News 2011

In Cannon County Sports.  Last Thursday the Cannon County Lionette Volleyball team traveled to Carthage for a couple of district contests.
In the first set of matches the Upperman Lady Bees swept the Lionettes
25-17 in the first set 25-21 in the second set.  Rebekah and Hannah
Faulkner served up aces during the contests and Ariana Kalliponi and
Paulani Tarawa provided kills in the losing effort.  The night wasn’t
finished for the team as they played a set of matches against Smith
County.  Smith controlled the matches sweeping in two sets 25-10 in set 1
and 25-12 in set 2 Marion Wallace scored on an ace while Cannon scored
some points based on kills from Rebekah Faulkner and Paulani Tarawa.
The Cannon County Volleyball Team is still looking for their first win and
will host Van Buren County at Robert A Harris Gym today.  JV starts at
5:00 while the varsity plays at 6.  The Cannon County Girls Soccer Team
will also play today at Fred Schwartz Field at Cannon County High School
when they welcome Jackson County for a 6:00 game.
 

Cannon County Executive Mike Gannon announced the 15th meeting of the Cannon County Budget Committee will meet on Monday August 29th at the
Cannon County Courthouse.  The Committee will work toward setting new
appropriations and funding methods of the budget for the fiscal year
2011-2012.The meeting is set to begin at 6:00

Blood Assurance and Stones River Hospital will host a blood drive Tuesday, 8/30/2011 11:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. The bloodmobile will be in the
parking lot of the hospital.
To be eligible to donate, you must be at least 17 years old (16 years old
with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.
The process usually takes about 30 minutes and includes a complimentary
snack and t-shirt. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids – avoiding
caffeine – and eat a meal that is rich in iron prior to donating.
As the regional blood center, Blood Assurance is the only provider of
blood components to more than 50 hospitals and healthcare facilities
throughout Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee including the
Stones River Hospital.

The Pulled Pork Dinner will take place at the Auburntown Community Center this Sunday from 11:00 AM to 4PM.  The Auburn School fundraiser features a
pork sandwich, potato salad, coleslaw and drinks for $9.00 a plate.  Kids
plates are only $4.00.  Orders are being taken ahead of time for whole
pork butts.  For more information call Tina Cooper at 615-273-2273

The Grace Baptist Academy Golden Eagles rolled up nearly 500 yards of total offense including over 400 on the ground as the Eagles came to
Woodbury and utlilized their running game to score all the touchdowns they
needed en route to a 40-14 win over the Cannon County Lions Friday night.
The inexperienced players for Cannon County found some confidence and some
things they can build on as they scored two touchdowsn with impressive
plays in the fourth quarter.  Brandon James scored from five yards out
Cannon’s first touchdown of the season as the team got the ball in
excellent field position after blocking the Eagles only punt attempt of
the night.  The next time Cannon touched the ball, Quarterback Ryan Jordan
zipped the ball through two Eagle defenders complete to Justin Tobin for a
58 yard touchdown.  Tobin fumbled the football in the endzone but teammate
Waylon Sedtal was there to scoop it up and fall on it  to secure the
score.  The Lions will now enter rivalry week next Friday on the road
against Dekalb County

The Cannon County Lions Football Team will try to get into the win column tonight at Fred Schwartz Field in Woodbury when they host the Golden
Eagles of Grace Baptist Academy from Chattanooga.  The Lions coming off a
shut out loss last week look to perform better in their first game on
their home field.  Everyone is encouraged to attend the game.  WBRY begins
our tailgating football coverage tonight at 5:45 with prep football guru
Murphy Fair and Murphy’s Matchups.  The area’s high school matchups will
be spotlighted on Friday night Thunder beginning at 6:00.  Coaches Corner
with Coach Joel Schrenk begins at 6:45 and live play by play game coverage
begins at 7:00.  We’ll wrap up the evening with high school scores across
the state with post game coverage from Friday night Thunder.  We invite
you to join us for the entire football package on FM 96.7 WBRY and on the
internet streaming at wbry.com

The Cannon County Jr. High Lions went to Westmoreland last night looking to come back victorious.  Bo Bryson and Julio Dominguez scored touchdowns
for the Lions but Westmoreland took the win 42-14.  The Jr. High team will
play at Fred Schwartz Field in Woodbury for the first time this season
Thursday September 1st
The Cannon County Lionette High School Soccer Team traveled to Carthage to
face a traditionally tough girls soccer program of Smith County.  Smith
County won convincingly 8-1 over the Lionettes.  Joanna Young scored the
lone goal for the Lionettes.  The Lionettes will host Jackson County
Monday in Woodbury.

Cannon County High School Basketball Bosters will be sponsoring a 3 on 3 basketball tournament Saturday.  It will be held at the Cannon County High
School gym beginning at 4:00.  Games will run continously until a champion
in each division has been reached.
Players will be divided into division by age and gender.  The cost to
participate is $10 per player.  Admission to the event will be $2.00 per
person.  Concessions will be sold.  Call Suzette Sissom at 849-2444 for
more information.

Girl Scout Registration Day in Cannon County is tomorrow at the Cannon Community Center on Lehman Street.  Currently there are six troops that
meet locally and perform service projects and events.  Troops available in
Cannon County include Daisy for kindergarten and first grades.  Brownies
for second and third grades.  Juniors for fourth and fifth grades,
Cadettes for sixth through eighth grades and seniors for 9th and 10th
grades.  Ambassadors are 11th and 12th grades.
New troop leaders and volunteers are welcome and needed.  The fee for
membership is $12.  Registration forms will be available at the
registration event.  For more information about Girl Scout Registration
please contact Emily Tate at 563-4177  The time of registration is 10AM to
12 noon.
 

Our meeting on August 18, 2011 was preceded by a truly outstanding meal prepared by the ladies of the Auxiliary.
Our meetings are now action packed with special programs
and special guest speakers.  All of the business details
are handled at a separate meeting of the Executive Board
which consist of all of the officers on the Post #279
staff.  This way members and staff can enjoy a sit down
dinner and socialize with friends and family.  And, at our
regular meeting, members and staff can enjoy the special
program and special guest speakers for that evening.
               A veteran approached me the other day and said that they
would join the American Legion Post #279, but he just
didn’t want to come and hear a bunch of old men talk about
their experiences, and be around a bar, with drinking and
dancing and smoking.  I said, you have come to the right
place.  We don’t have a bunch of old men.  We have young
men and women veterans from all of the Service Branches.
Our Commander is a young Marine who in my book is “Cracker
Jack”, they don’t get any better.  All of our elected and
appointed officers are in the same category, truly
outstanding in every respect.  All of our members are hard
charging and willing to help out where ever the need
arises.  And, our Auxiliary members are dedicated, caring,
hard working, and a truly an outstanding compliment to the
American Legion Post #279.  I also said, that we do not
have a bar, and we don’t plan on ever having a bar.  We
don’t drink or serve alcoholic beverages.  There is no
dancing and there is no smoking.
               Some of the ladies in the Auxiliary bring their children to
the
meal and to their meetings.  Some of our members bring
their spouses to the meal and the meetings.
               We are a service oriented organization, focused on serving
and helping our local veterans, their families, their
spouses, their children with whatever need they have.  We
are focused on doing good things for our community—Boys
State and Girls State.  Making a great community, even
better.
               We need your help to make American Legion Post #279 an
organization that we can all be proud of and proud to be
part of.  Come on out and give us a chance to show you a
professional organization, with good and caring leaders and
members.  We need a few good men and women.
               And don’t forget—
            “PIGGIN’ AROUND THE SQUARE”
 Hosted by : The American Legion, Hilton Stone Post #279    WHERE:  Cannon
County Courthouse Square Woodbury, Tn., 37190 WHEN:    OCTOBER 8,
SATURDAY, 2011
           WHAT:    Backyard BBQ cook-off (Chichen and Ribs), Blue Grass/
                        Country music, Craft Booth’s and much more.
           TIME:     9:00am -4:00pm .