The january issue standing stone scribe

Volume 2 Issue 1 CoVerIng monterey and surroundIng CommunItIes January 1, 2015

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Monterey Christmas Parade

By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. -Henry Ward BeecherThe year 2014 would not have been complete without Monterey Po-lice Department (MPD) sponsoring its 6th Annual Toys for Children. MPD lovingly provided the opportunity, the means and the help to provide area children with pres-ents this Christmas who may not have otherwise gotten any.“This is my favorite thing to do throughout the year,” said Pam Phil-

lips, as she wrapped each gift with tender care. “We got a lot more do-nations, but we also had more kids. It takes ev-eryone to do something like this.”MPD received many applications this year, made a list and checked it twice. Donations came in and this year’s toy drive yielded many bags of presents for the community’s children. Amy Clark, Pam Phil-lips and Hannah Ledbet-ter worked for hours and hours wading through all the generous donations, separating, allocating, and then wrapping all the Christmas presents for each child on their list.

Amy Clark added, “Things like this don’t happen without support from the community. We want to be a blessing to the community, but it wouldn’t happen with-out everyone.”Hannah Ledbetter was home from school on holiday break and was looking for ways to vol-unteer this Christmas. She saw the post on Face-book that MPD needed volunteers on Dec. 17 and 18 to come and help wrap all the Christmas gifts. For a two day stretch of paper, scissors and tape, one by one the packages were wrapped so they could be deliv-ered to each child just in time for Christmas. No

extra hands were turned away. Ledbetter wanted to come and wrap a lit-tle extra Christmas joy for the children of the

community and said, “I’m happy to come and help.” The community is grate-ful for MPD, the volun-

teers and the outpouring of donations making the Toys for Children drive a success.

That’s a wrap

First Volunteer hosts Gift Show

Photos by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerSimply Shanny’s Shannon Ray Davis works on another crochet project during the 3rd Annual Craft and Gift Show at First Vol-unteer Bank on Dec. 4 & 5. Elisha Cox creates beautiful wood works that make fantastic gifts and serve the wildlife commu-nity well. Abigail Horst of Abi’s Kitchen brought her delectable and delicious edible works of art to the gift show. Janet Wilson’s snowmen wear the winter glow with their rosey cheeks.

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerAmy Clark, Pam Phillips and Hannah Ledbetter work diligently to wrap all of the Christmas presents donated for the 6th Annual Toys for Children to make this Christmas extra special for the children.

See Gift on page 11A for the full story.

Although short, the Monterey Christmas parade on Dec 6 still brought some Christ-mas cheer, excite-ment of the season and a special visit

from Santa on the decorated firetruck. And though there were few floats, those that were in the parade- Cub Scout Pack 15, Hope in Christ Fellowship and First Volunteer Bank- were incred-ibly extravagant, im-pressive, clever, and really well done.

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2A Grapevine Op Ed

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.

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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.

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By Rebekah K. Bohan-non BeelerEditor

Some hae meat and canna eat,And some would eat that want it;But we hae meat, and we can eat,Sae let the Lord be thankit.-Robert Burns

Wear your tartans and bless the haggis, Burns Night Suppers and Scot-tish culture are becom-ing as popular in the US as caroling at Christmas. Burns Night pays tribute to Robert Burns whose most famous work, “Auld Lang Syne,” is only one of many con-tributions he made to the world during his short life.The traditional Burns Night celebrates Scot-land’s hero poet, Rob-ert Burns, and follows a hardy regimen of pomp, haggis and many toasts of Scotch. Hardy lads and lassies typically hold the annual Burns Night celebration on or near the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth, Jan. 25, 1759. He is also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, Scotland’s Favourite Son, and, in Scotland, simply The Bard. Rob-ert Burns’ acquaintances held the first Burns’ sup-per on July 21, the an-niversary of his death, in Ayrshire, Scotland, in the late 1700s. The date was later changed to January 25, which marks his birthday. For an interesting eve-

ning of history, Scotch whiskey, toasts to the lassies and lads, and a tribute to the poet laure-ate of Scotland, you can plan your own Burns Night supper and start some new traditions. For help planning your own Burns Night and explor-ing the culture and po-etry of the old land, visit www.robertburns.org. Burns Night suppers are now held by people and organizations with Scot-tish origins worldwide,

particularly in Austra-lia, Canada, England, and the United States, including such organi-zations as The Celtic Circle. The Celtic Circle is planning its annual Robert Burns Supper slated for Jan. 24th at Lake Tansi’s Thunder-bird Recreation Center for all of its members. The Celtic Circle has decided to begin the fes-tivities earlier than last, opening the doors at 3 p.m. The Scottish fan-

fare and pot luck supper will start at 4 p.m. Celtic Circle is a social group exploring the traditions, ancestry, heraldry, and culture of the Celtic and Gaelic peoples, includ-ing the Irish, Scottish and Welsh. To become a member and join in the Burns Night fun, con-tact Barbara Thornhill by emailing [email protected] or call 484-8788 for de-tails.

Bless the haggis for Burns Night

The Excelsior Edition of The Poetical Works of Robert Burns comes in quite handy with a traditional Burns Night supper quickly approaching. Burns is Scotland’s most celebrated literary hero.

A toast to your healthBy Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Should auld ac-quaintance be for-got, And never brought to mind? Should auld ac-quaintance be for-got, And auld lang syne! For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.

-Robert Burns

The traditional New Year’s Eve time song is an old Scottish ballad.. In Scotland, it is also sung on Burns Night, a supper held annually on Jan. 25 to celebrate the life of Scotlan’s hero poet and author, Robert Burns, on his birthday.

The words “Auld Lang Syne” literally translate from old Scottish dia-lect meaning “Old Long Since.” The lyrics “We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet” refers to the tradi-tion of raising a glass, or toasting, of good will, friendship and with kind regard in re-membrance of noble deeds. The custom of drinking to your health and prosperity dates back into antiq-uity. The old Christ-mas term “Wassail” is derived from Old Norse phrase “ves heill” meaning “be healthy.” The Auld Lang Syne lyrics actually consist of five verses. The Auld Lang Syne song is traditionally sung by people joining hands in friendship as they look forward to the New Year ahead and pledging that what-ever changes life may bring that old friends will not be forgotten.

The lyrics to Auld Lang Syne were first published in 1787, and eventually became the traditional goodwill theme song to ring in the new year. May your new year be

blessed, adding new and wonderful experiences to your life’s story. En-joy memories while tak-ing the care and time to make new ones. Sing, laugh, dance, love,

smile, find, play, try, and then do it all again. But, above all- Live. Live heartily, live curi-ously, live meticulously, live outstandingly, live especially, live methodi-

cally, live ingeniously, and live happily. Live that your life will resound as clear as the bells of the New Year and the bells that give angels their wings.

S a n d w i c h B o a r d

Monterey Lions Club Turkey ShootsThe Monterey Lions Club is hosting its final Tur-key Shoot slated for Jan. 3rd. The shoot will take place on Hwy. 70 across from McCormick St. on the western edge of the city limits. All proceeds fund the Lions Club eye and vision service proj-ect. For more information regarding these events and other club functions or membership, contact Mike Callahan 261-2849.

Monterey Senior CenterThe January calendar for the Senior Center -Fitness classes - every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m.Bridge - every Monday and Thursday at NoonWednesday socials - 7th- Guest speaker, Julie Bohannan, will talk about the Monterey Depot. 14th- Guest speaker, John Ludwig, will talk about the progress of the new high school. 21st- MLK celebration with Mark Burnett from TTU. 28th- Guest speaker Erica Dryer, from the WMCA, will tell us about their offerings for seniors.

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Monterey Branch LibraryVisit your favorite library in January for the exciting events planned and services it provides. Not to mention all the books! Dates to remember: -Wednesdays 11 a.m. story time-2nd Friday (Jan. 9) Homeschool Hangout at 11 a.m. will be having a free CPR class to teach the children life saving techniques. -4th Friday (Jan. 23) Homeschool Hangout at 11 a.m. students will be enjoying a movie.-Jan. 23rd is free movie night at 6 p.m.A child who reads will be an adult who thinks. -Unknown


Caleb SampleyJanuary 4th

On your 19th birthday: We are so proud of the great young man you have become. We wish you a happy birthday and God’s blessings for many more. We love you to the moon and back.-Mom, Dad, Caitlin, and Bethany

Happy January

Birthdays!

Dixie ConleyJanuary 9th

Happy birthday, prin-cess! We love you! -From Mommy and Daddy

Parker Dean Cox

January 3rdHappy birthday wishes for your 2nd birthday! Love, Granny, Nana, both Pa’s, Aunt Shan-non and Uncle Jack We love you!

Jennifer PhillipsJanuary 10th

Happy Birthday to my best friend. Love you, BeckaLola Harris

January 1st Happy birthday to my wife.

Brenda PhillipsJanuary 6th

Happy Birthday, Nannie. We love you! -Logan and Jackson

Paul Jones January 31st

Happy birthday! We love you. - Jessica, Dylan and Alyssa.

Leah LaniganJanuary 6th

Happy 6th birthday, Leah! We hope you have an awesome day! Love, Mommy, Daddy and Bubba!!

Make a wish!

Rachel Lane January 30th

A special happy birth-day wish for you! - Mom, Dad, Morgan and Brian

Golda Bohannon

January 9thWe hope your birthday is as wonderful as we think you are! All our love,The Family

Don Bohannon January 14th

A special happy birth-day wish for you!

Monterey City MeetingThe City of Monterey will be having its monthly meeting Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Everyone who has a vested interest in the town, its direc-tion and prospects, as well as the necessity to understand city processes, programs and issues is encouraged 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 impor-tant issues for discussion. The City of Monterey holds the town hall meet-ings every first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

(Below) Precious Has-ton Harris’ face is what pure joy looks like as he drank in all the holiday delight watching the Monterey Merry Christ-mas Parade. (Below right) Cousins Hope

Murphy, Sydney Sparks, Madison Sparks, and Ariana Sparks made

the parade a family af-fair and watched the parade together. (Mid-dle right) Cub Scouts Pack 15 decorated their nostalgic wagon with greenery and pinecones

winning 3rd float. (Top right) Santa borrowed the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department’s red fire engine as a tempo-rary replacement for his red sleigh while the elves did a little main-tence work getting ready for the big night.

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4A Our Town

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If your Thyroid is not working properly, it won’t be able to break down proteins, nor would it be able to pro-cess carbohydrates and vitamins. For this rea-son, thyroid problems can lead to uncontrol-lable weight gain. For many people, these ir-regularities can be con-trolled through medica-tion, as well as paying attention to their diet. Since undiagnosed thy-roid problems can dra-matically increase your

risk of obesity, heart disease, depression, anxiety, hair loss, sexu-al dysfunction, infertil-ity and a host of other symptoms and health problems, it’s important that you don’t go undi-agnosed. Talk to your doctor about having your Thyroid checked. Healthy Thoughts is written by Brenda McIn-tosh, FNP, and Heather Everett, FNP, of Minor Med to educate and al-leviate.


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SubmittedMonterey Girl Scout Troop 1611 was given the honor of decorating the City Christmas tree that is located behind the Monterey Depot Museum on Dec. 7. They made all homemade ornaments with natural “green” materi-als. While they were there, they enjoyed an impromptu tour of the historic railroad caboose that is currently undergoing renovations. They also en-joyed collecting toys to assist with the Monterey Police Department’s 2014 Toys for Children toy drive. The Girl Scouts are also gearing up to kick off the New Year selling their famous Girl Scout Cookies this month.

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Who wrote the book of loveValentine’s DayThe myths, the facts and the historyBy Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

February 14th is a day reserved for lovers and romance, a day to show care and friendship, a day for flowers and chocolate. It brightens the final leg of Old Win-ter and gives yet another reason to cherish and be cherished. Many say it is a “greet-ing card company’s holiday,” an invented holiday merely for monetary gain. But, re-ally, Valentine’s Day has been observed for centuries. Many tradi-tions are followed in the name of St. Valentine whose very existence is shrouded in mystery and myth. Much of the his-tory of the man and the day is widely accepted although inaccurate.For entertainment, some of the superstitions. And for posterity, some of the facts.Valentine’s Day is be-lieved to have originated as a pagan celebration of the fertility festival, “Lupercalia.” In the fifth century, historians conclude that Rome adapted the festival to be a tribute celebration

of the Catholic priest, St. Valentine, in order to “Christianize” the festi-val. Festival traditions were included in the celebration of St. Val-entine in which boy and girls drew names from a box to exchange gifts. The Catholic Church itself acknowledges at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentino. All the sto-ries surrounding St. Val-entine, evolving from a festival of fertility to love, portray him as a sympathetic and heroic man. Since the Middle Ages, Valentine’s Day greet-ings have been a popular tradition, although they began as verbal greet-ings rather than written ones. The oldest known written valentine was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Or-leans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London. In Medieval times, girls consumed unusual foods on Valentine’s Day in the belief that it would make them dream of their future husbands, coinciding with the tra-ditions that may have been practiced during the pagan fertility festi-

val. Some folklore tales say that the type of bird a girl watches on Valen-tine’s Day predicts her future husband. A blue-bird suggests a happy husband, while a spar-row suggests a poor husband. Valentine’s Day is cel-ebrated in the US, Can-ada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia. Candy was one of the earliest forms of val-entines given as gifts. Valentine’s Day is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. Some popular Valen-tine’s Day movies are Casablanca (1942), The Princess Bride (1987), Somewhere in Time (1980), West Side Story (1961), The Philadel-phia Story (1940). Of course, it goes without saying that any film in-spired by a Nicholas Sparks novel, including but not limited to, The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember, are also ex-cellent Valentine’s Day date additions. Enjoy and cherish your love this Valentine’s Day.

Happy New Year from Standing Stone Scribe!

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Washington, D.C.–Congressman Diane Black (R-TN-06) issued the following statement on her vote in support of the CROmnibus legisla-tion to keep our govern-ment open:“No government fund-ing measure that needs to be negotiated with Senate Democrats and signed by President Obama will ever be perfect,” said Congress-man Black. “But rather than let the perfect be the enemy of the good, I supported this measure because it will avoid a repeat of the 2013 government shutdown,

while setting the table for Republicans to take on President Obama’s unconstitutional immi-gration overreach. By funding all of govern-ment through the end of the fiscal year except for the Department of Homeland Security, we will be able to fight his executive action in Feb-ruary with a new Re-publican majority in the Senate.“In addition, this bill cuts funding for Obamacare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board and re-duces IRS funding by $345 million – putting the agency’s budget be-low Fiscal Year 2008 levels. This legislation

also cuts EPA funding for the fifth year in a row and ends an outra-geous EPA regulation on lead that resulted in ammunition shortages and acted as a form of backdoor gun control on Tennessee sportsmen. I understand and share the strong concerns of my constituents about the President’s uncon-stitutional action, which is why I have introduced legislation, the Separa-tion of Powers Act, to fight back against this power grab. Our best leverage to stop this ac-tion will come when Re-publicans control both Chambers of Congress next month.”

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Cookeville, Tn. - Cookeville Regional Medical Center has earned the 2014 Gold Performance Achieve-ment Award from the National Cardiovascu-lar Data Registry for demonstrating sustained achievement of per-formance measures in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) patients through implementing the ACTION Registry- GWTG and application of American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clini-cal Guideline Recom-mendations. The medical center is tak-

ing part in the American College of Cardiology’s nationwide quality im-provement program de-signed to help hospitals provide high quality pa-tient care and improved outcomes for their heart patients.“Earning this award (Gold Achievement Award) shows that we are committed to pa-tient cardiac care here at Cookeville Regional. It is one more way that we can reassure our pa-tients they are in good hands and they can trust us with their heart care,” said Thomas Little, M.D., F.A.C.C., Inter-ventional Cardiologist at

Cookeville Regional. Brenda Davis-Bryant, R.N. and Chest Pain Ac-creditation Coordinator at Cookeville Regional, shares how these tools will help the cardiac care at Cookeville Regional. “The tools available through the registry al-lows CRMC to evaluate specific data and form a strategic plan for qual-ity improvement,” said Davis. “The evaluated data provides informa-tion and insight that are useful to help meet our goals of providing the best cardiac care to our patients at CRMC.”The ACC’s new Quality Improvement for Insti-

tutions program gives CRMC personnel access to an array of tools and programs that help phy-sicians, nurses and other members of the cardiac care team make deci-sions with their patients that are based on best practices and the latest scientific research.Cookeville Regional Medical Center has par-ticipated for the past five years in the ACC’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry(NCDR®), which gathers data and provides actionable performance feedback to physicians and hos-pitals. However, qual-ity measures have been

tracked and compared to national benchmarks since the inception of the program which began in 1994. The new program takes this commitment to quality to the next level by ensuring the CRMC’s cardiac care team has ac-cess to additional quality improvement initiatives and tools.“Cookeville Regional continues to demon-strate its commitment to patients by ensuring the entire cardiac care team is well informed and has access to the best infor-mation and decision-support tools available,” said ACC President John G. Harold, MD, MACC.

“The ACC is committed to quality patient care and establishing guide-lines based on the best and latest scientific re-search, but it’s up to the care team in the hospital to use these tools to ap-ply the guidelines to be successful.”

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.In all your ways ac-knowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.~Proverbs 3:5-6

CRMC earns 2014 achievement award

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Lions take aim for good vision

Photo submittedOne of the shooters aiming for the cross hairs at the Dec. 20th Monterey Lions Club Turkey Shoot. This was just one in the series of turkey shoots the Lions Club is holding to raise funds for its vision and eye screening program for area students.

By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

The Monterey Lions Club has held a series of turkey shoots through-out the fall and winter, each of which helped the club get closer to its fundraising goal. Lions Club held the tur-key shoots and several other fundraisers for its eye and vision service project provisioning area students with free eye screenings. Lions believe that in order to learn well, stu-dents must first be able to see well. The Mon-terey Lions Club works hard every year to make sure each child is pre-screened for vision problems that might in-hibit their education. A debt of gratitude is owed to Trish Stover, Ed Warren, Dan Shef-

fler, Eric Kirk, Mike Callahan, Austin Mar-tin, and Roy Dishman for serving at the Dec. 20th Turkey Shoot. The beautiful sunshine and blue skies made for an exceptionally wonder-ful day. The club also held a drawing for a for a Rem-ington 870 Shotgun. Be sure to mark your calendars and take aim with the Monterey Li-ons Club to provide the benefit of good vi-sion to the community’s children. The next tur-key shoot is planned for Jan. 3rd. The turkey shoot will take place on Hwy. 70 across from McCormick St. For more information about the Monterey Lions Club or the tur-key shoot contact Mike Callahan at (931) 261-2849.

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Lace up your running shoes and come sup-port Hope in Christ Fellowship’s efforts to raise money for Mon-terey High School. Monterey’s newest church will get the new year off to a quick start with its first annual Hope in Christ Fellow-ship New Year’s Day 5k Run/Walk. The event will be held

January 1st, starting at the church’s new build-ing located at 315 Peter Avenue in Monterey. Registration and check-in will be from 8- 8:30 a.m. The race starts at 9 a.m. Fees are $25 for adults and $10 for youth 12 and under. All proceeds will go to the students at Monterey High School.Hope in Christ Fellow-ship currently meets at the Monterey High

School on Sunday morn-ings for two morning worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Benefactors for the 5k Run/Walk are church members Greg and Pau-la Livingston, founders of the Amber Run in Livingston, TN. They are helping to organize the run and will also be running in the event. Sponsors to date include: Goff Funeral Home, The Bradley Agency,

Monterey Farm Bureau Insurance, Monterey Foods, Goin’ Postal Crossville, First Volun-teer Bank, Bank of Put-nam County, Monterey Drugs, Monterey Com-munity Guardians, and Bethel Inn & Suites. For more information or to register, go to www.HopeInChristFellow-ship.com or call (931) 584-0214.

Hope in Christ Fellowship 5K Jan. 1st

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MHS ranks Niche Top 100By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Congratulations to Monterey High School (MHS) which ranked 75th in the Top 100 public high schools in Tennessee in the Niche Rankings for 2015. MHS ranked 75th out of all public high schools

across the state based on dozens of key statistics, and millions of opinions from parents and stu-dents. The high rankings indicate that MHS is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse population of high-achieving students who rate their educational ex-perience highly. MHS was also allotted

the overall Niche grade of a “B,” with 70% of the students in grades 7-12 proficient in math and reading according to state standards. MHS’ overall grade was based on specified grades in following subjects: Aca-demics, Administration and Policies, Extracur-ricular Activities, Health and Safety, Resources

and Facilities, Academic Outcomes, Sports and Fitness, Student Cul-ture and Diversity, and Teachers. MHS’ standings in the Niche Rankings for 2015 puts the school ahead of Westmoreland High School, Pigeon Forge High School, Oakland High School, Anderson County High School,

and Tellico Plains High School among many oth-ers in the Niche Rank-ings Top 100. MHS was also a Bronze Medal Award winner in the U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools for 2014. The national news magazine reviewed 31,242 U.S. public high schools of which, 88 Tennessee

schools made their rank-ings. Of the Tennessee schools in the 2014 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, four were awarded gold medals, 13 earned silver medals and 71 received bronze medals.To view the Niche Rank-ings for 2015, visit www.k12.niche.com.

Jacob Robert Cole Hoover shows his new-est team logo design which has been adopted by Burks Elementary School. A sixth grade stu-dent at Burks, Hoover came up with this dis-tinctive design that has inspired a whole new line of BES sportswear. Hoover really enjoys art and takes his creativ-ity to the next level. He gravitates toward the clean lines of outlines and silhouette and the eyecatching filigree of Celtic art. For order-ing information contact BES by calling (931) 839- 7641 or email Joey Hoover at [email protected]. Scribe offering

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MHS Cheerleaders p lace at State

Photos submitted MHS Wildcat Cheerleaders placed fourth in the State Cheerleading Tournament held at TTU ad-vancing to the Regional Tournament held in Sevierville, Tn., on Dec. 6th. There, the lovely lady Wildcats secured a bid to compete in the National Finals in Florida. Congratulations to the MHS Cheerleaders on their continued success.

Phillips awarded All TournamentBy Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Burks basketball play-er, Logan Phillips, was named this basketball season’s All Tournament Player after the county tournament at Corner-stone Middle School on Dec. 13. Phillips is in the 8th grade at Burks and is the son of Michael Phillips and Rebekah Randolph. The All Tournament award is given to the most outstanding player who shows constant ef-fort, improvement and a high standard of sports-manlike conduct among the other players on his team. Coach Joey Hooever stated,“Logan has and is playing his best bas-ketball as of late. He deserved the honor.”

Burks Panthers drew Prescott to play and it was certainly a nailbiter to say the least. Hoover said, “As for the tournament, we got a good draw, and just came up two points shy of a win.” Obviously marveling at the team for their consis-tent growth of function as a team and the indi-vidual sportsmanship of each player, Hoover also said, “I’m very proud of this group of boys. They have overcome so much adversity and continue to improve week by week.”Phillips’ reaction was priceless as he was quite excited to be chosen for this prestigious award and was very surprised by the honor.“I’m very proud of him,” said Phillips’ mother, Rebekah Randolph. She

further encouraged, “For [Logan] to always keep God first, he will always succeed in life.”Burks then played Avery Trace Middle School, and although they lost the game, the Panthers’ poise and overall effort made them winners in the eyes of the commu-nity.Randolph was also truly grateful to the coaching staff at Burks and said, “Thank you to Joey Hoover and Adam West for all their dedication they give to the boys. And the time they spend away from their own families to help with my son.”Congratulations to Lo-gan Phillips on the oc-casion of being named All Tournament Player this season.

Putnam County Commissioners to honor MHS Team 81By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

The 81st Monterey High School Football Team and coaching staff will be recognized at the Jan. 20th Putnam County Commissioners meeting in Cookeville, Tn., for its outstanding efforts and accomplish-ments this football sea-son.The opportunity came about as a general out-cry from the Purple Na-tion’s most avid Wildcat supporters arose after the semi-tournament game stating the team deserved the honor of being Citizens of the Month and should be recognized for their spectacular season. County Executive Ran-dy Porter was contacted regarding the matter and recieving the infor-mation needed, Porter presented the idea to the awards committee dur-ing the Dec. 8th meeting and was subsequently approved.Commissioners thought it better to wait and decided to hold the team’s recognition until the January Commis-sioners’ meeting when school had reconvened after winter break. After all, due to facility challenges, MHS Foot-ball Team 81 managed to go further than any MHS team in the his-tory of the school. Not to mention, that because MHS had to use TTU’s facilities and field for home games and the playoffs, a lot of trav-elors made their way to Cookeville in support

of their teams bringing with them all the ben-efits of that many visi-tors that would enhance Cookeville’s economy, as well as give the added opportunities for good press.Team 81 put Mon-terey on the map, in the headlines on the evening news, all the while maintaining their sportsman-like conduct and professionalism on and off the field. MHS Football Team earned the respect of the entire Upper Cum-berland Region this season, making town history and igniting the spark of pride that has swept across the entire community. Bank of Putnam County and Jack and Donna Ray also wanted to rec-ognize MHS Team 81, and treated the coach-es, team and parents to a really nice dinner at Nick’s Restaurant in Cookeville on Dec. 17th. On Nick’s digital sign in purple and white was written, “Congrats Monterey Wildcats!”The outpouring of sup-port and care for this truly deserving team is still so very inspiring. Long may we ride the wave of purple pride. Support the team as they are recognized at the Putnam County Com-missioners meeting.

8A Mountain TimesS p e c i a l D e l i v e r y : Just in t ime for Christmas


By Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler Editor

What better way to be-gin the holiday season than with a beautiful bundle of joy? Santa asked himself the same question and came up with the answer to visit a very special family early this year. Deliver-ing such gifts and bless-ings as wonderful as lit-tle Wendell Axton Ellis, excited parents, Amanda and Shannon Ellis, wel-comed their precious baby boy on Dec. 5th just in time to enjoy his first Christmas. Bring-ing with him tidings of great joy and weighing in at 8lbs. 8 oz., baby Axton also came as an early birthday present to big brother, Weston, who celebrated his birthday on Dec. 6, and uncle,

Andrew Looper, whose birthday was Dec. 7. The Ellises named the bouncing baby boy Wendell after Shan-non Ellis’ father. Axton came about as a com-promise when Amanda Ellis favored Paxton and Shannon came up with Axton. Wendell Axton Ellis, the name certainly suiting the little man well, also matches the toughness and unique-ness of his big broth-ers’ names, Weston and Grayson. Little Axton was en-joyed immensely by the entire family, making his debut at all the holiday gatherings. He was able to meet many members of his immediate and ex-tended family, including great-grandparents, sib-lings and new cousins, all of whom couldn’t get enough of him and c h e r i s h e d him as the greatest of C h r i s t m a s blessings.

“I wouldn’t know where to begin to explain how awesome it is to get another nephew, es-pecially right around Christmas time,” said Axton’s uncle, Andrew Looper, who also con-sidered his new nephew an early birthday pres-ent. “I’m just extremely glad to add to our great family. The best part is watching my mom and dad hold him and seeing the excitement of an-other grandchild in their eyes and on their faces. I really enjoy watching my mom and dad, and it amazes me to look at them and see how much love is inside them for their grandchildren.”Congratulations to Amanda and Shannon Ellis on the birth of their wonderful baby boy. And, as for Axton, hap-

py birthday little one. We are so glad you are here.

Wendell Axton Ellis

By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

It’s that time of year: Auld Lang Syne and New Year’s resolutions. By now, many will have made a handful of New Year’s resolutions usu-ally geared toward the goals of weight loss, exercise and diet among other things.No matter what your resolutions may be or the lifestyle change you have committed to, Cer-tified Personal Trainer, Tony Phillips of Custom Fitness Solutions, has the encouragement and expert insights that can help you maintain focus and stay the course:1. Change is a timely process. There is no set amount of time pre-scribed to reach a set goal. Nor is there an actual goal. According to Phillips, there is no such thing as having a goal, reaching it and be-ing finished. Goals are merely a connect-the-dots. As you reach a dot, or goal, you then modify it so that you continue

to progress and move forward. You never stop connecting the dots, you never stop improving. 2. Try. Simply having the ability to try is the first small step every-one can take to fulfill a

goal. It’s not so much about the goal as it is your willingness to try. Effort and growth come with practice, but even they won’t come to pass without your first try. 3. Small steps makes

a beaten path. Any im-provement is a good improvement. For every action there is a reaction. Change one decision, do one thing different and build on that change. For every better choice

you make, the reaction will mirror the good in that choice. 4. Reward your suc-cesses. Set the goal, set the reward and if you follow through with a goal, follow through

with the reward. Have a balance with life and the enjoyment of special events and the occasion-al splurge. Keep your health and your balance close to you always aware of the choices you make from all the possi-bilities. 5. You always have a choice. Failure may be imminent, but progress is always up to you. There aren’t any excuses. If you falter, you have the option to do better with your next choice. Don’t beat yourself up –Ever. If you make a promise to yourself, be sure to keep it. You are accountable for how you treat or mis-treat yourself. 6. Maintenance is a virtue. If you are not progressing, you are regressing. There is no such thing as a finish line. Life, in all of its many faces, needs con-stant care and upkeep. Building your way from goal to goal sets you up for success and produc-tivity.

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Custom Fitness Solutions owner and personal trainer, Tony Phillips, trains with a client encouraging her to never stop improving. Phillips just opened his own gym and is ready to help with your New Year’sresolutions.

Photos by Brittney Diamond

Columbia Hill Baptist Church hosted “A Stroll with Christ” at Whittaker Park on Dec. 13. This free

event was offered to the public as an interactive, live-action Christmas Storytour around the park. The unique experi-ence was the complete picture in the events

that made up the life of Jesus Christ. Complete with play-ers, costumes, scenery props, real livestock, and tour guides, each scene depicted an event in the life of

Jesus Christ. From his birth to his sac-rifice and resurrec-tion, Columbia Hill ultimately created a one-of-a-kind Christmas cel-ebration about the true reason for the Christmas season. A Stroll with Jesus drew a lot of inter-est and stirred the hearts of many.

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On the subject of weight loss, Phillips knows all too well the vicious cycle that can start with holiday weight gain, or any weight gain for that matter, and the barrage of attempts to lose it throughout the year only to be faced with the holi-days or the challenges of life, and subsequent weight gain, yet again. In fact, Phillips had that very thing happen last year and he spent the majority of the year try-ing to get the holiday weight off. But, when you want something to change, the behavior it-self must be modified. Phillips realized then all the care he had taken to

change his lifestyle, be healthy and active could be overridden with even a few minor changes in the lack of maintenance of his diet and exercise regimen. Phillips made a few changes to his diet and how he prepared and even ordered his food, replacing items for healthier choices. He goes to the grocery store once a week buying all the items he will need and spends a corner of his weekend preparing and freezing meals tak-ing those extra steps for-ward toward his person-al maintenance. And as much as he has learned about diet, he learned he did not ever starve but instead developed an insatiable need for fresh foods, low carb and re-placing what he was

feeding his body with things his body actually wanted. “What I have learned throughout my own pro-cess of change is that you can have just about the same things as you have now, but can create them with healthier ingredi-ents which I had never thought about before,” said Phillips. His change was brought about by health concerns and now he and his mother share an affinity for healthy cooking and healthy eat-ing, creating beautiful culinary masterpieces of satisfying body fuel. Phillips also champions the simplest and quick-est way to improve your diet: Grazing. If you aren’t a grazer, you need to start. If you are already a grazer, prac-

tice giving yourself opti-mal choices to pick you up throughout the day which can enhance and encourage your body to be able to use its fuel properly. Fresh berries, veggies, nuts, and other simple and delicious items make for great grazers. Phillips sug-gests for those who eat irregularly as a result of chaotic schedules, work load and family life to prepack a cooler with great grazing items and set several cell phone alarms throughout the day as a reminder to take a few bites here and there and constantly support the body that is supporting you. Studies indicate that those who start a new program and are com-mitted to it for at least

six months have a greater rate of adding that pro-gram to their lives long term. The most crucial time is within the first six month. “Any time of the year, but especially at the New Year, I tell my cli-ents, this is a long term process,” said Phillips. “Sometimes I’ll have someone who plainly states they want to get to a certain point. Well, the trouble with that is if you solely look at that point, it sets up disappoint-ment. They will arrive at that point and don’t know where to progress from there. Sometimes they even decide to stop because they weren’t mentally prepared for the accountability. You have to strategize how to cope with the stresses

of daily life and connect the dots of your personal goals. And more than that, if they’re not mov-ing forward, all the work and time they put into it is wasted.” Just a few minutes a day you can build on good choices. Each day or each week add more time and more activities that can be 30 or 40 min-utes a day just for you. It helps clear the mind and actually positively effects many other areas of life. “Eat well, be full and constantly educate your-self,” Phillips encour-aged. “Look at it as a long term goal. With any obstacle in life, you can achieve victory one small step at a time. Push forward. This is an ongoing journey.”

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By Paula TudorColumnist

REVIEW10A Entertainment

If you read my first col-umn, you know about my Google Hangout show, Paula’s Soapbox LIVE. Since its incep-tion last year, I have been very fortunate and blessed to interview some fascinating people. In late November, I had the opportunity to chat with TV and film actress Julie Ann Emery. A na-tive of Crossville, Tn., Julie was asked to serve as grand marshal of their Christmas parade last month. I talked with her about this honor, as well as her new role in the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul. In fact, I was the first person to publish an interview

with the actress about this new show. You can read a portion of that conversation below:

Q: Your hometown of Crossville, Tennes-see, asked you to be the grand marshal of the Christmas Parade. How did that come about?

A: They just reached out. Terry Ashburn reached out actually, who was my junior high school band teacher. They reached out and it fit into my schedule and I was able to do it.

Q: So does it kind of feel like you’ve come full circle now?

A: You know, when I was a kid, a woman from General Hospital was our grand marshal because her parents were living in Crossville, and I just remember think-ing…oh. It just opened up my world in a way that had not happened

prior. I think sometimes when you grow up on top of that plateau you forget that you can do whatever you want. You can stay in Crossville, you can leave, you can leave and come back. It just opened up my idea about what the world was and what was possi-ble in a big way for me.

So any time I go back if I have a chance to go talk to the high school I do. I think it’s easy to feel like you’re in a fishbowl a little bit sometimes, no matter where you are. I will never forget her be-ing the grand marshal of the parade. I don’t know it just opened up pos-sibility for me in a way

I hadn’t thought of be-fore.

Q: You recently an-nounced, and I know you can’t talk about it a lot, but you’re go-

ing to be joining Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spin-off. So what can you tell me about that?

A: I can tell you I’m in it, officially. I’m not al-lowed to talk about the show itself. They an-nounced Jeremy Sham-os, who’s a really, quite wonderful, Tony-nomi-nated actor, plays my husband. Bob Oden-kirk, the lead of it, was also in Fargo; and Bob and I spent quite a bit of time together on Fargo so it was really, really beautiful and lovely to be with him again. He made it such a welcome and warm place for me to be. Vince Gilligan is from Virginia and has the dialect of my people and I love that; and he is, I would say, more bril-liant than his reputation is. Actors really want to work with him and he is really wonderful and welcoming and just bril-liant and always looking to make it better all day

long. I had a really lucky year that way. To go from Fargo to Better Call Saul was, creatively, that’s a great year. The crew is all the crew from Break-ing Bad and they know each other and like each other and know how to work together. It just was a really beautiful experience. My charac-ter was very challenging for me. Scary sometimes to play; I wasn’t sure if I was going to pull it off. I’m still not quite sure I pulled it off, but hope-fully I did. It was really a dream gig. It is a dream gig. It’s a great show.

Better Call Saul has a two-night premiere, February 8th and 9th at 10/9c on AMC.

To watch my full in-terview with Julie Ann Emery go to http://www.paulas-soapbox.blogspot.com.

Paula Tudor is a free-lance writer, and a dis-tinguished blogger/on-line 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.


From Santa to ‘Saul’: Actress Julie Ann Emery on Staying True to Her Roots While Spreading Her Wings

Jan. 23 is National Pie DayNational Pie Day is on Jan. 23rd and one of the most wonderful holi-day-between-the-holi-days. The concept of National Pie Day is the perfect way to perk up a dreary, weary winter’s day. Making a day and a meal of the holiday, is as easy as pie.National Pie Day was founded by the Ameri-can Pie Council (APC), an organization dedicat-ed to the preservation of America’s pie heritage. Historically, pies were a main course meal and have undergone a fabu-lous evolution. Evidence lead historians to the conclusion that the early Romans made pies, per-haps after having picked up a few recipes from the Ancient Greeks. Ro-mans made the filling

with meat or seafood and stuffed it in reeds to hold the filling but not be consumed. Dur-ing its conquests, Rome then shared their pie eating habits throughout Europe. As early as the 1100s, pies had become a common dish on Eng-lish tables. The Oxford English Dictionary in-dicates that the word pie was a popular word in the 1400s. Eventually, reeds were replaced with a crust, called coffyn, and served the specific pur-pose of holding the fill-ing as it baked, but was not necessarily eaten. It is speculated that the first tarts, or fruit pies, were made in the 1500s. English history accred-its Queen Victoria I for making the world’s first

cherry pie. But pies still primarily were consid-ered an entrée and filled with mincemeat, an all-encompassing word that simply meant finely chopped and seasoned meat. By the late 1600s, the Pilgrims made their voyage to the New World and brought with them English pie recipes which called for fillings of beef, duck, pigeon, and lamb meat. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that pie recipes took an offi-cial turn for the dessert table. By the 1940s, pie had become a symbol of the classic, all-Ameri-can dessert.To get your National Pie Day traditions off to a good start, try the Easy-PB Pie recipe below.Happy Pie Day!

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerNational Pie Day is Jan. 23 and is one of my family’s favorite traditions, bringing us together to cook and eat together an entire menue made out of pies. Pizza pies, chicken pot pie and shepherd’s pie are served as the main course, while easy-PB pie, chocolate pie and fried apple pies make for a dessert.

Easy-PB Pie(Makes 2 pies)

Ingredients: 2 graham cracker crusts (9”)1 1/2c sifted powdered sugar8 oz. pkg. softened cream cheese16 oz. whipped topping1 c peanut butter (crunchy, if desired)Mini chocolate chips to top

Mix all the ingredients (except chocolate chips) together until smooth. Fill graham cracker pie crusts dividing the creamy filling evenly between the crusts. Sprinkle tops with chips and chill.


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STATEPOINT CROSS-WORDTHEME: YEAR IN RE-VIEWACROSS1. Good for biceps6. “__’_ alive!”9. *Many Kurds did this from Syria in 201413. Unctuous Heep, of “David Copperfield”14. Not pre-owned15. It made Harry Potter’s invisible16. Common Thanksgiv-ing Day action17. ATM extra18. Reduce, _____, re-cycle19. *Captured drug lord21. Zoo section23. Go wrong24. Hat part25. Old age, archaic28. Musical compositions for one30. African equines35. *Suspect in PA police ambush was denied this37. Kosher establishment39. Davy Crockett’s last stand40. Popular Creole veg-etable41. _____ Miss hot choco-late43. Auditory44. MC Hammer’s “2 _____ 2 Quit”46. Last two words of cer-tain shoe company’s fa-mous slogan47. “Rambling Wreck From Georgia ____”

48. *Beyonce and Jay Z performed in them togeth-er in ‘1450. Antonym of #14 Across52. “Big Island” flower necklace53. Leave them behind for riches?55. Grazing area57. *Animated Oscar-win-ner60. *Billboard Music Awards hologram guest64. Indian restaurant con-diment65. Schiller’s “___ to Joy”67. Got up68. Remove, as in a Pinter-est post69. A cool ___, as in mon-ey70. Takes it easy71. They’re famous for be-ing busy72. Snake-like reef dwell-er73. Arrogant one

DOWN1. 27 is the ____ of 32. Russia’s ____ Moun-tains3. Reduced Instruction Set Computer4. Wood-shaping device5. Barn scissors6. Facts and figures7. Tiger’s peg8. Take an oath9. Bloodsucking hopper10. Displeasure on one’s face11. “Piece of cake!”

12. Obtain or create, bare-ly15. *Russia/Ukraine “ap-ple of discord”20. Cattle control, pl.22. “That is to say”24. Suffering from gastric distress25. *It caused a scare glob-ally in 201426. Kobe, e.g.27. Sad song29. Off-color31. The Phantom ____, Mickey Mouse’s nemesis32. a.k.a. honey badger33. White liturgical neck-wear34. *2014 Olympic site36. Been in bed38. *Infamous terrorist group42. Type of monument45. Jane’s mate49. Sigma Alpha Epsilon51. Type of sticker, pl.54. *Washington Nationals gave away a Jayson Werth garden _____56. Ohio rubber hub57. Olden-day temple58. ____ for the picking59. Elevator inventor60. Come together61. *Hope ____ set U.S. soccer record for career shutouts62. Norse capital63. Egg holder64. Cause friction66. Bond movie “Live and Let ___”

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By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

First Volunteer Bank hosted the 3rd Annual Christmas Craft and Gift Show on Dec. 4 and 5 in the lobby during business hours to give the public and bank customers an ex-tra opportunity to get their Christmas shop-ping done. The unique gifts available were certainly creative and one-of-a-kind, each designed and carefully crafted by the loving hands of area artisans. There were no two items alike and each type of art and crafts were represented by the handful of vendors. Gingerbread man cro-cheted hats and cozy, little booties by Dani-elle Melton were com-pletely adorable and made for wonderful children’s gifts. Mar-ion Barwick created a wide array of rustic country holiday décor, ornaments, wreaths, wooden cutouts, and quilts, charmingly per-fect makings of a ten-der Tennessee Christ-mas. Cacklin’ Hen’s Charlotte McCowan brought all manners of decorations fitting for any time of the year complete with punched

letter banners, cleverly upcycled pieces, glori-ous paintings, and so much more. “We just have such a good time,” said Char-lotte McCowan. “All of these wonderful art-ists have brought some wonderful items. We have all done pretty well.”Reminding all that life is delicious, Abigail Horst of Abi’s Kitchen brought edible art in the form of homemade cakes, cookies, breads, and pies. Horst had custom baskets full of baked goodies for the perfect hostess gifts. Elisha Cox has become quite the entrepre-neur with his wooden birdhouses, tic-tac-toe peg games, bird feed-ers, and carpenter bee catchers. He finds joy in the work, but also in socializing and learn-ing how to manage his little business. His fa-ther helps him with cut-ting the wood work and Cox often finds service projects to donate some of his earnings and give back to the community. Simply Shanny’s Shan-non Ray Davis had crocheted scarves, deli-cately tatted doilies, crosses, and ornamental wood burning. Tatting, or finely threaded cro-chet, Davis explains, “It’s a dying art. Hardly anyone does it any-more. And it takes a lot of patience, but art takes

time. ” Rusty Moose’s Janet Wilson set up a table next door to her sister, Charlotte McCowan, for the show. Among other winter home decora-tions and arrangements, Wilson’s endearing, rosey-cheeked snow-men were reminiscent of Christmas lights in a heavy frost. Elisha Cox took some of his show money and bought his mama a brooch as an early Christmas gift which adorned her sweater the rest of the day. Need a gift? Gift show quick reference guide: Simply Shanny crochet, tatting, woodburning, and more, contact Shan-non Ray Davis (931) 510-7178 or visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/simply-shanny; Cacklin’ Hen Art Studios for art, crafts and upcycled pieces of functional beauty and décor, contact Charlotte McCowan by visiting the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cacklinhenartsstudio; Elisha Cox Wildlife and Woodworking bird-houses, feeders, games and more, contact Se-lina Cox at (931) 839-7216. Abi’s Kitchen for homemade baked goods and custom gift baskets, contact Abigail Horst at (931) 445-3106 or email [email protected].

Cacklin’ Hen Art Studios (Above) Simply Shanny (Below)

Marion Barwick (Below left) Danielle Melton (Below right)

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Congratulations December Graduates

Rachel Anita Lane, graduated with a Bach-elor’s of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science with a concen-tration in Conservation Biology from Tennessee Technological Univer-sity. She is the daughter of Ray and Anita Lane, of Monterey. Lane said, “My original plan was to move some-where and study zoology. I was accepted to Florida State University and Au-burn University, my top two picks for schools. Then I recieved a full scholarship to TTU.” Because of the scholar-ship, Lane felt obligated to attend TTU, but was uncertain she might not be getting the education she desired for the sheer convenience. That was until she realized that TTU has an outstand-ing biology department. “The Biology Depart-

ment by far surpassed any expectation I had for an engineering college.” Lane initially declared a major in Zoology but found herself wanting something more. “Zoology wasn’t enough for me because what’s the point of knowing the inner workings of animals if they disap-pear before our children are old enough to see them?” Lane reasoned. “God gave man domin-ion over the earth and all which moves upon it and has life. We have just re-cently realized that we are failing in our respon-sibility to keep the bio-logical diversity of the land and sea which was granted to us by Him. Every living thing has a crucial role in the har-mony of the world. Dis-rupting even a minute piece of it throws off the balance.” And it is this very role, and the power to main-tain the balance, that intrigues Lane the most. She is inspired by the quotation of her person-al hero, Aldo Leopold, who said, “The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: ‘What good is it?’” “I switched to study un-der Conservation Biol-ogy so I can essentially save the world or at least try.”

***Jenna Tollett Wakefield graduated in December having earned her Bach-elor’s degree in Foreign Language with a concen-tration in Spanish and a minor in Psychology from Tennessee Techno-logical University. Wakefield is the daughter of Scott and Judy Wake-field, of Monterey. She began studying Span-ish in high school and, at first, struggled with the language like most people do when learning new vocabulary, phonics and grammar. Initially, she endeavored to get an “A” to keep her GPA up striving to be in the top 10 percent of her high school graduating class. But, by the end of the course, she had fallen in love and genuinely en-joyed learning about the culture and language. She exceeded her own expectations growing with this newfound pas-sion and then helped organize a Spanish club and created an Honors Spanish III course at MHS. When she en-rolled as an undergradu-ate at TTU, Wakefield had planned to continue studying Spanish. “I realized during my senior year I looked forward to my Spanish course more than those of Psychology and de-cided to change majors

the semester before graduation,” she said. It would take her an extra semester to graduate af-ter changing her major so she took the oppor-tunity of the added sum-mer to study abroad in Costa Rica for a month. “It was one of the best ex-periences in my life and one of the worst,” Wake-field admitted. “Some truly terrifying truths can be learned when in a different country.” After meeting a man named Wilbur, who would become her first Costa Rican friend, and taking turns conversing in Spanish and English during that thirty minute ride to her host family, she had found her call-ing. “When he couldn’t say something in English I would help him in Spanish and vice versa.

That’s the moment I fell in love with language and decided I wanted to work as some form of interpreter and help peo-ple communicate with one another,” Wakefield stated. The rest of the trip was a whirlwind for Wakefield, who studied one on one with several Spanish teachers five days a week, fully im-mersed herself in culture and travels on the week-ends. “For now I am taking a break, learning French and working at the best store in the world- The Convenience Mart,” Wakefield beamed. “Hopefully, I can start a free tutoring program for kids who want to learn Spanish. I would also like to help elderly Hispanics learn English. For the professional part of my future, I want to work as a translator in the government know-ing French, Spanish and eventually Chinese.” ***Laura Elizabeth Martin earned her Bachelor’s degrees in English Lit-erature and History from Vanderbilt University. “I chose Vanderbilt be-cause it’s the pinnacle of a Tennessee education,” said Martin. “Literature and history are studies that will aid me in my future studies in mythol-

ogy.” She chose the majors based on the gravitation of her natural interests and curiosity. English Literature and History feeds her intellect with their thought evoking powers and the host of possibilities they in-spire. These subjects encompass and illustrate the world’s timeline, de-scribing and detailing the adaptations of humanity, their passions, lessons, and lives. For Martin, the thoughtfulness of her studies brings about a romance that none other could possibly present. As for right now, Martin plans to pursue and get involved in publishing and editing.

Congratulations to each of these outstanding la-dies on the occasion of their graduations.

Jenna Wakefield

LauraMartin

Rachel Lane

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