingconvincing regulators that the aircraft are safe, fig-uring out how to handle thousands of new low-fly-ing aircraft over cities without collisions and devel-oping batteries that will keep them aloft longenough to be useful.

But entrepreneurs are moving forward. They seea vast potential market for “air taxis” and personal-ly owned small aircraft to transport people from thefringes of metropolitan areas to city centers as

urban areas grow more congested and people spendmore time stuck in traffic. They envision tens ofthousands of one or two-person flying taxis deliver-ing passengers to the rooftops of office buildings incity centers and other landing pads during rushhours.

“In as little as 10 years, products could be on themarket that revolutionize urban travel for millionsof people,” said Zach Lovering, the leader of Airbus’project to develop an autonomous flying taxi calledthe Vahana. The name means the mount or vehicleof a Hindu deity.

Uber released a 98-page report in October mak-ing the business case for air taxis, which the com-pany sees as the future of on-demand transporta-tion. Uber doesn’t have any plans to develop a flyingcar itself, but the online transportation network isadvising several companies that have aircraft in theworks.

“The role we want to play is as a catalyst for theentire industry,” said Nikhil Goel, an Uber projectmanager for advanced programs.

Some of the aircraft are drones that passengerswill be able to program for flight using a smart-phone. Others will be operated from the ground ora command center, and some are designed forhuman pilots.

It’s unclear yet how much the aircraft will cost,although prices are likely to vary significantly. Someof the aircraft are designed to be individually

owned, while others are envisioned more for com-mercial use. Designers hope that if demand is high,prices can be kept affordable through economies ofmass production.

Several recent developments could make theseaircraft possible. Advances in computing powermean the rotors on multi-copter drones can beadjusted many times per second, making the air-craft easy to control. Drones have also benefitedfrom advances in battery and electric motor tech-nology. Some companies, like Chinese dronemakerEHang, are scaling-up drones so that they cancarry people.

Another aircraft under development, Santa Cruz,California-based Joby Aviation’s S2, looks more likea conventional plane except that there are 12 tiltro-tors spread along the wings and tail. And some, likethe Vahana, a cockpit mounted on a sled andflanked by propellers in front and back, don’t reallylook like any aircraft in the skies today.

“In terms of what you can make fly in a reliablemanner, the solution speed gateway that (computer)chips have gone through recently have literallyopened the door to a whole new world of flyingmachine possibilities,” said Charles Eastlake, anEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University professoremeritus of aerospace engineering.

But he also cautioned: “My best engineeringguess is that people actually using autonomous airtaxis in the next 10 or 15 years is possible, but def-

initely not certain. The challenges are big.”Key for many of the designs will be the develop-

ment of longer-lasting lightweight batteries.Currently available batteries could probably keepan air taxi aloft about 15 to 30 minutes before itwould have to land, experts said. Depending onhow fast the aircraft flies, that probably isn’t quiteenough to transport passengers between nearbycities or across metropolitan areas, experts said.

Another hurdle will be winning Federal AviationAdministration certification for any radical new kindof aircraft when approval of even small changes inaviation technology can take years.

The FAA said in a statement that it is taking a“flexible, open-minded, and risk-based approach” toflying cars. FAA officials have discussed with sever-al manufacturers the certification of aircraft thatwill be flown with a pilot in the beginning, and laterconverted to an autonomous passenger aircraft.

While further research is needed to ensure thatautonomous aircraft are safe, “we believe automa-tion technology already being prototyped in low-riskunmanned aircraft missions, when fully mature,could have a positive effect” on aviation safety, theagency said.

Reducing noise is another challenge since airtaxis will be taking off and landing in densely popu-lated areas. So is creating enough landing pads tohandle lots of aircraft at the same time. A new airtraffic control system would also likely be needed.

A commuter’s dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car

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FAshion designer Nick Graham, right, poses with his guestmodels, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, center, and Bill Nye, star of TV's"Science Guy," after unveiling his Mars-themed collection duringmen's Fashion Week in New York.

FASHION

It’s that time of the year again forChair-ries Jubilee 2017, our 19thyear!

We have scheduled our furniture“give-away” for Feb. 9 and 16 , 3 to5:30 p.m. at our storage unit at 421W. Inman St.,( where Lamb’s Furnitureused to be.

According to Nancy Casson, thestorage unit is full, so please come andhelp us empty it! Find your perfectpiece, re-work it into somethingextraordinary, and return it for ourauction!

This year’s theme is “Go Green in‘17”

Think botanical, nature, natural,outdoorsy, environmental, ecological,or just ignore the theme and do what-ever makes you happy.

PIGEON FORGE — WhileDolly Parton’s ImaginationLibrary now is found withinvarious communities aroundthe globe, it humbly began inParton’s home of Sevier Countymore than 20 years ago. Now,the state of Tennessee honorsthe pioneering literacy initiativewith a special license platedesigned to help support theprogram’s goal of providingbooks to children.

“Daddy thought theImagination Library was themost important thing I’d everaccomplished, so I know if hewas still here with us, hewould’ve been the first personto buy one for his truck,”Parton said with a laugh.

The colorful plate featuresthe Imagination Library logoand Parton’s likeness, with asilhouette of the Great SmokyMountains in the background.The Dollywood Foundationplans to contribute its portionof the plate proceeds directly tocounty Imagination Libraryprograms in Tennessee. Theplate, produced by theTennessee Department ofRevenue, can be used on carsand trucks registered withinTennessee.

“We could not provide 1 mil-lion books to children eachmonth without the support oflocal communities around theworld,” said David Dotson,Dollywood Foundation presi-dent. “Through the funding andawareness the TennesseeImagination Library licenseplate will generate, we’re ableto inspire even more childrenhere in our home state to loveto read.

“All funds generated in eachcounty will remain in that

county to support the enroll-ment of additional children.”

For a specialty plate to beproduced, at least 1,000Tennessee residents must placea preorder. The DollyParton/Imagination Libraryplate quickly reached its pre-order requirement, allowing itto go in to production. For themore than 1,000 residents whopre-ordered, those plates arebeginning to arrive at localcounty clerk’s offices. Platesmay be personalized for anadditional fee through theDepartment of Revenue.

More information about theplate is available by visiting theTennessee Department ofRevenue website athttps://www.tn.gov/revenue/article/for-children. Additionalinformation about the purchas-ing process and county clerkoffice locations can be found inthe following links:https://www.tn.gov/revenue/topic/license-plates andhttp://www.tn.gov/revenue/article/county-clerks-locationsThelicense plate may be gifted tofamily and friends. For moreinformation: http://www.tngift-center.com/giftatag/TheImagination Library partnerswith local sponsors to providean age appropriate book eachmonth to children from birth toage five in participating com-munities. In 2016, theImagination Library and itslocal partners gifted nearly11.5 million books. InDecember, the program reachedthe impressive milestone of gift-ing 1 million books to childrenaround the world every month.

To date, the ImaginationLibrary, which is administeredthrough the Dollywood

Foundation, has provided morethan 85 million books in theUnited States, Canada, theUnited Kingdom and Australia!The free book-gifting programstarted in Parton’s home coun-ty in 1995, but was quicklyadopted statewide as part ofthe Governor’s Books fromBirth Foundation.

About Dolly Parton’sImagination Library: Foundedin 1995, Dolly Parton’sImagination Library is a bookgifting organization that has, todate, mailed more than 85 mil-lion books to children inAustralia, Belize, Canada,United Kingdom and the UnitedStates. Each month, the pro-

gram currently mails more thanone million specially selected,high-quality, age-appropriatebooks to registered childrenfrom birth until they startKindergarten in participatingcommunities.

Dolly envisioned creating alifelong love of reading in chil-dren, preparing them for school

and inspiring them to dream.Recent studies suggest partici-pation in the ImaginationLibrary is positively and signifi-cantly associated with highermeasures of early language andmath development. PenguinRandom House is the exclusivepublisher for Dolly Parton’sImagination Library.


Contributed photoDolly PartoN displays the new Tennessee license plate which was designed to help support the Imagination Library child literacy pro-

gram. The plate featurs the Imatination Library logo and Parton’s likeness against backgound of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Proceeds from license plate salesto benefit the child literacy program

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library featured on new Tennessee License Plate

ATHENS, — Athens Community Theatreannounces auditions for the spring 2017 produc-tion of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” onFeb. 27 and 28, 6:30 p.m., at The Arts Center.Show dates for “Of Mice and Me” are April 21-29.

The cast requires nine men of various ages andethnicities, one of which must be African-American, and one woman.

Steinbeck’s heartbreaking 1937 American clas-sic comes to life in his own stage adaptation. Theplay, which predates the Tony Awards and theDrama Desk Awards, earned the 1938 New YorkDrama Critics’ Circle for Best Play.

The 1937 production opened while the novelwas still on bestseller lists. It tells the story ofLennie and George — farm workers in Depression-era California who are trying to scrape togetherenough money to buy a house of their own. But

when Lennie stirs up trouble on the job, Georgemust choose between protecting his friend or stay-ing the course toward his version of the Americandream.

ACT’s production of “Of Mice and Men” is direct-ed by ACT veteran Traci McKenzie, in her directo-rial debut. McKenzie recently starred in 2016’s“Oklahoma!”, “Come Back to the 5 & Dime,”Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,” and“Win/Lose/Draw.”

Everyone auditioning will be asked to read vari-ous roles from the script. Anyone interested inworking with the production in any capacity (setand costume construction, technical crew, back-stage crew) is encouraged to attend an audition.

The Arts Center is located at 320 N. White St. indowntown Athens. For more information, call TheArts Center at 423-745-8781.

Auditions for ‘Of Mice And Men’ announced

Furniture give-a-wayfor Chair-ries Jubileeto be Feb. 9 and 16

Retirement planning?

Couples, mind the age gap, needsAn age difference in your rela-

tionship doesn’t just mean yourfavorite bands are from differentdecades.

As you approach retirementtogether, that age gap becomes afactor in decisions about when youretire and when you take SocialSecurity, and in planning howmuch money you need to save andhow it should be invested.

A GAP CAN STRETCH YOURRETIREMENT YEARS

Especially if the younger part-ner is a woman, an age differencecan mean you need your money tolast longer. Women outlive men onaverage, which adds additionalyears to retirement.

As a couple, your retirementtime horizon should be computedfrom the longest life expectancy ofthe two of you, says KathleenHastings, a certified financialplanner with FBB CapitalPartners in Bethesda, Maryland.

According to Social Security’slife expectancy calculator , awoman who is 45 years old todayand reaches full retirement age at67 can expect to live an additional21 years, to age 88. A man who is50 today and lives to 67 is expect-ed to live an additional 18 years,to age 85.

But as a couple, they may needto draw on their retirement sav-ings from the time he turns 67 tothe time she turns 88, a signifi-cantly longer span of 26 years —and many financial plannerswould add a few years to that pro-jection as extra insurance.

PLAN FOR THE YOUNGER PARTN

To plan for those extra years inretirement, mixed-age couplesshould save more, work longerand invest with an eye toward the

longer life expectancy in the rela-tionship, says David Hunter, acertified financial planner withHorizons Wealth Management inAsheville, North Carolina.

“The older someone gets, themore conservative they tend tobe,” Hunter says. “But whenyou’re coming at it from two differ-ent ages, if the older person canstomach the volatility, you shouldprobably invest with the youngerperson’s time horizon in mind.You’re trying to prepare yourassets to be around for that sec-ond individual.”

Couples tend to want to retiretogether, which can tempt ayounger partner to take earlyretirement in order to align withthe older partner’s retirementplans.

But doing so could result in sev-eral financial drags on the couple,Hastings says. The early retireecould end up with a shortenedtimeline of Social Security contri-butions, and miss out on years ofcontributions to a 401(k) or otherworkplace retirement plan.

If retiring at the same time isimportant to you, considerwhether the older partner canwork longer to meet the youngerone at his or her full retirementage, or use a retirement calculatorto figure out how much moreyou’ll need to save to accommo-date those extra years of distribu-tions rather than contributions.STRETCH YOUR RESOURCESAllocating your investments

with the younger partner in mindmeans you’ll take a more aggres-sive approach, which should allowyour money to continue to growand last longer. But distributionsare required from tax-deferredretirement accounts — like tradi-

tional 401(k)s and IRAs — begin-ning at age 70½.

If you’re married, your age dif-ference spans more than 10 yearsand the younger spouse is the solebeneficiary, the amount of thatrequired minimum distributionwill be calculated using the IRS’Joint Life and Last SurvivorExpectancy Table . This allows theaccount holder to draw less thanhe or she would if using the tablefor the standard RMD calculation.That can leave more of yourmoney to grow tax-deferred,assuming you want or need todraw only the minimum required.

You should also consider how tomake the most of other sources ofincome. If the older spouse canput off claiming Social Securityuntil age 70, for example, thatperson will maximize his or hermonthly benefit, as well as sur-vivor benefits for the youngerspouse. Pension elections can beset to joint and survivor benefits,which will allow a survivingspouse to continue to receive ben-efits once the pension owner dies.

All of this requires planning, soas with all things retirement, theearlier you get a road map inplace, the better, Hastings says.“People often don’t think aboutthis until it’s too late.”

———RELATED LINKS:

Social Security Administration:Life expectancy calculatorhttps://www.ssa.gov/planners/lifeexpectancy.html

NerdWallet: retirement calcula-tor: https://nerd.me/2k12iP2

IRS: Joint life and last survivorexpectancy table:https://www.irs.gov/publica-tions/p590b/index.html#en-US-2014-publink1000231236

Women are, very slowly, getting more seats in the boardroomNEW YORK (AP) — The number of

women sitting at the table in corporateboardrooms across the country is risingvery slowly, but it’s rising.

Just over 15 percent of all directorseats at publicly traded U.S. companieswere held by women as of Dec. 31,according to a study by Equilar, a cor-porate research firm. That’s up from 14percent a year earlier and from 12 per-cent in 2013.

So, the trend is toward more equalrepresentation on boards, but paritywon’t happen until the end of 2055unless the pace picks up, according toEquilar. That’s nearly 40 years away,which may be about when girls borntoday begin sitting on corporate boards.

Demonstrating how far remains to gotoward gender parity, 738 companiesstill have no women on their boards.

Last year, nearly 60 companies thathad no female directors since at least2011 added one or more women.

Even so, it’s still much easier to finda woman in the boardroom than in thecorner office, according to a separate,global survey of 3,400 companies byCredit Suisse. While women occupiednearly 15 percent of board seats at theend of 2015, only about 4 percent ofCEOs are women.

Companies in other countries havegotten closer to gender parity than theUnited States, and government pres-sure has played a big role. SeveralEuropean countries have set quotasand targets for how many corporateboard members should be held bywomen. That’s why women held 24 per-cent of European board seats at the endof 2015, the highest rate in the world.

Investors are taking note. Companieswith at least one female director tend tohave higher stock returns and bettercorporate performance than those withall-male boards, Credit Suisse says. Ofcourse, this may be a case of correla-tion rather than causation, and better-performing companies may be morewelcoming to women rather than viceversa.

Regardless, having women in themost senior leadership positions hasother benefits, companies say.

At American Water Works Co., thelargest publicly traded U.S. water andwastewater utility, five of the nineboard positions are held by women.And that’s something that customers,regulators and employees, both currentand potential future ones, see, says BJHoldnak, senior vice president of

human resources.“We want to look like the customers

and the employees that we serve inour local markets,” she says. “Theboard, starting in 2012, really beganto focus on assuring that they werediverse and looked like and represent-ed the company.”

American Water’s majority-femaleboard is an anomaly. Just 21 of the3,525 companies in Equilar’s surveyhave half or more of their board seatsheld by women. Equilar based itsstudy on the Russell 3000 index, abroad measure of publicly traded U.S.companies.

It also runs counter to the male-dominated utility industry. Nearly 80percent of workers across the industryare men, according to LaborDepartment statistics.

Like American Water, ConnecticutWater is another utility that has amajority-female board. It also says itdidn’t start with the explicit intent ofhaving more women than men on itsboard. Instead, it happened as thebyproduct of looking for a more diversegroup to represent its shareholders,customers and employees. Five of thecompany’s eight director seats are heldby women.

“It’s a bit of an arduous process,looking for someone that fulfills whatwe’re driving for in our cultural focus,”says Kristen Johnson, corporate secre-tary and vice president of humanresources at Connecticut Water. “We’vebeen super-lucky to find individualsthat populate the board like that, and itjust so happens that five of them arewomen.”


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gwen SwigerAssociate Editor

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From student to adjunct todirector, Karmon Kingsley,CMA (AAMA), MSAH, hasserved in many roles inCleveland State’s MedicalAssisting program seeing manychanges along the way.

She has served as the direc-tor of the program since 2005,and since that time, the pro-gram has grown significantly

— so much so that the collegewill be adding another full-time faculty member in aneffort to double the enrollmentin this highly successfulhealth-care program.

According to Kingsley, theprogram has quadrupled sinceits inception.

“Both the public and themedical community are under-

standing more of what medicalassistants do now. I thinkthat’s why we have had such asignificant growth in the pro-gram. We are not just the peo-ple in a doctor’s office thatwork up front. We do adminis-trative, as well as clinicalwork. We give shots. We drawblood. We do EKGs. We do lab-oratory tests. We do a little bitof everything.”

The additional faculty mem-ber in the program will allowthe college to enroll up to 40students for the fall of 2017 —doubling the admission fromthe fall of 2016.

“We are very proud of thehigh quality of our MedicalAssisting program. It preparesstudents for a satisfying careerin providing patient care in aclinical office setting,” statedDr. Denise King, vice presidentfor Academic Affairs.

“Our graduates developstrong relationships with thephysicians and patients theyserve and typically work regu-lar hours. We plan to add fac-ulty in order to expand theprogram to more students whoseek to enter the healthcareprofession.”

Not only does Kingsleybelieve in the program and theprofession, but she is a gradu-ate of CSCC herself.

“When I went through themedical assisting programhere, I told the director at thetime, Sylvia Taylor, that Iwanted her job when she

BeCAuseoF the suC-Cess of theCSCC MedicalAssisting pro-gram,Cleveland StateCommunityCollege will beadding an addi-tional full-timefaculty memberfor the fall of2017 in aneffort to doublethe enrollmentto 40 students.

kArmon kIngsley has served as the director of CSCC’sMedical Assisting Program since 2005.

Medical Assisting Program expands at Cleveland State

retires and I told her to let meknow when that day comes.”

Taylor’s advice to Kingsleywas if she was serious aboutteaching that she needed to getout and work in different typesof medical facilities becauseshe would have to teach a vari-ety of topics and skills andwould need that knowledge.

Kingsley took Taylor’s adviceand chose to work in three dif-ferent specialties. She servedin three different departmentsat the hospital, worked ininsurance billing, and alsoserved as a pharmacy tech atCVS. After being hired to teachin an adjunct role, Kingsleywas hired to serve as the direc-tor, so the advice paid off.

Michael Johnson, 2016 grad-uate of the MA program, stat-

ed, “I can honestly say thatCSCC’s program prepared mefor my career. Learning in thelab allowed us to perform testsand skills hands-on. The skillsthat I learned in the programare skills that I use every dayin my job…I spent my wholelife trying to decide what Iwanted to be when I grew up.Finding out about medicalassisting and being a part ofthe MA program at CSCC waslife changing for me!”

According to Kingsley, med-ical assistants are multi-skilledhealth professionals specifical-ly educated to work in ambula-tory settings performingadministrative and clinicalduties.

The CSCC Medical Assistingprogram is accredited by the

Commission on Accreditationof Allied Health EducationPrograms (www.caahep.org)upon the recommendation ofMedical Assisting EducationReview Board (MAERB).Commission on Accreditationof Allied Health EducationPrograms 25400 U.S. Highway19 North, Suite 158Clearwater, FL 33763 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org

Students applying for admis-sion to the program must meetthe admissions requirementsfor the Medical Assisting pro-gram. Upon successful comple-tion of this curriculum, stu-dents will have acquired theknowledge and skills to estab-lish eligibility for the CertifiedMedical Assistant (CMA[AAMA]) exam.

Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP

In thIs FIle Photo, a card player studies her hand during a bridge game at a restaurant in St.Paul, Minn. Research published on Monday, shows that even in one's 70s and beyond, simple activ-ities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline.

Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard the aging brain

CHICAGO (AP) — Even inyour 70s and beyond, simpleactivities including web-surf-ing, playing bridge and social-izing can stave off mentaldecline, new research says.

Benefits were greatest incomputer users and in thosewithout a gene variation linkedwith Alzheimer’s disease. Buteven among seniors with thattrait, mental decline that some-times precedes dementia wasless common among those whoengaged in mind-stimulatingactivities.

The results don’t apply tocostly, computer-based gamesthat purport to keep the brainsharp — those were not stud-ied. The benefits were foundfrom activities that many sen-iors have access to.

“They don’t have to spendtheir life savings” on fancygadgets, said Dr. Yonas Geda,the study’s senior author and aneurologist at the Mayo Clinic’sScottsdale, Arizona, campus.

The study was published

Monday in the journal JAMANeurology. The researchersnoted that the statistical linkthey found with reduced riskdoes not prove the activitieswere responsible.

Still, said Heather Snyder ofthe Alzheimer’s Association,the results support the ideathat “being engaged mentally isgood for brain health.”

The study looked at fivetypes of activities that arethought to help keep the mindsharp: computer use; makingcrafts; playing games includingchess or bridge; going tomovies or other types of social-izing; and reading books. Theidea was to see if these activi-ties could help prevent mildcognitive impairment. Thatcondition involves problemswith memory, thinking andattention that don’t interferemuch with daily life but whichincrease risks for developingAlzheimer’s disease and othertypes of dementia.

Almost 2,000 adults aged 70

to 93 without any memoryproblems participated. Theylived in Minnesota’s OlmstedCounty, where the Mayo Clinicin Rochester is located. Theywere asked whether they hadengaged in any of the fiveactivities during the previousyear and if so, how often. Theywere tested for the condition inmental exams at the beginningand every 15 months for aboutfour years. During that time,456 study participants devel-oped the mild impairment.

Analysis found a protectiveeffect from each activity exceptfor reading books. Study par-ticipants who engaged in anyof the other activities at leastonce weekly were 20 percent to30 percent less likely to devel-op the condition over the fouryears than those who never didthose activities.

—-Online:Journal: http://jamanet-

work.com/journals/jamaneu-rology

Taking yourmedications in safe way

Special to the Banner

Prescription medications aresupposed to make us feel bet-ter, but many people are unin-tentionally becoming sickerand putting themselves at riskwithout even knowing itbecause of the way they aretaking their medications.

With more than 40 percentof seniors taking five or moreprescription medications, it’seasy to see why a NationalInstitute of Health study alsofound that 55 percent of themtake their medications incor-rectly.

Kurt Kazanowski, MS, RN,CHE, has more than threedecades specializing in hos-pice, home care and seniorcare, and is the author of “ASon’s Journey: Taking Care ofMom and Dad.”

His 10 tips for taking med-ications safely and avoidingserious complications andinteractions:

n Storing medications: Make sure your loved one’s

medications are kept in a cooldry place and not on the win-dow ledge. Keeping medica-tions where sunlight will hitthem will vastly weaken thepotency of the drug.

n Taking too much: Overdoses are the number-

one cause of medication fatali-ties and the most commonmedication error, according toan FDA study about drugerrors. Watch out for lovedones who may be overusingprescription medications.Signs of prescription drugoverdose include: over-seda-tion, mood swings and run-ning out of medication early.

n Confusing one medicationwith another:

Prescription medications fre-quently have names that areeasy to mx up. Zantac forheartburn and Zyrtec for aller-gies. Lamictal for epilepsy andLamisil for fungal infection.Celebrex for arthritis andCelexa for depression.Patients, particularly seniorswith dementia, also can mixup pills when they look super-ficially similar. A daily pill-minder can be a big help.Sorting daily medications in

REtIREmEnt PLAnnIng? Couples, mind the age gap

By ARIELLE O'SHEA NerdWallet

An age difference in yourrelationship doesn’t just meanyour favorite bands are fromdifferent decades.

As you approach retirementtogether, that age gap becomesa factor in decisions aboutwhen you retire and when youtake Social Security, and inplanning how much money youneed to save and how it shouldbe invested.

A GAP CAN STRETCHYOUR RETIREMENT YEARSEspecially if the younger

partner is a woman, an age dif-ference can mean you needyour money to last longer.Women outlive men on average,which adds additional years toretirement.

As a couple, your retirementtime horizon should be com-puted from the longest lifeexpectancy of the two of you,says Kathleen Hastings, a cer-tified financial planner withFBB Capital Partners inBethesda, Maryland.

According to SocialSecurity’s life expectancy cal-culator, a woman who is 45years old today and reachesfull retirement age at 67 canexpect to live an additional 21

years, to age 88. A man who is50 today and lives to 67 isexpected to live an additional18 years, to age 85.

But as a couple, they mayneed to draw on their retire-ment savings from the time heturns 67 to the time she turns88, a significantly longer spanof 26 years — and many finan-cial planners would add a fewyears to that projection asextra insurance.

PLAN FOR THE YOUNGERPARTNER

To plan for those extra yearsin retirement, mixed-age cou-ples should save more, worklonger and invest with an eyetoward the longer life expectan-cy in the relationship, saysDavid Hunter, a certified finan-cial planner with HorizonsWealth Management inAsheville, North Carolina.

“The older someone gets, themore conservative they tend tobe,” Hunter says. “But whenyou’re coming at it from twodifferent ages, if the older per-son can stomach the volatility,you should probably investwith the younger person’s timehorizon in mind. You’re tryingto prepare your assets to bearound for that second individ-

AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File

A CouPle wAlks through the Empty Sky Memorial during arainy day at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, N.J. An age differ-ence in your relationship doesn’t just mean your favorite bands arefrom different decades. Even a small difference in years betweentwo people can affect when you retire, how much you need to saveand how those savings are invested.

See RETIREMENT, page 36

See MEDICATIONS, page 36


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Christy ArmstrongStaff writer

SUNDAY

HALEY ESQUINANCE of Lake Forest Middle School won first place in the solo competition at theCapital City Classic in Montgomery, Ala., recently. She was representing the award-winning show choirRevolution, directed by Michelle Johnson and Jeremiah Pritchard, as she belted out her prize-winningtune. She was up against soloists from 15 middle schools across Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.Esquinance said she was shocked by her win and wanted to thank her Revolution family for all their loveand support. She may also want to thank her new Facebook following, as her video has already beenviewed over 6,000 times.

OAK GROVE

Elementary School wasthe proud recipient of arecent donation of hats,scarves and gloves for

students. This donationwas provided by the

RFK Project. The RFKProject is a non-affiliat-

ed organization dedi-cated to raising aware-ness of issues associ-ated with poverty and

social economics inBradley County and

surrounding areas. Thestudents of Oak Grovewill greatly benefit from

the donated clothing,said Oak Grove

Principal Buck Watson.Here, Watson, left,

accepts the donationfrom RFK Project

founder Jack Burke Jr.

Local students named to Dean's

List at U. of MemphisMEMPHIS — Two local stu-

dents were named to the Dean'sList at the University of Memphisfor the fall 2016 semester:

Jesse Spain and SuzannaLiner, both of Cleveland, earnedthis honor.

The University of Memphis is alearner-centered metropolitanresearch university providinghigh quality educational experi-ences while pursuing new knowl-edge through research, artisticexpression and interdisciplinaryand engaged scholarship.

TCAT Athens to ink new recruits

with a signing dayATHENS — In conjunction

with other schools around thenation, Tennessee College ofApplied Technology Athens isholding National Technical Letterof Intent Signing Day at 11 a.m.on Feb. 16.

New students for the 2017-18year will take part in a signingceremony, similar to a sportsteam signing, in the BowersMedia Room at 1635 TechnologyWay, Athens.

“By signing our incoming stu-dents to letters of intent, we’retelling them that we’ve reserved aplace for them and we wantthem,” said TCAT AthensDirector Stewart Smith.“Technical education will preparethem for a strong career.”

This national event sponsoredby the National Coalition ofCertification Centers mirrors theNCAA’s National Signing Day forathletes committing to play col-lege sports. Forty technical insti-tutions will host ceremonies tiedtogether by live simulcasts.

Bradley Countians make

Chattanooga State Dean’s ListC H A T T A N O O G A —

Chattanooga State CommunityCollege has announced the

names of Bradley County stu-dents who earned Dean’s Liststatus for the 2016 fall semester.

Local students achieving thishonor were: Hayley CarolineAdkins, Jessica LorraineAldridge, Brandon Chad Babbitt,Catherine J. Ballew, DrakeAddison Barker, Rachel C. Boyd,Scarlett Olivia Buff, KelseyMorgan Callahan, CharlesBlackburn Caylor, Virginia GraceCaylor, Nicholas M. Connelly,Briyana D. Dyer, Matthew B.Fulbright, Amy Lynn Haddock,Kyana Tane' Hopper, James C.Howard, Gunner Blake Jeffries,Jared L. Keller, Hailee NicoleKincannon, Agnieszka BozenaKowalik, Stephanie Bifano Lopes,Shayla Ann Lyles, Mackenzie RaeMarr, Kendra Hixson McMahan,Ashlyn Brooke Melton, EmmalyChristine Morgan, Colton JamesMorton, Julianna Elizabeth Mott,John A. O'Neal, Kimber M.Pierce, Nathan A. Ramin, KatlynMarie Samples, Landi TubertiniSantucci ,Courtney M. Scott,Harrison Wade Smith, Jasson C.Starling, Brittany Renee` Suits,Raven Brock Tommey,Christopher Taylor LeeTrentham, Kevin Tyler RossTrentham, Leslie Ann Trewhitt,Andrew Vykhrist, Kristin AnnWarnock, Kayla Elizabeth West,Kourtnei Brooke White, ZackaryCole Wilcox, Jarret Eli Wilhoitand Kaitlyn Jewell Withrow.

The Dean’s List includes stu-dents who have completed 12 ormore hours of college-level workwith a GPA of 3.5 or higher forthat semester.

Cleveland student is named to

Sewanee Dean’s ListSEWANEE — Christian Nicole

Whittemore of Cleveland hasbeen named to the Dean's List atthe University of the South forthe Fall 2016 term.

Whittemore is the daughter ofAngie and Jason T. Whittemore.

To earn a place on Sewanee'sDean's List, a student must earn

a minimum GPA of 3.625 on a4.0 scale.

The University of the South,familiarly known as Sewanee,comprises a nationally recog-nized College of Liberal Arts andSciences and a distinguishedSchool of Theology. It enrolls1,720 undergraduates andapproximately 80 seminarians.

Locals receive degrees from East

Tennessee State UniversityJOHNSON CITY – East

Tennessee State University con-ferred nearly 1,400 degrees intwo commencement ceremonieson Dec. 10, 2016.

The following local studentsgraduated:

n Charleston — MaKaylaDeShea Colbert, bachelor of sci-ence;

n Cleveland — Kelli Farris,bachelor of science in nursing;Heather Rebecca Geiter, masterof arts; Steffan James Geiter,master of arts; Kristina JuleneHaun, bachelor of science innursing; Christi D. Helton, bach-elor of science in nursing; KalynBreann Meeks, bachelor of sci-ence; Nidhiben Patel, bachelor ofscience in nursing; NicoleFrances Smith, bachelor of sci-ence;

n McDonald — Holly MorganSmith, bachelor of science;

n Ocoee — Kristyn McKenzieWhaley, bachelor of science.

In addition to awarding bache-lor’s, master’s and educationalspecialist degrees, the universityalso bestowed graduate certifi-cates and doctorate degrees uponsuccessful candidates.

More local schools havereleased the names of their honorstudents from the second nine-week grading period of the 2016-17 school year.

North Lee Elementary All A’s: Fourth grade — Eli Bain,

Colton Bergen, Macy Bivens,Ryne Brandon, GrahamCampbell, Carson Cannon,Cooper Cantrell, Satchel Cole,Troy Dyszkiewicz, RayleeEdwards, Abriana Estrada,Kennin Featherngill, KatelynGallaher, Ashlyn Graham, KyleGreathouse, Ben Griffith, LilyGriffith, Wells Grisham, HaileeHicks, Eyan Julian, LukeKasper, Kayley Mendez, RileyMiles, Kaila Oakes, BradyO’boyle, Matthew Ochoa, SophiaRobins, Erin Sanders, AbbySchalk, Alli Schalk, Jack Shonts,Nathaniel Symonds, CalebTuinstra, Adam West, KyleeWest, Sadie Wielfaert and EdenWills;

Fifth grade — Addie Ayala,Madison Bischof, Javan Bowe,Mollie Bright, Payton Brooks,Ensley Cate Collins, Luke Iosia,Tucker Myers, Madi Oran, ChloePoe, Lily Renner, Mia Rios, JakeSchalk, Erin Sisson, KennedySmith, Luke Smith, Macie Starr,Adelaide Thompson, AllisonTurner, Sloane Watson, CutterWomack and Caden Young.

All A’s and B’s: Fourth grade — Hazel Adams,

Tucker Campbell, Saryiah Cox,Kelsey Crabtree, Thomas Cross,Macy Crox, Beck Culpepper, JoeyFrey, Lily Garrett, BradenGorski, Rhett Henry, LaurenHurst, Micah Jones, CarrickKuta, Alyssa Lanier, CooperLemons, Ella Massey, RyleeMoore, Ainsley Oliver, BillPittman, Conner Popple,Matthew Possien, Abby Rucker,Lexi Sampson, Jack Sanders,Dylan Sharp, A.J. Vincent,Kenadee Womack and Olivia VonRoden;

Fifth grade — Elliot Boling,Estella Clemons, Cash Coates,Analiza Conner, Keller Cook,Gavin Cross, McKenzie Doan,Ashton Espinoza, Emerson

Goins, Braden Hargraves,Kamden Harris, KayleeHumphries, Viola Johnson,Ethan King, Jacob King, SpencerMason, Lexi McKenzie, NicholasOchoa, Slate Patterson, AidenPhelps, Conner Phillips, AbigailSeaborn, Emaly Shoemate andHudson Yoder.

Prospect Elementary SchoolGold Honor Roll: Second grade — Harrison

Carver, Sam Davis, Zoe Dooley,Trevor Freitas, Jason Jarnagin,Kenley Johnson, Braxton Keith,Reagan Norwood, Darby Pirkle,Izzy Smith and Brady Witt;

Third grade — Isaac Goins,Kati Hodges, Rachel Loveday,Emmaleigh Shaw and JayceZavala;

Fourth grade — SamAnderson, Jacqueline Boyd,Laiken Brownfield, Emily Casey,Tori Beth Cooke, Brayla England,Luke Goins, Brandon Hughes,Kaitlyn Leight, Zane McSpadden,Maria Rincon, Sydney Sacca,Emma Smith, Gena Stevensonand Chaislyn Witt;

Fifth grade — CameronDavis, Alex Loveday, PolliannaMoshenskiy, Garrison Rodgers,Avery Shamblin and AddisonStevenson.

Purple Honor Roll: Second grade — Cayden

Bigham, Kelan Bright, BrileyCameron, Shandly Connolly, EliDavis, Carson Edgeworth, AbyHicks, Kiley Johnson, TemprenceLeight, Nareli Lopez, IsabellaLuna, Kameron Meeks, KatieRoark, Whayatt Sands, RileySharp, Michael Strange, CooperWeeks and Kari Williams;

Third grade — JamesonBaggett, Maritza Candia-Castro,Jeremiah Crowder, Libbi Dunkle,Addie Geren, Allison Greer,Brandon Hall, Jacob Mathews,Alyssa McCloud, Jack Miller,Carter Patrick, Jaycen Pitman,Bella Prater, Jacob Rayfield andCole Rodgers;

Fourth grade — BradyAnderson, Zack Ashba, IsaacAugustine, Spane Bristol, CarsonBrown, Tatiana Chagala, LilianaDifebbo, Jenna Edgeworth,Brianna Emory, Landon Falke,

Jacob Gentry, EmmaleeGreenway, Kristin Hulsey,Madison Kirschmann, AbbyLanclos, Emily Lawson, DaltonLopez, Drew Massie, WillMathews, Adysen Mitchell, FaithNixon, Devin Roberts, DanielleRowlett, Jackson Willis;

Fifth grade — Easton Carson,Addison Clark, Taryn Freitas,Hailey Hughes, Parker Jackson,Will Jones, Franklin Jones, CatieMcIlvain, Skylar Pirkle, JacobRich, Tom Sampson, MaddisenSantos, Breyden Sears, KeelyStephens, Savannah Stevisonand Caleb White.

Valley View ElementaryStar Honor Roll: Third grade — Takoda

Niswonger;Fourth grade — Destinee

Evans, Trinity Gibson, CameronHiggins, Kylee Holland, CambreeMilen, Skylar Penley, AlexRussell, Austin Wooden, KarlyBlackwell, Savannah Hicks,Kaylie Csala, Chloe Frakes,Christopher Herron, CarleyHorning, Jeremiah Phelps,Christopher Silvenis, PatienceStephens and Waylon Wilson;

Fifth grade — Loreli Kertesz.Honor Roll: Third grade — Ezekiel Horn,

Makenzie McCarty, Chris Myers,Carson Russell, Olivia Chastain,Will Ensley, Ellie Houston, DocJames, Allison Pavon, BraelynPratt, Wyatt Smith, HayleeGossett, Bella Martin, GracieOwnby, Chandler Peels, RyanRutherford and Tucker White;

Fourth grade — Trevin Beck,Haley Goins, Kasey Rayfield,Landon Scott, Sophie Cameron,J.P. Corvin, Isaiah Gunter,Robert Rowe, Aiden Smith,Jaelynn Anderson, LyndseyCannon, Indey Cogdill, SerenityCooper, Hunter Grimm, CadenceHoffman, Logan Langford andDestiny Lewallen;

Fifth grade — D.J. Branam,Ben Caywood, Chloe Littlejohn,Shelby Longwell, Eli Odell,Christian Ross, Wyatt Stinnett,Ticia Branham, Lexi Burgiss,Jonathan Silvenis, AlexSponable, Warren Staton andTaylor Whitehead.

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advance can prevent the wrongmedication from being taken ina moment of confusion.

n Medicine interactions: Some medications were never

meant to be mixed. With 40 per-cent of seniors taking five ormore prescriptions and many ofthem receiving these prescrip-tions from multiple specialists,sometimes patients are inadver-tently prescribed medications ortake medications which are dan-gerous when mixed.

Consult with the patient’s pri-mary care physician and/orpharmacists to be sure.

n Food and drug interactions:While it’s common knowledge

that certain medications should-n’t be taken at the same time,the issue of foods interactingwith drugs is less commonly dis-cussed.

For example, anticoagulantslike Coumadin or blood-thinningstatins can be rendered ineffec-tive when a patient eats foodshigh in vitamin K. Grapefruitjuice can cause potentially dan-gerous interactions with at least85 medications because of theway the liver metabolizes it.

n Wrong route of administra-tion:

Some 16 percent of medica-tion errors involve using thewrong route of administration.This could involve, for example,swallowing a tablet that wasintended to be taken sublingual-ly (Absorbed on the tongue), oras an anal suppository (yes, thishappens!).

Swallowing a liquid intendedfor injection or use as a nasalspray is another example.

n Mixing alcohol with medica-tions:

There are plenty of drugs thatcome with a bright orange warn-ing sticker attached, telling younot to drink alcohol when takingthem. But maybe the sticker felloff, or wasn’t attached in thefirst place or the patient justreally wants a cocktail and fig-ures it will be ok “just this once.”

Alcohol mixed with a long listof painkillers, sedatives andother medications can quicklybecome a deadly combination.Always check with your doctor.

n Double-dosing by taking abrand-name drug and the gener-ic at the same time:

With insurance companiesmandating the use of genericdrugs whenever possible, it’s alltoo common for patients to get

confused and end up with bot-tles of a brand-name drug andgeneric version at the same timewithout even realizing it.

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RetirementFrom Page 34

ual.”Couples tend to want to retire

together, which can tempt ayounger partner to take earlyretirement in order to align withthe older partner’s retirementplans.

But doing so could result inseveral financial drags on thecouple, Hastings says. The earlyretiree could end up with a short-ened timeline of Social Securitycontributions, and miss out onyears of contributions to a 401(k)or other workplace retirementplan.

“Someone has to make sacri-fices to make up for that loss ofincome, and you either do that byworking longer or saving more,”Hastings says.

If retiring at the same time isimportant to you, considerwhether the older partner canwork longer to meet the youngerone at his or her full retirementage, or use a retirement calcula-tor to figure out how much moreyou’ll need to save to accommo-date those extra years of distri-butions rather than contribu-tions.

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Allocating your investmentswith the younger partner in mindmeans you’ll take a more aggres-sive approach, which shouldallow your money to continue togrow and last longer. But distri-butions are required from tax-deferred retirement accounts —like traditional 401(k)s and IRAs— beginning at age 70½.

If you’re married, your age dif-ference spans more than 10 yearsand the younger spouse is thesole beneficiary, the amount ofthat required minimum distribu-tion will be calculated using theIRS’ Joint Life and Last SurvivorExpectancy Table.

This allows the account holderto draw less than he or she wouldif using the table for the standardRMD calculation. That can leavemore of your money to grow tax-deferred, assuming you want orneed to draw only the minimumrequired.

You should also consider howto make the most of other sourcesof income. If the older spouse canput off claiming Social Security

until age 70, for example, thatperson will maximize his or hermonthly benefit, as well as sur-vivor benefits for the youngerspouse. Pension elections can beset to joint and survivor benefits,which will allow a survivingspouse to continue to receivebenefits once the pension ownerdies.

All of this requires planning, soas with all things retirement, theearlier you get a road map inplace, the better, Hastings says.“People often don’t think aboutthis until it’s too late.”

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The Lee UniversityChamber Strings will pres-ent its annual spring con-

cert, “Be My Valentine,” onTuesday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m.in Pangle Hall.

Chamber Strings is directedby Xiaoqing Yu, associate pro-fessor of music at Lee. The con-cert will feature Drs. Ron andChery Brendel, voice profes-sors, and Dr. Jose Ruiz on soloflute, along with various Leestudents singing solos, theVoices of Lee, and a guestvocalist.

“Be My Valentine” will featurelove tunes from well-knownromantic operas as well asother Broadway and pop hitsthat suit the occasion. Thesongs originated in a variety ofcountries and will be sung intheir original languages withEnglish subtitles.

“It’s such a unique concert,”said Yu. “We hope you willcome and celebrate love andpeace with us. The ensembleoffers a diverse cultural episodeon Lee’s campus. To me, thisValentine’s Day concert is like aFrench dessert giving you justwhat you’ve been craving –

something sweet!”Chamber Strings will per-

form numbers such as “TheMagical World of Pixar,” “Tangofor Strings,” “Intermezzo,”“Tango of Roses,” and "AThousand Years" from the FilmTwilight, among others.

Music has been arranged byAlan Elkins, Logan Fox, YongEnHuang, and Ruiz.

Chamber Strings is adynamic ensemble composed ofthe university’s finest violinists,violists, cellists, and bassists,presenting diverse performanc-es both on and off campus.

Yu joined Lee’s School ofMusic in 2004 with worldwideperformance experience, and hecontinues to serve as concert-master of Greenville Symphony

as well as teaching. He earneddegrees from University ofSouth Carolina, the ManhattanSchool of Music, and the BeijingCentral Conservatory of Music.

The concert is a free, non-ticketed event, and is open tothe public. All are invited to areception immediately followingthe concert in Lee’sCommunication Arts Building.

Well underway

We said goodbye to Januaryjust a few days ago. It was amonth with both a little snow insome areas, and milder temper-atures just about everywhereelse around us.

The world’s most famousgroundhog, Punxsutawney Phil,apparently “saw his shadow”,which, according to legend, sig-nals six more weeks of winter. Ifthat’s so, it means we’ll have alot of different forecasts over thenext few weeks.

January also saw furtherprogress on the Brian K. Smithworkhouse, scheduled to beginoperations in the spring. I’mlooking forward to its opening,as it will mean good things suchas help for our jail census andthe ability to put a number ofcarefully chosen men who areincarcerated into paying jobs insociety.

Some of the people will havespecific tasks to complete on-site, as they move toward being

able to participate in the work-release program. WorkhouseSuperintendent Allan Walsh hasbeen working diligently, fromthe building’s layout in the earlystages, to the way our in-houseand work release programs willbe carried out. This painstak-ing work has taken hours uponhours to both plan and carryout.

There will be more informa-tion coming forth about the newfacility in the coming days andweeks. It will be a definite plusfor the people of Bradley Countyin every way.

Speaking of facilities, markyour calendar for Sunday, Feb.26, from 2 to 4. That’s the dateand time I will host a


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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.

1963

BulletinThe House adopted by voice

vote a resolution today to desig-nate the 40-mile stretch of U.S.64 between Ducktown andCleveland as “The Old CopperRoad.” The highway was builtover the old right-of-way cutthrough the wilderness in 1851to haul copper by wagon frommines in Polk County to the rail-road. The resolution now goes tothe Senate.

Around TownHarlen Painter proposing an

unusual project…August Byrdpicking up a large coffee tab…George Albritton afreeing with astatement…Bill Prince recallingan amusing incident…BeecherHunter involved in a case of mis-taken identity…Joan and KeithBarrett visiting Banner offices…Hazel Burgner receiving “sweetsixteen” birthday greetings fromfriends…Jim Nave making abusiness trip to Chattanooga…Jimmy Logan enjoying a goodlaugh...Vastine Stickley provid-ing some information…Mrs.Guye Phillips clearing up someconfused correspondence…DorisCrawley “buried under” a stack ofresearch materials…BettyCampbell painting a garage…Carl Crabtree lending a helpinghand…M.C. Headrick telling anamusing story about an electricheater…Liston Norman showingsome unusual war movies…DellaPeck engaged in income tax

talk…Jeannie Thompson sport-ing a new hairdo.

Bradley EntertainsCharleston

Bradley County’s Bear andBearette basketball teams playhosts to the Panthers ofCharleston tonight. There willnot be a preliminary game for theBear Cubs.

Gary Godfrey, Bradley’s cap-tain, leads the Bears in scoringaverages with his 15.3 averagefor 18 games. The big Bear hasscored 275 points this season.Following Godfrey is guardRobert Babb with his 179 pointsin 15 games for a 13.2 average.Terry Stanfield is running inthird position with a 10.0 aver-age. Chip Dockins and RonnieMyers pace the CharlestonPanthers. Dockings has scored302 points in 20 games for a 15.1average.

Myers is running second forCoach Wayne Hassler’s squadwith his 11 point per game aver-age. Coach Bill Walker is expect-ed to start Gary Godfrey andDnnis Baker at forwards, RonnieStratton at Center and RobertBabb and Jimmy Wilson at theguard slots. Bradley is 8-10 forthe season.

Doris Montgomery has movedinto fifth place among DistrictTen girls as far as averages areconcerned. The 5-5 forward hasupped her average to 19.3, seventenths of a point out of secondplace. Gracie May and KayBivens are behind the leader

Montgomery with 11.3 averagesfor the season.

Sarah Jo Harris leads CoachHope Hall’s squad with her 15.1average followed by Joy Green’s13.9 and Jane Wilson’s 10.6averages. Coach Jim Smiddy isexpected to start Montgomery,Bivens and May at the forwardslots; Elaine Ownby, Mary LouCox and Alice Hancock at theguard positions against thePantherettes.

City Street Damage HighCity Commissioner Harrison

Fair estimated today that dam-ages to city streets from thesevere winter weather may runas high as $150,000.Commissioner Fair said the dam-age has been extremely heavy.The damage resulted from sub-freezing temperatures whichdipped below zero on two or threeoccasions and from the largeamount of rainfall this winter.County roads also are in badshape but an estimate of damagewas not immediately determined.

2 Girl Scouts Sell 94 OrdersIn Cookie Drive

Early reports from the sales ofGirl Scout cookies indicate thatVerona and Natacha White,daughters of Mr. and Mrs. JesseWhite of Cleveland, are the topsalesgirls. They sold a combinedtotal of 94 orders, which are to bedelivered later this month. Thecookies were sold in a one-week

Patitucci and Cowherd Lee’s Performing Arts Series continues Feb. 13

Lee University will welcome JohnPatitucci, bass, and JonCowherd, piano, for the nextinstallment of the Performing

Arts Series on Monday, Feb. 13, at7:30 p.m. in the Dixon Center.

Patitucci has been at the forefront ofthe jazz world for the last 30 years andactive in all styles of music. He is athree-time Grammy award winner, hasbeen nominated over 14 times, and hasplayed on many other Grammy award-winning recordings.

Patitucci has performed and record-ed with jazz giants such as ChickCorea, Wynton Marsalis, DizzyGillespie, and Wayne Shorter, amongothers. Additionally, he has performedas a soloist with the Swedish ChamberOrchestra, the Estonian NationalSymphony, the Scottish ChamberOrchestra, the London SymphonyOrchestra, and more. He has also beencommissioned to compose for variouschamber groups.

Patitucci currently serves as a visit-ing scholar at Berklee College of

Music’s Global Jazz Institute and hostsan interactive online bass school. Helives in New York with his wife Sachiand their two daughters.

Cowherd, an esteemed pianist, hasspent time composing, arranging, andproducing. He is best known for hislong-time collaboration with drummerBrian Blade. They have worked togeth-er to record and compose pieces, aswell as co-founding the Brian BladeFellowship.

He has played with the New OrleansBallet and the New Orleans Symphonyand Opera. He studied at LoyolaUniversity and the Manhattan Schoolof Music.

Cowherd recently released his firstalbum, “Mercy,” with Patitucci on bass.

Tickets are complimentary, butrequired, and can be reserved by call-ing 423-614-8343 or by visiting theDixon Center Box Office, weekdaysfrom 3 to 6 p.m.

Any remaining tickets will be avail-able at the Dixon Center one hourbefore the event.Patitucci

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Office

Eric WatsonBradley County

Sheriff

See HISTORY, page 38

Lee’s Chamber Strings to present ‘Be My Valentine’

See SHERIFF, Page 38

Lee University Chamber Strings


String Theory at theHunter will welcomeAvi Avital, mandolin,and the Dover String

Quartet making theirChattanooga debut onTuesday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m.at the Hunter Museum ofAmerican Art.

Founded in 2009 by pianistand artistic director GloriaChien, String Theory bringsacclaimed chamber musiciansfrom around the world to per-form in the intimate setting ofthe Hunter Museum inChattanooga. Chien is aSteinway artist and an artist-in-residence at Lee University.

The performances for theevening will include works byBach, Smetana, and D. Bruce.

Prior to the concert, “ArtConnections” will take place at5:30 p.m.

Former Hunter Museumchief curator Ellen Simak andmaestro Robert Bernhardt,conductor emeritus of theChattanooga Symphony andartist-in-residence at LeeUniversity, will explore worksfrom the Hunter Museum col-lection that relate to the musicfeatured in the evening’s con-

cert.Avital, southern Israel

native and first Grammy nom-inated mandolinist, isacknowledged by the New YorkTimes for his “exquisitely sen-sitive playing” and “stunningagility.” He is internationallyrecognized for his performanc-es at venues such as CarnegieHall (Weill Hall), LincolnCenter, Berlin Philharmonie,and Wigmore Hall.

Avital has won many com-petitions and awards includ-ing Germany’s ECHO Prize forhis 2008 recording with theDavid Orlowsky Trio and theAVIV 2007 Competition, thepreeminent national competi-tion for Israeli soloists. He hasappeared as a soloist with theOxford Philomusica,Metropolis Ensemble N.Y.,Australian BrandenburgOrchestra, and the SanFrancisco Chamber Orchestra,among others.

The Dover String Quartet,comprising Bryan Lee and JoelLink, violin, Camden Shaw,cello, and Milena Pajaro-Vande Stadt, viola, rose to inter-national stardom following anexceptional sweep of the 2013

Banff International StringQuartet Competition, becom-ing one of the most in-demandensembles in the world.

Lee has performed as asoloist with the PhiladelphiaOrchestra and the Delaware,Lansdowne, and TempleUniversity SymphonyOrchestras, among others. Hewas awarded the BronzeMedal at the 2005 StulbergInternational StringCompetition and won secondprize at the 2004 KingsvilleInternational YoungPerformers Competition.

Link is a top-prize winnerof numerous competitionsincluding the JohansenInternational Competition inWashington D.C. and theYehudi Menuhin InternationalCompetition in England. As aresult of his prize at theMenuhin Competition, Linkwas featured in The Stradmagazine and has alsoappeared on several radioshows, including NPR’s “Fromthe Top.”

Shaw has been describedas “wonderfully rich” byKansas City Star and “dynam-ic and brave” by Stereo Times.

In addition to maintaining anactive career as a soloist,Shaw has collaborated inchamber music with renownedartists such as Daniel Hope,Leon Fleischer, and NadjaSalerno-Sonnenberg.

Pajaro-Van de Stadt is thefounding violist of the DoverQuartet and is praised by TheStrad as having “lyricism thatstood out…a silky tone andbeautiful, supple lines.” Inaddition to appearances as asoloist with the TokyoPhilharmonic, theJacksonville Symphony, andthe Sphinx ChamberOrchestra, she has performedin recitals and chamber musicconcerts throughout theUnited States, Latin America,and Europe.

Individual concert ticketsare $30 for Hunter members,$40 for non-members, $10 forstudents with a valid studentID, and $25 for groups of 20or more people.

For more information onString Theory at the HunterMuseum of American Art or topurchase tickets, call (423)414-2525 or visitwww.stringtheorymusic.org.

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String theory at the hunterAvital and Dover String Quartet to perform Tuesday

‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ to bepresented by Lee Theatre

Lee University Theatre willcontinue its 2016-17 seasonwith the production of WilliamShakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’sLost.” Performances will takeplace at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10and 11 and 16 through 18 inthe Buzz Oates Theatre, locatedin Lee’s Communication ArtsBuilding.

“This is a quirky comedy rely-ing on witty dialogue andShakespeare’s favorite comedictools,” said Dr. ChristineWilliams, associate professor oftheatre and director of the pro-duction.

“We have chosen to updatethe story and set it in the early1960s and have taken advan-tage of some really interestingstaging devices to bring thisshow to life for our audience.”

One of Shakespeare’s earlycomedies, the play follows theKing of Navarre (played by CoreyKnight) and his three compan-ions (Jon Bouvier, DumisaMoyo, and Dustin Troyer) asthey attempt to deny the compa-ny of women for three years tostudy and fast and their subse-quent infatuation with thePrincess of Aquitaine (AudreyWagnon) and her ladies(Abbigail Barrett, RachelKirkland, and Andie Phillips).

Chelsea Boelter will serve asstage manager with Zack Deanas assistant stage manager.Megan Kinney, senior lecturerin Theatre Catherine Mantooth,and Anthony Sandefer will serveas set, light, and costumedesigners, respectively.

Tickets are available at theCommunication Arts Box OfficeMonday through Friday, 3 to 6p.m., and one hour before cur-tain time. Tickets are $10 foradults and $7 for children andseniors. The show is recom-mended for ages 12 and up.

For more information aboutthe production and other LeeTheatre events, visit www.leeu-niversity/edu/theatre or [email protected]. Fansare encouraged to follow LeeUniversity Theatre on Facebook.

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Ferry Halted For 2 MonthsBlythe Ferry, which crosses

the Tennessee River on StateHighway 60 between Clevelandand Dayton, will be out of opera-tion for about two months.

The ferry will be idle while TVAfights against growing weedmenace in Lake Chickamauga.The lowering of the lake level afoot below the normal winterlevel will not leave enough waterto operate the ferry on the westbank, Melvin G. Hall, ferry oper-ator, explained.

BearTalesCleveland’s Manager

Lou Fitzgerald, BradleyCounty’s most popular baseballmanager, has returned from SanAntonio, Texas, after touring his“new home.’ Lou will manage theHouston Colt .45’s San Antoniosquad in the only true AA leaguein the minors.

Last year at Durham, N.C.,Fitzgerald was named managerof the year after his DurhamBulls won the Carolina Leaguepennant. His squat lost in theplayoffs to Kingston. In his 12years of managing, Lou has fin-ished out of the top division onlyonce. He started his managingcareer at Shawnee, Okla., in1951, and has since moved toLongview, Tex., 1952; Augusta,Ga., 1953; Port Arthur, Tex.,1954-55; Victoria, Tex., 1956;Pensacola, Fla., 1957-58-59;Aberdeen, S.D., 1960-61; andDurham, N.C., last year.

Possibly the two most out-standing products of Fitzgeraldare Steve Barber of the BaltimoreOrioles and Bob Belinsky of theLos Angeles Angels. According toLou, Barber was a hot-headedpitcher, always mad because ofhis control.

Barber, now one of the startingpitchers for the Orioles, said“Fitz really got me squared away.I respected the man and knewthat what he was doing for mewas in my interest. I felt that inFitz I had not only a manager bya friend I could rely on. I remem-ber that Fitz once fined me $25for talking back to him. But I

remember, too, that I felt badabout it later and went in andapologized.”

Lou also helped “no-hit, no-run” Bob Belinsky get his start.Fitzgerald bought the Brooklynboy for $250 and later made adeal with Baltimore to sell him.The Orioles kept him until twoyears ago when Los Angeles gothim through the player-draft.

He pitched his way into therecord books with his no-hit, no-run game against Steve Barberand the Orioles. Lou’s wifeMyrtle, and 13 year old son,Mike, live in Cleveland untilschool is out and then join theskipper wherever he is.

The family resides at 1822Dalton Pike.

While in Cleveland, Fitzgeraldhas been taking in BradleyCounty’s basketball games and“trying” to play golf. He returnsto Arizona next Tuesday forspring training.

Fitzgerald reported that theHouston Colts have paid out$1,800,000 for 39 rookie ballplayer since last spring. The 45’sare the leading team to signrookies by some 33 players. TheChicago Cubs signed only six.

Gail Smiles, Judges ReactPretty Gail Dorflinger of

Cleveland smiled at the judges ofthe Junior Miss Tennessee con-test Friday night.

They smiled back and award-ed her first place in the sportsattire division. The honors cameduring the second night of thestate wide pageant, which isbeing held at Red Bank HighSchool. Final judging is tonight.

The competition, keen among20 of the state’s fairest misses,has high stakes.

The winner will be awarded a$1,000 college scholarship, asports wardrobe and the right tocompete for more prizes at theNational Junior Miss Pageant inMobile, Alabama.

Gail, the daughter of Mr. andMrs. J.E. Dorflinger, 2601 PineDrive, won the right to competein the Red Bank contest by win-ning the Cleveland Junior Misstitle here in December in theJaycee sponsored classic.

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Community Open House here atthe Bradley County Sheriff’sOffice. This event will give folksa chance to gain a good per-spective of what we do each day,how it’s done and where it’sdone. This will be our secondOpen House, and those of youwho attended the first will bepleasantly surprised by thetremendous progress we’vemade since late 2014.

Tell your friends and familythey, too, are certainly invited.We’re proud of the strides we’vemade in just a bit over twoyears, and thought you allwould like to see how far we’vecome!

Finally, this is Super BowlSunday, no matter which teamyou’re cheering for, I hope youenjoy the game. Bradley CountySheriff’s Office deputies, includ-ing the Public Safety Unit, willbe conducting saturation

patrols to insure your safetyfrom the perils of drunk, buzzedor distracted drivers. We’repartnering with TennesseeHighway Safety Office for the“Super Bowl Saturation” cam-paign to keep roadways safe fortravel.

It’s most certainly part of myjob to insure your and yourfamily’s safety at any time.Super Bowl Sunday has shownto be a prime time for drunk,buzzed or distracted driving.We NEVER tolerate thosebehaviors, and today is certain-ly a good day to make that defi-nite point.

Thank you for a great start to2017. One month is down, withplenty more ahead as we movealong from Winter, eventuallyinto Spring. We’re here alwaysdoing whatever it takes to con-tinue make Bradley County agreat place to live.

WTCI wins Emmy for ‘Fromthe Streets to the Stage’

CHATTANOOGA — TheNashville/Midsouth Chapter ofThe National Academy ofTelevision Arts and Sciences(NATAS) has announced theMidsouth Regional Emmy ®Award winners. WTCI, theTennessee Valley’s communityPBS station, won in theDocumentarl/Cultural categoryfor the locally-produced “Fromthe Streets to the Stage: TheJourney of Fredrick Davis.”

Emily Compton (writer/direc-tor), Shaun Townley (executiveproducer), John Cotton (editor),Bo Wheeler (camera), Tyler Push(sound), Ann Cater (coordinatingproducer) and Sergio Plecas (cam-era) were honored for their workon this project at the 31stMidsouth Emmy Award Gala atthe Shermerhorn SymphonyCenter.

“From the Streets to the Stage”celebrated Fred Davis and his tri-umph over adversity and wasmade possible with support fromBlood Assurance, EPB FiberOptics, First TennesseeFoundation, George R. JohnsonFamily Foundation, Friends ofFredrick Fund, the Hunt-MingusMemorial Fund and theLyndhurst Foundation.

WTCI President and CEO Paul

Grove expressed pride in histeam, saying “WTCI’s dedicatedproduction staff serves our com-munity every day, telling the sto-ries that make our region unique,educating, engaging and inspiringa lifetime of learning in all of ourneighbors. We are thrilled to havebeen able to share this uniquelyChattanooga story with PBS sta-tions and communities across thecountry.” This one-hour film wasdistributed nationally by PBSPlus and the WTCI team followedFred’s life in Chattanooga, NewYork and beyond as his talent,passion and dedication took himto the national stage.

This compelling story pre-miered in 2015 to a full house atthe Tivoli Theatre as Chattanoogaproclaimed it ‘The Fredrick DavisCelebration of Art and DanceDay.’ Fredrick’s journey exempli-fied determination, perseveranceand the power of the human spiritand the arts to change lives. Histriumph over the challenges ofhomelessness and poverty wassupported by the City ofChattanooga’s Dance Alice pro-gram, Ballet Tennessee, theChattanooga High School Centerfor the Creative Arts (CCA) andthe members of the PilgrimCongregational Church.

Levi Moffett, left, is shown with Dr. Kelly Lumpkin, director ofLee’s athletic training program, at the TATS Conference inNashville.

Moffett Presents at Tenn.

Athletic Trainers’ conference

Maria, played by Lee studentAndie Phillips, is delighted by herlover’s sonnet.

Lee University student LeviMoffett, a senior in the AthleticTraining Education Program(ATEP), recently presented atthe Tennessee Athletic Trainers’Society (TATS) conference inNashville.

Moffett presented a casestudy on a non-surgical man-agement and return to play of acollegiate volleyball player witha Grade 3 ACL tear, a commoninjury among athletes whichconsists of a total disruptionwithin the knee.

“At first I was nervous anddidn’t really know what to do orwhat to expect, but it all cametogether, and once I was therethe experience was a good one,”said Moffett. “I gained the expe-rience and the chance to mingle

with professionals in the fieldthat could possibly expand mycareer through networking.”

The TATS conference is atwo-day event that showcaseseducational opportunitiesincluding evidence-based prac-tice continuing education units(CEUs), a society businessmeeting, career networking forprofessionals, and social out-ings hosted by the YoungProfessionals Committee.

The TATS conference hostedboth athletic trainers and ath-letic training students thatpractice in Tennessee and sur-rounding areas.

For more information onLee’s Athletic TrainingEducation Program call (423)614-8479.

Special Olympics TennesseeCancels 32nd Winter Games

Nashville — Due to unfore-seen circumstances beyondOber Gatlinburg’s Control, the32nd Special OlympicsTennessee Winter Games hasbeen cancelled.

Despite a decent amount ofsnow on the slopes, the WinterGames are cancelled because offorecasted weather for Tuesday,Feb. 7.

“We are saddened to cancelour Winter Games for both ourathletes and for the Gatlinburgcommunity. Over the years,Ober Gatlinburg and the entireGatlinburg community haveembraced our Winter Gamesand have bent over backwardsto make sure our Games are asuccess.

“We thank all our Gatlinburg

family for their support andlook forward to coming back fora great 2018 Winter Games,”said Meg Takahashi, director ofcompetitions.

More than 14,000 athletesparticipate in Special OlympicsTennessee which provides year-round training and competitionopportunities in 19 sports forindividuals with intellectual dis-abilities.

Each year over 250 athletesand coaches participate in theSpecial Olympics TennesseeState Winter Games.

The Winter Games is con-ducted by the Gatlinburg SnowSports Center and competitionis offered in Alpine Skiing,Snowboarding and SpeedSkating.

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Shop smarter, use nutritioninformation to make healthierchoices, and cook delicious,affordable meals is the focus ofCooking Matters for Adults, thenationally sponsored program foradults by Walmart which wasrecently held in Benton,.

The six-week cooking coursewas made possible through agrant the Polk County HealthCouncil received from theTennessee Institute of PublicHealth at East Tennessee StateUniversity’s Regional Roadmap 2Program, Down the Road to aHealthier Applachia.

Hands-on cooking was thehighlight of the program.Recipes incorporating fruits, veg-etables, whole grains, low-cost,timely and easy to prepare werecreated by class members.

Touring the grocery store wasanother learning opportunitywhere participants: discussedthe pros and cons of fresh, frozenor canned foods; compared costusing unit pricing; reviewed foodlabels for whole grains in breads;and discussed the cuts of beefand pork.

The final segment included a$10 challenge in which partici-pants were given $10 to pur-chase ingredients for a healthymeal for a family of four.

“Given me ideas on to be cre-ative with my meals,” “It wasamazing! I can make meals athome,” “more aware of what Ipurchase and cook,” “taught meprep and cooking techniques Iwas previously unaware of,” and“to use new seasonings and new

foods,” were comments made bythe participants at the end of theprogram.

To reinforce the skills fromeach session recipe ingredientsfor each food prepared in classwas given for participants to takehome and replicate.

Joyce Clem, health educatorwith the Southeast TennesseeRegion Office of the TennesseeDepartment of Health, andDonna Calhoun, UT ExtensionAgent Polk County facilitated theprogram.

Kelley Miracle, nutritionistwith the Polk County HealthDepartment and Kay Green, vol-unteer provided assistance aswell.

“It was an amazing program.We appreciate all our partnerswho made it possible in our area,Walmart for the Cooking Matters

curriculum, the TennesseeInstitute of Health for fundingand the Benton United MethodistChurch for the use of their facili-ty,” remarked Calhoun, “and Iam pleased to announce that wewill be offering the program againthis spring.”

For more information aboutthis class or information aboutthe next available class, pleasecontact: Donna Calhoun, UTExtension, Polk County, 423-338-4503 [email protected].





Food City officials presented Coordinated Charities with donations to help with relief efforts as aresult of the tornado that hit Polk and McMinn counties in the fall. On hand for the presentation were,from left, Coordinated Charities director Kevin Lane; Mickey Blazer, Food City executive vice presidentof operations; Randy Williams, Food City district manager; Patty Phillips, Food City assistant manager;and James Hagler, Food City Store manager. The monies were derived from a fundraising campaignhosted by Food City's Etowah location. “Many of our friends and neighbors have been devastated by thistragedy,” says Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer. “We would like to thankour loyal customers and associates for their support in this critical mission.” Coordinated Charitiesreceived $2,500.

PeoPle HelPinG PeoPle received $2,500 to help with the tornado relief from Food City. From leftare Gail Wilcoxon, director; her husband, Mickey Blazer, Food City executive vice president of opera-tions; Randy Williams, Food City District manager; Patty Phillips, Food City assistant manager; and andJames Hagler, Food City Store manager. The funds were contributed during a fundraising drive byEtowah's location of Food City.

United Way of McMinn/Meigs County was presented $2,500 to assist with tornado relief. Themoney was raised during a drive at Food City of Etowah during November and December. From left areStephanie Links, executive director; Mickey Blazer, Food City executive vice president of operations;Randy Williams, Food City district manager; Patty Phillips, Food City assistant manager; and JamesHagler, Food City Store manager.

GettinG ready to start cooking with Donna Calhoun are Kathy Silvers, Jeanie Pell, Christine Bee,Ruth Cronan, Karen Key, Kay Green and Robin Herrara-Cruz.

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Campaign designed to encourage

marriage, reduce divorce ratesMarriage Week USA

(www.nationalmarriageweekUSA.org) announces an initiative inCleveland and the Ocoee Regionfor the week leading up toValentine’s Day, and is planningfor marriage building activitiesover the next several months.

The goal is to elevate attentionon the need to strengthen mar-riage and ways to do it, and initi-ate new efforts to reduce thedivorce rate and build strongermarriages, which in turn helpscurtail poverty and benefits chil-dren.

In Cleveland, Family MattersBradley is launching a series ofcommunity marriage and familyseminars, according to Drs.John and Su Vining, directors ofFamily Matters Bradley.

“We want to positively impactas many the homes in our com-munity as possible so our semi-nars will be offered at no chargewith childcare being provided,”Dr. Su Vining reported.

National Marriage Week haslong been an organized celebra-tion in the United Kingdom,Germany, Ireland, Australia, theCzech Republic, and elsewhereinternationally (www.marriage-weekinternational.org) with largerallies, resolutions and celebra-tions in Parliaments, concertedefforts for marriage education,and more.

National Marriage Week USA

provides a “Tool Kit” for local out-reach, a clearinghouse of trustedcurricula, and a national calen-dar of events atwww.NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org.

Chuck Stetson, chairman ofNational Marriage Week USA says“The alarming drop in marriagerates in America combined withhigh divorce rates are costly tothe nation—financially costly totaxpayers and individuals, andemotionally costly to children. Weall need to work together to turnthe tide.”

Dr. John Vining citing a studyhe conducted using data fromThe Taxpayer Costs of Divorceand Unwed Childbearing, in2006, showed that family frag-mentation cost the state ofTennessee $757,000,000. Thatshows a cost per case inTennessee of $12,027 (62,942cases). This assumes eachdivorce and non-married birth isof the same value. The cost toBradley County was$10,066,599.

“Marriage works,” saidNMWUSA executive directorSheila Weber. “Research showsthat marriage makes people hap-pier, live longer, and build moreeconomic security. Children withmarried parents perform better inschool. There are proven ways torepair and restore marriages —but most folks don’t know where

to go to get the help they need.”Recent statistics are alarming.

A Marriage Index, released jointlyby the National Center on AfricanAmerican Marriages andParenting and the Institute forAmerican Values in October2009, reveals a huge decline innational marriage indicators. Oneindicator shows 78 percent ofadults were married in 1970,while only 57 percent of adultswere married in 2008. Anotherindicator shows 40 percent of allchildren in America are now bornout of wedlock in 2008; and 72percent of African American chil-dren are now born without mar-ried parents.

“Our work in strengtheningfamilies is very important to uspersonally and professionally,”Dr. John Vining said.

Through the nonprofit agencieshe oversees, Family MattersBradley, Youth Counseling serv-ice, and briLIFE, the Vinings arecommitted to helping increasethe wellness of the Ocoee Regionthough enrichment, education/training, and intervention.

The upcoming seminars will beco-led by Dr. Hubert andKatheryn Seals, Dr. Randall andRhonda Parris, Kevin and DeniseMendel, and Johnathon andMeredith Parker.

Register online at www.thefam-ilymatters.org or call 423-476-1933.

MIAMI (AP) — Emily Estefanwas so self-conscious aboutbeing the daughter of Cuban-born superstar Gloria Estefanthat she avoided singing in frontof anyone until she was 18.Then, one winter night at thefamily’s Florida beach house,she finally sang for her mother.First she asked her to lookaway.

“I was like shaking, shaking,shaking, shaking. Everything inmy body was shaking. But I didit,” said Emily Estefan, now 22.

Then Gloria looked at her, andshe cried— the two things herdaughter had asked her not todo.

Four years later, the youngerEstefan is releasing her debutalbum, “Take Whatever YouWant,” which came out Fridaylike a declaration of independ-ence. “I am honored to comefrom this family. I would love toyell it from the mountains andalso be recognized as a person,”she said.

Emily already had been fol-lowing in the musical footstepsof her parents. Her father,Emilio Estefan, is one of thebiggest names in Latin musicproduction and founder of theband that turned Gloria Estefaninto a star. The younger Estefanhad learned guitar, keyboardsand drums and enrolled inBoston’s prestigious BerkleeCollege of Music.

But after that night when shelet herself go, inspiration tobecome a singer and songwriterkicked in.

When she returned to Berkleeafter her winter break, shebegan to spend her early morn-ing hours writing feisty songsabout freedom, penning thelyrics and the music of everyinstrument for her soul andjazz-influenced album.

In an interview at her lategrandparents’ mansion in anexclusive island between Miamiand Miami beach, Estefantalked about “huge shoes to fill,”born the heiress of the per-former of such hits such as“Conga” and “1-2-3.”

Of her parents she said: “I willnever be them.” But she went onto say: “The moment when yousay none of that matters is when

you realize that you love it, andyou love it enough to dedicateyourself to it. It doesn’t matterwhat comes out, as long as it ishonest.”

At the mansion’s garage, hermother watched her rehearsewith her band for her first soloconcert, and then stepped outfor a chat.

“There’s soulfulness, there’sR&B influences, there’s depth.She sounds like, honestly, a 40-year-old singer who wentthrough hell. It comes out, allthis emotion in her music,”Gloria Estefan said.

Gloria Estefan thought maybeshe was just a proud mom,blinded by love. So, Gloriaplayed a track to her husbandwithout telling him who per-formed it. “He said ‘Oh my God.She is amazing. Who is that?’‘She is your daughter,’ I said,and he flipped.”

Emily Estefan is, at least rightnow, more shy than her famousmom onstage, preferring to beshielded by drums or with a gui-tar around her neck. She dress-es all in black with bulky mili-tary boots, and her dark blackhair is pulled to one side, therest shaved.

At a concert on Thursday atthe University of Miami, Estefanperformed a medley of songs byAlanis Morissette, Beyonce,Whitney Houston and then drewcheers when she included partsof her mother’s “The Rhythm isGonna Get You.”

One ticket-buyer, MarkSolloway, said he came becausehe loves Gloria Estefan but heleft impressed by her daughter:“I am blown away. She has suchstage presence. She plays all theinstruments. She is incredible,22 years old. She just grabs theaudience and brings them in.”

Listeners may find a commonvibrato in Emily’s first single,“Ask Me To,” to her mother’searly boleros such as “If WeWere Lovers.” Emily sings in adifferent way, but both voicesare rich, and crisp, especially infalsettos.

“When people say ‘Oh, youhave terrible similarities to yourmom.’ I say ‘Yes. I lived in herwomb for nine months,’” shesaid. “That’s cool. If that com-forts you, that’s OK. But listento me also.”

Gloria Estefan said that whenshe was pregnant and recordingthe music to the video of “Turnthe Beat Around,” her babykicked so hard she knocked themicrophone down.

Maybe, she thinks, Emily’sobsession with percussion start-ed before she was born. “I toldmyself ‘This is definitely a girlwho loves rhythm,’” Gloria said.


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Man gets 2 life sentences for2011 Knoxville double murder

KNOXVILLE (AP) — A manhas received two life sentencesfor his role in the murder of aNorth Knoxville couple during2011 home invasion.

Media outlets report thatKnox County prosecutors sayin a new release that a judgeon Wednesday sentenced 36-year-old Benjamin Foust onmurder charges in the deathsof 45-year-old Eric Marsh and39-year-old Dena Marsh.

In 2013, Foust was convict-ed of killing the couple andother charges including rob-bery and arson.

Prosecutors say Foust andtwo co-defendants broke into ahome, where they beat the vic-tims with a hammer, stole opi-ate painkillers, a safe and ashotgun and set the house onfire.

Teddie Jones received twolife sentences plus 75 years inthe case and Ashley Tannerwas sentenced to 25 years.

Police: Woman to face homicidecharge in officer's death

NASHVILLE (AP) — ATennessee woman will facecriminal charges in the deathof a Metro Nashville police offi-cer who slipped into a bitterlycold river while trying to saveher, police said Friday.

Police spokesman Don Aarontold news media outlets that40-year-old Juli Glisson will becharged with aggravated vehic-ular homicide once she is dis-charged from the hospital. Anarrest warrant was issuedFriday.

Aaron says an investigationfound that Glisson put the carinto gear as 44-year-old EricMumaw and another officerwere trying to get her out of itand away from the water'sedge. Aaron said the officerswere responding to a call thatsaid Glisson was threateningto kill herself. Police say shewas legally drunk.

Glisson and Mumaw wentinto the Cumberland Riverwith the car. Glisson swam tothe shore and was taken to thehospital, where she was listedin stable condition. Mumaw'sbody was pulled from the waterhours later.

Mumaw, an 18-year veteranof the department who hadbeen recognized multiple timesfor going above and beyond thecall of duty to help others,apparently drowned.

Police said Glisson is on pro-bation for an April 2016 DUIconviction. Court records showshe has served jail time onprior charges including DUI,vandalism and leaving thescene of an accident.

General Motors invests $47Minto Tennessee, Michigan plants

SPRING HILL (AP) — GeneralMotors is investing $47 millioninto two plants in Tennesseeand Michigan.

In Tennessee, the automakersays it will spend $27 million

to prepare its Spring Hill plantto assemble a right-hand driveSUV that will be exported toAustralia as the HoldenAcadia.

About 4,000 people work atthe plant located about 35miles south of Nashville thatmakes the Cadillac XT5 andGMC Acadia crossovers.

The company is spending$20 million on machiningoperations for future engineprograms at its Bay City,Michigan, powertrain facilitythat makes components usedin in Chevrolet, Buick, GMCand Cadillac vehicles. About380 people work at the facility.

The spending at the twoplants is part of a $1 billioninvestment in U.S. manufac-turing that GM announced inJanuary.

Officials: 18-month-boy dies in Knoxville house fire

KNOXVILLE (AP) — An 18-month-old boy has died in ahouse fire in east Knoxvilledespite efforts by his familyand firefighters to save him.

Local news outlets reportthat arriving fire officials saythey found the child's parentsand his two siblings outsidethe burning home Thursday.

Knoxville Fire Departmentspokesman DJ Corcoran saysthe family had been burnedwhile trying to get the toddlerbut the flames inside thehouse were too intense.

Firefighters also attemptedto get into the home to get tothe child, but were thwarted bydebris in front of a door,including a refrigerator.

The parents and siblingswere taken to hospitals fortreatment of injuries andsmoke inhalation.

The cause remains underinvestigation, though investiga-tors think the fire may havestarted in the kitchen.

15-year-old boy pleads guilty inslaying of retired teacher

ROGERSVILLE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guiltyto killing a retired teacher ather East Tennessee home.

Media outlets report aHawkins County judge sen-tenced Kyle Robert Wolfe to 25years in prison without paroleafter he pleaded guiltyWednesday to second-degreemurder in 79-year-oldMargaret Sliger's May 2015death. Wolfe was prosecuted asan adult.

Authorities say Wolfe was 14when shot and stabbed Sliger.Her body was found in heryard.

The Kingsport Times Newsreports that Wolfe, who livednearby, was suspected afterinvestigators learned Sligerhad confronted him for ridinghis four-wheeler in her pasturejust before the slaying.

Sliger was a retired elemen-tary school teacher and churchorganist. She raised chickens,cows and other animals on afamily farm where she lived allher life.

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KELSEA BALLErini poses in Nashville Ballerini is nominatedfor a Grammy Award for best new artist. The 59th annual GrammyAwards will air live on CBS, Sunday, Feb. 12, from the StaplesCenter in Los Angeles.

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mArEn morriS poses in Nashville, Tenn. Morris is nominatedfor a Grammy Award for best new artist. The 59th annual GrammyAwards will air live on CBS, Feb. 12, from the Staples Center in LosAngeles.

Ballerini, Morris lead wave of country womenNASHVILLE (AP) — Female

artists may often be overlookedon country radio, but the oneplace where they feel the love isat the Grammy Awards. Thisyear, two newcomers, KelseaBallerini and Maren Morris, areleading a wave of countrywomen dominating theGrammys this year.

Morris and Ballerini sharenods in the all-genre new artistcategory, the first time inGrammy history that two coun-try women have been honoredin that category.

“I think it’s a huge step for-ward for people taking womeninto consideration because youhave to have another perspec-tive on the radio,” said Morris, a26-year-old singer-songwriterfrom Texas. “And I think theGrammys have done a reallygreat solid by recognizing qual-ity art. And I think the girlsreally brought it this year.”

Women outnumber the malenominees in the best countryalbum and best country soloperformance categories. Inaddition to Morris andBallerini, Miranda Lambert,Brandy Clark, CarrieUnderwood, Lori McKenna,Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton andCassadee Pope are up forawards at the Feb. 12 show,

airing live on CBS from theStaples Center in Los Angeles.

Morris and Ballerini brokeout just as the bro-countrywave hit a critical mass andcritics and fans alike wereclamoring for songs with a mes-sage and artists with a morediverse sound.

“I definitely feel like for anyfemale, the odds weren’t neces-sarily in our favor,” saidBallerini, a 23-year-old fromEast Tennessee. “We were reallymaybe underrated a bit in thebeginning because we were onthis independent label.”

Bill Freimuth, senior vicepresident of awards for TheRecording Academy, saidGrammy voters, who are musi-cians themselves, aren’t neces-sarily swayed by an artist’smajor label backing, marketingbudget or album sales, so thatgives more opportunities toartists who are criticalfavorites, but underrepresentedon radio.

“It frees them up from think-ing about chart position andradio play,” Freimuth said. “Theonly thing that is important tous is the quality of the record-ing and the performance.”

The Recording Academy elim-inated gender-based categoriesin 2011 and Freimuth said

since then women have domi-nated or have been recognizedon par with their male counter-parts in pop, R&B and countrymusic, while other genres, likerock and rap, have been mostlymale dominated.

Ballerini’s 2015 debut album,“The First Time,” spawned aremarkable three consecutiveNo. 1 singles on Billboard’scountry airplay chart. Balleriniwas deliberate by releasing apair of poppy upbeat flirtysongs in the vein of Taylor Swiftbefore releasing the strongestsong on her album, a powerballad called “Peter Pan.”

“We knew that ‘Peter Pan’ waslike our baby and we wanted itto be put out at a time where itcould be heard and not justshut down because it was a bal-lad by a female,” Ballerini said.

Morris is up for four GrammyAwards, including best countryalbum, best country solo per-formance and best countrysong for “My Church.” With heraddictively memorable lyrics onsongs like “My Church” and“80s Mercedes,” Morris wantsto be the gateway for more peo-ple to listen to country music.

“I have sort of kicked thatdoor in for them to listen tomore country artists, and thengo back and listen to classic

country artists because I refer-enced them and am vocallyinspired by them,” Morris said.

Morris, who will also be per-forming with Alicia Keys duringthe awards show, said sheapproached her first majorlabel record, 2016’s “Hero,” asif she if might not get another.

“I’ve had friends who hadrecord deals that their labeldropped them after releasingone song or they made fullrecords and they were shelved,”Morris said. “That could easilyhappen to me. I am a new artistand I am a woman and I havesomething different to say.”

“My Church” cracked the Top5 on Billboard’s Hot CountrySongs chart and became one ofthe top five digitally sellingcountry singles of the year.

For both singers, the newartist nomination isn’t a compe-tition. They’ve already won therace by beating the oddsagainst them.

“It’s the people that lovemusic, do music, judge music,fight for music for a living, say-ing, ‘We’ve listened to 500 hun-dred new artists that are eligi-ble this year and we thinkyou’re one of the best five,’”Ballerini said. “That makes mefeel cooler than I have ever feltin my life.”

Happy to be an Estefan, Gloria’s daughter charts own path

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

EmiLy EStEfAn poses after band practice in the garage of her late grandparent’s mansion in MiamiBeach, Fla. Estefan, the daughter of Gloria and Emilio Estefan released her debut album,” “TakeWhatever You Want,” on Feb. 3.

Trayvon Martin's parentswrite book on 5th anniversary

By ERRIN HAINES WHACKAssociated Press

It wasn't supposed to takeSybrina Fulton and Tracy Martinfive years to write a book aboutthe death of their son, TrayvonMartin. But their grief has madefinding the words unbearableuntil now.

Martin's parents collaboratedto write "Rest In Power: TheEnduring Life of Trayvon Martin,"published Tuesday by Spiegel &Grau. The book recounts thejourney of two grieving parents,thrust into the spotlight bytragedy and on some days, still asclose to their loss as the day hedied.

"The calendar says five years,but it seems like just a fewmonths," Sybrina Fulton said inan interview with The AssociatedPress. "I know that we're stillhealing."

Writing the book wasn't a heal-ing experience, but it was thera-peutic to know that writing itmight help others, Tracy Martinsaid.

"It was hard because we relivedthis every time we had to go backand write something about it. ... Itstayed fresh," he said.

Trayvon Martin, shot to deathby neighborhood watchmanGeorge Zimmerman in a gatedcommunity in the central Floridasuburb of Sanford weeks after his17th birthday on Feb. 26, 2012,became a rallying cry for millionsof black Americans seeking jus-

tice for the fatal shooting of anunarmed black teen. TrayvonMartin would have been 22 today.

His case — propelled bynational news reports and socialmedia — was the predecessor tothe Black Lives Matter movementthat came in response to similarkillings, mostly by white policeofficers in cities nationwide.Trayvon Martin's killer, who wasnot initially arrested, was lateracquitted of murder by a jury,further inflaming racial tensions.

Martin's parents say theshooting deaths of MichaelBrown in Ferguson, Tamir Ricein Cleveland, Walter Scott inNorth Charleston, SouthCarolina, and others, have addedto their grief. But comfortingother parents has helped themheal.

Having a black president whoidentified with their son from apodium in the White House also"went a long way," Tracy Martinsaid.

"It meant a great deal for themost influential and mostadmired president that this coun-try has ever seen mention ourson," he said. "This new adminis-tration ... you would hope theywould have compassion for fami-lies who are losing children togun violence."

The family, which has a foun-dation in Trayvon's name, hasnot reached out to PresidentDonald Trump, but is open toworking with the administrationin their efforts, Tracy Martin said.

NEW YORK (AP) — New YorkGov. Andrew Cuomo said Fridaythat an Iranian infant bannedfrom entering the United Statesfor life-saving heart surgery underPresident Donald Trump’s execu-tive order will now be allowed totravel for the emergency proce-dure.

The family had an appointmentin Dubai to get a tourist visa, butit was abruptly canceled earlierthis week after Trump announcedhis executive order on immigra-tion banning travel to the U.S. bypeople from seven predominantlyMuslim countries, including Iran.Four-month-old Fatemeh Reshadwas forced to return home.

Iranian doctors told the child’sparents weeks ago that she need-ed at least one urgent surgery —and maybe several — to correctserious heart defects, or she willdie, according to her uncle,Samad Taghizadeh, a U.S. citizenwho lives in Portland.

Cuomo said Manhattan’sMount Sinai Medical Center hadoffered to perform the critical sur-gery, but the family finally choseto do it in Portland, Oregon, bothbecause of the hospital’s pediatriccardiology expertise and proximityto the baby’s uncle and grandpar-ents.

“This evening we were pleased

to learn that the federal govern-ment has now granted FatemehReshad and her family boardingdocuments to come to the UnitedStates,” the governor said in astatement. “We will continue towork with the InternationalRefugee Assistance Project andtheir partners to ensure this babyreceives the treatment she needs,and fight for those being unfairlyshut out of America’s gates by thispolicy.”

Cuomo said he worked with theorganization to help secure a gov-ernment visa waiver of Trump’s

order.“Bizarrely, the federal ban

would prevent this child fromreceiving medical care and literal-ly endanger her life,” Cuomo said.“It is repugnant to all we believeas Americans and as members ofthe human family.”

Doctors in Iran sent the resultsof an echocardiogram and otherrecords that show Fatemeh hasstructural abnormalities and twoholes in her heart, said JenniferMorrissey, a Portland attorneyhelping with the case. She saidthe infant is expected next week.

Rising high school juniors andseniors interested in being partof the 16th annual YouthLeadership program of theChamber of Commerce for 2017-18 will find the application as adownloadable form on theChamber’s website, www.cleve-landchamber.com.

Youth Leadership, first intro-duced in 2002, provides anopportunity for high school stu-dents to develop leadership skillsand gain better understanding ofthe local community. The pro-gram also seeks to find thoseyoung people who will have apositive influence on the futuregrowth and development ofCleveland and Bradley County.

According to Sherry Crye,coordinator of the YouthLeadership program and liaisonto the area schools, a selectioncommittee comprised of alumnifrom the successful adultLeadership Cleveland programwill review applications andselect eight rising juniors andseniors from Bradley Central,

Cleveland and Walker ValleyHigh Schools and two fromTennessee Christian PreparatorySchool, totaling 26 students inthe program.

“The selection committeerequested last year that we moveto a downloadable applicationprocess for selecting the class,”Crye explained. “Tomorrow’sleaders will utilize more comput-er skills than ever before, and itwas the next logical step forselecting students with leader-ship skills. The downloadableapplications made reviewingnumerous applications a mucheasier process.”

Following the selection of theYouth Leadership Class of 2017-18, the 26 students will partici-pate in a daylong retreat and anumber of day trips designed tohelp the students learn aboutthe local economy, heritage andtourism, city and county govern-ment and services, and healthand human services. They alsoexperience a day in Nashville tolearn about state government.

“Recruitment begins February1,” Crye said. “Students whowant to apply should visit theChamber’s website at www.cleve-landchamber.com and followinstructions there. School guid-ance offices also will haveinstructions and access to thelink for the application sitebeginning February 1. All appli-cations must be completed andturned in to the guidance officesby March 3.”

Students selected will be noti-fied by early April.

“If you know students whowould be good candidates for ourYouth Leadership program,please have them contact theirschool’s guidance office or visitthe Chamber website atwww.clevelandchamber.com,”Crye stressed. The application ison the Downloadable Forms pageand under Youth LeadershipProgram on the Chamber’s homepage.

The 2017-18 Youth Leadershipclass will run from Augustthrough March.


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THe Class of 2016-17 tackled the climbing wall at their daylong retreat in summer 2016 as part oftheir teamwork activities. This class was the first to begin submitting downloadable forms to apply for theYouth Leadership program.

Dan Howell was the speaker for the Oak Grove Ruritan Club’s January meeting. He gave anupdate on things coming up in the Tennessee Legislature. From left are Virginia Coleman, vice presi-dent; Howell; and Barbara Trentham, treasurer.

Four Opportunities for Automatic SavingsMost of us understand that

saving regularly is one of thesimplest ways to reach ourfinancial goals, but we don’t alltake advantage of easy ways toautomate our savings.

As we approach AmericaSaves Week (February 27-March 2), we’ve listed threeautomatic savings opportunitiesthat are often overlooked.

They’re easy, straight-forwardways to save money automati-cally that most of us don’t takeadvantage of yet, and theyincrease your chances of reach-ing your goals even faster.

Direct Deposit Your TaxRefund Into Savings

According to the IRS, theaverage American’s tax refundnow stands at over $3,100.Don’t let that windfall slipthrough your fingers. Depositall or part of it into your sav-ings account, instead, andwatch your money grow.

Plus, the IRS allows directdeposits into one or moreaccounts, such as a checkingand savings account, whichmeans you can choose to spenda portion and save the rest.

Conveniently, you can alsodirect deposit all or part of yourrefund into your Individual

Retirement Account (IRA), oruse it to purchase up to $5,000in U.S. Series I Savings Bonds.

You can split your refundusing tax preparation software,or Form 8888, if you use paperfiling.

Don’t Forget Bonuses orCommissions

Do you get quarterly or yearlybonuses? Are commissions apart of your earnings? Thendon’t forget to direct deposit allor part of these funds into yoursavings.

Consult with your employerabout direct depositing thefunds into your savingsaccount, or set up automatictransfers from your checking tosavings accounts when youexpect the funds.

Another alternative? Increasethe contributions on youremployer-sponsored retirementplan, such as a 401(k), duringthose times you receive extra

earnings. It’ll help you max outyour contributions faster andearn any applicable companymatch to boost your savingseven further.

Consult with your HR repre-sentative or your company’sonline retirement plan portal tomanage your contributions.

Set Your Savings RateHigher

So, you think you’re a sav-ings pro now that you’ve gotregular transfers or directdeposits into your savingsaccount?

Well, you can go a step fur-ther still by periodicallyincreasing your savings rate,whether to your employer-spon-sored retirement plan or yoursavings account. Many 401(k)plans allow users to opt-in toperiodic increases in their sav-ings rates, such as a 1 percentincrease in their contributionsper year.

If you prefer to contribute toa savings account or other sav-ings vehicle, consider increas-ing your contributions regular-ly, such as every time you get araise.

Having the foresight to auto-mate your savings can help youbeat temptation and stay aheadfinancially.

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Iranian baby to be allowed into U.S. for surgery

Idaho governor: Christian refugees deserve priorityBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says heagrees with President DonaldTrump that persecutedChristians should be treated aspriority in the U.S. refugee pro-gram despite acknowledgingthat such preference is dis-criminatory.

“It is,” Otter said during aninterview on Idaho PublicTelevision’s Idaho Reports.“(But) we want a safe country.”

Otter made his remarks dur-ing an interview with IdahoPublic Television’s IdahoReports, which aired Friday.The 30-minute interviewtouched on the governor’sthoughts on immigration,transportation and trade, but italso highlighted specificallyPresident Donald Trump’s lat-est actions regarding immigra-tion and refugees.

The executive order signedby Trump suspends immigra-tion from seven Muslim-majori-ty countries for 90 days and allrefugee resettlement for 120days. It provides exceptions forrefugees who practice a religionthat makes them a minority intheir home country. On Friday,however, a federal judge tem-porarily blocked Trump’s ban

after Washington state andMinnesota urged a nationwidehold on the executive order thathas launched legal battlesacross the country. The WhiteHouse said Friday night it willseek an emergency stay of thefederal judge’s order.

“The reason I think he didwas because they were beingmore persecuted than others,”Otter said.

When asked if Muslims werealso persecuted, Otter said“Probably. I don’t know that,but I do know that theChristians are.”

Otter has been growing criticof the refugee program, oftenexpressing frustration that gov-ernors do not have authority tohalt block refugees from set-tling in their communities asunder the Refugee Act of 1980.

In 2015, in the aftermath ofthe coordinated attacks inParis, Otter called for theimmediate halt of resettlingnew refugees until vetting rulescan be reviewed and state con-cerns about the program canbe addressed.

During Friday’s interview,Otter said he hoped Trump’snew vetting guidelines wouldallow for input from governors.

Otter then urged Congress toallow states to opt out of therefugee placement program.

Trump’s other orders onimmigration have promptedlegislation in Idaho.

Earlier this week, aRepublican state lawmakerintroduced legislation thatwould punish cities and coun-ties for passing immigrant-pro-tecting “sanctuary city” policies— even though the state hasnone. A separate Republicanbacked piece of legislation isdesigned to prevent statecourts or government agenciesfrom making decisions basedon Islamic religious law orother foreign legal codes. Whileno such ruling as ever occurredin Idaho, its sponsor acknowl-edges that the measure stemsfrom concerns over Shariahlaw.

Boise, the capital, is one of ahandful of smaller U.S. citiesthat has accepted Syrianrefugees, at 108. Most refugeesin the state settle there or inTwin Falls.

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BASMAYA, Iraq (AP) — TheU.S.-led coalition is planningfor the day when Iraq will befree of the Islamic State group,ramping up training of a futureMosul police force — even asthe battle for the rest of the cityis briefly on hold.

Sometime during the lull,significant numbers of thesecurity forces are expected tomove into villages scatteredacross the plains of Ninevahprovince around Mosul andalso into parts of the city retak-en from IS over the past threemonths.

The Iraqi military declaredMosul’s eastern half “fully lib-erated” in January and is nowpreparing to battle for the city’swestern sector — likely to be amuch tougher fight in a denseand overcrowded urban envi-ronment. The operation to freeIraq’s second-largest city hasbeen the most complex chal-lenge for Iraqi forces to date.

With more than 100,000 sol-diers, police, tribal and militiafighters deployed for the offen-sive, Iraqi leaders are awarethat after IS militants are rout-ed from Mosul, a well-trainedpolice force will be needed onthe ground — to keep the hard-won victory.

In the blistery winter wind, afew hundred police recruitsshuffled in place to keep warmduring a recent training exer-cise at a coalition base run bythe Spanish Army in Basmaya,east of the Iraqi capital,Baghdad.

The young men, mostly intheir twenties and thirties, havehad no previous training orexperience. Many carried dilap-idated Kalashnikov-style rifles,slung over their shoulders withrope or rubber-coated wire.

“We start our program at avery basic level,” said SpanishArmy’s First Lt. Carlos Egido,who works as a trainer with the

U.S.-led coalition. “When theyarrive, they don’t have anyskills.”

Ninevah’s police force —along with Iraq’s military —largely evaporated when IS firstpushed into the province fromneighboring Syria in the sum-mer of 2014. Since then, theU.S.-led coalition has largelyfocused on building up combatforces for the Mosul operation.

But after the operation, a“well-trained police force will bekey to Iraq’s long-term securi-ty,” said Spanish Army Brig.

Gen. Angel Castilla, who over-sees the police training.

For now, the training lastsonly five weeks, which Castillasaid is inadequate in the longterm but forced by the con-densed timetable.

“We hope they will return tobe retrained,” he added,explaining that the objective isto rebuild the province’s policeforce within months.

Watching the training atBasmaya, Nineveh police officerLt. Col. Hassan Omar Abdullahsaid the recruits made him feel

hopeful despite their lack ofexperience.

Abdullah was in Mosul theday IS overran the city and fledas he saw other officers andunits around him do the same.The old police force was cor-rupt, which is in part whyMosul fell to IS so easily, hesaid.

He warned that IS will likelyremain a threat for a long timeahead in Iraq, so having a well-trained police force is critical.

“This will be the biggest chal-lenge,” he said.


Iraqi ‘speechless’ after 7-year-wait to get into U.S.

AP Photo/Richard Drew

MuNtheR AlAsKRy, accompanied by his wife Hiba, son Hassan, and daughter Dima arrive at NewYork’s JFK International Airport, in New York, Friday. Alaskry and his family arrived at New York’sKennedy Airport after the Trump administration reversed course and said he and other interpreters whosupported the U.S. military could come to America. They spent nearly a week in limbo in Baghdad, think-ing their hopes of starting a new life free from death threats had been shattered.

NEW YORK (AP) — MuntherAlaskry first bonded withAmerican Marines over a sharedlove of Metallica. He later clearedroads of bombs for U.S. troopsand translated for them, helpingthe military navigate his war-torn country.

The 37-year-old Iraqi engineerspent nearly a decade workingfor the U.S. government in hishome country and received deaththreats for doing so.

On Friday, a bespectacledAlaskry, his wife and childrenstepped onto American soil tobegin new lives. His arrival endedan anxiety-filled week in whichhe was initially banned from theUnited States because ofPresident Donald Trump’s immi-gration order.

His life, he said, had suddenlyturned into a feel-good film.

“I don’t believe this is real,” hesaid. “We always watch Americanmovies, and this is just like mylife is in one now. I’m speech-less.”

Alaskry waited seven years fora special visa to the UnitedStates. But the last week seemedthe longest: He and his familywere booted off the final leg oftheir U.S.-bound flight onlyhours after Trump’s Jan. 27executive order halted travelfrom Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries to the UnitedStates for 90 days.

His wife was shaking as shewas escorted off the plane inTurkey. Their children were cry-ing.

When they returned toBaghdad, the ordeal kept him upat night. Alaskry thought theirhopes of living free from deaththreats had been shattered. Thenthe U.S. Embassy called and told

Alaskry he would be welcome.After arriving in New York at

last, the family filled out paper-work for five hours. Alaskry saidhe felt like emotionally he hadgone between “hell and heaven.”

Less than a week ago, hestruggled to console his 7-year-old daughter, who had asked himthrough tears “Why theAmericans don’t want us?”

On Friday, his daughterclutched a colorful paper signcovered in hearts and the words“Welcome Munther and family.”It was given to the girl by awoman from a New York syna-gogue who volunteered to givethe family a ride to a hotel.

“I’m so excited,” Alaskry saidat the hotel, where his childrenwere playing with Legos, blocksand other toys given to them byNew Yorkers who turned out tohelp.

Alaskry was among nearly adozen Iraqi interpreters who toldThe Associated Press they weretaken off planes or were told theirflights were cancelled afterTrump’s order, which alsobanned refugees from Syriaindefinitely.

The ban outraged combat vet-erans who credited the Iraqiswith saving their lives. ThePentagon recommended thatIraqis who had supported theU.S. mission be let in.

Days after the order, U.S.Embassy officials in Baghdadbegan contacting Iraqis who hadreceived special immigrant visasbecause they worked for the U.S.government during the war.Among them were Alaskry and a26-year-old man who hadworked for the State Departmentvetting Iraqi contractors.

Alaskry first started working

for the U.S. military in 2003 aftermeeting Marines in the streets ofBaghdad. He translated for theArmy and National Guard andthen cleared away bombs. In2005, he fled to Jordan after athreatening letter was left hang-ing from his car door.

He returned to Iraq and got ajob with an Iraqi company thatsupported K-9 teams for the U.S.mission and later worked for aU.S. government-funded projectthat provided information onhealth care and trauma to Iraqisdisplaced by the fighting.

All the while, he waited for hisvisa to the U.S., hoping to raisehis children in a safe place. Heapplied when his daughter was ayear old and was still waitingfour years later when his son wasborn.

Meanwhile, he and his familylimited their outings, afraid ofthe violence and crime. Afterhundreds of emails, multipleinterviews and medical exams,he got the call in December. Thevisas were ready.

Alaskry promised his daughterthat she would finally seeDisneyland. He quit his job, soldhis car and other belongings andbought their plane tickets,spending more than $5,000.

After he and his family werepulled from the plane in Turkey,he had to buy four more ticketsto return to Baghdad.

They sat in silence in a taxi asthey went to his in-laws’ home.

“I felt so alone,” Alaskry said.Then he turned on the TV and

saw the protests at U.S. airports.“Every time I see those people

protesting on the news, I cry,”Alaskry said. “It’s touching tome. These people don’t know me.They don’t know my story,

though there are hundreds likeme who supported the Americantroops.”

When Trump was elected,Alaskry said, he was happybecause he believed he wouldhelp Iraq get rid of the IslamicState group.

“I just want to tell Mr. Trump,President Trump: ‘We are your

allies,’” he said. “Please let us beyour friends. We want to be yourfriends. Don’t let the Iraqi peopledown. We look to America like itis our big brother.”

In the end, he said, U.S. veter-ans, including the veteran-runNo One Left Behind organization,came to his rescue during whathe felt were his life’s darkest

moments after his return toBaghdad.

“When I lost hope, they told methey would fight for me, andthat’s what they did,” he said.

Now he can fulfill his daugh-ter’s dream of going toDisneyland. But first on his listwas a different tourist site: theStatue of Liberty.

U.S.-led coalition trains Mosul police

AP Photo/Karim Kadim

NiNeveh Police forces train with Spanish coalition members at Basmaya base 40 kilometerssoutheast of Baghdad, Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition is planning for the day Iraq will be free of the IslamicState group, ramping up the training of a future Mosul police force — even as the battle for the city istemporarily on hold. The security forces are expected to move into villages of Ninevah provincearound Mosul and into parts of the city recently retaken from IS. The Iraqi military declared Mosul’seastern half “fully liberated” in January and is now preparing to battle for the city’s western sector.

Amazon increasingly wants to be its own deliveryman

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazonisn’t content just being the“everything store.”Increasingly, it looks like itwants to be its own delivery-man, too.

Its Monday announcementof a new air cargo hub inKentucky is merely Amazon’slatest foray into building outits own shipping and logisticsunit. If successful, the movecould ultimately mean lowercosts for Amazon — and possi-bly faster delivery and lowprices for consumers. But itcould also pit Amazon againstpackage deliverers like FedExand UPS.

Amazon has long plowed itsprofits back into its businessinvestments. In order to speedup its delivery, it has investedin opening new distributioncenters and leasing fleets oftrucks. In May, Amazonleased 40 Boeing jets fromAtlas Air Worldwide Holdingsand Air Transport ServicesGroup Inc., a fleet it dubbed“Prime Air.”

The moves comes e-com-merce continues to outpaceretail sales. Amazon saidThursday the number of itemsit sold in the fourth quarterrose 24 percent comparedwith a year ago. Its revenuerose 22 percent to $43.74 bil-lion, slightly missing analystexpectations.

Meanwhile, profit rose 36percent to $749 million, or$1.54 per share, ahead ofexpectations.

NEXT STEP

On Monday, Amazon tookthe next step, announcingplans to build a worldwide aircargo hub at a northernKentucky airport about 13miles southwest of Cincinnati.The nearly $1.5 billion invest-

ment is expected to create2,700 jobs.

It’s an auspicious location,since UPS has a big air hub inLouisville and DHL has aninternational shipping hub atC i n c i n n a t i / N o r t h e r nKentucky InternationalAirport. Amazon has long bat-ted down rumors that it plansto start its own package deliv-ery service, saying it’s justtrying to speed up deliveriesand lower costs. The companyinsists it will continue work-ing with the U.S. Post Office,UPS, FedEx and other carriersto deliver packages.

“It’s not a big surprise,”Cathy Roberson, founder ofconsulting firm LogisticsTrends & Insights, said ofAmazon’s Kentuckyannouncement. “By utilizingthat location they can reachanywhere in the U.S. in twodays.”

E-COMMERCE EXPLOSION

If Amazon succeeds inbuilding out its delivery infra-structure, it could ultimatelyreduce package volume forcompanies like FedEx andUPS, Roberson said. On theother hand, ecommerce vol-ume is growing so fast theremay be room for everyone, shesaid.

For example, UPS reportedMonday that 55 percent of itsfourth-quarter deliveries —and 63 percent of those inDecember — were directly toconsumers, setting records inboth cases.

THE RUB

It’s no sure bet that Amazonwill succeed in the highlycompetitive and complexdelivery space.

“It’s hard to scale up, tohave a network as built outand mature as FedEx, UPS orDHL,” Roberson said.“Amazon is still not mature.”To really go up against thatbig three, she said, Amazonwill have to invest “an awfullot of money in networks andmore facilities” — at leastdouble what it’s alreadyspending, she estimates.

Still, Amazon has a historyof developing services for itsown use and then offeringthem to other customers. Itbuilt Amazon Web Services, itscloud computing business, forits own purposes; that servicenow generates annual revenueof more than $12 billion.

“You could see a scenario inthe future where they perfect-ed their delivery network andbecome a carrier for otherretailers,” said Rob Convey,CEO of Convey, a companyspecializing in improvingretailer shipment delivery.

Conservative criticism against Pope Francis intensifies VATICAN CITY (AP) —

Conservative criticism of PopeFrancis intensified Saturday afterhis intervention in the Knights ofMalta order, with posters appear-ing around Rome citing his actionsagainst conservative Catholics andasking: “Where’s your mercy?”

The posters appeared on thesame day that Francis cementedhis authority over the Knights bynaming a top Vatican archbishop,Angelo Becciu, to be his specialdelegate to the ancient aristocraticorder.

Francis gave Becciu, the No. 2 inthe Vatican secretariat of state, “allnecessary powers” to help lay thegroundwork for a new constitutionfor the order, lead the spiritualrenewal of its professed knightsand prepare for the election of a

new grand master, expected inthree months.

The Vatican’s intervention withthe sovereign group had providedfuel for Francis’ conservative crit-ics, who until Saturday had largelyconfined their concern with hismercy-over-morals papacy toblogs, interviews and conferences.

On Saturday, dozens of postersappeared around Rome featuring astern-looking Francis and refer-encing the “decapitation” of theKnights and other actions Francishas taken against conservative,tradition-minded groups.

Within hours, the city of Romehad plastered over the posters.Police launched an investigationinto the conservative circlesbelieved responsible, aided byclosed-circuit cameras, the ANSA

news agency said.The posters, written in Roman

dialect, also cited the way Francishad “ignored cardinals,” a refer-ence to the four cardinals whohave publicly asked Francis toclarify whether divorced and civillyremarried Catholics can receiveCommunion.

Francis hasn’t responded direct-ly, though he has made it clear hefavors case-by-case allowances.

One of the four cardinals isRaymond Burke, a conservativeAmerican whom the pope removedas the Vatican’s supreme courtjudge in 2014 and named to be hisliaison with the Knights of Malta.Burke, a staunch defender ofCatholic doctrine on sexualmorals, has become Francis’ mostvocal critic and was instrumental

in the Knights’ saga.With Burke’s support, the

Knights’ grand master Fra’Matthew Festing sacked the grandchancellor, Albert von Boeselager,over a condom scandal. Afterlearning that the ouster had beendone in his name, Francis effec-tively took over the order. He askedFesting to resign, restoredBoeselager to his position,declared all the Knights’ sovereigndecisions on the matter “null andvoid” and appointed Becciu to helprun the order temporarily.

Becciu’s mandate as the pope’s“exclusive spokesman” with theorder now confirms Burke’s mar-ginalization.

In his letter Saturday, Francissaid Becciu would work in “closecollaboration” with the No. 2 offi-

cial who technically is in charge atthe Knights. But he stressed: “Idelegate to you all the necessarypowers to decide possible ques-tions that might emerge in carry-ing out the mandate I have givenyou.”

At a press conference this week,Boeselager insisted the order’s sov-ereignty was never in questionduring the standoff, though heacknowledged the Vatican’s stri-dent statements had led to suchmisunderstanding that he plannedto convene ambassadors accredit-ed to the order to explain.

The Knights are a unique organ-ization: An aristocratic lay religiousorder that traces its history to theCrusades, the order runs a vasthumanitarian organization aroundthe world.


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In thIs FEb. 1 Photo, President Donald Trump, accompa-nied by his daughter Ivanka, waves as they walk to board MarineOne on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Shemay have no official White House title. But Ivanka Trump is alreadyproving that she is an unofficial power player. The first daughterhas made clear that she wants to work on policy and support herfather.

Ivanka Trump plays big role even without a White House title

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evenwithout an official White Housetitle, Ivanka Trump is provingto be a power player.

Just this past week, the firstdaughter joined PresidentDonald Trump at a policy meet-ing with business executivesand accompanied him on a tripto Delaware’s Dover Air ForceBase to honor the returningremains of a U.S. Navy SEALkilled in a raid in Yemen. Shehosted CEOs at her home totalk policy and used her influ-ence behind the scenes at theWhite House.

These efforts have focusedattention on the role IvankaTrump, 35, expects to playafter resigning executive posi-tions with the TrumpOrganization and her ownlifestyle brand, and moving toWashington. For now, though,it’s her husband, JaredKushner, who is officially work-ing in the administration.

“My father will be president,and hopefully, I can be there tosupport him and to supportthose causes I’ve cared aboutmy whole professional career,”Ivanka Trump told ABC’s“20/20” last month.

There are no models for amember of the first family witha prominent policy role on theoutside — or for a first daugh-ter with this much influence onthe inside.

Ivanka Trump has tried toend speculation that she willserve as a fill-in first lady,which has only been height-ened by stepmother MelaniaTrump’s decision to continueliving in New York City,where son Barron goes toschool. Ivanka Trump told“20/20” that “there is onefirst lady.” But joining thepresident on the Dover tripwas the kind of duty thatusually would fall to thepresident’s spouse.

“That’s a typical scene youusually see played out withthe president and the firstlady, not the first daughter,”said Katherine Jellison, whoheads the history departmentat Ohio University.

In Washington, IvankaTrump has continued herefforts to gather informationabout workplace policies forwomen. She hosted a dinnerat her home for many of thebusiness leaders attending aWhite House meeting, includ-ing the top executives at Wal-Mart, General Motors andJohnson & Johnson, accord-ing to people with knowledgeof the event. They spoke oncondition of anonymitybecause they were notauthorized to discuss a pri-vate dinner.

Ivanka Trump alsoweighed, behind the scene,on a policy matter. Along withKushner, she discouraged apossible executive order thatwould have affected LGBTQworkplace rights and she sup-ported a White House state-ment pledging to leave intact a2014 executive order that pro-tects workers for federal con-tractors from anti-LGBTQ dis-crimination, according to a per-son with knowledge of IvankaTrump’s role in the discussion.Her involvement was firstreported by Politico.

She also hit a few bumpsand learned about the biggerspotlight for the first family.

She drew criticism on socialmedia last weekend when sheposted a picture of her andKushner in formalwear a dayafter her father announced anexecutive order barringrefugees from certain countries.

Nordstrom announced it willstop selling Ivanka Trumpclothing and accessories, creat-ing some questions about thefuture of the brand elsewhere.The Seattle-based departmentstore chain said the decisionwas based on the sales per-formance.

Rosemary K. Young, seniordirector of marketing at IvankaTrump, said in a statementthat the brand “continues toexpand across categories anddistribution with increased cus-tomer support, leading us toexperience significant year-over-year revenue growth in2016.”

A brand spokesperson saidNordstrom did order shoes andclothing for spring and movedforward with the purchase ofclothing.

Last month, Trump said shewill take a “formal leave ofabsence” from her executivepositions at the TrumpOrganization and her company,which will be run by the cur-rent president and a board oftrustees.

The process of unwindingthose roles is complicated.

The Trump Organization hasnot filed paperwork yet toremove Ivanka Trump from itsliquor license for a companytied to the Trump Soho hotel inManhattan, according to NewYork State Liquor Authorityspokesman William Crowley.He said companies mustupdate their licenses within 10business days of any manage-ment changes, and thatrequires agency review andapproval first, and that processhas not even begun becausethe agency has not received arequest yet.

Alan Garten, chief legal offi-cer for the Trump Organization,said Friday that all paperworkhad been filed to separateIvanka Trump from the busi-nesses. He said it was a lengthyprocess and took several weeks.He did not immediately answerquestions about that specificliquor license.

Trump attacks restrictions on big banks, retirement advisers

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump haslaunched his long-promisedattack on banking rules thatwere rushed into law after thenation’s economic crisis, sign-ing new orders after meetingwith business and investmentchiefs and pledging furtheraction to free big banks fromrestrictions. Wall Street cheeredhim on, but Trump risks disillu-sioning his working-class vot-ers.

On Friday he directed hisTreasury secretary to review thedevilishly complex 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law,which was signed by PresidentBarack Obama to overhaul reg-ulations after the financial andhousing crisis of the pastdecade. It aimed to restrainbanks’ from misdeeds thatmany blamed for the crisis.

The new president also signeda memorandum instructing theLabor Department to delay anObama-era rule that requiresfinancial professionals whocharge commissions to put theirclients’ best interests first whengiving advice on retirementinvestments.

While the order on Dodd-Frank, named after itsDemocratic sponsors, won’thave an immediate impact,Trump’s intent is clear. The lawhas been a disaster in restrict-ing banks’ activities, he saidearlier this week. “We’re going tobe doing a big number on Dodd-Frank.”

During a meeting with busi-ness leaders, includingJPMorgan Chase CEO JamieDimon on Friday, he said,“Frankly I have so many people,friends of mine that have nicebusinesses that can’t borrowmoney. They just can’t get anymoney because the banks justwon’t let ‘em borrow because ofthe rules and regulations ofDodd-Frank.”

Those regulations unneces-sarily cramp the U.S. economyand job creation, he declared.But many Democrats see it dif-ferently, including Sen.Elizabeth Warren, who wasbehind the formation of theConsumer Financial ProtectionBureau, formed as part of theDodd-Frank law.

“Donald Trump talked a biggame about Wall Street duringhis campaign — but as presi-dent, we’re finding out whoseside he’s really on,” Warren saidin a statement. “The Wall Streetbankers and lobbyists whosegreed and recklessness nearlydestroyed this country may betoasting each other with cham-pagne, but the American peoplehave not forgotten the 2008financial crisis — and they willnot forget what happenedtoday.”

The crisis touched off theworst recession since the 1930s

Great Depression, wiping out$11 trillion in U.S. householdwealth and leaving about 8 mil-lion Americans jobless. U.S.taxpayers funded multibillion-dollar bailouts of Wall Streetmega-banks, smaller banksacross the country and otherfinancial firms.

Eight years on, the economy’srecovery has been halting, a sit-uation that contributed toTrump’s election. Beyond beingfed up with bailouts, consumershave an interest in theFinancial Protection Bureau,which expanded regulators’ability to police a wide array offinancial products and services.

During his campaign, Trumppledged to repeal and replacethe law, but he also railedagainst Wall Street excess andvowed to hold the industryaccountable for the crisis. Hisrhetoric left questions abouthow closely he would align withthe financial services industries’years-long fight to undo regula-tions they view as burdensome.

Since winning the WhiteHouse, Trump has cleared upsome of those questions. He hasfilled his administration withmillionaires and financiers andsigned the orders after meetingwith top CEOs and bankingexecutives.

In his other action Friday,Trump’s presidential memoran-

dum on financial advisersdelayed implementation of thepast administration’s “fiduciaryrule,” aimed at blocking con-sultants from steering clientstoward investments with highercommissions and fees that caneat away at retirement savings.The rule was to take effect inApril.

The financial services indus-try argues that the rule wouldlimit retirees’ investment choic-es by forcing asset managers tosteer them to low-risk options.

Meanwhile, unwinding mostof Dodd-Frank will require legis-lation, and on Capitol Hill theRepublicans’ yearning to cut itdown is as strong as ever. Buttax reform, reworking“Obamacare” and other issuesare more immediate priorities,some Republicans suggest.Further, the big Wall Streetbanks already have baked inmany of the Dodd-Frank rulesand aren’t clamoring to unwindall of them.

Aiming lower, in the pre-dawnhours of Friday, Congresspassed and sent to Trump forhis signature legislation strikingdown a rule that requires oiland gas companies to disclosepayments to the U.S. or foreigngovernments for commercialdevelopment.

Critics warn that rolling backthe Dodd-Frank regulations

would put the economy at risk.“You can blow up the finan-

cial system and really crush theAmerican economy. I thinkthat’s where they’re headed,”said Michael S. Barr, a formerassistant treasury secretary forfinancial institutions and a keyarchitect of the law.

The Consumer FinancialProtection Bureau is a primetarget within the law forRepublican lawmakers, whohave long accused it of over-reach. But there are politicalrisks in Trump taking a hatchetto a watchdog agency focusedon protecting ordinary con-sumers against abusive prac-tices by banks, mortgage com-panies, credit card issuers, pay-day lenders, debt collectors andothers.

Over five years, the agencysays, it has recovered $11.7 bil-lion that it returned to morethan 27 million harmed con-sumers.

“You could expect pushback,that this is about favoring WallStreet over Main Street,” saidPhillip Swagel, an assistantTreasury secretary for economicpolicy in the George W. Bushadministration.

Going after the bureau, Barrsaid, would likely hurt con-sumers, “including some ofPresident Trump’s strongestsupporters.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newdocuments confirm thatPresident Donald Trump retainsa direct tie to his business inter-ests through a revocable trustnow being overseen by one of hisadult sons and a longtime exec-utive of the TrumpOrganization.

Trump is the sole beneficiaryof the Donald J. TrumpRevocable Trust, which is tied tohis Social Security number asthe taxpayer identification num-ber, according to documentspublished online by the inves-tigative nonprofit ProPublica.And Trump can revoke thetrust, which was amended threedays before his inauguration, atany time.

The details about the trustwere included in a Jan. 27 letterto the Washington liquor boardthat notes Donald Trump Jr.and Allen Weisselberg are itsnew trustees. The Trump trustholds a liquor license for thehotel that opened last fall in thefederally owned Old Post Officebuilding. The trust contains amix of cash from Trump’s salesof stock investments over thesummer and his physical andintellectual properties, such asTrump Tower in New York, Mar-a-Lago in Florida and brandingrights.

The details align with whatTrump and attorney Sheri Dillonoutlined at a Jan. 11 news con-ference about Trump’s plan for

what would become of his globalbusiness empire while he’s pres-ident. The previous ethics advis-ers to President Barack Obamaand President George W. Bushand the leader of the Office ofGovernment Ethics have saidTrump has not gone nearly farenough to absolve himself ofpotential conflicts of interest.

Trump’s two adult sons andWeisselberg are running thecompany while Trump is presi-dent, but Trump himself stillfinancially benefits from it. Pastprecedent has been for presi-dents to sell off their holdingsand place the cash into a trulyblind trust — not one overseenby a family member — beforetaking office, even though

there’s no legal requirement todo so.

There are far stricter ethicsrules governing top administra-tion officials and Cabinet mem-bers than the president himself.For example, Secretary of StateRex Tillerson, the longtime chiefexecutive officer of Exxon Mobil,left the energy company, sold offhis millions of shares in stockand put the cash into a trust tobe overseen by a third party.

On Friday, Vincent Viola, abillionaire Wall Street trader andPresident Trump’s nominee forArmy secretary, withdrew hisname from consideration. Hesaid that distancing himselffrom his business would be toodifficult.

Documents: Trump retains direct tie to businesses

New Pentagon chief is instant hit in Japan, South KoreaTOKYO (AP) — In his debut

abroad as the first retired generalto lead the Pentagon in more thanhalf a century, Jim Mattis foundthat in Japan and South Korea hisexperience in uniform is seen asan asset.

Not everyone who knows Mattiswell in the U.S. shares that view,but he clearly was an instant hit innortheast Asia.

Japanese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe was effusive in his endorse-ment as the two shook handsFriday before a phalanx ofJapanese and international newsreporters and cameras.

“I was very encouraged,” Abesaid, “to see someone like you whohas substantial experience, both

in the military and in security,defense and diplomacy, takingthis office.”

Mattis won easy confirmationby the U.S. Senate just hours afterPresident Donald Trump’s swear-ing in on Jan. 20. But some hadquestioned the wisdom of break-ing a long American tradition ofpicking defense secretaries withprimarily civilian backgrounds.

In fact it has been more than atradition. There is a legal prohibi-tion on appointing a defense sec-retary who has not been out ofuniform for at least seven years.Mattis retired from a 41-yearcareer in the Marine Corps in2013. The Congress had to pass abill making a one-time exception

for Mattis, who was widely praisedas a thoughtful, level-headedleader.

The only other time in historythat such an exception was madewas for George C. Marshall, theformer Army chief of staff whohad served as secretary of statebefore President Harry Trumanpicked him as defense secretaryin September 1950, at a crucialpoint in the just-started KoreanWar.

Abe noted that Mattis’s militarycareer included a stint onOkinawa, which the U.S. returnedto Japanese control in 1972 basedon an agreement signed a yearearlier to end the postwar periodof U.S. military control.

“So I believe that you are quitefamiliar with the situation sur-rounding Japan,” he said.

In Seoul, where civilian controlof the military has a mixed histo-ry, Mattis’s counterpart, Han MinKoo, portrayed him as a kindredspirit. Han told reporters he knewwhy they were able to forge a bondin their very first meeting.

“I believe this was possiblebecause we both served as active-duty servicemen for 40-plusyears,” Han said.

Mattis was not shy, either,about highlighting his militarybackground. In Tokyo he recalledtraining in Okinawa and else-where in Japan as a newly mintedlieutenant in 1972. He said he

made Japanese acquaintancesthat have lasted a lifetime.

Asia is hardly Mattis’s forte,however. He spent the bulk of hiscareer focused on the MiddleEast, including combat tours inIraq and Afghanistan. He alsoserved as NATO supreme alliedcommander transformation,focused on Europe, from 2007 to2009.

In picking Mattis, 66, to lead thePentagon, Trump seemed enam-ored of the general’s popular nick-name, “Mad Dog,” as if this servedas a warning to the world not tomess with America.

Mattis, however, insists that thenickname was a media inventionthat he does not embrace.


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TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE AUCTION & SALE: REAL ESTATE: 20% down payment, non-refundable, day of sale. Earnest money may be cashier, business or personal check with a bank letter guaranteeing funds – payable to CRYE-LEIKE REALTORS . Balance due at closing within 30 days. PERSONAL PROPERTY: Cash or good check day of sale. No credit or debit cards will be accepted. Must be paid in full on the day of sale. BUYERS PREMIUM: A Buyer’s Premium of 10% will be added to the successful bidder’s high bid to determine the total contract price. Buyer’s premium applies to all real and personal property. CLOSINGS: The successful bidder will sign a real estate sales contract and any other forms as required by state law at the auction. Closings shall be within 30 days of the auction. All closings shall take place as set forth in the sales contract. TITLE X: Under Title X the purchaser of a single family residence built before 1978 has a maximum of 10 days to inspect the property for the presence of lead base paint. The period of inspection is 10 day s prior to the auction. All bidders must sign a waiver of the 10-day post-inspection period. DISCLAIMER: All property sells AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH NO WARRANTIES EITHER WRITTEN OR IMPLIED. Any announcement from the auctioneer on the day of sale will take precedence over any ot her statements, either oral or written. All information included herein was derived from sources believed to be correct, but is not guaranteed.

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LEGAL PUBLICATIONSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on March 7, 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 CINDY THOMPSON AND TIMOTHY THOMPSON, to WESLEY D. TURNER, Trustee, on April 11, 2006, at Record Book 1631, Page 890-908 as Instrument No. 06006887 in the real property records of Bradley County Register's Office, Tennessee.

Owner of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2006-M1

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:

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN THE THIRD CIVIL DISTRICT OF BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE:

LOT SIXTEEN (16), WHISPERWOOD SUBDIVISION, SECTION II, AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 71, IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE, BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DANAH DUFF STEWART, UN-MARRIED, FROM BILL OSBORNE, UNMARRIED AND BETTY J. OSBORNE LIPPS, UNMARRIED; DATED 4/20/89; RECORDED IN BOOK 320, PAGE 731, REGISTER`S OFFICE OF BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:

ANY GOVERNMENTAL ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES AND REGULA-TIONS IN EFFECT THEREON.

FIFTEEN (15) FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT OVER FRONT 15 FOOT OF LOT.

TEN (10) FOOT DRAINAGE/UTILITY EASEMENT ON EXTERIOR LOT LINES.

FIVE (5) FOOT DRAINAGE/UTILITY EASEMENT ON INTERIOR LOT LINES.

RESTRICTIONS AS SET OUT IN MISC. BOOK 90, PAGE 624, IN THE SAID REG-ISTER`S OFFICE.

SETBACK LINES AS SET OUT ON RECORDED PLAT.M/P 35P-F-18.00KNCOMMONLY KNOWN AS: 872 MANSION HILL COURT NE, CLEVELAND, TN 37312

Tax ID: 035P F 018.00

Current Owner(s) of Property: CINDY THOMPSON AND TIMOTHY THOMPSON

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 872 MAN-SION HILL COURT 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 dis-crepancy, the legal description referenced 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 RE-SCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DE-POSIT 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 OB-TAINED 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 otherwise, 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 Devel-opment are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities’ right to redeem 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 reservation that the sale is sub-ject 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 return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s at-torney.

MWZM File No. 13-004341-670

MACKIE WOLF ZIENTZ & MANN, P. C., Substitute Trustee(s)PREMIER BUILDING, SUITE 4045217 MARYLAND WAYBRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027PHONE: (615) 238-3630EMAIL: [email protected] 29, 2017; February 5, 12, 2017

LEGAL PUBLICATIONNotice

The Bradley County Road Dept. will be accepting bids for the purchase of the following items:1. Corrugated metal pipe2. Double Wall plastic pipe3. Hot Mix4. Liquid Asphalt Products5. Tires and tubes6. RockBids will be accepted until Tuesday, February 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM at which time they will be opened and read aloud for those present. Bid speci-fications may be picked up Monday thru Thursday 7:00am to 5:00pm at the office of Sandra Knight Collins, Road Superintendent, 508 Withrow Rd. McDonald, TN 37353 or by calling 423-728-7006. Envelopes must be sealed and clearly marked ac-cording to type of bid being placed. Bradley County Road Dept. reserves the Right to accept, extend and/or reject any and/or all bids that it deems to be in the best interest of Bradley County.Sandra Knight Collins, SuperintendentBradley County Road Dept.February 5, 12, 2017

LEGAL PUBLICATIONINVITATION TO BID

The Bradley County School Nutrition Department will receive sealed bids for the following items,

Food Service EquipmentReach-in Refrigerator-

Oak Grove Elementary SchoolConvection Steamer- Lake Forest Middle SchoolConvection Steamer- Prospect Elementary School

Bid specifications may be obtained from the office of School Nutrition at the Bradley County Central Office, 800 South Lee Highway., Cleveland, TN until February 16, 2017 at 10:00 am EST which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The School Board reserves the right to reject any and /or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bids received, and to accept any bids which may be in the best interest of the Board of Education.February 5, 6, 2017

LEGAL PUBLICATION

IN 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

LEGAL PUBLICATIONNotice of Sale

The following vehicle is being held by GTG Truck & Trailer Repair LLC at 428 Industrial Dr SW, Cleve-land, TN 37311. Anyone who has proof of owner-ship must pay all the repair, storage and towing charges. Failure of the owner or lein holder to exer-cise their rights to reclaim the vehicle shall be deemed a waiver of all rights, title and interest in the vehicle and consent to the vehicle being auc-tioned off. The auction will be February 10th 2017.2003 Great Dane 53x102 Trailer 1GRAA06263T504281January 29, 2017; February 5, 2017

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Afghan children direct traffic for $4 a dayKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — On

a mountain pass outsideAfghanistan's capital, trucks bar-reling down the highway slowdown when 11-year-old Sedaqatwaves his homemade sign towarn of a hairpin turn.

He spends the entire day out inthe bitter cold, working as a vol-unteer traffic warden on a treach-erous bend in the road andaccepting tips from grateful driv-ers. On a good day he'll make theequivalent of $4, which he'll useto support his family.

Sedaqat, who like manyAfghans has only one name, isone of several children who makemoney as volunteer traffic war-dens on the Maipur Pass, alongthe main highway from the capi-tal, Kabul, to Pakistan.

The highway cutting throughthe jagged peaks is clogged withoverloaded trucks, busses andcars, in a country where recklessdriving and poor road mainte-nance contribute to an untoldnumber of deadly accidents.

Sedaqat says his main worry isthe exhaust fumes, which makehis eyes hurt at night. He wouldprefer to go to school, but as the

eldest son, it fell to him to supportthe family when his father, abrickmaker, developed chronicstomach pains.

"I warn my son every day aboutthe cars coming from the Kabulside. The drivers are completelycareless and I fear for my son's

life," said his father, Nader Khan."It pains me to see him work, andI'd rather see him go to school.But what he earns now is the onlyincome we have in the family."

Afghanistan bans childrenunder 14 from working and hasratified international conventions

against child labor. But rightsgroups say laws against childlabor are poorly enforced. HumanRights Watch has estimated thata quarter of all Afghan childrenunder 14 work for a living, manyin dangerous industries likebrick-making and mining.

AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

ElEvEn-yEAR-old SEdAqAt signals vehicles on the Maipur Pass, along the main highway fromKabul to Pakistan, near Kabul, Afghanistan. On the mountain pass outside Afghanistan’s capital, trucksbarreling down the highway slow down when Sedaqat waves his homemade sign to warn of a hairpinturn. He and other children spend the entire day out in the bitter cold, working as a volunteer traffic policeon the most treacherous bends in the road and hoping to make up to $4 a day in tips.

DELAVAN, Wis. (AP) — Manyknew Juliet for her sweet disposi-tion and hard work as an enter-tainer.

But the fame of the Indian ele-phant multiplied after her death,largely because of her burial, theJanesville Gazette(http://bit.ly/2k5Vnpo ) report-ed.

In 1864, while wintering withthe circus in Delavan, Juliet diedfrom a blockage in her intestine.

In the deep freeze of February,her handlers could not chisel agrave.

Instead, they sliced a huge holein Delavan Lake, near today’sLake Lawn Resort pier.

Then they dragged the elephantonto the ice, weighed her downand sank her to a watery grave.

More than 150 years later,Juliet still stirs emotion.

“Everyone loves the story thather final resting place is inDelavan Lake,” said PattiMarsicano, president of theDelavan Historical Society.

In part, the same fascinationand concern for elephants arewhy a historic circus is ending.

In January, officials of theGreatest Show on Earthannounced the 146-year-oldRingling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey Circus will close in May.

Many reasons were cited,including declining attendancebecause of changing tastes inentertainment and long battleswith concerned animal-rightsgroups that ended the elephantacts.

The decision resonates inDelavan, where the granddaddyof circuses began and where han-dlers once led elephants downWalworth Avenue.

In the last half of the 1800s, 26

different circus companies origi-nated or quartered in the greaterDelavan area, which becameknown as the 19th-CenturyCircus Capital.

During this time, two Delavanmen, William Coup and DanCostello, entered into a partner-ship with P.T. Barnum of NewYork to form the renowned P.T.Barnum Circus in the fall of1870.

More than a decade later,James Bailey became Barnum’ssole partner, and the circus wasrechristened Barnum and Bailey.Eventually, the Ringling Brothersof Baraboo bought the enterprise,making it the Ringling Bros. andBarnum & Bailey Circus.

Through it all, Juliet’s legacyendured and sometimes resur-faced.

In 1931, a newspaper articledocumented the finding of a bonein Delavan Lake, which somethought to be from a prehistoricmastodon. Later, Chicago’s FieldMuseum analyzed it and said itcame from an Indian elephant.

Juliet will long be rememberedas the city’s nationally famouspachyderm. But she was not theonly Delavan elephant with a rep-utation. The other was Romeo, agiant male who gained notorietyafter killing five handlers duringhis lifetime.

A number of tragic storiesexplain why Romeo took so manylives, but none are verified.

The bigger-than-normal ele-

phant wintered at property nowoccupied by Lake Lawn Resort.Edmund and Jeremiah Mabiebought the land in 1847 and usedthe site for their U.S. OlympicCircus for 20 years.

Occasionally, Romeo, weighingmore than 10,000 pounds, wouldbreak out of his quarters.

“His owners knew he wouldn’tgo far because he had to cross awooden inlet bridge,” Marsicanosaid. “Romeo knew the bridgewouldn’t hold his weight.”

Today, the elephant is remem-bered with a still and silent statuein the downtown Tower Park

But back in the day, Romeoand Juliet were among thedynamic creatures that drewhuge crowds to see “a congress ofwonders.”

“Put yourself in the time peri-od,” Marsicano explained. “Therewere no radios, TVs or movingpictures. There were no zoos.When the circus came to town

with wild animals and women rid-ing bareback, it was larger than achild’s dream.”

Even when radio and TV filledmany living rooms, people stillcrowded under the sawdust andspangles big top. Then came theage of the internet, when theGreatest Show on Earth didn’tseem so great anymore.

In recent years, the historicalsociety has invited the Carson &Barnes Circus of Oklahoma toperform in Delavan, but no per-formance is scheduled in 2017.

Marsicano does not know whatthe future holds for small circus-es after the demise of the mostrecognized and well-known ofthem all.

“They say when you take outthe biggest and the best, the oth-ers will fall,” she said. “With theloss of the Ringling Bros. andBarnum & Bailey Circus, thequestion is will other small onesprosper or fall?”


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POSITION: Disabilities/Mental Health Coordinator REPORTS TO: Head Start Director SALARY: $40,560.00 annual SCHEDULE: 8 hours M-F

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION: The Disabilities/Mental Health Coordinator is responsible for establishing goals and carrying out policies and activities designed to implement the Disabilities/Mental Health service areas and objectives within the Head Start Performance Standards and Instructions.

QUALIFICATIONS: Must Possess BA/BS degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or other relevant field of study. Minimum qualifications for position includes passing a physical, TB screening, background check and a pre-hire drug screening are required prior to working with children. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Must be computer literate.

Applicant must submit Family Resource Agency applicationwhich can be found at www.fratn.com

Please submit by February 8, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. Fax to 423-303-7651 or e-mail to [email protected] or mail to:

ATTN: Human Resources Family Resource Agency, Inc. TN Head Start/Pre-K Program 3680 Michigan Avenue Road, NE Cleveland, TN 37323

LEGAL PUBLICATION NOTICE

The Meigs County Republican Party will hold their reorganization meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:00PM in the courthouse at Decatur, TN. If roads are not safe for driving due to weather conditions alternate date will be February 28, 2017 at 7:00PM. For more information contact Jeff Thornton at (423) 598-9941. February 5, 6, 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 404

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Elephant both the heart, demise of the Greatest Show on Earth

Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP

This JAn. 22, photo shows an elephant statue in downtownDelavan, Wis.

Snap files for IPO

NEW YORK (AP) — The compa-ny behind Snapchat, a teen-orient-ed social network famous for itsquickly disappearing messages,has filed for what could be one ofthe largest tech IPOs in years.

Snap Inc. said Thursday that it’sseeking up to $3 billion in an ini-tial public offering, a figure thatcould shift based on investordemand. That demand will helpdetermine the price per sharesought by Snap in the upcomingweeks.

Snapchat has millions of users,and Snap has built a thriving adbusiness on it. But the companyhas also made a lot of money —nearly $900 million — disappearin the past two years.

SNAP, CRACKLE, POPThe fast-growing social network

for the younger set boasts 158 mil-lion daily users. It lets people sendphotos, videos and messages thatdisappear a few seconds afterviewing. It was created in 2012 byEvan Spiegel, who dropped out ofStanford University just threeclasses shy of graduation to focuson the app.

Spiegel, 26, is poised to becomea multibillionaire, along with hisformer fraternity brother atStanford, Robert Murphy, 28, whois also a company co-founder.

Each man owns 227 millionshares of Snap stock, which wasvalued at $30.72 per share ninemonths ago when the companyraised $700 million from a groupof investors, according to its IPOdocuments filed Thursday. If Snapcan fetch the same price in its IPO,Spiegel and Murphy each will beworth $7 billion.

Snapchat could have died aquick death as a “sexting app,” butSpiegel showed a knack for adapt-ing to users’ whims and demands,just as Facebook has over theyears. This, as both companieshave discovered, is key to outlast-ing social media fads. Snapchat isno longer just about disappearingmessages.

Over the years, it has added a“Discover” section where a diversegroup of publishers — includingPeople, the Wall Street Journal,CNN, Vice and Food Network —post video-heavy stories aimed atmillennials.

Another feature, “Stories,” letspeople create a narrative frommessages, videos and photos fromthe past 24 hours. It’s so popularthat Facebook’s Instagram nowhas a version of it, too.

And then there’s goofy “Lenses,”which lets people add animatedoverlays to photos and videos —animals, for example, or flowercrowns and sparkly eyes. The com-pany came under fire a couple oftimes for adding filters many sawas racist. One had slanted eyesand buck teeth commonly associ-ated with negative Asian carica-tures; another, which Snap calleda “Bob Marley” filter, darkenedpeople’s skin. Snap later got rid ofthe offending filters.


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36. Instructions And lessons

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

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33. Business Opportunities

nOW hiRing: newly Weds Foods, inc. Starting Pay $11 hour. Apply in person at 187 industrial lane SW Cleveland Tn 37311.

30. Help Wanted - full Time

RhA heAlTh Services, llC is seeking qualified staff for full time and part time positions in the Cleve-land/ Bradley County area. $11 an hour. Come in and apply in person at 2158 northgate Park lane, Suite 106. 423-876-7201. Reference eCF.

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.

OWneR OPeRATOR needed- must have dock height box truck. Contrac-tor will make deliveries in Cleveland area. Weekly average pay $800- $1,000!! drivers must be customer service oriented and pass back-ground/ drug test. Please call Ash-leigh at 423-510-0271 for more infor-mation.

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

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JOB fAIRHere we GROW again!

Adding 50 to 60 team members

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• Paid vacations and holidays• Bonus Program• Medical and dental insurance• haz Mat Pay

Thursday, February 9th at Tranco logistics 5901 Shallowford Road from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm. Join us in the front entrance banquet room.

Please bring resume

highly SKilled Sewing Machine Operators, walking foot and welt ex-perience required. Contact John 423-478-5555

gROundSKeePeR needed at Sunset & hilcrest Memorial gar-dens, must be available weekends and must have reliable transporta-tion. Apply at 7180 north lee high-way, Cleveland.

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]

exPeRienCed AuTOMOTiveTechnician Mechanic needed ASAP 423-244-5817.

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deliveRy dRiveR with F endorse-ment needed. Apply in person at Scott's Furniture Company 1650 South lee highway, Cleveland.


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dRiveR Cdl- A:Sign- on- bonus paid in first 4 weeks! Paid orientation! Monthly bonuses! no-touch, late model equipment. 2 years OTR. 855-874-4842.

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dePendABle dRiveR needed. Will be leased to hall Brothers Transportation. home weekly. 2500 to 3000 miles per week. nice equipment to drive. Must have 1 year driving experience. no touch freight and no haz Mat. .36 per mile with paid detention time. Call Brian 423-595-7354.

CuSTOM WOOd working shop looking for an individual with recent experience in operating small wood shop equipment, ability to lift, meas-ure accurately and be dependable. Please call 9am-1pm Monday through Friday. Resume requested at time of interview. Please call 423-464-8009.

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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

AuTO CAd Operator/ engineer needed. Must be able to use Auto-CAd Programs to generate me-chanical drawings of equipment for steel fabricating shop. experience in Microsoft excel and general formu-las helpful. 5 years experience re-quired. drug testing. Mail resumes to: #788-P, c/o Cleveland daily Ban-ner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, Tn 37320-3600

AlARM inSTAlleR wanted. no voltage experience preferred. Bene-fits provided. 423-593-2012.

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.

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.


PART TiMe housekeeper for large apartment complex. Must have reli-able transportation and be able to move commercial carpet cleaner up and down stairs. Please apply to Park Oak Apartments, 1159 harri-son Pike. nO PhOne CAllS!

PART TiMe Book Keeper/ data en-try Clerk. 16 hours a week. Flexible hours. Apply in person lowe's Cabi-net and lighting gallery, 5585 north lee highway. no phone calls.

FARM lABOReR Friday- Sunday. Must be reliable and provide own transportation. duties include feed-ing livestock, cleaning pastures and various other farm duties. if no expe-rience, we will train you. if inter-ested, please call 423-559-9100.

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

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KiMBAll PiAnO for sale. good condition. 423-790-8373.

18. Articles for Sale

inSide yARd Sale, first one in 20 years. 500 Brittsville Road, georgetown, Tn, Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, February 11, 8am-5pm & Sunday, February 12, 10am-5pm. Furniture, books, tools, electronics, clothing, kitchen sup-plies, exercise equipment, toys and games, pontoon boat, jet ski, mo-torcycle and so much more.

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: ChihuAhuA. last seen in the dockery/ Blue Springs area on January 18, 2017. Brown/ white/ tan. 7 year old male. Any information greatly appreciated. Reward 423-650-6789.

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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540 25th Street N W $189,000 Lots of space in this one-level home in NW Cleveland City! 3 Bedrooms, 3 Full baths! One of the bedrooms was previously two and could easily be converted back to make 4 total bedrooms. Large kitchen and dining area just off living room. Laundry room offers double utility sink and storage space. Finished sunroom opens up to back patio and level backyard. Double garage on main level. Home warranty offered! DIRECTIONS: From Keith St, go east on 25th St, home on left at corner of Oakland and 25th Streets.

Hosting Agent: William Eilf

423-813-9800

(423) 303-1200 Each Keller Williams office is independently owned & operated

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110 Woodberry Drive $269,900

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Warm & Inviting Move-In Ready 4 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath Home in great location in Woodberry Subdivision! Features spacious Main Level Owner’s Suite with vaulted ceiling, double vanities, jetted tub & separate shower plus large walk-in closet. Full unfinished basement plumbed for bathroom offers options for expansion or extra storage. Great outdoors spaces including large fenced backyard, screened porch & patio. MLS #: 20170442. Directions: From Intersection of Freewill Rd to 22nd St, Left onto Woodberry. 1st house on the right. See sign.

Hosting Agent: Kristen Jenkins 434-422-2772

Listing Agents: Kathy & Joe Lee

595-2838 595-2836

650 25th St. N.W. • Suite 300 • Cleveland, TN 37312

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246 RIDGEVIEW LANE, BIRCHWOOD $160,000

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This charming country home is move in ready for you and your family. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, living room as well as a family room. Upstairs you have 2 bedrooms with additional large bonus room that can be used as bedroom or family room. New paint inside and outside, all new carpets throughout, new vinyl flooring, new roof, new heat pump, brand new rocking chair front porch, all new stainless steel kitchen appliances including refrigerator. New concrete driveway and much more. 1.39 acres of property with awesome mountain views! Call us to see this home. www.jimandphilomena.com. See color pictures here. MLS #20170096.

Philomena Davis 423-596-1618

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Average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate unchanged at 4.19 percentWASHINGTON (AP) — Long-

term US mortgage rates barelybudged this week, after markingtheir first increase of the yearlast week.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Macsaid Thursday the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans wasunchanged from last week at anaverage 4.19 percent. That wasstill sharply higher than a 30-year rate that averaged 3.65percent for all of 2016, the low-est level recorded from recordsgoing back to 1971. A year ago,the benchmark rate stood at3.72 percent.

The average for a 15-yearmortgage ticked up to 3.41 per-cent from 3.40 percent lastweek.

After meeting this week,Federal Reserve policymakersleft the key interest rate

unchanged at a time of solideconomic gains but also height-ened uncertainty surroundingthe new Trump administration.At the same time, the Fed point-ed to improved sentimentamong consumers and busi-nesses.

Many economists think theFed will put off further rateincreases until more is knownabout President DonaldTrump’s ambitious agenda, orwhether his drive to cancel orrewrite trade deals will slowgrowth or unsettle investors.

Mortgage rates surged in theweeks following Trump’s elec-tion in early November.Investors in Treasury bonds bidyield rates higher because theybelieved his plans for tax cutsand higher spending on roads,bridges and airports will drive

up economic growth and infla-tion.

But mortgage rates reversedcourse in the first week of theyear, falling after nine straightweeks of increases.

To calculate average mortgagerates, Freddie Mac surveyslenders across the countrybetween Monday andWednesday each week. Theaverage doesn’t include extrafees, known as points, whichmost borrowers must pay to getthe lowest rates. One pointequals 1 percent of the loanamount.

The average fee for a 30-yearmortgage rose this week to 0.5point from 0.4 point. The fee on15-year loans also increased to0.5 point from 0.4 point.

Rates on adjustable five-yearloans rose to 3.23 percent from3.20 percent. The fee remainedat 0.4 point.

JOIN US FOR PRE-GAME SNACKS 220 Misty Meadow Cir SE $229,900

This new construction offers hardwood floors, granite counter-tops a gas log fireplace and master on the main. You’ll love the over sized laundry room! 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with bonus room on a beautiful wooded lot providing privacy and shade. Almost 2200 sq ft plus quality craftsmanship. Relax on your 8x24 covered back porch waiting for you. Also qualifies for USDA. MLS #20166591. Directions: Hwy 64 Towards Ocoee, right on Old Kinser Rd SE, left onto Misty Meadows Circle, take first left to stay on Misty Meadows Cir house on left. See sign.

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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.

Gracie hixson, an eighth-grader at Ocoee Middle school, took the photo, left, on the way home from Chattanooga. She took thephoto at right on her way to school. It’s a plan soaring through the sky.

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GeorGe Perry shared this photo, left, he took in August 2016during a motorcycle trip. He visited le Mont-St.-Michel in France. TheAbbey of Mont saint Michel dominates the rocky islet. In 708 Aubert,bishop of Avranches, built a chapel on the site after the ArchangelMichael appeared to him in a dream.

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