MONDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 141 OCTOBER 12, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 18 PAGES • 50¢ VA’s Joe Davis provides an update on veterans home good, bad news By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG capacity in 2003, when the committed, Davis said the ball is in Davis stressed the demand for Banner Staff Writer Southeast Tennessee Veterans Home the proverbial court of the office of beds in veterans homes is great in Council was founded. Tennessee Department of Veterans East Tennessee. Bradley County Veterans Service The problem has been getting all Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears “The closest one is Knoxville, and Officer Joe Davis has said there is the funding in place to meet all the Grinder. it’s full,” Davis said. “There’s a 460- both good news and bad news about requirements of the U.S. Department Davis explained the Bradley name list to go in the home as we a new veterans home expected to be of Veterans Affairs. County veterans home falls on a list speak.” built in Cleveland. “One of the requirements of the VA of funding priorities of the depart- In addition to waiting for the 65 He recently updated members of is for a 35 percent match from the ment, including improvements to be percent funding match, the council the Bradley Sunrise Rotary Club on city and the county, and an honest made to existing facilities and a new has in recent years had to work the status of the proposed Cleveland donation of $3 million, which is now veterans home being built in through the process of getting the Bradley County State Veterans in the hands of the state of Clarksville. proposed site for the home approved. Home. Tennessee,” Davis said. “We’re wait- “We should be getting pretty close Currently, a memorandum of Davis said the idea of a veterans ing on a VA match of 65 percent to to the top,” Davis said, noting the understanding is being drafted by home being built in Bradley County meet our 35 percent.” next list is expected to be made pub- was first discussed in an official With the local matches already lic in January. See DAVIS, Page 8 Joe Davis Whirlpool, Mars earn KTWEA’s The William Hall Rodgers top award Christmas Basket Fund provides those in need in the community with food staples for the holidays. Pretreatment is The fund, which is a 501(c)(3), is a volunteer-supported effort. environment aid Some 1,000 boxes are expected By RICK NORTON to be given out this year. Associate Editor Donations may be mailed to First Tennessee Bank, P.O. Box 4880, Two longtime Bradley County Cleveland TN 37320-4880 or industries that partner with dropped off at First Tennessee Cleveland Utilities in a closely Bank at 3870 Keith St. monitored pretreatment waste- water program have earned awards from the Kentucky- Inside Today Tennessee Water Environment Association. Whirlpool Corporation- Cleveland Operations, which remains the county’s largest employer, and Mars Chocolate Banner photos, HOWARD PIERCE North America, whose products CORMETECH is one of seven Cleveland and Bradley County industries participating in Tuesday’s “Make It Happen” manufacturing are arguably the sweetest, were event co-sponsored by Cleveland State Community College and Cleveland Associated Industries. Also, Cormetech is supplying the recognized recently by the day’s keynote speaker to be heard by some 120 area high school students. Other industries participating are Olin, Lonza, Mars Cleveland Board of Public Utilities. Chocolate North America, Cleveland Tubing, Mueller and Eaton. “We’ve got some really good news for two of our customers, good news for Cleveland Utilities and good news for the community in general,” CU President and ‘Make It Happen’ is coming CEO Ken Webb told the utility’s governing body during a formal monthly session. The “good news” is word from the two-state WEA that both Titans get ‘Billed’ CSCC, CAI partnering for Tuesday event Whirlpool and Mars Chocolate have gone above and beyond in The Tennessee Titans fell by a By ALLEN MINCEY their commitment to protecting single point to the Buffalo Bills on Banner Staff Writer the environment, and doing it by Sunday in Nashville. The Atlanta partnering with CU, Webb said. Falcons stayed undefeated with Students from area high “This award signifies a commit- an overtime win over the schools will have the opportu- ment to the partnership between Washington Redskins. Joey nity Tuesday to learn more industries and utilities, and ulti- Logano moved to the next round about the world of manufac- mately to the protection of the of the NASCAR playoffs with a turing, during a special event environment,” Webb pointed out. victory in Charlotte, N.C. The Lee to be held at Cleveland State “This year, we are proud to have Flames swept the University of Community College. two of our own Cleveland indus- Alabama-Huntsville in soccer. “Make It Happen” is a joint tries receive this award.” See Sports, Pages 11-13. venture of CSCC and Cleveland Under resounding applause by Associated Industries, and will board members and in front of a Forecast bring seven local industries small crowd attending the gather- together with around 120 stu- ing, Webb read from the certifi- dents to introduce the young CLEVELAND TUBING LONZA cates that describe both Whirlpool Today should be mostly sunny men and women to the world of with a high near 76, but clouds and Mars Chocolate North manufacturing. America as being “outstanding should be moving in by the The past two years, the event evening. Tonight’s forecast calls for operations” because of their com- has included bringing these mitment to the environment. a 60 percent chance of showers or students to industries. This The awards span the 2014 cal- thunderstorms, with a low around year, the industries will come endar year. 55. Tuesday should be mostly to them to give them a better “This award is conferred to rec- sunny, with a high near 75. understanding of the many dif- ognize the dedication, resolve and Tuesday night should be clear and ferent companies in the area. outstanding effort of the employ- cooler, with a low around 45. The seven companies ees of [these facilities] in the pre- involved in the event include treatment of industrial waste- Cormetech, Olin, Lonza, Mars water,” the certificates cite. Index Chocolate North America, A pretreatment program is one Eaton Electrical, Cleveland Classified................................16-17 in which an industry treats its own water refuse — which is used Comics...........................................6 See ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN,’ Page 8 MUELLER OLIN Editorials......................................14 See AWARD, Page 8 Horoscope......................................6 MINI Page......................................5 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports......................................11-13 TV Schedule..................................7 Mark Gibson almost chose military Weather..........................................9 Around Town over law enforcement as a career Chelsey Campbell attending a By ALLEN MINCEY “Coming into it, I didn’t know birthday party ... Octavia Pugh Banner Staff Writer PERSONALITY any police officers and I had no discussing women in the world contact with police officers, so I He grew up thinking he of business ... Gayle Ellis, didn’t have a strong back- might join the military, but PROFILE Denise DeArmond, Carol Killen, ground in it,” he remembered. after careful consideration, Patsy Locklear and Peggy “After high school (at Bradley opted for law enforcement Anselment enjoying a recent Gibson, 42, was selected as Central), I went to UTC and instead. girls’ weekend in New York City chief of police in September several times almost went into Now, he serves as the chief ... Amelia Shevchuk having fun after serving some time as the military. I decided to stick for the Cleveland Police on a play day. interim chief. He applied for the with college, and about halfway Department, and has never position, and was chosen to fill through took some criminal looked back at what path he that job. justice classes.” might have chosen after high Yet, it could have been very school. different for Gibson. See GIBSON, Page 4 Mark Gibson 6489076 75112 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Monday, October 12, 2015 www.clevelandbanner.com OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 elmer W. Althouse Raymond Guy Published at 1505 25th Street, NW (P.O. Box 3600) Elmer W. Althouse, 69, of Raymond Guy, 57, of in Cleveland, TN 37320-3600, daily except Saturday Riceville, died Saturday night, Cleveland, died Saturday, Oct. and Christmas day by Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. Oct.10, 2015, at his home. 10, 2015, at a local hospital. Phone (423) 472-5041. 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