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BY CINDY EASTRobert Norton is being honored as the

Kenton White Squirrel Festival Grand Marshal. Norton is known throughout Kenton for his many good deeds. Whether it is doing yard work, driving someone to doctor’s appointments and chemotherapy sessions or taking meals to someone, Norton is always willing to help those in need.

“Helping others is what it’s all about. That’s the main reason they chose me for Grand Marshal. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve never even thought about it. It’s an honor and a humbling experience,” said Norton.

“Robert does many good deeds daily. They do not go unnoticed. He just goes about doing good,” said Daniel Sharp, who grew up with Robert in the Morella

CP Church. Norton is retired but say he stays so busy

he doesn’t know how he ever had time to work. He was born in 1932 to Fred and Naomi Norton on their farm in Kenton. As a child, he attended elementary school in the Morella community. In the ninth grade, he transferred to Kenton High School where he graduated in 1950. After graduation, he farmed with his father until he volunteered for the Army in 1955, serving two years. He was in the Tennessee National Guard for three years.

Norton married Dorotha Oliver in 1958. They made their residence in Kenton where she taught English at Kenton High School and Robert became office manager at Brown Shoe Company in Kenton. He Kenton White Squirrel Festival

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BY ROYCE HARRISThe Gibson County Visual Arts Association Quilt

Trail has begun at City Lumber Company in Dyer. Scott and Patty Wright agreed to show their support

to the Quilt Trail. They have the perfect placement and the perfect quilt square for the store. The square was recently delivered and is now displayed near the front door of the building. The quilt square is called ‘Color Wheel Square’ and is just what the Wrights sell in the way of paint in the store. A multitude of colors may be selected from the paint line at City Lumber in Dyer.

Charles King of Medina Banking in downtown Medina was the first to say yes to show his support for the Gibson County Quilt Trail. When Janice Thomas presented her handmade quilts to the Gibson County Visual Arts Association and heard about the quilt trail, she eagerly accepted the challenge to sponsor a quilt square. These two have put their heads together and found a home for this beautiful quilt square.

After the presentation to the FCE Club, Pasty Scott was eager to choose a design for their barn. Harold and Patsy’s barn is on the Trenton-Milan Hwy. 77. Look for Harold’s purple martin birdhouses. He grows his own gourds and has quire a village out near the barn.

The Bradford Art Club has made their choice for the Senior Citizen’s Center in Bradford. Marie

Gurton presented three designs to the club for their selection.

Kenton Women’s Club will be deciding on a spot for their square at their next meeting, according to Anne Grant, secretary-treasurer of the club.

Bill Barron has accepted the idea of a quilt square on the front of his building in downtown Trenton. Dorothy Farner has a place for a quilt square in the lawn of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Humboldt. The Farmers and Merchants Bank in Dyer wants on, and Joel Reynolds is making a decision for its home.

The GCVAA may be sponsoring some of the quilt squares for historical buildings in the Gibson County communities. They have asked Mrs. Dudley Taylor to accept on the D.C. Taylor building in Trenton, one of the oldest continuous businesses in Trenton. She has agreed to do so.

Pat Riley at Gibson County Utility District has selected a unique square for the lawn of on Highway 45 Bypass using his company colors of blue and white.

City of Milan will be sponsoring a quilt square and it just happens to b purple and white. It could be out near one of Milan’s city limits.

Hester Drug Company is considering one for their corner in Rutherford and this nice community

COLOR WHEEL SQUARE - Patty and Scott Wright, owners of City Lumber Co. in Dyer, stand by their sponsored quilt square before it was installed on their building. Royce Harris, president of the Gibson County Visual Arts Association and her grandson, Shane Peden, a recent graduate of GCHS, delivered the board. GCVAA offers many thanks to Scott and Patty for allowing a beginning place for their Gibson County Quilt Trail. Continue to watch for more boards in the county. (photo by Lori Cathey)

BY CINDY EASTAfter 41 years in the

business, pharmacist Jim Turner has retired. He worked at Kenton Drug Company for over 33 years.

Partners in the business, Richard Skiles and Cara Marvin are hosting a retirement reception for Turner Friday, June 17 from 2-4 p.m. at Kenton Drug. Friends, family and customers are invited to stop by and wish him a happy retirement.

“Quitting work is kind of like quitting smoking. You can taper off or go cold turkey. I went cold turkey. Either way it is not easy. My last day of work was May 31st. Since then I have started my ‘honey do’ list. I have to work early in the morning because

BY STEVE SHORTPeople in Gibson Co. or

nearby area who suffered storm damage this year may qualify for funding aid by visiting a Disaster Recovery Center opened by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) at Milan High School June 5.

Residents are urged to speak with staff by phone or visit in person to clarify any questions.

“This is a ‘one stop shop,’” said Kim Anderson, FEMA External Affairs Field Specialist. “Let us help you know if you qualify for assistance. We will do the footwork and paperwork for you. We cannot give people back what they’ve lost, but we can put them on the road to recovery. You can save aggravation and time by coming to the Disaster Recovery Center.”

The first step is to register with FEMA. The deadline is July 9.

Attending a news conference at the center June 7 were Milan Mayor Chris Crider; Gibson Co. Mayor Tom Witherspoon;

This week began Miss Tennessee Week in Tennessee as contestants began arriving Sunday at the Signature Hotel in Jackson. One of these was Gibson County native Sarah-Taylor Argo, Miss MTSU.

Sarah-Taylor and 35 other talented young women were at the Old Hickory Mall to meet the public and sign autographs this past Sunday afternoon. The Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant is in it 59th Year in the Hub City and organizers said the event continues to draw some of the top young

BY STEVE SHORTGibson Co.

Commissioners plan to adopt a county redistricting plan when legislators reconvene Monday night, June 20 at 6 p.m. at the Agricomplex in Trenton.

The state requires the commission to change boundaries of voting districts at least every 10 years if necessary so commission members represent substantially equal numbers of people.

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(Editor’s note: In the following article Gibson Co. Mayor Tom Witherspoon explains that the county needs to maintain a fund balance of about $3 million as recommended by the state County Technical Assistance Service. Recently Mr. Witherspoon announced that the county anticipated a surplus of $2.3 million. He contends that maintaining a healthy fund balance is beneficial and recommended.)

There has been much talk as of late regarding Gibson County’s potential fund balance. Operating fund balances are a necessary budgetary mechanism whether you are operating a business, a county government or your household budget.

CTAS (County Technical Assistance Service) is a service provided by the Univ. of Tennessee to assist all 95 counties in a wide array of issues including budgetary matters. CTAS recommends that a Fund Balance equivalent to three months of normal operating expenses should be standard operating procedure. That being said, Gibson County’s fund balance should be in the neighborhood of $3 million.

Fund balances are not an uncommon occurrence. What successful company do you know of that considers budgeting themselves to the point of financial default “a good business practice?” They do not.

So I’m in the men’s clothing area of a large department store over the weekend, and I notice a big Father’s Day poster. It is a picture of a young, 30ish looking man walking along with a small boy, he about four-years-old.

The kid looks like any normal boy, but his dad’s appearance caught my attention. He was dressed up, sort of, but he really looked like a caricature of someone dressing up. He had on a pair of slacks and a shirt and tie, but the ad men, or women, had done their best to make him look sloppy in spite of that. His pants were too large, and his belt was about two inches lower than his waist. The shirt was oversized too, very baggy, and his tie was loosened so that the knot was about three inches below his neck. He was sporting a hairdo and geek glasses that would have made PeeWee Herman proud. As a matter of fact, he looked like he could

have been PeeWee’s taller brother.

“What,” I asked myself as I stared at it, “am I supposed to think about that ad?” Is the message, “Even creepy guys can be good dads?” or maybe it’s “Don’t worry about how stupid and effeminate our new summer line looks. This is what modern men are supposed to wear. Just buy them!”

At any rate, the Father’s Day reminder turned my thoughts to my own father. I can just see what his reaction would have been. He’d probably have made some remark about American culture having finally reached the bottom of the barrel.

And he’d be right, of course, not that goofy looking fashion is a sign of decline, but maybe it is an indicator of other problems. We have declined, in all sorts of ways, and not just sartorially. Nowhere is it more obvious than in the endangered state

of men and fathers these days. This becomes really obvious when you compare today’s men with those of my father’s generation.

Start with competence. I can’t do half the things my father could, and I can do a lot more than most of the current generation of young men.

My father could do basic plumbing, wiring and carpentry. When I was a boy, my mother talked him into adding a second bathroom to the house. He built it himself. He laid the bricks for the foundation; he plumbed and wired it. He did all the carpentry and roofed it, and then he hung the wallpaper inside. He also laid the linoleum floor covering. All without help.

He was not a carpenter or an electrician or a plumber, but he knew how to do all those things because he was an American man. And that’s what American men did back then.

And he worked. All the time. For most of my life he held two jobs. (How else could you send six kids to college in the days before student loans and grants?) In spite of this, he also kept our three and a quarter acre “farm” in a perpetual state of neatness and productivity. At various times when I was growing up we had a cow, raised chickens and had an orchard of 73 peach and 27 apple trees.

He also grew a tobacco crop every year (for Christmas

money) and raised tomato and pepper plants to sell in the spring. Work, to him, was a moral obligation, regardless of what kind of work it was. “If the work lends you no dignity,” I heard him say a thousand times, “lend dignity to the work.”

There was only one way I knew of to make him stop working, and that was to ask him to play catch with me. Whether it was baseball or football, he would always stop and throw the ball back and forth, usually until Mother called us in for supper.

He was honest. He never swore or told off color jokes, and he always dressed appropriately for what he was doing. He never entered church or a funeral home without a suit and tie, and his dress shoes were always

shined. He never left the house without a hat, and he never entered a building without taking it off.

I never saw him talk down to, or disrespectfully, to any person, regardless of his or her station, and the quickest way I could get into trouble was for him to catch me doing so.

Although not a religious or an educated man in the conventional sense of the term, he had such a familiarity with the scriptures and the classics that I have never met anyone who could match him. Hardly a day ever went by without his conversation being sprinkled with one or more classical or Biblical references, although most of them went far over my head at the time.

Was he really that special? No, for the times in which he lived, he was pretty ordinary.

If you are the age most readers of this column seem to be, you probably had a dad pretty much like him.

That’s what his generation did. It’s what they were. Their country, and their kids, counted on them, and they came through. They kept the culture alive, passed it down to their sons and daughters and preserved Western Civilization in the process.

Today, alas, we have a generation that seems bent on running away from and destroying Western Civilization, and tragically, they are succeeding.

My father, and the men who shared his generation, wouldn’t have tolerated that. Not for a single second.

Too bad their sons didn’t turn out to be more like them.

Fund balance and ‘surplus’ not the same, says Co. Mayor

Although maintaining a healthy fund balance should be, and in most cases is considered to be a good thing by most everyone, there will still be those that would like to make political fodder of it. Before we do this I would ask that we consider a couple of things.

Our county tax rate, which provides us with all the services we enjoy, is set by our county commissioners. Our County Commissioners pay these taxes too.

Are we to believe that we have a county commission made up of people who dedicate countless hours of their personal time for very little pay, simply because it is their intention to deceive the public in an attempt to raise taxes on themselves? Could someone please help me see the logic in this?

Fact of business is, although I don’t always see eye-to-eye with all our commissioners, I know in my heart, and I see with my eyes as I work with them, that these men and women labor tirelessly to see to it we are providing excellent services at a reasonable tax rate to the public. And we do.

For those who feel like we have it bad here in Gibson County, I would ask them take a look around. I attend many statewide meetings of elected officials where I have the opportunity to interact with my fellow county mayors to share ideas and discuss current issues facing our respective

counties. Believe me when I say that there are plenty of counties that would trade places with Gibson Co. in a heartbeat in terms of tax rate, debt exposure and quality of services.

We still have, and will continue to have areas in need of improvement throughout our county government. I strongly believe that we as individuals and as a county are either in a state of improvement or a state of decline. It is my job as your mayor to see to it that we strive to move forward in a state of constant improvement till we reach that place in our county’s future where we all agree we should be.

We have been through a rough patch as a county and a nation over the past several years, but I feel more optimistically than ever that our future is bright. Let’s work together to prepare for it. My Granddaddy Jack told me many years ago, “If you get out of bed in the morning looking for something to get mad about, you’re gonna find it all day long.” I think he knew what he was talking about.

That being said, let’s all remember to take a few moments to quietly count our many blessings before we kick the door of the ‘Complaint Department’ in. I would really appreciate it. Stay positive, work hard, move forward.

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Area Teens are encouraged to participate in “You Are Here,” the Gibson County Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Program from July 11th through July 22nd. Teens are invited to visit the library to check out books and read for prizes as well as participate in special events at the library in July. Beginning July 6th, students aged 12 through 17 who have completed the 6th grade may sign-up for the Summer Reading Program. Special events slated for the Summer Reading Program

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Recovery Center offers aid Gibson Co. Emergency Management Director Rickey Graves; and Mike Caudill, TEMA regional coordinator.

“We appreciate FEMA being here; we had a lot of storm damage in Milan, and we appreciate them helping us out,” said Mayor Crider. Mayor Witherspoon and Rickey Graves urged residents to take advantage of the federal assistance. “Don’t listen to rumors,” said Graves. “These people are professionals; if there’s any way they can help you

they will. They’ll go to bat for you.”

The 10-person staff includes a Small Business Admin. rep and advisors in hazard mitigation.

Some people who register for FEMA help may receive determination letters that declare them ineligible. But more information may simply be needed to restore eligibility, said Anderson.

“Your case is not closed just because you receive this letter,” she said. Often people simply need to provide additional documents or info in order to become eligible for funding help. Residents may need to provide signatures, documents about insurance coverage, proof of property ownership or residence, or receipts for repairs.

If you receive a letter from FEMA saying you are not eligible for aid, call the FEMA Helpline (800-621- 3362 or TTY 800-462-7585) for an explanation, to update your application, or to find out what you can do next. Visit the Disaster Recovery Center for a face-to-face talk with specialists. You can also appeal a finding that you think is incorrect.

Contacting Emergency Management or the Red Cross does not qualify people for FEMA aid.

FEMA will not “duplicate” insurance coverage, but FEMA can supplement insurance, said officials. And

if you received FEMA aid last year, you may still be eligible for aid this year.

Anderson said some residents do not seek aid because they think there are not enough funds to help people with worse damage. But Anderson said there are sufficient funds for all.

“We want to get the word out to anybody who endured damage that FEMA is here to help,” said Anderson. “You don’t have to live in Milan or Gibson Co. to visit the Milan Disaster Recovery Center. It is open

to anybody.”People who have

made repairs can get reimbursement by showing inspectors areas of original damage and describing repairs. Photographs can be helpful but are not necessary.

To contact FEMA call 1-800-621-3362, TTY 800-462-7585 (Phone banks staffed daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. until further notice); go online www.DisasterAssistance.gov, or with smart phone or web-device visit m.fema.gov.

FEMA OPENS DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER – Gibson Co. area officials attended the opening of the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Disaster Recovery Center at Milan High School June 5. The center is designed to help people in the Gibson Co. and nearby area. Pictured are (from left) Milan Mayor Chris

HELP FOR STORM VICTIMS – A Disaster Recovery Center opened at Milan High School June 5 to provide financial aid to storm victims in the Gibson Co. area. Among several staff members are (seated, from left) Leo Candelas and Rosa Irizarry; and (standing) Luis Just. For information call 1-800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585 or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov.

Crider, Mike Caudill of TEMA; Gibson Co. Mayor Tom Witherspoon; Kim Anderson, FEMA Public Information Officer; and Rickey Graves, Director of Gibson Co. Emergency Management. People in the Gibson Co. area or nearby who suffered storm damages in April and May may qualify for financial help.

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Turner retires afterit’s been so hot. And we kept one of our granddaughters for a couple of weeks. That was fun,” said Turner. “I will still work at the store from time to time when I’m needed.”

Turner grew up in the suburbs of Eaton, Tennessee. When he graduated from high school at Spring Hill in 1965, he was just 17 and could not get a job. He had received scholarships so he decided he would go ahead and start college that summer. He attended UT Martin and went into pre-med. He had to take a foreign language so he took Spanish. His teacher was a Cuban refugee who did not speak English. Turner said he was in class for three weeks before he knew the teacher was calling his name. The teacher’s wife did speak English and helped out with the labs. He ended up with a ‘C’ average in Spanish so he couldn’t get into med-school.

But, he found out he could go to pharmacy school, with the same curriculum. After completing his two years of pre-pharmacy he and his father went to Memphis to see about getting him into UT College of Pharmacy. His dad had been feeding the hogs and didn’t stop to change his boots. When they arrived that June day, they discovered he was supposed to apply to get in. The Dean happened to be there that day and they got to talk to him. The dean asked for his transcripts and Turner later learned he got in. Turner thinks he got in because they had stopped by that day. Or maybe it was because his dad forgot to change his boots.

During his years in pharmacy school, Turner worked at Mehr Pharmacy in Bells on Saturdays and Sundays. He needed to work in a pharmacy a certain number of hours to get his license. Edward Mehr paid him $1 an hour. He didn’t need any help and just gave him the job to help get in the required hours. “The money I made gave me enough to pay for gas and eat while I was going to school,” said Turner. Edward’s son, John Mehr, is

now a TBI investigator for West Tennessee.

Jim married Barbara Zarecor of Yorkville on September 28, 1969. “Getting married is what kept me in school,” said Turner.

After three years, Turner graduated from UT Pharmacy School in 1970. He worked in a Walgreen’s in Memphis, at a pharmacy in McKenzie and did relief work in local towns such as Sharon, Alamo and Humboldt. Then came the opportunity to run a store for Howard Brothers in Kingsport, TN.

“I didn’t know where Kingsport was. It took me all night to get there but I worked the next day. I was only 23 years old and worked there for about a year and a half. Then came the opportunity to come to Rutherford. So I went to work on January 3 of 1972 with Hoyt Kemp and Bill Hester. I became a partner in 1976. In December of 1977 we bought the store in Kenton and I went to work at Kenton Drug. It’s been 33 and half years. During that time Hoyt retired and Richard Skiles and Cara Marvin became partners, at different times, in the two stores. Later we divided it up. Richard, Cara and I took the Kenton store and Bill took the Rutherford store. We started the compounding pharmacy at Kenton Drug, which is a separate business.”

The best about being here in this area is all the people I’ve met and been associated with over the years. There are some of the funniest people around here. I’ve heard some of the best stories and jokes. That’s what’s made it so much fun. I’d like to thank all of them; the customers, my co-workers and my friends. I’ve served entire families from grandparents, to their children and now their grandchildren.”

The Turners have three children; two sons Jason, a teacher at GCHS, and Josh who works at ElDorado Chemical in Newbern and one daughter Jamie Ary who works at Volunteer Bank in Portland. They have two granddaughters, Madelyn who is four and Layla who is two, and are expecting a grandson in June.

Turner along with Jim Payne and Mark Miller started the Yorkville International Washer Pitchin’ Contest 17 years ago. They thought it would last two to three years but it turned into the festival they really hoped it would. “Everyone comes home for it,” he said.

The contest is held every third Saturday in August. Last year the event was turned over to the Yorkville Fire Department as an annual fundraising event. The founders helped with the contest last year and will probably help again this year.

Turner also does medical mission work in Belize. He has made 17 trips since 1998, sometimes two trips a year. He hopes to return in January. “We work the same 30 mile radius helping the Indians of a mountainous area that borders Guatemala and Honduras,” he said.

“I’d like to thank everybody at work and all the customers and friends. I’m looking forward to spending time with my wife, who retired two years ago, and watching our grandchildren grow. I will miss the people at work. That is the hard part. They did give me a gold watch when I retired. It is inscribed with an Alfred Lloyd Tenison quote that I’ve always used when someone asks me ‘why?’ I say, ‘Mine is not to question why, mine is but to do or die.’ So, they turned it on me,” said Turner.

with some awesome young ladies from across our state, “ quoted Sarah-Taylor.

“I hope I represent Gibson County and my school Middle Tennessee State University with the highest integrity and respect possible. Both have put their faith in me and I want to make you proud. I also want to thank everyone for their support. Our group this year had the most salute pages sold in the history of the organization. That says so much for our supporters. I am number 3 in salute pages this year with 21 and I could not have done this without you all. It truly shows how much you support your own. Thank you for all the text, facebook messages, calls, gifts, etc. I

have received. I appreciate all your encouragement this week. I am blessed to be a part of this wonderful county,” said Argo.

Tickets can be purchased for each night at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson. Competition begins nightly at 8 pm. Sarah-Taylor is the daughter of Anthony and Janet Richardson of Alamo and Doug and Andrea Argo of Trenton. She is the granddaughter of Stan and Betty Black of Alamo, Ralph and Diann Richardson of Rutherford and John and Jane Argo of Rutherford.

Argo competing for Miss TN

are as follows: July 14th at 3PM local artist Candace Criswell will conduct a workshop on aboriginal art; July 18th at 4:30PM the library will host an indoor game day; July 22nd at 11:30AM Prize Drawing Party.

The Gibson County Memorial Library is located at 303 South High St. Trenton, TN. The Teen Summer Reading Program is open to middle and high school students of all abilities. For more information, call 855-1991.

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Lauren Nicole Jewell and Derek Matthew Kolwyck are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

Lauren is the daughter of Cheryl Haste of Trenton and Philip and Vanessa Jewell of Trenton. Her grandparents are Harold Lloyd and Beverly Baucom of Kenton, Buddy Jewell of Rutherford and Omega McCartney of Bradford.

Lauren is a 2007 graduate of Peabody High School. She is currently attending the University of Tennessee at Martin, where she will receive a B.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Finance.

Derek is the son of Ricky and Tammy Kolwyck of

Trenton. His grandparents are C.W. and Pat Lindsey of Trenton, Elgie and Audrey Flowers of Greenfield, Melba Kolwyck of Trenton, Darrell and Bea Kolwyck of Eva.

Derek is a 2006 graduate of Peabody High School and a graduate from the Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson where he received a certificate in Precision Metals. He is currently pursing a career with the Tennessee Army National Guard. Derek will be deploying with the 230th ENG BN in August for his second deployment.

The couple will wed on June 18, 2011 in Orange Beach, Alabama. After returning from their honeymoon, the couple will reside in Trenton.

Mr. Van Gray of Dallas, TX, formerly from Rutherford, and Ms. Janie Griffin Gray of Nashville, TN, formerly from Dyer, are pleased to announce the marriage of their son, Nathan William Gray of Charlotte, NC to Brie Lyall of Kingston, MA.

Both bride and groom are graduates of Wake Forest University in NC (Class of 2004 and 2003). Nathan is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity who graduated with a B.A. in Economics. He never met Brie during college, but met her during a visit to Las Vegas where she worked at the time and it was love at first sight.

They were married in a beautiful celebration in

Charlotte, NC on April 9 which was attended by Janie, her sister Melanie Griffin Hill and family, Van and family, Hut Gray and family, Mark Gray, and Jane Griffin of Dyer, Nathan’s grandmother, along with many other friends and family.

Nathan is the grandson of Jane Griffin and the late Charles Griffin of Dyer and the late Billie and Hudson Gray of Rutherford.

Nathan is a Vice President with Bank of America and Brie is an Application Specialist for the Carolinas Healthcare System. The couple is making their home in a newly renovated historical house in Charlotte.

Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Patton, formally Helen Todd, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 12th. They live in the Nebo-Yorkville community where F.T. is the minister for the Neboville

Church of Christ. They have three daughters,

Sue Pevovar of Redford, Mi, Martha Bloodworth and Lyn McCoy both of Milan. They have four grandsons and two granddaughters.

St. Paul’s Youth had a wonderful “youth Revival” last week, Wednesday through Friday nights. Rev. Michael McClure of Turning Point Ministries in Hickman, KY. was the dynamic speaker for the three nights. We thank Pleasant View M.B. Church Youth Choir of Sharon, Fairview M.B. Church Youth Choir of Dyer, and Turning Point Ministries Choir for providing the music. We also thank the adults and youth from the surrounding churches and St. Paul adults for attending. Pastor McClure spoke each night on the youth level, he knew how to address today’s concerns and problems that the youth have to endure.

Saturday evening St. Paul’s Mass Choir along with the other members participated on program at a benefit program given for Brother John Mays at Beech Grove M.B. Church of Rutherford. Brother Mays has been sick for quite some time and had to take treatments.

We had a very good service at St. Paul Sunday morning. Rev. Michelle Skinner delivered a powerful message. Her topic “He’ll

Work it Out” was found in James 1:1-4 and other scriptures. She informed us that God does not tempt us, He tests us. Satan tempts us. When God is testing us with trails and tribulations He is growing us spiritually. He uses testing and troubles to mature us. The male chorus provided the music. All of our ministers were present including our pastor, Rev. Pounds.

At 2 p.m. St. Paul youth choir participated on Fairview M.B. Church Annual Youth Choir Program. Several of St. Paul members accompanied them.

Josie Johnson is a patient at Madison County Hospital in Jackson. Brother Floyd Brown of Bradford has been a patient at the hospital in Milan, Remember them in your prayers.

Hariette Alford of Rutherford and I were in Jackson last week. Mary Warren, Lil Sarah and I shopped at Wal-Mart in Humboldt last week. I visited Ruby Warren at the Martin Health Care Friday afternoon. She is doing well. We had a nice visit.

Have a good week and God bless.

When you’re ready please read I John 3:7. The writer of First John is the Apostal John. He wants the readers and listeners in the churches to be discerning of whose words they’re heeding.

If they practice unrightousness, they don’t have a personal relationship with Christ Jesus. We have God as our Father and Jesus as our elder Father. We’re joint-heirs with Jesus. The Word says that we can call Him Abba, Father, Papa (Rom. 8:1-17).

“he who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” I John 2:9-12 NKJV.

“I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake” I John 2:9-12 NKJV. God has done it all, God has shown us His mercy (Romans 9:16). “For God so loved the

world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved” John 3:16, 17 NKJV. Not one of us deserved such love, therefore when we’re saved we have a new inheritance (Hebrews 9:15). We’ve been sanctified. Now we’re being sanctified. This sanctification is a process that’s finished when we see Jesus as He is.

Jesus came to show us what manner of love is real when He gave His life, gave up heaven came to earth became poor that we could be rich, took on our sins and died in indescribable agony, all so we could have life eternally and we have an abundant life on earth, that is what manner of love He has bestowed on us.

Even now I can’t imagine how God could have loved someone like me. He loved me just as I am Filthy, dirty, rebellious, sarcastic, controlled by evil and evil desires and just plain mean.

Golden Agers By Virginia Burgess

June 8 brought 18 members into the sweltering heat to meet at FBC Family Life Center for fun, food, and fellowship. In the absence of President Jerry Legg, Jane Forsythe opened with prayer followed by a reading. After partaking of the delicious feast spread, Happy Birthday was sung to Kenneth McEwen.

Brother DeWayne offered prayer for Nell Needham, Eddie Bone, Marian Flowers, Dottie White, Dale McElwain, Shirley Owens, Jane Forsythe’s cousin, our leaders and unspoken concerns.

The congregation joined on singing “only Trust Him” and “higher Ground: followed by a special by Kenneth entitled “What Heaven Means To Me.”

Brother DeWayne Goodgine chose Matthew Chapter 6 as the basis for his devotional. He outlined the steps for pleasing God.

Let us keep in prayer the mission team leaving for Ecuador Saturday for a successful trip and safe return.

Brother DeWayne dismissed by prayer.

Miss Lauren Nicole Jewell and Mr. Derek Matthew Kolwyck

Jewell - Kolwyck Mr. and Mrs. Nathan William Gray

Couple exchange vows on April 9

Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Patton

Pattons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

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Gymnasium last Saturday was like a trip back in time for the 300 Kenton School Alumni who attended their reunion. The black, white, and gold Kenton Warrior decor set the perfect stage for the evening’s festivities.

Lots of photos, scrapbooks, yearbooks, sports uniforms and other KHS memorabilia gave opportunity to reminisce at length with a walk down memory lane.

Beginning at 2 p.m., former students, faculty and friends gathered to relive the “good ole days” and make great new memories.

It only took a glance around the gym to see the good memories and familiar faces were evoking many smiles, hugs, and kisses.

At 6 p.m. a delicious meal was served as the

happy attendees continued to visit through dinner.

Kenton Mayor and KHS Alumni, Virginia Davidson welcomed everyone to kick off the evening’s program with Class of ‘77 graduate and State Representative, Bill Sanderson following as Emcee for the evening.

In honor of all those giving the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom Lynn Polsgrove Whitworth sang a moving Memorial Day tribute with the National Anthem. Also in honor of our many brave Military Personnel, John and Jane Norvell sang a lovely and fitting musical tribute.

The many deceased classmates were honored by a moment of silence and everyone sang the KHS Alma Mater before Michelle Skinner led in the closing prayer.

Photographer, Michael Hardin was on hand to

Dyer Station Celebration’s 27th Annual 4th of July Celebration

June 29 - July 4, 2011 Wednesday, June 29 *Opening Ceremonies at the VFW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. *Community-Wide Church Service (Dyer Ministerial Alliance). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. at Dyer First Baptist Church *Candlelight Memorial Service . . . . . . . . . . . . Immediately following Church Service Thursday, June 30 *Praise Singing at Dyer First United Methodist Church . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Friday, July 1

The following activities will take place in Downtown Dyer behind the Georgia McIlwain Ellis Mini-Park.

*Cake Walk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 6 p.m. *Concessions and Homemade Ice Cream Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 p.m. *Memorabilia Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 p.m. *Country Street Dance featuring “Dakota”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m. *Dyer Station Steppers exhibition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . During the dance Saturday, July 2 *Rook Tournament. . . . . . . . at the VFW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 a.m. *Spoons, NERTZ, Spades, Checkers, Darts, Dominoes Tournaments . . . . . . . . .1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Manse *Team Trivia Bowl Contest at 1st Presbyterian Manse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. *Karaoke At The Park at David Robinson Park Gazebo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 p.m. Sunday, July 3 *Patriotic Cantata, “Sweet Land of Liberty”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 p.m. at Cumberland Presbyterian Church *Taste of Dyer Immediately follows the cantata Monday, July 4

The following activities will take place at the David Robinson Park unless otherwise noted.

*Fourth of July Parade Lineup at the City Lumber Parking Lot . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. *Lion’s Club Food Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 a.m. *Barbecue butts and sandwiches sales (GCHS Band Boosters) 8 a.m. until sold out *Old Country Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 8 a.m. until sold out *Arts and Crafts Sales (Jimmy and Janet West) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 a.m. *Fourth of July Parade ($5 if entry is being judged) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. *Dignitaries’ Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immediately following parade at VFW *Water Jet Sprayer (Dyer Fire Department). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . During the afternoon *Scavenger Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon-Pick up items list at Gazebo *Bingo at the Gazebo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m. *Cornhole Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. *Pet Show (Kim and Tim Roberts) at the Gazebo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:30 p.m. *Dodgeball at the Park (Local teams and area wrestlers’ teams). . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. *Closing Ceremonies by the Gazebo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 p.m. *Fireworks Display (Best seen from or close to the park). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m.

Please keep our troops and their families in your hearts and in your prayers. Never fail to thank our veterans for the sacrifices that they have made to provide us with the freedoms that we are able to enjoy, yet too often take for granted. God Bless America!

record pictorially the night’s event as well as individual class photographs for all. Music for the evening was provided by Richard Gray from Dyer.

Many thanks to all who helped to make the reunion a great success! Start planning now to attendthe next reunion in three years.

MINGLING CLASSMATES - Helen Yergin Renfroe, Virginia Davidson, and Addie Rose Brelsford enjoyed visiting with classmates and catching up on lost time.

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Mr. Campbell passed away June 11, 2011 at Martin Health Care. He was an employee at Bryan Plastics Tool and Die and a member of Hawthrone Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Isaac and Olieve Campbell and one brother.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Campbell of Kenton, two daughters, Cynthia Pugh of Union City and Darlene and husband Terry Owens of Kenton, three sons, Terry Wayne Stansberry of Kenton, Joseph Stansberry of Kenton, Eric Stansberry of Kenton, grandchildren, Brandon Douglas Pugh, Bradley Owens, Brian Owens, Hunter Galloway and Seth Stansberry, four great grandchildren, 3 brothers, and two sisters.

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Mr. Cash passed away from this life on June 12, 2011, at his home. Donald was born January 4, 1960, in Weakley Co. Tennessee; the son of Howard and Inez Cash. He was a Forklift Operator for Nordyne Company.

Donald is survived by his wife Dawn Yates Cash; three daughters, Amanda Richards (Wheeler), Elise Hathorne, and Allison Cash; two grandchildren, Tristan Richards, and Breanna Mosley, his parents Howard and Inez Cash; two sisters, Wanda Hinson (Richard), Cathy Knott (Danny).

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June 10, 2011, at Leitherland Funeral Home Kenton Chapel. Brother Darrell Morgan officiated the services. Burial was held at Tansil Cemetery in Sharon.

Mrs. Morgan passed away June 7, 2011, at her home. She was an accountant and a member of Sidonia Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her son, Stephen Dewain Morgan and husband, Darrell Morgan Sr.

She is survived by her son, Brother Darrell Morgan and wife Angela of Kenton, two daughters, Mary Kay Austin of Manassas, VA and Teresa MacWelch of Manassas, VA, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

The Kenton First Baptist Church was host to the renown kingsmen last Sunday night.Gospel music fans from far and wide filled the church for an evening of great entertainmentas well as for anointed gospel music.

Johnny and Etta Davis treated Jack and Jane Allen to dinner at Lakeview Restaurant. at Reelfoot Lake. The Allens were celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The two couples enjoy a delicious meal together consisting of fish, ham, and all the trimmings.

On Sunday afternoon last week, Zack and Kellie Freeman were honored with a babyshower at Union Grove Fellowship Hall. They appreciated the many nice gifts they receivedfor their little one.

Cindy Lamar spent a week with her sister and brother-in-law, Louise and Paul Hughes of Yuba City, California recently. While they all attended their church’s spectacularMemorial Day Drama and Tribute. Depicting scenes from many wars with great reality,evoked many emotions and tears from the audience.

After church last

Wednesday evening our minister, Brother Corey Meggs completed the 6-week study on New Life in Christ, by teaching “Maturity, the goal of spiritual growth.” Scripture was from 1 John Chapter 1 & 2 He spoke of the different stages of growing spiritually; childhood, young person, and becoming a mature adult. A good example is Caleb. At 85 he said, “Give me this mountain” when the tribes of Israel divided the land of Canaan.

Our Sunday morning service was blessed with many visitors who are always our honored guests. For the special music we enjoyed the McEwen Trio singing “When I grow up.” Emerald Jones read the scripture from Psalm 46:1.

Brother Corey’s morning

message, “The Difference Love Makes” was taken from Romans 14th Chapter. When you begin to do something ask yourself 1. Does it glorify God, 2does it edify others, 3 does it sanctify me?

Sunday evening, Brother Corey spoke in “Why were the old days better” from Ecclesiates 7:10 and I Kings 12:4-20. He compared the lives of Solomon, Jeroboam and Rehoboam. Idols can be anything that takes God’s place. We welcomed little Miss Hadley Morgan Powell to our church services. She is the lovely daughter of our minister of students, Stephen and Amy Powell. Next Sunday, June 19 the evening service will be 5 p.m., Men’s cake bake at 6 p.m. Happy Father’s Friday!

Our sympathy is extended to Brother Terry and Darlene Owens in the death of her step-father, Mr. Damon Campbell.

Remember those on our prayer list, Junior McEwen who is in Cane Creek, our upcoming mission trip, Paris Bryant, Mrs. Hazel Shanklin and our friends in the nursing home.

I want to apologize for not having our news in last week’s edition of the Tri-City Reporter. I was having some computer problems, but now all seems well. We all enjoyed another great day at Lowrance Chapel, fellowshipping, singing, prayer, Lords Supper and giving honor and glory to God. God wants us all to be truly blessed; after all, that’s His nature. Our lesson topic was a question; what difference does it make whether God exists?

In our day, we can no longer take for granted that the average person believes in God. Doubt, and even denial, that God exists is widespread. What is at stake here for the person that does not believe that God exists? We must prepare to go wherever the truth leads us. The quest for knowledge ought to be a quest for correct action on our part. Defining God as the personal and transcendent Creator, Ruler, and Sustainer of the universe, there are only two options; either God exists, or He does not exist! What else can be true, and what results follow, if we take either of these options?

First, I want to discuss Atheism: God does not exist. Actually, if God does not exist, neither would we. (John 1:3; Acts 17:28) The closet we can come to imagining a world without God is to imagine a world where God is not acknowledged. The Atheist believes that the universe and human life are without purpose and that he is just an “accident” that happened during the “big bang.” He believes that when death comes, you are just that; dead, dead, dead. He also believes that man is “autonomous” and subordinate to no higher authority than himself.

Most astounding is that he believes religion to be a delusion and says; “the consciousness of a personal

Creator, held by billions since the dawn of history, has been but a dream. We are seeing this view more, especially in our schools and universities.

No longer can a prayer be said in a school function, yet the larger percent of the school is made up with a Christian belief. What has happened to our faith in a supreme God? Have we let the Atheist, who makes up only a minor of our population, take our God given right away from us? It seems that way.

Nest, let us look at Theism: the belief that God does exist. How does one believe that God truly exists? The Bible says that it is by our faith and the promises that God has made to those who accept His Word and do those things necessary to become a child of His. Some may say, I don’t really believe in God, but I’ll try to live my life as though I did. Can we live our life with this point of view?

God wants us to serve Him with all our heart, mind, body and soul. I don’t think someone can do this not fully believing that God is his Creator and the Creator of everything in this universe. What are your convictions? Have you wholeheartedly embraced the consequences of your convictions? Can one “live” without God?

Folks, if this present life is all there is, you surely are most miserable, because you are trying to live without God in your life. You are only living to please your own self, not living to please God, then, you may be an Atheist, Agnostic or Humanist. Yes, we all only get one chance at this life, but to them it’s all over when they die.

But to the Christian, death is only the beginning of our life with God, where we will spend eternity. Which way will you choose?

Sunday, Cindy Lamar attended the Homecoming service at SassafrasRidge Baptist Church in Hickman Kentucky. Cindy joined her two aunts and uncles who attend Sassafras Ridge, Doris and Sam Weatherly and Virginia and Elmer Williams. Theyall enjoyed the singing of cousins, Tammy Samms, Paul Williams, and Sandra Guess aswell as other local singers.

Food for thought: I’ve got a home I’ve never seen. I’ll see it by and by. The cost ofit I did not pay. The price was far to high. Long ago on a rugged cross, where Jesus gaveHis life, The price was paid for my new home, And for my eternal life!

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The David Johnson Chorus is proud to present their Spring 2011 Concert Series “Songs of Hope and Peace.” This show is designed to touch people who find themselves struggling in dealing with life and its difficulties.

Our world, and even our country, appears to be very fragmented, creating anxiety and worries among us all. Music, the universal language, can speak to these issues in ways that nothing else can.

The first half of the show will be chronological tour of America’s earliest song writers, beginning with Stephen Foster in the 1800” (“O Susanna,” “Camp Town Races,” “Beautiful Dreamer”). Next will be a medley of beautiful ballads by Jerome Kern from the ‘20’s (

It was a beautiful day in an out of God’s house Sunday. We enjoyed two beautiful specials one by Johnny Cavender and another by Natalie Farrar.

The title of Bro. Darryl’s message was “The Feeding Place.”

In John 21 Jesus said to Simon Peter “If you truly love me you will feed my sheep.” Jesus wants us to be about His business feeding the sheep both spiritually and physically.

The church is definitely the place to receive spiritual feeding and also physical

feeding if God provides the means. We should be obedient to God in whatever He ask us to do. What God does when one is obedient can touch many.

Romans 5:19 “For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man many will be made righteous.”

This world needs people that are obedient to God. It is not a chore but an opportunity to show His love. The Bible is full of the love Jesus has for us. We are not worthy of His

love or salvation but He gave His life willingly. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done in the past it can be forgiven if you ask. There is no love greater than God’s love.

Through Him all things are possible. If you have slipped away from Him, just come back He will welcome you with open arms. Don’t wait because what we do here on earth will go with us to eternity.

To hear well done my good and faithful servant should be the words we hope to hear our Father say. Have a great week see you in church Sunday!

Bethpage By Joyce Brown

Hello friends. Ya been missing us? I’ve been out of town and missed a couple of weeks getting news in, but glad to be back. It was good to see our folks at Bethpage. Our Sunday service began with Tina and Janice playing “I Stand In Awe” during quiet time and call to worship was “He Is Lord.”

Bro. James preached from 1 Samuel 15:1-34 on the title “No Middle Ground.” His text for the night service was Jonah 4:1-11. Everyone was thankful for the good rain we got late Saturday afternoon. Some of us got pretty soaked, but we’re not complaining. Christy Griggs had a birthday last week. She

said she’s not very old but she is really experienced.

Sympathy is extended to to Bro Darrell Morgan and his family in the loss of their mother who passed away following an extended illness.

Kristin Littleton’s grandfather, Mr David Smith passed away last week. Kristin and her family have our prayers and sympathy in their loss.

My Perryman family had our bi-annual family reunion at Paris Landing State Park Memorial Day weekend. It was well attended and enjoyed by all but especially Charles and Peggy Perryman as we took the opportunity of having many of our family

together to surprise them with a celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. We must have been pretty sneaky as they did not suspect a thing.

From the pastor’s desk: As Christians, looking into the future we see sin defeated, death destroyed, the soul made perfect, and an inheritance of Heaven. Our time is short and death is brief, but Eternity is forever with (or without)Jesus Christ.

2 Corin 4:18 While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Sunday morning at Keely Mill began with prayer for the youth and their leaders as they left on their youth trip to Alabama. Branson and Lucus began our Sunday morning services by singing “Jesus Loves Me.” Our opening hymn was “Wonderful Words of Life.”

Keith Hamlin opened us in prayer.We all dismissed to our Sunday school classes.

Christy Skelton opened the adult class in prayer then did a good job teaching us our lesson, “Get Back on Track,” from Jeremiah 2-6. The Lord calls people to repent of sins in their lives. Diane Hamlin closed class in prayer.

Our Sunday morning worship services began with Elaine Fields playing the piano and Berl O’Brien leading us in the hymn “He Lives.”

Keith Hamlin opened us in prayer.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Bro. Steve welcomed

everyone and made many announcements. We had a time of reciting our memory verse for the month and gave many praise reports to the Lord.

We then all shared a time of hugs and handshakes as we got into our time of meet and greet with one another.

Bro. Steve blessed us with our special music “Go Rest High On that Mountain.”

Bro. Steve morning message, “Being Focused,”was from Exodus 32:1-15. Berl O’Brien dismissed services in prayer as the hymn Just As I Am was sung.

Our Sunday night services began with the hymn “Heavenly Sunlight.”

Keith Hamlin opened us in prayer. We all dismissed to our discipleship training classes. Mike Fields opened the adult class in prayer before

teaching us our lesson, “Know Your Source of Strength” from John 14:16.

A daily quiet time is essential for the Christian. In this time God begins His dynamic work of providing strength for each day. Scott Fields closed us in prayer.

Our Sunday night worship services began with Elaine Fields playing the piano and Mike Fields leading us in the hymns “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” and “There Is Power in the Blood.”

Bro. Steve’s message, “Trust,” was from Psalms 9:9-20. We dismissed singing the hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.”

We thank the Lord for our visitors and invite you to join us for praise and worship Sunday’s at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.Read your Bibles and be people of prayer this week. keelymillbaptistchurch.com and facebook.

“Ol’ Man River,” “Smoke gets in Your Eyes.” Look for the Silver Lining”). One of the most famous of American composers was Irving Berlin. His medley includes (God Bless America,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “There’s No business Like Show business”). Rounding out the first half of the show will be a rousing number by George M. Cohan (and featuring the JC kazoo band!).

In the second half of the show, songs will be featured that were written in response to calamaties: the tsunami in Indonesia, the war in Bosnia, the 911 disaster and the War Between the States.

The message will be words of healing, but also reminders of the importance of being united for the common good

of mankind.Everyone will be moved by

the experience of the DJC’s “Songs of Hope and Peace.”

The David Johnson Chorus is and adult, 40-voice community chorus with its home base in Dresden.

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PRESIDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - The President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement recognizes students who show outstanding educational growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects. Front row left to right: Cynthia Rodriquez, Tish Estes, Amanda Stoots, (back row) Telvin Epperson, Derek White, DJ Finch.

PRESIDENTS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS - The President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence is given by the President of the United States to these seniors who have earned a 3.5 GPA and who have scored in the 85th percentile or higher on the ACT in the area of Reading or Math. Front Row: Nick Sears, Brooke Sansing, Morgan Bowers, Amber Simmons, Joanie Floerish, Kelley Parks. Back Row: Caleb Mills, Colton Beasley, Brad Tabor, Erienne Baker, Katie Huff, Andy Murphree, and Lauren Whitley.

TENNESSEE SCHOLARS - These students were named Tennessee Scholars. They are (first row left to right) Andy Murphree, Katie Huff, Nick Sears, Samantha Crews, Joanie Floersh, Sarah Carroll, Camille Collins, Jacob Estes, (second row) Katie Utter, Kimberly Roberson, Ashley Deeter, Heather Blankinship, Sara Jennings, Brooke Sansing, Candice Clifford, (third row) Erienne Baker, Shea Holland, Summer Lyons, Alyssa White, Kortney Tyree, Shelley Simpson, Chrissy Tidwell, Jaclyn Parlow, Miranda Barron, (fourth row) Kelley Parks, Colton Beasley, Abby Struemph, Jeremy Butler, Caleb Mills, Desire’ Barnett, Camri Donald, Morgan Bowers, (bast row) Emilee Wright, Taylor Richards, Tyler Thetford, Brad Tabor, Joseph Fuqua, David Arnold, Matt Littleton, and Lauren Whitley.

PRINCIPALS LEADERSHIP AWARD - Sarah Carroll was selected to receive The Principal’s Leadership Award sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. This award is given each year to one senior who has demonstrated academic excellence and leadership in community and school. She will be receiving a certificate from the director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

A.F. BRIDGES DIVISIONAL FINALIST AWARD - This year our school was selected for the A.F. Bridges Divisional Finalist Award. As a recipient of this award, one senior athlete has been awarded a scholarship. The TSSAA is honoring Matthew Littleton in recognition of his high ideals and standards of ethics, integrity, citizenship and sportsmanship while participating in high school athletics.

ACADEMIC AWARDS - Students receiving academic awards were (front row left) U. S. history-Andy Murphree, AP U.S. History-Erienne Baker, Economics-Kaitlyn Ritter, American Government-Sara Jennings, (second row) Psychology-Alex Valdivia, Sociology- Kara Gilmore, and World Geography-Kendal Walker.

Gibson County’s Lee Whitaker has signed a scholarship to continue his baseball career at Bethel University in McKenzie. The hard-hitting senior said he is looking forward to playing for Coach Rusty Thompson and the Wildcats. “I love the whole place,” Whitaker said of Bethel. “I felt like it was the right place for me. I know I’m going to have to step up (in college) and try even harder,” said Whitaker.

“From the first day I meet Lee all he wanted to do was to play college ball,”

(from left, front) parents Chuck and Gaela Whitaker; (back) GCHC Assistant Principal Jim Hughes, GCHS Co-Head coach Corry Essary, Bethel Assistant Coach Eric Patton, Bethel Grad Assistant Will Cripps and GCHS Co-Head coach Ken Covington. (Photo by Lori Cathey)

Corry Essary GCHS Co-Head coach said. Adding that he was very proud of him and all of his hard work had payed off. “He’s well deserving of this.”

GCHS Co-Head coach Ken Covington said he was pleased with Whitaker’s decision to go to Bethel, “He’s worked very hard and had a great work ethic all season long.” Covington said he believed Whitaker would continue to succeed on the next level. Whitaker finished the season with a batting average of .357,on

base percentage of .415 and slugging percentage of .625. He was also named to the 13-AA District Team, and received the MaxPreps Player of the Week Award and received the teams Silver Slugger Award for 2011.

Bethel Assistant Coach Eric Patton said,” Lee is a good kid on and off the baseball field and he is the type kid we look for. We are thrilled to have him.

Whitaker said he wanted to thank his family, coaches and teammates for all his accomplishments.

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Teens Doing Better Things (TDBT) is an after-school and Summer program for youth ages 12 -17 years of age funded by the Tennessee Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services. This past year the kids in the program have written, directed, filmed, and produced a video highlighting their efforts to provide the teen community with distracted driving prevention messages. Their video was entered in this year’s “Act Out Loud” contest and was the top place finisher in the State. You can check out their video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOktpdTbXL8 . The theme song was written and performed by our own Ms. Kendel Dixon.

The youth have also participated in building a greenhouse and maintaining a small organic garden. They have plans to use the fruits of their labor to make a meal for residents in their community and to, perhaps, enter a prize winning vegetable in this year’s Gibson County Fair!

In addition to learning about the value of healthy food and good nutrition the youth are taking several field trips to places like the Pink Palace in Memphis, the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo, and the Adventure Science Museum in Nashville. We’ll also be taking tours of local farms to help educate the kids on the importance of supporting our local agriculture.

Several youth will be attending the Tennessee Teen Institute this June at Austin-Peay University in Clarksville to learn teamwork and leadership skills. Many teens have made lasting friendships that can last a lifetime by being a part of the program.

If you or a family member would like to be a part of the fun this summer contact Joe Korn or Donna Fisher at 855-4300. The program is located at Green Acres Housing in Trenton and is open daily from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

YOUNG AUTHORS - Second grade students at Spring Hill School presented books they authored. Writers include (first row, from left) Elliott Rodgers, Harley Moody, Faith Hooper, CJ Reed, and Noemi Hernandez; (second row, from left) Trigger Carlton, Abby Williams, Randy Junior, Ise Cooper, and John Smith; Jeannine Ward (back) is their teacher.

KENTON ANNUAL DEDICATION - Awards Day at Kenton Elementary School was held on May 24, 2011. This year’s yearbook was dedicated to Valerie Combs (left) and Maria Lackey (center) for their many years of dedicated service to the children of Kenton School. Congratulating the women is Kenton School Principal Renee Childs.

2011 GCHS BASEBALL SEASON DISTRICT PLAY - GCHS baseball players recognized for the 2011 Season District play were (from left) Taylor McKinney-13AA All-District Tournament Team, Lee Whitaker-13AA All District Team, Taylor Landrum-13AA All District Team and Jeremy Butler-13AA Academic All District Team. (Photo by Lori Cathey)

STUDENT FROM RUTHERFORD EARNS DEGREE – Mixon Moore (center), of Rutherford, is pictured with his family prior to commencement May 14 at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Moore received a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish. He is pictured with, from left, stepmother, Karen Moore; father, Bob Moore; mother, Sue Ellen Moore; and sister, Jessamy Moore. Jerry Reese, New York Giants senior vice president and general manager, gave the commencement address. Chancellor Tom Rakes presided over the ceremony and conferred degrees.

STUDENT FROM DYER EARNS DEGREE – Heather Higgs, of Martin, and Matt Coleman, of Dyer, are pictured prior to commencement on May 14 at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Both received bachelor of science degrees in health and human performance. Jerry Reese, New York Giants senior vice president and general manager, gave the commencement address. Chancellor Tom Rakes presided over the ceremony and conferred degrees.

GCHS BASEBALL MAXPREPS AWARDS - Members of the Gibson County High School Baseball Team were honored at the annual baseball banquet on Monday, May 16.Those receiving MaxPreps Player of the Week awards for the 2011 season were (from left, front) Lee Whitaker, Taylor McKinney, John Michael Morris, Jeremy Butler, Blake Simpson, (back row) Carter McMackin, Josh Mathis, Addison Davidson, Andrew Hughes and Taylor Landrum. (Photo by Lori Cathey)

GCHS BASEBALL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS - Gibson County Pioneers baseball players receiving individual awards during the baseball banquet were (from left, front) Lee Whitaker-Silver Slugger, Taylor McKinney-13AA All-District Tournament Team, Jeremy Butler-King of the Hill and Pioneer Award, Taylor Landrum- MVP Award and King of the Hill, (back row) John Michael Morris-Leadership Award, Carter McMackin-Golden Glove, Addison Davidson- JV Player of the Year, Andrew Hughes-Rising Star Award and Dylan Sisco-110% Award. (Photo by Lori Cathey)

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General Fund State Street Aid Fund FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 Audited Estimated Proposed Audited Estimated ProposedRevenues Local Taxes $723,328.00 $717,057.06 $758,238.29 State of Tennessee $225,439.00 $203,839.07 $183,407.26 $63,673.00 $62,748.48 $64,119.90 Federal Government $35,000.00 $114,000.00 $114,000.00 Other Sources $108,966.00 $175,081.79 $145,425.00 $515.00 $700.00 $500.00 Total Revenues $1,092,733.00 $1,209,977.92 $1,201,070.55 $64,188.00 $63,448.48 $64,619.90 Expenditures Salaries $488,072.50 $444,638.88 $465,293.44 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Other $654,546.50 $754,494.79 $753,604.33 $61,196.00 $84,677.66 $64,619.90 Total Expenditures $1,142,619.00 $1,199,133.67 $1,218,897.77 $61,196.00 $84,677.66 $64,619.90 Beginning Fund Balance $296,252.00 $330,539.00 $399,277.59 $218,131.00 $221,123.00 $199,893.82Ending Fund Balance $330,539.00 $399,277.59 $422,500.38 $221,123.00 $199,893.82 $204,893.82Number of FTE Employees 12.5 10.75 11.25 0 0 0

City of Dyer 2011 - 2012 BudgetThe City of Dyer, Tennessee, hereby provides certain financial information for the Fiscal Year 2011 budget in accordance with the requirements of Tennessee Code Annotated Title 6 Chapter 56 Section 206. There will be a public hearing concerning the budget at City Hall on June 27, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. All citizens are welcome to participate. The budget and all supporting data is a public record and are available for public inspection by anyone at the office of the Chief Financial Officer.

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Charles Zachary James of Milan and Angel Elizabeth Abel of Milan

Jody Allen Holland of Booneville, MS and Julie Renee Baker of Kenton

Chad David Small of Medina and Tonya Lee Shrull of Medina

Christopher Robert Duck of Trenton and Raeann Lynn McMinn of Lavinia

Rodney Dale Inman of Rutherford and Sheila Dianne Smith of Medina

Wesley Blake Green of Bradford and Katharine Hailey Kail of Bradford

Christopher Stennis Vail of Medina and Hailey Danielle Barker of Medina

Eric Wayne Powell of Milan and Heather Michelle Johnson of Milan

James Oliver LaRue, Jr. of Dyersburg and Ruth Carolyn Morris Jordan of Milan

Mario Rene Flores Bustillo of Medina and Rachel Marie Howell of Humboldt

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Charlie Whitwell Peevyhouse vs. Linda Woods Peevyhouse

El Vallarta, Trenton, complete inspection, 72 score, three criticals

Golden Palace, Trenton, follow-up inspection, 84 score

This is it BBQ, Trenton, complete inspection, 81 score

Eatin’ Street BBQ and Grill, Trenton, complete inspection, 76 score, one critical

McDonald’s, Trenton, complete inspection, 91 score

Josh Thomas McDivitt of Milan and Chelsea Marie Carey of Milan

Rodney Adam Qualls of Humboldt and Krystal Nell Bradford of Humboldt

Brandon Lee Hensley of Milan and Haley Cole Miller of Milan

Lewis Lapree Gooch of Ripley and Keli Ann Johnson of Humboldt

Murray Dwain Carter of Humboldt and Jennifer Lynn Barker of Humboldt

David Nathaniel Lay of Jackson and Dana Lanette Tharp of Jackson

James Don Gibson of Milan and Marilyn Marie Kinkade Rodgers of Milan

James Michael Horner of Dyer and Linda Marie Norton Call of Buchanan

Tobias Horton of Humboldt and Juanita Dora Barber Horton of Humboldt

Barry Scott Combs of Milan and Christine Marie Barber Herold of Trenton

Jerry Thomas Abbott of Bradford and Anderia Lou Briley Hardin of Medina

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held that position for 17 years until he was transferred to the Union City Brown Shoe plant. He served another 17 and half years until it closed in 1993.

Robert and Dorotha were married for 48 years, until her death in 2006. They had two children, Robbie Norton Eddings and Ron Norton. Robbie and her husband Larry live in Kenton with their two sons, Kobe and Trajan. Robbie teaches at Trimble Elementary School and Larry teaches and coaches girl’s basketball at Bradford High School. He is also an evangelist leading J330 Ministries. Ron and his wife Angela Moore Norton live in Collierville with their two daughters, Bryn and Conleigh. Ron is currently serving Germantown First Baptist Church as youth choir director and minister of music. Angela is a preschool teacher at Briercrest School.

At the young age of10, Robert made the most important decision of his life - to become a Christian. This decision would not only affect his life, but in his desire to be like Christ and love others, it would affect his family, his children and countless others. He is a very active member of his church and makes personal sacrifices to help others. In 1975, he was made a deacon of Kenton First Baptist Church. He is very active in this position and has received awards from the church, including Head of Deacons and Senior Adult of the Year.

“My dad has always sacrificed his own desires and wants for others. He’s the perfect example of Christ’s unconditional love here on earth because he’s spent his life helping others regardless of social class, race or gender. In addition to helping and loving others, I have never seen my dad loose his temper and get angry, say a curse word, or utter a negative word about anyone. He’s a perfect

Norton is Kenton from page 1 father,” said daughter Robbie.

Norton enjoys working in his garden and yard. “It’s nice to not be on regular schedule and be on your own pace,” he said of his retirement. He and Robbie installed a lovely waterfall and pond in his back yard together. The waterfall can be viewed and enjoyed from the den.

When Brown Shoe closed, Norton said he drew unemployment for the first time in his life. He was 61 years old. At that time, his wife worked at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Her mother had broken vertebras in her back and needed someone to care for her. They moved her in with them and he told Dorotha to keep working and he would take care of her mother. He did care for her off and on for 10 years when needed.

Robert is very proud of his wife’s accomplishments. Her numerous awards are displayed in their home. There is a Scholarship Endowment in her name that continues

to award scholarships to deserving students in her name.

Robert lost his wife Dorotha in an accident in June of 2006. “She loved her teaching. It was her life, along with her children and grandchildren,” he said. “We all need to trust in the Lord and keep a positive attitude. That’s what I’ve tried to do. I got really low for a while. Then I realized there wasn’t anything I could do but make the best of it,” said Norton.

Norton is very proud of his children and grandchildren. “I pray they will be healthy,” he said. He really loves his church and enjoys getting out with his friends. He is involved with the senior activities at his church. He enjoys his grandson’s ballgames and visiting with his son Ron and his family in Germantown.

Norton is looking forward to the Kenton White Squirrel Festival. A reception will be held in his honor on Thursday, June 30th at First State Bank from 5-7 p.m.

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#145938-139 Elm St.-Dyer- This older home has been periodically updated, sits on a nice, shaded lot and is convenient to churches and downtown business district. Large covered front porch and covered rear deck.Storage building. Call Jerry @ 420-1080

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According to the 2010 census, the southeastern part of the county saw population gains of up to 58 percent while the city of Trenton and southwest part of the county declined in population by as much as 27 percent.

A Redistricting Committee will be established to oversee redrawing boundaries for districts that determine county commission seats.

Committee members are: Com. Michael Longmire of Humboldt; Com. Nelson Cunningham of Medina; Com. Jimmy Copous of Milan; Alderwoman Tammy Wade of Milan; Com. Mark Flake of Milan; and Dwight Reasons of Trenton, a member of the County Election Commission. Mayor Tom Witherspoon and Administrator of Elections Molly Bailey will also serve.

Currently the county has 19 districts, some of which have multiple commissioners.

“I don’t understand having multiple seat districts,” said Mayor Witherspoon. “We will have several different options with a new map and could go to twenty-five districts with one commissioner representing each district. Each commissioner will represent a little less than 2,000 people. My goal is to have our county map

approved in September.”The state County

Technical Advisory Service (CTAS) will assist with the redistricting since the state closed its Local Planning Office.

Other agenda items June 20:

911 Board elections – Commission will elect members of the 911 board. Three incumbents - Joe Eddlemon, James Fountain and Austin Lewis – are recommended for new 6-yr. terms. In May commissioners were reluctant to make appointments, asking for a larger voice on the 911 board.

Budget Director overtime pay – The Budget Director accumulated overtime overseeing the county budget for 2010-11 and is due $1,442, according to a resolution.

Flood repairs – Insurance recovery will pay about $6,300 of costs for flood damage to the county’s Zelda Roberts Building on College St. in Trenton.

Audit Committee – Commission looks to comply with state recommendations to establish an Audit Committee of no fewer than three commissioners who would review state audit findings.

Funds for delinquent tax notices – An additional $1,972 is needed to cover mailing of original summons for the 2009 Delinquent Tax Suit by restricted delivery.

$30,000 extra for employee insurance – Because medical claims of employees exceeded estimates, an additional $30,000 is needed. The county is partially self insured for county employees and their dependents.

Storm damage to fence – A chain link fence at the recycling center near the Agricomplex in Trenton was damaged by a falling tree. Insurance funds of $1,140 replaced part of the fence.

Trustee funds – Appropriations to the Trustee office commission were not sufficient. An additional $20,000 is needed in Gen. Fund, and $15,000 in Debt Service.

Continuation budget – Because commissioners will not adopt a budget by June 30 a continuation budget must be adopted to pay operational expenditures. Commissioners will vote on a continuation budget showing a General Fund balance totaling $3.44 million as of May 31. Arts & Crafts in the Park

The 2011 Dyer Station Celebration planning committee would like to invite area arts and crafts exhibitors to participate in the annual DSC Arts and Crafts in the Park. The 2011 arts and crafts event is scheduled for Monday, July 4, 2011, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and is held in conjunction with numerous other day-long patriotic activities. A 10-foot space is provided for exhibitors. To participate please contact Jimmy or Janet West at 395 Parkview Drive, Dyer, TN 38330 or phone (731) 692-2326.

Dyer Station Dodge Ball TournamentMonster Energy Drink is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Dyer

Station Celebration and will be hosting an open dodge ball tournament Monday, July 4th at the David Robinson Park at 4 p.m.

Teams are encouraged to enter. Team will be comprised of all ages, both male and female members. There must be at least one female per team, for a total of seven members. There is not a limit on teams. To enter a team, call Mike Needham at 731-431-7356.

Teams already confirmed are last year’s defending champions Joe & Deana’s Bypass Café, along with The Cageman Gym and Grandmaster Sexay’s Squad, featuring former WWE Tag Team champion and Memphis wrestling legend ‘Grandmaster Sexay’ Brian Christopher and Memphis wrestling star ‘Greater Than Great’ Derrick King, local wrestling star ‘Dynamite’ Seth Knight and others.

DSC Scavenger HuntThe Dyer Station Celebration will be hosting another

Scavenger Hunt on Monday, July 4th. The list, consisting of 50 items, will be kept top secret until passed out at the gazebo, at David Robinson Park at 12 p.m.

The participants will have a certain amount of time to find the 50 items on the list and meet at a yet-to-be-determined location with the items. In the event of a tie, there will be a contest to determine the absolute winner.

All items can be obtained within Dyer, and there will be several photographs on the list, so, have plenty of space on your cell phone or digital camera! This year’s winner will receive $50. For more information call Mike Needham at 731-431-7356.

‘Grandmaster Sexay’ Brian Christopher will be at the David Robinson Park meeting his Gibson County fans, signing autographs, along with selling t-shirts, pictures and more on the fourth of July!

‘GMS’ started his career as a wrestler at age 17 in Memphis where he had legendary feuds with Tom Pritchard, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler and most notably, ‘Dangerous Doug Gilbert, which still goes on today.

“Too Sexy’ Brian Christopher later went to work for the WWE, teaming with ‘Too Hot’ Scott Taylor as the tag team

Former WWE Tag Team Champion to appear at DSC

‘Too Much.’ In 1999, Brian and Scott became known as ‘Grandmaster Sexay’ and ‘Scotty Too Hotty’ and changed their tag team name to ‘Too Cool,’ and later aligned themselves with Rikishi Phatu. In 2000, Brian and Scotty won the WWE tag titles from Christian and former WWE Champion, Edge.

Brian Christopher has held the WWE Tag Title one time, the Southern title one time, the USWA southern title eight times, USWA tag titles eight times, USWA Jr. Lightweight and Texas titles one time each, and the USWA Heavyweight title 25 times. He also held the USWA Jr. Lightweight, Texas, Sourhtern title and tag team title simultaneously.

This is a rear appearance in the area for the ‘Grandmaster Sexay.’ Make sure you take advantage of it and come to the Arts and Crafts at the Park to meet him!

Field of FlagsA Field of Flags will be displayed at the Georgia

McIlwain Ellis Mini Park from June 24th thru July 7th. You may purchase a flag in memory or in honor of an individual or group for $15 each. When displayed, each flag will have a card indicating the persons honored or remembered along with the name of those who have purchased the flags.

If you purchase a flag, they will be available for pick up after July 7th at the State Farm Insurance office. Any unclaimed flags will be used to replace those on the street displayed during the Celebration each year as needed. Orders must be placed June 15th through July 1st.

Please call Terry Pullias @ 692-3792 to place your order or for more information. All proceeds will go to the Dyer Station Celebration Fund.