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“Meeting needs” is the driving force behind the $28.5 million Phase II Good Samaritan Society expansion in Cumb. County By KEVIN J. DONALDSON CROSSVILLE Life Features Editor “Meeting needs is the driving force behind the Phase II expansion of our campus,” says Gene Wockenfuss, Administrator at the Good Samaritan Society-Fairfield Glade. “The purpose of our Phase II expansion is to meet the growing needs of Crossville, greater Cumberland County and the entire Upper Cumberland area,”Wockenfuss said. The Good Samaritan Society, located at Fairfield Glade, provides a continuum of senior lifestyle options on the campus in beautifully-appointed facilities that would rival luxury hotel or resort accommodations. Residents can choose from a variety of senior living services, including Cottages and Senior Housing with Services, and Assisted Living Apartments. They also offer ShortTerm Care (Post-Acute Rehabilitation Services and Long-Term Care). “Since we opened in 2011, we’ve recognized the need for additional facilities and services for area residents, and that’s what Phase II is all about,” Wockenfuss said.“We’re developing products, services and approaches that will enable the Good Samaritan Society to improve the well-being of seniors and their families for years to come in the Upper Cumberland area. “Home is a place where you should feel respected, valued, satisfied and free to be yourself,”Wockenfuss said. “We’re honored that tens of thousands of people of all beliefs and faiths call Good Samaritan Society home across the country. Over the past 90-plus years, Good Samaritan Society has become the nation’s largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services, approaching 240 centers across the United States. We feel so fortunate to be a part of that right here in Cumberland County.” Wide range of services Good Samaritan Society-Fairfield Glade’s “continuum of services” offers a wide range of options and care, said Rosa Smith, marketing director at the local facility, including: • Cottages, • Senior living apartments, with services, • Assisted living, • Post-acute rehabilitation services,

• Long-term care, and • Inpatient and outpatient therapies. The Phase II expansion will include additional “senior housing with services” and “assisted-living” apartments, cottages, and healthcenter beds. The number of all these Gene Wockenfuss Administrator units to be added during Phase II (and the total number available after completion) are: • 54 senior apartments with services (96), • 24 assisted-living apartments (48), and • 30 health-center rooms, longterm and short-term (60). There will be a total of 48 cottages after Phase II is completed. A 50-seat theater, expanded dining rooms, expanded common areas, expanded fitness center, and an inpatient/outpatient therapy gym are also included in Phase II, Smith said. Current residents will have priority on placement in new expansion

facilities. There are a wide variety of services and floor plans available for both the apartments and cottages. Cottages floor plans as large as 1,500 square feet are available, while apartment floor plans range from about 750 to 1,500 square feet. There are currently 166 residents at the Good Samaritan SocietyFairfield Glade location. The expansion will raise that number to about 400, Smith said. Helping seniors with choices “Whether you find yourself facing a world of new opportunities, or a world unexpectedly surrounded by new medical jargon, change can be scary. But you don’t have to make decisions about your new life on your own,”Wockenfuss said. “The Good Samaritan Society believes no matter who you are, where you are in life, or what your physical, emotional or financial circumstances may be, you deserve to live a life filled with purpose, hope and meaning,” he said. “Nationwide, we provide thouSee

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A brief history of the Good Samaritan Society The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is a not-for-profit, long-term care organization that has been in existence for over 90 years, serving residents and clients at over 240 sites in 24 states. The Society was incorporated in 1922 in North Dakota through the work of founder August “Dad” Goeger, Sr., a Lutheran minister. Money raised to help a single child suffering from polio sprang into an organization to help other people suffering with disabilities. The original Good Samaritan facility started in a six-room rented house as a center for people with physical and mental disabilities. After an elderly man pretending to be lame asked to be admitted there so he would have a place to stay, Hoeger and others realized the need to help the aged along with the infirm. At the time of Hoeger’s death in 1970, the Society was serving 11,500 residents in 145 locations. The numSee

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life Bill Napier has spent his entire adult life as a coach and teacher . . . turning boys into Christian men I am a writer. I have been in the newspaper/magazine business since starting out with a part-time job in 1970. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 44 years. I have written thousands of stories. I would hesitate to even guess at the actual number. This is the most difficult sentence I ever DON NAPIER wrote. My younger Publisher brother has ALS. He was diagnosed in June of 2013. The day he told me, I broke down and cried for two hours and could not keep from welling up every time I allowed myself to think down the road. My motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Jack Hargrove died of ALS in 1965. I knew it was in our family, but I never thought for one minute that any of us would ever have it. My brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is Bill Napier. He lives in Chatsworth, GA where he retired as the winningest high school football coach at Murray County High School. He came out of retirement two years ago to become the Offensive

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Coordinator at rival Dalton, just 10 miles away. This is his second year with the Dalton Catamounts. Bill was an AllState quarterback and signed to play at Tennessee Tech. Bill Napier Since our father died when Bill was just 10 years old, I followed his career like he was my son. His son Billy was an All-Star quarterback, playing for his father at Murray County. I went to what seems like every one of his games. Billy played at Furman and is now Receiver Coach at University of Alabama. Sons Matt and Kurt were also good players. They both coach at LaGrange, GA. Coaching is a way of life for this Napier family. He also has a daughter, Whitney who is graduating this year from the University of Georgia. Bill is an offensive (football) genius. Even though he is now having difficulty walking, he does not miss a beat as a coach. He uses a golf cart to get back and forth from the field to the dressing rooms for pre-game, half-time and post-game meetings with the team. I expect him to coach until his last day. But the Bill Napier I want to tell you about is so much more than a coach. He has spent his entire adult life as a teacher and maker of men. Even with the diagnosis that goes along with the Lou Gehrig disease, Bill seems more concerned about you than he does about himself. He is displaying so much character. I am so proud of him. After deciding to write about Bill,

I thought long and hard on my approach, and what I would tell you about him. I am not going to dwell on the diagnosis. Most people know what happens to people stricken with the disease that carries Lou Gehrigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. Imagine a deadly disease with no treatment! Bill chose to not tell Mama about his disease, keeping it a secret from everyone except his immediate family and we all kept his secret until after Mama died in March of this year. Since then he has told his church and his team. Slowly, hundreds of friends from Knoxville to Atlanta, including many coaching colleagues, have found out about it. Stories have been written in his Georgia hometown newspaper and tributes written in football programs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a secret anymore. My brother Jack and I traveled down to Dalton in early September to see his Catamount team take on North Atlanta High School (a pretty impressive Dalton victory) and spent the night with Bill and his wife Pam. It gave us an opportunity to â&#x20AC;&#x153;really visitâ&#x20AC;? with Bill, something we had not been able to do since his diagnosis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when his last days are, but he knows they will be here sooner than any of us would like to think,â&#x20AC;? said Dalton head coach Matt Land.â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact he chooses to spend those days and time with our players and with our staff is an inspiration to all of us. His presence is a challenge to all of us to show up and give your absolute best because he is giving us everything he has just to get out to the field.â&#x20AC;? He will continue to teach lessons, continue to send out texts of scripture

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and inspiration to those he knows and loves. And all of the players he coached and reached will spread his legacy throughout the area. They will teach their children the lessons he taught them. He preaches discipline and seeking perfection, and it is his goal to turn teenagers and boys into Christian men. This quote by Dalton Asst. coach Steve Sparks, kind of sums things up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do you judge a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has become closer to the Lord because of this,â&#x20AC;? said Dalton assistant coach Steve Sparks, who has worked with Napier since 2001.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone in his family has, and all of us on the coaching staff with him have. Everyone who played for him has been impacted by him. We have all come closer to the Lord because of him. How can you argue against that?â&#x20AC;? See

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sands of people each year with senior housing, assisted living options, skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, and monitoring. Additionally, we offer spiritual and social activities, and other services to help seniors live the fullest possible life,” Smith said. “Our goal is to provide the care people need, the services people want, and the love we all desire,” she said. “Our staff members are challenged to follow Christ’s example of showing compassion, respect, honesty, acceptance, love and joy to everyone we meet. It’s something we’ve been doing for nearly a century across the country, and something we feel blessed to be doing here in Cumberland County.” Economic impact of Good Samaritan Society Cumberland County residents get the opportunity to see the impact Good Samaritan Society has on the lives of seniors and their families, Wockenfuss said, but there’s been another type of impact, too. “It’s a place where people are loved, valued, and feel at home and at peace,” he said. “Not only have we been able to have this impact on our residents, but we have been able to have a significant economic impact on our county and region.” In November of 2009, when Good Samaritan Society broke ground on the present campus, the estimated fi-

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nancial impact was $22 million, Wockenfuss said. When the project was complete, 63 new full-time jobs and 22 part-time positions were created, generating an “ongoing economic impact of around $16 million,” he said. The project is financed through a major investment from the good Samarian Society’s national campus combined with private dollars raised for this purpose. As in Phase I, a committee of community leaders has been organized to raise $1 million of private support for the new construction. “Phase II construction will have a $28.5 million capital building impact

on our county, for a total of $50.5 million spent on construction since 2009,” he said,“and an additional 30 new full-time jobs will be created when constructed is completed. This project will generate an additional $7.7 million in ongoing economic impact. Combined with our initial construction, Good Samaritan Society will have an ongoing annual impact of $23.7 million. “We feel very blessed to have the impact on people’s lives, which is our primary goal, and to be able to impact our home county’s economy in a positive way, too,”Wockenfuss said.

“We offer daily experiences that tap into the rich culture of our area,” Smith said. “It’s about health care, spiritual care and living life to the fullest. Our desire is to meet people wherever they are on the road of life and to provide housing and other services to meet their needs. We invite you to come for a visit and see why so many people call the Good Samaritan Society home.” • For more information on Good Samaritan Society services and facilities, call 931-456-1576 or visit www. good-sam.com/fairfieldglade.

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CRMC physician is only one in area with urogynecology accreditation By KEVIN J. DONALDSON Crossville Life Features Editor COOKEVILLE-A passionate drive to provide the best patient care possible has made a Cookeville Regional Medical Center physician the only doctor in the Upper Cumberland area to have a relatively new accreditation. Dr. Bert Geer, a Sparta native, is the only physician in the multi-county area to be accredited in urogynecology, a subspecialty of urology and gynecology. The subspecialty accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is just over a year old, but Dr. Geer’s interest in the field goes back much further. Dr. Geer started his work in the obstetrics and gynecology field in 1997, and said his interest in what has become a new subspecialty began early on in his practice. “I’ve always been interested in it, and along the way that interest turned into a passion,” Dr. Geer said.“My practice was always weighted heavily in that direction.” When the ACGME recognized the accreditation,“we sent in all the paperwork, and I met the requirements,” he said. A higher level of care “This accreditation allows us to provide a higher level of care for our patients,” Dr. Geer said.“The main things we’re able to offer here are experience and expertise. This accreditation shows our devotion and passion for what we do. We want women to know

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they don’t have to drive to big cities to get top-flight care. “Physicians who are doing these procedures and treatments are doing them more regularly,” Dr. Geer said, “and if you do these things regularly, you’re simply going to be better at it.” He says the most important thing he wants patients to know is “there are options on treatments for so many things they don’t want to talk about. Many times, they think their problems are just a part of aging, or that there’s nothing that can be done. We want to help them thru the options.” As far back as 20 years, many medical professionals felt the need for the urogynecology subspecialty, but it took roughly a decade and a half for accreditation to become a reality. Vanderbilt has a fellowship program in the field, and there are several

accredited physicians in the Nashville area, and less than a handful in Knoxville. There are fewer than 30 certified physicians in the field across Tennessee, and Dr. Geer is the only one in the Upper Cumberland. “Our number one goal at Cookeville Regional is high-quality patient care, and we have a great team here at Cookeville Regional who work hard to ensure that we provide excellent care for our patients,” Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said. “Dr. Geer’s accreditation in this new subspecialty is an example of his desire to provide the best care possible. We congratulate him on this accreditation, and are proud to have him as a long-time member of our staff.” Making patients more comfortable Dr. Geer was a member of OBGYN Associates in Cookeville from 1997-2011, when he decided to start his own practice, Cookeville Gynecology. “As a general rule, the obstetrics and gynecology field is a rush-rush business, as are many fields of medical care,” he said.“When we started our practice, one of our goals was to slow the process down a bit and make patients more comfortable. We want to provide excellent care in a compassionate way.” Dr. Geer is a Tennessee Tech graduate, and attended medical school at the University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed his resi-

dency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. He is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also worked at Cookeville Regional while in college. Among the services and procedures provided by Cookeville Gynecology are pelvic reconstructive surgery, urinary incontinence evaluation and treatment, premenstrual syndrome management, uterine endometrial ablation, hysterectomy, myomectomy, uterine fibroid embolization, infertility evaluation and treatment, menopause management, and a variety of other surgeries, including using the da Vinci robotic system. While in private practice, Dr. Geer maintained clinical faculty status with the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine and has played an active role in teaching resident physicians. He is also currently involved in teaching other surgeons pelvic support surgery and minimally invasive hysterectomy techniques. He serves as a preceptor in the operating room and teaches new surgical techniques to physicians in anatomy labs. He is a guest speaker and lecturer on various topics. A leader in robotic surgery Dr. Geer has achieved a Masters level certification in robotic surgery, and was the first surgeon in the Upper Cumberland to perform total laparoSee

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ber of sites, including the one in Fairfield Glade, has grown considerably in the four-plus decades since then. The groundwork for the Cumberland County location started in 2002, when minister Max Mayo of the Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church recognized the need for a continuingcare facility here. After two years of organizational work, a task force was formed in 2004 to bring a “continuum of services” facility to the area. At the same time, Cendant Corporation (later

purchased by Wyndham Corp.) made a commitment of 24 acres on which to build the facility, to include independent living to skilled nursing. By 2008, Good Samaritan had opened an office on Peavine Road, and established waiting lists and accepted application fees for senior apartments and cottages. During that same year, most Fairfield Glade churches participated in a “legacy gift” campaign that eventually raised about $300,000. In addition, $1.1 million was raised from the community within a 6-week period. Phase I construction began in 2009, and residents began moving in during September of 2011. Phase II will soon become a reality.

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Hassler to appear at Palace December 20 for traditional Christmas Show Gifted with an amazing voice, highly entertaining performances, and numerous #1 albums and #1 singles, Carrie Hassler will appear in Crossville, Tennessee to benefit Downtown Crossville Inc (DCI). Focusing on Christmas Carols that will put a smile on your face, bring your entire family to this family friendly event. Singer-Songwriter Carrie Hassler first jumped on the music scene late in 2006, living a dream since she was a child. The initial response has been nothing short of amazing. Since this late beginning she has garnered great attention and crossed many genres

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and more. Recently, Carrie hit the coveted #1 spot on SiriusXM Radio Bluegrass Junctionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Played Tracks with her song,â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luxury Linerâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luxury Linerâ&#x20AC;? is from her recent project, THE DISTANCE and was the first single release from this long awaited new album. Carrieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert will include wellloved Christmas songs from her childhood. Following the City of Crossville Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 13th, An Evening of Christmas Carols with Carrie Hassler will definitely put you in the holiday spirit. The concert will be a benefit for

Crossville, Cumberland Co. take â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? to a new level Crossville, Cumberland Co. take â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? to a new level The City of Crossville and Cumberland County have been designated as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valley Sustainable Silver Communityâ&#x20AC;? in the Tennessee Valley Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (TVA) economic development program. The city and county recently completed the program sponsored by TVA and developed and administered by consultant Boyette Strategic Advisors (BSA). â&#x20AC;&#x153;This takes the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic development marketing

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TV, ďŹ lm and theatre actress Julie Ann Emery to serve as Grand Marshall for City of Crossville Christmas Parade Actress Julie Ann Emery, a Crossville native will be coming home for Christmas this year as she has been named the Grand Marshall for the City of Crossville Christmas Parade, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming Home for Christmasâ&#x20AC;? is the theme for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade and Julie Ann is looking forward to seeing her friends and relatives. The daughter of Janice and Gary Emery, Julie Ann is best known for her performances iin the hit romantic comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;HITCH,â&#x20AC;? along side Will Smith and Kevin James. On the small screen, she starred as Special Agent Jennifer Sampson in

Rod Lurieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critically acclaimed series LINE OF FIRE (â&#x20AC;&#x153;an agent so fiery and confident.....sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reminiscent of Jodie Foster in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBSâ&#x20AC;?...NY Julie Ann Emery Daily News). Emery also worked with Lurie as Secret Service Agent Joan Greer on COMMANDER IN

FUMC Youth Praise Band performs at the Depot The FUMC Youth Praise Band (pictured below), entertained at the recent Grand Re-Opening of the Depot. Members include: Gabriel Worley, Jillian Petrovit, Grace FreeFUMC Youth Praise Band

land, Micah White and Caton Schley. The adults are Scott Looney and Jill Kemmer. Also performing at the Depot were the following outstanding musical students (pictured here).

CHIEF along side Golden Globe winner Geena Davis and Emmy winner Donald Sutherland. And appeared as Amelia Keyes in Stephen Spielbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sci Fi miniseries TAKEN (Emmy NominationBest Mini-Series). Most recently, you may have seen Ms. Emery on the big screen in the hit Indie Comedy HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK. Small screen roles include recurring on USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SUITS, DirecTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DAMAGES, THE RICHES for FX, Showtimeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emmy Nominated Drama DEXTER, or NCIS. Ms. Emeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s writing/directing credits include her award winning digital series

THEN WE GOT HELP!, 6-9 (starring Zack Calhoon), an upcoming pilot for Battleplan Productions, and this Fall she will co-direct Susan Ferraraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s THE WONDER alongside Kevin Earley. In 2014, look for Ms. Emery in the FX limited series FARGO with Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Oliver Platt, and Bob Odenkirk, as well as, playing Dallas Robertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wife on UNFORGETTABLE.

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Dale Hollow Fish Hatchery a fun place to visit and has huge economic impact By KEVIN DONALDSON Crossville Life Features Editor CELINA-Just how much fun could you have at a place where they raise fish and how big of an economic impact - not only on the surrounding area, but around the Southeast - could that facility have? At the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery, a lot. “The economic benefits due to the hatchery here and trout fishing in general are enormous,” said Andrew Currie, manager of the facility.“The hatchery is a major economic driver for many of the counties in north-central Tennessee and contributes significantly to the economies of counties in east Tennessee. The economic impact is felt by everyone, not just those associated with fishing.” How much fun can you have? Evidently, quite a bit. Over 40,000 visitors come to the facility, located just two miles outside the city limits here. The campground adjoining it (which will be featured in a coming edition of Crossville Life) stays filled to capacity during most of the vacation season. “People come to the campground to fish,” said Paul Boyce, president of the Friends of Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery Support group. A outlet stream leading directly from the hatchery into the Obey River runs through the campground area, and “is one of the heaviestfished streams in the state,” Currie said. “We stock the Obey (which was impounded to form Dale Hollow Lake) every Friday,” Currie said.“This little stream between the hatchery and the river sells more fishing license and trout stamps than any other one like it in Tennessee.”

About the hatchery The hatchery officially opened for operation in September of 1966 to make up for for fishery resources lost due to the construction of federal water development projects, including dams, in the Southeast. “This is accomplished by stocking rainbow, brown, lake, and brook trout in waters impacted by federal dams,” Currie said.“Stocking trout in public waters supports a significant recreational fishery, which generates a substantial amount of economic activity for local and regional economies. Our facility is also involved in the conservation of imperiled, freshwater, non-game fishes and freshwater mussels.” Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery stocks over 1.5 million rainbow, brown, brook and lake trout (all cold-water fish) annually, Currie said.“60 percent of the trout stocked in Tennessee comes from right here,” Currie said. Rainbow trout account for the lion’s share of the fish raised at the facility, and you can see rainbow from fingerling size to almost an arm’s length at the facility. There are near state-record sized fish in all four species on-site, Currie said. Hatchery officials work closely with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency on non-mitigation rainbow trout stocking, not tied to the hatchery’s original mission. They also work with the TWRA to ensure a thorough, perennial hatchery product evaluation program. “The majority of rainbow trout we raise are used for programs requiring continuous stocking of nine-inch fish, considered large enough for anglers to keep, in waters which typically experience intense fishing pressure and little

natural reproduction,” Currie said. The stocking program covers a wide area in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. “All the brown trout and brook trout and most of the rainbow trout and lake trout reared here are stocked in and below U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority impoundments in Tennessee,” Currie said. Economic impact of the hatchery “The economic impact of the hatchery is especially significant in small towns and rural areas near the waters that are stocked by the fish hatchery and where fishing equipment, lodging, food, and transportation purchases are made,” Currie said. “In addition, businesses and industries that supply local retailers benefit from angler expenditures. Each dollar of local retail expenditures can affect a variety of businesses at the local, regional and national levels.“ A 2013 study conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed the total economic output for trout production at the hatchery amounts to $78.8 million every year. “That’s an economic return of $88.76 for every tax dollar spent ($967,346 in fiscal year 2013) to operate the hatchery,” Friends group president Boyce said. The hatchery employs only eight workers, but the study showed fish production at the hatchery generates employment for more than 867 people with over $22.5 million in wage and salary income. Retail sales associated with fishSee

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underdeveloped shoreline and surrounding forest. Here, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see buildings and private docks cluttering the views. You see Mother Nature at her best - unspoiled and almost unspotted.

Now, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want you to think we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have paved roads at Swan Ridge, but we are a bit more off the beaten path than some of our counterparts. That makes us what we are.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same at Swan Ridge. The late founder Doug Smith carved Swan Ridge, perched several hundred feet above the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface, out of farmland and woodland. Dougâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intent was to leave the area as near its natural state as possible, and that remains the goal a decade later.

hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a book or two by that name and the phrase itself is becoming more commonly-used. At Swan Ridge, we kinda think it applies to us.

Swan Ridge is rustic, and perhaps a bit underdeveloped, in keeping with its surroundings, beautiful Dale Hollow Lake. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apologize for that - we embrace it. Swan Ridge is all about the views and the surroundings. We believe you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go anywhere that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see better views, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it takes a special kind of person to live here. Swan Ridge is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;get away from it allâ&#x20AC;? place, and if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re after, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to look any further.

You can get away from it all at Swan Ridge, but anything you need is nearby. The local town of Celina, about 15 minutes away, still has a kind of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mayberryâ&#x20AC;? aura. The town of 1,400 has a folksy charm and an ever-growing antique niche. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also just a 35-minute drive from Cookeville (population 30,000), home of a great regional medical center and Tennessee Tech University. But in the end, Swan Ridge is located on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;road less graveled.â&#x20AC;? Come visit us. We know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll like what you see.

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Home basement on the way to being a home ofďŹ ce, thanks to a dry basement So proud someone told me about Master Dry By DON NAPIER In last issue I wrote about all of the problems I have had with my basement, built about three years ago. When the basement was dug, contractors hit solid rock. I knew nothing about the potential problems that rock presented and the builder never told me anything about it at that time. I did not have the money to finish the basement at that time, so I had it wired and plumbed and â&#x20AC;&#x153;roughed in,â&#x20AC;? etc. waiting for a time when I could finish it. Every time we would talk about that project we would have a rain and water would leak into the basement. We made quite an effort to try to find a solution, but no one would â&#x20AC;&#x153;guaranteeâ&#x20AC;? us that their solution would be fail proof. I just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see myself hiring someone to â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixâ&#x20AC;? my leak without some kind of guarantee. So the time went by. We just lived with the situation for a while and finally, this summer I decided I was going to get on the problem and stay focused until I found a doable solution. I called a business associate of mine, Paul Perry, who is a construction inspector. After his visit, which included going under the original house, he told me some of what we already knew - the water was seeping in from these layers of rock the basement was built on.

He made some recommendations, but said if I wanted complete peace of mind that it would never be wet again, I should call one of the companies who specialize in drying basements, like Master Dry. I took his advice and called Master Dry Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists of Knoxville and arranged for a no-obligation visit and quote. I can tell you that I sweated that decision. I am a journalist and marketing consultant. You never met anyone who knows any less than I do about any construction. In a situation like this, you have to deal with people you can trust. Master Dry sent down a very knowledgeable and personable company spokesman, Steve Price, who walked me through the problem, explained what they do. He really got my attention when he showed me a video of the process on his iPad. Master Dry does not stop the leak. They capture the water and use a sump pump to expel it after it is piped to the outside. I had said earlier that I was going to make a decision and not be afraid. The main thing was the trust factor. They were not hard sale like a lot of other service providers. What they told me made sense and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lifetime Guaranteeâ&#x20AC;? was music to my ears. It was moderately expensive, at least it was on my budget, but it

seemed like the right thing to do. The plan I chose included a battery-backup system that ran the pump in case the power went off (and it goes off pretty regularly around this part of the country). The water that leaks under the wall is â&#x20AC;&#x153;capturedâ&#x20AC;? by the Master Dry system and funneled to a reservoir where a sump pump is attached to pump the water out, once it reaches a certain depth. I have had the system in place now for three months and it works wonderfully. I was outside once when the sprinkler head popped up out of the ground and water â&#x20AC;&#x153;sprinkledâ&#x20AC;? out onto the lawn, from the sump pump. Cool! We are well on our way to converting that basement space to a home office. I have a carpenter who is finishing the bathroom, and main room, to make it into the space we always dreamed it would be. Just imagine, if I had taken a different path, I could still be â&#x20AC;&#x153;all wet.â&#x20AC;? I recommend you go to Master Dryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, like I did, to get a better feel for the company and see what other people say. I can only remember one similar experience with a service customer. Action Heating & Cooling has the same kind of quality people --and to compare Master Dry to them is a complement to them both. Call them, tell them you read about them in Crossville Life Maga-

zine, and just explain your problem to them. Let them come to your home and look at your problem. They are a first-class organization, with a professional crew. I left them at my house while I went to work and never doubted for a minute that everything would be safe. They were obviously quality people (no smoking, no cursing). â&#x20AC;˘ Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: You can go online to www.masterdry.com or contact Master Dry at (931) 250-4712. and tell them you read about them in Crossville Life. Paul Perry, who lives in Crossville, is a Professional Home Inspector. He can be contacted at (931) 707-7708 or toll free at (866) 522-7708.

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Honest Abe celebrates 35 years in the log home industry Opens new model here in Crossville

By KEVIN J. DONALDSON Crossville Life Features Editor Honest Abe Log Homes may have just held its ribbon-cutting at the new Crossville model recently, but the log home manufacturer has been a fixture in its industry for a long time. Honest Abe officially opened its latest Crossville model in November with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company personnel, vendors and local officials. The new model was built at the company’s longtime location on Crabtree Road, just a few hundred yards east of the Genesis Road Exit off I-40. Honest Abe broke ground at the location late in 1993, giving the company over 20 years in Crossville. Company president Josh Beasley said the two decades have been profitable ones for Honest Abe. “Due to our location in Crossville on I-40, we get visitors and prospects from literally all over the United States,” Beasley said.“We get more traffic here than at any of our other direct sales locations. We’ve enjoyed our 20-plus years here, and we believe our new model will enable us to have an even better next two decades. We’re thankful to be a part of the Crossville commu-

RIBBON CUTTING-Local officials and vendors joined Honest Abe Log Home officials at the grand opening of the newest Crossville model for the company in November. The Crossville models are located on Crabtree Road, just a few hundred yards east of the Genesis Road Exit off I-40.

nity.” Honest Abe, with national headquarters in Moss (TN), was a national presence even before opening its very successful Crossville location. The company is celebrating its 35th anniversary, evolving from fairly humble beginnings. Founder Doug Smith started out in the wood products industry making broom and mop handles. That operation eventually turned into a profitable sawmill business and Honest Abe was an offshoot of that. The company is a part of a very large diversified wood products operation at Moss and the surrounding area. “Doug Smith had big personal dreams and of helping others realize their dreams,” said Beasley. “From the beginning, (parent company) Green Forest and Honest Abe Log Homes were ‘green’ companies, making use of every part of the

log, lumber and the by-products of the sawmill process. You could say we were green when being green wasn’t cool. “We remain committed to serving our customers and producing the best possible product, just as we were in the beginning,” Beasley said.“We look to our core strengths - family values, hard work, and a commitment to excellence - to guide us through many more years and decades of service.” Strong presence nationwide In addition to the Crossville model, national headquarters in Moss, and two additional direct sales models, a vast dealer network now includes 72 businesses in 19 states. The company has a wide national presence, and Honest Abe log packages have also been shipped to Europe and Asia through the years, giving the company satisfied customers literally around the globe. Honest Abe started out selling mainly log home packages to do-ityourselfers from the national headquarters. How times have changed. Always looking to the future, Honest Abe added independent “dry-in” construction crews to expertly assemble their packages, was among the first log home companies to offer kiln-dried logs, and added more and more product lines as

complements to log packages. Multiple log profiles (and timber frame homes) have also been added to the original chinked-style profile. “We also place a heavy emphasis on log home education,” said Sharon Bilbrey, Crossville model manager. “Honest Abe hosts multiple log-raisings, construction seminars and manufacturing plant tours through the year, so you can see the process, and people, behind our quality products and construction. We have log-raising dates already set for 2015 in January, April, June and September at national headquarters, and we urge you to contact us for details on how you can attend one of those.” Honest Abe offers dozens of log home floor plans, but custom design has always been the lion’s share of what the company does. “Our experienced design team can do about everything imaginable: start from scratch, work from your own plan, modify one of our existing plans, and everything in between,” Bilbrey said. “We’ve started with a sketch on a napkin more than once. Whatever your needs, we can bring your dreams to life.” • Honest Abe Log Homes can be reached in Crossville at 931-4569893, or you can visit http://www. honestabe.com.

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real family time and the enjoyment of a higher quality of time together. In most cases, care is provided in the individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home but may also be provided in a freestanding hospice living facility such as Cumberland House here in Crossville. This enhanced care can also be provided in the nursing homes and hospital, and has proven to be very beneficial for individuals residing in assisted living facilities. In addition to local services, with a universal traveling agreement such as Hospice of Cumberland County has with other hospices across the nation one can travel in and out of the area during the holiday season and have hospice health care services follow them just about anywhere they go to visit, or visit from. All of us can agree that there is no good time to deal with life limiting situations, and during the holiday seasons it definitely can be more impacting and emotionally charged. Hospice services are an irreplaceable aid to individuals and family during this time of year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as it is all year round â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to help assure everyone is as comfortable as possible. When hospice is involved the physical caring is performed by such trained and experienced staff that family members can concentrate on more quality, loving time. After all, love and sharing quality time with

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CRMC receives national recognition for achievements through Tennessee Surgical Quality Collaborative Cookeville Regional Medical Center has been nationally recognized for its participation in the Tennessee Surgical Quality Collaborative (TSQC), which has reduced surgical complications by 19.7 percent since 2009. This reduction represents at least 533 lives saved and $75.2 million in reduced costs in Tennessee. The recognition of Cookeville Regional came as part of a presentation at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Collaborative Improvement Program’s (NSQIP) national conference in New York City on July 28. “By working together, surgeons, hospitals and insurance groups can improve the quality of care through initiatives such as this one,” stated Dr. Scott Copeland, CRMC general and vascular surgeon, who is also the surgeon champion for the CRMC NSQIP initiative

and member of the Tennessee NSQIP collaborative.“Maintaining and improving quality is crucial in healthcare, and by participating in NSQIP, we are identifying potential areas that may need improvement. We are also identifying those areas where we are performing very well.” The hospital collaborative formed in 2008 as a partnership of the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the Tennessee Hospital Association’s Tennessee Center for Patient Safety, with support from the Tennessee Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Through the ACS NSQIP program, TSQC hospitals collected 30-day clinical outcomes data from participating hospitals to examine and identify

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enjoy good outcomes, making people better and helping improve their lives. It’s a gratifying thing, and the reason we do what we do.” • For more information on services provided by Dr. Geer and Cookeville Regional Medical Center, you can call (931) 528-9047 or visit www.drbertgeergyn.com, or contact CRMC at (931) 528-2541 or visit www.crmchealth.org.

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scopic hysterectomy. He was the first gynecologic surgeon in the area to be trained to use the da Vinci robot. He has performed over 900 pelvic support and incontinence procedures. “Dr. Geer is one of our leaders in the da Vinci robotics program here,” Korth said. “I’ve had the opportunity to train with some of the best in the field in robotic surgery, and they kind of pulled me into their circle,” Dr. Geer said. “Now, I feel the obligation to remain up-to-date and experienced in what I do, because I’m helping train other physicians.” Dr. Geer has performed over 130 hysterectomies in 2014, and 98 percent of them have been robotic. “Robotic surgery has changed the way we do things so much, and has made it so much easier on the patient in terms of recovery time. The simple fact is, if you don’t have to make a big incision, you shouldn’t make one,” he said. “It would be easier to not have the robotic training and just do surgeries the way they were done for decades, but doing the easy thing is not always the right thing,” Dr. Geer said.“A colleague of mine who I respect very much told me several years ago, ‘if you don’t get trained and start robotic surgery, you’ll be behind.’ He was one of the best at what he does in the country, and he said it made him a much better surgeon.” Dr. Geer’s staff includes nurse practitioner Tara Masters and women’s health nurse practitioner Sara Crawford. “We offer a full range of gynecology services from your initial exam through menopause and beyond,” Masters said.“Our goal is to offer patient-centered medical care based on mutual trust and communication,” Crawford added. “We’re very fortunate to have a great staff who helps us provide topflight care, right here at home in the Upper Cumberland,” Dr. Geer said. “We really enjoy what we’re doing. We

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Touchinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Them All - Villa Pizza & Pasta in Village Green Mall By DON NAPIER A couple weeks ago I was invited to Good Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to â&#x20AC;&#x153;tell storiesâ&#x20AC;? to some of the residents. Tracey Velong, Activities Director, asked me to come â&#x20AC;&#x153;do what I do,â&#x20AC;? which is tell stories about the early settlers of Tennessee. After my gig ended I met John White for lunch at Villa Pizza & Pasta in the Village Green Mall. I had heard good things about Villa Pizza from some of my golf buddies but had not eaten there in at least 10 years, maybe more. It is still operated by Clem Mathis who used to own the Huddle House on 127North. Well, old Clem has got himself a hit on his hands, at least for his pizza, which was near perfect. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat pizza much, but will be going back to Clemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Eat in or carry it out -- heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got some great pizza, better than most of the big name guys. His â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take & Bakeâ&#x20AC;? option is very popular. You just order the size (1012 or 14â&#x20AC;?) choose your toppings and they prepare it on a pan and wrap it for you to take home and bake. After your oven heats to 425 degrees, it just takes about 10 minutes, and you have hot, delicious pizza at home. He is open from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. seven days a week, but closed for major holidays. Go by and see them. Oh, about forgot. They also have

Gluten-free crusts. Giving Ryans their due Recently, a church group invited me and the family to meet at Ryans for lunch after church. I have not eaten at Ryans in a couple years, but because of the meeting, I went. While it is still not one of my favorites, the food was pretty good, especially their fried chicken. I am not a fan of â&#x20AC;&#x153;all you can eat,â&#x20AC;? though I used to be 10 or 15 years ago. But I must say their food was pretty good. State Park a great option After all these years, some things never change. The State Park Restaurant at Cumberland State Park serves good, country food. Or, I should say, you serve yourself. They have a wonderful salad bar and regardless of which day you go on, the food is delicious. I went on a Friday and enjoyed their fish, hushpuppies and white beans. Beware if you try to go for Sunday lunch, the crowds are huge. If you are opposed to standing in line, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go. Hibachi Grille tops I took the family out to lunch after church last week to Hibachi Grille and we had a great meal. They have the same traditional Chinese

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makes this story even more interesting. John Teeple (aka Big John) has found a pretty impressive way to advertise his barbecue business. Its called â&#x20AC;&#x153;smokeâ&#x20AC;? and if you drive out Highway 70-East, out toward the bowling alley, you will know exactly what I am speaking of. The smoke from his outdoor barbecue cooker just reaches out and â&#x20AC;&#x153;touches you.â&#x20AC;? He has remodeled the old Nailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy Mart and has it open for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ.â&#x20AC;? My favorite is a pulled pork sandwich with mayonnaise slaw. Its a winner! â&#x20AC;˘ The Pickle Story You just never know when someone is going to come up to you and offer you a pickle. That is exactly what happened a couple weeks ago when Oscar Elmore gave me a quart jar with one pickle in it.â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are made by my cousin Jan, who lives in Oklahoma,â&#x20AC;? Oscar said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her daddy was Eugene Elmore,â&#x20AC;? my first cousin. Her grandfather was an original homesteader. Oscar knows I write about food, and he knows I love pickles. Well, to cut to the chase, these pickles are great so I decided to try to order See

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Enjoying some of the Napier-Ingram traditional favorites for the holidays By DON NAPIER With this being our DecemberJanuary issue, naturally, we are thinking about the upcoming holidays. For my family, we have always had Christmas at my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house in Celina. This year it will be different. My mom passed away in March of this year. Christmas this year for the extended Napier family will be at my house in Crossville. There are several traditional favorites that my mother always had for the holidays. I have my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old Betty Crocker cookbook, so I decided to go through and find the recipes for some of our favorites and share them with you. To be politically correct, I am also including some holiday favorites from my mother-in-law Laura Ingramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cookbook. Hope you enjoy. They are all â&#x20AC;&#x153;to die for.â&#x20AC;? FROM MY MOTHER Edwina Napier Oatmeal Cake (My brother Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite. This was always part of Christmas at my Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House.) 1 1/4 cups boiling water 1 1/3 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cut oats 1 stick butter 1 tsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. Vanilla 1 tsp. Soda

Pour boiling water over oats. Let stand 20 minutes then proceed to mix cake. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes (9x13 pan). Icing 3 tbsp. butter 2/3 cut brown sugar 1 can coconut 1 cup chopped nuts 3 or 4 Tbsp cream 2 ego yolks Mix well. Spread over hot cake. Bake 10 more minutes. Vanilla Wafer Cake (Another of my Mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best Holiday recipes. Wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same without it.) 2 sticks margarine 2 cups sugar 6 eggs 12 oz. Vanilla Wafers 1/2 cup milk 1 can flake coconut 1 cup chopped pecans Crush wafers, set side. Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add crushed wafers and milk and mix well. Fold in coconut and nuts. Bake in greased tube pan 1 1/2 hrs. @ 300 degrees. Let cool in pan. (Line bottom of pan with greased brown paper. This prevents cake from becoming too brown. This cake is very rich, needs no frosting.

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Congo Bars (Originally from my sister Linda. A part of the Holidays - always there to snack on in between meals, as if we needed anything!) 2 3/4 cups self-rising flour 1 lb. brown sugar 3 eggs 2/3 cup shortening 6 oz. chocolate chips 1 cup chopped nuts 1 tsp. vanilla Melt shortening, add brown sugar. Add eggs, beat well. Stir in flour, chips, nuts and vanilla. Bake in greased 13x9 pan for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees. When cool, cut in squares and store in covered container. FROM MY MOTHER-IN-LAW Laura Ingram Rocky Road Fudge 1 six oz. pkg. chocolate chips 1 six oz. pkg butterscotch chips 1 14-iz. can condensed milk 1 cup nuts 2 cups miniature marshmallows Pour chips into bowl, microwave until melted. Stir in milk, nuts and marshmallows. Pour into foil-lined pan. Makes approx. 2 lbs. Fruit Nut Balls 1 cup raisins 1 cup dates 1 cup nuts 1/4 cup honey

Grind raisins, dates, and nuts in food chopper. Add honey and blend well. Shape into balls and roll in coconut, powdered sugar or granulated sugar. Orange Bread 1 orange 1 cup raisins 1 tsp soda 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp margarine 1 tsp vanilla 1 egg 2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup nuts Squeeze juice of one orange; fill with boiling water to one cup. Put rind through food chopper; add raisins to orange juice and rind mixture. Place in mixing bowl; add soda, sugar, melted margarine and vanilla. Add beaten egg and stir. Add flour, sifted with baking powder and salt. Beat thoroughly. Add nuts. Bake 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Col in pan before slicing. Sugarless Cookies 1 lb. graham crackers 1 lb. seedless raisins 1 lb. marshmallows 1 lb. crushed nuts 1 cup milk Pulverize crackers. Put marshmallows in milk and beat until melted. Pour over cracker crumbs and mix. Add raisins and nuts. Mix well. Pack in mold and store in refrigerator.

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HAPPIER DAYS - This has always been one of my favorite photos of JH, who has had his photo made about a trillion times. Here, in a photo I made, he is on the family farm with his late father, J.H. Graham Jr. and his daughter Jesse in a posed picture. His daughter Jordan died in 1996 was always part of his desire to serve the public, doing it in her memory.

a tribute to my friend. He loved his job and him hometown, something he said so many times. Whether in Nashville, meeting with the Department of Transportation, or meeting with the Corps of Engineers about some easement issue at city lake, J.H. represented the people of this town â&#x20AC;&#x153;professionally.â&#x20AC;? When he went to Legislative Plaza for a meeting with the Governor or other Tennessee officials, he looked like a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philadelphia lawyer.â&#x20AC;?The people there knew him and it paid big dividends for Crossville. At the time the election was held, the D.O.T. had 12 major projects going on in this district and eight of them were in Crossville. We were well taken care of, because

J.H. knew how the game was played, and he was the quarterback. In nearly any business, we will all agree that knowledge is what separates the gifted from the rest. I have often said product knowledge is everything in my business. It is obviously the same way for Mayor Graham. You couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring up a topic about the city in which J.H. was not supremely well-educated. He was, without a doubt, the most knowledgable person in Crossville or anywhere else about the city. He could spout out the statistics about traffic signals, lighting, roads, infrastructure, airport runway needs, TDOT funds, the relocation of utilities, grants, matching funds, CDBG grants for raw water studies, watershed initiatives, how many miles of new water lines were being installed, wastewater treatment plant upgrades, ya-da, ya-da, ya-da. There were no notes, no computer power points - it just came right out of that brain. He is a walking, talking encyclopedia of City of Crossville projects. It would choke a mule. I know how difficult it is. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve interviewed him and tried to take notes while he talked about a project. I always came out of those meetings overwhelmed by his vast knowledge. I have thoroughly enjoyed the relationship I have had with J.H. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll still meet at Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for coffee and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll still talk, but the conversation will never be the same. Like Ray Dillon, who kept the nickname â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senatorâ&#x20AC;? from his days in Nashville, J.H. Graham will always be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mayor Grahamâ&#x20AC;? to me.

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When calculating carbohydrate intake for the day, the carbohydrate content of one tablespoon of honey is equivalent to one cup of chopped apple. Consuming honey will result in a lower blood sugar response than an equivalent amount of sucrose. Is an effective cough suppressant Honey has been used for centuries to treat Upper Repository Infections (URI), sooth sore throats and relieve coughs. Honey has well-established antioxidant and antimicrobial effects, which could explain its contributions to wound healing. Honey also soothes on contact, which may help explain its effect on cough as suggested by the World Health Organization. In the latest study by Dr. Ian Paul at Penn State, on the effect of buckwheat honey verses dextromethorphan (DM), a cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold medications, researchers enrolled 105 children between the ages of 2 and 18

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ermen expenditures as result of the hatchery’s trout stocking amounted to $41.7 million, the study showed. “Almost $13 million of this was tied to spending for food, lodging and transportation,” Currie said. Federal tax revenues amounted to $2.7 million, a return of $3.08 to the federal treasury for every federal tax dollar spent. “These numbers show this program is paying for itself three times over,” Currie said. State and local tax revenues amounted to $2.4 million, the study showed. Seven of the state’s nine Congressional districts receive benefits from the fish raised at the hatchery, the study concluded. “The fish hatchery plays a vital role not only in our local economy here in the Celina area, but in the entire southeastern U.S.,” said Clay County Chamber of Commerce Director Ray Norris. “The hatchery operation provides local and regional jobs and has a tremendous economic impact in several states. “The hatchery also attracts a lot of visitors to our area, which is very important,” Norris said.“Mr. Currie does a tremendous job managing the hatchery. “We’re also very thankful to Senator Lamar Alexander for his work in negotiating the agreement that kept the hatchery open when federal budget cuts threatened to close it. We truly appreciate his efforts.”

Free Fishing Day always attracts large crowds to the Obey River.

People just keep coming back The 40,000 annual visitors to the facility, along with the heavily-visited campground, are a testament to the popularity of the hatchery. “People come here to camp and fish, and find out there’s a lot more to do than that,” Currie said. “We have a lot of outreach events during the year, and our Friends of the Hatchery group is a tremendous help,” Currie said.“Our Kid’s Fishing Rodeo is a great example of that.” The rodeo, held in conjunction with the TWRA’s annual free fishing day, draws huge crowds each year. “The campground is always booked up due to the fishing rodeo, even though that’s pretty early in the season,” Currie said. Visiting the hatchery and campground has become a tradition that’s handed down from generation to generation, Currie said. “Kids that were brought here by their grandparents are now bringing their own kids here,” he said. Currie, not a native of the area,

has been at the hatchery for 17 years, and said there’s a reason people keep coming back. “People visit the area, see there’s a nice environment and are treated well, and they find out there’s a lot offered,” he said. Not only does the hatchery offer tours of the facility, off-site presentations are made and the Friends group is very active. The group has placed 16 aquariums in 10 surrounding schools, some as far away as Smith and Putnam counties, and is always looking for sponsors to help place more. “We are looking for individuals, groups, organizations, companies, or any other entity interesting in sponsoring one or more tanks in classrooms,” Boyce said.“Friends of Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery is a non-profit organization, so any donation made through us to provide tanks is tax-deductible.” Hatchery has faced funding issues Despite the impressive economic impact numbers attributed to the

hatchery, it was fairly recently on the brink of closure. As recently as last year, federal budget cuts put the hatchery here and another in Erwin in jeopardy. After Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander and others weighed in heavily on the issue and its possible negative impacts, a three-year compromise was reached, leaving the hatcheries open. “In May (2013), Alexander announced that he had brokered a deal to keep open Tennessee’s hatcheries at Dale Hollow and Erwin,” reported an article in the local Dale Hollow Horizon newspaper.“The three-year agreement between the Tennessee Valley Authority and federal and state wildlife agencies has TVA paying to keep the hatcheries producing fish after budget woes had threatened their ability to do so,” the article said. The agreement was signed by the TVA, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the TWRA and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, published reports say. “If federal locks and dams are going to destroy fish, then the federal government has a responsibility to replace them,”Alexander said while the 2013 debate was being waged. Currie, the Friends group, and local officials continue to work hard to promote regional support for recreational fishing and the hatchery. • The Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery can be visited daily from 7:303:30, and is located just off Tennessee Highway 53 near Celina. The phone number is 931-243-2443, and the e-mail address if dalehollow@fws.gov.

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amazed at the variety and prominence of skilled artists and musicians, both individually and in organizations. Some try to explain the high number on the increased population of retired

persons who (theoretically) have more leisure time to pursue interests that are either new venues or ones that they are reviving from earlier years. That does not explain the number of â&#x20AC;&#x153;still-gain-

fully-employedâ&#x20AC;? artists and musicians. It is also notable that Cumberland County has music and art teachers throughout its public school system. All of that is to be celebrated! Fittingly, the Crossville Depot is offering a corresponding slogan already printed on mugs and tee-shirts. You can see the mugs and tee-shirts at the Depot when you visit there for original art items made by Cumberland County artists. The Crossville Depot is open Monday - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 10 am - 2 pm and on other occasions of importance to the Downtown Crossville area.

Cumberland County Community Band Christmas Concert Dec. 11 The CCC Band, under the direction of Brian Bacon, will present An International Christmas Celebration, featuring music of Ireland, Africa, England, Ukraine, Caribbean and more, at 7:00 p.m. December 11, at Stone Memorial High School auditorium. The CCC Band, composed of talented amateur and professional musicians of all ages, is celebrating itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14th anniversary with this event. The band was founded in 2000 by Crossville native, Murray Kidwell.

Mr. Kidwell now plays flute in the band and will be conducting a portion of the concert, A Christmas Festival, by Leroy Anderson, which was

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over the past 14 years. Plan to join us for an enjoyable evening of Christmas and holiday favorites. There is no admission charge.

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Crossville Model Railroad Club puts on a feast for the eyes through its volunteers The Crossville Model Railroad Club (CMRC), now in its 13th year, operates quite an attraction at the VF Outlet Mall in Crossville. Over 30,000 people drop by the museum at the mall annually, and they are literally from all over the world. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little wonder. Who among us doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to watch a model train make its way around the tracks, much less tracks that have details like the ones at the museum? Thousands of volunteer hours have been put into the tracks, the tiny and not-so-tiny, make-believe houses, buildings, bits of scenery and people that adorn them. Add an extensive, wall-length mural on one side to the multiple tracks, and you have quite a visual feast for the eyes. While at the museum, located in Suite 109 at the mall, you can also take part in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;scavenger huntâ&#x20AC;? among the tracks that may make your visit more enjoyable. Current operating hours for the museum, with free admission, are: Sunday - Noon to 5 p.m.; Monday - closed; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - noon to 5 p.m.; and Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the

museum, and the Crossville Model Railroad Club, visit www.crossvillemodelrrclub.org. The CRMC and associated Upper Cumberland Railroad Society are both volunteer organizations, and operate solely on member dues and visitor donations, which can be made at the mall display area. Crossville Life urges everyone to visit the museum, which most of us will find particularly appealing during the holiday season. â&#x20AC;˘ EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE: Crossville Life recently interviewed Steve Rosenstein, CMRC publicity chairman, for more details on the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operation. Rosenstein also got additional information on the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding from Mike Ferry. That interview, along with more photos, will be in the next edition of Crossville Life.

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Smallmouth Bass put Billy Westmorland and his hometown on the map Continued from last issue By DON NAPIER In the Oct.-Nov. issue of Crossville Life, I wrote a tribute story to my friend and Smallmouth Bass King, Billy Westmorland. It was a bit too long to get it all in that issue, so I have a few paragraphs to add to that story, to wrap up the topic. The World Record Smallmouth was caught in Dale Hollow in 1955

by David L. Hayes (see chart below). Of the 15 lunker smallmouths caught here since Hayes’ giant, Billy has caught three of them, including two 10-pounders. When I was a young man I would stop for a minute when I went into Bank of Celina to look at four giant smallmouths that hung on the walls above the teller windows. Billy told me once about having hooked what he knew was the new

The Top 15 Smallmouth Bass of All Time RANK 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 11 12 13 14 15

WEIGHT 11.9375 10.875 10.5 10.5 10.125 10.0625 10 9.8438 9.8125 9.8125 9.75 9.7188 9.6563 9.625 9.5

ANGLER David L. Hayes John T. Gorman Paul E. Beal Owen F. Smith Archie Lampkin Billy Westmorland Billy Westmorland Andy Anderson Willis E. Spear Harold Hardin David Lindsay Dan Steigers M.H. Groom Mike Curry R.T. Ballard

WATER Dale Hollow Lake Dale Hollow Lake Dale Hollow Lake Wheeler Dam tailwater Hiwassee Reservoir Dale Hollow Lake Dale Hollow Lake Birch Lake Dale Hollow Lake Pardee Reservoir South Branch Dworshak Reservoir Dale Hollow Lake Pickwick Lake Dale Hollow Lake

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trends in performance and evaluate best practices. Between 2009 and 2012, participating hospitals collected data on more than 55,000 surgical procedures and researchers examined rates of 17 different types of surgical complications. An earlier study based on TSQC data published in the Journal of the

LOCATION Kentucky Tennessee Tennessee Alabama North Carolina Tennessee Tennessee Ontario Tennessee California West Virginia Idaho Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee

DATE 7/9/1955 4/24/1969 4/14/1986 10/8/1950 6/1/1951 3/17/1972 3/29/1970 ?/?/1954 9/9/1951 7/3/2007 ?/?/1971 10/28/2006 3/17/1951 4/?/1989 9/28/1953

American College of Surgeons in 2012 showed the 10 TSQC members reduced complication rates and saved more than $8 million in excess costs from 2009 to 2010. This new study shows TSQC hospitals continued to improve in the years after the program launched. In 2012, the collaborative expanded and now includes 22 Tennessee hospitals. “The TSQC has helped align the efforts of hospitals and surgeons around quality improvement, which supports

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world record, a fish he estimated to weigh between 12 and 14 pounds. He had caught a couple of sevenpounders that day, so I believe him when he said he knew how much the big giant weighed. As it happened, it spit out the lure (a Pedigo Spinrite).“I remembering being nervous because it was a world record, what I had dreamed of all my life,” Billy said. Can you imagine what that fish would have meant to a man like Billy who had spent his entire adult career fishing for big smallmouths? He is the man that had a lot to do with Dale Hollow being referred to as the “Smallmouth Capital of the World.” Today, 59 years after Hayes landed the monster, the record still stands. A chart that records the 15 largest Smallmouth ever caught, is shown here, along with the names of the fishermen, the weight, year, etc.

the THA board of directors’ commitment toward zero incidents of preventable harm in our state’s hospitals,” stated Craig A. Becker, THA president. “This collaborative is an excellent example of how the hospital association, physicians, hospitals and payers can work together to improve care using clinically valid measures in a cooperative way.” Cookeville Regional is a member of the Tennessee Surgical Quality Col-

Here is an old photo of Billy with two lunker Smallmouths and a largemouth. People who consider themselves excellent fishermen will go a lifetime without ever seeing a Smallmouth this big, much less catch one.

Of the top 15, the world record and seven others were caught at Dale Hollow. laborative (TSQC), a joint project of the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and Tennessee Hospital Association designed to improve surgical care. The TSQC hospitals participate in a national clinical outcomes database for surgery called the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). For more information on TSQC, visit www.tnsqc.com.

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