October – November 2010

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Palace Theater to host
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World Premier Documentary
TREE SAFARI: Koa Connection
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City of Crossville To Host Documentary Premier at Palace
By KEVIN DONALDSON
Crossville Life Features Editor
lowed by the premier of
Sells’ unique, world-class
the Hawaii-based show.
sculptures.
CROSSVILLE-The world premier
Stonehaus Winery
Sells meets “botanists,
of “Tree Safari: The Koa Connection,” a will host a wine and
Boer farmers, scientists and
documentary co-produced by Todd Jarrell cheese gathering before
Zulu shamans while learning
and WCTE-TV and focusing on an Upper and after the two docuthe medicinal power of trees.
Cumberland artist, is set for the Palace mentaries are shown.
From the African bush to the
Theatre on November 3, officials announced Tickets for the premier
bright lights of a top Chicago
recently.
are free, but are required.
gallery show, ‘Tree Safari: A
“The Koa Connection” is the second They are available by
Sculptural Journey’ explores
in a series of documentaries focusing on contacting the Palace at
our cultural relationships to
Cookeville wood sculptor Brad Sells. “Tree 484-6133.
trees, revealing one artist’s
Safari: A Sculptural Journey” focused on
In 2004, WCTE and
deepening appreciation of his
Sells’ trip to South Africa. “Koa” follows Jarrell undertook “a most
beautiful medium,” Jarrell
Sells to the volcanic slopes of Hawaii.
ambitious
television
said.
The
majority
of
Sells’
highly
Jarrell and Sells will be on hand for the project,” following Sells’
In the African bush, Sells
Palace premier, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. “search for exotic woods finished, flowing sculptures
and assistant Steven Flatt
“Koa” is directed, written and produced by for his unique sculp- begin in situ, roughed out into locate extraordinary woods:
Jarrell, presented by WCTE, and will be dis- tures,” promotional ma- DSVEFGPSNTXJUIDIBJOTBXT chocolate-acacia,
greentributed by American
terial for “Tree Safari” streaked olive, white cat’s whiskers wood,
Public Television. The
says. After two years of and the legendary red ivory. The sculpting
Palace Premier is spontravel, production and begins there, but while still in rude form
sored by the City of
funding, the Africa- they are shipped to Sells’ Tennessee studio
Crossville.
based part one of the to be finished for the Chicago show.
Jarrell and WCTE
series was distributed
general
manager
nationally on PBS, win- The “Koa Connection”
Showing at the
Magura worked togethning both “Telly” and
Sells and Flatt travel to Hawaii’s forPalace Theatre on
er on funding “Koa”
“Aurora” awards. The ested volcanic slopes in a quest for “koa,”
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and the producer and
original “Tree Safari” a type of wood known for its density, tone
station partnered on
was one of only three and unique color. On the Kona Coast, the
both “Tree Safari” projects.
Featured Titles (from over 450) in the 2008 duo meets Keoki Carter, who shares micro“This should be a great event, and I PBS Home Video/Educational catalogue.
scopic images of native woods, and talks
very much welcome the opportunity to
about the difficulty of aging trees in a represent my work and the accomplishments The First “Tree Safari”
gion without seasons, promotional material
of WCTE in Crossville,” said Jarrell. The
The Original “Tree Safari” follows says.
Africa “Tree Safari,” which won a variety Sells and assistant Steven Flatt into the
On the Big Island, conservationists take
of national awards, will be shown first, fol- African bush in search of exotic wood for the team to the islands’ most pristine forest
World Premier of
Tree Safari: The
Koa Connection
A giant koa tree rises into the mists of Hawaii’s
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koa tree can bring hundreds of thousands of
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reserve, granted to the people of Hawaii by
the last descendent of the Hawaiian monarchy. Later, the team travels to the 33,000-acre
Humuula Forest reserve on the high slopes
of Mauna Kea volcano, the promo material
says. Once, “cattle was king” in these steep,
dry mountains and the livestock decimated
the koa forests. Now, a conservation plan
that allows cattle and koa to co-exist has
been developed.
On the last day of the journey, the team
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Another “First” For The City of Crossville & The Palace Theatre
World Premier of American Public Television Documentary on Nov. 3rd at 6 p.m.
In search of worldclass, exotic woods,
sculptor Brad Sells
meets curators &
conservationists to
learn the traditional
culture of Koa.
A GOVERNOR’S THREESTAR COMMUNITY
For Continued Successes In Economic
and Community Development
TREE SAFARI: The Koa Connection
American Public Television Documentary
Co-Produced by Todd Jarrell & WCTE-TV
Koa wood sculpture
"Spirits and Ancestors"
The world premier of “Tree Safari: The Koa Connection,” a documentary
co-produced by Todd Jarrell and WCTE-TV and focusing on an Upper
Cumberland artist, is set for the Palace Theatre on November 3. “The
Koa Connection” is the second in a series of documentaries focusing on
Cookeville wood sculptor Brad Sells. “Tree Safari: A Sculptural Journey”
focused on Sells’ trip to South Africa. “Koa” follows Sells to the volcanic
slopes of Hawaii. Jarrell and Sells will be on hand for the Palace
premier, which will be distributed by American Public Television.
www.crossvilletn.gov
The Palace Theatre Premier of
“Tree Safari: The Koa Connection” is
sponsored by the City of Crossville.
For tickets and
information contact the
Palace Theatre 931-484-6133
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
STONEHAUS WINERY
will be providing their world-class wines
with cheese, before & after the Premier.
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OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2010
It’s A Wonderful Life
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I was diagnosed with
at 33 West Adams Street in
mild glaucoma about five or
Crossville.
six years ago and have been
In the half dozen trips
taking drops at bedtime for
that I have made to see Dr.
about that long. Recently, my
Litchford and his associates,
optometrist gave me a peI have come to respect all of
ripheral field test (common
his helpers, office staff and
test for Glaucoma patients),
staffers. They know how to
tested my pressures, then
take care of their patients.
DON NAPIER
told me that he wanted me to
I have known David as
Publisher
go see a specialist and made
my regular golf partner/opme an appointment to see a Knoxville ponent for four or five years, but did
physician.
not know what an outstanding doctor
I hate to go to Knoxville to the doc- he is. He is also an excellent golfer and
tor. Besides killing a whole day, I had a true gentleman on the course. But he
rather go to Cookeville when at all pos- is an outstanding eye doctor. His waitsible, or keep my business at home if ing room is usually pretty busy, but
the option exists.
I am sure he “could work you in.” If
After thinking about it, I decided you are out there and need the help of
to go see David Litchford, M.D. at the a professional physician specializing in
Litchford Eye Clinic in Crossville. Dr. the eye, call his office: 484-9547. I grew
Litchford specializes in Cataract Micro up going to an Optometrist for eye exSurgery and Laser Surgery and I am aminations and glasses, and this in no
personally acquainted with him. It way is intended to diminish what they
seemed like the right move.
do. But now that I have been to the
As it turned out, it might have mountain, I plan on staying there.
been one of the best decisions of my
By the way, while I have lost vilife. I was fortunate to get in to see Dr. sion in my left eye that can never be
Litchford and he quickly got to the recovered, I am seeing better today
point. I had one of the worse glaucoma than I have in a long time, after becases he had seen in his career and it ing examined by Dr. Litchford and
required immediate treatment to stop his associates. I also want to brag on
the loss of vision. Needless to say, he Cill Kirk who operates Cumberland
got my attention.
Opitcal, located in the same building
Since that first meeting, I have as Litchford. She fitted me for my new
had laser surgery on my left eye and glasses and contacts and the result was
gone through a heavy treatment of eye “spot on.” I feel good about the future
drops and tests. My once unstable and in regards to my eyes. Thank you Dr.
high pressure readings are now under Litchford!
control thanks to Dr. Litchford.
The Litchford Clinic, P.C. is an New Choice in Phone Directories
Ophthalmology and Cataract Specialist
By now, you have undoubtedly
and Dr. Litchford is an amazing doctor seen the new CHOICE Directory, that
who takes patient care to a level most was printed and distributed back in
people have never seen. He both talks August. Like you, I wondered in the
frankly to you about your condition beginning, “why do we need another
and then takes as much time as needed phone directory?” We have services
to explain your condition. We all know provided by Frontier and Vol First, but
the inner workings of the eye is com- Vol First does not produce a book.
plicated at best.
Choice has a book, but does not
What it amounts to is David provide service. I must say, I ended up
Litchford is the specialist that my for- being impressed by the new Choice
mer optometrist (who by the way is ex- Directory. It had both residential and
cellent in his field), wanted me to see, business listings (something a lot of
but he is not in Knoxville. He is located the other directories are cutting back
on). But I was really impressed as a
businessman with the fact that the new
book included business listings for
Putnam, Roane and White Counties.
This is a stroke of genius.
Also, it was mailed to homes and
businesses, not just thrown out to be
picked up, and it has larger print in the
white pages, making it easier to read
(for these aging eyes).
Having been a newspaper and
magazine publisher for many years, I
know a good publication when I see
one, and this is one. I have never ever
sat down and read the phone book--not
until the new Choice Directory came
out. It has pages in the front that give
you really informative facts about our
community: golf, library, the city, etc.
I give my “red balloon” award to
Choice Directory, for best phone book
in this market. As an advertiser in
their book, I also applaud their competitive rates for ads. If you are not in
the current book and want to talk to
them about being in their next one, call
Linda Bennett, a person who can help,
at 260-2265.
Apple time in Tennessee
The Rowell showroom is filled
to the brim with apples of all varieties. Rowell’s Orchards, located
on Highway 70-East (toward Crab
Orchard), has my favorite, the Mutsu,
in. I got my customary box ($20) a few
days ago and have shared my treasure with the Mitchell’s Drug Store
crew and my mother and sisters. From
Granny Smith, to Mutsu’s, Red and
Golden Delicious, and varieties you
never heard of . . . you will find them
at Rowell’s Apple Barn.
If an “apple a day keeps the doctor away,” what will three or four do
for you? That is the rate I am on when
Rowell’s is in season. Back in July
their peach crop was awesome. Hope
you got some. I ate my share and put
several quarts in the freezer. Far better than “store bought,” get on out to
Rowells and load up. Operated now
by Reg Rowell, his parents Reggie and
Virginia have passed away since last
season. I miss them terribly!
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ABOUT THE COVER: On the last day of the
Tree Safari, Brad Sells gets word that the
biggest Monkeypod tree in Hawaii has fallen
and seeks out the salvage crew. From Left:
Assistant Steven Flatt, logger Jeremiah Blackhat,
sculptor Brad Sells, logger Richard King, and
Tree Safari director/producer Todd Jarrell.
Make Plans to come
meet Joe Wilmoth
State Senate candidate and my
good friend Joe Wilmoth will have a
picnic Meet and Greet at Robinhood
Park in Fairfield Glade on Thurs. Oct.
14. Joe is an Independent, seeking the
15th District State Senate seat (the one
we are in). Joe is a successful business
man from Cookeville and is very outspoken about term limits. He likes to
say that he is “not beholden” to either
party and wants to represent “all” of
the people, which I think is a concept
whose time as come. I do my best to
evaluate the candidate and vote “for
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the man” rather than voting on the letter (R or D).
Joe’s Picnic will be catered by
Hoss’s BBQ. I hope to see many of my
Fairfield Glade friends there. Joe is no
spring chicken. He has been around
the block several times, in business for
well over 40 years. He is a successful
businessman, owning Burger Kings
around the Upper Cumberland, plus
other business ventures. See his ad
promoting the event on page 21.
Welcome Tony
This issue marks the beginning of
a new columnist. Veteran insurance
agent Tony Palma will contribute a
Q&A column on the ins and outs of
buying insurance. His first column
is truly a good read and I am sure
Crossville LIfe readers will learn a lot
about insurance from it as I did.
Good to have you on board, Tony.
Look forward to seeing more of you.
Tony’s late father, Joe Palma, was the
subject of this column in the AugustSeptember issue. That story helped
bring Tony and I together--even more
good things coming from my friendship with his father!
PREMIER
salvages a huge piece of root wood from an
historic but fallen “monkeypod” tree, the
largest known tree of its kind in Hawaii.
With raw material in hand, Sells and Flatt
return to Bark Studios and complete the
artistic process, from pneumatic chainsaws
and heavy grinders to hand-rubbing the
finishes.
About Jarrell, Sells
Jarrell is an independent director, producer, writer and videographer, who began
his current work after 15 years in television
advertising. His producing career began
when he “joined a round-the-world ship
voyage, working as a crew member while
creating a public radio series from such
places as Easter Island, Bora Bora and
Zanzibar,” his biographical information
says.
He has worked extensively in television, radio, print and internet, and his work
has been honored with a variety of awards,
including regional EMMY awards and national nominations, a Lowell Thomas (travel journalism) award, a Silver Microphone
award, six combined Telly and Aurora
awards, and two Tennessee Associated
Press awards, among many others.
His fellowships include duPont
Columbia, Vanderbilt University, Poynter
Institute, New England School of
Communications, PBS Quality Group, and
the Tennessee Arts Commission Individual
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HATS OFF AWARD
This issue’s hat trick goes to
Curtis Adams for his concept to have
a Unity Breakfast on Oct. 1st of this
month, extending the hand of cooperation to County Mayor Kenny
Carey, Jr. and Crossville Mayor J.H.
Graham III, and inviting every elected
official in the county to make a “new
beginning.” Curtis also arranged for
Chattanooga Mayor Claude Ramsey
and Hamilton County Chamber of
Commerce Director Tom Edd Wilson (a
Cumberland County native), to speak
at the event. Great move Curtis!
Artist Fellowship. His passion for world
culture has led him to over 50 countries
across seven continents and 70,000 miles
of tall ship voyaging (at 5 mph). He lives in
Cookeville.
Jarrell thanks the following for their
sponsorship of “Koa”: Kamehameha
Schools (Hawaii), City of Crossville, and
Baron USA, Respiratory Home Care, and
Hermitage Hardwoods, all of Cookeville.
“Without their help, the documentary and
premier would not have been possible, and
we are very grateful for their help,” Jarrell
said.
Sells is a 1994 graduate of Tennessee
Tech and owner of Bark Studio in
Cookeville since then. He received a B.S.
degree in Psychology frm TTU, with minors in Art, Geology and Biology, studying at the Appalachian Center for Crafts
near Smithville (TN). His work is now
sought by a growing number of galleries
and museums including Neiman Marcus,
the Cincinnati Museum of Art, and the
Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery.
“From the start of my artistic career
I sought to redefine the ‘means and ends’
of fine wood art carving,” Sells says on his
website. “The advice of colleagues, a keen
determination, and the use of personally
designed custom-built tools have resulted
in the pioneering of a unique sculpting
process.”
His work has been shown or is currently showing in dozens of museums and
selected exhibitions from one end of the
country to the other.
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2VFTUJPOT8JUI4IFJMB#BSOXFMM What Is The Economic Impact of Tourism
on Crossville and Cumberland County?
This issue, we welcome Sheila
Barnwell to our 12-question feature.
Sheila might be the best known waitress in Cumberland County, having
worked for Gondola for 23 years.
A native of Crossville, Sheila says
she left home a few times, only to
come back, because there is no place
like home. “I couldn’t imagine raising
my children anywhere else,” she said.
Sheila has been at her job so long that
she knows most of her patrons on a
first name basis, often greeting them
with their beverage before she even
brings them their menu.
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My first job was helping to take
care of Frank Brown’s mother and father. He started Brown-Rains Insurance
Company. I stayed at theri home seven
days a week and made $15 a week.
Of course, I
helped an older woman take
care of them.
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My daughter. She has been through
some things in her life, yet managed to
overcome them. She home-schools her
children (my grandchildren), holds
down a job, is very active in her church
and has a great husband who is her
partner in all this.
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would grow up to be:
I wanted to be a hair stylist. I loved
working with hair when I was growing
up. I used to style and fix my mother’s
hair all the time.
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Gondola Pizza
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since May of
1987.
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spending
time with the
Sheila Barnwell
people I love,
watching football, a good movie, or reading a good
book.
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I don’t like getting up and talking
in front of people. I get tongue-tied and
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does a tourist spend?
In 2009, tourists
spent $93.30 million in Cumberland
County.
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jobs in the area does
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tourism support? In
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2009, tourist dollars
generated
$21.62
million in worker paychecks which
represents 990 jobs in Cumberland
County directly related to visitors.
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generated $4.07 million in local county
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$514,007.42 (July, 2009 – July 2010)
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the Upper Cumberlands!
Tourism is one of the largest and
dynamically developing sectors of external economic activities. Tourism, a
large, complex, and fragmental industry, which is still very difficult to define
and measure, is a key component of
the service economy. The service economy is driving growth in Crossville
and Cumberland County. It represents
a large part of economic activity and
its importance continues to grow.
Businesses and public organizations are increasingly interested in
the economic impacts of tourism at
the national, state and local levels.
“Multiplier effects” are often cited to
capture secondary effects of tourism
spending and show the wide range of
sectors in a community that may benefit from tourism.
Tourism’s economic benefits are
touted by the industry for a variety of
reasons. Claims of tourism’s economic
significance give the industry greater
respect among the business community, public officials and the public in
general. This often translates into decisions or public policies that are favorable to tourism. Community support is
important for tourism, as it is an activity that affects the entire community.
Tourism businesses depend exten-
sively on each other
as well as on other
businesses, government and residents
of the local community. Economic
benefits and costs of
tourism reach virtuBy RAJ
ally everyone in the
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region in one way or
another.
Tourism activity also involves economic costs, including the direct cost
incurred by tourism businesses, government costs for infrastructure to better serve tourists, as well as congestion
and related costs borne by individuals
in the community. Community decisions over tourism often involve debates between industry proponents
touting tourism’s economic impacts
(benefits) and detraction emphasizing
tourism’s costs. Sound decisions rest
on a balanced and objective assessment
of benefits, costs and an understanding of who benefits from tourism.
Social contacts between tourists
and local people may result in mutual
appreciation, understanding, tolerance, awareness and learning. Our residents are educated about the outside
world without leaving their homes,
while their visitors significantly learn
about a distinctive culture. Our community benefits through contributions by our visitors to the improvement of the social infrastructure such
as schools, libraries, and health care
institutions.
The primary goal of the CrossvilleCumberland County Chamber of
Commerce tourism program is:
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Crossville and Cumberland County in
order to increase tourism business income and related tax revenues and to
sustain a vibrant and healthy economy
while preserving community, cultural
and environmental values.
A second goal of the Chamber
tourism program is:
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cards or apply for loans. They can
use your name and Social Security
Number to file fraudulent tax returns
and receive bogus tax refunds.
Letters from the Internal Revenue
Service indicating that you have filed
more than one return for the same
year or showing income from a source
unknown to you are signs that someone else might be using your identity.
If you receive such a letter, respond
immediately. If warranted, IRS may
require copies of Social Security cards
and other identification in order to
establish your true identity.
If you are unable to resolve identity problems with IRS by other means,
contact the IRS Identity Protection
Specialized Unit at 1-800-908-4490.
There is no doubt that today’s
digital technology has made us more
vulnerable and susceptible to identity theft. There have been a number
of phishing schemes designed to get
personal information from unsuspecting taxpayers. It is important to
note that the IRS will NEVER initiate contact with a taxpayer by email.
Therefore, any email claiming to be
from IRS should be forwarded, unopened, to the IRS at phishing@irs.
gov.
For additional information about
identity theft, see our September 2010
newsletter on our website, or go to
www.irs.gov and search for “identity
theft”.
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Charitable Contribution Deduction?
Federal tax law allows an itemized deduction for charitable contributions given to qualifying organizations to be used for religious,
charitable, educational, scientific, or
literary purposes, or to prevent cruelty to children or animals. In addition to cash donations, a deduction is
allowed for out-of-pocket and travel
expenses, and mileage (at $0.14 per
mile for 2010) connected with volunteer service to a charity. However,
you CANNOT deduct the value
of your service or the cost of meals
or other personal expenses while
volunteering.
Other items that are NOT deductible are donations to individuals, political campaigns, civic associations,
country clubs, or social clubs. Also,
if there is a benefit derived from the
donation, only the amount in excess
of the fair value of the benefit is deductible. The cost of raffle or lottery
tickets, bingo games, or other games
of chance is NEVER deductible as a
charitable contribution, regardless of
the sponsoring organization or use of
the proceeds.
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are some types of income that are not
taxable or are only partially taxable.
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support payments; gifts, bequests and the amount of your other income.
inheritances; workers’ compensation
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partially exempt, depending on the Internal Revenue Service collects 96%
circumstances. For more information of the government’s total receipts and
on what income is nontaxable, please has estimated the overall voluntary
contact us or your tax professional.
compliance rate to be 84%. According
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your taxes and retirement benefits.
is owed and what is paid.”
“Normal” retirement age is not
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a fixed number. For social security compliance is highest where parties
purposes, the “full” retirement age other than the taxpayer are required
threshold ranges from 65 to 67, de- to file information reports and withpending on your birth date. However, hold taxes from payments made.
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AN ENDORSEMENT
DOING WHAT’S BEST FOR THE
FUTURE OF CROSSVILLE
LET’S KEEP OUR MAYOR
J.H. GRAHAM, III
Dr. Carl T. Duer (left) is shown with a
framed plaque commemorating his many
contributions to the Soccer Complex, which
carries his name. Shown with Dr. Duer is
Crossville Mayor J.H. Graham, III.
PAID FOR BY DR. CARL T. DUER, SR.
DR. CARL T. DUER
Voter:
campaign as
Dear City of Crossville
m III in his re-election
of endorsing J.H. Graha
yield my chair
this manner as my way
ing to retire instead and
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this November, decid
not seeking re-election
years.
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serving on the counc
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am III as our Mayor.
we re-elect J.H. Grah
of Tennessee.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Carl T. Duer
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Business Profile
Rainbow Crafts Showcases Handmade
Items from Cumberland Plateau Artists
By KEVIN DONALDSON
A lifelong love of crafts was the
driving force behind Dorothy Dale’s
opening of Rainbow Crafts just outside
of Crossville 15 years ago, and continues to fuel the success of the store.
“I grew up doing crafts,” Dale said,
“I started crocheting so early, I don’t
even remember learning to do it.”
Dale, a Michigan native, is a former
Stanley Home Products division sales
manager. She says her love for crafting
led her to taking her own crafts to various shows, and eventually to opening
Rainbow, located just off Peavine Road,
five miles north of I-40.
“We opened the shop to showcase
handmade crafts from Cumberland
County and the surrounding area, and
we feature many one-of-a-kind items,”
Dale said. “Most of our artisans will do
special orders. We might have 10,000
items in here, and the vast majority of
them are one-of-a-kind.
“I’m very proud of the crafts we
have in here,” she said. “We have such
a wealth of talent here in the area. You
can shop here or visit us on-line, and
truly take home a piece of Tennessee.”
Rainbow Crafts contains work from
about 25 local craftspeople, she said.
“Although we are a small shop
in area, we are proud of the quality
and the variety and uniqueness of the
crafts which we carry,” Dale said. “Our
crafters take pride in producing the
very finest items possible. Many of our
crafts are created from recycled items
such as used greeting cards, men’s ties,
scraps of yarn, ribbon, and lace, and
throw-away CDs.
“I was a recycler before people
were even using the term, really,” she
said. One item Dale is particularly
known for creating is her baskets (all
one-of-a-kind) made from recycled
greeting cards. “I use thousands of old
cards for the baskets, and often come
home and find a grocery bag full of old
cards on the porch,” she said.
She does many different kinds of
crafts from recycled items, creating angels, handbags, and pillows from old
ties, and boxes, bowls, baskets, puzzles, placemats, and ornaments from
used greeting cards.
Variety of items
Rainbow Crafts is filled with a
wide range of crafts, including hand
crocheted and knitted items, hand embroidery, baby things, pottery, stained
glass, wood crafted boxes and trays,
scroll saw work, decorative bowls,
boxes, Dale’s baskets made from old
greeting cards, purses, pillows, and angels from old ties (another Dale specialty), hand woven baskets, hand-carved
walking sticks, painted gourds, and a
whole room dedicated to Christmas.
There is a wide selection of novelty
items, too. Dale’s personal work also
includes crocheted and knitted items,
lots of embroidery and quilting.
Dale also has several items from
the scroll saw work collection of the
late Ray Wilbanks, including clocks and
puzzles, and work from quilter (and
teacher) Jane Tavernier, basket weaver
Scott Eatherly, stained glass specialists
Herschel and Linda Loveday, novel-
Dorothy Dale, Rainbow Owner
ty-maker Sharon Cantley, and a few
pieces of Trudie Palm’s pottery, among
others. She is hoping to add a new potter from the Loudon area soon.
The shop is organized by subject
matter, not product, and is something
Rock 'n Roll Revue
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CROSSVILLE-A "Rock 'n Roll
Revue," featuring Stingray Anthony
and The Trackside Band, will be held
at Stone Memorial High School here
on Saturday, October 16.
The one-night-only concert will
feature classic rock and roll hits from
the 1950's and 1960's, and will begin at
the high school auditorium at 7 p.m.
of a feast for the eyes. Plan on spending
a while if you visit the shop in person.
Dale had a simple reason for the shop’s
name: “I love rainbows.”
Dale and husband Willard literally
built the shop in their back yard before
their house was even there. “I designed
it the way I wanted it, and we tackled
it ourselves,” she
said. In her “spare
time,” she enjoys
writing
poetry,
doing carpentry
work, and flower
gardening.
The
shop
is
located
at
765 Woodlands
Circle, just a few
hundred
yards
off Peavine Road.
Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment. You can call the shop at (931)
456-7748, or e-mail to willardanddorothy@frontiernet.net.
You can also browse and shop online
at www.rainbowtennesseecrafts.com.
In addition to Anthony and
Trackside, the concert will have special performances by Ralph Foster
and Terri Utsey.
General admission tickets are
available for $10 and $15, with VIP
seating for $20. For tickets, call
931-456-2903. The concert is sponsored by Rocky Top Realty, The Peg
Broadcasting family of stations, the
Crossville Chronicle, and Crossville
Life magazine.
It’s All About
JOBS
James C. Perry
can bring common
sense leadership
to the Crossville
City Council
JOB, JOBS, JOBS
Our top priority must be the creation of more and
better paying jobs. By working with the Chamber,
state, regional and county agencies we must leave
no stone unturned in our quest for jobs.
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Please allow me to work for you as your City Councilman."
--James C. Perry
For Progress Vote
JAMES
CITY COUNCIL
CROSSVILLE CITY ELECTION
TUESDAY NOV. 2ND
EARLY VOTING OCT. 13-28
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The Art of Hospice
THINK
A Look at the History of Hospice
The term “hospice” origMary Aikenhead of the Irish
inally referred to a house of
Sisters of Charity founded
rest, safety, and comfort for
Our Lady’s Hospice for the
pilgrims, travelers, strangcare of the dying at Harold
ers, and for people who
Cross in Dublin.
were destitute or sick.
During this same peDuring the medieval
riod, Madame Garnier orgaperiod, the term was used to
nized the Women of Calvary
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signify the doors are open to
and founded houses to care
Hospice
Executive
travelers on a journey from
for the destitute dying in
one life to the next. In the
Paris. The need for such
Director
Middle Ages, hospices grew
places had become acute,
along the routes of the Crusaders, who particularly in Ireland with its potato
were traveling in service of God. They famine, and in England with its Poor
offered shelter to any traveler – well, Law establishments.
ill, hungry, orphaned, need, or dying.
Four years later, five of the Irish
These hospices usually were operated Sisters of Charity founded St. Joseph’s
by religious orders and became quite Convent in the East End of London and
numerous.
started visiting the sick in their homes; in
Some records indicate that during 1902, they opened St. Joseph’s Hospice.
this time there were 750 in England and During this time St. Luke’s Hospice
40 in Paris alone. The
in Bayswater, manKnights Hospitallers
aged by a Methodist
of the Order of St.
committee,
also
John were a primary
flourished.
mode of spreadWhether called
ing hospices during
hospital, hostel, or
the 11th century;
hospice, these early
after the Crusades,
institutions were the
hospices
were
forerunners of modmonastery-based.
ern hospices. They
In the 1600s, a
nurtured skills of proFrench priest named Vincent de Paul viding care for the special pilgrimage of
was captured by pirates and sold as a dying. With the next issue of Crossville
slave. After converting his master to Life we’ll bring the movement up to
Christianity, he returned to France and date. If you have questions concerning
founded a hospice for gallery slaves, an the local hospice services in this area,
orphanage, missions for the sick & poor, give Hospice of Cumberland County a
and a nursing order called the Sisters call. Their number is 931-484-4748 and
of Charity. In the late 1800s, Sister they are always eager to serve you.
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BEFORE YOU VOTE!
in the Crossville Mayor's race…
Compare The Candidates…
Then Vote For the Obvious Choice
VOTE FOR
The candidate with a known track
record for getting things done.
VOTE FOR
The candidate who uses his
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difference for our community.
VOTE FOR
The candidate who keeps the future of
Crossville number one on his mind.
VOTE TO RE-ELECT
J.H. GRAHAM
Mayor of Crossville
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P.O. Box 3784 . Crossville . TN . 38557
TDOT Funds will go Toward
Enhancing Main Street Area
What a glorious fall we are
activities. A public meeting is
celebrating on this beautiful
scheduled at the Palace Theatre
Cumberland Plateau. I love the
on October 26 for a presentation
cool nights and sunny, warm
of the almost final plans. Public
days.
comments will be recorded and
A couple of weeks ago, Sally
the Project Steering Committee
Oglesby, the City of Crossville’s
will discuss any proposed changCity Clerk, and I had the opBy FRANCES es. Sometime after that (no speportunity to go the Nashville
cific date has been set) the project
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proposals will be presented to
DCI
President
the Tennessee Department of
the Crossville City Council.
Transportation. Seems like at
The next phase is the
least a year ago, Crossville submitted an preparation of construction documents,
application to TDOT for $1,067,974 for and then the project will be bid. About 15
transportation enhancement for Main months following the bid acceptance, we
Street. These funds are to be applied to
the Streetscapes portion of the Downtown
Crossville Economic Development Project,
which is now in the engineering phase.
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street corners counting cars or standing in
the middle of the street with survey equipment. What we do not see are the meetings with utilities, review of older plans,
requests sent to TDOT for permission to
make changes to Tennessee State Highway
127 / Main Street, and other not so visible
Official voice of Downtown Crossville, Inc.
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Bar-B-Q tied for Best Entree. Chestnut Hill
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the hands down winner for Best Dessert.
Congratulations to all the winners. Special
thanks to Rusty McClanahan for “music to
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Bluegrass Festival Inaugurated
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the local vendors--Rain at 7, Clear by 11-and as we looked at the clock, the sun came
out at 10:58 am. We had beautiful weather,
wonderful bluegrass music, unbelievable
crafts until about 5 p.m.
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unloaded their instruments, setting up
for a sound check and then in less than 30
seconds (literally the blink of an eye) tents
flipped, tree limbs twisted and groups
seated under tents crowded together to
grab hold of the tent and hold it on the
ground.
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saw nothing. The miracle of all was that
nobody was hurt, and it was over in the
blink of the eye.
Blue Highway played for a full 90
minutes to a most appreciative audience.
It was obvious to all in attendance exactly why the group has been together for
almost 16 years and why they receive so
very many awards. They are great guys.
Depot Days was held for 9 years without
rain or wind, so I guess we were due. Our
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the Amphitheater. What a wonderful addi-
tion it is to Downtown Crossville, compliments of Vince King and Spirit Broadband.
The stage is huge, large enough for outdoor
theater. Go by, walk across, feel the ambiance, and think about the possibilities-Monday Night at the Movies, Battle of the
Bands--if you can think of it, we now have
a place for it.
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Crossville’s 6 and 6 Walking Club will
begin meeting at the Courthouse Gazebo, 6
a.m. and / or 6 p.m. on Monday, September
29th. Any fitness level is welcome, as are
walkers and runners, various courses, distances, pace, companions. This is an excellent chance to join the fitness movement
being touted on TV, by the Governor of
Tennessee and by Crossville’s own Mayor,
J. H. Graham III. If you have questions, call
us at 931-787-1324.
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The Spotlight on Downtown quarterly meeting is set for Tuesday, October
19th, 11:30 at Boston’s. DCI’s own Design
Committee will be presenting “ Windows
are the Eyes to your Business,” and introducing DCI’s plans for Holiday / Fall /
Christmas promotions. Come early, order
your lunch, attend the program, and if you
are interested in being a Volunteer for DCI,
stay around for another 30 minutes. Let us
tell you about our committees, the projects
we’ve got going and ALL the volunteer
opportunities available. Specifically we’re
looking for a treasurer, someone to learn
computer programs, a publicity person, an
organizational person. If you’ve got a talent, we can use you. Come and see!! Call
us for more information at 931-787-1324 or
email dci@volfirst.net.
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As always, we appreciate your comments, suggestions, questions, whatever.
We are trying to keep our web site up to
date and we are on twitter and Facebook.
Let us hear from you at dci@volfirst.net,
931-787-1324, or visit downtowncrossvilleinc.net.
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Phone: 931.787.1DCI (931.787.1324)
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With the holidays just around the
corner the “perfect” gift sometimes
seems elusive. Downtown Crossville,
Inc. (DCI) offers Downtown Dollars,
the popular gift certificates that can
be used at any downtown Crossville
business.
Downtown Dollars are available in
$10 increments customized with a big
red ribbon to celebrate the upcoming
holidays. Giving Downtown Dollars
allows the recipient to choose from a
wide variety of services, fine dining
and merchandise.
Downtown
Dollars are the
perfect way to say
“thank you” to a
babysitter, paper
carrier, teacher or
friend. Whatever
your gift giving
need, Downtown
Dollars can come to the rescue - birthdays, anniversaries, hostess gifts, etc.
Businesses can purchase Downtown
Dollars to use as thank yous for patrons
or employee incentives. This thoughtful gift is available year round by calling DCI at 931-787-1324.
“Where All Roads Cross”, an activity book created by DCI also makes a
terrific gift. The book offers factual history and stories passed down through
generations that are related through
three fictional characters: Grandpa, Sam
and Susie. Grandpa takes the children
for a walk through historic downtown
and shares anecdotes about the buildings and people of Crossville. The book
includes drawings of historic downtown buildings for coloring as well as
word puzzles and a maze. “Where All
Roads Cross” is available for just $5.00
at Depot Gifts and the Native Stone
Museum in downtown Crossville.
For the person on your gift list who
loves to correspond with family and
friends there’s nothing better than the
new note card collection put
together by DCI. The original artworks
were created by local artists and used
to decorate downtown Crossville lamp
posts this past spring and summer.
Seven images were made into beautiful note cards that can be purchased
in boxed sets or individually. The note
cards are available exclusively at the
Native Stone Museum on the corner
of Main Street and Second Street open
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 am til
2:00 pm.
For further information about
any of these gift ideas please contact
Downtown Crossville, Inc. by email at
dci@volfirst.net or call 931-787-1324.
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Downtown Crossville streets will
showcase vintage vehicles from around
the region as the 2010 Classic Car
Cruise-In season wraps up Saturday,
October 23 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Host Downtown Crossville, Inc.
(DCI) and sponsor Spirit Broadband
are planning an event filled with fun
for the whole family. There will be live
music on Fourth Street, vendor booths
for quick, tasty snacks and a variety of
merchandise including fresh locally
grown produce. The free event is open
to the public.
Be front and center at the stage
on Fourth Street to enjoy area favorite
“Trackside Band” at 1:30 pm. They will
play rock and country favorites sure to
have you tapping your toes and singing along. Bring a lawn chair, sit back
and enjoy the concert or grab a partner
and do a little dancing in the streets.
Classic cars parked in front of
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The October 23 event will also ofMitchell’s Drug Company
fer a fresh market, “Ladies Day at the
Depot” held in the meeting room at the
An Old-fashioned Pharmacy
historic landmark located at the corner
of Main and North Street, a food court
Where Customer Service
and an assortment of other activities
is still top priority
set up along Main Street. Downtown
If you want to develop a relationship with
merchants and restaurants welcome
a friendly pharmacy staff who sincerely
Cruise-In crowds, so stop in and take
cares about the health and welfare of you
advantage of their great Fall specials
and your family, you should start taking
and support our local businesses.
your prescriptions to Mitchell Drug Store.
Stop by Spirit Broadband’s tent on
In business on Main Street in Crossville
the Courthouse lawn and sign up for
for 86 years, Mitchell Drug Company
their “end of season” drawing. The
is the oldest business in Crossville
winner will be announced that afterand a mainstay for the traditions that
noon and you could be the lucky perhometown businesses were known for
son going home with a new big screen
in small towns all over the country.
TV.
You have a choice, you can continue to
Free parking will be available for
patronize the big brand name pharmacies
guests east of Main Street and in busiand remain nothing more
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downtown Cruise-Ins.
Special thanks also goes
to Dave Kirk Automotive
for their tireless volunteers who direct traffic
at all Cruise-In events
and many thanks to the
car owners and attendees who have made this
the most successful season yet.
Next year’s CruiseIn schedule is in the
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dates will be posted on
DCI’s website in the
very near future. Check
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There are a lot of good things going on in
our city, and we need to use them as our
foundation to build on.
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Preserving Keepsakes Cumberland Population has Boomed
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It is always interesting to
reds or oranges in any of the
me to see what the color forecolor forecasts - instead I see
casters tell us will be the color
tones of brick and deep warm
palette for the upcoming year.
rose.
These vary from one expert
Kona or black coffee (a
to another, sometimes wildly,
color mix of black and brown)
but this year I see one color in
colors are still included in
almost all of the trend watchmost palettes, and the greens
By MIKKI KAVICH are going more blue than the
ers color swatches.
Purple! - every variation Certified Picture last few years.
of purple from royal to lilac.
With all that being said,
Framer
While this makes me happy,
it doesn’t mean you need to
having never outgrown my girlish love paint everything purple or become a
of purple, I am surprised it is in so many Red Hat Lady and wear purple every
of the color forecasts for next year.
day. But if you want to kick some life
These color forecasts seep into every into a tired décor, throwing in some
part of our life form
purple will have you
the clothes we wear
styling!
to the color of shower
As with your
curtains to couch
wardrobe, a few piecupholstery. If these
es in new stylish trend
predictions hold true
added to your basics
purple will be one hot
can give you a whole
color!
new look. Try a new
The “key” words
piece of art or throw
they are using to precushions to add some
dict the color trends
flair. Change guest
for next year are
bath towels to purple
“hearth and home.”
and brown or brick
While there are forecasts of “Escape and and gold.
Fantasy” where you could expect purTo see some of the color palettes
ple to show up, it is also in the “Farm yourself, search online using key words
palette, Picnic and Shores” collections “color forecasts 2011” and see what colalso.
ors will be on the shelves in all the stores
Most of the color charts seem to be soon.
going away from all the deeper jewel
Check out Mikki’s Frame Shop on
tones, clear brights and pastels. While Facebook, where I post color trends and
lots of the charts are showing neutrals, other art info. I post lots of before and
most do not include beige or taupe after framing projects that can help you
colors, substituting grays and muted see how a small change can make a big
greens instead. And there are almost no difference to a favorite piece of art.
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Being a census year,
25%. Cumberland County
it's easy to say that oncecracked the 10,000 mark by
a-decade event was on ev94 in 1920, at the same time
eryone's mind at least a bit
the U.S. went over the 100
earlier this year.
million mark.
As people who know
Fast
forward
to
me will tell you, I'm pretty
1940, when Cumberland
much a statistics freak. I
County's
population
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enjoy numbers of all kinds
leaped to 15,592, a whopand like to use them to
ping
36.3%
increase.
DONALDSON
prove points, but I'll be the
Tennessee was knocking
Crossville Life
first to admit that numbers
on the door of three million
Features Editor
can also be manipulated to
that year (2.9). The next
"prove" the wrong points.
decade also saw a significant increase
I recently studied just the popula- of 21.1 percent population growth in
tion counts for Cumberland County Cumberland County to 18,887.
from the census figures (there's a lot
Over the next two decades, things
more there than just how many people slowed down for Cumberland County,
live somewhere), and came to a quick which had a 1.3% growth in the 1960
conclusion: we have been growing, census, and inched up to an overall
and at a much quicker pace than the population of 20,733 by 1970. At the
state and nation.
same time, Tennessee had 3.9 million,
That first point (growing) is no and the United States cracked the 200
surprise to anyone who has lived here million barrier with about three million
very long. The second point (growing to spare. 1970 was a significant census
quicker) may be a bit of a surprise.
and year for Cumberland County, as
The Breakdown
we will see.
Let's go back to a simpler time, say
In looking at the percentage inaround 1900, and track the Cumberland creases in population growth for
County population growth, and com- Cumberland County since 1970, the
pare it to Tennessee's and the United numbers have been phenomenal. The
States.' At the turn of the century be- county had a 38.3% increase in popufore last, Cumberland had a population lation according to the 1980 census,
of 8,311. Tennessee was at basically an another 21.1% increase in 1990, and a
even two million then, and there were gigantic 34.7% increase in 2000, bring76 million folks living in the United ing its total population to 46,801. The
States.
overall population growth in the three
A decade later, Cumberland decades was over 225% in the county.
County had a population of 9,327, a
In that same 30-year stretch,
modest 12.2% growth, compared to Tennessee increased in population
a flat 10% growth (to 2.2 million) in from 3.9 million to 5.7 million, a roTennessee, but significantly behind
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for November 5-6 and
December 9-11 in historic
downtown Crossville.
Downtown
Holiday
Open House, on Friday and
Saturday, November 5-6 will
feature extended shopping
hours at local merchants,
a Fall Decorating Contest
for participating businesses, special
downtown Walking Tours, classic cars
on Main Street, and the Christmas
Stroll Contest. On December 9-11,
join the fun at Downtown Christmas
Extravaganza as downtown shines
with holiday decorations, carolers, carriage rides, extended shopping hours
potential new business owners. Our goal
is to expedite the property search process
so new businesses can open as quickly as
possible.
Additionally, DCI provides a
Downtown Crossville New Business
Owner Starter Kit that gives a new business owner all the information someone
Dreamed of opening a business in would need to get a business up and runDowntown Crossville? We want to invite ning. This includes contact information
you to come downtown and open a busi- to City Hall and County Government,
ness. DCI makes it easy for anyone inter- advertising options, networking support
ested in opening a new business.
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We update a database of available SCORE (Society of Retired Executives),
rental or purchase space on a regular ba- and information on Downtown Crossville,
sis. This database shows the property and Crossville, and Cumberland County.
address, the owner and contact informaAnyone interested in opening a new
tion, and as much information as possible business in Downtown Crossville should
regarding the sale or rent of the property. contact Tonya Hinch at 931-787-1324. We
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and, of course, the City of Crossville
Christmas Parade “The Wonders of
Christmas”(Saturday, December 11).
DCI is working with local merchants to make this holiday season
truly exceptional. Make these special
downtown events a new family holiday tradition. Prepare your holiday
gift giving list and shop downtown for
everything from restaurant gift certificates to clothing, jewelry to handmade
craft items, and footwear to musical
instruments. And, don’t miss your
chance to be part of DCI’s $500 giveaway.
Everyone is encouraged to pickup a special Christmas Stroll playing
card at any participating merchant to
qualify for a chance to be one of five
winners of $100 in Downtown Dollars.
These popular gift certificates can be
redeemed at any downtown Crossville
business. Contest rules are printed
on the card and the entry deadline is
Saturday, December 11 at 3:00 pm. The
contest is an easy stroll through downtown where you will find a great selection of merchandise, delicious dining,
and museums and historic points of
interest for the whole family.
For further information about
DCI and these downtown events visit
the non-profit group’s website: www.
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premium rates. However, this type of debt, uninsured medical costs, everylife insurance provides for the largest day living expenses (food, clothing,
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Remaining sums can then be apmany individuals.
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Affordability
an emergency or “rainy day” fund to
Do you need term life insurance? a minimum of six months’ living exIf so, how much coverage should you penses. Many financial advisors and
purchase and how much should you insurance professionals recommend an
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Premium rates are determined by
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whether or not you use tobacco.
The use of tobacco products, although some companies differentiate
between the various forms of tobacco
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good health and who may qualify for a
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The cost of the renewed policy will
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good health, it may be prudent to apply for a new policy with the carrier
or “shop the case” to other top-rated
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“Convertability” allows the policyholder to convert or exchange the
term plan to a permanent life insurance policy of equivalent value within
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others by e-mail (34%) and remaining
were in person (23%). Only (0.06%) of
request were made by mail.
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maps or brochures pertaining to relocating to or visiting the area (includes
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Ready to Get To Work
Helping Tennesseans!
Passionate about
education
I believe whole-heartedly
that the foundation of every
community is a combination of family values and
a quality education. We
are fortunate enough to
have very high performing
schools, but there are still
some that lag behind. It is
important to praise schools
that are succeeding, but not
to forget that every student
in this district deserves
a quality education. I am
passionate about education
reform and I can ensure that
state dollars can be utilized
efficiently to ensure the best
education for students in the
25th district.
Economic
Development & Job
Creation
The quality of life in a
region is often determined
by the economic opportunities available to the citizens
residing in the area. I am a
firm believer that in order
for our district to succeed in
the increasingly global economy, we must create new
job opportunities. While
agriculture and manufacturing are important sectors in
our economy, it is important
to explore new growing
industries and attract them
to our area by offering
economic incentives. I plan
to fight to bring those jobs to
the 25th district.
The Rains
Family
NEWS FLASH!
Joe Wilmoth’s Campaign for
State Senate Gains Momentum
T
he 1980’s and 90’s saw a surge of enthusiasm for enacting
term limits in Tennessee. Around the state, citizens became
aware of the fact that certain politicians have become “permanent
fixtures” in Nashville.
Each year these long-term politicians gain more power and
more influence, thereby establishing unfair advantages over their
challengers.
The Burks family has held a seat in the legislature for 40 years and
while some think that they have served their constituents well,
it is surely time for a change. Many voters describe the Burks’
family as the classic Political Family Dynasty with a new member
of the family in the wings ready to take over. Surely FORTY
YEARS is long enough for one family! That is one reason that
there is such excitement about the Joe Wilmoth campaign that is
sweeping the region. Joe Wilmoth, a man who has already done
so much for the region, is asking voters for a chance to show what
he can do in Nashville. For openers, he believes that two terms
for ANY state senator is long enough. Joe Wilmoth wants to
serve the public for only two terms, then step aside for the next
citizen representative.
“Together we can change
the system.” - Joe Wilmoth
“Many members of the Tennessee General Assembly view their
job as guaranteed for life. The average rate of re-election for
incumbents over the last decade has been almost 98 percent!
Why? Because it is almost impossible for a challenger to come
anywhere near matching an incumbent’s political war chest
which are usually bolstered by contributions from big business
and Political Action Groups.”
Joe Says: “Enacting Term Limits is the greatest (political)
movement of the twentieth century. It is the way government
was set up in the beginning. I urge you to join me in this election
reform. It’s time for a change of leadership in Nashville for the
good of the people of Putnam County.
I am asking for your support and your vote. I will NOT let you
down.
"It's time to clean out the barn."
Who is Charles Rains?
Growing up on the farm his family has operated
since the land was granted to an ancestor for
service in the Revolutionary War, Charles Ray
learned from his father at an early age the value
of hard work and dedication. From his mother, a
retired supervisor of Roberson Manufacturing,
he learned the importance of faith, family, and
community. An active member of the Bethel
Church of Christ, it is these values he wishes to
instill in his own children.
“I believe that our U.S. Senators and U.S. Congressmen, and
State Representatives and State Senators should not go to
Washington and/or Nashville to serve the people who elected
them . . . then draw a huge pension. I am very outspoken
on this issue and given the opportunity, I would vote to
eliminate pensions for these public servants.”
--Joe Wilmoth
15th District State Senate Candidate
www.JoeWilmothForTnSenate.com
Paid for by
Committee To Elect
Joe Wilmoth, Candra
Sparks, Treas.
VOTE
Nov. 2nd Election
Early voting
Oct. 13-28
Paid for by Rains for St. Repsenttive,
Carol Swafford, Treas.
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Food Finds
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Fridays and Saturdays for Dinner
By DON NAPIER
Fifth Street Diner, located across
the street from Boston’s Restaurant,
on 5th Street, just down and across
the street from Mitchell’s Drug Store,
has been open for a couple years, serving breakfast and lunch only. They
have been open for dinner on special
occasions.
At the first of this month, they
ceased to offer breakfast and will now
be open Monday through Friday for
lunch and on weekends for dinner.
Owners James and Karen Edmonds
have carved quite a niche for themselves with the Crossville lunch crowd,
creating favorites like their Southern
fried chicken, mashed potatoes and
green beans.
But if there is one food category
that they are known for it would be
their New York-style, hand-tossed
pizza made by James, whose cooking
style was influenced by his tour of duty
in the Middle East and Europe. The relaxing atmosphere of their restaurant,
friendly staff and good food continue
to define their restaurant.
From their Green Chili Enchiladas
served with Spanish Rice and refried
beans to their multiple-dressed cheeseburgers (Patriot, Southern, Californian,
Avocado, Manhattan) to Homemade
Lasagna, 5th Street Diner has been
Crossville’s version of Diners, DriveIns and Dives --made famous by the
Food Network. They serve good food,
the kind that bring you back for more.
That brings us to what I think is
their real calling in the business: pizzas. Their Basil Pesto Pizza is a killer,
a pizza that you will not forget. They
also have a Hawaiian and Italiano
originale’ on the menu, but as I discovered, the menu does not limit their
pizza business. Recently, I talked to
James and he encouraged me to order
whatever kind of pizza I wanted, so I
did. I ordered a meat-lovers, and the
result was a great-tasting pizza with
Italian sausage and pepperoni on their
NY Style thin, hand-tossed crust with
olive oil and black olives--which could
be called, “Don’s Favorite.”
Fact is, they will fix a pizza like you
want it--no limits, just order it. The $10
cost holds true. Their pizza is different,
it even looks different and most importantly, it tastes different. Differently
good! You can call ahead and pick-up
at the cash regislter or eat in. They
have developed quite a reputation for
their pizzas and have their own fan
club. Their $10 pizza is more than I can
eat and easily enough for two.
The Edmonds are natives of
Cumberland County, and are parents
to four children, and reside in the Lake
Tansi community. They invite their
friends, old and new, to come by and
have dinner with them and get introduced to a whole new menu. “We love
our customers and want to find even
better ways of making them happy,”
l e g end s at drui d h i ll s presents
Slow Roasted
Prime Rib Buffet
Served on Thursdays and Saturdays
From 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Karen said. “If they want something
that they don’t see on the menu, we
want them to tell us. We are here for
our customers.”
You can call in your pizza order (or
any other) to 787-1817. They are open
11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for lunch, and 5 - 8
p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights for
dinner.
PARTING SHOT
This column has always been
about good food and where you can
find it. We enjoy telling our readers
about a good place to get something
good to eat. This tip is not about a restaurant, but about a convenience store.
Exxon has several locations, but the
location at 5 Pts. in Crossville has really awesome sandwiches and salads.
Sometimes, I want a good bologna and
cheese sandwich, with mayonaise, lettuce and tomatoe on wheat bread. I can
find that great sandwich at the Exxon.
They even have a frequent buyer’s
card. Get 10 buys punched off and you
get a free sandwich.
The ladies who work there take
great pride in making you a great
sandwich and I have never had anything but the freshest bread. I eat there
at least once a week. Recently, I had
my daughters at the office with me for
a day, back before school had started
back. I told them, as a treat, they could
eat anything they wanted. You guessed
it. The asked for a sandwich, chips and
a coke from Exxon. Check it out!
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The Cumberland Homesteads
Tower Association announced recently
that it will host two events of interest
beginning in December.
The 4th Annual Tour of Historic
Homesteads Homes and the Tower
Museum/ House Museum Open
House will be held in December,
and the Tower Museum will host a
Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit in January and February, an association spokesperson said.
Tour of Historic Homesteads Homes
The self-guided tour is scheduled
for Saturday and Sunday, December
11 and 12, 2010. The hours for the tour
are from 10-5 on Saturday, and 1-4 on
Sunday.
This popular tour is an annual fundraiser for the Cumberland
Homesteads Tower Association and
it begins at the Homesteads Tower
Museum where the tour booklet can be
purchased. The booklet which is valid
for both days, has an easy to follow
map of the Cumberland Homesteads
Historic District, which leads from
house to house of the privately owned
historic houses on the tour. The last
stop on the tour is the Homesteads
House Museum which is decked for
the holidays in vintage 1930's and 40's
Christmas decorations. Refreshments
are served at several locations along
the route.
You can also get more informa-
tion about the tour, including photos
from years past, on-line by visiting
www.cumberlandhomesteads.org/
christmas.html. If you have a historic
Homesteads house and are interested
in becoming one of the homes on
the 2010 tour, call 456-9663 for more
information.
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Cumberland Homesteads Tower
Association has been selected to host
a prestigious Smithsonian Institution
traveling exhibit, "Journey Stories," at
the Homesteads Tower Museum from
January 8 through February 20, 2011.
"Our history is filled with stories
of people leaving behind everything
- families and possessions - to reach
a new life in another state, across the
continent, or even across an ocean,"
states the Smithsonian-related website,
www.museumonmainstreet.org.
"Journey Stories will examine the
intersection between modes of travel
and Americans' desire to feel free to
move. The story is diverse and focused
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on immigration, migration, innova- sure students have an opportunity to
tion, and freedom," the site says.
visit the exhibit during its stay," she
Homesteads historians are creating said.
a companion exhibit that ties the history of the local New Deal Community About the Homesteads and the Tower
to the broader national theme of the
The Cumberland Homesteads,
Smithsonian's Exhibit. The compan- called "The Showplace of the New
ion exhibit will become a permanent Deal," is the largest, most successful
display at the Homesteads Tower of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
Museum.
102 planned New Deal Communities
"Our companion exhibit, 'Journey built by the Division of Subsistence
of Hope,' will focus on the circum- Homesteads between 1934 and 1938.
stances and incentives that brought The stone structures original to the
the original families together out of a community were designed by noted
five-county region, in a cooperative Pennsylvanian Architect, William Macy
effort with the federal government to Stanton who served as the Homesteads
build a New Deal Community here in first project manager.
Cumberland County," said Christine
The Homesteads Tower was conStinson, Corresponding Secretary of structed in 1937-38 to house the govthe Homesteads Tower Association.
ernment administrative offices of the
"This region was considered Cumberland Homesteads. The build'stranded' by the government because ing was opened as a museum in 1984.
of the lack of employment opportunities,"
Stinson said. "Hope
was in short supply
and the independent
mountain
people
recognized that the
government project
wasn't set-up as a
hand-out
program
and this appealed
greatly to them. The idea that they The four large rooms at the base of the
could earn sweat equity through their tower are now used for museum dislabor that could someday be applied plays and a gift shop. Exhibits include
to the purchase of their own farm, was a collection of photos, documents and
a Journey of Hope they heartily em- artifacts from the 1930's and 1940's,
braced. No wonder over 2,000 families when the community was developing.
applied to be chosen to work towards
The octagonal stone tower houses
the purchase of one of the 250 farms a 50,000 gallon water tank and a windthat were to be built.
ing stairway that leads to a lookout
"People who grew up in the platform at the top. The tower is loHomesteads or who have a back- cated four miles south of Crossville,
ground in the history of the area will at the junction of Highways 127 South
be on hand to lead visitors through the and 68.
exhibits. We are also working with the
For more information, visit
Cumberland County schools to make www.cumberlandhomesteads.org.
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Country Music Pioneer Johnny Moore
Continues Career with Palace Performance
CROSSVILLECountry music pioneer
Johnny Moore continued the second phase
of his singing and songwriting career in a soldout performance at the
Palace Theatre here in
August.
Moore, a Texas native who has lived in
Crossville for many
years, walked away
from a promising career
in the mid-1960’s following the deaths of
two of his friends and idols, “Gentleman
Jim” Reeves and Johnny Horton.
He returned to performing in recent
years, and continued his career in a recent
performance at the Palace with old friend
Little David Wilkins, a Nashville singer/
songwriter.
The late longtime Nashville record
producer and executive Tommy Hill once
described Moore as “part of the history
that made country music.”
Moore, from Anson, Texas, started his
singing career with his own radio show
on station KDWT in Stamford, Texas at
the age of 12. He says his early heroes
included Reeves, George Jones, Ray
Price, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Lefty
Frizzell, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson,
Freddie Hart and Tommy and Johnny
Cash. “I sang their songs as I learned to
play the guitar,” Moore said.
During the 1940’s and 50’s, Moore
shared the same stage with many of
his heroes who later
became some of the
biggest
names
in
country music,
including Hank Locklin,
Hank Thompson, Roy
Orbison and Elvis
Presley. He performed
all over Texas and on
radio shows like the
Big-D Jamboree and the
Louisiana Hayride on
KWKH in Shreveport.
Two of Moore’s most famous hits were “Fifteen Acres Of Peanut
Land” and “Sold To The Highest Bidder,”
which sold a quarter-million records.
On the verge of big-time success,
Moore walked away after the passing of
two of his friends and idols, Reeves and
Horton, both of whom met tragic ends
that cut their careers short. Reeves died
in 1964 in the crash of a private plane at age 40, while
Horton had died four years
earlier in a car crash at age
35. The deaths of his two
friends had a profound effect on Moore.
“I didn’t want the same
thing to happen to me, and
leave my wife without a
husband and children without a father,” Moore said. “I
figured if it could happen
to them, it could happen to
me, so I quit the business in
1964.” He opened several
auto service stations in Nashville and
Mitchell’s Drug Company
Texas, but stayed in touch with many of
his country music friends.
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He was instrumental in the career of
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Moore came out of retirement a few
years ago with live performances and the
release of a couple of CDs. In ”From One
Texan To Another,” Moore sings hits from
friend Jim Reeves.
He has been honored by the Tennessee
Country Music Alliance with “Lifetime
Achievement” and “Pioneer of Country
Music” awards, and earlier this year
signed autographs for six hours at the
Country Music Association Convention
Center.
Moore lives in Crossville with his
wife of 61 years, Susie. They have four
children and seven grandchildren. Susie
urged her husband to
come out of retirement
several years ago, after they chose to make
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Local Entertainment
Fair Park Senior Center Presents
“Christmas on the Mountain” at
Palace Theatre in December
CROSSVILLE-”Christmas on the
Mountain” will be presented at the
Palace Theatre here in December as a
fundraiser for Fair Park Senior Center.
The show will feature Wayne and
Ruth Lucas and Friends and will include country, rock, and traditional
Christmas music, some of Crossville’s
finest singers and dancers and some
comedy acts “that will leave you rolling in the aisles,” an event spokesperson said. It will be hosted by 102.5 and
Mix 99.3 radio personality Gordon
Stack.
The show is scheduled for a single performance only, on Saturday,
December 18 at 7 p.m. at the Palace. A
sell-out is expected
“Friends” who will perform with
the Lucas’ are Bob Johnson, Jayaya
Taylor, Lori Templeton, Sandy and Paul
Thomas, Judy Fistler, Terri Ann, Greg
Byram, The Frank Doherty Dancers,
and Crossville’s Soggy Bottom Boys.
This show is expected to sell out
early so get your ticket before they
are gone. General admission tickets
are $10.00 and available at Fair Park
Seniors, Palace Theater, Good Ole
Rocky Top Realty, the Crossville Depot
Gift Shop and Forte’s Restaurant on
the Square. Forte’s is offering 10% off
of meal purchases to their customers
who show that they have purchased a
ticket at any location to the December
show. Ticket or show information can
also be obtained by calling 248-2487.
CENSUS
bust 146% increase. Across the nation,
the increase was 138%, healthy, but
behind Tennessee and well behind
Cumberland County.
Stimulus for the Increase
By 1970, Cumberland County was
seriously into the resort and retirement
business. Lake Tansi had been around
for a handful of years, and Fairfield
Glade was in the mix, too. You would
have to say these resorts were among
the main driving forces behind the tremendous growth the county has seen
over the past 40 years.
While "official" updated figures
for population won't be available until
the final numbers are crunched for the
2010 census, the Census Bureau does
year-by-year estimations that show the
population increase for Cumberland
County is not over by any means.
The 2009 Bureau estimates for
Avalon Basketball Bus Trip
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By LUANNE BRENNAN
With football season just getting underway can basketball be far behind? Actually
it’s only a couple of months away and we
all know how fast time flies! The first game
is Nov. 2, 2010.
Avalon Center for Domestic Violence
and Sexual Assault is once again sponsoring
their annual Bus trip to Knoxville to see a
Lady Vol basketball game, in hopes of raising money for their organization.
This year’s trip will be on Saturday,
January 15, 2011 with the Lady Vols' opponent being their in-state rival, Vanderbilt
University. As in the past, several motor
coaches will be chartered, depending on the
number of Lady Vol Fans to sign up for this
Ruth and Wayne Lucas and Friends will
perform in December at “Christmas
on the Mountain,” presented
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may very well top the 54,000 mark
when the dust settles. The unofficial
population for the county was 54,109
for 2009 (another 15.6% increase),
again well above the state projected
growth of 10.7%. Tennessee population
is expected to rise above the 6.3 million
mark, and the U.S. count could challenge 310 million, officials say.
If those numbers hold true, here
are the overall growth increases since
1900:
Cumberland County - 650%
Tennessee - 320%
United States - 400%
The numbers show Cumberland
County is likely to have grown by
250% in the past 40 years, but, more
significantly, would have grown by
basically as much from 1980 to the
present than it did in the 80 years leading up to that. As Radar O'Reilly once
said on the old M*A*S*H show, "That's
highly significant."
fun event.
Cost of this trip is $60 per person which
will include the game ticket, transportation,
a hot buffet dinner at Calhoun’s on the River
and (new this year), a visit to the Women’s
Basketball Hall of Fame. Drawings for fun
prizes will take place on each bus, and some
lucky fans will win basketballs autographed
by Coach Pat Summitt.
Departure for this game will be from the
Cumberland Worship Center by the Outlet
Mall at 1:30 p.m. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m.
with game time at 8 p.m. Arrival back in
Crossville should be about 10:30 p.m.
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Hit Tennessee Building Codes
No, I’m not referring to
home builders? It comes
water rolling over our fresh
down to a lack of communicagreen hills. I’m using it as
tion. Legitimate home builda metaphor to express the
ers in Tennessee are required
way a significant number of
to pass a competency test and
Home Builders are starting to
fulfill other obligations imfeel. LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN
posed by the state to become
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licensed. Once licensed, there
The State of Tennessee By1"6-1&33: is no continuing education
has finalized the legislative
requirement for builders to
process and has passed into law a maintain their license. (This is very
statewide, one & two-family dwelling odd considering the fact that the buildbuilding code. Enforcement started ing industry is one of the most rapidly
statewide October 1, 2010. Tennessee changing, with new products being
has chosen the 2009 IRC (International introduced almost continually and
Residential Code) published by The considering the reality that virtually all
International Code Council (ICC) as the other entities licensed by the state do
building code that will be enforced.
require continuing education to mainThe Building Code Program will be tain their license.)
handled in a similar manner to the current statewide Electrical Code enforce- Little Known About Some Codes
ment program. The state will contract
Let me give you a couple of exwith Deputy State Building Inspectors amples. The state passed a state wide
from local county or city areas to per- energy code that applied to “All New
form the inspections. A minimum of Home Construction” in April/May of
three inspections will be required on 2008. According to the state statute, it
each new, one or two-family dwelling became effective January 1, 2009. How
or townhouse started after October many of our local builders knew about
1st. The footings will be inspected be- the new energy code going into effect
fore any concrete is poured, a rough-in on Jan. 1, 2009? None that I know of
inspection will be performed before and I know quite a few builders.
any insulation or wall covering is inHow many builders know about
stalled and a final inspection will be the energy code today, almost two
performed before the dwelling can be years later? I would estimate only 50
occupied.
to 60 percent know of the energy code
Why do I think this will be such now or that they are required to abide
a momentous occasion for Tennessee by it.
My second example is real simple
and at the same time makes the ultimate point. Now that you have read
this article, you know more about the
statewide adoption of building codes
and when they are to start being enforced than the majority of licensed
builders in the local area.
Only a limited number of our local builders have attempted to keep
up with changes in modern building standards and the requirements
of the model building codes. With no
previous local code enforcement, no
continuing education requirements,
no established or reliable means of
communication going to our builders
and the 2009 IRC being enforced…
this looks like the year a Tsunami hits
Tennessee to me.
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Napier Family had fun at Sequatchie Valley
By DON NAPIER
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September I took my two 12-year-old
daughters down to the Family Fun
Day, held in the Burke community of
Cumberland County.
Should you say, "what" or "where"
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Cumberland Jamboree at the Palace
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TTU Football a Good Alternative
By KEVIN DONALDSON
COOKEVILLE-If you want to see
some good football this fall and don’t
want or have the time to travel to
Knoxville or Nashville, come here and
see the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
Let me confess right away to being
biased. I am a TTU grad, and my wife is
a relative of Golden Eagle coach Watson
Brown, who is also a lifelong friend of
Crossville Life Publisher Don Napier.
My biases aside, there are still plenty
of reasons to visit
Tucker Stadium
for a game or
two or three this
fall. For the sake
of brevity,
let’s look at the
top three:
Reason #1
- Brown has the
Golden
Eagles
on the right
track.
The
Eagles finished
tied for second
in the Ohio Valley
Conference last fall,
winning the coveted York Trophy
for the best conference finish among
Tennessee schools, and finishing 6-5.
The five losses included road defeats to
Georgia and Kansas State.
Tech has taken an even tougher
road this year in the pre-conference
schedule, losing on the road to fourthranked (Football Bowl Series) TCU, and
17th-ranked Arkansas. After two weeks,
the Golden Eagles’ schedule was ranked
the toughest in the country in Division
I, regardless of classification. Enough
said there. The Eagles then blasted Lane
College 43-0 in 24 minutes (not a misprint) in a game shortened by a driving
rain and thunderstorm.
TTU lost a couple of nail-biters to
open their OVC schedule, falling 23-21
to Southeast Missouri on the road, and
27-24 at home to UT-Martin.
Reason # 2 - It may be the best college ticket buy around. I won’t go into
exact pricing, but I strongly urge you to
call the TTU ticket office at 931-372-3940
(or 3941) or visit www.ttusports.com
and tell me you don’t agree. Singlegame and season
ticket prices are
both
tremendous, not only
for football, but men’s
and women’s
basketball, too.
Reason #
3 - Tech is right
in your backyard.
You can be on campus from pretty
much
anywhere
in
Cumberland
County in no more
than 40 minutes (less
for most folks), park right beside the
stadium, and not get out of breath trying to climb 5,000 steps to get to your
seat. There’s also not a bad seat in the
house.
Tech will host the three perennial OVC powers this season: Eastern
Illinois on October 16, Eastern Kentucky
on November 13 and Jacksonville State
on November 20.
Make plans to be at one or all of
those games in Cookeville. You’ll enjoy
it.
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DEER CREEK
Golf Course
Tee Times: 931-456-0178
Exit on Genesis Rd. I-40 Crossville TN
64 Hospitality Drive
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560 Peavine Road
931-707-1035
2581 E. 1st Street
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