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County names
new principals
‘All gave some...’
Wilson County Schools Director Dr. Donna Wright
announced to the faculties and staff Tuesday afternoon
four new principals at the following schools: Lebanon
High, Wilson Central High, Tuckers Crossroads
Elementary and West Elementary.
• Scott Walters was announced as the new
principal for Lebanon High School, following
the retirement of Myra Sloan.
• Travis Mayfield will take the helm at Wilson
Central High School as Pat Suddarth will retire
at the end of this school year.
• Anna Raines will become the new principal for
Tuckers Crossroads following Susie Breedwell’s
retirement.
• Current Assistant Principal Chris Plummer at
West Elementary will move up to replace Becky
Siever, who is leaving to become principal at
Byars Dowdy Elementary School in the Lebanon
Special School District.
“I am extremely pleased to make these announcements,”
said Wright. “All candidates were interviewed by a
Central Office team, and I feel we have the best possible
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Ronald Copas (foreground) and Lester Allen look at some of the names listed at the Veterans Plaza following the Memorial Day ceremony. Both men served
in the United States Army and are Vietnam veterans.
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County’s Las Vegas trip hits development jackpot: Cash
Six businesses nibbling at locating in Lebanon
By CONNIE ESH
The Wilson Post
All the cities in Wilson County – as
well as the county itself – send officials
to Las Vegas each year in May, but not
to gamble.
This year, mayors Randall Hutto
(Wilson County), Philip Craighead
(Lebanon) and Mike Jennings
(Watertown), as well as City Manager
Kenny Martin (Mt. Juliet), made the
trip to Vegas to attend a conference
to promote their cities and the county
among businesses looking for a place
to locate.
After arriving in Vegas, Lebanon
Economic Development Director Helene
Cash said they basically struck it rich
without gambling.
“We did an excellent job of making
contacts,” she said, adding that she has
scheduled six of those contacts to be
interviewed “in the near future,” with
the first one due on Tuesday this week.
Also attending the conference were
Dennis Buchanan, the City of Mt.
Juliet’s community relations director,
and Tammy Stokes, assistant director
of the Wilson County Joint Economic
and Community Development Board
(JECDB).
The national retail convention, called
Obituaries
RECon, is the biggest gathering of its
kind in the world, according to Craighead.
Sponsored by the International Council
of Shopping Centers, “it’s a great place
to promote our community to developers
and businesses,” the Lebanon mayor said.
There was even a direct Tennessee
connection – the keynote speaker
was Peyton Manning of the Denver
Broncos, the quarterback who led the
UT Volunteers to an SEC championship
back in ’97.
But in football terms, the conference
was just the kick-off to score a number
of economic development touchdowns
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Putting Wilson County’s best foot forward at the county’s booth during last week’s national
retail convention – RECon – in Las Vegas are, from left, Mt. Juliet City Manager Kenny
Martin, Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto, Mt. Juliet Community Relations Director Dennis
Buchanan, JECDB Assistant Director Tammy Stokes, Lebanon Mayor Philip Craighead, and
Lebanon Economic Development Director Helene Cash.
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new leaders for each of these
schools as we strive to provide
excellence in education for all of
our students.”
Scott Walters – Lebanon High
School
After a year in the Central
Office as the Secondary
Supervisor of Instruction, Walters
will return to a school building
as the second principal in the
three-yearold campus
of Lebanon
High School.
“I grew
up and spent
the first
several years
of my career
in a small
Walters
town with
one large high school. The school
and the community were very
much intertwined,” Walters said.
“I have a great understanding
for how the relationship between
a high school and its community
can be beneficial to students. I
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look forward to getting back to
that in Lebanon.”
In his capacity as Secondary
Supervisor of Instruction, Walters
was in charge of instruction in
English Language Arts, Social
Studies, Fine Arts and Physical
Education in grades 6-12.
Prior to joining the Central
Office staff, Walters spent
five years at Mt. Juliet High
School. From 2009-2011, he
taught standard, honors and
Advance Placement courses in
11th grade English. From 20112014, he served as assistant
principal at MJHS. His duties
included testing coordinator, AP
coordinator, data analysis, school
strategic planning and teacher
evaluations.
While working on his
bachelor and masters degrees,
he was a school bus driver for the
Searcy Public School District in
Searcy, Arkansas, as well as the
El Dorado Public School District,
and still holds his Commercial
Driver’s License with a Class B
endorsement.
Walters received his Bachelor
of Arts in English from Harding
University in Searcy, Arkansas,
in 2005, and his Masters in
Education Supervision and
Administration from Southern
Arkansas University in Magnolia,
Arkansas in December 2008.
He is currently working on
his Ph.D. in Leadership from the
University of the Cumberlands in
Williamsburg, Kentucky.
Travis D. Mayfield – Wilson
Central High School
After being away for five
years, Mayfield will return to
familiar territory as principal of
Wilson Central High School, a
position he held from 2006-2010.
In 2010, he accepted the
position as assistant principal of
Independence High School in the
Williamson
County
P u b l i c
Schools
System to
be closer
to his twins
who were
Mayfield
entering their
freshman year there.
“Dr. [Todd] Campbell,
principal of Independence High,
gave me the opportunity to
come here five years ago,” said
Mayfield. “I was able to be here
with them all four years while
they were in school. It was well
worth it.”
Prior to his first term as
principal at WCHS, he served as
the Wildcat’s assistant principal
and athletic director from 200506.
“I’m excited to have the
opportunity to come back to
Wilson County and especially
Wilson Central High School,”
Mayfield said. “Being a high
school principal is one of the
most challenging jobs there
is, but also one of the most
exciting.”
He received an Associate
of Arts in Health and Physical
Education from Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M; his Bachelor
of Science in Education from
Pittsburg State University;
and his Masters of Science in
Education from Northeastern
State University.
Anna Raines – Tuckers Crossroads Elementary School
Returning to the school where
she started her career as an
educator, Raines said she is
“very excited about returning to
Tuckers Crossroads.
“I spent 13-and-a-half years
there. Tuckers Crossroads is
a community school, and the
relationships
you build
there are
life-long,”
she said.
“I love the
students and
the parents.
Raines
Everyone is
just great out there.”
Raines said she keeps in
contact with a lot of the students
she had in class there.
“Some of my very first
students are enrolling their
children there now,” she noted.
“I’m thankful for the opportunity
to go back to somewhere that I
think of as home.”
She is returning to Tuckers
Crossroads after spending a
year-and-a-half as assistant
principal at Lebanon High
School, where she served as
Building Test Coordinator,
Textbook Coordinator, Teacher
Read each new principal’s full bio plus quotes
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Evaluator and Master Schedule
Builder. She was also in charge
of discipline for students whose
last name stated with G-L, as
well as others as needed.
During her years at Tuckers
Crossroads, Raines taught sixth,
seventh and eighth grade math,
as well as Algebra I. She created
her own resources to align with
the new standards, which were
shared with and implemented by
colleagues.
Christopher Plummer – West
Elementary School
Changing offices will require
a simple move down the hall for
Plummer when he assumes his
position as the new principal at
West Elementary School. For the
past two years, he has served as
assistant principal there.
“This is
truly a dream
come true to
be named
the new
principal,”
Plummer
said. “I’ve
been at this
school for
Plummer
the last three
years and seen it grown in size
and the services we offer.
“This is the Disneyland job
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in the near future, Craighead indicated.
‘Businesses already eyeing sites’
For instance, the mayor said that in other years,
he has spoken to a number of businesses who found
Lebanon and Wilson County interesting, but said
they had no potential franchisees lined up.
“This time, the businesses had franchisees ready
to go,” he said. “They were asking about locations
on this street corner or that street corner. Our local
economy is definitely rebounding.”
Cash agreed, “Our economy is definitely in a
growth mode.”
Craighead also pointed out that Cash’s previous
commercial recruiting experience makes her very
good at this type of negotiation. “Understanding
the needs of business is Helene’s talent,” he said.
Both of them talked about the excitement in
finding companies that are already interested in
Lebanon. “They had already looked at Lebanon
and were talking about certain intersections,”
Craighead said.
“Companies are all about the quality of life,”
Cash explained. “They see the community
holistically, not just the demographics. They read
the local newspapers, websites and check out the
TV and radio stations. They investigate us.”
‘A long-term process’
Cash added that Lebanon needs to target the right
to be able to come to work each
and every day and be surrounded
by kids whom I can serve in a
completely new role.”
Plummer said he is looking
forward to working with the
school’s parents, business
partners and other stakeholders
for West Elementary.
“Our number one goal is to
have continued success for our
school, and we look forward to
the moments of excellence that
I know will come in the future.”
As assistant principal,
Plummer has assisted in the dayto-day administration of up to 680
students. He has supervised and
evaluated teachers, developed
and maintained curriculum
standards, served as the Response
to Intervention School Chair,
Crisis Management Team Leader
and Building Test Coordinator.
Plummer received his
Bachelor of Science in
Elementary Education from
Western Kentucky University
in Bowling Green; his Masters
of Education from Southern
Wesleyan University in Central,
South Carolina; and his Master
of Education in Elementary
Administration and Supervision
from Charleston Southern
University in Charleston, South
Carolina.
businesses. “We want businesses that are going to
be involved in the community and growing with
it,” she said. “I’m glad when they know what’s
already here.”
She also pointed out that site selection is a longterm process for most businesses, so it also makes
sense to start talking now to businesses that won’t be
interested in the community until it is a little bigger.
“We need to start knocking now even if they
don’t build with less than 100,000 population,”
Cash said. “And some come in and buy property
while we are smaller, so they can be ready when
we are big enough.”
“It’s like getting them to watch us grow up, so
when we get ‘college age,’ they will be ready to
come visit,” Craighead added. “We need to keep in
contact. That’s what this convention is all about.”
‘JECDB a great partner’
Both Cash and Craighead also are very positive
about how valuable the JECDB is to the community.
“It is incredible,” Cash said. “They partner with us
as well as the other cities and the county.”
The mayor added that the JECDB has been
working for Wilson County for a long time.
“A lot of what is in Lebanon wouldn’t be here
if not for JECDB,” he said. “Their partnership is
key to all our success. We have a very deep bench.”
And partnerships are what RECon is all about,
too. “Government and private partnerships are
great,” Craighead said, “especially when there’s a
good return for your dollar.”
Writer Connie Esh can be contacted at cewrites@
yahoo.com.
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MEMORIAL DAY
County Memorial Day service welcomes Navy pilot, veterans
By SABRINA GARRETT
The Wilson Post
United States Army veteran Glen Beard gives a salute during the National
Anthem.
The crowd gathered
inside the upstairs meeting
room of the Wilson County
Courthouse flowed into the
hallways on Monday for a
special Memorial Day service,
sponsored by American
Legion Post 15, City of
Lebanon and Wilson County.
Following the welcome
by Master of Ceremonies
Lt. Col. Jim D. Henderson,
SSG J.W. McGuire gave
the invocation. There was
a posting of the colors by
American Legion Post 15
Color Guard, commanded
by MM5 Bob Hailey, the
National Anthem by MS
Daisey Kludt and the Pledge
of Allegiance led by EM2
Max Smith.
United States Navy Capt.
(ret.) Jack Bowers served
as guest speaker. Bowers,
who lives in Wilson County,
is a veteran pilot with over
5,000 hours of logged time
in Navy aircraft and 500
carrier landings. Bowers is a
1959 graduate of Vanderbilt
University.
He completed 27 years
of service to the Navy in a
variety of commands in active
service before retiring in
1986. A program distributed
to guests listed his awards
to include: Legion of Merit,
Meritorious Service Medal
(twice), Navy Commendation
and Expeditionary Medals.
Bowers took his time at
the podium to recite poems
written for war veterans.
The ceremony also
recognized the families of
veterans and those actively
serving in the military – Gold
Star and Blue Star Mothers
in particular. Reba Baltz,
president of the Music City
Star Chapter of Blue Star
Mothers, told the Wilson Post
that the organization has been
in existence since the 1940s.
“We meet in Smyrna on the
first Sunday of the month and
do a lot of service projects,”
she said, noting that Alicia
Hovies, who spoke during
the program, is also involved
in the organization. “Mt.
Juliet Elementary sends 500
Christmas stockings overseas
in November.”
Before closing the
ceremony, Henderson spoke
Citizens rise to their feet in the packed courtroom Monday morning at the Wilson County Courthouse as a wreath is presented for those military service
personnel hat re OW-MIA.
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Council discusses pay policy changes
Burton suggests double time for holidays
By CONNIE ESH
The Wilson Post
Lebanon city employees
may have slightly different
rules about overtime and callback time than they have had
in the past, if the Lebanon
City Council adopts policies
discussed in a recent work
session.
If approved, the new
personnel rules would allow all
regular employees to receive
time-and-a-half pay for all callback work, as well as for all
work over 40 hours in one week.
They already receive timeand-a-half for work over 40
hours, but in the past timeand-a-half has only applied to
call-back work if it meant the
employee worked more than 40
hours that week.
Basically, call-back work is
performed anytime an employee
has gone home and is called
back to work for an emergency
of some sort, Human Resources
Director Sylvia Reichle
explained to the city council at
the work session Thursday.
Police, fire: 14-, 28-day shifts
Sick leave, holiday and
vacation hours also would not
count toward an employee’s
40 hours worked under the
proposed new rules, Reichle
also told the council. But the
biggest adjustments would be
to police and fire workers’ pay
policies.
According to the federal Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA),
which mandates time-and-ahalf pay after 40 hours for all
regular employees, a work
period for police and fire may be
up to 28 days for the purposes of
overtime calculations, Reichle
said.
Following those FLSA
guidelines, the city’s Human
Resources and Finance
departments have proposed
adopting a 28-day work
period for non-exempt fire and
emergency service units (ESU),
and a 14-day work period for
non-exempt police.
That means police officers
and firefighters would be on
different schedules for overtime
pay. Firefighters would work a
28-day schedule, working 24
hours on and 48 hours off, while
police officers would be on a 14day schedule with shifts varying
from eight to 12 hours.
Their overtime would be
based on those schedules.
Firefighters would receive
overtime if they work more
than 212 hours in 28 days, and
police officers would receive
overtime after 86 hours in a 14day period.
Exempt police, fire and ESU
workers are those who work
40-hour weeks, in the office for
instance, or receive salaries as
supervisors. But even salaried
employees will receive overtime
if an emergency is declared by
the state or federal government,
according to Reichle.
Call-back: at least 2 hours pay
The call-back pay also would
apply to police and fire, too,
Reichle said.
If the new rules are passed,
police or fire employees who are
called back will be guaranteed
a minimum of two hours pay
at one-and-a-half times their
regular pay scale, even if the
problem only requires a few
minutes to correct.
Thursday’s work session
with city council members
Lanny Jewell (Ward 1),
Fred Burton (Ward 2), Rob
Cesternino (Ward 3), Bernie
Ash (Ward 4), and Mayor Philip
Craighead also discussed how
holidays would be handled
for those employees who are
required to work on the actual
holiday.
‘Floating holidays’ to
compensate
The plan calls for police,
fire, water and sewer, sanitation,
streets and Jimmy Floyd Center
employees to take “floating
holidays” to replace those
worked. They would be allowed
to take a different day as a
holiday instead of the actual one.
If they can’t arrange to take
the make-up day, Cesternino
suggested they be allowed to
transfer those days into sick
days which can be carried over
from one year to the next and
count toward retirement credit.
Burton suggested that the
employees who are required to
work holidays be given double
pay for those days, a suggestion
which proved popular with Fire
Chief Chris Dowell.
All the policies will have to
be heard by the full city council
and a vote taken to decide what
will become the final rules.
Writer Connie Esh can be
contacted at cewrites@yahoo.
com.
of POW/MIA soldiers
throughout America’s history.
Bill Burkart, whose father
was a pilot who went missing
in Vietnam, helped to lay a
wreath in honor of them.
Veterans Service Offi cer
Bernie Ash was moved by
the ceremony and said it was a
“great time to remember those
who gave their all.”
He added that next month
they hope to start construction
on a museum in the Veterans
Plaza.
Keynote speaker Capt. Jack Bowers
(USN ret.)
Staff Writer Sabrina Garrett
may be contacted at sgarrett@
wilsonpost.com.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
Guest column
Education initiatives in full swing
By Gov. BILL HASLAM
May is an exciting time across our state as families
celebrate graduations, and this time of year reminds
me of why we work so hard to make sure Tennesseans
are prepared for the workforce. Tennessee’s ability to
compete economically and recruit business is directly
tied to our citizens having the education skills and
credentials to succeed in today’s global economy.
Two years ago we launched the Drive to 55 to
increase
the number of Tennesseans with a degree or
Haslam
certificate beyond high school from 32 percent to 55
percent by the year 2025, and I’m encouraged to report that we’re making
progress.
The Tennessee Promise, our scholarship and mentoring program that
provides last dollar scholarships for graduating high school seniors to
attend community or technical college free of tuition and fees, is making a
real difference. Based on a forecast by the University of Tennessee Center
for Business and Economic Research, between 16,000-19,000 students are
projected to utilize benefits from the Tennessee Promise this fall.
Because of the Tennessee Promise, our state saw a growth rate of 12
percent in the number of students completing the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA). Tennessee has comprised 40 percent of the nation’s
growth in FAFSA filings. With this growth, 48 percent of our applicants will
be receiving full Pell grant benefits, demonstrating the Tennessee Promise
is appealing to low-income students and is helping them pursue higher
education, which they might not have seen a path to do otherwise.
We have also worked to attract Tennessee adults to higher education.
This spring, we launched Tennessee Reconnect, a multi-faceted approach
focused on adult learners. The first phase of this initiative was the TCAT
Reconnect grant, which provides tuition-free attendance at a Tennessee
college of applied technology. We launched the program on April 6, and it
has attracted almost 11,000 applicants.
In the next phase of the Reconnect initiative, we will be focused on
Tennesseans with some college but no degree. Last fall, we began assessing
how many adults had dropped out of college with more than half of their
degree requirements fulfilled. We found that more than 85,000 former
students had done so. We will be actively reaching out to those adults to
inform them about our initiatives and assist them in completing their degrees.
One of the hard facts about our performance in education has been that
two-thirds of our community college students have required remedial math
instruction when entering higher education. We are doing something about
that with a program called SAILS.
The Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support program gives
students who need extra support in math the attention they need during their
senior year in high school, so they can avoid remediation in college.
In 2013, SAILS served 8,400 students, with 66 percent completing all
remediation, which saved over $6 million in college tuition. SAILS has now
expanded even further, serving nearly 11,000 students. In the second year
of operations, SAILS saw an increase in course completion to 89 percent,
resulting in a savings in tuition of over $11 million.
The Drive to 55 has overseen the operation of LEAP, the Leveraging
Education Assistance Partnership, a grant program that directly links skills
our colleges are teaching to current workforce needs in various communities.
The program is projected to provide opportunities to nearly 8,000 students.
Veterans’ enrollment in Tennessee colleges since 2008 has increased by
nearly 200 percent. Our Drive to 55 supports student veterans by exploring
the most impactful ways to help veterans succeed in college, applying best
practices for serving veterans and launching the Tennessee Veteran Reconnect
grant, which provides funds to colleges and universities to develop ways to
increase veteran success.
There is still more to come for Drive to 55. For example, this fall the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville will launch the first massive open online
course (MOOC) in the state, which is expected to serve about 4,000 students.
We have heard over and over from employers across the state about the
need for a skilled workforce to meet the demands of the modern workplace.
We are excited about the progress we’re making. Our goal is to ensure that
Tennesseans have the education, training and skills necessary to have a
good-paying, high-quality job.
Remember when...
Local officials and organizers of the planned Lebanon-Wilson County Community Park gathered at the park site on Saturday,
April 22, 1995, for a special dedication ceremony. Pictured, from left are Mark Lee, Sue Vanatta, Joe Hayes, Jerry Hunt, Sen. Bob
Rochelle, Mayor Don Fox, Kathy Warmath, Joe Bell, June and Bill Heydel, Ann and Max Smith and Brian Smith.
Photo by TROY PUTMAN/The Wilson WORLD, April 27, 1995
Slick-Talking and Jive-Walking Crooks
By KENNY MARTIN
Mt. Juliet City Manager
Now that spring is here, and
summer is just around the corner,
there is no time like the present to
take preventive steps and measures
against thefts, scams and fraud.
Our crook, thief and con artist
populations view the changing
seasons as new job opportunities.
Martin
They look for the perfect opportunity
to steal, deceive and downright lie to make a buck. These
criminally minded people have no shame and love to target
our citizens for their trusting nature.
These evil individuals also apparently have no shame
or problem taking property that doesn’t belong to them.
They often drain citizen bank accounts by offering a job or
service they never deliver, even after being paid for their
service ahead of time. Most of the time, the unsuspecting
citizen doesn’t even realize they don’t need the service
being offered because of their own trusting nature and
the skill of these con artists. But these slick-talking and
jive-walking crooks sell the victims these scary the-skyis-falling stories and con them into repairs they don’t need
nor ever receive.
I wonder if these crooks would feel the same about their
so-called profession if they or someone they love were to
be bilked, swindled, cheated, ripped off or just downright
lied to. I very seriously doubt it. What these crooks need
to do is get a job and quit making excuses for their laziness
and evil ways. It’s time to stop making excuses to make
yourselves feel better and straighten your act up. There’s
no excuse or justification for thievery – plain and simple!
Honest citizens work hard for what they have and don’t
need thieves deciding if they earned or deserve it. With
all that in mind, I would like to encourage all citizens
to get second opinions on work needed, both requested
and solicited. Ask all business and sales companies for
references, credentials, licenses and bonds, and document
everything. Don’t be afraid or ashamed to ask questions.
We have to look out for one another to combat this problem.
And don’t be the least bit embarrassed about saying, “no,
I’m not interested.”
It is also important to look out for our senior citizens
and their welfare. Our seniors are often targeted by these
slick-talking and jive-walking crooks because of their very
trusting nature. Our seniors were born in an era when a
handshake and a person’s word were often all that was
needed to seal a deal. Let’s look out for one another and
send these crooks packing.
Insecurity Digest
Change. I Want to Punch You!
By JENNIFER CHRISTENSEN
I hate change. Wait, hate doesn’t
quite cut it. I despise change. It
makes me sweat. It buckles my
knees and puts a perpetual pit in my
stomach. It preoccupies my days and
terrorizes my nights. Change. Those
shifting seas of life that send my boat
tossing in unchartered directions.
Yeah, I don’t just crave smooth
sailing. I would rather not be on the
Christensen
boat at all.
There are no areas of my life where change is welcome.
And before you respond with some sage advice about how
“nothing is certain except uncertainty” or “everything
changes” or “Jennifer, get out of the fetal position,” let me
tell you a thing or two. I already know. My head knows it
all. Every scriptural reference, every fortune cookie, every
ancient philosopher, every single truth about change, I have
already processed in my life intellectually and spiritually.
My friends, this has been a life long battle. I also know
that not everyone rails against it like I do. I have known
people who change addresses, places of employment
or significant others more times than their underwear.
Obviously, change is not their issue. Wanderlust. It’s never
really been my thing.
Here is the real problem, for me, with change. Change
hurts. It’s painful. And not the unexpected paper cut
kind of pain either. It’s the compound fracture, open
heart variety that knocks you down and keeps you in
the hospital for a while. And, yes, I know that not all
change is bad. Sometimes Sonic adds a slush with Nerds
in it. Occasionally, Starbucks rolls out another delicious
Frappucino. Every once in a while, you go from a size 10
to a size 8. Yes, some change is welcome. However, I am
talking about the life quaking variety. That’s the kind of
change I want to punch in the face.
Ay, there’s the rub. I can know all day long that
change in life is going to come. And I can even know
that change is going to hurt. But having that knowledge
doesn’t keep me from feeling it, shouldering it, doing
the emotional work necessary to see the other side of
it. Knowledge doesn’t act as a shield that protects our
hearts from feeling the separations that life quaking often
brings. As young children, we learn all about life from
our sensory interactions with it. When we touched a hot
stove, we learned never to do that again. When we got
screamed at for crossing the road without looking, we
learned to be more cautious. When we hurt someone, we
were disciplined. Pain became associated with behaviors
that we should not repeat. Change feels like pain and pain
feels like punishment.
I am learning that we often do more harm than good in
life when we tell those around us struggling with change
that they just need to “pray harder,” or my personal favorite,
“have more faith.” Or better yet, we tell them, “Don’t
let the fear swallow you whole. God’s got this.” Yes, I
know He does, and I am going to be completely honest,
that’s what scares me. He is after one thing in my life.
Sanctification. And the last time I checked in on my own
spiritual journey, that has the tendency to hurt too.
Now, this is about the time in my writing when I often
turn this bad boy around on the highway of despair and
drive it straight to the corner of lesson learned and goal
achieved. But I can’t do that this time. And not because
I don’t love Jesus, but because my mortal enemy, change,
consistently lies in wait for me, reminding me of everything
I have to lose. And on the other side of that same coin is
everything there is to gain.
Jennifer Christensen is an English teacher at Mt. Juliet
Christian Academy and writes regularly on her blog,
insecuritydigest.com.
www.wilsonpost.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 - A5
Fairview Church to
host Missions Market
Local artisan craft, food event to benefit missions to Central Asia
Lebanon’s Sandefur with NTOA scholarship
Lebanon’s Heather Sandefur has been awarded a scholarship from the NTOA (National Tactical Officers Association).
Heather is currently a student at UT-Chattanooga and will use this scholarship towards her college expenses. The
scholarship was awarded to only six individuals across the United States. Applicants must have been sponsored
by an NTOA member, have a letter of recommendation and complete and essay to qualify for selection. She is the
daughter of Kynn and Dana “Scooter” Sandefur of Lebanon, who is a member of Lebanon Police Department’s
S.W.A.T. Team, NTOA member and Heather’s sponsor for the scholarship.
Submitted
Lebanon’s Fairview Church
will host the first-ever
Missions Market on
Friday, June 26 and
Saturday, June 27,
and the two-day local
artisan and food event
promises plenty of
handmade crafts, goods
and locally grown produce.
The event, which will run
from 4 until 8 p.m. on June 26 and
from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on June 27, will feature
live music and more than 30 vendors. It will
support a local group of residents
on their missions trip to
Central Asia in September,
and organizers hope to
raise $4,000.
Fairview Church
is located at 1660
Leeville Pike. To learn
more about the Missions
Market or to reserve a
vendor booth, contact event
coordinator Laura ClarksonJohnson at 615-319-1530 or visit www.
facebook.com/fairviewmissionsmarket.
Wednesday Puzzles
"Hello Again"
Local Obituaries
Virginia Douglas
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 27 at Lebanon’s Partlow
Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Douglas, 88, of
Lebanon.
The widow of the late Charles Owen Douglas
and the daughter of the late Zelmer and Corrine
Moses, she died Sunday May 24, 2015.
Mrs. Douglas was a member of Lebanon’s
First Baptist Church and was retired from Lux
Clock.
The family will receive friends Wednesday
from 10 a.m. until the services.
Burial will follow at Wilson County Memorial
Gardens.
Survivors include sons Robert (Mary)
Douglas and Kevin Douglas.
The family offers a special thank you to the
staff of The Pavilion for their kindness and care.
Lebanon’s Partlow Funeral Chapel is in
charge of arrangements.
Mary Alice Warren
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27 at the Sellars Funeral Home
on the Baddour Parkway for Mrs. Warren, 72,
of Carthage.
The widow of the late Odis Ray Warren, Sr.,
she died May 23, 2015.
The family will be receiving Wednesday from
11 a.m. until the service.
Burial will be at Wilson County Memorial
Park.
The family offers thanks to Sherry’s Run.
Arrangements are in the care of Sellars
Funeral Home, Lebanon.
Russell Chick
Mr. Chick died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at
age 94.
A private memorial service will be held at
a later date.
He is survived by children: Helen Haynes,
Rusty Chick, Ginger Reed, Johnny Chick and
Pattie Netherton and 14 grandchildren.
Arrangements are in the care of Sellars
Funeral Home, Lebanon.
Jack Rosberg
Graveside services were conducted Sunday
morning, May 24 at Mt. Juliet Memorial
Gardens for Mr. Rosberg, 89, of Hermitage.
Formerly of Los Angeles, CA and a World
war II veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Rosberg
died May 20, 2105.
Survivors include his wife Ann Rosberg, four
children and 13 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 4825 Trousdale
Drive, Suite, 220, Nashville, 37220.
Arrangements were in the care of Bond
Memorial Chapel, Mt. Juliet.
Harry N. Blackwell
Funeral services were conducted Monday,
May 25 at Bond Memorial Chapel for Mr.
Blackwell, 73, of Old Hickory.
Retired from the TVA Nashville Engineering
Unit, he died May 22, 2015.
Graveside services were held later Monday
at Oakwood Cemetery in Sheffield, AL.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Juliet
Christian Academy Elementary School Fund,
735 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, 37122.
Survivors include his wife Becky Atwell
Blackwell and son Chance (Rachel) Blackwell.
Arrangements were in the care of Bond
Memorial Chapel, Mt. Juliet.
Juanita Tomlinson
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon,
May 24 at Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet for
Mrs. Tomlinson, 80, of Mt. Juliet.
Mrs. Tomlinson died May 22, 2015.
Burial was at Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
Survivors include her daughter, Mitzi
(Tommy) Birdwell; along with numerous nieces
and nephews.
Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home at
Mt. Juliet.
Richard John “Ski” Fialkowski
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon,
May 24 at Bond Memorial Chapel for Mr.
Fialkowski, 74, of Mt. Juliet.
Retired Chief of Police of Hardeeville, SC,
he died May 21, 2015.
Interment was at Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include: wife tracy Murphy
Fialkowski and four children.
Memorials may be made to Alive Hospice,
1718 Patterson Street, Nashville 37203.
Arrangements are in the care of Bond
Memorial Chapel, Mt. Juliet.
Ron Louis Hadarich
A private celebration of life service will be
scheduled at a later time for Mr. Hadarich, 66,
of Mt. Juliet.
A native of East Chicago, Indiana and a U.S.
Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he died May
19, 2015.
A welder and a member of the Steel Workers
Local #1010, he was retired from ArcelorMittal
(Inland Steel).
Survivors include his wife Margaret York
Hadarich and three children.
Memorials may be made to American Lung
Association, 1 Vantage Way, Nashville, 37228.
Arrangements were in the care of Bond
Memorial Chapel, Mt. Juliet.
Paula Evelyn Oldfield
Funeral services were held Saturday evening,
May 23 at Hunter Funeral Home for Mrs.
Oldfield, 90, of Watertown.
The widow of the late Henry Odell Oldfield,
she died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at The Pavilion
in Lebanon.
Interment was at Jones Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include: daughters Pamela Carol
(Ken) Hoffman, Laleta Jan (Don) Shipper,
Kristina Gail (Bill) McKee, Nicola Lee (Danny)
Vantrease.
The family wishes to thank the staff and
employees of Southern Manor Living and The
Pavilion for her care.
Memorial donations may be made to the
Watertown Wilson County Library, Public
Square, Watertown, 37184.
Watertown’s Hunter Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Frances “Sis” Hobbs Dillard
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon, May 23 at the Cedar Creek Baptist
Church for Mrs. Dillard, 91, of Lebanon.
Retired from Charlie’s Tire Store and a
longtime Sunday School teacher at Cedar Creek
Baptist Church, she died May 20, 2015 at her
home.
She was the widow of the late Harvey Lee
“Preacher” Dillard.
Interment was at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Cedar Creek Youth Group.
Arrangements were in the care of Ligon &
Bobo Funeral Home.
Read past obituaries
online at wilsonpost.com
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Local Stocks
At 11:30 am
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AFLAC
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AT&T
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Autozone
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BankAmerica
Comm Health Sys 53.98
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Cracker Barrel
74.15
Dollar General
Dover Motorsports 2.37
76.14
Duke Power
14.78
First Tenn. Nat’l
15.53
Ford Motor Co.
17.22
Fred’s
68.89
Genesco
Healthsouth Corp 44.34
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Humana
73.37
Kroger
18.15
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47.31
Microsoft
46.56
Nisource Inc
Pinnacle Financial 50.34
Regions Financial 10.37
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Siri (Satellite Radio) 3.92
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Suntrust
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Tractor Supply
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Local businesswoman delights in
bringing out the beauty in women
solution and takes spray tanning just as seriously
as she does makeup.
Doll Face Event Ready Makeup & Spray Tans
“A Doll Face Spray tan lasts 5 to 7 days. I
owner Niki Green’s first memory of makeup always give tips and tricks to help extend the tan
comes from her 10th birthday party.
out even longer than that if taken care of well,”
She received the gift of a tiny purse containing she said. “Some of the differences between the
a compact of powder, blush, lip gloss and clear old-school mentality of booth spray versus a Doll
mascara – and was hooked. “It
Face tan are – in the booth at spray
was everything to me because up
tan establishments there is a preuntil that point I had never been
recorded voice that tells you when
allowed to wear makeup,” she
to turn and how to stand. But, if
said.
not done properly or in time it
Fast-forward to 2015 – the
can turn out to be a disaster with
busy wife and mom of “four sweet
stripey or harsh lines and blotchy
kiddos” beautifies on a daily basis.
or dark spots.
“Doll Face has been a blessing.
“With a Doll Face spray tan
I am doing something that I feel so
not only do you have a live spray
passionate about and at the same
tan artist doing the work so that
time I am able to make each of
you don’t have to but, I make
my clients feel fabulous while
sure that you are perfectly blended
still working with my family
before you leave. I also am sure
schedule,” she said, joking that
to use the most perfect color for
Green
“keeping up with their schedules
your skin tone. Not only does
could quite possibly keep me employed 40 hours a beautiful tan make you feel skinnier with the
a week alone.”
illusion of tone and definition, but it can also give
Green decided to pursue a career as a makeup you the feeling of walking away prettier.”
artist after being encouraged by friends and
Spray tanning is a safe alternative to exposing
family.
skin to harsh UV rays found in natural sun
“It seemed that more and more of my family exposure and tanning beds, she added.
and friends would ask me to swing by and help
A unique aspect of Green’s business is that she
them with their makeup before they would go travels onsite to see clients, making sure each of
out and do something fun,” Green said. “They them receive celebrity treatment.
always asked me because they knew how
“My favorite part of my job each day is when
much I enjoyed it, but also because it seemed to clients, whether it be for makeup or spray tan,
always turn out fantastic. After a while, someone come to me looking beautiful but leave feeling
said, ‘You should really think about doing this beautiful,” she said. “We as women have a
professionally.’ From there it just took off.”
natural beauty within ourselves that sometimes
Some of the most popular events to book we overlook. I always strive to highlight that inner
makeup services for are weddings, proms, family beauty and make it shine outwardly to the world.”
photo shoots, special anniversaries, pageants,
For more information, “like” Doll Face on
dance and cheer competitions and girls’ nights out. Facebook or call Green at 615-977-1312 to
When she began booking clients as a makeup schedule an appointment.
artist, adding spray tanning to the mix seemed
Staff Writer Sabrina Garrett may be contacted
like a natural choice. Green said she uses Norvell at [email protected].
COMMUNITY
By SABRINA GARRETT
The Wilson Post
Bradshaw
Woman of Wilson:
Jennifer Bradshaw
By SABRINA GARRETT
The Wilson Post
Jennifer Bradshaw has served Wilson County senior
citizens and their families for over 30 years.
Although she was raised in neighboring Trousdale County,
Bradshaw said her work in the Wilson County community has
always made it feel like “home.”
“Wilson County and the families I have met over the last 30
years hold a special memory in my heart,” she said.
Bradshaw, who is now the Executive Director at Southern
Manor Assisted Living, came to Wilson County in 1985.
“After finishing nursing school and college I began working
in a local long term care facility and skilled nursing facility
in Lebanon, where I worked for over 25 years,” she said. “In
2010, I obtained my administrators license for ALF’s and began
working for Southern Manor Assisted Living, where I remain
today.”
Bradshaw explained that Southern Manor provides a safe,
secure home for seniors while maintaining their highest level
of functioning and quality of life. She said that they also allow
seniors to “age in place.”
“We visit the local senior citizen centers providing a staff
member to take blood pressures on a weekly basis, provide
refreshments and door prizes for bingo and assist with their
various parties and activities,” she said. “We are also a location
site for the new Yellow Dot Program for seniors. We do home
assessments to check for assisted living appropriateness at no
charge.”
When she isn’t busy caring for seniors’ needs, Bradshaw
enjoys time with her husband of 27 years, Bill Bradshaw, and
two children, Allen Bradshaw, 23, and Katie Bradshaw, 20.
“I love to be outdoors – love to be on the lake, swimming,
boating and fishing,” she said. “My family and I spend a lot of
spare time on Center Hill Lake.”
The woman Bradshaw most admires is her mother.
“My mother was a single parent and worked very hard to
provide for me. She is where I have learned my hard work
ethic,” she said. “She taught me to always be honest and true
to myself, to always treat people the way that you would want
to be treated, to always show kindness and compassion and to
always be true to who you are and remember where you came
from.”
Staff Writer Sabrina Garrett may be contacted at sgarrett@
wilsonpost.com.
Sports Village donates to family
Sports Village Fitness, in conjunction with the annual Go Johnny Go 5/10 K
walk and run, recently held a silent auction to benefit the family of Ronnie
Lawson, who recently lost his battle with cancer. Sports Village Fitness
General Manager Jan Rubins, at right, presents Brittany Lawson with
cash and checks totaling more than $2,300 raised via the silent auction.
Submitted
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 - A7
Neighborhood to
open Lebanon clinic
Pictured, from left, Ashley Richards, Tom Faulk (WWUD), Mike Patton (WWUD), Seth Rye and Larry Engles (WWUD).
Submitted
West Wilson Utility District wins ‘Best Tasting Water’ contest
West Wilson Utility District (WWUD)
was recently named the winner of the
Region 5 Best Tasting Water Contest.
Sponsored by the Tennessee Association of
Utility Districts (TAUD), the competition
was held at WWUD.
Drinking water samples were judged on
their clarity, bouquet and taste, according to
a statement released by TAUD.
In addition to WWUD, the participating
utilities were Gladeville Utility District,
Hartsville Trousdale Utility District,
Hendersonville Utility District, LaGuardo
Utility District, Madison Suburban Utility
District and Portland Utility System. TAUD
Region 5 consists of Cheatham, Davidson,
Robertson, Sumner and Wilson counties.
Ashley Richards, JR Wauford, Dustin
Turner of the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Seth Rye
of Rye Engineering and Frank Lammers of
HD Supply were judges for the competition.
TAUD conducted the Best Tasting
Water in Tennessee Contest in each of the
association’s 11 regions over the last few
months. The winner of each region will
be submitted in a statewide competition at
TAUD’s “Business of Running a Utility”
Conference at the Gatlinburg Convention
Center on August 13. The statewide winner
will represent Tennessee in February 2016
in Washington D.C. in the Great American
Taste Test.
Neighborhood Health recently received $495,000 in
Affordable Care Act funding to develop a clinic in Lebanon
to serve those who are uninsured and underserved.
The grant is part of a national initiative that is funding 164
new community health centers with funds totaling $101 million.
Neighborhood Health is the only Nashville-area program to
receive the funding – other programs funded in Tennessee are
in Knoxville and Memphis.
The award will enable individuals and
families in Lebanon, Wilson County and
the surrounding area to have access to the
affordable health care that Neighborhood
Health currently provides in Davidson and
Trousdale counties. Services will include
comprehensive preventive and primary
care provided by a physician and nurse
practitioner. A licensed behavioral health
provider will also provide counseling.
Bufwack
Mary Bufwack, CEO of Neighborhood
Health, said that Lebanon was selected because there are a
large number of uninsured residents and no community health
center in Wilson County. According to a release issued by
Neighborhood Health, roughly 15,000 Lebanon residents are
considered low-income and more than 6,000 are uninsured.
Bufwack noted, “A clinic serving those who are low-income
can have a significant impact on the health of the county;
38.7 percent of adults in the county have high blood pressure
and more than 12 percent report having been diagnosed with
diabetes.”
A projected 2,500 individuals will be served annually, and
the clinic will open by September. Services will be provided
with payments discounted based on family size and income.
TennCare and other insurance are accepted. Services will not
be denied because of inability to pay.
Neighborhood Health, formerly United Neighborhood
Health Services Inc., is a private nonprofit network of
neighborhood health centers that have served Nashville
for almost 40 years. Neighborhood Health annually serves
approximately 32,000 medically underserved people of all
ages; 17,000 have no health insurance.
First Freedom Bank
promotes Marsh, Rabe
Spectra Energy donates service to
Watertown’s Three Forks Park
Several employees with Spectra Energy completed a “Helping Hands” project at Three Forks
Community Park in Watertown over the weekend, installing landscape timbers and mulch
around the playground area. Bobby Arnold, region general manager for Spectra Energy, is
pictured with Watertown Mayor Mike Jennings. “We are fortunate to work for a company that
allows us the opportunity to give back to communities that mean so much to our employees
and their families,” Arnold said.
Submitted
First Freedom Bank recently announced the promotion of
two employees to officer-level positions. Debbie Marsh was
promoted to mortgage administration officer, and Christen
Rabe was promoted to mortgage origination officer. Previously,
both were mortgage specialists within the department.
“Both Debbie and Christen practice
first-class customer service and do a great
job managing our mortgage operations,”
First Freedom CEO John Lancaster
said. “Their combined knowledge, from
the initial application to the closing table,
enables First Freedom to offer the most
efficient and hassle-free mortgage option
in the area. We are very pleased to honor
them with these promotions to officer.”
In her new position as mortgage
Marsh
administration officer, Marsh will oversee
mortgage processing operations at the
bank while also working more closely
with the bank’s mortgage investors.
Marsh has been with First Freedom for
almost three years and has more than
20 years of experience in the mortgage
industry with such companies as Guaranty
Trust and vision Mortgage. She and her
husband, Rick, have been married 42
Rabe
years, have two children and are expecting
their first grandchild in July. They are members of the First
Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet. A native of Chattanooga, Marsh
has been a Wilson County resident since 1989.
Rabe, as mortgage origination officer, will be responsible for
all mortgage origination activities for the bank and is charged
with maintaining the mortgage investor relationships. Rabe has
been with First Freedom since February 2014 and has more
than five years of experience in mortgage and real estate closing
transactions. Prior to her employment with First Freedom, she
was employed with Tressler & Associates PLLC, where she
was the post-closing director.
Rabe is a graduate of Friendship Christian School and the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree
in psychology. A Wilson County native, she is highly involved
in the community. She is the youth director at St. Frances
Cabrini Catholic Church and participates in Sherry’s Run,
Relay for Life, CASA 5K, Go Johnny Go, Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure and many other charitable events. She and her
husband, Sean, were married in April and reside in Lebanon.
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Sports in brief
LHS softball tryouts planned
Open tryouts for the 2016 Lebanon High softball team will be held
from 2-4 p.m. June 10-12.
Attendance all three days is
mandatory unless other arrangements have been made. Tryouts are
open to any player who will attend
LHS during the 2015-16 school year.
Players should bring a current
(after April 15) sports physical,
signed consent and medical care
form, signed and initialed TSSAA
concussion form, transportation to
and from the workout and softball
equipment. No equipment (bats,
gloves, catching equipment, helmets) will be provided.
All forms are available on the
softball website. For more information, visit the LHS softball website
for contact coach John LaFevor at
[email protected] or [email protected].
FCS baseball camp
Friendship Christian School will
host a summer baseball camp June
1-5 for boys ages six through 13.
Camp sessions will be held between
the hours of 1-3 p.m.
Cost is $75 per camper and
includes a camp t-shirt as well as
daily guest speakers including:
Cumberland baseball players
and CU head coach Woody Hunt,
former MLB pitcher Jeff Bennett
and University of Tennessee players. Email Commander coach John
McNeal at [email protected].
MJ boys hoops camp
The Mt. Juliet Boys’ basketball
team will be hosting its annual basketball camp for boys entering the
second grade through the eighth
grade Monday, June 1 through
Thursday, June 4.
Times will be from 8 until 11
a.m. each day. The camp will be
conducted by the high school
coaches and players. Contact Coach
Troy Allen at 615-758-5606.
CU softball camp / clinic
Cumberland University softball
and head coach Heather Stanfill
will offer two camps for ages 5-12
as well as a one-day clinic for ages
13-17 this summer at the CU Softball Field.
Camps for ages 5-12 run from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 22-24 and
July 13-15.
Preregistration for the first
camp is June 1 and June 25 for the
second camp. The one-day clinic for
middle and high school-aged players is a new edition to this year’s
offerings for the Bulldogs.
Camp information and forms for
individuals and teams may be found
at gocumberlandathletics.com.
For more information contact Stanfill at athstanfill@cumberland.
edu or call 615-547-1324.
CU Sports Hall of Fame
The Cumberland University Athletic Department is accepting nominations for the Class of 2015 Sports
Hall of Fame until June 13.
Nominations must be made in
writing and include full justification for the nomination, including
statistics, honors, awards and any
other information pertaining to the
nominee.
The 2015 Hall of Fame dinner
is set for Friday, October 30, at 6:30
p.m. in Baird Chapel.
Nominations should be emailed
mailed to: Sports Information Director Jo Jo Freeman jfreeman@
cumberland.edu.
Volleyball all-skills camp
Friendship Christian volleyball
coach John Stephens will hold an
all-skills camp June 9, 10 and 11 at
the Bay Family Sportsplex.
Cost is $75 per camper for
all athletes entering grades six
through eight and will be held 9
a.m. - 12 Noon.
The camp will focus on passing,
hitting, setting and serving with a
focus on learning defense and offense for team play.
Register at fcsvolleyball.com
Please e-mail info to:
[email protected]
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
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WC sweeps AAA; tops defending champs 6-5
By TOMMY BRYAN
MURFREESBORO -Wilson Central’s softball
team stormed to the program’s first TSSAA state
championship last week
out-scoring four opponents
by a combined 34-13.
The toughest game for
the Lady Wildcats came in
Friday’s state finals at Starplex as Coach Mike Shepard’s team jumped ahead 6-0
after two innings -- then
held on for a 6-5 victory
over defending state champion Dickson County.
“Dickson County is such
a good team,” Shepard said
after the game.
“We knew we’d have
to score some runs against
them. This whole week
they’ve been falling behind
and coming back. They
kept fighting.
“They made some mistakes early and we were
able to take advantage.
They cleaned it up and their
pitcher shut us down the
rest of the way.
“I was worried, but the
girls were able to pull together and get it done.”
WCHS took a 2-0 lead
in the bottom of the first
as Claire Smith came
home on a wild pitch, and
cleanup hitter Katie Eakes
squeezed home Morgan
Powell from third with a
perfect bunt up the first
base line.
“Believe it or not, Katie
is out best bunter,” Shepard
said, “she loves that stuff.
“They were playing the
infield back and she had
that look in her eye.
“I really thought it might
be a 2-0, 2-1 game so we
went for it.”
The Lady Wildcats added four more in the second
as a bases loaded grounder
to second produced three
following a series of poor
throws by Dickson County.
The Lady Cougars settled down and chipped
away at the lead, scoring
three in the top of the third
and two more in the fourth.
Dickson finished with
11 hits, but Central starter Hannah Bodenhorn
stranded 11 baserunners.
Bodenhorn finished with
five strikeouts and two
MURFREESBORO -- Wilson Central sophomore Kendal Tomlin slides across the plate during a four-run uprising in the second inning of
Friday’s Class AAA championship game against defending state champion Dickson County. The Lady Wildcats went on to post a 6-5 victory, ending the season with a record of 41-7-1. TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
walks to get the decision.
Bodenhorn threw 123
pitches in the seven inning
game -- 93 for strikes.
Dickson’s Brooklin Lee
was tagged with the loss,
allowing just three hits but
she walked five batters with
just one strikeout.
“We have seen so much
good pitching this year,”
Shepard said, “especially
when you look at Savannah
Sanders of Mt. Juliet.
“I think playing against
her so many (five) times
helped toughen our girls
up. They were ready to battle another great pitcher in
Brooklin.”
Powell,
Eakes
and
Shelby Woodard had the
only hits for Wilson Central while Brooke Pfefferle (one) and Eakes (two)
drove in runs.
Wilson Central ended
the 2015 season with a record of 41-7-1 and championships of both the District
9-AAA and Region 5-AAA
tournaments.
The Lady Wildcats
closed out the season with
14 consecutive victories.
Wilson Central 7,
Ooltewah 2
MURFREESBORO -Down 2-1 after five, Wilson
Central responded with six
runs in the top of the sixth
inning to post a 7-2 victory
over five-time state champion Ooltewah in the finals
of the Class AAA winner’s
bracket Thursday afternoon
at Starplex.
Powell and Eakes sin-
gled to open the sixth, then
Kayla Varner walked to
load the bases.
Morgan Stokes broke
the game open with a threerun double to center, giving
WCHS a 4-2 edge.
MURFREESBORO -- Wilson Central coach Mike Shepard visits with shortstop Brooke Pfefferle during
Friday’s state championship game vs. Dickson County. TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
MURFREESBORO -- Wilson Central players spill out of the third base dugout to mob winning pitcher Hannah Bodenhorn (20) after the final out of Friday’s 6-5 win over
Dickson County in the Class AAA sotball finals. TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
Tommy Bryan / Sports Editor / 444-6008
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Never say die FCS
takes DII-A crown
with walk-off wins
By TOMMY BRYAN
MURFREESBORO
-Teetering on the brink of
elimination in back-to-back
games, Friendship Christian’s softball team produced
a pair of thrilling walk-off
wins to sweep The King’s
Academy for the Division
II-A state championship Friday at Starplex.
Coming out of the loser’s
bracket, the Lady Commanders belted three solo
home runs to top The King’s
Academy 3-2 in the championship opener Friday morning.
Brice Dabbs, Tana
Whited and Courtney Petty all homered for FCS with
Petty’s blast leading off the
bottom of the seventh to end
the game in walk-off fashion.
Friendship managed just
six hits off TKA’s Haven
Taylor while Petty kept the
Lady Lions in check on five
hits and struck out six.
“That one took a lot of
pressure off our shoulders,”
said Friendship coach Jody
Atwood.
“We had played poorly in
spots Thursday morning (in
a 10-0 loss to TKA) and I
thought we let things get to
us.
“We kind of got our focus
back.”
Friday’s winner take all
game had more highs and
lows than a roller coaster as
the two teams swapped haymakers though 10 innings
with FCS coming out on
top 11-10 as senior Jordan
Burton delivered the walkoff hit -- a single over shortstop.
Friendship led 4-0 after
three, only to see The King’s
Academy score three runs
in the top of the fourth, then
take a 5-4 lead with three in
the top of the fifth.
FCS took a 6-5 lead with
two runs the bottom of the
sixth, then TKA went up 7-6
with a two-spot in the top of
the seventh.
The Lady Lions had runners on first and third with
no outs against Petty, when
Taylor Weekly lifted a high
fly to left.
FCS outfielder Brooke
Eakes made a leaping grab
at the base of the temporary
fencing for out one, then
toppled over the barrier -invoking a dead ball.
After much discussion,
the runner on third was allowed to score and the runner on first moved to second
-- negating Friendship’s effort at a game ending triple
play.
Whited tied the game at
7-all and forced extra innings with a long home run
to lead off the bottom of the
seventh.
After a scoreless eighth
inning, TKA took an 8-7
lead in the top of the ninth
on a solo homer by Weekly.
Dabbs returned the favor
with a solo shot of her own
with two out in the bottom
of the frame -- sending the
game to the 10th.
FCS misplayed a fly ball
in the top of the 10th, allowing The King’s Academy to
score two runs for a 10-8
lead.
The Lady Commanders
tied the game on clutch RBI
MURFREESBORO -- Friendship Christian first base coach Duane Lowe celebrates with Jordan Burton after her walk-off RBI single
handed the Lady Commanders an 11-10 victory over The King’s Academy in the Division II-A softball finals Friday. Losing pitcher
Haven Taylor (11) dejectedly walks toward her dugout. TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
hits by Petty (a single) and
Whited (a double), sandwiched around a sacrifice
bunt by Eakes and an infield
out by Riley Walker.
Down in the count 0-2,
Burton delivered with a
single over the shortstop’s
head.
“It was up and inside,”
Burton said about the pitch.
“I’d been struggling and I
knew 0-2 I had to swing if it
was close. I was hoping for
a ground ball in the hole, but
I got more than I asked for.
“She had been pitching me outside all day, so I
crowded the plate a little and
was able to fight it off.”
“That’s a senior right
there,” Coach Atwood
said of Burton’s hit, “that’s
something she’ll remember
the rest of her life.”
Atwood spoke glowingly
of his squad’s effort.
“These kids never quit
fighting today,” Atwood
said, “the resiliency of this
team to come back time after time with two outs -- it’s
amazing.
“Championship
teams
find ways to win -- it doesn’t
matter how. We played with
our backs to the wall all
day.”
The two teams combined
for 26 hits -- 16 for FCS.
Whited finished with
three hits and three RBI.
Petty, Walker, Burton,
Kelsi Dickey and Dabbs had
two hits apiece.
Friendship Christian ended 37-9 overall -- winners in
six of seven games to close
out the season.
The Spring Fling appearance was the first for the
Lady Commander program
since the 2010 season and
14th overall.
ABOVE -- Tana Whited after her RBI double in the 10th. BELOW
-- FCS takes the trophy. TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
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child to Vanderbilt Children’s After-Hours Clinic. A board-certified Vanderbilt
pediatrician is on site nights and weekends, treating everything from flu and
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Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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2015 Spring Fling in review
Mark Britt places fifth in 3,200M
By TOMMY BRYAN
MURFREESBORO -- A
fifth place finish in Friday’s
Class AAA 3,200 Meters
(two-mile) was by Lebanon
High senior Mark Britt
was the top individual
track and field performance
in the 22nd annual TSSAA
Spring Fling.
Running at Middle
Tennessee State’s Dean A.
Hayes Track Stadium, the
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga signee ran the
event in 9:32.83.
Adam Barnard, a senior
from Daniel Boone High,
won the race with a time of
9:11.05.
Held at 13 different
venues across Rutherford
County, the week-long
event brought in 5,000
athletes and approximately
25,000 spectators.
Forty-four champions
were crowned in five days
during the week of competitions.
Mt. Juliet Christian
Academy junior Josiah
Scott earned an eighth
place finish in the Division II discus with a toss of
110-02.
Lebanon’s Anthony
Reeves finished 11th in the
1600M (one mile) with a
Mark Britt
Josiah Scott
time of 4:26.16.
Barnard picked up his
second first place medal
with a blistering mile time
of 4:13.97.
Wilson Central’s 4 X
800 relay team, consisting of Nathan Peterson,
Austin Jackson, Baylor
Franklin and John Elrod,
placed 11th with a time of
8:27.95.
Wilson Central’s Braidon Miller finished 11th in
the shot with a heave of
46-03.
Lebanon High freshman
Ashley Grimes placed
13th in the 300M hurdles
with a time of 49.86.
Lebanon’s Raheem
Reynolds placed 14th in
the triple jump at 41-03.75
and 15th in the long jump
at 18-10.50.
Boy’s tennis results
MURFREESBORO -Two local doubles tennis
teams qualified for Spring
Fling in their respective divisions Thursday, May 21.
Friendship Christian’s
duo of Sam Burrus and
Noah Baker won their first
round match at Old Fort
Park -- defeating Harding
Academy’s Jack Webber
and Boyd Webber 2-1 (46, 6-2 and 6-4) to reach the
Division II-A semifinals.
They lost in the final
four 6-1, 6-3 to Knoxville
Webb’s Parker Hamilton
and Rajeev Jadhav.
Mt. Juliet’s team of
Dylan Chambers and Josh
Walker lost in their Class
AAA quarterfinal 7-5, 61 to
Houston’s Ben Leonard and
Joe George.
MURFREESBORO -- Lebanon High’s Raheem Reynolds finished 15th in the Class AAA long jump at
18-10.50 at MTSU’s Dean A. Hayes Track Stadium. TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
CU’s Stockton Field to host Saturday’s
fourth annual MidTN All-Star Classic
From Post staff reports
Cumberland’s Ernest
L. Stockton Field / Woody
Hunt Stadium will be the
site of the fourth annual
Warner’s Athletic MidTN
Senior All-Star Classic
presented by TopTenn
Baseball.
The high school all-star
series will be held Saturday, June 6 features the top
senior players from each of
the four TSSAA classifications in MLB-like games,
wearing their school uniform one last time.
Here’s the schedule:
10 am Class AAA will
take on Division II;
12:45 pm The Old
Hickory Bats Home Run
Derby;
2 pm Class A will take
on the Class AA All-Stars.
An MVP will be recog-
nized for each game.
Three finalists for Senior
Player of the Year will be
introduced with a Player of
the Year to be announced
in each class.
Tickets are good for all
day admission at $10 for
adults; $5 for students.
Two sessions of CU hitting camp
scheduled June 8th through 11th
From Post staff reports
Cumberland University’s summer baseball camps
will crank up Monday, June 8 through Thursday,
June 11 with two sessions of the popular hitting
camp.
The morning session for players ages 6-9 starts at
9 a.m. and runs until 12 Noon. The afternoon session for players 10-12 runs between the hours of 1
- 4 p.m. Cost is $95 per player and includes a t-shirt
as well as instruction from CU coaches and players.
The all day fundamental camp for ages 9 through
14 will be held the week of June 15-18 between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Cost is $175 per
player.
For complete information visit gocumberlandathletic.com/campsclinics.
MURFREESBORO -- Mt. Juliet Christian Academy students turned out Friday to support classmate
Josiah Scott in the Division II discus at Dean A. Hayes track Stadium.
TOMMY BRYAN / The Wilson Post
District 9-AAA baseball honors 11 locals
From Post staff reports
Eleven Wilson Countains have have been
named to the 2015 All District 9-AAA baseball team.
Mt. Juliet: Zach Ehrhart, Tyler Warmath,
Jacob Cole and Aaron
Brown.
Mt. Juliet finished the
season 22-12, falling to
Wilson Central in District
9-AAA tournament.
Lebanon: Jackson Arnold, Tristan Warden and
Bryce Lester.
The Blue Devils
wrapped up a 19-12 season
under the direction of first
year head coach Eric Vetetoe -- the District 9-AAA
Coach of the Year.
Wilson Central: Tony
Pfefferle and Ben Spradley.
Right Handed Pitcher
of the Year was Kyle
Schmitt, WCHS.
Left Handed Pitcher of
the Year A.J. Franklin.
The Wildcats ended the
season as the runner-up in
both the District 9-AAA
tournament and the region
5-AAA tournament.
A loss to Ravenwood
in the Class AAA sectional ended the season for
WCHS at 21-12-1.
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Bear with me
It was early, just past six
and the bush was alive.
Many yards to my left, I
could hear a moose splashing in the shallows of a
small lake. Two ravens were
arguing about something.
A Canada jay was busy
ignoring everything. Insects
hummed and the fisher, raiding my pastry pile, suddenly
decided he badly needed to
be somewhere else.
Then, I heard something
huff. I don’t how else to describe it. It was a quiet, yet
loud, “Hough…hough.”
A muffled cough and I
knew, although I had never
heard one before, exactly
what it was. I knew I was
about to have the chance to
fling an arrow, my first ever,
at a bear.
We crossed the Canadian
border, Glenn Helgeland,
Mickey Pope and I at Ft.
Francis, Ontario. We were
pulling my small boat on
the trailer and the back of
the truck was loaded with
old pastries, candy bars,
(for bear bait), our clothes
and hunting and fishing
equipment. We were headed
for Sandy Point Camp, just
outside Dryden, Ontario. It
was June, 1993.
For the week -- six days,
Sunday through Saturday,
that first week of June, we
had a cabin with two bedrooms, a kitchen and shower, the use of a boat and permission to hunt anywhere
we wanted on over 150,000
acres of Canadian bush.
The total cost for everything including food, gas,
license-everything door to
door, round-trip was less
than $700 per person. We
were the only hunters there,
the rest in camp were all
fishing. Catching 100 fish
a day, mostly walleye and
yellow perch, was no problem.
I slowly turned a little
more to my left and brought
the bow up.
When the cinnamon-colored bear broke through the
brush, he did so at a dead
run. A false charge.
When he stopped, he was
broadside at 15-yards and I
sent a 2216, aluminum arrow, tipped with a 125-grain
thunderhead right through
his heart. He died within
20 steps. I had just killed
my first bear. I was shaking
like an aspen leaf in a windstorm.
That trip today, would
probably cost $2,500.
For several years, I hunted and guided for bear almost every spring. May 15
through June 15 is prime
time.
I hunted them from
northern Saskatchewan to
Manitoba to New Brunswick. Most years, I at least
had a shot opportunity.
The last year I went, my
plane fare was more than the
entire trip cost in 1993. It is
hard to imagine a bear hunt
at $100 a day, everything
door to door, staying in a
furnished cabin, included.
That is for everything including travel costs.
Bill and Penny Griffon,
owners of Sandy Point, did
not guide bear hunters. It
was too time consuming
and they could make more
money guiding anglers. But
for $300, they would rent
us a cabin and let us DIY
through their license, legal
in Ontario back then. That
is $100 per person for the
whole week. Think about
that. Less than $17 per person, per day. The three years
I hunted there is when I
learned the ins and outs of
bear hunting. When you do
it yourself, you tend to learn
quickly.
From there, I moved my
bear hunting to Black Bay
Camps in Saskatchewan. It
was a fly-in camp, way up
north. The bear were big,
mostly unhunted and they
had a nasty attitude.
That is where I started
carrying an axe for protection. Judd Cooney ran the
operation and taught me a
lot about bear. Our hunters
killed a lot of bear. We had
a lot of excitement. The cost
of a bear hunt was $1,500
plus travel to and from Saskatoon, plus license, plus
tips. Since they had a two
bear limit, it was a bargain.
Then I went east to The
Bay of Fundy and I worked
with Larry and Ida Adair at
their luxurious lodge outside Shepody, New Brunswick. Bear that had probably never seen a human save
loggers were still cautious.
It was there, along with
Larry, I co-hosted the first
ever, bear hunt for women
only. We had 10 attendees,
all women from Michigan
and it was quite an event.
The last I heard, Larry was
charging over $2,250 for
the week. Plus license, plus
travel to and from St. John
and plus gratuities. If you
wonder why I stress gratuities, it is because that is
what many bear guides live
on. It is hard work with long
hours and they deserve a tip.
My last brush with bear
was a different kind.
My friend Bob Shebaylo,
despite having a deer camp
in the heart of bear country
near Russell, Manitoba, had
never hunted for them.
One fall, while I was up
there deer hunting, he said,
“John, do you think you can
get a bear to come to a bait
site while you are here?”
The next day, I had a
bear cubby built and filled
with meat and fish scraps,
old bread and pastries and
burned cooking oil. The
next morning, it had been
torn up. We quickly hung
Bob a stand.
Just before dark that evening, he came roaring into
camp on his ATV. “I shot
one, he’s hit but he ran off.”
I suggested we wait until
the morning to go look. He
was very much in agreement.
The next morning, after a
big breakfast, we went looking. There was blood and I
started trailing-without my
axe. Just spots of blood here
and there and dense bush.
Visibility was about 12…
inches. I moved slowly, eyes
on the ground, on hands and
knees-a classic mistake.
I was just about to say I
had lost the trail when one
of those dern “houghs”
came from about four feet in
front of me.
Had there been an event
for the backward crawling
bear jump, I would have set
a new world mark. Without
saying a word or missing
a beat, I snatched the shotgun from Bob, spun, aimed
and shot the bear which was
now less than five feet away.
Until I started totaling up
the costs for travel, I considered going back to New
Brunswick next month, just
to enjoy the company and
shoot some pictures.
Truth is, it has gotten just
too expensive for me. But if
you have never been, you
really should go and take a
bow, not a gun. It is still exciting
But it sure has changed.
Commission cuts
buck limit to two
By JOHN L. SLOAN
As I predicted, the wildlife commission, last week,
reduced the buck bag limit
from three to two.
The commission made
the decision despite recommendations from the state
biologists to leave the limit
at three.
Previously TWRA biologist Chuck Yoest said that
TWRA surveys, and a survey
by the private conservation
group, the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, indicated
that the majority of hunters
are in favor of keeping the
buck limit as is. In the TWF
survey, 56 percent of respondents said they think the bag
limit should remain at three
bucks, while 38 percent said
the buck limit should be reduced. Six percent thought
the bag limit on bucks should
be increased.
“We can’t accurately predict the impact on reducing
the buck harvest. We’re not
certain that decreasing will
produce tangible results,”
Yoest said.
Deer
harvest
data
from the 2014-15 season showed that less than
2,700 of 240,000 deer
hunters killed three bucks.
Bob Shebaylo and I with the bear I finished off with a shotgun at closer than spitting distance.
Blood trailing a wounded bear has a tendency to get exciting.
RIGHT -- Mickey Pope and his
first bear, killed on a DIY trip
in 1993. Total cost was $700
for each of the three of us.
That was for everything for
the week.
BELOW -- These two women
will give you an idea of the
size of the bear in Saskatchewan. The one on the left,
Betsy McDaniel, killed him
with a muzzleloader.
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Lebanon Noon Rotary shows
support locally and abroad
Go Johnny Go a colorful event
Sponsored by the Wilson County Sports Council, a division of the Lebanon Wilson County Chamber of Commerce,
the annual Go Johnny Go 5K and 10K Run/Walk and Kids Color Fun Run were held last weekend at Sports Village in
Lebanon. The annual event is held in honor of Johnny Keel, who struggled with cancer throughout his life but never
gave up during his battle. Next year’s Go Johnny Go will be held on May 14, 2016. For more information, pictures
and race results, visit www.gojohnnygorun.com.
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Through its foundation, the Lebanon Noon
Rotary Club recently provided support for
three projects that impact lives – especially
children’s lives – both in Wilson County and
in Haiti.
Kelly Green Lamberth, vice president
of development and marketing for the
Sexual Assault Center (SAC), expressed her
appreciation to the club for supporting the
Safe@Last program.
“We truly could not be more thankful
for your support of Safe@Last,” Lamberth
said. “The Wilson County School System
has requested Safe@Last be implemented in
their schools. They have committed to having
their counselors teach this program in each of
their classrooms and to providing the time for
their counselors to participate in the trainings
provided by the SAC staff. With your support,
we can now fulfill their request.”
Safe@Last empowers children to stay safe,
and it reduces their risk of sexual assault by
providing critical life skills. Safe@Last will
impact more than 9,000 students in Wilson
County who will now have the knowledge to
report inappropriate behavior, learn how to
avoid risky situations and have the opportunity
to stay safe.
The Noon Rotary Club also provided
support for the Child Advocacy Center (CAC).
Club President Ensley Hagan shared the value
of the contribution to the community, “The
Lebanon Noon Rotary Club’s donation to the
15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center
will help the CAC continue its efforts to help
Ensley Hagan, president of Lebanon Noon Rotary,
presents a check to Kelly Greene Lamberth, vice
president of development and marketing for the
Sexual Assault Center, to help implement the Safe@
Last program in Wilson County Schools.
protect and provide treatment to children in
our area who are victims of the most serious
crimes.”
A grant from the club’s foundation also
provided part of the support for faculty and
students from Cumberland University to
participate in the “Many Hands for Haiti” trip
in March.
At the club’s meeting on April 21, Dr. Joshua
Hayden, Karli Collins, Josh McCausland
and Trell Ross from CU reflected on their
experiences during the trip. They, along
with 12 other students and four faculty/staff
members, worked on tasks such as clean water
initiatives, a leadership conference, putting in a
cement floor and a “Thrive for 5” project which
combats high child mortality rates.
Ensley Hagan, president of Lebanon Noon Rotary,
presents a check to E. Marie Farley in support of the
work of the 15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center.
Rusty Richardson, president-elect of the Noon
Rotary Club, presents a check to Dr. Joshua Hayden
of Cumberland University to support the students
participating in the “Many Hands for Haiti” trip.
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Kiwanis recognizes Administrative Assistants Day
At a recent meeting of the Lebanon Kiwanis Club, there were several special guests as part of Administrative
Assistants Day. Pictured, from left: J.B. Owens, Heather Spurlock, Aimee Harmon, Judy Cox, Kiwanis Club
President-Elect Medana Hemontolor, Sharon Harp and Wes Dugan.
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Wright man
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Two years shy of a 50-year career of driving buses for
Wilson County Schools, David Wright has driven 26 new
buses during his 48-year stint. Over the past 10 years he
has averaged about 10,000 miles a year.
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Bus driver has taken kids to school for 48 years
KEN BECK
The Wilson Post
Those who know him best say he is the hardest working man in
Wilson County, but for all his diverse vocations, David Wright always
has made getting children to school safely and on time job number
one.
He retired four weeks ago from the Wilson County Sheriff’s
Department where he served for 37 years as a reserve deputy (he
worked security at Sonic on Friday and Saturday nights for 17 years).
But that only scratches the surface. Across six decades, Wright, 73,
worked at Ross Gear, Bradley Candy Company, Lebanon Woolen
Mills, Middle Tennessee Electric and Sadler Funeral Home. He also
provided lawn-care service and delivered newspapers for 30 years.
“I’ve had several jobs in my lifetime and made careers out of
most ’em,” says Wright, not understating his case.
The one constant in his work life has been a long, four-wheeled
yellow chariot: his school bus; where his business has been all about
hands on the wheel, eyes on the road.
Today, Wilson County’s longest-tenured bus driver completes
his 48th year of motoring students to school, a job he began Dec. 6,
1967.
“I’ve had 26 new buses since I been driving,” says the plainspeaking Wright, a man sparse with his words. “Back then when
they bought the buses, if you went with them when they went to pick
them up, then you got a new bus that year. So I always volunteered
to go with them.
“The last bus I got was in ’05. I haven’t got one since then. I
been offered three new ones but turned it down because I got air
conditioning. I don’t want to give it up,” he says of bus No. 05-56.
“It’s kind of my baby. I keep it at home. Nobody drives it but me.”
And drive it he has. Since getting his vehicle in 2005, he has put
about 104,000 miles on the speedometer, which averages out to about
10,000 miles a year.
The man, whom pupils call Mr. Wright or Mr. Bus Driver, has
been in but three accidents while steering a bus and none of those
his fault. “I always watch out for the other vehicle,” he offers as his
primary rule for safe driving.
This year Wright’s daily routes had him delivering kids to
Lebanon High School in the morning. After he takes them home in
the afternoon, he motors to Carroll-Oakland Elementary to take a
flock of those pupils to their nests.
Across the decades he driven almost every Lebanon High sports
team to competitions. This year he delivered cheerleaders and athletes
on the football, volleyball, soccer, baseball and softball teams to
games.
“I began driving teams in 1969. They put us on a rotation list. I
signed up for trips and then they started requesting me to drive. They
liked the way I drived,” he said.
One of LHS’ most recognized supporters
For all the hundreds, more likely thousands, of Blue Devil
sporting events he has witnessed, as a schoolboy Wright never had
the opportunity to play sports himself. His hands were full cutting
firewood and hauling water to the house for his mother.
The working man was born in the Hillsdale community of
Macon County, the son of Albert and Stella Wright, a farmer and
homemaker, respectively. He grew up with two sisters and four
brothers and attended Beech Hill Elementary School and later Ward
High School in Hartsville.
Hired by school superintendent Albert Jewell in 1969, he began
his marathon career as a substitute driver, floating from school to
school. In those early days, he mostly carried students to ByarsDowdy Elementary and Walter J. Baird Junior High School.
What prompted him way back when to take up driving bus loads
of noisy kids?
“I used to ride the bus and always wanted to drive. My bus driver,
when he got all the kids off in the evening time, he lived on the same
road we was on, and he let me kinda drive the bus a little bit. I just
thought that would be a good thing to do,” he answers.
“His name was Junior Adams. He was a nice bus driver and our
neighbor too. He said, ‘Don’t you tell nobody else or I’ll get fired,’”
smiled Wright of the long-ago secret now revealed.
A day behind the wheel
Over the past 30 days, besides taking children to school, he
transported them on field trips or to athletic events in Clarksville,
Cookeville, Portland, Murfreesboro and Springfield.
His work day begins, he says when, “I leave my house in the
morning at 6:10, and I’m at school at 6:48. That’s my first run. Then I
come in here [the transportation office] and sit if I don’t have a second
run. I sit till 7:30 then go home. If I have a double run, I finish about
8 o’clock.
“In the afternoon I’m at school at 1:30. They get out of school at
2:20, and I drop my first load at 3 o’clock, then take a second run at
3:05 and am through with it by 4 o’clock.”
As for what he enjoys most about being at the helm of his bright
yellow vehicle, he says, “Getting to go to a lot of places, getting to
go to these ball games, making a little money, get a free meal. I love
sports. That way I get paid to watch ball game. If wasn’t driving a
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Wanted: Bus Drivers for
Wilson County Schools
Wilson County Schools employs 150 bus drivers to deliver children to 20
schools in the county as well as to the Tennessee School for the Blind. Director
of Transportation Tiffany Lowery says the county is in the process of hiring
30-plus drivers for the next school year. Interviews are being conducted
now for the CDL Training classes that begin June 8, and spaces are limited.
Those interested in applying should go online to www.wcschools.com/
human-resources/ and follow the prompts or contact Operations Manager
Archer Austin at 615-443-2622 for assistance. Starting salary is $12.75 and
goes up to $14.05 per hour. Bus attendants also are needed: starting salary
is $9.50 an hour. Lowery emphasizes, “Our main focus is student safety. With
that we are searching for dependable people to join our team that the boys
and girls can look forward to seeing on a daily basis.”
David Wright stands with a foot on the first step of his long, yellow vehicle. He has driven bus No. 05-56 since 2005. “It’s kind of my baby. I keep it at home.
Nobody drives it but me,” said the man, who has more years behind the wheel than any other Wilson County bus driver.
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Telling
Tales
All good
things must
come to
an end
Becky Andrews
By ANGLE KANE
Wilson Living Magazine
Relay For Life volunteer committee members Nancy Spears and Kayla Gill recently accepted a Wilson Bank & Trust
donation from Regional President Scott Jasper. Annual sponsorships and employee fundraisers have made Wilson
Bank & Trust one of the area’s largest Relay contributors over the past several years. Relay For Life begins at 6 p.m.
on Friday, June 12 behind the WB&T Main Office in Lebanon. Submitted
WB&T supports fight against cancer with
Relay For Life donation, fund raisers
As an annual sponsor and key contributor to
Relay For Life of Wilson County, Wilson Bank
& Trust is continuing a tradition of support for
the American Cancer Society with a corporate
donation and employee fund raising efforts.
As part of this year’s Relay campaign at
WB&T, the bank recently presented a check
for $2,500 to local Relay representatives.
The donation is one of several ways the bank
will support Relay For Life this year; other
efforts include plant sales, bake sales, silent
auctions, ribbon sales and more. Several WB&T
employees, including event chairperson Nancy
Spears, also serve on the committee that
organizes the local Relay event.
Last year, between a donation and fund
raising, Wilson Bank’s total contributions
exceeded $33,000. The bank has participated
in Relay For Life of Wilson County since 1996.
This year’s Relay For Life even will begin
on Friday, June 12 at 6 p.m. and will take place
behind Wilson Bank & Trust’s Main Office at
623 West Main Street in Lebanon. The event
will feature live entertainment from the Blues
Brokers at 8 p.m. and Inside Voices Band at 10
p.m. Honorary survivors for this year’s Relay
are Tom Lynch, Whit Robertson and Reagan
Pruitt.
Teams and individuals can register for Relay
For Life or donate to the American Cancer
Society at www.relayforlife.org/wilsontn.
As they say, all good things must come to
an end, and on Sunday, May 17, at exactly
2:30 p.m. at College Hills Church of Christ in
Lebanon, the Year of Madison bit the dust.
As our eldest moved her tassel from right
to left, one thought crossed my mind, and one
alone... I did it!
I actually did it!
I raised a human being from birth to fullfledged adulthood!!
Me! Me?
Yes, me!
Now, there were others helping, of course.
But 18 years ago as the doctor placed her in my
arms, I had only one thought, and one alone....I
just made a big mistake!
Not that we hadn’t waited with bated breath
for her arrival, taking long walks counting
down the days she would be with us. Her
nursery was ready, her car seat was ready, her
diaper genie was ready. No doubt, we were two
26-year-olds who were completely and totally
ready!
And then they handed us this 7 pound,
4 ounce tiny human being, and I honestly
thought, there is no way I will keep her alive.
This tiny creature was now wholly dependent
on me and you know what, I just remembered,
I’m really not that responsible. In fact, I’m kind
of a mess, my Mom is totally right about me,
and you want me to take her home?
Me, who can’t remember to water my plants
or pay my rent on time?
Me, who has given away my last three dogs
because I don’t have time to walk them?
Me, who still relies on my Dad to change
&
Angel Kane
my oil and my Mom to remind me of my
Grandmother’s birthday?
You people are giving this baby to me?! Are
you insane, she will never make it! I can’t take
her home, in fact, I shouldn’t go home either.
We should both stay here with all these smart
nurses and doctors and you people should take
care of both of us.
Barely sane enough to realize my crazy
thoughts shouldn’t be verbalized, 48 hours
later they let us walk out of the hospital with
the tiny thing.
And so it began...
I would watch her while she slept and then
poke her for good measure to insure she was
breathing. I fed her just like the baby books
said (exactly like they said!) and surprisingly
at her first visit, the doctor seemed happy with
her results. And slowly, day-by-day, we sort of
got the hang of it.
You feed her and she grows.
You teach her and she learns.
You love her and she loves you back.
Along the way, other people joined in
to teach her calculus and Spanish, to teach
her compassion and heartache, to teach her
friendship and responsibility.
And before I knew it, she was walking
across the stage to get her high school diploma
and one week later she was on a plane to
Nicaragua, with four other tiny humans who
survived to adulthood with her, off to do some
good.
And just like that, the Year of Madison is
over and the life of Madison is just beginning.
To read more of Angel and Becky’s columns go
to www.wilsonpost.com.
ENGAGEMENTS
Maynard/
Harlan
Michael and Susan
Maynard of Lebanon
announce the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, Meghan Anne, to
George Anderson “Andy”
Harlan, the son of Edward C.
Harlan and the late Carolina
Harlan of Columbia. The
wedding will take place on
June 13 at Immanuel Baptist
Church in Lebanon.
The bride is a 2007
graduate of Lebanon High
School who completed her
undergraduate studies at
Tennessee Technological
University and graduated
with honors in 2014 from
the University of Tennessee
Health Science Center with a
doctorate in pharmacy. She is
the granddaughter of Margie
Maynard and the late Glenn
Maynard and the late Mr. and
Mrs. Truman Kirby. She is
the great-granddaughter of
Joyce Trusty. She is employed
as a staff pharmacist with
Walgreens.
The groom is a 2006
graduate of Columbia Central
High School who graduated
in 2011 from the United
States Naval Academy. He
is currently serving as a
lieutenant in the Navy. He is
the grandson of Mrs. George
Hilliard Anderson and Mrs.
Edward Harlan.
After their wedding,
the couple will live in
Bloomington, Ind. where
Megan will continue working
with Walgreens as a staff
pharmacist, and Andy will be in
charge of facilities engineering
for weapons management at
the Naval Station in Crane, Ind.
Wilson Living Today
Second Annual Jere’s
Ride set for June 6
By ANGEL KANE
Wilson Living Magazine
Organizers of the second
Annual Jere’s Ride are hard at
work preparing for this year’s
event. Once again Wilson
Living Magazine, as well as
many other businesses, is a
proud sponsor of the bike ride
held in honor of the late Jere
McCulloch with proceeds
benefiting one of his favorite
charities, Empower Me Day
Camp.
Scheduled for June 6 at the
Wilson County Fairgrounds,
the event, which was founded
last year as a Leadership
Wilson group project, has now
been turned over to Empower
Me Day Camp as their main
yearly fundraiser.
Many of the organizers
from last year as well as various
members of the community
and current Leadership Wilson
members have all agreed to
help Empower Me Day Camp
with the bike ride which last
year raised over $40,000 for
the non-profit.
Empower Me Day Camp
hopes to raise proceeds to
establish a water and sports
complex for the disabled. The
bike ride will go a long way
in helping them meet their
dream of building a facility
that will empower children
with disabilities.
McCulloch, a local
attorney and avid biker, passed
away in August 2013 while
participating in the sport that
he loved. The bike ride, held
in his honor, has various routes
from family rides to longer
rides for the more determined
bikers. To learn about each
ride go to www.jeresride.com.
The cost is $30 and all rides
will begin at 8 a.m..
To b e a s p o n s o r
contact Angel Kane at
akane@mcbrienandkane.
com or Michelle Hill at
empowermedaycamp@aol.
com or Pamela Wiggins at
watertown@wilsoncolibrary.
com. To volunteer, go to
May/June 2015
jeresride.com. Sponsor ’s
names will be included
on the T-shirts provided
to participants and will be
included on all posters and
advertising materials.
And to read more about
the late Jere McCulloch and
his connection to Empower
Me Day Camp, be sure to pick
up the latest issue of Wilson
Living Magazine. Michelle
Hill has penned a wonderful
article about Jere and his
connection to the non-profit
she founded many years ago
to help disabled children.
A fun, family-friendly day
is in the works, and we can’t
wait for you to share it with
us. So lace up those shoes,
dust off your bikes and save
the date for the Second Annual
Jere’s Ride.
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‘Freedom
isn’t free’
By LAURIE EVERETT
The Wilson Post
Memorial Day is a time for us
to remember the promise President
Abraham Lincoln made to, “Care
for him who shall have borne the
battle, and for his widow and his
orphan,” Retired United States Army
Maj. Pat Unger told a large crowd at
Bond Memorial Chapel in Mt. Juliet
Monday morning.
The rain did not damper the
patriotism during the 18 th Annual
Service that was moved indoors and
hosted by Andy and Tracy Bond.
It was fitting Unger was the guest
speaker during the service that began
with Mt. Juliet Police Chief James
Hambrick’s soulful rendition of
“Stand.” Unger served in the Army
39 years and was an infantry platoon
leader and helicopter pilot in the
Vietnam War.
“They each have stories to tell,”
Unger said. “The crosses at Normandy.
The markers at Punchbowl Cemetery
in Hawaii. The tombs at Arlington.
The fallen heroes who rest in places
all around the world.”
Unger spoke about Dale Hansen,
a 19-year-old from Nebraska who
engaged the Japanese in ferocious
fighting on the Pacific Inland of
Okinawa. At 5-foot 9-inches and 140
pounds, Private Hansen was “far from
the biggest Marine in his Reserve
unit.”
“But he fought like a giant,” Unger
said. “He landed on Okinawa with his
unit on Easter 1954.”
Unger talked about how Hansen
crawled to an exposed position, where
he used a rocket launcher to destroy
an enemy pillbox. After Hansen’s
weapon was destroyed by enemy fire,
he seized a rifle and continued a oneman assault and killed four Japanese
solder before his rifle jammed.
“He annihilated eight enemy
solders,” Unger said.
For his heroism, Hansen would
later receive his Medal of Honor.
However, his parents had to be the
recipients because a Japanese sniper
killed their son four days after “his
amazing display of combat valor.”
Unger also told the crowd about
Brittany Gordon, a 24-year-old Army
Specialist who was among a group who
delivered furniture to an intelligence
office is eastern Afghanistan in October
2012. She lost her life when a terrorist
detonated a suicide vest.
“They, like so many other defenders
of freedom, are forever young,” Unger
The Tyler Cates American Legion Post 281’s Honor Guard perform a military procedure at Monday’s Memorial Day service in Mt. Juliet.
Mt. Juliet Police Chief James Hambrick
sings “Stand” during Monday ’s
Memorial Service in Mt. Juliet.
said.
“They are real people, with
real families, who live in real
communities,” Unger said. “Mt. Juliet
has lost two young men to the Global
War on Terrorism.”
He talked about Marine Lance Cpl.
Tyler Cates who was killed in Iraq and
Army Spc. Michael Stansbery who
was killed in Afghanistan.
LAURIE EVERETT / The Wilson Post
U.S. Army Major Pat Unger is the guest speaker at the 18th Annual Memorial Day service at Bond Memorial Chapel in Mt. Juliet.
“We can best honor their sacrifice
by remembering their families who
have lost so much,” Unger said.
“Long after the battlefield guns have
been silenced and the bombs stop
exploding, the parents of our fallen
warriors will still be missing their
children… they died way too early.”
Unger went on to say freedom is
not free.
“It’s only possible because our
fallen heroes have paid its high price,”
Unger said.
He told those there while Memorial
Day is the unofficial beginning of
summer, it’s not about beaches, picnics
or auto races.
“It is a day to remember,” he said.
“Real people. Real stories, May God
bless them all.”
During the service the Tyler Cates
American Legion Post 281 from Mt.
Juliet presented the Colors and laid a
wreath on the Monument Stone that
is engraved with the names of Wilson
Countians who lost their lives in
service. John Shedd played “Taps” to
conclude the emotional service.
Writer Laurie Everett can be contacted
at [email protected].
Winfree Bryant Middle School performs ‘Cinderella’
Winfree Bryant Middle School Aviator
Drama recently presented Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” directed by
Robyn Cotter. The cast and crew included:
back row, from left, Kaya Hobbs, Karissa
Trammel, Kaitlynn Hibdon, Laurel Grace
Willis, Isabella Magana, Sam Bond, Aleksandr
McGovern, Ali Grant, Catie Batcheler, Grace
Durham, Benjamin Nixon, Bryli Evans,
Bently Spicer, Presley Bush, Ben Brashear,
Jordan Pickett, Alice Orr, Emily Smith, Isaac
Bland, Iseli Irizarry, Israel Irizarry, Micayla
Sutton and Savannah Baker. Front row, from
left, Robyn Cotter, Sara Magana, Savannah
Smith, Matty Smith, Eme Van Nus, four white
mice, Bibianna Zermeno, Kali Cox, Gabriela
Foxworth, Trent Mitchell and Maureen
Cotter.
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BIRTHS
Aiyden Christopher
Joe Bailey
Maximus Michael
Jennings
Ryleigh Nichole
Grayce Mofield
Kristie McLearran and Timothy Bailey, of
Lebanon, are the proud parents of Aiyden Christopher
Joe Bailey.
The baby boy was born on May 14, 2015, at
University Medical Center. He weighed 5 pounds
and 9.5 ounces at birth. Grandparents are Wanda
and William Legg of Burksville, Ky.; Lisa Cross of
Lebanon and Billy Joe McLearran of Livingston.
Shana Shahan and Brandon Jennings, of
Watertown, are the proud parents of Maximus
Michael Jennings.
The baby boy was born on May 19, 2015, at
University Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds
and 12 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth.
Grandparents are Mike and Janice Jennings of
Watertown and Dan and Jean Shahan of Norene.
Heather Winfree and Caleb Mofield, of Lebanon,
are the proud parents of Ryleigh Nichole Grayce
Mofield.
The baby girl was born on April 29, 2015, at
University Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds
and 10.5 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth.
Grandparents are Kathy and the late Ronnie Mofield
and Elise and the late Jewell Winfree.
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‘Georgia on My Mind’ Ryman concert gives
back to hit-maker Hayslip’s home state
By LAURIE EVERETT
The Wilson Post
He sort of takes it in stride when
people say he’s part of one of the most
successful writing trios in the history
of country music.
Growing up, Lebanon resident
Ben Hayslip dreamed of a time when
a song he wrote would play on the
radio. It’s an understatement to say
that dream became reality, a million
times over – literally.
“It is more than I ever dreamed
of,” Hayslip said. “My dream when I
moved to Nashville was to somehow
make a living writing songs and
hopefully someday hear one of my
songs on the radio.
On May 12, Hayslip and his
songwriting/singing trio, The Peach
Pickers, filled Nashville’s Ryman
Auditorium and raised more than
$100,000 for his home state Georgia,
specifically the Georgia Music
Foundation.
Husband of Melissa, and father of
three boys, Hayslip recently moved
from Mt. Juliet and built a house
on a farm in Lebanon. He is one of
Nashville’s most awarded and prolific
country music songwriters, but has a
penchant for his hometown Georgia.
Hayslip, along with fellow Peach
Pickers’ writers and singers Dallas
Davidson and Rhett Akins all came
from Georgia.
Between the three, they have 60
number 1 songs and have sold more
than 230 million units.
If you are a county music lover and
never heard “Honey Bee” by Blake
Shelton, “When She Says Baby” by
Jason Aldean, “I Don’t Want this
Night to End” by Luke Bryan, “It
Goes Like This” by Thomas Rhett
and Reba’s (she doesn’t need a last
name) current single “Going’ Out Like
That,” then you’ve been living under
a rock. Yes, they’ve written all these
songs and dozens more top charters.
“The reason it was so important
to give back to the state of Georgia is
because the state of Georgia gave me
so much,” Hayslip said. “It was a great
place to grow up. We were surrounded
by such great music of all genres.”
To name a few famous musicians
also from Georgia; the Allman
Brothers (from Macon); James
Brown (from Augusta); Allen
Jackson, Travis Tritt, Ray Charles,
and of course Trisha Yearwood are
from the southern state.
“The list goes on and on,” Hayslip
said. “We just wanted to give back and
keep that rich heritage alive.”
The recent fundraiser at the Ryman
was the Peach Pickers’ second annual
“Georgia On My Mind: A Night of
Georgia Music.” Hayslip said they
performed the concert last year at
Third and Lindsey and “sold that out
pretty quick.”
“We decided to go bigger and better
this year,” he said.
The proceeds of the kicking
concert went to The Georgia Music
Foundation that is an organization that
supports music for kids.
“For example, it helps to fund music
programs in the state of Georgia, such
as the James Brown School of Music
for kids,” Hayslip said. “It also does
things like help to put instruments in
schools.”
A few of The Peach Pickers’
buddies came out to support the
effort. Among them were Luke
Bryan, Randy Houser, Lee Brice,
Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindle, Craig
Campbell and Tyler Farr. Georgia’s
governor Nathan Deal and his wife
also were there in support.
“It gives kids who wouldn’t have
the opportunity otherwise to pursue
music,” Hayslip said “It’s very
important for us to give back to a
state that raised us and to help preserve
Georgia’s rich music heritage.”
The Peach Pickers, while mainly
a writing trio, can make some sweet
sounds themselves. They go on tour
two weeks a year and open for Luke
Bryan on his annual Farm Tour.
Hayslip said during the two weeks in
October they write with Bryan during
The Peach Pickers, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip and Rhett Akins.
the day and play the show at night.
Because everyone’s schedule is so
busy this year, they may not get to do it.
“It’s awesome to get out there and
see thousands of people singing along
with songs we wrote,” Hayslip said.
He said the fact they’ve played
and sold out the historic Ryman
Auditorium together is “such an
honor.”
“And, on top of that, we were able
to raise lots of money and send it
back to our home state of Georgia,”
Hayslip said.
Hayslip said he knew when he got
to Nashville in 1994 only one percent
of songwriters ever make it.
“Songwriting allows me to spend
lots of time with my family and to
continue coaching my kids in sports,”
he said. “Coaching baseball and
football are my two biggest passions.”
He and his family are “loving”
their new house and land in Lebanon.
He manages and coaches three travel
baseball teams that happen to have his
boys on them; the Tennessee Prospects
9 and under, 13 and under and 14 and
under.
“My goal is to prepare them for the
next level,” he said. “Whatever level
that may be. I was fortunate enough to
play Division 1 college baseball, and I
really love working with kids.”
The 13 and 14 and under teams
he’s coached have posted a combined
record of 152-33 over the past two
seasons.
“All of these players on these two
teams have the potential to play high
school and college baseball, and I
want to make sure they all get the
Photo courtesy of Ben Hayslip
opportunity to do so,” Hayslip said.
“As they get older, I fully intend on
using the contacts I have to make sure
people know who they are.”
When Hayslip was their age he was
writing songs. This talent eventually
overrode his athletic prowess. He’s
had multiple number ones and at least
two Songwriter of the Year awards.
Hayslip said he thinks his kids
seem to be following in his athletic
foots steps, but added, “you never
know.”
“I might end up with a songwriter
in the bunch,” he said. “Iʼll support
them in whatever they choose to do
because Iʼm living proof that dreams
come true.”
Writer Laurie Everett can be contacted
at [email protected].
Carol Ann Griffin, at left, financial advisor at Pinnacle’s South Cumberland office,
presents a $2,500 check to New Leash on Life volunteer Angela Chapman as part
of Pinnacle’s “bigger dog” sponsorship of Bark in the Park.
Submitted
Pinnacle named ‘Bigger
Dog’ sponsor for 15th
Annual Bark in the Park
Pinnacle Financial Partners is the “bigger dog” sponsor for Bark
in the Park, an annual festival organized by local nonprofit animal
welfare group New Leash on Life. Pinnacle donated $2,500 for the
event’s 15th year.
The dog and family friendly Bark in the Park event will be held
from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday at the James E. Ward Agricultural
Center. Activities will include musical entertainment, a scavenger hunt,
dog obstacle course and pet treat station.
Mt. Juliet’s Dr. Bruner with his wife, right, get some shade under the umbrella he donated to Ava’s Splash Pad in Mt. Juliet. Others there during
the donation are City Park’s official Tim Henson, Parks and Greenways official Will Sellers and Parks Board member Carolyn Christoffersen.
LAURIE EVERETT / The Wilson Post
MJ’s Ava’s splash pad gets huge addition
By LAURIE EVERETT
The Wilson Post
You can’t miss it. It’s a beacon at
least a quarter mile away. It’s a blue
and white monster shade umbrella
at Ava’s Splash Pad in Mt. Juliet and
was just donated by a local doctor to
provide shade to the popular water
park.
Three years in the making, a splash
pad in honor of Krista Bright’s little
girl, Ava Shaye, came to life in Mt.
Juliet two years ago at Charlie Daniels
Park.
Filled with emotion, Krista told the
crowd at the time she had only three
choices when her little girl died at the
tender age of two after complications
of what was supposed to be a simple
tonsillectomy.
“I could cease to exist,” said Krista.
“Or I could continue breathing, but
going nowhere. Or I could make a
promise that little Ava’s passing would
not go unnoticed.”
What came out of that pain was a
4,000-square-foot splash pad for the
community because Ava loved nothing
more than to splash in water.
This week the splash pad opens
again for this season, but with a very
much-needed new addition, shade.
Local doctor Rhett Bruner of
Active Life Chiropractic held a
fundraiser where he gave consultations
for donations and raised an amazing
$3,500 to donate a huge, commercialgrade umbrella to the splash pad.
“ We h a d w a n t e d t o d o n a t e
something for the Splash Pad,” he
said at the official dedication of the
humongous umbrella that will provide
shade to caretakers of the children who
frequent the splash park. “We talked to
the Bright family and knew there was
no way out of the sun for those who
needed shade here.”
And while they raised $3,500,
the shade umbrella cost $4,200, so
Brunner “kicked in the rest to make
it happen.”
“We feel so fortunate to be in this
community,” he said. “We want to give
back. This is our home.”
City of Mt. Juliet Parks official Tim
Henson said the 20- foot umbrella is
much appreciated and will also bring
a new birthday party area to the splash
park.
“We love it,” he said. “It wasn’t in our
budget to do this, so it’s simply amazing.”
Will Sellers, head of the Friend of
Mt. Juliet Parks and Greenways said
the donation will “last for years.”
Writer Laurie Everett can be contacted
at [email protected].
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bus, I’d have to pay to see them. I love
football and basketball, so I get out of
the house and make a little money too.”
Barbara Stone Hallums, head of
the math department at Lebanon High
and a former Devilette who was an
all-state basketball player in 1975, has
witnessed driver Wright at work many
nights. He probably drove her to some
of the games she played in during the
1970s, and he took her own teams when
she coached the Devilettes from 1990 to
2003.
“David is an extremely hard worker
and not only a great bus driver but also
a very loyal supporter and fan. He loves
his Lebanon High School athletes. He
is an icon for Lebanon High sports. He
always wanted to drive the bus for us
and always came inside for games to
support us. He just always was there and
is still there,” said Hallums.
“He always took care of his family.
He is a family man, but his second
family was Lebanon High School. He’s
a man of few words but his actions said
a lot.”
(Note: For several years Lebanon
High had two blue school buses, named
Big Blue and True Blue, which were used
for transporting Lebanon sports teams.
For the most part the buses were driven
by Raymond Lasater and Wright.)
Wilson County Commissioner
Cindy Forbes Brown, who graduated
from Lebanon High in 1976, recollects,
“Mr. Wright drove all our sport buses
during high school. He would pick up
kids, go to work at Middle Tennessee
Electric and then take kids home. At
night he would take us to basketball
games, football games, baseball games.
It is a wonder he is sane.”
Brown reports that Wright also
drove her daughters, Brittany Crockett
Waring, 30, and Crystal Crockett
Shields, 34, when they were playing
HOME BEHIND THE WHEEL: Wilson County Schools bus driver David Wright, 73, has been transporting students from home to school and
back home again for 48 years. He also has driven Wilson County athletic teams to numerous competitions across the state, making him
one of the Lebanon High Blue Devils’ biggest fans.
sports or cheerleading for Lebanon
High. There was one incident in the late
1990s where his bus began smoking
beneath the hood.
“My daughter Crystal, a cheerleader,
was coming back from a game or
tournament, and the bus had trouble
and smoke became coming up. He had
to pull over, and he took total control
and got all those kids out the back door.
They thought he was the biggest hero,”
reported Brown.
Wright mildly recalls the incident,
saying, “A running light must have had
a short under the dash. It smoked inside
real bad. I pulled over and radioed in and
evacuated the bus, doing an emergency
evacuation.”
After nearly half a century, the bus
driver believes the biggest change along
the way has come with discipline issues.
“I’m strict on the rules. I don’t cut
’em no slack,” he said. “If I could do it
my way, I could handle them a lot better,
but now we got all these rules you have
to go through with.
“When I started driving if the kid
gave you problems that evening, the
next morning you didn’t have to pick
’em up. And if you go home in the
afternoon and they give you a problem,
you could stop on the side of the road
and say ‘you, off the bus.’ On a rainy
day I always had good kids because they
didn’t want to get off in the rain.”
Hoping for 50 years
Wright has been married to his wife
Helen for 47 years, who also worked for
Wilson County Schools, until retiring
early due to health problems. The couple
has a son, Calvin, who graduated at
Friendship Christian School. During
his freshman and sophomore years he
attended Lebanon High and played in
the band, and, you guessed it: Wright
often drove his own son to official
school events along with other band
members.
When not at work, the motor man
says, “I like to fish a lot, around creeks
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for just whatever bites. I get out there
and kind of relax, and I like playing
with my grandkids” [Preston Cordell,
7, and Cassidy Michelle, 14, who live
in Murfreesboro].
He is praying that good health and
county officials will allow him two more
years in the driver’s seat of bus No. 0556.
“I’m hoping to get 50 years if they
will let me stay that long,” says Wright,
a kind man who loves the kids and the
Lebanon High sports teams.
Honored May 18 by Wilson County
commissioners for his stint as the
longest-serving driver in the county,
Wright was pleased to hear County
Mayor Randall Hutto tell him that they
plan for him to be back behind his wheel
come the fall semester.
“He knows every road in the county,
and he’s very much in demand for outof-county field trips,” said Hutto, paying
his respects to the veteran driver.
Wright’s boss, Wilson County
Schools Director of transportation
Tiffany Lowery, noted, “David Wright
is one of the most friendly, dependable
bus drivers that works for the district.
He takes his job seriously and his top
priority is student safety. In the short
time that I have known him, anytime
we need anything, David is one of the
first to volunteer to drive if his schedule
allows for it.
“He enjoys spending as much time
with the students as possible. David
absolutely loves driving for field trips
and takes pride in keeping a clean bus.
He’s actually very partial to it. I look
forward to introducing David as the first
bus driver of Wilson County to hit the
50-year mark.”
How has Wright managed to remain
so steadfast and rock solid at a job few
would relish?
“I just liked it and keep coming
back,” he says, as an easy smile trickles
across his face.
Writer Ken Beck may be contacted
at [email protected].
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF TENNESSEE, WILSON
COUNTY
WHEREAS, David J. Henslee and
Michelle Henslee executed a Deed of
Trust to Freeman Webb Mortgage Corp,
Lender and John O. Rhea, Trustee(s),
which was dated August 10, 2007 and
recorded on August 15, 2007 in Book
1265, Page 774-790, Wilson County,
Tennessee Register of Deeds.
WHEREAS, default having been made
in the payment of the debt(s) and
obligation(s) thereby secured by the said
Deed of Trust and the current holder of
said Deed of Trust, PNC Bank, National
Association, (the “Holder”), appointed the
undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as
Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly
recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Wilson County, Tennessee, with
all the rights, powers and privileges of the
original Trustee named in said Deed of
Trust; and
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby
given that the entire indebtedness
has been declared due and payable
as provided in said Deed of Trust by
the Holder, and that as agent for the
undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC,
Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power
and authority vested in it, will on June
18, 2015, at 1:00PM at the usual and
customary location at the Wilson County
Courthouse,
Lebanon, Tennessee,
proceed to sell at public outcry to the
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highest and best bidder for cash, the
following described property situated in
Wilson County, Tennessee, to wit:
A certain tract of land lying in the
First Civil District for Wilson County,
Tennessee described as follows:
Being the remainder of Tracts 4
and 5 of the Arvie P. Jennings, et al
land, a plat of which is of record in
Surveyors Book 3, Page 11, Register’s
Office for Wilson County, Tennessee.
Beginning at a point in the center line of
River Road, being the Northwest corner
of the property heretofore conveyed to
I. M. Krum and the Southwest corner of
the herein described parcel; thence South
66° East 447 feet to the Government
“Take Line”; thence with said “Take Line”
North 48° 8 minutes East 64.2 feet to
an iron pin; thence with said “Take Line”
North 18° 8 minutes East 110 feet to an
iron pin; thence with said “Take Line”
North 56° 8 minutes East 100 feet to an
iron pin; thence North 69° 45 minutes
West 492.5 feet to the center of the River
Road; thence South 29° 30 minute West
210.8 feet to the (point of beginning and
containing 2.16 acres, more or less.
Being the same property conveyed to
David J. Henslee, married by Warranty
Deed from Edward J. Neher and
wife, Elizabeth J. Neher as of record
in Book 1265, Page 772, Register’s
Office for Wilson County, Tennessee.
Parcel ID Number: 032 041.00
Address/Description: 9000 Saundersville
Road, Mount Juliet, TN 37122.
Current Owner(s): David J. Henslee.
Other Interested Party(ies): National City
Mortgage a division of National City Bank
of Indiana and Internal Revenue Service.
This sale is also subject to the right of
redemption by the INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE
U.S. TREASURY, pursuant to 26 U.S.C.
7425(d)(1) by reason of the following
tax lien(s) of record in: Book 1452, Page
1746, Serial Number 809413111. Notice
of the sale has been given to the Internal
Revenue Service in accordance with 26
U.S.C. 7425(b).
The sale of the property described above
shall be subject to all matters shown on
any recorded plat; any and all liens against
said property for unpaid property 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;
a deed of trust; and any matter than an
accurate survey of the premises might
disclose; and
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
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.
This office is attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for
that purpose.
Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department
277
Mallory
Station
Road
Suite
115
Franklin,
TN
37067
PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484
File No.: 15-07624 FC01
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
Sale at public auction will be on June 24,
2015 on or about 11:00AM local time, at
the front door, Wilson County Courthouse,
Lebanon, Tennessee, conducted by
the Substitute Trustee as identified
and set forth herein below, pursuant to
Deed of Trust executed by MELANIE B.
WHEELER, to ROBERT M. WILSWON,
Trustee, on October 6, 2006, at Record
Book 1209, Page 571 as Instrument No.
06313632 in the real property records
of Wilson County Register’s Office,
Tennessee.
Owner of Debt: Christiana Trust, a division
of Wilmington Savings Fund Society,
FSB, not in its individual capacity but as
Trustee of ARLP Trust 3
The following real estate located in Wilson
County, Tennessee, will be sold to the
highest call bidder subject to all unpaid
taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of
record:
BEING LOT NO. 197 ON THE PLAN OF
COLES FERRY VILLAGE, SECTION
THIRTEEN, PHASE TWO, AS SHOWN
BY PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 25,
PAGE 714, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR
WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO
WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY
MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE LEGAL
DESCRIPTION.
Tax ID: 10 58E H 58E 14.00 000 404
Current Owner(s) of Property: MELANIE
B. WHEELER
The street address of the above
described property is believed to be
1325 CHRISTINE DRIVE, LEBANON,
TN 37087-5697, but such address is
not part of the legal description of the
property sold herein and in the event of
any discrepancy, the legal description
referenced herein shall control.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S)
RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.
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. THE TRUSTEE/
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE.
IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY
REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE
SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO
A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID.
THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO
FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE
GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE
TRUSTEE.
OTHER
INTERESTED
PARTIES:
CITIFINANCIAL, INC JUNIOR LIEN
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
If applicable, the notice requirements of
T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory
and otherwise, and homestead 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.
If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS,
the State of Tennessee Department of
Revenue, or the State of Tennessee
Department of Labor or Workforce
Development are listed as Interested
Parties in the advertisement, then the
Notice of this foreclosure is being given
to them and the Sale will be subject to
the applicable governmental entities’ right
to redeem the property as required by
26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.
This property is being sold with the
express reservation that the sale is
subject to confirmation by the lender or
trustee. This sale may be rescinded at
any time. If the sale is set aside for any
reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall
be entitled only to a return of the deposit
paid. The Purchaser shall have no further
recourse against the Mortgagor, the
Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.
MWZM File No. 14-004380-670
JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS,
LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s)
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BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
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WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
The Wilson County Finance Director Purchasing Agent is requesting
sealed bids from qualified vendors for:
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WILSON COUNTY BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT
MANDATORY PRE-BID
MAY 29 2015 @ 10:00 A.M. AT THE JUDICIAL BUILDING,
134 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, LEBANON, TN.
OPENING BID DATE
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All sealed bids will be opened and read aloud before interested parties
at time indicated or shortly thereafter in the Wilson County Finance
Department, 228 East Main Street, Room 205, P. O. Box 248, Lebanon,
TN. 37088-0248. Prospective vendors may wish to call the Wilson County
Finance Department at (615) 443-2630 during regular business hours
Monday through Friday to obtain a bid package. The Wilson County
Finance Director/Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all
bids, to accept any portion of any bid, or to accept other than the bid with
the lowest cost meeting specifications.
“Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person shall, on the
grounds of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
WILSON COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR/PURCHASING AGENT
P. O. NUMBER: 800084
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Well, I enjoyed another great weekend with
decent weather and very nice temperatures.
Before too long, the mornings will be tolerable
and from midday on way too hot. This week
Anthony Gray and I did not get out to do a little
birding. I hope to get back on track next week
with my best Bubba.
Great friends and I spent our Saturday at the
30th annual Tennessee Renaissance Festival over
in Triune. We were not prepared for the line of
cars trying to get into the place. After about an
hour or more watching the back bumper of the
car in front of us, at last the entrance was in
sight. Once inside the boredom of traffic was
completely forgotton.
The walk into the festival was not too hard
on these old worn out legs, once we got past the
entrance gate. I had been here back in the late
‘80s, and I could tell that it was much improved.
They had a show about raptors, Hawks, Falcons,
and other assorted birds of the night. When I
saw a Barred Owl, I couldn’t resist trying to be
vocal with her. As soon as I made my “hoots,”
she turned her head so fast, I was afraid her head
would fall off. These special federally-protected
species of birds have been found to have injuries
that would not let them survive out in the wild,
and can be used for educational purposes.
While there we ran into Queen Elizabeth
who didn’t mind us getting our picture taken
with her. Tossing royal etiquettes aside we get
right up there and put our arms around her, no
problems. Leaving merry ole England behind,
it’s time for a little nourishment at Chef Wang’s
in Murfreesboro.
This past week has been very busy around
the back of my home, with newly-hatched birds
everywhere. So far, I haven’t seen any decent
species feeding Cowbird babies. Young Robins
and Bluebirds have been a constant visual here
with parent birds looking everywhere for food
to fill these little bottomless pits.
My most favorite bird species for the
week would have to be my resident Downy
Woodpeckers. They hatched out two females
along with one male, and the first place they came
to after they learned how to fly was my upsidedown suet feeder. I hung it from my gutter on an
old coat hanger, just high enough so the squirrels
can’t get to it.
The little male Downy sat on top of it, trying
to figure out how to get to the good stuff. After
several minutes, instincts finally set in and after
a couple of trys, he was hanging underneath
it where the good stuff was waiting. The little
female sat on top pecking at the hard plastic
covering, wondering why she couldn’t get a bite
of the treat. At some point, she finally learned
the trick to a full stomach. Now I can see sibling
rivalry, even in these wild creatures. The male
already has red feathers starting to grow on top
of his head (see photo). The female Downy will
Female Downy Woodpecker
Male Downy Woodpecker
wear a plain set of feathers (see photo). I really
get a chuckle, watching them toss and tumble
trying to keep each other from their special stash
of goodies.
The Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates
pebuscens) is North America’s smallest
woodpecker. I won’t bore you with a description
of the bird, but let you check out the live birds
in the photos in this article. These birds choose
a decidious tree in which to drill out their
nesting cavity in a dead limb. Both sexes do the
excavating on the nesting hole, where the female
lays between three to six eggs. Incubation by
both parent birds last 12 days and are fed mostly
insects, unless they live close to me. I have
observed both male and female Downys coming
to my suet feeder, taking large amounts of suet
in their beaks and flying off to the nesting tree.
It was good to see Charlene Reeves at last
Thursdays May birthday celebration at the
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center. Of course, my
birthday was in May also. Charlene is a bird lover
and has passed her love of birds to her grandson,
Neel Reeves, who is into weight lifting. When I
first met Neel, he had such a small frame and I
can only imagine how big he has become now.
I would love to hear from you as to what’s
lurking around your neighborhood and at your
feeders. You can write me at 606 Fairview Ave.,
Lebanon, TN, 37087, or e-mail me at rpope15@
bellsouth.net
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Birdman, Ray with Queen Elizabeth, Gracyn Milliken, and Diana Bright