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Sometimes it is appro-priate to wear your high hat. The annual Easter celebrating continued with the Easter Bon-net Parade taking place Mar. 21 after the city Easter egg hunt. Start-ing at the library, partic-ipants donned their hand decorated, store bought and antique toppers to parade along the trail from the library to the farmer’s market to show

their love of spring. At the farmer’s market, the hats were judged and the winners were awarded Easter themed prizes. Sarah Wilson won the girl’s category with her blue Easter hat deco-rated with silk flowers. Jack Blaylock won the boy’s category with his fedorable hat. Penny Bowman won the wom-en’s category with her floppy gardening hat. Brantley Belle Talking-ton won the toddler cate-gory wearing an antique open crowned halo. Al-

lison Clark won best of show with her oversized sun hat she gussied up with lots of silk flowers, paper Easter grass and even a little bird figurine looking much like a fes-tive secret garden. Clark teamed up with Annie, her darling dog, making the little pooch a bonnet made with a decorated bird’s nest. Naturally, Annie won the pet cat-egory. Each child was given a funny bunny face mask for participat-ing in the bonnet parade and all had a great time.

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerThis charming group of youngsters was happy to carry the banner to lead the bonnet parade as a tip of the hat to spring. The Easter bonnet parade began at the library and followed the bunny trail to the farmer’s market for judging. The gloriously beautiful day was the perfect backdrop.

By Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

The City of Monterey held its annual com-munity-wide Easter egg hunt on Mar. 21. The fantastically gorgeous spring day was met with many an egg hunting extraordinaire. Three fields of eggs were set out for children up to age 12 to test their egg

hunting skills. Lovely littles up to age four were at the T-ball field, five to eight-year-olds were at the Uffelman field and the nine to 12-year-olds took their egg hunting challenge seri-ously at the Standing Stone Monument. Never were there so many eggspert skill lev-el hunters or different types of Easter egg bas-kets in one area in the

history of mankind. A sea of dapperly dressed lads and lassies wielded their baskets with one hand and scooped up candy filled eggs in the other in one fell swoop. Almost as quickly as the bell had sounded for the egg hunt to begin, all the eggs reappeared from their hiding places magically landing in the baskets of the most adorable hunters.

Easter bonnet parade a tip of the hat to spring

The thrill of the hunt

Photos by Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler(CW from top) Harper Marsh shows his pride and his Minion basket full of eggs. Lilyaunna Cope prefers to carry her newfound eggs by hand. Layah Howard loves her polkadot poke to hold her eggs. Layla Jane Marsh doesn’t wait before enjoying the candy in her eggs. L.K. and Cass Bradley hoist their heavy laden egg filled baskets wanting to count how many they found. Olivia Webb, Quintin Webb and McKinlee Miller were excited to get to share the experience of the egg hunt together. Jacob Rex (left) is completely precious obviously very thrilled to get to ride the Radio Flyer wagon he won with his prize egg.

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Very simply, Climbing Tree is magical. Can you remember ever having met an old tree that nev-er ceased to hold open its loving branches to receive you? I have long since met a tree I could call home. Her name is the Climbing Tree. The Climbing Tree is such a one whose branches often cradled me like a mother would. She watched me grow up. She would listen to my secrets, watch storms roll in with me, catch my salty tears, hold my books, rock me, watch me color, and whisper to me all of her worldly wisdom every time the wind picked up a bit. Climbing Tree has seen her fair share of years. She is hunched over and leans with age. It seems she loses a little height as the years progress and

puts on a façade of fa-tigue, but she is far from it. Her branches puddle low to the ground, which enabled youngsters such as myself to raise our arms up for her to hold us. She has faced many storms, some of which left her scarred. Her wrinkly bark is welcom-ing, comfortable and endearing. She is a safe place. Despite her age, Climb-ing Tree is very alive and jovial, as energetic a tree as there ever was. She never tired. She may have worn her weathered features, but it never took away from her strength. When I was a child, Climbing Tree always expected to see the gag-gle of cousins who often piled onto her woodsy lap and hanged from her outstretched limbs. She could sense when we were coming and knew she was the centerpiece of our imagination. But, as all things do, some-

time between crayons and ink pens, Climbing Tree became less a place we visited and more a convivial member of my immediate family. Climbing Tree was my constant companion; she knew who I was and un-derstood me. Climbing Tree was a friend. She stood still and strong and remained a place of soli-tude and respite. As we were growing up, grow-ing a part, and growing out of her spellbinding charm, Climbing Tree eventually taught us, in her quiet way, how to “branch” out. Something that can only be learned from a tree, especially such a one as the Climb-ing Tree. National Arbor Day was founded by Julius Ster-ling Morton as a means to set aside one day to plant a tree. J. Sterling Morton was born in New

York but was raised in Detroit, MI. He, along with his wife Caroline

Joy French, were among the droves of pioneers heading west to settle in Nebraska in 1854, at a time when it had yet to even be organized as a territory. The Mortons staked a claim in Ne-braska City. J. Sterling Morton was a journalist and soon after arriving became the edi-tor of the local newspa-per, the Nebraska City News. Morton used this platform to share his en-thusiasm for agriculture, namely trees, with his readership. In his edito-rials and articles, Morton encouraged his audience to embrace agriculture not only as a regimen for ornamental landscap-ing, but as a necessity. Trees served as wind-breaks to keep the soil from eroding and were a source of fuel, build-ing materials and shade. Morton served briefly in

the Nebraska Territorial House of Representa-tives 1855–1856, was appointed Secretary of Nebraska Territory by President James Bu-chanan on July 12, 1858, a position he held until 1861, and also served as Acting Governor of Ne-braska from December 5, 1858, to May 2, 1859. As Morton’s promi-nence grew, so did his platforms to advocate for his passion- trees. J. Sterling Morton built a 52-room mansion that is a look-alike of the White House, in what is now Arbor Lodge State His-torical Park, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Morton planted trees with a pas-sion, including many rare varieties and heir-loom apple trees. Morton was a renowned agricul-turalist, seeking to teach others the techniques of modern farming and forestry. Morton first proposed a tree-plant-ing holiday to the State

Board of Agriculture in Jan. 1872. The board set the first Arbor Day date for Apr. 10, 1872. Fu-eled by incentives, it was estimated that over one million trees were plant-ed that first Arbor Day. Prizes were awarded to counties and individu-als who properly planted the most trees that day. Arbor Day was officially proclaimed by the new state’s governor on Mar. 12, 1874, and was offi-cially observed on Apr. 10, 1874. In 1885, Arbor Day was named a legal holiday in Nebraska. In 1893, Morton was ap-pointed as Secretary of Agriculture by President Cleveland. Morton was quoted as saying, “Each genera-tion take the earth as trustees.” May we all be good stewards. Be encouraged to celebrate Arbor Day on Apr. 24 and perhaps even plant your very own Climbing Tree.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls

blossom. ~Marcel Proust

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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Monterey Hilltop ChoraleMake a joyful noise! Monterey Hilltop Chorale is looking for new members. The only requirements for members is a love for music. The chorale meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Monterey Methodist Church fellowship hall. For more in-formation contact Frances Eldridge or Julie Shef-fler or come to a chorale practice meeting.

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Project GraduationProject Graduation will be having a car wash on April 25 at the Convenience Mart from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A second car wash will be a car and dog wash on May 9 at First Volunteer Bank from noon-4 p.m.. MHS Seniors encourage everyone to bring their car, truck, SUV, and, yes, even their dog to get washed. Project Graduation is to provide a safe alternative on graduation night for MHS’s Class of 2015. If you would like to donate, visit the Project Gradu-tation 2015 Go Fund Me page at http://www.gofundme.com/ewm4c0. For more information contact Angel Louden by calling 931-510-8945 or Pam Phillips at 839-2323.

Monterey Senior CenterPHYSICAL FITNESS: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. New Stretch Classes – Tuesdays at 9 a.m.Strength Classes – Thursdays at 9 a.m.BRIDGE: Mondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. BINGO: Thursdays at 10 a.m.SHUFFLE BOARD: April 21 at NoonNEW CHESS LESSONS: April 7 at 10 a.m.WEDNESDAY SOCIALS: Socials on April 1, 8 and 15 will be followed by a covered dish luncheon.April 1: Anna Prater with Aid and Assist will do a health presentation followed by a special bingo at 10:30 a.m. April 8: Dale Scarbough will be singing gospel. April 15: Peggy Matheney will give a presenta-tion and discussion on her quilting. April 22: We will be playing Trivia, followed by our monthly $5 lunch. Call ahead for more details on the lunch and to place your order. We will also be celebrating March and April birth-days. April 29: Minor Med will come to talk about hair loss. SPECIAL ACTIVITIES: April 9: Trip to Cookeville to see a family friendly movie. Call ahead for movie and time.April 21: Besides Shuffleboard, come to see the in-house movie “Princess Diaries” with free popcorn and sodas. April 22: Game Day from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. We will also be going to the Cumberland County Playhouse to see Southern Fried Funeral. Regular center hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon-day through Thursday. The Monterey Senior Center is free and open to anyone 60 and over. For more information, call 839-8053 or visit us on our website at www.montereyseniorcenter.vpweb.com

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Monterey Branch LibraryVisit the library and take part in the wonder-ful April opportunities. Not to mention all the books! Library hours: Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.Tue.- Thu. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.Sat. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.Dates to remember: Story Time Wednesdays 11 a.m.April 10 Home School Hang OutApril 18 Lego Day 11 a.m.April 21 Library Quilting Club 2 p.m.April 24 Home School Hangout movie 11 a.m.April 28 Book Club at 2 p.m.A child who reads will be an adult who thinks. ~Unknown

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Birthdays!

Landon Cullom Lane Raines April 23rd

Happy 8th birthday to my Great-nephew! Sugi loves you!~Susan Beth Clark

Dorice FarleyApril 26

Happy Birthday to you, Dorice Farley! You are a Wonderful Women of God, Fabu-lous Friend and Foster Mom. Love you!~Sandy and Morgan

Ciara CharltonApril 12

Happy 9th birthday to my beautiful baby girl. Have a good one, Ciara. Moma loves you!

Monterey City MeetingThe City of Monterey holds the town hall meet-ings every first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The April meeting will be on Monday April 6. It is important for residents to see how the city is being managed and to take advantage of the opportunity use their voices. Everyone who has a vested interest in the town, its direction and prospects, as well as the necessity to understand city processes, programs and issues is encour-aged 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 important issues for discussion.

Burks FootballTime to help our young Panthers gear up for next season. Burks Elementary School Football is needing donations for new football helmets. The team is planning fundraisers to reach its goal of $3,500 for the new helmets to help pro-tect the players during games. A Coke fundraiser has been planned for the end of the month. If you would like to help Burks Panthers football con-tact Coach Hoover or Coach Childress at BES by calling 839-7641 or email hooverj@pcsstn.com.

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Rafael Fransisco

April 7

Happy 4th birthday to my first boy. Mommy and Daddy love you!

Monterey Lions ClubThere’s still time to get your tickets for the draw-ing if you haven’t gotten to yet. The Monterey Lions Club is holding a drawing for an Apple Ipad Mini. Tickets are $3 each or 4 for $10. If you would like to support the Lions’ mission to bring the gift of sight to area students, tickets are available at First Volunteer Bank, CE Designers and through Lions members. The drawing will be held April 3. Good luck!

Austin MartinApril 19

Happy 15th birthday, Austin! Love you. ~Mom

Molly Sue Sparks

April 5th

Happy 11th birthday to my granddaughter. Granny loves you! ~Susan Beth Clark

Jessica HarrisApril 24

Happy birthday to my beautiful sister!Love, Erica Clark

Standing Stone Historical SocietySSHS April meeting is slated for April 28 at the Monterey Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will begin the planning of Standing Stone Day 2015. Civic clubs are urged to have their representatives attend. Individuals who are interested in being involved with this unique holiday celebration are also welcome.

Spring on the MountainSpring on the Mountain hosted by the Depot So-ciety will be May 2 starting at 9 a.m. along Depot St. Vendors must be registered by Apr. 20. For general or vendor information contact Charlotte McCowan at 839-3686.

L.B.J.&C. Head StartThe L.B.J.& C. Head Start is currently taking ap-plications to provide free comprehensive child developement services to children 3-5 years of age from low-income families in a full day pro-gram. Services are also offered to meet special needs children with disabilities. L.B.J.& C. Head Start helps all children succeed. Call 839-3323.

Have a pleasant Run-in with the VFW Post 6277In order to fund the Post’s various activi-ties, Monterey Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6277 will be hold-ing its first Motorcycle and Car Run on Apr. 25. Pre-registration is avail-able. Registration (cash

only on event day) and the first stop will be at the VFW Post located at 45 Poplar St. beginning at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 for the first participant and $10 for each additional rider or passenger. The first 100 to pre-register

will receive an event pin. Additional pins will be available for purchase at the event. Prizes will be awarded at the last stop at Whittaker Park between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the close of the event. First place will re-ceive $200, second place $100 and worst hand gets $50. Liability waiv-ers will be required from all participants. Come out for a pleasant ride and help the VFW help our veterans. The Mon-terey VFW Post 6277 is a service organization whose sole purpose is to assist veterans and their families. From provid-ing financial assistance for food and utilities to cooking breakfast for nursing home veterans, Post 6277 and the La-dies Auxiliary are very involved in the Mon-terey community. The ‘No Vet Dies Alone’ program insures that a member of the Post sits

with a nursing home Veteran until they pass if they don’t have any family. In conjunction with the Ladies Auxil-iary, care packages are sent to members of our Armed Forces stationed overseas and Christmas baskets are assembled and distributed to vet-erans here at home. Post 6277 sponsors the Burks Middle School Flag Team who raises and retires our flag at the school. The Post also participates in the National Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democ-racy programs where students submit an essay on a selected military topic for a chance to win a scholarship. This year a Monterey student won the District and State competitions and placed sixth on the National scale.Contact Jud Webster at 931-839-3006 for infor-mation.

Photo submittedVFW member, Jud Webster, is enjoying one of his favorite pastimes, riding his motorcycle. Another favorite pastime of Webster’s is to support and fel-lowship with his veteran brothers, especially at the VFW Post 6277 Motorcycle and Car Run slated for Apr. 25.

Carl & Maclaine BohannonApril 7thApril 5th

Happy birthday, boys! Love, The Bohannon-Beeler Crew

Jackson Randolph April 30

Happy 8th Birthday, Jackson! We love

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SubmittedMonterey Girl Scout Troop 1611 wants to thank you for your sup-port during their 2015 cookie sale. With your help, they made a dona-tion of cookies to Fort Campbell and where also able to hand some cookies out to the Emer-gency Service workers and Volunteer Electric lineman during the ice storm clean up. Along with private donations and businesses they have managed to donate 259 packages this year. The girls would espe-cially like to thank these local businesses for their

contributions to the Gift of Caring program.The Convenience MartLay Simpson FurnitureEarl’s Service CenterLonghorn SteakhouseMonterey Farm BureauMonterey DrugsLittle Wonderland Day-careMonterey Church of ChristThe Bank of Putnam CountyThe Bradley AgencyStanding Stone Care and Rehab CenterGrand Image SalonPhillips ShoesMonterey Save-a-lotMonterey FoodsReba’s Flower Shop

The City of MontereyThe Monterey Police DepartmentThe Monterey Fire De-partmentIt is heartwarming to live in a community that is willing to give so much to support our military and emergency officers. The support and encouragement that it shows for our scout-ing program is uplifting for these young girls and sets and amazing ex-ample for the future that they will one day help to create. Thank you so much!

Girl Scouts’ cookie sale a great success

Photo submittedGirl Scout Troop 1611 happily gift an abundance of their favorite cookies to the crew of the Emergency Operations Center in Monterey; a meaning-ful tribute to those who put in long hours of hard work and great effort to assist during and after the ice storm last month. Needless to say, the gift of cookies was well received and definitely put to good use.

The March City Board meeting on Mar. 2 was called to order by Mayor Bill Wiggins, III. The following aldermen were present: Dale Welch, Jeff Murphy, Rebecca Iaquin-ta, Clarice Weist, Mark Farley, Amy Clark, and Nathan Walker. There being a quorum pres-ent, and so declared, the following business was transacted:Invocation: Bro. Tony Phipps, Pastor of Sand-springs Baptist Church, gave the invocation, and Vice-Mayor, Jeff Mur-phy led the Pledge of Al-legiance. After the Feb-ruary meeting minutes were approved, the board considered and passed a motion to pay the bills as presented. The board then gave committee reports. Jeff Murphy stated that the Fi-

nance Committee would have a meeting the same night to work on the bud-get. Rebecca Iaquinta reported that the Person-nel Committee had just received a rough draft copy of the handbook Warren Nevad for re-view. Iaquinta also stated that the committee would be sending out copies to department heads within the month and hoped to have responses from the department heads act on at the next meeting. Cla-rice Weist stated that she talked to Joey Isabel, not present at this meeting, who told her the man that he had contacted about town flags for the poles never got back to him. Weist told Isabel to go ahead with another provider and get design samples and quotes. Amy Clark stated that the Wa-

ter and Sewer Commit-tee met earlier in the eve-ning and discussed and approved to raise rates. The main reason for the rate increase being it will help. “We have some major grants that we are work-ing toward and this rate change will help com-pensate and pay our per-centage of those grants,” Clark said. “It will help with the infrastructure repair and upkeep, main-tenance and things like that. It is going to raise the rates a little bit over the next three years.”Nathaniel Green then addressed the board re-iterating the option cho-sen and the rate increase details. Green explained that the four options the Water and Sewer Com-mittee had to consider were just different forms

of increases. In Option D that was selected, the rate increase of $1.30 would be added to the current rate of $12.70 on a minimum bill as of 2015, for a total of $14; in 2016 an increase of $1.25 will be added to the $14 rate for a total of $15.25; and 2017 an in-crease of another $1.25 would be added for a total of $16.50 on a minimum bill. The price per 1,000 gallons after the 2,000 minimum, right now it is as currently is $3.67 per 1,000. In 2015, it will go up to $4. In 2016, the rate will increase to $4.75. Then in 2017, the rate will increase to $5.50 for those living inside city limits. The rate of increase for those living outside city limits will see smaller increases be-cause the rates there are higher now than they are in the city. The minimum bill for 2,000 gallons is $24.09. In 2015, will go up to $24.25; in 2016, to $24.75; and 2017, it will go up to $25 for the min-imum bill. The rate per 1,000 over 2,000 gallons will remain the $8.50 that it is now. Commercial rates the first year will go up $0.11 per thousand. Green stated he didn’t change any of the com-mercial minimum bills because there are four or five different commer-cial rates based on the meter size. Commercial rates will go up $0.11 the first year from $2.89 per

thousand to $3.00; then will be raised to $3.25 in 2016, and to $3.80 per thousand in 2017. Sewer rates will be 105% of the water rates for 2015, and then will remain at 105% from here on out. “In 2015, you are look-ing at between $8,000 and $10,000 potential revenue each month. In 2016, between $17,000 and $23,000 per month, and in 2017 between $26,000 and $36,000 per month. That should real-ly help you, not only keep everything with the loans that you have, but leave quite a bit left over that way you can look in the future,” said Green. “Be-cause, as we stated here in the past few months, the wastewater treatment plant, the amount of wa-ter that is coming in the reason that we are hav-ing problems and there is only so much that we are going to be able to do with the current projects that we have.”Rebecca Iaquinta in-quired about a program for seniors who use un-der the minimum charge and what the percentage of the population are seniors living on fixed incomes. “I heard about a program for seniors where if they use the minimum or under, the rate increase did not kick in,” said Iaquinta. Na-thaniel Green responded, “I am not familiar with that. Normally though, I would think that they

would use less than 2,000 gallons a month if it is one or two persons. With that said, from today’s rates up to 2017 rates, you are looking at less than $4.00 a month increase.” Duane Jarrett said, “We are close to capacity at the sewer plant right now. We have to start making money now so four years down the road we will be prepared.” Amy Clark stated, “The truth about it is, this de-partment has not raised its rates in a long time.” Rebecca Iaquinta said, “I’m not arguing with the need. I am just looking at all these people that we have here and some of them don’t even get $1,000 a month to live on. Every dime counts when you are under $1,000 a month income.” Duane Jarrett suggested that was something they could explore as a board and the committee made a recommendation to ac-cept Option D. After a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Committee report carried. Rebecca Iaquinta made a recom-mendation that the board send to the Water and Sewer Committee infor-mation about whether there is a senior citizens program out there that they could potentially adopt at some point in time.

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The term “stress”, as it is currently used was coined by Hans Selye in 1936, who defined it as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change.” (The Ameri-can Institute of Stress, 2015)Stress affects your mind and body. In fact, long-term stress can lead to a wide range of illnesses – from headaches to stomach disorders to depression – and can even increase the risk of serious conditions like stroke and heart dis-ease. Understanding the mind/stress/health con-nection can help you better manage stress and improve your health and well-being.How To Deal With Stress: •Recognize when you don’t have control, and let it go. •Don’t get anxious about situations that you cannot change. •Take control of your own reactions, and fo-cus on what makes you feel calm and in control. This may take some practice, but it pays off in peace of mind. •Decide to Be Healthy and set realistic goals•Time management. Use a schedule book, and plan out your day.

Discipline yourself to keep to your schedule. Include time for impor-tant people and relaxing activities. Don’t over-schedule. •De-clutter your life. Get rid of everything that you don’t need. You will be surprised at how cathartic this is and how much better you’ll feel. •Organize. This will save tons of time, as you won’t spend hours looking for things!•Don’t procrastinate.Procrastination is stress-ful. Get done today what needs to be done and don’t wait until the last minute. Figure out what’s most urgent and get this task completed.Relax and Recharge!!!Be sure to make time for fun and relaxation so you’ll be better able to handle life’s stress-ors. Carve some time out of your day – even 10 to 15 minutes– to take care of yourself. Also, remember that exercise is an excellent stress reliever.Everyone has different ways they like to relax and unwind. Here are a few ideas to get you started:Bird Watching- Bird-ing is one of the most popular hobbies. And it’s really a lot of fun.

Woodworking for be-ginners- If you have anger, anxiety or stress built-up, woodwork-ing can help calm you down! Gardening- Gardening is a great way to relax, get back to nature, and to save some money on your family’s food. Scrapbooking is like a journal, in that you can use it for life review ac-tivities and to sort out thoughts and feelings. A good choice for many! Other Relaxing Ideas: Take a walk, listen to the birds, identify trees and flowers; read a book; have a cup of tea; play a sport; spend time with people who believe in you, are uplifting, en-couraging, and positive; meditate and make time for yourself; do yoga; or get a massage.Laugh more often. Laughter is a wonderful natural remedy to deal with stress and tension. Find ways to laugh by watching a funny movie and spending time with good humored people, read a joke book.

Healthy Thoughts is written by Brenda McIn-tosh, FNP, and Heather Everett, FNP, of Minor Med Walk-In Clinic.

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SSHS elects officers

By Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler

The Monterey Police De-partment (MPD) hosted the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) to conduct a three-day DUI detection and standard-ized field sobriety train-ing on Mar. 16-18. MPD offered the class to area agencies in an effort pro-vide high quality train-ing and give officers all the tools they need to ef-fectively do their job in a professional manner. “We get grants through GHSO that help us with the proper equipment for field sobriety testing among other things so we can do our job,” said Sgt. Larry Bates with MPD. “MPD hosts a lot of trainings here to try to give back where we have be given.”The training is offered free through the GHSO. Area agencies that par-ticipated were MPD,

Crossville City Police, Cumberland County Police, Overton County, Cookeville City, and reservists. The officers were given materials for the training class and discussed potential sce-

narios and proper proce-dure. GHSO DUI Instruc-tor Jason Higgins said, “What we always rec-ommend to the students at the academy in Nash-ville is that they go to a

class like this because I have around 20 people in this class. The last class I did in Nashville there were 85 people. You just can’t get that one-on-one training there like you can here.”

Officers are required to undertake 40 hours of training per year. Because MPD has al-ready fulfilled that re-

quirement, this particular class was an additional opportunity for MPD to continue officer training to serve and protect to the best if the officers’ abilities. “We expect our depart-ment to go above and be-yond what is required,” stated Bates. “MPD hosts specified trainings that our officers can and may need to use every day on the job. These trainings benefit the of-ficers and help them do their job better.” DUI training was not al-ways part of the academy like it is now. Officers had to attend specialized classes, like this one, outside the academy. For the DUI training, officers were tested on their field sobriety test proficiency and report writing. As-sistant District Attorney, Bruce Macleod, offered his time to help train the officers on trial prepa-ration and held a mock

court session for them to better understand court proceedings and procedures. The offi-cers at the DUI training also conducted “live” field sobriety tests at a wet lab where volunteer test subjects consumed alcohol in an effort to give the officers real ex-perience. After passing all the training require-ments and tests, the of-ficers were given a final exam. Upon passing the final, officers became certified in standardized field sobriety testing. “Any training we con-sider doing here has to benefit the community,” said Bates. “With this DUI training, we can benefit the community by keeping the streets safe, keeping the public safe and set up efficient sobriety check points. The check points are not about putting a lot of people in jail. It’s about deterring anyone from driving while impaired and hopefully this will change their minds. But, if it doesn’t, they will get caught.”

MPD hosts DUI training

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerAssitant DA, Bruce Macleod, discusses court procedures to participants of the GHSO DUI training course hosted by MPD last month. The three-day course certified officers from area agencies in field sobriety testing.

By Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler

The Standing Stone His-torical Society (SSHS) reconvened for the March meeting held at the United Methodist Church on Mar. 24 to re-view last year’s Standing Stone Day celebration and to hold elections of new officers. Joy Callahan gave the invocation and John Ludwig led the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting consisted of discussions regarding suggestions for this year’s celebra-tion. Some topics that were brought up were

the flea market, the pag-eant, new civic groups that should be repre-sented on the SSHS board, the essay and art contest, and the Stand-ing Stone Magazine. Elections were then held. Anita Lane was voted SSHS president, John Ludwig vice-president, Drucilla Ray secretary, and Joy Callahan trea-surer. The SSHS is look-ing forward to planning an incredible Standing Stone Day celebration and has no doubt that this year’s celebration will be nothing short of fantastic.Standing Stone Histori-

cal Society meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at the Monterey Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. While the board consists of two representatives from each civic group and lifetime members, any-one who would like to be actively involved is encouraged to attend the meetings. The first Standing Stone Day was held in 1895. In 1979, Standing Stone Day was recognized as the City of Monterey’s very own holiday and is observed annually on the second Saturday in October.

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerSSHS elected officers at the March meeting. Pictured are SSHS president Anita Lane, secretary Drucilla Ray, treasurer Joy Callahan, and vice-president John Ludwig. Under the new leadership, SSHS is excited to begin working on this year’s celebration and finalizing details. May the planning of Standing Stone Day 2015 begin!

Guardians host Disaster Relief Appreciation Day

The Monterey Garden Club is budding with op-portunities and gearing up for a beautiful spring. The group visited Chuck Johnson Nursery and en-joyed a presentation on succulents. Afterward, the club went to lunch together to fellowship a bit longer.“We had a great time,” said Linda Jenson, pres-ident of the Monterey Garden Club. “The presentation at Chuck Johnson Nursery was really informative. We

really love doing things like that.”The club is also getting ready for the annual club auction. Garden Club members will be bringing many unique and interesting items for auction to raise money for the club’s civic proj-ects, outings and events. The auction is open to the public and will be held at the Bethel Inn and Suites Conference Room on Apr. 14 at 10:30 a.m.The Monterey Garden

Club regular club meet-ings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel Inn and Suites Conference Room. The Garden Club’s mission is to educate and share in the enjoyment that comes with the art of horticulture. For more information about the auction or to get involved with the Monterey Garden Club, contact Linda Jenson at 839-6267.

Photo by Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerSpring is really here and the daffodils are, too. The Monterey Garden Club has its sights on the beautification of the town, creating learning opportu-nities, and enjoying the blooming friendships among members.

The Monterey Commu-nity Guardians hosted an appreciation day for all of the emergency ser-vice members, linemen, store owners, churches, agencies, and volunteers who pulled together to help their neighbors following the 2015 Ice Storm at Whittaker Park on Mar. 28. The Guardians wanted to publicly thank each and every volunteer and

agency for their heroic efforts to repair, clean up and care for those in the area effected by the storm. Among others, the ap-preciation list included Monterey City Officials, Monterey Police De-partment, Monterey Fire Department, Monterey First Baptist Church, Hope in Christ Fellow-ship, Putnam County Emergency Manage-

ment Agency, Putnam County, Tennessee, Put-nam County Fire Dept., Cookeville City Fire Dept., Tennessee Feder-ation of Fire Chaplin’s, Putnam County Health Dept., Putnam County Schools (TN) School System, Putnam Coun-ty E-911 and National

Photo submittedSome of the many humble members of Monterey’s emergency services gather at Whittaker Park for the Disaster Relief Appreciation Day Mar. 28 hosted by the Monterey Community Guardians.

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Since 1948, 4-H Con-gress has been educat-ing 4-H’ers on their government, citizen-ship, and leadership. This year Overton County has 4 delegates attending: Caroline Patterson, Gage Wil-lis, Hadden Maxwell and Carter Duke. With their adult leader, Tonia Duke, they will spend 3 days in Nashville. They will have the opportuni-ty to study and vote on bills, meet Representa-tive John Mark Windle

and Senator Paul Bai-ley, and learn about Tennessee’s past, pres-ent, and future. This ed-ucational trip has been made possible by 4 lo-cal businesses: Ameri-can Bank & Trust, Farm Credit Mid-America, First National Bank, and Overton County Farm Bureau. With this trip, our delegates also raised $75 of the $7,500 statewide 4-H Congress goal to sponsor a Make-A-Wish child.

Overton County 4-H Congress Delegates met their sponsor representatives on Mar. 20. (L-R top) American Bank & Trust, David Howard; Overton County Farm Bureau, Cory Norrod; First Na-tional Bank, Kerrie Spears & Dylan Richards; Farm Credit Mid-America, Cory Norrod. (L-R bot-tom) 4-H Extension agent, Nicole Marrero, and delegates Gage Willis, Caroline Patterson, Hadden Maxwell.

MBL hosts spring themed story timeArea children and some members of the Monterey Home-school Group enjoyed Wednesday Story Time at the Mon-terey Branch Library (MBL) on Mar. 25. The group enjoyed listening to the

springtime story, Bear Wants More, one of six ‘Bear’ books by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman. The children loved hearing about how Bear woke up after a long winter’s nap only to find himself ex-tremely hungry and his forest friends help him find much to eat because Bear always wants more

to fill his belly. Participants were also excited to get to break out the paints and bring a bright spring painting project to life. Many stu-dents painted flowers, while others managed to express themselves in a more abstract display. But, all of the children delighted in getting to get their hands, and some of

their faces, sopped with the paint while complet-ing their masterpieces. MBL holds Story Time every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and many other activities all month long. MBL hosts the Li-brary Quilting Group, Monterey Homeschool Group, Book Club, Pin-terest Club, Friend of the Library, and holds

monthly movie nights and a plethora of other events tailor picked for area resi-dents to enjoy. There is no shortage of educational fun at MBL. Keep in touch with the goings on at MBL by visiting often, joinging in, frequenting MBL’s Facebook page, or by calling (931) 839-2103 for more infor-mation.

SubmittedCongressman Diane Black (R-TN-06) an-nounced the 2015 Con-gressional Art Competi-tion for Tennessee’s 6th District. High school students from across the district are encour-aged to submit original artwork for the contest. The overall winner of the 6th District competi-tion will have their work displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol build-ing alongside artwork from other contest win-ners across the country. Congressman Black released the following statement:“We have many gifted students here in Middle Tennessee and the Con-gressional Art Com-petition is a great op-

portunity for them to showcase their talents,” said Congressman Di-ane Black. “In addition to having the winner’s artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year, my office will award runners up in this com-petition the chance to have their work placed in both of my district of-fices. I look forward to this event each year and I can’t wait to see this year’s entrees.”Artwork entered in the contest must be original in execution, may be up to 28 inches by 28 inch-es, 4 inches in depth and cannot weigh more than 15 pounds. The artwork may entered in one of these categories:1. Paintings- including oil, acrylics and water-

color.2. Drawings- including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers.3. Collage- must be 2 di-mensional.Prints- including litho-graphs, silkscreen and block prints.4. Mixed Media– use of two or more mediums such as pencil, ink, wa-tercolor.5. Computer Generate Art6. PhotographyThis year the students’ art will be displayed between April 18 – 25, 2015 at the following lo-cations: Hendersonville Arts Council Gallery at Mon-thaven, 1017 Antebellum Circle, in Henderson-ville, or The Cookeville

Performing Arts Center, at 10 East Broad Street, in Cookeville. These showings will be open to the public and will conclude with a panel of judges choosing six finalists. The final-ists’ artwork will then be displayed on Congress-man Black’s Facebook page and the public will have a chance to vote on the overall winner and runners-up.Art submissions along with a Congressional release form must be submitted to one of Congressman Black’s district office locations no later than April 14, 2015. The Congressional re-lease form and guide-lines are posted at black.house.gov.

Rep. Black to hold 2015Congressional Art Contest

In the interest of get-ting the next school year off on the right foot, Wilson Elemen-tary School (WES) is preparing for its new-est students. WES has set the registration date for the WES family to welcome its youngest student members who are planning to attend during the 2015-16 aca-demic school year. WES will be holding its Kindergarten reg-istration on Apr. 20. Registeration is by ap-pointment only. Parents and guardians are asked to please contact the school to schedule their appointments. WES administrators also en-courage families to ask ahead of appointment time for a list of the

documents needed and other necessary infor-mation to officially reg-ister their Kindergarten students. WES looks forward to welcoming your Kindergarten ad-ditions and is thrilled at the prospect of meet-ing and greeting with the future WES class of 2024. WES is also currently accepting Pre-K ap-plications. Interested parents and guardians are invited to visit WES office to get an applica-tion and additional in-formation for potential Pre-K students.Contact WES at (931) 445-3335 for appoint-ment times, registration and application infor-mation.

Time to register at Wilson

Photos submitted Enjoying fingerpainting at MBL are Brennan Zellner (top), Jayda Iwan-yszyn and Grace Farley (above), and Micah and Julie Iwanyszyn (right).

April 2 @ Wartburg 5:00 p.m. (2:30)April 6 Jackson @ Parkview 6:00 p.m. (4:00)April 7 @ Jackson Co. 6:00 p.m. (3:45)April 10 @ Jackson Co. Tourn. 3:30 p.m. (1:30)April 11 @ Jackson Co. Tourn. 4 & 6:00 p.m. (1:30)April 14 @ Harriman* 5:30 p.m. (3:30)April 16 @ Livingston 5:30 p.m.April 17 @ RBS (DH) 5:00 p.m. (2:30)April 23 @ White Co. 5:00 p.m. (3:30)April 24 @ Smith Co.* 4:00 p.m. (2:15)April 27 Van Buren @ Parkview 6:00 p.m. (4:00)April 28 @ Van Buren 6:00 p.m. (3:45)

April 1 @ Jamestown 5:30 p.m.April 6 @ Stone Memorial 5:00 p.m.April 7 vs. Algood ** 5:00 p.m.April 9 @ Jackson County 5:30 p.m.April 14 vs. Jamestown** 5:30 p.m.April 16 @ Livingston 5:30 p.m.April 17 @ Van Buren County 5:30 p.m.April 20 vs. Jamestown ** 5:30 p.m.April 21 @ Clay County 5:30 p.m.April 23 vs. RBS ** 5:30 p.m.April 30 @ ATMS 5:00 p.m.

**Home games played at Park View Babe Ruth field in Cookeville. - Players must be at the field 45 minutes early for pre-game warm-ups and lineup.

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Step up for Relay on the Mountain 2015

Get the tennis shoes dusted off and lace up for the 2015 Relay on the Mountain Blacklight 5K Walk/Run to be held at Wilson Elementary School on Apr. 10 start-ing at 7 p.m.All of the proceeds from the Relay on the Moun-tain Blacklight 5K will go to benefit the Ameri-can Cancer Society. Me-morial lanterns for those who have gone before us

will be released directly following the 5K. Show your support for those who have fought and are fighting against cancer. Sharing the weight of the burden that cancer really is will be the surest way to alle-viate those whose lives it has touched and raised funds for the research to defeat it. Registration only is $15, a t-shirt only is

$15 and for registration and a commemorative t-shirt the cost is $25. So get ready, get set and GLOW at the Blacklight 5K . A rain date has been set for Apr. 17 in case of inclement weather. For more information, to donate or register, contact Sabrina Lane at (931) 445-7950.

The Catch the Lepre-chaun Festival that was cancelled due to the ice storm has now been re-scheduled for May 2 as part of the Spring on the Mountain event. The festival, hosted by the Monterey Destination Leadership group, will include a car show, a

5K and live music. The Bill Todd Memorial Car Show will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There is no set fee to register and enter the Bill Todd Memorial Car Show but donations are appreciat-ed. The Catch the Lep-rechaun 5K Run/Walk will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Early registration is $30, but you may also regis-ter the day of the race for $35. Proceeds from the 5K will go towards local sports and athletic teams. Registration is available online at www.montereycatchthelepre-chaunfestival.com.

‘Catch the Leprechaun’ festival rescheduled

Burks April Baseball Schedule

MHS Wildcat April Baseball

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Brenda Melton and the late Ricky Melton and Jimmy and Gail Phillips would like to announce the upcoming nup-tials of their children, Bradley Melton and Jennifer Phil-lips. The wedding will take place on August 22 at 6 o’clock at the home of Darry and Cheryl Trapp in Smithville, Tn. The parents of the bride and groom would like to extend an invitation to family and friends to share in the wonder-ful day as they celebrate Bradley and Jennifer’s love.

Melton-Phillips to wed Aug. 22

Jack Dalton Gill

Tayes/Farley Family Reunion Apr. 11 The Tayes/Farley Fam-ily Reunion has been set for Apr. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Monterey First Baptist Church fel-lowship hall. Family members are encouraged to inform other family members and invite them to at-tend. Planning members also encourage attend-

ees donate to have the main course catered, as well as bring side dishes and desserts. Be sure to bring your Tayes and Farley fam-ily photos to be scanned into the family photo al-bum. Family t-shirts to com-memorate the 2015 re-union are also available

for pre-order. To make a donation, pre-order and pay for your shirt, and to R.S.V.P, contact Lisa Parker at (931) 265-1116. A Face-book Page has also been established for the fami-ly reunion at www.face-book.com/groups/tayes-familymemories.

Jack Dalton Gill was welcomed to the world at 8:48 a.m. at Vanderbilt on Mar. 10 by his new parents, Clint and Rachel (Sisco) Gill. Eagerly await-ing his arrival, Jack greeted his parents weighing 7.5 lbs. and was 21 in. long. Representing very well the men on both sides of the family, Baby Jack’s strong name comes from his paternal grandfathers, Jack Gill and Dalton “Butch” Robbins, and made his debut on the birthday of his ma-ternal grandfather, Donnie Sisco. Congratulations to the Gills on the birth of their handsome baby boy.

This is how we ‘spring’By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

The beautiful spring weather was as invit-ing as it was inspiring and begged the ques-tion, “How do you spring?”Area residents answered that question with their photographs.(Below left) Logan Phil-lips, Jackson Randolph and Dakota Wilson soak up the spring day together at Whittaker Park. (Middle right) Dakota Wilson holds hands with Cole Melton “springing” down a park slide. Debbie Parker

took the glorious pic-ture of the lone daffo-dil, otherwise known in this area as a buttercup, “springing” the proof that it only takes one bloom to officially call it spring. (Far right) In this adorable photo, Sara Marsh captures her sleeping children, Harp-er and Lyla, illustrating what happens when they “spring.” Her little ones played so in-tently for so long that they were both rocked to asleep while swing-ing together.

There may be a few more cold snaps com-ing our way, in the form of a Dogwood Winter, Linen Britches Winter or a Blackberry Winter. But, no matter what, just keep “springing.” Make lots of wonder-ful memories, share the sunshine and get the most out of the beauti-ful weather.

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Community welcome to Eastertide servicesThe Monterey Unit-ed Methodist Church (MUMC) happily an-nounced that the Min-isterial Association will be sponsoring a series of community Eastertide services that will cel-ebrate not only Easter Day, but the traditional service days leading up to it. Monterey Community Easter Services will

begin on Apr. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Monterey Unit-ed Methodist Church. Maundy Thursday Ser-vice will be held Apr. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Mon-terey United Methodist Church. An Easter Sun-rise Service will take place Apr. 5 at 6:30 a.m. at Eagle‘s Flight Park in Cumberland Cove. Eas-ter Worship Service will also be held on Easter

Sunday, Apr. 5 at 11 a.m. at the Monterey United Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome to partake of the series of Eastertide services in joyous celebration of the risen Lamb. For more information or directions to Eagle’s Flight Park, please con-tact the Monterey Unit-ed Methodist church of-fice at 839-2597.

Busy month for Monterey FBC Monterey First Baptist Church (MFBC) has had a very busy month. Monterey FBC part-nered with Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Relief and chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team to touch the community and as-sist as needed after the ice storm. Samaritan’s Purse soon arrived after the storm on Feb. 23 and continuously worked with community mem-bers as they stayed until Mar. 25. The final re-port stated that MFBC along with Samaritan’s Purse and a host of area volunteers amazingly completed 346 work orders cleaning up resi-dential lots. There were 329 volunteers who joined in to help and together had a total of 8,744 volunteer work hours. Throughout the clean-up, volunteering and fellowship, there were 37 hearts given to

the Lord and many oth-er blessings despite the storm. More about the Samaritan’s Purse Mon-terey ice storm deploy-ment and photos of their volunteers can be found on their web page at www.samaritanspurse.org. In addition to all the recovery efforts and regular church busi-ness, MFBC also voted to bring Brother Bryant Owens on board as the interim pastor on Feb. 28. He comes to serve MFBC along with his wife, Rhonda, and his two sons, Logan and Jo-siah. The church is ex-tremely excited to have the Owens family and welcomes them into the MFBC family. Visit MFBC for Sun-day School beginning at 9:45 a.m. with Sun-day service and chil-dren’s church at 11 a.m. Wednesday service be-gins at 6 p.m.

Photo submittedMFBC members enjoy evening share time with the Samaritan’s Purse volunteers. Sharing their ex-periences of helping community members became one of the many blessings of volunteering.

Easter a holiday of history

Victory Christian Center (VCC) is always excited about Sunday service but is especially looking forward to the special Easter service that has been planned in celebra-tion of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter Sunday service will feature not only wonderfully prepared

special music perfor-mances by the VCC Worship Team, but an offering of theatrical skits “This Blood is for You” and “Heaven or Hell” performed by the VCC youth group, as well as a musical contri-bution by the children’s ministry. Pastor Phil-lips will speak about the

Passover. VCC would like to in-vite everyone to come and enjoy the special Easter Sunday service at 10 a.m. and is located across from the Mon-terey Post Office on 125 S. Oak St. For more information call VCC at 839-6068.

VCC to feature youth for Easter Sunday service

By Rebekah K. Bohannon Beeler

The history that sur-rounds Eastertide cel-ebrations is more than extensive. Easter in-volves a world of peo-ple, thousands of years of historic events, many religions, a host of cal-endars, great symbol-ism, the Passover, the death and resurrection of Jesus, spring equinox, full moon, and early pa-gan beliefs. Easter Sunday is a moveable feast deter-mined by a culmination of ciphering and tables based on historic events, the spring equinox gen-eralized for Mar. 21, and the subsequent pas-chal full moon that will occur up to seven days afterward. The paschal full moon denotes the ecclesiastical full moon of the northern spring. The name paschal is derived from Pascha in the Greek which came from the Hebrew Pesach meaning “Passover.” The date of Easter is de-termined to be the first Sunday after the paschal full moon falling on or after the Spring Equinox (March 21). This full moon is set for the 14th day of the lunar month and may not occur by up to two days according to the tables used to deter-mine Easter dates. Jesus’ death was the 14th day of Nisan, a lunar month which on the Hebrew calendar was the first

month of the year. The word Nisan is derived from the growing sea-son when the barley was ripe. Simply put, Easter is a moveable feast and does not fall on the same day every calendar year and is the Sunday fol-lowing the paschal full moon occurring some-where between Mar. 22 and Apr. 25. This com-plex determination of Eastertide caused the great Easter controversy dating back to 2nd cen-tury and is still in debate today. Prior to Easter Sunday, many practice 40 days of fasting and praying as part of Lent. Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, begins Holy Week and is the acknowledgement of Je-sus’ arrival in Jerusalem. The people gathered and laid palm leaves, a sym-bol of triumph and vic-tory, making a path for him. Holy Week con-sists of traditions held in reference to the Pass-over. The Last Supper was held toward the end of the week following Jesus’ triumphant ar-rival in Jerusalem Palm Sunday. Good Friday commemorates the Last Supper which was a traditional meal that, in turn, commemorates the Passover and the escape of the Jews from slavery in Egypt but was the last meal Jesus and his des-ciples shared before Je-sus was crucified. From this, the roots for early

Christianity and com-munion were planted. Easter eggs came from a tradition from early pagans who began their calendar year with the beginning of the grow-ing season. Eggs were a symbol of fertility, growth and rebirth. Early Christians began to use eggs similarly, but in-stead as a symbol of the empty tomb from which Jesus was resurrected. Christan symbolism noted that those who be-lieved could experience spiritual rebirth. Early Christians of Mesopo-tamia were said to have painted eggs with red stain in memory of the blood of Christ that was shed at his crucifixion. Officially adopting the egg staining custom as a symbol of the resur-rection, Roman Rituals, dating back to as early as 1610, include a blessing for eggs among its Eas-ter Blessings of Food:“Lord, let the grace of your blessing come upon these eggs, that they be healthful food for your faithful who eat them in thanksgiving for the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you for-ever and ever.”With the dawning of the new season, be inspired to experience personal growth, the reawakening of passion and vitality, and the realization that comes with knowing the tomb was empty on that blessed third day.

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By Paula TudorColumnist

REVIEW10A Entertainment

For years only certain channels offered original scripted programming and it’s still a fairly new concept for most tradi-tional cable networks. Only recently did the E! Network delve into the world of scripted seri-als…very recently. A few months ago, I be-gan hearing rumblings about a new series called The Royals. Since I do not typically watch E!

Network, I knew next to nothing about the se-ries, but I was intrigued nonetheless. Intrigued because the series got picked up for a second season long before one single episode had even aired. This is virtually unheard of in the cut-throat world of televi-sion where a show’s suc-cess or failure depends almost entirely on rat-ings. So, like I said, I was intrigued. I knew I had to watch this show that E! had taken such a gamble on, especially since this was to be the first scripted series in the channel’s history.The Royals premiered Mar. 15, so keep in mind that as I am writing this article I have only seen the pilot episode. As you

might expect, the show is about a royal family, not the royal family, al-though there are some unmistakable parallels. Elizabeth Hurley, who apparently does not age, stars as Helena, the Queen of England. When the show opens, she and her husband, King Simon, have just lost their first-born son and heir to the throne, Prince Robert, whom we never see. Meanwhile, Robert’s siblings have become somewhat of an embarrassment to their mother. Liam, which can of course be a nickname for William, is starting up a relationship with a commoner who bears a slight resemblance to the Duchess of Cam-bridge, Kate Middleton. His sister, Princess Elea-

nor, is a walking disaster who provides an endless amount of fodder for the tabloids as she engages in every type of deplor-able behavior imagin-able. My first impression upon watching The Roy-als is that it is a show with lots of potential. Like most shows on E!, it tends to favor style over substance, which is really too bad because the premise of this show lends itself to substantial material. Make no mis-take, this is not a fam-ily show. Some of the language is a bit crude and usually unnecessary. Think Two Broke Girls. It is as if certain things have been injected into the dialogue, not because it’s necessary to the story or because it’s particu-

larly funny, but just for the simple fact that they can be. Case in point, a “that’s what she said” joke made by Prince Liam’s girlfriend at a really weird moment. In

instances like these it re-ally felt like a fourteen-year old boy had written the dialogue. If they can polish up some of this dialogue and perhaps re-work some of the more suggestive scenes, I think the show will be better for it. A show can only rely on shock value for so long because once it grabs your attention, there has to be some-thing there to maintain it. Fortunately for The Roy-als, I do believe there is more to the show than mere shock. I just hope that comes through more in future episodes. I think it is safe regardless though. I have no doubt that it will appeal to its target audience, which I imagine is women in the 18-49 age range. There

is a very primetime soap opera quality to the show, which I think will keep people tuning in. Something that E! is ob-viously betting on. If you are the social me-dia type, The Royals has a tumblr page called “D-Throned.” It is a faux tabloid, which claims to expose all of The Royal family scandals. It is a fun, entertaining, and innovative way to learn about all the characters and their history. The Royals airs Sundays at 10/9c on E! Network. “D-Throned” can be found at http://dthroned-news.tumblr.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.

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Chorale Concert April 17 at FBCBy Rebekah K. Bohannon BeelerEditor

Get ready for dinner and a concert with a side or-der of silent auction at the Monterey Hilltop Chorale’s yearly fund-raiser. The Monterey Hilltop Chorale “Stroll-ing Down Broadway” dinner concert has been rescheduled for Apr. 17 at the Monterey First Baptist Church fellow-ship hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. A silent auction will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with dinner to be served at 6:30 p.m. The dinner concert is the chorale’s big fundraiser for the year in an effort to raise money for the group to hold events and

travel to performances. The chorale has planned a deliciously hearty din-ner complete with lasa-gna, salad, breadsticks, drinks, and dessert. “Strolling Down Broad-way” will be a showcase of showtunes, movie fa-vorites, soloist arrange-ments, and more. The auction will include such items as sports packages, quilts and gift baskets. This is a unique oppor-tunity to support local music while getting to enjoy it. Nothing brings people together better music and food. Tickets bought for the show previously set for Mar. 13 will be honored at the Apr. 17 concert. If for any reason ticket holders cannot make the

new concert date, the chorale is prepared to re-fund them. For the “Strolling Down Broadway” dinner con-cert, tickets are only $15 and can be purchased from any chorale mem-ber, or call 839-2952 or 839-8567. Seating is limited so be sure to get your tickets as soon as possible. For those interested in joining, the Monterey Hilltop Chorale meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Monterey Methodist Church fel-lowship hall to prac-tice. Anyone who has the slightest passion for music is invited to come to practice and strike a chord. The chorale is al-ways ready to welcome

new members at prac-tice and encourages all to join in with their fun and music loving group. Members are not ex-pected to be able to read music or have prior ex-

perience. Make a joyful noise with the Monterey Hilltop Chorale. The chorale seeks to bring unique and beau-tiful musical opportuni-ties and cultural experi-

ences to the top of the mountain. Live, laugh and sing with members of the Monterey Hilltop Chorale. With them, the hills really are alive with the sound of music.

Photo by Amy Callahan MartinMonterey Hilltop Chorale member, Amy Callahan Martin, has her singing neighbors scoot in for a mid-practice chorale selfie. The Monterey Hilltop Chorale is a wonderfully unique concert choir led by Frances Eldridge bringing music to where “the hilltops kiss the sky.”

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Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash returns to the Adventure Theater now playing through June 9, 2015. “The show was a huge hit for us in 2013,” said director Bryce McDon-ald, “and since it closed we’ve had many people ask us to bring it back.” Producing Director Jim Crabtree concurred, adding, “It’s a wonderful production, full of heart, joy and great music. And we’re fortunate to again have Kellye Cash in the show. As Johnny’s niece, her perspective and her recollections of him make our produc-tion truly special.”Ring of Fire weaves dozens of Johnny’s most unforgettable songs to-gether to create a unique musical about love and faith through hard times

and across generations. Richard Maltby, the show’s creator, says that while people already know the show’s songs, “Put together in an eve-ning, they tell a story. Johnny had the soul of a poet, and when you listen to these songs together you hear something in them that is surprising. It’s the story of America. It’s about home and fam-ily and getting together and loving somebody and having a backyard and generations living together; it’s about what holds you together in the face of a hard life, it’s about the really ba-sic family values.” And it’s all told through the songs of the most iconic figure in country music, the “Man in Black.”Directed by Bryce Mc-Donald, with musical direction by Ron Mur-phy and choreography

by Leila Nelson, Ring of Fire will feature Play-house resident actors, Daniel Black, John Dob-bratz, Britt Hancock, Katherine Walker Hill, Lauren Marshall, Leila Nelson, and Chance Wall, along with for-mer Miss Tennessee and Miss America, Kellye Cash. In addition to starring in the 2013 production of Ring of Fire, Ms. Cash has appeared on the CCP stage as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun and as Patsy Cline in Al-ways, Patsy Cline. She has appeared on The David Letterman Show, The Today Show and Good Morning America, and has performed with Vince Gill, Lee Green-wood and Billy Joel.Ring of Fire is co-spon-sored by Mariner’s Pointe Resort and Sena-tor Paul Bailey.

Currently at the Play-house: Southern Fried Funeral by Nashville playwrights Osborne and Eppler plays on the Mainstage through April 17. The show is rated PG and is sponsored by The Beef & Barrel, The Blind Zebra and Red’s Ale House. Singin’ In The Rain opens on the Mainstage on April 24. The show is rated G and is co-sponsored by Bel-tone Hearing Aid Center and Dr. Vianney Vil-laruz, MD, Cardiology CMM-CMG. CCP is especially proud to offer a special dis-count to Standing Stone Scribe readers. Be sure to use coupon code “Standing Stone” when ordering tickets. For additional show-times and information contact CCP at 484-5000.

Back by popular demand ‘Ring of Fire’ at CCP Guard, Putnam County

DART Animal Shelter, Tennessee Emergency Management, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Civil Air Patrol, Homeland Security, Cumberland Container Corp., Mon-terey Pallet, Monterey Foods, Monterey Con-venient Market, Wilson Elementary School, Sa-maritan’s Purse Disas-ter Response American Red Cross, Volunteer Energy Cooperative, Middle Tennessee Nat-ural Gas, Bank of Put-nam County relief fund, Monterey Lions Club Disaster Response Team, Tennessee Bap-tist Organization, Ten-nessee Church of Christ Organization, Standing Stone Church of Christ, Heritage Academy, Boma First Church of God, Monterey United Methodist, McMin-nville Stake Food Dis-tribution, Algood Po-lice Dept., Algood Fire

Dept., Cookeville First Baptist, Church of Je-sus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton, State Rep. Ryan Wil-liams, and Rep. Diane Black, among others. The beautiful, albeit chilly, day served as a day of thanks and fel-lowship for all of those who laid their helpful healing hands on the entire Monterey area. To everyone who volun-teered to work, donated their time, money, and supplies, and made the transition to normalcy more bearable. Bless you all and thank you for your acts of kind-ness and consideration for everyone in the community effected by the storm. MCG’s mission is to work with the youth and families of the Monterey community to bring fellowship and purpose committed to making Monterey a bet-ter place to live. If you are interested in being a Guardian, contact Larry Wiley at 584-0042.

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THEME: Spring in the Air

ACROSS1. Hawaiian island6. ___ opener9. Actress ____ Perl-man13. Olympian Jesse _____14. Fertility clinic stock15. None of these good ones go unpunished?16. Blood line17. Grazing area18. Expression of pi-rate’s displeasure19. *Vacation destina-tion21. *Blooming tree23. *Before it becomes one, corn is planted in spring24. Computer solicita-tion25. Communications org.28. *Greek goddess of spring30. Recipients of funds or benefits35. Diving bird37. Kuwaiti, e.g.39. Mother-of-pearl40. Fairy tale opener41. Overthrow by argu-ment43. Bygone days44. Jasmine and Bas-

mati46. Extinct bird47. Musher’s transport48. Like lemon50. Inquires52. Driver’s license and passports, e.g.53. Cooking fat55. To this day57. *Resurrection cel-ebration60. *”Spring _______, fall back”64. Jamaican national fruit65. Don’t waste67. New World bird68. A peddler who shouts to advertise69. Lay down70. Willow twig71. Barrels or casks72. Thrown in the Bos-ton harbor73. *Flower holder, of-ten becomes visible in spring

DOWN1. Baker’s unit2. Military no-show3. Agrippina’s slayer4. Cavern5. Old Testament proph-et6. Soft drink7. “___ Maria”8. Civil rights org.9. Back of military for-mation10. German mister11. Avant-garde

12. *___ Wednesday15. Demigod20. Doom and gloom22. Consumed or expe-rienced24. Seaworthy vessel25. *Roman goddess of spring26. Like a cone27. Spherical bacteria29. Ill-____ or unre-fined31. Thumbs-down votes32. Food safety threat33. Made a mistake34. *Most need water36. Financial aid crite-rion38. *Signs of the season42. Ginza locale45. Kim to Kourtney, e.g.49. Stage signal51. Servomechanisms, for short54. Do like Vesuvius56. Unforeseen devel-opment57. Shade of beige58. Analogous59. Gets the picture60. Greek salad ingredi-ent61. Prima donna’s song62. Fishing rod attach-ment63. Mr. Uncool64. College readiness assessment66. Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named ___”

In other business, Mayor Wiggins brought up the subject of advertising for the security bids for city hall proper. “We put a time frame on that and we got one bid but it was four hours late,” said Wiggins and then pressed the board for further instructions. “The first time we got no bids and this time we got one late. Do you want to give it a little time and advertise again and see what happens? It costs us a newspaper advertis-ing rate.”Mark Farley asked whether or not the board had a contract with one at the depot and Wig-gins responded that they do and another at the water and sewer plants. Rebecca Iaquinta sug-gested that the board may get more bids if they bundle all three lo-cations and put that out for bid. This was turned over to the Mayor under professional services for him to look into what the contract limitations are. Mayor Wiggins, in re-gards to Darrell Cantrell, said, “This is a referral to the personnel committee. I looked at the minutes of that particular action and you all were in a rush to get that done because of

Bobby Carl’s illness and lack of supervision in his absence. That never did get routed through the civil service board. So, my recommendation to the personnel committee is you arrive at a job de-scription and advertise it and send it right through the civil service board to get that on firm footing. Darrel is kindly floating out there with a nice title and a little extra pay, but we need to underpin that with our procedure. All we are lacking is a job description so we can advertise it. We already know what the pay scale is.” Mayor Wiggins also brought up discussion with the Building and Grounds Committee about post storm clean up, saying, “This par-ticular emergency, cri-sis, whatever you want to call it, that we are still enduring has brought to light the use of the emer-gency services building. The fire chief and I have some recommendations that we will present to the building and grounds committee. As soon as you can call a meeting Dale, just let us know.”Mayor Wiggins intro-duced the new city at-torney, Nolan Goolsby, who was a county attor-ney for over three years. Nolan Goolsby said, “I consider it a privilege to

work with the board and have this opportunity. I do have some experi-ence. I do want to say this, after last week’s meeting, knowing what a great community Mon-terey was but seeing all the emergency services personnel and how the county and all the other cities helped in, was just remarkable.” Goolsby continued, “George Hal-ford was here from the chamber and he I spoke right after. Basically I said to George, ‘It’s just remarkable to see how communities come to-gether.’ But, on second thought, it was what I would have expected. I just wanted to throw that two cents in and pat you on the back. I did see Randy Porter today and he said he and Randy Jones were traveling the county roads, particu-larly in the Cumberland Cove area, and it is still a disaster area. I am ashamed to say, but I am afraid most of us down the mountain, don’t real-ize how bad it was and how bad it still is for a lot of folks. I just look forward to this opportu-nity working with you.” “I am sure most of you are aware that there has been a ton of work go-ing on in Monterey and it still continues,” stated Wiggins. “I know that we had a briefing with

most of the emergency services people here a few days ago, but a lot has happened since then. I have asked Kevin, who has been our disaster contact, to work with the emergency management folks, the EOC, and all the acronyms are here working on our behalf.” Kevin Peters said, “I want to thank Mayor Wiggins for putting his trust in me to try to put some normalcy back into the town. It was a dark place that Saturday morning.” Peters then reported on those still without power, agencies and volunteers helping in aid, and the efforts be-ing made to insure that normalcy be returned. “It has just been amaz-ing. I don’t know if any-one has seen it, but I will tell you these city boys, your whole departments, you should be proud of. The police department, the water, the sewer, the street, it’s just amaz-ing. Everybody has just worked so closely together and there has not been a short word between any of us. The chip site is going to be across, when you get off the interstate at the 300, it is straight across where the old asphalt plant used to be. We are going to put debris on one side and chips on the other. There are still a lot of

things going on. Samar-itan’s Purse is here and another Christian group from Mississippi came today. All of these God sent people have come to help free of charge. Our diligence in trying to let our people know, not to pay up front for any services that is out there.”Julie Bohannon the de-pot is a tourist attraction but this week it has been home to emergency in-formation and distribu-tion for propane and kerosene. She also said that they were able to send people where they needed to go without congesting the fire hall. Darrel Jennings, Putnam County Volunteer fire-man, discussed the need for volunteers and said, “Samaritan’s Purse are here and they are going to be ramping up their volunteers, somewhere from 80 to 100 thru this week. We have an-other group that came up from Mississippi and they are looking at 50 to 60 by Friday and an-other group coming in on Monday. They are looking at about a seven day spread of time. We are putting the word out as well through social media and other meth-ods to continue to get [more volunteers] and I think that folks under the mountain have no

clue what it looks like up here. We are trying to get that word out and let them know that there is a need up here. You’re Town is amazing. You have come together and you have worked to-gether, no matter what differences there might have been prior to that event on Saturday morn-ing, you have forgot all of those and put them aside. Every department has come together and worked tirelessly day in and day out. I applaud you. I am from Cookev-ille and I never knew as much about Monterey as I know today. It is an amazing city.” Mayor Wiggins stated that the city needs to make an official recog-nition and a huge thank you, saying, “It is always treacherous for fear that you will leave someone out. But we are going to do something and Dar-rell and the whole team are keeping a list so we can be as thorough as we can. That will be com-ing but at the right time. This disaster fund that was started, we already have $12,000.”There was no new busi-ness to report and no public comments re-ceived and the meet-ing was adjourned. The April meeting will be on Apr. 6 at Monterey City Hall at 7 p.m.

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By Rebekah K.Bohannon BeelerEditor

Amanda Dyle HedgecThe beautiful Chesterlene “Chec” Ma-theney was born one of 12 children to Virgil and Mary Allen Matheney of Monterey on May 13, 1931. She was gorgeous, artistic, wispy, thought-ful, and charming; the embodiment of all that was lady. Chec was vot-ed MHS’s first Football Queen, like Homecom-ing Queen, elected by the football team. Chec married Coyle Harris and had with him three sons. She

was a mastermind with a brush and a canvas. She painted the most incredible oil portraits and was just as good with charcoal. Her art is romantic and endear-ing, taking the viewer to different times, simpler times, and ornate Vic-torian times. Chec was involved at the Cumber-land County Playhouse from the ground-floor up, volunteering and playing in the first pro-ductions of “Tennessee, USA.” She was also a model for Hill’s Depart-ment Store, the notable women’s dress shop in Crossville. Years after her husband,

Coyle, passed away, and her children were grown, Chec and Morris Stamps became reacquainted at a class reunion. Eventu-ally, they began courting and were married. “She was fun loving,” said Morris Stamps, agreeing that she was completely elegant and ladylike. “She also liked to travel. Or, at least, that’s what she told me,” Stamps laughed. After the class reunion, Stamps called her up. They started talking regularly, began to date and then were married. “That’s when we started taking all the trips,” said Stamps as he sifted through photos of their travels. They took many trips and cruises together. Their travels took them to Alaska, Old Faithful, the Grand Can-yon, Yellowstone, and Florida, among others. Never underestimate the power of childish enthu-siasm. Stamps had al-ways known Chec, hav-

ing met over a game of hop scotch during their primary years. Morris was walking down the street looking for some-one to play with and Chec was playing hop scotch with her nephew and niece, Ken and Ha-zel. Chec taught Morris to dance when he was a Freshman and she was in junior high. “Every-body used to go to what we called ‘The Saundra.’ It used to be Gilmore’s Café and later became the Saundraline Café. That’s where all the kids hung out, especially on Saturday nights. They had a jukebox and we’d go there to dance. Chec taught me to two-step, jitterbug and waltz,” said Stamps. He deduced that she learned in the fifth or sixth grade from Mrs. Flossy who would let the girls stay in the class-room and dance if all the boys would go outside to play. “There were no favorite memories, they were all favorites,” said Stamps. When asked what made

him fall in love with her, Stamps said, “Playing hop scotch. I’d prob-ably seen her a thousand times, but that was the

first time I really saw her. There’d always been a warm spot in my heart for her, ever since that day.”

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Remembering Chec

Galleria au Chec