The Leader - December 1, 2011

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Local artists design cards for LeBonheur By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com Every year there are thousands of cards to choose from to announce holiday greetings and good tidings. This year, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center is hoping you will choose one designed by a Tipton County child. Thirteen-year-old Alex Ma-

son, 12-year-olds Mary Tanner Simmons and Neely Glenn and 10-year-old Bailey Cooper, all who are art students of Covington resident Barbara McBride, have had their artwork chosen to represent Le Bonheur during this season of faith. The 2011 Le Bonheur Holiday Card Collection is inspired by the hope and heal-

ing received by children at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Each year, 12 to 13 submitted drawings are selected for use as greeting cards for the world-renown children’s hospital. A seventh-grade student at Crestview Middle School, Alex’s artwork, Covington Greetings, is a brightly colored depiction of a winter

scene in Covington. He donated his gift of art to Le Bonheur in honor of his friend, 5-year-old Lucy Krull, who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, Medulloblastoma, in February 2011 and who is a Le Bonheur patient. Mary Tanner, Neely and Bailey all had their artwork chosen last year and were

selected again to represent Le Bonheur in 2011. Mary Tanner has taken art classes for two years. She is well known for her portraits of dogs and has even been commissioned to paint pet portraits. Neely enjoys basketball and volleyball and is on a traveling softball team. Neely is a gifted artist and has had her art SEE CARDS, PAGE A3

BUSINESS

Restaurant surrenders beer license By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com A popular Munford restaurant has surrendered its beer license and will soon close its doors, said Doc Hollidays Steak and Spirits owner Dottie Justice. Though she faced losing her onpremises consumption permit at a meeting of the city’s beer board meeting Monday night, on her Facebook profile Justice said she gave up the right to sell beer in her restaurant because she “was tired of fighting a town that obviously does not want me to have a business.” “I went to the mayor and told him to take it that I didn’t want it anymore. They did not take it from me,” she posted. Mayor Dwayne Cole said Justice willingly surrendered her license before the meeting Monday, but the board also suspended it “indefinitely.” “We felt like we needed to take action to render this null and void,” he said Wednesday. “The original issue was when she violated the terms and conditions of her on-premises consumption license.” During a Colt Ford concert, which took place near the restaurant’s Quinton Drive location, on Oct. 7, Doc Holliday’s is accused of selling beer and liquor that was being consumed off of the restaurant’s property. Justice did not want to comment on the incident. Beer licenses are enforced by municipalities; liquor licenses are enforced by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Bond Tubbs, a TABC agent in charge, said agents were at the concert and administrative charges are currently pending with the state. Tubbs said she likely faces a fine for violation. Justice said she has also contacted TABC about surrendering her liquor license as Doc Holliday’s, which opened Jan. 7, will soon close its doors. She said she’d like to spend more time with her family. “I just wanted everyone to know that this was on our terms not anyone else’s.”

COLD PLAY Old Man Winter stopped by for an early visit on Monday, Nov. 29, bringing with him a mix of rain and snow. A total of 2-4 inches of snow fell over the county from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning, prompting school officials to delay the start of school on Tuesday by two hours. Despite the cooler temps to start the week, highs will be in the mid- to upper 50s through the weekend. Pictured above, Jaiden Denmark plays in the yard of her Munford home before school Tuesday (photo by Echo Day). Inset photo: Flowers bloom as the snow falls on the statue of the Virgin Mary at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church (photo by Sherri Onorati).

HOOPIN’ FOR A CURE

Tipton County Heroes - One county for one cure By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com The second annual Hoopin’ for a Cure, sponsored by Tipton County Heroes, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10 beginning at 9 a.m. at Brighton High School gymnasium. The charity fundraising event will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in its fight against childhood cancer. “Last year was our first year and we raised $3,000 playing one game,” said Jimmy Sears, a local Tipton County business owner and coach of Brighton sports. “This year we’re holding nine games and our goal is to raise $30,000 for St. Jude… I think we can do it!”

BASKETBALL TO HELP FUND A CURE

▪ Who can play: Alumni from Tipton County high schools who graduated in 2002 and earlier ▪ What: Basketball games to raise funds for St. Jude ▪ When: Saturday, Dec. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. ▪Where: Brighton High School gym

youth basketball league, ages 13 to 18, will also participate in the event. Door prizes donated by local businesses will be given away during each game’s intermission, including a 5-day all expense paid trip to El Dorado, Mexico and a flat screen television. Winners do not have to be present to win. In addition to door prizes, a special highlight of the games will give spectators the chance to win one of two 2012 new

cars, either a Ford Focus or a Dodge Caliber, donated by King Cotton Auto Plex. At half-time and at the end of the 6 p.m. game, an entry ticket will be drawn, giving its holder the opportunity to win a brand new car by making a series of four baskets – layup, free throw, 3-point and half court – within 24 seconds. A total of two cars will be given away, one at halftime and one at the end of the event, if the SEE GAMES, PAGE A3

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Hoopin’ for a Cure is a full day of youth and high school alumni basketball charity games. Nine games are on the schedule, including four alumni games between former county high school rivals. Basketball players of Covington High, Brighton High and Munford High, who graduated at least nine years ago, are encouraged to join in the fun and excitement. There will be two women’s and two men’s alumni games. “If they played ball, we would love to have them,” said Sears, who along with Connie Newman, is organizing the event. “This is really going to be a fun day.” The Brighton Community

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The fifth annual City of Covington Christmas parade will take place around the square on Monday, Dec. 12 beginning at 7 p.m. Persons wishing to participate in the annual parade must complete an entry form by Thursday, Dec. 8. The forms can be found at Covington City Hall, the North Fire Station on Tennessee Avenue or on the

city’s website, www.covingtontn.com. Participants are asked to read and adhere to the parade rules to ensure a more enjoyable and safer parade. Participants must belong to an organization, church, school or business. No individual floats will be allowed. All floats must be decorated with a Christmas theme and no one is allowed to throw candy. “Due to the safety issues caused by throwing candy,

we will not allow any entry to throw candy during the parade,” said fire chief Jerry Craig, one of the event’s organizers. “Only Santa Claus is allowed to give out candy.” Parade participants should check-in at Covington High School at 6:15 to be place in the parade formation. The parade will begin at the intersection of Main Street and Holmes Avenue. Roads along the parade route will be begin to close

OTHER PARADES ▪ The Town of Munford’s annual Christmas parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3 on Munford Avenue at 4:30 p.m. ▪ The Town of Brighton will have its annual Christmas parade on Monday, Dec. 5 on Main Street at 7 p.m.

at 5 p.m. that day, Craig said, with all intersections blocked by 6 p.m. For more information, contact Jerry Craig at 901476-2578 or Mary Gail Elam at 901-476-9613.

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