W E D N E S D AY
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Comp plan, MPO projects top priorities: Casteel By JOYANNA LOVE Banner Senior Staff Writer
Updating the city compensation plan and budgeting the Cleveland Urban Area Municipal Planning Organization project local requirements need to be a funding focus for the Cleveland City Council in the coming years, according to City Manager Janice Casteel. Casteel listed them as areas of focus during the city’s Strategic Planning Session.
However, she said the most important thing is for the City Council to have a plan that it reviews every year, so department heads know where they are headed. Since Monday’s Council session focused on capital projects, a plan for funding the classification compensation study was not outlined. This will be a part of the budget process. Casteel said the challenge for the budget this year would be to fund the comp study and the needed capital proj-
ects. “You have asked that we don’t raise taxes,” Casteel told City Council members. “And, we have tried to give you a plan that does not require a tax increase.” Prior to the budget retreat in March or April, Casteel will ask Council members which plan they would like. Steve Thompson of Burris, Thompson & Associates has recommended that the city consider a pay range system or modify the plan to where step pay
increases are 2.5 percent. The current plan has step pay increases at 3.5 percent. Casteel said the economic situation and the loss of the fire contract with the county have made it impossible to fund the step some years. Even if the current plan is kept, Thompson has suggested eliminating the first step and bringing those 37 people up to step two. He also recommends “some additional 3.5 percent increases to address compression among mostly
two- to six-year employees.” “The main issue when it comes to maintaining a comp plan is funding — doing a step,” Thompson said. Because funding has not always allowed for the step increases, Thompson has recommended the pay range approach. Councilman David May said the compensation plan needs to keep up with the market rate. See MPO, Page 5
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Arena’s grand opening set for April 5 School board hears updates By LARRY C. BOWERS Banner Staff Writer
Bradley still on top The Bradley Central Bears and Bearettes remained undefeated in district basketball with a pair of wins at East Hamilton. The Walker Valley Lady Mustangs easily handled the Ooltewah girls. In district wrestling, the Cleveland Blue Raiders fought to a win over Walker Valley, while the Bears beat up on Soddy-Daisy. See Sports, Pages 19-21.
Award is perfect fit for Cheryl Dunson
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DEVELOPMENT OFF APD 40 will be used for the new Spring Branch Industrial Park once completion of an interchange is done. The development will be near Interstate 75 Exit 20.
Future bright at Exit 20 Mayor compares impact to Wacker project By ALLEN MINCEY Banner Staff Writer
When the 2016 recipient of the Robert W. Varnell Jr. Leadership Award was announced at the 90th annual meeting of the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, it was a perfect fit. That’s because it was presented to a Cleveland resident who epitomizes service above self. She is Cheryl Dunson, executive vice president of marketing for Santek Waste Services Inc. Read about her in the editorial on Page 18 of today’s edition.
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Today looks to be partly sunny, with a high around 45 degrees. Tonight’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, with a low around 28. Thursday should be sunny, with a high near 54. Thursday night calls for mostly clear skies, and a low around 31.
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MAINSTREET CLEVELAND members heard Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis’ State of the County address Monday at their monthly meeting. Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland will give his State of the City address on Feb. 22.
Development in Bradley County led to the use of Timbuk 3’s “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” with a PowerPoint that Mayor D. Gary Davis presented to MainStreet Cleveland on Monday at his “State of the County” address that tours the civic club route about this time each year. However, the mayor instead decided on a different tune, Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.” The county leader also targeted many of his comments not just to the completion of the revamped Exit 20 interchange, but the ongoing work just up the road on APD 40. “We could talk about things going on in our county for a long, long time — the Greenway, our audit, our long-term debt, our bond rating, and we received the annual budget award, which I believe is 10 years in a row and something that I am very proud of,” Davis said. “We have another ambulance station so we have grown that to six and I am very proud of that.” He spoke of the progress on the veterans home, expansion at the Bradley County Judicial Complex and renovation at Lake Forest Middle School. He also used the MainStreet Cleveland presentation to speak quite proudly on the Exit 20 completion and the development in that area off Interstate 75. “Exit 20 improvements was something
Around Town Glenda Scoggins enjoying retirement and working part time ... Linda Gambill expressing how happy she is that she has only two more treatments ... Emma Moore, Abigail Brannen, Sheeko Ndegwa, Kendra Edwards and Nazareth Curtis painting pottery masterpieces ... Angie Ledford talking about her Pomeranian.
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that was very much needed in our community and, after four years of construction and 400 or so construction workers in our community, will be missed,” the county mayor said. “Now, we are working on the interchange there that will open up the area, and this is huge. “There will be hundreds and hundreds of acres of property that will be open for the first time,” Davis said. “We have already purchased 350 acres of land there for the (Spring Branch) industrial park, and this will also allow for areas of commercial development. “Once this interchange is completed and the park is developed, I am confident that we will begin filling it up,” he added. “I feel that Exit 20 is something that we will look back on in 10 years and say it was the biggest thing that has happened, other than the Wacker project. “Other than the Wacker project, the commercial development and industrial See EXIT 20, Page 8
See ARENA, Page 5
BHRC board hears report on imaging By LARRY C. BOWERS Banner Staff Writer
The Bradley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has taken some giant leaps in availability of technology for the betterment of residents. It was discussed Tuesday night at the facility’s board meeting that the county’s care-treatment center has contracted with a new company, which is providing on-campus digital imaging transmissions for See BHRC, Page 8
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“I feel that Exit 20 is something that we will look back on in 10 years and say it was the biggest thing that has happened, other than the Wacker project.” — Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis
The Cleveland Schools Site Committee, headed by Dr. Murl Dirksen, visited Stuart Elementary School Tuesday for its January meeting. Dirksen and committee members Dawn Robinson and Peggy Pesterfield were joined by Board of Education members Charlie Cogdill, Tom Cloud and George Dirksen Meacham, though Steve Morgan was unable to attend. Director of Schools Dr. Martin Ringstaff and several administrators were also present. There were only three items on the day’s agenda, but each was extensively discussed. Schools Maintenance Supervisor Hal Taylor provided school officials with an update on
Event commemorates the legacy of Ashlyn By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer
The Ashlyn Taylor Lamberth Memorial Scholarship Fund hosted its first official fundraising event on Tuesday night. Friends, family and strangers alike gathered to celebrate her legacy by providing opportunities to students like her. “Thank you for investing in our future,” said her father, Anthony Lamberth, to supporters. Ashlyn Taylor Lamberth was a 17-year-old recent graduate of Bradley Central High School who was killed in a car accident on May 20, 2015. She was working at a local
“We wanted to give someone the chance to have the opportunities she was unable to have.” — Anthony Lamberth early childhood education center called Ms. Carol’s Playschool and had plans to attend Lee University in the fall on an academic scholarship. During her time at Bradley Central, she was known for her love of music and was a member of the VocalMotion show See ASHLYN, Page 8
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ANTHONY LAMBERTH is joined by his wife, Princess, at right as he speaks about their late daughter during a fundraiser for the Ashlyn Taylor Lamberth Memorial Scholarship Fund. At left, Emily Rievley speaks about the scholarship’s namesake while accompanied by her brother, Joshua Rievley, who was dating Ashlyn Lamberth when she passed away.
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Man drives pickup truck through Charleston bar Echols, after driving the truck into the bar, left the scene on foot, where he was apprehended. A Cleveland man faces multi- Wagner’s report said Echols ple charges after being arrested admitted to driving the truck into at a Charleston-area bar the building “for enterthat he drove a pickup tainment,” and further truck into at least twice. investigation led to inforJoel Alan Echols, 48, mation that the truck of a Blue Grass Circle belonged to Echols’ girlS.E. address, was arrestfriend. ed and charged with A person inside the bar aggravated assault, vantold the deputy that she dalism of property valued was told by Echols to at over $10,000, driving leave the building, and under the influence, vioEchols then proceeded to lation of the implied-condrive into the bar twice, Echols sent law and driving on a with the truck getting suspended license, according to pinned the second time he struck Bradley County Sheriff’s Office the bar. reports. Echols admitted that he had According to Deputy Jeff been drinking, but refused to give Wagner’s report, he responded to blood, and also refused medical the Blue Line Bar at 1595 treatment from the Bradley Lauderdale Memorial Highway County Emergency Medical just before midnight Monday Services. after reports a pickup truck had No other injuries were reported been driven into the building. in the incident. The driver was later identified as Losses to the bar were estimatEchols, and the report said that ed at around $10,000, while the the incident was possibly domes- damage to the truck was around tic-related. $4,000, according to BCSO The deputy’s reports said that reports.
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RoBeRt Connell pets his cat Hemi during their reunion in New Benr, N.C.. Connell drove 1,700 miles from North Dakota to retrieve his lost-and-found pet. Robert and his wife lived in North Carolina when they found Hemi in 2009. Hemi disappeared in 2011 when Robert deployed. Hemi turned up last week, and a microchip enabled officials to find the Connells, who later moved to Bismarck, N.D., when Robert got a new job.
Man drives 1,700 miles to retrieve lost-and-found cat NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — A cat named Hemi, who vanished in 2011 and reappeared mysteriously last week, is back with the man who had adopted him as a kitten and drove 1,700 miles from North Dakota to retrieve his lost-andfound pet. Several news outlets report that Robert Connell drove from Bismarck to the Craven County, North Carolina, animal shelter to pick up Hemi on Monday. Connell says he decided to make the drive after a winter storm nixed plans for a family friend to fly Hemi to Bismarck. Connell served as a Marine, and he says Hemi helped him cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. “I wouldn’t say he’s my spirit animal, but I helped him. He helped me,” Connell told the Sun Journal of New Bern, North Carolina. Trinity Smith, Craven County animal control supervisor, tried to talk Connell out of driving to North Carolina because of the bad weather he was certain to encounter along the journey. A weekend blizzard walloped much of the eastern U.S., including parts of the
Carolinas. “But he’s a Marine,” she said. Connell left home Saturday and arrived Monday afternoon at the shelter. The Connells were living in North Carolina when they found Hemi on the engine of their car in 2009. Hemi disappeared in 2011 when Robert deployed and the family moved from Havelock to housing on Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. The family later moved to Bismarck when Robert Connell left the Marines and got a job as a train engineer. When Hemi turned up at the Craven County shelter last week, staffers there found a microchip on him. It led them to Connell and his wife, Jennifer. Connell planned to visit relatives in Greensboro for a day before heading home, where he will reintroduce Hemi to his wife and children by the weekend. He hopes Hemi is ready to live the good life. “What have you been up to?” he asked his cat Monday. “Are you ready to come home and be spoiled?”
Pastor who was imprisoned in Iran returns home to Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An American pastor who was imprisoned for nearly four years in Iran returned home on Tuesday to Boise. Saeed Abedini landed around 4:40 p.m. on a private plane. “My first thought was the kids,” Saeed’s wife, Naghmeh, told KBOITV. “I woke them up. It was exciting. It was just such an amazing moment of running to them ... I just ran and said ‘Daddy’s coming home, he’s free!’ They jumped up. They were jumping, dancing. I wish I could have recorded it, but I didn’t.” Abedini was one of four Americans released in Iran under a negotiated prisoner exchange on Jan. 16. The U.S. agreed to free seven Iranians from American custody in exchange for the release of Abedini and the others. The 35-year-old Abedini spent the last five days with his parents and sister at a secluded retreat in
Asheville, North Carolina. His wife, Naghmeh, and their children originally planned to meet him at the retreat operated by the Rev. Franklin Graham. Graham’s spokesman, Mark DeMoss, told the Idaho Statesman on Tuesday morning that the plans had changed, with Abedini returning to Boise to reunite with his family. Graham became an advocate for Saeed in 2013 after Naghmeh Abedini reached out to him, DeMoss said. Graham joined a 2014 prayer vigil outside the White House urging Saeed’s release. “Franklin has just tried to be a good friend and offer support, draw attention to the case, encourage people to pray for Saeed while he was in prison and praying for his family,” DeMoss said. “He’s offered to stay connected and be helpful in any way that he could. It’s become a good friendship.”
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LaVanda Mae Hall was welcomed into heaven on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. She was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Chattanooga and was one of 10 children of the late Byrd Mattison Davis and Maude Conley Davis. She graduated from Ooltewah High School and attended McKenzie Business School. She was a loving mother to her two daughters: Renae (Tim) Prince and Tammy (Mark) Matthews; and wonderful grandmother to three grandchildren: Daniel (Amber) Gentry, Hanna Matthews and Weston Matthews; and two great-grandchildren, Riley and Lily. She was preceded in death by her siblings: Byrd Mattison “Obie” Davis, Richard Davis, Kenneth Davis and Dennis “Butch” Davis; one brother, Tony (Sharon) Davis; and sisters: Shelby Morris, Sidna Davis and Shirley (Doug) Gilmore; Aunt “Von” will be greatly missed by multiple nieces and cousins. Her love for her family was like no other. The family would like to extend a very special appreciation to the station No. 2 staff at NHC of Fort Oglethorpe and Avalon Hospice for the loving care that was shown to our mother and to us as we traveled this final journey with her. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Greenwood Baptist Church in Ooltewah. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. with the memorial service beginning at 7 p.m. The church will be open for floral deliveries at 3 p.m. You are encouraged to share a memory of LaVanda and/or your personal condolences with her family by visiting her memorial web page and guestbook at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home and the Cody family are honored to assist her family with these arrangements.
Paul “Buddy” D. Miller, 72, of Livingston, and a former resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Mabry Health Care and Rehab in Gainesboro. He was born in Cleveland on Oct. 1, 1943, to the late Woodrow and Mae Fritts Miller. He had lived in Livingston for the last four years. He was a member of the Galilee Baptist Church in Cleveland. He was retired from the Hamilton County Road Department as a dump truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Miller; son, Travis Miller; brothers: Glen Miller and Jimmy Miller; and sister, Janette Underwood. Survivors include his four sisters: Patricia Sipe of Livingston, Carolyn Payne and husband, Bill, and Kathy Arthur, all of Cleveland, and Charlotte Sipe of Smyrna; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends. The funeral will be held Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Home with Brother Don Weaver officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Mr. Miller’s nephews, Eddie Cullins, Matthew Arthur, Tim Sipe, Eric Miller, Jimmy Griggs, Tony Griggs and Brandon Hall serving as pallbearers. His family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Miller family guest book at fikefh.com.
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Margaret J. Talley, 81, of Cleveland, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in an Athens hospital. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank McKinley; second husband, M.L. Hyde; third husband, Jack Talley; her parents, Johnny and Lonna Grissom McDowell; brothers: J.B. McDowell and Charles Marion locke Marion Locke, 92, of Reliance, McDowell; and a sister, Marie died this morning, Wednesday, Millard. Survivors include her son, Jan. 27, 2016, surrounded by his Johnny (McKinley of Tellico family. Survivors and arrangements Plains; stepsons: Bill Talley of will be announced by Companion Texas and Jesse McKinley of Arkansas; sisters: Nannie Funeral Home. Bradshaw of Meigs County, Nell Ingram and Hazel Womac, both of Cleveland, and Ruby Matthews of Riceville; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of FikeFrances B. longwith Randolph & Son Funeral Home Frances B. Longwith, 87, of with the Rev. Jim Caywood officiCleveland, died Tuesday, Jan. ating. 26, 2016, at her home. Interment will follow in Beaty Survivors and complete funeral Cemetery. arrangements will be announced The family will receive friends by the North Ocoee Chapel of from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday Jim Rush Funeral & Cremation prior to the service at the funeral Services. home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Talley family guestbook at www.fikefh.com.
David Massey David Massey, 52, of Cleveland, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 25, 2016, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Survivors and arrangements will be announced by Companion NEW YORK (AP) — Character Funeral Home. actor Abe Vigoda, whose leath-
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Few U.S. neighborhoods are both affordable and walkable with good schools WASHINGTON (AP) — Few neighborhoods can match the perks of Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C. — a reality that reflects a broader problem for the U.S. housing market. Residents of Adams Morgan enjoy a bevy of bars, restaurants, exercise studios and shopping, just steps from their row houses and condo buildings. Home values are reasonable relative to neighborhood incomes. And in general, the area schools rate as better than average nationally. Across the country, just 14 percent of neighborhoods manage to be at once affordably priced, walkable and near decent schools. And many of those neighborhoods exist in only two cities: Washington and Seattle, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by the real estate brokerage Redfin. The findings suggest a substantial mismatch between the neighborhoods where people say they want to live and the homes actually available to them. “Cities have not kept up with consumer tastes,” said Nela Richardson, Redfin’s chief economist. The analysis examined 170 neighborhoods in 20 cities, comparing home sales and income data with rankings from the organizations Walk Score and GreatSchools. Some cities, such as Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia, contained balanced neighborhoods — where people of different income classes could afford to live — but their schools performed poorly. Others, such as Phoenix, San Antonio and Columbus, Ohio, enjoy above-average neighborhood schools. But their communities pretty much require cars for doing basic errands. Homebuyers have long sought high-quality schools. But a rising emphasis on walkability reflects a generational shift. Compared with older generations, millennials, ages 18 to 34, disproportionately prefer walking, according to a survey released in July by the National Association of Realtors and the Transportation Research and Education Center at Portland State University. Nearly a third of millennials commute to work or school by foot, compared with 13 percent for the post-World War II baby boom generation. In the Redfin report, only 24 neighborhoods in eight cities met all three criteria of walkability, affordability and schools. Seven of the neighborhoods were in Seattle. Its University District neighborhood — site of the University of Washington’s campus — ranked as the highest. Though housing in the University District is expensive —
the median home value is near $620,000, roughly triple the national level — high area incomes tend to make it relatively affordable. More than 57 percent of families earned more than $100,000 in 2014, according to the Census Bureau. Three of the top neighborhoods were in Washington, D.C. Adams Morgan — ranked third by Redfin — is packed with bars along its 18th Street corridor. Yet its residents are also relatively wellpaid, with 61 percent of families making at least $100,000. Among the new condo buildings is Ontario 17, which has sold over 70 percent of its units since its pre-construction sales began a year ago. Its ground floor features a Pilates-style studio. “A lot of the homeowners who did purchase already lived in Adams Morgan,” said Brenda Moreno, the broker managing condo sales for the building. “People want to be very close to work.” But the increased popularity of walkable neighborhoods could mean that many will eventually lose their affordability. The Redfin analysis shows that few walkable communities also have access to better-than-average public and charter schools — meaning that their home values might rise and cause affordability to drop. A separate measure by the real estate data firm Zillow shows that prices in Seattle’s University District have shot up nearly 17 percent in the past 12 months, a sign that walkable neighborhoods may soon price out its least prosperous residents. “These balanced neighborhoods are an endangered species right now,” said Richardson, Redfin’s chief economist.
Dancer who lost leg in Boston Marathon bombings will run it BOSTON (AP) — A professional ballroom dancer who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings says she’s training to run this year’s race: all 26.2 miles of it. Adrianne Haslet-Davis tells the Hallmark Channel she’ll run to help raise money and awareness for Limbs for Life, an Oklahoma City-based organization that provides prostheses to amputees. Haslet-Davis lost her left leg below the knee in the April 2013 attacks, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. She said Tuesday she’s up to 10 miles in training, using a carbonfiber blade to help fulfill a promise she made to herself after the attacks to complete the marathon. Last spring, she danced a foxtrot across the finish line.
Abe Vigoda, character actor, dead at 94
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His death brought to an end years of questions on whether he ery, sunken-eyed face made him was still alive — sparked by a ideal for playing the over-the-hill false report of his death more detective Phil Fish in the than three decades ago. 1970s TV series “Barney Though Vigoda took it in Miller” and the doomed stride, the question of Mafia soldier in “The whether he was dead or Godfather,” died Tuesday alive became something at age 94. of a running joke: There Vigoda’s daughter, was even a website Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told devoted to answering the The Associated Press that much-Googled question, Vigoda died Tuesday “Is Abe Vigoda dead?” morning in his sleep at (On Tuesday, it had been Fuchs’ home in Woodland updated with “Yes,” with Vigoda Park, New Jersey. The the date of his death.) cause of death was old age. “This Vigoda worked in relative man was never sick,” Fuchs obscurity as a supporting actor said. in the New York theater and in
television until Francis Ford Coppola cast him in the 1972 Oscar-winning “The Godfather.” Vigoda played Sal Tessio, an old friend of Vito Corleone’s (Marlon Brando) who hopes to take over the family after Vito’s death by killing his son Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). But Michael anticipates that Sal’s suggestion for a “peace summit” among crime families is a setup and the escorts Sal thought were taking him to the meeting turn out to be his executioners. But it was his comic turn in “Barney Miller,” which starred Hal Linden and ran from 1975 to 1982, that brought Vigoda’s greatest recognition.
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Commodities to be distributed Thursday The Bradley-Cleveland Community Service Agency announces that commodities will be available for distribution in Bradley County on Thursday. Eligible Bradley County residents may come in and pick up their commodity allocations under the USDA Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program. This shipment is scheduled to be distributed at the BradleyCleveland community Services Agency, 155 6th St. S.E., from 9 a.m. to noon or until supplies are exhausted. Appointments have been scheduled for this distribution; therefore, clients will be seen according to the appointment list-
ed on the back of their paper card issued during the last distribution. New cards were issued in October. Applicants who wish to have their commodities picked up for them must send their authorized representatives. If this person is not available, they must send a note authorizing the individual to pick up their commodities. Individuals who do not already have paper commodity cards may come in after 1 p.m. and pickup any remaining commodities. They must bring the necessary information to prove eligibility. Household categories which are eligible to receive the commodities, are as follows: Food Stamp
recipient; Families First (former AFDC program) recipients; SSI (Supplemental Security Income) recipients; income not exceeding the poverty guidelines; public housing; and LIEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program) recipients. Households may prove they meet the criteria by bringing one of the following documents of proof: Food stamps — letter of approval, identification card or inert card that comes form Stamps; Families First — Letter of approval and Families first identification card; SSI — Letter of approval or letter form Social Security; Low-income household — income information; Public
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LOTTERY NUMBERS (AP) — These lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Tennessee Cash 3 Evening: 3-4-6, Lucky Sum: 13 Cash 3 Midday: 8-8-8, Lucky Sum: 24 Cash 3 Morning: 3-0-6 Cash 4 Evening: 9-2-3-4, Lucky Sum: 18 Cash 4 Midday: 4-3-6-3, Lucky Sum: 16 Cash 4 Morning: 8-0-8-1 Brandon, Emily, Jordon and Kaylie Varnell will be singing Friday evening at the Cowboy Gospel Mega Millions: 14-27-39-50- Jubilee. 69, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier: 2 Georgia All or Nothing Day: 01-04-0506-09-12-13-14-16-17-20-21 All or Nothing Evening: 03-0506-07-09-10-12-15-17-18-20-24 All or Nothing Morning: 02-0304-06-07-08-11-18-20-21-23-24 All or Nothing Night: 01-04-0509-12-13-15-16-18-20-21-24 Cash 3 Evening: 2-2-9 Cash 3 Midday: 7-2-7 Cash 4 Evening: 7-3-6-6 Cash 4 Midday: 0-7-4-0 Fantasy 5: 01-09-28-29-42 Georgia FIVE Evening: 1-0-6-27 Georgia FIVE Midday: 1-2-1-16 Mega Millions: 14-27-39-5069, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier: 2
IT’S A SPECIAL DAY FOR... Greg Vital, Stephanie Huttenhoff Moody, Valerie Huttenhoff Capps, Sandy Ward, Ronnie Ledford, Juanita Cooper and Kathy Kendrick, who are celebrating birthdays today ... Cora Lee Rose, who celebrated a birthday last Wednesday ... Lisa Segraves Pritchett, who celebrated a birthday Tuesday ... Bryan McGee, who turns 48 today ... Alicia Hughes, who turns 44 ... Bryce Tinsley, who turns 11.
Cowboy Gospel Jubilee to host Emily Varnell Family and Friends Breast Cancer benefit
The Cowboy Gospel Jubilee is pleased to host the Emily Varnell Family and Friends Breast Cancer Benefit this Friday. Emily is a terrific singer and a regular on the Cowboy Gospel Jubilee. She is entering her third bout with breast cancer. A 2002 graduate of Bradley Central High School, Emily grew up singing in church and is a member of the Cleveland Cowboy Church Chorale. Last October
she was featured in the 2015 Breast Cancer Awareness Month addendum to the Cleveland Daily Banner while she was embroiled in her second fight with breast cancer. Emily comes from a musical family. Her dad Cullas Orr is music director at New Salem Baptist Church, and is a fine singer and harmonica player. He, along with his other daughters, Hilary Orr Monger and Meredith
CHURCH ACTIVITIES Esmeralda Lee will be the speaker Thursday at 7 a.m., for the His Hands Extended Devotional at Garden Plaza, 3500 Keith St. ——— Dr. Kim Klaudt will minister at Church Alive Ministries, Mouse Creek Road, Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ——— Fifth Sunday singing will be held at Center Point Baptist Church, Lower River Road, Sunday beginning at 10:30 a.m. Under Grace will be singing. Lunch will be served after the
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——— Cedar Springs Baptist Church will have a fifth Sunday singing with Heartstrings as the featured singers. Sunday school will begin at 9:30 a.m., singing at 10:30 a.m. and lunch after the morning service. ——— A musical praise service featuring Spirit Wind will be held at Charleston Cumberland Church (corner of Highway 11 and Lauderdale Highway) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
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Orr, and his brothers, David and Charles, will be performing along with Emily. In addition her uncle Michael McKinny, and her cousin Kelly Flowers, will be there to perform. Also appearing will be awardwinning singer-songwriter Elmer Bramlett, Joel and Pam Moore and the Cowboy Church Band and Chorale. Ron Upchurch is host and announcer. Additional performers will be announced online by the Cowboy Gospel Jubilee and prospective singers and musicians are invited to email MusicDirector@ClevelandCowbo yChurch.com to volunteer. ——— ClevelandCowboyChurch.com
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Lee’s Spring Convocation to begin on Sunday local church ministry at Journey Church in West Palm Beach where he currently serves as executive pastor. Lee’s own Dr. Terry Cross will conclude the nightly services on Wednesday. Cross, dean of the Lee University School of Religion, graduated from Lee in 1978, later earning his master’s degree in church history and an master of divinity in theology from Ashland Theological Seminary. He also holds a master’s in doctrinal theology and completed his doctoral work in systematic theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. Weeknight convocation services begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Conn Center with overflow in the Dixon Center. In addition to live worship led by Lee’s Chapel Praise Band, a special guest will conclude the week’s worship services. “We’re excited to have All Sons & Daughters lead worship Thursday morning to round out the week,” said Harper. Morning services begin at 10:40 on Tuesday and Thursday and will also be held in the Conn Center with overflow in the Dixon Center. Lee University encourages all students and guests to attend and participate in this semester’s Convocation. For those unable to attend, services will be available for live stream viewing at www.leeuniversity.edu/video. For more information, contact Campus Ministries at 423-6148420.
Lee University students, faculty and staff will soon come together for a time of spiritual reflection during this semester’s Convocation. Services begin Sunday, Jan. 31, with a message from Lee President Dr. Paul Conn and will conclude Thursday, Feb. 4. “We look forward to having a great week of worship and Word to spur us on in our relationship with God,” said Dr. Jimmy Harper, campus pastor at Lee. On Monday night, Dr. Mark Walker will bring the message. Walker began his full-time ministry in 1984 and has served as the senior pastor at Mount Paran North in Marietta, Ga., since 1992. He earned his doctorate in organizational leadership from Regent University School for Leadership Studies and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in counseling from Georgia State University. He is also a member of Lee University’s board of directors. Brian Hunter, a pastor and church planter from Cumming, Ga., will speak Tuesday night. Hunter earned his master of divinity from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and his bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry from Lee University. He planted and then pastored Genesis Church in Tallahassee, Fla., for 10 years before serving as executive pastor at Mountain Lake Church in Atlanta and executive director of ChurchPlanters.com. After launching two startup initiatives, Hunter went back into
Board launches social studies standards public review website and transparent review has proven very successful with math and English language arts.” The public review website will remain active until April 30. Once data has been collected from the website, it will be aggregated and given word-for-word to expert educator advisory teams to review and revise the standards starting in the summer of 2016. The revised standards will be posted for a second public review period in the fall and winter of 2016. Following a similar review process as the math and English language arts standards, the revised standards will be reviewed in the fall of 2016 by a Standards Recommendation Committee, appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the House. In October 2014, Gov. Bill Haslam introduced a comparable review process online, in partnership with the state board, for the state’s English language arts and math standards. This process was codified by the General Assembly in HB 1035. For more information, please visit http://tn.gov/sbe/topic/standards-review.
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NASHVILLE — This week the Tennessee State Board of Education launched a review website, apps.tn.gov/tcas, to collect public feedback on Tennessee’s grade K-12 social studies standards. This is the first of two public review periods for the social studies standards. The social studies standards set grade-specific instructional standards that exemplify what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of a given grade or course. The current social studies standards were approved in 2013 and first implemented in the 2014-15 school year. This highly transparent and comprehensive review process is an opportunity for every Tennessean to log in online, review each specific social studies standard by grade level, and provide comments and make suggestions for changes. “It is exciting that we are beginning the social studies standards review process two years early,” said Dr. Sara Heyburn, executive director of the Tennessee State Board of Education. “This robust
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Appeals court: District legally ended agreement with union
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Court of Appeals has determined that Nashville’s former director of schools legally suspended an agreement with a union in 2011. The Tennessean reports that an opinion filed Dec. 21 by Court of Appeals Judge Richard Dinkins overturned a lower court decision that said former Director of Schools Jesse Register didn’t have the authority to suspend a labor negotiations policy with the Service Employees International Union. The union represented non-licensed employees at the time. A lawsuit filed against the district claimed Register and his staff went beyond their legal authority in suspending the policy. The opinion found that law changes in 2011 made the suspension of the policy possible. Union attorney Michael Wall says the union plans to file an appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
School voucher bill headed for floor vote in Tennessee House
NASHVILLE (AP) — An effort to create a school voucher program in Tennessee has cleared its last major committee before a full House vote. The House Finance Committee voted 11-10 Tuesday in favor of the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville. The Senate has already passed its version of the bill, and Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said earlier Tuesday that he plans to sign the measure into law if it remains unchanged from its current form. Under the bill, the voucher worth about $7,000 would be made available to parents of children eligible for free or reduced lunch who attend schools ranking in the bottom 5 percent statewide. The program would grow by 5,000 students in each year until reaching 20,000 students.
Haslam: Will be ‘hard’ for GOP Rep. Durham to be effective
NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday that it will be difficult for state Rep. Jeremy Durham to be an effective lawmaker after GOP leaders called for him to resign from his seat amid sexual harassment allegations. While Haslam did not directly call for Durham to step down, the governor said he would “think hard” about resigning if he were in a similar situation. “Rep. Durham needs to ask himself, how effective can I be representing my constituency at this point?” Haslam said. State Republican Party Chairman Ryan Haynes and House Speaker Beth Harwell a day earlier called for Durham to quit the Legislature following news accounts that he had sent inappropriate text messages to women working at the General Assembly. “I thought the Republican leadership made some strong points,” Haslam said. And if I was a member and my leadership was making those points, I would think hard about that.” “In my opinion it will be hard for him to be effective representing his constituency at this point,” he said. Durham stepped aside as House majority whip, but denied any wrongdoing. He said he will remain in his seat and run for reelection.
Hawkins County approves anti-gay marriage resolution
ROGERSVILLE (AP) — Despite last week’s defeat of a proposed state bill that sought to defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, two Tennessee counties have attempted to vote on resolutions against the ruling. A Hawkins County resolution against the ruling was approved 13-3 on Monday with three abstentions, the Kingsport Times-News reported. It is unclear what effect the resolution will have, though, since the Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted 4-1 on Jan. 20 against the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act sponsored by Republican Rep. Mark Pody of Lebanon. Pody argued that the ruling should not supersede an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman. In light of the defeated bill, Hawkins County Commissioner John Metz suggested tabling the county resolution, but Commissioner B.D. Cradic answered with a resounding, “No!” “It’s a time that we take a stand on what our beliefs are,” Cradic said. “I gotta vote my conscience
Hospital group takes longer approach to Insure Tennessee
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Hospital Association, a key supporter of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s unsuccessful effort to expand Medicaid in the state, is planning a new push to pass the measure once this year’s presidential election is over. The members of the hospital
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10 West Tennessee projects get disaster recovery funding
NASHVILLE (AP) — Ten western Tennessee projects are receiving $44 million in federal money to support disaster recovery and resiliency in response to flooding in 2011. The grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be directed toward projects in Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale and Madison counties. The projects are aimed at restoring waterways and flood plains, rehabilitating wastewater systems and promoting tourism and recreation. The rural West Tennessee grant package is among 13 winning applications in the federal agency’s National Disaster Resilience Competition. The projects include improving wastewater systems, installing levee pumps, creating wetlands and restoring flood plains. Hazard mapping, assessment and educations programs will also be conducted in all four counties.
Memphis postal worker now facing federal assault charge
MEMPHIS (AP) — Prosecutors say a Memphis postal worker now faces federal charges after he punched his supervisor and hit her with a chair. The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis says 59-year-old Richard Martin has been indicted on one count of assault on a federal officer or employee. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Martin was arrested Monday by sheriff’s deputies on state charges of aggravated assault and civil rights intimidation charges. Police said Martin, who is white, entered the supervisor’s office screaming racial slurs, and he started punching her. Police say the supervisor, who is black, fell to the floor. Martin then allegedly grabbed a chair and hit her with it. Martin is jailed on $60,000 bond. Court records do not show if he has a lawyer.
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water utility company, FedEx and city government are donating 12,000 bottles of water to residents of Flint, Michigan, where drinking water has been contaminated by lead. City officials said Tuesday that the water, which is bottled in Memphis, will be sent by FedEx to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, a designated collection site. Flint switched from Detroit’s water system in 2014 while under state emergency management and began drawing from the Flint River to save money. But the water wasn’t properly treated for corrosion, and lead began leaching from aging pipes into the drinking water. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the donation effort started after Bernal Smith, owner and publisher of the TriState Defender newspaper, called the city to ask if something could be done to help Flint.
School voucher bill headed for floor vote in Tennessee House
NASHVILLE (AP) — An effort to create a school voucher program in Tennessee has cleared its last major committee before a full House vote. The House Finance Committee voted 11-10 on Wednesday in favor of the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville. The Senate has already passed its version of the bill, and Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said earlier Wednesday that he plans to sign the measure into law if it remains unchanged from its current form. Under the bill, the voucher worth about $7,000 would be made available to parents of children eligible for free or reduced lunch who attend schools ranking in the bottom 5 percent statewide. The program would grow by 5,000 students in each year until reaching 20,000 students.
Construction worker dies in Chattanooga accident
CHATTANOOGA (AP) — A construction worker has died in Chattanooga while working inside a building that is being renovated. The Chattanooga Fire Department said firefighters carried the man down nine floors because the elevators in the building weren’t working. The fire department said in a news release that Chattanooga police are investigating what happened. A Chattanooga hospital said witnesses told investigators that a coworker tried to revive the man with CPR after the accident Tuesday morning but was unsuccessful. Firefighters also tried CPR but couldn’t revive him. The man hasn’t been identified. The newspaper archives indicate the 13-story office building is being turned into an apartment building. The project is headed by Heritage Land and Development Co.
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the construction of the new Cleveland High School Raider Arena. He said there has been considerable progress toward the early March completion date. An official grand opening of the high school’s new gymnasium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5. The celebration is expected to be held in the huge lobby area between the basketball-volleyball arena and the high school’s main building. Principal Autumn O’Bryan and members of the high school’s staff are hoping to have the lobby area filled with memorabilia of Cleveland High, since this year marks the school’s 50th anniversary. A Cleveland-Bradley County Chamber of Commerce coffee is scheduled for the arena on Tuesday, April 12, and the first major event in the huge structure will be Cleveland High
School’s commencement ceremony this spring. Taylor said the basketball court’s playing surface has been installed, and the bleachers for the gymnasium have arrived. Scoreboards and signage are also in place. The Site Committee and other school board members will probably receive additional information on the $11 million project on Thursday. Architect Brian Templeton of the Upland Design Group is scheduled to attend the Cleveland BOE meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the Cleveland City Schools’ central office. Cason Conn, project manager for Tri-Conn Construction, usually attends the board meeting with Templeton, and the two go over all aspects of the project. With excessive rainfall in the community recently, landscaping
and paving are among the final projects set to be finished. Two other projects were discussed at Tuesday’s Site Committee meeting. — Cleveland Middle School Principal Mike Collier discussed the school’s plans for utilization of 150 to 160 theater chairs the school was given by the theater at Exit 20 on Interstate 75. The chairs are reportedly in excellent condition and school officials were originally planning to place them in the auditorium to enhance seating. The problem was where to place them, and how they would be anchored. Following a lengthy discussion, it was determined by Collier and other school officials, that the middle school auditorium should remain as it is. This decision leaves the theater chairs available. More discussion led to the pos-
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“We need to keep a consultant available to us,” Casteel said. May said comp studies are important, but they are only helpful if levels are maintained. “There were years we didn’t have the money to do a step,” Casteel said. Councilman Richard Banks and May spoke of the importance of hiring and keeping good employees. “The greatest asset to any business is employees,” Banks said. “The employees are so important … good employees make a good operation,” May said. The effects of not being able to give a step raise on the morale of employees was also discussed. During the work session, Banks asked if there was any recourse for those who felt they should be reclassified. Casteel said usually the job descriptions for departments have been updated when an employee felt they should be at a different classification level in the plan. She said the plan is what determines who is in what classification. Options for appealing for reclassification can be approved by the Council, Casteel said. Several projects that will be funded partially through state
“You have asked that we don’t raise taxes. And we have tried to give you a plan that does not require a tax increase.” — Janice Casteel funds through the Municipal Planning Organization were discussed. Casteel said in the past the city had tried to save MPO funds for a big project. A better approach, she said, was to use the funding to do a portion of a number of projects. Some of these projects will be financed through a bond issue in July 2019, if the proposed plan is approved. These include widening of Adkisson Drive to three lanes and an extension of Paul Huff Parkway. “It’s not going to get done any faster than that,” Casteel said. Jonathan Jobe, Development and Engineering director, said the Adkisson Road project would be phase two of the widening project. City staff has proposed that the city’s $144,832 match be paid for out of the 2010 halfcent sales tax increase funds.
“We have three lanes up to Cleveland State (Community College), which is really close to being bid. We are in the design phase now. The rest of this project we are taking on all the way to Paul Huff,” Jobe said. Jobe said he hoped to have the first half of the project bid his summer. The Paul Huff Highway extension would connect to Freewill Road. The project will require getting easements from property owners. The local portion of this project would also be funded through the 2010 half-cent sales tax increase funds. “I think Congress passing that new transportation bill is going to help us. I have started to see some of my projects move a little faster now,” Jobe said. He said a Stuart Road paving project has been in the process for two years. Expanding Candies Lane to three lanes was also discussed as a potential MPO project in the future. The project is estimate is $3.2 million. However, the city portion would be $649,000 if it is an MPO project. A property owner in the area has already expressed interest in granting an easement for the project to use a portion of their land.
sibility that some of the chairs might be utilized at Cleveland High School, perhaps for a team meeting room for screening film. Collier’s main concern was that the chairs not be wasted. — Taylor updated committee members on outside landscaping at the school system’s new Denning Technology and Careers Center. He said six trees, about 8 feet tall, have been transplanted to the area behind the downtown Cleveland school. He added his maintenance crew and the city’s Public Works Department are well behind on fencing issues. The fence around the open lot behind the school is to be changed, and there are plans to remove some old fencing near Arnold Memorial Elementary School. School board and committee members were concerned by the old fencing at Arnold, but Principal Michael Chai said his staff keeps a very close eye on students when they’re playing outside. A winding concrete walkway has been placed through the property behind the Denning Center. The school’s students have received a Lowe’s grant and partnered with a the store’s construction team to build some gardening-flower boxes. The students are planning to improve the appearance of the area at the rear of the main building in the spring.
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Lee partners with IRS to provide free tax prep, financial planning and budgeting The business department at Lee University will partner with the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program once again to offer free tax preparation on Tuesday evenings, Feb. 9 through April 5. IRS-certified junior and senior accounting students will provide assistance at the Walker Memorial Building in Room 101 from 4 to 7 p.m., by appointment. In addition, Lee’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter will be offering free financial planning and budgeting sessions simultaneously with VITA. These sessions will be held one-on-one with either individuals or families. The VITA program at Lee, now in its ninth year, is a tax return preparation service for any
qualified individuals or families whose maximum gross income does not exceed $50,000. Returns will be filed electronically to the IRS. Taxpayers coming to the VITA site must have the following documents: photo ID, Social Security cards for everyone listed on the tax return, and source documents to prepare tax returns. If insurance was purchased through the Marketplace, Form 1095-A must be brought in order to receive assistance. To schedule an appointment, please sign up in person Jan. 25 through 29 or Feb. 1 to 3 in the lobby of Lee’s Higginbotham Administration Building between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Task force recommends how to cut U.S. prisoner count by 60,000 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department should limit the types of cases it brings and more nonviolent criminals should be steered toward probation and away from prison, according to task force recommendations designed to cut the federal inmate count and save more than $5 billion in the coming years. The suggestions were released Tuesday amid a national dialogue across the federal government about overhauling the country’s criminal justice system, which critics say is overly expensive and has resulted in unduly long sentences for nonviolent drug criminals. A bipartisan effort to reduce the prison population appears stalled for the moment in Congress, though the White House and Justice Department have encouraged changes in how suspects are prosecuted and sentenced at the federal level. The recommendations from the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections provide concrete steps prosecutors, judges, prison officials and policymakers can take to reduce prison overcrowding and ease spending on a corrections system that’s swelled in the last three decades as a result of harsh mandatory minimum sentences imposed on thousands of drug criminals. Taken together, the proposals call for prison to be used sparingly as a punishment and for prosecutors and judges to avoid a “one-size-fits-all” approach. “From severe overcrowding to an insufficient array of effective programs and incentives to encourage behavioral change, the system is failing those it incarcerates and the taxpayers who fund it,” said task force chairman J.C. Watts Jr., a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma. Congress created the ninemember task force in 2014 to recommend changes to the multi-billion-dollar federal corrections system, which annually gobbles up a large chunk of the Justice Department budget. The task force described the system as in crisis, but said that if its six recommendations were implemented, the federal prison population could drop by 60,000 by fiscal year 2024 and more than $5 billion could be saved. More than 196,000 convicts are currently in Bureau of Prisons custody. The proposals cut across the criminal justice system, calling for Congress to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses — except for drug kingpins — and for judges to have greater discretion in sentencing, including by imposing probation and drug court instead of prison for nonviolent crimes.
The panel placed particular blame on drug mandatory minimum sentences, which typically dictate rigid punishments based on drug quantity, as driving a spike in the prison population since the 1980s. Nearly 80 percent of drug crime prisoners have no serious history of violence, and more than half had no violent history at all, it said. “This task force has arrived at the conclusion that mandatory minimum sentences, particularly those for drug and weapons offenses, have imposed a onesize-fits-all sentencing model that does not serve the interests of public safety,” said task force vice chair Alan Mollohan, a former Democratic congressman from West Virginia. In addition, the task force said, judges should be encouraged to deviate from mandatory minimum sentences for certain weapons offenses, such as cases in which the firearm was never brandished or fired. It also recommended that the Justice Department limit the types of cases that it brings and ensure that “only the most serious cases” that require specific expertise are prosecuted federally. But the panel acknowledged that matters including white-collar crime, national security and immigration would continue to be handled by federal authorities. The task force also urged the Bureau of Prisons to encourage participation in programs designed to prevent inmates from reoffending, including through incentives such as earned time credit. And it said the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which sets sentencing policy, should promote broader use of probation for non-violent crimes.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch called the recommendations important in an appearance Tuesday in New Orleans. “The swelling number of inmates has maxed out our facilities, jeopardized our rehabilitation efforts and made it harder for correctional officers to safely and effectively do their jobs — which are already among the most difficult in law enforcement,” Lynch said. Some of the actions, such as an overhaul of mandatory minimums, would require Congress to act — likely a longshot in an atmosphere in which a bipartisan effort to change the criminal justice system is in jeopardy. But other steps, such as encouraging shorter sentences for nonviolent drug criminals, are in keeping with recent policy directives the Justice Department has issued. Former Attorney General Eric Holder, for instance, directed prosecutors to limit their use of mandatory minimums as part of his 2013 Smart on Crime initiative. President Barack Obama has been willing to consider criminal justice revisions under his own authority, announcing on Monday night a ban on housing juvenile offenders in solitary confinement at the federal level.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of young adults healthy enough to think they don’t need insurance face painful choices this year as the sign-up deadline approaches for President Barack Obama’s health care law. Fines for being uninsured rise sharply in 2016 — averaging nearly $1,000 per household, according to an independent estimate. It’s forcing those in their 20s and 30s to take a hard look and see if they can squeeze in coverage to avoid penalties. Many are trying to establish careers or just make progress in a stillbumpy economy. “There’s only so far one can dwindle a ramen-noodle diet,” said Christopher Rael of Los Angeles. In his late 20s, Rael is pursuing a degree in sociology and working at a children’s center to pay his bills. With open enrollment over after Jan. 31, Rael is hoping his meager income will qualify him for Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. “I cannot afford an additional bill,” he said. He paid a fine of about $150 for being uninsured in 2014. The minimum penalty rises to $695 in 2016 for someone uninsured a full 12 months and not eligible for one of the law’s exemptions. That’s more than double the corresponding figure of $325 for 2015. In practice, the fines will be higher for many consumers. That’s because the law sets the penalty as the greater of $695 or 2.5 percent of taxable income this year. A study by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation estimates the average 2016 penalty at $969 per uninsured household. Fines are collected through the tax returns of uninsured people and in most cases deducted from their tax refunds. The penalty amounts will be increased by a cost-of-living factor in future years. Penalties are the health care law’s nudge to get healthy people into the insurance pool, helping keep premiums manageable for
everyone. Until now, the administration has mainly stressed the benefits: subsidized premiums and protection from the costs of unanticipated injury or serious illness. But with concerns that many young and healthy people still aren’t sold, officials are invoking the threat of penalties. “The tax penalty is bringing more young and healthy consumers into the market,” Andy Slavitt, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a recent speech. “We are using a large portion of our marketing resources to make sure that consumers are aware of the increasing fee for people that go without insurance.” Slavitt’s agency oversees the health care law. The pressure of rising fines is butting up against the economic situations of uninsured people, nearly half of whom said in a recent Kaiser poll that they’ve tried but coverage is still too expensive. A big sore point has to do with high deductibles for many health-law insurance plans, which can leave consumers with thousands of dollars in medical bills. Christina Loucks of Franklin, Tennessee, a small city near Nashville, says the way she figures it, she might still come out ahead financially by paying a $695 fine. The insurance plans she’s looked at would cost her about $100 a month in premiums, after
subsidies. That works out to around $1,200 a year. But the coverage comes with deductibles of several thousand dollars. If she got seriously ill, she would be on the hook for that before her insurance started paying. Normally, she just goes to the doctor for allergy prescriptions. “I still see it as I am keeping $500 in my pocket,” said Loucks. The $500 is the difference between a full year of premiums and fine for being uninsured, and that calculation might work if she stays healthy. In her 30s, Loucks is holding down two jobs as she tries to find a career that aligns with her interest in literature. She’s still dealing with student loans, not to mention rent and car payments. “I don’t see the benefit for me,” she said. Loucks said she may wait until the last minute to make up her mind, but Julian Rostain has decided he’ll take a chance on being fined by the IRS. In his 20s, Rostain works as a cook at a country club. His dream is to open up his own establishment, serving up “American-French bistro food with Asian undertones.” He lives in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a farming area not too far from Philadelphia. Rostain’s savings in a rainyday fund wouldn’t allow him to qualify for expanded Medicaid, and he doesn’t think he can cover insurance premiums on his budget.
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In tHIS JAn. 23 photo paramedic Pete Amato, right, and his brother Greg Amato, left, wheel Melanie Chirichella into Stony Brook University Hospital, in Stony Brook, N.Y. Pete Amato navigated through whiteout conditions during Saturday’s blizzard to take her nearly 20 miles to the hospital to receive a kidney transplant which she had been waiting for for about a year and a half.
Medics beat blizzard to make a kidney transplant happen STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Melanie Chirichella had been waiting a year and a half for a kidney transplant when she finally got the call from her doctors Saturday that they had found a perfect match in South Carolina. “It was like a miracle,” the 64year-old told The Associated Press. “When she called and said, ‘We have a kidney for you,’ I almost fell off the bed.” But there was a problem: A blizzard was raging up and down the East Coast. The medical team would have to beat the elements and the clock to make sure the transplant surgery happened while the organ, taken from a brain-dead patient on Friday morning, was still usable. In the end, Chirichella got her new kidney, but it required a combination of daring and improvisation, maybe even a little recklessness. And more than once, it looked as if she and the organ might not even make it to the operating room. At first, emergency crews told her there would be no way an ambulance could navigate through whiteout conditions to bring Chirichella the nearly 20 miles from her home in Bohemia, New York, to Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island. But paramedic Pete Amato was undeterred. A decade ago, his brother had received a lifesaving kidney transplant. He knew there wouldn’t be time to wait. He hopped behind the wheel of a hospital SUV, turned on the lights and sirens and hit the road. “This needs to happen,” Amato remembered thinking. “I knew the sense of urgency.” Ideally, doctors try to transplant a kidney within 24 hours of its removal, but that can be extended to 48 hours under the right conditions. The kidney, plus a second one bound for a different patient at New York City’s Presbyterian Hospital, had left Charleston,
South Carolina, on a Delta flight Friday evening. The storm had already begun to disrupt air travel by then, but this flight got through fine. Airlines are informed when a transplant organ is aboard and the flights get special status to avoid delays. The organs ride up front with the pilots. The kidneys arrived at the New York City offices of the donation coordinator, LiveOn NY, at 9 p.m. Friday, just around the time the snow began to fall in New York. Then they had to undergo a battery of tests. Final results weren’t available until 9 a.m. Saturday, when the wind was howling and the snow coming down hard. Driving was already treacherous. Wilson Li, an organ preservationist at LiveOn, was given the job of delivering both kidneys with the help of a driver from the medical transportation company TransCare. First stop was Presbyterian Hospital, perched high on a ridge in Manhattan overlooking the Hudson River. The SUV carrying the team got stuck trying to get up the hill and had to be pushed to the top by a city sanitation vehicle, Li said. After the delivery, they ditched the SUV and waited 45 minutes for an ambulance for the 60-mile drive out to Long Island. “It was really hard to see,” Li said. “There was a lot of snow. A lot of wind.” A lot of ice, too. They stopped every 15 to 20 minutes to de-ice the windshield because the wipers couldn’t keep up. But they kept going, delivering the kidney to Stony Brook at 4:12 p.m. Meanwhile, Amato was delivering his own precious cargo — the patient. As he drove along the Long Island Expressway, his SUV was nearly hit by a tractor-trailer and he watched a Jeep spin out of control. “My fear was that someone was going to crash into us or that we’d get stuck,” Amato said.
Three tracks planned to test ‘hyperloop’ transportation idea LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a race befitting the goal of moving passengers and cargo at the speed of sound: Three Southern California companies are building separate test tracks to see how well the “hyperloop” transportation concept works in the real world. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk breathed life into the hyperloop in 2013, when he proposed a network of elevated tubes to transport specially designed capsules over long distances. Top speed: about 750 mph. Though momentum to build a hyperloop has been growing since, the concept dates back decades. Capsules would float on a thin cushion of air and use magnetic attraction and solar power to zoom through nearly airless tubes. With little wind resistance, they could make the 400-mile trip between Los Angeles and San Francisco in about a half-hour. Musk has said that while he does not plan to develop the hyperloop commercially, he wants to accelerate its development. On Tuesday, his SpaceX rocket launching firm said global infrastructure firm AECOM would build a one-mile track at SpaceX headquarters near Los Angeles International Airport. If all goes well, by summer’s end, the track will host prototype capsules that emerge from a design competition this weekend at Texas A&M University. The prototype pods would be half the size of the system that Musk envisioned and would not carry peo-
ple. The track, which seems likely to traverse public rights of way given limited space at SpaceX headquarters, offers “a glimpse into the future” of transportation, said Michael S. Burke, AECOM’s chief executive officer. Spokesmen for AECOM and SpaceX would not discuss its cost. Also planning tracks are two startup companies that took up Musk’s challenge to bring the technology to market. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. last week sought permits to build a full-scale prototype hyperloop line on a five-mile stretch parallel to Interstate 5 in Central California’s sprawling farm region. A spokesman, Ben Cooke, said the company hopes to do geological surveys and map out the track in the next six months, then start building. The plan is to use a hyperloop to whisk residents around a proposed development called Quay Valley, south of Kettleman City. Preliminary estimates based on construction bids are that the hyperloop’s cost will be between $100 million and $170 million, Cooke said. A second, similarly named company already is building an initial test track in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Hyperloop Technologies Inc. says that track will be used to develop ways to propel capsules. The company plans to build a second, full-scale loop to test a prototype, spokeswoman Meredith Kendall said.
After undergoing the 3 1/2hour operation, Chirichella, whose original kidneys were damaged by diabetes, is recovering well, doctors said. On Tuesday, Amato visited Chirichella in her hospital room. As she saw him for the first time since he wheeled her into the hospital, Chirichella leaned over and kissed his cheek. Amato recalled the moment he arrived at her door in the snow to take her to the hospital. “I saw the look on your face — that shock when I got there,” he said. “Somebody wanted us to meet.”
NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of New York City’s airports has the legal right to kill migratory birds when necessary to protect planes, a federal appeals court said Tuesday as it rejected a challenge from an animal advocacy group. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was within its rights to kill nearly any migratory bird in emergency situations, including when three snowy owls were killed in December 2013. Exceptions include bald eagles, golden eagles or endangered and threatened species. The appeals court recounted several “near-catastrophes” over the years at LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy Airport, including the 2009 Hudson River emergency landing after Canada geese went into both engines, causing U.S. Airways Flight 1549 to lose power. No one was killed in the accident that was later referred to as The Miracle on the Hudson. The ruling upholding a 2014 decision by U.S. District Judge John Gleeson in Brooklyn rejected an appeal from Friends of Animals. The group challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of emergency measures to diminish the population of birds at Kennedy airport. Michael Harris, the legal director for Friends of Animals who argued the appeal, said the group was disappointed. He said the appeals court was saying the law “legitimizes the indiscriminate, unnecessary killing of animals.” “When birds that pose little to no risk to airline safety can be
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BRADLEY COUNTY MAYOR D. Gary Davis said he is expecting development of the area off APD 40 to be not only for an industrial park, but also for commercial property.
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development that occurs is something that will be a big thing for our community.” Davis said that while the improvements at Exit 20 are very visible, and motorists on APD 40 see the work being done on the interchange, they may not know all that is going on in that area. “I think this is more important than many people realize, because as you drive by, you cannot see what is happening,” the mayor said. “And it is really not Exit 20, but off APD 40, and when it is finished, it will open up acres of property on both the north and the south side of APD
40, and we happen to have an industrial park property that we will be opening up this summer to bring in new industry, but it also opens up hundreds and hundreds of properties for commercial development.” Davis said that some plans on hotels and motels for that area have already been discussed. “I have no doubt there will be hotels and restaurants going into that area once the interchange is built and it opens up that area,” he said. “Who knows — if we had had this interchange built a year ago, we might have gotten things that went nearby, such as the
Bass Pro Shops [off I-75 in East Ridge] and things like that. I am not saying that we would [have gotten] this, but I have no doubt that there will be others similar to that.” The mayor said he expects the interchange to be completed by spring 2017 (though some are predicting its completion later this year). “It will be within the next year, for sure, and once it is finished and the road is hooked to it, it opens that area up and we will see things exploding there in 2017 and 2018, and during that time, we will also have our indus-
trial park in place to start showing the property,” Davis said. He added the development in the area will be a shining light for the community, and be a great initial sight for motorists exiting the interstate onto APD 40. He is looking forward to what the future holds there, and adds it should be a development that will make everyone in Bradley County proud. “Hopefully, many years from now when I am gone, people can look back and say he was part of the time, and look at what was accomplished during those years,” Davis said.
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Though losing Ashlyn was a terrible thing, Emily encouraged the audience to look back on her life and live the way she did. “Make every day worth it, because you don’t know if it’s going to be your last day,” Emily said. “Smile, and be kind with everyone you come in contact with, because you don’t know what everyone’s going through.” Emily shared a story of how Ashlyn had once comforted a classmate going through a tough situation, and she said numerous stories of Ashlyn’s loving, giving nature have surfaced since her death. Laughter and tears flowed throughout the evening as attendees honored Ashlyn and turned their attention to why they were there — the scholarship fund. Lamberth said a $1,000 scholarship will be given each year to a VocalMotion student wishing to attend Lee University. The recipients will be the students who most exemplify the commitment Ashlyn had to doing well in school and serving her community, and they will be chosen through essays and interviews. While the final fundraising total was not available as of early Wednesday, he said some $12,000 had been raised through the event’s sponsorships. The event’s sponsors were The Baseball Mission, Bradley Concrete, the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, Crye-Leike Realtors, Distefano-Ridner Eye Center, Edward Jones, GFWC Valamont Women’s Club, LoganThompson P.C., Southern Heritage Bank, the U.S. Navy, Watson Family Auto Sales and Winn Smiles. Lamberth gave special thanks to the GFWC Valamont Women’s Club for approaching the family with the idea for the event and spearheading the planning process, and Carol Corum of Ms. Carol’s Playschool for helping start the scholarship fund. He offered additional thanks to the BCSO for its efforts to help prevent accidents like Ashlyn’s, in which an 18-wheel logging truck ran a red light and collided with her vehicle. “They’ve been instrumental in getting things changed,” Lamberth said. “With the 18wheelers coming through town, they’ve got a task force set up to ... be able to look at these vehicles and make sure they’re safe.” Those wishing to contribute to the scholarship can do so through the Community Foundation of Cleveland and Bradley County, which is managing the scholarship fund. For more information, visit http://clevelandbradleyfoundation.org/giving/current-fundswe-manage/ or call 423-5995880.
physicians doctoring many of the residents. It was emphasized that this digital imaging of X-rays, ultrasounds, EKGs, pacemakers and many other needs can be accessed by the physicians almost immediately. It was also pointed out that this can lead to a significant cost reduction, since residents do not have to be transported to an imaging center for the tests and checks. It also lessens the trauma of some of the processes for the elderly residents. Board member Dr. John Stanbery, a Cleveland dentist, added that the use of digital imaging eliminates about 80 percent of radiation from the old film imaging process. Administrator Scotty Oliver said the key to the upgrade in services is, “we’re now partnering with the right company.” He said the facility is still looking for some expansion of psychiatric services for residents. Other BHRC business: — The administration team at BHRC has reviewed and revamped its inclement weather policy. Oliver handed out the new policy to board members, who agreed with the changes. The policy states that due to the vital nature of the delivery of health care services, it is imperative that the facility continue to offer medical care in spite of severe weather conditions. Employees are expected to report for work as scheduled. They can contact their supervisor if conditions impede travel, saying they may be late. If employees fail to come in, or to notify their supervisor, they will be subject to a no-call/no-show, which will count as two absences. Also, no sick or vacation pay can be used during a call-in for inclement weather. New policy also states that if a member of the BHRC staff comes to pick you up at your doorstep, and you chose not report to work, it will be viewed as your voluntary resignation and your last paycheck will be mailed to you. All employees are responsible of communicating with their department head or supervisor. — One of the biggest issues of the meeting Tuesday was the sacrifice and dedication of longtime board member Josephine Frazier. Frazier, who had recently been BHRC resident, attended Tuesday’s meeting although she had to leave her husband, William Ronald Frazier, at home. This was significant, since Tuesday was the couple’s 70th wedding anniversary. — Sandra Snider presented a brief report from the Residents Care Committee. She reported the census is up slightly to 178 residents. It was just over 170 last month. Snider said there are two openings for nurses, and multiple
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choir. In the aftermath of her death, staff and parents of students at Ms. Carol’s began raising money for a memorial scholarship. By the end of September, the scholarship fund had amassed more than $83,000. The fund’s first official event continued to raise money to help students like her pursue the dreams she was unable to reach. “We wanted to give someone the chance to have the opportunities she was unable to have,” Lamberth said. “Ashlyn was such a good, Christian example to those around her. Her light will continue to live on.” The event featured performances by VocalMotion and Lee University’s Voices of Lee, as well as numerous stories from those who knew and loved Ashlyn. The night was filled with both smiles and tears as loved ones and community supporters cele-
brated her life. Katie Philips, the director of VocalMotion, shared what she was like as a student. “Even when times got tough, her optimism was contagious,” Philips said, explaining she was a constant source of encouragement to others. She noted Ashlyn had become a leader of the group and served as a teaching assistant to her during her senior year of high school. While Ashlyn never was able to achieve her dream of attending Lee University, where she was considering studying music and teaching, Phillips said her legacy will outlive her. “This scholarship is truly fitting for Ashlyn, because she was constantly wanting to help others and make a difference.” VocalMotion then performed its competition show for this year, a routine Philips said Ashlyn had helped develop.
The VocalMotion performance began with a student pretending to watch the news and becoming emotionally distraught while hearing of all the bad things happening in the world, from natural disasters to terrorist attacks. They then shared a slate of songs talking about the state of the world and the need to continue to have hope. The Voices of Lee then took the stage and shared a variety of positive songs. Those gathered also heard from Joshua Rievley, who had been Ashlyn’s boyfriend until her death, and his sister, Emily Rievley. With Joshua there for moral support, Emily gave an emotional speech about the girl who might have been her sister-in-law. She said Joshua was making plans to propose to Ashlyn when she passed away, and he wordlessly nodded in agreement.
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VOCALMOTION, Bradley Central High School’s show choir, performs a song during a fundraiser for the Ashlyn Taylor Lamberth Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship’s namesake had sung with VocalMotion and graduated from Bradley Central shortly before her death in May 2015.
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THE VOICES OF LEE, Lee University’s a cappella music group, performs during a Tuesday night fundraiser for the Ashlyn Taylor Lamberth Memorial Scholarship Fund. Lamberth, who had graduated from high school just before her death, had planned to attend Lee and get involved in music there. The memorial scholarship will allow other students to live out that dream.
The number of teams for the upcoming Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society is increasing, and more are being recruited. A special meeting of team captains on Thursday will be held to prepare for the relay, and also get more teams lined up for the event. Chrissy Seals, Mid-South Division community manager for the Relay for Life, said the team captain meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Utilities Tom Wheeler Training Center on Guthrie Drive. “Team captains’ meeting are mainly to get an idea of where everyone is on fundraising, to encourage them to continue fundraising, share some American Cancer Society facts, and see what everyone may need to help or support with,” Seals said. “We also discuss some ideas for the upcoming Relay for Life and request help on certain areas, as needed.” The upcoming Relay for Life event will be held around the Bradley County Courthouse, as it has been for several years, and will occur on Saturday, April 30. The Relay is normally held the first Saturday of May, but to avoid conflicts with school graduations, has been moved to the last Saturday in April. “We have 24 teams registered, and 70 teams is our
“Team captains’ meeting are mainly to get an idea of where everyone is on fundraising, to encourage them to continue fundraising, share some American Cancer Society facts, and see what everyone may need to help or support with. We also discuss some ideas for the upcoming Relay for Life and request help on certain areas, as needed.” — Chrissy Seals goal,” Seals said, adding the event not only has an important purpose, but is “a lot of fun.” Each year, there is a theme for the relay and this year’s is “Wish Upon a Cure.” It is hoped that teams will come up with an individual theme that is based on a Disney film. She said that one of the first teams to pick a theme opted for “Frozen.” “We are trying to have all teams different, so we may discuss that at the team captains’ meeting on Thursday,” Seals said. She added that while the meeting is for current team captains, individuals who were team captains or want to be team captains, or create a team, are welcome to attend the meeting on Thursday.
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It was emphasized that this digital imaging of X-rays, ultrasounds, EKGs, pacemakers and many other needs can be accessed by the physicians almost immediately. It was also pointed out that this can be a significant cost reduction, since residents do not have to be transported to an imaging center for the tests and checks. vacancies for CNAs. — It appears the center’s finances are remaining steady for the year. It was reported that hospice is providing a substantial amount of revenue, and operating expenses are good. Labor and wages were under budget for December, and continue to track under for the year. Concerns about continued late payment from Cahaba and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may be waning somewhat. BHRC Administrator Scott Oliver had contacted the offices of U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, and a staff member intervened with Cahaba officials. Oliver said July’s payment was received for around $300,000, and the Cleveland facility is anticipating payments for August, September, and October at about 14-day intervals. If this happens, the center’s Medicare payments could be caught up by May. Oliver said Corker’s office said it was handling similar complaints from other health care facilities. — The only item discussed from Environmental Services was the replacement of a part for the ozone equipment in the laundry room. Oliver said the $1,000 expense has already paid for itself in water and heating costs. — Board member and Bradley County Commissioner Bill Winters asked if BHRC management is still looking at the possibility of offering adult day care services. Oliver said the research continues. “I don’t think we can do it at this site, but we’re still looking,” he said. “I would want it to be at a location not far off. The board, and Oliver, then discussed opportunities on-site, even mentioning the adjacent chapel. Oliver agreed the chapel is poorly utilized. — The board discussed a $40,000 grant from the Johnson Foundation which has been used for equipment in the workout area. The equipment was found at less cost than estimated, and more than $6,000 of the grant was returned to the foundation. Plans for a glass wall for additional light into the workout area, has been dropped.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis elementary school principal was seen pushing several students out of the way of an oncoming bus before the vehicle fatally struck her, authorities said Tuesday. Susan Jordan, the principal of Amy Beverland Elementary School on the city’s far northeast side, was killed and two 10-yearold children were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries when the bus suddenly lurched forward, authorities said. Buses were lined up outside the school when the accident happened around 2:45 p.m., Indianapolis Fire Department Capt. Rita Reith said. “At some point, the stationary bus lurched forward and jumped the curb. The bus was not moving at the time directly before it jumped the curb,” Reith said. The female bus driver told firefighters she was not sure what caused the bus to accelerate, Reith said in a statement Tuesday evening. The driver also said “in the instant that the accident occurred” she saw Jordan push several students out of the way, according to the statement. The driver and 25 students on the bus were examined by emergency responders but did not require treatment, Reith said.
Officials consider New Orleans to Orlando rail service
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are conducting a tour along the Gulf Coast to consider the feasibility of bringing passenger rail back to the Gulf Coast, more than a decade after Hurricane Katrina damaged the tracks. The Southern Rail Commission announced recently that the socalled “Inspection Train” will include 14 stops in four states, beginning Feb. 18 in New Orleans and concluding the next day in Jacksonville, Florida. Other stops will include Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama; and Pensacola and Tallahassee, Florida. News outlets report that Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman will host elected officials and others on the trip, which is being taken to examine the existing railroad infrastructure. Southern Rail Commission Chairman Greg White says he’s urging Amtrak to re-establish daily, round-trip service between New Orleans and Orlando.
Prayers, blood drive for officer wounded in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Friends and family of a Louisiana sheriff’s deputy critically wounded in New Orleans while serving a warrant were praying for him as well-wishers rushed to give blood to help in his recovery. Stephen Arnold was still in the intensive care unit at a New Orleans hospital after losing a lot of blood and doctors would be monitoring him closely over the next few days “...to make sure there’s nothing wrong with his brain,” Debbie Webber, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in New Orleans, said late Tuesday. “We just hope he wakes up,” Webber said. Arnold was shot five times, including once in the neck, while taking part in a task force serving a warrant in New Orleans. The man suspected in the shooting, identified by New Orleans police as Jarvis Hardy, was in FBI custody. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand, where Arnold worked, said it will be 48 hours before it’s clear whether the deputy has neurological damage. Local news outlets said blood centers would remain open Wednesday because the response was so great. The police said Hardy was arrested on charges of attempted first degree murder and narcotics violations, and was being held by the FBI. The FBI did not respond to requests for comment on whether Hardy had a lawyer.
Bikram yoga founder ordered to pay $7.4M for sex harassment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who made an empire out of his high-heat brand of yoga has been ordered to pay well over $7 million to a former legal adviser who said he sexually harassed her. A Los Angeles jury ordered Bikram yoga founder Bikram Choudhury to pay $6.5 million in punitive damages Tuesday on top of $924,000 in compensatory he was ordered to pay in the same case a day earlier. The woman, Minakshi “Miki” Jafa-Bodden, had said Choudhury sexually harassed her and wrongfully fired her for inves-
tigating another woman’s rape allegation. “This is a good day for women,” Jafa-Bodden said in a statement following the verdict. Choudhury’s attorney, Robert Tafoya, did not return calls for comment Monday or Tuesday. Jafa-Bodden worked as head of legal and international affairs at Choudhury’s Los Angeles yoga school from spring 2011 until March 2013, when she said she was abruptly fired from her sixfigure position for refusing to cover up an investigation into a rape allegation.
No appeals planned for man set to die for officer’s death
HOUSTON (AP) — No late appeals are expected for a man set to be executed for a Texas game warden’s death during a 2007 shootout. James Freeman’s lethal injection would be the second in as many weeks if carried out Wednesday in the nation’s busiest death penalty state. The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month refused to review Freeman’s case. On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined a clemency petition for Freeman. Freeman was suspected of illegally hunting at night from his truck when a Texas game warden spotted him. Freeman led authorities on a 90-minute chase that ended with a shootout in which another game warden who joined the pursuit was killed. Justin Hurst was fatally wounded after Freeman stepped out of his disabled pickup and shot at officers.
University endowments falter in last year BOSTON (AP) — College endowments grew by an average of only 2.4 percent last school year, a sharp drop following two years of strong gains, a new study found. The downturn is troubling news for some universities, which use their endowments to pay for student scholarships and other costs, adding to the list of financial constraints that many schools face amid declining enrollments and long-term drops in state funding. At almost 300 colleges in the study, endowments shrank last year. The report, released Wednesday, is based on an annual survey of more than 800 colleges by the nonprofit Commonfund Institute and the National Association of College and University Business Officers. It covers the 12 months ending in June 30, 2015. That period was the worst year for endowments since they averaged a loss of 0.3 percent in 2012. They rebounded with following gains of 12 and 15 percent. Swings in certain markets were
responsible for some of the heaviest losses. Investments in energy and natural resources, for example, led to average losses of 13 percent, a year after they averaged gains of 15 percent. But even the strongest types of investments last year fell compared to their performance a year earlier. “This was a year in which we saw reversals,” said William Jarvis, executive director of the Commonfund Institute, adding that all categories of investments fell in performance. Jarvis blamed the downturn on factors including an economic slowdown in China and a slump in the price of oil. Colleges with endowments of more than $1 billion fared the best, averaging returns of 4.3 percent, while those below $25 million averaged 2.3 percent. That’s partly because big endowments have the resources to invest over a wider array of so-called “alternative strategies,” Jarvis said, including real estate and hedge funds. The list of colleges with endow-
ments topping $1 billion grew to 95 last year, three more than the year before. Harvard University stayed atop the list, growing 1.6 percent, to more than $36 billion. Yale University followed with more than $25 billion and a gain of 7 percent, surpassing the University of Texas system and its $24 billion. Harvard’s growth, though, was far below its 11-percent gain the previous year, and was the lowest among Ivy League schools. University officials declined to comment on the endowment. Over the past 10 years, endowments have grown an average of 6.3 percent, below the average of 7.5 percent that most colleges say they need to maintain their purchasing power after spending, inflation and other costs. As a result, endowments could ultimately offer a smaller buffer against other financial challenges, said John Walda, president of the association behind the study. Falling short of the 7.5 percent long-term average, he added, “may very well make it much
harder for schools to increase endowment spending dollars in the future.” Still, most universities reported that they increased spending of their endowments last year, using that money to cover an average of 10 percent of their operating budgets. Under the study’s reporting period, the University of Texas system, the largest public endowment, reported losses of 5 percent. But the university uses a different calendar and actually tallied gains of about 5 percent, said Bruce Zimmerman, CEO and chief investment officer of UTIMCO, the corporation that invests for the system. Still, that’s lower than its long-term trend. “The first half of calendar year 2015 was pretty flat,” Zimmerman said. “Over long periods of time, we’ve generally earned 7, 8, 9 percent.” But the corporation, which also manages a portion of the Texas A&M University system endowment, isn’t planning to change its strategy in response.
Judge tells nuns to rework lawsuit over strip club neighbor
CHICAGO (AP) — A convent in suburban Chicago plans to move forward with an effort to close a neighboring strip club even after a legal setback. Cook County Circuit Judge Peter Flynn on Tuesday told the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo to rework their lawsuit against Club Allure in Stone Park alleging it violates prostitution regulations and is a nuisance. But Flynn also dismissed claims that the club violates zoning laws. He asked the nuns’ lawyers to provide specific, detailed examples of nuisances or lewd behavior. After the hearing, Sister Noemia Silva said her order is called to “protect our values, and we will not change them.” Attorney Robert Itzkow, who is former owner of the club, says it’s a legal business.
Police: 2 dead, 3 wounded in Seattle homeless camp shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Two people were killed and three others wounded as shooting erupted Tuesday night at a Seattle homeless encampment known as ‘The Jungle,’ officials said. Police responded to reports of shots fired at about 7:20 p.m. near Airport Way South and South Atlantic Street south of downtown. They did a search of the wooded area and found five victims, police said. Assistant Seattle Police Chief Bob Merner said at a news conference the victims lived at the encampment. He said of the shooting that police “have reason to believe it was very targeted.” Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole said Tuesday night police don’t believe anyone else is in danger. No one has been arrested. Police interviewed witnesses and searched for two people they say are “persons of interest” in the case.
Air regulators sue SoCal Gas over months-long well leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Regional air regulators sued the Southern California Gas Co. on Tuesday, seeking penalties that could surpass $25 million for a monthslong natural gas leak that is blamed for sickening neighbors and has prompted a mass evacuation of a San Fernando Valley neighborhood. The South Coast Air Quality Management District sued the utility for creating a public nuisance. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, further contends that “as a result of their negligence, people were injured,” said Kurt Wiese, the agency’s general counsel. The gas company does not comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Kristine Lloyd said. The utility has been under intense criticism and regulatory scrutiny for a leak in an underground storage well at the huge Aliso Canyon storage facility. It was first reported on Oct. 23, and the gas company has said it may not be able to plug the leak until late next month.
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TAMMY JOHNSON accepts a grant for Lee University’s WYATT BEVIS accepts a grant for the Boys & Girls Clubs of ELIzABETH DUNN accepts a grant for YCAP from Cleveland Cleveland from Cleveland Rotarians Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Developmental Inclusion Classroom from Cleveland Rotarians Rotarians Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Lillios. Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Lillios. Lillios. Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES
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Financial support goes to 8 local causes By BRIAN GRAVES Banner Staff Writer
The Cleveland Rotary Club used its weekly luncheon to do what it is in existence to do — help the community. That is done through the auspices of the Cleveland Rotary Foundation which is supported through the generosity of its members and their annual gala. “Our presentations today are a good indication of what the Cleveland Rotary Club and the Cleveland Rotary Foundation does,” said Cooper Hill, president of the foundation. “For all of us in this club, today is the culmination of months of hard work in relation to our efforts with the fundraising gala. Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES The Foundation announced in LEE McCHESNEY accepts a grant for the YMCA’s fitness trail December it was narrowing its from Cleveland Rotarians Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Lillios. focus to local organizations that work toward eradicating illiteracy and helping with the community’s overall well-being. This year’s grants total $33,556 and representatives from each of the eight grant recipients were on hand to accept their donations. Elizabeth Dunn accepted the $3,500 grant for the YMCA’s for its Y-Cap Community Action Project. “We tried to find something to work the kids with reading,” Dunn said. “We are going to continue that this year. Wyatt Bevis accepted $5,000 for the Cleveland Boys & Girls Clubs’ Great Futures program. “Your donation has not only helped us purchase a van, but we were able to purchase a 30passenger bus to get more kids to the Boys & Girls Clubs to help with literacy which is a huge issue in our county,” Bevis said. Tammy Johnson accepted Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES NIKKI BRANUM accepts a grant for the Cleveland/Bradley County $3,956 for Lee University Inclusion Public Library from Cleveland Rotarians Cooper Hill, left, and Developmental Classroom for students with Nicholas Lillios. autism spectrum disorders. “We currently serve 22 students from the ages of 3 to 21,” Johnson said. “The issue we have is they don’t participate in group instruction well. This will purchase four ‘Smart Board’ systems and that will make lessons more interactive.” Lee McChesney accepted $6,000 for the YMCA that will be used for 10 stations along the fitness trail around its facility. “One of the goals we have had for several years was to add some things to that outdoor trail,” McChesney said. “The trail is part of the Cleveland/Bradley
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BARTLEE NORTON accepts a grant for Tri State Athletic Ministries from Cleveland Rotarians Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Lillios.
No injuries as fire closes New Orleans’ Canal Street
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A stubborn six-alarm fire blanketed part of downtown New Orleans in eye-stinging smoke early Wednesday and forced the closure of historic Canal Street between the city’s central business district and the French Quarter. The blaze broke out in a largely empty four-story building and damaged an adjacent building. Flames were no longer visible and smoke had greatly diminished by daybreak, but firefighters kept steady streams of water pouring onto the structures from ladder trucks and from the street. Ground-floor businesses, including a cellphone repair shop and a beauty supply store, were closed when the fire was reported Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES around 3:20 a.m., and only one RANDY HOWARD AND HARRY HICKEY (second and third from person in the building at the left) accept a grant for The Caring Place from Cleveland Rotarians time, fire chief Timothy Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Lillios, far right. McConnell said.
County Greenway system and this will enhance it as another area the community can come and use.” Nikki Branum accepted $3,500 for the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library for resources to increase visual and technological literacy. “We are so grateful to be able to extend our STEAM program,” Branum says. “We are giving students opportunities to have hands on to design their own programs, to research them and to complete some robotics.” Bartlee Morton accepted $5,000 for Tri-Star Athletic Ministries for an outdoor school/community basketball court. “Our goal is to make sure every city and county school receives a brand-new outdoor basketball court for their students as well as the community in which they reside.,” Morton said. Randy Howard accepted $5,000 for The Caring Place to expand its program for students who are at risk for hunger during weekends. “We are currently serving 700 children a week in 14 schools,” said Harry Hickey, who supervises the SACPAC program for The Caring Place. Melanie Connaster accepted
$2,000 for Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region to expand the JA Economics for Success program and the It’s My Future program for middle school students. “This grant will help fund Junior Achievement’s programs for middle schools,” Connaster said. “These programs will be offered to over 1,200 students this school year.”
Rotary President Nicholas Lillios said the grants show members the work they are doing “is making a difference in our community.” The Rotary Club of Cleveland will hold its annual gala and auction on Friday, March 11. Tickets, tables and sponsorships are available by contacting any Rotary member.
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MELNIE CONNASTER accepts a grant for Junior Achievement from Cleveland Rotarians Cooper Hill, left, and Nicholas Lillios.
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Fed faces a messier economic picture 6 weeks after rate hike WASHINGTON (AP) — Six weeks after raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, Federal Reserve policymakers now face a more perilous global picture that could alter their plans for further raising rates this year. Since the Fed increased rates Dec. 16 from record lows, stock markets have plunged, oil prices have skidded and China’s leaders have struggled to manage a slowdown in the world’s secondbiggest economy. Though some analysts say the Fed erred in raising rates last month, don’t expect the central
bank to acknowledge so when it issues a statement after its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday afternoon. But in their meeting, the Fed’s policymakers will surely grapple with how to respond to the altered landscape. And some analysts say the Fed might hint in its statement that the pace of three or four additional rate increases that many had expected this year may become more gradual — with perhaps only two rate hikes this year. The most visible sign of the economic fear has been the sharp fall in the stock market.
The Dow Jones industrial average shed more than 7 percent of its value in the first three trading weeks of 2016. China has unnerved investors because of an economic slowdown that Beijing seems incapable of steering properly. The country’s decelerating growth has shrunk global commodity prices and the emerging market countries that have supplied them to China. Last week, the price of oil reached a 12-year low of $28.15 a barrel before rebounding slightly this week. The tumbling markets so far haven’t shaken consumer confi-
dence. One measurement of confidence climbed for a second month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. Much of the optimism stems from solid job growth: U.S. employers added an average of 284,000 jobs a month in the final quarter of last year. And the unemployment rate remains a low 5 percent. The robust hiring has come despite weakness in American manufacturing. Export sales have slowed in part because a higher-valued dollar has made American goods more expensive overseas. The strong dollar has also made imports cheaper, which, along with falling energy prices, has kept inflation below the Fed’s target level for more than three years. The economy’s growth, as measured by the gross domestic product, has lagged, with many analysts suggesting that it slowed to a sluggish annual rate below 1 percent in the OctoberDecember quarter. Still, they foresee a rebound to a rate of around 2 percent in the current January-March quarter, helped by strength in consumer spending.
Many point to the Fed’s December rate hike as a key factor in the stock market’s tumble. The move amounted to only a small rise in the Fed’s stillextremely low target rate for overnight bank lending. But it signaled that a seven-year period of near-zero rates was ending and that while borrowing costs wouldn’t be rising fast, they would be headed steadily up. The Fed’s critics had warned for years that by keeping rates so low for so long, it was fueling dangerous bubbles in assets such as stocks. Some now see the falling stock prices as the correction that they had forecast would occur after the Fed started raising rates. Others say the market’s swoon is not the product of the small increase in the Fed’s benchmark rate. They point instead to China’s economic troubles, the slide in oil prices and weakness in key areas of the global economy. Still, some economists suggest that if the Fed could have foreseen what has ensued in the weeks since it raised rates, it might have reconsidered. A prolonged drop in the stock
market can sometimes — but certainly not always — signal an impending recession. Most analysts note that the 6½-year-old economic expansion has lasted longer than most. Yet they don’t see a recession as imminent. Behravesh said he puts the possibility of a mild recession starting later this year at around 20 percent. But he said his firm’s forecast is for the economy to rebound from a slow final three months of last year to growth of around 2.5 percent this year. And what should the Fed be doing? The Fed may make some slight changes to its policy statement to express concern in particular about intensified global pressures. That could assure investors that the Fed will weigh such developments in deciding when to next raise rates. Some economists foresee only two quarter-point rate hikes this year. Some other analysts think the Fed could stick with the four rate increases that officials had signaled could be coming this year, with the first hike possibly coming at the Fed’s next meeting in March.
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A sign showing the ‘Doomsday Clock’ that remains at three minutes to midnight is seen after it was unveiled by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Tuesday during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. The clock was last moved January 2015, from five minutes to three minutes before midnight, the closest it has been to catastrophe since the days of hydrogen bomb testing.
Scientists say ‘Doomsday Clock’ reflects grave threat to the world STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Rising tension between Russia and the U.S., North Korea’s recent nuclear test and a lack of aggressive steps to address climate change are putting the world under grave threat, scientists behind a “Doomsday Clock” that measures the likelihood of a global cataclysm said Tuesday. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the minute hand on the metaphorical clock remained at three minutes-to-midnight. The clock reflects how vulnerable the world is to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change and new technologies, with midnight symbolizing apocalypse. “Unless we change the way we think, humanity remains in serious danger,” said Lawrence Krauss, chair of the bulletin’s Board of Sponsors. Krauss said the Iran nuclear agreement and Paris climate accord were good news. But the good news was offset by nuclear threats, including tension between nuclear-armed states India and Pakistan, and uncertainty that the Paris accord will lead to concrete action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The scientists behind the bulletin adjusted the clock from five minutes-to-midnight to three minutes-to-midnight last year. They cited climate change, modernization of nuclear weapons and outsized nuclear weapons arsenals as “extraor-
dinary and undeniable threats to the continued existence of humanity.” The clock was previously at three minutes-tomidnight in 1984, when the bulletin said talks between the U.S. and Russia virtually stopped. From a climate change perspective, if midnight on the clock represents the disappearance of humanity, three minutes-to-midnight is overly dire, said Michael Oppenheimer, a professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University who is not affiliated with the bulletin. On the other hand, Oppenheimer said if midnight means humans have emitted so much greenhouse gas that dangerous climate change is inevitable, then three minutes is a “fair analysis.” “I think the jury is out as to whether the Paris agreement will make a significant difference,” he said. “The key is whether countries over the next couple of years are able to agree on some important details that were left out.” Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine examining social and scientific controversies, said in an email that the Doomsday clock is “an exercise in pessimism and PR with little connection to the reality of moral progress made in the past half century.” Shermer cited reductions in the number of nuclear weapons since the 1980s and the absence of war between Europe’s great powers
since World War II. California Gov. Jerry Brown joined former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry for a discussion at Stanford University after the unveiling of the clock. Perry raised concerns about rhetoric from Russia about the use of nuclear weapons and said the threat of nuclear disaster was greater today than during the Cold War. Shultz said the U.S. needs to engage Russia and China. Brown warned about “tipping points” in the fight against climate change. “And around a tipping point, we may not be able to come back to a stable planet or one we’ll find very comfortable to live in,” he said. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons. The clock was created two years later. The decision to move or leave the clock alone is made by the bulletin’s science and security board, which includes physicists and environmental scientists from around the world, in consultation with the bulletin’s Board of Sponsors, which includes more than a dozen Nobel laureates. The closest the clock has come to midnight was two minutes away in 1953, when the Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb that followed a U.S. hydrogen bomb test.
Judge: Part of La. abortion law unconstitutional NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state mandate that doctors who provide abortions must have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. In issuing the ruling, District Judge John deGravelles decided to keep in place his previous order blocking Louisiana officials from enforcing the mandate. DeGravelles has not yet ruled on the state’s abortion law itself, though he heard arguments about it in June while first considering the injunction in connection with a lawsuit that is still pending in court. Supporters say the law’s provision requiring admitting privileges at area hospitals is meant to protect women’s health. Opponents say it’s meant to make it essentially impossible for women to get abortions, and would do just that. DeGravelles said he will meet with attorneys on Friday to consider changing his preliminary injunction to a permanent one, along with other matters. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which represents three
clinics and their doctors, responded jubilantly to Tuesday’s ruling. “Today’s victory guarantees Louisiana women will continue to have access to critical health care services in the face of relentless political attacks on their health and rights,” president and CEO Nancy Northup said in a news release. The mandate threatened to close four of Louisiana’s five abortion clinics, she said. Recently elected Attorney General Jeff Landry said he will keep pushing to enforce the state’s abortion law and will appeal Tuesday’s decision. “As Attorney General, I am committed to enforcing our state’s pro-life and pro-woman laws,” he said in a news release. “My office and I will continue to do all we legally can to protect the unborn, their mothers, and all Louisiana women.” Abortion providers who filed the lawsuit did so anonymously, as “John Does,” and testified behind a curtain to protect their identities. Although Louisiana contends that the process of getting admit-
ting privileges has nothing to do with what deGravelles called “the political, religious and social hostility against abortion,” the judge said correspondence between “John Doe 2” and a doctor at Tulane Medical Center shows “a very different reality.” The judge said that while Doe 2 was working to get privileges at Tulane, the doctor there — given anonymity as Dr. A — wrote, “This is just ridiculous. I can’t believe the state has come to this.” Doe 1’s attempts to get admitting privileges at a north Louisiana hospital “reads like a chapter in Franz Kafka’s The Trial,” the judge wrote. DeGravelles noted in his ruling that a hospital identified only as “Hospital C” received threatening letters after granting admitting privileges to Doe 5. The lawsuit contends that Louisiana does not require doctors performing procedures other than abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. “Physicians perform similar, and often higher risk, outpatient procedures in their offices without admitting privileges,” it says.
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Judge OKs removal of Confederate monuments NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge’s ruling Tuesday allows the city to move ahead with plans to remove prominent Confederate monuments from the city’s streets, and delivers a blow to preservationists and a chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled against a collection of groups seeking to block the removal of four monuments, including a towering marble column and bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a landmark on the cityscape. In December, the City Council voted 6-1 to remove the monuments. The move is one of the boldest statements yet by an American city to sever ties with its Confederate past, and it has sparked strong emotions in this Deep South city where tensions over the Civil War still run deep. Barbier, though, said his ruling was based on the law, not on passions. “The Court is well aware of the emotion and passions that are involved in this case,” Barbier wrote in his 62-page ruling. “The Court does not judge the wisdom, or lack thereof, of the actions taken by the Mayor or the City.” The city is enforcing an ordinance that allows the removal of monuments considered a public nuisance because they honor ideologies that foster racial, ethnic or religious supremacy and cause vandalism and civic unrest. Barbier wrote that “the only issue before the Court is a legal one: Does the City’s newly passed ordinance violate Plaintiffs’ statutory or constitutional rights?” Barbier knocked down each argument the plaintiffs made and said they “have failed to demonstrate that they will likely succeed on the merits of any of their claims.” The plaintiffs have advanced many arguments; among them, that their constitutional rights had been violated by the process for removal, the ordinance was unlawful and the monuments were protected by historic preservation laws. The plaintiffs have vowed to pursue appeals and had asked Barbier to allow the monuments to stand until all appeals are exhausted. The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Franklin Hardy Jones III, did not return messages seeking comment. The plaintiffs are the Louisiana Landmarks Society, the Foundation for Historical Louisiana, the Monumental Task Committee Inc. and the Beauregard Camp No. 130. Besides the Lee monument, also slated for removal are a large equestrian statue of P.G.T. Beauregard, a Louisiana-born Confederate general; a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis; and an obelisk dedicated to a group of white supremacists who sought to topple a biracial Reconstruction government in New Orleans.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A year after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell shifted the national approach to fighting wildfires across a wide swath of sagebrush country in the West, her strategy is turning out to be one of the most significant federal land policy changes in some 80 years, public land experts, outdoor enthusiasts and scientists say. The five-page order she issued last January directed federal resources for the first time to fight massive blazes in open sagebrush steppe habitat that supports cattle ranching, recreation and some 350 species of wildlife, including the imperiled sage grouse. “It is one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the United States,” said Janice Schneider, the Interior Department’s assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management. Firefighting officials say Jewell’s order led more of the nation’s firefighting resources to respond to blazes in Great Basin sagebrush steppe last year, when the U.S. experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons, with nearly 16,000 square miles burned. Experts say her strategy helped extinguish several smaller fires, though one giant blaze scorched sagebrush steppe in portions of Idaho and Oregon. Many ranchers have embraced the order despite
wariness and sometimes anger with federal oversight, displayed in the armed occupation of a federal wildlife preserve in Oregon. The small group who took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge more than three weeks ago says the government has no authority to enforce federal grazing contracts with ranchers. Ranchers backing Jewell’s order have formed Rangeland Fire Protections Associations, teaming up with federal firefighters to stop small fires from exploding and charring forage needed by cattle. “We know that a healthy ecosystem and healthy economy is inextricably linked,” said Schneider, who helped organize the collaboration between federal and state officials, scientists and ranchers to carry out the order. It calls for a “science-based” approach to safeguard greater sage grouse while contending with fires that have been especially destructive in the Great Basin region of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and California. The bird did not receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act amid efforts to save it. Many fire rehabilitation efforts have failed in previous decades because federal officials planted the wrong species of the similar-looking sagebrush. Jewell’s plan aims to
solve that problem by using local seeds or seeds from the correct species found at similar elevations and growing conditions. The order led to the biggest change for sagebrush steppe since the Taylor Grazing Act of the 1930s, which sought to stop overgrazing on public lands, said U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist Matt Germino, who specializes in sagebrush ecosystems. “The initiatives that are underway — preserving the good habitat and restoring the bad habitat — that’s unprecedented,” he said. One large sagebrush fire formed in southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon last summer, consuming some 436 square miles, fueled mainly by invasive cheatgrass. Jewell’s order includes plans to fight cheatgrass and restoration work for burned sagebrush areas, and $67 million is being spent to rehabilitate the burned area. “You can see what they’re doing on the Soda Fire right now and the commitment of resources in order to get the job done,” said Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, a Republican who often bashes federal decision makers but supports Jewell’s order. Heading into last year’s wildfire season, it wasn’t clear how an order from the Interior
Department would play out with the U.S. Forest Service, which is within a different department and responsible for protecting national forests. It also has the most firefighters and contracts all the large air tankers. But “they were a partner all the way,” said Ron Dunton, assistant director of the Office of Fire and Aviation with Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, the agency that oversees most of the nation’s sagebrush country. For experts and outdoor enthusiasts, the order is giving attention to land that’s unfamiliar to many. “To Americans outside of here, they know national forests and they know national parks and spectacular country,” said John Freemuth, a Boise State University professor and public lands expert. “This order has taken what many might have thought of as a wasteland and told them it’s not that. “And in that sense, her order is a big part of the elevation of that ecosystem as important and cherished as any other,” he said. Ed Arnett of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership agreed. “Now, it’s receiving the attention it deserves,” said Arnett, whose organization works with hunting and fishing groups on public lands policy.
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Jeanine Chastain:
A sweet person in a sweet profession By WILLIAM WRIGHT Lifestyles Editor
There is something very sweet about Jeanine Chastain, and it’s not just because she’s one of the best at baking treats in Bradley County. The Cleveland native traveled for 20 years as an Army wife, living overseas in Europe and parts of Louisiana, Georgia and New York before returning to “The City With Spirit” in 1994. Along her journeys, the softspoken, mild-mannered baker picked up a few pleasing traits that may have refined her taste in everything, including her desire to create delicious sweets. The affable owner of the 5 Points Café in Cleveland admits to having an entrepreneural, creative spirit that finds fulfillment in cooking, baking and making sweet treats to the delight of others. According to Chastain, she happened to be in the right place at the right time to turn a job into a career when she received an offer to be trained by a professional baker who was an excellent chef after her husband was stationed in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1982. “I was hired at an A&P grocery store in Ithaca. They had just opened a new bake shop and I started work two weeks after moving there,” she said. “They had flown in a professional baker from California and one from New Jersey. The chef from California was an older gentleman getting ready to retire. He was training somebody and he said to me, ‘You keep looking over here. Do you want to try this?’ I said, ‘I do.’ Otherwise, I
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JEANINE CHASTAIN happens to be a sweet person with a talent for baking sweet treats and other delicious items that keep people coming back to her 5 Points Café in downtown Cleveland. Left, Chastain offers her homemade, freshly baked, warm cherry cheese danish pastries. To go, call 423-457-0041. would have just been working at the counter, doing sales.” After training under a seasoned expert, Chastain said she discovered she had a real gift for baking. Even more important, she loved it. She said she really enjoyed the culinary arts and perfecting her craft. Chastain recalled the chef told her, “‘You’ve got it. You’ve got what it takes to be back here.’
And it just took off from there.” Over the years Chastain said she developed a genuine love for pastries, breads and other treats. Her talent did not go unnoticed. According to Chastain, a businessman came in one day and asked her to come work for him for higher wages in a brand new deli that would allow her to showcase her own creations. She accepted his offer. But being an
Unicycling: A healthy, costefficient way to get around
Army wife meant being able to adapt to change in a moment’s notice and make the best out of any situation. “I stayed there for two years and then my husband got sta-
tioned in Syracuse (N.Y.), where I went to work at Red Lobster as a server because I love being around people,” she explained. “I’ve done many, many cakes in my lifetime. I don’t do wedding
cakes at all anymore. But when I moved back to Cleveland I started playing with candies. Eight and a half years ago, I opened up See CHASTAIN, Page 14
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By WILLIAM WRIGHT Lifestyles Editor
It’s not every day that you see a guy riding a unicycle around Cleveland, but Hunter Guy is not your average “guy.” He rides a unicycle as a means of cost-efficient transportation that offers him constant exercise and greater focus. He’s also spearheading a movement to bring the unicycle into the mainstream as an inexpensive travel alternative, although he admits his unicycle is slightly different from the average. “It has a stronger frame and a mountain tire for tackling all sorts of obstacles,” he said. “I would like to see more people riding unicycles, but for now it’s just me and my one friend who go ride trails pretty often. I’m trying to raise awareness and ride this whenever I can. It keeps me in shape, for sure. I’ve been riding this around six years.” Guy, a Cleveland native who attended Walker Valley High School, said, “This is a great way to get around and have fun, plus it increases your spatial awareness, your balance and focus, and it definitely keeps you in shape! It’s a blast! I enjoy every minute of it.” According to Guy, it took him “about a solid week of solid riding for 30 minutes to an hour every day — just learning how to get on and stay balanced. After you get it, it really just comes like second nature. It’s muscle memory. You just get on it and go!” The average unicycle can cost under $60 or range into the hundreds. The larger the wheel, the faster the cycle, which makes the 24-inch wheel more versatile for general-purpose unicycling. Wheels smaller than 20 inches are for small children (4 feet tall and under). Those larger than 24 inches are for distance riding and are generally not suited to the learning process, but learning to ride a unicycle is simple, according to Guy and the experts.
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HUNTER GUY of Cleveland rides his unicycle during an unseasonably warm day in December 2015. A unicycle offers a low-impact workout that provides the same cardiovascular benefits as other workouts that are harsher on your joints. While it may not be the ideal way to go shopping or traveling in inclement weather, unicycling is still one of the healthiest, most economical ways to get about town.
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LIVE and SILENT AUCTIONS Unicycling consists of three basic movements — mounting, riding, and dismounting. Because of the balance required for unicycling, the steps take patience and practice to master. Experts recommend you find a
low fence and place the unicycle parallel to the fence so that you can use the fence top for support as you get on the unicycle. The fence should be high enough for See UNICYCLE, Page 14
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The most trustworthy administration By WILLIAM WRIGHT Lifestyles Editor
So many promises are made when candidates run for office that it’s been described as a “promising career” with no real chance of anyone keeping all of their promises. As politician Boris Johnson noted, “It is easy to make promises — it is hard work to keep them.” Robert Harris, a former BBC television reporter, observed, “You can make promises and try to be all things to all people. But the moment you have to make decisions, you’re going to annoy at least half of them. Whatever you do, in the end you’re almost certain to be brought down by your own character traits.” While this may be true of the way humans govern in political office, this is not true of the One who promises a successful administration that will satisfy the needs of all people. God’s Word at Ephesians 1:10 speaks of “an administration suitable to the fullness of the times.” — New American Standard Bible. While the King James Version and the Douay-Rheims Bible translate the Greek word “oikonomian” as “dispensation,” the Darby Translation, New English Translation and New World Translation uses the term “administration.” The New International Version, however, translates the term, “put into effect.” What does this word imply? Think about it. Human governments have a way of ruling. They have a system. This system is “put into effect” as people take office and manage things. The way governments set up policies and procedures, set forth their own initiatives, execute legal matters, implement foreign policy — constitutes their “administration” — their way of ruling or procedure for managing things. Think, for example, of the Obama administration, the Reagan administration or the Bush administration. These men introduced their own way of managing the government. For example, whoever takes office in the White House will set up their own process or procedures for running things. They’ll hire their own staff, select their own counselors and create their own agenda. This will make up their “administration,” what initiatves they decide to “put into effect.” Does God have an administration? Does He have a way to do things to accomplish His will and purpose? Ephesians 1:9-10 says in part, “He revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ — the things in heaven and the things on earth.” — New English Translation. God’s way of ruling, His
“administration,” revolves around His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. According to Daniel 7:13-14, this involves giving Jesus authority as King of kings in an everlasting kingdom that will cause God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10; Revelation 11:15; Daniel 2:44). Speaking of Jesus, Isaiah 9:7 said, “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end.” — King James Version. I know of no candidate or government who has the means to bring world peace, do you? This is only one promise discussed in the Word of God that His administration accomplishes by means of Jesus Christ. Here are some other global changes that God’s Word has promised: 1. Life in a world free from the threat of war (Isaiah 2:4; Psalm 46:9-10) 2. Enough food and refreshing waters for everyone (Psalm 72:16; Isaiah 12:3, Revelation 7:17) 3. Pleasant housing for everyone (Isaiah 65:21) 4. Satisfying employment and work for everyone (Isaiah 65:22) 5. A life without sickness and disease (Revelation 21:3-4, Isaiah 35:5-6, Luke 9:1-2) 6. Justice without partiality, favoritism or oppression (Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 11:3-5) 7. Security without fear of evildoers, criminals or terrorists (Micah 4:4, Proverbs 2:22, Isaiah 11:9) 8. A world where the most admired qualities will flourish (Psalm 85:10-13, Galatians 5:2123, 1Corinthians 6:9-11) 9. The best education at no cost for everyone (Isaiah 54:13, Habakkuk 2:14, John 17:3) 10: Freedom that liberates mind, body and spirit (John 8:32, Romans 8:21). Now, some might call this a dream, a fantasy, and yet they listen to candidates who lobby for similar changes without ever fulfilling these campaign promises. On the other hand, Titus 1:2 assures us that those who put their trust in God, “will have the hope of eternal life that God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie!” — Contemporary English Version. Do you believe God’s record of keeping His word is far more reliable than all the promises made by politicians? Then choose wisely in whom you will place your trust. Let God be the sovereign of your life. Respect His administration through Jesus Christ as revealed in God’s Word. Your decision is a personal matter, but it should also be an informed decision, because the results matter. As 2Peter 3:13 says, “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.” — King James Version. Now, that’s a promise I am willing to believe in. That’s an administration I trust.
Long-lived asparagus plants can last decades By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press
Asparagus is a delicious and resilient perennial that can be grown anywhere from kitchen gardens to roadside ditches and flowery meadows. In raised beds, too. But be careful when scouting locations. Once established, this hardy plant will produce for 20 years or more. Asparagus is considered something of a gourmet vegetable but it isn’t a crop for impatient gardeners, says Brenna Aegerter, a University of California farm adviser based in San Joaquin County. “To be on the safe side, you don’t want to over-harvest, so it’s good to wait at least two years after planting,” Aegerter said. “You don’t want to take them too early. You want those underground crowns (year-old root systems) to build up a carbohydrate reserve.” Asparagus should be planted in sunny, well-drained sites in spring, using uniformly sized crowns set 18 inches apart and in rows some 5 feet apart. Wait until the threat of frost has passed. Place crowns in the furrows and fill with about 2 inches of soil.
Gradually boost the rows with soil as the plants continue their growth, or until the crowns are about 6 inches below the surface. Each crown can produce about a half-pound of edible spears per year when fully established. “Asparagus is very drought-tolerant and can usually grow without supplemental watering because it seeks moisture deep in the soil,” according to an Ohio State University fact sheet. The optimal pH for asparagus is 6.5 to 7.5. Weed growing beds thoroughly, and fertilize with a 1020-10 formulation before planting. “You can’t completely neglect it but asparagus isn’t a high-maintenance plant,” Aegerter said. “It is susceptible to a few serious diseases, but for the most part doesn’t have high fertilizer needs. Its roots go deep so it also doesn’t need the kind of watering that something like tomatoes would need.” Asparagus is a surprisingly large fern-like plant that can grow to heights approaching 5 feet in dedicated sites. “Asparagus produces over a two- or three-month period and needs a large garden to produce a family harvest,” Aegerter said. “It would be much more popular if it didn’t take up so much space.”
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Rebecca Jays in downtown Cleveland and stayed there 3 1/2 years. I was doing fudge and I came up with my own recipes. But things happened in my family. My son passed away.” Sweet memories of her late son comforted Chastain as she coped with the loss. A few years later, friends asked her to open their café in Reliance, which she did for two summers, but Chastain was quick to say her new 5 Points Café on the corner of Inman and Edwards street is “it.” “This is me,” she said. She explained that she was only interested in bringing her unique recipes for foods, fudge, soups and a variety of sweet treats to the “right location for the right café,” and amazingly she found the perfect spot — one that her parents had brought her to when she was just a child. “I drove by one day and looked over here and said, ‘Oh, my gosh! This would be me. My Daddy, Fred Chastain, brought me here years ago. He passed away. My Mom, Hettie Chastain, is 90 years old. She’s familiar with this place.” Chastain said she hopes everyone will become familiar with her place because her food is different, delicious and has an oldfashioned flavor to it that complements the historical value of downtown Cleveland. I make my food different. You can go and get a Reuben sandwich, but I make mine a little bit differently. My Waldorf chicken
salad croissant has become a big hit in Cleveland. You can’t go anywhere and get my chicken salad or my crabmeat salad. That’s a Northern thing that I picked up years ago. “My chicken and rice coconut soup already sold out for today. When I was living in Fort Stewart, Ga., I had a friend who was married to a Romanian and she was putting fresh coconut in her soup and I thought, ‘I’ve got to do this.’ It’s become a hit here too! I’ve also become very well known in town for my tomato pies, but I only make those in the summertime when the tomatoes are fresh. I’ve also come up with a tomato pie pizza, which has taken off pretty well here. My banana splits are old-fashioned — hand dipped. We play the old music here too.” Chastain is comfortable with saying she does “the finest” in foods, adding, “I put a little love into everything I make. I search to get the finest Black Angus hamburgers and ingredients for my customers. I enjoy doing what I’m doing and I put a little love in it.” It’s only fitting that such a sweet person, who truly loves to bake, include the people she love in this family affair. Chastain said she is joined by her 37-yearold son, Corey, her sister-in-law, Glenda Chastain, her mother-inlaw, Velma Randolph, calling her “my right hand. She’s 80 years old. We all enjoy what we’re doing, and it’s working out very
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BEING a the soft-spoken, mild-mannered person with a pleasing personality has helped Jeanine Chastain in her personal life and career. well!” Meeting such a pleasant person, eating her delicious treats and enjoying her cozy café, one
could easily experience an overwhelming urge to whisper to themselves, “Now, that was sweet.”
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you to rest your hand at a comfortable height while mounting. Position the pedals of the unicycle in a slightly vertical position so that one pedal is in the 4 o’clock position and the other is in the 10 o’clock position. You want the pedal in the 4 o’clock position to be on the side of your dominant, stronger foot, and the pedal at 10 o’clock to be for your secondary, weaker foot. Tilt the unicycle toward you until its seat rests between your legs. Squeeze the seat between your thighs and place both of your hands on the fence. Keep your body and the unicycle parallel to the fence while you face forward. Give yourself a little push with your other foot and sit on the seat, placing your secondary, weaker foot on the pedal farthest away in the 10 o’clock position. You will immediately have to pedal slightly to keep your balance. Hold onto the fence or hand rail and begin to pedal very slowly at first. Lean slightly forward to maintain your balance. To do so, you need to focus, and some riders say this act can free the mind and allow you to let go of stress. Practice mounting and pedaling while holding onto a fence or rail until you feel more comfortable balancing on your own. This may take a few hours to several days, depending on your abili-
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UNICYCLING, as seen in this photo of Cleveland’s Hunter Guy, provides the same cardiovascular benefits as many workouts without the elaborate expense. While it may not be the fastest way to get you where you’re going, experts agree that it does wonders for improving your mobility, coordination, balance and general health. ties. A determined, positive attitude helps. Unicycling provides the same cardiovascular benefits as many workouts that are harsher on your joints. It works the calf muscles and as you develop greater balance, it also tones your core muscles, which promotes mobility as you grow older.
It is recommended that you wear a helmet when riding a unicycle on the street. Use knee pads and shin protection pads as well. Wrist protectors (such as the kind used by roller-bladers) and ankle guards are also advised, in case of a fall. Low shoes with flat soles provide the best comfort for riders.
While it has been practiced professionally in circuses and by street performers for decades, unicycling may offer one of the healthiest, most economical ways to travel at your leisure. At least, that’s what one Guy believes. For further information, visit www.justonewheel.com.
Gwyneth Paltrow hits Chanel’s eco-couture show in Paris PARIS (AP) — A relaxed Gwyneth Paltrow looked very much the part as she arrived at Chanel’s celebrity-filled “atmosphere of calm” eco-show inside Paris’ Grand Palais. Here are the highlights of Tuesday’s spring-summer 2016 couture collections. CHANEL’S CELEBRITY MOOD GARDEN A huge “mood” garden decor — replete with a relaxation pond, forest and grass — greeted the 43-year-old Oscar-winner Paltrow, who posed for cameras in a check Chanel skirt suit with high collar near some steps leading up to a minimalist wooden hut. It was so realistic there was even a small swarm of flies buzzing around on the verdant lawn. Paltrow, who curates healthy lifestyle publication “Goop,” looked around in awe, clearly approving of Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld’s newfound green musing. Other celebrity attendees included actresses Monica Bellucci and Diane Kruger. CHANEL GOES ECOLOGICAL (KIND OF) Couture is not the industry most readily associated with ecology. But if it’s up to Lagerfeld, whose latest passion is the garden, things may well be about to change. Aside from the show decor, the 75 Chanel looks featured jewelry
and embroideries made from wood shavings and straw. They were, of course, given a Chanel-style makeover: fastidiously painted, treated and molded by the atelier into exquisite shapes and paillettes that resembled white feathers and flower petals. “Ecology is something that’s never been used in high luxury before. ... But I found these materials quite pretty if used in the right way,” explained the couturier. He didn’t miss the opportunity to point out that this display is a first, as most eco-fighters “don’t take care of their appearance.” CHANEL GETS CURVY FOR SPRING It was a strong, delicate and sports-infused collection for spring. Smooth oval shoulders and curved collars defined the silhouette on fastidiously embroidered gowns and skirt suits. The curved aesthetic — which was apparent also in oversize bulbous chignons, curved cork platforms and usual double-eye makeup — was inspired by the 1932 cubist sculpture “Head of a Woman” by Pablo Picasso. But this was very much a contemporary collection — with assorted iPhone pockets hanging loosely from the models’ waists. The eveningwear got more enchanted — with strapless dresses or pants with a train
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ACTRESS Gwyneth Paltrow poses for photographers before Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2016 Haute Couture fashion collection in Paris, Tuesday. complemented by painted capes with rhinestones, wide-cut boleros or embroidered jackets. There were fairy-like touches — like a pale pink silk gown, with
Tinkerbell-like zigzags cut into a tiered skirt and large diaphanous cuffs. A glimmering cape on model-of-the-minute Gigi Hadid also added to the magical vibe.
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Athens Community Theatre to present ‘Oklahoma!’ ATHENS — Athens Community Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” from Feb. 18-28 in the Sue E. Trotter Theater at The Arts Center in Athens. The show is sponsored by Dogwood Dental Care, Starr Regional Medical Center, Judi and Shelley Griffith and Toomey & Baggett Eye Care Clinic. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a hand-
some cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love’s journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant “Oklahoma!” “Oklahoma!” is directed by recent “Steel Magnolias” star and ACT veteran director, Melonie Carideo, with music direction by AACA Executive Director Emeritus Ellen Kimball, and choreography by “Pippin” choreogra-
pher, Angie Hudson. The cast includes Joe Littleton as Curly, Whitney Kimball Coe as Laurey, Traci McKenzie as Ado Annie, and Bobby Bee as Will Parker. Other cast members are Josh Bragg, Tyler Peaden, Janet Martin, Art Kimball, Alec Walker, Rachel Offutt, Aislin Anderson, Samantha Baker, Holland Borwick, Lyella Borwick, Kelly Borwick, G. David Brown, Bethany Carideo, Nathan Haun, Alexis Hudson, Ariah Hudson, Caroline Ingram, Shelby Johnson, Natalie Leonesio, Hunter McCaffey, Traci McKenzie, Seth Nelson, Emily Offutt, James Offutt, Julie Offutt, Miriam Offutt, Will Offutt, Rick Parker, Katie Pyle, Scott Rust, Morgan Shamblin, Katie
Torbett and Kendall Winder. The score is played by a live orchestra led by Ellen Kimball and features Tristen Rowland (piano), David Ledbetter (synthesizer), Pam Thigpen (synthesizer and bass), Tim Collins (violin) and Matt Dannel (percussion). Performances are Feb. 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, and 27 at 7 p.m., with Sunday, Feb. 21 and 28 matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets for all performances are $15 for adults and $8 for students. Tickets are available online at athensartscouncil.org; by phone at 423-745-8781; or in person at The Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens. For more information, contact The Arts Center at 423-7458781.
FOOD Like heat with your sweet? Try Mexican-spiced brownies By KATE WORKMAN Associated Press
Mexican hot chocolate is a beloved beverage made from chocolate (no surprise there) combined with cinnamon and another spice or two to bring up the heat. The combination of spicy and chocolate just plain works, and I wanted to see how it would translate into another beloved treat, the good old American brownie. Again, it just plain worked. These brownies are on the fudgier side, which I happen to love. The kick from the spices — cayenne, cinnamon and ancho chili powder — is at first subtle, then more pronounced, then fades. All of which means, of course, that you must go back and have another bite. And another. Don’t be tempted to substitute regular chili powder or chili spice blend. These spice mixes have additional spices in them they may work wonderfully in a beefy chili, but won’t bring anything to the party here, and will in fact confuse things. Buy pure ancho chili powder for this recipe, which is made from the ancho pepper. It has a mild, slightly smoky and somewhat fruity flavor. And be sure to keep it on hand to use for spicing up all kinds of Mexican dishes. It is no accident that this recipe makes a large pan. Valentine’s Day may be meant for couples, but these brownies are meant for sharing.
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This PhoTo shows chocolate brownies in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by Katie Workman. -MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 24 3 cups (18 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon ancho chili powder Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray. In a medium saucepan over
medium-low, melt 2 cups of the chocolate chips with the butter, stirring frequently. As soon as the mixture is smooth remove it from the heat. Stir in the sugar
and vanilla, then beat in the eggs one at a time. While the chocolate is melting, in a medium bowl mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cayenne and ancho chili powder. After beating the eggs into the chocolate mixture, stir in the flour mixture until well blended. Stir in the remaining chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick or skewer inserted at the center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into 24 squares.
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Roll or no roll
Yolk no more
Cracking the egg case
Dear Heloise: My husband has been holding out on me for more than 40 years! I mentioned that I was going to separate eggs, and he recalled a sixth-grade writing assignment on how to separate eggs. He wrote about using a slotted spoon to separate them. He read his paper, and his classmates wouldn’t believe it would work. His teacher deemed it interesting. The next day, she told him she had tried it and it worked. The kicker is that he had never tried it before writing the paper. I put it to the test, and it was the easiest way to separate eggs. — Barbara M. in San Antonio Yep, it works very well. Passing the yolk back and forth between two halves of an eggshell is frowned upon by food-safety folks. — Heloise
Dear Heloise: This one is for the books, and when my sister, Mary, showed me this, I thought of Heloise! How many times have you tried to roll off a sheet of plastic wrap and the thing jams and won’t cut off right? Then the tube comes out of the box! There’s a neat little gadget on the sides of your roll on the outside. It says “push tab in.” This holds the roll in place when you use it. I’m in my early 60s, and I’ve never seen this. News to me! Oh, and I checked my roll of aluminum foil — same deal. Live and learn. — Kathy and Mary in Ohio Kathy, it pays to read the instructions, even on a roll of foil. — Heloise
Dear Heloise: Can EGGS be eaten if the shell has any crack in it at all? I’m referring to a hairline crack, with no visible egg coming out of the shell, unlike an obvious cracked shell that has egg coming out and sticks to the carton. — Eva W. in Georgia Yes and no! If you checked the carton before buying and all the eggs were fine, but you found the hairline crack a little later, then it’s safe to cook. Do be sure to cook until done, not runny, sunny-side-up eggs. If, however, you found the crack much later, nope, don’t take a chance — toss it out! Nasty bacteria can get in there, and you don’t want your family to ——— Nutrition information per serv- get food poisoning. It’s NO fun at ing: 230 calories; 120 calories all and can make you REALLY from fat (52 percent of total calo- sick. — Heloise ries); 13 g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g Dear Readers: Here is another trans fats); 50 mg cholesterol; 115 EGG-CELLENT hint! Bad pun, I mg sodium; 31 g carbohydrate; 2 know. — Heloise g fiber; 22 g sugar; 3 g protein.
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Metal napkin holder Dear Heloise: I have several cutting boards and do not have a place to store them. I bought a metal napkin holder and “stack” the boards on edge on the corner of my counter. The holder keeps them upright. They are always handy and never in my way. — Sharyn A., Jackson, Miss.
Fruit sticker Dear Heloise: When I want to get those little stickers off an apple, I cover it with cooking oil, and it peels off. — Annie in New York © 2015 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
Feast of love
Oysters are perfect for romance. And perfect to eat at home By SARA MOULTON Associated Press
One of Valentine’s Day’s enduring customs is to launch the annual Feast of Love with a dozen raw oysters on the half shell washed down with a chilled bottle of bubbly. The briny bivalves have long enjoyed a reputation as an aphrodisiac. Most of us indulge our love of oysters at a restaurant, if only because we’re daunted by the prospect of buying, shucking and serving the little devils at home. But it’s not nearly as complicated as rumored. And it’s certainly much more affordable to undertake this operation at home. Oysters are more popular than ever these days. There are abundant varieties available from coast to coast, almost all of them sustainably farmed. Ideally, you’ll buy your oysters at a seafood market with a high turnover. But if you’re landlocked, don’t worry. There are plenty of good sources online and the little fellers don’t suffer when they’re shipped. What do you look for when buying oysters? Heft. A heavy oyster is one that is fresh, plump and juicy, and it hasn’t been sitting around for too long. The shells must be tightly closed; an open oyster is a dead oyster. Buy your oysters right before you head for home, and if that’s not possible, ask for a bag of ice to keep them cool during the journey. The oyster needs to breathe, so be sure that the fishmonger has punched a few holes in the bag holding the oysters. Once you get them home, take the oysters out of the bag and store them in the coolest part of the refrigerator with the curved shells face down in a bowl covered with a wet towel. When the moment has come to shuck the oysters, which should be shortly before you’re ready to serve them, pull out your tools: an oyster knife and a thick kitchen towel or two. Also, pull out a platter and line it with crushed ice. (I simply pulse some ice cubes in the food processor, but fresh snow works well, too.)Briefly rinse and scrub the oysters, then shuck them. To help you with this part, I have given detailed instructions in the recipe. Make sure to keep your non shucking hand covered in the kitchen towel at all times; it’s easy to slip and cut yourself. What kind of sauce goes with raw oysters? If you asked my dad, who’s been eating oysters
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This PhoTo shows cocktail sauces, from left clockwise, cocktail sauce, ginger wasabi sauce, and mignonette sauce in Concord, N.H. One of Valentine’s Day’s enduring customs is to launch the annual Feast of Love with a dozen raw oysters on the half shell. for a million years, he’d say none or, at most, a spritz of lemon. But plenty of other folks love them dipped in mignonette, a simple vinegar sauce. And here I’ve provided two others: a Japanesestyle ginger wasabi sauce and an American-style cocktail sauce. How about the wine? Champagne, a good dry one, is perfect, especially on Valentine’s Day. But if you’re not a fan, try another dry white, such as a New Zealand sauvignon blanc. Or take a tip from the French and reach for the muscadet. Whatever you pour, don’t sweat it. Love will be in the air. HOW TO SHUCK OYSTERS You will need an oyster shucking knife. They are readily available at kitchen shops and online. Line a platter with crushed ice. Make one or all three of the sauces and set them aside. For two people, plan for 12 to 24 oysters. To shuck the oysters, start by folding a thick kitchen towel several times. Place an oyster into the opening between the folds of the towel, leaving the hinge side of the oyster facing out. Use one hand to grasp the oyster in the towel and hold it in place on a cutting board flush with the edge of the counter, which makes it easy to apply downward pressure. Insert the tip of the knife slightly to the right or left of the oyster’s hinge and gently work it into the shell. Don’t force the knife; if it doesn’t slide easily into the place you’ve chosen, try another place. When you finally feel a little give, nudge the knife in further, then push straight down on the knife handle and pry open the top oyster shell just
as you would the lid of a can of paint. If the top shell still doesn’t become loose at the hinge, twist the knife a quarter turn so the blade is facing up, and try again to loosen the hinge. The top and bottom shells are now unhinged at the end, but a muscle keeps the oyster itself attached to the middle of the top shell. To sever this muscle, insert the blade between the shells, loosen the edges, then slide the knife from one end of the oyster to the other, which should cut the top muscle and detach the top shell. Almost done. Lift off the top shell and carefully remove any shell fragments that have fallen onto the oyster. Then stick the knife under the oyster and cut it loose from the bottom of the shell. Put the oyster in its shell on top of the ice, making sure that it lies flat so that none of its juices spill out. Repeat with the remaining oysters, then serve with the sauces below. COCKTAIL SAUCE If your supermarket does not sell fresh horseradish, you can substitute bottled horseradish. Just omit the vinegar called for in the recipe. Combine the bottled horseradish with the remaining ingredients and stir well. Start to finish: 20 minutes Makes about 1 cup 3 tablespoons finely grated fresh horseradish 3 tablespoons white vinegar Pinch kosher salt 1/3 cup ketchup 1/3 cup Heinz Chili Sauce (or similar brand)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Hot sauce, to taste (optional) In a small bowl, let the grated horseradish stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and the salt, then add the ketchup, chili sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce, to taste. Stir well. Nutrition information per tablespoon: 20 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 170 mg sodium; 4 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 0 g protein. MIGNONETTE Start to finish: 40 minutes (10 minutes active) Makes about 1/2 cup 2 tablespoons minced shallots 1 tablespoon coarsely cracked black pepper 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, Champagne vinegar or cider vinegar Hefty pinch kosher salt Hefty pinch sugar In a small bowl, combine all ingredients and stir well. Cover and chill for 30 minutes before using. Nutrition information per tablespoon: 5 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 30 mg sodium; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 0 g protein. —GINGER WASABI SAUCE If you have prepared wasabi in a tube, you can substitute that for the powdered mixed with water. Start to finish: 20 minutes Makes about 1/2 cup 2 teaspoons wasabi powder 2 teaspoons warm water 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar 2 tablespoons minced shallots 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger Kosher salt In a small bowl, combine the wasabi and water. Mix well, then let stand for 5 minutes. Add a few tablespoons of the vinegar and whisk until the wasabi paste is thinned and smooth. Add the remaining vinegar, the shallots, ginger and a hefty pinch of salt. Serve right away. ——— Nutrition information per tablespoon: 25 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 260 mg sodium; 5 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 0 g protein.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ariel Winter, 18; Elijah Wood, 35; Sarah McLachlan, 48; Frank Darabont,
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what others have to offer and pull together a team that will help you reach your goals. You can get ahead personally and professionally if you are persistent and pay close attention to detail. Good fortune will be yours if you are willing to be a team player. Your numbers are 6, 15, 21, 28, 33, 38, 44. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep plugging away until you reach your destination. Don't let other interfere or make you feel inadequate. Trust in your abilities and use your skills to do what you do best. Don't let your emotions take over. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You've got the edge and the control to make things happen if you focus on doing your own thing. Discuss your ideas and expand your plans until you have everything covered. Leave time to celebrate with someone you love. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Rely on past experiences to lead you in the right direction. Don't trust anyone to take care of your affairs or do a job for you. Good things will happen if you take responsibility and handle matters yourself. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don't let anyone sway you in one direction or another. Make your own choices, even if it is emotionally difficult. Once you make a decision, you will know exactly what to do in order to keep things moving along efficiently. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Discuss your intentions and negotiate a way to ensure that everyone involved in your plan is content. Once you set the pace, it won't take long to deliver your message and get results. Speak from the heart and you'll get a good response. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be a participant. Get involved in events and activities that will broaden your outlook or challenge you physically. Hold off if someone wants you to get involved in a joint venture. Stick to sound investments. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Back away from anyone putting demands or pressures on you. Make up your mind and stick to your decision. It's important to let others know that you aren't a chameleon. You can't keep the peace by continually giving in. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can make remarkable contributions to your community. What you have to offer will surprise others and position you for advancement. Don't let an old friend take advantage of you. Call the shots and say "no" if someone steps out of line. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your emotions may be difficult to deal with. Don't overreact if you are faced with a situation that isn't going well. Look for alternate ways to make the most of what you have. Stick close to home. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Engage in talks and listen to proposals. There are good deals waiting for you. A personal relationship will take a turn. Cut costs by being realistic about the way you want to move forward. A commitment can be made. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pace yourself and stick to what you know you can do. Don't get involved in someone else's plans. Try to follow your own path so that you can make the appropriate changes as you advance. Trust in the choices you make. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Use emotional persuasion to get what you want. Your tactful way of getting others to see things your way will bring you recognition and a prominent position. Romance is on the rise. Make special plans for two. Birthday Baby: You are practical, astute and proactive. You are helpful and conscientious.
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Southern Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive Diners, Drive My. Diners My. Diners My. Diners My. Diners Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Property Brothers Å Property Brothers Å Property Brothers Å Property Brothers Å Property Brothers Å Property Brothers Å Hunters Hunters Int’l Property Brothers Å Property Brothers Å To Be Announced Tanked: Unfiltered ’ Å Tanked ’ Å Tanked ’ Å Tanked ’ Å Tanked ’ Å Tanked ’ Å Reba Å Reba Å ››› “Casper” (1995) Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman. (:15) ›› “Dark Shadows” (2012, Comedy) Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. Recovery Road “Blackout” The 700 Club ’ Å ›› “The Perfect Man” ›› “Bedtime Stories” (2008) ’ ‘PG’ Å Austin & Ally Liv-Mad. Girl Meets Austin & Ally Mako K.C. Under. K.C. Under. Liv-Mad. Bunk’d ’ Best Friends K.C. Under. Girl Meets Liv-Mad. So Raven So Raven SpongeBob SpongeBob Alvinnn!!! and Alvinnn!!! and Henry Danger Thundermans Make It Pop Thundermans Henry Danger Nicky, Ricky Full House Full House Full House Full House Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ (:33) Friends Teen Titans Supernoobs Clarence Uncle Gra. Teen Titans Gumball We Bare Advent. Time King of Hill Burgers Burgers Cleveland Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Family Guy Family Guy Chicken Aqua Teen Bonanza Å Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Younger (N) Teachers (N) King King King King (2:30) ›› “Rambo III” ‘R’ ››› “Live Free or Die Hard” (2007, Action) Bruce Willis, Justin Long. ‘PG-13’ Å ›› “Red Dawn” (1984, Action) Patrick Swayze. ‘PG-13’ Å ›› “Sniper” (1993, Action) Tom Berenger, Billy Zane. ‘R’ The Matrix Reflection (:45) ›› “The Comedians” (1967, Drama) Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Alec Guinness. Å ››› “The Absent Minded Professor” (1961, Comedy) ››› “The Shaggy Dog” (1959) Fred MacMurray. “Good Day for a Hanging” Little House on the Prairie Little House on the Prairie Last-Standing Last-Standing Last-Standing Last-Standing Last-Standing Last-Standing The Middle The Middle The Middle The Middle Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls My Father Rich in Faith Rich in Faith The Prancing Elites Project ›› “Letters to Juliet” (2010) Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave. Finding My Father (N) Rich in Faith Rich in Faith ›› “Letters to Juliet” (2010, Drama) Amanda Seyfried. Housewives/Potomac Housewives/Potomac Vanderpump Rules Vanderpump Rules Real Housewives/Beverly Housewives/Atl. Newlyweds: The First Year Happens Newlyweds: The First Year Housewives Ice Twisters ››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes. Å Face Off Å Face Off “Child’s Play” Face Off “Lost Languages” The Magicians Å Face Off “Lost Languages” The Expanse “Salvage” › “G.I. 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Cops Rel. Cops Rel. House/Payne House of Payne House/Payne House/Payne House/Payne House of Payne House/Payne House/Payne Zoe Ever Zoe Ever Criminals at Work (N) Criminals at Work The Wendy Williams Show How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made How/Made All-American Makers (N) ’ (:01) MythBusters ’ Å Outrageous Acts of Science (:01) All-American Makers (12:02) MythBusters Å (3:00) U.S. Senate The Senate assembles for a legislative session. ’ Key Capitol Hill Hearings Speeches. ’ Key Capitol Hill Hearings ’ The Friar Object Les. 51st International EWTN News Let Us Love Daily Mass - Olam EWTN Live (N) EWTN News Holy Rosary Religious Vaticano The Catholic Women of Daily Mass - Olam Law & Order ’ Å Law & Order “Enemy” Å Law & Order “Fixed” Å Law & Order “Mammon” ’ Law & Order ’ Å Law & Order “Fluency” ’ Law & Order “Obsession” Law & Order ’ Å Law & Order ’ Å Phineas, Ferb Gravity Falls Yo-Kai Watch (:33) ›› “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” (2008) Piper Perabo. Gamer’s G. 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Wednesday Best Bets 8 p.m. on (WRCB) The Mysteries of Laura How loyal does one stay to the past? It’s a valid question for Laura (Debra Messing) and her colleagues in “The Mystery of the Convict Mentor,” since their pursuit of fugitives sentenced for murder is complicated. One of those on the run happens to be the detectives’ former captain, sparking suspicion they might not be giving the case their all. Enrico Colantoni (“Flashpoint,” “Veronica Mars”) guest stars. Josh Lucas and Callie Thorne also star.
8:30 p.m. on (WDEF) Mike & Molly Molly (Melissa McCarthy) barely recognizes her hubby when Mike (Billy Gardell) turns into a hyper-vigilant supercop after he’s embarrassed by the theft of his wallet from the squad car while he was taking a nap. Eric Allan Kramer and Casey Washington guest star in the new episode “Super Cop”; Reno Wilson, Swoosie Kurtz and Katy Mixon also star.
9 p.m. on (WFLI) Supernatural Well-known from such genre classics as ”The Howling” and “Cujo” — plus “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” — Dee Wallace guest stars in the new episode “Into the Mystic,” which has something to do with music, for those who know the Van Morrison song of the same name. Hearing a certain tune has led a number of people to their deaths, prompting Dean and Sam (Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki) to investigate. John Badham (“Saturday Night Fever”) directed the tale.
9 p.m. on (WDEF) Criminal Minds Those who consider taking a respite at truck stops might reconsider after the new episode “The Bond,” in which restrooms at such locales in the South become murder sites. Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and the team hit the highways to find the perpetrator and the reason for the killings. Guest stars include Wilson Bethel (“Hart of Dixie”) and Veronica Cartwright (“Alien”). Thomas Gibson, A.J. Cook, Shemar Moore and Matthew Gray Gubler also star.
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10 p.m. on (WTVC) American Crime The possibility of DNA tests alarm parents and faculty members in the new “Season Two: Episode Four,” as Taylor’s (Connor Jessup) clothing reveals evidence that makes authorities eager to find a match among the school’s athletes. Worried about what may happen, Eric (Joey Pollari) decides to offer information, while Taylor tries to get back to normal as he goes back to school. Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Regina King and Lili Taylor also star.
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Valerie Home Chopped Chopped “Let’s Do Lunch” Chopped “Brunch Battle” Kids Baking Championship Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Kids Baking Championship Beach Beach Beach Beach Beach Beach Beach Beach Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Hunters Hunters Int’l Hunters Hunters Int’l Flip or Flop Flip or Flop To Be Announced Wild West Alaska ’ Wild West Alaska (N) ’ Alaska Proof Alaska Proof Alaskan Bush People ’ Wild West Alaska ’ Alaska Proof Alaska Proof The Middle ›› “Dark Shadows” (2012, Comedy) Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. (:15) ››› “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” (2010, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. The 700 Club ’ Å ›› “The Wedding Date” K.C. Under. Liv-Mad. Liv-Mad. Austin & Ally Girl Meets Best Friends Austin & Ally Mako “Cloud 9” (2014) Dove Cameron. ’ Å Liv-Mad. Best Friends K.C. Under. Girl Meets Liv-Mad. ›› “Ramona and Beezus” SpongeBob SpongeBob Alvinnn!!! and Alvinnn!!! and Henry Danger Thundermans Make It Pop Thundermans ›› “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” (2004) ’ Å Full House Full House Friends ’ Friends ’ Friends ’ (:33) Friends Teen Titans Supernoobs Clarence (N) Uncle Gra. Teen Titans Gumball We Bare Advent. Time King of Hill Burgers Burgers Cleveland Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Family Guy Family Guy Chicken Aqua Teen Bonanza Å Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Everybody Loves Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King King King (3:15) ›› “Sniper” (1993) Tom Berenger. ›› “Red Dawn” (1984, Action) Patrick Swayze. ‘PG-13’ Å ››› “Bad Boys” (1995, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. ‘R’ Å ››› “The Italian Job” (2003) Mark Wahlberg. ‘PG-13’ Å Heaven-Wait ›› “The Love Parade” (1929) Maurice Chevalier. ››› “The Smiling Lieutenant” (1931) ››› “Ivy” (1947, Drama) Joan Fontaine. 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Editorial “I have a strong moral sense — by my standards.” — Rex Stout, American writer (1886-1975)
Cheryl Dunson epitomizes passion for people service
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nce again in the Cleveland and Bradley County community, an honoree has been named recipient of a prestigious award that is a perfect fit for someone of her convictions to people and service. We speak of Cheryl Dunson, executive vice president of marketing for Santek Waste Services Inc., who last week earned the 2016 Robert W. Varnell Jr. Leadership Award at the 90th annual meeting of the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. Dunson’s was one of two special accolades presented at the festive Chamber gala. The other, which is an even longer-standing honor, is the M.C. Headrick Free Enterprise Award which was presented to Stephen D. Wright, president and CEO of Wright Brothers Construction Company Inc. and Wright Brothers Contracting Inc. Both are outstanding examples of why Mayor D. Gary Davis often refers to Bradley County as “... Tennessee at its best.” We will have more to say of Wright’s much-deserved award in a later edition. For today, we offer a few thoughts on why Dunson is the epitome of community service. A Chamber of Commerce news release aptly addressing Dunson’s honor found the right means to bring perspective to Dunson’s selection. It quoted a beloved American poet, the late Maya Angelou, who once offered, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.” Each trait is a mirror reflection of the life of Cheryl Dunson. Why? Because such passion for people, and their needs, best defined Varnell in his living years. Subsequently, the Varnell award recognizes those whose lives exemplify the passion in business, church and community leadership reflected in the life of the popular Cleveland attorney. Those who don’t know Cheryl Dunson should meet her. Those who do know her are among the first to acknowledge they are better for the knowing. One is the Rev. Guinn E. Green, pastor of Kinser Church of God where Cheryl and her husband, Charles, attend. Pastor Green is especially thankful for Dunson because of her commitment to the church’s Practical Christianity Sunday school as secretary and encourager, and for her willingness to go above and beyond in the planning and organizing of church events. A Bradley County farmer, Dunson also cooks for Men’s Fellowship breakfasts and is active in Vacation Bible School, sometimes even bringing farm animals to VBS for petting by the children. She also writes for the church’s monthly newsletter. “Cheryl has a servant’s heart, and I have the highest esteem for her compassion and work for God’s kingdom,” Pastor Green stressed. “We are honored to work with her in our church and through community projects. What a blessing she is!” She’s also another form of blessing for another group of people. Margaret Schenck, a name long accepted as an industrial leader and civic activist, served as a nominator. Schenck is executive vice president of operations for Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing (formerly United Knitting Inc.) and is no stranger to community awards. Just last year, the Polartec executive earned the highest award possible from Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region; that is, the JA Ron Braam Award. Schenck nominated Dunson for the Chamber honor for many reasons, one of which is her volunteer work with hospice. “Even with family demands,
farm chores, club meetings and a very busy work and travel schedule, Cheryl still makes time to visit her hospice patient weekly,” Schenck said. “Not only does this wonderful person minister to the patient, but to the family as well. She has been known to cook meals for the families even after the patient has passed.” Schenck also has another way of describing Dunson by stating, “... She is as good as her word, a straight shooter who lives by her Christian beliefs.” Another side to Dunson is one best seen by Bradley County’s top elected official, the mayor. That’s because D. Gary Davis works with Dunson regularly in her Santek role. Santek operates the Bradley County Landfill under contract with county government, and for Santek — as well as Dunson — it’s far more than just hauling the trash. It’s about environmental commitments that include conservation and recycling. “Her dedicated and exceptional service has not only helped this private enterprise, but our community and all of the communities across nine states benefit from the Landfill Management & Waste Collection Solutions,” Davis said. “From construction, to acquisition, to management, to financing, her unstoppable energy has been vital to help their public partners remain in control of their landfills.” And yes, there’s more. Dunson serves as president of Cleveland Associated Industries, and is an active participant and board member of Cleveland/Bradley Keep America Beautiful. She also has served on the Chamber’s board and as the Chamber’s vice president of membership development. And, Dunson is a 10-year member of the Junior Achievement board. In 2010, she received JA’s prestigious “Above and Beyond” award which exemplifies integrity, respect and excellence. She also hangs out with Bradley Sunrise Rotary, serving as a civic club member since March 1999. Dunson has been described as “the heart” of Sunrise Rotary; plus, she is a sustaining Paul Harris Fellow and a member of the Paul Harris Society. As a Sunrise Rotarian, she not only epitomizes the group’s “Service Above Self” motto, she also authors many of the club’s publicity pieces, is a former Rotarian of the Year, and has been directly involved in critical fundraising efforts for causes dear to the civic group. She’s also a believer in education and the opportunities it brings. As such, Dunson assures that Santek continues to serve as a staunch BEST (Business & Education Serving Together) partner with Prospect Elementary School. Prospect Principal Steve Montgomery said of Dunson, “She wants to make sure every child has the same opportunity and resources no matter their economic station in life, often funding projects personally if they are not Santek projects. However, with [Cheryl], it is not just about giving money. It is about making sure that all children have equal experiences.” Those who have worked closely with Cheryl Dunson, and who call her friend, know this about this Bradley County bundle of energy. She dives head first into her projects. She brings passion and compassion into all she touches. She bears deep witness to a vast and unstoppable love for her faith, family, career and community. As we said, Cheryl Dunson is the epitome of people service. It’s who she is. It’s what she does. It’s why others long to emulate her strengths. It’s also why the 2016 Robert W. Varnell Jr. Leadership Award is her perfect fit.
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More thoughts on ‘Thunder Road’ History of bootlegging might surprise folks; it didn’t really start in the South
I received an unusual number of calls concerning a recent column I wrote on the 1958 movie “Thunder Road,” so I thought I’d write a little more on bootlegging from the first half of the 20th century. The movie, considered a classic today, starred Robert Mitchum. Mitchum was recognized as one of the “tough guy” actors in Hollywood. He wrote the story for the film, and spent considerable time in East Tennessee doing research. One of the calls I received after the column was published came from a Cleveland resident who has his own copy of the film. He told me he watches it every week or two. This caller also told me President Dwight D. Eisenhower would not allow Mitchum films to be shown at the White House, because the actor smoked marijuana. I don’t know where he got this information, and it’s something I can’t confirm ... but it sounds interesting. But, I did discover a lot more information about bootlegging, which is very interesting ... such as the origin of the word. It seems that the word “bootlegging” apparently found its way into the English language in the 1880s in the Midwest. It supposedly explained the practice of concealing flasks of illicit liquor in boot tops when going to trade with the Indians. According to the britannica.com website, the word became part of the American vocabulary when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution effected the national prohibition of alcohol from 1920 until its repeal in 1933. Bootlegging, in U.S. history, was the illegal traffic in liquor in violation of legislative restrictions on its manufacture, sale, or transportation. Most of us think bootlegging originated in the South, in the hills of North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The word generates thoughts of hillbillies of the Appalachian and Smoky mountains, and terms like white lightning, sour mash whiskey and copper stills. My grandfather, on my mother’s side, was Greene County’s chief deputy for several years in the early 1900s. One of his responsibilities was locating, and destroying, moonshine stills. Early in my career as a reporter in Maryville, I accompanied members of the
LOOKING BACK Larry Bowers Banner Staff Writer Blount County Sheriff’s Office on a number of raids on illegal moonshine operations. I remember questioning two young moonshiners after a raid on “Still Hill” in the Rocky Branch community of East Blount County. Asked why they spent so much time and effort making moonshine, and running the risk of being arrested and facing a prison sentence, they replied, “Our fathers made moonshine, the government makes moonshine, so why can’t we!” When Prohibition ended the legal sale of liquor in 1920, it created demand for an illegal supply. The earliest bootleggers were not from the hills of the South. They began smuggling foreign-made commercial liquor into the United States from across the Canadian and Mexican borders, and along the seacoasts of the Northeast. Usually the liquor came in ships under foreign registry. The favorite sources of supply were the Bahamas, Cuba and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, off the southern coast of Newfoundland. At the start, a favored rendezvous of the rum-running ships was a point opposite Atlantic City, N.J., just outside the threemile limit beyond which the U.S. government lacked jurisdiction. The bootleggers anchored in this area and discharged their loads into high-powered craft that were built to outrace U.S. Coast Guard cutters. This type of smuggling became more risky and expensive when the Coast Guard began halting and searching ships at greater distances from the coast, and using fast motor launches of its own. Bootleggers had other major sources of supply, however, since demand created a huge revenue source. Among these were millions of bottles of “medicinal” whiskey that were sold across drugstore counters on real or forged prescriptions. In addition, various American industries were permitted to use denatured alcohol,
which had been mixed with obnoxious chemicals to render it unfit for drinking. Millions of gallons of this were illegally diverted, “washed” of the noxious chemicals, mixed with tap water and perhaps a dash of real liquor for flavor, and sold to speakeasies or individual customers. Finally, bootleggers took to bottling their own concoctions of liquor, and by the late 1920s stills making liquor from corn had become major suppliers. Poorly distilled batches of this “rotgut” could be dangerously impure and cause blindness, paralysis, and even death. Despite the risk, these ventures continued, and many people died from drinking “bad” liquor. Bootlegging helped lead to the establishment of American organized crime, which persisted long after the repeal of Prohibition. The distribution of liquor was necessarily more complex than other types of criminal activity, Britannica notes, and organized gangs eventually would control an entire local chain of bootlegging operations, from concealed distilleries and breweries through storage and transport channels to speakeasies, restaurants, nightclubs, and other retail outlets. These gangs tried to secure and enlarge territories in which they had a monopoly of distribution. Gradually the gangs in different cities began to cooperate with each other, and they extended their methods of organizing beyond bootlegging and into the areas of narcotics trafficking, gambling rackets, prostitution, labour racketeering, loansharking and extortion. The notorious national crime syndicate that came to be known as the Mafia arose out of the coordinated activities of Italian bootleggers and other gangsters in New York City in the late 1920s and early ’30s. When Prohibition was abandoned in 1933, bootlegging did not become extinct, however. Following the appeal, Prohibition continued to exist in many U.S. counties and municipalities across the nation, and bootlegging continued to thrive as an illegal business. Little did the Indian traders realize what would evolve from a little “innocent” trading in the 1880s.
ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: Several years ago, I had a much talked about affair with an older married man at my office. It lasted for several years. I was single at the time, and I met him at a very low period in my life. He told me I was smart, pretty and fun to be with. He showered me with flowers and gifts. He led me to believe his marriage was loveless and his only happiness was seeing me at work and talking to me on the phone. We did everything leading up to sex, but never actually completed intercourse due to religious reasons. After a few years, I met the man I am now married to. The older man became very angry and began harassing me, emotionally and verbally. I reported
him to my supervisors several times, but it only made matters worse. He has finally retired, but I still feel him watching me. I can’t prove anything, and I can’t tell my husband because he has no idea how involved we were. Aside from warning other women to beware of married men bearing love and gifts, what can I do? — Learned My Lesson Dear Learned: If your affair did not include intercourse and it happened before you met your husband, he may be more understanding than you think. Everyone makes mistakes. Also, if the people in your office are aware of the relationship, your husband may find out about it anyway. A loving spouse can be a tremendous source of support,
TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2016. There are 339 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 27, 1945, during World War II, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland. On this date: In 1756, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. In 1901, opera composer Giuseppe Verdi died in Milan, Italy, at age 87. In 1913, the musical play "The Isle O' Dreams" opened in New York; it featured the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by Ernest R. Ball, Chauncey Olcott and George Graff Jr. In 1944, during World War II, the Soviet Union announced the complete end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted for more than two years. In 1951, an era of atomic testing in the Nevada desert began as an Air Force plane dropped a 1kiloton bomb on Frenchman Flat. In 1965, "Up the Down Staircase," Bel Kaufman's novel about a young, idealistic teacher at a New York inner-city school, was published by Prentice-Hall. In 1967, astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a
flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo spacecraft. More than 60 nations signed a treaty banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons. In 1973, the Vietnam peace accords were signed in Paris. In 1977, the Vatican issued a declaration reaffirming the Roman Catholic Church's ban on female priests. In 1984, singer Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his scalp when pyrotechnics set his hair on fire during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola TV commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In 1998, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, on NBC's "Today" show, charged the sexual misconduct allegations against her husband were the work of a "vast right-wing conspiracy." In 2005, Condoleezza Rice, in her first day on the job as Secretary of State, reached out by phone to European allies and partners in the war on terrorism and echoed President George W. Bush's inaugural charge to promote liberty across the globe. Frail survivors and humbled world leaders remembered the victims of the Holocaust as they marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Ten years ago: Salzburg, Austria, held an exuberant 250th birthday party for its native son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Western Union delivered its last telegram.
and your husband may be perfectly willing to forgive this lapse in judgment. Nonetheless, it will help you to talk to someone, and if your husband is not the right person, please consider discussing your fears with a counselor or clergyperson. The more serious problem is the possibility that the ex is stalking you. If you ever catch him watching your home, car or office, or following you anywhere, please notify the police immediately and, if necessary, get a restraining order. Dear Annie: I have read many letters in your column from mothers-in-law who don’t understand why they have a strained relationship with their daughters-in-law. May I add a perspective from the other side? We lived a couple of miles from my in-laws. We had a good relationship until our children were born. Then my MIL dropped in unannounced at least once a day. She refused to call in advance, despite numerous requests to do so. Her attitude was overbearing and critical. She had nothing positive to say, and criticized our house, child rearing and financial decisions. She loudly and repeatedly accused me of putting my kids in front of the TV all day, which was blatantly untrue. A new job across
the country helped separate me from her venom. Her terrible behavior and her efforts to hang on to her son cost her a decent relationship with my husband and any connection to her grandchildren. Perhaps the letter writers need to honestly examine their own behavior to determine the cause of their family strife. It isn’t always the daughter-in-law. — Been There, Survived Dear Been: How sad for everyone. We hope all estranged family members will make a genuine effort to consider whether their own actions need adjusting before placing the blame on the other person. ——— (About the writers: Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions or comments to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd St., Hermosa Beach CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.)
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Raiders roll past Cherokees By SARALYN NORKUS Banner Sports Writer
With the performances that were put forth by both Cleveland basketball squads Tuesday night, it was hard to believe a full week had passed since their last game. That week off proved beneficial for both the Raiders and Lady Raiders, who ramped up their effort in a District 5-AAA matchup with McMinn County. The two schools wound up splitting games, with Cleveland throttling the Cherokees in a 37point win while the Lady Raiders came within 10 points of picking up their first district win of the season. After a lackluster performance against Walker Valley last Tuesday, a healthy Raider team absolutely dominated the Cherokees. “I thought our kids played really hard on both ends, in a way that I hope we’re going to play in the district tournament,” Cleveland coach Jason McCowan said. “(Monday’s) practice was the best one we’ve had all year, so the biggest challenge was could we take the practice effort onto the game floor, and we did. Sometimes that’s hard to do with young guys, because they’re comfortable practicing against each other, but when the big lights come on, the aggressiveness is different.” Cleveland opened things up by taking a 25-12 lead in the first quarter, and for the rest of the
game, never looked back. The Tribe found themselves in foul trouble in that opening quarter, which gave the Raiders the chance to pick up 11 points out of a possible 15 from the free-throw line. Points kept on racking up for Cleveland, who added 21 more to its first-half total and allowed McMinn 12 points for the second quarter in a row. In the third quarter, the Raiders gathered most of their 29 points from treys. Six different players — Romeo Wykle, Mullek Bradford, TJ Constant, Norance Berry, Kregg Ware and Deontae Davis — hit 3-pointers in that eight-minute span. Taking a 35-point lead into the fourth quarter, Cleveland sent in their younger players to close things out. “We played our younger guys pretty much the whole fourth quarter,” McCowan commented. “That should be our older players’ goal every night, playing hard enough so that the younger guys can go in and gain that valuable game experience.” When it was all said and done, the Raiders had a total of 11 3pointers. Davis led the team with four and Berry had three. Constant was Cleveland’s leading scorer with 19 points and Davis followed closely with 16. Both KK Curry and Kregg Ware had 11 points in the game, while See RAIDERS, Page 21
Lady Herd wins battle with Owls By RICHARD ROBERTS Banner Sports Editor
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BRADLEY CENTRAL’S Cole Copeland (10) drives to the basket for an easy layup over an East Hamilton defender Tuesday night, at East Hamilton High School.
Howard, Copeland keep Bradley perfect in district By TYLER WICKMAN Banner Sports Writer
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CLEVELAND’S KREGG WARE drives past McMinn County’s Andre Smith during Tuesday’s District 5-AAA game.
CHATTANOOGA — Tuesday night was highly anticipated as the Bears and Bearettes teams traveled down Interstate 75 to match up against district foe East Hamilton. Both Bradley Central basketball teams escaped unharmed to remain perfect in district 5-AAA competition, which was made possible because of some late runs by two star players. The boys’ matchup yielded a 51-44 victory for the Black-and-Gold, while the Bearettes survived a low-scoring 38-24 scare. Action started with the girls’ contest, which proved to be hard fought, considering the winner would be take the No. 1 spot in the district. East Hamilton came out of the gates playing very fast-paced, physical basketball, but Bradley
Central was able to weather the storm by hitting a few 3-pointers to keep it close. Being down 11-9 after the first period, the Bearettes came out much more aggressive in the second, pressing the Lady Hurricanes for a majority of the quarter and forcing them into nine turnovers. Rhyne Howard caught a breath of fresh air toward halftime and put together a five-point spree, which included a big time 3-ball from beyond the arc right when the buzzer sounded to tie things up at halftime, 17-17. Only eight points total were scored in the third quarter as the defenses gutted it out for each squad. Bradley Central is 18-3 for a reason — when the going gets tough, it gets going — and it showed
Before Tuesday’s battle with Ooltewah, Walker Valley coach Paul Cretton was concerned about how the Lady Mustangs would handle the team that beat McMinn County on the road earlier this month. But the Lady Mustangs put Cretton’s apprehension to rest early with a 23-point first quarter in an eventual 67-36 District 5-3A win over the Lady Owls. “We played well when we went to their place, but this was a game we were concerned about,” said Cretton. “They (Ooltewah) are very athletic. They went to Athens and beat McMinn County at McMinn. I liked the energy. I thought we played hard tonight.” The Lady Mustangs (8-12, 4-3 District 5-3A) had a good night from behind the 3-point line against Ooltewah (4-11, 3-5) scoring 21 points from long distance. Caitlin Lay hit the first trey of the night for Walker Valley with two minutes left in the first quarter to give the Fillies a 13-4 lead. Kat Alomar and Cycy White also bombed in 3-pointers to make it 23-4 after one quarter of play. Macy Clark’s 3 just before the end of the first half put the Walker Valley girls out front by 16. Clark finished with three 3’s and 11 points to lead the Lady Mustangs in scoring. Emily Spann closed our her night with 10 points in the win. Lauren Lay beat the buzzer to close out the first half with a 2pointer from the paint to give Walker Valley a 34-18 cushion at halftime. “Our press hurt them a little bit and we were making shots. When we make buckets we are a better team, but I guess everybody in the country could say that,” said Cretton. Walker Valley held another 16point lead midway through the third quarter when the second of Clark’s 3-pointers stretched the nylons to put the Lady Mustangs on top 41-22. Clark’s third 3 with 1:03 left in the quarter gave the Mustangs a 26-point spread at 5021. With Lady Mustangs trading
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Blue Raiders take down Mustangs By RICHARD ROBERTS Banner Sports Editor
The Cleveland Blue Raiders and Walker Valley Mustangs closed out the regular-season wrestling schedule with a preregion tournament battle inside the Jones Wrestling Center at CHS on a rainy but successful Tuesday night for the Raiders. Cleveland pulled off eight wins, including four pins and a technical fall, to come away with a 44-21 win over the Mustangs. “It was a good win over a solid district opponent to get us ready for the region duals,” said Blue Raiders coach Jake Yost. “We looked tough in some spots. Our 145-pounder, Caleb Eachus, did a great job winning a 1-0 match. We also had some solid efforts from guys who lost some close ones. All in all, I thought it was a good day for us.”
Logan got Cleveland off to a solid start with a technical fall at 120 to open the meet. Triston Blansit followed with a pin at 126 and Colton Landers won by forfeit at 132 to put the Raiders on top 17-0. Joe Munoz put the first points on the board for the Mustangs with a decision at 138 to make it 17-3. Eachus got the points back for the Raiders with a hard-fought 1-0 decision at 145 to put Cleveland out front 20-3. Nick Barnett and Micheal Gregory battled to back-to-back decisions for the Mustangs at 152 and 160 to close the gap to 20-9. A second Walker Valley forfeit opened the Cleveland lead to 26-9 and a pin for the Blue Raiders by Dillon Jones at 182 pounds made it 32-9. Jaylon Martin won a decision at 195 for the Mustangs, in front of a Cleveland pin at 220
by Seth Garcia. C.J. Schwark won a decision for Walker Valley at 285 to close the gap to 38-15. With two matches remaining, Cleveland's Bryce Pond (106) and Walker Valley’s James Jur (113) traded pins to close out the night to make the final score 44-21. “We keep working to get better. We are working toward the tournament. This was a team competition here tonight and we won six matches. We thought we could win eight. We knew bonus points might be an issue. We just got pinned too much and we didn't get the pins,” said Mustangs coach Jake Yost. “Hats off to Cleveland, they are tough. We bumped our lineup around tonight just to give us an opportunity. It could have worked out. We lost a couple of See BLUE RAIDERS, Page 21
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CLEVELAND BLUE RAIDER Bryce Pond, bottom, takes Walker Valley’s Chandler Davis to the mat in the 106-pound bout in Tuesday’s battle between the Mustangs and Blue Raiders, at Cleveland High School.
Bears ready for region with whipping of Soddy-Daisy By JOHN HUNT CHATTANOOGAN.COM
SODDY-DAISY — The Bradley Central Bears took care of business at Soddy-Daisy on Tuesday night. There have been some great wrestling showdowns between these two teams in years past, but this latest clash wasn’t one of them, as the Bears put an old-fashioned whipping on their hosts. The final score was 53-19, but Photo by DEBBIE MOORE it really wasn’t that close. BRADLEY CENTRAL’S DONNIE BEYER battles for a technical The two teams split the first fall win over Soddy-Daisy’s Kenneth Rogers in the 152-pound bout in six matches, but the Bears were Tuesday’s match between the Bears and Trojans, at Soddy-Daisy still ahead 18-13 after getting pins from Ed Elkins, Brett High School.
Brown and D.J. Adams at the start. Bradley then put the hammer down, winning the next seven matches for a commanding 5313 lead before the Bears forfeited to Tucker Russo at 160 pounds in the final match of the evening. “What I want to know is the Cleveland-Walker Valley score,” said Bradley coach Ben Smith as soon as this match ended, knowing that his team will face the loser in the semifinals of the Region Duals, which will be at Soddy-Daisy on Thursday. Cleveland defeated Walker Valley by a 44-21 score, meaning that Bradley will face Walker
Valley in one semifinal while Soddy-Daisy and Cleveland will battle in the other. Both semifinal winners will advance to the state duals, which will be in Franklin next weekend. “I’m glad that we won, as this gives us a district championship and sets us up for the No. 1 seed next week, if we get there. All I know is that they took it to us two years ago in this gym and I wanted to remind my guys of that fact. Tonight, we just wanted to do what we were capable of doing, knowing the final score would take care of itself,” an emotional Smith continued. “We were fortunate to come
out on top as we were better in a few spots. We got a lot of bonus points, including a bunch of pins, but Soddy-Daisy has a pretty good team. We aren’t a sure lock for next weekend, as there are at least four teams capable of winning, but it’s just a matter of who shows up. “I was really proud of my 145pounder Austin Matthews, who beat a state-ranked kid. I want to give him a shout out for a job well done. Overall I’m pretty happy with our performance tonight, but we still have to get a lot better and we still have a See BEARS, Page 21
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SCOREBOARD Squad-Up League begins at College Hill From Staff Reports Squad-Up, an adult men’s basketball league, is coming to the College Hill Recreation Center. Squad-Up organizer Anthony Wragg announced the league will play Sundays from 4-7 p.m. and invites the community to come out and enjoy some local heavy hitters of Cleveland Area basketball, including names like Reggie Tucker, Tony Kalvin and Gene Hailey. “As we go through our youth stage of sports, we adore the challenge of competition that builds up the spirit to our adulthood,” said Wragg. “Bring friends and family together and enjoy some good local, intense basketball games.” For more information about the league, call 770-912-5676. Also visit the Squad-Up Basketball League Facebook page.
on Air sports on tV Wednesday, Jan. 27 college bAsKetbAll 7 p.m. BTN — Rutgers at Michigan CBSSN — DePaul at Butler ESPNU — Texas A&M at Arkansas FS1 — St. John's at Seton Hall SEC — Auburn at Mississippi 8 p.m. ESPNEWS — Tulsa at Houston 9 p.m. BTN — Purdue at Minnesota CBSSN — Loyola of Chicago at Wichita St. ESPNU — Baylor at Oklahoma St. FS1 — Stetson at Marquette SEC — Missouri at Kentucky 11 p.m. CBSSN — Boise St. at UNLV ESPNU — California at Utah golF 6 a.m. GOLF — European PGA Tour, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, first round, at Doha, Qatar 8 p.m. GOLF — Asian Tour, SMBC Singapore Open, first round, at Singapore 11:30 p.m. GOLF — European PGA Tour, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, second round, at Doha, Qatar nbA bAsKetbAll 8 p.m. ESPN — Houston at San Antonio 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Dallas at Golden State nFl FootbAll 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — 2016 Pro Bowl Draft, at Honolulu nHl HocKey 8 p.m. NBCSN — Philadelphia at Washington 10:30 p.m. NBCSN — Colorado at Los Angeles tennis 3:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, men's & women's quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Australian Open, women's semifinals, at Melbourne, Australia 3:30 a.m. (thursday) ESPN — Australian Open, men's semifinals, at Melbourne, Australia
on tAP thursday, Jan. 28 bAsKetbAll Lee University at University of West Florida, 6:30 TCPS at Paideia, 7 Cleveland Christian at CAYA, 6 Wrestling Region Duals at Soddy-Daisy, TBA Friday, Jan. 29 bAsKetbAll Soddy-Daisy at Cleveland (CMS), 6 Walker Valley at Bradley Central, 6 Maryville Christian at TCPS, 5:30 Volunteer State at Cleveland State, 5:30 saturday, Jan. 30 bAsKetbAll Motlow State at Cleveland State, 2 Lee University at Valdosta State University, 2
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16 28 .364 21½ northwest division W l Pct gb Oklahoma City 34 13 .723 — Portland 21 26 .447 13 Utah 19 25 .432 13½ Denver 17 28 .378 16 Minnesota 14 32 .304 19½ Pacific division W l Pct gb Golden State 41 4 .911 — L.A. Clippers 29 16 .644 12 Sacramento 20 25 .444 21 Phoenix 14 32 .304 27½ L.A. Lakers 9 38 .191 33 Wednesday’s games Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Denver at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. thursday’s games Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m. Denver at Washington, 7 p.m. Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m. New York at Toronto, 8 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. top 25 Fared tuesday 1. Oklahoma (17-2) beat Texas Tech 91-67. Next: vs. TCU, Tuesday. 2. North Carolina (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College, Saturday. 3. Iowa (16-3) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Maryland, Thursday. 4. Kansas (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Kentucky, Saturday. 5. Texas A&M (17-2) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Wednesday. 6. Villanova (17-3) did not play. Next: at St. John’s, Sunday. 7. Xavier (18-2) beat No. 10 Providence 75-68. Next: at DePaul, Saturday. 8. Maryland (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 3 Iowa, Thursday. 9. West Virginia (17-3) beat Kansas State 70-55. Next: at Florida, Saturday. 10. Providence (17-4) lost to No. 7 Xavier 75-68. Next: at Georgetown, Saturday. 11. Virginia (16-4) beat Wake Forest 72-71. Next: at No. 16 Louisville, Saturday. 12. Michigan State (17-4) did not play. Next: at Northwestern, Thursday. 13. SMU (18-1) did not play. Next: vs. Memphis, Saturday. 14. Iowa State (16-4) did not play. Next: at No. 5 Texas A&M, Saturday. 15. Miami (16-3) did not play. Next: at N.C. State, Saturday. 16. Louisville (16-3) did not play. Next: at Virginia Tech, Wednesday. 17. Baylor (15-4) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma State, Wednesday. 18. Arizona (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 23 Oregon, Thursday. 19. Indiana (17-4) lost to Wisconsin 82-79, OT. Next: vs. Minnesota, Saturday. 20. Kentucky (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Missouri, Wednesday. 21. Purdue (17-4) did not play. Next: at Minnesota, Wednesday. 22. Wichita State (14-5) did not play. Next: vs. Loyola of Chicago, Wednesday. 23. Oregon (16-4) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Arizona, Thursday. 24. Duke (15-6) did not play. Next: at Georgia Tech, Tuesday. 25. Notre Dame (14-5) did not play. Next: at Syracuse, Thursday. Women’s top 25 Fared Monday 1. UConn (18-0) did not play. Next: at Tulsa, Wednesday. 2. South Carolina (19-0) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi, Thursday. 3. Notre Dame (19-1) did not play. Next: at Georgia Tech, Thursday. 4. Baylor (19-1) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Wednesday. 5. Maryland (17-2) vs. No. 18 Michigan State. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday. 6. Texas (18-1) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas, Wednesday. 7. Ohio State (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern, Thursday. 8. Arizona State (17-3) did not play. Next: at Oregon, Friday. 9. Oregon State (16-3) did not play. Next: vs. Arizona, Friday. 10. Texas A&M (14-5) did not play. Next: at Alabama, Thursday. 11. Florida State (16-4) did not play. Next: at Wake Forest, Thursday. 12. Kentucky (15-3) beat No. 19 Tennessee 64-63. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Thursday. 13. Mississippi State (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Tennessee, Thursday. 14. Louisville (15-5) beat Syracuse 71-53. Next: vs. Clemson, Thursday. 15. UCLA (14-5) did not play. Next: at Colorado, Friday. 16. Stanford (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 25 Washington, Friday. 17. Miami (17-3) did not play. Next: at Virginia Tech, Thursday. 18. Michigan State (14-4) at No. 5 Maryland. Next: at Purdue, Wednesday. 19. Tennessee (12-7) lost to No. 12 Kentucky 64-63. Next: at No. 13 Mississippi State, Thursday. 20. South Florida (13-5) did not play. Next: vs. Houston, Wednesday. 21. Oklahoma (13-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 West Virginia, Wednesday. 22. Missouri (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. LSU, Thursday. 23. DePaul (15-6) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Friday. 24. West Virginia (16-4) did not play. Next: at No. 21 Oklahoma, Wednesday. 25. Washington (15-4) did not play. Next: at No. 16 Stanford, Friday.
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50 20 26 4 44 114 136 47 17 21 9 43 114 133 Metropolitan division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 46 35 8 3 73 155 100 N.Y. Rangers 49 27 17 5 59 142 129 N.Y. Islanders 47 25 16 6 56 130 118 Pittsburgh 48 24 17 7 55 121 120 New Jersey 50 25 20 5 55 114 118 Carolina 51 23 20 8 54 123 135 Philadelphia 46 20 18 8 48 105 124 Columbus 51 19 27 5 43 133 163 Western conFerence central division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 53 33 16 4 70 147 122 Dallas 50 31 14 5 67 162 133 St. Louis 52 28 16 8 64 129 128 Minnesota 49 23 17 9 55 121 115 Colorado 51 26 22 3 55 139 139 Nashville 49 23 18 8 54 127 130 Winnipeg 49 22 24 3 47 126 140 Pacific division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 48 30 15 3 63 126 109 San Jose 48 26 18 4 56 142 129 Arizona 49 24 20 5 53 131 146 Anaheim 47 22 18 7 51 101 111 Vancouver 50 20 19 11 51 122 139 Calgary 47 21 23 3 45 125 144 Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 122 149 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. tuesday’s games Anaheim 6, Boston 2 Pittsburgh 2, New Jersey 0 Carolina 5, Chicago 0 Columbus 5, Montreal 2 Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 Florida 5, Toronto 1 Winnipeg 5, Arizona 2 Nashville 2, Vancouver 1 San Jose 6, Colorado 1 Wednesday’s games Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 8 p.m. Nashville at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled Friday’s GamesNo games scheduled
tennis Australian open results Wednesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $30.18 million (grand slam) surface: Hard-outdoor singles Men Quarterfinals Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. David Ferrer (8), Spain, 6-3, 67 (5), 6-2, 6-3. Milos Raonic (13), Canada, def. Gael Monfils (23), France, 63, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Women Quarterfinals Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, 6-3, 7-5. Johanna Konta, Britain, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-1. doubles Women semifinals Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (7), Czech Republic, def. Xu Yi-Fan and Zheng Saisai (15), China, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza, India (1), def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Karolina Pliskova (13), Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-0. Mixed Quarterfinals CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, and Horia Tecau, Romania, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Bob Bryan (2), United States, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-6. Elena Vesnina, Russia, and Bruno Soares (5), Brazil, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Jamie Murray (4), Britain, 6-2, 6-3. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Treat Huey, Philippines, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and Rohan Bopanna (3), India, 6-2, 7-5. legends doubles round robin Men Thomas Enqvist and Magnus Norman, Sweden, def. Pat Cash, Australia, and Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, 4-3 (4), 1-4, 42. Jonas Bjorkman and Thomas Johansson, Sweden, def. Henri Leconte, France, and Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 4-3 (2), 42. Women Lindsay Davenport and Martina Navratilova, United States, def. Nicole Bradtke, Australia, and Barbara Schett, Austria, 41, 4-3 (2).
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bAsebAll instruction Cleveland State Community College assistant baseball coach Ryne Foster will be offering baseball instruction and lessons for individuals or small groups. Lessons will be offered on weeknights and weekends for hitting, catching, infield play, outfield play and pitching. For times and pricing, contact coach Foster at (317)650-1064 or email rfoster01@clevelandstatecc.edu.
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girls trAVel bAsKetbAll tryouts A tryout for a competitve girls travel team will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30 at Oak Grove Elementary School from 1-3 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 31 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The tryouts are open tothird and fourth graders. Please contact Tim Rogers at (423)303-8550 with any questions. Kilby indiViduAl instruction Individual basketball instruction for male and female elementary, middle school, high school and post graduate athletes is being offered by former Junior College and Universtiy coach L.J. Kilby. Coach Kilby brings 10 years of head coaching experience as well as 30 years experience in junior college, NAIA and NCAA Division I basketball. For more information, contact Coach Kilby at (423)596-2515.
FisHing cleVelAnd bAssMAsters The Cleveland Bassmasters meet the first Thursday of each month at South Cleveland United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Cleveland Bassmasters includes boaters and nonboaters and are associated with FLW. The club fishes and holds tournament on Chickamauga Lake, Nickajack Lake, Lake Guntersville, Lake Weiss, Watts Bar and Neely Henry. Dues for the Bassmasters are $35 quarterly. Other fees include $35 FLW joining fee, $8 insurance, $20 per year for biggest largemouth or smallmouth bass and $15 for tournament largemouth or smallmouth prize. For more information, contact Dewayne Lowe at 423-715-5772.
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gcsA soccer Registration for the Spring 2016 soccer season at The Greater Cleveland Soccer Association is now available online at: www.GRCSAFC.com. Athletes may register online through Feb. 29, or in person at the Mouse Creek Complex on Feb. 6 from 2-4 p.m., or Feb. 7 from 2-4 p.m.
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Fourteen-yeAr-old Gage Brakebill, a freshman at Bradley Central High School, recently bagged two deer while hunting with his grandfather, Barry Brakebill.
AsA uMPires Meetings The Bradley/Cleveland Softball Umpires Association is recruiting umpires and scorekeepers for the upcoming season. The association will be holding preseason meetings at the Cleveland Community Center on South Church Street on the following dates: Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.; March 3 at 6 p.m.; March 13 at 2 p.m.; March 24 at 6 p.m. and April 3 at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Randy Moore at 504-3839 or Rita Hannah at 559-3322.
trAnsActions tuesday’s sports transactions bAsebAll American league BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Designated OF L.J. Hoes for assignment. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with LHPs Matt Purke and Nik Turley, C Hector Sanchez, INFs Steve Lombardozzi and Andy Parrino and RHPs Phillippe Aumont, Colin Kleven, Matt Lollis and Josh Wall on minor league contracts. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Tomlin on a two-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Signed LHP Wandy Rodriguez, LHP Edwar Cabrera and INF Danny Worth to minor-league contracts. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Traded OF Efren Navarro to Baltimore for cash. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Named Catherine Aker director of corporate communications. national league SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Vin Mazzaro and Albert Suarez; LHPs Braulio Lara and Ricky Romero; C George Kottaras; INFs Kyle Blanks, Grant Green, Hak-Ju Lee and Ramiro Pena; and OFs Junior Arias, Gorkys Hernandez and Ryan Lollis on minor league contracts. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Jose Almarante. can-Am league ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Released 1B Charlie Law. SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed C Jayson Hernandez. Frontier league EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Traded LHP Efrain Nieves to Somerset (AA) for OF-1B Ricky Claudio. Acquired LHP Derrick Penilla from Quebec (Can-Am) for future considerations. Signed 1B Victor Barron. FLORENCE FREEDOM — Traded C Gaby Juarbe to Sussex (Can-Am) for future considerations. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Dakota Smith to a contract extension. Signed INF Steve Pascual. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed RHP Trevor Longfellow and OF Kevin Zak to contract extensions. Signed LHP Chris Rice. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed OF Kyle Ruchim to a contract extension. FootbAll national Football league ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CBs Carrington Byndom and Kevin White, OTs Rob Crisp and John Wetzel, S Durell Eskridge, RBs Marion Grice and Robert Hughes, G Antoine McClain, LB Quayshawn Nealy, DT Olsen Pierre and WR Jaxon Shipley to reserve/future contracts. ATLANTA FALCONS — Named Phil Emery and Ruston Webster national scouts. CHICAGO BEARS — Named Richard Hightower assistant special teams coach. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed LB James Vaughters, OL Chris Baker, WR DeAndre Carter, RB Joey Iosefa, DB Rashaan Melvin, OL Keavon Milton, S Cedric Thompson and DB Brock Vereen to reserve/future contracts.
Volunteers can’t hold back Tide TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama trailed most of the second half and appeared well on its way to its fourth consecutive loss. But Retin Obasohan sparked a 16-2 run in the last four minutes to help the Crimson Tide beat Tennessee 63-57 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Obasohan finished with 22 points, and Shannon Hale scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half for Alabama (11-8, 2-5 Southeastern Conference). “On coming back, yeah, it just speaks to the character of our team,” Obasohan said. Kevin Punter scored four straight points and the Volunteers had a 53-47 lead with 4:18 to play. Obasohan scored six points during a 10-0 stretch and Hale hit two free throws to give Alabama a 57-55 lead with 1:24 left. Derek Reese answered with a tip-in shot to tie it with 1:12 to go. Alabama’s Arthur Edwards made a 3-pointer and after a Tennessee miss, Obasohan grabbed the rebound and converted a 3-point play on the other end to seal it. Alabama coach Avery Johnson said he told Edwards to be confident and shoot the ball in the final minutes of the game. “He was open two times and didn’t take the shot,” Johnson said. “I said would you please just shoot the ball. Fortunately, he shot the next one, a big 3 for us, and he made it.” Riley Norris added six points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for the Crimson Tide. Punter made three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points to lead the Volunteers (10-10, 3-5). Robert Hubbs III added 13 points, and Armani Moore chipped in seven points and 11 rebounds. It was only the third game Punter had been held to fewer than 16 points. “Punter’s a terrific scorer so we knew we had to give him a lot of attention,” Johnson said. Alabama had a slight rebounding edge, 42-38, yet grabbed eight of the last nine rebounds during the final four minutes of the game to help avoid its sixth loss in its last seven games. “It’s been a rough couple of days,” Johnson said. “We had a really hard practice yesterday, and it carried over into today’s
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AlAbAMA guArd Retin Obasohan splits three Tennessee defenders to get off a pass Tuesday, in Tuscaloosa. Alabama won 63-57. game.” The Crimson Tide rallied from eight points down, using a 7-0 spurt to pull to 25-24 at halftime. Hale made a layup and Obasohan scored five points during the stretch. The Volunteers answered with a 15-6 surge, capped by Admiral Schofield’s back-to-back 3pointers to open the second half and stretch the lead to 40-30. Consecutive 3s by Punter made it 48-33 at the 14-minute mark. But from there the Volunteers went cold, missing their next 15 shots during a nearly nine-minute stretch. Hubbs ended the skid with a layup, and Tennessee had a 5047 lead with 5:27 remaining. TIP-INS Tennessee: Punter’s 15 points is a season-low in an SEC game. ... Punter had scored at least 23
points in three-straight games. ... Armani Moore and Devon Baulkman dished out four assists apiece. ... Moore had a game-high five blocks. ... Shot just 22 of 65 for 34 percent from the floor, but made all five freethrow attempts. Alabama: Obasohan added five assists, and has scored 20 or more points in three straight. ... Hale was 5 of 17 from the floor, and made 9 of 10 free throws, and it was the first time he had scored more than 13 points in a game since Nov. 29. ... It was the 145th game against Tennessee, the fifth-most games the Crimson Tide has played an opponent. UP NEXT Tennessee travels to TCU on Saturday. Alabama visits South Carolina on Saturday.
Brits Murray, Konta win on a distracting day in Melbourne MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray and a much lesser-known British player, Johanna Konta, advanced to the Australian Open semifinals Wednesday, when the action on court had to compete, again, with news about the integrity of the sport. Murray beat David Ferrer 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3 to reach his 18th a Grand Slam semifinal. Konta, who is making her debut in the main draw at the season’s first major, had a 6-4, 6-1 win over Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai. It’s the first time since the December 1977 version of the Australian Open that two British players — John Lloyd and Sue Barker that year — have advanced to the final four of any major. Konta, the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Jo Durie at the 1983 U.S. Open, will play Angelique Kerber, who beat two-time champion Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-5. Born in Australia but living in Britain since her early teens, the 24year-old Konta also has Hungarian citizenship and calls herself a “tri-citizen.” The No. 2-ranked Murray, who has lost four finals at Melbourne Park, will meet Milos Raonic in the semifinals. The 25year-old Canadian beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a night match, continuing his strong form that has seen him beat Roger Federer in the Brisbane International final and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round here. Novak Djokovic and Federer will contest the other semifinal. From the start, the Australian Open has been overshadowed by media reports alleging tennis authorities had failed to thoroughly investigate suspicion of match-fixing.
On Wednesday, just as Kerber began her match with Azarenka, the governing bodies of tennis announced they will commission an independent review of their anti-corruption unit to restore “public confidence in our sport.” In announcing the review, ATP Chairman Chris Kermode said the reports had “caused damage to the sport,” which compelled the major stakeholders in tennis — the International Tennis Federation, ATP and WTA tours, and the four Grand Slams — to take quick action to address the issue. A BBC and Buzzfeed News report which coincided with the start of the Australian Open alleged 16 players — all ranked at some stage in the top 50 — had been flagged for being involved in matches where suspicious betting activity was detected. No players were identified and no specifics were published. Back on the courts, Murray’s match with Ferrer involved plenty of long rallies. Two of them — at 27 and 31 shots in length — came during the second-set
tiebreaker, and Murray lost both of those points. But the Scotsman moved out to a 4-1 lead in the third set, during which there was a brief break when the roof on Rod Laver Arena was closed because of an approaching thunderstorm. Murray liked it with a roof over his head. “That helped me a little bit,” Murray said. “I like playing indoors. I think it was actually good for us to have a little bit of a break. We played some brutal rallies at the end of the second set and the beginning of the third.” Murray and Raonic, who advanced to his second Grand Slam semi — he lost in the final four at Wimbledon to Federer in 2014 — are 3-3 in career meetings. “I think just the perseverance throughout it, I had a lot of opportunities even in that set I lost,” Raonic said. “I just said to myself keep making opportunities and hopefully they’ll go my way.” See MELBOURNE, Page 21
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Andy MurrAy is congrAtulAted by David Ferrer, left, after winning their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday.
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Peyton Manning to Belichick: ‘This might be my last rodeo.’ DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning isn’t saying that Super Bowl 50 is his grand finale. He’s just saying it could be. NFL Network cameras caught an intriguing exchange between Manning and New England coach Bill Belichick after Denver’s 20-18 win over the Patriots in the AFC championship game on Sunday. When they embraced, Manning leaned in and told Belichick, “Hey listen, this might be my last rodeo. So, it sure has been a pleasure.” Belichick responded, “You’re a great competitor ...” Neither spoke of their exchange afterward. Earlier this month, Manning said, “I’d be lying if I said I’m not thinking about that,” when asked if this could be it for him. The five-time MVP’s season ends Feb. 7 in the Super Bowl against Carolina. There are other signs that Manning is preparing as if he could ride into retirement next month.
He let his little boy stand ances. beside him during his news conIt’s a chance for Manning to ference after the AFC champi- cap his most maddening season onship, just as he had taken him by becoming the first starting QB to the sideline before one of the to win Lombardi Trophies for two games he missed in December. different teams. These are No. 18’s 18th things the manNFL season was ically focused his most trying. “Hey listen, this might Manning never It included a be my last rodeo. So, it had done rash of injuries sure has been a before. and insults and pleasure.” Long after the saw him serve — Broncos delirious crowd as a scout team quarterback Peyton disappeared quarterback for Manning Sunday night, the first time Manning walked ever and a through the backup QB for north end zone at Sports the first time since his freshman Authority Field with his family, year at Tennessee. picked up pieces of thin blue and Bothered by a left foot injury, orange confetti and took in the Manning threw just nine TD scene, including the giant score- passes and 17 interceptions in board in the south end zone that nine starts, but he was 7-2 in read, “Next Game: Super Bowl those games, one of the losses 50.” coming against Kansas City on Pushing 40, Manning will be Nov. 15 when he left the game the oldest quarterback to start a injured. Super Bowl when he takes the He missed the next seven field for his 293rd career game, starts but won his starting job including 27 postseason appear- back from Brock Osweiler on
Jan. 3 when he entered in the third quarter against San Diego and ignited a stagnant, mistakeprone offense. Manning led four scoring drives and the Broncos’ 27-20 win earned them the AFC’s No. 1 seed. Manning was methodical in a 23-16 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round and he threw two TD passes to tight end Owen Daniels while dethroning the defending champions Sunday. It was Manning’s third win in four conference championship games against his rival, Tom Brady, who is 10-3 against Manning in the regular season in the most storied quarterback rivalry in NFL history. While Manning was sidelined, several unsubstantiated reports painted the face of the league as a bad teammate or a cheat. The NFL Network alleged he would refuse to serve as Osweiler’s backup once healthy and Al Jazeera reported Manning obtained HGH from an anti-aging
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when the fourth quarter started. Once Howard hit a 3-pointer with 6:39 remaining, it seemed as if a light switch had been turned on and from there the sophomore guard dominated play by finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and five steals. Averaging a double-double, it’s no surprise that Howard ran the tables, but what was surprising is how efficient she was shooting 3’s at 4-of-6 (67 percent). Halle Hughes had another solid performance as she tallied 10 points and five assists. Running away with things in the end, Bearettes coach Jason Reuter pointed out it wasn’t their best game, but he couldn’t be happier that his girls found a way to win. “We haven’t played in a week, they haven’t either, but they came out and answered the bell. I told them at one point, win the game by one point and you won’t hear a word from me,” he stated. Next on the list to perfection are the Lady Mustangs on Friday night, which should make for an interesting atmosphere.
Bears 51, Hurricanes 44
Bradley had the game in its satchel with under a minute to play, but before that point it was a hard-fought battle on the road for the now 15-5, 7-0 Bears. Leading 10-9 after the first period, it was the 3-pointer that kept the Black-and-Gold alive, which mirrored how the Bearettes started their game. John Brown opened up the action with a 3 from deep, which was followed by 3’s from Tyrell Pitner and Cole Copeland. All five of the Bears’ triples
came in the first half alone, as they wouldn’t hit another in the final 16 minutes. With the game tied at 20, Pitner used his speedy abilities to make an athletic move to the rim and put his team up by two with 20 seconds remaining before halftime. But luckily for East Hamilton, they banked in an awkward 3-ball at the buzzer to snatch a one-point lead at the break. The Hurricanes came out aggressive, scoring immediately, but that didn’t last long as Copeland stepped up big when his team needed him most. The junior forward owned the paint in the second half by grabbing every board possible and forcing East Hamilton to either give him the easy layup, or send him to the charity stripe. Copeland ended up with another double-double at 22 points and 15 rebounds, as “The Trio” (Copeland, Pitner, McCurdy) scored 40 of Bradley’s 51 total points. The Bears only took a 3-point lead into the final eight minutes, but it didn’t matter as Copeland continued to bully the Hurricanes around on his playground. Even with some missed freethrow opportunities down the stretch, “Bears Nation” was able to celebrate a 7-point win to remain unbeaten in district play. After the contest, Bradley Central coach Chuck Clark commented on the quality competition in the district this season, especially on the road. “I’ve said it a number of times, there is so much parity in this district this year. If you go on the road, anybody can beat anybody,” he explained.
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places on the floor and the bench throughout the fourth quarter, Cretton’s crew got a final 3 from Alomar with 3:47 left on the clock and cruised to the 31-point win. The Lady Mustangs have two days to prepare for a short road trip Friday to face off against Bradley Central’s Bearettes, who sit atop the district standings and bested Walker Valley 65-46 on
Dec. 15. “We got a lot of points off of turnovers, but we hit some 3’s also. We shot the ball well,” said Cretton. “The press definitely bothered them. I thought we did a better job of taking care of the ball the second half. We had eight turnovers in the first half. “We’ve got a big one Friday, we are headed across town. I’m look-
WALKER VALLEY SENIOR FORWARD Emily Spann drives into against Ooltewah, inside “The Stable.”
He added, “We started rebounding in the second half, and had a quick burst at the start of the fourth quarter, which helped.” Now it’s on to Walker Valley on Friday, which will be an exciting time not only for the district rivalry, but also for the induction of Kent Smith into the Bradley Hall of Fame. “This is going to be a really good game. The biggest thing is that before the game we are inducting Coach Smith into our Hall of Fame. It will be a good celebration night for Kent, but then it’s going to be just a super game (after induction),” Clark said. Copeland added his thoughts on his performance and what it means, but he also foreshadowed the upcoming game against the Mustangs. “The win is what matters more than anything (his numbers), and an ugly win is definitely better than a pretty loss. We just can’t slip up, and need to keep playing with intensity.” He added, “I’m definitely looking forward to it (Walker Valley), it’s going to be a great atmosphere, there is nothing like Jim Smiddy arena on a Friday night against a rival.” GAME SUMMARIES
GIRLS Bradley Central 9 8 4 17 — 38 East Hamilton 11 6 4 3 — 24 BEARETTES (38) — Rhyne Howard 21, Halle Hughes 10, E.K. Brown 5, Gaither 2. LADY HURRICANES (24) — Coudle 7, Hayes 7, Black 4, Moon 2, Zeh 2, Abernathy 2. 3-point goals: Bradley Central 5 (Howard 4, Hughes); East Hamilton 0. Free Throws: Bradley Central 7-of-10; East Hamilton 2-of-8. Records: Bradley Central 18-3, 8-0 District 5-AAA; East Hamilton 17-6, 5-2. BOYS Bradley Central 10 12 13 16 — 51 East Hamilton 9 14 9 12 — 44 BEARS (51) — Cole Copeland 22, Bradley McCurdy 11, Pitner 7, Brown 6, Parker 3, Tucker 2. HURRICANES (44) — Justin Dozier 15, Noah Fager 12, Wilson 9, Panadero 6, Wingard 2. 3-point goals: Bradley Central 5 (Copeland 2, Brown, McCurdy, Pitner); East Hamilton 2 (Wilson, Dozier). Free Throws: Bradley Central 12-of-25; East Hamilton 6-of10. Records: Bradley Central 15-5, 7-0 District 5-AAA; East Hamilton 16-8, 2-5.
two other Raiders came within one point of hitting double-digit figures. Cleveland hosts Soddy-Daisy on Friday and hopes to avenge an earlier 72-61 loss. “They beat us at their place and that was definitely one that leaves a sour taste until you play them again,” McCowan commented. “We’re going to have to play well to beat them; they did some stuff that hurt us and we did not play well offensively.” LADY CHEROKEES 48 LADY RAIDERS 38 It might have turned into another loss, but the Cleveland girls proved that their hard work in practice is starting to pay off. The last time the Lady Raiders (1-16, 0-7) came within 10 points of winning a game was back on Dec. 15 at Soddy-Daisy. Tuesday night, they attempted to rally against a McMinn (11-10, 5-4) squad that had previously beaten them by 33 points a month and a half ago. For 27 minutes, it seemed that Cleveland’s hard work might be rewarded with a win. Unfortunately for the Lady Raiders, a rough patch that lasted for the final five minutes of play was enough to leave them trailing by 10 at the final buzzer. “We let one slip away,” Cleveland coach Mindy Kiser lamented. “We have to keep moving forward. I told them to take it personal (Tuesday) night but (Wednesday) is a new day.”
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DENVER BRONCOS quarterback Peyton Manning holds the AFC Championship trophy following the AFC Championship game between the Broncos and the New England Patriots, in Denver. clinic in Indianapolis, although his accuser recanted. The NFL said it’s conducting a comprehensive review of the HGH allegations, a probe that’s not expected to be complete until after the Super Bowl.
Manning angrily denied using performance-enhancing substances and called the report “complete garbage.” He also called on the league to investigate the claims as soon as possible.
A strong first quarter put the Lady Raiders ahead of the Lady Cherokees, 13-10. Emma Flowers got the scoring started out for Cleveland two minutes into the game and soon tied things up at five. Following a bucket and trey from by the Lady Cherokees, a free throw and basket by Amber Morman moved the Lady Raiders within two points. Lauren Stutzman’s trip to the charity stripe made it a 10-9 game with a little over two minutes left. Morman sent in two more baskets over the final minute of the opening quarter, which gave her team a three-point lead going into the second quarter. McMinn outscored Cleveland by five points in the second quarter, sinking a 3-pointer at the buzzer to take 23-21 lead at halftime. “I thought we played really good at times, which is what we’ve been waiting for,” Kiser stated. “Once again, it was a situation we haven’t been in. We won the first quarter and then they hit a shot at the buzzer at halftime to go up by two.” The Lady Raiders’ offense stalled out in the third quarter, as they scored only four points. Their offense held back the Lady Cherokees though, who were able to add eight points to the scoreboard. Just two minutes into the fourth quarter, a basket by Morman tied the game up at 31. A minute later, Flowers put
Cleveland up by two points. That lead turned out to be the Lady Raiders’ last though, as the Lady Cherokees were able to score 17 points in the final five minutes of the game. “Right around the 5:15 mark in the fourth quarter we lost our mind. We panicked a bit and we had about four turnovers and a couple box-outs that we missed in a minute-and-a-half stretch,” Kiser detailed. “In a close game, that minute-and-a-half stretch was the dagger.” Morman led the Lady Raiders with 16 points, with Flowers chipping in eight points. Neither McMinn nor Cleveland shot well from the charity stripe. The Lady Cherokees were 6-for-21 from the line, while Cleveland went 8-for-19.
ed a 6-3 decision at 220 for the remaining points for the Trojans. Soddy-Daisy is now 11-3 following Tuesday’s match.
120 — Ryan McElhaney (BC) pinned Jacob Kilgore, 2:33; 126 — Joshua LaCoe (BC) pinned Slater Daniel, 2:52; 132 — Hunter Parker (BC) dec. Tony Wilson, 9-2; 138 — Knox Fuller (BC) pinned Emory Holcomb, 2:18; 145 — Austin Matthews (BC) dec. Conner Stiles, 3-0; 152 — Donnie Beyer (BC) won by technical fall over Hunter Rogers, 5:50; 160 — Tucker Russo (SD) won by forfeit; 170 — Ed Elkins (BC) pinned Bryce Settles, 3:09; 182 — Ty Boeck (SD) major dec. Kevin Gentry, 17-7; 195 — Brett Brown (BC) pinned Dylan Aslinger, 1:22; 220 — Addison Roberts (SD) dec. D.J. Gibson, 6-3; 285 — D.J. Adams (BC) pinned Owen Vice, 0:24.
GAME SUMMARIES GIRLS McMinn Central 10 13 8 17 — 48 Cleveland 13 8 4 13 — 38 LADY CHEROKEES (48) — Hicks 24, Kelley 10, Harper 5, Hennessee 5, Burns 3, Beaty 1. LADY RAIDERS (38) — Amber Morman 16, Flowers 8, Stamatiadis 5, Franklin 4, Dasher 3, Stutzman 2. 3-pointers: McMinn County 5 (Hicks); Cleveland 2 (Dasher, Stamatiadis). Free throws: McMinn County 6-of-21; Cleveland 8of-19. Records: McMinn County 11-10, 5-4 District 5-AAA; Cleveland 1-16, 0-7 District 5-AAA. BOYS McMinn County 12 12 16 16 — 56 Cleveland 25 21 29 18 — 93 CHEROKEES (56) — Tauren Jones 21, Heath Hicks 10, Hammonds 8, Byas 6, Moss 6, Corbett 5. RAIDERS (93) — TJ Constant 19, Deontae Davis 16, KK Curry 11, Kregg Ware 11, Wykle 9, Berry 9, McRee 7, Bradford 5, Cobb 2, C. Ware 2, Hill 2. 3-pointers: McMinn County 2 (Jones, Byas); Cleveland 11 (Davis 4, Berry 3, Wykle, Bradford, Constant, K. Ware). Free throws: McMinn County 14-of-22; Cleveland 14-of-23. Records: McMinn County 8-12, 2-5 District 5-AAA; Cleveland 11-4, 4-3 District 5-AAA.
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lot to improve on,” Smith added. “We just got our tails whipped, but Bradley has a solid team and they came ready to wrestle tonight,” said SoddyDaisy coach Jim Higgins afterward. ing forward to that.” “Bradley wrestled well and we didn’t. That’s the most pins LADY MUSTANGS 67, OOLTEWAH 36 we’ve given up all year as we Ooltewah 4 14 8 10 — 36 Walker Valley 23 11 16 17 — 67 Ooltewah (36) — Kyrad Reed 10, Swafford 7, Mills 5, just didn’t show up. There’s no Henderson 5, Baker 3, Lemon 3, Jones 3, Cline, Kilgore, question we’re a better team Collake. Walker Valley (67) — Macey Clark 11, Emily Spann 10, Jones than that, but our first goal is to 9, L. Lay 7, White 7, Davis 6, Anderson 6, Alomar 6, C. Lay 5, get back to Franklin for the Walker, Pate. 3-point goals: Ooltewah 1 (Jones); Walker Valley 7 (Clark 3, duals and we still have a shot at Alomar 2, White, C. Lay). that. I’m guessing that we’ll get Free throws: Ooltewah 9 of 16 Walker Valley 8 of 12. Records: Ooltewah 4-11, 3-5 District 5-3A; Walker Valley 8Cleveland on Thursday,” 12, 4-3. Higgins added. The Bears, improving to 19-2 with Tuesday’s win, finished with seven pins. Heavyweight Adams was the quickest as he took just 24 seconds to get the fall call. While Elkins, Brown and Adams got the ball rolling early, T.J. Hicks, Ryan McElhaney and Joshua LaCoe had consecutive falls to give Bradley a commanding 36-13 lead following the match at 126. Hunter Parker made it 39-13 with a 9-2 decision at 132 while Knox Fuller got the last pin in 2:18 at 138. Matthews then posted a 3-0 decision over Conner Stiles at 145 before Donnie Beyer added five team points with a technical fall at 152. Soddy-Daisy’s Russo, a twotime defending state champ, then got a forfeit at 160 to end the match. While Russo got the only forfeit, Landon Wheaton had Banner photo, RICHARD ROBERTS Soddy’s only pin at 106. Ty the lane in the first half Tuesday Boeck had a major decision at 182 while Addison Roberts post-
BEARS 53, TROJANS 19 (Meet started at 170 Pounds) 106 — Landon Wheaton (SD) pinned Bryson Bishop, 3:14; 113 — T.J. Hicks (BC) pinned Chase Payne, 1:20;
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close ones. Again, bonus points hurt us. We just can’t get pinned,” Yost said. The Mustangs and Blue Raiders have one more day to sharpen up before Thursday’s Region 4-3A tournament begins at Soddy-Daisy High School. The top two teams will advance to next week’s state duals tournament in Franklin on Feb. 5, 6. “We are going to be ready for Thursday night. I don’t what that means outcome-wise, but we are going to be ready. We are going to put it on the line. We are going to step out there and
give it everything we’ve got,” Yost said. Morris echoed Yost’s sentiments. “We are going to be ready. If not, we are going to get ready,” he said. BLUE RAIDERS 44, MUSTANGS 21 (Meet started at 120) 106 — Bryce Pond (C) pinned Chandler Davis; 3:16; 113 — James Jur (WV) pinned Trevor Croft, 0:35; 120 — Logan Whiteside (C) tech fall Cam Dwyer, 17-0; 126 — Triston Blansit (C) pinned Ethan West, 1:43; 132 — Colton Landers (C) win by forfeit; 138 — Jo Munoz (WV) dec. Cody Mathews, 12-8; 145 — Caleb Eachus (C) dec. Striker Clark, 1-0; 152 — Nick Barnett (WV) dec. Manny Espina, 6-1; 160 — Michael Gregory (WV) dec. Greg Wilson, 2-0; 170 — Jack Hicks (C) win by forfeit; 182 — Dillon Jones (C) pinned Ben Gates, 4:11; 195 — Jaylon Martin (WV) dec. Caleb Flickner, 11-9; 220 — Seth Garcia (C) pinned Skyler Swafford, 3:31; 285 — C. J. Schwark (WV) dec. Michael Lewis, 3-0.
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Kerber went down a break in the second set before winning five consecutive games and saving five set points before beating Azarenka, the result coming as a surprise despite the difference in seedings. No. 7 Kerber broke No. 14 Azarenka’s serve to end the match, her first win in seven
matches against the Belarussian. “When I was down 2-5, I was actually playing more aggressive,” Kerber said. Six-time champion Serena Williams and No. 4-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska will meet in the other women’s semifinal, also on Thursday.
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Who is paying for the presidential race? Some answers coming WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will soon get a look at the presidential picks of some of the nation’s richest donors and a progress report on the money flow inside the presidential campaigns. Late Sunday, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses that mark the start of voting for the 2016 election, super political action committees will reveal their donors for the first time in six months, under a fundraising reporting deadline. Contributors to super PACS are allowed to give as much money as they want. The candidates’ official campaigns, which collect smaller checks, must also report their end-of-year fundraising and spending activities Sunday. Through Sept. 30, donors to super PACs and the campaigns had already poured about $500 million into the race, in contributions big and small. That money is being used to pay for campaign employees, promotional commercials and, of course, attacks on other candidates. Here’s a look at what we know about who is underwriting the 15 Republicans and Democrats still in the race — and some questions worth asking with voting to begin Monday. —THE DONALD TRUMP WAY The consistent Republican poll leader, a celebrity businessman with no political experience, loves to say he’s paying his own way. It’s an assertion that sets him apart from the rest of the candidates, who aren’t billionaires and must rely on others to cover their election costs. Trump says his approach keeps him from being a “puppet” of big donors. But Trump’s rhetoric hasn’t exactly matched reality. As of the end of September, the most recent fundraising reports showed that small-dollar contributors had chipped in enough to cover most of his roughly $4 million in costs in the three preceding months. Trump has significantly increased his political spending since then. The $6.3 million he’s spent on television ads in the past few weeks is enough to put him just behind Marco Rubio — who began spending money a full month earlier — as the second-highest GOP candidate spender on paid media. When he began his ad buy, Trump said he’d done so because he felt “guilty” he wasn’t spending more on his campaign, which has benefited from a bounty of free news coverage. Trump has asserted he’d invest whatever it takes to win, sometimes citing $100 million. Through the end of September, he’d loaned his effort $1.8 million and given about $100,000 more. How much more has he put up since then? Also of interest: Even though he has not emphasized fundraising, eschewing the typical donor dinners and limiting his email solicitations, are contributors flocking to him on their own? —SMALL-DOLLAR MOMENTUM Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz and Ben Carson. These three have made public their endof-year fundraising totals ahead of the deadline. What is the common denominator among Sanders, a Democratic hopeful, and Cruz and Carson, two conservatives seeking the GOP nomination? Loads of small contributions? Sanders’ campaign said it raised about $33 million in the three months ending Dec. 31, competitive with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s $37 million in the same period. For the year, the average Sanders contribution
was $27. That’s one-hundredth of the $2,700 a donor is allowed to give a candidate for the primary election. Fundraising records for the first nine months of last year show that 74 percent of his campaign money came from donors who gave $200 or less — the highest rate of smalldollar donations of any candidate in the 2016 race. Cruz and Carson also have fared well on the smallmoney front. Through the end of September, Cruz’s campaign raised about 42 percent of its money from these small contributors, and Carson’s, 62 percent. Those rates are expected to hold in the coming reports. Cruz said he amassed an additional $20 million through the end of the year and Carson, $22 million. —SIGNS OF GOP CONSOLIDATION There’s been public handwringing among some Republican Party traditionalists that there are too many candidates in the race, enabling the unconventional Trump and the party-antagonizing Cruz to rise up. The fundraising reports for Rubio, a Florida senator, and the trio of current and former governors, Chris Christie, John Kasich and Jeb Bush, could lend insight into whether donors have chosen among the four. In the previous fundraising period, Bush, whose father and brother were presidents, was the standout among the four. He raised $13.4 million in the summer and early fall months while Rubio picked up $5.7 million and Christie and Kasich each around $4 million. But Bush’s polling numbers remain low despite millions of dollars in advertising by a supportive super PAC, and donors may have moved on. In the fall, Rubio seemed to be picking up steam among deep-pocketed money people. In late October, New York hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer wrote in a letter to fellow would-be donors that the Florida senator is “one of the best communicators the modern Republican Party has seen.” Meanwhile, Christie and Kasich have enjoyed publicity bumps thanks to their steady focus on New Hampshire, where voters make their choice on Feb. 9. Perhaps donors have noticed. —BIG MONEY, SECRET MONEY Most of the candidates are counting on outside efforts to supplement their official campaign treasuries. Sunday’s super PAC disclosures come just hours before Iowans go to caucus, meaning those voters will need to study up if they want to understand just who is underwriting the candidates. Christie, for example, benefits from a super PAC called America Leads, which reported raising about $11 million through June 30. However, America Leads has already spent or made plans to spend $17 million through midFebruary. That means it has secured new donations in the past seven months. A group helping Rubio, Conservative Solutions PAC raised $16 million in the first half of last year, and has a spending plan of at least $17 million. Clearly, some fresh donations have arrived. Super PACs helping Cruz also have been landing big new donations, according to Drew Ryun, a GOP strategist assisting one of the groups. Dick Uihlein, founder of Wisconsin shipping giant Uline, ponied up $1 million at the beginning of the year, Ryun said. But because it arrived this month, that donation won’t appear on fundraising documents until mid-February.
Decades later, library gets book back HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — A book has been returned to a library in western Michigan — 49 years later. The borrower told the library that he was a college student in 1967 when he checked out a book about World War II from the Herrick library in Holland. He
wrote in a letter that the book was stored in a trunk that hadn’t been opened until recently. He also provided a donation with his letter. Library director Diane Kooiker declined to identify the title of the book or the man’s name, citing privacy.
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Trump pulls out of GOP debate Democratic candidate Sanders to meet with Obama
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump declared Tuesday he would boycott the last Republican debate before the Iowa caucuses, leading Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to challenge him to a one-on-one debate. Adding intrigue to the Democratic race, the White House said President Barack Obama would host Bernie Sanders for an Oval Office meeting. The dual developments created new ripples of uncertainty six days before voting in the presidential race begins. Both parties were bracing for nail-biting caucuses that will determine which of their two leading candidates will carry the whiff of victory into New Hampshire and beyond. Trump raised the prospect of skipping the debate as he blasted Fox News Channel for “playing games” and including anchor Megyn Kelly as a debate moderator. Trump’s campaign later said he definitely will not participate. “I said bye bye, ok?” Trump said. The race among Democrats was no more settled six days from the leadoff Iowa caucuses, with Sanders and Hillary Clinton locked in a close contest and details about their debate plans unclear. But the fireworks Tuesday were on the Republican side. Trump said he would hold his own event in Iowa during the debate to raise money for wounded veterans. He dismissed Kelly as a “third-rate reporter” who is bad at her job and had been “toying” with him — reprising a squabble that erupted after a debate Kelly cohosted last year. Kelly shot back on her nightly show, arguing that Trump is used to getting his way but can’t control the media. She said her network and CEO Roger Ailes had made it clear to Trump for months that they wouldn’t change their moderator line-up. “I’ll be there,” Kelly said. “The debate will go on with or without Mr. Trump.” Trump’s pullout came after Fox News Channel tweaked the GOP front-runner for asking his Twitter followers whether he should debate. The network, in a sarcastically worded statement,
Obama to honor 4 who protected Jews during Holocaust WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is honoring four people, including Americans from Indiana and Tennessee, for risking their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The United Nations has designated Wednesday as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945. Six million Jews were killed by Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust. Obama was joining Jewish leaders at a ceremony Wednesday at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, where the Righteous Among the Nations medals are to be presented posthumously. It’s the first time the ceremony is being held in the United States. Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., said Obama’s participation “will be a worthy tribute to the worthiest among us.” Last year, Obama said the international anniversary was an opportunity to reflect on progress “confronting this terrible chapter in human history” and on continued efforts to end genocide. “Honoring the victims and survivors begins with our renewed recognition of the value and dignity of each person,” Obama said in a written statement last January. “It demands from us the courage to protect the persecuted and speak out against bigotry and hatred.” Americans Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee; Lois Gunden of Goshen, Indiana; and Polish citizens Walery and Maryla Zbijewski of Warsaw are being recognized by Yad Vashem for protecting Jews from harm during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem, based in Jerusalem, is the world’s Holocaust education and research center. Righteous Among the Nations is an official title awarded by Yad Vashem on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Master Sgt. Edmonds participated in the landing of U.S. forces in Europe and was taken prisoner by the Germans.
said it had learned from a “secret back channel” that the leaders of Iran and Russia planned to treat Trump unfairly if elected. “A nefarious source tells us that Trump has his own secret plan to replace the Cabinet with his Twitter followers to see if he should even go to those meetings,” read the statement from a Fox News Channel representative. Trump’s declaration was an unexpected, if not unpredictable, twist in the final days of the Iowa campaign. The real estate mogul had threatened repeatedly to boycott debates before, only to ultimately acquiesce. By picking a fight publicly, Trump assured that even if he goes through with his plan not to show up Thursday, his absence will be the center of attention. Cruz, appearing at an evening rally, offered to face Trump “mano a mano” anytime. He said Trump was scared of Kelly, telling supporters that skipping the debate was like refusing a job interview. “If someone did that, didn’t show up at the interview, you know what you’d say? You’re fired,” Cruz said, riffing on Trump’s famous rejoinder from the “The Apprentice.” There was drama on the Democratic side as well. As Sanders left Iowa and Minnesota for his meeting with Obama on Wednesday, the meeting was being watched for signs of the president’s leanings. He’s sought to avoid showing favoritism, and White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the meeting would be informal, with “no formal agenda.” Just a day earlier, Clinton had been soaking in presidential praise. In a Politico interview, Obama called her “wicked smart” and immensely qualified to run the country, in his most extensive comments to date on the race. Obama has met with Clinton, his former secretary of state and 2008 primary opponent, periodically. Unlike the Sanders meeting, the White House typically hasn’t disclosed those sessions in advance.
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only Martin O’Malley has said he’ll participate. Sanders, in an Associated Press interview Tuesday, waxed confident that he had an “excellent chance” to win Iowa. He predicted success in Iowa and New Hampshire would beget more support from party leaders who have firmly backed Clinton as the party’s best chance for a general election victory. “If I’m the candidate best able to do that, you can bet your bottom buck we’re going to have a whole lot of establishment Democrats on board,” Sanders said.
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GOP lawmakers seek to end purchase of Russian rocket engines WASHINGTON (AP) — American tax dollars should not subsidize the purchase of Russian rocket engines because the sales help enrich the friends of President Vladimir Putin, say two senior Republican lawmakers who aim to reverse the current practice. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., are introducing legislation Wednesday to repeal a provision in law that they say allows the unlimited acquisition and use of RD-180 engines manufactured by NPO Energomash. The manufacturer is owned primarily by the Russian government and controlled by several of Putin’s confidantes, according to the lawmakers. The engines are acquired by an American company, United Launch Alliance, which is under contract with the Air Force to launch military and spy satellites. The purchases effectively reward Putin’s inner circle even
as Washington continues to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea region and its continued support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, they said. “It is simply immoral to help subsidize Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and line the pockets of Putin’s gang of thugs who profit from the sale of Russian rocket engines,” McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said last month on the Senate floor. The committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday on the use of the Russian engines. Yury Melnik, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Washington, said Russia considers congressional discussions about the RD-180 “an internal U.S. matter” and would not comment on “specific remarks by different lawmakers.” Proponents of using the RD180s to launch a range of national security satellites said the Russian engines fill a crucial gap
while the U.S. develops and tests a domestically made rocket. Barring the purchase of the Russian engines could delay important missions during that transition period, they said, while also undercutting the competition among American companies essential to ensuring costs stay under control. United Launch Alliance spokeswoman Jessica Rye said the company had no comment. The debate over the Russian equipment also illustrates a longstanding tension between congressional committees that have similar yet distinct responsibilities. McCain’s panel is an authorization committee that writes defense policy and approves annual military spending levels. But the appropriations committees actually allot the money and their actions can occasionally contradict what the authorizers decided. During his December floor speech, McCain said two senior members of the Senate Appropriations Committee,
Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reversed a restriction on buying the engines in what McCain called a “triumph of pork-barrel parochialism.” Their provision was added — “in secret, with no debate,” McCain said — to a $1.1 trillion governmentwide spending bill passed by Congress late last year and signed into law by President Barack Obama. United Launch Alliance, which uses the RD-180s on its Atlas V launch vehicle, has manufacturing facilities in Decatur, Alabama. Defense industry giants Boeing, based in Chicago, and Lockheed Martin formed United Launch Alliance as a joint venture. Shelby, who faces a GOP primary challenge, helped craft the spending bill but then ended up voting against it because the bill didn’t tighten the vetting process for Syrian refugees seeking to enter the United States. Over the last two years, McCain said, his committee supported measures also approved
Watchdog: Too few air traffic controllers where needed most WASHINGTON (AP) — There are too few fully qualified controllers at more than a dozen of the nation’s busiest air traffic facilities stretching from Atlanta to Anchorage, according to report released Tuesday by a government watchdog. The 13 airport towers, approach control facilities and en route centers have fewer fully trained controllers than the minimum number established by the Federal Aviation Administration specifically for each facility, Transportation Department’s inspector general said. The FAA considers the facilities fully staffed because controllers still in training are used to fill the gaps. But the report says there is great variation among trainee skill levels and readiness to work on their own. It typically takes about three to five years for a trainee to become fully qualified. Many trainees need fully qualified controllers to sit alongside and watch while they direct air traffic, ready to step in if there is a problem. Other trainees have reached a level of proficiency where they’re able to work alone. The report also questions the validity of the minimum staffing levels the FAA has assigned to the facilities, finding fault with the agency’s methodology. The report comes as member of Congress gear up for a fight over whether to spin off air traffic control operations from the FAA and place them under the control of a nonprofit corporation made up of airlines, airports and other aviation “stakeholders.” Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is expected to introduce a bill within the next few weeks. The concept has the support of most of the airline industry with the exception of Delta Air Lines. But key House and Senate Democrats, as well as some busi-
ness and general aviation groups, are opposed. The inspector general’s office recently said in a separate report that spending on air traffic control operations has doubled over two decades, while productivity has declined substantially and efforts to improve performance have been ineffective. Managers at some the 23 key facilities examined in Tuesday’s report cited a higher number of controllers needed to fill all work shifts than the FAA’s designated minimum number of personnel for that facility. “As a result, there is still considerable debate and uncertainty regarding how many controllers FAA actually needs for its most critical facilities,” wrote Matthew Hampton, assistant inspector general for aviation. Some managers agreed that trainees contribute to handling the workload, while others indicated that meeting on-the-job training requirements limited the contribution of trainees, the report said. The 13 facilities where there were less than the designated minimum number of fully trained controllers are the Anchorage tower/approach control, Atlanta approach control, Chicago approach control, Chicago’s O’Hare tower, Denver approach control, Dallas approach control, Houston approach control, New York’s John F. Kennedy tower, New York’s approach control, New York’s high altitude traffic center, Las Vegas’ approach control, Miami’s tower, and Albuquerque’s high altitude traffic center. For example, at the New York approach control facility, where handling air traffic is notoriously demanding, there were 150 fully qualified controllers even though the minimum set by the FAA was 173. There were also 53 trainees. The FAA data on staffing levels
citing the man’s daughter. The 55-year-old was a frequent and public presence at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, often speaking for the group at news conferences. Arianna Finicum Brown confirmed her father’s death to the paper, saying “he would never ever want to hurt somebody, but he does believe in defending freedom and he knew the risks involved.” It was unclear how many people remained in the buildings at the refuge. Late Tuesday night there was no obvious police presence there and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown asked for “patience as officials continue pursuit of a swift and peaceful resolution.” Brand Thornton, one of Bundy’s supporters, said he left the refuge Monday and wasn’t sure what those remaining would do. “The entire leadership is gone,” he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “I wouldn’t blame any of them for leaving.” Thornton called the arrests “a dirty trick” by law enforcement. In addition to Ammon Bundy, those arrested were: his brother Ryan Bundy, 43; Brian Cavalier, 44; Shawna Cox, 59; and Ryan Payne, 32 - apprehended during the traffic stop on U.S. Highway
also said it prevents United Launch Alliance from bidding on military work, leaving the company SpaceX as the “monopoly source for the engines.” SpaceX, a rocket and spacecraft builder, is headquartered in Hawthorne, California, McCarthy’s home state. McCain called the warnings “nonsense.” A replacement engine can be ready in plenty of time as long as the Pentagon makes the project a priority, he said. McCain did not name the associates of Putin’s who would benefit financially from the engine sales. However, U.S. officials have long known corruption in Russia’s defense industry is widespread. William Burns, then U.S. ambassador to Russia, wrote in a 2007 classified cable published by the Wikileaks website that “it is an open secret that the Russian defense industry is an important trough at which senior officials feed, and weapons sales continue to enrich many.”
FBI: Man who plotted temple attack also wanted to kill Israelis
is from October 2014. The report doesn’t explain why more current data wasn’t used. Responding to the report, the FAA said in a statement that it is expediting transfers of controllers “from well-staffed facilities to those needing additional personnel.” The agency also said it has recently concluded research on how controllers do their jobs that will help improve overall staffing standards. Further complicating the picture is the large share of fully qualified controllers who are eligible to retire. At the O’Hare airport tower, for example, 24 of the 48 fully qualified controllers were eligible to retire. At the airport tower in Miami, 30 of the 80 fully qualified controllers were eligible to retire. Under FAA rules, any con-
troller who has worked directing air traffic for 25 years is eligible for retirement benefits. Any controller over age 50 who has worked a minimum of 20 years is also eligible for retirement benefits. The FAA has set 56 as the mandatory retirement age for controllers, but most controllers retire before that. The FAA doesn’t consider the retirement situation at specific facilities when estimating how many new controllers it needs to hire, but rather uses a national forecast of retirements, the report said. “FAA does not have the data or an effective model in place to fully and accurately identify how many controllers FAA needs to maintain efficiency without compromising safety,” Hampton wrote.
Arrests of Oregon standoff leaders leaves 1 person dead BURNS, Ore. (AP) — Federal and state law officers arrested the leaders of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge, during a traffic stop along a highway in Oregon’s frozen high country that prompted gunfire and left one man dead. Militant leader Ammon Bundy and his followers were reportedly heading to a community meeting at the senior center Tuesday in John Day, about 70 miles north of Burns, to address local residents to discuss their views on federal management of public lands. In a statement, the FBI and Oregon State Police said agents had made a total of eight arrests — including Ammon Bundy. Oregon State Police confirmed that its troopers were involved in the traffic-stop shooting. One of those arrested, described only as a man, suffered non-life-threatening wounds, the agencies said. Another man “who was a subject of a federal probable cause arrest” was killed, they said. The agencies said they would not release further information pending identification by the medical examiner. The Oregonian reported ( http://bit.ly/1nOammV ) that Arizona rancher Robert “LaVoy” Finicum was the person killed,
by Congress that prohibited the Russian engines but allowed a small number to be used during the transition period if the engines were fully paid for before Feb. 1, 2014 — just weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. The Shelby-Durbin provision “was tucked into an unrelated spending bill that provides an indefinite lifeline to Russian rocket engines to power American space launches,” McCarthy said in a statement. “Placing such a critical aspect of our future in the hands of a country that names the United States as a threat is not only foolish, it undermines the ingenuity happening across the country.” Durbin, also speaking on the Senate floor last month, said nothing was done in secret. He said Defense Department officials told him and other lawmakers that excluding the Russian engines so quickly could leave the Air Force short of all the rockets needed to launch satellites essential to national security. Durbin
395 Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said two others — Joseph Donald O’Shaughnessy, 45, and Peter Santilli, 50 — were arrested separately in Burns, while FBI agents in Arizona arrested another, Jon Eric Ritzheimer, 32. Each will face a federal felony charge of conspiracy to impede officers of the United States from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation or threats, authorities said. Authorities released few other details. A new conference with the FBI, local sheriff and other was scheduled for late Wednesday morning. Ammon Bundy’s group, which has included people from as far away as Arizona and Michigan, seized the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 2 as part of a long-running dispute over public lands in the West. The confrontation came amid increasing calls for law enforcement to take action against Bundy for the illegal occupation of the wildlife refuge. They previously had taken a hands-off approach, reflecting lessons learned during bloody standoffs at Waco, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho, during the 1990s. Many residents of Harney
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In THIS JAn. 5 file photo, Ammon Bundy speaks during an interview at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, near Burns, Ore. Authorities said Tuesday that Bundy, leader of the armed Oregon group, has been arrested. County, where the refuge is located, have been among those demanding that Bundy leave. Many sympathize with his criticism of federal land management policies of public lands but opposed the refuge takeover. They feared violence could erupt.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A doned those plans due to “family, Milwaukee man arrested on a financial and logistic reasons,” charge of trying to buy machine the affidavit said, instead focusguns to carry out an attack on a ing his efforts on a domestic Masonic temple also wanted to attack. Federal agents said that on travel to the Middle East and kill Israelis but abandoned that plan Jan. 19 and into the early mornas unworkable, federal agents ing of Jan. 20, Hamzeh discussed his plans to attack the temple said in court documents. with the informants, Federal prosecutors telling them they needed charged 23-year-old two more machine guns Samy Mohamed Hamzeh — the group apparently on Tuesday with unlawalready had one — and fully possessing a silencers. They planned machine gun and receivto station one person at ing and possessing the temple’s entrance firearms not registered to while the other two went him. through the building, The FBI recorded conkilling everyone they versations between saw. They then planned Hamzeh and two federal Hamzeh to walk away from the informants talking about an attack on a Masonic temple in scene as if nothing had hapMilwaukee, according to an affi- pened, the affidavit said. “I am telling you, if this hit is davit setting out the evidence against Hamzeh. Federal defend- executed, it will be known all over er Ronnie Murray didn’t return the world ... all the Mujahedeen email and voicemail messages will be talking and they will be proud of us,” Hamzeh said, Tuesday. Hamzeh and the two inform- according to the affidavit. Hamzeh added that he hoped ants traveled to a gun range on Jan. 19 and practiced with a pis- to kill 30 people, “because these tol, the affidavit said. Afterward, 30 will terrify the world.” According to the affidavit, they took a tour of a Masonic temple that federal authorities Hamzeh met with two undercover FBI agents Monday. They predeclined to identify. Masons are members of a fra- sented him with two automatic ternal organization that carries machine guns and a silencer. He out a variety of activities, includ- paid for the weapons and silencer ing charity work. Wisconsin has in cash and put them in the nearly 11,000 Masons in 180 trunk of his car, the affidavit lodges, according to Frank said. The agents then arrested Struble, grand master of Free him and recovered the guns and and Accepted Masons in silencer. Hamzeh had been fired recentWisconsin. The organization is ly from his job as a trainer at a not a religion. According to the affidavit, downtown Milwaukee gym, said agents were tipped off in Delia Luna, the owner of September that Hamzeh planned the9Round Kickbox Fitness. She to travel to Israel in October to said he was “very intense, very attack Israeli soldiers and citi- militant” as a trainer. “He didn’t mix well,” Luna said. zens in the West Bank. He aban-
Cleveland firing 6 officers involved in 137-shot barrage CLEVELAND, OHIO (AP) — Cleveland officials said Tuesday they’re firing six police officers involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed black people after a high-speed chase. Those officers included Michael Brelo, a patrolman acquitted of manslaughter charges in May for having fired the last 15 shots of the barrage in East Cleveland on Nov. 29, 2012. The chase began when officers standing outside police headquarters mistook the sound of a beat-up Chevrolet Malibu backfiring as a gunshot. Six more officers who fired during the barrage face suspensions ranging from 21 to 30 days, said Public Safety Director Michael McGrath, the former police chief. A total of 13 officers had been notified they faced administrative discipline, and one of them has retired, McGrath said. The president of Cleveland’s largest police union, Steve Loomis, vowed to fight the discipline and said grievances appealing the firings were filed with the city Tuesday. He described the firings as unbelievable, unprecedented and politically motivated. “It’s tragic that it went down this way, but at the end of the day, two people high on crack cocaine, high on marijuana, one of them intoxicated, made the decisions that they made and we responded to them,” Loomis
said. “And we responded within our training.” The officers had been cited for joining the chase or leaving the city without permission. More seriously, some were accused of endangering other officers by creating or contributing to a crossfire situation. McGrath said officials reviewed hundreds of pages of related documents and multimedia to reach decisions on discipline. “It was very difficult. ... But at the end of the day, there were general police orders. There are manual rules and regulations that we expect officers to comply with,” McGrath said. “If they didn’t comply with those particular general police orders or manual rules and regulations, I sustained charges.” The high-speed chase involved 62 police cruisers and more than 100 officers. The shooting killed both occupants of the car. Timothy Russell was hit by 24 shots, Malissa Williams by 23. Authorities never learned why Russell didn’t stop. He had a criminal record including convictions for receiving stolen property and robbery and had been involved in a previous police pursuit. Williams had convictions for drug-related charges and attempted abduction. Both were described as mentally ill, homeless and addicted to drugs. A crack pipe was found in the car.
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40. general Services Offered BOBCaT FOR Rent or hire with trencher or brush cutter, mini excavator with thumb, tractor loader with boxscrape or bushhog. 423-478-2724. BO’S TRee SeRviCe: Over 30 years experience. insured, free estimates. Bucket Truck. 423-284-9814 or 423-544-2249. lEgAl PUBlICATION NOTICE TO CREDITORS in The PROBaTe diviSiOn OF The ChanCeRy COuRT FOR BRadley COunTy, TenneSSee. in the Matter of the estate of BeTTy M. gReene, (deCeaSed). no. 2016-PR-12 Probate division. nOTiCe TO CRediTORS, eSTaTe OF BeTTy M. gReene (deceased). notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of January, 2016, letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of BeTTy M. gReene, deceased, who died december 19, 2015, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court (Probate division) of Bradley County, Tennessee. all persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or un-matured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the Chancery Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (a) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent's date of death. This 21st day of January, 2016. Signed: Becky l. hall, executor/ administrator. ashley l. Ownby, attorney for the estate. Sarah e. Coleman, Clerk & Master. ashley l. Ownby, esq., attorney for the estate, 180 north Ocoee Street, P.O. Box 176, Cleveland, Tn 37364-0176; (423) 479-1324. January 27, February 3, 2016.
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legal Publications lEgAl PUBlICATION NOTICE TO CREDITORS in The ChanCeRy COuRT FOR BRadley COunTy, TenneSSee PROBaTe diviSiOn nOTiCe TO CRediTORS in The MaTTeR OF: The eSTaTe OF BlanChe T. ledFORd, deceased, docket no. 2015-PR-262. notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of december, 2015 letters Testamentary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Blanche T. ledford (“decedent”), who died on September 30, 2015, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Bradley County, Tennessee. all persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court of Bradley County, Tennessee on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (a) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting as the case may be) of this notice if the Creditor received an actual copy of this notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (1)(B) Sixty (60) days from the date the Creditor received an actual copy of the notice to Creditors if the Creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication (or posting) as described in (1)(a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent's date of death. The address of the Clerk and Master is 155 north Ocoee Street, Room 203, Cleveland, Tn 37311. This 18th day of december, 2015. William Terry ledford, Personal Representative; david B. ledford, Personal Representative; eric Brooks, BPR#031043, attorney for estate, 443 Worth Street, nW, Cleveland, Tn 37311. (423) 479-2157. Sarah e. Coleman, Clerk and Master. January 20, 27, 2016 lEgAl PUBlICATION NOTICE TO CREDITORS in The ChanCeRy COuRT FOR BRadley COunTy aT Cleveland, TenneSSee PROBaTe diviSiOn. in Re: eSTaTe OF andReW M. daReSTa no. 2016-PR-13. nOTiCe TO CRediTORS eSTaTe OF andReW M. daReSTa notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of January, 2016, letters of administration in respect of the estate of andrew M. daresta who died January 12, 2016 were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Bradley County, Tennessee. all persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the clerk of the above named court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (a) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication; or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of first publication as described in (1)(a); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent's date of death. The address of the Clerk and Master is Bradley County Clerk & Master's Office, Room 203, 155 north Ocoee Street, Cleveland, Tn 37311. This 21st day of January, 2016. Signed James a. daresta, administrator, estate of andrew M. daresta; By andrew B. Morgan, BPR #026879, attorney for the estate, 140 n. Ocoee St. Ste. 103, Cleveland, Tn 37364-1161. 423-829-1429. Filed this January 21, 2016. Sarah Coleman, Clerk and Master. January 27, February 3, 2016
LEGAL PUBLICATION PUBLIC NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all residents of Cleveland, Tennessee, and to all persons interested, that the open, public meeting of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Cleveland, Tennessee, scheduled on Thursday, January 28, 2016, has been rescheduled to Monday, February 1, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at the Tom Wheeler Training Center, 2455 Guthrie Avenue, NW, Cleveland, Tennessee. Amy Ensley, Secretary January 27, 2016 LEGAL PUBLICATION PUBLIC NOTICE The regular monthly meeting of the Bradley County Planning Commission will be held Friday, January 29 at 12:00 pm in the conference room of the Bradley County Planning and Inspections Office. AGENDA • Approval of minutes PLATS 1. Vaughan Property Revision of Lots 3-7 Final Plat REZONING REQUESTS 1. 107 Stiles Ave NW, Cleveland, TN 37312-R-2 High Density Residential to C-1 Rural Commercial ADJOURN January 27, 2016 LEGAL PUBLICATION INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids for Contract Painting Services at Developments TN054-001, TN054-002, TN054-003, TN054-004 and TN054-005 will be received by the Cleveland Housing Authority, 450 Walker Street NE, Cleveland, Tennessee, until February 16, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. EST. Bidding Documents may be obtained from Mr. Gene Williams at the Cleveland Housing Authority, 450 Walker Street NE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37320. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. WALK THROUGH AND PREBID CONFERENCE At 10:00 A.M., EST. on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, a Pre-bid conference will be held at the Cleveland Housing Authority, for the purpose of answering questions bidders may have and to consider any suggestions they may wish to make concerning the project. Immediately following the Pre-bid conference, a walk-through of the project will be held by the Owner. All contractors are encouraged to attend this walk-through and prebid conference. Cleveland Housing Authority By: Paul Dellinger, Executive Director January17, 27, 2016; February 7, 10, 2016
LEGAL PUBLICATION SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured by a Deed of Trust executed on 11/30/04, by Earl M Biederman aka Earl Monroe Biederman, an unmarried person to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee, for the benefit of Bank of America, N.A and appearing of record in Register’s Office of Bradley County, Tennessee, in Book 1489, Page 564, and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and WHEREAS, Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), as the holder of the Note for which debt is owed, (“Note Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Priority Trustee Services of TN, LLC, as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed or to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Bradley 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 Note Holder, and that the undersigned, Priority Trustee Services of TN, LLC, Substitute Trustee, or its duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on Thursday, February 11, 2016, commencing at 11:00 AM at the Main entrance on Ocoee St. of the Bradley County Courthouse, Cleveland, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified check only. The wiring of funds will not be accepted. The following described property situated in Bradley County, Tennessee, to wit: Being the Greater Part of Lot Two Hundred (200), in the Rolling Brook Subdivision, Section VI, a plat of which is recorded in the Register's Office for said County, in Plat Book 4, Page 8. Said Part of Lot is more particularly described as Beginning in the West line of the deadend turnaround of Brook Crest Drive on the most Southerly corner of Lot 199, as shown on said plat, which beginning point is 1987.35 feet from where said line of said Drive is intersected by the North line of Rolling Brook Drive, and running from said beginning point on the left-handed arc in a Southeasterly direction on a radius of 50 feet, 75.2 feet to the Northwest line of Lot 201, as shown on said plat; thence with said line of Lot 201, South 29 degrees 15 minutes West, 208.2 feet to the North line of what is now Lot 3 in Rolling Brook Subdivision, Section VII; thence with the North lines of Lot 3, 2 and 1 in said Rolling Brook Subdivision, Section VII, South 84 degrees 14 minutes West, 292.1 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 152 in Rolling Brook Subdivision; Section V, thence with the Northeast line of said Lot 152, North 82 degrees 50 minutes West 48.7 feet to the most Southerly corner of Lot 186; thence with the Southeast lines of Lots 186, 187 and 188, as shown on said plat of Rolling Brook Subdivision, Section VI, North 14 degrees 32 minutes East, 231.7 feet to the most Southerly corner of Lot 189; thence with the Southeast lines of Lots 189 and 190, as shown on said plat, North 35 degrees 42 minutes East, 200 feet to the most Westerly corner of said Lot 199; thence with the Southwest line of said Lot 199, South 64 degrees 33 minutes East, 271 feet to the Beginning, as shown by survey of Neal Sanders, dated 16 August 1976, Dwg. No. 2210-200. For Prior Title, see Deed of Warranty recorded in Book 1489, Page 561, in the Register's Office of Bradley County, Tennessee. This Conveyance is made subject to the following: Any governmental zoning and subdivision ordinances or regulations in effect thereon. This conveyance is made subject to Easements, Restrictions, Covenants and Conditions of record, including matters shown on recorded plats. Restrictions as set out in instrument recorded in Book 88, Page 865, in the Register's Office of Bradley County, Tennessee. But excluding any covenant, condition or restriction indicating a preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin to the extent such covenants, conditions or restrictions violate Title 42USC 3604(c). Subject to requirements as set out in the Legend of Rolling Brook Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 8, in the Register's Office of Bradley County, Tennessee. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4045 BROOKCREST DR NE, CLEVELAND, TN 37323 CURRENT OWNER(S): Earl M. Biederman aka Earl Monroe Biederman The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. Substitute Trustee will only convey any interest he/she may have in the property at the time of sale. Property is sold “as is, where is.” SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Cleveland Utilities For every lien or claim of lien of the state identified above, please be advised notice required by § 67-1-1433 (b)(1) was timely given and that any sale of the property herein referenced will be subject to the right of the state to redeem the land as provided for in § 67-1-1433(c)(1). 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. PRIORITY TRUSTEE SERVICES OF TN, LLC 2970 Clairmont Road NE, Suite 780 Atlanta, Georgia 30329 770-234-9181 File No.: 7345.28860 Web Site: www.rcolegal.com Cleveland Daily Banner 01/13/16, 01/20/16, 01/27/16 TS#: 7345.28860 FEI # 2013.03848 01/13/2016, 01/20/2016, 01/27/2016 January 13, 20, 27, 2016
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INSULATION INSTALLERS Must have clean driving record and be able to pass DOT physical/Cleveland Location. Average pay for our installers in 2015 ranged from $11 - $22! Weekly pay plus benefits. Must be able to lift max 75 lbs and pass a D.O.T. physical/drug screen. Must be at least 21 years of age, valid driver’s license; prefer insulation experience, willing to train.
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SALES ASSISTANT Local office seeks a full-time Sales Assistant to assist the management staff with the day-to-day administration of all elements of the sales process and front office duties. Responsibilities will include, but not limited to: Answering incoming phone calls, greeting clients and visitors, sales office support duties, data entry, light offsite deliveries of information. Applicant must have: Good MS Office skills with willingness to learn new industry related programs, high school degree, proof of valid TN driver’s license and insurance, comfort working with members of the public, smart appearance and articulate, ability to handle many tasks at once and to prioritize workload. Please send cover letter, resume and three references to:
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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, handicap/ disability or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Equal Housing Opportunity, M/F. 1 BEDROOM duplex, in the city, ground level, No pets, No smoking. $450 monthly. Call for more information 423-479-5570. 1 OR 2 bedroom available. No pets, no smoking in house. For more information call 423-227-9146. 1720 NEW Castle Drive 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, large townhouse, hardwood, tile, and stainless appliances, $975. 423-618-0823.
Lonza (formerly Arch Chemicals) in Charleston, TN is now accepting applications for fulltime Packaging positions. Major responsibilities include operating packaging equipment, filling drums, pails and bottles as well as documentation of production data; fork truck operation, loading and unloading trucks, processing returned product, housekeeping and other duties as assigned. Must be willing to work a 12-hour rotating shift. High school education or GED required. Minimum of six months packaging or light industrial work experience preferred. Fork truck skills a plus. Starts $11.64 per hour with a generous benefit package including 12 paid holidays, 15 days paid vacation days, 6 paid sick days, 401K, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, etc. After 90 days with satisfactory performance, pay progresses to $11.89 per hour and $12.42 after one year. Candidates must apply online by February 12 at http://www.lonza.com/ (Careers/Available Jobs/US Opportunities & search for the Key Word “Charleston”). If offered a position, the applicant must successfully complete a background check as well as a pre-employment physical including a drug screen. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Veterans
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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, handicap/ disability or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Equal Housing Opportunity, M/F. 3 BEDROOM, 1.5 bath ranch style house. 1 year lease, $625 monthly, $625 deposit, call SELECT REALTY PROFESSIONALS 423-559-5590/ 423-762-5933 ask for Kara. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 bath ranch, den, living room, in country, Pinhook community off Bowater Road. $750 monthly plus deposit. 2 Bedroom, Cabin in Ocoee, off Highway 64, $750 monthly plus deposit. 1-706-266-7844. 4 BEDROOM, 2 bath, bonus room, 2 car garage, NE, $1,350 monthly. 423-829-0447. NICE HOUSE north of town 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large bonus room, formal dining room, double garage $1,650 monthly. 423-667-4967. WANT TO RENT: March through May, small furnished house or mobile home outside of park. Senior couple. 423-762-9568.
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68. Sport Utility Vehicles 1999 JEEP Wrangler, Many upgrades, well maintained, 200,000 miles, very good condition! Cooper tires. $8,500. 1-210-316-8332.
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2 BEDROOM apartment, updated, close- in, $650 monthly, plus security deposit. 423-476-9101. 2 BEDROOM behind Ace Hardware on Peerless Road. Ground level, walk to shopping. Stove, refrigerator, water furnished. For information, call between 9am-6pm. No pets/ smoking. 423-479-5570. 2 BEDROOM, 1.5 bath townhome, well located, upgraded, $635 monthly. 423-584-3903. 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, washer/ dryer hookup, $550 monthly, $350 deposit. NO PETS! 423-310-8792. 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE, 1.5 bath, near Lee University. $650 monthly, $400 deposit. 423-472-8893 or 423-580-4424. 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 bath townhome, fireplace, wood/ tile, balcony, wooded, $925 monthly, 423-584-3903. APARTMENT FOR Rent off Georgetown Road, Winwood Drive and Thompson Lane. 2 Bedroom, 1.5 bath, full garage, $300 deposit, $500 monthly. 423-593-7303. AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1st: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath duplex, great location, nice yard. Credit check required. No pets. No smoking $575 monthly, $575 deposit. 1 year lease. 423-255-2426. BEST PLACE for living! 2 Bedroom with bonus room, 2 full bath, $740 monthly 423-667-4967. BLYTHEWOOD- STEEPLECHASE APARTMENTS- 1 Bedroom with utilities furnished ($389- $579); 2 Bedroom ($429- $609). Appliances furnished; duplexes. 423-472–7788. CLEVELAND SUMMIT Apartments Rent is based on income for persons 62 or older, handicapped or disabled. We have immediate openings. Equal Housing Opportunity 44 Inman Street 479-3005 LUxURY TOWNHOMES: $755 monthly, 2 bedrooms 1.5 baths; $550 1 Bedroom, 1 bath. Call for details. 423-595-1943 woodridgecleveland.com NICE TOWNHOUSE! 2463 Campbell Bridge, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath. $675 monthly. Ask about pets. Call/ text 423-400-0962.
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BY OWNER: 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, 1,552 square feet, propane gas log fireplace in living room, black refrigerator, glass top stove and dishwasher included, white GE washer/ dryer, large deck on back of house accessible from master only, double pane/ storm windows, hardwood/ carpet, unfinished basement, 1301 Harrison Pike, Stuart School zone, $149,900. Call 423-593-4574. “ATTENTION RENTERS” PURCHASE YOUR HOME WITH
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Iranian president bids for U.S. investment ROME (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invited American businessmen to join their European counterparts in investing in Iran as he wrapped up three days of multibillion dollar deal-making in Italy by saying the lifting of European sanctions had opened a new era of “win-win” collaboration. Rouhani heads next to Paris, where his originally scheduled visit was called off after the Nov. 13 attacks. Rouhani told reporters that he and Pope Francis discussed the need for religious leaders to speak out against extremism and terrorism during their audience Tuesday. But in an apparent reference to the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Rouhani said freedom of expression “doesn’t mean AP Photo
SoldierS hold a wreath at the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Wednesday on the 71st anniversary of the death camp’s liberation by the Soviet Red Army in 1945.
Holocaust victims honored 71 years after Auschwitz liberated WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Dozens of elderly Holocaust survivors lit candles at Auschwitz on Wednesday, exactly 71 years after the Soviet army liberated the death camp that has become the most powerful symbol of the human suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany during World War II. The commemoration at the former death camp in southern Poland, an area under Nazi occupation during the war, is part of the U.N.-designated International Remembrance Day, marked by politicians, survivors and others in ceremonies and events across the world. At Auschwitz some of the survivors wore sashes or scarves that recalled the striped pajamastyle clothing that prisoners were forced to wear. They placed candles and wreaths at a wall where many prisoners were executed before gathering with the presidents of Poland and Croatia for official ceremonies. The Nazis killed more than 1 million people at Auschwitz, most of them Jews but also Roma, non-Jewish Poles and others. This year’s commemorations come as a resurgence of antiSemitism casts a shadow over a new generation of European Jews, something that is driving thousands of them each year to leave the continent. “We must be honest enough to admit that more than 70 years after the Shoah, anti-Semitism is still alive in our ‘civilized’ European Union,” Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s top foreign affairs representative, said in a statement. Jewish immigration to Israel from Western Europe grew last year due to a rise in anti-Semitic attacks. Most — nearly 8,000 — were from France, where Islamic extremist attacks have destroyed the sense of security previously felt by Europe’s largest Jewish population. In Germany, where hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees have arrived in the past year, Jews feel threatened from both the far right and people coming from countries like Syria. A rise in anti-Muslim hostility amid the migrant crisis is — irrationally — also fueling antiSemitism as a growing number of people lash out in fear at anyone they perceive as different.
On Saturday, neo-Nazis paraded in the center of the English city of Newcastle doing Nazi salutes and carrying a banner that said: “Refugees Not Welcome. Hitler Was Right.” And late last year in Poland, far-right extremists at an antimigrant demonstration in Wroclaw burned the effigy of an Orthodox Jew. “Many anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers are not afraid any more to spread their hateful messages,” World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. “They do it more and more openly, on the Internet, in public places. ... Sometimes, Jews are even made scapegoats for the influx of refugees into Europe.” Amid rising intolerance, some elected leaders are trying to do more to fight hatred. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron announced Wednesday that a planned national memorial to Holocaust victims will be built next to the parliament building in central London “as a permanent statement of our values as a nation.” There were other official commemorations across Europe on Wednesday — from Estonia and Lithuania to Serbia and Albania. Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama is marking the day by honoring four people — two Americans and two Poles — for risking their lives to protect Jews during the Holocaust. In Berlin, the German Parliament gathered to remember the victims of the Holocaust and heard Ruth Klueger, an Austrian-born writer who survived Auschwitz and other camps, tell of her experience as a camp inmate and slave laborer. Klueger, now 84, also recalled the initial denial of Nazi crimes in post-war Germany and contrasted that with the country now. “Two or even three generations have grown up here since then and this country, which was responsible 80 years ago for the worst crimes of the century, has today won the applause of the world thanks to its open borders and the generosity with which it has taken in Syrian and other refugees, and still is,” Klueger said.
Suicide bombers kill 13, hurt 32 in Chibok home of kidnapped girls LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Four female suicide bombers exploded at a market in the Chibok hometown of Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, killing 13 civilians and wounding 32 people, witnesses said. Three soldiers including their commanding officer are among the injured being treated at the hospital, according to a man who was at the scene. He said the blasts with shrapnel zapping through the air began when soldiers stopped a young women covered in a hijab for a routine search at the entrance to the open-air, roadside vegetable market in the northeast Nigerian town. She blew herself up. Then three women already inside the market exploded in quick succession. The man insisted on anonymity for fear of reprisals. A Chibok community leader in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, said another blast occurred at a mili-
tary checkpoint at the entrance to Chibok. Tsambo Hosea Abana said relatives called to tell him that his niece and uncle are among the wounded. Residents blamed Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group that kidnapped nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls in April 2014. Dozens escaped but 219 remain missing. Chibok is a Christian enclave in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north. The plight of the girls brought Boko Haram international attention. The failure to rescue the schoolgirls contributed to the election defeat last year of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The militants have said some of the girls have converted to Islam and threatened to sell them into slavery. It also said some have been married to its fighters. There has been no further news of the girls, though there are reports some were carried across Nigeria’s borders.
offending that which is sacred to other people’s faith.” Francis was asked last year about the Charlie Hebdo attacks and suggested that a violent reaction could be expected when someone’s faith was insulted. He said while violence must be condemned, anyone who insults his mother can expect to be punched. Rouhani concurred and said Francis had told him the anecdote. While saying extremist violence must be condemned, “All religions are to be respected, their books and the millions of people who follow the faith,” Rouhani said. Insulting them, he said, “creates division and doesn’t help anyone.” Rouhani’s visit was aimed at pushing Iran into a more prominent role on the world stage after the nuclear deal with
Western powers ended most European economic sanctions on Tehran. H said that Europe and the U.S. had lost out as a result of the sanctions, but that now European countries were in a position to not only recover their traditional trading relationship but improve on it. Italy signed some 14 agreements representing billions of euros in deals in areas such as energy, industrial machinery, shipbuilding and transportation. Such a positive relationship could exist with the U.S. if Congress were to “end the tensions and hostility,” Rouhani said. “It’s possible, but the key is in Washington, not in Tehran,” he said. “At the same today, if American investors and the heads of the American economy,
if they want to come to Iran and invest in my country, there are no problems from our point of view.” He added that it was in Washington’s interest to no longer isolate Iran given the geopolitical reality of the region, saying it shouldn’t be pressured by the Israeli and Jewish lobby, which he said “are very influential in the U.S.” “The Americans know well the important regional questions, that without Iranian presence, without the Iranian contribution, without Iranian opinion, these questions will not be resolved,” he said. “The Middle East is a very sensitive, very delicate region. We hope that the Americans end the hostility and this enmity and rather than always look to the past let them look more to the future.”
EU probe finds serious problems in Greek border control BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union investigation found major flaws in Greece’s border management that could pave the way for other EU nations to isolate Athens and introduce long-term ID checks to restrict the entry of migrants further into the continent. Backing up the suspicions of several EU nations, surprise inspections by expert teams in Greece, including on its Aegean islands near the coast of Turkey, found that Greek authorities were failing to properly register and fin-
gerprint people or correctly check their travel papers. The EU’s top migration official, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said Wednesday that their “report shows that there are serious deficiencies in the management of the external border in Greece.” The government in Athens has three months to fix the problems. More than 850,000 people are thought to have entered Greece last year seeking sanctuary or jobs in Europe but Greece only has shelter for about 10,000 people. The Greek coast guard is sim-
ply overwhelmed, and thousands of migrants have moved north, hoping to find a home in wealthy EU countries like Germany or Sweden. The report is important because Germany has temporarily reintroduced border controls in its part of the passport-free Schengen area until May 13 after around 1 million people applied for asylum in Germany last year. Beyond that date, Berlin has no legal means of maintaining ID checks. But if the EU’s executive
Commission rules that Greece has demonstrated “serious deficiencies in carrying out external border control,” countries like Germany, Austria and Sweden could possibly keep their border controls on for up to two years. EU nations would have to vote in favor of the move by around a two-thirds majority, but Greece alone could not stop them. Any failure in the next few weeks to come up with a new mechanism allowing the border controls could see the whole Schengen border region unravel.
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SAVE
2
$
Russet Potatoes 20 Lb. Bag
3.99
$
ea.
Fresh, Grade “A”
Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs
99
¢
50
¢
Selected Varieties 15.5-16 oz.
99
¢
SAVE
1
$ 98 On 2
Coke Products
80
¢
99
¢
1
Café Valley Crème Cake
$ 20 Lb.
26 Oz., Choose from Grape Crush or A&W Root Beer
Selected Varieties 28-29 Oz.
/3
2 $
SAVE Up to
1
$ 40
5.49
$
On 2
/5
2 $
Selected Varieties 15.25 Oz.
99¢
Simply Orange Juice
Selected Varieties Half Gallon
It’s back!
6
Duncan Hines Cake Mix
Blue Bell Ice Cream
Selected Varieties 2 Liter Bottle
SAVE
lb.
SAVE
Allen’s Italian Green Beans
Bush’s Best Chili Beans SAVE
SAVE
$ 98
Selected Varieties 59 Oz.
SAVE
1
$ 50
3.49
$
Prices Effective January 27 - February 2, 2016 • Visit us at cookeshometowngrocer.com and look for weekly ad specials! 3400 Keith Street • Cleveland, TN 37312 • (423) 472-5034 • Open 7 Days a Week: 7:00am to 11:00pm
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G RO C E RY
selections and savings uy B t o H Of the ! Week
Campbell’s Condensed Soup
Selected Varieties 10.5-15.4 Oz.
SAVE
99¢
90¢
Little Debbie Bagged Donuts Selected Varieties 8.25-10.5 Oz.
SAVE
/5
4 $
2
$ 96 On 4
Hunt’s Pasta Sauce
Selected Varieties 24 Oz.
SAVE
/5
5 $
95
¢
On 5
Selected Varieties 16 Oz.
SAVE
40¢
3.29
$
SAVE
20
¢
99
¢
SAVE Up to
2
$ 50
2.99
$
1
On 2
SAVE
2
$ 78
On 2
Up to
90
¢
/1
2 $
SAVE
SAVE
2
On 2
SAVE
98¢ On 2
/4
1.99
SAVE
$
1
$ 40
2.29
$
/5
2 $
SAVE
96¢
SAVE
1
$ 98 On 2
/3
2 $
SAVE Up to
60¢
Ocean Spray 100% Juice SAVE
2
$ 98 On 2
Selected Varieties 60 Oz.
/5
2 $
Selected Varieties 4.3-6.9 Oz.
99¢
20 Oz.
1.79
$
Ortega Taco Sauce, Shells, Tortillas & Jalapeños
Shake N’ Bake Selected Varieties 2 Pack
/3
2 $
French’s Yellow Mustard
Selected Varieties 28 Oz.
Selected Varieties 7.5-10 Oz.
Selected Varieties 13-18 Oz.
56¢
Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce
Selected Varieties 16 Oz.
2 $
SAVE
2.25
1
Selected Varieties 28-46 Oz.
Rice-A-Roni or Pasta Roni
$
$ 04
Post Honey Bunches of Oats $ 58
Red Gold Tomato Juice, Sauce or Tomatoes
Selected Varieties 9.4-14 Oz.
Hormel Compleats Dinners SAVE
79¢
Kraft Deluxe Dinners
Wish-Bone Salad Dressing
Kellogg’s Cereal
Selected Varieties 17-24 Oz.
/3
2 $
On 2
VanCamp’s Baked Beans Selected Varieties 15 Oz.
SAVE
$ 50
1
Olive Garden Italian Dressing
SAVE
40¢
Selected Varieties 27 Oz. Can
SAVE
Selected Varieties 7-8 Oz.
Selected Varieties 15-16 Oz.
Glory Seasoned Greens
$ 18
Ronco Pasta
Bush’s Best Beans
Selected Varieties 12 Ct. or 8 Oz.
1.79
$
Juicy Juice SAVE Up to
2
$ On 982
Selected Varieties 8 Pack or 64 Oz.
/5
2 $
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selections and savings SAVE
1
SAVE
$ 98
1
$ 00
On 2
On 2
Fritos or Cheetos
On 2
Best Choice Soft Drinks
/5
2 $
Selected Varieties 12 Pack, 12 Oz.
Niagara Water 24 Pack
Keebler Town House or Club Crackers SAVE
1.99
$
2
/5
2 $
2
On 2
SAVE
3
$ 98 On 2
Selected Varieties 10.5-20 Oz.
Selected Varieties 9-13.7 Oz.
SAVE
/5
2 $
Up to
1
$ 50
HOUSE HOLD
Fiora Bath Tissue or Paper Towels 6-12 Rolls
SAVE
3.99
$
2
$ 50
6 Mega Rolls or 12 Double Rolls
SAVE
6.99
$
6
BEER
3.49 essentials $
12 Pack, 12 Oz. Bottles
11.79
$
Bud or Bud Light 18 Pack, 12 Oz. Cans
SAVE
20-22 Count
$
Selected Varieties 8 Pack, 14.5 Oz.
15.99
Up to
2
7.79
Up to
3
/4
2 $
Selected Varieties 16-17.6 Lb. SAVE
$
SAVE
$ On 382
Dad’s Kibbles Nuggets, Nibbles or Special Mix Cat Food
$ 00
12 Oz. Bottles
5.99
$
Keebler Fudge Shoppe, Simply Made Cookies or Rice Krispies Treats
9.99 favorite selections 2
$ 00
Selected Varieties 6 Pack,
$
Frito Lay Variety Pack
Selected Varieties 48-64 Use
Samuel Adams Beer Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light or Miller Lite
2
Gain 2X Laundry Detergent
Charmin Bath Tissue $ 40
/4
2 $
Nabisco Family Size Crackers, Cookies or Fig Newtons
Sunshine Cheez-It Crackers
Selected Varieties 9-16 Oz.
$ 00
SAVE
$ 98
SAVE
$ 50
Selected Varieties 7-9.75 Oz.
9.99
$
Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails 6 Pack,
12 Oz. Bottles
6.99
$
d d a o t t e g r o f t ’ n Do o t n io t ip r c s e r p r u yo your grocery list! S1 COOKES_0127_PAGE 3 S1
M E AT
cleveland ’s finest meats
• HOG WILD PORK SALE! •
CHOOSE ANY ITEMS
MIX & MATCH ONLY
SAVE
8
$ 22 /pkg.
UP TO 3.25 LBS.
Boston Butt Pork Roast
UP TO 4.80 LBS.
SAVE Up to
5
$ 39 /pkg.
Boneless Pork Riblets
Up to
UP TO 3.50 LBS.
SAVE
Bone-In Pork Steaks
Up to
6
$ 06 /pkg.
UP TO 4.55 LBS.
Country Style Pork Ribs UP TO 6.50 LBS.
SAVE Up to
10
$
14
/pkg.
SAVE Up to
8
$ 77
8
Boneless Texas Style Pork Ribs
/pkg.
Bone-In Pork Sirloin Chops UP TO 5.75 LBS.
SAVE
SAVE Up to
8
$ 62 /pkg.
Bone-In Pork Sirloin Roast UP TO 6.50 LBS.
SAVE Up to
8
$ 77
/pkg.
9
$ 49 /pkg.
SAVE
Assorted Pork Chops
Up to
8
$ 10 /pkg.
UP TO 4.75 LBS.
SAVE
Boneless Pork Sirloin Chops
Up to
UP TO 3.50 LBS.
Certified Angus Beef
TASTE THE DIFFERENCE
EACH
$
Boneless Pork Chops
ONLY PAY $8 EACH!
Up to
8
$ 10 /pkg.
UP TO 4.75 LBS.
Center Cut Pork Chops
UP TO 4.00 LBS.
SAVE
Bone-In Pork Riblets
Up to
9
$ 56 /pkg.
UP TO 6.70 LBS.
SEAFOOD
SAVE Up to
9
$ 35 /pkg.
SAVE
Market Made Pork Sausage
Up to
5
$ 60 /pkg.
UP TO 4.55 LBS.
ocean fresh
SAVE
2
$
Angus beef at it’s best
Lb.
Top Sirloin Steaks
6.99
$
SAVE Wild Harvested USA
lb.
Raw Shell-On Medium Shrimp
The Top Sirloin is a lean tender cut with a bold beefy flavor that will impress your guests!
31-35 Count
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SAVE
2
$
7.99
$
70
Lb.
Maine Crab Cakes lb.
5 Oz., Made With Real Crab Meat!
SAVE
1
¢
$
2.59
Fresh Tilapia Fillets
$
ea.
Great For A Family Fish Fry!
Lb.
6.99
$
lb.
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FROZ E N
quality meals in minutes
SAVE
Freschetta Pizza
Tombstone Pizza
Selected Varieties 14.54-29.48 Oz.
Selected Varieties 12 Inch
4.99
$
3
$ 30
SAVE
SAVE
On 3
On 2
Sister Schubert’s Rolls
Selected Varieties 12.3-19 Oz.
Selected Varieties 6 Count, 15.8 Oz.
SAVE
/4
2 $
3
$ 78
Marie Callender’s Dinners & Pot Pies
/5
On 2
/ 10
4
Selected Varieties 24-28 Oz.
SAVE
3 $
$ 97
2 $
2
$ 38
Banquet Frozen Entrees
Pepperidge Farms Cakes, Bread & Turnovers Selected Varieties 8-19.6 Oz.
SAVE
2.99 4 udderly delicious $
80
¢
DAI RY
/5
2 $
Up to
$ On 582
SAVE Up to
80¢
SAVE
Yoplait Yogurt
Breakstone’s Sour Cream
Selected Varieties 4-6 Oz.
Selected Varieties 16 Oz.
/5
10 $
90¢ On 10
SAVE
1.79
$
1
$ 20
99¢
Selected Varieties , 4-10 Ct.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
International Delight or Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Creamer
Selected Varieties 3.5-3.95 Oz.
Selected Varieties 8-15 Oz.
Selected Varieties 32 Oz.
/4
On 2
Pillsbury Grands Jr. Crescent or Cinnamon Rolls
Sargento Chunk Cheese
2 $
3
$ 98
SAVE
SAVE
SAVE
$ 2.99 1 2.99 breakfast, lunch & dinner $
40
¢
M E AT
$ 20
SAVE
1
$ 20
Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken
SAVE
Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage Selected Varieties 13-14 Oz.
1
$ 70
2.49
$
Carolina Pride Sliced Bacon Selected Varieties, 12 Oz.
2.99
$
SAVE
2
$
Strips, Popcorn or Fillets, 22-25 Oz.
7.99
$
SAVE
1
$
Wampler’s Whole Hog Pork Sausage
2.29
$
Selected Varieties, 16 Oz.
SAVE
66¢
Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Thin Sliced Lunchmeats
Oscar Mayer Beef Franks Oscar Mayer Basic Lunchables Selected Varieties 2.2-4.4 Oz.
1.49
$
SAVE
1
$ 70
Selected Varieties 14-16 Oz.
3.99
$
SAVE
50¢
7-9 Oz.
3.49
$
Sea Best Pollock Fillets SAVE
1
$
16 Oz. Bag
3.79
$
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We will match the printed ad produce prices of Food City, Food Lion, Publix, or Wal-Mart on any identical item every week.
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savor the seasonal sweetness Sweet colored peppers add crunch, flavor, and a rainbow of colors to salads, platters, stir fries, sandwiches, soups and casseroles. They can also be grilled, roasted, steamed, braised or stuffed with savory fillings.
SAVE
1
$
Imported Large Cantaloupes
Red or Yellow Bell Peppers
1.49
$
2
$
ea.
SAVE
1
$ 20
ea.
Medium Yellow Onions
Sunkist Navel Oranges SAVE
2.99
$
3 Lb. Bag
4 Lb. Bag
2.99
$
ea.
SAVE
80
¢
GLORIOUS B LOOMS
99
¢
SAVE
10¢ ¢ lb.
Fresh Green Cabbage
49
lb.
ea.
let us create your arrangement “HUGE” Blooming Love Combo Bouquets
19.99
$
ea.
Mini Roses 6 Inch
10.99
$
ea.
Not just a “Floral Department.” We have a REAL FLORIST in our store for your convenience! Special Arrangements; Weddings are our specialty. S1 COOKES_0127_PAGE 7 S1
DE LI
We build a better sandwich, one sub at a time.
homemade freshness ek!
Sandwich of the We
• Signature Subs • The Wendy
SAVE $
SAVE ¢
1
60
6 Inch Buffalo Chicken Ranch
Ham, sliced chicken and cheddar cheese “All the Way” with honey mustard.
Lb.
4.99
$
Chicken Tender
5.99
$
Kretschmar
Turkey Breast
Chicken tenders and monterey jack cheese, served “All the Way” with your choice of deli or honey mustard.
lb.
Signature subs are available in half and full sizes. White or wheat. Half- $5.59 Full- $7.99 $2 more to make it a combo!
SAVE $
1
Kretschmar
Hard Salami
Lb.
1
Kretschmar
Yellow American Cheese
5.99
$
BAK E RY
1
Lb.
Lb.
4.99
$
lb.
“All the way” = mayo, deli mustard, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
SAVE $
SAVE $
2.99
Deli Fresh
$
Pasta Salad
lb.
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Call ahead, made to order Monday thru Friday: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Phone: 423-472-5034 ext. 100
SAVE $ 50
SAVE $
1
1
Coconut Bar Cake
3.99
$
16 oz.
New!
ea.
German Chocolate Cake
8 Inch, Single Layer
6.49
$
ea.
Made from Scratch
Mini Chicken Pot Pie 5 Inch SAVE $
SAVE $
1
Fresh Baked Butter Croissants 4 Count, Large
1
2.99
$
ea.
Blueberry or Banana Nut
Muffins 4 Count
3.99
$
ea.
5.99
$
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