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Strong storms pushed through Wilson County on Tuesday evening, May 10th, causing signifi cant damage to residential properties and a com-mercial retail center in Mt. Juliet.

The severe weather brought torrential rain causing fl ash fl ooding, 60mph winds, large hail, and dangerous lightning conditions to the Mt. Ju-liet community.

It is being further in-vestigated, but lightning was likely the cause of a large fi re that burned through a retail strip mall early Wednesday morning as fi re offi cials were called to the scene

around 2 a.m. More than half of the retail center strip mall was consumed in fl ames when fi re and emergency crew arrived on the scene.

The retail center af-fected by the possible lightning strike was the structure that held busi-nesses Danner Karate, Mt. Juliet Trophy, Sassy Styles beauty salon, the Vape Shop, and Friend-ship Community Church.

Although all of these businesses were major-ly affected by the fi re, Friendship Community Church took the larg-est hit, being that the fi re started from the roof right above the center of the church's main offi ce

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New future plans for the Mt. Juliet Train Station

Chamber members at-tending the Economic and Community Development meeting listened to future plans for the MJ train sta-tion and the walking com-munity that will surround the station.

Steve Bland, CEO for Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority & the Regional Transportation Authority, thanked the community leaders for the support of the STAR. He

reported that Mt. Juliet has two hundred board-ings daily and many days the parking is stretched to the limit.

“The public asks the RTA not to take away the STAR,” states Bland. “The STAR is dependable and sticks to the schedule.”

Bland summarized,” There needs to be an ex-tension of the STAR to the Wilson County Expo Cen-ter with a Park N Ride. The trains need to be updated with new equipment, in-cluding wif-fi . There needs

to be track improvements for faster and more fre-quent service. The goal is to have seven-day ser-vice with operation from 5:00am-11:00pm.”

“The Mt. Juliet station is in the position to model what a real railroad sta-tion could be,” continued Bland.

“This community is a transit-oriented develop-ment, which will be within ½ mile radius of regional mass transit” explained Matt Gardner, Imagine 1 Development Company.

“This area will be a mixed use community with the feeling of having a public square in downtown Mt. Juliet.”

Gardner continued, “We want to develop a core location with the train sta-tion, and include some retail and residential. We need to put the meat around the bones and talk with community leaders to have input on creating downtown areas.”

Pictures of train station

The Mt. Juliet Train Station, located at the in-tersection of East Division Street and North Mt. Ju-liet Road, may have some development plans in its future after Chamber members, attending the Economic and Community Development meeting, met to hear future plans such as possible retail, restau-rant, residential, parking garage, and park areas for the future of the train station's surrounding com-munity.

Chamber members ALL ABOARD with new ideas

Severe weather strikes Mt. Juliet

Caution tape stretches across the front of the retail strip mall center after a mass fi re was likely caused from a lightning strike at the roof where Friendship Community Church meets.

Parker MinorManaging Editor

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Students to be rezoned from Stoner Creek Elementary

Some parents say it was a misfortune that school re-zoning let-ters were mailed out on the superstitious day, Friday the 13th, to families of about 100 students who attend Stoner Creek Elemen-tary School in Mt. Ju-liet.

These 100 school students of Stoner Creek Elementary are being re-zoned to move to Mt. Juliet Elementa-ry school for the next 2016-2017 school year.

At the Wilson Coun-ty School Board meet-ing, for the month of May, the School Board approved the motion to move the 100 students to another school loca-tion, due to a sudden increase in student enlistment at Stoner Creek Elementary.

Students impacted by the school re-zoning reside in the commu-nities of Brookstone, Jackson Hollow, Jack-son Trail, Julie Drive, and Old Mt. Juliet Road, according to the district.■

100 Stoner Creek Elementary school students to be relocat-ed to Mt. Juliet Elementary school for the next school year.

Parker MinorManaging EditorHoward W. Blaydes announces candidacy

for Wilson County Assessor of Property

Howard W. Blaydes an-nounces his candidacyfor the Wilson County As-sessor of Property position.

Howard W. Blaydes has announced his candidacy for Assessor of Property in Wilson County.

Blaydes is currently retired after 40 years of service with American Airlines.

Many folks have asked him why he has decided to run for pub-lic office at this point in his life. Blayde's re-

sponse was simple: “I want to make a differ-ence”. Since the week of May 2, 2016, when he received his Assess-ment Change Notice letters, Blaydes re-ceived many calls from his friends, who are long-time residents and small business owners in Wilson County, and many are upset about the increases in the

new appraised value of their property.

Some have said that they cannot even sell their homes for the new appraised value. While we do not know what the new tax rate will be until the Wilson Coun-ty Commission meets and votes on the Wilson County rate, it is as-

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Tired of waiting in long lines to get your vehicle tested for emissions? Well, if you have a newer car, of an age that is less than 3 years old, those days of long lines may be gone.

The Wilson County Budget Committee, last week, unanimously ap-proved a resolution that opts out newer cars from emissions testing here.

Mt. Juliet District 3 County Commissioner, Bobby Franklin, spon-sored the resolution. The resolution tracked to the full County Commission on Monday of May 16, and passed, exempting cars 3 years old and newer from having to go through MARTA vehicle emissions testing.

"Less than three per-cent of those cars fail the test, and the emissions spent testing the other 97 percent exceeds that,"

Franklin said last Tues-day.

"I am hopeful it will pass a vote of the whole commission."

The measure doesn't affect Franklin personally, as he drives older cars.

This past January the State Senate overwhelm-ingly approved a bill to end emissions testing in Tennessee for new cars. The chamber voted 29-3 in favor of the measure to exempt cars less than 3 years old from the test-ing requirements. Now it's each county's responsi-bility to put through res-olutions to opt out if they

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May 21

“Community Day” in Mt. Juliet will be held at Center Chapel Church of Christ, lo-cated at (9500 Central Pike). The public is welcomed & encouraged to come by any-time between (10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.). Enjoy FREE food, fun, games, kids inflatables, blue-grass live music & more. An open house w-ill also be of viewing, featuring the new addition to the building.

Lake Forrest Acres Garden Club to honor past and present military with Blue Star Mark-er at Mt. Juliet City Hall at 1pm. All are invited to attend the ceremony.

"Bark In The Park" at Wil-son County Fairgrounds. Bark in the Park is a fundraiser for New Leash on Life. Dogs and kids under 12 get in free, ev-eryone else just pays a $5 do-nation. Event is 11am - 4pm.

May 25

“Coffee with the Coun-ty”, located at the Mt. Juliet Chamber Office, will be from (8:30a.m. - 10:00 a.m.). Chat over a cup of coffee during a meet and greet with the Wil-son County Mayor, Randall Hutto, (or representatives from the mayor’s office). Bring questions and find out what’s new in Wilson Coun-ty! This is a free event, no ap-pointments are necessary.

May 27 - 30

“4th Annual Field of Hon-or”, held over Memorial Day Weekend, will be located at the corner of N. Mt. Juliet Rd. and East Division St. The American Legion Tyler Cates Post 281 joins together with the West Wilson County Ex-change Club to host a display of the American flag, which will honor the 239th anniver-sary of the Stars & Stripes. The Field of Honor honors the military, veterans, and 1st re-sponders. Visit tcomj.com for more event details.

May 31Ava’s Splash Pad opens

Tuesday, May 31st at Mt. Ju-liet's Charlie Daniels Park!

June 1

“Coffee with the City”, located at the Chamber Of-fice, will be from (8:00a.m. - 9:30am). FREE event, no appointment necessary. Chat with City Officials over a cup of coffee and see what’s new in Mt. Juliet

June 7

The Mt. Juliet Library will be closed May 9 - June 6 to complete the current expan-sion project. The library is planned to re-open to the pub-lic June 7th. More details at www.tcomj.com

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location, according to fire officials.

Ironically, the notica-ble items that were un-harmed by the fire in the church building were a box of Holy Bibles, do-nation foods, and a wa-ter-bottle that stood half-full without a single piece of plastic melted from the blazing fire that melted metal.

Mt. Juliet was hit hard by the severe weather in

other locations, such as the residential area of Old Lebanon Dirt Road.

Residents in the area, such as Tim Ingram, re-ported marble-size hail was produced by the harsh storm. Ingram stored a few of the hail fragments in his freezer to document the large di-ameter size.

Resident Barry Cloyd's home, located on Old Lebanon Dirt Road on the outskirts of Mount Juliet, was the location

where strong winds were the factor that uprooted a large tree in his front yard.

Cloyd measured the diameter of the large up-rooted tree at 32 inches in width. The root-ball at the bottom of the up-rooted tree measured at 9 feet.

Barry elaborated on these measurements to explain the forces of strong wind they experi-enced in the area of his community.■

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Barry Cloyd of Mt. Juliet measured the diameter of the large downed tree at 32 inch-es. The root-ball, at the bottom of the uprooted tree, measured at 9 feet in length.

projects around the world were shown to the group. Gardner stated, ”Mt. Juliet has a pristine site to devel-op and will only accelerate the area. With STAR rider-ship available, young peo-ple can have the quality of life that Mt. Juliet has to offer, but without traffic frustrations.”

“The question is how do we activate plans to make a neighborhood. Your mayor has voiced having a place where people can

have lunch and meet with neighbors. We have ideas of movies in the park, fes-tivals and making Mt. Ju-liet a destination. We plan to create a place to walk,” said Gardner.

The process is in the beginning stages of devel-opment and input from community members will be gathered at a later date. Last Monday was the first opportunity to meet with the City to listen to ideas and concerns. The next step will be to put all of the

ideas to paper and evalu-ate these ideas with feder-al and state restrictions.

The surrounding RTA owned property is project-ed to be a low-rise, mix-use development, consisting of retail and commercial ten-ants with structured park-ing included on-site.

Gina Emmanuel, Prin-cipal Centric Architecture, stated, “This could be the first transit oriented com-munity in Tennessee. The closest similar community is in Atlanta.”■

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Former Mt. Juliet High School student rec-ognized as graduating with Master's Degree

Doug and Jeanette Baird are very proud to announce the Master's degree graduation of their son, Lance M. Baird, from the Johns Hopkins Univ. Whiting School of Engineering

on May 16, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. Lance Baird is a 2002 graduate of Mt. Juliet High School. He received his BS degree in chemistry from Austin Peay State University in 2006.

He has been employed for the past ten years at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Lau-rel, MD. His plans are to continue working in lab research.

Mt. Juliet couple Brook & Tim soon to be married in Nashville

Brooke McNeal (bride) Hometown: Mt. Juliet, TN Occupation: Dental Hygienist

Tim McKee (groom) Hometown: Camden, TN Occupation: History Teacher/ Football coach The couple met at Cumber-land University. They are to be wed on May 21, 2016 at Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville.


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sumed that most resi-dents and businesses will see a tax increase.

Blaydes will contin-ue to attend town hall meetings and discuss the increases with the residents and business owners’ and talk about their next courses of action. If elected, al-though he will be a Wil-son County employee, Blaydes truly believes he will be working for and representing the people of Wilson Coun-ty.

Blaydes current-ly lives in Mt. Juliet, known by some as West Wilson County. If elected as the Assessor of Property, he would equally represent ALL of Wilson County that includes the cities of Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, and Watertown, as well as the many unincor-porated areas within the county.

Blaydes truly be-lieves that his qualifi-cations, that include extensive mediation, contract negotiations and arbitration experi-

ence, will allow him to effectively serve Wilson County as the Assessor of Property.

Throughout his 40 year career, Blaydes managed two offices - one in Los Angeles and one in Nashville. Spe-cifically, he has par-ticipated in 4 different contract negotiations, 4 contracts with the Na-tional Mediation Board and served on the ne-gotiating committee for American Airlines Bankruptcy contract. Blaydes is currently on the 1114 Bankruptcy Committee for Retired Employees Medical.

He also responded to Equal Employment Opportunities Commis-sion (EEOC) claims and served as the Employ-ee Assistance Program (EAP) Representative. As a part of his respon-sibilities at the airlines, Blaydes represented the employees and ar-gued hundreds of cases before a Neutral Arbi-trator in contract lan-guage interpretation, employee discipline and discharges.

In short, Blaydes knows how to work

with people, manage offices, handle difficult situations, be an ef-fective communicator, most importantly, he knows how to listen.

If elected, he prom-ises to have an “open-door” policy where he will listen to you, your concerns and issues.

Because Blaydes strongly believes in “giving back and active-ly participating in the community where you live”, he volunteers for the United Way, Amer-ican Red Cross, Boys Club of America-Kids Fishing Day and Proj-ect Healing Waters Fly

Fishing. In his youth, Blaydes

participated in the Boy Scouts of Amer-ica where he proud-ly attained the rank of Eagle Scout and par-ticipated in the Explor-er-Sea Scouts program. Blaydes is an avid fish-erman and currently serves as the Secre-tary for Team Nashville Bassmasters.

Blaydes is also a member of the Middle Tennessee Fly Fishing Club.

Blaydes and his wife, Teri, attend the Hermit-age United Methodist Church.■

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wish.Many people say this

measure by the state fell directly on the heels of Volkswagen's admission last year about 600,000 cars - 90,000 sedans made in Chattanooga - were sold with illegal software de-signed to trick government emissions tests, according to an Associated Press re-

port."This state bill passed

allows any county that wants to opt out new cars (3 years or newer) from be-ing tested," Franklin said. "My resolution, if adopted, will be Wilson County do-ing that."

Franklin said counties can only do what the state passes and this is a first step. Currently, vehicles 25 years and older can be

excempt, but owners must purchase an "antique car" tag and can only drive on the weekends.

Wilson County has two emissions testing places, one in Mt. Juliet and one in Lebanon. The cost is $9. Of that fee, the county only collects 25 cents, County Attorney Mike Jennings said in last week's Budget Committee meeting.

Franklin said, "Larg-

er counties like Davidson may drag their feet on opting out newer cars be-cause of some 'sub-con-tractual' issues."

"There are 95 counties in Tennessee, and some don't even have emissions testing if they don't fall un-der the guidelines of MPO (Metropolitan Transit Au-thority)", said Franklin.

Franklin went on to say, "When it boils down

to it, "the whole idea was to stop pollution, and emissions testing is count-er-productive."

"Does anyone think of how much emissions are put into the air waiting in the long lines," he asked. "I thought the purpose was to pollute less. Nine-ty-seven percent of new cars will pass." Franklin said he foresees a time

when the age limit for cars tested will be exempt for 5 years or less.

"With the new regu-lations on cars, MARTA should go away, there will be no need to test because eventually all the older cars will be gone," he said. "You have to start some-where."■

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attended children, the elderly and pets in ve-hicles across our great State and Country, there is no time like the pres-ent to remind everyone of the importance of not leaving any child, senior citizen or pet unattend-ed in an automobile. Temperatures inside an automobile can reach temperatures up to one

hundred forty degrees in a matter of minutes. As you can tell from recent news stories and count-less tragedies across the country, these tragedies just don’t happen to irre-sponsible parents, these tragedies can happen to anyone. Even care-givers and parents with the best of intentions can fall victim to these

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ADAMS, Jerry Lee

Jerry Adams, age 46, of Lebanon, passed away on May 13, 2016. The Memorial Service, conducted by Pastor Mike Shelby, was 5 p.m. Monday, May 16, 2016 in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN.

Mr. Adams was a project manager in con-struction. He is sur-vived by wife Amy Tay-lor Adams, son Taylor Ryan Adams, parents Walter T. and Peggy J. Adams, and brother Thomas Adams. Ar-rangements by Sellars

Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, 65.444.9393.

BERG, Ronald Er-nest

Ronald Ernest Berg, age 75, of Mt. Juliet, TN, died May 15, 2016. Mr. Berg was a member of Celebration Lutheran Church. He was the son of the late, Ernest Ge-hart and Helen Martha Pearson Berg. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Richard Berg.

He is survived by: Wife – Linda Berg; Sons – Dean Berg and Lee (Laura) Berg; Brother

– Randy (Linda) Berg; Granddaughter – Al-lie Berg; Nieces – Lau-rie and Tammy; Neph-ew – Michael; Several great-nieces and neph-ews.

A Celebration of Life service will be conduct-ed 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Bond Memorial Chapel with Pastor Kevin Martin offi-ciating. Flowers accept-ed or memorials may be made to Celebration Lutheran Church, 3425 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 or the Tennessee Kidney Foundation, 95 White Bridge Road, #300,

Nashville, TN 37205. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time Wednesday at Bond Memorial Chapel, N. Mt. Juliet Road and Weston Drive, Mt. Ju-liet, TN. (615)773-2663. Obit Line (615)641-2663, www.bondmemo-rial.com

JENNINGS, Harlan Wayne

Wayne Jennings, age 66, passed away on May 13, 2016. The fam-ily received friends at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, on Tues-day and on Wednesday

from noon until the service. The Funeral Service, conducted by Brother Earl Fowler, is 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in the chapel of Sellars Fu-neral Home. Interment in Bethlehem Cemetery will follow the service. Family and friends will serve as Pallbearers.

Mr. Jennings served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was an auto mechanic who loved motorcycles, guns, chess, and cars. He is survived by chil-dren: Robert Jennings, Daniel Jennings, Penny

West (Scott), and Ol-ivia Offenbacher (Jar-ed), all of Lebanon; grandchildren: Bradley Morris, Lynzey Jen-nings, Jennifer Roddy (David Selby), Cierra Jennings, and Marilyn Offenbacher, all of Leb-anon; great-grandchild: Timmy Roddy, of Leba-non; brothers: Douglas Jennings (Sharon), of Woodbury and Micheal Ross (Linda), of Cookev-ille; sisters: Betty Jen-nings, of Franklin TN, and Regina Ross, of Woodbury; mother of children: JoAnn Jen-

Four Questions for Your GraduateAfter years of hard

work, it is time to gradu-ate! (Insert spontaneous cheering and crying here.)

This is an exciting time. The word “commence-ment” means to embark or to begin. So new ad-ventures wait. That new mountain must be con-quered. But before asking, “What are you going to do next?” graduation asks the bigger question, “Why are you here?”

While parents and grandparents are very curious about what their graduate is going to do next, the best question is not “What?” but “Why?” So

as you prepare your grad-uate to embark on the next stage of life, here are four questions that may help:

Why were you born?“God created man in

His own image, in the im-age of God He created him; male and female He creat-ed them” (Genesis 1:27). And God fashioned us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13). That means every person is worthy. We have both dignity and design. Our life has a purpose that is bigger than our educa-tion or our career. We have eternity stamped on our hearts. We were created by God to know God for the

glory of God. We were born for something great, some-thing eternal.

How’s your love life?This generation has

watched their parents and grandparents pursue the American Dream and achieve material wealth. But they have also grown up surrounded by broken relationships. It seems we spend a lot of time pursu-ing things at the expense of cultivating meaningful and lasting relationships. But Jesus’ number one priority for us is to “love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as our

self” (Matthew 22:37-40). Nothing goes the distance like love.

Where is your sweet spot?

Malcolm Gladwell in his New York Best Seller, Da-vid and Goliath, makes the point that David did not defeat Goliath from a posi-tion of weakness, but from a position of strength. The conventional methods of warfare were inferior. In-stead of playing Goliath’s game, David fought from his own sweet spot. He took a sling and stone and charged ahead (pardon the pun) with huge suc-cess. We too experience

our best when we discover our strengths and live on them.

What does the end look like?

Near the end of his life, the church leader Paul wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). The choices we make to-day determine how we well we finish. Every decision counts. Stephen Covey is famous for saying, “Be-gin with the end in mind.” When we know how we want to finish, we can then choose how to begin.

God has good plans

for your graduate. Better plans than any of us can imagine. So let go of the “What?” and reach for the “Why?” We will all be bet-ter for it. ■

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

REFLECTIONS FROM AN OLD FRIEND

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Summer Heat Dangers

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Learning about Mt. Juliet, past and present, didn’t come out of a book for the students at Mt. Juliet Christian Acade-my last week. Students in grades 3-5 enjoyed a presentation by Mayor Ed Hagerty about what his job is as mayor, and Jen-nie Bess Hibbett described the history of Mt. Juliet.

The students learned the meaning of the flag of

Mt. Juliet and the flag of Tennessee during a dis-cussion with Mrs. Hibbett.

Hibbett, who was the third mayor, as an in-troduction said, “Mayor Hagerty is a mayor that represents every citizen and has been mayor for three terms. He cares for the people of Mt. Juliet.” Mayor Hagerty is the thir-teenth mayor.

Mayor Hagerty asked the students if they knew what a gavel was. “When I start every meeting, I have

a gavel, but I have never hit it. The people are so awesome and polite that I have never had to use it in five years.” He continued,” My job is to keep Mt. Juliet safe. We have seventy po-lice officers and it takes all of them to keep you safe. Mt. Juliet is the 4th safest city in Tennessee.”

Students discussed with Mayor Hagerty the three branches of the gov-ernment and how they all applied to Mt. Juliet. Ha-gerty continued, “When

a new store comes to Mt. Juliet, they turn in a book-let which the city studies to make sure all of the pieces fit, which includes traffic. We want our city to be right.”

He invited all of the stu-dents to “Ride Mt. Juliet” last Sunday for the bike

rodeo and to learn about bike safety.

Hibbett shared the his-tory of Mt. Juliet with the students. She said, “Our history is very interesting. Our town was named for Mt. Juliet, Ireland. Most people came from Scot-land, Ireland and Wales so

they could make a living on the land and worship freely.”

“Michael Stoner and Daniel Boone were explor-ers in 1780 in our area. Our land was a hunting ground because of the

nings, of Lebanon; and special friend: Betty Dillard. He is preceded in death by parents Mil-dred Ross and Claude Jennings. Arrange-ments by Sellars Funer-al Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.

MARSH, Shelia Di-ane

Shelia Marsh, age 62, of Lebanon, passed away on May 9, 2016. The Funeral Service was conducted by Broth-er Kevin Medlin and Brother Kenneth Bow-en on Friday, May 13, 2016 in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home. Interment was in Wil-son County. Family and friends will serve as Pallbearers: Butch

Morgan, Caleb Dunsav-age, Dwayne Pope, and Chandler Dunsavage. Memorial Donations: COPD Foundation (3300 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami FL 33134, 866.731.2673). The family extends a special thank you to Alive Hos-pice and special friend Judy O’Gorman.

Ms. Marsh loved fish-ing, painting, ceramics, traveling, the beach, and Christmas. She is survived by children: Terry Marsh (Donna Wells) and Veronica King (Randy); siblings: Betty Morgan, Linda Bowen (Kenneth), Dar-lene Smith (Gordon), and Debbie Selby (Tub-by); grandchildren: Nicholas King, Jordan Marsh, and Jonathan Dyer (Liza); and sev-eral nieces and neph-

ews. She is preceded in death by parents Al-ton and Ann Fish, and grandparents Tom and Molly Fish, Alex and Emily Raines. Arrange-ments by Sellars Funer-al Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.

OAKLEY, Mary Eliz-abeth

Mary Elizabeth Oak-ley, age 56, of Mt. Ju-liet, TN, passed away May 12, 2016. Mary was a member of Laguardo Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her father, McLew-is Langford; sister, Ella Langford;

She is survived by: Husband – John Oak-ley, Mother – Mary Langford; Children – Kim Barker, John Oak-ley, Shawn Oakley;

Brother – William Lang-ford; Sister – Suzanne (Mike) Warner; and sev-eral nieces and neph-ews.

Funeral services were Monday, May 16, 2016 at Bond Memori-al Chapel with Bro. Bob Haley officiating. Inter-ment was at Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville, TN.

SPANGLER, Richard J.

Richard J. Span-gler, age 69, of Mt. Ju-liet, TN. Passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016. Rick was born on March 29, 1946 in Lake Forest, IL. and grew up in Libertyville. He was baptized in April 1946 by a Lutheran minister and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church

in Libertyville in April, 1960. Rick attended Libertyville schools and graduated from Liber-tyville High School in 1964. Rick attended Iowa State Universi-ty, graduating in 1968. While at Iowa State Rick was a member of Beta Sigma Psi fra-ternity. Rick married Marilyn Jo Haggard in June, 1968. Rick lived and worked in the Ci-cero, IN area most of his life. He earned his Program Management Professional (PMP) cer-tification and worked as a Program Manag-er until his retirement from Liberty Mutual in 2009. He married Jan-et Laing in April 2012 and moved to Mt. Juliet, TN. Rick was an active member of his church growing up and in his

adult life. He enjoyed hiking, boating & wa-terskiing, travel, cook-ing, and making wine.

Rick is survived by his wife, Janet; son, Jason (Monika) Span-gler; daughter, Dana Jo (Rollie) Harrison; three grandchildren; moth-er, Lucille Spangler; siblings, Nancy Tober-man and Karen (Grant) Merseth. He was pre-ceded in death by his father, Jacob Spangler.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet. Ar-rangements by Sellars Funeral Home at Mt. Juliet, 2229 N. Mt. Ju-liet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122, 615-758-5459, obituary line 615-758-8818, www.sellarsfu-neralservices.com■

From OBITS, Page 4

I know that most of you are saying, “I would never dream of doing such a thing or taking such a chance”. Howev-er, statistics show that each and every year far too many chances or oversights occur caus-ing serious injury and death to not only hu-mans, but pets as well. Even with the automo-biles windows down, temperatures can reach one hundred twenty five

degrees within twenty minutes.

Other dangers with summer heat and bright sunlight are sunburn, accidental burns and dehydration. Items with-in an automobile such as: Vinyl interior parts, metal interior parts and even leather can absorb the heat and sunlight causing instant burns to unprotected body parts upon contact. Placing a car cover, window shades and even tow-els across prone areas

of your automobile can prevent such tragedies from occurring. Sun-burn can be avoided by covering exposed parts of the body with cloth-ing, shade or sun block-ing lotions. Dehydration can be avoided by con-suming lots of liquids, especially water regular-ly.

Thirst is one indica-tor of dehydration, but is not an early warning sign. By the time you feel thirsty, you might already be dehydrated.

Other symptoms of de-hydration include but are not limited to the following: Feeling Dizzy, Having a dry or sticky mouth, Producing less sweat, Pale cold skin, Disorientation, Nausea and Light Headedness.

And please don’t be fooled by cooler tem-peratures in the sev-enties and eighties. It doesn’t have to be in the nineties or one hundred degree range to cause serious injury or death. We must also do all we

can to check in on the shut-ins, sick and elder-ly who live alone. These individuals can become overburdened with ris-ing medical and utili-ty costs often finding themselves without air conditioning. Making a decision when bills are piling up on what to cut from the budget can be tough when it comes to air conditioning in the middle of one of the hot-test summers in recent memory. Think about it, what would you cut

first? Would it be re-placing or repairing the air conditioning, buying food, paying the house note, medical, water, phone, electric or other bills? We can’t overlook these fine people. Please keep them in your thoughts.

In closing, I know these seem like silly common sense remind-ers. However, preventing and eliminating further suffering, injuries and deaths can never be over rated or over stated.■

From SUMMER, Page 4

MJCA students learn about Mt. Juliet’s past and present

Mt. Juliet Christian Academy students sit with Mayor Ed Hagerty of Mount Juliet and Jennie Bess Hibbett as they learn about the City of Mt. Juliet's past and present.

See MJCA, Page 6

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salt lick which was locat-ed where Cloyd’s Presby-terian Church is today. Animals came here to get salt. Stoner Creek was im-portant to the people be-cause they used the creek to baptize in,” continued Hibbett. “There are two words that describe Mt. Juliet: farming and faith.”

Hibbett described Old Lebanon Dirt Road as the road people traveled to

Nashville. She said,”An-drew Jackson went from Hermitage to Washington traveling down our Old Lebanon Dirt Road. The first tavern was where Planet Fitness is today and Andrew Jackson stopped there to get Mint Julep. There were two rail-roads: Tennessee Central and L&N.”

“In 1920 Mt. Juliet be-came a resort town. There was a bowling alley, ten-nis courts, and horse rac-ing in Mt. Juliet. During

World War I many men went from Mt. Juliet to fight and electricity came,” said Hibbett.

She described growth changes through the years, which included get-ting a water system be-cause of typhoid fever, the building of the interstate in 1970, and our city be-coming incorporated in 1971. Hibbett concluded by showing an architec-tural drawing of the new library which will be open-ing in June.■

From MJCA, Page 5


Fleet Feet opens in Mt. Juliet

Fleet Feet's new store location opened its doors for busi-ness in Providence. The new retail store is located at the intersection of Graves Crossing and S. Mt. Juliet Road.

Fleet Feet opens its new doors for business in Provi-dence.

Fleet Feet's mission state-ment states that the store brand is more than just a running shoe store. The new retail store specializes in fit-ting and training programs, along with their huge appar-el selection of course, all of these factors being that their number one goal is 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Krista Dugosh, a board certified pedorthist and the current owner of the Fleet Feet Sports in Murfreesboro, opened her second location in Mt Juliet in April .

“Opening the second store in Mt Juliet means so much to me and my fami-ly,” says Dugosh. “We have been passionate about building and supporting an active running community, and we look forward to our new store in Mt. Juliet.”

Dugosh says "Fleet Feet Sports Mt Juliet will focus on creating a community hub for runners at the Mt. Juliet location by providing expert shoe fittings, sup-portive training programs, complimentary injury screenings, and a variety of local outreach programs and events."

“Our staff is really the key in why we can do what we do,” says Dugosh. “They work hard to create a really fantastic in-store experience and stay very involved in the local community."

Fleet Feet is located at the intersection of Graves Crossing and South Mt. Ju-liet Road. The store is in the vicinity of restaurants: Bon-fire Steakhouse Mongolian Grill and Persis Biryani Indi-an Grill.■

Funbrellas in Charlie Daniels ParkMt. Juliet's Corner Pub responded to the need for more shade at Ava's Splash Pad in Charlie Daniels Park by donating, what they call, a "funbrella". This 20 foot Funbrella was a $4,200 do-nation from the Corner Pub and will be greatly appreci-ated this summer said Rocky Lee, Director of Parks . If interested in making any do-nations to the Friends of the Mt. Juliet Parks and Green-ways, a 501c3, please contact Will Sellers at 615-319-2179.



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