MONDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 129 SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 18 PAGES • 50¢ Skyridge Medical Center’s name changing to Tennova Healthcare By BrIAN GrAVES changes to signs around SkyRidge hours “This is an exciting opportunity for our Banner Staff Writer before the official announcement on the hospital to experience the shared benefits transition was scheduled to be made. of becoming part of Tennova Healthcare,” Cleveland and Bradley County residents SkyRidge Medical Center will now be Coleman Foss, CEO Tennova Healthcare- will probably see a lot more of NFL star part of a system formed four years ago to Cleveland, told the Cleveland Daily Banner Peyton Manning around town. enhance access and improve coordination early this morning. “It is our continued Maybe not in person, but on billboards of care for patients at all member hospi- mission to be the community’s hospital of and advertisements for the new Tennova choice by offering high-quality care and the Healthcare-Cleveland. tals. Tennova is one of the largest healthcare best possible experience to our community. The name is new, but the facility which Through this alliance, we look forward to will now bear its name is not. systems in the Volunteer State with 12 hospitals and more than 80 physician clin- continuing to grow how we serve the SkyRidge Medical Center made it official healthcare needs of Cleveland/Bradley ics. The network includes approximately Monday with the announcement it will now County.” be part of Tennova Healthcare. With this 1,800 licensed beds, 1,700 physicians on Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES Hospitals already in the network include WORKERS hANG the Tennova Healthcare banner over the front alliance, SkyRidge Medical Center’s name the combined active medical staffs, and Jefferson Memorial Hospital (Jefferson will change to Tennova Healthcare- 6,800 employees, with more than 51,000 City), LaFollette Medical Center, Lakeway entrance of SkyRidge Medical Center on Monday morning. The hos- Cleveland. admissions and 300,000 emergency pital is changing its name after being added to one of the state’s Workers were beginning to make the department visits each year. See TENNOVA, Page 8 largest health networks. Inside Today Groups “We got more honks and waves today than any before. It was really fun and encouraging.” — Pat Cawood sought to aid in cleanup KAB board now looking at idea By CHrISTY ArMSTrONG Banner Staff Writer The Cleveland/Bradley Keep America Beautiful board of direc- Titans ‘Luck’-less tors is discussing the possibility of asking local groups to help people against Colts who have trouble maintaining The Tennessee Titans blew a their properties. late lead and lost to the Cleveland Police Department Codes Enforcement Officer Criss Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in Photo courtesy of Pat Cawood Nashville. The Atlanta Falcons TOM CAWOOD stands near cotton fields in Hondo, Texas. The city’s motto is “This is God’s Country.” Caywood recounted a recent dis- roared back to beat the Dallas cussion with the Coalition For Cowboys. The Tennessee state Community Improvement. golf tournament is set to tee off at While codes enforcers cite peo- WillowBrook Golf Club in ple who violate local environmen- Manchester. The Lee Lady He’s ‘Pedaling for a Purpose’ tal codes on their properties, Flames picked up a big GSC soc- Caywood said officers work with cer win over West Georgia. See them to find solutions to the cited Sports, Pages 11-13. problems. Sometimes, that 81-year-old Tom Cawood bicycling across America involves community volunteers Life balance efficient gears, making much better time. I helping to clean up the properties By JOYANNA LOVE of those who cannot do the physi- Banner Senior Staff Writer began to worry when he (Tom) was not is important where I expected to find him for the first cal work themselves. A local bicyclist is making progress in water stop. He was way on down the Given the need for volunteers, Life sometimes can seem off he said the coalition proposed kilter as responsibilities mount his journey across the U.S., raising aware- road,” Pat said. “As we went through ness and support for the Disabled Beaumont we took a few side turns to spreading word of the need to and people plow all their physical churches and other local groups and mental resources into what American Veterans organization, the LIVE- George C. Marshall Junior High School STRONG at the YMCA program and the (where she attended). I was in PE when we and gathering a list of groups will- seems to be the most pressing ing to help out as needed. crisis of the moment. That’s a North American Mission Board. first heard the news about President Calling his ambitious project “Pedaling Kennedy’s assassination. ... I raised the “We just want to get groups good time to take a step back. together that we can have on call,” Find out why in a guest for a Purpose,” Tom Cawood is bicycling flags each day, and was responsible for from San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla. maintaining them at half-staff during the Caywood said. “Viewpoint” on Page 14 of today’s KAB Executive Director Joanne edition. Tom, joined by his wife, Pat, for moral period of mourning. I was also in march- and strategic support, made it to Denham ing band there. Just down the street a few Maskew praised the idea of pro- Springs, La., over the weekend. more miles was the church I attended.” moting the need for local volun- Forecast Pat is not biking the whole way, but will On Tuesday, the ride was smoother teers. occasionally join Tom for a stretch before than some earlier days with Tom making Caywood added officers would Today’s forecast calls for mostly turning around and going back to the RV good time. look closely at homeowners’ per- cloudy skies and a 40 percent to drive to a designated meeting spot. “Since we had made such good time, we sonal situations to see if they real- chance of showers, with a high Tom is 81 and has wanted to complete a decided to drive up to Conroe and connect ly need the community’s help to near 82. Clouds should continue cross-country bike ride for several years. with our son and his wife closer to their correct a problem. tonight, along with a 60 percent Pat is also busy updating friends back Photo courtesy of Pat Cawood home. We checked into the Country Place Maskew said she liked that idea chance of rain and a low around home on their progress, through email TOM CAWOOD, left, takes a break to RV Park in Cut and Shoot, Texas,” Pat as well, adding she has witnessed and Facebook. The pair have been on the say hello to a motorist who said she was said, homeowners taking unfair advan- 68. Tuesday should also be cloudy, tage of KAB volunteers in the past. with a 70 percent chance of rain journey for about a month now. born and raised in Tennessee. Before that the couple was in While in Denham Springs, La., a repre- Schulenburg where they took a break for She said some have had able-bod- and a high near 77. Tuesday night sentative from the Y brought a package “Our neighbor Richard and his wife, two ied relatives capable of doing the calls for clouds and a 50 percent some sightseeing. that had been sent there for the couple. sites down, are from Quebec and traveling They visited the Stanzel Model Aircraft work, “and they just sit on the chance of showers, with a low Today, the couple will be speaking to the with friends from France. Our next-door Museum and the Nativity of the Blessed porch and watch you work.” around 66. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program there. neighbors are semiretired professional Virgin Mary Catholic Church of High Hills. Board members also discussed “I think I would have to give the award clowns, Dusty and Susan. We had some On Sept. 17, the couple reached the the educational programs volun- Index for friendliest drivers to these folks in lovely visits,” Pat said. halfway point after completing over 1,570 teers provide to children in local southern Louisiana. We got more honks By Wednesday, the couple had made the miles. Tom ended the day riding into San schools. Classified................................16-17 and waves today than any before. It was trek from Houston to Beaumont. Antonio. President Shari Horton shared Comics...........................................6 really fun and encouraging,” Pat said. “(He was) off just before sunrise, and he The route was altered slightly from the details of a recent visit with stu- This weekend found Pat and Tom in a had some concrete shoulders that actually dents at Yates Primary School. In Editorials......................................14 addition to making an educational Horoscope......................................6 restful RV park making new friends. let him ride at the same cadence, in more See CAWOOD, Page 8 MINI Page......................................5 See CLEANUP, Page 8 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports......................................11-13 Stocks............................................4 Next year TV Schedule..................................7 TCPS’ Steve McKenzie always Weather..........................................9 will be huge Around Town is looking forward, never back for elections Nola Beth Greene cheering By TYLEr WICkMAN Tennessee at Chattanooga for By ALLEN MINCEY her last football game of the sea- Banner Corespondent PERSONALITY two years. He hung up his cleats Banner Staff Writer son ... Chanda Strickland com- after two years of collegiate foot- pleting a television commercial... “We don’t look back, we are ROFILE ball, deciding to go work in what Even though there is no county Rich and Barbara Jackson proud always going forward,” is a motto P he called the “real world.” or city election this year, 2016 will of their granddaughter Olivia that Tennessee Christian After eight years, McKenzie be quite active.