2016

Cash prizes of $200, $160, and $100 will be awarded to the top three teams in the 6th Annual Turkey Tee Off golf tournament. The Child Advocacy Center will also reward winners of the putting competition, bulls-eye golf, and closest to the pin on two separate holes.

 

Cedar Crest Golf Course will play host for the tournament benefiting the Child Advocacy Center. Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m.; followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch after the round will be provided by Slick Pig Bar-B-Q.

 

“We look forward to participants taking part in the fun this Saturday, and have some great prizes to give away,” affirmed Mike Becker, tournament chairperson. Winner of the putting competition will receive two free rounds of golf at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, Georgia.

 

Funds raised help provide services to victims of child sexual and physical abuse. The Child Advocacy Center has served over 17,000 clients in its sixteen years of existence. The Center provides the community, free of charge: forensic interviewing, crisis intervention services for children and families, support groups for child sexual abuse victims and their non-offending parents, drug endangered children’s services, bilingual family services, and “Darkness to Light” child sexual abuse prevention training.  

 

Sponsorship opportunities, team slots, and tee box signs are still available. For more information, please email Jessica Wauchek at jessicawauchek@bellsouth.net or call 615-867-9000 in Rutherford County and 615-563-9915 in Cannon County.

 

Gobble, gobble, gobble,” said Keylon Holloway, Child Advocacy Center development coordinator.  “This is the warmest weather we have ever had for the Turkey Tee Off.”  Record high temperatures this fall will give the Child Advocacy Center a warm sunny day for the 6th annual Turkey Tee Off golf tournament. 

 

The tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. breakfast; followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch after the round will be provided by Slick Pig Bar-B-Q.

 

“This Thanksgiving season, I am grateful to the Child Advocacy Center for the support they provide to child abuse victims and their families,” said tournament chairperson Mike Becker of Woodbury Financial Services.  “We are excited to see twenty plus teams registered to golf and looking forward to a beautiful day.”

 

Tournament proceeds help victims of child physical and sexual abuse through the Child Advocacy Center.  The Center provides forensic interviews of child victims, crisis intervention services for families, support groups for child sexual abuse victims and their non-offending parents, drug endangered children program, bilingual family services, and “Darkness to Light” child sexual abuse prevention training.  

 

To golf, sponsor, contribute a door prize, or have a tee box sign contact Jessica Wauchek at jessicawauchek@bellsouth.net or call 615-867-9000 in Rutherford County or 615-563-9915 in Cannon County.

 

 

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Tournament Fee: $100 per golfer, $400 for a team of 4 golfers

Tournament Schedule: Sat., Nov. 5th l 8:00 a.m. Breakfast l 9:00 a.m. Start l 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Tournament Location: Cedar Crest Golf Course, 7972 Mona Road, Murfreesboro, TN  37129

 

 

 

Without the donation of weekend food bags from area churches and other organizations, several homeless students in Rutherford County Schools would go hungry between Friday evening and Monday morning.
 
“It is amazing to think we have hungry children in Rutherford County schools, but unfortunately it is a reality,” said Kim Snell, ATLAS liaison for the school district. “Our program is able to provide school supplies, books, clothes and hygiene items for these children, but we must have outside resources to take care of food needs. We are so thankful that we have caring people in the churches and organizations who are willing to meet these needs.”
 
ATLAS is the homeless education program for Rutherford County Schools.  RCS has identified more than 750 students so far this school year who meet the definition for homelessness, according to the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.  There were 1,267 ATLAS students at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.  These students receive breakfast and lunch at their schools during the week, but many have little food on the weekends.
 
David Bess, the ATLAS contact at Riverdale High School, says the students who receive weekend food bags from North Boulevard West Church of Christ eat everything the church sends.  Riverdale High School is one of 37 schools in Rutherford County that receives weekend food bags from a church or organization.
 
There are currently 25 churches and organizations providing weekend food bags that go home each Friday with these children. The contacts at each school distribute the food in the prepared gallon-size zip lock bags that go into the students’ backpacks.  Each bag contains shelf stable food to help feed these students on Saturdays and Sundays.
 
For more information about the Rutherford County Schools ATLAS program, contact program coordinator Kim Snell at 615-893-5815 ext. 22225 or snellk@rcschools.net. 
 

Budget cuts will be the big topic of discussion during tonight’s Cannon County Commission Meeting.  Last Thursday the Cannon County Budget Committee met after the State Comptroller sent a letter earlier in October stating that the Commission must do something to get the County out of a financial crises they are currently in.  One requirement sent down by the Comptroller was that the County must decrease spending for the fiscal year $100,000.  The Budget Committee will recommend all county departments cut 2.4% out of their current budget to meet the State Comptroller’s goal.
Other items on the agenda will be the quarterly reports and Corey Davenport will present a lease agreement between the industrial development board and Cannon County.  Meeting is scheduled to start tonight at 5:00 at the Cannon County Courthouse.

WBRY continues its series on the upcoming Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshalls
The Army Grand Marshall is  Charles Larry Nixon    Larry joined the Army on October 6, 1966, and did his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky.  He completed his Advanced Training at Fort Knox.  He was assigned as an Assistant Instructor with the Armor School, Fort Knox, until  he was deployed to Viet Nam on February 2, 1968, during the TET Offensive.  Larry was assigned to the Recon Platoon, 5th/60th Mechanized  Infantry, 9th Infantry Division.  On the night ofFebruary 16, 1968 they were ambushed.  The man on his right was killed along with the two men on his left.  He was shot and lost the use of his legs for a couple of days.  He spent six weeks in the hospital in-country, and then returned to duty with the Recon Platoon.   On April 7th 1968,
Larry was wounded by shrapnel from a mortar during a mortar attack at his base camp at Binh Phouc in the Mekong Delta 35-40 miles south of Saigon.
He left the Army on September 3, 1969 with the rank of Sergeant. He returned to Murfreesboro, Tennessee and attended MTSU.  He was a contributor to a book by Lt. Lee Alley, titled, “Back From War A Quest For Life After Death”.   The book deals with both the physical and psychological wounds and what we dealt with upon returning home to an ungrateful nation.  Sgt. Nixon was awarded the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Viet Nam Campaign Medal, the Viet Nam Service Medal with Four Campaign Stars, and two Overseas Service Bars.
WBRY will broadcast the Veterans Day Program Ceremonies and Parade Friday November 11th and Saturday November 12th

On Tuesday November the 1st, Cannon Dispatch received a call about a truck on fire on Vance Road just off of McMinnville Hwy. The truck became fully involved within just a couple of minutes. Eastside Fire Department was dispatched and engine en route within minutes.  Even thou the truck was in the middle of the roadway, the fire spread to a nearby hillside just as Deputies arrived on scene. The fire moved “explosively” up the hillside because of the very dry conditions. The location of this fire was in a remote area of Cannon County and not easily accessible.  TN Depart of Forestry was called to assist fighting the out of control brush fire that was quickly spreading as the winds picked up. Four Forestry Fire Fighters arrived on scene along with a bulldozer and operator to help contain the quickly growing brush fire.  The fire began to endanger several residences and structures on Vance Road and another on Adams Ridge Lane that was directly above the fire. Mooretown, Short Mountain and Woodbury Fire Departments were requested for mutual aid. Forestry cut “Fire Breaks” with the bulldozer and by hand to contain the large fire. Fire Fighters protected the endangered structures with numerous fire apparatus and the fire was fully contained by 5:27pm that evening. A total of 17.1 acres of land was consumed by fire.  No doubt there would have been property lost if it wasn’t for all the Fire Departments involved and Tennessee Department of Forestry aggressive fight on this fire.  With deep budget cuts currently looming, fires like this are why funding for these departments is so crucial and necessary to save lives and protect the property for the citizens of Cannon County.

  American Legion Post 279 has selected Penny Kay Daniels as the United
States Air Force Marshal for the 2016 Annual Veterans Day Parade,
Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 1 o’clock PM.  Penny Kay Holmes was born
in Tustin, Michigan.  In 1975 Penny joined the United States Air Force.
After Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas, she went to
Sheppard AFB, Texas where she received training in disbursing
accounting.  Penny’s first duty assignment was Brooks AFB, Texas.  Here
she met and married her husband in 1978, Keith Daniels, who was also in
the U.S. Air Force.
Next they were assigned to Bitburg AFB, Germany.  In 1981 their daughter,
Janae’, was born.  In 1982 the Daniels were assigned to K.I. Sawyer AFB,
Mich. Here Penny was NCOIC of quality examination and the travel section.
She graduated from the Leadership School at Griffith AFB, Indiana. In 1986
they were back in the States at Dyess AFB, Texas, the home of the B-1
Bomber. Here she was Chief of Military Pay. In 1989 they were back in
Germany.  When Russia and the Communist Party fell in 1991, Penny was a
paying agent on numerous trips to Russia.  Penny was promoted to Master
Sergeant.  In 1993 they were assigned to Vandenberg AFB, Calif. where she
was Chief of Travel.  Keith retired in 1993 and Penny retired in 1994.
They moved to Woodbury in 2001.  Penny and Keith signed on with the
Veterans and Concerned Citizens for the Veterans of Cannon County.  Penny
volunteered to be the Veterans Service Officer for the Veterans of Cannon
County.  They became Charter Members of the American Legion Post 279 in
2010.  Penny served as the Adjutant for Post 279 and as the Veterans
Service Officer.  In 2005 Penny was appointed at the Veterans Service
Officer (VSO) for Cannon County.  As VSO Penny has assisted many veterans
and their families with issues with the Veterans Administration and the VA
Hospital.
Penny received the following awards:  the Meritorious Service Medal, the
Air Force Commendation Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters, the Army
Commendation Medal,  the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Air Force
Longevity Service Award Ribbon, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Good
Conduct Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Force Overseas Long
Tour Ribbon,  the NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon, and
the Air Force Training Ribbon.      Keith and Penny Daniels have been
instrumental in serving the Veterans of Cannon County.  They are to be
commended for their truly outstanding service to our Veterans, to the
American Legion Post 279, and to Cannon County.
 

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) reminds consumers that Open Enrollment for insurance coverage on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) begins November 1, 2016. During Open Enrollment, Tennesseans can apply for cost assistance, change plans, and enroll in a plan.
Tennesseans will have access to marketplace coverage for 2017 no matter where they live. However, consumers shopping for coverage will notice several significant changes in the marketplace, including: 

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) will not offer coverage on or off the exchange in the Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville markets.
• Cigna will provide coverage in Nashville, Memphis, and Johnson City.
• Humana will provide coverage in Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville and will be the only exchange carrier providing coverage in the Knoxville region.
• BCBST will be the only exchange carrier providing coverage in parts of the state not mentioned above.
• United Healthcare will no longer be in the Tennessee individual market.

Visit the Department’s website to see specific coverage information related to Tennessee’s eight rating areas in 2017 as well as specific insurer plan information.
A consumer whose plan is no longer offered should review all insurance options to make the best choice for her/himself. Consumers may purchase insurance “off” the exchange in the individual market, but those purchases will not be eligible for premium subsidies.
The Department emphasizes the need for consumers to carefully review plan networks. If you like your physician, make sure he/she is included in the plan network and check carrier directories for local hospitals to ensure easy access to ‘in-network’ services, where possible. Several plans provide tight networks and/or limited out-of-network benefits. To avoid unexpected and unpleasant balance bills, always see network providers.
Consumers should also be aware that they may face an increased federal tax penalty for being uninsured in 2017 unless they otherwise qualify for an exemption under Department of Health and Human Services guidance.

Important dates:

November 1, 2016:

First day to enroll, re-enroll, or change a 2017 insurance plan.

 

December 15, 2016:

Last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start January 1, 2017.

 

January 1, 2017:

2017 coverage starts for those who enroll or change plans by December 15.

 

January 31, 2016:

Open Enrollment ends.

 
Questions about Open Enrollment? Contact us at 1-800-342-4029 or (615) 741-2218.
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 The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) reminds consumers that Open Enrollment for insurance coverage on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) begins November 1, 2016. During Open Enrollment, Tennesseans can apply for cost assistance, change plans, and enroll in a plan.

Tennesseans will have access to marketplace coverage for 2017 no matter where they live. However, consumers shopping for coverage will notice several significant changes in the marketplace, including:

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) will not offer coverage on or off the exchange in the Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville markets.
    Cigna will provide coverage in Nashville, Memphis, and Johnson City.
    Humana will provide coverage in Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville and will be the only exchange carrier providing coverage in the Knoxville region.
    BCBST will be the only exchange carrier providing coverage in parts of the state not mentioned above.
    United Healthcare will no longer be in the Tennessee individual market.

Visit the Department’s website to see specific coverage information related to Tennessee’s eight rating areas in 2017 as well as specific insurer plan information.

A consumer whose plan is no longer offered should review all insurance options to make the best choice for her/himself. Consumers may purchase insurance “off” the exchange in the individual market, but those purchases will not be eligible for premium subsidies.

The Department emphasizes the need for consumers to carefully review plan networks. If you like your physician, make sure he/she is included in the plan network and check carrier directories for local hospitals to ensure easy access to ‘in-network’ services, where possible. Several plans provide tight networks and/or limited out-of-network benefits. To avoid unexpected and unpleasant balance bills, always see network providers.

Consumers should also be aware that they may face an increased federal tax penalty for being uninsured in 2017 unless they otherwise qualify for an exemption under Department of Health and Human Services guidance.
Important dates:
November 1, 2016:
First day to enroll, re-enroll, or change a 2017 insurance plan.
 
December 15, 2016:
Last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start January 1, 2017.
 
January 1, 2017:
2017 coverage starts for those who enroll or change plans by December 15.
 
January 31, 2016:
Open Enrollment ends.
 

Questions about Open Enrollment? Contact us at 1-800-342-4029 or (615) 741-2218.

The day will be all about America’s veterans.
From the early morning memorial service to a picnic that includes recognizing the Dr. Joe Nunley Award recipients to the MTSU Band of Blue halftime salute, the 35th annual Salute to Armed Services Game is all about making veterans and their families feel treasured.
All activities will take place on the MTSU campus, and most will lead up to the 1:30 p.m. kickoff for the Conference USA football game between the Blue Raiders (6-2 overall) and the University of Texas-San Antonio (4-4) in Floyd Stadium.
Game tickets provided by State Farm are complimentary for veterans and their families, and will be available at the picnic.
To find parking, the stadium, the MTSU Memorial site and other buildings, a searchable campus parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
Since 1982, MTSU’s Salute to Armed Services events pay tribute to the men and women who serve or who have served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. The Blue Raiders want fans to join them in one of the nation’s longest-running veterans’ celebrations.
The timeline of Salute to Armed Services events is as follows:
• 9:30 a.m. — Memorial service honoring veterans outside the Tom H. Jackson Building. Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at MTSU, will be the guest speaker. Huber retired as a lieutenant general after a nearly 40-year career in the U.S. Army.
• 11 a.m. — Veterans and families picnic on the Kennon Sports Hall of Fame lawn.
• 11 a.m. — Silent auction in Kennon Hall of Fame, benefiting the Salute to Armed Services fund.
• Noon — Veterans Village opens on the stadium concourse.
• Noon. — Dr. Joe Nunley Award presentation at the picnic site. The 2016 recipients are Murfreesboro businessmen and MTSU alumni Bud Morris and Bob Lamb, who both served during the Vietnam War.
• 1:30 p.m. — Football kickoff.
• Halftime salute — MTSU Band of Blue performs military fight songs as each of the U.S. military branches — Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy — march across Horace Jones Field together.
The Nunley award, formerly presented to a World War II veteran who also made his or her mark in life after serving their country, now is given “to a veteran known for service to others in the Middle Tennessee community,” said MTSU alumnus John Furgess (Class of 1965) of Nashville, who helped found the event with Nunley.
The Salute to Armed Services event also features an annual Marines Toys for Tots drive.
Collection barrels for new and unwrapped toys will be placed at each end of Floyd Stadium and at club level. People also can place donations in Marine ammunition cans with a slot; the Marines are not permitted to accept money from donors by hand.
For more information, visit www.goblueraiders.com.

The DeKalb/Cannon Farm Service Agency staff will be in Woodbury at the Cannon County USDA Service Center on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The staff will be onsite to take crop acreage reports for hay and pasture, and any other perennial grasses. Beginning with crop year 2017, the acreage reporting date for perennial grasses, including hay and pasture crops, is November 15, 2016.
Donny Green, County Executive Director for the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency, says that this new acreage reporting deadline came with short notice, and he and his staff want to do everything possible to accommodate and assist producers of hay and pasture crops in getting their acreage reports filed timely. In past years, crop acreage reports for hay and pasture had to be filed by July 15. However, the new Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) has established a common USDA framework for acreage reporting dates to be used for all agencies.
In order to participate in most of the Farm Service Agency’s programs, complete and timely crop acreage reports must be filed for program approval and payment eligibility. Green says that’s why his office feels it’s vitally important that hay and pasture producers take advantage of this opportunity to come to the Woodbury office on November 9 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. to file their crop acreage reports for hay and pasture before the November 15, 2016 deadline. The office is located at 740 Old McMinnville Rd., Woodbury, TN.
If you cannot visit the office in Woodbury on November 9, you can visit the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency located in Smithville USDA Service Center Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The office staff can also assist by taking your information by phone and mailing your crop acreage report for your signature by the November 15 deadline.  If you have questions, please contact the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency at 615-597-8225, Ext. 2.
 

The Women’s World Summit Foundation is sponsoring the sixth annual 19 Days of Activism for the Prevention of Abuse and Violence Against Children and Youth.  This worldwide event happens every year from November 1-19.  For the fourth time, the Child Advocacy Center and local agencies that assist child abuse victims are participating in the event. 
 
“Nineteen days may seem like a short period of time, but to a child being abused it’s a lifetime,” said Sharon De Boer, executive director of the Child Advocacy Centers in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. “Now imagine the impact we can have on a child’s life in 19 days by collaborating with other organizations, raising awareness, and encouraging our community to report child abuse.”
The Child Advocacy Center is a non-profit agency that serves victims of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and drug endangered children.  The Center works as a multi-disciplinary team with the Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, and the District Attorney’s Office to respond to child abuse cases.  The Department of Children’s Services protects children, law enforcement arrests perpetrators, the District Attorney’s Office prosecutes offenders, while the Child Advocacy Center helps children and families heal from the trauma of the abuse. 
The 19 Day Campaign is a multi-issue coalition of diverse organizations and partners, including young people, involved in the fight against one or more of the 19 abuse issues listed in the 19 Days of Action Prevention Kit, working for a social transformation, mobilizing agents for change, and informed prevention actors to help create public awareness and support at the national, regional and/or international level.  This year’s focus is on malnutrition. Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of the deaths of children under age 5—3.1 million children each year worldwide.
During the 19 Days of Activism, the Child Advocacy Center has two goals.  The first goal is that the 19 Days of Action partner agencies will be sponsoring press releases every day for 19 days to educate our community about child abuse, with a focus on malnutrition. 
The Partner Agencies are:

• CADCOR
• CASA
• Centerstone
• Child Advocacy Center
• Domestic Violence Program
• Family Center
• Earth Matters
• Greenhouse Ministries
• Kymari House
• La Vergne Police Department
• Middle Tennessee State University, Food Sciences Department
• Murfreesboro Police Department
• Nurses for Newborns
• Rutherford County Schools
• Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office
• Saint Thomas Hospital
• Smyrna Police Department
• Special Kids

The second goal is that the Child Advocacy Center is sponsoring “Darkness to Light” trainings to educate parents, grandparents, and professionals how to protect children from child sexual abuse and what to do if a child discloses abuse.  Contact Rebecca Stamps at the Child Advocacy Center to attend one of the “Darkness to Light” trainings or bring this child sexual abuse prevention training to your church, school, PTO, sports league, civic group, or business.
Watch for more information this month from the Child Advocacy Center and other organizations that provide critically needed services to child abuse victims. 
For more information on the 19 Days of Activism contact Rebecca Stamps at (615) 867-9000 or visit the Women’s World Summit Foundation website at http://www.woman.ch/index.php?page=19daysofactivism.
 

“Darkness to Light” November Trainings:
Date                                    Location                                           
Nov. 1, 2016                      MTSU Family Relations Class
Nov. 10, 2016                    Linebaugh Library            
Nov. 10, 2016                    Village Learning Academy
Nov. 15 & 22, 2016          CAC Non Offending Parent Support Group
Nov. 21, 2016                    Cedar Grove Elementary
Nov. 29, 2016                    Murfreesboro City Schools ESP