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T H U R S D A Y 161st YEAR • NO. 6 MAY 7, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ City schools meals Mariah Voytik is new program is growing school board liaison By LARRY C. BOWERS The senior presented flowers to By LARRY C. BOWERS breakfasts and lunches of 2 to 3 Banner Staff Writer board members Dawn Robinson Banner Staff Writer percent when the program and Peggy Pesterfield, and began. “We’re pleased that our There was a changing of the Andrea Byerly, secretary for Susan Mobley, supervisor of increase is much greater than guard at the recent Cleveland Director of Schools Dr. Martin School Nutrition for Cleveland anticipated,” she said. Board of Education meeting. Ringstaff. Ringstaff and board City Schools, brought convinc- Mobley told the board the sys- Cleveland High senior Reed chairman Tom Cloud and mem- ing data to the Board of tem’s cafeterias have served Calfee closed out his term as the bers Dr. Murl Dirksen, Charlie Education this week as she 131,859 more breakfasts, an school’s student liaison on the Cogdill, Steve Morgan and George sought approval for three more increase of 17 percent. The city school board. He bade board Meacham received bow ties. years of the Community lunch program has also members farewell, as he will In a final goodwill gesture, Eligibility Program. increased by 10 percent, with graduate Friday night and then Calfee presented his replace- Mobley’s statistics show 95,725 more lunches. journey to the University of ment, incoming senior Mariah Cleveland students are eating Board members were quick to Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS Tennessee, where he will seek an Voytik, with flowers. better and eating more during approve the program for three MARIAH VOYTIK, left, will be Cleveland High School’s student engineering degree. In his final report, Calfee dis- their first two meals of the day. additional years. liaison to the Cleveland Board of Education for the 2015-16 school Calfee’s departure was a little cussed the school’s events which The nutrition director said year. Voytik was welcomed to her new position by Director of Schools unusual, since he left gifts her staff expected an increase in See MEALS, Page 6 Dr. Martin Ringstaff at Monday’s school board meeting. behind. See VOYTIK, Page 6 Inside Today Junction Ceremony safety is expected concern to be last in stadium of MPO CHS graduation Project grant is Friday, 7 p.m. By LARRY C. BOWERS to be sought Banner Staff Writer By JOYANNA LOVE The Cleveland High School Banner Senior Staff Writer Class of 2015 graduation cere- mony will be a traditional Traveling Herd Decreasing the number of moment at 7 p.m. Friday. accidents and improving traffic This year’s ceremony is The Walker Valley Lady flow near Michigan Avenue Road expected to be Mustangs will put on their travel- and 20th Street are twin goals of Fox News Network photo the final cele- ing cleats Monday for a trip to a move by the Cleveland Urban LEE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE Clark Beckham is shown on the pedestrian bridge in downtown bration at Rhea County and the Region 3 Area Metropolitan Planning White House during his hometown “American Idol” celebration last week. Beckham, now in the final Benny Monroe softball tournament, after losing to Organization to pursue a safety week of this year’s competition, said, “This is where it all started.” Beckham praised Lee University’s Stadium. Ooltewah in the District 5-AAA grant for the project. music program during Wednesday’s nationwide telecast. Lee choir members were shown in video cov- The ceremo- championship game. After a win The grant funding is made erage of his hometown celebration, dressed in their Lee T-shirts and singing onstage with Beckham. ny will go to over Philadelphia, the Atlanta available by the Tennessee the new Braves are back to .500 for the Department of Transportation. Cleveland High year. See Sports, Pages 11-13. A motion to pursue the grant Raider Arena and submit a traffic feasibility It’s down to just three next year. NALC’s food study to TDOT was passed Construction Barringer unanimously by the executive on the new drive Saturday board Wednesday. Lee graduate Clark Beckham now g y m n a s i u m - Alan Childers of Cannon and arena is The 23rd annual Stamp Out Cannon highlighted several con- expected to be Hunger food drive conducted by cerns in the area during his among elite trio of ‘American Idol’ completed in the National Association of Letter presentation on the study. January 2016. Carriers will be observed Cannon and Cannon studied By LARRY C. BOWERS final three. Beckham advances in the nation- F r i d a y Saturday, and the Cleveland and the Intersection of the two main Banner Staff Writer wide talent search with Nick Fradiani and Jax night’s gradua- Bradley County community will be roads, as well as sections of Cole, as Rayvon Owen was eliminated. tion will be deeply involved. Read about this Shady Lane, Old Tasso Road, Lee University graduate Clark Beckham has Fradiani was the first competitor pushed highlighted by much-respected humanitarian Benton Pike, Stuart and Minnis less than a week to learn if he’s the 2015 through to the final week, with Beckham sec- diplomas being campaign in the editorial on Page roads. winner of the popular “American Idol” singing ond. This placed Owen and Cole in a sudden- awarded to 17 14 of today’s edition. Childers said the study was a competition. death faceoff. seniors with Brown requirement for applying for the Beckham advanced to the final week of this Owen had survived five straight last-second perfect 4.0 safety grant. year’s competition Wednesday night, when he GPAs. The Forecast was selected by TV viewers to be among the See ‘IDOL,’ Page 6 Cleveland City Schools sys- See MPO, Page 3 tem does not select a vale- dictorian or Greenway’s ‘FrOG’ salutatorian. S p e a k e r s featured dur- ing commence- ment exercises unveils logo, banner Bryan Today’s forecast calls for contin- will be Thomas ued sunny skies, with a high near Special to the Banner which manages the Greenway as a Brown, class representative; and 501(c)(3) organization,” according Heidi Barringer and Sarah 86. Tonight looks to be partly Members of FrOG — short for to FrOG chairman Missy Bryan, Honor Group speakers. cloudy, with a low around 61. Friends of the Greenway — Reynolds. “We are separate from, Brown is the son of Thomas unveiled the group’s new logo and Friday should be sunny and warm, but similar, to another committee and Sarah Brown. He is a Raider banner recently at Greenway Park with a high near 89. Friday night — Greenway Public Arts Scholar Honor Graduate, Raider on Raider Drive. should be mostly clear and mild, Committee.” Rumble Foundation scholarship The logo features a frog on the with a low around 63. The unveiling of the banner winner, Colby Stansberry Heart Cleveland/Bradley County Sunset today: 8:31 p.m. comes just in time for Community of a Champion Award winner, Greenway to identify the organiza- Service Day on the Greenway this Model U.N. participant for two Sunrise Friday: 6:43 a.m. tion and its purpose: to promote weekend. Banner photo, JOYANNA LOVE years, student section leader, and publicize the Greenway in “Community Service Day on the GREENWAY board member Annie Robbins, left, with Friends of and sports drive radio panel order to generate awareness and Index Greenway, which takes place member. support. the Greenway committee members Missy Reynolds, Christina Classified................................15-16 “We operate under the authori- Kinzer, Lucy Ratterman, Marcia Brown and R.G. Wolf, celebrate the Comics...........................................8 zation of the Greenway Board, See GREENWAY, Page 6 new FrOG logo and banner. See CEREMONY, Page 6 Editorials......................................14 Horoscope......................................8 NASCAR........................................7 Drug Court honors Obituaries.......................................2 Stocks............................................4 Sports......................................11-13 two new graduates TV Schedule..................................9 Weather........................................10 in local observance By TONY EUBANK Banner Staff Writer Around Town The Bradley County Drug Court kicked off Jonathan Higdon talking about National Drug Court Month by celebrating fishing ... Karen Hall enjoying the graduation of two men from the watching a recent soccer match Recovery Court intervention program. ... Jane Cameron looking pretty, Tennessee 10th District Judge Andrew as always ... Freddie Dover Freiberg held his normal Recovery Court thanking Nick and the crew for proceedings, handing out certificates for helping with the recently held progress and talking with program partici- Raider Run at Yates Primary pants, even taking one women into custody Banner photo, TONY EUBANK Banner photo, TONY EUBANK School. for a Drug Court violation. JUDGE ANDREW FREIBERG commends Recovery RECOVERY COURT GRADUATE Artez Kempson speaks with Bradley County Recovery Court Director Court graduate Tyler Watson after a Tuesday afternoon his comrades in recovery after receiving his graduation plaque. Jill Barrett spoke on the program saying, court session. Freiberg offered some words of encour- The Recovery Court programs last about 18 to 24 months and is agement to the crowd of Recovery Court participants, designed as a total lifestyle change, as well as serving to keep See DRUG COURT, Page 6 friends and family. nonviolent offenders out of prison. 6489076 75112 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday, May 7, 2015 www.clevelandbanner.com Joseph Moats The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday Joseph Moats, 55, of Old Fort, from 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m. serv- died this morning, May 7, 2015, ice time. OBITUARIES at his home.