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By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

The Monterey Com-munity Guardians and Monterey Police De-partment presented the 3rd Annual Child Ap-preciation Day hosted at the Monterey Farm-ers Market on Aug. 15.The day came with un-certain weather, but af-ter clearing up some, the Guardians happily continued rain or shine. An offering of free snow cones and hot-dogs sated the palates of all the young people who worked up a large appetite going down the water slide and working off extra energy in the bouncy house. Live Well Clinic and Spa, formerly Minor Med, partnered with the Guardians to provide free blood sugar testing

while bystander CPR instruction was given and CPR course regis-tration was offered. The day wasn’t com-plete, though, until the community’s Praise on the Mountain group en-tertained into the eve-ning in conjunction with the Child Appreciation Day festivities as their August praise and wor-ship meeting.The Monterey Com-munity Guardians’ mis-sion is to work with the youth and families of the Monterey commu-nity to bring fellowship and purpose to young people’s lives, as well as the Guardians are committed to making Monterey a better place to live, learn and grow. For more informa-tion about Guardians, contact Larry Wiley at (931) 584-0042.

Guardians host 3rd Annual Child Appreciation

Photos by Larry WileyThe 3rd Annual Child Appreciation Day held at the Monterey Farmers Market on Aug. 15 celebrates the community’s re-markable children, allowing them to come and play and enjoy a day of festivities cre-ated just especially with them in mind by the Monterey Community Guardians.

Photos submittedTop L to R: Layah Howard and Mckinlee Mill-er riding rides at the fair. Jaylen Bohannon won several ribbons for her ceramics, scrapbooking, a Girl Scout project, and a wooden crafts. Gracie Walker is just cruising with the bumper cars totally relaxed behind the wheel. Bottom L to R: Blaine Dillon and Grayson Phillips are having a blast at the fair; the only place in the world where it makes sense to fly in elephants. Gracie Lee and Jaylen Bohannon’s faces say it all as they ride the roller coaster. The epitome of a classic county fair scene taken by Amy Walker.

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Scribe SubmissionsStanding Stone Scribe is a monthly broadsheet publication covering news features regarding peo-ple, churches, schools, clubs, organizations, histo-ry, and events in Monterey and surrounding com-munities from Mayland to Rickman, Calfkiller to Crawford. Submission Guidelines: The Scribe welcomes electronic submissions at [email protected]. Please choose from the list of Sections to include in the subject line: 1. Celebrations: Announcing engagements, wed-dings, births, birthdays, baptisms, and anniversa-ries.2. Sandwich Board: Press releases regarding up-coming civic, club, school, church, and social events.3. Memorials: Tributes to the lives and memories of our community members who have gone before us.4. Community: Features about the people, places and things that make Monterey and the surround-ing communities so incredible.5. School: Burkes Elementary, MHS, Wilson Ele-mentary, Rickman Elementary School, and Home-school news and sports 6. Faith: Area church news and words of wisdom7. Lifestyles: Active and well-living features8. Entertainment: Music, concert, books, movies, festivals, and play reviews. 9. Op-Ed: Letters to the editor, opinions, commen-taries, and encouragement. 10. Advertisements: Get the word out about your business, service or organization, increase traffic, expand your customer base, and communicate di-rectly with the community you serve. Ad rates are $4.50 per column inch and with a monthly publi-cation your advertisements will have a longer shelf life.

Copy Deadline: All submissions must be received on or before the fourth Wednesday of the month preceding the intended month of publication. Standing Stone Scribe publications are set to be printed on the first Monday of the month with the exception of Monday holidays.

Editorial Policy: Standing Stone Scribe encour-ages submissions, letters to the editor and com-mentaries. Submissions should not be libelous and must bear the author’s name, complete address and telephone number. Anonymous submissions will not be accepted. The Standing Stone Scribe news-paper reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any and all submissions and advertisements intended for publication.

Editor’s Note:I have every intention of doing the entire Monterey area justice with all of the good news that is gen-erated by its members. The purpose of Standing Stone Scribe is to praise, encourage and uplift the people of Monterey and neighboring communities, revive effective communication, increase interest and traffic, and reinstate a sense of pride. As the newspaper grows, Standing Stone Scribe may be-come a bimonthly publication.

This month and this is-sue marks Standing Stone Scribe’s 1st anni-versary. I can’t believe it’s already been a year! I want to thank you all so much for your patience while I was getting my feet on the ground and trying to learn. I thank you for all of your en-couragement in all of the letters, phone calls, messages, and emails I received every time a new issue had been re-leased. I thank you for sharing your stories, pictures, events, and special memories with me and trusting me with

them. I thank you for your support of good news and for always be-ing willing to help and contribute to the paper. I also want to thank you for the opportunity to publish another beauti-ful year of good news in the greater Monterey area from Calfkiller to Crawford and Rickman to Mayland. Standing Stone Scribe is not a traditional news-paper by modern stan-dards. As many of you know, I happen to be-lieve that the philosophy of Journalism is upside down and I gather that

the world itself is vexing enough without my try-ing to write a story about it. So, a year ago, I set out to establish a news-paper for my hometown to create a place where members of the com-munity could share their stories of all the good things happening in the area; share in the joys and the celebrations, the successes, share burdens to lighten the load, and feature aspiring pros-pects, hopeful deter-mination and persever-ance. Cyril Connolly said, “Better to write for your-self and have no public, than write for your pub-

lic and have no self.” In this case, I would have to say that I am equally blessed that I can write these wonderfully beau-tiful stories as I have a propensity for falling in love with them, but I also have you support-ing the paper, reading the stories and loving them as much as I do. Thank you for this past year. I look forward to seeing what the next year will bring.

Sincerely,Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

From the Editor:

The Scribe’s first year at a glance

Monterey Hilltop ChoraleTake NOTE, the Monterey Hilltop Chorale will be holding a group picnic on Sept. 1 at the home of Frances Eldridge. Regular weekely rehearsals will resume on Sept. 8. The Chorale is always looking for new members. The only requirements for members is a love for music. The chorale meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Monterey Methodist Church fellow-ship hall. For more information contact Frances Eldridge or Julie Sheffler or feel welcome to join in a chorale practice meeting.

S a n d w i c h B o a r dMonterey Senior CenterThe Monterey Senior Center has a September to remember. Exercise: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9 a.m. Bridge: Mondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m.Bingo: Thursdays at 10 a.m.Wednesday Socials: 10:30 a.m.Sept. 2: Jimmy Neal will discuss the life-saving Yellow Dot Program followed by a covered dish luncheonSept. 9: Quality Home Health will discuss the flu season coming upon us, followed by a cov-ered dish luncheonSept. 16: Larry Vaden will discuss The Art Pro-cess, followed by a covered dish luncheonSept. 23: Eddie Farris, Putnam County Sheriff will speak, followed by a covered dish luncheonSept. 30: Wanda Balsey will discuss our exercise program and give a participating demo, followed by a covered dish luncheonWe will be closed the 7th for Labor Day

Call the center at 839-8053 with any questions We would love to have you join us.The Monterey Senior Center is free to everyone 60 and over. Come over and see what the fun is all about. Regular center hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more infor-mation, call 839-8053 or visit us on our website at www.montereyseniorcenter.vpweb.com.

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Monterey Branch LibraryDon’t miss MBL’s events for September:Wednesday Story Time 11 a.m.Sept. 8 Library Board meeting 4:30 p.m.Sept. 11 Homeschool Hangout 11 a.m.Sept. 12 Lego Day 10 a.m.Sept. 15 Quilters Club 2 p.m.Sept. 22 Book Club 2 p.m.Sept. 25 Homeschool Hangout 11 a.m.Sept. 25 A very special Cinderella Ball movie event at 6 p.m. Before the showing the new “Cinderella” movie, boys and girls will get to attend the Ball and are encouraged to dress up in their Sunday best or ballroom attire. Attendees will have the opportunity to walk down the red carpet and there will be a photo op and refreshe-ments. For more information about the library’s Sep-tember events, contact MBL at 839-2103. Library hours are: Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Tue.- Thu. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., and Sat. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

A child who reads will be an adult who thinks. ~Unknown

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Happy September Birthdays!

Monterey City MeetingThe City of Monterey holds the town hall meet-ings every first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at City Hall. It is important for residents to see how the city is being managed and to take advantage of the opportunity use their voices. Everyone who has a vested interest in the town, its direction and prospects, as well as the necessity to understand city processes, programs and issues is encour-aged to attend. The town hall meeting will have a sign-in sheet for those who wish to speak and give time for them to bring up important issues for discussion.

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Standing Stone Historical SocietySSHS final meeting before Standing Stone Day will be Sept. 22 at the Monterey Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will finalize this year’s celebration events for Standing Stone Day 2015. Civic clubs are urged to have their representatives attend. Individuals who are inter-ested in being involved with this unique holiday celebration are also welcome.

Monterey High School BaseballThe MHS Baseball Team is looking for sign spon-sors to get the team off on the right foot next sea-son. The sponsor signs will be hung on the fence around the team’s brand new field to be com-pleted in October. Contact Coach John Looper at 252-9113 for more information.

Arrow Easton September 30

We wish our sweet boy a very happy 5th birthday! ~With love, Mom, Dad, Heather,

Alaz, and Hunter

Make a wish!

Monterey Methodist Church AnniversaryMonterey United Methodist Church will celebrat-ing its 120th year anniversary the weekend of Oct. 17 and 18. We would like to invite everyone to join us for a flea market, yard sale and craft mar-ket on Oct. 17. Keep the money you make! We want to fill the whole lot by the church. Vendors interested in renting a space may contact Deborah at 839-6756 for more information.

Marshall Cox September 5

Happy 50th birthday, Marshall! God bless you!

~Elisha and Selina Cox

MHS Football Krispie Kreme FundraiserMHS Football Team 82 players are selling Krisp-ie Kreme donuts to raise money for their football program. If you would like to order doughtnut contact any MHS football player and help support our MHS Wildcat football players. The fundraiser sale will continue through Sept. 15. Glazed are $7 and all the others are $8. Anyone not interested in buying donuts but want to support the MHS football program may do so by contacting Coach Scott Hughes at MHS.

First Volunteer Bank Tail-Gate-A-Palooza Everyone is invited to First Volunteer Bank’s annual Tail-Gate-A-Palooza from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 25. The bank will be collecting canned foods and non-persihables to benefit the commu-nity through the Hope in Christ Fellowship Food Ministry. There will be food, music, giveaways, and corn hole. Come together, socialize and ben-efit those who are in need.

Hanging Limb September Horse ShowOrganizers are planning another Hanging Limb Horse Show for Sept. 12 at the Hanging Limb Community Center Arena at 6 p.m. Show proceeds will go towards benefitting the community center. For more information contact Jesse Bowman at 445-3922. See page 8A for class details and additional information.

Monterey Cruise-InThe Monterey Cruise-In will be held every fourth Saturday from 4 p.m.to 7 p.m. along Commercial Ave. in Downtown Monterey through October. For more information about the Cruise-In contact the Depot Museum at 839-2111.

Cub Scouts Pack 15 Round UpCub Scout Roundup Fun Night will be held Sept. 11 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Whittaker Park to en-courage more members to join the pack. There will be hotdogs, chips, and drinks, as well as games, crafts and a scavenger hunt. Cub Scouts are for boys in 1st through 5th grades. Encourage your young man to come see what Cub Scouting is all about! For more information contact Jenni-fer Phillips at (931) 267-7496.

Amy Walker Barnes

September 1

Happy birthday to the best aunt who shares a birthday with Nation-al No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day which explains a lot. ~Love ya, Big Sexy, Very Sexy and Just-Right Sexy

Theresa Pugh-Godsey

September 21

A most special happy birthday to a most special friend. May you ever be blessed for your birthday and

every day.

~With love,Glenda and Rebekah

The August city meeting was called to order by Mayor Wiggins at City Hall on Aug. 3. Dale Welch, Rebecca Iaquin-ta, Clarice Weist, Mark Farley, Joey Isabell, Amy Clark, and Nathan Walker were present as was a quorum. Follow-ing the invocation and pledge, the minutes from the July city meeting were approved and the bills were paid as listed. DISCUSSION CON-CERNING CREDIT/DEBIT CARD MA-CHINE: Ella Dishman brought up the discussion regarding the getting a debit/credit card machine to take city water and tax payments. While a few quotes were received, Bank of Putnam County was the best deal. “This would be for us to take water bills and tax pay-ments. We would charge, probably around $3.00 per transaction if we de-cide to use this. That way it does not cost the city money at all except for the cost of the machines which would be $200.00 for two machines,” said Ella Dishman. John Storie and Butch

Hofferbert were in at-tendance from Bank of Putnam County for any questions. Butch Hof-ferbert came as the rep-resentative at the Bank of Putnam County with MLS Direct, which is the bank’s credit card pro-vider. Butch Hofferbert said, “Ella and I have spoken at length about this. When I give you a markup, I can’t con-trol the rates, VISA and Mastercard adjusts those twice a year. But, I can control the markup. We talked about the costs. It is referred to in the industry as interchange, but costs plus a half of point and I think we discussed $0.10 a transaction. Govern-ments are exempt from the rest of the world. You can charge whatever you want to charge. I know that it is not your inten-tion for it to be a profit center, you want to break even. So, if you start out at $3.00 and find out what the cost is you can quickly divide what you are spending by the sales and come up with a per-centage and adjust it. Be-cause of the Patriot Act, we have to have, even

if it is a business [or] a government, somebody somewhere has to sign for this. Whoever the ac-tual signer is due to the Patriot Act, VISA audits us regularly we have to have this on file. It states that this person is an offi-cer of corporation or has the authority to sign for this. There is no personal guarantee or anything like that but it has to be submitted.” Rebecca Iaquinta in-quired who that might be in a city govern-ment, the financial of-ficer or chairman of the finance committee, and what personal liability does that involve for the signer. Butch Hofferbert responded that it could be whoever is authorized to sign and there was no personal liability. “There is liability in the credit card world but VISA’s rules and regulations state that if you process a credit card and some-thing goes wrong with it, say there is a chargeback or a disputed charge, and when you are hand key-ing cards that could hap-pen. In that case, VISA will draw the money right

back out and get you to prove [the charge].” For the purposes of pay-ing property taxes, Re-becca Iaquinta brought up if she owned multiple properties, would she be charged individually for each property and have to make multiple pay-ments or would she be charged the balance of property taxes on one charge. Hofferbert re-sponded, “That would be up to you. It brings up a good point that I talked [about] with John. I don’t know what the average transaction size is and part of my paperwork I have to put in what is the average. All that is, is a form of payment.” Dale Welch asked, “How many local governments are doing that around here, the Upper Cum-berlands?” John Storie said, “Wayne Nabors is doing this at the County Clerk’s office and he is charging a flat $2.00, but of course he knows his costs. Every license tag is $25.00.” Mayor Wiggins said, “Our incentive was to accommodate the citi-zens because we get tons of requests.” Dale Welch made a motion and was seconded by Joey Isa-bell to purchase these

machines from Bank of Putnam County. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Motion car-ried. The third reading of the following ordinances were brought to a vote at the August city meeting following a public hear-ing held prior. 3RD READING OF ORDINANCE #15-527 – AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MONTEREY ZONING REGULATIONS PER-TAINING TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDEN-TIAL DEVELEOP-MENT: Mark Farley made a motion and was seconded by Clarice Weist to pass the 3rd Reading of Ordinance #15-527. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Motion carried. 3RD READING OF ORDINANCE #15-528 – AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MONTEREY ZON-ING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CO-LUMBARIA: Rebecca Iaquinta made a motion and was seconded by Joey Farley to pass the 3rd Reading of Ordi-nance #15-528. After a roll call vote, there were six “yes” votes and one “no” vote. Those vot-

ing yes were: Welch, Iaquinta, Weist, Farley, Isabell and Clark. Those voting no were: Walker. Motion carried.CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2014-2015 FIS-CAL YEAR: Rebecca Iaquinta made a mo-tion and was seconded by Mark Farley to pass the budget amendments. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Mo-tion carried.CONSIDER BIDS FOR THE WATER/LEAK SURVEY: Mayor Wig-gins reported the city received three bids and it appeared that Rich-ards was the lower of the three. Mark Farley made a motion and was seconded by Rebecca Ia-quinta and Clarice Weist to accept the low bid from Richards. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Motion car-ried.CONSIDER BIDS FOR THE CATE-GILL ROOF REPAIR: Mayor Wiggins stated that the city had one bid in the required time. It was a strange looking bid and

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Cholesterol is an im-portant substance in your body that is neces-sary for the delivery of minerals and vitamins to your organs, mus-cle tissues and bones. However, elevated cho-lesterol levels may be damaging to your body. High cholesterol can cause fatty blockages in your arteries and blood vessels, increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke. How is high cholesterol diagnosed? Your cho-lesterol levels can be measured by a blood test done after you’ve fasted for nine to 12 hours. Results will re-veal your total choles-terol level, your LDL and HDL levels as well as levels of triglycer-ides, the most common type of fat in the body. Some doctors also ob-tain tests for LDL par-ticle size and number.According to Dr. Weil, the following dietary changes and lifestyle changes may help lower cholesterol levels:1. Eat some nuts every day. Choose almonds, walnuts and cashews, all of which contain heart-healthy fats.2. Substitute whole soy protein for animal pro-tein. Soy protein such as tofu, tempeh, soy milk, whole soy beans, and roasted soy nuts has been shown to lower cholesterol levels. 3. Use fresh garlic reg-ularly. Garlic has been shown to lower both cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Use one or two raw or lightly cooked cloves a day.4. Drink green tea daily. The antioxidants it contains help lower cholesterol and prevent

the cholesterol in your blood from oxidizing.5. Eat plenty of soluble fiber. Beans and lentils, apples, citrus fruits, oats, barley, peas, carrots, and ground flax seed are all good sources of soluble fiber, which has a powerful cholesterol-lowering effect.6. Limit these from your diet: cookies, cakes, crackers, fluffy breads, chips, and so-das, all of which can worsen cholesterol lev-els by lowering HDL and also increase tri-glyceride levels.7. Take coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). This power-ful antioxidant benefits heart health.8. Take fish oil. Fish oil contains an abundance of essential omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s) that have been shown to lower triglyceride (blood fat) levels, mini-mize inflammation and clotting, and increase HDL “good” cholester-ol. Research indicates that omega-3s may help reduce the risk and symptoms of a variety of disorders influenced by inflammation, in-cluding heart attack and stroke. You can add omega-3s to your diet by eating more cold water fish such as wild Alaskan salmon, sar-dines, herring, mack-erel, and black cod. If that’s not possible, Dr. Weil recommends tak-ing two grams daily of a fish oil supplement that contains both essential omega-3 fatty acids, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosa-hexaenoic acid). When choosing a supplement, look for one derived from fish oils - these are naturally high in

both EPA and DHA and low in contaminants. It is important to choose a supplement brand that has been independently tested and guaranteed to be free of heavy met-als such as mercury and lead, and other toxins including polychlori-nated biphenyls, also known as PCBs.9. Lose weight. Even a modest amount of weight loss can lower cholesterol levels.10. Avoid trans-fatty acids. These fats can reduce your good cho-lesterol and raise your bad cholesterol. Trans-fats are found in many brands of margarine and in most heav-ily processed foods, as well as in snack foods such as chips, crackers and cookies, and in the oils used to cook fast-food like French fries, doughnuts and movie popcorn.11. Exercise. Daily aer-obic exercise can help increase “good” choles-terol levels.12. Don’t smoke. Smoking itself is a risk factor for heart disease. It can also significantly lower your “good” cho-lesterol.13. Relax. Emotional stress may prompt the body to release fat into the bloodstream, raising cholesterol levels. For more information visit Dr. Weil’s site at http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART03028/High-Cholesterol.html.

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By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Part of Destination Mon-terey’s mission state-ment says “To promote the Town’s rural sim-plicity and small town values through develop-ing community pride, lo-cal business and outdoor recreational opportuni-ties.” “We recognize that our community needs to clean up,” said Tonya Adams, Destination Monterey member. Destination Monterey had a meeting with the Mayor to discuss how they could assist Mon-terey’s business devel-opment committee. Af-ter a conversation about what the business de-velopment committee’s strategies were to get new businesses to be es-tablished or relocate in Monterey and included giving the Town a fa-cial. Destination Mon-terey, considering its own mission statement, agreed that this ideology matched their goals and birthed the idea to foster community pride by ini-tiating the Team Up to Clean Up Campaign. “We want to build on all of that working together, how we all came togeth-er from the ice storm and everybody was helping each other and coming

together. There were no personal agendas,” stat-ed Adams. “So, we are trying to keep that mo-mentum going and build off of it.”The Destination Mon-terey group met with the city’s business and economic development committee consisting of Joey Isabel and Rebec-ca Iaquinta. After they pitched the Team Up to Clean Up Campaign, Isabel and Iaquinta loved the idea. Destina-tion Monterey has since reached out to several community organiza-tions to pitch the idea to them and see how they could all work together and make it happen. At the meeting Tuesday they established that they would start with the primary streets, includ-ing Commercial Ave., Holly St., Stratton Ave., and Chestnut St., and Destination Monterey added Crossville St., and the Mayor suggested to add Woodcliff Rd due to the heavy traffic there.“Destination Monterey’s ideas are about draw-ing tourism, so we want to focus on those main streets that people use to come in to Mon-terey,” stated Adams. “We would like to get started to we can have a better appearance before Standing Stone Day.” Shannon Reese from

Putnam County Clean Commission is anxious to partner with Destina-tion Monterey and help the group in any way that she can. “We are looking to jump ahead of the fact that the city has passed their budget and within that budget they have budgeted for a code enforcement of-ficer,” said Adams. “So, they are ready to take action and get some of these properties cleaned up that give a negative image to the Town. So if we can get out ahead of that and help businesses [and] homeowners avoid any kind of issues, that’s what [Destination Mon-terey] would like to do.”“We would also like to do something that’s ongoing,” said Adams. “Whether you rent, own a business, or own the home, take pride of the fact that you live in Monterey. We are proud of this town and want that to be reflected in the way we keep our proper-ties.”Destination Monterey is looking to coordinate the cleaning up of the overall appearances of homes and businesses, arranging pick up of broken down appliances and hauling them off at no charge, instigating a grounds keeping and trash pick-up move-ment. Ultimately, Desti-

nation Monterey would like to see civic groups sponsoring a street. As part of their mission, the Putnam County Clean Commission posts signs for groups who sponsor a street for three years in a row. Reaching this level of cooperation, Destination Monterey would like to take it step further and have a “Hire-a-Kid” pro-gram. Ideally, homeown-ers and business owners who physically can’t maintain their property or don’t have the time could then hire a foot-ball player, basketball player, baseball player, cheerleader, and oth-ers looking for a way to

raise money for their or-ganization to help. “So, what if they volunteer to come help and you, in turn, make a donation to their fundraising? They raise money and the ho-meowner and business owner gets the help they need. And we start teach-ing these young people how to take pride and ownership in their com-munity,” said Adams. Destination Monterey plans to create some “Monterey Matters” and “Team Up to Clean Up” promotional items to raise awareness and cre-ate the buzz and interest that will be necessary to make this campaign a success. Eventually, Destination Monterey would like to also in-clude some big plantings and landscaping im-provement projects. Destination Monterey

visited Pikeville’s Downtown and ob-served the great strides taken there to improve their town. “It’s so clean looking and so inviting,” said Adams. “They are doing the same thing we are doing and that is to focus on tourism and drawing in people who are looking for that small town value and culture. They want to get out of that hustle and bustle and there are plenty of people who are going to be relocating here be-cause of the growth in Cookeville. They don’t want to live in that traf-fic and all that. They are going to love Monterey. So that’s the whole pur-pose of what Destination Monterey is trying to do.

Destination Monterey to launch ‘Team up to Clean Up’ campaign

Photo Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerDestination Monterey wishes to promote healthy growth in the community and reestablish Monterey as a tourist destination with the launch of the Team Up to Clean Up Campaign.

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Soups, Socks & Scarves is an outreach minis-try founded by Steve Looper and Tony Phipps to serve the Monterey area. During the Ice Storm, the Soups, Socks and Scarves ministry provided the communi-ty with over 500 pairs of socks, 200 scarves, and other supplies. Since then, the ministry has established a monthly food pantry outreach

in which nonperish-able food items are col-lected or purchased to deliver to those in need within the Monterey area. Soups, Socks and Scarves held its first de-livery on Apr. 18 to 17 recipient families. The ministry plans to deliver goods the third Saturday of each month and is in need of volunteers, food or other contributions. The Silver Angels office located at 103 W. Com-mercial Ave. has served as a temporary mission location and all volun-

teers are welcomed and encouraged to join in the ministry’s efforts. With each food box we also provide encourag-ing passages from God’s Word and a directory of all the area churches for anyone who would like to get connected with a local church body. If you would like to learn more about this minis-try, contact Tony Phipps at Silver Angels 839-7599 or 644-0651 or Steve Looper at Stand-ing Stone HC 839-2244 or 510-7547.

Soups, Scarves, and Socks comfort the community

WCTE joins in with Fall Fun Fest Submitted WCTE’s Stations of Imagination at Cookev-ille’s Fall FunFest will take place on Sept.11 and 12 on the Cookev-ille Square. This an-nual event features a myriad of free, fun and educational activities for kids and families. To celebrate PBS Kids programming, popular characters Walkaround Elmo and Sid the Sci-ence Kid will be on site to ‘meet and greet’ fans. Over forty booths will feature hands-on activi-ties for the young and young at heart. WCTE is excited to an-nounce that this year’s Stations of Imagination entertainers will per-form from the main Fall FunFest stage at the cor-

ner of Washington Ave. and Broad St. Headlin-ing performer this year is the Clarksville-based Latin Jimmy Bonilla Band. Jimmy Bonil-la will take the stage from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. This high-energy band promises Latin tunes and a plethora of instru-ments to make people move and dance—sal-sa-style! The Jimmy Bonilla Band is made possible through a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission. Other SOI stage performers include local dance, choral, and theater groups. Reggie Brown, WCTE Educa-

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SubmittedMonterey Cub Scout Pack 15 encourages young boys in the 1st through the 5th grades to come together and join the pack in fun, learning, fellow-ship, and adventure. Pack 15 is looking forward to their annual Round Up on Sept. 11 at Whittaker Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in hopes that they may meet new members and make new friends. For more information about Monterey Cub Scouts contact Jennifer Phillips at (931) 267-7496.

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tion associate and SOI coordinator, enthused, “Stations of Imagination has always had music and dance performers, but they usually perform from our small stage in the SOI area. This year, and for the first time

ever, WCTE’s perform-ers will be featured on the main Fall FunFest stage—we are thrilled!” Also new to Stations of Imagination this year is the TTU Oak-ley S.T.E.M. Center’s S.T.E.M. mobile, which will be on site Saturday, September 12, for tours and hands-on activities featuring the wonders

of science. Young ones will be able to explore PBS Kids mobile apps, see a 3D printer in ac-tion, and more. A “Read Up” event, in partner-ship with the Children’s Reading Foundation of the Upper Cumberland and Putnam County Schools, will also take place at SOI.

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MHS Football Schedule

Wildcat Classic 2015 winners

Photos SubmittedThere is no better way to combine a love of golf with the love of supporting the MHS Wildcats Boys Basketball than competing in the Wildcat Classic Golf Tournament. The 15th Annual Wildcat Classic was held at the Cum-berland Cove Golf Course on Aug. 8 as the team’s annual fundraiser. Not pictured: 2nd place First Flight team, Richard Roberson, Tony Wright, Dwayne Poindexter, and Ronnie Kirby; Longest Female Drive, Hunter Grubbs; and Longest Putt, Randy Richards.

Burks Football Schedule

Monterey High School Football 2015

HEAD COACH: Scott Hughes

ASSISTANT COACHES: Bradley Eich, Blake Van Winkle, Michael Staup, Michael Henry

2015 Monterey Football Schedule

Date Opponent Place

8/21/15 White County Away

8/28/15 Upperman Away

9/4/15 Nashville Christian* Home

9/11/15 Middle Tennessee Christian Home

9/17/15 Red Boiling Springs Home

9/25/15 Trousdale County Away

10/1/14 Pickett County Home

10/9/15 Gordonsville Away

10/17/15 Bye

10/23/15 Clay County Away

10/30/15 Jo Byrns* Away

11/13/15 Playoffs (TSSAA Playoff Game) TBA

*Denotes Region Game

All Home Games Begin at 7:00 P.M.

Home Games are being played at Tennessee Tech University

1st place Championship Flight team: Jerry Cumby, Steve Flowers, Speck Morgan, and Larry Morse.

3rd place Championship Flight team: Jerry Raines, Cecil Raines, Matt Buckner, and Billy Whittaker. Cecil Raines won Closest to the Pin.

1st place in First Flight team: Jason Phipps and Kenny Stout.

2nd place Championship Flight team: Kyle Bradley, Ray Lee, Sr., Ray Lee, Jr., and David Stephens.

3rd place First Flight team: Brian Smith, James Hastings, Connor McB-room, and Brett Hastings.

Longest Drive winner Gabriel Frizzel.

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Deal and Bilbrey wed

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During the week of Sept. 17-23, all across our country Americans will be celebrating the 228th anniversary of the signing of the Constitu-tion of the United States of America. Although Constitution Week is one of our country’s least-known official ob-servances, it commem-orates the signing of America’s most impor-tant document, the Con-stitution of the United States of America. The Crab-Orchard Chapter Daughters of the American Revolu-tion (DAR) is plan-ning Constitution Week events and displays that will focus on our na-tion’s government and fundamental laws found in the Constitution—laws that guarantee all American citizens’ basic rights that must be pro-tected and defended by well-informed citizens. Members of DAR take great pride in our heri-tage and are proud to live on the Cumberland

Plateau.The tradition of cele-brating the Constitution was started many years ago by DAR. In 1955, the Daughters petitioned Congress to set aside the week of Sept. 17-23 to be annually dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution was signed into Public Law #915 on Aug. 2, 1956, by Presi-dent Dwight D. Eisen-hower. The aims of the celebra-tion is to encourage all citizens to become more informed about and re-sponsible for the Consti-tution and to emphasize citizens’ responsibilities for protecting and de-fending the Constitution, in order to preserve it for future generations. Dur-ing Constitution Week, the local DAR chapter will sponsor readings of Proclamations by our city and county officials, set up displays and post flyers in public locations and private businesses, and deliver Constitu-tion Week posters and school proclamations

to area schools to teach area students the signifi-cance of our country’s Constitution. According to Lynn For-ney Young, DAR Presi-dent General, “The week of September 17th-23rd is the perfect time for all Americans to read and study this great docu-ment; to take the time to reflect on our heritage of freedom and come together to celebrate America!” As descendants of pa-triots of the American Revolutionary War, the DAR honors our ances-tors through various programs throughout the year. These events emphasize patriotism, education, and historical preservation on the lo-cal, regional, and nation-al levels. For event in-formation visit the Crab Orchard Chapter DAR website at http://www.tndar.org/~craborchard/ or contact Wyonne Morningstar, Publicity Chair for the Crab Or-chard Chapter of DAR at 707-5636.

DAR to celebrate Constitution Week


Danielle Deal and David Bilbrey met in January of 2014. “To say it was love at first sight would be a cli-ché, but I definitely knew that I could love her from the first time we went out,” said David Bilbrey. Bil-brey and Deal dated on and off through-out the year until, as Bilbrey put it, “We stopped listening to our doubts and started listening to God.” Bil-brey was introduced to Deal’s beautiful daughters Jenalee and Charlette “Char-lee,” this past Febru-ary, nearly a year af-ter Bilbrey and Deal started seeing each

other. “[Danielle’s daughters] melted my heart and unofficially joined the family,” noted Bilbrey. Almost immediately, the girls blended in perfectly with Bilbrey’s nieces and nephews as if they had been cousins all along. Bilbrey pro-posed to Deal on Apr. 11 at Bee Rock with a romantic sunset back-drop. Bilbrey and Deal were married Aug. 8 at Monterey First Baptist Church in an intimate cere-mony with family and close friends present. Danielle Deal Bil-brey’s daughters were their flower girls and, following the cou-ple’s vows, the new family participated in their unique and sym-bolic unity ceremony.

David Bilbrey, as the rock of the family, placed a bed of rocks in a planter, while Danielle Deal Bilbrey filled the planter with soil as her promise to promote healthy growth in the fam-ily. Their daughters, Jenalee and Charlette “Char-lee” planted the flowers as they would grow in the fertile soil of their mother with the sturdy foun-dation of their new step-father. Congratulations to the Bilbreys on the occasion of their wedding and may you ever be blessed in your lives to-gether.

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By Bro. Bryant OwensPastor Monterey FBC

I remember a time when I was desperate. Actu-ally, I remember several times in my life where desperation overcame me. My life was in to-tal disarray. No sense of normal was possible.We can all agree to have desperation in common, if we were totally hon-est.Regardless of the desper-ate circumstance, relief eventually comes. Ei-ther the finances change or the illness regresses. Desperate circumstances never last forever, unless we just cannot grasp a solution.The term gospel is a word associated with the Church. For some, this word might bring to mind a Church expe-rience. For others, the word gospel is the cate-gory of music to listen to in iTunes. Yet, the term gospel is clear and pre-cise. The gospel is good news. But to understand fully

the emotion of hearing this good news, let us look at the original con-text of this word. From the earliest Christian traditions the word gos-pel meant the merciful rescue of a desperate hu-manity through the work and life of Jesus Christ. The contrast of the good news in comparison to the desperation of the situation causes the one rescued to feel extreme joy.The Greeks used the term gospel for favor-able political or military news. The Romans used the term to proclaim the birth of a future emperor, or of his coming of age or accession to the throne. Jewish culture in the Old Testament referred to gospel as a military victory or deliverance or even the destruction of an enemy. The history of salvation centers on the concept of the gospel. Without the victorious redemp-tion from a desperate circumstance, there is no good news. There is no

Savior.The Apostle Paul speaks of the Church: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” [Ephesians 2:10, ESV]. The good works that Christians are called to complete involve the good news, the gospel. Christians are made by grace and thus do not choose to work for the gospel. This grace is most abundant when it is given to people who were not asking for it to begin with. This is what makes grace so valuable. People never ask for grace. God gives it and those who receive it are happy to do whatever He asks.The purpose of the grant-ing of grace is to build something that only God can build. He does this through the work of in-dividuals made new, or regenerate. To regener-ate is to be born anew, literally to become a new person. Yet the in-

dividual is never a new person in Christ alone. The work of other Chris-tians, or the Church, is that good work destined by God for new people in Christ to accomplish. The Good Works of the Good News is to preach that Good News so that others may participate in the joy.Carl F.H. Henry was the first editor-in-chief of Christianity Today. He states about the gospel: In this body of human-ity the kingdom takes visible form. Its mem-bers are light and salt in the world through a

lifestyle conformed to the coming King’s stan-dards, through global confession of Jesus as the Christ, and through vocational mission that consecrates talent to God for human good. The vocational mission Henry speaks of is the good works God pre-pares for all Christians to confess Christ. Yet the good works are centered on the spread of the gos-pel. If a desperate person has joy after being res-cued from the difficulty, would that person not want everyone to know about it? I would.

Likewise, the Church is made by God through grace by gifting his mercy upon individu-als. Each and every per-son who embraces this grace joins others in do-ing good works. But let us understand that these good works or Carl Hen-ry’s “vocational mis-sion” is for the purpose of voicing the Good News. The gospel is a herald of joy, of victory, destruction of bondage, a rising of a great leader, or favored person.What kind of Good Work are you doing and with whom are you doing it? What Good News is heard by those to whom the Good Work is rescu-ing?

Good news and good works

By Merle KeeverMinistry Founder

A little more than three years ago, I felt God’s calling to establish a non-denominat ional ministry in Putnam County but never really knowing where. While I spent many hours ques-

tioning this call, I knew deep down that I would never have peace unless I surrendered to God’s will. In search of God’s direction, I began cir-cling Putnam County with prayer asking God to open the doors nec-essary to establish His ministry. A short time

later, I established Put-nam County Visions Magazine that was dis-tribute by direct mail to more than 35,000 homes in Putnam County. The magazine contained arti-cles written on a number of topics by area writers. In March of this year the decision regretfully was

made to close the doors on the Magazine as it was not successfully re-turning a self-sustaining revenue. Although not specifically successful as a business, the maga-zine was successful in reaching a least seven lost souls in need of sal-vation and in helping me discern God’s will for the future location of One Voice Ministries. It is important to note that One Voice Minis-tries is not a new church plant in Monterey, but rather a non-denomina-tion ministry. One Voice Ministries will be work-ing and partnering with local denominational churches in order to uni-fy the body of Christ in accordance with Jesus’ prayer recorded in John 17:20-26. Our mission is to preach and teach the Bible with clarity in hopes that unbeliev-ers will become believ-ers, believers are estab-lished, local churches are strengthened, and the body of Christ is uni-fied.One Voice Ministries will eventually consist of multiple sub-minis-tries each with a specific purpose. These minis-tries will include: Abba’s Coffee House, Abba’s Butterfly House, Com-passion Team, Recovery Ministry, Youth Min-istries, and a Saturday Night time of Worship, just to name a few. One Voice Ministries prayerfully seeks God’s direction in order to achieve the unification of the local churches present in Monterey across denominational

and cultural boundaries that exist. Initially this will be accomplished through the opening of Abba’s Coffee House at 708 S. Holly Ave. in Monterey. This location once served as the Euro-pean Coffee House many years ago and more re-cently as a small restau-rant. It is our desire to develop this property as a Christian coffee house with the help of our lo-cal church partners to be a as a safe place for both the young and young at heart to gather for a cup of Abba’s Java and Christian fellowship. Once established, One Voice Ministries includ-ing Abba’s Coffee House and Butterfly House will serve the local churches and the Monterey com-munity. It is our hope to also minister and witness to tourists that may stop by on occasion. In order to successfully accomplish this min-istry’s vision, we need the assistance of many volunteers and project leaders of all ages. In addition, we need the financial gifts and sup-port from those who share our vision for the community of Mon-terey. There is so much more that I would love to share with you con-cerning the Abba’s Cof-fee House and Abba’s Butterfly House, but to do so would fill the con-tents of this publication. So, to learn more about One Voice Ministries and the vision for Mon-terey please come to our initial planning session to be held at the Bethel Inn Sept. 12 at 6 p.m.

See our ad for additional meeting dates and times. We welcome everyone willing to work toward the success of this min-istry. If you would like to ex-press your interest before any of these scheduled meetings, please feel free to send me an email at [email protected]. I would love to hear from you as I am very excited about what God has in store for the local Churches and town of Monterey. My sincere hope is that many will see the Jesus I feel in-side as the result of this ministry. You may also visit our website www.abbasjavahouse.com for more information as it becomes available. Our social networking is un-der construction but will be put out into the com-munity for distribution. One Voice Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all do-nations in support of this ministry are tax deduct-ible. We need your help to make this ministry a continued success.Merle Keever is the Founding CEO/Lead Minister of One Voice Ministries. He has served many years as a Youth Pastor and Lead Pastor in both North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ten-nessee. He is excited to be a part of this ministry and seeks God’s divine instruction and will for this ministry. Mr. Keever realizes that this is a God given vision as it by far exceeds his abilities and resources.

One Voice Ministry an answer to a calling

With summer coming to a close and fall just around the corner, it’s time to take a look at the fall television lineup for three major networks. This season we are look-ing at a lot of reboots, re-makes, and rip-offs, with very little to write home about. After watching the extended previews of the new shows I now

have a pretty good idea of what you should see and what you should skip. So, here it goes! It looks like CBS will be airing fewer new shows this fall than ABC or NBC, but most of them seem fairly solid, par-ticularly the dramas. These include: Code Black, starring Marcia Gay Harden; Super Girl, starring Glee’s Melissa Benoist; and Limitless, starring Jake McDorman from my dearly departed Manhattan Love Story. Limitless is the series adaptation of the movie so it will also guest star Bradley Cooper. Since there is already a built-in audience for Limitless it

will likely succeed. But, obviously, a lot of that will depend on the cast and how well written it is. Supergirl is one of the most highly antici-pated shows of the new fall season. I assumed it couldn’t possibly live up to the hype so I had already written it off. However, I found it sur-prisingly engaging, so much so that I plan to add it to my DVR. As for Code Black, I would de-scribe it as Grey’s Anato-my meets ER with much more intensity. If it isn’t lost in the shuffle with all of the other medical dramas, Black may just have a chance. Poor NBC still seems to be struggling for origi-nal ideas, or any ideas if their fall lineup is any indication. For starters they are bringing back Coach, the Craig T. Nel-

son comedy that aired on ABC in the 90’s. The new Coach will also star Nelson, but it will take place eighteen years af-ter the original ended. NBC is also revisiting their hit show Heroes, with a miniseries titled Heroes Reborn. I have a feeling though that if Heroes Reborn is suc-cessful, which it likely will be, its run will be extended beyond the planned 13 episodes. NBC’s other new shows are barely worth men-tioning. Their two most promoted dramas are Blindspot and The Play-er. Of these two, I would say that The Player, star-ring Wesley Snipes, has the best chance at find-ing success. It looks more like an action film than a television series and seems like it will be much easier to follow

than Blindspot.ABC also seems to be having difficulty find-ing original ideas. Their new drama Blood and Oil is clearly a Dallas rip-off. That much is

clear from the title, and I have to wonder if this was already in develop-ment before TNT’s Dal-las reboot was cancelled. Starring Don Johnson, Blood and Oil seems like it will be worth checking out and it will be airing on Sunday nights, which is a historically success-ful night for ABC dra-mas. The network will also be revisiting The Muppets in primetime. This is a documentary type series, which will take the audience into the private lives of the Muppets. This show will be fun for a while. I have no doubt that people will tune in for the nostalgia, but I don’t see much po-tential for long-term suc-cess. Sadly, I think our favorite puppets have already had their hay-day in primetime. Tak-ing a cue from CBS, the

alphabet network is also doing a television adap-tation of a movie, Uncle Buck, the John Candy comedy from 1989. Un-like the original, the new Uncle Buck has an African-American cast and stars Mike Epps in the title role. It has been twenty-five years since the movie premiered so the series may have a shot at finding an audi-ence, but I predict it will be a long shot at best. A premiere date has not been set for Uncle Buck or Coach, but the other aforementioned shows will begin airing in late September. Supergirl, however, does not begin until late October.

Paula Tudor is a free-lance writer, and a distinguished blogger/online correspondent, with more than two thousand followers on twitter. The bulk of her work can be found at http://www.pau-las-soapbox.blogspot.com.

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By Paula TudorColumnist

SubmittedThe Curtain Call Din-ner Theatre’s September show, “The Many Colors of Country,” is a tribute to Country music. Star of NBCs “The Voice” and country singer, Blake Shelton enraged many when he called tradition-al country music singers “old farts and jackass-es” who didn’t want to see change. He ranted, “Country music has to evolve in order to sur-vive. Nobody wants to listen to their grandpa’s music.” Sorry Blake, not necessarily true. Shel-ton himself even covers many country classics. Today, much of what is called country is re-ally pop and has been made marketable to the 10 to 25 year old female demographic that still reigns supreme today. However, it does have its place, as does Classic Country, Southern Rock and other sub-genres of country music.Classic country music, popularized in the Appa-lachian Mountains and the South, goes back as far as the 1920s. It is a blend of gospel, folk, Celtic, and old traditional music. The blends of the different sounds made it appealing to all types of people; old, young,

southern, country, rock, and even Northerners liked the nostalgic sound. The traditional mountain music sound of the Cart-er Family and Jimmie Rogers, who was known as the Father of Country Music is a far cry from what you hear on most of today’s country music stations. The legendary Elvis Presley made his debut as a country singer and his fame and fortune can be accredited to not only his great voice and stage presence, but to the sounds and popularity of country music.Country music has worn many faces as does any type of music that has been around for so many years. There are a lot of different types, or genres, of country music. Coun-try pop is perhaps the most listened to today. It is a blend of country and hip hop and is the preferred sound of many modern artists such as Taylor Swift, Jessica Simpson, and Shania Twain. Pop country art-ists are classified under this genre if their coun-try songs cross over and make it onto the top 40 radio pop list. This genre first appeared in Nash-ville during the 1960s.During the 1940s, Blue-grass made its way onto

the music scene. It is a fusion of country music, jazz, ragtime, and tra-ditional music. Typical sounds and instruments unique to this genre are: fiddles, guitars, bass, drums, banjo, harmoni-ca, mandolin, and vocals. If you’ve seen the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou” then you’ve heard bluegrass. Dolly Parton is a popular, iconic fig-ure that sings Bluegrass Country music.Rockabilly, also known as hillbilly music, be-came popular in the 1950s. Honky-tonk, swing, country, and rhythm and blues heavi-ly influenced the sounds that are known as rocka-billy. Elvis Presley was a major influence in mak-ing this type of music popular and was given the nickname the “Hill-billy Cat.” Buddy Holly is another name that comes to mind when you think of rockabilly.Other types of country music or sounds are: Nashville Sound, Cow-boy (Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Sons of the Pioneers) Bakersfield Sound, Western Swing (Bob Wills), Country Rock, Outlaw, Cajun, Texas/Red Dirt, and country rap to name a few.

Members of the Cur-tain Call Cast, such as Dennis Donald, Billy Gibson, Pat Kelly, JoJo Kettler, Rich Petersen, Regina Stephens, and Terri Utsey will be fea-tured in this show. There will be guest artists as well. One such guest artist is Jennifer Brant-ley, of Nashville, who will be featured at the Sept. 19 show. You don’t want to miss her. Brant-ley has been playing the Eastern U. S. hot and heavy for the last three years, playing stages large and small, honing her act to near perfec-tion. She has shared the stage with Razzy Bailey, The Oak Ridge Boys, John Michael Mont-gomery, Steve Forbert, Tanya Tucker and oth-ers. Jennifer also played the second longest run-ning radio show in the world “The Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree” as Razzy Bailey’s and Glen D Tubb’s guest. She has also been a featured art-ists on the Wheeling Jamboree, the Thunder-bird Theatre in Branson, the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville, and many others. She played to one of The Little Nashville Opry’s larg-est Friday night crowds ever. She has been nom-

inated for numerous songwriting award and has released three CDs. She will remind you of Allison Krause.“The Many Colors of Country” tribute will run Sept. 5 and will continue every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Sept. 26.The cost for show with dinner is $35 plus tax. Show only tickets are available for $20 plus tax. Reservations for dinner must be made 24-hours in advance. Dinner is a three course meal catered by Family Ties Restaurant and includes unlimited coffee, tea or lemonade and unlimited fresh popcorn. Substi-tutions for dietary con-

cerns can be made with advanced notice. Drinks and popcorn are also in-cluded in the show only ticket price. You may BYOB and soft drinks are available for $1 in-cluding tax.Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner to be served at 5:45 p.m. The show will begin between 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. de-pending on the size of the audience. You may get tickets at the Cur-tain Call Dinner Theatre located in Suite 129 at the VF Crossville Outlet Mall or by calling 931-337-7469. Major credit cards accepted. Come on out and have a ball....at the Curtain Call...Dinner Theatre that is!

Of Reboots, Remakes, and Rip-offs: Inside Television’s Fall Lineup

Photo submittedJennifer Brantley is a renown artist in Nashville keeping Country music alive and well. She will guest star in a special showing of the “The Many Colors of Country” tribute on Sept. 19.

Curtain Call to offer ‘Colors of Country’ tribute in September


The votes are in and the verdict is the Avett Broth-ers will be in Cookeville to perform in concert at Tennessee Tech’s Hoop-er Eblen Center on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. for the Fall 2015 S.O.L.O concert. Established in 1995, the nostalgic and honest Americana art-soul rock the Avett Brothers bring

to the music industry is a sound that is unwav-ering and unyielding across time. It is im-movable in its sincerity, yet somehow forgiving. The Avett Brothers’ sound will never need to change, the songwriting is endearing and remark-ably easy to discover a piece your identity hid-den safely within it. And, rightfully so, espe-cially considering their bandwidth of musical

instruments and talent. There is Scott Avett on vocals, banjo, and kick drum. Then, Seth Avett on vocals, guitar, and high-hat. Bob Crawford with vocals and bass and Paul Defiglia on the key-board and organ. There is also Tania Elizabeth, the violinist and Joe Kwon, the cellist. And, of course, Mike Marsh on the drums.An excerpt from the Avett Brothers’ biogra-

phy page: “If you put your ear to the street, you can hear the rumble of the world in motion; people go-ing to and from work, to school, to the grocery store. You may even hear the whisper of their liv-ing rooms, their conver-sation, their complaints, and if you’re lucky, their laughter. If you’re almost anywhere in America, you’ll hear something different, something

special, something you recognize but haven’t heard in a long time. It is the sound of a real cele-bration… The songs are honest: just chords with real voices singing real melodies. But, the heart and the energy with which they are sung, is really why people are talking, and why so many sing along.”S.O.L.O. funds are spe-cifically used for the quality enrichment and advancement of a com-

plete college experi-ence at TTU. The Avett Brothers were actually voted third by the student body. Due to scheduling and other conflicts with the two top voted per-formers Nick Jonas and John Legend (seriously, who on earth voted for Nick Jonas?), they were able to secure the date with the Avett Brothers. Many do not care, my-self included, why they are coming to perform just as long as they do.

Avett Brothers to perform at TTU

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STATEPOINT CROSSWORDASTROLOGY

ACROSS1. Fisherman’s ____ in San Francisco6. Rejuvenating spot9. Tom, as opposed to tabby13. Drawing support14. Center of activity15. John Hancock, e.g.16. Novelist Jong17. Pilot’s announce-ment18. Bar order, with “the”19. *Bull21. *Part of Watery Tri-gon23. Once around24. Bank deposit25. Skedaddle28. Russian parliament30. Psychologist of clas-sical conditioning fame35. Author Murdoch37. It “was made for you and me”39. Judd of country mu-sic40. “Well” to Sofia Lo-ren41. Formed a curve43. Ski lift44. Haile Selassie’s dis-ciple46. *One point of con-stellation47. Spilled the beans48. Base that dissolves

in water, chem.50. U in I.C.U.52. Spanish river53. Type of rich soil55. Romanian money57. *Castor and Pollux60. *”Wandering Star”63. Conical dwelling64. Make a knot66. Socialite Hilton68. Change the Consti-tution69. Cathode-ray tube70. Speak like Cicero71. Hand-me-down72. “For ____ a jolly...”73. Famous for biting an ear

DOWN1. Bitty2. Robert Wagner or Stefanie Powers, 1979-19843. “Heat of the Moment” band4. Happen again5. Like bell-bottoms6. “____ So Fine,” song7. “He ____ in his thumb, and pulled out a plum”8. Old-time calculators9. Catchall abbr.10. Flu symptom11. Baron Munchhau-sen, e.g.12. Architectural add-on15. Result of beach bathing20. Palate lobe

22. One of The Alps24. Holy place25. *Balance in the sky26. “He’s ____ ____ no-where man,” Beatles27. Capital of Belarus29. *Named after God of War31. Giant kettles32. Relating to a lobe33. Yemeni neighbor34. *Celestial maiden36. Bristle38. Jerry Lewis’ side-kick42. DeWALT product45. Like U.S. and U.S.S.R. in WWII49. It can be positive or negative51. Mrs. Potts of “Beau-ty and the Beast”54. Pronunciation of let-ter H56. Opposite of binary57. Emeralds and rubies58. “All for one, one for all” sword59. “Cobbler, cobbler, ____ my shoe”60. Four-legged friends, e.g.61. *Each astrological age contains 12 of these62. Mambo king Puente63. *Taurus abbrevia-tion65. Anger management issue67. D.C. bigwig

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then we had another bid which was received in the night box which means it came in well after the described dead-line time of 4 p.m. and therefore was automati-cally out. Rebecca Ia-quinta made a motion to rebid this because a cost plus is not a controlled cost for the Town. May-or Wiggins stated, “I thought that was curi-ous. The bid says that he bids $16,400 plus costs of labor and plywood. What else is there? When the bid advertise-ment goes out this time, it will specify that all the shingles are stripped, the wood decking is re-placed as needed and it will be a metal roof with

the ridge vents and some minor cornice repair on the front.” Mark Farley made a motion and was seconded by Rebecca Ia-quinta to reject the bid. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Mo-tion carried. TARA MEDLEY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERN-ING PROJECT GRAD-UATION RACE: Tara Medley stated that “We were wondering about doing a ride October 24 and the route that we wanted to do is like the Senior Citizens route. I ran that route and I know exactly where to go to. So, we are just want-ing to see if we can get it approved for the 24th of October,” said Tara Medley. Dale Welch reminded that it is al-ready a certified route.

Tara Medley asked if the Project Graduation com-mittee needed to contact the police department to which Mayor Wiggins stated yes. Rebecca Ia-quinta stated, “Also, you need to go through the events coordinator, Julie Bohannon, because you will need special event insurance.” Mark Farley made a motion and was seconded by Rebecca Ia-quinta to allow them to have their race on city property. All present voted yes. Motion car-ried.DISCUSSION CON-CERNING TREE GRANT: Mayor Wig-gins stated, “Putnam County Beautification filed for a grant on our behalf. At least $5,000 of that grant [is] for tree placement in Monterey. It has been suggested by

Dale that the buildings and grounds committee serve as the tree board, in this particular instance, to determine where the trees will be and what species and what variet-ies.” Rebecca Iaquinta suggested to plant some pine trees, Christmas trees, around the walk-way so that we can have various organizations sponsor a tree and do a Christmas event. COMMITTEE RE-PORTS: Amy Clark in-troduced that Duane Jar-rett had a few things to discuss with the board. Jarrett informed the board with a packet for each member and pressed that he needed a vote to transfer his personnel, including putting Terry Goolsby at the waste water treatment plant and Robert Hodge to day

shift. Rebecca Iaquinta further informed that the personnel committee is in agreement with that vote. Rebecca Iaquinta made a motion and was seconded by Amy Clark approve these transfers. All present voted yes. Motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS: Mayor Wiggins brought up the loan resolution presented to the board. Ella Dishman said, “I re-ceived this today in the mail from Rural Devel-opment and they asked that we re-pass this. We did pass this on Sep-tember 2, 2014, because some of the pages they got they couldn’t see and they waited so long they just asked that we redo it. It is an exact copy, nothing has changed except the names of the Mayor.” Dale Welch

made a motion and was seconded by Rebecca Iaquinta, as long as it is in there that this is the exact document that was signed the first time. Af-ter a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Mo-tion carried.NEW BUSINESS: Mayor Wiggins stated, “We were approached about buying a football program ad for the high school and since it was a choice and there is money involved, even though it is not that much, I thought it best to let this board decide.” Rebecca Iaquinta made a motion and was sec-onded by Mark Farley to purchase a $100.00 ad. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Mo-tion carried.The meeting was ad-journed.

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Let’s fit ourselves with a different image.”Destination Monterey is working in conjunc-tion with Steve Looper and Tony Phipps and the Soups, Socks and Scarves Project who will be working on people’s houses doing minor re-pairs for those who can’t afford it or their health

prevents them. “What they are doing really does help coincide with what we are trying to ac-complish.”Destination Monterey would like to get the properties in shape to give the Town a facelift and when the Town’s festivals take place the new and improved im-age will speak for itself, and visitors will be talk-ing about Monterey in a positive way. The idea is

a domino effect in which people will be more like-ly to visit more often, spend their money here, and some may choose to live here and open more small businesses here.“Destination Monterey is not looking to draw in big business chains,” stated Adams. “That’s not what this town is about but we’ve got to create enough interest for people to want to get off I-40 to come see us.”

Adams also added, “While some of the things Destination Mon-terey is doing may mirror what Monterey Down-town, Inc. has done in the past or will be doing in the future, we are not the same group. We hope to complement each oth-er’s work.” Adams does represent Monterey Downtown, Inc. (MDI) on its façade grant, however, Nathan Walker is still presently

active in leadership with MDI. There are actu-ally three separate enti-ties working towards the beautification of Monterey as a tourist attraction: Destination Monterey, the Town’s economic development committee and MDI. “The goal is, everybody is doing a little some-thing different, but we also want to work to-gether and complement each other because, ulti-

mately, all of us want the town to grow. We don’t want to be Cookeville, but we can’t stay stag-nant. We have to grow, ” said Adams. Destination Monterey is looking for passion-ate people who care for Monterey to embrace the mission of making her beautiful. For more in-formation contact Tonya Adams at First Volunteer Bank at (931) 646-5501.

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On Aug. 30, one of the biggest and fullest moons of the year, a “su-per-moon” took up all the space in the sky with

its far reaching light and looked almost like you could just reach up and touch it. A super-moon occurs when a full moon or new moon is closest to Earth. The August super-moon was the first of this

year’s three full super-moons. This super-moon occurred during the Au-gust full moon but is re-portedly not the closest full moon of 2015. In fact, if you weren’t able to marvel at the August super-moon, you won’t have to wait very long before getting another chance. The September full moon will also be a super-moon and will be the closest super-moon of the year as it reaches its full phase and perigee on Sept. 28. When the moon reaches perigee, it is at its nearest point to Earth in its orbit. This perigee comes less than one day after the moon reaches the crest of its full phase. A super-moon is a particularly close full or new moon. The September super-moon with a much closer conjunction of full moon and perigee will give us the closest super-moon of the year. It is sure to give “to the moon and back” a captivating new perspective.

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