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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Fair Board Needs Your Help
Community Center Offers Fellowship
Picture of the Past brought to you by Citizen’s Bank
Industry Appreciation
Will Those Peppers Ever Turn Red?
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Bruce Allen is a local artist who is
sure to make something beautiful
out of this old maple root that used
to make it’s home on Spring Street.
Read about the things that Bruce
creates inside this edition.
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July 7, 2010
TO ALL REGISTERED
VOTERS OF WHITE CO.
Early voting for the
August 5th Election
begins at the
Election Commission Office
Room 215 at the
White County Courthouse on
July 16, 2010 and extends
through July 31, 2010
Voting Hours:
8am-4pm Monday—Friday 9am-noon on Saturday
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7: The Captain Sally Tompkins #2123 of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy will be meeting in the upper level of the Putnam County Library at noon. If you have a confederate ancestor, contact Martha Sue Broyles at 738-5869 if you
have a Confederate ancestor or if you have any questions.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 10 & 11: There will be
an ASA State Shoot at Mountain Valley Archery Club
located 4 miles N. of UNeed-it Archery on Hwy 84.
There will be a novelty shoot for non-ASA members.
Gates open at 8am. Spectators welcome.
FRIDAY, JULY 16: The City of Sparta will sponsor A
Bluegrass Concert at the Sparta Amphitheater beginning
at 7:00 P.M. In case of rain, it will be moved to the
Sparta Civic Center in East Sparta. Admission is
free. Bring your whole family and neighbors for 2
hours of good clean Bluegrass Music. These concerts
will be every 3rd Friday night through October with different bands each month. Many new bands that have
never performed here have been book this year for your
enjoyment.
SATURDAY, JULY 18: The TN State Button Society
meets on the 3rd Saturday each month at 10am at the
Ponderosa Steakhouse in Lebanon. (Exit 238 off I40 on
the left before Cracker Barrel) For more information,
call Sandra Humphrey at 657-5596 or Janey Price at
761-2485.
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EVERYONE’S INVITED!
Candidates
Meet-Greet and Eat
Thursday, July 15 6pm
White County
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Meet the candidates for the May Primary
Talk to the Folks Seeking to Lead White
Co. & Help the Senior Center, too!
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ALL MILLING IS DONE WITH A CHAINSAW:
Bruce Allen is a wood artist that creates all kinds of interesting pieces.
His list of tools: chainsaw, grinder, Dremel.
B.A. Woodworks
Bruce Allen lives in the perfect spot in White County to store all the unique
and not-so-rare wood that he brings home. He is not your typical chainsaw artist.
Bruce lived in Naples, Florida where he worked as a Master Plumber. His father was a plumber and Bruce worked with his Dad since he was 9 years old.
He pretty much was a full time plumber by the time he was 15. He earned his
high school diploma at the age of 16. He was a supervisor by the age of 17 and
a project manager at 19 years old. He was full steam
ahead in the plumbing industry.
It was a lot of stress living in Florida. Lots of hustle and
bustle was on the day’s agenda. He decided to move to
Tennessee about six years ago. He has family in Nashville. He was ready to get out of the rat race. “We love it
here, we wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else,” he said.
Bruce and his wife, Shaunna, and son, Bruce Jr., enjoy
-Collectibles -Toys -Tools
living in White County.
-Old Records & Videos Socks
During the terrible hurricanes that hit the Florida area,
-Jewelry –Knives -Housewares
people were burning and processing big hardwood trees
-Sheet Sets -Comforters–Lamps
through wood chippers. These were old trees that had
-Jacks -Fishing Poles
stood for decades and provided shade and beauty in the
yards of Floridians. When Bruce noticed that there were
So Much Stuff We Can’t
mahogany trees, oak and rosewood trees being burned
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and chipped, he knew that he could do something with
them. He became inspired. He began collecting these
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huge fallen trees and bringing them all the way to Ten170 Mayberry St., Sparta Open 7am-4pm Mon.-Sat.
nessee. He made at least six trips back and forth from
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Florida to Tennessee. At his Tennessee residence, Bruce organized piles of interesting logs, tree roots, and even little branches. Today, when
he sees someone cutting down a tree, he asks if he can bring it to his piles so that it won’t go into a sinkhole or get burned. Bruce is collecting
the wood for his many projects he has on his list. He even has a good bit of bamboo that is curing for future wind chimes.
Every piece of wood that he has will have a purpose. Tree branches will become legs for tables or perhaps a walking stick complete with a rubber tip that covers a stainless steel spike at the end. Other branches will become hand rails up a staircase someday. Larger pieces will be carved
with a chainsaw to create benches and furniture or an unusual sculpture. A plain ol’ log will become a beautifully carved canoe. Scrap pieces of
the wood will become candle holders. Pieces of the wood that there is nothing else to do with except burn will provide heat in the winter.
While in Tennessee, Bruce finds interest in volunteering with the Rescue
Squad and still does plumbing jobs on
the side, but he works full time on his
wood projects. Bruce has created a
Hungry Frog that he carved from a
well seasoned hurricane damaged
I appreciate the opportunity I have been given to
Florida mahogany tree. From a crab
apple tree, he has made the Do Not
serve as your County Executive for 12 years.
Worry Cross. From a Tennessee Red
I have been married to Kathy Officer Sullivan for nearly 35 years
Cedar came a chainsaw carved eagle.
and I have one son, Shaun and daughter-in-law, Ginny. I graduHe has completed a furniture collecated from White County High School in 1969. In 1973, I gradution that he made out of the same
ated from Tennessee Technological University with a B.S. degree
cherry tree. He makes a canoe and it’s
in Engineering Science. My work experience includes working in
paddles out of the same log. One of
NASA, ASCS, construction work and I have always been a farmer.
his rustic benches is a must-see.
I served on the White County Commission from 1986-1990, was
Bruce is not limited in what can be
Solid Waste Manager from 1993 until 1997 and have served as
created out of the wood. “If it can be
White County Executive from 1998 to the present.
imagined, it can be made,” he said.
“The Bible says, love the Lord your
Some Projects Completed by the County in the last 12 Years Include:
God & your neighbor as yourself. I
try to live like that and I think the
1. New Justice Center
We have done all of this with
world would be a better place if more
2. New Library
our tax rate basically the same
as 12 years ago. The $5 solid
3. New Northfield Elementary School
people thought that way. I hope for a
waste fee has not been raised
4. 6 new School Additions
world full of peace where people help
in 12 years and we still have a
New
Ambulance
Service,
Emergency
Management
Building
5.
each other out, no one is hungry and
sales tax rate that is a half6. Recreational Complex
everyone believes in Jesus as their
cent less than most counties.
7. Archive for All Our County Records
Savior. My wood work gives me the
We have tried to keep our
8. White County Heritage Museum
taxes as low as possible and
chance to spread that message in my
9. Railroad House Museum
still provide services and
own way. I also think we need to try
10. Veterans Museum
recruit industry by providing
to be more conscious of our environ11. Second Harvest Food Bank
tax breaks and low interest
mental impact. I don't cut down live
12. American Legion Building that the County Leases has Been Remodeled
loans.
trees for sculptings. I try to use trees
13. The Courthouse has been Improved with New Energy Efficient Lighting, Windows and Insulation In hard economic times, the
County’s General Obligation
that are already down or trees that I
14. Airport has been Expanded to 6,500 foot Runway
Bond rating increased from
15. New Airport Industrial Park (presently trying to get spec building)
can save from someone's chipper or
BBB+ to A+, jumping 3
16. We now have 15,000+ Acres in the Bridgestone/Firestone Wilderness Area that is preserved
burn pile. I have the chance to renotches at one time. This does
for Future Generations. We have a Connection with Fall Creek Falls Park.
use the wood and make it into somenot happen very often. It was
17. Motlow College Campus
thing for people to enjoy for generathe best audit White
18. We are Part of the Highlands Initiative by White, Putnam, Overton Counties for Industrial
County ever had.
tions. I have to thank God for the opRecruitment.
portunity that He's given me to be
RERE-ELECT
19. We now have a New Animal Shelter for Stray Dogs
able to work on my sculptings. I've
20. We have Emergency Equipment that has been Upgraded Tremendously.
been blessed with patience
and perseverance to keep at it even
I have tried honestly to do what I felt was in the best interest of White
when I'm not sure how it will all turn
County and its citizens. The County Commission and I have tried to help
out. I want to thank my family f o r
existing industry in every way possible and to recruit new industry with
their encourthe limited amount of money we have. The Only Promise I will Make to You
agement, love Continued on Page 6
is to Work Hard and Honestly do What I Feel is the Best for White County.
and support. I
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Brenda Officer, Pat Bennett, Herman Hill, John Hitchcock, and Sandy Witt.
The City of Sparta has trusted me with the privilege and
honor of serving in the office of Mayor. My personal goal
has been to keep the best interest and future of Sparta
foremost in my mind as I go about the duties of the office
you entrusted me with. I have devoted my attention, time,
and energy each day working to help make sure that
Sparta is prepared to meet the needs of today and the
challenges of tomorrow. There is no greater honor than
serving as Mayor of our great city. The challenges of the
next four years will be great, but I believe that the foundation for a more prosperous and brighter future has been
laid. It is for this reason that I am asking for your vote of
confidence on August 5th for Mayor of the City of Sparta.
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SQUIRRELS ARE POPULAR
A fan favorite are the carved
squirrels that Bruce makes
complete with a walnut.
also want to thank the
Fragrant Mushroom &
Bank of America
for helping me get
my work out there on
display for the world
to see. My goal is, ideally, that everyone will
see my sculptings,
love them, BUY them
and come back for
more.”
The Sparta Magazine encourages you to get a better view of Bruce’s
work, visit his website at www.bawoodworks.com. He also will do
commissioned work, so give him a call at 256-5401.
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Club at the Quebeck Community Center. The Central View, Quebeck-Walling Volunteer Fire Department purchased the low-mileage,
well-maintained, Hahn Pumper with their own funds, monies earned
from fundraisers and benefits. The newer firetruck replaces an older
piece of equipment and will be housed at the Quebeck-Walling Volunteer Fire Department. The pumper will help the volunteer firefighters better serve the local community and the county. If you would
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White Co.
Fairest of
the Fair
The White County Fair Association is working hard to make the
2010 fair season the best in history.
One point of interest will be a new
permanent display of photos of all
the young ladies who have been
crowned Fairest of the Fair since
the competition began in 1957.
There have been 53 Fairest of the
Fair’s in White County’s history
Stop by and see the
that have gone one to the State to
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represent our community. Anna
Lou Hennessee placed third in the
State the year she took home the
crown. Jennifer Jones was the 1st
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permanent display can be completed. Photos have
been obtained by
many, but if you observe the list on the
right, you will see asterisks by some of the
names. This indicates
that the Fair Board, so
far, has been unable to
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them. The year’s with
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1957: Anne Bradley
1958: Shirley Davis
1959: Ann Goff
1960: Frances Meeks
1961: Joan Cummings
1962: Donna Carrick*
1963: Wanda Faye Teeples
1964: Barbara Carrick*
1965: Anna Lou Hennessee
1966: Sandra Beadle
1967: Wanda Frasier
1968: Mary Jane Jones*
1969: Teresa Moore ?*
1970: ?*
1971: ?*
1972: Jan Locke*
1973: Sherry Price*
1974: ?*
1975: Sharon Thurman*
1976: Cindy Elrod
1977: Drew Milligan*
1978: Lori Cummings*
1979: Cindy Savage
1980: Tina Pearson
1981: Becky Huehls*
1982: Cindy Bradley
1983: Kelly Sayre
1984: MiMi Wilkerson*
1985: Tammy Kennedy
1986: Lisa Roberts
1987: Serena Vaughn*
1988: Susan Baker*
1989: Melissa Winstead*
1990: Katherine Officer*
1991: Crystal Polston*
1992: Andrea Fuller*
1993: Robin Qualls*
1994: Jayne Ann Guy
1995: Carrie Breeding
1996: Amy Denise Key
1997: Chasidy Johnson*
1998: Beth Ann Johnson*
1999: Brandy Guy*
2000: Chasity Lee Roberts*
2001: Amanda Whiteaker*
2002: Lindsey Gallaher
2003: Serena Simpson*
2004: Mary Katherine Doss*
2005: Chelsey Gilliam*
2006: Nicki Geer*
2007: Jennifer Jones*
2008: Emily Haley
2009: Paige Scott*
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To the Citizens of White County
I’m Gary Brogden. I have served as your Register of Deeds for the past nineteen years. When I
came to your door in 1990 to ask for this job, I did so with 13 years of experience in office management and handling real estate transactions that included real estate records research in White,
Van Buren, Warren and Cumberland County Register of Deeds offices. I did not ask you for a job
that I was not equipped to do.
My top priority has always been to make your Register of Deeds office the most accurate, error
free and lawful office that it can be, and I believe that we have.
I increased office hours from 35 to 45 per week to make your records more accessible to you.
I provided a comfortable area for genealogy research.
I introduced computer recording and indexing to make the recording process more efficient and
accessing records faster and easier.
I secured over $28,000 in private funding to rebind and laminate our oldest records, which had
deteriorated almost beyond repair.
I expanded our plat storage capability from only one size to three sizes of plats, thus providing
more flexibility to your surveyor, enabling him to provide you a better product.
I further improved the accessibility and security of your records by
scanning and displaying them on computer media. Your documents can now be viewed and printed from the lookup terminal
without lifting a book.
My staff and I have re-recorded on computer the complete records
back through and including 1990. All of the known subdivision
plats and restriction can now be accessed and printed from the
lookup terminals. Additionally, we have located and indexed most
of the old Church and Cemetery deeds for quick access. Our focus
is now on adding more real estate transfer documents to the computer index in order to serve you more quickly. We now have
these records back-indexed through the early nineteen-seventies.
If you choose to re-elect me as your Register of Deeds, I
assure you that I will continue to look for and implement
new improvements to your Register of Deeds office.
I enjoy the work I am doing
and would deeply appreciate
the opportunity to continue to
serve you.
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Community Center
Offers Fellowship
The Quebeck/Walling Community Center has been seeing a lot of
activity lately. It has become a great place for folks to gather and
catch up on their visiting. During their last event, there was a great
turnout with 42 people signing their guest register. Members from
the Central View, Quebeck-Walling Volunteer Fire Department
proudly displayed their new fire truck for all to see.
Even though Father's Day was Sunday, June 20th, the Quebeck/
Walling Community Club kept the celebration going until Saturday,
June 26th when they held their monthly potluck at the Quebeck
Community Center. There was a scrumptious, man-pleasing buffet
featuring chicken, meatloaf, pot roast and casseroles, hot vegetables, cool salads, and lots of desserts including homemade blackberry cobbler with ice cream.
To help burn off some of the calories they had consumed, the men
participated in some games for the title of "Last Man Standing."
The first event was called "Rapid Fire." Using rubber bands for
ammo they had to knock tin cans off the edge of a table. The first
six men to topple their tin can were Oddie Shoupe, Ruben
Hormilla, Tracy Denton, Mike Breeding, Terry Whitson and Jim
Drake. They moved on to "Stack Attack". Each one had to build a
pyramid out of 15 plastic cups and then deconstruct the pyramid
using only one hand. The first four to finish moved on to the next
challenge.
In the next game, "Sticky Situation," Ruben, Tracy, Mike and Terry
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had to bounce ping pong balls to land on the target some
distance away: slices of bread covered in Peanut Butter.
Early on, Ruben and Terry got the trajectory just right
and stuck the target leaving Mike and Tracy to battle it
out for the third spot in the Semi-Finals. Mike just barely
beat out Tracy.
While the semi-finalists caught their
breath the kids had fun trying to
bounce the ping pong balls onto the
peanut-buttered bread.
Semifinalists, Ruben Hormilla, Terry
Whitson and Mike Breeding tried to
calm their nerves as they awaited the
next challenge: "Johnny Applestack." When the bowl of apples
was brought out they asked: "Do we
have to eat them?" No! They had to
stack them! The first two to make a
vertical stack of four apples would
compete for the title of "Last Man
Standing" and the grand prize, a deluxe folding sports chair complete
with canopy. Ruben Hormilla and
Mike Breeding emerged from the
apple stacking challenge to face off
in "Hanky Panky."
Using only one hand they had to pull
tissues out of a box. First man to
empty their tissue box would be "The
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The Quebeck/Walling Community
Club holds a Potluck on the fourth
Saturday of the month at the Quebeck Community Center located at
375 Quebeck Road in Quebeck, TN.
Their next Potluck is scheduled for
Saturday, July 24th. Doors open at
5:30 p.m. and the meal starts at 6:00
o'clock. For information about upcoming events or to rent the facility
contact Flo Denton at 657-1009.
“I will work with the County Executive and County Commissioners to get the most out of our tax revenue. I want to continue to provide White County and it’s citizen’s the services
and reliability they have been accustomed to in the past.”
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Volunteering
their Services
The Senior Center, the Mobile Pantry and Second
Harvest Food Bank teamed up to provide 220 families
each with a cart of groceries recently. Fruit, fresh and
canned vegetables, canned goods, bread, and juice
were among the items that were distributed.
Volunteers from the Center came out to help load the carts
that were pushed through by high-school volunteers.
In the Photo: L-R is Kelsey Roberts, Javier Gonzalez,
Hailey Roberts, Heather Roberts, Wade Judd, Garrett
Davidson, and Trent England. The teens were among those
who helped 220 White County families this summer.
Dillard Quick with his fatherfather-inin-law, Wayne Slatten.
“I am qualified for this job and will work hard to serve
White County.”—
County.”—Dillard Quick
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Will Those Peppers
Ever Turn Red?
By Belinda Elsberry
Goodness. I determined that I was gonna have some GOOD green beans. I am
tired of canned beans. I have bought fresh green beans and sometimes they’ve
been good, and sometimes not. I began asking gardeners what kind of beans are
best. I found out that half-white runners seemed to be the favorite. I decided that I
would work my own garden this year so I could have some good green beans. I
say my own garden, but it’s really been my Mother doing most all the work.
There is so much to learn about gardening.
When I went shopping for my green bean seeds at The Fruit Market, I ventured
into the greenhouse to see what else I could put in my garden. Ya know, some bonus stuff. All I really had heart for was those green beans...and perhaps some
corn, but really just green beans. Inside the green house were some pepper plants.
Yellow peppers. Red peppers. Green peppers. I am kinda fond of the yellow and
red peppers. They are about a dollar a piece when you buy them, and I consider
them a treat since my husband doesn’t eat them. I am often just too stingy to buy
them at the grocery. I could get eight plants for about three bucks. Hmmm. That’s
a deal! I wouldn’t feel guilty eatin’ peppers for a three-dollar investment. The tag
said the fruit would be ready in 60 days and certainly I would get at least three
peppers out of the deal. The 60 days have come and gone. The plants are loaded
with peppers! It seems that they have stopped growing and the peppers are green,
green, green. It’s like time has stopped on the pepper planet. I have been waiting
for two weeks for them to turn red and yellow. Since I have never grown peppers
before I am not really sure what to expect. I am so waiting!
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Sparta Mayor Tommy Pedigo served as the 2010 President of
the Tennessee Municipal League (TML). TML is a voluntary,
cooperative organization established by cities and towns in
Tennessee for mutual assistance and improvement. Their purpose is to work with the Tennessee General Assembly promoting legislation helpful to towns like Sparta.
Debbie Sopha, Judy Payne, Mayor Tommy Pedigo with his
wife, Gail, Lynn Omohundro, Tonya Tindle, and Jim Payne
all attended the TML Conference that was recently held in
Gatlinburg. (all pictured above). The group networked with
their peers in other cities in order to inspire each other on
ideas that worked in their respective communities. They
also got the benefit of attending workshops to aid in
hometowns being prosperous.
Addressing the group as President, Mayor Pedigo said the following: “Some of us are battling some tough decisions on the
home front, from employee lay offs, property tax increases,
cuts in city services or delaying or canceling capital projects,
all important issues we are facing as a result of this economic
crisis. And unfortunately, according to some of the top economic forecasters, despite some positive signs on the national
and state level, local governments are not out of the woods yet.
We will continue to see declining fiscal and economic conditions and all of the problems that come alone with it…It’s important that we remain diligent, innovative and good financial
stewards...one of the many benefits of being a member of this
League, and participating in TML’s events such as this conference, gives you the opportunity to network with your peers in
other cities, to compare notes and hopefully take back great
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What a shot of days gone by! This was Ballard School. The teacher
was Lellar Suthard, as far as we can tell. Notice the extra large
boards that were used on the outside of the school. During this era, trees that were nearby were used for building materials. This would
indicate that there were some pretty big trees around the area. Neighbors often donated trees off their farms to build a church or a school.
The dog resting in the front seems to say that it has been a long day. There are two hats on the window and at least four hats laying on the
ground in front, it is polite to remove your hat. One boy holds his hat on his knee while having a stick in his other hand. The teacher seems
to have a whistle hung around her neck. The girls seem to be dressed in their finest and most of the boys are wearing their overalls.
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My Values
Loyalty – Bearing true faith and allegiance to the U.S.
Constitution, the Tennessee Constitution, White County,
the 4th District, and having respect for our heritage.
Duty – Fulfilling the duties and obligations of County Commissioner.
Accepting responsibility for your own actions and those you represent.
Respect – Relying on the golden rule. How a Commissioner considers and
treats their constituents and their stated concerns reflects upon each of us,
both personally and as a professional organization.
Selfless Service - Putting the welfare of the nation, the state of Tennessee,
White County, 4th District and others before your own. Selfless service leads
to organizational teamwork and encompasses discipline, self-control and faith
in our system of government.
Honor - Live up to traditional American Values. Working together for the
good of the group and pulling one’s own weight.
Integrity - Doing what is right, legally and morally even when
no one is looking.
Personal Courage – Having the ability to face fear, danger, or adversity
and standing on principle even when others will not.
My
Commitment
and Promise
to You
1) Use the common sense our Maker
has given me as a Leader.
2) Listen respectfully to those I represent, carefully consider each issue and
accurately present it to the body of Commissioners.
3) Find and present solutions to problems and challenges.
4) Plan for the future of our County and
success.
If you believe that what I stand for, am committed to, and hold as priorities,
are similar to your beliefs, I ask that you elect me on 5 August 2010 as your
representative and County commissioner for the 4th District.
Please visit www.alklee.com or contact me at (931) 205-6258 or via E-mail
ajsklee@gmail.com if you would like to talk to me.
Respectfully,
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