MONDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 230 JANuARY 25, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ Cleveland selected for creative community program By JOYANNA LOVE “It’s exciting to be one of the inaugural classes. I our sponsor is actually MainStreet (Cleveland),” not currently clear, because unlike most grant pro- Banner Senior Staff Writer look forward to working with the consultants, and Divel said. grams, in which a team needs to have its project coming up with something innovative, based on Each team is being asked to address the following outline ahead of time, TCI is all about developing a How can art and economic development support Cleveland’s specific assets,” said Cory Divel, challenge: “How might we utilize arts and culture as project. each other? Cleveland’s senior planner. assets to create community vibrancy and economic “I love being involved in things in the communi- Cleveland has been selected as one of eight com- The Cleveland team will include Divel, planning growth?” ty,” Key said. “And really being on the ground level munities that will try to answer this question as a director Greg Thomas, Joy Key of the Museum “There is a lot going on right now, on a lot of dif- of promoting arts and culture and education of part of the Thrive 2055 Thriving Communities Center at Five Points and Melissa Woody of the ferent fronts but specifically the Cleveland Arts those things in our community. I think Cleveland is Initiative. Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. The Center. … It seemed like it (Thriving Communities right on the edge of a lot of really great programs As a part of the program, a group of Cleveland members of the team come from planning, trans- Initiative) kind of dovetailed with what we were try- starting. I’m started to be excited about being a part community leaders will develop a project that brings portation planning, arts and education, and eco- ing to do really well,” Divel said. of it at the beginning.” together economic growth and the arts in the com- nomic development backgrounds. Just how the Thriving Communities Initiative munity. “Each team had to have a nonprofit sponsor, so project will be connected to other existing efforts is See CREATIVE, Page 4 Inside Today CBI works Analog Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG JOHN AND SHADY to identify HERNANDEZ, the founders of local nonprofit discovered Vive for a Dream, have comm been working to ensure local immigrants and remains refugees receive the help they need to establish system Questions arise good lives in the United States. They and a group about Joe Keller of faithful volunteers assist with language worries By ALLEN MINCEY translation and help Banner Staff Writer clients overcome every- The search for Clevelander Joe thing from big stacks of Keller in Colorado continues, and paperwork in languages Watson the discovery of bones in an area of they don’t know to more the state have led officials to begin serious matters like Safety compromised A Super Bowl return an investigation on whether they domestic violence. are his or possibly those from one by BCSO equipment for Peyton Manning of several other missing individu- als. Peyton Manning and the Denver By ALLEN MINCEY The bones were found the first Banner Staff Writer Broncos will face Cam Newton and week of January, according to pub- the Carolina Panthers in the Super lished reports. Earlier this month, The Bradley County Sheriff’s Bowl. Andy Murray has advanced to there was speculation that they Office, for all the improvements it the Australian Open quarterfinals. could be those has made under the leadership of The Lady Flames pulled off a win of a 56-year-old ‘Vive for a Dream’ Sheriff Eric Watson, still has an over Christian Brothers, while the bicyclist who issue with some outdated equip- Flames fell in overtime. See Sports, has been miss- ment — primarily its communica- Pages 9-11. ing for seven tions system. years. The Organization helps immigrants “We talk on an analog system, C o l o r a d o which is from the 1960s, which Conservationist Bureau of you can pick up on scanners,” Investigation and refugees to start new lives Watson said. “The (Cleveland eyes manatees was requested Police Department) has moved to On Jan. 7, the U.S. Fish and by the By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG lege through the U.S. Deferred an 800-mega- Keller S a g u a c h e Banner Staff Writer HIDDEN Action for Childhood Arrivals hertz digital Wildlife Service announced plans to program; downlist all West Indian manatees County Sheriff’s Office to assist in radio which is the recovery of the human remains, One local organization has LEVELAND n Helping elderly individuals controlled in from endangered to threatened and said that “the investigative been working to help immi- C find the services they need; Chattanooga. under the Endangered Species Act. efforts now shift to the identifica- grants and refugees establish n Serving as a multilingual “If we had a But not so fast, says one conserva- safe, productive lives in the notary public; tion of the remains by the (CBI) Puerto Rico, serves as the major incident tionist. See the guest “Viewpoint” on team.” United States. n Helping with legal process- president of the organization’s in Bradley With the recovered remains not Vive for a Dream began in es like filing for orders of pro- Page 12 of today’s edition. board. County, we yet identified, the CBI will use DNA 2014 after founders John and tection; would have a Having worked in the social and dental records in its investiga- Shady Hernandez realized n Interpreting conversations problem com- services sector, Shady said she Forecast tion. those settling in the Cleveland and translating documents; m u n i c a t i n g was often called upon to help Watson Keller has been missing since area needed more help. and with our late July 2015, when he was run- The organization draws part immigrants because of her lan- n Making referrals for other friends at the Cleveland Police ning in the Conejos County area of of its name from “vive,” the guage abilities. After the two needs. Department,” he added. Spanish word for “live.” It discussed it at length, they Vive for a Dream has even The sheriff said the BCSO can- See REMAINS, Page 4 operates with the goal of seeing decided to begin helping immi- helped local business owners not currently move to the analog people “live for a dream.” grants and refugees in a more with things like filling out their system, because the department “We empower immigrants to visible way. first U.S. tax forms. does not have the towers neces- access resources they do not “There needed to be some- “There are a lot of things we sary for the digital system. Year’s 2nd know they have,” Shady said. thing where they could always do for these refugees, because “This is something that has to Today looks to be mostly sunny, Shady, who serves as the knock on your door and say they either don’t have access be fixed, because we have to be organization’s program manag- they need help,” Shady said. or there’s a language barrier,” able to communicate with the with a high near 52. Tonight’s fore- er, leads clients through “guid- Services offered include: cast calls for mostly cloudy skies half was a Shady said. Cleveland Police Department, if ed assistance” to get connected n Helping legal U.S. resi- The organization makes we have an incident that happens and a 30 percent chance of show- to everything from English les- dents attain permanent citi- where we have to work together,” ers, with a low around 41. Tuesday referrals to the professional a wet one in sons to legal assistance. zenship status; client may need to see in a Watson said. calls for clouds and a 90 percent John, a retired officer of the n Helping children of immi- “We have to fix it. There is no chance of showers, with a high state police department of grants get visas to attend col- See VIVE, Page 4 way around that.” near 51. South winds of 10 to 15 local area He mentioned the combined mph could gust as high as 20. work between the Sheriff’s Office By LARRY C. BOWERS and police department in July Tuesday night calls for clouds and Banner Staff Writer a 70 percent chance of rain and when a terrorist shooting possibly snow flurries, with a low The final six months of 2015 occurred in Chattanooga, killing around 33. were very wet in Cleveland and five servicemen. At one point, Bradley County, as recorded by there were reports of shots being the gauges at Cleveland Utilities’ fired in the vicinity of Bradley Index filter plant. Square Mall. Those reports proved Three of the final six months of to be false. Classified................................14-15 2015 recorded more than 4 inches Watson added technology is so Comics...........................................6 of rainfall — over the average — for advanced now that potential crim- Editorials......................................12 Horoscope......................................6 See 2nd HALF, Page 4 See ANALOG, Page 4 MINI Page......................................5 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports........................................9-11 TV Schedule..................................7 Pam Womack’s love for work Weather..........................................8 Around Town at Lee University contagious Toni Miles meeting a new By WILLIAM WRIGHT ing as an administrator in the friend with a familiar face and Lifestyles Editor PERSONALITY Hamilton County Department name ... Chris Turner dropping in of Education for more than 30 If the greatest accomplish- for a brief morning visit ..