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From Staff ReportsThe Tennessee Artist’s Guild, Inc., a

non-profit organization located in Wa-tertown, is offering a series of visual arts workshops taught by professional artists this summer.

The workshops are individual medi-ums taught in 2½ to 3-hour periods and are each separate. Some of the artists will teach two of the same workshop, one in the morning and one in the af-ternoon. Each workshop has a flat fee of $60, which includes all materials to finish at least one and in many cases two projects in the time allowed. Most classes are limited to 10 participants, so call soon if you want to attend.

Members of the Tennessee Artist’s Guild will pay $50 each and the mem-bership is open to the public at $25 a year.

First is a painting workshop on Sat-urday, June 23, focused on watercolor techniques. This workshop taught by Joann Mathews will either be at the Wa-tertown Library or the Artizan Insur-

ance office. She will teach a 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. class and a 2 to 5 p.m. class.

“I’m looking forward to meeting you all,” says Joann. “My workshops are all about the fun of watercolor. Wild Wacky Watercolor. All levels of students can create with watercolor! If you’re just starting or a seasoned pro there are al-

From Staff ReportsArtistic autos of all types will fill

downtown Watertown on Saturday, June 16 for the Rockabilly Car Show.

“As long as the weather is good we should have over 200 cars participating,” says Tom Loftis of GoodWheel Cruisers Car Club. “We are giving away over 50 awards in a variety of categories.”

O’Reilly Auto Parts of Lebanon is pay-ing for the trophies. Trophies to be pre-sented include: Best of Show, Longest Distance, Best Dodge, Best Chevy, Best Ford and Best Rat Rod.

The GoodWheel club is known for their charity. They give their proceeds to others to help pay for medical bills. They will be registering autos from 8 a.m. to noon. The awards will be pre-sented at 3 p.m.

The cars will make a loop from the grassy area in front of the car wash near the rail road tracks up South Pearl Av-enue, down West Main, around the square, down South Central Avenue and then behind the tracks beside the pavilion.

A variety of makes and models are expected. Live Rockabilly music will be playing in the square. There will also be

a children’s area with bouncy houses and a bungy jump.

Lovely contestants will be walking around in 1950s period clothing hoping to be crowned “Miss Rockabetty 2018.”

“We hope to make this an annual event,” says Vickie Frazier, show orga-nizer. “We have the support of the city council and the Chamber of Commerce as well as the mayor of Watertown. Sev-eral organizations are coming together to make it happen. We hope it will be a big success.”

If you have a vehicle you would like to show at the event, just come to Water-town between 8 a.m. and noon to regis-ter. The registration fee is $20.

This year organizers are offering a spe-cial opportunity to have your message seen at the car show. They are offering a row sponsorship which is usually $250 for only $100. Sponsor a full row of cars and you will get a sign with your name or your business name on it placed on-site to identify you as a sponsor. In ad-dition you will have the opportunity to put something for the auto owners to re-member you by in the goodie bags that will be given to each of them as they

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Bring out your inner artist at fun workshops

Watercolor artist Joann Mathews, who created this painting, will be among those presenting workshops this summer through the Tennessee Art-ist’s Guild, Inc., in Watertown. submitted

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ways new and exciting tips and ideas. And meeting new exciting fellow artists is the bonus. You can follow my project or work on your own.”

You can view Joann’s work and find out more about her at facebook.com/joannscowboyart or joannscowboyart.com.

The next workshop will be a metal jewelry workshop with renowned art-ist Susan Thornton on Saturday, July 28. Susan works in all types of metal and will share techniques working with cop-per. She hopes each student will be able to finish both a bracelet and a ring in the workshop.

Susan’s workshop will be at her studio on Depot Street in Watertown. She will also conduct two workshops. One from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and one from 2 to 5 p.m.

“Jewelry ties us to moments in our existence,” says Susan. “It binds to the elements of our emotions and senses. It has meaning, purpose and value. We are emotionally tied to its meaning and beauty. It defines us and marks our place in culture and gives us confidence in the intimate moments of our lives.”

Visit Susan’s website at thorntonmet-als.com.

The third workshop of the summer will be a stained-glass workshop on Sunday, Aug. 5, taught by Sam Simms, owner of Stained Glass Accessories.

“In this 2½ hour class the students learn the basic foiling and soldering of the Tiffany method using prism glass,” Sam says. “They finish and take home two projects.”

Sam has been teaching for over 20

years out of her studio in Antioch. She will come to Watertown to teach this workshop. Visit Sam’s website at stainedglassaccessories.net.

Susan Demay, who teaches pottery at Vanderbilt University, is offering a pottery workshop this summer. “Susan DeMay produces functional and deco-rative stoneware pottery and other artis-tic forms such as wall works, sculptural vases, and tile projects. She maintains a studio, ‘Made by deMay,’ in Smithville, Tennessee with the help of a number of assistants. Her work includes a produc-tion line of tabletop wares as well as a series of art pieces. All clay work uses colorful glazes with a variety of surfaces, put together to create rich, expressive palettes and distinctive designs,” accord-ing to Susan’s artist statement.

Learn more about Susan at susande-may.com.

Richard Davis, well known as a multi-talented artist, will also offer a work-shop. He has so many different things he makes and wants to share that we aren’t sure yet what he will be teaching. He makes brooms, leather goods, flutes, jewelry and a variety of other things. What ever the final project turns out to be, anyone who has met Richard at Fid-dlers Grove knows that the class will be one full of fun and adventure.

Call Vickie Frazier at 615.697.5066 today to sign up for the workshops. The seats are limited to 10 for most of them and are available on a first-come first-serve basis. You can also stop by the Ar-tizan at 214 Public Square in Watertown to sign up. The workshops are designed for ages 14 and up and the supply fee must be paid in advance. No payments will be taken the day of the workshop.

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Jewelry crafted by Susan Thornton of Thornton Metal Studios, who will be teaching one of the workshops. She hopes each student will be able to fin-ish both a metal bracelet and a ring.

Sam Simms, owner of Stained Glass Accessories, will offer a workshop on the basic foiling and soldering of the Tiffany method using prism glass. She has been teaching for over 20 years out of her Antioch studio and will be coming to Watertown to teach this workshop. photos submitted

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Watertown students are among those participating in the Think Green Think Clean Youth Litter Challenge on Sat-urday, May 12. The challenge begins at Watertown Elementary at 8 a.m., and participants should meet in front of the 4th-5th grade building.

The City of Lebanon has been con-ducting the Think Green Think Clean challenge for 10 years now.

The initiative was created to empha-size the importance of keeping Wilson County communities clean through reusing, reducing, and recycling. Area schools participate in the event and have an opportunity to win prize money to be used back in the classroom. The pro-gram is hosted by the City of Lebanon.

Wilson County Government has been a longtime supporter of the pro-gram and encourages all Wilson County citizens to get involved with this event. James Vaden, Wilson County Stormwa-ter Director, is actively involved with the Think Green Think Clean initiative.

“This event has been a great success in all 10 years,” Vaden said. “It is a large

student based clean-up effort for Wilson County and we are happy to play a part in it. Our students are the earth care-givers of tomorrow and it is our job to teach them the responsibilities that job requires.”

County Mayor Randall Hutto, anoth-er longtime supporter of the program, noted the success of the program is vital to keeping Wilson County communi-ties clean and beautiful: “I have always been a huge supporter of anything we as a government can do to keep Wilson County the vibrant, beautiful and safe county that it is today. The Think Green Think Clean initiative, among other programs that we as a government sup-port throughout the year are simple but highly effective steps to making Wilson County ‘greener.’ This in turn keeps our communities cleaner and safer for gen-erations to come.”

After arriving at participating schools on Saturday, May 12 for the litter chal-lenge, there will be a celebration and an-nouncements held at the James E. Ward Ag Center, Building “F”. Students par-

ticipating in the event will receive free pizza sponsored by Dominos and free ice cream sponsored by Baskin Robbins. In honor of the 10th anniversary of the event, 10 schools will win prize money. To get involved, contact Patsy Ander-son, Beautification Commission Chair-person at 615.444.3647 ext. 2309.

Throughout the year, Wilson County Government participates in several pro-grams geared to inspire citizens to be more environmentally friendly. Wilson County Government’s Stormwater De-partment hosted the 250K Tree Give-away, sponsored by the State of Ten-nessee. The event was held Feb. 23-24. There was a great turnout with over 8,500 trees given out to Wilson County residents. In fact, Wilson County was one of the top counties in the state for the number of tree giveaways.

Lisa Baldwin, Stormwater employee, noted, “The quality of the water in Wil-son County is our main concern. Trees being natural filters of water are a tre-mendous help to this system. With as much growth as we are having in Wil-

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As we head down the homestretch to-ward the end of school, there are a lot of events still to occur in and around our school system. After the prom and bac-calaureate services which were held last weekend, high school graduation on May 18 at 6:30 p.m. is rapidly approaching.

Our opening day for the Watertown Community League was held on April 28 and it was a resounding success. We have a lot of children participating in our league and so far everything seems to be running very smoothly. It is always a challenge to schedule games during this time of the year because of school events at night, field trips in the day and other things. But, as always, we will work through this and have a good year.

The second night of our season I was at the ballpark watching the games, and I spent a few minutes visiting with James and Debbie Stephens. James and Debbie have been operating the Depot Junction for almost 25 years (I believe they told me their 25th anniversary will be in July) and

have been a fixture and staple in our busi-ness district and community.

During our visit, I was reminded by Debbie that they opened up their busi-ness after I spoke at a Civic Club meeting and challenged those pres-ent to do something to help push Watertown forward. James and Debbie took up that challenge and opened the Depot Junction Restaurant. They were leaders in the revital-ization of the square and our central busi-ness district, and I very much appreciate their commitment to our community over the years. They don’t close often and they have provided a lot of meals to a lot of different people. I won-der how many people from other coun-ties, states and perhaps even countries, have enjoyed a meal at the Depot Junc-tion. I am sure there are people who had

their introduction to Watertown by trav-elling here to eat and look over the town.

Theirs is just one of the many success-ful business ventures that have occurred in our community over the last 30 years. Many of you more mature citizens will remember when Watertown had four grocery stores, three gas stations, two banks, two pool halls, men’s and women’s clothing stores, a dry goods shop, an appli-ance store, furniture store, G&W 5&10, an insurance agent, etc. With the onslaught of stores like Wal-Mart and Kmart, and the closing of the two shirt

factories which employed hundreds of people here, our square was in the pro-cess of undergoing a major transfor-mation in the 1980s. And, for a while, it didn’t look like that transformation would be good. But then, shops, restau-

rants like the Depot Junction, and other businesses began to make their invest-ment in Watertown and we watched our central business district become vi-brant again. After I visited with James and Debbie last week at the ball park, I thought a lot about that and made a mental note that I needed to include this in my next article.

There are a lot of success stories in Wa-tertown, both business and otherwise. Sometimes because we live in a small town, and we all know each other, we for-get about many of the successful things, and successful people, that are here.

I have said it before and I will con-tinue to repeat it. The future of our community is strong and I look forward to what the next few years hold for our people and businesses.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your mayor. I look forward to continuing to work with the city council and the great people of our community to make our community the best it can possibly be. As always, if you have ques-tions, comments or suggestions, please let me or any member of the city council know.

I don’t know about you but I have had a lot of things that I have wanted to do or see all of my life. I add and subtract from this list periodically. Since I am not a lover of fic-tion, most books I read have to do with real places or people and about their history.

I am a product of the fifties. I don’t remember a lot con-cerning the late ‘40s when I was born, but I grew up with television as my number one form of entertainment. Back then there were numerous shows about the old west and while I believed them all to be true, I now know that only the Death Valley

Days series told true stories of actual real life people and places.

Unfortunately, I formed an opinion about cowboys and Indians almost exclusively from those early shows and only in the past 35 years or so have I learned just what an incorrect depiction of the old west I was given.

Like many of you, I thought all cowboys were good or bad

depending on what color hat they wore and all Indians were thieving savages. On both counts I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Thoughts from Life in The Edge

Reflections fromWatertown Mayor Mike Jennings

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By Dave Pitt

Watertown High School graduation set for May 18Remembering Depot Junction’s role in downtown revitalization

‘Many of you more mature citizens will remember when

Watertown had four grocery stores, three

gas stations, two banks, two pool halls, men’s and women’s clothing stores, a dry

goods shop, anappliance store,

furniture store, G&W 5&10, an insurance

agent, etc.’

See ‘Chaco Canyon’ on page 5

Chaco Canyon holds mysteries of Native Americans from 400-1300 AD


Twenty years or so ago I read about a place in New Mexico called Chaco Can-yon, which was the site of the largest concentration of Native Americans of many different hunter-gatherer tribes to live in one area. The thing that interested me the most was that they lived in cities. All I had ever seen them live in on TV or in the movies were teepees. Hundreds of thousands of them did, but touring the southwest for years has taught me that many more lived together in cities.

I would love to tell you about all those places I have visited but at this writing I will only tell you a little information about the mother of all early civiliza-tions in North America, Chaco Canyon.

It’s difficult to get to it either by in-tention or interest. Depending on from which direction you enter, it can be a 21- to 27-mile journey over some of the most inhospitable roads you can imag-ine. The roads alone have kept me from there for years, simply because I did not wish to subject my vehicle to such abuse. This time I rented a 2500 four-wheel drive truck, because I had to see this unbelievable place.

After dodging horses, cattle, burros and a few long eared jackrabbits, upon finally reaching the park visitor center the first question I asked a polite ranger was “why is the road so bad? Do you not want people to come see this?”

The answer was remarkable. “We don’t know who owns it, therefore no one takes care of it,” she explained. She said senators and congressmen, gover-nors and politicians had been arguing

about it for years. I stopped her and told her she didn’t have to say another word. If those guys are in charge of a solution, one better just rent a big truck.

It would just take too many words for me to tell you what is there. I can tell you that they began living in this can-yon in 400 AD and started building the structures around 840 AD. Their largest known structure, Pueblo Bonito, had over 1,000 rooms and was three and four stories high in some places and it had a basement!

I walked in seven or so “Great Houses” as they are called in and around the can-yon. The ranger told me that these are the only ones that the public is allowed to see. She said “we have over 200 more sites that, by law, we cannot disclose their location.”

Around 1300 AD, all the inhabitants left. Archeologists who discovered and examined the sites record that it was just like one day they packed a few things to carry on their backs and went on their way. Hundreds of thousands of artifacts were just left where they were used. In Pueblo Bonito alone, one room con-tained over 50,000 chunks of highest grade turquoise that they had stored for future use.

Have I whetted your appetite? Go see it. Go walk its trails, see the unbelievable buildings they built by hand. Observe their engineering and surveying skills, their road building prowess (some four lanes, 30 feet wide per lane so they could get in and out of the canyon which lies in the middle of a 25,000 square mile San Juan Basin), and their ability to align their structures for safety, conve-nience and religious worship.

These Pueblo civilizations were just as

smart as the builders of the pyramids, the eastern U.S. industrialists and those

who put men on the moon. Their cities lie out there just Beyond the Edge.

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A rendering of one of the great, multi-level structures in Chaco Canyon, located in New Mexico and the site of the largest concentration of Native Americans of many different hunter-gatherer tribes to lives in one area. photo submitted


Each year, in conjunction with the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award pro-gram, one youth and one adult in all of Tennessee’s participating counties are se-lected to attend the Governor’s banquet and be honored for their volunteer work.

Here in Wilson County, the mayor’s office likes to take it a step further and recognize all nominees. Wilson County received 15 nominees this year for the

Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award pro-gram – five youths and 10 adults. Also this year, John McDearman from Wilson Bank & Trust sponsored this year’s award plaques.

Several have already been published in past editions of The Edge. Here are a few more:sWayne and Geri Hailey, nominated

by Linda Sharp, who said the following:

Wayne has been volunteering at South-side Elementary for four years, where he is known simply as “Pawpaw.” That nick-name has stuck since his granddaughter was in kindergarten and that was what she called him. He became such a beloved part of the school, we all considered him “our” Pawpaw. Not only do we have the pleasure of working with Pawpaw on a regular basis.... we are blessed to have his wife Geri (GiGi to us) volunteering with us as well. Both Pawpaw and Gigi come running whenever we ask for their help. They work with kindergarten and first grade children on their reading skills. They help with special art projects and supply materials for our classrooms. They have donated Pledge of Allegiance plaques to several classrooms, donated Christmas trees and other holiday items. Gigi came to help clean during our school’s con-struction/renovation project. Pawpaw helped us move our belongings out of the building before the construction began....and then moved our things back in as the

new school year started. Pawpaw supplied us with spotlights to use when the elec-tricity was out due to construction. Gigi takes work home for the teachers - and completes it while she watches television at night. They both help with holiday par-ties and special events. And one of our favorite things is when Pawpaw grows out his beard and puts on his red suit, to be our very own personal Santa Claus for the children. He takes his time to hold EVERY Kindergarten and First Grade child on his lap and talk to them about what they want for Christmas. Wayne Hailey is a United States Marine Veteran. He comes to the school at Veteran’s Day to talk to the children about his service. He is also a retired police officer. His en-tire life has been used in service to others.sSam Shallenberger, nominated by

Rob Gallagher. Here’s what Rob had to say about Sam: Sam Shallenberger was MJPD reserve officer of the year for 2016 and volunteered over 900 hours in 2017

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Mayor Randall Hutto with nominees Wayne and Geri Hailey. photos submitted

Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award nom-inee Sam Shallenberger.

Mayor Hutto with nominee Mary Harris and Wilson Bank’s Amelia Vance.

Wilson mayor’s office honors Volunteer Stars award nomineesMayor Hutto with nominee Penny West.

See ‘Volunteer Stars’ on page 8


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Summer Reading sign-up is May 29. Please bring your children out to sign up. Don’t forget that if your child has completed Kindergarten through 6th grade, he/she is eligible for a free Wilson County fair pass and a free arm bracelet. Children not only are able to get in free, but will receive an arm bracelet that will let them ride free. The fair is so much fun and I know that you will enjoy it for free!

We are seeing the sunshine! How awe-some this is. I know you have flowers that you would like to plant. We have books to tell you what type of flowers to plant and what it the perfect time to plant them. There is no prettier sight

than to see beautiful flowers at full bloom.

Our Maker Space Club will attend a workshop June 4 and 6 from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. here at the library. If your child is at the age that he/she can handle all needles and scissors, please contact the library if your child is interested. This club is sponsored by Visionary Design Group!

The last day for Story Time for the summer is May 23 and it will resume Sept. 5. This is done so that our room is available for our Summer Reading Pro-gram. Thanks for understanding.

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The Library’s EdgeBy Pamela Wiggins- Watertown Public Library

I just picked up the “geraniums” I bought from the local school’s fundraiser, and they are absolutely gorgeous. Now to research how to care for them.

First thing I learned is that what I have here are not really geraniums, but rather Pelargonium (pel ar GO ne um). Though Geraniums and Pelar-gonium are both in the botanical family Gera-niaceae (Ger a ne A ce eye), there are distinct differences: bloom size, seed dispersal and root structure, but the biggy is hardiness.

True geraniums are commonly called Hardy Geranium or Cranes Bill. According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture plant hardiness chart, these should survive in zones 4 through 10 in outdoor beds. Our zone is 7b. Our Hor-ticulture Extension Agent Lucas Holman reminded me that Geranium “Rozanne” was Perennial Plant of the Year in 2008.

John Lord, an Irish gardener I like to fol-low, teased that two hundred years ago the name of the Pelargonium was shortened to Geranium, “maybe because Pelargonium was too hard to spell”???

But let’s talk about Pelargonium. They are annuals originating from South Africa and the three most familiar are the Zonal geranium (which I just bought), the Trail-ing Ivy geranium and the Scented gera-nium.

The Zonals have a standee-uppey blooming/growing habit, with large bloom heads. They look good in pots you can look down upon or into. The Trailing Ivey’s have a layey-downy habit that looks great from a hanging basket you can look up into. The Scenteds smell delicious and though they bloom, the bloom is not their main calling card. I have seen scented ge-raniums marketed as a mosquito repellent for the patio.

I attended a customer service training once where they put a new twist/under-standing on the Golden Rule. Instead of “treat others like you want to be treated,” they recommended “treat others like they want to be treated.” The trick is figuring out how others want to be treated. These three types of Pelargonium like to be treated the

same. They don’t have highly developed root systems, so they will be happy in small pots of well draining soil: no peat. They like to be watered deeply, let drain quickly and then be left to dry out: no sitting in a saucer of water. Water again when they are dry two inches down from the surface of the soil. They need six hours of sunlight to bloom well. They like a balanced fertilizer. If you use a high nitrogen fertilizer, they

will go to all foliage and no bloom. They like to be deadheaded regu-larly and sharply. And they like good air circu-lation, so if they get too thick in the middle, they like some of the foliage pruned out: no crowd-ing.

Now that I know how the Pelargonium wants to be treated and if I follow its Gold-en Rule I can expect lovely blooms from May through September. I may try to over winter some cuttings, but if that fails, the school will have another fundraiser next spring. Win-Win!

Geraniums or Pelargonium?Auntie E’s

The Gardener’s Edge

‘Perlargonium...areannuals originating from

South Africa and the three most familiar are the

Zonal...Trailing Ivy...and the Scented geranium.’


to serve the Mt. Juliet area as a reserve police officer. Sam taught 10 no-charge full day gun safety classes. He has assisted Lebanon Police, Wilson County Sheriff, Rutherford County Police and Murfrees-boro Police in apprehending shoplifters, drunk drivers, public intoxicated individ-uals, and shoplifters while off-duty. He is a Sunday school teacher, 10-year chair-man of MJCA school board and a past president of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department Citizen Sheriff Academy Alumni Association.sMary Harris, nominated by Sinclaire

Sparkman, who said: Decades of tireless work and accomplishments to match make this volunteer worth awarding again. She serves as the president of the Wilson County Black History Commit-tee and has been involved there for more than 30 years. Her work this year brought the wisdom of the Elders Program from Vanderbilt to provide an opportunity to creatively preserve Wilson County’s black

history.sPenny West, nominated by Shelly

Barnes, who said: Penny West is a person that truly has a servant heart. She doesn’t want recognition. She works tirelessly to serve her community, neighbors, friends and strangers. Penny volunteers with the Wilson County Family and Commu-nity Education Clubs. Her projects are many, but I’ll list just a few. She served as her club’s (Tucker’s Crossroads FCE) Sunshine girl for a number of years. Her duties included sending cards, making phone calls and visits. She donates time and efforts to making and collecting items for the Ronald McDonald House, making walker bags for the elderly, helping others with specialized projects in sewing, col-lecting items for school children in need of supplies and volunteering for Extension programs whenever we need her. Most recently, Penny coordinated two signifi-cant projects, one directly impacted fami-lies in Wilson and surrounding counties and the other impacted families that were victims of the 2016 wildfires in East Ten-nessee. As a volunteer coordinator for the

Smoky Mountain Christmas Ornament Competition at the Fair, Penny had no idea she would impact so many families. In total, over 700 ornaments were made at the fair or donated. They were distrib-uted to 100 families. This project helped to restore ornament collections for fami-lies that lost everything in Sevier County. Penny also coordinated the Angel gown project. This special sewing project took wedding dresses donated by the public and transformed them into tiny gowns for babies that pass away. More than 40 angel gowns were sewn by more than 20 volunteers with Penny as the project leader. Two more workshops are planned for 2018.sIsabell Denton, nominated by Jessica

Coco, who said: Isabell Denton has given up every Friday for over eight months in order to volunteer for Nashville Interna-tional Center for Empowerment. There, she tutored people seeking to gain Ameri-can citizenship pass their citizenship test. But after volunteering there for so long, she developed a passion for these people in need. Isabell formed a special bond with one of the many families she inter-acted with. Her love for this family and their financial needs led Isabell to start a t-shirt line to raise money for them. She designed shirts with the word “love” across the front, and on the back “love” in 12 different languages. She sold over 100 of these shirts and once she reaches her goal, she will donate all of the proceeds to her family. Isabell is also a talented art-ist and sells multiple items on Etsy and gives her profits to other refugee fami-lies she helps. She also helped work spe-cial events for N.I.C.E., such as festivals, clothing drives, watching kids, and deco-rating a new building. Isabell’s service is extremely impactful on the people she helps, especially the younger kids. She has an amazing heart and not all these people have a positive influence in their life. Be-cause of Isabell’s help, many of these peo-ple pass their citizenship test, and have a chance at a wonderful life in America. Isabell is also a member of school clubs that their main focus in volunteering in the community. She is the vice president of National Honor Society and a member of Interact club, both of which gave her multiple volunteer opportunities. Isabell is unique because she has an extreme de-termination to make the world a better place. She takes multiple hours out of her

day to better a community and need and lead the world to love.sBob Pergler, nominated by Linn Yea-

ger, who said: REHAB 23 is a support sys-tem to First Responders in Wilson County during extended emergency events such as structure fires, Hazmat emergencies or SWAT team events. REHAB 23 offers relief from climatic conditions, rehydra-tion, food and rest and recovery. Bob has served as a responder for REHAB 23 since the organization’s inception in the fall of 2013. For the first year, he was one of two Team Leaders leading a team of 12 Responders. In January 2015 he joined the Board of Directors as operations of-ficer. As a new organization, there was a need for someone to step up and insure REHAB 23 was doing the right things to support our 600 + First Responders in Wilson County. For the past three years, as operations officer, Bob has been a major contributor to all our monthly meetings. He insures all three response units are in good mechanical working order and that we have all the supplies needed to respond. Bob is proactive in communications with our 30 responders. He keeps all the records relative.

Mayor Hutto with youth division nomi-nee Isabell Denton .

Mayor Hutto with nominee Bob Pergler and Mrs. Pergler.

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CedarStone Bank and Wilson County Chevrolet - Buick - GMC - Hyundai presented the annual Wilson Coun-ty Teacher of the Year Awards at a banquet honoring teachers throughout Wilson County. At right: Mt. Juliet Elementary School’s Tracy Brown was named Teacher of the Year for Wilson County for 2018 from among all school-level winners. Watertown area Teachers of the Year at their respective schools are, in photos at left: top photo - Karen McDonald, Watertown Elementary School; center photo - Carrie R. Thompson, Watertown Middle School; bottom photo - Laura Spingler, Water-town High School. The Recognition Dinner was held Fri-day, April 13 at Cumberland University in Baird Chapel.

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Wilson Bank & Trust will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, to celebrate the completion of the new Clemons-Richerson Operations Center.

Guests at the open house will have an opportunity to take a guided tour of the building, and refreshments will be provided. Located at 105 North Castle Heights Avenue in Lebanon, the three-story, 67,000-square-foot facility con-tains offices, workspaces, training rooms

and meeting rooms, and will house more than 140 bank employees with space for more growth.

“We are very pleased to bring our op-erational employees under one roof with new capabilities, and we’re also proud of what this project says about our future,” CEO Randall Clemons said. “This kind of investment in our infrastructure is an affirmation of our plans to remain an in-dependent, community-focused bank.”

Better access for working together is a key advantage in the new building, ac-cording to COO Clark Oakley.

“I am excited for the employees that will be working in this facility. We have a great team, and being in one place will only enhance what they are capable of doing,” Oakley said. “The technology and efficiencies that are part of the building design will also help our operational func-tions work more smoothly. Ultimately, this project will benefit our customers and shareholders as well as our staff.”

Alongside state-of-the-art technology, many elements of the operations center celebrate local history and the bank’s heritage. The entire property was once the football field at Castle Heights Mili-tary Academy, and the building design was inspired by the architecture of the old McFadden Auditorium on the Castle Heights campus. A painted goalpost and scoreboard from the football field remain intact behind the building. On the walls of a large third-floor meeting room, a mural will depict scenes from the acad-emy’s history. Other murals throughout the building will pay homage to the his-

tory of Wilson Bank & Trust, the history of Wilson County and to each county in the bank’s service area.

The building is named for CEO Ran-dall Clemons and recently retired Presi-dent Elmer Richerson, who conceived the plans over several years. Conference rooms in the building are named for emeritus board members Charles Bell, the late Mackey Bentley, Jerry Franklin, John Freeman, Harold Patton, Johnny Trice and Bob VanHooser. An upstairs training center is named in honor of three longtime employees who helped start the bank in 1987, Kay Johnson, Lisa Pominski and Becky Taylor.

“We’re very pleased with this spa-cious new building that will help us bet-ter serve our customers, have a positive impact on the local economy and stand as a tribute to the heritage of our bank and our community,” President John McDearman said. “The addition of the Clemons-Richerson Operations Center is certainly a big moment in the annals of Wilson Bank & Trust, and we’re grateful to everyone who’s supported us over the last 31 years.”

Free electronic hearing tests will be given this month for all seniors. Hearing Health Center in Lebanon will offer this testing for anyone who suspects they are not hearing clearly. Using our video otoscope, we will be able to show you the inside of your ear canal. Let’s see if your problem could be as simple as too much earwax. We will then give you a full hearing evaluation, including speech understanding tests. Your results will be explained to you in clear, easy to understand terms and although weencourage early correction of hearing loss you are under no obligation to encourage early correction of hearing loss you are under no obligation to purchase. • Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) 18 and over report some trouble hearing. • People suffering with Diabetes are four times more likely to develop hearing loss. • People with hearing loss wait an average of seven years before seeking help. • A 12-year study by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that untreated hearing loss increased the risk for dementia. • Only one out of every five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wear one.Demonstrations of the latest technology in better hearing will be available. Demonstrations of the latest technology in better hearing will be available. Hear for yourself how easy it can be to understand clearly again. This is an easy and safe way to get the answers to your hearing questions. Hearing Health Center has been serving Wilson County over 36 years and prides itself on being a great customer service company.

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MURFREESBORO — Growers, buy-ers and sellers of ginseng came from Roan Mountain in upper East Tennes-see to Perry County at the eastern edge of West Tennessee and from all parts in between.

They attended the one-day, first-time Tennessee Ginseng Growers Meeting held May 4 at Middle Tennessee State University and co-hosted by the Ten-nessee Department of Agriculture, Ten-nessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience.

Led by MTSU faculty, Andrea Bishop, ginseng coordinator for TDEC, MTSU alumnus Paul Martin Jr. and others, the gathering helped growers, buyers and sellers learn where the industry is head-ing in the foreseeable future.

“I was very happy to see so many partners from all over Tennessee,” said Iris Gao, an associate professor in agri-business and agriscience and researcher with the Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research.

Gao said a survey given to the more than 60 registered attendees “will give us a better idea of the current situation of cultivation of ginseng in Tennessee.

… Nobody has this kind of informa-tion, and I wish we could do more for the (ginseng) farmers.”

After speaking to the group, Mar-tin, chief managing member of Clarity Resources LLC, said the “urbanization crush of the farmland drives the need for additional revenue sources on the land.”

Martin said he will be joining MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, who helped welcome the group earlier in the day, and others on an upcoming trip to China. Martin assured attendees each person going on the trip would be pay-ing his or her own expenses and not using state funding.

Caleb Trivett, a rural Carter County ginseng dealer who also teaches forag-ing, said he “came to see if I could help them or if they can help me. I have ac-cess to the finest ginseng strains — big and small — in the state.”

In addition to Gao, Martin and Bishop, associate professors Nate Phil-lips and Justin Gardner and Yuhang Guo, a lecturer at the Guangxi Univer-sity of Chinese Medicine and a visiting scholar, also made presentations.

Gao talked about how MTSU will help farmers grow wild-simulated gin-

seng and research advances in growing techniques.

Gao said the next meeting will be later this fall — late August or early Septem-ber — at the time of harvest and plant-ing season. For more information, call

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It is tick and biting fly season and pre-cautions should be taken for external parasite control. One reason is to pre-vent transmission of a blood borne dis-ease known as Anaplasmosis. Presence of Anaplasmosis in your herd can have significant economic impact. Symptoms of anemia, unthriftiness, and weakness are some of the signs and only the vet-erinarian can give a diagnosis.

Anaplasmosis is a disease of cattle that is caused by the blood parasite Ana-plasma marginale.

This organism infects red blood cells, and causes anemia. Anaplasmosis also infects sheep and goats and some wild ruminants, including white-tailed deer

without signs of the disease, but these animals can possibly serve as a reservoir for the disease. This disease is common in the southeastern US.

Outbreaks of Anaplasmosis usually occur in summer and fall when ticks are prevalent. Some of the common signs are fever, weakness, depressed attitude, decreased appetite, decreased milk pro-duction, and a white or yellow color to the gums, white of the eye, or vulva. Aggressive behavior is also common, especially in beef cattle. Abortions may occur in females and temporary infertil-ity can occur in males.

Anaplasmosis is primarily transmit-ted by blood sucking insects. Biting flies, and some species of ticks are the main insect carriers but people spread anaplasmosis by using the same needle between multiple numbers of cattle. The

disease can also be transmitted due to the improper cleaning of instruments during dehorning, castration or tattoo-ing. It takes less than a drop of blood to transmit anaplasmosis from an infected

cow to a non-infected cow.Cattle less than two years of age rarely

show any signs, even if they become infected. Cattle older than two years of

By Ruth Correll, Agricultural AgentUT/TSU Extension, Wilson County

[email protected] ‘Ticks, biting flies’ on page 14

Enthusiasts gather to discuss ginseng’s future

Ticks, biting flies transmit disease in livestock, wildlife

MTSU researcher Iris Gao tells an audience of ginseng growers and sellers how the university will help farmers become more productive in the future at May 4 gathering for the Tennessee Ginseng Growers Meeting in the Science Building.

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age have more severe symptoms and are more likely to die. Whether or not an animal shows any signs, if it becomes infected, it is usually infected for life. These carrier animals are immune to future disease, but become a persistent source of infection for other cattle.

If Anaplasmosis is suspected, produc-ers should contact their veterinarian to confirm the diagnosis. There are other diseases that can appear similar. There are tests to find carrier animals.. The vet-erinarian can prescribe the use of tetra-

cycline products that can be fed in feed or mineral supplements.

In this area, there is a constant poten-tial for exposure, and total prevention or elimination of the disease from a herd is not realistic. Therefore, the goal is to prevent and minimize clinical and sub-clinical disease and production losses. Producers should assume there is a good chance they have carrier animals in their herd that look perfectly healthy but can be a source of infection, so prac-tices that could potentially spread the disease, such as reusing needles, or not properly disinfecting equipment, should be eliminated.

Control of ticks and flies will also decrease the spread of the disease. Re-cently, a vaccine has been approved for use. Not all states have approval to use

this vaccine, but fortunately Tennessee does. This product is relatively expen-sive compared to other vaccines.

Biosecurity measures are key to the control of anaplasmosis. Have your veter-inarian screen herd additions, or purchase animals from test negative herds. Use ap-proved pest control products to control flies and ticks. Also, single use needles, proper cleaning of equipment between animals, and vaccination are important parts of an anaplasmosis control program. If you suspect anaplasmosis in your herd, contact your veterinarian for a thorough investigation and advice regarding elimi-nation and future prevention.

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45 500-545 521 131.00-142.00 136.7844 550-595 567 129.00-140.00 133.6019 600-649 631 124.00-135.00 129.9611 650-690 665 123.00-133.00 128.2513 700-738 724 119.00-125.00 123.93 2 755-795 775 113.00-117.00 114.95 4 805-828 822 110.00-111.00 110.24 Small 1 - 2 1 450-450 450 130.00 130.00 1 620-620 620 110.00 110.00 Medium and Large 2 - 3 2 305-340 323 139.00-150.00 144.2014 360-395 381 138.00-152.00 145.4325 400-445 426 128.00-142.00 137.73 5 450-470 459 130.00-133.00 131.20 5 505-535 522 125.00-130.00 128.38 3 555-585 565 120.00-121.00 120.33 1 605-605 605 122.00 122.00 3 663-675 667 116.00-119.00 117.01 1 775-775 775 100.00 100.00Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 214 400-445 418 158.00-171.00 162.7631 450-495 474 150.00-161.00 153.8629 500-545 519 145.00-157.00 149.5028 550-590 568 140.00-149.00 143.6514 600-645 625 134.00-143.00 137.07 8 655-690 671 126.00-138.00 130.23 7 705-740 726 124.00-127.50 125.43 1 770-770 770 113.00 113.00 2 820-820 820 116.50 116.50 1 895-895 895 96.00 96.00

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Tylor Vastola at bat as WHS face York.

Brandon Allison running bases in the contest against York.

#18 Jada Moss at bat in the softball game against Gordonsville.

Catcher #23 Ashlea Dickens at ready versus Gordonsville.

#16 Alicia House releases one from the pitcher’s mound.

#17 Emma Edwards has her eyes on the ball as WHS takes on Gordonsville.photos by Wayne Reeder Photography


John Greer State Farm Insurance Agency recently honored Athletes of the Week from Watertown High and Watertown Middle Schools, presenting them with Athlete of the Week T-shirts and certificates. Bottom left: Emma Edwards plays 1st base for the Lady Purple Tiger softball team. For the week end-ing April 28, she batted .300 with a fielding % of 1.000. From left are John Greer Rep Sue Shelton, Emma and Softball Coach Sarah Gentry. Top left: also honored as of April 28 was Jensen White , an outfielder and pitcher for the Purple Tiger baseball team. He had a good game against Livingston Academy, go-ing 1-2 with a walk with a huge double off the wall. From left: Shelton, Jensen and Baseball Coach E.J. Wood. Top center: Left fielder Tyler Vastola had a “hot bat” going 5 for 12, .417 BA, with a double and 3 RBIs for the week ending April 21. From left: John Greer Jr., Tyler and Coach Wood. Top right: Freshman pitcher Zoe Baskin began contributing a great deal recently to the softball team, batting .333 with a 3.36 ERA while pitching. From left: Greer, Zoe and Coach Gentry.

Watertown Middle School players of the week, starting 2nd from top right photo: Kendal Bayse, pitcher and first baseman, went the dis-tance on the mound strik-ing out 7 and contributing at bat with a triple, an RBI and top of the base %. From left: Greer, Kendal, and As-sistant Coach Blake Tarter. Center right photo: 1st baseman Jaleigh Robert-son has 2 HRs for the week of April 28. From left: Coach Kristie Cantrell, Jaleigh and Shelton. Second from bot-tom right photo: 3rd base-man Rachel Cromer also had a big week on the WMS softball team with 2 hits and 4 RBIs. From left: Coach Cantrell, Rachel and Shel-ton. Bottom right photo: the WMS Purple Tiger Baseball Player of the Week is Mason Murrell. The team’s catcher, he has done a great defen-sive job behind the plate and has been a consistent hitter. From left: Mason and State Farm’s Sue Shelton. photos submitted

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Jones Hill Cemetery Decoration May 27Jones Hill Cemetery will hold Decoration Day on Sun-

day, May 27 at 2:30 p.m.Historic Hustle fun walk/run May 19

Explore Lebanon’s historic areas on foot with the first annual Historic Hustle, a 1-2-3 mile fun walk/run between the Public Square and the Lebanon City Hall/ CHMA campus on May 19 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Par-ticipants receive materials highlighting historic prop-erties on the route and have the opportunity to play a digital scavenger hunt, with a grand prize drawn from completed entries. $25 registration fee includes T-shirt. Children under age 16 free with registered adult. Check-in begins 7:30 a.m. on the Square, walk/run at 8 a.m. Info: historiclebanon.com. Ends with DJ dance party and food trucks in the old courthouse parking lot on the square. Last day to register and receive T-shirt is May 11.Bark in the Park for New Leash May 12

Bark in the Park is Saturday, May 12, 11 a.m.-4p.m., Wilson Co. Fairgrounds. Free admission, free rabies vaccines, agility course, lure course, Team Zoom Ca-nine Entertainment, dog friendly sponsors and vendors, games and contest. Wilson Board of Education meetings

Wilson County Board of Education meets in a Work Session on Thursday, May 31, 5 p.m., and a regular scheduled Board Meeting on Monday, June 4, 6 p.m., at the Wilson County BOE Administrative & Train-ing Complex, 415 Harding Drive, Lebanon. Requests to “Appear Before the Board” and all other “Agenda” items must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Wednesday, May 17.Republican Women host candidates

Mt. Juliet Republican Women will host candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 6. Candidates Bob Corlew, Judd Matheny and John Rose will be avail-able for questions Monday, May 14. Meeting 6 p.m. for optional dinner and 7 p.m. for speaker, at Courtney’s Restaurant, 4066 North Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet. Ev-eryone welcome.

Gallatin Coin & Currency Show in MayThe Gallatin Coin & Currency Show will be held at

Gallatin Civic Center’s gymnasium Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 18-19. Free admission, free parking, door prizes, free appraisals, 4+ dealers. Sponsors: Middle Tennessee Coin Club, Hen-dersonville Coin Club. Info: 615.451.5911.Alexandria Open Pantry set May 19

Alexandria UMC Open Pantry is Saturday, May 19, 9-11 a.m. Open to communities of Dowelltown, Lib-erty, Alexandria, Watertown, Brush Creek. Returning clients, please bring back your boxes.Round Lick food pantry 1st, 3rd Wed.

Round Lick Baptist church, Watertown, has a regu-lar food pantry the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 6-6:30 p.m monthly.Watertown City Council meets May 15

Watertown City Council’s next meeting is set for Tuesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at the Watertown Commu-nity Center, 8630 Sparta Pike.Watertown Volunteer Fire Fish Fry

Watertown Volunteer Fire Department holds a fund-raising Fish Fry the first Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. at the Public Safety Building in Watertown. Next fish fry is Saturday, June 2.Lascassas Fire Department Fish Fry

The Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry is held the second Saturday, at the firehall on Lascassas Pike. The next fish fry is May 12, 4-8 p.m.Genealogical meeting May 19 at TSLA

Middle TN Genealogical Society bimonthly meeting Saturday, May 19, 1 p.m. at TN State Library and Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville. Speaker: “The Archive Lady” Melissa Barker, who is also serving as judge for the MTGS Writer’s Award for best article in the society’s quarterly publication, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History. Topic: “Loose Records in an Archive: What Are They?” DNA Chat after the meeting: Dr. Dave Dowell, MTGS Board member and author of NextGen Genealogy: The DNA Connection, hosts the inaugural DNA Chat in the TSLA auditorium. Bring your recent DNA success stories and questions. Refreshments served, free program. TSLA is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Law enforcement officers’ benefit May 12Support Deputy Justin Cagle’s cancer fight and Fallen

Officer Joe Bowen’s family on Saturday, May 12 at Fid-dlers Grove in Lebanon. Tickets $20 for adults, $5 for chil-dren. Live music, jump house, face painting, cotton candy, popcorn, $1 hotdogs & hamburgers, auction items, shoot-ing competition. Must purchase tickets prior to event. See facebook.com/events/987233584775591/ or search face-book for “events team cagle.”Wilson CASA 30th Anniversary June 15

30th Anniversary Celebration of Wilson County CASA on June 15 at Capitol Theatre honoring Linda Schenk. Tickets $50 each or tables for $350. Cash bar opens 6 p.m. Dinner 6:30. Band “Familiar Faces” at 7:30 sponsored by City of Lebanon. Ticket info: 615.443.2002. Dinner provided by Wildberry, spon-sored by Southern Bank. Habitat for Humanity Golf Tourney May 14

Wilson Division, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville Golf Challenge Monday, May 14, Five Oaks. Scramble format, lunch & dinner, silent and live auc-tion. Info: Tory Tredway [email protected] or 615.453.4539.Give Cancer the Boot June 15

Save the date for Relay for Life and Give Cancer the Boot, June 15, 6 p.m. to midnight, Wilson Bank & Trust West Lawn, 623 W. Main St., Lebanon.Garden of Prayer meals program

Garden of Prayer Tabernacle, Inc., 1015 Bluebird Road, Lebanon, will be providing free meals to children in Leba-non and various locations in Wilson County during the summer months of 2018. If you have a vacation Bible school or other summer activity that need free meals to be provided for children 18 years or younger, contact Angela Howard: 615.784.4620 or 615.752.7215. WBT Operations Center open house

Wilson Bank & Trust will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, to celebrate the comple-tion of the new Clemons-Richerson Operations Center. Guests at the open house will have an opportunity to take a guided tour of the building, and refreshments will be provided. The center is located at 105 N. Castle Heights Ave., Lebanon, behind the main office.

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Fiddlers Grove Village hosting Neddy Jacobs Days

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WARTRACE – The air in Winnette Ayers Park in Wartrace will be filled with the aroma of free burgers and hot-dogs, the laughter of happy children playing on inflatables, and the sounds of positive Christian music as Wartrace Baptist Church celebrates its 150th An-niversary with a family picnic-in-the-park on Sunday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m.

Grammy-nominated Christian sing-er-songwriter Tim Menzies will per-form during the event, which is free to the public. Menzies has had his songs recorded by numerous major Nashville country music stars including Martina McBride, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Diamond Rio, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Josh Turner, and Trace Atkins among others. He’ll also be performing at the 11 a.m. church service at Wartrace Baptist on the same day as the picnic. The church is located at 105 Vine St. in Wartrace.

Wartrace Baptist Pastor Billy Joe Cal-vert is encouraging those outside of his church membership to attend the event.

“This is a celebration of the 150 con-

tinuous years that the church has served the community and the surrounding area. However, we want to make sure that it’s known to everyone, not just our church family, that they are invited to attend”.

Winnette Ayers Park is located at 119 Bridgeview St., Wartrace. Parking is free. For additional information contact pas-tor Billy Joe Calvert at 931.639.1185 or by email at [email protected]. Information about Tim Menzies and his music ministry can be found at TimMenzies.com. Wartrace is located on State Highway 64, ten miles west of I-24 exit 97 approximately halfway be-tween Nashville and Chattanooga.

For nearly 70 years, the month of May has been annually recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in an effort to help make the public better aware of the many issues associated with mental ill-ness. Recently, Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto met with Nathan Miller of Cumberland Mental Health Cen-ter, an agency of Volunteer Behavioral Health, to discuss the importance of mental health needs and sign a procla-mation declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wilson County.

One in every five adults in the U.S. must deal with a mental illness condi-tion during their lifetime. This means essentially that 20 percent of the adults living in this local community will have some bout with mental illness during their lifetime.

One main goal of May being pro-claimed as Mental Health Awareness Month, says Hutto, is to make the public aware that there are professionals avail-able and accessible to come to the aid of those dealing with mental health issues.

Miller notes at Cumberland Mental Health Center and at any of the other centers under the supervision of Volun-teer Behavioral Health, a nonprofit orga-nization with mental health centers in 31 Tennessee counties, there are profession-als standing by to help individuals and families deal with mental health issues.

For more information about services and treatments available for those who are dealing with mental health issues in-cluding addiction and substance abuse

visit vbhcs.org or call 1.877.567.6051.Additionally, on May 10 Wilson

County joins more than 1,100 commu-nities across the country in celebrat-ing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAM-HSA) National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day to highlight the impor-tance of children’s mental health. This year, the national focus of Awareness Day is Partnering for Health and Hope, following trauma.

To celebrate Awareness Day locally, Mayor Hutto hosted a proclamation signing involving Tennessee Voices for Children, the TN Healthy Transitions Initiative and the System of Care Across Tennessee Initiative. Wilson County Government will “shed light” on Chil-dren’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 10 by lighting up the Wilson County Courthouse in green lights. The building will be illuminated all night in honor of those battling mental health disorders.

Fiddlers Grove is excited to sponsor the Neddy Jacobs Days two-day event again this year on June 8 and 9 in the James E. Ward Ag Center located in Leb-anon. Festivities start at noon on Friday, June 8 and run until 8 p.m. with vendors and lots of great music for everyone to enjoy. On Saturday, the day’s festivities begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.

Both days are chock full of fun for the family. If you’ve got a young munchkin that would like to perform on the stage with a seasoned musician, there will be

spots for them to perform. Just call the Fiddlers Grove Historical Village office at 615.547.6111 and they will get your child scheduled.

Vendors will have beautiful hand-crafted items for sale both days. Their items are so diverse that you are bound to find something you’ve just got to have. Vendor applications are being accepted through May 31.

Event admission is $5 with children under age 10 admitted for free. Call 615.547.6111 for more information.

Wartrace church marks 150 years

Wilson promotes Mental Health Awareness Month

Tim Menzies

Mayor Randall Hutto and Nathan Miller


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A grand celebration of the era of the 1950s takes place at the 20th Annual Granville Heritage Day on May 26.

The annual festival, which has become one of Tennessee’s largest, will again host a 57-class Antique Car Show on the banks of the Cordell Hull Lake, along with an Antique Tractor Show and the Uncle Jimmy Thompson Grand Cham-pion Fiddle Contest.

Granville is currently hosting a large I Love Lucy Exhibit during 2018 which is a 30-year collection owned by Richard and Linda Cox of Sparta.

This annual festival features a full day of bluegrass music, children’s rides, pet-ting zoo, children’s entertainment, pa-rade, craft booths, great food and much more. New features to this year’s festival are tours of historic buildings, including the Granville Mercantile building, which is currently being restored; Granville

Presbyterian Church; and the Dr. L.M. Freeman office building.

A new event will be the re-creation of Dr. Freeman Day set on July 24, 1955 at Dr. Freeman’s office. Granville will hon-or the memory of Dr. Freeman as well as all the babies that he delivered during his long time practicing medicine in Gran-ville. If Dr. Freeman delivered you, call 931.653.4511 to add your name to a list that is being compiled. You are also in-vited to be at the ceremony at 1 p.m. on Heritage Day to be part of the Dr. Free-man parade at 2 p.m.

Also, through June 1, Granville Mu-seum is hosting “Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature,” a traveling exhibit from the East Tennes-see History Museum, Knoxville.

For more information on these and other events, call 931.653.4151 or visit granvilletn.com.

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