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Herald-Citizen
The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland
113th Year — No. 295
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Cookeville, Tennessee, December 16, 2015
White County toddler recovers from brain injury
By LINDSAY McREYNOLDS
HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
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WHITE COUNTY — Seven
months ago, then 18-month-old
Brynna Webster was running in
and out of the White County home
where she and her family had just
moved from Murfreesboro when
she apparently climbed onto a large
furniture dolly, pulling it over onto
herself.
“I heard her scream, and then I
didn’t hear anything,” mother
Alanna Webster told the HeraldCitizen. “Jody (Alanna’s husband)
or my dad handed her to me. She
went limp in my arms and turned
blue. We called 911. Jody’s sister
did CPR.
“The paramedics came and took
us to the helipad and straight to Erlanger,” said Alanna, whose home
is just a few minutes from the
Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. “She was unconscious the
whole time.
“The initial CT showed there had
been some damage,” Alanna said.
“During the middle of the night,
her blood pressure bottomed out.
She was without oxygen for quite
some time. I think that’s when a lot
of the brain injury occurred. She
had a skull fracture.”
Jody recalled that in the first few
weeks following Brynna’s accident, “No one said survivable. Her
heart function was severely depressed.”
Alanna said, “The cardiologist
didn’t hold much hope.”
“We were going up to say goodbye,” Jody recalled of the days immediately following Brynna’s
accident during which she was
hooked to a ventilator. “Once we
were told they thought she would
survive, we knew whatever happens, she’s going to come home.”
After that, Jody and Alanna just
took Brynna’s recovery day by day.
“When we left Erlanger, she was
essentially a 25-pound newborn,”
Alanna said. “She could turn her
head.”
Following Brynna’s four-week
stay in Erlanger, she spent another
six weeks at the Children’s Hospital in Atlanta for rehabilitation.
“By the time we left Atlanta, she
could sit with some support. She
could eat and drink,” Alanna said.
Since then, Brynna has continued
to make positive progress.
“Since we got home, she’s
learned to sit, crawl, stand,”
See TODDLER, Page 2
Lindsay McReynolds | Herald-Citizen
Two-year-old Brynna Webster smiles in the lap
of her mother, Alanna Webster, following a
lengthy recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
Home for Christmas
Living
County to
consider
property
purchase
By LINDSAY McREYNOLDS
Festive hikes
Edgar Evins plans New
Year’s Day hikes /A8
Nation
Threats
Schools closed in LA and
NYC /A5
Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
Index
Abby............................A8
Calendar......................A6
Crossword ...................A9
Living ..........................A8
Obituaries ...................A7
James Holland
Irene Gibson
Charles Mott
Dillard Dycus
Charles Henry
James Murphy
Daniel Desserich
Willie Hargis
Lorene Ashburn
Opinion.......................A4
Sports ..........................B1
Sudoku ........................A9
Weather ......................A2
Santa greets the Richards family — Crystal with her son Taylor and daughter MacKenzie — at the dedication ceremony of their new home through Habitat for Humanity. This is the 71st home built in the Putnam County community.
PUTNAM COUNTY — Putnam County commissioners will
consider purchasing properties
on Southfork Road and Hulon
Ferrell Road for a total of
$94,100 when they meet next
week following a recommendation from the commission’s fiscal
review committee Monday night.
The 30.3 acres of property on
Southfork Road in Baxter is next
to the old county landfill, and the
planning committee recommended that a portion of that
property be used for training and
a shooting range for the sheriff’s
department.
“They’ve been trying to come
up with place to put their shooting range,” Porter said. “The
closest house is a half mile
away.”
Sheriff Eddie Farris told commissioners, “We’ve never had a
shooting range. We’re glad to get
a place.”
The remainder of the property is
expected to be used as a buffer
zone for the landfill, according to
Putnam County Executive Randy
Porter.
“The state had recommended
See BUY, Page 2
New Baxter
commemorative
knives available
By MEGAN TROTTER
BAXTER — Knife collectors will be
happy to hear that the Baxter Visitors
Center has just released two new limited
edition knives to their collection.
“The knives have been pretty popular,”
said June Lewis, director of the visitors
center. “People have been really interested in them.”
The first celebrates the 100th anniversary of the City of Baxter. It is engraved
with those words, as well as the years
1915-2015. They are being sold for $15.
The second is a little more intricate,
with two blades. The first reads “Baxter
Visitors Center, Established in 2013,”
while the second has an image of a locomotive and the text “Baxter Depot, 19041967” inscribed. Those knives are being
sold for $30.
The knives are being made by Baxter
resident Gerald Myatt, who has been
See BAXTER, Page 2
Megan Trotter | Herald-Citizen
Looking at the new Baxter commemorative knives are, from left, Sue Neal,
Friends of the Depot; June Lewis, visitors center director; Alderman Jeff
Herald; and Mayor Jeff Wilhite.
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Fugitive apprehended in Monterey
By TRACEY HACKETT
COOKEVILLE — A felony fugitive
wanted on charges in Faulkner County,
Arizona, was arrested yesterday in Monterey.
Justin G. Banet, 22, whose address is
listed as Standing Stone Drive in Mon-
terey, was taken into custody by the Monterey Police Department yesterday.
According to reports, Monterey Police
Officer Jerry Clark received information
about the fugitive. Information filed in
September this year alleges a determination of probable cause that Banet committed a violation of probation on a previous
second degree battery offense. He report-
edly intentionally fled from the state of
Arizona with the intent to avoid prosecution there for that offense, making him a
fugitive from justice.
According to Officer Clark’s report, the
fugitive was discovered after he failed to
appear in Putnam County General Sessions Court for an offense he had acquired
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Girl recovers
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The knife honoring the 100th anniversary of the City of Baxter.
BAXTER: Commemorative
knives celebrate Baxter centennial
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producing knives since the 1980s with
his business, Southern Stone Cutlery. He
started out creating knives for the country music band Alabama, and has since
produced limited edition knives for a variety of well-known people and groups,
such as Grand Ole Opry members, Pres-
Buddy Pearson
Managing Editor
Roger Wells
Advertising Director
Keith McCormick
Circulation Manager
ident Reagan, the Smithville Jamboree,
and even a group of Titanic survivors.
In years past, the Baxter Visitors Center
has also offered knives to commemorate
the Tennessee State HOG Rally participants who visited the area in 2012, 2014
and 2015.
Also still available are pewter Christmas ornaments depicting the Baxter
Seminary/Upperman High School Pfeiffer Hall. Those are $10 each.
All are limited editions and currently
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located at 216 Broad St.
The 100th anniversary knives are also
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BUY: County commission
to consider land purchases
From Page 1
this will help with that.”
The approximately four acres on Hulon
that we purchase it as a buffer zone,” Ferrell Road is next to the Bloomington
Porter explained.
Springs fire station.
“We’ve had a problem with folks abus- “It would be perfect if we ever have to
ing the area around the landfill. I think expand or put an ambulance substation
down there,” Porter said.
The 24-member county commission
will consider approval of the property
purchases at its meeting on Monday,
Dec. 21, at 6 p.m., at the Putnam Courthouse.
Alanna said.
Brynna is still working to improve
through physical therapy and occupational therapy at Theraplay in
Cookeville and speech therapy at
Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
“I think more and more of her personality is coming back,” Alanna said.
“Patients with brain injury can be irritable. She’s been more mellow.”
Several people and organizations have
also helped support the Webster family
during Brynna’s hospitalization.
“When we were at Erlanger, we
stayed at the Ronald McDonald
House,” Jody said. “It was the nicest
hotel room, a place where you could
get away and take a breath.”
Jody’s parents cared for the couple’s
four other children, Ben, 9; Taylor, 7;
Elyse, 6; and Gracyn, 4, while Alanna’s
mom stayed in Chattanooga with Jody,
Alanna and Brynna.
“She’s always been the baby that they
(siblings) dote on,” said Alanna of
Brynna and her siblings. “It’s more so
now that she’s home.”
Alanna’s friends also donated breast
milk to Brynna, who was fed through a
feeding tube in the hospital, while
Alanna pumped to feed her daughter as
well.
“She was eating 40 ounces a day,”
Alanna said. “I have a whole new respect for pumping moms. It’s exhausting.”
When asked if Jody and Alanna believe the breast milk aided in Brynna’s
steady recovery, Alanna said, “I’m sure
the breast milk helped her stomach. It’s
brain supporting.”
Jody said, “I had seen online isolated
studies where those who used breast
milk had significant improvement. It’s
not really tested. We figured it didn’t
hurt.”
Many agree that Brynna’s steady recovery is nothing less than a miracle.
The Children’s Hospital at Erlanger in
Chattanooga includes Brynna’s story as
one of this year’s miracles on its website, and she’s also been chosen as one
of the children featured in the Children’s Miracle Network.
“When it happened, we really didn’t
think we would come home from the
hospital with her.
“There’s no way of predicting who
will bounce back and which ones will
take longer,”Alanna said of her child’s
recovery.
Jody said, “Her improvement has
been so fast compared to what others
have gone through.”
“She got pneumonia while we were in
Atlanta,” said Alanna of one setback in
Brynna’s recovery. “For the most part,
it’s been little tiny steps forward all the
time.”
Her age at the time of the accident
may have been a benefit since she had
fewer things to relearn.
“She had four to five words before the
accident,” Alanna said.
“She’s getting more and more words
all the time,” Jody said.
On Monday, Jody said he heard her
say “yeah” for the first time when he
asked if she wanted chips with her
lunch.
Both Jody and Alanna expect that
Brynna will be walking any day now.
“Everyday you can see her make more
and more connections,” Jody said.
Weather
Tonight
Mike DeLapp
Editor & Publisher
Putnam County Sheriff’s Department
made contact with an officer from the
Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department,
who stated that the Arizona agency would
be willing to extradite. Upon being apprehended, Banet was transported to the Putnam County Jail. He is scheduled to appear
in general sessions court today to begin the
extradition process.
Thursday Night
A 90% chance of
rain. Low around
48. South wind 5 to
10 mph.
Thursday
A 30% chance of
rain before noon.
Gradually becoming mostly sunny.
High near 51. NW wind
around 5 mph.
Cloudy. Low around
28. NW wind
around 5 mph.
Friday
Cloudy. High near
41. West wind 5 to
10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Low
around 25. WSW
wind around 5
mph.
Saturday
Sunny. High near
47. WSW wind
around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Low
around 30. Calm
wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny. High
near 56. South wind
5 to 10 mph.
Readings:
Tuesday’s high in Cookeville
was 66, low 35. Tuesday’s
high in Monterey was 62, low
46.
Almanac:
Wednesday is the 350th day
of the year with 15 remaining.
The sun sets at 4:29 p.m. and
will rise at 6:47 a.m. on
Thursday. The moon is a waxing crescent with 30% of the
visible disc illuminated.
HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, December 16, 2015 — A3
LOCAL/STATE
State
in Brief
Officials ID body
found in Tennessee
woods as Army
veteran
CLARKSVILLE (AP) —
Officials have identified a
body found in Tennessee last
week as a missing Army veteran from Clarksville.
The Montgomery County
Sheriff’s Office said in a news
release that the remains found
in a heavily wooded area
Thursday in Palmyra were
identified as 30-year-old
Melissa Sue Napier, formerly
Woodruff.
Napier’s cause of death hasn’t yet been determined. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman
Sandra Brandon says autopsy
results could take up to six
weeks.
Brandon says foul play has
not been ruled out in Napier’s
death.
Napier was reported missing
by her brother on Dec. 8.
Napier, who was originally
from New York, served in the
military for more than four
years.
She completed two tours in
Iraq working as a chemical
operations specialist.
City council to meet in regular session tomorrow
By TRACEY HACKETT
COOKEVILLE — The Cookeville City
Council will meet tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
in a regular session.
Among the items on the agenda will be
the possible purchase of a noise barrier
wall system for the Cookeville-Putnam
County Animal Shelter.
The city began exploring sound barrier
options after residents near the new shelter brought the noise issue to the city’s attention.
“If the council approves the purchase of
the noise barrier wall system, it should
bring the neighborhood’s background
noise back to a level similar to what it
was prior to the construction of the new
shelter,” City Manager Mike Davidson
said.
Other items for consideration on the
agenda include:
• A couple of zoning issues, including
one that’s being appealed by the property
owner.
The property in question is one of three
belonging to Linda Owens, who requested that they be rezoned from singlefamily residential to commercial and
industrial.
While one of the three was already
zoned commercial and industrial, the zoning change has been recommended and
approved for another.
Zoning for the third property, which
serves as a buffer for the Park West subdivision, has been denied, and Owens is
appealing the decision for consideration
by the city council.
“The zoning request for this parcel was
denied because it does not comply with
the city’s land use plan,” Cookeville Planning Director James Mills said.
• Authorization of a Community Transportation Planning Grant application to
the Tennessee Department of Transportation, which would help create a transportation plan for the city.
If awarded the grant, the city would be
eligible to receive up to $250,000 in funding and be required to match 10 percent
of those funds, at a maximum of $25,000.
• Approval for Cookeville Regional
Medical Center to purchase a property at
201 West 5th Street.
• Authorization for the city manager to
execute a change order for the Cookeville
Water Plant lagoon project.
Director Ronnie Kelly explained during
a work session earlier this week that the
council had previously approved the
cleaning of two of the plant’s three lagoons, and while the contractor performing that service is still on site, Kelly is
requesting that the remaining lagoon be
cleaned as well.
• Approval to purchase a forensic work
station for the Cookeville Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children
investigations, and consideration to award
bids for the department to purchase a
portable radar and message center.
• Consideration of awarding a bid for the
catered meal for the Father-Daughter
Date Night events scheduled for two
weekends in February.
• And consideration of awarding a bid
for Water Quality Control and Leisure
Services uniforms.
Tennessee
to spend
millions on
new DUI
campaign
Suspect in
councilman's
shooting arrested in
Mississippi
NASHVILLE (AP) —
Nashville authorities say a
man suspected in the November shooting of Metro Councilman Loniel Greene has
been arrested in Mississippi
after an unrelated incident.
In a news release Monday,
Metro police said that 19year-old Brandon Hunt-Clark
was arrested in Grenada, Mississippi, where he’s facing a
charge of armed robbery.
Authorities say he is accused
of robbing the Grenada Inn on
Dec. 10. He’s being held in
jail on bond.
A month before, Greene was
shot after stopping at a
Nashville gas station on Nov.
4. Police publicly named
Hunt-Clark as a suspect in the
shooting. Nashville authorities have been looking for
Hunt-Clark since a warrant for
his arrest on a charge of
felony aggravated assault was
issued Nov. 10.
Nashville police have placed
a hold/extradition request with
Grenada authorities.
Mississippi River
open to one-way
traffic near
Memphis
MEMPHIS (AP) — The
Mississippi River has been
opened to one-way traffic near
Memphis where two towing
vessels collided.
The Coast Guard said the
towing vessels Margaret Ann
and William Strait collided
Monday, and the William
Strait sank in 20 feet of water.
A news release from the
Coast Guard said response
crews are using containment
boom and sorbent boom
around the vessel to prevent
further spreading of pollution.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation,
and a salvage plan is being developed to remove the sunken
vessel. The restricted area of
the river is between mile
markers 726 and 728.
Humanities projects
in Tennessee,
Kentucky receive
grants
NASHVILLE (AP) — Some
Tennessee and Kentucky humanities projects will receive
part of $21.8 million in grants
from the National Endowment
for the Humanities announced
this week.
Nationwide, the funding will
go to 295 projects.
Carson O’Shoney via AP
Emergency personnel standby a Southwest Airlines plane that rest on the ground after skidding off the runway at
Nashville International Airport, Tuesday, in Nashville.
Plane skids off Nashville runway
NASHVILLE (AP) — Officials say a Fire department spokesman Brian Haas The Southwest Airlines plane was travelplane has skidded off a runway at told media outlets that one person is suf- ing from Houston when it landed around
Nashville International Airport, injuring fering chest pains and the other two suf- 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, apparently rolling off
three people.
fered unspecified minor injuries.
the runway during the process.
Judge praises Durham for ‘moral courage’
NASHVILLE (AP) — While
many GOP leaders in the Tennessee Legislature have distanced
themselves from state Rep. Jeremy Durham for writing a character reference letter on behalf of
a former youth minister who
pleaded guilty to child porn possession, a judge in the Franklin
Republican’s home county is
praising what he calls the lawmaker’s “moral courage.”
The Tennessean reports that Circuit Court Judge Michael W.
Binkley in a Facebook post also
criticized Republican Senate
Speaker Ron Ramsey as being
“dumb as a rock” for saying that
the letter had shown poor judgment.
“As far as Mr. Brilliant criticizing Jeremy who had the moral
courage to help a friend in a difficult time in his life, all I can say
is I admire a man with guts,”
Binkley wrote. “Not many of
those kind of men around any
more.”
A Ramsey spokesman said the
lawmaker stands by his statements.
Durham and Binkley did not respond to the newspaper’s requests
for comment. The Facebook post
had been deleted by Tuesday afternoon.
Binkley and his wife each gave
Durham’s campaign $1,400 in
2012.
Durham over the weekend became the target of anonymous
robocalls demanding his resignation. The calls followed the public
release last week of investigative
documents released to the public
last week revealed that prosecutors had sought charges against
Durham on allegations that he
changed the dates on two prescriptions. A grand jury declined
to indict the lawmaker in January.
Three months later, Durham
wrote to urge a federal judge to
consider child porn defendant
Joseph Todd Neill’s entire life,
and not just the “ill-conceived
act” he had pleaded guilty to.
The images had been found on
Neill’s phone in an investigation
into a sexual relationship with a
16-year-old congregant at North
Fork Baptist Church in Shelbyville.
Neill was sentenced to more
than three years in the federal
child porn case, and later pleaded
guilty in state court to statutory
rape by an authority figure.
Durham said last week that his
letter “in no way condoned his illegal actions and clearly stated
that he deserved to be punished
for those acts. I simply stated
facts regarding his prior life serving others as a Christian mission-
ary.”
House Majority Leader Gerald
McCormick of Chattanooga said
in a statement Sunday that he was
also worried about the letter
vouching for Neill’s character.
NASHVILLE (AP) — After
nixing an anti-DUI ad campaign that garnered criticism,
the Tennessee Department of
Transportation is paying millions on another attempt to educate the public about highway
safety.
The Tennessean reports the
state last week hired TuerffDavis Environmedia Inc.,
which won the $11.5 million
contract to oversee the Governor’s Highway Safety Office
media campaign.
Earlier this year the state
apologized for its former antiDUI campaign before canceling it after it went viral. In
mid-July, the state took down
an anti-DUI website after coming under criticism for the slogans it used. Some referred to
girls looking “hotter” to men
under the influence and being
“chatty” or “clingy.”
Rep. John Ray Clemmons
called the campaign “offensive,
inexcusable and a waste of taxpayer dollars.”
Proposed work for the new
contract began Dec. 9 and runs
through December 2020.
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OPINION
4
Herald-Citizen
The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland
Established 1903
Mike DeLapp, Editor and Publisher
Buddy Pearson, Managing Editor
Be good for
goodness’
sake?
G
od bless them, Atheists
are at it again. It is Christmas time, the season of
good cheer where we celebrate
Jesus’ birth, but rather than doing
that, a group called American
Atheists invite us by way of their
new billboard campaign to “Go
ahead and skip church! Just be
good for goodness’ sake.” As if
that’s even possible.
Sure, anyone, including atheists,
can do good
works without acknowledging God,
but that doesn’t mean they
do those good
works apart
from God because it’s impossible to
define “good”
without also
Susan
acknowledgBrown
ing good’s
creator, the
moral law giver. If an objective
standard of right and wrong or
good and evil does not come
from that moral law giver then
clearly everything is subjective,
based on the whims of whenever,
however, and on whomever the
wind might blow on any given
day.
In the absence of those ten
“Thou Shalt Nots,” the world is a
nasty place to live. For years now,
some have done their best to expunge all references to God and
Judeo-Christian values from
American daily life, except when
they conveniently cherry-pick or
contort certain scriptures for political gain. They promote un-values based on historical un-facts,
suggesting their movement,
which is really a religion of selfadoration, will reap positive results for the greater good in the
absence of God. The result? A
never-ending stream of breaking
news about atrocities the worldover occurring because people
have lost touch with any sense of
right or wrong.
Without an absolute standard of
right and wrong, humans are reduced to mere animals acting on
instincts and urges, driven by
emotional whim rather than moti-
vated by conscience. How is a
definition of good defined unless
there is a pre-set standard of absolute goodness? Without that
standard, we are also unable to
define evil. Therefore, without
moral absolutes defined by he
who is the initiator of moral standards, it is impossible for humans
to justify why it is that anyone
should “be good for goodness’
sake” as these billboards suggest.
So why even try?
Whether we acknowledge it or
not, deep within every person’s
heart there is a profound yearning
for absolute truth, placed there by
a good God who created man and
imprinted his image in our DNA.
Atheists hint of the evidence of
that DNA every time they utter
words like “ought” or “should” or
“shouldn’t” and talk about justice. Atheists.org also acknowledged evidence of that DNA back
in November, when in an online
statement, they described the
Paris terrorist attacks using terms
like “unspeakable horror” and
“violence” as well as words like
“absolute” and “moral.” “Unspeakable horror,” according to
what or who’s standard? “Absolute” or “moral” based on
what?
If anyone assumes a moral law,
then there must be a moral law
giver. If there is no moral law
giver, then good and evil, right
and wrong, justice and injustice,
moral and immoral are figments
of the imagination.
Believers do good works not
“for goodness sake” but rather in
thankful response to the moral
Law Giver’s unmerited gift of
salvation which came by way of a
little child born in Bethlehem’s
manger. “For unto us a child is
born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace,’ Isaiah tells us.
It really is a wonderful time of
year. Do some good and invite an
atheist to church.
Susan Stamper Brown is a
syndicated columnist. Her
email address is [email protected].
Bush strong in GOP debate
By STEVE PEOPLES
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jeb Bush finally
delivered a powerful debate performance. But it may not matter.
The former Florida governor repeatedly took the fight to front-runner Donald Trump in Las Vegas Tuesday night
as the Republican Party’s 2016 class
met on the debate stage for the last time
this year.
Bush called the billionaire businessman “the chaos candidate,” insisted
Trump couldn’t “insult his way to the
presidency,” and dismissed Trump’s
proposal to block all Muslims from entering the country as dangerous and “not
serious.”
Yet with little more than six weeks before voting begins, Bush is struggling
for relevancy in a presidential election
that has begun to leave him behind.
Trump, meanwhile, beat back repeated
attacks from his Republican rivals in the
primetime faceoff to ensure a central
role in the 2016 contest, fueled by deep
anti-establishment frustration among
the GOP’s angry electorate.
Trump seized on Bush’s dismal standing in recent polls and largely shrugged
off the criticism.
“I know you’re trying to build up your
energy, Jeb, but it’s not working very
well,” Trump countered.
“Donald, you’re not going to be able
to insult your way to the presidency.
That’s not going to happen,” Bush responded.
The exchange was recorded as the “top
social moment” of the debate on Facebook, according to the social media organization. It was the kind of moment
Bush supporters had been desperate for
in the year’s first four primetime debates. That it took several months to
materialize highlights Bush’s weakness
as a candidate, despite having every advantage money could buy.
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.
Exactly one year ago, Dec. 16, 2014,
Bush shook up the political world by
declaring he would actively explore a
presidential bid. Backed by much of the
Republican establishment, the son and
brother of former presidents quickly
amassed a mountain of campaign cash
— more than $100 million — that was
supposed to scare off potential rivals
and offer an easier path to his party’s
presidential nomination.
It didn’t work.
Bush’s allies have spent more than a
quarter of their massive fundraising
haul running television ads for three
consecutive months. Still, his weak poll
numbers haven’t moved. And Trump,
who has spent by far the least of the
major presidential candidates, is firmly
entrenched as his party’s front-runner.
With tens of millions remaining in the
bank behind Bush, however, there were
modest signs of optimism after Tuesday
night’s debate performance.
“I think it’s interesting that none of the
other candidates saw fit to challenge Mr.
Trump,” Bush campaign manager
Danny Diaz said after the debate. “From
our perspective, we wanted to highlight
the difference between the candidates:
one who is prepared, one who has a
depth of knowledge for the job and one
whose erratic behavior and reckless
rhetoric raises real questions.”
Yet as the crowded 2016 Republican
contest continues, Bush increasingly
seems like a candidate whose time has
passed.
As was the case Tuesday in Las Vegas,
Bush’s rivals have adopted a more
measured approach with Trump recently, declining to attack him too ag-
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One of the big gifts in catalogs this year is
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Another hot catalog item this year is hoverboards. Literally hot: It seems every day, I
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Jim Mullen is a syndicated columnist.
gressively while embracing the anti-establishment sentiment fueling his candidacy. Bush, however, continues to
take direct aim at Trump and his brash
policies.
Most of the Republicans on the debate
stage, for example, disagreed with
Trump’s recent call to block all Muslims
from entering the United States to help
combat terrorism. But no one condemned the plan more pointedly than
Bush.
“Look, this is not a serious proposal.
In fact, it will push the Muslim world,
the Arab world, away from us at a time
when we need to re-engage with them
to be able to create a strategy to destroy
ISIS,” Bush charged, calling Trump “a
chaos candidate.” ‘’And he’d be a chaos
president. He would not be the commander in chief we need to keep our
country safe.”
At the same time, Florida Sen. Marco
Rubio showed little sign he was concerned about Bush, considered his chief
Republican opponent not long ago.
Rubio all but ignored his Florida rival
and instead aimed his most pointed
barbs at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
With precious little time remaining before voting begins, the Cruz-Rubio dynamic seems far more likely to define
the next phase of the contest than a
Bush comeback.
And Trump seems more than happy to
engage with Bush.
“This is a tough business to run for
president,” Bush charged early on in the
debate.
“Oh, I know. You’re a tough guy, Jeb.
I know,” Trump slapped back before
pointing out Bush’s sharp fall from
front-runner status.
“You’re moving over further and further,” Trump continued. “Pretty soon
you’re going to be off the end.”
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Nation
in Brief
Executions at lowest
level since 1991
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The number of people executed in the United States this
year dropped to the lowest
level since 1991, as states impose fewer death sentences
and defendants in capital cases
get access to better legal help.
The Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit organization that opposes capital
punishment and tracks the
issue, said 28 inmates were executed as of Dec. 15, down
from 35 last year and far
below the peak of 98 in 1999.
Another 49 criminal defendants received death sentences
this year, down 33 percent
from 2014 and the lowest
number since the early 1970s.
The numbers reflect a steady
decline in death sentences over
the past 15 years and a broad
shift in public attitudes that
has made capital punishment
increasingly rare, said Robert
Dunham, the group’s executive director.
“What we’re seeing is the cumulative effect of falling public support for the death
penalty,” Dunham said.
About 61 percent of Americans support the death penalty
in murder cases, according to
a Gallup poll in October, but
that share has inched downward while opposition has
crept up.
Abuse investigation
leads to 2 dead
children in
storage unit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
A child abuse investigation led
to the bodies of two young
children inside a commercial
storage unit in Northern California, along with a starving,
injured 9-year-old at a house
about 140 miles away, authorities said Tuesday.
A woman and her teenage
male companion were identified as suspects in the deaths
after the bodies of the 3-yearold girl and 6-year-old boy
were found last Friday at the
storage facility in Redding,
police said.
Homicide detectives were investigating, and autopsies
were planned for Wednesday.
The children’s names were not
released.
The investigation began with
a call about a possible child
abuse case in the small Northern California town of Quincy.
On Friday, authorities found
the starving 9-year-old at a
Quincy home, according to a
news release from the Plumas
County Sheriff’s Office. The
unidentified girl was taken to
a hospital. No details on her
condition were available Tuesday.
Company: 2 dead in
medical helicopter
crash near Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — A medical helicopter crashed late
Tuesday night in “rugged terrain” east of Phoenix, killing
two of the three people
aboard, officials said.
A third crew member is safe,
the aircraft company said
early Wednesday without
elaborating.
Air Methods, which owns
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carrying a pilot, a paramedic
and a nurse. No names were
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Company
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Cruz and Rubio clash in fifth debate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a presidential race reshaped by national
security fears, Sens. Ted Cruz
and Marco Rubio clashed over
U.S. military intervention, government spying on Americans’
communications and immigration Tuesday night, as front-runner Donald Trump defended his
provocative call for banning
Muslims from the United States.
Struggling former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush found his footing in trying to discredit Trump’s qualifications for the White House,
chiding the brash billionaire for
trying to “insult your way to the
presidency.”
Tuesday night’s debate was the
first for Republicans since the attacks in Paris and San
Bernardino, California, which
heightened fears of terrorism in
the United States. The attacks
have ignited a political debate
about President Barack Obama’s
campaign to defeat the Islamic
State in the Middle East and the
nation’s security posture in preventing attacks in the U.S.
Trump’s call for temporarily
banning Muslims from the U.S.
— a proposal roundly criticized
by his rivals — dominated much
of the discussion heading into the
debate. He said he wasn’t seeking to discriminate against Muslims.
“We are not talking about isolation; we’re talking about security,” he said. “We are not talking
about religion, we are talking
about security.”
Bush dismissed the proposal as
unserious, saying “Donald is
great at the one-liners, but he’s a
chaos candidate and he’d be a
chaos president.”
In a moment that might help
ease anxiety among Republican
leaders, Trump pledged he would
John Locher | AP
Donald Trump, left, watches as Ted Cruz speaks during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel
& Casino on Tuesday, in Las Vegas.
not seek to run as an independent. If he should lose the nomination, some fear he would make
such a move, possibly preventing
the nominee from defeating the
Democratic challenger. “I am totally committed to the Republican Party,” Trump said.
He was largely spared from criticism by Cruz and Rubio, who
said they understood why Trump
had raised the idea of banning
Muslims. Instead, they focused
on each other, engaging in
lengthy debates over their differences on national security and
immigration, one of the most
contentious issues in the Republican primary.
Rubio, of Florida, defended his
support for eventually providing
a pathway to citizenship for some
people in the U.S. illegally, an
unpopular position within the
Republican Party. Rubio was a
co-author of comprehensive Senate legislation in 2013 that would
have created that pathway, but he
has since said the nation’s immigration crisis must be addressed
in piecemeal fashion, with legalization only an option after the
U.S.-Mexico border is secured.
Seeking to draw a sharp contrast with Rubio, Cruz went further than he has previously in
Winners, losers in year-end budget game
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats, Republican defense
hawks and businesses seeking
permanent tax breaks are the big
winners as lawmakers finalize
the sprawling, last-train-leavingCongress spending and tax deal.
Tea partyers and those determined to rein in the deficit stand
as losers.
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,
welcomed the tax side of the
massive deal but is lowering expectations about GOP victories
in a $1.1 trillion spending bill
that would avert a holiday-season government shutdown and
clear leftover business that he
inherited from his much-criticized
predecessor,
John
Boehner, R-Ohio.
Here are some winners and losers:
WINNERS
—Democrats. The spending
bill provides major relief from
tough caps on spending, which
Democrats and the Obama
White House have agitated for
all year. And since their votes
are required to pass the bill, Democrats like House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi of California played a strong hand in the
negotiations, ridding the measure of numerous policy provisions. Such riders ran the gamut,
from challenges to the Obama
administration’s limits on power
plant emissions to efforts to undercut new bank regulations and
undermine the health care law.
Few have made the final cut.
—GOP defense hawks. Republicans pressed for relief for the
Pentagon from automatic budget
cuts and were satisfied with a
J. Scott Applewhite | AP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., right, talks
with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the Intelligence Committee, as they
walk together on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday.
$33 billion boost for the Defense
Department in 2016. That’s
more than a 6-percent increase.
The Pentagon budget is roughly
$523 billion. The boost means
generous increases for readiness
and equipment maintenance accounts, as well as plenty of
money for buying new weapons
like fighter planes and ships.
—Big Oil. The oil industry
seems likely to score a huge
coup with the lifting of the fourdecade ban on exporting U.S.
crude oil, which is likely to pad
industry revenues by several billion dollars a year, depending on
oil prices. In exchange, Democrats were pressing for tax breaks
for renewable energy sectors
like solar and wind production.
Top Senate Democrat Harry
Reid of Nevada cautioned Tuesday that this item was not a done
deal.
—New Speaker Ryan (taxes).
Ryan appears on track to win
permanent renewal of tax breaks
for individuals and businesses.
They include credits for investment in research and development and purchases of business
equipment, along with sales tax
write-offs for people in states
that don’t have an income tax.
Under
only-in-Washington
logic, renewing dozens of special-interest tax breaks could actually help prospects for
reforming the loophole-cluttered
tax code.
That’s because taking them
away in the future would make
it easier to cut tax rates.
LOSERS
—Tea partyers. Tea party demands to strip federal money
from Planned Parenthood, stick
to tight budget caps and make it
more difficult for Syrian
refugees to enter the U.S. after
last month’s Paris attacks have
all been ignored because of
Democratic opposition and
White House veto threats. The
final product is shaping up as a
massive measure that’s sure to
be scorned by the GOP’s tea
party base and roster of presidential candidates.
opposing legalization for people
in the U.S. illegally. He declared:
“I have never supported legalization and I do not intend to support legalization.”
The two senators — both
Cuban-Americans in their 40s —
have been sparring from afar for
weeks, and their rivalry could become one of the dominant forces
in the race as the first voting contests in February draw near.
Nevada calls
special
session for
Faraday tax
breaks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov.
Brian Sandoval called Nevada
lawmakers into a special legislative session starting Wednesday
to approve tax breaks and incentives for electric carmaker Faraday Future, which wants to build
a $1 billion plant in North Las
Vegas.
The Republican governor issued
a formal proclamation late Tuesday that scheduled a session for 5
p.m. Wednesday in Carson City.
The incentive package is the only
item up for discussion, in spite of
lobbying to add more items to the
agenda, and the session is expected to wrap up within a few
days.
“The new Nevada economy requires growing and attracting
businesses that bring innovative
and new technologies, diversify
our tax base, and provide job
growth and new opportunities for
development,” Sandoval said in
the decree, adding that “an extraordinary occasion exists that
requires immediate action by the
Nevada State Legislature.”
The governor wants lawmakers
to approve a new category of tax
abatements that would authorize
$215 million in incentives for the
Chinese-backed automaker.
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on Wednesday.
Associated Press
A district court judge has given
Duran until noon to accept a
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A monthlong jail sentence ordered
deadline to choose between jail as part of a plea agreement intime and a prolonged legal volving felony embezzlement
struggle against fraud charges
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Famed investor Buffett to give stamp of approval to Clinton
By KEN THOMAS
Hillary Clinton in Omaha, Nebraska, a question
humming in the background will be whether Buffett, one of the world’s premier investors, will
throw more of his fortune behind her candidacy
than he’s been comfortable spending in politics in
the past.
In either case, his public appearance with Clinton
is aimed at offering his stamp of approval to the
Democrat’s economic message of inclusive capitalism and toughness against Wall Street excess. He
will also join Clinton at a private fundraiser.
Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Like many Americans,
Warren Buffett can write a $2,700 check to support
his favorite presidential candidate. But as one of
the wealthiest Americans, he can also unleash immense financial clout by giving untold millions to
super PACs supporting his preferred contender in
the race.
When the billionaire joins a rally Wednesday with
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115.95 113.35 114.87
+.62
Oct 16
116.02
116.87 114.45 115.67
+.42
Dec 16 116.42
117.17 114.90 115.95
+.45
HOGS-Lean
Feb 16
59.75
60.12
58.37
58.92 -1.20
Apr 16
64.42
64.92
63.55
64.17
-.25
May 16
72.27
72.35
71.72
72.22
+.12
Jun 16
76.20
76.57
75.50
76.15
+.05
Jul 16
76.37
76.85
75.80
76.32
-.08
Aug 16
75.60
76.27
75.15
75.52
-.35
Oct 16
66.75
67.92
66.70
66.72
-.90
COTTON 2
Mar 16
63.41
64.00
63.03
63.31
-.07
May 16
64.18
64.68
63.84
64.08
-.07
Jul 16
64.78
65.19
64.45
64.71
-.06
Oct 16
...
...
...
64.38
-.04
Dec 16
64.69
64.99
64.42
64.72
+.03
Mar 17
65.21
65.35
65.11
65.11
...
May 17
65.35
65.35
65.13
65.13
-.10
Tables show three most current contracts for each future.
Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on
Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on the
Intercontinental Exchange.
Dow Jones industrials
17,920
Close: 17,524.91
Change: 156.41 (0.9%)
17,520
17,120
18,400
10 DAYS
17,600
16,800
16,000
15,200
J
J
52-Week
High
Low
18,351.36
9,257.44
657.17
11,254.87
5,231.94
947.85
2,134.72
1,551.28
22,537.15
1,296.00
Name
15,370.33
7,406.25
539.96
9,509.59
4,292.14
809.57
1,867.01
1,344.80
19,619.26
1,078.63
2.7
5.6
3.0
3.9
1.9
1.1
...
3.1
3.4
...
...
4.5
1.3
.7
1.6
1.8
4.3
...
9.3
3.0
1.8
2.6
1.5
3.8
Name
O
N
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
Dow Utilities
NYSE Composite
Nasdaq Composite
S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P MidCap
Wilshire 5000
Russell 2000
Last
Chg
17,524.91
7,551.25
558.87
10,110.94
4,995.36
914.09
2,043.41
1,396.45
21,099.58
1,131.55
+156.41
+61.61
+4.99
+124.18
+43.13
+9.66
+21.47
+14.54
+228.55
+15.70
STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST
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18
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22
42
16
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60.92
33.81
10.77
57.34
110.49
17.42
20.76
43.07
128.83
4.51
25.57
87.10
112.16
144.69
14.56
41.07
13.87
6.52
4.52
30.32
131.29
32.55
112.71
137.79
YTD
Chg %Chg
+1.38
+.21
-1.52
-.18
-1.99
+.62
-.91
+.62
+1.44
+.27
+1.05
+.27
+2.81
+1.00
+.39
-.33
+.25
+.06
+.02
+.06
-.72
+.49
+1.60
+1.86
MONEY RATES
Prime Rate
Discount Rate
Federal Funds Rate
Treasuries
3-month
6-month
5-year
10-year
30-year
S
Name
Div Yld PE
AFLAC
1.64
AT&T Inc
1.88
AllegTch
.32
Altria
2.26
Apple Inc
2.08
BkofAm
.20
B iPVixST
...
CocaCola 1.32
CrackerB
4.40
CSVLgCrd rs ...
CSVelIVST
...
Cummins 3.90
Disney
1.42
FedExCp
1.00
FstHorizon .24
Flowserve
.72
FordM
.60
FrptMcM
...
FrontierCm .42
GenElec
.92
HomeDp
2.36
iShEMkts
.84
iShR2K
1.68
IBM
5.20
A
-.3
+.7
-69.0
+16.4
+.1
-2.6
-34.1
+2.0
-8.5
-90.8
-17.9
-39.6
+19.1
-16.7
+7.2
-31.4
-10.5
-72.1
-32.2
+20.0
+25.1
-17.2
-5.8
-14.1
Last
Pvs Week
0.25
0.51
1.70
2.27
2.99
0.25
0.56
1.66
2.22
2.96
3.25
0.75
.00-.25
3.25
0.75
.00-.25
Name
%Chg
+.90
+.82
+.90
+1.24
+.87
+1.07
+1.06
+1.05
+1.10
+1.41
Div Yld PE
IntPap
1.76
KindMorg
.50
Kroger s
.42
Lowes
1.12
McDnlds
3.56
Microsoft
1.44
NorthropG 3.20
Penney
...
PepsiCo
2.81
Pfizer
1.20
PhilipMor
4.08
PwShs QQQ 1.52
RegionsFn .24
S&P500ETF 4.13
SearsHldgs
...
SiriusXM
...
SPDR Fncl .44
SunEdison
...
Textron
.08
TractSupp
.80
US Bancrp 1.02
VerizonCm 2.26
WalMart
1.96
Wendys Co .24
Australia
Britain
Canada
Euro
Japan
Mexico
Switzerlnd
4.6
3.2
1.0
1.5
3.0
2.6
1.7
...
2.8
3.7
4.6
1.0
2.5
2.0
...
...
1.8
...
.2
.9
2.3
5.0
3.3
2.3
15
30
21
24
24
37
18
...
29
24
18
...
15
...
...
41
...
...
17
29
14
18
13
33
D
YTD 12-mo
%Chg %Chg
-1.67 +2.67
-17.38 -13.61
-9.58 -5.48
-6.72 -2.69
+5.48 +9.84
+.63 +4.87
-.75 +3.58
-3.85
+.52
-2.63 +1.92
-6.07
-.69
Last
YTD
Chg %Chg
38.16 +.59 -28.8
15.84
-.16 -62.6
42.31 +.45 +31.8
74.90 -.75 +8.9
116.93 +.67 +24.8
55.20 +.06 +18.8
187.84 +.77 +27.4
7.16 +.13 +10.5
99.39 +1.44 +5.1
32.26 +.08 +3.6
87.84 +.68 +7.8
112.31 +.68 +8.8
9.77 +.41 -7.5
205.03 +2.13
-.2
20.83
-.19 -36.8
4.07 +.07 +16.3
24.05 +.55 -2.7
4.95 +.56 -74.6
41.37 +.12 -1.8
87.18 -1.04 +10.6
43.67 +1.24 -2.8
45.55 +.10 -2.6
59.64
-.75 -30.6
10.60 +.06 +17.3
CURRENCIES
Last
1.3898
1.5040
1.3728
.9160
121.73
17.1279
.9905
Pvs Day
1.3802
1.5142
1.3736
.9093
120.84
17.3461
.9850
British pound expressed in U.S. dollars. All others
show dollar in foreign currency.
MUTUAL FUNDS
Total Assets
Obj ($Mlns) NAV
AB GlbThmtGrB m
WS
12
AB GrB m
LG
15
AB IntlGrB m
FG
3
AllianzGI FcGrC m
LG
233
American Century ValueInv
LV 2,070
American Funds AmBalA m
MA 49,636
American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 69,072
American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 53,886
American Funds FnInvA m
LB 45,508
American Funds GrthAmA m LG 75,740
American Funds IncAmerA m MA 71,719
American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 56,612
American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 51,111
Dodge & Cox Income
CI 43,898
Dodge & Cox IntlStk
FB 61,812
Dodge & Cox Stock
LV 56,975
Fidelity BlChGrow
LG 15,479
Fidelity Contra
LG 79,066
Fidelity Magellan
LG 13,897
Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg
LB 51,675
FrankTemp-Franklin IncomeA m CA 45,850
FrankTemp-Templeton Fgn A m FV 4,091
Harbor IntlInstl
FB 39,701
Janus EnteprsT
MG 2,099
Lord Abbett AffiliatA m
LV 5,539
MFS GrowB m
LG
139
MFS HighIncA m
HY
422
MFS TNMuniBdA m
SL
101
MFS TotRetA m
MA 4,591
Metropolitan West TotRetBdI
CI 43,382
Nuveen TNMuniBdA m
SL
285
Oppenheimer CapIncA x
CA 1,742
PIMCO TotRetIs
CI 60,178
Pioneer PioneerA m
LB 4,479
Prudential Investmen BlendB m LG
14
Putnam EqIncomeA m
LV 3,455
Putnam MultiCapGrA m
LG 3,496
T Rowe Price GrowStk
LG 40,214
Vanguard 500Adml
LB 155,102
Vanguard HltCrAdml
SH 39,926
Vanguard InstIdxI
LB 105,644
Vanguard InstPlus
LB 91,565
Vanguard IntlStkIdxIPls
FB 53,497
Vanguard MuIntAdml
MI 40,841
Vanguard TotBdAdml
CI 60,664
Vanguard TotIntl
FB 75,292
Vanguard TotStIAdm
LB 128,272
Vanguard TotStIIns
LB 55,752
Vanguard TotStIdx
LB 98,933
Vanguard WelltnAdm
MA 68,890
72.21
40.62
13.81
29.45
7.65
24.80
55.97
44.11
52.76
44.88
20.68
35.76
40.40
13.40
37.02
169.92
68.72
99.18
89.45
72.35
2.06
6.41
61.28
88.70
14.14
60.95
3.16
10.59
17.77
10.62
11.97
9.41
10.44
31.97
19.17
20.06
67.23
53.49
189.40
96.43
187.55
187.57
96.28
14.23
10.66
14.39
50.96
50.97
50.93
66.35
Total Return/Rank
Pct Min Init
4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load
Invt
+0.7
+2.1
-1.4
+2.0
-0.7
+0.9
-0.2
-0.6
+1.2
+1.4
+0.4
+0.1
+1.4
-0.6
-3.7
-0.6
+2.8
+1.7
+1.6
+1.2
-3.7
-2.7
-2.5
+0.3
+0.4
+2.2
-3.2
+1.0
+0.1
-0.1
+1.1
-0.7
+0.3
+1.7
-1.0
-0.4
+0.2
+2.2
+1.2
+2.8
+1.2
+1.2
-1.9
+1.0
-0.1
-1.8
+0.8
+0.8
+0.8
+0.3
+4.1/B
+10.9/A
-2.1/E
+11.8/A
-0.5/C
+4.1/A
-1.3/B
-0.3/D
+6.9/A
+8.5/B
+0.6/C
+1.2/D
+3.7/A
-0.6/D
-9.2/E
-0.8/C
+9.0/B
+9.6/B
+7.8/C
+4.8/A
-6.9
-4.4/E
-3.3/E
+6.4/A
-0.8/C
+9.0/B
-2.2/C
+2.3/C
+1.7/B
+0.2/C
+3.1/A
+0.3/B
+0.9/A
+2.8/C
+1.1
0.0/C
+2.5/E
+13.5/A
+4.8/A
+12.7/A
+4.9/A
+4.9/A
-2.8/D
+2.7/A
+0.4/B
-2.9/D
+4.0/B
+4.0/B
+3.9/B
+2.3/A
globe in the spring.
“What he brings to the table is that he’s one of the
few highly respected business people who average
people view as one of them,” said Marc Lasry, a
New York hedge fund manager and Democratic
donor. “He’s liked by lots of different kinds of people.”
Buffett supported Clinton’s first Senate campaign
in 2000, raised money for her presidential campaign in 2008 and later endorsed Obama and appeared at fundraisers for the president.
Emailed threats to NY, LA
highlight worries schools face
DAILY DOW JONES
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
The “Oracle of Omaha” has referred to Clinton as
a “hero of mine” and predicted last year that she
would succeed President Barack Obama, whom he
also supported.
“I will bet money on it,” he said. “And I don’t do
that easily.”
Democrats say Buffett carries a rare dual appeal
on Wall Street and Main Street. The investment
guru’s annual shareholder meeting is dubbed
“Woodstock for Capitalists” and drew an overflow
crowd of more than 40,000 people from around the
+2.0/E
+12.8/B
+0.6/E
+13.9/A
+10.7/B
+10.2/A
+6.6/A
+7.1/C
+11.6/C
+12.4/C
+8.5/A
+11.0/C
+12.3/A
+3.8/B
+2.9/C
+12.0/A
+14.6/A
+13.0/B
+11.4/D
+12.9/A
+4.9
+1.9/D
+2.6/C
+12.2/A
+9.2/D
+12.5/C
+4.6/B
+4.8/C
+8.1/B
+4.9/A
+5.5/B
+5.8/B
+3.9/B
+9.4/E
+8.2
+12.0/A
+11.5/D
+14.7/A
+12.9/A
+21.4/C
+12.9/A
+13.0/A
+1.6/E
+4.9/B
+3.4/C
+1.5/E
+12.6/B
+12.6/B
+12.4/B
+9.4/A
4.00
2,500
4.00
2,500
4.00
2,500
1.00
1,000
NL
2,500
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
NL
10,000
4.25
1,000
5.75
1,000
NL
50,000
NL
2,500
5.75
1,000
4.00
1,000
4.25
1,000
4.25
1,000
5.75
1,000
NL 3,000,000
4.20
3,000
5.75
1,000
NL 1,000,000
5.75
1,000
5.00
2,500
5.75
0
5.75
0
NL
2,500
NL
10,000
NL
50,000
NL 5,000,000
NL 200,000,000
NL 100,000,000
NL
50,000
NL
10,000
NL
3,000
NL
10,000
NL 5,000,000
NL
3,000
NL
50,000
Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet
continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf =
Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within
the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at
least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd
= When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants.
Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d
= Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple
fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split
shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.
Objectives: CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign
Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, HY - High-Yield
Bond, IB -World Bond, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MG -Mid-Cap Growth, MV
- Mid-Cap Value, SB - Small Blend, SG -Small Cap Growth, SH -Specialty-heath, WS
-World Stock.
Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs.
others with same objective = A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum
$ needed to invest in fund.
Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When
it comes to assessing threats,
New York City and Los Angeles
schools likely have more experience than most other districts in
the country.
But their reactions were dramatically different Tuesday to the
same threat of a large-scale jihadi
attack with guns and bombs —
LA dismissed all its classes while
New York dismissed the warning
as a hoax.
The divergent responses from
the nation’s two biggest K-12
public school systems reflected
what many in school security
know: That deciding whether or
not a threat is credible is hardly a
mathematical process and the
stakes in staying open or closing
are high. It is one that school district officials around the country
have weighed heavily in the
wake of school shootings and terrorist threats.
Across the nation, small and
large districts regularly encounter
the age-old challenge of deciphering threats, complicated
today by more sophisticated
technology that can make them
harder to trace.
Even when a threat is determined to be a hoax, the consequences can be a severe, with the
safety of thousands of children,
millions of school funding, and
the message each decision sends
on the line.
It’s extremely rare for a major
U.S. city to close all its schools
because of a threat and it reflected the lingering unease in
Southern California following
the terrorist attack that killed 14
people at a holiday luncheon two
weeks ago in San Bernardino.
“If this was not ISIS, not a terror
organization,
they’re
nonetheless watching,” Rep.
Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said
AP Photo/Nick Ut
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, center, answers a
question as Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, looks
on during a news conference on Tuesday.
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Meet
the Press Daily.” “And if they
come to the conclusion that they
can literally mail it in, call it in
and disrupt large cities, they’re
going to take advantage of that.”
A 2014 analysis by National
School Safety and Security Services, a Cleveland-based consulting firm, found a 158 percent
increase in the number of threats
schools received over the previous year.
About 37 percent of the threats
were sent electronically and
nearly a third resulted in schools
being evacuated. Nearly 10 percent of the threats closed school
for at least one day.
Ken Trump, president of the
firm, said schools leaders faced
with a threat they don’t believe is
credible sometimes let community anxiety rule the decision to
evacuate or close, even though
children might be safer in school
than sent home where they could
be left unsupervised.
“It’s often better to keep them in
school,” he said.
In LA, the threat came in the
form of an email to a school
board member. Authorities in
New York reported receiving the
same “generic” email and decided there was no danger to
schoolchildren. Mayor Bill de
Blasio concluded the threat contained “nothing credible.” New
York Police Commissioner
William Bratton said that it
looked like the sender of the
threat had watched a lot of the
Showtime terrorism drama
“Homeland.”
Los Angeles officials announced Tuesday evening that
schools would reopen Wednesday, with all city police officers
ordered to be in uniform and
extra patrol at schools.
Officials in LA defended the
move to shut down its entire district, with that city’s police chief
dismissing the criticism as “irresponsible.”
“We have suffered too many
school shootings in America to
ignore these kinds of threats,”
Chief Charlie Beck said.
Community Calendar
The Community Calendar is
a daily list of announcements of
one-time events hosted by nonprofit groups. To include your
information, call 526-9715 and
ask for the newsroom secretary, fax 526-1209 or email
[email protected]. Be
sure to include your name and
number as well as a time, date
and location of the event.
Ongoing:
TREE LIGHTS: Now through
the new year, the community
Christmas tree lights in Dogwood Park come on at 4 p.m. and
light shows begin each hour on
the hour at 5, 6 7, 8 and 9 p.m.
No admission charge to the park
or the light show. Cookeville
Leisure Services has also placed
a special Santa house in Dogwood Park where Santa will
make special visits on Saturday,
Dec. 19, and Sunday, Dec. 20
from 1-4 p.m. Photos with Santa
are free.
Dec. 17
SENIOR CHRISTMAS: The
Cookeville Senior Center will
host a covered dish luncheon at
11 a.m. with a Christmas Carol
sing-a-long with the Kirbys.
DODSON BRANCH: The
Dodson Branch community
meeting will be on Thursday at 6
p.m. at the community center.
Dec. 18
BAKE SALE: The Baxter Senior Center will hold their annual
Christmas bake sale from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Cakes, candy, pies,
jams and jellies will be offered.
The Baxter Senior Center is located at 200 Main St., on the
back of City Hall. For more info
call 858-5657.
PASSENGER APPRECIATION: Upper Cumberland Area
Regional Transit Systems,
UCARTS, and CATS are hosting
a “Passenger Appreciation Day”
in Putnam County on Friday.
Anyone riding public transportation in the county or city that day
will ride for free. For more info.
or to schedule a ride, go to
www.uchra.com/CATS or call
(931) 372-8000. Putnam County
UCARTS and the Cookeville
Area Transit System, CATS, provide service daily to medical appointments, shopping, visiting
and other requested destinations
in your community Monday
through Friday.
Dec. 21-Jan. 1
HEAD START: The L.B.J.&C.
Development Corporation Head
Start Centers will be closed from
Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday,
Jan. 1, 2016. Children and staff
will return to Head Start centers
on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.
Dec. 22
BAKE SALE: Orders are
being accepted for the first holiday bake sale at Burton Chapel
Methodist Church, 133 Mill St.,
Algood. Call Peggy Barrociere at
931-265-4165.
Dec. 23-28
GARBAGE: Because of
Christmas, garbage routes in
Cookeville usually collected
Dec. 24 will be picked up
Wednesday, Dec. 23; routes usually collected Dec. 25 will be
picked up Monday, Dec. 28.
Dec. 23, 24, 25 and Jan 1
HEAD START: The L.B.J.&C.
Development Corporation Head
Start Central Office will be
closed Dec. 23, 24 and 25, 2015
and Friday, Jan. 1, 2016
Dec. 24, 25
CLOSED: The recycling center, transfer station, landfill and
convienence centers will be
closed Dec. 24, 25 in observance
of Christmas. No community
service Thursday or Friday.
Dec. 31
GARBAGE: Because of New
Year’s Day, garbage routes in
Cookeville usually collected Jan.
1, 2016, will be picked up Thursday, Dec. 31.
Jan. 1
HIKE: Edgar Evins first hike
of 2016 will start at 10 a.m. at the
picnic shelters at the marina
parking lot to sign up. Then proceed to the Millennium Trail to
hike this moderate 2.5 mile trail.
Hikers should plan for cold
weather and dress in layers and
warm boots. Afterwards, gather
back at the picnic shelters to
enjoy hot cocoa and a pot luck
meal. Bring a dish to share.
Jan. 8&9
BOOK SALE: Twice Told
Tales is a used bookstore located
at the Putnam County Library.
Due to the New Year’s holiday,
we will open on Saturday, Jan. 9,
from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Also open
on Friday, Jan. 8, from 4-6 p.m.
for members of the Putnam
County Library Friends only.
Memberships are available at the
door. Hard cover books for $2
and paperback books for 50
cents.
Jan 31
HEALTH
INSURANCE:
From Nov. 24-Jan 31, get assistance with Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment at Putnam
County Library on Tuesdays
from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Thursdays from 4-8 p.m. Call (844)
644-5443 for appointment.
March 4-6, 2016
HOME/GARDEN SHOW:
The Upper Cumberland Home &
Garden Show will be held March
4-6 in the Hyder-Burks Pavilion
in Cookeville. Friday 4-8 p.m.,
Saturday 9-6 p.m., and Sunday
noon-4 p.m. See the latest trends
in home building, remodeling,
decorating, and landscaping. For
more
info.,
visit
www.uchba.com.
LOCAL/NATION
Nation
in Brief
New York agrees to
overhaul solitary
confinement in
prisons
NEW YORK (AP) — New
York has agreed to overhaul
how solitary confinement is
used in state prisons, settling a
long-standing lawsuit brought
by a civil liberties group.
New York Civil Liberties
Union Executive Director
Donna
Liberman
calls
Wednesday’s agreement historic.
About 4,000 of the state’s
roughly 60,000 prisoners are
serving their time in 23-hour
confinement for violating
rules.
But many of them have been
held there for months and even
years for minor, nonviolent violations. Advocates say that’s
overly harsh and mentally
damaging.
Under the agreement, the
state will seek to move 1,100
such prisoners to more rehabilitative housing units in the
coming months.
Among other changes, state
officials will also retrain
guards across the state’s 54
prisons and limit the number of
offenses that can result in solitary.
Secret Service
officer slain in DC,
had been suspended
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
U.S. Secret Service says a uniformed officer who was suspended after being charged in
a domestic incident earlier this
year has been shot and killed.
Secret Service spokesman
Robert Hoback confirmed
Wednesday that Officer Arthur
Baldwin was killed Tuesday,
District of Columbia police
say it happened shortly before
3 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in southwest Washington. Police are looking for
three people in connection
with the shooting, but have released no information about
them or a possible motive.
Baldwin was placed on leave
and his security clearance was
suspended in April after he was
charged with trying to break
into his girlfriend’s house
while armed.
Man gets 8 years in
X-ray weapon plot
that targeted
Muslims
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An
upstate New York man who
admitted helping build what he
thought was a mobile X-ray
device to kill Muslims has
been sentenced to eight years
in prison.
Fifty-seven-year-old
Eric
Feight, of Hudson, pleaded
guilty in 2014 to providing material support to terrorists. He
was sentenced Wednesday in
federal court in Albany.
Feight was arrested in 2013
along with 51-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford, of Galway. Crawford is awaiting
sentencing after his conviction
in August of conspiring to use
a weapon of mass destruction
and other charges.
Investigators began tracking
Crawford in 2012 after he approached two Albany-area
Jewish groups. They also
learned Crawford sought help
from a Ku Klux Klan grand
wizard who was an FBI informant.
Authorities said the device
was inoperable. Nobody was
hurt.
Lawsuit: Cleaner in
beer left ex-cop
severely injured
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)
— A retired New Jersey police
officer is suing an Atlantic City
restaurant, alleging a draft beer
he ordered three years ago contained a corrosive cleaner that
severely injured him.
Stocks inch higher before Fed decision on rates
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks
are edging higher Wednesday
morning as investors expect the
Federal Reserve to raise interest
rates, which would be a vote of
confidence in the U.S. economy.
Utility companies, which have
struggled throughout the year,
gained ground.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow
Jones industrial average rose 28
points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,553
as of 11:05 a.m. Eastern time. The
Standard & Poor’s 500 index
gained 5 points, or 0.2 percent, to
2,048. The Nasdaq composite
edged up 10 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,048. The Dow climbed
as much as 165 points in the first
few minutes of trading but surrendered most of those gains by late
morning. Utility stocks rose 1.8
percent and telecom stocks were
up 1.2 percent.
THE FED: The Federal Reserve
is expected to raise interest rates
for the first time in almost a
decade.
The move would be a sign the
Fed is confident that the U.S.
economy has improved a great
deal since the financial crisis. Investors will pay close attention to
what the Fed says about its future
plans on interest rate policy.
THE QUOTE: Stephen Freedman, senior investment strategist
Richard Drew | AP
Specialist Mario Picone, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange,
Wednesday.
at UBS Wealth Management
Americas, said he’s interested in
the Fed’s comments about inflation, the U.S. labor market, and
international
developments.
When the Fed held off on raising
rates in September, the shaky
global economy was a key reason. Freedman said the Fed is
likely to take some time restoring
rates to normal levels.
“Three or four hikes next year
would be, historically speaking,
extremely slow and progressive,”
he said.
CHANGING TIMES: Exactly
seven years ago, the Fed cut its
key interest rate to nearly zero because of deteriorating conditions
in the economy and in financial
markets. Spending, business in-
vestment and industrial production all fell.
The Fed said on Dec. 16, 2008
that the Federal funds rate would
be “exceptionally low... for some
time.” The S&P 500 index was
well under 900 points then, and
now it’s over 2,000.
ENERGY: Oil prices fell after
the U.S. government said stockpiles grew 4.8 million barrels last
week. Benchmark U.S. crude
dropped $1.61, or 4.3 percent, to
$35.73 a barrel in New York and
Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, $1.34, or 3.5 percent, to $37.39 a barrel in
London. U.S. crude has climbed
over the last two days after falling
beneath $35 a barrel Monday.
Natural gas prices, which have
dropped to 16-year-lows, lost 3
cents to $1.79 per 1,000 cubic
feet.
Natural gas has been falling as
traders anticipate weaker demand
for home heating due to the unseasonably warm winter weather
in the U.S.
HEARTLAND: Payment card
processor Heartland Payments
accepted an offer from Global
Payments worth $100 per share,
or $4.3 billion. Heartland provides credit, debit, and prepaid
card processing and security technology services nationwide.
Obituaries
Charles Deloy Henry
COOKEVILLE — Funeral
services for Charles Deloy
Henry, 81, of Cookeville, will be
held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.
17, from the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home in Cookeville. Burial
will follow in Old Zion Cemetery
in White County.
The family will receive friends
from 5-8 p.m. today, Wednesday,
Dec. 16, at the funeral home.
Charles was born Aug. 18,
1934, in the Monterey area of
Putnam County to the late
Haskell Franklin Henry and
Mary Jewell Morgan Henry.
He was a retired supervisor for
the Seaman Corporation with 43
years of service. Mr. Henry was
a member of Holladay Church of
Christ and loved his church family as well as his many other
friends and family. Charles was
very talented and enjoyed woodworking, doing stained glass and
just about anything else he set his
mind to do.
Mr. Henry is survived by his
wife, Marquita, of Cookeville;
one daughter, Donna (husband
Jerry) Lee of Atlanta, Ga.; three
sisters, Janell Rice of Sparta,
Ruth Sapp of Cookeville and
Glenda (husband Tom) Wise of
Princeton Ind.; two stepchildren,
Teresa Kirby and Darrell Kirby,
both of Cookeville; and several
nieces, nephews and extended
family.
In addition to his parents,
Charles was preceded in death by
his first wife, Wilma Mott Henry;
a brother-in-law, Willard Rice;
and a stepson, Jerry Titus Kirby.
Pallbearers will be family and
friends.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the charity of your
choice.
Bros. Johnny Fox and Doyle
Crawford will officiate at the
services.
Dyer Funeral Home in
Cookeville is in charge of
arrangements, (931) 526-7158.
Charles Donald Mott
services for Charles Donald
Mott, 78, of Baxter, will be held
at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18,
from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville. Burial
will be in Crest Lawn Memorial
Cemetery in Cookeville.
from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.
17, and from 11 a.m. until time of
services on Friday at the funeral
home.
Mr. Mott passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Bethesda
Health Care and Rehabilitation
Center in Cookeville.
Whitson Funeral Home in
Daniel Desserich
COOKEVILLE — A memorial service for Daniel Desserich,
61, of Cookeville, will be held at
3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19,
from the chapel of Crest Lawn
Funeral Home in Cookeville.
rank of sergeant.
He was awarded
from 1 p.m. until time of services
the
European
on Saturday at the funeral home.
Campaign RibMr. Desserich passed away on
bon with two
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his
Battle Stars, a
home in Cookeville.
Bronze Star, a
Crest Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center in Cookeville is in Mr. Holland Victory Medal
and a Presidencharge of arrangements, (931)
tial Unit Citation.
526-6384.
He was a member of Stevens
Street Baptist Church in
Cookeville where he served in
many positions including Sunday
school teacher and director,
usher, chairman of the growth
task force committee, and
worked with the Keenagers
Group in their early formation.
Dillard C. Dycus Jr.,
He made the statement that of all
his accomplishments in life, he
DDS
wanted to be remembered as a
GAINESBORO — Graveside faithful Christian and servant to
services for Dillard C. Dycus Jr., the Lord.
DDS, 80, of Cookeville, will be He retired from Prudential Inheld at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, surance Company in Nashville in
Dec. 16, at John L. Clark Memo- 1980, after 20 years, where he
rial Cemetery in the Stone com- was vice president of sales. Also,
he had worked for the DuPont
munity of Jackson County.
The family will receive friends Company for 13 years prior.
from 2-3:30 p.m. today, Wednes- His family includes his wife,
day, Dec. 16, at Anderson-Upper Lorene Gaw Holland of
Cumberland Funeral Home in Cookeville (whom he married in
Ringgold, Ga., Aug. 28, 1976);
Gainesboro.
Dr. Dycus passed away on Sat- his children, Janice Holland
urday, Dec. 12, 2015, in Coleman and husband Barry of
Cookeville Regional Medical Sarasota, Fla., Janet Wade Ensor
and husband John of Baxter and
Center.
Anderson-Upper Cumberland Aubrey Wade of Muskogee,
Funeral Home in Gainesboro is Okla.; his grandchildren, John
in charge of arrangements, (931) Frye Jr. and wife Lisa of Hilo,
Hawaii, Angie Bailey of Lenoir
268-1550.
City, Tenn., Elana Ensor Brandenburg and husband Corey of
Irene Gibson
Baxter, Hailey Ensor and
MONTEREY — Funeral serv- Thomas Ensor of Baxter, Amber
ices for Irene Gibson, 59, of Wade of Muskogee, Okla., and
Monterey, will be held at 11 a.m. Justin Decker of Grapevine,
on Thursday, Dec. 17, from the Texas; and 18 great-grandchilchapel of Goff Funeral Home in dren.
Monterey. Interment will be in In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his sisCampground Cemetery.
The family will receive friends ter, Reba Holland Porter and her
from 5-8 p.m. today, Wednesday, husband, Clarence; a brother,
Carl Holland and his wife, DeDec. 16, at the funeral home.
Ms. Gibson passed away on lores; two daughters, Patricia
Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Holland McDuffie and Anita
Cookeville Regional Medical Wade McCanless; and a granddaughter, Kelly Coleman.
Center.
Goff Funeral Home in Mon- Pallbearers will be Thomas
terey is in charge of arrange- Ensor, Corey Brandenburg, Jere
Michael Gentry, Jackie Rector,
ments, (931) 839-2311.
Dennis Gaw, Brett Darrell Masters and Smiley Ledford.
James Leland
Honorary pallbearers will be the
Holland (Jim)
Keenagers Adult Sunday School
Teachers at Stevens Street BapCOOKEVILLE — James Le- tist Church.
land Holland (Jim), 89, passed Visitation will be held at Whitaway at his home in Cookeville son Funeral Home in Cookeville
today, Wednesday, Dec. 16, from
on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2015.
He was born on July 8, 1926, to 5-8 p.m.
the late James Roscoe and Carrie Funeral services will be held at
Evans Holland in Buffalo Valley, Stevens Street Baptist Church on
Thursday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m.,
Tenn.
He graduated from Baxter Sem- with visitation from noon until 2
inary in 1943. In 1945, he at- p.m.
tended the Army University in Bros. Jimmy Arms and Tim
Austria where he studied Veteri- Frank will be presiding over the
service.
nary Science.
Also, he attended LaSalle Uni- Whitson Funeral Home in
versity from 1948-1949. In the Cookeville is in charge of
1950s, he studied Contract Law arrangements, (931) 526-2151.
and Insurance at the old UT campus in Nashville.
James (Jim) William
He was a World War II Veteran
who proudly served in the Euro- Murphy
pean Theater with the 42nd Rainbow Division and reached the COOKEVILLE — Mr. James
(Jim) William
Murphy, 80, of
Cookeville,
passed
away
peacefully
on
Tuesday, Dec.
15, 2015, at his
Mr. Murphy home
in
Cookeville, surrounded by his loving family.
Jim will be laid to rest at a private graveside service in Greenwood, Ark.
Jim was born July 14, 1935, in
Greenwood, Ark., to the late Vina
Smith Murphy and Mont. S.
Murphy.
Jim taught printing for 26 years
at Fayetteville High School West
Campus in Arkansas.
He also retired as a sergeant
major in the Arkansas National
Guard after 26 years of service.
Jim always enjoyed spending
time with his family, fishing, and
traveling to watch the Arkansas
Razorback Track Team.
Mr. Murphy is survived by his
wife of 61 years, Shirley Geren
Murphy of Cookeville; three
daughters, Sharon (husband
Sam) Williams of Ogden, Utah,
Marcia (husband Tom) Childers
of Murfreesboro and Susan (husband Todd) Harris of Hermitage;
two granddaughters, Brooke Peterson and Jill Farrell; three
grandsons,
Ben
Williams,
Matthew Williams and Chris
Childers; one sister, Bernice
Stewart of Fort Smith, Ark.; a
nephew, Mike Stewart of Overland Park, Kan.; a sister-in-law
and brother-in-law, Bebe and
Orville Crowell of Cookeville; a
sister-in-law, Nancy Fountain of
Cookeville; six nephews; six
stepgrandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Jim
was preceded in death by a
brother, J.B. Murphy; a niece,
Lana Kay Swanson; and three
brothers-in-law E.C. Stewart,
Dave Fountain and Jack Geren.
In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to Avalon Hospice
of Cookeville.
Dyer Funeral Home in
Her family includes a daughter
and son-in-law, Sue and T.J.
Gambrell of Baxter; three sons
and two daughters-in-law, Wayne
and Sharon Ashburn of
Cookeville, Lynn and Jan Ashburn of Gainesboro and Edwin
Ashburn of Baxter; five grandchildren, Scott Ashburn, Regina
and (Rodney) Stout, Amy and
(Doug) Leimer, Terry and (Dottie) Ashburn and Mickie and
(John) Guinn; 11 great-grandchildren, James Ashburn, Ryan
Ashburn, Jeni Lynn Lackey, Jessica and (Travis) Rose, Travis
Leimer, Selena Leimer, Austin
Ashburn, Abby Ashburn, Abigail
Ashburn, Jonathan Guinn and
Tyler and (Dana) Guinn; six
great-great-grandchildren, Peyton Whitaker, McKenzie Lackey,
Nathan Rose, Arwen Rose, Rylan
Hopper Lanah Nicole Guinn; six
sisters and four brothers-in-law,
Reba Massa, Jo and (Dan)
Lynch, Ann and (Bob) Steward,
Frances Netherton, Janice and
(Richard) Cochran and Judy and
(Bob) Tatanish; three brothers
and three sisters-in-law, C.G. and
(Oleen) Mahan, Keith and (Anna
Lou) Mahan and Robert and
(Ann) Mahan.
In addition to her parents she
was preceded in death by her
husband, Albert Ashburn; a
grandson, Rodney Ashburn; two
sisters and four brothers-in-law,
Christine and (Eston) Dunn,
Ruby and (Bill) Dixon, James
Netherton, James Massa; and two
brothers and sisters-in-law, Cleamon and (Christine) Mahan and
Alfred and (Charlotte) Mahan.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons.
Bro. Bob Steward will officiate
at the services.
Please visit www.crestlawnmemorial.com and sign the online guest register and send a
message to the family.
Crest Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center in Cookeville is in
charge of arrangements, (931)
526-6384.
Lorene Ashburn
services for Lorene Ashburn, 88,
will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, at Cookeville
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.
Burial will be in Crest Lawn
Memorial
Cemetery
in
Cookeville.
from 4-8 p.m. today, Wednesday,
Dec. 16, at Crest Lawn Funeral
Home in Cookeville.
Mrs. Ashburn passed away on
Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in
Bethesda Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cookeville,
surrounded by her family.
She was born Aug. 7, 1927, to
the late Clarence and Hattie
(Spears) Mahan.
Mrs. Ashburn was a member of
Cookeville Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Willie Grace Hargis
LIVINGSTON — Graveside
services for Mrs. Willie Grace
Hargis, 78, of Livingston, were
held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday,
Dec. 16, at Fellowship Cemetery
in Allons.
Mrs. Hargis passed away on
Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Overton County Health & Rehab Center.
Speck Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements, (931) 823-1201.
Herald-Citizen
LIVING
8
Woman
who wants
implants
must ignore
boyfriend’s
threats
An
unexpected
Christmas
gift
C
D
EAR ABBY: I have always struggled with a
lack of self-esteem and
confidence. I would like to get
breast implants. It’s not to seek
attention or anything; it’s
merely to feel better about myself. Clothes don’t fit me properly, and I am embarrassed.
My boyfriend is completely
against it. He says he doesn’t
want to be with a fake person,
even though I have tried in vain
to tell him I’ll be the same person on the
inside. He
Dear
has also
Abby
threatened
that we will
have relationship
problems if
I have the
surgery
done.
This procedure will,
in my opinion, help me
Abigail
in many
Van Buren
ways. On
the other
hand, I don’t want to lose my
boyfriend! Please help. —
DOESN’T WANT TO LOSE
HIM
DEAR DOESN’T WANT TO
LOSE HIM: Which is more
important to you — to do something that will make you feel
more confident about your appearance or hang onto this
boyfriend? He may be worried
that you will attract too much
attention if you change your appearance, or have a hang-up
about “relations” with a woman
who has implants.
If he were your husband, I
might answer differently, but
from where I sit, you have to do
what’s best for you. A boyfriend
who would prevent you from
boosting your self-confidence
strikes me as selfish and not
much of a “friend” at all.
DEAR ABBY: I’m saddened
by the mistresses of today, also
known as “side chicks.” These
women have no morality or
conscience. Yet their status
seems to be glorified all over
social media.
What advice would you give to
my friends who are contemplating joining in this madness as a
“hustle” and a way to get child
support from married men? —
DISGUSTED IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR DISGUSTED: You are
describing entrapment and extortion. A woman who would do
this is lacking ethics, morals and
self-respect. That kind of individual isn’t likely to listen to advice from me. I do have some,
however, for YOU. End those
“friendships” because, on an
important level, you have nothing in common with these
shameless users. I pity the children, who are nothing more than
meal tickets to their mothers.
DEAR ABBY: I am vegan,
which makes dining out an adventure. In restaurants, veggies
and pasta or a veggie wrap are
pretty much a go-to. At family
functions (weddings, showers),
I bring my own non-dairy milk
and butter and try not to call attention to myself. When someone (inevitably) notices, the
questions begin, which I don’t
mind.
What I DO mind, however, is
the hostility I encounter. “What
makes you think you’re better
than the rest of us?” is the most
common comment. I don’t think
I am, and I certainly have never
implied it.
I need a response that won’t
fuel the fire and will hopefully
allow me to eat in peace.
Thoughts? — VEGAN GIRL IN
MASSACHUSETTS
DEAR VEGAN GIRL: Try
this: “I’m sorry you got that impression, because it’s not the
way I feel. It’s simply the way I
choose to eat.”
Ranger Mark Taylor explaining a feature found on the trail last New Year’s Day.
Celebrate New Year’s
Day with hike and feast
SILVER POINT — Start the New
Year off right at Edgar Evins State
Park with an invigorating 2.5 mile or
4.5 mile (your choice) hike and feast.
The adage is that what you do on the
first day of the year, you will continue
to do all year.
The group will meet at 10 a.m. CST
in the lower end of the Marina parking
lot next to the covered picnic shelter
#1 to drop off food, sign in and get a
group picture. Participants will then
carpool to the trail head. The hike will
be on the 2.5 mile Millennium Trail.
The trail is classified as moderately
difficult. After the hike, participants
will come back to the picnic shelter for
a pot luck lunch. Bring a dish to share
that you would normally have on New
Year’s Day, including but not limited
to the traditional black eyed peas, ham
hocks/hog jowls, collard greens, corn
bread, desserts, etc. There are electrical outlets and water
for those who want to bring food in
crock pots, etc. Restrooms are also
available on-site. There will be a fire
going to help keep the chill at bay.
After lunch, those who want to hike
more may do the 2 mile Highland Rim
Nature Trail, rated moderate due to the
hilly terrain.
For more information contact Ranger
Brad Halfacre or the office staff at the
park. Phone (931) 858-2114 or toll
free at 1-800-250-8619. The park address is 1630 Edgar Evins Park Rd.,
Silverpoint, TN 38582. It is located off
I-40 at exit 268 at State Hwy. 96 and
Center Hill Lake, about 20 miles north
of Smithville and 20 miles west of
Cookeville.
At Opryland
Although they were not dashing through the snow, a group of ladies and gentlemen set off from Morningside of Cookeville to brighten their holiday spirits by touring the beautifully decorated gardens of the
Opryland Hotel in Nashville. The day was filled with excitement and photo opportunities, including this
one of the girls in front of a flashy pink and purple tree. Pictured, from left, are Burnece Franklin, Dawn
Huckeby, Velma Flatt, Anna Judd, Rachel Allen, and Fern Raisch.
Sting regales Carnegie Hall crowd with old favorites
By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — They say it’s
practice, practice, practice that gets you
to Carnegie Hall. But for Sting, it was a
chance encounter with Britain’s Queen
Mother when he was 10 years old that
gave him the ambition and drive he
needed to reach that hallowed stage.
The rocker told the story of that fateful
encounter Monday night during an
ebullient show — at once intimate and
grand — that marked his first solo headline gig at the venerable New York
venue, despite his having performed
many times there.
He was accompanied by the powerful
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, with many of
his old classics arranged by conductor
Rob Mathes.
The 64-year-old singer arrived to a
standing ovation, and immediately
began with “Englishman in New York,”
aptly enough, with the crowd singing
along to the lyric, “Be yourself no matter what they say.”
“I sincerely hope that THIS Englishman in New York has earned a place
here,” he said, to cheers.
He performed many of his hits from
his Police years and then from his solo
career, and included a couple songs
from his recent Broadway show, “The
Last Ship.” He also paid tribute to Frank
Sinatra in his centennial year, perform-
AP
Sting performs at a gala benefit at Carnegie Hall in New York Monday
accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
ing “In the Wee Small Hours of the
Morning” along with trumpeter Chris
Botti. He recounted how Sinatra had addressed an autograph to him — the only
autograph he possesses — as “the new
blue eyes.”
“Except my eyes are green,” Sting
quipped.
Sting dedicated “Every Little Thing
She Does Is Magic” to his longtime,
outgoing manager, Kathy Schenker,
who was spending her last performance
as his manager. He dedicated “Fields of
Gold” to his wife, Trudie Styler, speaking of their country home in England,
where he said would hope to end his
days under a copper beach tree.
The hits came fast: “Roxanne,” “King
of Pain,” “Every Breath You Take,” and
a hip-swiveling encore of “Desert
Rose.” Finally, with the crowd still calling for more, Sting obliged with “Message in a Bottle” — just him and his
acoustic guitar.
hristmas, 1978. All the gifts
— except two — had been
opened. Two big square
boxes wrapped in green foil and
tied with red velvet ribbon and
huge bows. Boxes big enough for
small TVs or large radios or long
winter coats.
“Open those two last,” Mom had
said. So my brother, sister-in-law,
Husband, and I opened all the other
gifts — shirts, sweaters, gloves, coffee pots. “Now, Brenda and Susan,
you can open your presents. But
don’t let each other see.” I was perplexed. What would Mom and Dad
get for my sister-in-law and me?
And they always “evened
Where
out” presents
and there wasWe Are
n’t another gift
for my brother
or Husband.
I tore a piece
of the wrapping
paper
from a corner
and saw a
brown cardboard box. Dad
said,
“Your
Susan
m o t h e r
Ray
wrapped those
gifts a long
time ago so she’d be sure to have
them ready for you girls.” His smile
and wide-open eyes told me he was
happy. Must be something he thinks
we’ll like, I thought. Mom sat with
her arms crossed in her lap and a
sheepish grin. In past years, Mom
and Dad sometimes made special
gifts, like wooden magazine holders
and crocheted afghans. Must be
something like that.
I ripped the paper off one side of
the box. “Is this really what’s inside?” I asked. Dad nodded. Mom
grinned. The picture showed a pressure cooker. A big canner. Through
the years, many times I’d helped
Mom fill her canner with quart jars
of green beans or vegetable soup or
pears. But I’d never canned anything since I moved away from
home. Why did I need a pressure
cooker big enough to hold seven
quart jars?
“Read the note your mother wrote.
It’s inside the box.” Dad said.
“At the end of the instruction
book,” Mom added.
By then both Brenda and I had
opened our gifts, and with Dad’s
help, we lifted shiny, heavy metal
pressure canners out of the boxes. I
took the top off the canner and
found the instruction book inside.
As I flipped through it looking for
Mom’s handwriting, Dad said,
“Read your mother’s note out
loud.”
Christmas 1978
Purchased Oct. 3, 1978 —
Crouch’s Hardware
Byrdstown, TN — Price $51.95
The price is listed so 40 years from
now, you can compare prices. I
bought this on the last day of canning pears when I was good and
tired. I knew if I waited, I’d decide
it’s not a good present since you are
smart enough to the get the unspoken message.
Love Mom & Dad
I got the message. As did Brenda,
my brother, and Husband. Canning
pears was the grand finale of my
parents’ summer work. For many
years, they had grown, harvested,
and preserved berries, beans, corn,
peas, potatoes, apples, and more —
for themselves and for all of us. And
they were tired.
Mom grinned. Dad’s face lit up
with an ear to ear smile, and he said,
“Next year, we’re playing more
golf. We’ll grow a garden and even
pick most things. And you’ll learn
to use a canner just like your mother
did.”
The next summer with Mom’s
help, I canned beans, made pickles,
and froze corn, berries, and apples.
I made strawberry jam, grape jelly,
and applesauce.
And when Christmas 1979 rolled
around, Mom gave me a gift I truly
appreciated. Four quarts of canned
pears that she and Dad had picked
from the tree in their backyard.
Susan Ray is a Cookeville
writer. Her column appears
every Wednesday. Read her
blog online at
http://susanrray.com.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dilbert
Peanuts
Snuffy Smith
Shoe
For Better or For Worse
Zits
The Born Loser
Garfield
Frank & Ernest
Arlo & Janis
Horoscope
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015
Keep an open mind, but be realistic about what you can and
cannot do. Putting your time and
effort into what promises to bring
the highest reward will help you
stay on course with no regret. Refuse to let anyone take advantage
of or mislead you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.
21) — Initiate and welcome
change in your personal life. Participate in activities that are adventurous and challenging. Test
your skills and be honest in your
assessments and disclosures.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) — Communication will be
your vehicle to getting what you
want. Conversations, emails and
people you encounter while traveling or doing research will all
contribute to your success. Love
is highlighted.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
— Consider what you have been
doing and what you want to do
with the rest of your life. Start to
make the changes that will bring
you happiness and contentment.
Sudoku
PISCES (Feb. 20with peers or friends to
March 20) — Don’t
celebrate the winding
give in to emotional
down of another year.
manipulation. OverreSocializing with peoacting, indulgence and
ple who can influence
taking on too much
your professional fuwill hold you back.
ture will be in your
Concentrate on selfbest interest.
improvement and staGEMINI (May 21bilizing and bettering
June 20) — Don’t feel
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and evaluate what you want to someone else’s.
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can be.
You’ll come up with some costTAURUS (April 20-May 20) effective ideas that will improve
— Make plans to do something your surroundings and family
World Almanac Databank
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015
TODAY’S HISTORY: In
1773, Tea Act protesters dumped
hundreds of crates of tea into
Boston harbor, an act that came
to be known as the “Boston Tea
Party.”
In 1835, a huge fire destroyed
nearly 700 buildings in New
York City.
In 1944, German forces began a
90-minute artillery barrage
against the Allied front, signaling
the onset of the Battle of the
Bulge.
In 2000, President George W.
Bush selected Colin Powell as
the first African-American secretary of state.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Jane
Austen (1775-1817), author;
Noel Coward (1899-1973), playwright; Margaret Mead (19011978), anthropologist; Arthur C.
Clarke (1917-2008), writer;
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), author; Lesley Stahl (1941- ), journalist; Steven Bochco (1943- ),
screenwriter/producer; Shane
Black (1961- ), actor/screenwriter/director; William “The Refrigerator” Perry (1962- ),
football player; Benjamin Bratt
(1963- ), actor; Krysten Ritter
(1981- ), actress.
TODAY’S FACT: Margaret
Mead was named “Mother of the
World” by Time magazine in
1969.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1973,
Buffalo Bills running back O.J.
Simpson became the first player
in NFL history to rush for 2,000
yards in a season.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “The only
way of discovering the limits of
the possible is to venture a little
way past them into the impossible.” — Arthur C. Clarke
TODAY’S NUMBER: $2.8
billion — worldwide box-office
gross of James Cameron’s
“Avatar,” which began its wide
international release on this day
in 2009. It remains the highestgrossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation).
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You’ve got what it takes to get
things done. Don’t stop or wait
for others to catch up. Set your
sights on your destination and
don’t stop until you reach your
goal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —
You’ll be pulled in different directions. Don’t give in to peer
pressure or get involved with
people who have bad habits.
Avoid indulgence, and recognize
when someone is being deceptive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) —
You can chase your dream if you
put on your running shoes and
stop waiting for things to come to
you. Line up interviews for the
new year or update your resume.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
— You’ll shine at any event or
meeting you take part in, and will
impress someone who has more
to offer than you realize. Celebrate with the one you love.
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A10 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, December 16, 2015
NATION/WORLD
Nation
in Brief
UK Supreme Court
rules against Trump
over wind farm
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s
Supreme Court on Wednesday
ruled unanimously against tycoon and U.S. presidential
contender Donald Trump in
his pitched battle to stop an
offshore wind farm near his
upscale Scottish golf resort.
Trump claims the 11-turbine
project, approved by the Scottish government in 2013, will
spoil the view from his golf
course near Aberdeen in eastern Scotland. He has vowed to
stop further development of
the resort if the wind farm
goes ahead.
Two Scottish courts had previously ruled against Trump,
who had claimed the Scottish
ministers had no power to authorize the wind farm.
The Trump Organization said
the verdict is “extremely unfortunate” for all residents of
the Aberdeen area and will
“completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a
terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area.”
The organization said it will
continue to fight the proposed
wind farm “on every possible
front.”
China's Xi calls for
cooperation on
Internet regulation
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese
President Xi Jinping called
Wednesday for governments
to cooperate in regulating Internet use, stepping up efforts
to promote controls that activists complain stifle free expression.
Xi’s government operates extensive Internet monitoring
and censorship and has tightened controls since he came to
power in 2013.
Speaking at a governmentorganized conference attended
by executives of global and
Chinese Internet companies,
Xi called for creating a global
“governance system” to reflect
the “wishes and interests of all
countries.” He said that would
help fight online crime and terrorism and promote “healthy
development” of the Internet.
Xi’s comments reflect the
growing assertiveness of
China’s ruling Communist
Party in promoting its own vision for how to regulate global
finance, technology, news
media and other matters
N. Korea sentences
Canadian pastor to
life in prison
PYONGYANG, North Korea
(AP) — North Korea’s
Supreme Court sentenced a
Canadian pastor to life in
prison with hard labor on
Wednesday for what it called
crimes against the state.
Hyeon Soo Lim, who pastors
the Light Korean Presbyterian
Church in Toronto, was given
the sentence after a 90-minute
trial. He had been in detention
since February.
Lim entered and left the court
in handcuffs flanked by two
public security officers in uniform. The handcuffs were removed in court during the
trial. He kept his head bowed
most of the time and answered
questions in a subdued tone.
The crimes he was charged
with included harming the dignity of the supreme leadership,
trying to use religion to destroy the North Korean system, disseminating negative
propaganda about the North to
the overseas Koreans, and
helping U.S. and the South
Korean authorities lure and
abduct North Korean citizens,
along with aiding their programs to assist defectors from
the North.
State prosecutors sought the
death penalty.
Lim’s lawyer asked the court
to take into account the fact
that Lim is a fellow Korean
and that he had frankly confessed to everything the prosecution had brought up.
UN closes the books on Iran nuclear probe
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency closed the books
Tuesday on its decade-long probe
of allegations that Iran worked on
atomic arms, and Tehran proclaimed that within weeks, it
would finish cutbacks on present
nuclear programs that the U.S.
fears could be turned into making
such weapons.
The probe had to be formally
ended as part of a July 14 deal
between Iran and six nations that
involves the removal of economic sanctions on Tehran in exchange for its commitment to
crimp its nuclear program. A resolution was approved by consensus of the 35-nation board of the
U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency.
The move means that some
questions about the alleged
weapons work may never be resolved. Before the resolution’s
adoption, agency head Yukiya
Amano told the board that his investigation couldn’t “reconstruct
all the details of activities conducted by Iran in the past.”
At the same time, he repeated
Carter in
Iraq to seek
new ways to
battle
Islamic State
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Defense
Secretary Ash Carter traveled to
Iraq Wednesday on an unannounced war zone visit to find
new ways to hasten the destruction of the Islamic State group.
Carter is planning to meet with
his commanders and with Iraqi
leaders, as he looks for ways to
broaden the U.S. assistance to
Iraq, including what will likely
be discussions about America’s
willingness to send attack helicopters and more troops into the
fight.
Because weather problems
were restricting some air travel
around Baghdad, it was uncertain which Iraqi leaders Carter
would be able to see.
The focus in recent days has
been the battle in Ramadi, the
provincial capital of Anbar
province, which was taken by
IS militants earlier this year.
Iraqi forces have been preparing
to try to take the city back, encircling it. But progress has
been slow.
Carter has been saying he
wants to identify new ways that
other coalition members can
contribute to the campaign.
One goal is to get allies to take
on some of the missions being
done by some of the approximately 3,500 U.S. troops in
Iraq, so that those forces can
take on more specialized roles.
Carter is likely to talk to commanders and Iraqis about the
new U.S. plan to deploy a new
special commando force to Iraq.
It would be designed to better
capitalize on intelligence in
order to target, capture and kill
Islamic State leaders. Called an
“expeditionary targeting force,”
the special operations troops
would be used to increase the
pressure on the insurgents.
But details of the plan have not
been disclosed, and U.S. officials haven’t said when they
may deploy to Iraq.
The Pentagon has also offered
to send Apache helicopters to
help the fight in Ramadi if Iraqi
leaders request the aid. So far
they have not.
Speaking to reporters traveling
with him, Carter said the U.S.
wants to use the Apache helicopters when they can “make a
distinctive difference and have
a strategic effect.”
He said he plans to discuss the
offer with Iraqi leaders, adding
that Prime Minister Haider alAbadi has said he is willing to
consider it and any decision is
up to the Iraqi government.
A senior U.S. official said the
U.S. has been making preparations and will be ready at any
moment to dispatch the Apaches
when requested.
The official was not authorized
to discuss the matter publicly,
so spoke on condition of
anonymity.
Ronald Zak | AP
Delegates wait for the start of the board of governors meeting of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, IAEA, at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday.
an assessment he made last
month that Iran worked on “a
range of activities relevant” to
making nuclear weapons, with
coordinated efforts up to 2003 tapering off into scattered activities
up to 2009.
Chief Iranian delegate Reza Najafi denied such work, in keeping
with his country’s constant line
during the protracted probe. In
his statement to the board, and
then to reporters outside the
meeting, he said Tehran’s nuclear
activities “have always been for
peaceful civilian or conventional
military uses.”
Noting that formal closure of
the issue negates a series of critical IAEA resolutions against his
country, he proclaimed Tuesday
a “historic day” that opens the
path to closer cooperation both
with the agency and its member
nations.
Amano hailed the “very important milestone.” At the same
time, he noted that — with his
agency charged with monitoring
Iran’s commitments under a deal
that extends for more than a
decade — “much work needs to
be done in the future.
“We cannot relax,” he said. “We
cannot be complacent.”
Despite Iranian denials, the U.S.
and its allies continue to believe
that Tehran did work on components of a nuclear weapon. But
their overriding interest is moving ahead to implement the July
14 deal.
Najafi, the Iranian delegate, said
that — with the probe put to rest
— Iran could meet its obligations
under that agreement within “two
or three weeks.”
But it was unclear whether that
time frame would include not
only Iran’s declaration that it has
met its commitment, but also
IAEA verification that it has cut
back or re-engineered equipment
and programs that could be used
to make nuclear weapons Amano
said his agency would need
“some weeks” to sign off on its
certification.
Herald-Citizen
SPORTS
B
Mocs control boards, down Tech men
By MIKE LEHMAN
TTU Sports Information
CHATTANOOGA — Rebounding
proved to be the difference maker Tuesday evening, as the Chattanooga Mocs
defeated the Tennessee Tech men's basketball team in The McKenzie Arena in
Chattanooga 80-69.
Chattanooga (8-2) corralled 38 rebounds in the contest, 13 more than the
Golden Eagles, allowing for 13 second
chance points. Between that and the
team's red-hot shooting percentage from
downtown, Tech found
itself in a 23-point hole
towards the middle of
the second half.
The Golden Eagles
(7-4) knocked down
its own share of shots
from downtown, parMen’s
ticularly late in the
Basketball second half. Led by
Hakeem Rogers, Tech
connected five times from after the
deficit reached 23, trimming the lead
down to 11. The comeback came too
late, however, as the Mocs held on for
the victory.
The Mocs connected on 50 percent of
their shots from the field, including a
scorching 60 percent from 3-point
range. Tech nearly matched its opponent's production, firing 48.1 percent
from the field and 47.6 percent from beyond the arc.
Rogers led the Golden Eagle scoring
effort, dropping a game-high and career-
best 21 points thanks to 5-for-8 shooting
from downtown and 8-for-14 shooting
overall. He also notched two steals and
a block while playing 24 minutes.
Ryan Martin tallied 16 points and six
rebounds over 38 minutes of action
while Anthony Morse just missed out on
his second double-double of the year,
posting 10 points, nine rebounds and
two blocks. Aleksa Jugovic connected
on four of his eight three-point attempts
and finished the contest with 14 points
and three assists.
Chattanooga saw four players of its
own tally double figures in scoring, led
by Tre' McLean with 19 points and eight
rebounds. Greg Pryor added 17 points
and five assists while Eric Robertson tallied 15 points and three steals. Johnathan
Burroughs-Cook wrapped up play with
14 points.
The Golden Eagles return home after a
three-game road stint Friday evening,
completing a doubleheader with the
Tech women's team by hosting Miami
(OH) at 7:30 p.m. CST.
COOKEVILLE HIGH BASEBALL
Hitting the Anvil
Ben Craven | Herald-Citizen
Pickett County’s Courtney
Pritchett drives the baseline
against Clarkrange’s Charity
Crabtree in the Lady Bobcats’
77-50 win Tuesday night.
Clarkrange
splits first
meeting
with Pickett
By BEN CRAVEN
HERALD-CITIZEN Sports Staff
CLARKRANGE — Clarkrange’s
district rivalry did not go as well as it
hoped for the Lady Buffaloes, who
fell to the Pickett County Lady Bobcats 77-50 in the first game, but it
worked out for the Clarkrange boys,
who held off the Bobcats 68-62 in the
nightcap on Tuesday.
The girls had a very tightly contested game early on. Each team
knocked down three 3-pointers in the
first quarter alone, and the Lady Buffaloes (5-4, 1-1 7-A) had a slight advantage at the end of the first quarter
with a score of 17-16.
However, the Clarkrange girls were
outscored in every other quarter,
going into the half 32-27 and ending
the third with an even larger deficit
52-37.
The Lady Bobcats (8-1, 3-0 7-A)
had some excellent performers in
Tristan McClellan, Courtney Pritchett, and Jayna Ferrell. McClellan
posted a 24 point total with three 3pointers and seven baskets from the
field. Pritchett added 18 points total
with a 3-pointer of her own and six
from the field, while Ferrell added 17
points with four 3-pointers.
“My teammates helped me out a
lot,” commented Pritchett. “Whenever I was down and out, they just
told me to do better and shoot better.
We were able to get the ball fast and
score a lot in transition.”
The Lady Bobcats were able to get
so many transition points because of
the constant pressure they put on the
Lady Buffaloes.
“We only had four turnovers at the
half and finished with 17,” commented Lady Buffaloes head coach
Lamar Rogers. “We played good
about a quarter and a half and outplayed them. They’re just very good
offensively, and this is just one of the
battles in the war.”
Clarkrange had just one girl break
into double-digit scoring. Zoie
Crouch posted 18 points with five of
her team’s nine 3-pointers. Crouch
was followed by Breanna Bush who
added eight points with two 3-pointers of her own.
In the end, the Lady Bobcats applied
too much pressure and scored too
quickly despite one of the most
crowded and hostile environments.
“We’ve come up here and had our
tails kicked a lot,” commented Pickett
County head coach Brent Smith. “I
think it was a great second half by us.
We just came out ready to play, and
that is a nice team we just beat at a
See CLARKRANGE, Page B2
Cookeville High head baseball coach Brent Chaffin announces the winners and addresses the team following the annual Anvil event on
Tuesday at CHS.
Cookeville baseball wraps up
fall conditioning with event
By BEN CRAVEN
HERALD-CITIZEN Sports Staff
COOKEVILE — The Cookeville High
School baseball team capped off their fall
conditioning period with firendly competition
they like to call the Anvil.
This marks the ninth consecutive year that
the CHS baseball team has
held this competition for its
players and alumni who decide to participate such as
Ryan Eberle, who participated in his seventh consecutive Anvil.
“It’s become a big deal to the guys,” commented CHS head coach Brent Chaffin. “The
Anvil is designed to challenge the players
physically, mentally, and emotionally. It was
created as a way to bring our fall workout
program to an end.”
And it certainly did test them. Players had a
multitude of tasks to complete such as running upwards of four miles staggered
throughout the event, 60-plus push-ups, 60plus sit-ups, flipping giant tires, lifting
weights and more.
In the past the event was more of an individual scoring event with the top 12 players
receiving T-shirts. This year, coach Chaffin
broke them up into two teams of 16 players
each and pitted them against each other with
the winning team receiving the T-shirts.
Each player’s score was the position in
which they finished all the activities compared to the rest of the team. If the player
came in first place, he received one point. If
a player came in fifth place, he received five
points. The goal was to have the lowest possible score.
The winning team was led by Kobe Swallows and had a score of 255 points compared
to Kade Sullivan’s team, who scored 273
points. However, Sullivan’s team still had
something to celebrate as their leader was the
overall winner of the competition.
See ANVIL, Page B2
Cookeville’s Bryce Alcorn finishes a lap during CHS baseball’s “The Anvil” event on Tuesday afternoon.
TENNESSEE TITANS
Washburn washing his hands of Titans
By TERRY McCORMICK
TitansInsider.com
NASHVILLE — Former Tennessee Titans defensive line coach Jim Washburn was never one to
mince words when it came to saying what he
thought.
So the former line coach, who was in Tennessee
from 1999 through 2010, said he can't stand to see
his former franchise in such disarray on the field
and with the heirs of team founder Bud Adams running the show. In fact it is so bad Washburn told
Darren McFarland and former Titans receiver Derrick Mason on Tuesday on 102.5 The Game in
Nashville that he can't even watch the team anymore.
“I just hope the Titans get it straight,” Washburn
said. “I hope they figure out the ownership problem.
It's just weak ownership and it's their fault since
Bud died. And I hope they get it right. You know,
Derrick, we put in a lot of time making that thing
right. And people say, 'What do
you think happened?'
“Well, it's just bad business decisions from the top. I'd love to see
them get a group in there that was
passionate, wanted to win and did
what it took. Right now, that's not the case. It's sad
for me to watch. I don't watch the Titans. I don't like
to watch them. It makes me sad.”
Washburn offered up one solution for the team. He
said he'd like to see the popular rumor of current
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning retiring and organizing a group to purchase and run the
franchise.
“Somebody needs to get going over there. What
they need to do, if you want me to tell you the truth,
they need to get Peyton — he needs to quit (playing) — and get an ownership group and get him in
there and do what (John) Elway did and get some
life back into this franchise,” Washburn said.
According to the long-time coach, who retired
after last season from the Detroit Lions, he isn't the
only one with ties to the Titans who feels that the
current product is unwatchable.
“Jim Schwartz told me the other day that he took
his son to see a game. He said it was terrible. He
said he remembered what it used to be like, and he
couldn't hack it. And that hurts me. We worked hard
to get that thing right, not that we had it perfect. But
it's important in my life,” Washburn said.
B2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, December 16, 2015
SPORTS
Livingston Academy sweeps Smith County
From staff reports
LIVINGSTON — The Livingston
Academy girls shut down Smith County
in the second half, outscoring the Lady
Owls 29-16 in the final 16 minutes to
take a 65-45 win on Tuesday night in
Livingston.
Mikayla Brown led LA (10-2, 4-0 8AA) with 17 points, while Keelie Lamb
added 14 and Jaci Baltimore chipped in
with 11.
Allyssa West had 14 points for the
Lady Owls (7-4, 3-1 8-AA), while Abbi
Gregory scored 11.
The Livingston Academy boys (6-5, 31 8-AA) swept the doubleheader, beating Smith County 67-62.
DeKalb County girls 52,
Macon County 38
SMITHVILLE — DCHS jumped out
to a 22-8 lead, but Macon County battled back until the Lady Tigers pulled
away in the fourth quarter to take a 5238 win.
Ashli Chew led DCHS (7-5, 0-3 8-AA)
with 17 points, while Morgan Pedigo
added 15 and Jailyn Bolding scored 12.
Kinsley Green led MCHS (3-7, 0-2 8AA) with 12 points.
The Macon County boys (8-2, 3-1 8AA) won the nightcap, beating DeKalb
County (8-6, 0-4 8-AA) 60-44.
Jackson County boys 73,
Watertown 58
WATERTOWN — The Blue Devils
trailed 30-28 at the half, but turned it
on in the second half as Jackson
County took a 73-58 victory on Tuesday night.
Isaac Phillips led JCHS (7-3) with 25
points, while James Coe added 22.
Seth Price led Watertown with 15
points, while Ty Love added 11.
The Jackson County girls (9-1) won the
night’s earlier matchup, beating Watertown 46-41.
Clay County girls 55,
Gordonsville 28
CELINA — The Clay County girls
kept Gordonsville in single digits in all
four quarters as the Lady Bulldogs built
a 55-28 win on Tuesday night.
CCHS (5-4) trailed 9-8 after the first
quarter, but outscored Gordonsville 278 in the second to pull away.
Kenzie Arms led Clay County with 15
points, while Jada Kerr added 14 and
Bethany Sherrell scored 11.
Clay County boys 68,
Gordonsville 49
CELINA — The Bulldogs jumped out
to a 41-18 halftime lead and cruised to a
68-49 victory on Tuesday night.
Wyatt Mabry led CCHS (10-0) with 18
points, while Jon Wayne Browning
added 17 and Tyreke Key scored 13.
D.J. Williams and Bobby Parliment led
Gordonsville with 12 points, while Cody
Hutcherson added 10.
ANVIL: Team returns to
open practice on January 4
From Page B1
“I am so proud of Kade Sullivan,” Chaffin said.
“We expect more of our older players. They have
been through it and understand what we are all
about. It tends to mean more to them. Kade is a kid
we took a chance on as a freshman. He came into
the program as a chubby, wide eyed kid who had no
idea what Cavalier baseball is all about. It hit him in
the face like cold water... it motivated him to be better. He has worked so hard, like so many of them,
and made himself a player. His freshman year he
couldn't complete a lap and now he wins the Anvil.
Amazing.”
The team will now take a break and rest for the holidays before getting back to work in the new year. On
January 4th, the team will be allowed to start warming
up their pitchers and commence batting practice.
Nashville
Predators
forward Miikka
Salomaki (20)
keeps Calgary
Flames
defenseman
Dougie
Hamilton (27)
back as
Predators
center Paul
Gaustad (28)
moves the
puck during
the first period
on Tuesday in
Nashville. The
Predators fell
2-1 in overtime.
MarkHumphrey|AP
BenCrave|Herald-Citizen
Russell scores in overtime
as Flames beat Predators
Pickett County’s Ben Neal goes up for a shot over Clarkrange’s Austin Monday
in the Buffaloes 68-62 win Tuesday night.
By TERESA M. WALKER
CLARKRANGE: Miller
led Buffaloes with 23 points
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Calgary Flames started their threegame road trip in a way that’s been
unusual for them this season.
They won.
Kris Russell scored 1:23 into
overtime and Calgary beat the
Nashville Predators 2-1 Tuesday
night for its sixth straight victory
and first on the road since Nov. 13.
“This is a huge road trip for us,
and we wanted to start on a good
note,” coach Bob Hartley said.
TJ Brodie also scored for the
Flames, who improved to an NHLbest 8-1 in overtime. It was just
their fourth win away from home
this season and first since beating
Washington 3-2 in overtime last
month.
Cody Hodgson scored on his first
career penalty shot for Nashville,
which lost its second straight at
home. The Predators dropped to 26 in overtime games, with both
wins coming in shootouts back in
October.
Nashville coach Peter Laviolette
said the overtime games have
ended the same way, with the Predators having chances to win and not
converting.
“They didn’t drop for us, and
that’s what happened in the previous games as well,” Laviolette said.
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very hostile environment. It’s a great win for
our program.”
The boys contest was much more drama
filled with leads growing and shrinking periodically.
The Bobcats got started quick as they
knocked down four 3-pointers in the first
quarter and set up a nice four point lead at
the end of one, 17-13. However, the Buffaloes knew this would be a long game and
didn’t slow down. In fact they sped up scoring 15 points to Pickett County’s 12 and decreased the lead to one point for the Bobcats
at the half 29-28.
Coming into the second half, the Buffaloes
put the pedal to the medal and scored 19
points while holding the Bobcats to only
seven points in the third quarter for
Clarkrange’s first and largest lead of the
game 47-36.
But the Buffaloes didn’t cruise to victory.
The Bobcats came out in the forth quarter
with new resolve, and they cut the Buffaloe’s
lead down to four at one point. However,
The Buffaloes were able to hold the ball on
offense long enough to withstand the comeback.
“We dug too big of a hole,” commented
Pickett County head coach Nathan Aaron.
“You can’t be down 12 or 13 in the forth
quarter against a good team on the road. It’s
too hard to respond.”
Leading scorers for Pickett County (6-4, 12 7-A) were Dawson Abbott, knocking down
an outstanding eight 3-pointers with 26 total
points, and Blake Hughes with 14 points.
On the other side, the Buffaloes (7-2, 1-1 7A) had two players score 20-plus points and
three players overall in double-digit scoring.
Ryan Miller led the team with 23 points total
and three 3-pointers, Hunter Crouch had 22
points total and three 3-pointers of his own,
and Coleman Linkous added 15 points with
seven baskets from the field.
“The big district win feels great, and it’s exactly what we have been looking for,” commented Clarkrange head coach Rodney Pile.
“We got off to such a good start this year that
we haven’t in the past. Of course, Pickett
County got a lead there early in the game,
and then we were able to battle back. We just
had a great start to the third quarter that really
helped us. There at the end we missed some
free throws, and they knocked down some
threes to make it a little closer. It’s great we
were able to hold on to (Tuesday’s) win.”
AP Sports Writer
“As soon as it doesn’t happen, it
turns around and goes back the
other way.”
Karri Ramo stopped a shot from
Nashville forward Filip Forsberg in
the opening seconds of overtime,
then Russell finished a 2-on-1 with
a wrister past Pekka Rinne on an
assist from Johnny Gaudreau for
the defenseman’s second goal this
season.
Russell credited Ramo and
Dougie Hamilton for getting the
puck to Gaudreau.
“I was just going to the far post,”
Russell said. “A guy like that, you
just keep your stick on the ice and
try to put it away, and I did. Johnny
makes an incredible pass. When
you have special players like that
making plays, it’s a lot of fun.”
Russell’s goal gave Calgary its latest win over Nashville after sweeping the series last season.
Nashville managed to kill off four
power plays, including 2 minutes of
5-on-3 in the second period. The
Predators wrapped up a three-game
homestand in disappointing fashion
despite outshooting another opponent, this time 22-21. They are 7-93 when outshooting an opponent.
Hodgson put the Predators up 1-0
early. He had the puck on a short
breakaway when hooked by
Brodie, and Hodgson scored his
third this season with a wrister that
beat Ramo glove side at 5:09 of the
first.
The Predators took 12 of the first
13 shots but couldn’t beat Ramo
again the rest of the period.
At 2:08 of the second, Predators
forward Mike Ribeiro was called
for hooking and James Neal for a
shot to the head of Flames captain
Mark Giordano. The Predators
killed off the penalties, but officials
reviewed a shot during a stoppage
at 6:26 to see if the Flames had
pushed a puck past Rinne. They
ruled replays inconclusive on a shot
Rinne stopped with his right pad at
the post.
Brodie finally tied it with a snap
shot from the slot that beat Rinne at
12:28. Rinne also stopped a backhander from Matt Stajan, then a follow attempt by Micheal Ferland
late in the period.
Each team killed a penalty in the
third, with the Flames failing to
score after Nashville captain Shea
Weber went to the box for crosschecking Calgary center Sam Bennett with 2:20 left in regulation.
NOTES: Calgary has won four
straight over Nashville and five of
the past six. Six of the last eight
meetings have been decided by one
goal. ... Hodgson’s penalty-shot
goal was Nashville’s first since Eric
Nystrom scored on Oct. 18, 2013,
in a win over Minnesota. ... Brodie
extended his career-high point
streak to seven games.
After $184M deal with Cubs, Heyward wants to make history
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward knows Theo Epstein ended a
long championship drought in
Boston and understands how epic
it would be to bring a title to
Chicago’s North Side.
“It’d be a beautiful thing to win
a World Series,” Heyward said
Tuesday after finalizing a $184
million, eight-year contract with
the Cubs, the largest deal in team
history. “To do it in this city, it’s a
no-brainer that it would be making
history. You see what Theo’s done
with the Red Sox in 2004 and sort
of reverse the curse, kind of set the
country upside down.”
After adding pitchers John
Lackey and Adam Warren along
with infielder Ben Zobrist, the
Cubs introduced Heyward at Spiaggia Restaurant, a favorite of
President Barack Obama and the
same place where they held a
news conference for Jon Lester
exactly one year earlier after signing the pitcher to a $155 million
deal. Chicago still seeks its first
Series title since 1908.
“We saw it as a real unique opportunity,” said Epstein, who left
Boston in October 2011 to become
the Cubs’ president of baseball operations. “We feel like Jason is a
real impact player because of how
talented he is in all the different
phases of the game.”
Heyward has the right to opt out
of the deal after three seasons and
become a free agent again at age
29, having earned $78 million
under the deal with the Cubs. He
also has a conditional opt out after
the 2019 season, if he has 550
plate appearances that year.
He receives a $20 million signing
bonus, payable in four $5 million
installments each April 1 from
2024-27. He gets salaries of $15
million in 2016, $21.5 million in
each of the next two years, $20
million in 2019, $21 million
apiece in 2020 and 2021 and $22
million in each of the final two
seasons.
Heyward has a full no-trade provision through 2018, then during
2019 and 2020 has 12 teams he
cannot be dealt to without his consent. If he remains with the Cubs,
after the 2020 season he would
have the right to block any trade
because of he would be a 10-year
veteran who has spent five seasons
with his current team.
Because the signing bonus is
paid after the expiration of the
contract, Major League Baseball
evaluated the deal as having a
present-day value of $177,633,616
and the Major League Baseball
Players Association pegged it at
$179,885,452. Slightly different
discount rates are used.
Chicago won 97 games last season, then beat NL Central rivals
Pittsburgh in the wild-card game
and St. Louis in the NL Division
Series. Heyward said he didn’t
watch the Cubs’ celebration but
did get a glimpse at the playoff atmosphere at Wrigley Field. The
Cubs then were swept by the New
York Mets in the NL Championship Series.
As busy as they have been since
then, the Cubs still have flexibility
because they did not part with any
of their top prospects.
“That does allow us — whether
it’s this winter or trade deadline or
next offseason — to be I think a
threat to make significant trades
that can help the ballclub going
forward,” Epstein said. “It doesn’t
necessarily have to happen the
next couple of months. We feel
great about the team as it is constituted now.”
HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, December 16, 2015 — B3
SPORTS
Cuban baseball defectors return amid warming with U.S.
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) — A group of Cuban-born
baseball stars once disdained by the island’s
government for defecting to the United
States triumphantly returned home and on
Wednesday were teaching their craft to some
of their youngest fans.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel
Puig, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Brayan
Pena and first baseman Jose Abreu of the
Chicago White Sox were swarmed by fans
and members of the state media Tuesday in
the lobby of Havana’s Hotel Nacional at the
start of a three-day mission meant to warm
relations between MLB and Cuba.
Traveling as part of the first Major League
Baseball trip to Cuba since 1999, the stars’
visit comes one year after Presidents Barack
Obama and Raul Castro declared they would
re-establish relations. The major leagues and
Cuban baseball have been moving quickly to
rebuild ties ever since.
The official return of baseball defectors
earning millions in the major leagues was a
landmark in the new relationship and a dramatic manifestation of Cuba’s shifting attitude toward the hundreds of players who
have abandoned the country that trained
them.
Puig, who fled to Mexico in a smuggler’s
fast-boat in 2012 and then crossed the border
to Texas, wrapped his childhood coach Juan
Arechavaleta in a bear hug, resting the side
of his face atop the smaller man’s head.
“I’m very happy to be here,” said Puig, who
signed a seven-year, $42 million contract and
was barred from returning to Cuba until he
was granted special permission for this
week’s trip.
Pena, who is from Havana, was met by at
least 20 family members. They laughed at
stories of the catcher’s life in the United
States and handed him the phone to talk to
relatives who didn’t make it to the hotel.
Starting Wednesday, the players are holding
two days of youth clinics while league and
Major League Baseball Players Association
executives talk business with their Cuban
counterparts, including former President
Fidel Castro’s son Tony, who is among the
most powerful men in Cuban baseball.
League officials said they were optimistic
about sealing a deal by early next year for the
Tampa Bay Rays to play two spring training
games in Cuba. They also hope to make
progress in one day creating a legal route for
Cuban players to make their way to the major
leagues.
“It’s the goal of our commissioner and our
owners to ultimately negotiate with the
Cuban Baseball Federation, and with the cooperation of the U.S. government and the
Cuban government, a safe and legal path for
Cuban baseball players who desire to play
Major League Baseball to reach the major
leagues,” Dan Halem, MLB’s top lawyer,
told a press conference covered by what appeared to be every state newspaper, radio and
television station in Cuba.
Peter Bjarkman, author of the upcoming
book “Cuba’s Baseball Defectors: The Inside
Story,” said that he had counted 102 nationallevel players who had left Cuba this year,
nearly a third of all those who have departed
since 1980. The departures are part of a
broader wave of Cuban emigration sparked
by the fear that the U.S. will cancel special
Cold War-era privileges for Cubans as part
of the new relationship with the island.
“I got the distinct impression that right now
the Cubans have absolutely no idea of what
they’re going to do. They’re in total chaos in
this right now,” said Bjarkman, who spent
much of the fall in Cuba speaking with people involved in the country’s baseball league.
Cuban television avoids games featuring
defectors but fans watch their idols’ performances on pirated recordings distributed on
computer USB drives. Most experts agree
that the future does not look bright without a
solution to the problem of talent fleeing the
country. But a group of fans who gathered in
the lobby of the Nacional said the defectors’
return to Cuba filled them with optimism.
SCOREBOARD
■ On Television
Wednesday, Dec. 16
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
BTN — N. Illinois at Ohio St.
ESPN2 — Tulane at North Carolina
ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Louisville
SEC — Gardner-Webb at LSU
7 p.m.
FSN — Baylor vs. Hardin-Simmons, at Fort
Hood, Texas
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Mississippi St. at Florida St.
SEC — Winthrop at Alabama
9 p.m.
CBSSN — Arizona St. at UNLV
SOCCER
4:30 a.m.
FS1 — FIFA Club World Cup, semifinal, Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. River Plate, at Osaka,
Japan
7:30 p.m.
FS1 — Women, International friendly, United
States vs. China, at New Orleans
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Memphis at Chicago
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — Phoenix at Golden State
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Boston
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Tennessee at Stanford
■ High School Basketball
Clarkrange girls 50,
Pickett County girls 77
PCHS
16 16
20 25 — 77
CHS
17 10
10 13 — 50
PCHS — Tristan McClellan 24, Courtney
Pritchett 18, Jayna Ferrell 17, Abbi Buck 9,
Savannah Hammock 7, Gracie Martin 2
CHS — Zoie Crouch 18, Breanna Bush 8, Hannah Garrett 6, Gracie Bush 6, Charity Crabtree 4, Katelin Beaty 4, Emily Beaty 2,
Izabella Henline 2
Clarkrange boys 68,
Pickett County boys 62
PCHS
17 12
7
26 — 62
CHS
13 15
19 21 — 68
PCHS — Dawson Abbott 26, Blake Hughes 14,
Brian Gibson 11, Trent Young 5, John Ferrell
4, Ben Neal 2
CHS — Ryan Miller 23, Hunter Crouch 22,
Coleman Linkous 15, Cobe Hayes 4, Austin
Monday 2, Emory Lane 2
■ College Basketball
Chattanooga 80,
Tennessee Tech men 69
TENNESSEE TECH (7-4)
Martin 7-12 1-2 16, Morse 3-9 4-6 10, Thomas
1-3 0-1 2, Jugovic 5-9 0-0 14, Rowe 1-5 2-2
4, Rogers 8-14 0-0 21, Hansbrough 0-0 0-0
0, Alexander II 0-0 0-2 0, Ramsey 1-2 0-0 2.
Totals 26-54 7-13 69.
CHATTANOOGA (8-2)
Ester 1-7 0-0 2, Tuoyo 1-7 3-4 5, McLean 7-11
2-2 19, Pryor 6-8 2-3 17, Robertson 5-7 0-0
15, Oldham 2-3 0-0 4, Burroughs-Cook 6-11
1-1 14, Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Ethridge 2-6 0-0 4,
White 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 8-10 80.
Halftime-Chattanooga 40-32. 3-Point GoalsTennessee Tech 10-21 (Rogers 5-8, Jugovic
4-8, Martin 1-2, Rowe 0-3), Chattanooga 1220 (Robertson 5-7, McLean 3-3, Pryor 3-4,
Burroughs-Cook 1-3, Ethridge 0-1, Ester 02). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Tennessee
Tech 25 (Morse 9), Chattanooga 38 (McLean
8). Assists-Tennessee Tech 16 (Rowe 6),
Chattanooga 13 (Pryor 5). Total Fouls-Tennessee Tech 14, Chattanooga 14. A-2,500.
Men’s scores
EAST
Monmouth (NJ) 83, Georgetown 68
St. Francis (Pa.) 67, Binghamton 61
SOUTH
Auburn 78, Mercer 71
Belmont 80, Ouachita 54
Chattanooga 80, Tennessee Tech 69
Clemson 69, Presbyterian 41
Duke 99, Georgia Southern 65
E. Kentucky 80, FAU 73
Florida A&M 67, SE Louisiana 64
Georgia Tech 77, VCU 64
Memphis 72, Southern U. 67
Mississippi 99, Louisiana Tech 80
South Carolina 79, Drexel 54
UNC Asheville 84, ETSU 64
Wake Forest 81, UNC Greensboro 71
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 75, Norfolk St. 59
Green Bay 93, Pacific 88
Miami (Ohio) 64, Jackson St. 53
Michigan 77, N. Kentucky 62
Northwestern 78, MVSU 48
Ohio 93, Ohio Dominican 69
Wisconsin 64, Texas A&M-CC 49
Youngstown St. 99, Geneva 58
SOUTHWEST
Houston Baptist 72, UC Riverside 59
Oklahoma St. 73, Longwood 55
Our Lady of the Lake 99, Incarnate Word 97
Texas 67, Appalachian St. 55
FAR WEST
Grand Canyon 88, Delaware St. 59
Montana 79, Great Falls 59
Oregon 78, UC Irvine 63
San Diego 61, UC Davis 55
Santa Clara 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 57
Stanford 79, DePaul 60
UCLA 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 80
Women’s scores
EAST
Duquesne 79, Slippery Rock 54
SOUTH
Bethune-Cookman 100, Warner 28
Chicago St. 76, Jackson St. 59
Florida A&M 98, Clark Atlanta 88, OT
Florida St. 79, Mercer 36
Gardner-Webb 70, Kennesaw St. 56
Georgia Tech 96, Prairie View 48
Jacksonville St. 50, Savannah St. 35
Louisiana-Lafayette 61, UC Santa Barbara 42
Louisville 94, Dartmouth 52
Old Dominion 83, Howard 64
South Alabama 66, William Carey 30
Stetson 52, UNC Wilmington 49
Troy 73, Alabama St. 59
UMBC 55, Md.-Eastern Shore 52, OT
UT Martin 74, Miami (Ohio) 47
Wofford 60, NC Central 37
MIDWEST
Cleveland St. 64, FIU 57
E. Washington 67, Wichita St. 62
Memphis 64, Cent. Michigan 61
Northwestern 91, Alcorn St. 47
S. Dakota St. 88, DePaul 79
SOUTHWEST
Cent. Arkansas 70, Central Baptist 37
Lyon 68, Oral Roberts 49
UTSA 106, Howard Payne 65
FAR WEST
Montana St. 74, Montana-Western 36
Oregon 95, UC Riverside 81
Oregon St. 75, CS Bakersfield 51
Pacific 74, CS Stanislaus 61
San Diego 90, Hope 52
Seattle 85, Portland St. 64
■ College Football
2015-16 Bowl Glance
(Subject to Change)
All Times EST
Saturday, Dec. 19
Celebration Bowl
Atlanta
NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), Noon
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque
Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 2 p.m.
(ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (10-2), 5:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6),
7 p.m. (CBSSN)
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (9-3),
9 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 21
Miami Beach Bowl
South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (112), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise
Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 3:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego
Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4),
4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
GoDaddy Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (83), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 24
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau
Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan
(7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 11 a.m.
(ESPN)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 2 p.m.
(CBS)
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (94), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, N.Y.
Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 5:45 p.m.
(ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 9:15 p.m.
(ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 28
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md.
Navy (10-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl
Detroit
Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5
p.m. (ESPN2)
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 2 p.m.
(ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 5:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson
Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7:30
p.m. (ASN)
Texas Bowl
Houston
Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 3:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn.
Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 7 p.m.
(ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 10:30
p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 31
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon
(ESPN)
Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 4 p.m.
(ESPN)
Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)
Arlington, Texas
Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8
p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon
(ESPN2)
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1
p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3),
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 2
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:20 p.m.
(ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Cactus Bowl
Phoenix
West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6),
10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Jan. 11
College Football Championship Game
Glendale, Ariz.
Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner,
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 23
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Carson, Calif.
National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 30
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)
■ National Football League
Standings and schedule
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T Pct PF
y-New England11
2
0 .846 402
N.Y. Jets
8
5
0 .615 325
Buffalo
6
7
0 .462 316
Miami
5
8
0 .385 264
South
Indianapolis
6
7
0 .462 275
Houston
6
7
0 .462 259
Jacksonville
5
8
0 .385 326
Tennessee
3
10
0 .231 253
North
Cincinnati
10
3
0 .769 354
Pittsburgh
8
5
0 .615 344
Baltimore
4
9
0 .308 278
Cleveland
3
10
0 .231 240
West
Denver
10
3
0 .769 281
Kansas City
8
5
0 .615 331
Oakland
6
7
0 .462 299
San Diego
3
10
0 .231 250
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T Pct PF
Washington
6
7
0 .462 281
Philadelphia 6
7
0 .462 301
N.Y. Giants
6
7
0 .462 338
Dallas
4
9
0 .308 230
South
y-Carolina
13
0
0 1.000 411
Tampa Bay
6
7
0 .462 288
Atlanta
6
7
0 .462 279
New Orleans 5
8
0 .385 323
North
Green Bay
9
4
0 .692 317
Minnesota
8
5
0 .615 258
Chicago
5
8
0 .385 272
Detroit
4
9
0 .308 267
West
x-Arizona
11
2
0 .846 405
Seattle
8
5
0 .615 340
St. Louis
5
8
0 .385 210
San Francisco 4
9
0 .308 188
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday, Dec. 17
Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19
N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 20
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Green Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.
Denver at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21
Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 24
San Diego at Oakland, 8:25 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26
Washington at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Miami, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28
Cincinnati at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
PA
253
256
301
331
356
291
357
326
229
260
326
357
225
243
326
334
PA
307
322
320
305
243
322
295
397
245
255
314
336
252
235
271
315
■ National Basketball Association
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
Toronto
16
10 .615
Boston
14
11 .560
New York
11
14 .440
Brooklyn
7
17 .292
Philadelphia
1
25 .038
Southeast Division
Charlotte
14
9
.609
Miami
14
9
.609
Orlando
13
11 .542
Atlanta
14
12 .538
Washington
10
13 .435
Central Division
Cleveland
16
7
.696
Chicago
14
8
.636
Indiana
14
9
.609
Detroit
14
12 .538
Milwaukee
10
16 .385
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
San Antonio
21
5
.808
Dallas
14
11 .560
Memphis
14
12 .538
Houston
12
14 .462
New Orleans
6
18 .250
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City
16
8
.667
Denver
11
14 .440
GB
—
1½
4½
8
15
—
—
1½
1½
4
—
1½
2
3½
7½
GB
—
6½
7
9
14
—
5½
Utah
Portland
Minnesota
10
13 .435 5½
11
15 .423
6
9
15 .375
7
Pacific Division
Golden State
24
1
.960
—
L.A. Clippers
15
10 .600
9
Phoenix
11
15 .423 13½
Sacramento
10
15 .400
14
L.A. Lakers
4
21 .160
20
Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland 89, Boston 77
Denver 112, Minnesota 100
Sacramento 107, Houston 97
L.A. Lakers 113, Milwaukee 95
Wednesday’s Games
Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Utah, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
■ National Hockey League
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal
32 20 9
3 43 101 73
Detroit
31 16 9
6 38 79 79
Ottawa
31 16 10 5 37 97 93
Boston
29 16 9
4 36 93 80
Tampa Bay 32 16 13 3 35 78 73
Florida
31 15 12 4 34 81 75
Buffalo
32 13 16 3 29 74 86
Toronto
29 10 13 6 26 68 81
Metropolitan Division
Washington 29 21 6
2 44 89 63
N.Y. Rangers 32 19 9
4 42 94 74
N.Y. Islanders32 18 9
5 41 90 77
New Jersey 31 16 11 4 36 76 75
Pittsburgh
29 15 11 3 33 68 71
Philadelphia 31 13 12 6 32 66 86
Carolina
31 12 14 5 29 77 96
Columbus
33 11 19 3 25 76 100
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas
31 23 6
2 48 107 80
St. Louis
32 18 10 4 40 82 78
Minnesota 29 16 7
6 38 79 68
Chicago
32 17 11 4 38 85 78
Nashville
31 15 10 6 36 81 81
Colorado
32 15 16 1 31 88 88
Winnipeg
31 14 15 2 30 85 95
Pacific Division
Los Angeles 30 19 9
2 40 78 66
San Jose
30 15 14 1 31 78 79
Arizona
30 14 14 2 30 81 95
Calgary
30 14 14 2 30 80 104
Edmonton 32 14 16 2 30 87 96
Vancouver 32 11 13 8 30 81 92
Anaheim
29 11 13 5 27 56 73
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
New Jersey 2, Buffalo 0
Florida 5, N.Y. Islanders 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Edmonton 2
Philadelphia 4, Carolina 3, OT
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4, OT
San Jose 3, Montreal 1
Calgary 2, Nashville 1, OT
Minnesota 6, Vancouver 2
St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3
Colorado 3, Chicago 0
Dallas 5, Columbus 1
Wednesday’s Games
Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Boston, 8 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
■ Transactions
Tuesday
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended
free agent 2B Rafael Toribio 25 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention
and Treatment Program.
American League
SEATTLE MARINERS — Designated LHP
Rob Rasmussen for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
RHP Tony Barnette on a two-year contract
and RHP Chad Smith and C Bobby Wilson
on minor league contracts.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with OF
Jason Heyward on an eight-year contract.
NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with
LHP Jerry Blevins on a one-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Dave
Lundquist pitching coach of Lehigh Valley (IL),
Steve Schrenk pitching coach of Reading
(EL), Aaron Fultz pitching coach of Clearwater
(FSL), Brian Sweeney pitching coach of Lakewood (SAL), Hector Berrios pitching coach
and John Mizerock coach of Williamsport
(NYP) and Hector Mercado pitching coach
and Eddie Dennis coach of the GCL Phillies
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Joey Cora
manager of Altoona (EL), Keoni De Renne
hitting coach and Jeff Johnson pitching coach
of Bradenton (FSL), Ryan Long hitting coach
and Matt Ford pitching coach of West Virginia
(SAL), Mark DiFelice pitching coach of West
Virginia (NYP), Tom Filer pitching coach of
Bristol (Appalachian), Mendy Lopez manager
and Dan Urbina pitching coach of the DSL Pirates, Tom Prince minor league field coordinator, Andy Barkett assistant minor league
hitting coordinator and Scott Elarton special
assistant for baseball operations.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Chris
Speier bench coach, Mike Maddux pitching
coach, Davey Lopes first base coach,
Jacque Jones assistant hitting coach and
Dan Firova bullpen coach.
American Association
KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed INF Sergio Leon.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed RHP Robert Coe.
WICHITA WINGNUTS — Sold the contract of
RHP Paul Smyth to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled F Montrezl
Harrell from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed S William Moore
on injured reserve. Waived-injured WR
Leonard Hankerson. Released WR Devon
Wylie from the practice squad. Signed G Ben
Garland from the practice squad and WRs R.J.
Harris and Jordan Leslie, DE Dontay Moch
and LB Curtis Grant to the practice squad.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed DE Chris
Canty on injured reserve. Waived RB/KR Raheem Mostert and QB Bryn Renner. Signed
QB Ryan Mallett. Signed RB Terrence Magee
and CB Jumal Rolle from the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS — Signed TE Blake Annen to
the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed Bene Benwikere on injured reserve. Signed CB Robert
McClain.
CHICAGO BEARS — Waived DL Ziggy Hood.
Signed LB John Timu from the practice
squad and DL Toby Johnson and WR/TE
Marcus Lucas to the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived LB Chris
Carter.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed WR Brian
Hartline on injured reserve. Signed RB Daryl
Richardson.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived CB Tyler Patmon. Released LB Darius Eubanks from the
practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS — Placed TE Brandon Pettigrew on injured reserve. Released OT
LaAdrian Waddle. Released CB Stanley
Jean-Baptiste from the practice squad.
Claimed C Gabe Ikard off waivers from
Cleveland. Signed TE Bear Pascoe. Signed
DB Kendall James to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived G Todd
Herremans and LB Amarlo Herrera. Placed
RB Josh Robinson on practice squad injured
reserve. Re-signed LB Andy Studebaker.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived OL Jacques McClendon. Claimed DE Damontre Moore off
waivers from the N.Y. Giants.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed DL Dominique Easley on injured reserve. Released
WR Austin Hill and DL Kelcy Quarles from the
practice squad. Signed RB Montee Ball and
WR Deandre Carter to the practice squad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed LS Jon Condo
on injured reserve. Signed LS Thomas
Gafford. Signed WR Larry Pinkard to the
practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released S
Jimmy Wilson.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released WR B.J.
Daniels, S Akeem Davis and RB DuJuan
Harris. Signed TE Chase Coffman. Activated
LB Brock Coyle from IR/designated to return.
Released WR Antwan Goodley, DT Justin
Hamilton and LB Alex Singleton from the
practice squad. Placed RB Thomas Rawls
on injured reserve. Signed RB Bryce Brown.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived DE
Josh Shirley. Signed DL Da’Quan Bowers.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed TE
Derek Carrier on injured reserve. Waived-injured S Trenton Robinson. Released RB
Christine Michael from the practice squad.
Signed TE Alex Smith.
Arena Football League
ORLANDO PREDATORS —Agreed to terms
with WR Brandon Thompkins.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB
Kevin Fogg.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Craig
Cunningham to Springfield (AHL). Traded F
Lucas Lessio to Montreal for F Christian
Thomas.
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled D
Gabriel Beaupre from Fort Wayne (ECHL) to
San Antonio (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Claimed C Jarret Stoll
off waivers from N.Y. Rangers.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled D Brady
Skjei from Hartford (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Recalled D Harrison Ruopp from Wheeling (ECHL) to
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled F Zach Pochiro
from Quad City (ECHL) to Chicago (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled F
Ryan Rupert from Orlando (ECHL) to
Toronto (AHL).
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Grand Rapids LW Eric Tangradi three games and Providence LW Anthony Camara one game.
PROVIDENCE BRUINS — Reassigned F
Garry Nunn to Atlanta (ECHL). Recalled F
Eric Neiley from Atlanta.
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Released F Mike
Hoeffel from his professional tryout agreement.
TORONTO MARLIES — Assigned Fs Eric
Faille and Brett Findlay to Toronto (AHL).
ECHL
ALASKA ACES — Released F Tyler Maxwell.
EVANSVILLE ICEMEN — Released G Keegan
Asmundson.
MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Loaned F
Zac Larraza to Milwaukee (AHL).
NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Announced the retirement of D Joe Marciano.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC DALLAS — Traded G Dan Kennedy to the
LA Galaxy for 2017 second- and third-round
draft picks.
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Named Larry
Sutherland youth technical director.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Traded the rights to
M Marco Pappa to Colorado for general allocation money.
COLLEGE
FURMAN — Named Sean Matthews director
of women’s basketball operations.
IOWA STATE — Promoted Tom Manning to offensive coordinator.
PRESBYTERIAN — Named Jonathan Potter
men’s soccer coach.
NEVADA — Announced F AJ West has left the
men’s basketball team.
UCONN — Announced women’s basketball F
De’Janae Boykin will transfer.
WISCONSIN — Announced the resignation of
Bo Ryan men’s basketball coach.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF DEBORAH CAROL CLARK, DECEASED Notice
is hereby given that on 10TH
day of DECEMBER 2015, Letters ADMINISTRATION in respect of the Estate of DEBORAH CAROL CLARK, deceased who died NOVEMBER
9TH 2015 were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court
of Putnam County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the
estate are required to file same
with the Clerk of the abovenamed Court on or before the
earlier of the dates prescribed in
(1) or (2) otherwise their claims
will be forever barred:
(1)(A) Four (4) months from the
date of the first publication of this
notice if the creditor received an
actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4)
months from the date of the first
publication; or
(B) Sixty (60) days from the date
the creditor received an actual
copy of the notice to creditors if
the creditor received the copy of
the notice less than sixty (60)
days prior to the date that is four
(4) months from the date of first
publication as described in
(1)(A): or
(2) Twelve (12) months from the
decedent's date of death.
This 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2015
Signed COLEMAN CLARK ADMINSTRATOR
Attorney for the Estate
W.I. HOWELL ACUFF
101 S JEFFERSON AVE
COOKEVILLE, TN 38501
Marcia Borys, Circuit and
Probate Clerk
421 East Spring Street
Cookeville, TN 38501
931-528-1508
12/16,23
NOTICE
KRISTINA MARIE RASOR
The State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, has
filed a petition against you seeking to terminate forever your parental rights to Bella Evelyn Rasor. It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served
upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are
hereby ORDERED to serve
upon Rebecca Brady, Attorney
for the Tennessee Department
of Children Services, 1300
Salem Road, Cookeville, Tennessee 38506, (931) 646-3010,
an Answer to the Petition for
Termination of Parental Rights
filed by the Tennessee Department of Children Services, within thirty (30) days of the last day
of publication of this notice, and
pursuant to Rule 39(e)(1) of the
Tenn. R. Juv. P. you must also
appear in the Juvenile Court of
Putnam County, Tennessee at
Coookeville, Tennessee on the
28th day of January, 2016, at
9:00 a.m. for the Adjudicatory
Hearing on the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights filed
by the State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services
If you fail to do so, a default
judgment will be taken against
you pursuant to Tenn. Code
Ann. § 36-1-117(n) and Rule 55
of the Tenn. R. of Civ. P. for the
relief demanded in the Petition.
You may view and obtain a copy
of the Petition and any other
subsequently filed legal documents at the Juvenile Court
Clerk’s Office, Cookeville, Tennessee.
12/9, 16, 23, 30
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE'S SALE WHEREAS,
default has occurred in the performance of the covenants,
terms and conditions of a Deed
of Trust dated October 6, 2011,
executed by MARK KEITH
TYREE, THOMASINA ELISE
TYREE, conveying certain real
property therein described to
JOSEPH B. PITT, JR., as Trustee, as same appears of record in
the Register's Office of Putnam
County, Tennessee recorded
October 21, 2011, in Deed Book
661, Page 624-642 (modified at
Book 815, Page 435); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was
last transferred and assigned to
Quicken Loans Inc. who is now
the owner of said debt; and
Cookeville office opened in 1987
by Arnold E. Lefkovitz
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W H E R E A S ,
t h e
undersigned,Rubin Lublin TN,
PLLC, having been appointed as
Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the
Register's Office of Putnam
County, Tennessee. NOW,
THEREFORE, notice is hereby
given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and
payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC,
as Substitute Trustee or his duly
appointed agent, by virtue of the
power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on January
14, 2016 at 10:00 AM at the
Main Hall or Front Steps of the
Putnam County Courthouse, located in Cookeville, Tennessee,
proceed to sell at public outcry to
the highest and best bidder for
cash or certified funds ONLY,
the following described property
situated in Putnam County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF
COOKEVILLE IN THE COUNTY
OF PUTNAM IN THE STATE OF
TN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OR PARCEL
OF LAND LOCATED IN THE
SEVENTH CIVIL DISTRICT OF
PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AS FOLLOW:BEING LOT
NO. 50 MAPLE SHADE VILLAGE, PHASE VI, A PLAT OF
WHICH IS OF RECORD IN THE
REGISTER`S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN
PLAT CABINET C, SLIDE 19.
THE PROPERTY HEREIN
CONVEYED IS SUBJECT TO
THE RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD IN WARRANTY DEED
BOOK 368, PAGE 209, AND AS
SHOWN ON THE PLAT FOR
MAPLE SHADE VILLAGE IN
PLAT CABINET C, SLIDE 19,
REGISTER`S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
Parcel ID: 029B-D-001.00
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The
street address of the property is
believed to be 4552 WINDSONG DR, COOKEVILLE, TN
38501. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description
of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT
OWNER(S): MARK KEITH
TYREE, THOMASINA ELISE
TYREE OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES: The sale of the
above-described property shall
be subject to all matters shown
on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back
lines that may be applicable; any
prior liens or encumbrances as
well as any priority created by a
fixture filing; and to any matter
that an accurate survey of the
premises might disclose. This
property is being sold with the
express reservation that it is
subject to confirmation by the
lender or Substitute Trustee.
This sale may be rescinded at
any time. The right is reserved to
adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication,
upon announcement at the time
and place for the sale set forth
above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise,
homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of
Trust, and the title is believed to
be good, but the undersigned
will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is
sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any
kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS
LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC,
Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main
Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN
38103
www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php
Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404)
601-5846 Ad #89832:
12/16, 23, 30
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VINSON STREET DIVISION, IN
PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AS SET OUT ON A MAP
OR PLAT OF RECORD IN THE
REGISTER`S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
IN PLAT CABINET C, SLIDE 44,
REFERENCE BEING MADE
THERETO FOR THE ACTUAL
METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT BEING CONVEYED. THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED IS
SUBJECT TO ANY MATTERS
AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT CABINET C,
SLIDE 44, REGISTER`S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY,
TENNESSEE. Parcel ID: 039M
D 00402 000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of
the property is believed to be
344
VINSON
AVE,
COOKEVILLE, TN 38501. In the
event of any discrepancy
between this street address and
the legal description of the property, the legal description shall
control. CURRENT OWNER(S):
RONNIE JOHNSON AND JANE
JOHNSON OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Larco Medical, Inc. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject
to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes;
any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may
be applicable; any prior liens or
encumbrances as well as any
priority created by a fixture filing;
and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might
disclose. This property is being
sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute
Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is
reserved to adjourn the day of
the sale to another day, time,
and place certain without further
publication, upon announcement at the time and place for
the sale set forth above. All right
and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead,
and dower are expressly waived
in said Deed of Trust, and the
title is believed to be good, but
the undersigned will sell and
convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is,
where is, without representations or warranties of any kind,
including fitness for a particular
use or purpose. THIS LAW
FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC,
Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main
Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN
38103
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ment to be filed for record in the
++ 25YRS EXP++ LIC'D++
Register's Office of Putnam + PUTNAM GUARANTEED +
County, Tennessee. NOW,
349-2288
THEREFORE, notice is hereby
Same day service/Saturdays
given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and
payable, and that the under- WOULD LIKE to clean homes.
signed, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Dependable, ref's & exp'd.
as Substitute Trustee or his duly
Call 931-260-8070
appointed agent, by virtue of the
power, duty and authority vesConcrete,Masonry
ted and imposed upon said Sub- 108
stitute Trustee will, on January
7, 2016 at 12:00 PM at the PutBELLIS CONCRETE
nam County Courthouse, 421
Complete Concrete Work
East Spring Street, Cookeville, Slabs,
driveways, bsmts, sidewalks
TN, proceed to sell at public outStamped & colored concrete,
cry to the highest and best bidacid staining, exposed aggregate.
der for cash or certified funds
Serving Cookeville Area Since 1997
ONLY, the following described Licensed, insured. Drug free workplace. 858-6240 / 528-6240
property situated in Putnam
County, Tennessee, to wit: LYCOOKEVILLE CONCRETE
ING AND BEING IN THE FIRST
(1ST) CIVIL DISTRICT OF PUT- Driveways, slabs, all types of
NAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE, stamped concrete, all types of
AND BEING MORE PARTICU- metal bldgs. 20% disc to all Sr
LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL- Citizens. Winter time special.
LOWS: BEING LOT #4 OF THE 40 yrs exp. Lic/Ins. (931) 284-8663
130 Tree Service/Related
FARLEY TREE SERVICE
Trimming & Removal.
Free Est. Lic'd/Ins'd.
All wk guaranteed
(931)520-0114,
cell 239-6184
120
Painting/Wallpaper
PAINTING/ STAINING / P.
WASH, window screens,
Plumb., Elec., Storm Doors. 38
yrs exp. Exc. Ref's. Call David,
931-445-3796 or 265-0639.
BUDGET PAINTING CO.
Int/Ext Painting & Log/Deck
Staining, Power Wash Vinyl,
Driveways. FREE EST. Lic./Ins.
Call 931-525-6482
KERBY PAINTING
CHECK OUT MY WORK
Go to www.kerbypainting.com
Ask for Mike (931) 979-3122
121
Pest Control
ALL STAR PEST CONTROL
OF TENNESSEE
Complete Termite Service
Lic'd/Ins‚'d. Bonded.
All work guaranteed
Free Estimates.
MARTY KELLY
931-526-8550
Charter # 4252
125
Home Renovation
BOULDIN HOME REPAIR &
REMODELING. Plumbing, electrical, painting, dry wall, bathroom &
kitchen remodels. Carpentry work.
30 yrs exp. Free Est. 239-6061
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS &
DOORS. Call today for free inhome Est. Serving Mid. TN for
12 years. 931-Windows
127
Sheetrock,Drywall
210
Child/Elder Care
Dependable & honest caregiver looking for work in Ckvl
area. 18 yrs exp, w/last 8 yrs being with same client. Have exp
w/dementia & alzheimer's. Ref's
avail. $15/hr. Call (931)200-3751
I WOULD like to house clean
EVERGREEN TREE service We or sit with elderly people parttop, trim, prune & remove trees. time. 931-252-3893, 372-2540.
Jeff Burchett & Shawn RoberWOULD LIKE TO SIT
son. Satisfaction guaranteed
with the elderly
Fully Ins'd (931)319-1199, 261-8870
Call Mary @ (931)319-3538
135
Yard Work/Related
LINDE CONSTRUCTION
Roofing, siding, doors, painting,
RHETT BUTLER's
remodeling, garages, decks,
LAWN CARE
porches. All work guaranteed.
Over 50 yrs exp. 931-319-0395 Mowing, Landscaping, Mulching,
Yard Maintenance
FLATT CONSTRUCTION For
Call local cell 544-3303
all your building needs. Any
home repair, plumbing, garages, LAWN MOWING: Gutter cleandecks, porches, siding, roofing, ing, light hauling. odd jobs, remove old barns & buildings, garadditions.(931)265-5687
age cleaning. Free Est, ReasonALL TYPES of Backhoe Work, able rates. 432-0863 / 510-4040
All types of Water lines, Footers;
all types of Basement Water M O W I N G , L A N D S C A P I N G ,
Proofing; Top soil, Field Dirt de- Pressure Washing, hauling,
cleaning, odd jobs. Free Est.
livered. (931)252-1486, 510-0696
Call 265-5775
Public Notices
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to be shared.
025
110
YARD MAN
FREE Est., experienced
Low rates, great work.
Mowing.
931-432-2494 or 931-261-4629
WOULD LIKE to do yard work
Call
(931)650-1005
AFFORDABLE LAWN CARE
Mowing, Fall Aeration,
Over Seeding, Leaf Removal,
Landscaping
Make Appt. (931)260-1659
Lic'd/Ins'd FREE Estimates
DODSON LAWN CARE!
• Commercial - Residential
• Mowing
• Landscaping
• Sod
• Seed & Aerate
• Mulch
• Fertilize
15 years experience.
Use Commercial
Equipment Call (931) 260-8646
BUSHHOGGING
GARDEN TILLING
Reasonable Rates, Expd
(931) 261-7871
BUSHHOGGING
FREE ESTIMATES
(931) 510-8505
JESUS IS KING
SMALL MASONRY REPAIRS
and LANDSCAPING
Call Melvin Argueta
931-214-0075, 252-3864
RAINTREE
Fall Cleanup including leaves,
beds cleaned, and shrubs
trimmed. Free Estimates.
(931)544-8337
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Other
"JACKSON'S MOVING SERVICE"
Need to move? We have the 20'
box truck & men to do the job. No
stress for you & your furniture. Ref's
Avail. Call for free Est. 931-268-9102
LADIES,
LUNA'S DRYWALL
Do you need time to just relax
Sheetrock Work: Hang, finish, and be stress free? Cant afford
touch up. No job too big/small. the high costs of going to the
Insured. 931-212-6899
spa? If so call me today to book
your FREE spa party for you
130 Tree Service/Related and your friends!!!
(931) 349-1352.
Ask for Rebecca.
OLD TIMERS TREE SERVICE
4 generations of tree care.
Specialize in dangerous tree
removal. Grind stumps. Lic/Ins.
T. Bowman 537-2466;260-5655
215
Employment Opp.
215
Employment Opp.
Need help
finding a job?
Free Services:
Résumé Assistance
Job Fairs & Hiring Events
Connections to Employers
Training & Certifications
565-C S. Jefferson Ave.
(931) 520-8789
A local company is looking for
a Recruiter to hire in it’s
Cookeville location. The qualified candidate should have 5
plus yrs of recruiting experience.
CITY OF COOKEVILLE
We are looking for an energetic
MUSEUMS EDUCATION
recruiter who can bring innovatSPECIALIST
ive hiring to its recruiting proLEISURE SERVICES &
cess. Excellent wage & benefits
PUBLIC FACILITIES
package. EOE. Please send re- High school education & valid
sume to: BOX 1143, H-C P.O. TN driver’s lic required. QualificBox 2729, Ckvl, TN 38502-2729 ations normally attained through
a BS/BA with coursework in hisAccounts Payable Clerk
tory/education or equivalent muTHK Rhythm North America
seum experience. Experience
Sparta, TN
working with children, volunteerTHK Rhythm North America is a ing in a museum setting, mumanufacturing facility providing seum programming or educaautomotive components vital to tion preferred. Manage prothe safe operation of vehicles. grams, events and volunteers;
Numerous automobile manufac- Create and develop educational
tures install our components on resources for schools and generthe vehicles they manufacturing. al public; Assist with exhibit asTHK Rhythm North America sup- sembly, special projects, marketplies such companies as Nissan, ing, and promotion; Ability to
Ford, Chrysler, General motors w o r k w i t h p e o p l e o f a l l
and more with our products. Our ages/background in an educagoal is to make the best product tional environment. Must poson the market. THK Rhythm sess good physical coordination
North America is seeking an Ac- and be able to work flexible
counts Payable Clerk to assist hours. Pay Range: $22,838our accounting department. This $34,236 DOE Applications/reposition will report directly to the sumes must be received by 4:30
pm Wednesday, December 30,
Controller.
2015 Send to: City of Cookeville,
Candidates must be proficient in ATTN: HR Dept, PO Box 998,
accounts payable and general Cookeville, TN 38503 or e-mail
[email protected]. EOE
accounting procedures
General Purpose:
• Perform accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient
maintenance and processing of
accounts payable transactions.
• Candidates should possess
good organization skills and be
familiar with financial software.
• Possess reporting skills and
pay attention to details
• PC Proficiency, typing skills are
required to be productive
COOKEVILLE REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER
is seeking qualified
candidates for the following
position:
Full-Time Children’s Center
Coordinator
This position is responsible for
assisting the Director in the dayto-day operation of the
Children’s Center. Responsibilities will include meeting DHS licensure standards, local regulaDesired experience:
tions; Health and safety stand• 3-5 years prior Accounts Pay- ards, assigning personnel for optimum coverage, and overseeable experience
• Proficient in data entry and Mi- ing the work of center personnel.
The successful candidate will
crosoft Excel.
also provide leadership and
guidance to the department; asJob Type: Full-time
sist the Director in completing
Please send resume with wage p e r f o r m a n c e e v a l u a t i o n s ,
budget, staffing, maintaining rehistory to:
ports/records, collection of statistical data, and conduct departTHK Rhythm North America
mental meetings/in-service trainAttn: Human Resources
ing. This individual will assume
Manager
responsibilities of the Children’s
549 Vista Drive
Sparta, TN 38583
Center upon the Director’s abBUSY BEES Preschool is seek- sence.
ing an energetic & caring applicant to join our team. We are now EDUCATION: High school dipaccepting applications for an loma or equivalent required. ColExp'd Teacher. Please email lege level training in Early Childhood Education or Child Develyour resume to:
[email protected] or opment is preferred. CDA required.
contact Ms Carol 372-8275
FULL TIME front desk/receptionist needed for busy real estate
office. Responsibilities include:
answering phones, greeting clients, scheduling appointments
and general office duties. Hours
are 8am - 5pm Monday through
Friday. Send resume to:BOX
1141, H-C P.O. Box 2729,
Cookeville, TN 38502-2729
EXPERIENCE: Specialized
training in Early Childhood Education or Child Development with
at least five years successful experience in child care program
delivery preferred.
Apply at:
www.crmchealth.org
E.O.E.
M & M TREE SERVICE
We trim, top & remove trees.
Also stump removal.
Free Est. Lic/Ins
Call 432-4382 or 260-6304
ALLEN'S TREE SERVICE
Stump grinding, tree removal, topping.Lic'd/Ins'd.
Roger Allen owner,
537-6493 / 979-6493
GANTT'S AUTO TRIM
& UPHOLSTERY
Complete Auto and Boat Interiors.
Owner Wayne Gantt
931-372-7606
Is Excited To Announce A New
Approach To Customer Satisfaction
We Have Immediate Openings For
Product Specialists
Become part of a
winning team!
SKMES is currently looking for
ELECTRICAL APPRENTICIES
in the Crossville area.
No experience necessary.
Requirements: reliable transportation,
own hand tools, ability to use power
tools.
SKMES offers competitive wages,
training and benefit packages.
Pre-employment physical and drug
screening are required.
Apply online at
www.skmes.com/careers
EOE/TN Drug Free Workplace
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disbaility
We Are Hiring Highly Motivated, Energetic People
To Work One On One With Customers To Educate
Them On The Features And Benefits Of Our
Products In A Stress Free Environment.
What We Offer:
Team Environment Where You Are Truly
Appreciated, Hourly Pay For Part-time, Guaranteed
Salary For 40+ Hours
Weekly, Monthly, And Yearly Bonuses
Opportunities To Advance
Paid Vacations, Yearly All-inclusive Bonus Vacation
401k Retirement Plan
Bluecross Blueshield Health Insurance
Who We Are:
Family Oriented Business
Privately Owned & Operated For Over 20 Years
A+ Rated With The Better Business Bureau
Commitment To The Highest Business Ethics And
Customer Satisfaction
Must Have Good Driving Record,
No Experience Necessary!
Fax Or Email Resume To:
Carolyn Green, Director Of Human Resources
Phone: 931-520-4122 Fax: 931-372-0809
[email protected]
8 A.M. To 5 P.M. M-F 1556 Interstate Drive, Cookeville
EOE
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Employment Opp.
SUBCONTRACTOR: Above
Ground Pool Installer
Counseling Opportunities in
Cookeville
At Youth Villages, our mission is
to help children and families live
successfully. We are looking to
hire a Family Intervention Specialist to provide in-home therapy to the families & youth in our
program.
Interventions focus on the family,
child, school, community & peer
groups. The position requires a
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in
a social services discipline with
field experience.
Individuals not only have the opportunity to sharpen their clinical
skills, but can advance their career after only 6 months.
Apply online:
www.youthvillages.org/jobs
CR ELECTRIC a Residential &
Commercial Electrical Co is now
accepting job applications & resumes. Bus Phone: (931)5280017, 488 W. Broad St.
Electrical Tech/Maintenance
Lead Position: Excellent opportunity for the right candidate!
This is a hand's on lead position
in an industrial/manufacturing
environment. The candidate
must be a motivated self-starter,
& show proven leadership skills.
The candidate must have experience with PLC's, Drives, Electrical Operation & machine control, as well as a working knowledge of all facility utilities. Candidate must also show Proven
Project planning, management
/implementation ability, & be well
versed in OSHA safety programs and requirements. Please
send resume to: PO Box 4114,
Ckvl, TN 38502-4114.
Pool & Spa Depot of Ckvl, TN is
looking for Exp'd subcontractors
for above ground pool installations for the 2015 season. Subcontractor must provide their
own worker's compensation, liability insurance, & equipment.
Position is FT & weekends are
req'd. Excellent pay & career opportunity. Please apply in person at 1470 Interstate Dr, Ckvl,
TN 38501 or send resume to
[email protected]
Foremans, Pipe Layers, &
General laborers needed for
Construction Co., work in Upper
Cumerberland area. Pay depends on exp. PU application at
J&H Construction, 4580 S. Jefferson Ave, bwtn 10A-12N on
Tues & Thurs. 528-0064
P/T LPN or MA for Pediatric
Office. Send resumes to: BOX
1142, H-C P.O. Box 2729,
Cookeville, TN 38502-2729
283
Trucking Emp.
CDL DRIVER: Class A OTR
w/good record needed. Flexible
time out & routes. For more info,
call business hrs: 615-390-2787
JANITORIAL/MAINTENANCE
wanted. Janitorial cleaning &
light maintenance for commercial property. Exp. preferred.
Send resume to HLM, 315 N
Washington Ave, S# 209, Ckvl,
TN 38501.
Our Growing Agency Needs
You!
Now hiring Full Time
• Commercial Lines
• Customer Service
Representative
College degree preferred but not
required. Experience preferred.
Competitive salary and benefits
package.
The Rains Agency
Insurance / Title Services
1080 Interstate Dr, Ckvl 38501
(931)528-6787
www.therainsagency.com
Pets & Supplies
LOOKING FOR A PET? Adopt
your new best friend!
Visit us online at www.aarftn.com to see all of our rescued
dogs, cats, puppies and kittens!
Meet the dogs and cats for adATV 2012 Honda Foreman 4 x option at our adoption events 4 Cameo P.S. fuel, EXJ, $4800 call, email or visit our website for
(931)363-3547 (931) 309-3590 our event schedule. All pets are
fully vetted and already fixed.
A.A.R.F. is a 501(c)(3) non425
Autos for Sale p r o f i t , n o - k i l l a n i m a l
rescue/foster organization run by
2002 LEXUS 430: 4dr, under volunteers. Please be part of the
91,000 original miles in very solution to end animal overpopugood condition! $8,700. Call lation - spay or neuter your pets.
Leslie @ (931)520-3393.
A.A.R.F. (All About Rescue and
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(voicemail only) •
505
Misc. Wanted 931-260-8018
www.aarf-tn.com
Deluxe Framed
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Wanted To Rent
Equal Housing Opportunity
PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination
based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status
or national origin, handicap/disability or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which
is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Equal Housing Opportunity, M/F.
Herald-Citizen &
Regional Buyers
Guide
1300 Neal St., Cookeville, TN
931-526-9715 (FAX) 526-1209
715
Rooms for Rent
OVER 100 LOCATIONS
Kids Welcome; Some Pets in
Designated Apts.
Open Mon - Fri
SOARD PROPERTIES
526-1988
Storage units available
Garage/Yard Sales
Live within the city limits
of Algood or Cookeville?
Schools/Instruction
NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA NEEDED. How often
do you see that? Putnam
County Adult High School can
show you a way to complete
the credits you missed when
you were in school before.
Flexible schedule -- days or
evenings. Individualized
study. Possible credit for work
or armed services training.
Relaxed atmosphere. Free.
If you are between 18 and
118 and want information
about registering, call
528-8685. This could be your
year to graduate. If you can
dream it, you can do it.
315
Financial Services
IT'S ILLEGAL for companies
doing business by phone to
promise you a loan and ask you
to pay for it before they deliver.
For free information about avoiding advance fee loan scams,
SKILLED CARPENTER wanted write to the Federal Trade Comto help build log home in Jack- mission, Washington, D.C.,
son Co. Must possess valid 20580 or call the National Fraud
driver's license & have depend- I n f o r m a t i o n
Center,
able transportation. Min. of 4 yrs 1-800-876-7060. This message
carpentry experience w/experi- is a public service of the
ence in trim & framing. Starting Herald-Citizen & Regional Buypay is $12/hr & up depending on ers Guide.
experience. Call 931-456-4142
SPARTA HEATING & Air Condi- FEDERAL LAW allows you to
tioning is now hiring for in- correct your credit report for
stallers and technicians. Com- free. For more information about
petitive pay, some travel with credit repair scams, write to the
commercial projects may be re- Federal Trade Commission,
quired. Contact 931-738-0099 Washington, D.C., 20580 or call
the National Fraud Information
for more details
Center, 1-800-876-7060. This
TN-K Energy Group. P/T book- message is a public service of
keeper, website managment. the Herald-Citizen & Regional
SEC exp preferred. 931-808-3709 Buyers Guide.
Houses For Rent
825
Homes For Sale
2,000 SF, 3BR, 2BA, Algood
area, like new incl. all new
appl's, $1,250/mo. Lease to Own
/ Owner Finance options considered. 931-252-7335
2345 Sunvalley Circle: 3BR,
2BA brick w/2c garage. Hdwd &
tile. $900. 526-4118, 261-4080,
260-6868
www.crownrentalproperties.com
2BR $525; 3BR $650
All have 1BA & a Yr lease.
Call 537-9984
3-4BR, 1BA. $600/mo.
Available Jan 1st.
Call (931)319-7376.
3BR 2 BA 2300 SF just remodeled in Sparta new
carpet,paint,windows,shed,no
pets ,no smokers $800 mon./dep
refs req. 615-819-0985
1440 APPLE VALLEY CT: New
3BR, 2.5BA Stone & siding.
$226,600. 2 story w/ bsmnt. 2604227 or 261-7979
LandJcontractors.com
3BR 2.5BA: 556 Terrace Hill
Loweland area. Near Tech/Hos- 1820 & 1830 BAYVIEW $170k:
pital. No pets/smoking. Call 3BR, 2BA under construction. 2
(931)265-5600
homes, more lots avail. 2603BR 2BA, full bsmnt, in Colonial 4227 or 261-7979.
Est behind the mansion.
$950/mo.Lease req‚d. leave
msg. 644-3582
3BR 2BA like new. Lrg yard,
desirable location, no pets.
$875/mo, $875/dep 615-566-6497
3BR, 1BA: CHA, stove, frig,
DW, micro close to I-40/Hwy
111, Prescott School. No pets
$750, $500/dep. 528-8816. *Also
house next door available soon.
3BR, 2BA near TTU. New paint,
lrg yard, no pets/smoking.
STAR MOTOR INN
$675/mo, $675/dep 615-566-6497
Weekly, starting at $180
free internet, frig, guest laundry, 3BR, 2BA, no smoking, no pets,
movie rentals. Pet Friendly - $750 month, $750 deposit, 352
Construction Crews welcome. W. 6th Street, Call 265-4475
526-9511
BEAUTIFUL 2 STORY HOME
FIREPLACE. Located in
720 Apts/Duplex For Rent WITH
East Ckvl off 111 & I-40. Contact Danielle 931-528-2804 ext
1009 BROWN AVE. 2BR 1.5BA 3120 or Mike 931-265-8454.
$525/mth Appls furn'd, WD/HU.
BRICK RANCH 3/1.5. No
No pets. (931)239-6937
smoking/pets. Dep, ref's req'd.
158A Washington: 3BR, 2.5BA $800/mo. Call (931)260-3800.
upscale townhouse in Algood
w/2c gar, hdwd & tile, main level IN TOWN location Updated
master. $1000/mo. 526-4118, 4 B R , 2 . 5 B A . N i c e y a r d .
$1100/mo, dep req'd. 510-2394
261-4080, 260-6868
www.crownrentalproperties.com NEW 3BR, 3BA, 1476 Sherwood Ln, near TTU/hosp,
1, 2, 3 & 4 BR APTS /
hdwd/tile, tile shower, bonus rm,
HOUSES NEW $280 - $800 SS appls, 2c gar 2,500SF.
Cable, Water/Appl's Furnished
$1500/mo. (931)265-2192
PLANNING A
YARD SALE???
290
725
730
240 PISTOLE RD. 100% Financing. New 2 story, Stone/Siding,
4BR, 3BA, flex room, 2440 sq ft
+ garage, $189k (931)544-3849.
mbuilders.org
3BR, 2BA, 139 Anderson St,
Sparta. $89,500. $500 finders
fee if sold. See zillow website for
photos. 931-808-7452
7054 BRITTNEY CIRCLE
3BR, 2BA - 1891 SQ. FT
www.7054brittney.com
$0 CASH to Move In!!!
New custom built homes at spec
home prices! Ready for you and
your family. New Home, full warranty, extra nice large home
sites, fully landscaped. Prices
start at $133,900.
Call Now!
Very Limited Number For Sale!
Call Greg Baugh Construction
at 931-261-3110
Mobile Homes/Rent
2BR mobile home: $350/mo,
$200/dep. No pets. W/D HU,
stove, frig. Call 526-6433
Ridgewood Trailer Park 2 & 3
WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE
BR's starting at $275-$450/mo. 7157 COLEMAN $199k. New
1BR
$395
3BR, 2BA Craftsman. HardiTODAY?
Call Cathy (931)372-9139
3 BR $695
Plank/Stone Exterior. 260-4227
(931)267-3933 / 252-7938
HUGE FABRIC SALE
740 Comm & Indus/Rent or 261-7979
Everything $1 a yard. ONE DAY 2BR, 1BA. Stove, refrig, DW,
ONLY - FRIDAY DECEMBER CH/A, cable pd. $360/mo. Small
FSBO 720 Liberty Ct. 3BR,
18 from 9A-5P. Mega-Trend pets OK!! Call 526-1988.
2.5BA + bonus rm, on cul-deFurniture, 975 Shipley Rd. 267 E. 13th St: 3BR, 2BA Townsac, 2 Car Gar, 2,600 SF Cape
house. $725/mo. 528-7468, 261Cod. $245,900 obo. 931-526-4365
4080,
260-6868
KENMORE WASHER & DRYER
www.crownrentalproperties.com
in real good condition! $350.
Call (931)537-6361
2BR 1.5BA TH: S. Jefferson &
Northgate Business Park:
111. No pets. Appl‚s. $475/mo +
4800 SF Ground level &
NOW TAKING food tray or- dep. (931) 261-4832
3000 SF Suite avail. 261-7903
ders for your holiday parties.
Sandwich trays, Veggie trays. 2BR Townhouse W/D HU,
OFFICE / RETAIL SPACES
CHA, appls, water furn'd. $475
Call to order (931)265-7766
Locations on S. Jefferson
w/ref (931)520-2600.
$395-$850. 979-5550
ONE DAY LIQUIDATION SALE 2BR/1BA Apt. CHA, Kitchen ap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pls, W/D HU. $450/mo, No
18 West Spring St, Ckvl
smoking/pets. (931)252-8289 RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE READY TO BUILD? 6 lots on
Also building for lease
Great locations, competitive Boyd Farris Rd. Let us build your
DECEMBER 18 .. 12N - 8PM
Capshaw Area. Upscale condo rents. Call 372-8720
home. 260-4227 or 261-7979
Look in Windows to See whats
in residential neighborhood.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For Sale
3BR, 2BA, walk-in closets, fireBulk items, ChrIstmas items, Ti- place, hdwd & tile flrs, W/D HU,
840
Lots & Acreage
tan, Vol, 10x20 commercial tent, 2c gar, great storage. No pets. 825
Homes For Sale
desks, & console. Jewelry dis- $1250/mo. 528-2356, 239-6937
FSBO 720 Liberty Ct. 3 BR, 2.5 LOT 4 SALE: Hawkins Hill S/D,
plays, coffee tables, purses,
BA + bonus rm, on cul-de-sac, 2 .48 acres $16,000. Buffalo Valbelts, MORE!!
Car Gar, 2,600 SF Cape Cod. ley Rd just off Hawkins Crawford. Call (931)432-1092.
$245,900 obo. 931-526-4365
1300 Neal Street
Cookeville, TN. 38501
931-526-9715
515
Legal Secretary / Legal Asst
needed for local law firm. Proficiency in Microsoft Office req'd.
Experience helpful. Send resume to: BOX 1139, H-C P.O.
Box 2729, Ckvl, TN 38502-2729
NOW HIRING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS backhoe
operators class ACDL drivers,
constructions laborers for underground telephone construction, 4
day work week, travel is required, applicants will be drug
tested and back ground
checked, call Ricky at 615-4437322 for application.EOE
545
2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON
DYNA Super Glide,
garage kept, alarm system,
lots of chrome. $9,500.
(931)528-0348 / 260-0405
E.O.E.
DRIVERS WANTED. 18 mos
FULL TIME
flatbed experience. CDL license.
Inside Sales / Stock Person
We are closed on Sunday and Home weekends. 931-686-2977
benefits include 2 weeks paid
vacation, 4 paid holidays, and a Immediate Positions Available
*Class A & B Truck Drivers*
guaranteed 40 hour work week.
Excellent
pay potential - Bulk
Apply in Person at: Potter’s Ace
feed delivery - Short runs
Home Center, 325 Newman Dr,
Home most night. For an
Ckvl, TN 38501.
Interviews contact: Westley
www.pottersace.com
615-655-7601
HIRING EVENT
Permanent part time employees
needed to count physical inventory in and around the Cookeville
area. Immediate positions being
filled, apply online and meet us
on 12/16 – 12/18 at the La
Quinta Inn, 1131 S. Jefferson
Ave, Cookeville, 9am -5pm.
www.wisintl.com
MAMMA ROSA's accepting applications for cooks & dishwasher/prep persons. P/T afternoon &
evening hours. Apply in person.
Cycles & ATVs
LEGITIMATE JOB placement
firms that work to fill specific positions cannot charge an upfront
fee. For free information about
avoiding employment service WANTED OLD APPLIANCES &
JUNK - WILL PICK UP
scams, write to the Federal
CALL 931-510-4138
Trade Commission, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20580, or you 510
Misc. For Sale
can go online to
http://www.fraud.org/.
100 GAL Aluminum Transfer
This message is a public service of
Tank. Diamond plate L-shaped
the Herald-Citizen &
tank accommodates tool box.
Regional Buyers Guide.
Filler caps on both sides. Outlet
on bottom allows direct plumb241
Health Care Emp. ing into fuel system. Heavy duty
brackets added for stability.
Cookeville Regional Medical
$400. Call (931)260-9155
Center is seeking qualified
candidates for the following
3 GOLD & diamond rings, (1)
positions:
have 1/2 carat diamond; 2 gold
bracelets w/diamonds 520-0888
Full-Time and PRN LPN’s for
Physician Practice
FREE
WOOD SKIDS
The successful candidate should
Available at the rear of the
be a graduate of a School of
Herald-Citizen
Practical Nursing, hold a current
1300 Neal Street,
Tennessee license as well as
Cookeville, TN. 38501
have a minimum of 6 months experience in a physician’s office
setting or 2 yrs experience in dir- HAVING A HARD TIME SEEect patient care at a medical fa- ING the print in your favorite
cility.
Newspaper, Magazine or Bible
or ever had trouble reading the
Qualified Candidates
telephone directory or a map?
Apply at
www.crmchealth.org
Now Available
FT RECEPTIONIST, Mon-Thur
7AM-5PM, and PT scheduler,
Mon-Thur 7:45-1:00, needed for
very busy physician practice.
Exp trim & framing carpenter Please send resume along with
needed. Drug free. Transporta- handwritten cover letter to P.O.
Box 1210, Cookeville, TN 38503.
tion needed. 931-544-3854
F/T Maintenance person
needed. Apply in person at Red
Roof Inn, 1292 So. Walnut
Ave, Ckvl. No Phone calls pls.
410
You MUST go to your
city’s business office to
obtain a permit.
City of Algood
215 W Main St.
Algood, TN
or
City of Cookeville
45 E. Broad Street
Cookeville, TN
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
8:00AM - 4:30PM
This is the Garage Sale for
Everybody. We have a little of
just about everything! Antiques, collectibles, tools, Home
of the $2 bag of clothes, &
MORE! Burgess Falls Rd to Ckvl Boat Dock Rd to Austin Bottom Rd to 8567 Little Bennett
Rd, Baxter, TN 38544
NEW MERCHANDISE-Cheaper than Essex. 2 truckloads,
Star Wars, toys, heaters, small
appl's, tools, fit bit, cookware,
clothes. 1 mi past TTU - 1439
Gainesboro Grade Daily Sale Starts
WED 12/16 thru SAT 12/19
8AM - 8PM
540
Firewood/Stoves
FIREWOOD SALE
$45 or $55/rick. We can deliver
Call (931)349-4219
545
Pets & Supplies
YORKIES, CKC Registered
$375; Rat Terriers $100; Poma-Poos $375 (931)319-0000
FOR RENT
1 , 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts, Houses.
Many locations
FALCON REALTY,
528-2158
falconrealtycookeville.com
CYPRESS CREEK APTS
Leasing 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apts
Security Deposit only $250!
600 W. 8th Street • Cookeville
931-372-1605 - EHO*
Downtown 1BR Loft just off
square: Partially furn'd, all
appl's, washer & dryer.
$1,000/mo. Call (931)252-7335.
FOR RENT 1, 2, & 3 BR Apartments, 3BR Homes. Clean, &
well maintained, conveniently
located. NO PETS. Call for availability Mon- Fri
JUDD PROPERTIES 526-2119
NICE 1BR on 2nd floor, Algood. $310/mo. Credit ref's,
background chk. (931)261-0250
Steeplechase 2BR, 1.5BA.
CHA, appl's, W/D HU, No
pets/smoking $550 (931)252-8289
TERRACE VIEW Town Homes
offers 3BR town homes in a
country setting. Call for availability…931-528-7633. 1366 Crescent Dr, Ckvl. Office hours Tuesday & Thursday
www.perryreid.com/teraceview
EHO
Walking distance to TTU. 2BR,
1.5BA $550 + dep, no pets. Lrg
4BR, 2.5BA $1000 + dep W/D
HU on both (931)261-1711
725
Houses For Rent
1, 2, 3, & 4 BR Houses & Apts
Starting at $325/mo or
$81.25/wk . Pets OK.
Stevens Realty LLC
866-806-3815 O/A
www.stevensrentals.com
"We Now Offer Weekly Rentals"

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