Scribe October 2022

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By Rebekah Beeler Scribe publisher

Dean Phillips, affectionately known as “Mrs. Dean,” officially retired from Monterey Branch Library.

“Dean was always willing to come early or stay late to help me anyway she could,” said Doylene Farley, Monterey library branch manager. “We have seen it all over the last 22 years. We have laughed, cried, and rejoiced with many patrons through their trails and blessings. I, honestly, don’t know what I will do without Dean.”

Phillips was raised just outside Crawford, in the unincorporated community

Peters serves MFD 40 years

By Rebekah Beeler Scribe publisher

Monterey Volunteer Fire Chief Kevin Peters has put his mark on Monterey his tory. He has served with the department for 40 years, keeping the safety of com munity in the forefront of his mind and always being there on residents’ worst days. To put in plainly, he loves

firefighting and wanted to be a firefighter as a child.

“I’ve wanted to do it, since I was little,” Peters said. “I used to have a little fire truck. That was pretty much the start of it.”

As soon as he was graduated from high school, he joined the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department and learned from the department’s season

veterans under Chief Richard “Dickie” Milligan.

“They were needing peo ple,” he said. “I was out of high school, fresh out, and I started volunteering.”

Back then, he said his “train ing” was that they handed him his gear and said they would teach him how to use it.

By Rebekah Beeler Scribe publisher

Ladies gathered ‘round at the Know Your Worth Women’s Conference held on Sept. 30, at VFW Post 6277, where coffee and donuts were served at breakfast with a side of esteemed guest speakers and a genuine day of women cheering for women. “If my mom would have known her worth, her life would have been different,” said Amanda Cherie Sexton, keynote speak

er and author of From the Needle to the Cross

The day-long conference was the brain child of Amy Martin, who organized the event as a service to the community’s women. After meeting and greeting and refreshments, Martin and Builtwell Bank Vice President Tonya Jackson offered a warm welcome for all the ladies joining

Photo by Rebekah Beeler

Monterey Fire Chief Kevin Peters celebrates 40 years on the department this year

Photo by Rebekah Beeler

Amy Martin accompanies on back up to Lori Barrett Judd’s music at the women’s confer ence Sept 30.

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Hilltop Chorale patri otic Veterans Day concert

Monterey Hilltop Chorale will be hosting its annual Patriotic Salute in honor of the country’s veter ans for Veterans Day. The concert will be held at the Monterey United Methodist Church on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. The church is lo cated at 124 N. Holly St. in Monterey.

Monterey to host JackO’-Lantern Jamboree Oct. 29

Run amuck with Monterey and join in for a spooktacu lar event on Saturday, Oct. 29, for trick-or-treating, games, music, bouncy houses, food, movie, and pumpkin carving contest in Downtown Monterey along Commercial Ave. Trick or treating begins at 5 p.m. and “Hocus Pocus” will be shown at 7 p.m.

Monterey Pickers tune up for community Summer is here and that mean the Monterey Pick ers are tuned in for warm Tuesday evenings at the Monterey Farmers Market at about 6 p.m. So, come listen or bring your instru ment and play.

Monterey Farmers Mar ket open

Monterey Farmers Market is now open on Saturdays from 7 a.m.- 2 p.m. The Monterey Farmers Market seeks vendors to sell pro duce, eggs, meats, baked goods, and handmade crafts

during the 2022 season. Registration for vendors to participate at the Monterey Farmers Market this year are open at the Monterey Depot Museum. For more information, contact Raf ferty Cleary, Monterey Cultural Administrator, at 839-2111.

Garden Club meets sec ond

Tuesdays

The Monterey Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of each month. Come and listen to guest speakers, watch demonstrations and get tips for successful gar dening. The clubs is active in the Monterey commu nity and offer scholarships to Monterey High School graduates. They would love to have you join them. For more information, please contact Monterey Garden Club President, Jan Stan sell at (214) 208-5243 or email montereytngarden club@yahoo.com. They look forward to seeing you there!

Monterey Hilltop Chorale holds rehearsals

Monterey Hilltop Cho rale, an all volunteer choir under the direction of Fran cis Eldridge will start the new season’s reshersals in August. The Chorale meets at Monterey United Meth odist Church at 6 p.m. on Mondays. They always welcome new members. The Chorale performs free concerts for the com munity and supports local causes with love offerings

Standing Stone Scribe

Rebekah Beeler, Publisher

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collected at the door. They are also seeking sponsor ships to help with the cost of sheet music, supplies and professional pianist. Sponsorships are yearly and sponsor logos will be featured on the concert programs. For more infor mation about becoming a sponsor, contact Kathy at kradel1010@gmail.com or Joy at cedesigners@out look.com.

Monterey Board meets on first Mondays

The Town of Monterey holds monthly board meet ings open to the public every first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Monterey Municiple Building. It is important for residents to see how the city is being managed and to take ad vantage of the opportunity use their voices. Everyone who has a vested interest in the town, its direction and prospects, as well as the necessity to understand city processes, programs and issues is encouraged to attend. The town hall meeting will have a signin sheet for those who wish to speak and give time for them to bring up important issues for discussion.

Monterey Senior Center plans programs

Make plans to check out the Monterey Senior Cen ter.

• Exercise– Chair exer cises Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.

• Bridge– Monday and Thursday at 1 p.m.

• Bingo- Thursday at 10 a.m.

• Wednesday Socials: 10:30 a.m. 30-attendee maximum for special guest presentations. Make reser vations to attend.

• Thursday Extras: 10 a.m.

BINGO

• Friday Art: 10 a.m.

If schools are closed due to inclement weather, the Monterey Senior Center

will also be closed.The Center is located at 105 N. Elmore, Monterey, TN. Contact the Senior Center by calling 839-8053. Mem bership is free for those 60 and over. Come and see what we are all about. Please stop by the center to see what new adventures have been added. Regular center hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Monterey VFW meet first Thursdays

VFW Post 6277 meet ing time has changed. Post meeting will remain on the first Thursday of every month but will now begin at 7 p.m. VFW Post 6277 is located at 101 South Pop lar St., Monterey, TN, and is open to all veterans who have served in a war or conflict.

SCV active in community

The Champ FergusonStanding Stone Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) Post 2014 Help preserve Southern Heri tage and join in the Capt. Champ Ferguson-Standing Stone #2014 Sons of Con federate Veterans (SCV). For more information, con tact Jack Looper at 4452050 or Rooster Barnes at 510-2211.

SSHS/Monterey Hometown Project meets

The Standing Stone His torical Society/Monterey Hometown Project meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Monterey Lions Club. The Society plans the an nual Standing Stone Day celebration, a local holiday that is observed annually on the second Saturday in October. Monterey Home town Project meets directly following the Standing Stone Historical Society meeting. Monterey Home town Project is a group or ganized under the Standing Stone Historical Society

to raise funds to make im provements to the Town of Monterey. Email standing stoneday@gmail.com.

FCE Club meets fourth Monday

The Monterey Family and Consumer Education Club meets on the fourth Thurs day of the month at the Monterey Senior Center at 6:30 p.m.

Civitan Club meets third Tuesdays

The Monterey Civi tan holds monthly meet ings on the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Monterey Methodist Church fellowship hall. Anyone interested in join ing the Monterey Civitan Club is welcomed and en couraged to come to the meetings.

Check out Monterey Branch Library

A monthly quilting class is held on the third Tues day of the month at 2 p.m. Bring your quilting project, learn from expe rienced quilters and enjoy the company. Free violin lessons began at the li brary on March 3, open to students 8 to 80 years old.

Classes are on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. There are limited seats in class and limited instruments for lease. To reserve, call 8392103. Download the Libby app and use your library card number to download ebooks, audiobooks and magazines to use at home. Using personal computer? Go to https://reads.over drive.com/. Friends of the Monterey Library Book Sale is set for the first Sat urday of every month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Used book donations are accepted dur ing normal library hours. Please come and support the library and join Friends of the Monterey Library The library is located at 401 E. Commercial Ave, Monterey. 839-2103.

Suicide prevention resources available

The National Suicide Pre vention Lifeline (1-800273-8255) is one such free resource that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for anyone who is in suicidal crisis or emo tional distress.

Lions Building for event rental

The Monterey Lions Club will be renting out the Club’s building for par ties, events and gatherings. The cost is $50 for a 3-hour slot and $100 for an all day event. For those who would like to rent the Monterey Lions Club building for their event, call 931-8392350. Contact Mike Calla han at 839-2350 for more information. Forms are available at 108 E. Com mercial Ave.

Standing Stone Day set for Oct. 8

The 43rd annual Stand ing Stone Day celebration of Monterey’s Cherokee heritage and the Standing Stone Monument will be observed on Saturday, Oct. 8. Festivities this year will include a parade, scavenger hunt, Native presentation, craft vendors, car show and food trucks. The event will also feature live music by crowd favorite Caleb and Leann. The Miss Standing Stone Beauty Pageant date is set for Saturday, Sept. 17.

Titus House wants to help Need clothes? We can help! Titus House, 306 W. Crawford Ave. in Monterey, provides free clothing to anyone in need. Titus House is open the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon, except for October when it will be open the third Sat

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Rocktoberfest Oct. 7

Blues & Brews fundraiser Oct. 15

WCTE PBS Blues & Brews

Craft Beer Festival is a fund raiser that supports WCTE PBS. All proceeds stays right here in the Upper Cumber land and supports lifelong learning and local storytell ing.The annual beer tasting event is scheduled for Satur day, October 15 from 12:00 PM -4:00 PM in Dogwood Park in Cookeville, with admission to a stein social at 11:00 AM for VIP ticket holders.

With a VIP ticket guest will have exclusive access to in dividual beers, food from lo cal restaurants and reserved seating all day. Table spon sorships are available in the VIP tent for groups of 10 and will include recognition as a Blues & Brews VIP sponsor.

Featured local breweries include Calfkiller, Hix Farm,

Red Silo, and more. A number of home brewers will be onhand sharing their brew con coctions and Budweiser and Cherokee distributing have partnered up again to bring a large variety of craft beers making the event complete.

Ticket holders will enjoy tasting over 100+ craft beers

while listening to blues mu sic from singer and guitarist Ping Rose of Nashville. Lo cal food truck favorites West Coast Tacoz, The Swiftwich, Kevin’s Kitchen, and more will be available forfood purchase.The iconic Blues & Brews branded shirts will be for sale at the event.

Similar to last year, Blues & Brews will follow an open concept between beer ven dors to maintain maximum airflow and enjoyment of Dogwood Park.

Advanced VIP tickets are available for $70.00 and Ge General Admission tick ets are available for $50.00. Day of tickets will be $75 for VIP and $55 for General Admission. Tickets must be purchased online from tick et site. To purchase tickets, please visit wcte.org/brews. For information about be coming a VIP Table Sponsor, please visit wcte.org/brews or call 931-528-2222.

All proceeds from the festi val support WCTE PBS – the Upper Cumberland’s own PBS station.

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urday. Titus House accepts donations of clean, dry clothing in bags or boxes. These may be dropped off at Titus House. Please put donations underneath the carport at the end of the Titus House driveway. Ti tus House appreciates your donations! Titus House is an outreach program of the Monterey Church of Christ. Questions regard ing Titus House please call (931) 252-7676.

The Cottage Thrift Store open

The Cottage thrift store at

the Monterey United Meth odist Church offers new inventory and new pric ing. They ask for everyone to exercise precautions, use gloves and masks and will have some available for their shoppers’ safety. Note: if there is a spike in local COVID-19 cases, The Cottage will remain closed.

Join Monterey Lion’s Club Disaster Response Team

The Disaster Response Team is a non-profit orga nization meeting the needs

of those faced with natural disasters. The team needs donations of water, canned goods and money to make trips to and from disaster areas and also welcomes volunteers to help in relief missions. Contact team leader Ken Hall at 2393318 to become a team volunteer.

UCDD Offers Relative Caregiver, Housing As sistance

Are you raising a rela tive child or need hous ing assistance? For more information on assistance

and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the Up per Cumberland Develop ment District toll-free at 1-877-275-8233. A support group meeting will be held for relatives that are car ing for relative children during this month. Please contact Melissa Allison at 931-476-4127, if you are interested in attending this meeting.

For housing assistance, while caring for a minor child, contact Myra Walker at 931-432-4111.

Commodity Distribution set

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will hold a commodities distribution for Put nam County on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, from 9 a.m. un til noon at Trinity Assembly Church of God (The Nest). Sign-up will be available at the distribution site.

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, na tional origin, religion, or disability in admission to, ac cess to, or operations of its programs, services, or activi ties.

This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee.

• RETIRES •

of Twinton, and moved to Monterey in 1964, when she got married. She was named after a great-grandmother.

“They call me Dean,” she said. “I’m Elizabeth, but nobody knows that.”

She worked at Ely Walker for 23 years, then went to work at D’Arbo for 22 years and worked at Monterey Branch Library for 22 years.

She first began working at Monterey Branch Library through a Title 5 program with the Upper Cumberland Human Resources Agency. Eight years later, Putnam County hired her to continue her work there as a library clerk, where she has met and helped countless families, students and residents with library resources, programs, events, classes, and fostered a love of reading and learn ing in the community for 14 more years.

“I’ve met a lot of people,” Phillips said. “There have been a lot of people come through this library, and I just hope I helped a few.”

Her responsibilities includ ed not only her work with the library programs, the quilting classes and reading program, but with checkins, check-outs, process ing materials, restocking

and supporting the library staff and being available for those visiting the library needing her help.

“And that is a job,” she said.

She loves quilting and said she’s been quilting for 65 years, taught by her mother and grandmother, and greatgrandmother who also quilt ed. They began offering a quilting class that Phillips helps facilitate.

“She taught me a lot – even what is between black and white,” said fellow staff member, Michelle Cooley, of reading and reading be tween the lines. “She will be missed.”

Though she is retired, she still plans to be of assis tance and continue to be a presence in the quilting class and get more people interested. But, she’s plan ning on taking a month off first.

She said she will miss work ing at the library.

“I will miss people the most,” she said. Then she laughed and added, “But, I’ll get to stay in the warm and cozy room this winter.

I don’t have to get out in the cold. And I’ve got some great-grandchildren to en joy.”

Best wishes, Mrs. Dean. Thank you for all your years of service and love to the community.

Get ready to rock at the Rocktoberfest music event set for Friday, Oct. Featured musicians are WARRANT, Lita Ford and the BULLETBOYS. Come hear the all too famous “Cherry Pie” and more favorites at Rocktoberfest at The Old Gray music venue and party like it’s 1989. Premium tickets are $20, and general admission tickets are $10. Tickets are on sale now and will be available at the gate. The Old Gray is located on 3781 Monterey Hwy., Monterey, TN. For event information or to purchase tickets visit the box office at 114 E. Stratton Ave. in Monterey or theoldgray.com.

A bunch of ‘Hocus Pocus’

By Paula Tudor, Scribe columnist

It’s October, which means cooler tempera tures, less light and, of course, Halloween. From magical to scary, everyone has their favorite movies to watch in the days lead ing up to the 31st. While I have never been a scary movie person myself, there are cer tain Halloween themed movies I try to pull out every year. For many, this includes Dis ney’s “Hocus Pocus,” starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. “Hocus Pocus” was released in 1993, but it has remained a fan favorite for almost 30 years. In case you have never seen the film or just need a reminder, “Hocus Pocus” is a movie about three witches, the Sanderson sisters. The sisters must routinely steal the lives of children in order to stay youthful and immortal. They are eventually hanged for their crimes, but come back centuries later to gather more children. The sisters are easily tricked by teenagers, in spite of their spells, and are thrown off by modern technology, so they ultimately fail in their attempts and are sent back to the afterlife.

On Sept. 30, the sequel to “Hocus Pocus” premiered on Disney +, to the delight of people everywhere. News that there would be a second “Hocus Pocus” brought forth not only excitement but new merchandise based on the movie, making it one of the most hyped sequels to air exclusively on a streaming platform. Even though this has never been my favorite Halloween movie, I wanted to revisit it then watch the new one to see how it compared to the original. After watching both films, I discovered that there is no comparison between the two.

The original “Hocus Pocus” told a story. It was a clear work of fiction meant to en tertain. After watching it again, it is easy to see why it has become a Halloween classic for so many.

While most sequels fail to live up to the original, “Hocus Pocus 2” is one of the worst sequels I have ever seen. In fact, while I was watching it, I found myself wondering why the three main actresses agreed to return for this film. The production quality of “Hocus Pocus 2” wasn’t on the same level as the first, which is saying something considering

the first one was made in the early 90s. In addition, the second film contained a lot of holes in the storytelling. Certain elements didn’t coincide with the first film, but I could overlook a lot of that because we see that in almost all sequels. Walgreen’s was featured in the first part of the second film as a place the sisters visited. This made for a funny scene, but when Walgreen’s was brought up later on in conversation, I real ized that this entire sequel could have been reduced to a nostalgic commercial for the company. The real problem I have with the film, however, is the writing.

“Hocus Pocus 2” lacked the imaginative storytelling of the original. It felt like an amateur attempt at pushing an agenda. In this second film, the sisters, while still seek ing children to kill, are seen as victims of a Puritanical society. They are outcasts, not unlike the teenagers who accidentally bring them back to life. In this film, good and evil doesn’t really exist like it did in the original; there are shades of grey where everyone is on the same playing field and “power is meant to be shared.” Overall, “Hocus Pocus 2” really felt like a bad after school special, with political correctness running “amuck, amuck, amuck!”

“Hocus Pocus 2” can only be watched by subscribing to Disney +, and, unfortunately, they no longer offer free trials. Plans start at $7.99/month. However, if you have Veri zon, there is a good chance you are eligible for certain perks, like 6 months of Disney + for free. To find out if you have access to this, log in to your Verizon account, and go to entertainment add-ons.

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Paula Tudor graduated cum laude from Tennessee Technological University with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies emphasiz ing English and Communication. She is a freelance writer and a distinguished blog ger/online correspondent, with more than three thousand followers on twitter. The bulk of her work can be found at paulassoapbox.blogspot.com and at paulatudor. com.

Dave Says

It’ll take lots of discussion and planning

Dear Dave, My wife and I are in our late-twenties, and we have a full emergency fund saved up. Our only debt is our home. We have talked about having a child some time next year, but I am on the road three weeks a month for my job. I don’t want to be gone so much once we have a child, and I am thinking about opening my own business, so I can eliminate the travel and control my hours better. Do you have any thoughts on this situation? Mike

Dear Mike, An entrepreneur is the person I know who can go from sheer terror to sheer exhilaration and back ev ery few hours. You’ve got to have a strong mind and a strong heart to be suc cessful, plus there’s a good chance your idea won’t last long if you don’t love what you’re doing. Remember, too, you’re basically on straight commission as an entrepreneur, and there probably wouldn’t be a regular paycheck you could count on for a while.

Okay, that was a quick dose of reality. Now, if time and money weren’t considerations, what would you rather do—stay at your current job or run your own business?

My advice to anyone, entrepreneur or not, is to make sure your work falls in line with the passions, skills and talents you were born with. You don’t need

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to work in the construction business if you don’t like being outdoors and work ing with your hands, just like you don’t want to be stuck in a call center if you hate talking on the phone and being cooped up inside all day.

Everyone wants to be successful in their job, en joy what they do and make lots of money. But per sonal happiness is just as important. If you wake up excited about what you’re facing every day, chances are you’ll be successful and happy. If you wake up dreading the day and your job, I can almost guarantee you won’t be successful or happy.

You’ve got a lot more thinking and research to do, Mike. There’s noth ing wrong with wanting to change jobs or be an entrepreneur. Being able to spend more time with your family is a noble and worthwhile thing, too. But I’m not hearing a lot of direction in what you’re saying right now. Maybe work with a career coach, and spend some time toss ing ideas around with your wife. I know you both want great things for your

child, but you’re not going to make the best possible decisions for yourself— and your family—without a lot more planning and thoughtful discussion.

An uncomfortable situation

Dear Dave, I need your advice. I just accepted a new job in a field I love three weeks ago. Yesterday, I was recruited and offered a position by a huge company for the same kind of position, and they pay more than twice what I’m making now. I did not send in a resume, or fill out an application for the job that was just offered. They came directly to me, and it was a huge surprise. I don’t have a contract with my current employer, but they are good people and I want to handle things well and do the right thing. Can you help?

Jenny

Dear Jenny, Long story short, I think you take the new job. Now, how do you handle this with your present employer? With total honesty, respect and a lot of gratitude. Walk into your boss’s office, and lay out the whole situation truthfully. Let them know what has happened, how it happened, and while you feel awful about how things worked out, you had no intention of misleading them or causing problems. On top of all that, promise • See SITUATION• Continued on 11

How to fight inflation through year’s end

Inflation.

It’s a constant news headline, the joke of ev ery meme, and the word we curse under our breath every time we have to put the fancy bacon back on the shelf and grab the ge neric turkey bacon instead. Whether we want to admit it or not, inflation is here, and it’s sticking around, folks. But first, what even is it?

All you need to remember here is the basic law of sup ply and demand. Oversup ply means prices go down. And undersupply means prices go up, aka inflation. But what I want to remind you is that even if you can’t control how much inflation rises from month to month, there’s still plenty of ways you can beat inflation with out resorting to turkey ba con.

Get Your Priorities Straight

Now, the first thing to do is make sure the most im portant things in your bud get are covered. No, I’m not talking about your Am azon Prime membership. I’m talking about what I call your Four Walls: food, utilities, shelter and trans portation. So, here’s my plan for how to beat infla tion and keep your Four

Walls strong!

How

to Save on Food

1. Shop at the cheapest grocery stores. If you real ly want to cut back on your bill, rethink where you shop. In the U.S., some of the cheapest grocery stores are Aldi, WinCo Foods, Food 4 Less, Costco, Wal mart and Trader Joe’s.

2. Cut out the wants, and only buy the items you need. You need breakfast, lunch and dinner—you don’t need that fresh water melon that costs $7 because someone else cut it for you. If your grocery bill is out of hand, take a serious look at your needs versus your nice-to-haves.

4. Use cash-back apps and coupons. Use cash-back reward apps, like Ibotta or Fetch Rewards, to help you save. While rebates don’t give you a discount up

front, the cash-back sav ings will add up. And don’t knock the power of the O.G. paper or digital cou pon either. But remember, never spend just to save. Don’t buy name brand just because you get cash back. Do the math and buy the most affordable option that gets the job done.

How to Save on Utilities

1. Don’t run appliances unless they’re full. Your husband spilled coffee all over his pants—again. But instead of washing those soiled khakis alone, wait until you can run a full load. And when it comes to the dishwasher, the same thing applies (but to be clear, don’t put pants in there).

2. Program your thermo stat. You can save as much as 10% a year if you drop your thermostat down 7–10 degrees for eight hours a

day.1 So turn down the thermostat before you head out the door.

3. Use less. This is a nobrainer, right? One of the best things you can do to save on utilities is to sim ply use less. Even the little things like turning off the lights can do a lot to keep you from using more.

How to Save on Housing

1. Be a smart renter. Get ting a roommate (even if they’re quirky) can cut your rent in half—or more. And if you know you want to stay in the place you’re in right now, see if your land lord will drop your monthly rent if you sign a 16-month or 18-month lease.

2. Make sure your house payment isn’t more than 25% of your monthly takehome pay. You don’t want to be house poor at any time, and definitely not

with inflation on the loose. Making sure your house payment isn’t eating up too much of your income will help you have enough breathing room in your budget to live.

3. If you’re buying a house, save 20% for a down payment to avoid PMI. The more money you have for a down payment, the better—because it’ll lead to a smaller mortgage. Plus, saving 20% will save you from having to pay pri vate mortgage insurance (PMI), which will lower your monthly mortgage payment!

How to Save on Gas Pric es

1. Use apps to track the cheapest gas prices. You

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SSHS announces 2022 Student Essay and Art Contest winners

The Standing Stone Historical Society is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Student Essay and Art Contest. The theme for the celebration this year is “Tanasi Timeline,” since Tennessee hit a milestone birthday, its 225th, in 2021. As of June 1, Tennessee added yet another year to the state’s timeline. In view of this, we wanted to share not only the history of the Standing Stone, but of Tennessee, and Cherokee and Monterey’s place within it. A special thank you goes to volunteer judges, Crossville Chronicle copy editor Caroline Selby and Assistant Managing Editor Cheryl Duncan. The contest is sponsored annually by Standing Stone Scribe.

Winners are invited and encouraged to ride the 2021 Standing Stone Day parade on Saturday, Oct. 8. Line up is at 9:30 a.m. in the empty lot behind the Monterey Depot. The parade starts at 10 a.m. Artwork will be returned to the schools at a later date for students to pick up.

Standing Stone Day Student Essay Contest 2022

Middle School Division First Place

By Alyx Parker Radcliff

As of 2021, Tennessee is 225 years old. Ten nessee has a broad and deep history stretching from the Cumberland Gap to the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The music and people are so diverse it is like a different country from West Tennessee all the way to East Ten nessee; the people, the pride, the country mu sic known throughout Nashville, to the R&B in downtown Mem phis.

Tennessee has many tourist destinations; the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains or the soul of the Grand Ole Opry. Tennessee is one the most loved states throughout the South.

We cover sports with the Tennessee Titans of the AFC in the NFL, the Memphis Grizzlies of

the NBA, or the Nash ville Sounds out of the Minor League Baseball League. Tennessee has a home for everyone and will always be our own Volunteer State.

From our perspec tive, we see Tennes see through our own small town, Monterey. Monterey has been around for 129 years, being established in 1893. This small com munity is a place where the “Hilltops Kiss the Sky,” our town name meaning “King of the Mountain” in Spanish.

Monterey holds around 3,000 people, the leg endary Monterey De pot Museum, and a newer local favorite, Los Agaves.

One of Monterey’s most iconic features, Standing Stone, is a symbol of pride, joy, and the eight- foot structure that resides in the marking of a Native

American treaty years ago. Standing Stone once stood thirteen feet tall, named and built after one of the old est roads in Monterey, Walton Road. Standing Stone leaves the scar of a territory boundary between the Cherokee and the Shawnee tribes hundreds of years ago. Our town has celebrat ed this epic monument for the past one hun dred years and many more to come.

So for all’s well that ends well, Monterey will forever stay close in our hearts and bring joy to all that inhabit our small town. Standing Stone will forever be a monumental boundary to mark the prominent territorial treaty and give honor to the Na tives who took part.

We will always love our town, our people, and most importantly, our history!

Standing Stone Day Student Essay Contest 2022 Middle School Division Second Place

By Quincye Mesler

Tennessee was a state created in 1796. After America was founded it was the sixteenth state to be formed. But, after a while, about 100 years from the creation of America, a small town named Monterey was formed. Monterey was a good and quiet town for a long time up until now and still going.

Some people may not know this but there were people here be fore the first settlers of Tennessee and these

people were called Na tive Americans. There were Native Ameri cans in most parts of the United States but the Native Americans in Monterey, Tennes see were named Sioux, or Cherokee, and the Iroquois. Believe it or not there are still people with the same blood as the people here before walking around today.

Monterey is a town I think most people should visit even though there is not much to see. There

are museums about all of our town’s history. Also, Monterey has a cool history, too. There is a Standing Stone Monument which was created because 1,500 years ago a Native American tribe carved a 16-foot-tall rock and it’s now the Standing Stone. I know you will like to visit Monterey, Tennessee, and I hope to share it with you on how much of a good time you can have here in this small town in Tennessee called Monterey, Tennessee.

Come out for Standing Stone Day Oct. 8!

By Rebekah Beeler Scribe publisher

Standing Stone His torical Society pres ents the 43rd annual Standing Stone Day celebration on Sat urday, Oct. 8. The parade lines up at 9:30 a.m. at the empty lot below the Depot (old box fac tory lot) across from the Farmers Market.

The parade starts at 10 a.m.. Email standingstoneday@ gmail.com if you’d like to participate.

There will be food trucks and vendors, ceremony and pre sentation, activities, cruise in, and live music! Vendors are open starting at 8 a.m. and the parade kicks off at 10 a.m.

Caleb and Leann will be providing live music at Whitaker Park at noon with a full live band. Come and listen!

Bryleigh Walker, as the resident art ist, is volunteering her artistic time for face painting on Standing Stone Day on Saturday, Oct. 8! Her booth is sponsored by Hello Market Blessings. Bring the kiddos and come see her! She’ll make you a masterpiece!

Jim Bowman sing his original song “The Old Gray” at the Standing Stone Monument directly following the pa rade.

Monterey Branch Library open on Standing Stone Day. Not only that but The Friends of the Library are holding their monthly book sale that day! Sup port the library, and plan to spend the day with us on Standing Stone Day! Did somebody say breakfast? The Standing Stone Historical Society is thrilled to have the Monterey Senior Center participating in Standing Stone Day. They are offering dine-in and togo options at the Senior Center. Plates are $5 with your choice of Chocolate Gravy and biscuit or white pepper gravy and biscuit, scrambled eggs, sausage pattie, and choice of beverage milk, orange juice and coffee.

Bryleigh Walker

Jim Bowman

High School First place Daisy Hernandez

High School Second place Myleigha Allen

Middle School First place Nick Resch

Middle School Second place Brianna Turner

High School Honorable Mention Logan Livengood

Middle School Honorable Mention Avaseli Hernandez

Standing Stone Historical Society Art Contest Winners

Miss Standing Stone Pageant 2022 Queens

Baby Miss Millie Rose Sisco

Toddler Miss Murphy Claire Nash

Tiny Miss Renleigh Karaline Cantrell

Little Miss Riley Faith Lowe

Teen Miss Emma Lauren Stevens

Miss Standing Stone Dixie Cheyenne Elrod

Young Miss Teagan Peters

Junior Miss Bella Hassler

Mischief and Mingle fundraiser set for Oct. 22

An evening of intrigue, mystery and murder will be held on Oct. 22, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Put nam County Library. The madcap dinner event will include wonderful food by Chef Chad Combs, a cocktail hour, and murderthemed mystery created by Kathleen Gilpatrick.

Proceeds will benefit the Putnam County Imagina tion Library and Pediatric Programs at the CRMC Foundation. Tickets are $75

each and may be purchased by calling 931-783-2003 or online at www.Cookev illeRegionalCharity.org/ events.

Putnam County Imagina tion Library Committee members include John Bell, Kathryn Wisinger, Joanne White, Teri Anderson, Sar ah Birdwell, Kim Decker, Diane Duncan, Erin Hedge coth, Cindy Putnam, Susan Ray, Carol Teeters, Joanne White, Barbara Wilhite. Cookeville Regional Med

ical Center Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organi zation leading the Upper Cumberland in building a healthier regional commu nity by providing charitable aid for struggling patients, supporting charitable-health community programs, and investing in healthcare improvements at CRMC. Learn more about the Foun dation at www.Cookevil leRegionalCharity.org or call 931-783-2003.

Peters has served as chief since Chief Dickie passed away in 2008.

“I just love it,” he said. “Trying to help someone is really what it’s all about and trying to get some thing out of something that they’ve lost, that we can find and get out for them, that’s the main thing for me; things that can’t be re placed.”

He has started a legacy of volunteerism as now his son, Steven, now is a fire man with Putnam County, but also volunteers with the Monterey Fire Depart ment.

He plans to build the pro gram up and expand their fire safety program.

He has about 14 volun teers who make up the de

partment, all of whom are certified to enter a struc tural fire, and about half of whom are certified first responders. Where he sees the depart ment in the next five years, he would like to have more volunteers and have parttime paid firefighters to have someone stationed there all the time in case of emergency.

“A lot of it is it’s just a brotherhood,” he said.

“You’re relying on some body with your life, really, in some of these situations that we get in. Most people that want to join, they want to join because of their sense of service to the com munity, and they’re willing to sacrifice things, their time, effort and energy, that it takes to do this.”

When volunteers sign up, they attend a 64-hour in-

service training, and then they have a live burn in Bell Buckle, TN, to quali fy. They also recertify an nually and attend in-house training coordinated by the Chief.

“Yeah, 40 years,” he said. “I don’t even think about it, really. It’s just something I enjoy doing and something I feel I need to do now, just because I’ve started things and you want to see them through.”

Peters will be the 2022 Standing Stone Day Parade Grand Marshal, on Sat urday, Oct. 8. The parade starts at 10 a.m. and will be en route from Poplar St. west down Commercial Ave. to Whitaker Park.

Tennessee Tech University has again been ranked as one of the top universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

In its annual rankings, Tech is ranked #146 among national public universities (tied for #285 overall).

For its list of more than 100 schools nationwide whose students incur the least amount of student debt, U.S. News used data obtained from the U.S. Department of Education about the median cumula tive amount borrowed by re cent graduates. This amount placed Tech 36th out of 110 listed higher education institutions. Among pub lic Tennessee universities, Tech has the lowest average

student debt, and the sec ond-lowest overall among Tennessee universities, with only Vanderbilt University placing higher.

Tech was again named to the magazine’s “A+ Schools for B Students” list. The criteria for this list include high academic quality, high

first-year retention rate, and high school class standing and standardized test score. Tech is the only public uni versity in the state on the list.

Tech appears on a total of

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in to build each other up, and the event was opened with a blessing by Wanda Parrott.

The program included an incredible line up of strong, compassionate women in all different professions and from all types of life experiences. Between speakers, drawings for door prizes made the day extra fun as individuals, businesses and speakers also provided door prizes for attendees.

Pam Poteet spoke first, giving her inspiring tes timony on recovery and how she manages her men tal and physical wellness.

Restorative Minds Behav ioral Health Services’ Am ber Matheney, PMHNPBC, spoke next on mental health. After luncheon, the ladies heard from Sexton about her book outlining her recovery from genera tional curses, stopping the cycle of abuse, mental ill ness, healing from tragic losses and overcoming addiction. Professional li censed counselor Patricia Smith spoke to the group and said, “I want us, as women, to stop; stop with the negativity, get out of the domestic violence, be good to yourself and think good things about yourself. All this other - the people and negativity - that’s their problem.”

She added that the Upper Cumberland had immedi ate needs for mental health resources, especially for those faced with suicide, sexual assault, addiction and domestic violence. “We don’t have enough mental health resources,” she said.

Attorney Tessa Lawson Hubble spoke on women protecting their assets from

a legal standpoint and em powerment.

“One of the ways I feel em powered is to give back,” Hubble said, encouraging the ladies to get involved in the community, join civic organizations, attend city meetings, and start con versations with the com munity leaders to make a difference.

Theresa Johnson with Vol State spoke on how get ting an associate’s degree with employable skills could be life changing for women and with the Ten nessee ReConnect program and financial aid packages, women could be indepen dent, better their status and provide for themselves and their families for the cost of books.

“It’s up to you to change your life,” Johnson said. For those seeking empow erment, she also encour aged the ladies to become volunteer mentors with the TN Achieves program and work directly with students as success coaches.

Officer Bette Simpson, a 40-year veteran police of ficer, spoke on women’s safety and response. She encouraged the ladies to be very aware of their sur

roundings, and warned “if it seems weird, it probably is.”

“Be mindful,” she said.

She instructed for the la dies to put down their cell phones when walking to their cars, shake up the rou tine, vary the days, times and activities, and don’t follow the same route.

“People are watching,” she warned. “If someone grabs you, fight! Be the worst hostage you can possibly be.”

She warned that in a kid napping situation, ploys, scams and set ups are be ing used more and more in public places where as sailants prey on women by asking for help and getting them alone. As for domes tic violence, she said it was the leading cause of death and injury to women.

“Leave! It is a learned be havior that’s never going to change,” she said.

Abby Eiber, LPC-MHSP, offered handouts on what can be controlled and physically putting negative thoughts into the trash bin.

The women’s conference was a beautiful success, re minding all the ladies that they are empowered, beau tiful, loved and worthy.

Church Directory

Columbia Hill Baptist 1226 Columbia Hill Rd. 445-3066

Church of God in Christ 2704 Muddy Pond Rd. 445-7782

Familia Dios 119 W. Commercial Ave. 839-7011

Faith Bible Holiness 144 Dripping Springs Rd. 839-6268

First Baptist Church of Monterey 106 N. Chestnut St. 839-2971

Full Gospel Assembly 9396 Monterey Hwy. 839-6411

Hanging Limb Baptist 1421 Hanging Limb Hwy. 445-3283

Hope in Christ Fellowship 315 E. Peter Ave. 833-315-4673

Mill Creek Baptist 5221 Mill Creek School Rd. 520-7801

Mineral Springs First Baptist Church 4038 Hanging Limb Hwy.839-3538

Monterey Apostolic Church 1109 Buckner Rd. 839-8416

Monterey Church of Christ 308 W. Crawford Ave. 839-2660

Monterey Community Church 301 E. Commercial Ave. 839-2119

Monterey First Assem bly of God 1050 N. Chestnut St. 839-8103

Monterey Freewill Baptist 311 S. Elm St. 839-3433

Monterey First Church of the Nazarene 110 N. Poplar St. 839-2609

Monterey Wesleyan Church 300 E. New Ave. 584-0133

Monterey United Methodist Church 124 N. Holly St. 839-2597

Monterey Wesleyan Church Pastor Ted Stepp 9315840133 330 E New Ave

Monterey Worship Center 120 E. Commercial Ave. 839-2702

Muddy Pond Independent Baptist Church 3449 Muddy Pond Rd. 445-2140

Pilgrim Christian Fellowship 3068 Muddy Pond Rd. 445-7160

Primera Iglesia Evangel Jesus Baptist Church 200 S Chestnut St. 839-3399

Sand Springs Baptist 9388 Sand Springs Church Rd. 839-3131

Second Freewill Baptist Church of Monterey 855 E. Commercial Ave. 839-3752

Shady Grove Freewill Baptist 2175 Stamps-Shady Grove Rd.

Standing Stone Baptist Church 914 N. Chestnut St. 267-5072

Standing Stone Church of Christ 385 N. Elmore St.

Victory Christian Center 125 S. Oak St. 839-6068

Vine Ridge Baptist 602 Vine Ridge Rd. 445-3414

Woodcliff Baptist Church 13100 Woodcliff Rd. 839-8465

Guest speaker, 40-year veteran police officer Bette Simpson, advises on women’s safe ty at the Know Your Worth Women’s Conference.

Photos by Rebekah Beeler

From the Needle to the Cross author Amanda Cherie Sexton gives her testimony about overcoming addiction and learning her worth at the Know Your Worth Wom en’s Conference on Sept. 30

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October is Child Health Month

The Tennessee Department of Health is recognizing Child Health Month through out October. This annual recognition cel ebrates and raises awareness about pro grams devoted to the health of Tennessee’s children, our most important resource. ‘’As a parent and pediatrician I know the importance of keeping children healthy and safe,’’ Said Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Health and Di rector of the Division of Family Health and Wellness Tobi Amosun, MD, FAAP. ‘’From immunizations to nutrition tips, lo

cal health departments offer opportunities for parents and caregivers to make sure children receive the important care they need and deserve.’’

Tennesseans have faced many challenges in the last two years and TDH is excited to celebrate this year’s Child Health Month theme, New Beginnings. Together with our local and state partners TDH is ensuring parents, caregivers, teachers, and commu nity members are equipped with the tools they need to promote healthy practices to Tennessee’s children.

TDH will promote a number of focus ar eas during Child Health Month to ensure children and families receive valuable in formation for their overall health • Tobacco and Substance Abuse Preven tion

• Promoting Healthy Eating Habits and Healthy Drinks

• Weekly Child Health Topic Lunch and Learns

• Social and Emotional Health

• Children with Special Health Care Needs

UCHRA to open day reporting centers in three Upper Cumberland districts

In the coming months, the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will open day reporting centers throughout the Upper Cumber land. These day reporting centers will facilitate parolees’ reintegration into the community by offering a combina tion of services and supervision.

Day reporting centers provide highlystructured, non-residential alternatives that target high-risk and high-need in dividuals under supervision.

“Day reporting centers provide an alternative to incarceration, placing eligible participants in a structured and intensive outpatient setting,” Mark Farley, UCHRA Executive Director.

“Our day reporting center will serve three judicial districts including the 13th, 15th, and 31st districts.”

The Community Corrections depart ment of UCHRA will oversee the day reporting center program, providing supervision and services in 12 Upper Cumberland counties. The sentencing judge will review participant eligibil

ity, assessing the need for alcohol and/ or drug treatment and other designa tions deemed eligible and approved by the state.

UCHRA’s day reporting centers will offer a variety of programs and servic es designed to address rehabilitation, supervision, treatment, education, programming, and re-entry services through a carefully designed curricu lum that will include Moral Recona tion Therapy (MRT), Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration (MISSION), Vic tim Impact: Listen and Learn, Cogni tive Behavioral Intervention Program, Anger Management for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Clients, the Matrix Model for Criminal Justice Settings, Living in Balance, Helping Men Recover Criminal - Justice Ver sion, Helping Trauma Plus and Explor ing Trauma Plus, and a Co-occurring Disorders program.

Participants will also receive trans portation and housing support from

UCHRA’s Public Transportation team and the Upper Cumberland Develop ment District’s Recovery2Work pro grams, respectively.

To learn more about UCHRA’s Com munity Intervention services, includ ing the addition of day reporting cen ters, visit www.uchra.org or contact your local UCHRA county office.

Established by the Tennessee Gen eral Assembly in 1973, the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) uses a combination of funds from federal, state, and local organiza tions to provide a wide variety of ser vices and supports to the most vulner able individuals within our 14-county service region. UCHRA aims to help the Upper Cumberland region cultivate self-sufficiency and build true wealth through innovation, collaboration, and leadership; envisioning a region abun dant in resources, fostering a produc tive and vibrant life for the people of the Upper Cumberland.

Annual Upper Cumberland Senior, Caregiver Expo set for Oct. 18

Planning is underway for the 21st Annual Upper Cumberland Senior and Caregiver Expo, hosted by the Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability.

This year UCAAAD comes together to celebrate 21 years of providing commu nity support and resources to our seniors and caregivers in the Upper Cumberland. UCAAAD is excited to announce this year’s event theme is “Age my Way,” recognizing the important role personal choice plays in aging. This regional event has typically fo cused on the care needs of older adults and their caregivers. The Expo provides an op portunity for individuals seeking help with their loved one’s care to connect with busi nesses and service providers.

At this time, plans are being made to hold an in-person event at Life Church of Cookeville this fall. The 2022 Senior and Caregiver Expo is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 8:30 a.m. until noon at Life Church.

Opportunities are available for sponsor ships for this year’s Expo event. UCAAAD is currently seeking businesses and orga nizations to partner together to help make for another successful Senior and Caregiver Expo in the Upper Cumberland. For more details about sponsorships or general infor mation, please contact Clare Farless at cfar less@ucdd.org or 931-432-4111.

• Preventing Childhood Trauma

Join TDH in celebrating Child Health Month! Visit tn.gov/health/CHM2022 to find activities and events in your commu nity.

The mission of the Tennessee Department of Health is to protect, promote and im prove the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. Learn more about TDH ser vices and programs atwww.tn.gov/health.

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nine U.S. News lists this year: National Universities Top Public Schools Least Debt

A+ Schools for B Stu dents

Top Performers on Social Mobility

Undergraduate Engineer ing Programs (Doctorate) Computer Science Pro grams

Undergraduate Business Programs Nursing Programs

According to data pub lished by U.S. News, Tech performs very well in com parison to all other Tennes see public universities on measures of incoming stu dent quality, social mobility and student outcomes. Tech has:

The second-highest gradu ation rate

The second-highest firstyear student retention rate

The second-highest ACT score range

Tech’s College of Engi neering is ranked #165 in the publication’s “Best Un dergraduate Engineering Programs Rankings (Doc torate)” national listing, and its Computer Science pro

gram is ranked #215 among 537 programs nationwide. Other Tech colleges ranked are the College of Business (#365 out of 516 schools) and the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing (#247 out of 681 schools).

According to U.S. News, 17 indicators of academic quality are used to deter mine a school’s ranking. A total of 440 national uni versities are listed in the rankings, with 330 in the top tier.

Tennessee Tech, with an enrollment of nearly 10,000 students, offers more than 200 programs of study, and its graduates leave with the least debt of all public universities in the state. In fact, based on total cost and alumni earnings, Tech provides students with the highest return on invest ment of any public univer sity in Tennessee, according to PayScale. It is no strang er to top rankings, being re cently named the top public university in Tennessee by Money Magazine, as well as receiving additional high marks from Washington Monthly, The Princeton Re view and PayScale, among others.

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don’t have to waste gas driving around town look ing for a good deal. Just use an app like GasBuddy or Waze to find the cheap est gas prices in your area.

2. Shop around for auto insurance rates. It’s always worth seeing if you can score a cheaper auto insur ance rate. If you can lower your yearly premium by $375, that would free up more than $30 in your bud get each month!

3. Carpool. Hear me out. I know you like to fly solo, but carpooling to the of fice, to school or to the kids’ soccer game is a great way to build some human connection while saving money too.

Now, that’s a lot. But don’t let it all overwhelm you—you’ve got this! Prices going up just means

you have to rework your budget. So, keep an eye on things, track what you spend, and make tweaks as you need to. Then tell those rising prices to kick rocks and pound sand— because you’ve got a plan to fight inflation.

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George Kamel is a per sonal finance expert with a countercultural approach to money. He’s the host of The Fine Print podcast and The EntreLeadership Pod cast on the Ramsey Net work. Since 2013, George has served at Ramsey So lutions, where his goal is to help people spend less, save more, and avoid con sumer traps so they can make the most of their money. Follow George on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or find out more about him online at ram seysolutions.com/person alities.

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Proposed amendment may create emergency governor succession plan

On the Nov. 8 ballot, Ten nessee voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that estab lishes a framework for a tem porary transition of power for the highest elected offi cial in the state. If approved, the amendment would be in voked if the governor is tem porarily incapacitated and unable to perform his or her duties, most likely due to a medical emergency. Tennes see is the only state that does not have a provision in its state constitution to address this issue.

State Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville) and House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) spon sored this initiative in the General Assembly. Massey says it is critical for a defini tive protocol to be in place, just in case.

“In the unusual event the state’s highest elected offi cial is temporarily unable to meet the needs of the office, it is important for the stabil ity of our state that Tennes see’s constitution lays out a clear path for the transfer of power,” said Massey. “It is

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to do everything possible to make the transition as easy as you can.

In uncomfortable scenari os, it’s always a good idea to try to put yourself in the other person’s shoes. Let’s pretend you own a busi ness, and you just hired a young lady. A few weeks later, someone comes in, completely out of the blue, and offers her more than double what she’s mak ing with you. I can tell you what would happen at my company. I’d tell her to take it. I’m serious. I mean, as an employer I’m certainly not going to double her income

good practice to plan for all scenarios. I hope we never need to invoke this provi sion, but if it is ever needed, it will be really needed. It’s time Tennessee joins all other states and adds this provision to our constitution. I urge all citizens to vote “yes” on Amendment 2.”

The initiative will be on the November ballot as Consti tutional Amendment 2.

The proposed constitutional provision states that if a gov ernor is unable to perform his or her duties because of tem porary incapacitation, then the powers and duties of the governor will be discharged by the speaker of the Sen ate, who also serves as the Lt. Governor of the state. If it is a planned incapacitation, such as a major surgery, then the governor would declare in writing that the powers and duties of the office will be temporarily discharged by the Senate speaker. If it is an unplanned incapacita tion, then a majority of the governor’s cabinet will sub mit the written declaration.

The acting governor would be authorized to continue to perform the duties of the of

that quickly. And while I’d be surprised, and a little disappointed, I’d be happy she has the chance to take such a big step up.

If an organization cares about its people, and one of those team members has the opportunity to significantly increase their income—and they’re not breaking a con tract or promise in the pro cess—this type of scenario is perfectly reasonable, even if it’s a little inconvenient for the current employer in the short term. I know it’ll be uncomfortable for you, Jenny, but they can’t real istically expect you to pass up a chance to do what you love at double-plus what you’re making now.

fice until the governor trans mits that he or she is able to resume responsibilities.

“We certainly hope this is something we will never need, but it’s necessary to have a plan in place that se cures our democracy in such a crisis,” Lamberth said. “Voting “yes” on Amend ment 2 will strengthen our constitution and our state government by ensuring there is no extended period in Tennessee where it’s unclear how executive powers are to be carried out.”

If the Senate speaker is act ing governor, the speaker will not be required to resign as speaker or as a member of the General Assembly. How ever, he or she will not pre side as speaker or vote as a member in order to maintain separation of powers between the legislative and executive branch and because the Ten nessee Constitution does not allow an elected official to hold two offices at the same time.

Other states have used similar provisions only a few times. Most recently, Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon had a massive stroke, and his

office was temporarily as sumed until his death.

Tennessee already has a provision in place for the death of the governor. This has only been used once in Tennessee history when Governor Austin Peay died in 1927. He was replaced by Speaker of the Senate Henry Horton.

Proposed Constitutional amendments are presented as yes or no questions. A yes vote is a vote to amend the Constitution and adopt the proposed language in the amendment. A no vote keeps the current language in the Constitution unchanged. Two things must happen for an amendment to pass and become part of the Constitu tion. The first is the amend ment must get more yes votes than no votes. The second is that the number of yes votes must be a majority of the to tal votes cast in the guberna torial election.

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Perks of living in a small town is everybody knowing your business!

12 Life on the Mountain

Go, Cats! Go!

Story and photos

By Rebekah Beeler Scribe publisher

Wildcat fans line the streets to cheer on and sup port the Monterey High School football team for the homecoming parade, as Monterey students, ath letes, classes, and youth sports leagues join in the Wildcat football home coming fun for the parade on Sept. 28.

The Wildcats faced off with Lakeway Christian, falling behind in the first quarter as Lakeway scored a touchdown and the ex tra point. At 0-7, the Cats clawed to the end zone for a touchdown, missing the extra point. Lakeway an swered by scoring again and at the end of the second quarter, the score was 6-14, Lakeway. Both Monterey and Lakeway scored in the third quarter, starting the fourth quarter at 14-21, but the Cats came back with a big finish for their home coming game, winning the game 30-21. The Cats now stand at 5-2, with three consecutive wins as they challenge Oneida at home Friday night.

Future Wildcats, Samuel Blalock, and twins Nevaeh and Timothy, are waiting to cheer on the Monterey High School Wildcats during their homecoming pa rade on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Hailey and Ahleeah Mateo dress to impress in purple, complete with Wildcat ears, to support their Monterey High School Wildcat Football Team for homecoming