Sidelines Grill opens in June PV aldermen questioned about lack of

PV aldermen questioned
about lack of city growth
Developer David Berg questioned
the minimal residential permits
issued in recent years during Monday’s, May 23, Town of Pleasant
View Board of Mayor and Alderman workshop.
According to Berg permits for
residential homes have remained
at a minimum in the last eight or
nine years.
“In 2005-2006 we were pushing
approximately 105 to 110 permits,”
stated Berg.
He stated he understood the
economy took a hit and residential
growth declined nationwide but
nearby communities have recovered and are seeing an increase in
residential and retail development.
According to Berg neighboring
communities with less population
density as Pleasant View have
more retail options and are yielding upwards of approximately $3
million dollars in sales tax revenue. He further emphasized if
permits were issued like they were
in 2005-2006 an estimated $150
increased dollars would be generated into the city.
Berg stated he did appreciate the
time and effort the city councilmen
took making do with what the city
did generate but stressed the importance of residential movement
in the community. There aren’t a lot of platted lots
right now,” stated Building Commissioner Mark Goins.
According to Goins developers are
hesitant to risk developing properties and some are still recovering
the previous economic decline. He
also stated there had been interested builders looking for property in
Pleasant View but there is a lack of
property available to develop.
“No one knows when the bubble
is going to bust… local banks aren’t
willing to take the risks unless they
are guaranteed to capitalize on it.
There’s nothing I can do to make
people sell their land,” argued
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Sidelines Grill opens in June
The Town of Pleasant View Beer Board held a public hearing on Monday.at
Pleasant View City Hall.
An Application for Beer Permit was submitted for approval and received from
James Crow and Joe
Gower with Sidelines
Grill, 204 Ren Mar Drive,
Pleasant View, Tennessee, on May 12 for an
on-site beer permit.
After reviewing the application and ensuring all
the necessary paperwork
had been accounted for
and received, insuring all
ordinance requirements
were met, Pleasant View
Beer Board approved a motion for Sidelines Grill to obtain a permit to sell onsite beer.
The motion, made by Alderman George Leasure and seconded by Alderman
Bruce Drake received unanimous approval. Vice Mayor Danny Rediker and
Randell Bracey were absent from the public hearing.
David Carrell, Sidelines Grill General Manager, in attendance for the hearing stated June 2 was the
scheduled opening date. The new family orientated restaurant is located where
Dragon Buffett previously operated.
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Cheatham Sheriff ’s office celebrates thirty years of seat belt enforcement
Cheatham County Sheriff ’s Office
is partnering with the Tennessee
Highway Safety Office to increase
seat belt enforcement from May 23
to June 5, surrounding of one of the
busiest travel weekends of the year.
“If you ask the family members
of those unrestrained people who
were killed in crashes, they’ll tell
you—they wish their loved ones
had buckled up,” said Sheriff Mike
Breedlove. “The bottom line is that
seat belts save lives. If these enforcement crackdowns get people’s
attention and get them to buckle
up, then we’ve done our job. There
is no good excuse for not wearing
a seat belt.”
This year, Tennessee celebrates
its 30-year anniversary of seat belt
legislation. The state first enacted
a mandatory seat belt law in 1986.
The law was updated in 2004 to
make seat belt violations a primary offense. In 2015, the law was
again updated to more than double
the fine for seat belt citations.
Tennessee’s current seat belt use
rate is 86.2 percent. This classifies
Tennessee as a “low use” state on
a national level. According to the
Department of Safety and Homeland Security, 343 individuals
killed in traffic crashes last year
were not wearing a seat belt. This
group makes up over forty-eight
percent of all those killed in passenger vehicles.
“We are putting an emphasis on
nighttime seat belt enforcement,”
said Tennessee Highway Safety
Office Interim Director Jason Ivey.
“The problem of unbelted vehicle
occupants becomes worse at night.
Nationally, 59 percent of vehicle
occupants who were killed in traffic crashes overnight in 2013 were
not wearing their seat belts at the
time of the crash, compared to 43
percent during daytime hours. We
are observing a similar trend at the
statewide level. Looking at the last
five years of data, there are significant differences in restraint use at
night versus during the day.”
For more information on seat belt
safety, visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.
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GROWTH
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formed Griggs.
Griggs encouraged city council
members to work with realtors and
developers to utilize on the growGoins.
ing market.
Since taking the position as
Coopertown, another underdevelbuilding commissioner, Goins has
oped community, will potentially
reviewed city ordinances ensuring
have developing growth in the near
they are compliant with the state
and local governments and updat- future. Griggs argued if Pleasant
View didn’t push for the growth,
ing, with approval, as needed. He
Coopertown would and they would
has facilitated property rezones to
generate the beneficial sales tax
encourage commercial developrevenue.
ment working to make Pleasant
“So we are either going to get it
View more appealing to developor you can sit on your laurels and
ers.
someone else is going to get the tax
“There are a lot of things out of
revenue,” stated Griggs. our hands, but I can see things
Mayor Perry Kennan emphasized
changing within the next year,”
city council members wanted the
informed Goins.
“There is a fear the bubble is going opportunity for increased sales tax
revenue. He further stated they
to hit again and we need to stop
were acutely aware increasing the
worrying about that,” interjected
Debi Griggs, Realtor with Premier revenue stream in the city was curCentury 21 in Goodlettsville, Ten- rently their only option to generate
more income.
nessee.
Keenan did voice concerns with
“I work the Nashville market and
growth, wanting a balance between
it is very strong,” said Griggs.
smart growth and no growth at all
She explained Nashville is currently one of the fastest developing while ensuring the potential develcities in the United States. Approx- opments would be beneficial to the
imately 80 people per day are mov- residents.
According to Keenan, Krogers
ing to Music City. Home prices,
considered developing in Pleasant
on average, are selling for $175 to
View. The grocery chain had been
$200 dollars a square foot within
impressed with the area, median
Nashville leading people relocating to the Nashville area to look for average income and age bracket
was on target but the lack of concost effective communities 30 to
sumers to shop during daytime
45 minutes away placing Pleasant
hours caused the chain to reconsidView in the desired vicinity.
er developing.
“We have three main corridors
Keenan stated approximately 85%
that come in and out of Nashville
of county residents worked outside
65, 24 and 40. Where is the last
the county causing developers to be
place that hasn’t been actually
hesitant in considering Cheatham
capitalized on? It would be our
sweet little spot up here. People are County.
Although Pleasant View has been
going to look up here and they are
going to find land and I’m going to slow to climb back to the number
of permits issued in 2005-2006 the
drag a developers up here,” in-
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
As a resident of Cheatham County for over 43 years, I am familiar
with how the BUDDY SYSTEM
works in small counties. For a long
time this was mostly limited to
Ashland City. This wasn’t a problem in Pleasant View. Well with
city government now in Pleasant
View, guess what? The buddy
system is alive and well in Pleasant
View.
I can say until this administration
took over, I had not seen this. If
you don’t know what the buddy
system is, I will enlighten you.
If you get in trouble and know the
right people, they can make your
trouble disappear. In the last year
or two, our Chief of Police was
arrested in Springfield for being
drunk in a public restaurant and
asked to leave. The police was
called and he resisted arrest.
I called City Hall to
see what was being done about this
situation. I was told
in his contract he was
supposed to be given
a second chance or he
could sue. So he was
demoted to police
officer with a small
pay cut and allowed
to keep his job. If this is really in his
contract, this needs to be changed.
No person who commits a crime
should be allowed to be in law
enforcement. Again he was in the
buddy system.
Another situation involves the
lady in charge of Parks & Recreation. She was arrested for DUI
in Cheatham County. Again she
retained this position and I haven’t heard of any discipline. Buddy
system again.
I am writing this letter to let people
know that this is not the way to run
government. Taking care of your
buddies is not right. I hope when
we have another election, voters
will see we desperately need change
in our elected officials.
city has seen more growth than the
rest of the county. Pleasant View
issued 30 permits last year and is
on target to reach 30 permits this
year.
Goins did state they expected
an increase in permits issued
next year because developers are
looking to build in Pleasant View
Downs and The Village.
The Board of Mayor and Alderman meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
at Pleasant View City Hall. The
public is encouraged to attend all
meetings.
Barbara Jones
Pleasant View
—Tonya Steele
Obituaries
DREES, Christa Maria, age 72,
passed away at Hillcrest Healthcare
Center on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
She was born on October 25, 1943,
in Freiburg, Germany, to Lucia
Nauer. She is preceded in death
by her mother, and husband, Sepal
Drees. She was a wife and mother
to her four children. She is survived by her sons: Raymond (Julie)
Tapp and Clint Tapp; daughters,
Harriett (Chris) Herring and
Donna Holland; brother, Jurgen
Nohe (Dagmar); 11 grandchildren
and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral service was May 24, 2016, with
burial in Bethlehem Cemetery in
Ashland City. Cheatham County
Funeral Home.
HINKLE, Dale Morgan, age 61, a
life-long resident of the Martin’s
Chapel Community, passed away
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at his home.
Funeral services were held May
26, 2016. Burial followed in the
Martins Chapel Church Cemetery
with Eric Fudge, Kenny Collins,
Dennis Pratt, Chester Wilson, Sam
Wilson, Gary Beasley, Kevin Jones
and Matthew Jones serving as
pallbearers. Mr. Hinkle was born
September 16, 1954 in Robertson County to the late Verdie and
Laura Goff Hinkle. He worked as
an electrician and was a member of
the Martins Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to his
parents Mr. Hinkle is preceded in
death by his sister, Phyllis Beasley
and his brother, Wayne Hinkle. He
is survived by his wife, Rebecca
Fudge Hinkle; daughters, Stacy
(Kenny Collins) Hinkle of Coopertown and Michelle Grimm of Cape
Girardeau, MO; brother, Robert
(Faye) Sullivan of Pleasant View;
granddaughters, Natalie Grimm
and Maggie Grimm; and several
loving nieces and nephews. The
family requests memorial contributions be made to the Sumner
Spay and Neuter Alliance or to the
Martins Chapel United Methodist
Church. Austin & Bell Funeral
Home in Springfield is in charge of
these arrangements. 509 Walnut
Street, Springfield, TN (615) 3841000
PRESSON, NORA JANE. God
received a beautiful angel on Monday, May 23, 2016. She was born
in Nashville on April 29, 2016, to
Austin Elijah Presson and Chloe
Rawls. She was so beautiful and so
very loved. She is preceded in death
by her maternal great grandfather
from Louisiana, John Stephenson
and great-great-grandmother,
Mary Jo “Mammaw” Rawls. She
is survived by her parents; maternal grandparents, Bill and Helen
Pursell and Chris and Christy
Rawls; paternal grandparents, Paul
and Vicki Presson; and a host of
family and friends. A fellowship
lunch was held on May 25, 2016.
Cheatham County Funeral Home.
TIDWELL, Homer Jennings, Jr.
went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Homer is survived by his loving
wife of 59 years,
Barbara Simons
Tidwell and his
four daughters:
Amanda Sinks
(Bill); Regina
Jackson (Terry);
Jennifer Batson
(Jo); Tish Drake
(Wade); grandchildren: JoAnna
Graham (David); Bethany Crain
(Jared); Jared Batson (Paige); Holly
Smith (Justin); Randall
Blackwell;
Jenna Utley
(Travis);
Tyler McLaughlin
(Catie);
Lacey Drake
(Brad);
Nat Drake
(Heather);
eleven great-grandchildren; sister,
Sara Schloffman; brother-in-law:
Phil Simons( Nancy) and several nieces and nephews. Homer
was born on October 31, 1933,
in Burns, Tennessee, to Agnes
Lowe Tidwell and Homer Jennings Tidwell, Sr. Homer began
his banking career in Nashville in
1951. He served in the U.S. Army
in the Korean War. After the war,
he resumed his banking career
at First American Bank in Nashville followed by several years in
Owensboro, Kentucky. In 1966,
he moved to Ashland City to run
Ashland City Bank and Trust until
retirement in 1988. After retirement, he and Barbara moved back
to Nashville and made their home
in Green Hills. He is a member
of Hillsboro Church of Christ. A
private family burial was followed
by a visitation on May 24th, 2016.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the
Good Samaritan Fund at Hillsboro Church of Christ. Cheatham
County Funeral Home.
May 30, 2016
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Ashland City meeting to share
detailed findings on Northwest
Corridor Transit Study
The team working on the Northwest Corridor Transit Study invites
Ashland City area residents to a
public meeting and open house at
the Cheatham County Courthouse,
100 Public Square, on Wednesday,
June 8. The meeting will be from
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will reveal
several options for the future of
transit between Clarksville and
downtown Nashville.
The Regional Transportation
Authority of Middle Tennessee
(RTA) is finalizing the Northwest
Corridor Transit Study by presenting several options and ideas
to better connect people who live,
work, and travel along this corridor
between Clarksville and Nashville.
This study is being developed in
coordination with nMotion 2016,
the strategic planning effort being
undertaken by MTA and RTA to
expand transit service in Nashville
and throughout Middle Tennessee.
The study recommendations will
be presented this summer. It will
include suggested transit modes for
enhanced, cost effective improvements in the corridor to connect
travelers to destinations (work,
school, shopping, entertainment,
etc.), potential station locations,
and transit -oriented development
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concepts. The study will determine the scope and breadth of the
project, concentrating on components such as ridership, capital,
operations and maintenance costs,
and the benefits and impacts of the
proposed project.
For additional information, please
visit www.nwcorridorstudy.com or
search “Northwest Corridor Study”
on Facebook and Twitter.
About the Northwest Corridor
Transit Study:
The Northwest Corridor Transit
Study follows the processes established by the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) with the
intent of identifying a locally selected alternative that addresses the
goals of mobility, land use, livability, economic development, and
sustainability.
Cheatham Memorial Day Celebration
Riverbluff Park; Ashland City
Monday, May 30
Frank M. Vukelich, 59, 607 Woodlett Drive, Nashville, was arrested
on May 19 and charged with violation of an order of protection.
Delorean Leigh Gibbs, 28, 620
Gossett Road, #40, Ashland City,
was charged with simple possession
of schedule II drug, and simple
possession of schedule VI drug on
May 23.
charged on May 22 with simple
possession of schedule VI drug and
simple possession of drug paraphernalia.
Joseph Michael Hollingsworth, 21,
1927 Valley View Road, Joelton,
was charged on May 23 with criminal impersonation and failure to
appear.
Tamara Lee Brewington, 38, 4094
Wandaland Road, Cedar Hill, was
charged with driving on a revoked,
Jerry D. Ward, 51, 1258 Greer Road, suspended or cancelled license,
possession of drug paraphernalia
Goodlettsville, was charged with
and drug test falsification of results
DUI on May 20.
on May 23.
Levi Jackson Felts, 18, 5419 HighDetra Jeanine Lapaglia, 32, 701
way 41A, Joelton, was charged on
South Side Commercial Parkway,
May 23 with simple possession of
Jonesboro, GA, was charged on
schedule VI drug.
May 24 with identity theft, forgery (four counts), and theft (three
Danielle Marie Perry, 25, 607
counts).
Crest View Drive, Springfield, was
charged with aggravated child
A theft was reported at 144 Springabuse and neglect or endangerbrook Place, Joelton, on May 20.
ment.
Brennen Levi Dixon, 18, 1401 Old
Clarksville Pike, Ashland City, was
Vandalism was reported on May 24
at 1312 Randy Road, Ashland City.
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5th Annual Daniel Smiley Future
War Eagle Baseball Camp
Everyone is welcome from any surrounding community
Location: Pleasant View youth baseball fields
– behind the Elementary School
Ages 5-8 the DATES are July 18th & 19th, 2015 – 5:00PM-7:00PM
(both days) cost is $60
Ages 9-13 the DATES are July 20-July 22 – 4:00PM-7:00PM
(all 3 days) cost is $120
• Cash or checks payable to Daniel Smiley
• Pre-Register by emailing Coach Smiley at Dsmiley3319@yahoo.com
• Ages 5-8 will be on July 18th & 19th from 5:00PM-7:00PM
• Ages 9-13 will be July 20th – July 22nd from 4:00PM-7:00PM
• Free T-shirt & other prizes will be given out
• Intense instruction from high school level coaches with College baseball playing
experience
• Situational discussion, offensive/defensive drills, live batting practice, base-running
drills, pitching mechanics, pitching situational drills, and much more
Coaches that will be involved:
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Daniel Smiley – Sycamore High School Head Baseball Coach; 9 years of
High School coaching experience; Collegiate playing experience
Matt Carrigan – SHS Assistant Baseball Coach; 8 years of high school
coaching experience; Collegiate playing experience
Aaron Turnington – SHS Assistant Baseball Coach; 8 yrs of middle school
coaching experience; 4 yrs high school coaching experience
Zack Shepherd – SHS Assistant Baseball Coach; 4 years high school coach
ing experience; Collegiate playing experience
Mike Brown: Over 15 years coaching experience; Collegiate playing experi
ence
This camp is open for boys from the ages of 5-13, from any surrounding community of any area. We open instruction to anyone that wants
to learn the Greatest game in the World. We will be hosting this camp
at the Pleasant View Athletic Association’s baseball fields (back fields –
located behind Pleasant View Elementary)
Road to a Championship Review: 2016 War Eagle Baseball
THE
VIEW
Lawrence
Gunnells
Exchange
Sports Editor
How this season could change
the future of SHS athletics
While the 2016 baseball season at
Sycamore High School does not guarantee winning records for the next 10
years, there are things that are forever
changed, and it affects more than baseball.
Since I have been covering Sycamore
sports, there has seemingly been a ceiling for winning. I know there was some
early success in football and basketball,
but since I have been in this position (11
years), there has only been one region
champion: 2010-2011 boy’s basketball.
There has not been a region crown since
then.
Baseball has traditionally been a pretty successful sport at Sycamore. There
have been several years when the War
Eagles made it into the region playoffs,
only to lose the “Monday” game--the
opening round, lose and go home-and it was almost always to Lipscomb
Academy (formerly known as David
Lipscomb High School).
That is, until now.
It’s ironic, but almost a week now
since losing in the sectionals, we’re getSee THE VIEW, Page 10
2016: Sycamore’s season for the record books
A game-by-game
account of a
season to remember
By Lawrence Gunnells
I-24 Exchange Sports Editor
Every season has it’s ebbs and
flows, but this is one that had very
few ebbs. Sycamore started out with
a loss, at Spring Hill, consdiered even
then one of the top two or three teams
in the state. The War Eagles lost, but
it proved to be an early indication that
they could compete with anyone.
They followed the loss with one of
two long winning streaks, going 17
straight before losing to White House
on April 5.
Along the way, they also won three
consecutive weekend tournaments
aginst some pretty strong competition
from all parts of the state, and Daniel
Smiley knew he had something special.
Looking back on the year, Smiley
recounted the keys to success (not in
a particular order):
(1) Experience. This team had
depth and senior leadership.
(2) Unity within the team, the program, and the community.
(3) Baseball IQ within the program
(4) Hustle, positive attitude, and
100% effort every pitch.
(5) Selflessness.
Following is each game, score, and
cumulative record, as the War Eagles
put it all together:
See SEASON, Page 18
Signature Moment: Sycamore celebrates their region championship against
Lipscomb Academy on May 18 in Nashville. Maria Latham Photo
Sycamore War Eagles,
We are proud of you!
Congratulations on a great season!
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ting an even better view of just how good this Sycamore baseball team was this year.
The War Eagles only lost five total games this year
(out of 36, for those who haven’t kept up). They lost
one game to a AAA team (Springfield) and one game
to a traditionally strong District 9-AA team (White
House) who’s number one pitcher won District Pitcher
of the Year (still not sure how Noah Sims didn’t get
that award). Those two losses were the only consecutive losses all year, and neither one should have happened. It was the only true letdown of the year.
The other three losses came against AA powers
Spring Hill (who beat us twice) and CPA (in the sectional).
And guess who is playing each other for the state
title tomorrow (Friday, May 27)? By process of elimination, your Sycamore War Eagles were the third best
team in the state this year.
Bailey Baker
Senior
SS-Outfielder
Batting average .449 • Hits - 57
Doubles - 20 •
Triples - 0 • HR - 3
Runs - 47 • RBI 46 • SB - 20
Robert Matlock, Jackson Christian
Shea Thomas, Dyer County
Drew Martinez, CBHS
Franklin Payne, USJ
Chris Harris, Jackson Christian
Lance Rorex, Lookout Valley
256 2000-03
226 2006-09
217 2005-08
214 1998-2002
205 2000-03
204 2005-2008
Cade Stallings, Farragut
Keith Galloway, Lookout Valley
Michael McKenry, Farragut
201
200
200
BAILEY BAKER, SYCAMORE
Coach Smiley: “The best hitter to ever come through
our program, I don’t mind saying that. I think Cory
Carrigan, Kyle Quillen, Reece Crawford, and Brian
Bullard all deserve to be mentioned in this category,
but Bailey is going down with 202 hits, which ranks
7th all time in the history of Tennessee Baseball. What
a competitor, a cage rat, and a lead by example guy.
We will miss him that’s for sure.”
Noah Sims
Senior
SS-Pitcher
Batting average .330 • Hits - 38
Doubles - 12 • Triples - 2
Runs - 24 • RBI - 29 • SB - 9
NEIL BROWN PHOTO
Coach Smiley: “Noah can do it all, hit anywhere in the lineup, and pitch his butt off for you. Noah is a tough tough
player, he is a fierce competitor, and has the will to win at
all costs. Having one of the best pitching years, and careers
in the history of the school, oh yeah, and top 3 in RBI’s all
time. Big shoes to fill.”
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Cade Corlew
So/Designated Hitter
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Gaige Allen
So/Pitcher
NEIL BROWN PHOTO
MARIA LATHAM PHOTO
John Jolley
Jr/Outfielder
Batting average - .294 • Hits - 10
Doubles - 1• Triples - 0
HR - 1• Runs - 10 • RBI - 6 • SB - 4
Innings pitched - 25 • ERA - 4.20
K’s - 19 • W-L - 4-1 • Saves - 2
Batting average - .375 • Hits - 4
• Doubles - 2 • Triples - 0 • Runs - 5 •
RBI - 3 • SB - 3
Coach Smiley: Of all of the players on the team,
Cade is probably the one that feels like he should
have played more. He’s a great talent, and he’s going
to be a major major asset to our next two teams, but it
was just a product of us getting hot late in April and
we couldn’t change the lineup. I talked to him probably more than anyone on the team the last month of
the season, so he didn’t get down. We need this horse
for the next two years to drive in a bunch of runs, and
he knows that.
Coach Smiley: “If you missed the Region
Championship game vs Lipscomb, then you
missed the most clutch relief pitching performances in the history of Sycamore. There’s
never been a bigger moment a pitcher at Sycamore has been put in, then that one right
there. This guy has potential to be our horse
next year on the mound, he works hard, and
competes as fierce as anyone we have.”
Coach Smiley: “Jolley, arguably, was the
most underrated player on this years team.
He never gets talked about by the media
people, but we talk a lot about him. He
played in CF in all of our big games all year,
when Noah was pitching. He covered gap
to gap. We look for this guy to be a huge
senior starter for us next year, and to have
a career year.”
Drive
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savings.
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Mitchell Langley
Jr/Pitcher
Innings pitched - 15.2 • ERA - 1.78
K’s - 11 • W-L - 4-0 • Saves - 4
Coach Smiley: “Mitch led our team in
saves this year, and relief appearances. In
all my years coaching, I’ve always wanted
a kid like Mitch, a guy that was athletic,
could come in and get you out of jams left
and right, and may only pitch for 1/3 of an
inning and it be the biggest part of a game.
Mitch is poised for a breakout senior year,
and I know he’s ready. He will compete for
our #1 spot off the mound.”
CONGRATS!
SHS War Eagle Baseball Team #16
on a Golly Great season!
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2016
Coaches:
From left,
Daniel
Smiley, head
coach; Zach
Shepherd,
Matt
Carrigan, and
Aaron
Turnington
2016
Seniors:
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From left,
Standing,
Dylan McGavic,
Bailey Baker,
Blake Strassburg, Taylor
Madison, Adam
Jacoway;
Kneeling, Christian Larsen,
Matt Brown,
and Noah Sims.
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NEIL BROWN PHOTO
Matt Brown, Sr/Catcher
Batting average - .448 • Hits - 56
Doubles - 12 • Triples - 4
HR - 3 • Runs - 42
RBI - 22 • SB - 18
Coach Smiley: “Matt held down the toughest position on the field for just about all
36 games. We did give him a game or two
blow back there during some tournaments.
He’s been a leader on and off the field for
out team. We would not be the team we are
without him, there’s no replacing what he
did behind the plate this year. This was a career year for him statistically.”
NEIL BROWN PHOTO
Adam Jacoway, Sr/Outfielder Jacob McCoy, So/3rd Baseman
Batting average - .372 • Hits - 42
Doubles - 1 • Triples - 1
Runs - 40 • RBI - 13
SB - 13
Batting average - .271 • Hits - 26
Doubles - 8 • Triples HR - 1 • Runs - 15
RBI - 24 • SB - 1
Coach Smiley: “Jacoway has been one of
the most improved players to ever come
through our program. He is gifted with great
speed, a great arm, and wonderful work ethic. One of the hardest workers on the team in
the weight room, and he was a huge contributor this year from the two hole. This was a
career year for him.”
Coach Smiley: “Jake holding down everyday 3rd base was such a blessing, but one
we expected to happen. He, like Dino, we
knew had to step up this year and he did in
a big way. He holds one of my single favorite memories in Sycamore Baseball history
with the Walk Off Homerun vs Goodpasture
this year. What an incredible moment for
him, and his teammates.”
From all of us at Pleasant View City Hall, we want to congratulate
the 2016 Sycamore War Eagle baseball team on 31 wins, setting a
school record, and giving generations of younger baseball players
in our community something to look up to”
Town of
Pleasant View
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Blake Strassburg, Sr/Pitcher
Innings pitched - 58.1
ERA - 1.80 • K’s - 33
W-L - 6-2 • Saves - 1
Coach Smiley: “Ol’ Strassy, I will miss this
guy as much as anyone, he’s been a player
that has improved year in and year out. I like
to call him the heartbeat of our clubhouse,
because he has been that for 4 years now. He
will pass the torch on though, and he will be
sorely missed on the mound, in the school,
and on the team.”
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Perry Keenan, Mayor
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Danny Rediker,
Bruce Drake, George Leasure
and Randell Bracey
Congratulations Bailey, on an outstanding high school career!
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Carson Gudino
Jr/2nd Baseman
Batting average - .330 • Hits - 36
Doubles - 7 • Triples - 1
Runs - 19 • RBI - 32 • SB - 6
hisCoach Smiley: “Dino was one of the ones
yerwe knew had to step up, and boy did he
ikeever. Having a career year at the plate, and
se,defensively. 3 errors all year as an everyday
He2nd baseman. Him stepping up this year,
bemade my life easier. 32 RBI’s is second on
ool,the team for the year. The best 2 out hitter
on the team. We need him to be our SS next
year, and he knows that.”
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Hunter Collingsworth
Jr/Designated Hitter
Batting average - .410 • Hits - 16
Doubles - 0 • Triples - 1
Runs - 9 • RBI - 6 • SB - 2
Coach Smiley: “Hunter stepped up for us in
the DH spot. The first part of the year we let
Corlew DH, when he started skidding a bit,
we went to Hunter, and we could not take
him out. Coming up with big hit after big
hit, we had to keep rolling with it. It’s not
a slight to Corlew either, because he’s a big
time player for us too.”
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would like to congratulate
the 2016 War Eagles Baseball Team
and its coaches: Daniel Smiley,
Matt Carrigan, Zach Shepherd, and Aaron Turnington
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Kyle Spurlock, So/1st Baseman Dylan McGavic, Sr/Outfielder
Batting average - .356 • Hits - 42
Doubles - 11 • Triples - 0
Runs - 24 • RBI - 32 • SB - 6
Batting average - .315 • Hits - 23
Doubles - 2 • Triples - 0
Runs - 22 • RBI - 13 • SB - 4
Coach Smiley: “Spur is our quiet assassin,
the ultimate competitor, and one of many
bright spots returning for our line up. I expect
big big things out of him the next two years,
and fully expect him to be one of the best hitters in double A baseball the next two years.
He came through at clutch times in the season, and was one of the best two out hitters
on the year. Career year offensively. Tied for
2nd on the team in RBI with 32.
Coach Smiley: “One of my favorite stories
for team 16 is this guy. D-Mac is the most
quiet kid I’ve ever coached. He just kept improving and kept improving every year. He
really bought into our program, and I would
like to think he got better because of it. He
is a great great kid, and we would not be
talking about the best team ever without this
guy.”
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“Expect to see some fireworks early ”
Native son Caleb Plant
returns to the ring on June 3
(NASHVILLE, TN) May 24, 2016 - Nashville’s unbeaten middleweight prospect, Caleb “Sweet Hands”
Plant (12-0, 9 KOs) is scheduled to return to the ring on
June 3, 2016 against Colombia’s Carlos Galvan (12-4-1,
2 KOs). The scheduled 8-round bout will be televised on
the undercard of Barthelemy vs. Bey at Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida as Premier
Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV goes live at 9
p.m. ET/PT.
In his last bout on January, 22 of this year, Plant dominated his opponent, winning by way of a 6th-round TKO.
He’ll look to continue his winning ways on June, 3rd.
“I’m always looking to get better with each fight,” said
Caleb Plant. “Every fight brings on a different challenge
and I’m ready for any style that comes my way. Galvan
has a lot of knockouts so I have to be aware of his power
shots. I will control the action from the opening bell and
make my adjustment as the fight goes on. If I get him
hurt, I’m going for the knockout.”
After turning pro in May of 2014, Caleb has rapidly
made his presences felt in the middleweight division by
winning all twelve of his bout, nine of which came by
way of knockout. Plant feels grateful about his career as
it is headlining in the right direction.
“To be in the position I am this early in my career is a
blessing.” Plant continued. “My management team and
trainers are doing a fantastic job with everything and I
couldn’t be any happier. I know fighting on television
is very important for my fan base, so I want to come out
and put on a great show. This will be my first time fighting on Spike TV and I want to leave a lasting impression.
Expect to see some fireworks.”from the first pitch.
Middleweight Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant puts his undefeated record on the
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Planning Commission prepares for June’s board meeting
The Pleasant View Planning Commission met Tuesday, May 24 to
prepare for June’s board meeting.
Commissioners continue to review
Zoning Ordinance Article 4 Section
4.040 regarding home occupations
and are proposing adding special
exceptions for the use of detached
accessory structures for home occupation usage.
Homeowners would have to meet
ordinance requirements and possibly obtain a permit from the city
depending on the type of business
conducted in the accessory structure.
Home businesses conducted from
accessory structures will have a
limited number of customers per
day and deliveries would have to be
delivered by United States Postal
Services or FedEx.
Any regulations currently adhered
to in residential areas would still
override the city ordinance until
the regulations possibly expire.
Commissioners reviewed new
business added to the agenda and
will further review the development
of a minor subdivision divided into
three lots. The land is owned by
Ryan Thomas and is located at the
North side of Triangle Road to the
east of 1089 Triangle Road. The
property tax map identification is
Map 025 Parcel 10.04. The property was rezoned from agricultural
to residential to meet the requirements to subdivide.
A subsection of land located off
Interstate 24 in Pleasant View
zoned as C-3, commercial district subsection, Article 5, section
5.053 needs to be amended to add
extra land in the zoning location
to comply with city zoning ordinance.
Commissioners will further
review the above business matters during their monthly board
meeting which is on the second
Tuesday of every month at 6:00
p.m. prior to The Town of Pleasant View Board of Alderman
Board Meeting at 7:00 pm. Meetings are held at Pleasant View City
Hall and the public is encouraged
to attend all meetings.
—Tonya Steele Be safe on the water this summer!
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Mrs. Jennifer Lamb’s RTI class at Sycamore Middle School was given a
Stem Challenge to create model cars with at least three wheels and two
axles out of only edible ingredients. The car had to remain intact traveling down a ramp and across the floor. The winning car was designed
by Abigail Waller, MaKenzie Duncan, and Hunter Shelton. Their car
was made from graham crackers and marshmallow creme with wheels
made from ginger snap cookies and marshmallows and axles made from
uncooked spaghetti noodles.
SMS counselor Molly Hudgens participated in the Jennifer Green Foundation “Live the ‘Green’ Way” 5K. Mrs. Hudgens finished the race as the
third overall female and donated her gift card to the Lifeskills class at
SMS. Pictured is SMS Lifeskills teacher, Chassie Combs, students and
Mrs. Hudgens.
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Cheatham soil conservation district
hosts annual field day
On May 12th, 2016 the Cheatham
County Soil Conservation District
and Janice Weiss, District Technician/Secretary hosted their Annual Field Day at Mark & Tammy
Head’s Farm in Chapmansboro.
David Shores, SCD District
Chairman welcome approximately
40 landowners. Ronnie Barron,
U.T. Extension Director-Cheatham
County followed speaking on
“Vegetating Winter Feeding Areas”; and Rebekah Norman, U.T.
Extension-Montgomery County
educated attendees on “Benefits/
Economics of Rotational Grazing”. A wagon ride tour of the
Head Farm was then provided to
landowners with Mark Head and
Nathan Hicklin, NRCS Soil Conservationist discussing Head’s operation; and improvements made
by the installation of Best Management Practices over the past year
through grants with the Tennessee
Department of Agriculture.
Barbeque and fresh fried apple
pies were provided for lunch.
Following lunch awards were
given. Mark Head was presented
with the Conservation Farm of the
Year Award for implementation of
conservation practices including:
7,502ft of exclusion fence installed
to exclude livestock from woodlands, creeks and ponds; 1,940ft of
cross fencing installed along with
3-4 ball watering facilities and
3,136ft of livestock pipeline. Mark
now has 4 permanent paddocks
with the potential to subdivide
even with at least 8 paddocks. It
gives Cheatham County Soil Conservation District great pleasure to
work with landowners like Mark
that have such great appreciation
for conservation.
Edwin Hogan, District Supervisor
for the SCD was also awarded his
10 year service pin from the SCD
and thanked for serving the district board with great professionalism, over the past 10 years.
The following sponsors made
this event at success: Farm Bureau Cheatham County; Dickson
Regional Livestock Center; Farm
Credit; Reeves Septic; Tennessee
Department of Agriculture; and
Natural Resource Conservation
Service.
The SCD appreciates Head
for sharing his farm with the
Cheatham County Soil Conservation District for the Field Day
and to the following volunteers:
Amy Clifton, Dickson County
SCD; and Courtney Heatherly,
Robertson County SCD for their
assistance during the field day.
Local flooding Thursday
A series of thunderstorms and
heavy downpours moved through
Thursday afternoon. A few spots
in PV were under several inches
of water for an extended time as
the rain continued for a couple of
hours.
Thunderstorms are in the forecast
for the next few days. Be vigilent!
Presentation of “Conservation Farmer of the Year Award” to Mark &
Tammy Head by Edwin Hogan, SCD Supervisor; Janice Weiss, District
Secretary/Tech; David Shores, District Chairman and Phil Dawson, District Vice Chairman
Presentation of 10 Year Service Pin to Edwin Hogan, SCD Supervisor by
David Shores, District Chairman; Phil Dawson, District Vice Chairman
and Janice Weiss, District Secretary/Tech.
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Athletic associations compete with outside vendors for profits
The Town of Pleasant View has
issued a permit to an outside food
truck vendor permitting the sell
of food during athletic games at
Pleasant View Community Park.
“We have to protect our football
and soccer association because
that’s how they make their money,”
commented Crow on Monday,
May 23, during the Parks and Recreation board meeting.
Local athletic organizations operate concession stands selling food
to earn additional funding to offset
costs associated with the program.
Concession stand profits could be
hindered if local athletic organizations have to compete outside food
truck vendors.
Kelly Ellis, Chair of Pleasant
View’s Parks and Recreation
Board, understood the concerns
created by the dilemma. She
explained the city was required
to issue the permits since there
weren’t any restrictions in the city
ordinance regarding outside vendors setting up and selling during
community organized athletic
events.
The Town of Pleasant View
Board of Mayor and Alderman
will review vendor permits taking
into consideration the concerns of
Parks and Recreation and athletic
organizations.
Pleasant View Football Association submitted their Field Use
Application for consideration and
approval.
The little league football teams
practice at Pleasant View Community Park and host games on
Saturday mornings beginning in
August. Upon reviewing the application board members took into
consideration the amount of time
allotted to athletic programs for
practice and game times.
Currently requests can be made
to obtain field time 24/7 during
a requested time period. Board
members considered potential future growth within the community
and the problems that could arise
if field use time wasn’t restricted.
Board members agreed field use
time needed to be evaluated leaving allotted times available should
it be needed.
A motion was approved during
Monday’s meeting to restrict the
hours of field use approved on
Field Use Applications.
Pleasant View Parks and Recreation have considered registering
Pleasant View in the Healthier Tennessee Program to work
toward earning recognition as an
official Healthier Tennessee Community.
During Monday, May 23, parks
and recreation meeting, Chairman
Kelly Ellis asked board members
Vice Chair Jesse Edmondson and
Secretary Stephanie Crow their
opinion on registering Pleasant
View with Healthier Tennessee.
Crow and Edmondson agreed
the program offered many positive
incentives to encourage healthier
living and activities to the community. Initiating the program
right now concerned board members.
A wellness champion representative would need to be appointed
to oversee a wellness council to
insure Healthier Tennessee requirements are met. Included in
the requirements is promoting at
least seven healthy activities within
a twelve-month period involving
the community.
Parks and recreation could oversee the program but after considering the time and dedication to
coordinate additional community
activities and meet Healthier Tennessee requirements it was decided
to table discussing the program
until a later date.
Crow stated until a Parks and
Recreation Director
was hired, or a
board member volunteered to oversee
the program, there
wasn’t anyone currently on the board
able to dedicate the
time the program
would require.
Board members
Rachel Cunningham and Vice Mayor Danny Rediker
were unable to
share their opin-
ions on the subject due to being
absent from Monday’s meeting.
Pleasant View Parks and Recreation Board meet on the fourth
Monday of each month at 6:00
p.m. at Pleasant View City Hall.
The public is welcome encouraged
to attend to learn more about community events, volunteer opportunities and how to get involved
helping parks and recreation
obtain the needs and wants of the
Pleasant View community.
Tonya Steele
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