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‘The Cup’ dinner theaterPhoto by Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler

Ben, Jack and Luke Blaylock are Spankie, Al-falfa and Buck-wheat of The Little Rascals making several appearances on stage of the Mon-terey Community Center during the Monterey Dinner Theatre Group‘s annual dinner theatre produc-tion on Nov. 14 adding adorable authenticity and lots of laughs to the group’s per-formance “The Cup and Saucer of the 50s and 60s.”

Photo submittedVolunteer Energy Cooperative recently honored Monterey’s Barbara Tays for her years of service to the Cooperative. Tays was hired in December 1968 and will retire this month, accumulating nearly 47 years of service and working her entire career in the VEC Monterey customer service center.Pictured at the celebration are Bobby Randolph, VEC area manager; Keelan Milligan; Jack Looper; Jerry Randolph; Tays; Kellie McCormick; Brad Whittaker; Tommy Walker; Rody Blevins, VEC President/CEO; and Amber Miller.

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Tays retiring, honored by VEC

better than ‘O-tay’

By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Bring the family and the kiddos to see how Monterey gets into the Christmas spirit and be sure to keep an eye out for Santa! The word is he is supposed to make a very special appear-ance at the Monterey City Christmas Parade slated for Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. For their selfless ser-

vice to the city during the Ice Storm 2015 and organizing recovery ef-forts, the Grand Mar-shals of the Monterey City Christmas Parade will be Kevin and Rob-in Peters. Organizations, clubs and groups are sign-ing up to enter the float competition and will start lining up at 5 p.m.

Don’t missMonterey’s Christmas parade

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Oh, beautiful star, shine on

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerMatt Groover fabricated and welded this 12 ft. Star of David on his own time at Mill Creek Machine just especially for the Town of Monterey and put it on the Monterey water tower on Nov. 28 with the help of Gary Leming and Fire Chief Kevin Peters for all to see and enjoy.

Star light, star bright, it’s Monterey’s star we see tonight. A strik-ingly beautiful star shines bright overlook-ing the city to the south and can be seen from the interstate thanks to the master craftsman-ship of Matt Groover of Mill Creek Machine. Groover fabricated and built the 12 ft. Star of David and brought it to Monterey on Nov. 28, keeping the surprise gift to the town a secret for as long as he could. “I’ve been trying to keep it quiet. I hadn’t posted any pictures of it on Facebook about it,” said Groover. Groover worked on the star in secret on his own time here and there. Alto-gether, Groover estimat-ed that he spent about three weeks designing it and putting it together. “It’s 12 feet but on that water tank it looks kind of small to me,” Groover said. “But, we couldn’t have made it any big-ger. I had it on the back of the truck and it was hanging off both sides. I had to have someone going in front of me to warn people.” With the help of some

good friends, Gary Leming of Monterey Heating and Cooling and Fire Chief Kevin Peters, pulling togeth-er, they were able to hoist the beautiful star up onto the side of the Monterey water tower.“We climbed up the tank with a rope and set up a pulley and pulled it up by hand,” said Groover. “I don’t want to take any credit from Gary, he was a big help. As big as it is, it probably weighs no more than 100 pounds. It was fun. It took a lot of people. A lot of people chipped in and helped out. Kevin did what he could with the ladder truck and was a [big] help. We had trouble when we started lifting it and the star wanted to go up un-der the tank and he was able to pull it out with the ladder truck.”Apparently, several city officials had been talking about putting a star on the water tower for years. Three years ago, Dale Welch asked Groover if he would do

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By Peyton CaldwellScribe Contributor

I grew up in Monterey, Tennessee- the land of camouflage, Wild-cat football, DQ potato wedges, and the famous Convenience Mart cheeseburger; 2,858 people, three square-miles, four stoplights, two grocery stores, and plenty of drama. There is no mall, no movie the-ater, no chain sit-down restaurants, and the clos-est Wal-Mart is 20 miles away. I spent my child-hood hanging out with the same people, riding the same back roads, and wishing there was more to do on a Saturday night than sit on a tailgate in a gas station parking lot.When I moved to col-lege, I would tell people I grew up in a small town and they would re-spond with, “Yeah, me

too, I only had 300 in my graduating class and we didn’t have a Tar-get.” Then, they would look at me in disbelief as I explained 300 people was the size of my entire high school. It’s been almost 5 years since I moved away from Mon-terey, and during my ab-sence, I have gained a newfound appreciation for my little hometown and the memories made there.You will never go into town without seeing 5 people you know.There is no such thing as a “quick” trip to the store (or the bank or the post office) in a town like mine. When I was younger, I knew a “quick” trip to Monterey Foods with my mom or grandma meant lengthy conversations with at least three different people which would un-

doubtedly include, “Did you hear about so and so?” or “You are grow-ing like a weed!” Now, I realize how rare it is to meet a friendly face at the grocery store, much less engage in an actual conversation.That one, prime hangout spot. If you spent your week-ends hanging out at the mall, at the movie the-ater, or shoving quar-ters in a ticket machine at the local Chuck-E-Cheese, our childhoods were quite different. In my hometown, week-ends meant high school football games, spend-ing hours blaring coun-try music while sitting in the back of a truck at the farmer’s market, and seeing if it were even possible to actually get lost on various back-roads. If you didn’t grow up in the middle of no-where, a typical week-end in my hometown probably sounds like cruel and unusual pun-ishment. Looking back, though, some of my fa-vorite memories were made sitting on those tailgates and speeding down those backroads. I wouldn’t trade those memories in Monterey, TN for anything.The “new kid” was the talk of the school.In my school, I could tell you the majority of my classmates’ full name, parents’ names, siblings’ names, and could prob-ably even tell you where they lived. On the rare occasion a new class-mate would transfer in from another school, you better believe he or she was the hot topic of the week.You and your classmates were more like siblings. My graduating class consisted of the same 75 (yes, 75) people I started Kindergarten with. After

13 years of spending 35 hours a week with the same people, you even-tually become more of a family than a peer group. There were no stereo-typical “cliques” larger high schools might’ve had. At MHS, being athletic, nerdy, artsy, an-tisocial, redneck, class president, poor, rich, or pretty had little impact on who you were friends with. No one was made fun of for not having the cutest clothes or driv-ing the coolest car, be-cause quite frankly most of us didn’t wear cute clothes or drive a cool car. We rarely agreed on anything, we would poke fun at each other, and sometimes we said things we didn’t mean. But isn’t that typical for families? At the end of the day, we truly cared about each other and it showed.By 8 p.m., the whole town was empty.In the words of Sam Hunt, “They roll the sidewalks in this town all up after the sun goes down.” When late eve-ning approached, there might as well have been tumbleweeds rolling around Main Street.“Traffic” has a complete-ly different meaning.When you have spent 18 years of your life in a small town, getting stuck in “traffic” typi-cally means you spent your morning driving 15 mph behind so-and-so’s grandpa’s tractor the whole way to school. I didn’t drive on a three-plus lane interstate until college, so needless to say, I would much rather get stuck behind a trac-tor on the highway for an hour than to get stuck in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic.Time passes, but not much changes. The truth is, no matter

how many years go by in a small town, most things will always stay the same. You can go away for a year and come back to a familiar place with familiar faces and en-joy the same things you have enjoyed your whole life. The overwhelming amount of tradition and consistency is so evident in small towns. I love knowing no matter how long I’m gone, I will al-ways have a significant piece of my childhood to come back to.Honesty really is the best policy.The thing about grow-ing up in a small town, secrets don’t exist. If you get a speeding ticket in town or get deten-tion for skipping school, expect your parents, grandparents, and great uncle’s wife to know all about it before you even return home. When generations of parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents live within a five-mile radius of one another, privacy is scarce.You appreciate little things others take for granted.In Elementary School, I lived for the nights my grandparents would let me go to Cookeville with them on Friday nights. As we would ap-proach the exit, as soon as I caught a glimpse of McDonald’s golden arches, I would excit-edly tell Granny and Pa to look at the ‘big city’! Something as simple as going to a sit down res-taurant was a huge deal for me. I learned to have fun without spending money, and I love that.Your teachers saw you as more than just a stu-dent. In larger towns, I imag-ine it would be difficult for a teacher to really get to know the hundreds of

students they come in contact with every day. Small towns are differ-ent. Your teachers more than likely either went to school with your parents, had your older siblings in class, or sometimes even previously taught your parents. They know you. They invest so much more than their time into your life; they invest their hearts. If they are hard on you, it’s because they see how much po-tential you have.Some say Monterey, TN is “the middle of no-where.” But, honestly, I didn’t come from the middle-of-nowhere. I grew up in a commu-nity of people who love each other and look out for their own. They radi-ate with Wildcat pride on Friday nights. They never hesitate to greet you with a smile, hold a door open, or ask how the family is. Some are drug addicts, alcoholics, and thieves, some gos-sip and gamble, some are in church every time the doors open, but one thing is for sure- there is more heart, strength, and faith in a little town like mine than in 20 big cities combined. Things like that stay with you. You never truly leave. We may live hundreds of miles away and we may not always make it home for the Standing Stone Festival, but we carry with us every day a little piece of home. This town, my home, will al-ways be the biggest part of my heart. After all, it shaped me into a person who was ready to leave and show the world what Small Town, USA can do.

Peyton Caldwell’s Post-cards from Memphis can be read at http://postcardsfrommemphis.wordpress.com.

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Scribe SubmissionsStanding Stone Scribe is a monthly broadsheet publication covering news features regarding peo-ple, churches, schools, clubs, organizations, histo-ry, and events in Monterey and surrounding com-munities from Mayland to Rickman, Calfkiller to Crawford. Submission Guidelines: The Scribe welcomes electronic submissions at editorstandingstonescribe@gmail.com. Please choose from the list of Sections to include in the subject line: 1. Celebrations: Announcing engagements, wed-dings, births, birthdays, baptisms, and anniversa-ries.2. Sandwich Board: Press releases regarding up-coming civic, club, school, church, and social events.3. Memorials: Tributes to the lives and memories of our community members who have gone before us.4. Community: Features about the people, places and things that make Monterey and the surround-ing communities so incredible.5. School: Burkes Elementary, MHS, Wilson Ele-mentary, Rickman Elementary School, and Home-school news and sports 6. Faith: Area church news and words of wisdom7. Lifestyles: Active and well-living features8. Entertainment: Music, concert, books, movies, festivals, and play reviews. 9. Op-Ed: Letters to the editor, opinions, commen-taries, and encouragement. 10. Advertisements: Get the word out about your business, service or organization, increase traffic, expand your customer base, and communicate di-rectly with the community you serve. Ad rates are $4.50 per column inch and with a monthly publi-cation your advertisements will have a longer shelf life.

Copy Deadline: All submissions must be received on or before the fourth Wednesday of the month preceding the intended month of publication. Standing Stone Scribe publications are set to be printed on the first Monday of the month with the exception of Monday holidays.

Editorial Policy: Standing Stone Scribe encour-ages submissions, letters to the editor and com-mentaries. Submissions should not be libelous and must bear the author’s name, complete address and telephone number. Anonymous submissions will not be accepted. The Standing Stone Scribe news-paper reserves the right to accept, reject or edit any and all submissions and advertisements intended for publication.

Editor’s Note:I have every intention of doing the entire Monterey area justice with all of the good news that is gen-erated by its members. The purpose of Standing Stone Scribe is to praise, encourage and uplift the people of Monterey and neighboring communities, revive effective communication, increase interest and traffic, and reinstate a sense of pride. As the newspaper grows, Standing Stone Scribe may be-come a bimonthly publication.

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerThe beauty in a small town like Monterey is its heart, the relationships, the memories, the consis-tency, and uniqueness. Never underestimate the heart of a small town.

Monterey VFW Post 6277The Monterey VFW Post 6277 will be conducting a fund raising contest with a Tracker 209 Muzzle-loader Redi Pak. It will have pretty much every-thing you need to start muzzle loading. Tickets will be $5 each and there will only be 300 tickets-sold. Tickets will be available at the VFW Turkey Shoots on Dec. 12 and 26. You can also get them from the Post, 45 Poplar St.in Monterey and from VFW members. The drawing for the muzzlelader pack will be held Dec.26 or after the last ticket is sold.The VFW Post 6277 Turkey Shoots begin at 10 a.m. on Dec.12 and 26 to benefit area Veterans. Shotguns of 12, 16 or 20 gauge are acceptable and will be $5 and under per shot. Cash prizes as well as hams, pork and sausages will be awarded. Proceeds will go to local VFW Veteran’s Assis-tance Programs. TUrkey Shoot direction: From I-40 Exit 300, go west on Hwy 70 and look for the signs on the left. Help us help Veterans.

S a n d w i c h B o a r dMonterey Senior CenterVisit with the fine folks at the Monterey Senior Center.Exercise: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9 a.m. Bridge: Mondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m.Bingo: Thursdays at 10 a.m.Wednesday Socials: 10:30 a.m. guest speakers followed by covered dish luncheon.Dec. 16 Social will include Adam Risher with a presentation on Christmas.Dec. 23 Social is the Senior Center Christmas Party and there will be entertainment. Dec. 24 & 25 CLOSED for Christmas Eve and Christmas. Call the center at 839-8053 with any questions We would love to have you join us.The Monterey Senior Center is free to everyone 60 and over. Come over and see what the fun is all about. Regular center hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more infor-mation, call 839-8053 or visit us on our website at www.montereyseniorcenter.vpweb.com.

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Monterey Branch LibraryDon’t miss MBL’s upcoming events: Dec.1 Christmas In The Library – Movie “Mira-cle on 34th Street” G rated 6 p.m.Dec. 5 Friends of the Monterey Branch Library Book Sale 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Dec. 8 Christmas In The Library –The McKeon Family will be performing at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 Home School Hangout Christmas Party (bring a finger food and drink) at 11 a.m.Dec. 15 Christmas In The Library – call the library for details at 6 p.m.Dec. 19 Lego Day at the library at 11 a.m.Dec. 24-26 CLOSED for the Christmas HolidayDec. 31 The library will close at 4 p.m. for New Year’s Eve.Jan. 1 CLOSED for New Year’s Day.Jan. 5 Red Cross Blood Drive 2 p.m.– 6 p.m.MBL has its annual Angel Tree up. If you would like to do something special for the children in our community this Christmas, come to the Monterey Library and choose an Angel from our Angel Tree. The Library receives the names of the children from the local school counselors who then become an Angel on the library’s tree. Each Angel has the age of a special girl or boy from Monterey or the surrounding area of chil-dren ages birth to 17 years and we ask you buy a special toy or gift for that special child. Just like The Little Engine that Could, MBL wants to bring presents to the special girls and boys over the mountain who otherwise would not get anything for Christmas. The joy the An-gel gifts bring to the children and their families will truly be a blessing. Help make MBL Angel Tree a success, come by MBL and choose an Angel to bless and bring your unwrapped gift to the library by Dec. 11. The library will wrap and deliver the gifts.For more information about the library’s events, contact MBL at 839-2103. Monterey Branch Library hours: Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Tue.- Thu. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

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Monterey City MeetingThe City of Monterey holds the town hall meet-ings every first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at City Hall. It is important for residents to see how the city is being managed and to take advantage of the opportunity use their voices. Everyone who has a vested interest in the town, its direction and prospects, as well as the necessity to understand city processes, programs and issues is encour-aged to attend. The town hall meeting will have a sign-in sheet for those who wish to speak and give time for them to bring up important issues for discussion.

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Columbia Hill Baptist ChurchColumbia Hill Baptist Church will be having its 2nd Annual Christmas in the Park live christmas drama tour at Whittaker Park will be on Dec. 12. More details about Christmas in the Park are available on page 9A. Columbia Hill will also be having its annual Church Kids Program Dec. 20 with the service to begin at 11 a.m. Columbia Hill is located at 1226 Columbia Hill Road Mon-terey, Tennessee 38574. For more information call 931-445-3066 or visit the website at www.columbiahillbaptist.com.

Monterey High School BaseballThe MHS Baseball Team is looking for sign spon-sors to get the team off on the right foot next sea-son. The sponsor signs will be hung on the fence around the team’s brand new field. Contact Coach John Looper at 252-9113 for more information.

MPD Annual Toys for the Children MPD Toys for Children ages newborn to 14 years and must live and go to school in Monterey. Ap-plications to sign up a child are available at MPD or at Monterey City Hall and gifts will be received until Dec. 18. Present wrapping will be held at MPD on Dec. 21 and 22. Everyone is welcome to come by and help.

First Volunteer Bank Holiday Bazaar Everyone is invited to First Volunteer Bank’s an-nual Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 4 and 5 during regular bank hours and come shop the lobby filled with the most unique and fun artisans in the Mon-terey area. Shopping local doesn’t get any better than the Christmas Bazaar. Easily find something for that special someone who difficult to shop for or that friend that has everything. There’s some-thing for everyone at the First Volunteer Bank Christmas Bazaar.

Sand Springs Baptist ChurchSand Springs Baptist Church will be having its annual Children’s Christmas program and Choir Cantata on Dec. 13. The service begins at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and be blessed. Sand Springs Baptist Church is located at 9388 Sand Springs Church Rd, Monterey, TN 38574. For more information call (931) 839-3131.

Monterey Lions ClubMonterey Lions are holding a fundraiser drawing to win a Remington 870 Express shotgun. Tickets are $5 or five for $20. The drawing will be held Dec. 5. Tickets are available at First Volunteer Bank. TURKEY SHOOT TIME. The Monterey Lions Club is ready for our annual Turkey Shoots to benefit Children who need glasses, but cannot afford them. At I-40 exit 300 in Monterey. Turn on HWY 70 east and we are 1000 yards on your left. We don’t kill Turkeys. We shoot at targets and win frozen turkeys and other prizes. Shot-guns used are 12ga. 16ga. and 20ga. Each shot $5 or less. Turkey shoots begin Sept. 26 and will be held every other Saturday until January 2016. Come and watch or participate. Call Roy @ 931-267-2647. Help the Lions. “We Serve.”

Cash Express Coat and Toy DriveMonterey Cash Express is partnering up with lo-cal businesses and taking donations for its 11th Annual Coat and Toy Drive until Dec. 15 to make Christmas extra special for area families in need this holiday season. Toys, coats, (washable) shoes, clothing, and non-perishable items will be accept-ed. Area schools have been invited to participate and the classrooms in each grade that collect the most will be awarded a pizza party. Collection bins are located at area businesses all over town or may be dropped off to Cash Express at 124 E. Commercial Ave. in Monterey.

Monterey First Baptist ChurchMonterey FBC will be having a Christmas Candlelight Service and Communion at 6 p.m. on Dec. 20. Monterey FBC is located at 106 N. Chestnut St. in Monterey. For more information about church events call (931) 839-2971 or visit www.montereyfbc.org.

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“Where your health matters”We offer primary care services, walk-in visits, DOT physicals, Insurance, work physicals, Medicare Wellness Exams, full lab services, and much more. We have a variety of Wellness Programs to choose from for your weight loss needs. We now have a fitness room with convenient hours. We are excited to announce that you can now schedule your own Private Botox Party- call us for details.

SubmittedChattanooga, TN– The 3rd Annual Tailgate-a-Palooza resulted in 47,306 cans donated for local food banks. Over 35,067 meals provided to the communities in the 24-branch area. Over the last three years, Tailgate-a-Palooza has collected 119,340 cans and provided 100,777 meals. A big thank you goes out to our employ-ees, and our communi-ties for the overwhelm-ing response to our can food drive. With the holiday sea-son approaching, we en-courage everyone to not forget about those less fortunate. First Volunteer Bank, a leading community bank in Tennessee and North Georgia, is the recipient of the 2014 Extraordinary Banking Award presented by the Institute for Extraordi-nary Banking®.

First Volunteer was recognized with the In-stitute’s top honor after competing against two other top bank final-ists. Each of the three finalists presented their achievements in front of hundreds of top-per-forming bankers from around the country. First Volunteer’s consistent strong performance in five areas of banking—philanthropy, customer service, thought leader-ship, workplace culture and financial literacy education—sealed their win.To honor First Volun-teer Bank, The Institute for Extraordinary Bank-ing® made a donation on behalf of the bank to the Unstoppable Foundation to fund the construction of a school in Africa and awarded First Volunteer with a new car to use in community service and promotional events.“We are honored to be

chosen as the Extraor-dinary Bank of the Year among a group of such high-performing finan-cial institutions from around the country,” said Patti Steele, President and CEO of First Vol-unteer Bank. “We take pride in our performance in each of the five areas of achievement and are deeply committed to safe, sound community banking practices in all the markets we serve.” The Awards exist to highlight the vital, yet often overlooked, role that local, community banks play in our econ-omy. Without a thriving local banking industry, our small businesses and families become noth-ing more than a number inside a “too big to fail” institution. First Volunteer has as-sets of $880 million and operates 24 banking of-fices with 285 employ-ees in eleven counties.

McCracken receives award for service

Photo submittedCurrent VFW Post 6277 Commander Mike Gallagher presents former Post Commander Jim McCracken a plaque for his service to the post, as well as a Life Member hat pin at the VFW meeting Nov. 5.

Food drive a success, bank recieves award

Photo submittedExecutives pictured are Todd Stancil, Mary Carpenter, Chad Adams, Rox-anne Emmerich; President and CEO, The Emmerich Group, Ron Jones, Patti Steele; President and CEO, First Volunteer Bank, Joe Waters, Mike Johnson, Delilah Clark, and Frank Perez.

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The November Mon-terey City Meeting was called to order and Al-dermen Dale Welch, Johnny Looper Re-becca Iaquinta, Clarice Weist, Mark Farley, Joey Isabell, and Amy Clark were present. Af-ter the invocation by Police Chief Bill Ran-dolph and the Pledge of Allegiance by Alderman Johnny Looper, the city board approved the min-utes from the Oct. 5 and Oct. 13 meetings and voted to pay the bills as listed. 1ST READING OF ORDINANCE #15-529 – AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MON-TEREY ZONING REG-ULATIONS PERTAIN-ING TO PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DE-VELOPMENT: Brian Eads stated, “This is for a five-acre or more development. The pro-jection for our Town re-gion is growth.” Motion carried to pass the first reading of Ordinance

#15-529. CONSIDER BIDS FOR POLICE CARS: Amy Clark asked Chief Ran-dolph which he pre-ferred of the two bids submitted. Chief Ran-dolph responded that he would prefer to go local. Rebecca Iaquinta made a motion that was sec-onded by Johnny Loop-er to accept the bid for the two police vehicles from C & S Auto. All present voted yes and the motion carried.CONSIDER BIDS FOR ROADSCAPE EXIT 300 AND 301: Julie Bohannon brought up that landscaping the two Monterey exits was started eight years ago by the Garden Club. Dawn Kupferer rewrote the grant to where plant-ing could be done in kind, but TDOT came back and said we could not do that. Rebecca Ia-quinta asked what these bids were actually for to which Julie Bohannon responded, “They are for bed building, bringing in dirt to raise the beds and

the actual planting of the 20,000 bulbs. There will be 5,000 bulbs planted at the on and off ramp of each exit.” Dale Welch stated, “The Garden Club commit-ted to $2,500 and we need to bill them for that amount.” Rebecca Iaquinta made a mo-tion that was seconded by Clarice Weist to ac-cept the lowest bid from CHW Landscaping for $15,786.00 and to peti-tion the Garden Club for the $2,500. All present voted yes and the mo-tion carried.FILL HEALTH CARE BOARD VACANCY: Mayor Wiggins stated, “Last year, I resurrect-ed the Standing Stone Board of Trustees and the terms were staggered from one to seven years. Theresa Looper was the member that had the one year term. I have spoken with her and she said that she would be willing to

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along Commercial Ave. beginning at the Mon-terey High School con-struction site. For those driving or watching the parade, the parade route will follow from the MHS construction site along the entire length of Commercial Ave. all the way to the last light downtown and will turn left on Poplar St. The parade will then take a left on Depot St., turn right on Holly St. and then left onto Stratton Ave. where the parade will dissipate around the Dairy Queen and VEC. For those interested in entering the float com-petition, registration is required but there is no fee to enter. Your group, club or organization may enter in one of the

five float categories as it pertains to the group affiliation: Religious, Private, Community, Commercial, and Indus-trial. Cash prizes will be awarded in the reli-gious, community, pri-vate group categories. For commercial and industrial, trophies will be awarded. Sponsor groups must don their group name clearly on the floats for judging. Immediately following the parade, the winners of the float competition will be announced at the Depot and Santa will be there to jot down some last minute Christmas wishes for the children. The Monterey Depot Museum will be host-ing the McKeon Fam-ily to add to the city’s Christmas celebration at 6 p.m. for a special Christmas singing. To enter your group or

organization in the float competition, to partici-pate, or for more infor-mation, call or visit the Monterey Depot Muse-um at 931-839-2111 or email depotadm@fron-tier.com.To insure everyone’s safety, the following pa-rade restrictions apply: No throwing candy or other items to attendees, noise ordinances will be enforced, antique car en-tries must be 25 years or older to qualify and may not have loud engines, etcetera, that would vio-late noise ordinances, three and four-wheel ATVs are not permitted unless pulling a float en-try. Violators will not be permitted to participate. Mark your calendar for the City of Monterey Christmas Parade. Make merry with holiday cheer a festive time with fam-ily and friends near.

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The Monterey Police Department will host a State Certified Handgun Safety class on Jan. 2. FTO Larry Bates, Fire-arms Instructor, will conduct the class from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All ap-plicants will have to submit an online appli-cation at the following web address http://apps.tn.gov/handgun/. Because MPD is spon-soring the class, the department cannot help with this application and will be up to the individual attendees to

complete. After filling out the required infor-mation, please print off your confirmation num-ber and bring it with you at the time of the class. The cost of the class will be $50 which must be paid prior to attend-ing the class at the Mon-terey Police Department during business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The following is a copy of the class schedule and list of equipment needed to attend the class along with proof of payment. Please wear appropriate and respectable attire; t-shirts with obscenities

and the like are not al-lowed. Those wearing inappropriate clothing will be asked to leave. Students must complete the mandatory eight hour class to pass. The required items to bring the day of class are: confirmation num-ber from online registry, proof of payment for class, weapon, and 50-rounds of ammunition. The weapon and ammu-nition will be inspected prior to qualify them as safe and proper for the class. A holster is not re-quired but may be used.

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Photos submitted(Top) MHS student members of Future Busi-ness Leaders of America (FBLA) collected items and made 69 Christmas Shoeboxes to donate to Samaritan’s Purse for distribution. L to R: Pic-tured are Anel Ramarez, Caitlin Sampley, McK-ayla Mason, Haley Sells, Mariah Mason, Austin Phillips, Lindsey Kilpatrick with two members of Samaritan’s Purse picking up the shoeboxes. (Below) Burks Elementary student members of FCA collected and made 57 shoe boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox ministry.

Cove holds annual craft Christmas Extravaganza

Area studentsfill boxes for ministry

Monterey FCE hosts Mountain Top ChristmasPhotos by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerMonterey FCE Club sponsored its annual Mountain Top Christmas Craft Show at Monterey Methodist Church fellowship hall on Nov. 21. (CCW) There’s no telling what you may find for that special someone on your Christmas list at an FCE craft show but one thing is for sure,

it’s going to be unique and it’s going to have a story. Shannon Ray Davis of Simply Shanny works diligently on her beautiful crocheted items. Mother-daughter duo, Angie and Emily Bilbrey, sell Mary & Mar-tha items together. Sisters Mary Coleman and Ann Velazquez have teamed up to sell delicious body care items at area craft shows and are planning to open My Sister’s Attic gift shop this month. Tam-mera Ahora makes sweaters like this one and takes special orders for crocheted items at 931-445-4728.

Photos by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerCumberland Cove hosted its annual Christmas Extravaganza Craft Show on Nov. 14 serving lunch and dishing out perfectly unique items for everyone’s Christmas wish list. (Pictured L to R) Jo Anna Walker, Nancy Grubb, Nancy Snope, June Singleton, Sharon Brandon, and Savannah Peek know all too well that friends that craft together will share a lot of laughs together. Only at a craft show can you find beautiful figurines of all the different depictions of Santa Claus around the world. Charlotte McCowan with Cacklin’ Hen Crafts is a craft show favorite with her lovely art, heartwarm-ing handmade gifts and decor.

SubmittedMonterey High School (MHS) announces its honor students for the first nine weeks. All A’sEmily Michelle Bartlett, Sandra Brooke Bowden, Leah Nicole Bybee, Samantha Ray Clark, Macey Danielle Da-vis, Sean Michael Far-ley, Kellie Anna Kir-bie Floyd, Makenzie Brooke Hite, Felicia Jo Jurist, Ariana Shaye Ma-honey, Marguerite Mae Moritz, Haylie Madison Murphy, Gavin Keith Norrod, Dakota James Parker, Onie Nibet Per-ez Perez, Caleb Shawn

Phillips, Courtney Bree-ann Romines, Aaron Noel Selby, Christina LeAnn Walker, Brendan Michael Wood, Katie Nicole Bilbrey, Mary Amber Bowden, Kay-lee Meshea Cox, Graci Katherine Crawford, Sean Nicholas Casto Far-ley, Erik Ronaldo Galves Roblero, Chesley Marrie Groves, Christopher An-drew Landers, McKayla Grace Mason, Austin Dewayne Phillips, Lau-ren Elizabeth Clarke, Sistina Dawn Ham-monds, Elizabeth Kath-ryn Illian, Ashley Marie Looper, Mary Elizabeth Walker, Cherokee Fate

Parker, Donovan Lane Phipps, and Parker Gar-rett Stout.A/B Ulizer Perez Escalante, Dakota Scott Farley, Ro-berto Felipe Juan, Karen Fernandez De Lara Pena, Haley Brooke Gibson, Kenzi Brook Harden, Corey Lynn Heiderich, Taylor Nicole Hite, Clarisa Huerta-Tellez, Chandler Justus Knight, Noah Elijah Mason, Jes-sie Elaine Tabors, Brad-ley Dale Tayes, Braxton Lee Tayes, Kathia Lucia Trevino, Belinda Brooke Umbarger, Brooklyn Danielle Winebrenner, Elijah Charles Ander-

son, Dalton Blake Beard, Courtney Lynn Bilbrey, Terrence Scott Farley, Kyle Tanner Gilpatrick, Selena Nicole Grogan, Zachary Brett Lewis, Lu-cas Jay Maxwell, Con-nor Douglas McBroom, Spencer Alan Norrod, Alexandra Tyme Ragle, Esmerelda Ramirez, Srene Kate Roberson, Chelsea Peyton Stone, Summer Rhianna Faith Tayes, Clairissa Ma-rie Webb, Kiona Marie Carter, Dustin Lee Dav-enport, Priscilla Esca-milla, Erin Rose Evans, Trent Dawson Finney, Savanna Faith Hargis, Alyssa Brooke Henry,

Abigail Grace Lancast-er, Cade Landon Painter, Savannah Skye Parker, Stephen Parker Payne, Gavyn Joseph Reels, Kourtney Breann Rob-erts, Kyley Georgianna Rockwell, Haley Grace Sells, Estuardo Lauriano Vasquez, Ivan Enrique Agustin Ramirez, Re-anna Serenity Ashburn, Abbygail McKenzie Bilbrey, Yuliza Felix, Jo-seph Rosco Gragg, John Martin Harmon, Addie Beth Harris, Katie Hope Harville, Irma Dioni-cia Hernandez Torrez, Grace Elizabeth Low-horn, Kyle Wade Mill-er, Jorge Luiz Montejo Perez, Alyssa Mckenzie Phillips, Lily Kate Phil-lips, Bailey Cheyenne

Ray, Arely Lizbeth Ro-dea, and Pricillia Fran-cisco Sebastian.All B’s Allen Wade Cooper. MHS is very proud of each and every one of these students for all of their hard work and dili-gence toward their stud-ies. Each one of these names represent the du-tiful work of a true MHS Wildcat. Congratula-tions to all these won-derful Wildcats on a job very well done.

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Burks Elementary School (BES) named its honor students for the first nine weeks.8th gradeAlexa Katelyn Clarke, Jenny Marylee Fran-cisco Felipe, Esmeralda Viridiana Francisco-Moreno, Alexandra Danielle Garcia, Hunter Marie Grubbs, Bruno Alberto Hernandez, Da-mon Gage Lewis, Ax-sel Henderson Pelico-Juanta, Nancy Patricia Perez-Gamboa, Leslie Jean Pommert, Bethany Nicole Sampley, Riley Andrew Shelley, Ashlyn Brooke Smith, Evelyn Meshe Staup, Charles Peyton West, Kevin Josue Borjas Castillo, Abigail Grace Clark, Catherine Grace Clouse, Dalton Evan Cruea, Daniella Marie D’ Agos-tino, Evelyn Perez Es-calante, Nicholas Dale Gibson, Katelyn Joy Hicks, Jasmin Nicole Howard, Haley Brooke Kilby, Clayton Michael Meredith, Peter Noah Natvik, Brenda Stepha-nie Ramirez, Zach-ary Thomas Schonborn, Sydney Nicole Sparks, Hayden Lee Tollett, and Emely Elizabeth Xec Huerta.7th gradeKyle Allen Bennett, Isai Eliseo Felix, Isaac

Donald Howard, Jo-seph Kaleb McMor-row, Madyson Claire Montgomery, Sara Ann Parker, Ashton McK-enna Reed, Edward Xec-Huerta, Isaiah

Martin Bean, Kennedy Grace Benjamin, Jimmy Wayne Cox Jr, Autumn Nicole Cravens, Ethan Chad Dixon, Grego-rio Garibay Francisco Lopez, Chloe Addison Harris, Julissa LeeAnn Hawn, Freddy Angel Hernandez, Emileigh Addison Hunter, Heidi Ann Rayne Ledbetter, Juan Martinez-Cor-rales, Mackenzie Grace Maynard, Trenton Lee Maynard, Krystena Ni-cole Medley, Chase An-drew Pommert, Chris-topher Kenneth David Sherfield, Aidan James Smith, Taylor Wade Walker, and Nakkita Skye Welch.6th grade Cassandra Jean Chapa, Katrina Marie Chapa, Cassidy Amelia Imes, Jesus Enrique Marti-nez-Perfecto, Serenity Jean Nolan, Jordyn Kate Walker, Luis Rey Agui-lar Ramirez, Tiffany Dawn Anderson, Elijah Ray Bean, Heston Carter Paul Charlton, Adaline Isabella Clouse, Fatima Crespo Morales, Brianna Lynn Dunn, Sarah Kate Farley, Carlos Felipe Juan, Jerrison Lee Ham-monds, Shyanne Marie Hite, Cheyenne Savan-nah Holpp, Ayrianna Rain Kiral, Axel Lopez Mendoza, Kimberly Lo-pez Mendoza, Gia Lyn Lujan, Erica Mendez-

Felipe, Angela Sheny Miguel, Isabel Guadal-upe Morales-Cantu, Av-ery Anna Oakes, Ramon Perez Gamboa, and Am-ber Anna Marie Riddle.5th gradeMichael Scott Allred, Miguel Angel Fran-cisco-Moreno, Jona-than Winson Holloway, David Matthew Mont-gomery, Christianna Nichole Vaughn, Byron Alexander Borjas Cas-tillo, Kimberly Alyia Domingo, Grace Kelli Eldridge, Dixie Chey-enne Elrod, James Dean Goddard, Darien Blake Hargis, Jaden Marie Lane, James Luke Mc-Cormick, Zayra Leti Mejia Mendez, Venancio Gilbardo Mendez-San-chez, Jenny Alison Peli-co-Juanta, Laken Cole Pemerton, Jhanelly Ma-dai Perez Reynoso, Da-mian Dean Pilar, Lissy Rosario Soberanis Her-nandez, Jeffery Mason Stewart, Colton Jeffery Lee Walker, Abbigail Morgan Webb, and Anna Katherine Wiggins.4th gradeBryce Dean Bilbrey, Dennis Omar Cardona-Jiguan, Allison Paige Clark, Emma Grace Hicks, Ashley Noelia Juanta-Velasquez, Adyn Calvin Doyle Reagan, Samantha Grace Risher, Hailey Raen Swallows, Madison Grace Thomas, Angel Kay Anderson, Emma Rose Canela, Tim-othy Nathaniel Cannady, Alexander Barnett Eads, Henry Francisco-Sebas-tian, Gustavo Galindez Jr, Makayla Kay Garrett,

Jackson Mekkiah Henry, Nathanial Scott Keaton, Greyson Anthony Key, Haylee Renee Lafever, Chase Nathaniel Land-ers, Jayden Walter Mc-Cants, Edwardo Miguel-Gaspar, Anlli Yaneidi Ordonez-Mejia, Dalton Nathaniel Platz, Aspen Blake Reels, Brittany Leeann Romines, Adam Riley Sparks, Ethan Christopher Stanford, Elijah James Vaughn, Rilee Paige Vereb Bil-brey, Michael Trenton Walker, Tatiana Renee Garcia-Zamora, Grace Lois Johnson, Mace Stone McWilliams, Eliz-abeth Ann Reams, and Heidy Salvador-Car-dona.3rd gradeLuke Mitchell Blaylock, Marshall Colten Scott Elrod, Haylee Brooke Garthwait, Logan Mitch-ell Montgomery, Landon Cullum Lane Raines, Melvin Noe Salvador Ramirez, Garrett Walker Wessels, Jaylen Marie Bohannon, Damian Cat-alan, Robin Macy Coo-per, James Allen Cravens Jr, Syrus Tramale Farley, April Ivett Garza, Lily Jane Harville, Adam Wesley Hitchcock, Zoie Lee-Grace Jernigan, Madison Grace Jones, Noah Austin Linger, Cristian Gabriel Mon-tejo Luviano, Riquelmi Ordonez Mejia, Reina Ester Ordonez, Daisy Jannet Pelico-Juanta, Jason Troy Sherfield, Madison Bailey Sparks, Hannah Faye Thomas, Kaden Scott Watson, Alex Aguilar, Gracie

Rae Lee, and Alexan-drea Rose Novak.2nd gradeRodney Augustin, Hayden Clark, Andrew Jones, Anna Lewis, Hayden Peters, Vincent Walker, Jackson Cain Allred, Skyla Leighanne Blalock, Jack Emery Blaylock, Elisha Mi-chael Seth Conatser, Irene Francisco-More-no, Raven Ryley Gunter, Jerry Anthony Guzman, Dawson Lee Hedge-cough, Zariah Ellen Jernigan, Devlyn Re-nee Kopp, Grace Kyler Mackie, Jesus Martinez-Corrales, Emerson Faith Miller, Gavyn Robert Nolan, Matthew Carl Phillips, Briley Payne Reagan, Brayden Shane Reams, Caleigh Grace Roberson, Leandro An-dreas Roberts, Sarah Elizabeth Vaughn, Bar-rett McLaren Walker, Jaycee Rae Walker, Ana-kin Phoenix Williams, Charlie Aaron Agustin-Ramirez, Brooklynn Shyann Beaty, Keyri Cinto-Cinto, Lilly Marie Colwell, Hudson Uriah Craigo, Oscar Crespo-Morales, Selena Marie Galvez, Christian Em-manuel Garcia-Zamora, Fernando Garza, Au-tumn Elizabeth Glad-stone, Fernanda Candy Hernandez-Mejia, Pay-ton Paige Lewis, Cayden Alec Luczenczyn, Heidy Eunice Mazariegos Velazquez, Lydia Brook-lyn Phillips, Brandon Sebastian, Magdalena Sebastian-Sebastian, Isaac Wayne Tayes, Cole Weston Walker, Gracie Dawn Walker, and Sara June Wilson.

1st gradeAndy Augustin, Aus-tin Bowman, Fabian Catalan, Mathias Creek, Kashanti Farley, Litzy Francisco, Sophia Mc-Gongile, Catarina Miguel, Brandon Velas-quez, Hunter Wine, Natalia Lanay Antes, Lexie Klinie Cinto Cin-to, Kileigh Grace Cook, Milca Felix-Vasquez, Daniela Francisco-Ji-menez, Cana Reanne Geer, Jayden Allen Gray, Cindy Leticia Guzman-Orozco, Corbin Braxton Keesling, Jacey LeAnn Lane, Leah Rose Lani-gan, Lillian Dora Leon-ard, Madison Saydee Grace Linder, Janeth Martinez-Garcia, Leah Grace McCormick, Mateo Flores Miguel, Luis Gabriel Munoz Chilel, Lizbell Adalis Perez, Alyssa Tilyann Phillips, Ethan James Phillips, Alyx Parker Radcliff, Chelsea Ma-rie Reagan, Mackenzie Faith Redman, Aurelia Sebastian-Francisco, Is-mael Cristian Sebastian-Francisco, Owen James Stanford, Hadlee Maye Thompson, Meliza Paola Vasquez-Salvador, Ma-ria Fernanda Vizarretea, Brayden Alan Walker, William Asher Wig-gins, Joseph Gabriel Barrera, Jerry Oliver Clark III, Sara Leeann Farley, Gabriel Cade Frizzell, Noah Bradyn Ledbetter, Isabella Rose Lowe, Marielly Vanessa Paiz Raymundo, Alyssa Nichole Phillips, Aiden Alan Price, John Mi-chael Roe, and Tristen Samuel Spivey.Great job students!

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Home Instead Senior Care has launched its Alzheimer’s Friendly Business program. The new program was just released from the pilot stages after seeing other offices seeing it succeed and is now being made available to all of the Home Instead offices. The Alzheimer’s Friend-ly Business program of-fers free training servic-es to Upper Cumberland area businesses to par-ticipate in learning how to identify customers with Alzheimer’s or de-mentia and how to prop-erly approach and assist them in an appropriate manner to avoid further confusing and upsetting them.“We are in the begin-ning stages and looking to grow this [program]

in the area,” said Ra-chel Smith, Home In-stead Community Ser-vice Manager, who also mentioned this would be a continuous program. “From this point for-ward, [the program] will be always available to any businesses who may be interested.”The inspiration for the program came from the understanding that most businesses in the area dealing with the public do also serve individu-als with Alzheimer’s. “If you have ever ap-proached someone with Alzheimer’s who is con-fused or attempting to do something that maybe they shouldn’t be doing and don’t necessarily have the reasoning skills to know that, if you ap-proach them in an im-proper or negative way then it can cause a very bad reaction in those in-dividuals whether they

mean it or not,” said Smith. “So [we are] try-ing to educate the com-munity, increase aware-ness, and help promote a positive environment for all people, all aspects of life.”Businesses can opt in to train online or with Home Instead instruc-tors to become certi-fied as an Alzheimer’s Friendly business. Once training is complete, businesses will be certi-fied for two years and receive the Alzheimer’s Friendly decal to display in their windows to let their customers know they are an Alzheimer’s Friendly business. Those diagnosed can be certain

there will be someone there sensitive to the needs of someone suf-fering from Alzheimer’s or other forms of demen-

tia. After the two year mark, businesses can sign up for a refresher course and be recerti-fied for two more years. Businesses that recertify will be given an up-dated decal to reflect the busi-ness is current in

its Alzheimer’s Friendly training. “Given the statistics, most businesses that deal with the public will be serving people with Alzheimer’s and their families,” said Rob Brown, owner of Home Instead Senior Care of-fice serving the Upper Cumberland area. “It’s critical that local busi-nesses start working now to build Alzheimer’s friendly communities to better serve their cus-tomers with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.”“This is a long time coming,” stated Smith, “I think that once people get diagnosed they are

not always incapacitated to the point they can’t take care of themselves. So, in my opinion, those in the early stages, they are still functioning pret-ty much on their own for a very long time; they are still going to the grocery store, they are still going to the bank, and they are still doing all the nor-mal things they’ve done. But, they may have those moments that they are lost and are uncer-tain of what’s going on. [They need] to know that people out in the com-munity understand that and can approach them in a way to not make them feel bad or embar-rassed about what’s go-ing on, because there is a big isolation issue once people are diagnosed with a form of demen-tia. They start isolating themselves and recluse back into their homes, so I think this is a way to show those individu-als that the community supports [them] and it’s okay to live [their inde-pendent] lives as long as possible.” Alzheimer’s Friendly Business program will not just alleviate the

worries of those diag-nosed, but can also make their family caregivers more comfortable in public. “For many care-givers, the unpredictable nature of the disease can make going out in public with their loved one in-timidating,” said Brown. “Our research shows that family caregivers might be reluctant to frequent public places because of the behaviors that could be associated with the disease.”Home Instead is working on getting the word out to let people know about its newest program. If a Crossville business would like to partici-pate in the Alzheimer’s Friendly Business pro-gram, Home Instead Se-nior Car would be more than happy to make ar-rangements to conduct the training or to give the resources needed for that business to become Alzheimer’s friendly. More information about the Home Instead Senior Care network’s Alzheim-er’s Friendly Business program is available by visiting Alzheimers-FriendlyBusiness.com or calling 931.707.5595.

Home Instead offers businesses Alzheimer’s Friendly training

By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Small Business Sat-urday was Nov. 28, the first Saturday after Thanksgiving sand-wiched between Black Friday and Cyber Mon-day. But, making a con-scious decision to shop local every day can help more than just the local economy. As made evi-dent by living in a small town, shopping local can make an almost im-mediate impact on your neighbors, their fami-lies, and more likely se-cure the jobs these small businesses offer. “Well, one advantage to shopping local is that buying from a national chain, as opposed to an independent business, is that less than half of the taxes that the chain pays remains in your community while about two-thirds of the inde-pendent taxes dollars remain in the commu-nity,” said Rebecca Ia-quinta, business owner and Monterey city board member. Small businesses are this nation’s backbone. National statistics indi-cate that small business-es accounted for most of the new jobs created in the last 20 years. The

fourth-annual Small Business Saturday Con-sumer Insights Survey recently released by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) and American Express identified that supporting local small businesses continues to be a priority for shop-pers nationwide. The survey indicated that 83 percent of participating U.S. consumers report-ed that Small Business Saturday inspires them to Shop Small all year long.“Also, many items found in local busi-nesses are unique to that area. In my case, many of the designs you see in my jewelry store won’t be found with the large chain stores. The mark-ups are different, as well. Our customers are often generations of the same family. We know you. We remember when you got engaged and now we sell you gifts for your grandchildren. And that is true in many differ-ent types of stores, not just ours. There simply isn’t enough manpower to provide that kind of personal service in na-tional chain stores,” said Iaquinta. For small business own-ers, free marketing re-sources, event guides,

online ads, and much more are readily avail-able at ShopSmall.com. These tools are avail-able so that small busi-nesses can utilize these resources not only as part of their Small Busi-ness Saturday planning, but as an implementa-tion tactic to their over-all marketing strategies which may prove more than useful all year long as shopping small continues to be steadily growing trend. If you happened to have missed the recent opportunities to shop the recent craft shows, many of the local craft-ers and artisans will be at the First Volunteer Bank’s Christmas Ba-zaar on Dec. 3 and 4 in the bank’s lobby during regular business hours. Monterey and surround-ing communities have several local businesses and gift shops in town that have great ideas and wonderful items for those names on your Christmas list. The gifts you give your loved ones may also be a blessing to the commu-nity and all the people in it when you shop locally and support small busi-nesses. So, go big the Christmas by shopping small and have the mer-riest Christmas of all.

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Photo submittedHappy 40th Anniversary to Rick and Sharon McNeal. They were married on Nov. 28, 1975. Congratulations on the celebration of your 40th wedding anniversary and may you both be blessed with many, many more years of love and laughter in the years to come.

Loopers celebrate Golden

Photo submittedJohnny and Theresa Looper made their vows to each other and were mar-ried on Nov. 20, 1965. In their 50 years together, they raised three sons and married them off and have four (almost five) grandchildren. They were given a Golden Anniversary party by their sons and daughters-in-law and inviting family and friends to celebrate with them. Congratulations to Johnny and Theresa Looper on your Golden Anniversary!

it. They began talking about what kind of star they wanted considering many Christmas stars have five points. It was decided that they pre-ferred the Star of David. Groover built up a frame and welded it all together out of light-weight steel and outfitted it with tin-sel and lights provided by the depot. Paul Weist gave a 300-foot exten-sion cord so it would be long enough to reach the tower building below and plug in the power cord to light the star. “I was glad to do it. I’ve been thanked a hundred times today, but really

it’s an honor just to say that I did it,” Groover stated humbly. “I was tickled earlier up there on the water tank I could see people driving by it trying to see what was going on.” The plan is to take the star down sometime af-ter New Year’s depend-ing on the weather. ”But, when we go back up [the tower], we were talk-ing today about install-ing some kind of pulley system so that next time somebody won’t have to climb up there. We will leave the pulleys intact,” said Groover. “Then, you know, on In-dian Day or something they might want to hoist something up there, a

banner or something. That was Kevin Peters’ idea.”“I built the star, of course I was proud to build it and go up there and put it up. It was an honor to have gotten to build it. They could have asked anybody to build it, and they asked me,” said Groover. “But I was happy with the way ev-erybody chipped in and worked together. There was a lot of people that came together to get that done. Now they are go-ing to come up with that pulley system and that’s going to take a lot more people working togeth-er. If everybody does something, it will all be good.”

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Scribe Thanksgiving Coloring Contest winners announced

(StatePoint) The de-lights of the holiday sea-son can add up quickly. From cooking and bak-ing to shopping for the perfect gift, the season can take its toll on your wallet.With some smart plan-ning, you can enjoy everything the holidays have to offer without breaking your budget, say the discount ex-perts at Dollar General, who are providing some shrewd tips to help keep costs down.Deck the HallsThe holidays are marked by festive decorations. This year, consider a new theme or try your hand at DIY decora-tions. Create a rustic holiday feel with mason jars, fresh greenery and candles. Or for a more formal look, go chic with gold bulbs, white accents and burlap. Ex-periment with different materials and ornaments to create a one-of-a-kind, inexpensive dis-play for your home.Great GiftsGifts for friends and family can get expen-sive. Save money with DIY ideas. Try making a homemade soup mix in a jar. Purchase canning jars and fill them with

s o u p ingredi-ents like b e a n s , s p i c e s and pas-ta. Dis-c o u n t r e t a i l -ers like D o l l a r General carry a variety of sup-p l i e s and de-l ic ious ingredi-ents to make any DIY gift tasty. Finish the jar with a rib-bon and use the gift tag to include cooking in-structions on the back.For the person who has everything, pick up a gift card to his or her favorite restaurant or store. Attach a bow or ornament to give it a seasonal touch. Or, con-sider giving the gift of time. Gather friends to-gether for a baking day or cookie swap.Classic RecipesOne of the most iconic aspects of the holidays is the food. Baked treats, rich casseroles, roasted meats and holiday can-dy are all wonderful en-joyments of the season.

And the more you pre-pare yourself, the more you save. This year, try new recipes and have fun with unique ideas. Check out delicious and easy dishes for your holiday gatherings at dollargeneral.com/easy-meals.Display your spread on a beautiful tablescape with a decorative wreath as the centerpiece. Add a holiday table cloth, holi-day bulbs and decora-tive LED lights to give family and friends a warm and festive place to share meals.Enjoy this holiday sea-son with affordable, fun and easy tips to make the most of your special celebrations.

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By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

In the Novermber Is-sue of Standing Stone Scribe, area children in grades K-6 were asked to makeover the col-orless tree and give it back its autumnal glory for the first ever Scribe Thanksgiving Coloring Contest. Entrants were encouraged to be cre-ative and add the unex-pected to the colorless picture of the autumn tree and mail them in for a chance to win. The entries were well recieved and were both beautiful and extremely

creative, making it all the more difficult to choose the place win-ners. As difficult as it was, however, the entries have been judged and the winners have been chosen.The first place winner was 3rd grader, Ivana McKeon, with her gor-geous entry of the tree intricately fabricated with an abundance of shining glittery leaves in a multitude of delightful autumn colors. Kadence Bowman, a 5th grader, won second place with her extreme-ly clever coloring of the tree with the cut line,

“Find me if you can. Clue- Gobble.” Bow-man took unexpected creativity to a whole imaginative level as she colored a beak on one side of the tree trunk and colorful tail feathers on the other, making a fun game of hide-and-go-seek with a turkey hid-ing behind the tree. Both McKeon and Bow-man will be recieving a prize pack for their wonderful entries. Every one of the entries were incredible and the Scribe was thankful and very proud of each of the students who entered in the Thanksgiving Color-ing Contest.

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Photo submittedColumbia Hill Baptist Church is excited to host its 2nd Annual Christmas in the Park and pres-ent “A Stroll with Christ” on Oct. 12 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Whittaker Park in Monterey, Tn. This free event is open to the public and Co-lumbia Hill welcomes the opportunity to host this beautifully touching live tour. “A Stroll with Christ” is a guided tour. Each tour is approximately 30 minutes long and will be outside so please dress accordingly. Call Co-lumbia Hill Baptist at 931-455-3766 to reserve a tour or for more information. Reservations are recommended for groups of 10 or more. Walk-ups are more than welcome. Come take a jour-ney that could change your life.

Columbia Hill to host 2nd Christmas in the Park

Celebrating The Joy Of Giving To Others

“One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his good deed” (Proverbs 19:17). “It starts with food and ends with food. We love and care for others and we want to help them with their physical needs because we love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. More so than this, we love and care for the souls of others and we want to help them with their spiritual needs and go to heaven with us to be with the Lord forever” - Evangelist Brian Berry for the leadership of the Standing Stone Church of Christ (385 North Elmore Street in Monterey, next to the fire department).

Food Giveaway - Wednesday, December 16, at 5 pm

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One Voice Ministries, in conjunction with Mon-terey area churches will be preparing and distrib-uting 500 to 1,000 hot holiday meals to area residents that struggle to make ends meet during the holiday season. We so desperately need your prayers and financial support to accomplish this goal. These pre-cooked meals consist-ing of sliced ham, green beans, red skin potatoes, rolls, and homemade pie will be delivered to known recipients on Dec.19. The Spiral Ham and meal packaging have so graciously been donated leaving the green beans, red skin potatoes, brown & serve rolls and home-made pies. OVM has identified a local source for the purchase of these

items in bulk, how-ever, we need the local churches to purchase and prepare the item or items prior to bringing it to the Monterey Com-munity Center on Dec. 19.If your church would like to assist OVM with this community outreach project please contact Buddy Miller by calling (931) 644-4140 as soon as possible. In addition to our need of commitment for the food, One Voice Min-istries also needs vol-unteers to assist with the preparation of each meal box and final dis-tribution of each meals into to the community. Please assist us by iden-tify as many drivers and helpers as may be avail-able this day that are willing to deliver meals and pray with the recipi-ent upon delivery. We

want to send our volun-teers out in pair if at all possible. It is not known as to how many driver and assistance will be required therefore it is important to identify as many as possible. Please complete the table be-low with those willing to service in this capac-ity.To donate, volunteer or request additional in-formation contact Rick McNeal at (931) 544-9679, Buddy Miller at (931) 644-4140 or Mer-le Keever at (865) 851-5151. One Voice Min-istries is honored to be a part of this initiative and we look forward to working with the com-munity’s outreach min-istries.Order meals by Dec. 9 by calling 931-487-God1 (4631). En Espa-nol 931-487-4903.

OVM to organize holiday meals to bless area families

Celebrate Katie Beth’s memory by helping othersBy Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Every year, Charlotte Blaylock Looper and family celebrate Ka-tie Beth’s birthday Dec. 21 to honor her and cherish the sweet memories she gave during her short time here on earth. The beautiful Decem-ber baby girl inspired the family’s annual Katie Beth Memorial to help others and is faithfully remem-bered through the act of giving. “My little angel was born Dec. 21, 2007. My family, friends and I still get to-gether every year to celebrate her birth-day and raise money. From all the money that’s donated, we choose a few fami-lies to help provide a Christmas for their children,” Charlotte Blaylock Looper posted on her Facebook page. “Any donations would be greatly ap-preciated. Please help me keep Katie’s Beth’s memory alive through goodness of helping others.”This year marks the 7th Annual Katie Beth Memorial and the fam-

ily has chosen to give Christmas to two Mon-terey families who have been touched by trag-edy. The family is taking do-nations to be able to give the chosen families an extra special Christmas blessing in Katie Beth’s honor. If you feel led to donate and provide a

wonderful Christmas to these families, please contact Charlotte Blay-lock Looper at (931) 260-7896 or contact her via Facebook. Happy birthday, beau-tiful Katie Beth. Your memories have inspired such a wonderful tradi-tion of giving and love in Monterey.

Photo submittedThe family of Charlotte Blaylock Looper honors her daughter, Katie Beth, every year celebrating her birth, her life and her memory on Katie Beth’s birth-day Dec. 21 by raising money to help others and giv-ing families a Christmas to remember her by.

If you are looking to catch a warm, fuzzy Christmas movie at the theater this holiday sea-son, you might want to save your hard-earned money and watch the Hallmark channel in-stead. There are few Christmas-themed mov-ies coming out this year, particularly for the whole family. Love the

Coopers looked like the best bet. The trailer made it seem like it had the potential to become a new classic. The cast is certainly stellar, but of course a great cast does not necessarily make for a great movie. This is definitely true of Love the Coopers. Love the Coopers uses the storytelling format that seems to be so pop-ular these days, where we hear the stories of individuals before find-ing out how these indi-viduals are connected to each other. The Coopers are the very picture of a dysfunctional family. The heads of the fam-ily, Charlotte and Sam,

played by Diane Keaton and John Goodman, are in the midst of a divorce but they decide to put off telling their kids until af-ter Christmas. Charlotte wants a picture-perfect Christmas; just one day where all seems well. Having apparently lost a child years before, this is how she has chosen to live her whole life, putting on a happy face hoping no one notices when things are fall-ing apart. Her kids have adopted that same be-havior. As adults their lives have not exactly worked out as planned and they fear displeas-

ing their parents when the family gets together at Christmas. Their son Hank has been laid off and cannot find work so he tries every way he can to avoid discussing that reality. Eleanor, the daughter, is a struggling playwright who is dating a married man. As luck would have it, though, she meets a man at the airport on her way home and decides to pass him off as her boyfriend. Pre-dictably, the truth comes out anyway, with the family ultimately real-izing they do not need a picture-perfect Christ-mas or a picture-perfect

life to be happy because they have each other. Love the Coopers could have benefited from a little more polishing prior to its release. To be clear, this is not a bad movie. At times it was even entertaining. It is just not your typical Christmas movie. I feel like it could have taken place in July and it would have essentially been the same film. In addition, there is a lot going on in this movie and not all of it is pertinent to the sto-ry. There are scenes and characters that mean ab-solutely nothing and add no real value. Portions of dialogue include sac-rilegious elements and political overtones, tak-ing you out of the film and making it difficult to stay engaged in the char-acters’ lives. So, no, you

probably will not ‘Love the Coopers.’ At best you will probably just learn to appreciate them for who they are, a fam-ily with problems who, deep down, love each other anyway. Love the Coopers is in theaters now and also stars Ed Helms, Marisa Tomei, Amanda Sey-fried, Olivia Wilde, and Alan Arkin. It is rated PG-13. Paula Tudor is a free-lance writer, and a distinguished blogger/online correspondent, with more than two thousand followers on twitter. The bulk of her work can be found at http://www.pau-las-soapbox.blogspot.com.

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By Paula TudorColumnist

‘Love the Coopers’ or love them not?

By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

Monterey Dinner The-ater Group held its an-nual dinner theatre on Nov. 14 at the heralding the Monterey Commu-nity Center stage with mid-century Monterey tales featuring The Cup and Saucer during the 50s and 60s. After dinner was served and enjoyed, the scene was set with the intro-duction, “Every town has that one little café. And ours is The Cup and Saucer.” The audience was whisked into a blast from the past as Drucilla Ray and Julie Bohannon played Cup and Saucer waitresses Barbie Jean and Jeanette. “The Cup and Saucer

has changed hands and menus, but not the atmo-sphere; that small town atmosphere,” recited Drucilla Ray as Barbie Jean. Luke, Jack and Ben Blaylock as The Little Rascals captured the es-sence of Buckwheat, Al-falfa and Porky and ev-erything was, “O-tay!” Luke Blaylock sang “I Gotta Dollar” and got some big laughs. Bill Wiggins played Chief Matthews and came into The Cup for some chow and to catch the waitresses up on the latest news and scandals that went something like, “White mustangs, squealing tires, hoochy shows, and ministers.” Bloopers were definitely a part of the dinner the-atre’s charm, especially

when you f i g u r e there’s a big dif-f e r e n c e between f r e e d c h i c k e n and fried chicken, adding to the im-promptu fun. There were sto-ries about the Ten-n e s s e e

Central Conductor, Bill Hall, about Doc Collins, Mrs. Dollie Williams and Camp Monterey, and romances that began at The Cup.Soon after, the conversa-tion between Barbie Jean and Jeannette on stage turned to town events and Jeannette poked fun saying, “Before you know it, we’ll be bigger than Cookeville.”They talked about their boys coming home from their service in Vietnam, what was happening down at the sewing fac-tory that employed half the town, and other bits of news and pieces of gossip that were outra-geously funny. “That’s good stuff,” Jeanette exclaimed. “If you can’t learn it in The Cup, you can learn it from the pa-per!”Dale Bohannon, play-ing MHS Football Coach Holloway, had the crowd in stitches, as usual. Talking about Principal Nixon, Coach said, “He teaches lesson plans with a paddle and when he says, ‘Jump,’ you asked, ‘How high?’ on the way up.”Coach regaled the audi-ence with the tale of the “Whitwell Massacre” saying, “The scoreboard ran out of numbers put-ting their score up so

they just put an infinity sign up.”Gaining entertainment momentum, Coach elab-orated on the Wildcats’ perfect 7-0 season; seven losses and zero wins, and said, “You know, Collie Bohannon, at the Dairy Queen, gives free milk-shakes when we win. It’s been a long time since I had a milkshake.”As always, a good time was had by all.The Monterey Dinner Theatre Group proceeds benefit the local schools and goes back into the community and have DVDs available of past recordings available at the Monterey Depot Mu-seum. For more informa-tion, contact the depot at (931) 839-2111.

Dinner Theaterfeatures ‘The Cup’

Photos by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerCW: Julie Bohannon and Drucilla Ray play The Cup and Saucer wait-resses, Barbie Jean and Jeanette. Dale Bohannon put on a side-splitter with his portrayal of Coach Holloway. Bill Wiggins depicts Chief Mat-thews coming in for The Cup and the coffee. Luke, Jack and Ben Blaylock are the cutest He-man Woman Haters as Porky, Alfalfa and Buckwheat. Sierra and Hailey Ray are MHS students who love to listen to the twist and bop at The Cup.

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THEME: MYTHICAL CREATURES

ACROSS1. Gang6. “Back To The Future” actress9. Femme fatale13. Bader Ginsberg and Babe14. Like Mother Hub-bard15. Small, olive-gray bird16. Abraham’s sacrifice17. E.T. transporter18. It happens at a given place and time19. *Mythic oceanic temptress21. *Flying stallion23. Heat unit24. Doe’s mate25. *Number of heads on Ravana in Hindu my-thology28. Dripping faucet sound30. Worn by train sta-tion porter35. Done after you sow?37. Curved molding39. Voice of Lamb Chop40. Face-to-face exam41. Shamu and such43. Highest point

44. Flax flower genus46. Republic of Ireland47. Laughing on the in-side via text48. Class action50. ____ a coin52. *A Cyclops does it out of only one eye53. Like a gossipmon-ger55. Last letter57. *Much-hunted un-gulate61. *Only half man65. Green side66. Hole puncher68. *Witch’s condemna-tion69. Serpentine70. Civilian aviation agency71. Utopia, e.g.72. One of three Rs73. Funerary vase74. Like kale and spin-ach greens

DOWN1. “____ and proper”2. British river3. Night shooter4. Emotional punish-ment5. Protective embank-ment6. *Like the voice of mythic Greek Stentor7. *Pointy-eared crea-ture8. Choose and follow9. ____ la Vida

10. *God of war, son of Zeus11. Carte du jour12. Chef’s vessel15. Chills on the couch20. Inuit shelter22. *A Hobbit’s is slightly pointed24. Point out25. *Big-haired Scandi-navian26. Like Halloween night27. Indian breads29. *Manlike man-eater31. Lentil soup32. Head of crime syn-dicate, pl.33. Mountain ridge34. *Dust-sprinkler36. Positive sign38. ____ of Sandwich42. Carpe in “Carpe diem”45. Poet’s death lament49. And not51. Writing implement54. Mix-up56. Chopin’s composi-tion57. Brezhnev’s domain58. Back of the neck59. Pelvic bones60. Joker, e.g.61. Reunion group62. A in A = b x h63. Sky defender64. Count on67. *The son of Hera was the god of ___

November puzzle solution

be appointed for another term, which would be for seven years. Mark Far-ley made a motion and was seconded by Joey Isabell to re-appoint Theresa Looper to the Standing Stone Board of Trustees for a term of seven years. All present voted yes and the motion carried.DISCUSSION CON-CERNING INDUS-TRIAL PARK SUR-VEY: Mayor Wiggins stated, “We are looking at property to be devel-oped in our Industrial Park. I spoke with Har-old Burris and he said that we have a little over 43 acres up there. What I would recommend is that we get this surveyed and boundaries marked and take out the mature trees. We can get the survey and the boundar-ies marked for $3,000.” Dale Welch made a mo-tion and was seconded by Rebecca Iaquinta to have this surveyed and have the boundaries marked. After a roll call vote, all present voted

yes and motion carried.DISCUSSION CON-CERNING PLAN OF OPERATION FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF MON-TEREY – CHIEF BILL RANDOLPH: Chief Randolph stated that this is the same plan ex-cept one change. “The one thing that changed was the time for you to report an injury, which was 36 hours, now it is 24 hours,” explained Randolph. Mark Farley made a motion and was seconded by Rebecca Iaquinta to pass this new plan. All present voted yes and the motion car-ried. COMMITTEE RE-PORTS: Amy Clark, for the water committee, introduced Nathaniel Green to give and up-date. Nathaniel Green stated, “I will give you the bad news first. The Town of Monterey was denied the CDBG for funding for projects. We did not score high enough to receive fund-ing this year. For the good news, we scored

second with the State Revolving loan program. The interest rate for this will be .46% over 20 years for $2,000,000. I had the Mayor sign a letter that we will be sending to Dr. Bagher Sami. The letter reads, ‘As per the requirement of the State Revolving Fund Loan Program’s NOTICE OF FUND-ING, dated October 7, 2015, this letter shall serve to request funding for the above reference project. This letter shall not serve as a binding obligation between the Town of Monterey and State Revolving Fund Loan Program, rather it shall merely serve as fulfillment of the sub-mission of a request for funding.’” With the personnel com-mittee, Rebecca Iaquinta reported that they did not need to schedule a personnel meeting as the meeting had been sched-uled for Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. to come up with some interview ques-tions for the Codes En-forcement Officer.With the police commit-tee, Johnny Looper re-

ported that the General Fund balance was in the red for the end of Sep-tember. Mayor Wiggins stated, “We did have to borrow some money to cover expenses.” John-ny Looper inquired what expenses needed to be covered to which Wig-gins explained were payroll and operating expenses. OTHER BUSINESS: Clarice Weist stated that there was a group of stu-dents from MHS that helped with the EXPO and she wanted to thank them but she could not remember their names. She stated that they did an excellent job.Mayor Wiggins had sev-eral items of other busi-ness to report. “There is an emergency situation for a butterfly valve and the only one that can re-place it is Wascon. So when we receive a bill for $5,743.19 you will know that is what this is for,” said Wiggins. He mentioned that the TWRA would be stock-ing our lake on Highway 62 with bass and brim. Wiggins continued by saying that with Bee Rock becoming a desig-

nated tourist attraction, Bobby Walker has al-lowed the stated to come in and maintain this. Wiggins said that Minor Med’s ramp has been smoothed and requested, “If anyone knows of a licensed electrician, we need to have them to go up to Minor Med and look at some work that needs to be done.” He also said that the rail trail extension should be ground breaking on Dec. 1. “Signature Health has sent us their financials and I am doing a com-putation on the other part of the lease agree-ment,” stated Wiggins. Mayor Wiggins stated that he has appealed on our behalf to FEMA and updated that that Mike Connor would be draw-ing up some plans for the roof and the structure reparations at city hall. Mayor Wiggins stated that Whittaker Park is drawing a lot of atten-tion and the Monterey Civitan club has ac-cepted as a project to do fundraising projects for playground equip-ment for the park. Re-becca Iaquinta brought up that the concrete pads

were crumbling around the edges; there are two inch metal pieces stick-ing up from these pads. “We need playground equipment. The grills are on their sides. Some of the playground equip-ment has rusted down to the metal. There are not even any dumpsters over there,” said Iaquin-ta. Mayor Wiggins said, “We removed the dump-sters because they were having to go over there every day and empty them because people are putting their garbage in there. This is only sup-posed to be for park use. But they did put several garbage cans around the park for people to use.” Rebecca Iaquinta re-quested an accounting of the monies that we give them.NEW BUSINESS: May-or Wiggins swore in one police officer, Jeremy Beard, and five reserve officers, Jesse Wilson, Andrew Miller, Jordon Harris, TJ Demartino, and Foster Young. There was no public comment and the meet-ing was adjourned.

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May your Christmas be Jolly and bright

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