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  • USDA Announces Assistance Program for Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers

    Donny Green, County Executive Director of the Cannon County Farm Service Agency, announces that orchardists and nursery tree growers can begin applying for benefits under the Tree Assistance Program, which was authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. Signup began Monday, May 10, 2010, at local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices.

    "This program helps our orchardists and nursery tree growers replant and get back on their feet after natural disasters,” said Green.

    The Tree Assistance Program (TAP) provides help to orchardists and nursery tree growers who produce trees, bushes and vines for commercial purposes, to replant or rehabilitate trees, bushes and vines damaged or destroyed by natural disasters. The 2008 Farm Bill expanded eligibility to include Christmas tree and nursery tree growers that were ineligible under prior legislation. Trees grown for pulp or timber or not grown for commercial purposes are not eligible.

    To be eligible for TAP, producers must have suffered more than an 18 percent death loss due to the natural disaster. TAP is a cost-reimbursement program, with payments covering up to 70 percent of replant costs and 50 percent of pruning, removal and other salvaging costs for replacing or salvaging damaged trees.

    Producers can receive assistance for up to 500 acres of trees, bushes or vines. Producers must also have purchased a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, or for 2008, obtained a waiver of the risk management purchase requirement through the buy-in provision. Eligible losses must have occurred on or after Jan. 1, 2008, and before Oct. 1, 2011.

    For more information on the new TAP program, please contact the Cannon County FSA office at 615-563-4321, or visit the Farm Service Agency’s website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/tap.

  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Applications Available Year Round

    “Low income households may be eligible to receive between $300 and $600 through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) toward their electric, natural gas, propane gas, kerosene, wood or coal costs,” according to Phyllis Bennett, Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) Executive Director. UCHRA administers federally funded LIHEAP in fourteen counties of the Upper Cumberland including Cannon.

    Applicants for LIHEAP assistance must be at or below 200 percent poverty level and must provide proof of all household income and Social Security Numbers. Even individuals receiving benefit checks such as VA, SSI or Social Security will need to submit verification of their award amounts. Applicants must also submit a copy of an electric bill and/or a bill for natural gas, propane gas, kerosene, wood or coal purchases. Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Human Services, LIHEAP provides assistance regardless of age, race, creed, national origin, handicap or sex. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

    Applications are available beginning July 1st year round throughout the program year. No client will be denied an opportunity to fill out an application. Energy assistance awards are based on a priority point system and are not “first come, first serve”. Individuals requiring assistance with completing applications may contact their local UCHRA office.

    Interested individuals may apply at the Cannon County UCHRA Office, 301 West Main Street, Adams Memorial Building, Room 302, Woodbury (615-563-2916) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

  • Parent Course Offered at Library

    Parent Course Offered at LibraryAdams Memorial Library is adding another great resource for parents: a discussion course. Healthy Children, Healthy Planet is designed to help parents consider how the effects of advertising, media, and consumer culture can influence a child’s view of the world. Participants will also discover ways to create meaningful family times and healthy environments for children and explore ways to develop a child’s connection to nature and creativity.

    Healthy Children, Healthy Planet is a seven-session discussion course in which a small group of parents read a set of short readings and then come together to discuss them. Each session has a different theme. Weekly topics are: Cultural Pressures, Family Rituals and Celebrations, Advertising, Food and Health, Time and Creativity, Technology and the Media, and Exploring Nature. The seventh session is a wrap-up session and celebration. The course is free and is open to only twelve participants at a time. The course may be offered again in October if there is interest.

    An organizational meeting will be held at the library on Tuesday, August 3 at 6:30 PM. Organizer Angie Ott will describe the course, answer questions, and help the new group decide on a meeting time. Interested parents will sign up and check the course book out from the library.

    “I’ve participated in several of these courses developed by the Northwest Earth Institute,” says Ott. “The discussions get pretty lively and people develop deep friendships as they talk about really meaningful ideas. The participants take turns leading the discussions, and there is no ‘teacher’. The course is more of a time to think deeply about how we are raising our children than anything else.”

    Further information is available at www.nwei.org or by calling Angie Ott at 563-8132.

  • Girl Scout Information Session Planned

    The Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, Service Unit 158 serving Cannon and part of Rutherford County, are having an interest and registration meeting on Tuesday, August 31 at the Cannon County Community Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.

    There’s a Girl Scout experience for every type of girl, to fit nearly every interest! Whether it’s through art, music, science, technology, outdoor adventure, fitness, community service or leadership, every girl is bound to find something they will enjoy. For only $12 a year, discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together. To learn more about the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee programs, view calendar of events, or find out how you can either take part in a program or serve as a leader visit http://gsmidtn.org/. Our local contacts are Emily Tate at 615-563-4177, emsuetate@hotmail.com or Catherine Fowlkes at 615-890-2451 or cfowles@gsmidtn.org.

    There are six program levels for Girl Scouts: Daisy (grades K-1), Brownie (grades 2-3), Junior (grades 4-5), Cadette (grades 6,7,and 8), Senior (grades 9-10), and Ambassador (grades 11-12).

    Interested? Join us for this informational meeting at the Cannon County Community Center at 630 Lehman Street, Woodbury on Tuesday, August 31 beginning at 6:00 p.m.