W E D N E S D A Y 161st Year • no. 65 JulY 15, 2015 CleVelanD, Tn 28 PaGeS • 50¢ Greenway curfew for juveniles now in effect By JOYANNA LOVE ing parks. Each of Cleveland’s tradi- In the latest incident, the vandalism said Gibson. speed limit on North Lee Highway from Banner Senior Staff Writer tional parks has signs posted stating occurred near Keith Street and affected He said before the curfew was set the Paul Huff Parkway to the Bradley when they are closed. a private residence. Cleveland Police Department did not County line for tractor-trailer trucks. The Cleveland/Bradley County Similar signs will be put up along the The plan worked and three juveniles have legal grounds for asking unac- Since the highway is a state road, local Greenway is now closed to those under linear Greenway. were arrested. companied minors to leave the governments cannot reduce the speed 18 from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless they This curfew becomes effective imme- Interim Chief Mark Gibson has said Greenway at night. limit on their own. are with an adult. diately. verbal warnings will be given first. After Safety on North Lee highway was The Bradley County Commission ini- The Cleveland City Council approved The vote comes after city officials that a written warning and $50 citation also a topic of discussion Monday. tiated the request, but is asking the the final passage of the curfew as a pulled their donations to provide a will be given. In light of recent accidents, local gov- cities of Cleveland and Charleston to part of the consent agenda Monday. $1,000 reward for information leading “I think that most people would ernments are requesting that the lend their support for reducing the This new rule is added to the city to those responsible for recent vandal- agree that someone under 18 doesn’t Tennessee Department of code as a subsection of a code address- ism on the Greenway. need to be on the Greenway at 3 a.m.,” Transportation study reducing the See CURFEW, Page 8 Inside Today School system names 3 posts Coggin moving to central office By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer Butch speaks Bradley County Schools has University of Tennessee head “For some of these announced three of several football coach Butch Jones said objects, it will be the first changes expected to take place nobody is celebrating last year’s 7- time since the opening of within the school system’s lineup 6 season, and the Volunteers the museum they will be of administrators for the 2015- overachieved to reach the on public view. After the 16 school year. TaxSlayer Bowl. The Lee Lady Patty Phillips, assistant to Flames basketball team is one of close of the exhibit, these Director of Schools Dr. Linda the top academic performers in unique artifacts will be Cash, said the the Gulf South Conference. In returned to storage, so three new hires MLB All-Star action, the American visitors won’t want to were made Contributed photo League defeated the National miss the chance to see final Monday. League. See Sports, Pages 13-15. The Millionaire CalCulaTor is one of the interesting pieces to be displayed at the The school them during this Museum Center at Five Points this week. The world’s first calculating machine to perform direct system’s new limited run.” multiplication will be part of the “Curious Collection” exhibit. The display will open for museum supervisor of Saying ‘goodbye’ — Hassan Najjar members at 6 p.m. Thursday, and to the general public Friday. secondary edu- cation is to 20 special teens Danny Coggin, The annual Distinguished who has been Young Women of Tennessee serving as the Coggin scholarship program has complet- ‘Curious Collections’ coming principal of ed its seventh consecutive com- Walker Valley petition in Cleveland, but not High School. before local residents had the J o d i e chance to get to know 20 excep- Museum opening special exhibit this week Grannan, who tional high school teenagers who museum they will be on public view. has been the By LARRY C. BOWERS principal of came to Bradley County from Banner Staff Writer After the close of the exhibit, these across the state. See the editorial unique artifacts will be returned to stor- C h a r l e s t o n on Page 16 of today’s edition. The Museum Center at Five Points is age, so visitors won’t want to miss the E l e m e n t a r y opening a special exhibit this week chance to see them during this limited School, will be which will open for museum members run,” he continued. the principal of Forecast Thursday. The display will open to the Park View The family-friendly exhibit will also Grannan general public on Friday, and is titled have an educational focus. Many of the E l e m e n t a r y “Curious Collections.” objects will feature accompanying clues, School. The exhibit includes oddities which giving visitors hints about the object’s Waterville Community provide visitors a look at unknown use and history, and inviting them to Elementary School will welcome pieces of Cleveland’s material heritage. guess what it is. This should be fun for Jennifer Huskins as its new prin- Museum Executive Director Hassan children and adults alike, as the exhibit cipal for the fall. Huskins is cur- Najjar said, “In the eye of the general will invite learning through observation. rently listed on the website of public, museums are usually perceived “We hope visitors will leave the exhibit Hamilton County Schools as the as guardians of objects from the past. with a fuller appreciation for the com- principal of the Chattanooga We’re considered public servants plexities and richness of our material Charter School of Excellence. Today looks to be partly sunny The two educators who have and hot, with a high near 91. entrusted with shepherding valuable heritage,” said Sam Rumschlag, curator artifacts, once common but now fes- of collections. already been working for Bradley Tonight’s outlook is for partly cloudy tooned with the cobwebs of time. County Schools expressed skies, with a low around 70. The exhibit will close on Nov. 7. “In order to preserve historic objects, One of the exhibit pieces will be The thankfulness for their experi- Thursday should be mostly sunny most museums are only able to exhibit a Millionaire, the world’s first calculating ences at their schools while also and hot, with a high near 91. small portion of these relics at any one machine that performed direct multipli- looking ahead. Thursday night’s forecast calls for time,” he added. As a result, many of these objects cation. Previously, machines had multi- See SCHOOL, Page 8 mostly clear skies, with a low Najjar said the Museum Center at Five were forgotten over the years. plied through a series of additions. around 68. Points is no exception. “Many objects On Thursday at 6 p.m., at a special A national writer, Ernst Martin, Sunset: 8:55 p.m. appear strange and unknown; the pieces members-only opening reception, the described the machine in 1925. “The Sunrise: 6:39 a.m. are odd, obscure, and make you say, museum will bring to light these treas- main advantage of the Millionaire calcu- ‘Huh?’” he noted. ures of the past and put them on display lating machine, as against all other Council The museum’s director said the collec- for the community to see. types of calculating machines, is the Index tion ranges from railroader jacks, to tor- The exhibit will open to the general astounding speed with which it operates, sion balances to carbide mining lamps. public Friday. especially while doing multiplication and Classified................................17-19 He said the museum has a large collec- Najjar said this is sure to be an exhib- division. Each place of the multiplier or OKs HPC Comics.........................................26 tion of items which have fallen out of it that appeals to both Cleveland and quotient requires only a single turn of common use, often replaced by smaller regional history buffs. the crank, during which the necessary Editorials......................................16 and more accurate digital and electronic “For some of these objects, it will be Horoscope....................................26 hiring an counterparts. the first time since the opening of the See CURIOUS, Page 8 Lifestyles.................................21-23 Obituaries.......................................2 Stocks............................................4 attorney Sports......................................13-15 TV Schedule................................27 Weather........................................11 Cormetech’s Denise Rice to keynote But, solar panel issue uncertain Around Town inaugural Lee and CSCC symposium By JOYANNA LOVE Banner Senior Staff Writer Sandra Centers enjoying some By LARRY C. BOWERS ber of high-quality organizations, most from morning exercise ... Jeff Yarber Banner Staff Writer the Bradley County-Cleveland region, but oth- The Historic Preservation celebrating a “master” achieve- ers from other locations in the nation. Commission has been given the go- Lee University and Cleveland State One of the area’s newest companies, Bayer ment ... Christy Seller enjoying Community College are ahead to hire an attorney to assist her new role ... Tammy Taylor Pharmaceutical Products, will be the anchor with future issues. reaching to a new level of sponsor with two of its employees serving as being the winner in a family- cooperation in staging an The Cleveland City Council on improvement challenge ... Tami presenters. Monday voted 5-2 in favor of the ambitious symposium for The keynote speaker for this year’s first Mayhugh wondering if she would the benefit of regional busi- Historic Preservation Commission ever see her name in the Banner event will be a familiar face.