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CROSSVILLE CHRONICLE Volume 128 • Issue 128

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

www.crossville-chronicle.com

Inside:

Two Sections • 18 pages

Trunk or treat!

County approves ambulance rate hike

Fishing is good around the area Page 12

By Gary Nelson

Chronicle senior staffwriter

Steve Norris’ Forecast

Cooler Wednesday with highs near 62 and 38 by Thursday morning. Sunny and 62 degrees on Thursday afternoon.

Obituaries

James E. Decker Ruby Oakes Albert B. Wyatt

Death Notices Carolyn Elliott J.H. Potter Leonard A. Stark

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Missy Wattenbarger/Chronicle

Trick-or-treaters enjoy collecting candy from campsites at Cumberland Mountain State Park Saturday at the annual Trunk-or-Treat. If you missed your chance, there are more events scheduled throughout the community this week. See Friday’s Chronicle for more from the event.

Help make Halloween safe There are a number of community events set this week to celebrate Halloween. Trunk-ortreat events offer little goblins and ghouls the chance to collect candy, play games and enjoy fun activities. The following events have been previously announced in the Crossville Chronicle.

Oct. 29-31

Westel Fire Department — 6-9 p.m. There will be a spoookhouse open each night, with admission $2 per person. A free hayride will be offered Friday from 6 to midnight.

Several events planned for little goblins and ghouls Oct. 29

Cumberland County Community Complex — 6-9 p.m. Sponsored by Cumberland Fellowship, this annual event will include a bouncy park covering the midway area, games, hayrides, prizes and food.

Oct. 30

TAD Center — 3:30-5:30 p.m. Say Boo to Drugs Party and Costume Contest will feature games, prizes, refreshments and

a costume contest with cash prizes. Costume judging will be at 4:30 p.m. Pleasant Hill Baptist Mission — 6 p.m.

Oct. 31

Cumberland County house — 4 to 6 p.m. Join the CCP for a mare Before Christmas or Treat. There will be face painting, music and

PlayNightTrunk candy, crafts,

See HALLOWEEN page 2

The Cumberland County Commission approved a resolution increasing the mileage rate for ambulance transports via Cumberland County EMS. Resolution 10-2014-2 is to increase the mileage rate from the current rate of $10.75 per loaded mile to $10.86. The new rate reflects the maximum amount allowable by Medicare guidelines and was suggested to the Emergency Services Committee by Cumberland County Fire Chief and EMS Director Jeff Dodson. The Emergency Services Committee approved the increase during its September monthly meeting and moved it forward to the full county commission. It was unanimously approved after a motion was made by Wendell Wilson, 6th District commissioner. Wilson’s motion was supported by John Kinnunen, 9th District commissioner. In other areas, the county commission approved resolution 10-2014-4 — a resolution to display a quilt square on the building at the Crossville-Cumberland County Gateway to the Big South Fork Visitors Center. Cumberland County is part of two quilt trails, the Appalachian Quilt Trail and the Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail. The manager of the visitors center proposed displaying the quilt square on the side of the building facing Interstate 40 to generate interest and travelers to visit the quilt trails and Cumberland County. The display will be done at no cost to the county. It was also approved and recommended to the county commission by the county’s building and grounds committee. It was unanimously approved after a motion was made by Sonya Rimmer, 8th District commissioner. Rimmer’s motion was supported by Kinnunen. n Gary Nelson may be reached at gnelson@crossville-chronicle.com.

Boyd Brown appointed to HSS Board By Gary Nelson

Chronicle senior staffwriter

The Cumberland County Commission approved a resolution appointing a new member to the county’s Health and Safety Standards Board during its

THP to conduct sobriety checks

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety roadside safety checkpoint in Cumberland County Oct. 31 on Hwy. 127 N at Mile Marker 26 from 9 to 10 p.m. The Tennessee Highway Patrol recognizes sobriety checkpoints are highly visible and effective tools in the battle against impaired driving. Impaired driving is a serious crime that kills more than 16,000 people and injures more than 305,000 others every year in the United States. Troopers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. Troopers will target those who operate a vehicle while impaired and take corrective action for other violations observed while ensuring the protection of all motorists.

Index

Local News 2-3, 5-6 Obituaries 3 Opinion 4 Living 7-8 Classifieds 9-11 Sports 11-12 TV Guide Inside Crossville Chronicle

October monthly meeting. Resolution 10-2014-3 is a resolution appointing Boyd Brown of Cumberland County to the Health and Safety Standards Board, replacing and filling the unexpired term of Randy Elmore for a term to

expire May 15, 2017. Elmore recently resigned from the board after serving one term. It was approved after a motion was made by Jack Davis, 5th District commissioner. His motion was supported by Terry Carter,

6th District. It was unanimously approved. According to the resolution passed by the county commission in 2006 forming the board, the HSSB is authorized to deal only with vacant and dilapidated

properties posing a health and/or safety hazard to the community. In order to come under the jurisdiction of the HSSB board, a home must be dilapidated and abanSee BROWN page 5

BOE approves committee appointments The Cumberland County Board of Education approved appointments of members to six committees and to the Tennessee School Board Association Delegate Assembly during the regular month meeting for October held Thursday

evening. T hose appoi ntments were proposed by school board Chairman Dan Schlafer and were approved unanimously with little discussion. It should be noted that some committees include par-

ent, student and teacher representatives in their memberships. Thursday’s actions only affected board members who are to serve. The following appointments were approved: •Policy committee —

Richard Janeway, Jeff Freitag and Don Hassler. Also on the committee are Darrell Threet, Jimmy Inman, Dr. Scott Maddox, and a parent representative from Stone Memorial and Cumberland County BOE student representtives.

•Athletics task force committee — David Bowman, Jeff Freitag and Vivian Hutson. Also serving will be all current members and a parent from both CCHS and SMHS. See BOE page 5

Storytelling festival at the Palace Saturday A day filled with stories presented by a variety of delightful tellers is coming to the Palace Theatre in Crossville Nov. 1. Dr. Michael Lockett, an internationally acclaimed storyteller and children’s author from Normal, IL, and Pam Holcomb, a teller with a rich Appalachian heritage of traditional mountain tales and music, from Southeastern Kentucky, will join a group of Tennessee tellers in spin-

ning tales of all kinds. Lockett is known as “The Normal Storyteller,” but his tales are abnormally entertaining. He tells many traditional tales, as well as true stories. He often adds some dulcimer music when he performs. Lockett is a dynamic teller who has performed in 14 countries. He has received numerous awards for his storytelling CDs and DVDs. His material is often played on World

of Storytelling Radio, and he has many international fans. He has also written a series of bilingual children’s books, some published in English and Chinese, and some in English and Spanish. Holcomb was born and reared in the hills of Kentucky. Her love of storytelling and desire for the preservation of her culture drew her to the performing arts. See FESTIVAL page 2

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