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FRIDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 43 JUNE 19, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 22 PAGES • 50¢ CHS engineering students take aquaponics concept to remote orphanage in Nicaragua By LARRY C. BOWERS have learned toward developing a solution Brandon Sharp, Michael Tubbs and Michael Banner Staff Writer for any longstanding problem or challenge. West. This year, Cleveland engineering students Ben Williams, teacher of the course, also The 2014-15 school year is over, but a chose to take on a very ambitious goal with traveled with Stephen Hattabaugh, a second group of Cleveland High School students had a sustainability design firm, HATponics of school representative and translator. to travel a few thousand miles to complete a Chattanooga. Williams said this week the project was class project. The challenge was to create a portable very successful, and he praised the ingenuity Ten students and four adults left greenhouse-type structure that would pro- of the students. “They had to use some local Southeast Tennessee June 6, loaded down vide aquaponic and seed-starting capabili- materials to complete the dome, and it with engineering gear. Their destination was ties, along with more traditional greenhouse worked better down there than the prototype Contributed photo an orphanage in a remote Miskito village in nursery functionality. did here,” he said. THE ADMINISTRATOR of a rural orphanage in Nicaragua, left, Kisalaya, Nicaragua. Students who traveled to the remote area The Cleveland High instructor said next talks with a trio of Cleveland High School students who traveled to Engineering design and development is a of Nicaragua included Landon Allison, year’s students will be looking for another South America to build an aquaponics dome for nutritional needs of capstone engineering course at Cleveland Austin Atchley, Isaiah Beaty, Allen Danh, the orphanage. The students include, from left, Allen Danh, Isaiah High, where students can apply skills they Seth Hope, Jonathon Martin, Joseph Martin, See CHS, Page 6 Beaty and Brandon Sharp. Inside Today Scot Carter sentencing Contributed photo SHOES For Orphan Souls volunteers fit children with postponed new shoes donated to the respected Buckner International nonprofit organi- to Aug. 12 zation that provides footwear to underprivileged children around the world, including Case involves the United States, and locally in East Tennessee. On billing fraud Saturday, a “Fun Day” By BRIAN GRAVES fundraiser on behalf of Banner Staff Writer Shoes For Orphan Souls will be held at Parkway Baptist The sentencing of Troy Scot Church in Cleveland from 11 Carter has been postponed until Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. a.m. to 2 p.m. Carter pleaded guilty in April in Declawed Tiger U.S. District Court in Tiger Woods wasn’t the only Chattanooga to one count of golfer who struggled at the interstate transportation of secu- Chambers Bay course in the rities taken by fraud, in accor- opening round of the U.S. Open. dance with a plea agreement he Coach Ken Whisenhunt says the reached with prosecutors. Tennessee Titans have improved The “scheme,” as federal prose- as the NFL team’s minicamp clos- Fun Day for some fundraising cutors called it, involved billing es. In College World Series fraud. action, TCU eliminated LSU and Carter’s plea agreement will face Vanderbilt tonight. involved only the one count; how- Cleveland’s Aqua Tigers have Shoes For Orphan Souls benefit Saturday ever, prosecutors spelled out a won again. See Sports, Pages more detailed billing fraud plan 13-15. By RICK NORTON Souls which traditionally holds its col- which totalled $889,766 from the Associate Editor lection campaign throughout the month Church of God. of August. He was working as a salaried Making, keeping An annual campaign to collect shoes Just a few of the activities scheduled employee with the Church of God friends important and socks for underprivileged children Saturday at the church, which is locat- as director of — who live as close as East Tennessee ed at 185 Meadow Lane in Cleveland, c o m m u n i c a - Strong friendships are invalu- and as far away as distant continents — include blow-up jump toys for the chil- tions for the able in the day-to-day life of is still six weeks from its 2015 launch, international nonprofit which is enter- dren, face painting and of course ... denomination’s almost everyone. From one per- but local planners are already putting ing its 16th year in the Cleveland and food, and plenty of it. A couple of the biannual con- son’s perspective, there are six their best foot forward. Bradley County community. snacks will include popcorn and snow ventions at the guidelines in establishing such It happens Saturday when a Shoes Reagan, along with fellow volunteers cones; however, the price of admission time. relationships. Three are how to For Orphan Souls Fun Day will be held Keith and Lorie Gombash, said this — which will come with a wristband — Carter has make friendships and three are at Parkway Baptist Church from 11 weekend’s Fun Day is not only a chance will include a hot dog, chips and a remained free how to keep them. See the guest a.m. to 2 p.m., according to Bobbie to enjoy the outdoors, but also to serve on a $30,000 “Viewpoint” on Page 16 of today’s Reagan, a longtime volunteer for the as a fundraiser for Shoes For Orphan See FUNDRAISING, Page 6 bond since his edition. plea was made. Federal pros- Carter Forecast ecutors said Carter “did lawfully Future Rotary International transport and cause to be trans- Today’s outlook is for partly ported in interstate commerce sunny skies, with a high near 90. A from the state of Tennessee to the 40 percent chance of afternoon president looks into future state of Indiana, securities taken by fraud, that use, a check direct- showers or thunderstorms is also By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Rotary International organization as time ing the payment of $100,000, a forecast. Tonight should be partly Banner Staff Writer goes on — continuing to try to rid the value of $5,000 or more, to cloudy with a continued chance of world of polio and also improving mem- Majestic Productions, knowing rain, and a low around 73. Saturday A Southeast Tennessee man is expected bership. the same to have been taken by calls for partly sunny skies and 30 to be one of the next presidents of Rotary Poliomyelitis, often referred to as just fraud.” percent chance of rain, with a high International, and he recently shared his “polio,” is a “highly infectious” viral dis- Originally, Carter’s sentencing near 88. Also expect southerly goals for the global organization with the ease that primarily affects children, was scheduled to be held July 30. Bradley Sunrise Rotary Club. according to the World Health There is no available information winds of 5 to 15 mph to gust as John Germ of the Chattanooga Rotary high as 20 mph. Saturday night Organization. While it presents itself with concerning the reason for the Club has been selected by the internation- a variety of symptoms, one of the most calls for mostly cloudy skies and a delay. al organization’s presidential nominating notable is permanent paralysis caused by Carter struck a plea deal with 50 percent chance of rain, with a committee to be the president for 2016- the disease attacking the nervous system. prosecutors less than two weeks low around 72. 17. It has also been known to cause death. after an “information” was filed Sunset: 8:58 p.m. If his nomination is confirmed this fall, There is no known cure for it, but vacci- with the court concerning “gener- Sunrise: 6:27 a.m. he is expected to succeed Sri Lanka’s K.R. nations have led to there being fewer and al allegations and the scheme to "Ravi" Ravindran, the 2015-16 president- fewer cases of it around the world. The defraud” on March 27. elect. number of cases has decreased by some According to U.S. District Index Having served in the U.S. Air Force and 99 percent since 1988, which the WHO Attorney Michael Porter, the max- been a Rotarian for many years, Germ is says is the result of worldwide efforts to imum time Carter could receive is Church........................................8-9 Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG now the board chair and CEO of Campbell Classified................................20-22 JOHN GERM, who upon confirmation will be the eradicate the disease. 10 years; however, he will remain and Associates Inc., a Chattanooga engi- “That would not have been possible on supervised release for three Comics.........................................17 president of Rotary International for 2016-17, neering firm. speaks to the Bradley Sunrise Rotary Club about without the hard work of Rotarians years once his sentence is served. Editorials......................................16 Germ said there are two things he sees There is no mandatory mini- Horoscope....................................17 his goals for the organization. as being “extremely important” for the See ROTARY, Page 6 mum set for the charge. Movies..........................................18 Obituaries.......................................2 Stocks............................................4 Sports......................................13-15 TV Schedule...........................18-19 Andy Lockhart new recreation director Weather........................................11 By CHET GUTHRIE nalism department. Banner Intern “I played baseball down there. That's Around Town how I ended up at Tennessee Wesleyan, Andy Lockhart has hit a home run as PERSONALITY and when I got there they didn't have a Haley Wright and Faith the new director over Bradley County’s journalism department so I switched over Johnson getting matching "perma- Parks and Recreation Department. to exercise science. All I really wanted to nent" memories of their granny, The 37-year-old Tracy City native has PROFILE do at the time was play baseball, so I took Mary Rayburn ..