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Original story published in the Cleveland Daily Banner, written by Daniel Guy automotive ‘Kustomizer’ George Barris that has set the standard for su- Cleveland, TN—, the Dark Knight of City, skulks about perhero cool for over 50 years,” reads a Buy Here Pay Here USA press in the shadows, blending in and fight- release. “No other automobile can claim ing crime by night, only to slink away to bubble canopies, rocket tubes, the Bat and into his alter ego, Bruce Beam, a Detect-A-Scope, a flamethrower Wayne, during the day. Batman “shouldn’t exhaust, and of course, a . Holy wish to attract any attention” in public as utility belt—this thing is loaded!” he says in the 1960s “Batman” TV show. The also made an appear- However, for a few select days, Bat- ance at the other Buy Here Pay Here USA man peeled back his veil of secrecy, ever locations in the area—in Chattanooga, so slightly, by allowing a replica of the fa- TN; Dalton, GA; and Dayton, TN. Res- mous Batmobile featured in the show to be idents were told to bring their children on display at the Cleveland Buy Here Pay out to experience the excitement of see- Here USA, at 440 3rd Street Southwest. ing a licensed replica of the Caped Cru- “Come see the original Batmobile con- sader’s ride and personal. They cept that has inspired generations of kids, movies, caped do-gooders, were told to take some photos with the car and to keep an eye out, as and drivers. This is the 1960s TV series model designed by the famed Batman and Robin may even make an appearance. SHOWS WE GOTTA WATCH While growing up, some great times were spent in front of the televi- sion set. Whether you were absorbed in a show all by your lonesome or fell in love with a television program because someone you love wanted to watch it, certain shows hold a special place in your heart. Here are what shows some of you have treasured through the years.

“Growing up I used to love watching the Rugrats! Now that I’m older and have children of my own they watch it. I have to say I still love it just as much now as I did when I was smaller!”—Taylor Matthews, Manager of Check Into Cash Center 24309 (1508 South McKenzie Street, Foley, AL) “There were actually four shows I could not miss. With my great grand- father, I always watched The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy! With my grandfather, I GRANNY never missed Star Trek. To this day, IN THE my five kids sit and watch these shows with me!”—Amber MAKING Black, Assistant Manag- By Angel Richardson er at Check Into Cash Center Check Into Cash Center 24067 (2324 Temple 29008 (726 South 11th Street, Niles, MI) Avenue Northeast) “One television show I remember watching almost every night was Assistant Manager George Lopez. My mother and I watched it every night right be- Fayette, AL—My three-year-old daughter, Arian- fore the ten o’clock news. We loved watching it together because na Blair, started her first day of daycare recently, it was hilarious and it let us take a break from the busy weeks we which she calls school. When she got home from had and just relax and get a good laugh in before bedtime. When the show was over, that was the first day, her only complaints were that the kids my cue to brush my teeth and go to bed. Now that my mother has passed I still watch it and were too loud, she needs a pillow for nap time, and think of how she loved it. And like always, when it is over I make sure I brush my teeth and they need to send home homework! go to bed.”—Julie Davis, Check Into Cash Center 95 (180 University Plaza, Martin, TN) She is an old lady in a three-year-old girl’s body. See TV on Page 4 2 Sports jccnews.com April 2018 By Crystal Davis Check Into Cash BOYS ON THE MOVE Training Administrator Cleveland, TN—These guys definitely keep me see, and me running we cross and of those who busy, but I’m so thankful that they do! from gym to gym, it was cross our paths. Our identity is Our youngest, Zachary, just finished the nothing but the grace of in how we change in order to basketball season at Michigan Avenue as back- God that allowed us to do better in spite of how many to-back champions for the second and third make it all work. times we fail or fall. grade boys’ basketball team. Unfortunately, we For us, our identity is in After their regular season, both Zachary didn’t get a medal or ti- God. We were able to remind and his fourth grade brother, Ashton Davis, tle out of the State Finals our boys that they were born were honored to be in and we champions. We reminded the All-Star Basket- didn’t them that the sports awards ball League hosted at get a are just keepsakes and that Ocoee Middle School. f i r s t with or without the awards or We didn’t get the first place titles of achievements, they are place championship finish still champions and All-Stars award for either of at the because they are strong men of the boys this time, but All-Star God! We encourage them, we Zachary’s third and tournament. It was a hard and discipline them, we love on them lots, and we fourth grade All-Star emotional time to say the least. tell them often how very proud we are of them. Team did get run- But the best part that came out Yes, they keep us busy, but I couldn’t have a ner-up, and Zachary of it all was the teaching lesson greater tribe of men and champions to call my was honored as MVP. and encouragement to help re- own! During All-Star mind our boys who they are. week, we had a moth- The fact is that titles are not er-and-son dance at our identity, they are not who Michigan Avenue Ele- we are. The fact is, if people are mentary School. Talk mean and nasty they’ll be mean about gym hopping! and nasty after a title. If a per- Our junior at Walker Valley High School, son has integrity, honor, and a pure heart, they Braden, plays junior varsity and varsity basket- will have those qualities after the title. So the ball for Walker Valley. So proud of this guy! lesson I had to share with a broken heart—both Our senior, Chandler, who also attends mine and theirs—was just as I mentioned. Our Walker Valley High School, ran cross country identity isn’t in titles, awards, social, or eco- and wrestled for his fourth year. He and the oth- nomic status. Although those things and er seniors were honored during Senior Night rewards are great, they are not our iden- before the start of a recent wrestling match. We tity. Our identity is in how we live and all are especially proud of his 3.94 GPA and his how we walk out our lives each and first-place State ranking with a 29–1 record. He every day. Our identity is in how we kept his first place ranking as he finished the treat others and how we impact the TSSAA-4 Regional Tournament and went onto lives of those whose paths the State Tournament. At Regionals, he also re- ceived one of only two Outstanding Wrestler awards given that day. Between our oldest son, Devin, picking up and dropping off three of his younger broth- ers, my husband, Nate, driving back and forth to Franklin, Tennes- BUILDING WONDER WOMEN By Michelle Hall Congrats to Check Into Cash Michelle, Licensing Coordinator April’s $50 Cleveland, TN—On Fridays, the ladies of Check Into Cash like to spend winner! their lunch hour sweating through body pump class at Gold’s Gym with their favorite instructor, Tamara Whitworth. This class is tough! We may look like we’re all smiles in this picture, but this was the before picture. Pictured (from left) are Gold’s Gym fitness instructor Tamara Whitworth, Check Into Cash Licensing Director Carmen Reagan, Director of Digital Me- dia Sylvia Cintron, Internal Auditing Administrative Assistant Kim DeFriece, License Coordinator Michele Hall, Affiliate Marketing Specialist Meghan Richardson, Product Owner for Loan By Phone Development Team Priya Youngblood, and Marketing Assistant Christina Henman. April 2018 jccnews.com Lifestyles 3

HAPPY PRESIDENT’S DAY From Check Into Cash District 19.0 Manager Pete Davies

SEUSS SMILES AT STUART By Jamie Duggan Check Into Cash Reconcilement Specialist Cleveland, TN—I took the opportunity recently to join my family at Stuart Elemen- tary School. We were there to celebrate Dr. Seuss Day. Standing with me are Hunt- er, Jamie, Mikiah, and MJ.

TALKING TURTLES By Brandy Hitson Check Into Cash West Region Collections Accounts Manager Cleveland, TN—My 11-year-old daughter, Kylee Hitson, competed in the countywide 4-H speech competition in Meigs County on February 20, where she earned fifth place amongst the sixth- RUN ON! grade competitors. Her By Kimberly Willis Pulaski, TN—This is my daugh- speech topic was “Sea Tur- tle Conservation and Re- Check Into Cash Center ter, Mary Jaidyn, after winning the habilitation.” We are very 75 (1653 West College) paint race for the WildCat Run that her school holds every year. She proud that she advanced Manager had an absolute blast getting cov- this far in the competition! ered in paint and was so happy and proud that she won! 4 TV We Love jccnews.com April 2018 “The first show that comes to my mind is the show TV Continued from Cover ALF, which was about the alien that always wanted to eat cats as a snack. I even had the ALF stuffed animal to sleep with. That show was great for my whole family. We watched all the time when it came on and had many laughs from it. I have even found episodes for my kids to watch! Of course, Fraggle Rock was a great one also, and the show Dinosaurs with the baby always saying, ‘Not the Mama!’ has so many great memories! I miss a lot of older shows.”— Amanda Thomas, Check Into Cash Center 5032 (2304 South Main Street, Rice Lake, WI) Custom- er Service Representative

“Dragonball Z made me the man I am today.”— Nate Brownfield, Check Into Cash Social Media Specialist

“I grew up watching I Love Lucy….that TV show always made me laugh. Even to this day, if I am not feeling my happy, perky self, I can “My dad and I always watched The Six Million Dol- watch a rerun of I Love Lucy and it will have lar Man and The Bionic Woman. That was our ev- me laughing and in a great mood in no time.”— ery Sunday thing to do. He passed away in 2011 but Beth King, Check Into Cash Accounts Pay- I will always remember him watching those shows able, Disbursement Coordinator with me. In turn I watched wrestling with him.”—To- nya Brown, Buy Here Pay Here, USA Junior Account Manager (537 Inman Street West, Cleveland, TN) “My favorite show growing up was M*A*S*H. I loved watching the show with my dad, who served in the Air Force. Our family loves the military. I cried once when I had to miss a ‘Con- tinued next time...’ episode. Hawkeye was my fa- vorite character. He was so funny and irreverent. Thanks for bringing back the memories.”—M. Suzanne Hunt, CPA, CFE, MACC, Senior Rec- oncilement Specialist with Check Into Cash “Growing up, I would watch the show MASH with my dad. This was something that in- “Dark Shadows. I loved Barnabas Collins. He was my terested him, but not me so much. I grew to like it since it would be our father-son time. favorite character. I even had a joke book called ‘Barna- Since he passed in 2013, I always try to find episodes to watch to bring back the good bas Collins in a Funny Vein.’ I still have a 45 record that times.”— Michael Bornes, Customer Service Representative at Check Into Cash Online featured the music that played when Angelique (a ghost) would appear in the TV series. Her music was the classical “I grew up in the 70s with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I loved skater waltz.”—Kathy Porter, Check Into Cash Paralegal Mr. Rogers! He accepted me for who I was and encouraged me “The Wizard of Oz is the best! Back in the to be the best me I could be. I was normally connected at the 1960s, my family was the first to have a hip to a girl who lived a block away from me and we were the color TV. Once a year when the Wizard same age (within days). We would watch Sesame Street, The of Oz would come on we would invite all Electric Company, and our beloved Mister Rogers’ Neighbor- the neighborhood children to the house. hood.”—Alysia Steelman, Assistant Manager at Check Into Mom made popcorn and Kool-Aid and Cash Center 35011 (2424 South Seneca Street, Wichita, KS) we would sit on the floor waiting for the house to fall down and land in Munch- kin Land. When Dorothy would open “My favorite movie when I was a kid was Lassie. To this the door, instantly the screen turned day I still cry like a baby when I watch that movie. I love into color. We would all ooh and ah! I’m the story line!”—Heather Austin, Assistant Manager at still scared of tornadoes today thanks to Check Into Cash Center 23035 (1002 South Main Street) this movie.”—Ellie St. Pierre, IT Execu- tive Assistant at Check Into Cash

“I loved to watch Saturday morning cartoons, such as Bugs Bunny, the Road Runner Show, Scooby Doo, and Flintstones. I watched them with my dad—until he passed away in 1981— and my brother. This is the tradition I miss the most from my childhood.”—Dorthy Mc- Grew, Customer Service Representative at Check Into Cash Center 6051 (2309 West Main Street, Troy, OH)

“Oh my! Where to start? In the ‘80s there were so many great sitcoms, car- toons, and shows to watch. How times have changed! With so many shows and them only lasting thirty minutes each, I’m not sure what I didn’t “I always loved watching Roseanne as a kid watch. My favorites sitcoms were Welcome Back, Kotter, Fame, La- and All That. Never a bad time!”— Mad- verne and Shirley, Al’s Diner, Gimme A Break, The Facts of Life, Sil- ison Barnhill, Customer Service Rep- ver Spoons, CHiPs, The A Team, Benson, Webster, Degrassi Jr. High, resentative at Check Into Cash Center The Jeffersons, You Can’t Do That on Television, Night Court, Law 23038 (1906 Southeast Washington Bou- and Order, Diff’rent Strokes, The Golden Girls, Who’s the Boss, The levard, Bartlesville, OK) Wonder Years, Bosom Buddies, Great American Hero, The Carol Bur- nett Show, Cheers, Batman, ALF, Punkie Brewster, Full House, MASH, I Love Lucy, I Dream of Jeannie, Three’s Company, The Little Rascals, Fraggle Rock, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, The Muppet Show, Dukes of Hazard, and Growing Pains. My favorite cartoons were USA Cartoon Express: Superfriends, PacMan and Mrs. PacMan, , Scooby-Doo. The Biskitts, The Littles, The , The Smurfs, Pound Puppies, Animaniacs, Bugs Bunny (the old ones), Jem and the Holograms, , Thunder Cats, G. I . Joe, Mask, Transformers, Duck Tales, , Care Bears, Heathcliff, My Little Pony, He-Man, Tom and Jerry, and Space Ghost. “Game shows of choice were The Bozo Show and Double Dare. I so wanted to be on those shows! I also loved The Price Is Right with Bob Barker, Let’s Make a Deal with Montie Hall, Name that Tune, $100,000 Pyramid, Press Your Luck, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy! Educational favorites were School House Rock, Nova, and National Geographic. “A few of these shows were reruns at the time I started watching them, but I enjoyed them nonetheless. As previously mentioned, the ‘80s had tons of great shows to watch, but I only want- ed to name a few that I enjoyed.”—Crystal Davis, Check Into Cash Training Administrator April 2018 jccnews.com TV We Love 5 “It’s the Muppet Show! “As a youngster, I be- It’s time to play the music came completely ad- It’s time to light the lights dicted to Anne of It’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight Green Gables starring It’s time to put on make-up Megan Follows. I was It’s time to dress up right so entranced by it that It’s time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight Anne Shirley became Why do we always come here? my childhood hero! I guess we’ll never know I would act out scenes It’s like a kind of torture whenever I was outdoors To have to watch the show and I longed to have But now let’s get things started her beautiful auburn Why… hair. To this day when But now let’s get things started I get into a bit of a pickle, I ask myself, Why don’t you get things started? ‘What would Anne Shirley do?’ When It’s time to get things started I had my children, I read the books to On the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational them so that they would enjoy the same This is what we call the Muppet Show magic I did as a child!”—LaShonda Ma- The theme song says it all. It is still one of my favorite shows.”— Tif- gee, Assistant Manager at Check Into fany Goode, Check Into Cash Accountant Assistant Cash Center 13004 (3046 Indiana Ave- nue, Vicksburg, MS) “The TV show I could not miss while growing up was ER. I loved this show “My personal favorite show while as I grew up because it always made me want to be in the medical field. In growing up was ER. I watched it fact, I am in school now to be a medical assistant. I always watched this by myself mostly but sometimes show with my grandmother while she was babysitting me, waiting until my with my mom. I loved the show parents came home sitting on the floor, eating popcorn or some other kind because I love helping and caring of snack. To this day I am obsessed with the show, and I now enjoy watching for people and wanted to grow up back-to-back episodes on Hulu. Now that I am a lot older and already took to be a doctor. This show was pop- medical terminology and other medical classes, I can understand what all ular in the 90s and early 2000s.”— the procedures are and abbreviations that they always say. This is still my Jennifer Cale at Check Into Cash number one favorite TV show.”—Heather Roland, Assistant Manager at Center 14008 (3315 Broad River Check Into Cash Center 29033 (26429 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights, MI) Road, Columbia, SC) “Mama’s Family and the Golden “My favorite show was The Gold- “I absolutely loved watching The Golden Girls, and still do to this day. Girls! Both of these shows were done en Girls. I love this show because “I watched it with Nanny and my aunt. They were both amazingly airing by the time I was watching me and Grandma watched it to- wonderful people. Nanny was paralyzed on one side of her body, and them (Mama’s Family before I was gether when I was at her house. I my aunt had diabetes. When we would watch that show, we were all born and Golden Girls before my still watch the reruns to this able to laugh and have fun, forgetting for just a while that they were second birthday), but all of those la- day because it reminds sick. Sadly, my aunt and Nanny are no longer here. However, dies helped me through many days me of her and brings any time I hear the Golden Girls song playing or I watch lying on the couch when I was too back so many an old episode of that show, I always remembering smil- sick to go to school. I love the witti- good memo- ing, laughing, and having so much fun with my Nanny ness, the innuendos, and the fact that ries.”—Shan- and aunt. They meant the world to me—so much that I these shows made me realize you non Da- named my daughter after my aunt. don’t have to be boring when you vis, Check “Now, any time that The Golden Girls comes on reach your golden years. Somehow Into Cash TV, my daughter and I always watch it, never miss- the humor stands the test of time. I’ve Center 79 ing an episode. I know that it’s something that she recently come to the realization that (228 East will be able to look back on and , just the same The Golden Girls is on Hulu, so there Broad- as I do when I watch it and remember my aunt and goes my life.”— Vickie Dixon, Check way Bou- Nan ny.” —Kimberly Willis, Manager at Check Into Into Cash Reconciliation Specialist levard, Jefferson City, TN) Cash Center 75 (1653 West College, Pulaski, TN) “I grew up loving The Golden Girls. My grandparents played a huge role in raising me as a child with my dad in the military and my mom not around much. Some of my best memories as a kid were with my grandparents. My grandma loved watching The Golden Girls! She always had dinner ready at the same time nightly to make sure we were done and the kitchen was cleaned up by the time the two episodes came on that evening. My grandma passed away when I was 19, and I remember feeling like my whole world had just fell out from under me. I binge-watched the show for weeks after she passed. It felt like that show was the only remaining connection I had with her once she was gone. To this day I still watch the show here and there and it brings back many great memories. I can hear my grandma laughing and smell the smells from her house. The show just brings back so many memories and holds so much nostalgia!”—Lisa Peterson, Assistant Manager at Check Into Cash Center 9015 (2305 Geer Road, Turlock, CA) “Growing up, my favorite “We watched Star Trek (the old one with TV show was Batman Be- Spock), Dr. Who, and Hee Haw on Saturday yond. It had all of the best nights with my mom, dad, and sister. I love parts of Batman along with Star Trek even now (the newer ones). My fa- a sci-fi/ futuristic feel. In the vorite shows growing up were The Dukes of 90s and early 2000s, it was a Hazard, Knight Rider, A-team, MacGyver, In time to dream about impos- the Heat of the Night, and TJ Hooker. I love ac- sible scientific concepts and tion shows. My favorite shows now are Arrow, enjoy the humor of a good The Flash, DC Legends of Tomorrow, guy punching the bad guy. I Marvel’s Agents of Shield, The Gifted, am most likely going to re- Inhumans—obviously I love super- watch the whole series with hero shows, and my boyfriend and my sons eventually.”—Bran- I watch these shows every season. don Sutton, Customer Ser- We also watch True Blood, Bitten, vice Representative with The Originals, and other vampire- Check Into Cash Online and werewolf-themed shows. Me and my son, Austin, also loved to watch The Following when it was airing on TV.”—Karen McCurdy, “ was Customer Service Representative with Check Into Cash Online my very favorite Congrats to cartoon. He was on Alicia, TV and comic books. April’s $50 He was a cross between winner! Mickey Mouse and Su- perman. But they did outer space episodes, which were un- usual for the time. The theme song was, ‘Here he comes to save the day, you know that Mighty Mouse is on the way.’ Funny how I still remember that! “A bunch of different TV sitcoms “When I was a kid, I watched lots were my favorites: the Monkeys (I can sing that theme song, too!), the Beatles (Ya, ya, ya!), and “I loved to watch Drake and Josh on of shows that were on Nick At Nite. . I watched it every day Classic shows like Betwitched, I the Courtship of Eddie’s Father. Also My Favorite Mar- tian. Man, they just don’t make them like that anymore! when I got home from school. It was Dream of Jeannie, Mr. Ed—stuff just funny and about real issues and like that. I also loved watching Probably a good thing though, since they were pretty silly. real solutions.”—Alicia Salgado-Coca, The Wonder Years.”—Holly Sells, Customer Service Representative at Customer Service Representa- “My all-time favorite TV show was already a re-run when I discovered it. By then I had my very own TV. That Check Into Cash Center 35028 (1918 tive at Check Into Cash Cen- East 17th Avenue, Hutchinson, KS) ter 2036 (125 South Memorial show is Star Trek. The Tribbles are the best!”—Bryce Drive, New Castle, IN) Goddard, Check Into Cash Treasury Management More TV on page 7 6 Ha! jccnews.com April 2018 April 1—an annual WHO’S THE FOOL? gift to the practical By Bonita Ertz jokers in the world Check Into Cash Center 5031 (1302 North Central Avenue) has arrived! And Manager with it, pranks are in Marshfield, WI—One year, I told my children that I couldn’t hold it any longer and had to tell abundance. So what them the exciting news I had. I informed them pranks are the favor- we were going to Walt Disney World for Eas- ter break! They were thoroughly pleased until ites of the Jones Com- my son stopped, looked at me, and said, ‘You are April Fooling us, aren’t you, mom?’ panies family mem- I giggled and said, ‘Why, yes, I am. bers? Here are a few Wasn’t it a good one?’ Ha! 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By Matthew Geren By Kim DeFriece Check Into Cash Online Check Into Cash Collections Team Lead Supervisory Administrative Assistant to Glenn Cleveland, TN—I’m sure a lot of other peo- thinking that was the extent of the decora- ple will send in the story, but for John Weiss’s Bartcher, Director of Compliance tions. While reaching for his keys, he no- birthday on 12/12/12, we filled his office with Cleveland, TN—It was the night of December 11, ticed his office key was already in the lock. packing peanuts that had been saved all year 2012. The folks at Loan By Phone were eagerly await- After turning the key and opening the and stored in the upstairs part of the Check ing the departure of our Vice President John Weiss door, he was greeted by the site of those into Cash building when LBP was located while we prepared for what turned out to be a well-or- pastel peanuts. there. chestrated morning of birthday shenanigans. Seconds later, a customer service If you look close enough, you’ll see an Once we were sure he was gone for the night, representative from our collections LBP agent hiding in the peanuts waiting for more than twenty people from LBP created a daisy group sprang up from under the peanuts him. chain from what is now the Studio down to his of- screaming. As if this wasn’t enough, we also got his fice. A ridiculous number of boxes of packing peanuts While John enjoyed the excitement car keys from him and filled his car with bal- were passed from person to person down the stairs and festivities, he handed his coat over loons and saran wrapped it shut as well. and into his office. From the call center floor, the ex- without realizing that he had also includ- I also once made caramel apples for my citement could be heard as each box was dumped out ed his car keys. We took the opportunity department and gave a “special” one made onto the plastic-covered carpet. Once his office was to fill his car with balloons and wrap it se- with nothing but love to Michele Hall… It full, the windows were covered with wrapping paper curely in industrial plastic wrap. was actually a caramel covered onion. She at- to hide the surprise. Again, the look on his face was all we tempted to still eat it and pretend like it was The next morning, John could be heard com- needed to know it was a successful happy just another apple, but it was a little bit too menting on his wrapped windows as he walked in, fortieth birthday prank! strong.

By Vonn Williams Buy Here Pay Here USA Controller By Christina Henman Cleveland, TN—One of my favorite April Fools’ jokes was pulled by our Check Into Cash IT department, while I was working as an auditor for Ernst & Young. Integrated Marketing Assistant We had been experiencing hissing and static on our phone system. Cleveland, TN—We love fun pranks in my house! Here I prepared my IT informed us there was dust in the system. To fix the problem, they daughter, Alina, a special breakfast: undrinkable juice and food she needed to blow out the 200-plus desk phones. We were warned this couldn’t eat. It was actually Jello in a cup and a bowl of cereal that spent would make a mess of dust all over our desks when they were blown out. the night in the freezer. To solve this, IT provided plastic bags to put the handset in, instructing us to place them in the baggies before leaving work on March 31, so as By Tonya Brown Cleveland, TN—Fun Fact: to avoid a huge mess. Buy Here Pay Here, USA Easter Sunday is on April They proceeded to inspect all offices on April Fools’ Day to check for (537 Inman Street West) Fools’ Day this year and it has fools who fell for this funny phone prank. Fortunately, I was not one of not happened for forty years! them. Their next email update on the status listed the gullible ones (in- Junior Account Manager cluding one of my managers), thanking them for compliance and mak- ing them feel all the more foolish! April 2018 jccnews.com Fools, TV & News 7 MORE By Vickie Dixon Cleveland, TN—I’m a better joke teller than I am a joke player, but I do enjoy Reconciliation Specialist throwing the occasional small irritation towards playful coworkers. Sever- FOOLIN’ al times, I have put a Post-It note on the bottom of someone’s mouse with Check Into Cash “haha” written on it. A time or two, I have flipped someone’s screen (see pic- By Amber Cannon ture for example). All you do is hold down control, alt, and the down arrow Check Into Cash Online at the same time. Multiple monitors? Just click on each screen and repeat. In order to flip it back, just hold Project Specialist control, alt, and the up arrow. Cleveland, TN—When I moved to When I first started working at CIC, I was working with someone who had a similar sense of humor Colorado, I left Loan By Phone in as I have and was a bit of a joker. I had really wanted to take screenshots of his computer, get rid of his style. (Of course, I’m back now!) start bar, move all of his icons into a hidden folder, and set the screenshots as his back- I stayed late on my last day and hid ground. Unfortunately, we weren’t updated to Windows 10 yet and I couldn’t figure out how funny pictures of myself throughout to change the backgrounds separately. Huge bummer. It would have been hilarious! Loan By Phone. Some were so skill- fully hidden that people continue to find new ones to this day—two years later! On top of that, I also sent out an email with an MP3 labeled “Amber’s Goodbye,” but it was really just an audio of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” I Rick Rolled everyone, and I’m still pretty proud of that.

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10 Years 17 Years 30 Years Fatima Barragan (TX) Tammy Hines (MS) Robert Pierce (TN) 10 Employee Spotlight jccnews.com April 2018 TEAM MEMBERS OF THE MONTH From the West ing her customer base through From the East A huge Elizabeth “Liz” Ottens, Senior great service and commitment Bill Poff, Manager of Check Manager at Check Into Cash and was then promoted to Center Into Cash Center 2028 (4672 congratulations Center 8005 (1724 West Locust Manager. US 41) Liz has been growing her center to our latest Terre Haute, IN—My nominee Street) and providing a positive year-over- for Team Member of the Month Davenport, IA—Please join in year result. Next was to promote to Team Members of goes to Bill Poff. I nominate Bill congratulating Liz as Team Mem- a larger center as the Manager of because he is the true definition of ber of the Month! 8005! the Month a team player. Liz has been employed with Since then, Liz has stepped up I can always count on Bill when Check Into Cash to the plate and run with it! She winners. I call him up when I am short- since August markets her center, develops her handed somewhere. Whether it Each received 2013. She be- staff, provides exceptional cus- be in my district or a district that I gan her jour- tomer service, and develops a true may be covering. Whether a $500 gift card ney with us team at the same time. he is at work that day or as a Cus- If there is any kind of need in scheduled off. No mat- and a plaque! tomer Ser- the district, she is always willing ter what, Bill is ready vice Repre- to assist on every level. Even with Bill does this not be- to be of service. He sentative at taking care of her family and cause I ask him to, but be- has rescheduled va- 8016 her mom, she never cause it is for the success cations and person- complains or let’s of the team that he is part al days and has even her work slip. of, and he is deter- worked through Liz has been mined to nev- sickness at nominated by er let them times. more than four down. people for Team Members of the Month. Now that really makes a statement of the impact she has on her team. We are su- per proud of her and are happy to watch her grow in her career with and worked very hard to be pro- Check Into Cash. moted to Assistant Manager. She Congratulations, Liz! continued working hard and build- LOOK WHO GOT PROMOTED! Across the Jones Companies family, good people are growing their careers each and every day. Here’s who got promoted recently through the family. By Donnie Upshaw We want to congratulate you on the It feels great when your talents are recognized and your hard Check Into Cash outstanding job you have done. I know work is rewarded. We are extremely proud of you and, we look Vice President of Human Resources that you have really worked so hard, forward to share your continued successes. and the promotion is well deserved. We wish you the best with your new role in our organization.

Maria Rodriguez Cruz, Assistant at Center CCE (Cleveland), Dis- Manager at Center 09089, District District 3.0 Manager at Center 09223 (Ukiah), trict 9.2 Karen Chavez, Assistant Manag- District 9.1 Robert Bailey III, Assistant Man- Isabel Garcia, Center Manager at er at Center 04045 (Chicago), Dis- Karine Arakelyan, Assistant ager at Center 19023 (Bullhead Center 09172, District 9.4 trict 4.4 Manager at Center 09122 (Glen- City), District 19.4 Desiray Carroll-Deacon, Assis- Joshua Hoffman, Area Manager dale), District 9.11 Bonnie Durfy, Center Manager tant Manager at Center 18023, Dis- at Center 35012 (Wichita), District Jamie Xutuc, Center Manager at at Center 24044 (Eufaula), District trict 18.0 35.2 Center 09061 (Torrance), District 21.2 Maria Ortega Acosta, Center Angelique Enllana, Assis- 9.12 Emily Jaggers, Center Manag- Manager at Center 19010, District tant Manager at Center 09085 Roseanne Ballesteros, Assistant er at Center 02014 (New Albany), 19.0 (Hungtinton Beach), District 9.12 Manager at Center 09137 (Au- District 3.1 Tylynn Sliger, Assistant Manager Eliana Bucio, Assistant Manager burn), District 9.21 Tamara Green, Assistant Manag- at Center 23018, District 23.0 at Center 09035 (Merced), District Prince Taylor, Center Manag- er at Center 22034 (Wiiliamsburg), Alex Perry, Area Manager at 9.18 er at Center 09115 (Los Angeles), District 22.0 Center 23032, District 39.7 Genevieve Geraldo, Center District 9.4 Tameka Collins, Center Manager Harriett Mcclary, Center Manag- Manager at Center 09175 (San Di- Patricia Reyes, Assistant Manag- at Center 22050 (Suffolk), District er at Center 12045, District 12.4 ego), District 9.2 er at Center 09068 (Fresno), Dis- 22.1 Dana DeWitt, Assistant Manager Mercedes Apodaca, Center Man- trict 9.6 Pamela Hufford, Center Manag- at Center 03017, District 3.0 ager at Center 18005 (Northglenn), Shandi Mccutcheon, Assistant er at Center 13024 (Picayune), Dis- Beonka Waugh, Assistant Man- District 18.0 Manager at Center 19041 (Show trict 13.5 ager at Center 09011 (Stockton), Jackleen Khoshaba, Assistant Low), District 19.0 Leah Dotson, Title Adminstra- District 9.0 Manager at Center 18005 (North- Pamela Commanda, Center tor-Insurance Benjamin Charles, Regional glenn), District 18.0 Manager at Center 23013 (Sapul- Minerva Mora, Center Manager Manager at Center 73400 (El Ca- Leslie Ullrich, Center Manager pa), District 23.0 at Center 04023, District 4.5 jon), District REG3 at Center 18014 (Pueblo), District Bethany Paterno, Center Man- Donna Schaul, District Manager Kristie Villalpando, Sr. Regional 18.1 ager at Center 23038 (Bartlesville), at Center 08008, District 8.0 Manager at Center 72800 (Lexing- Blythe Muse, Center Manager District 23.0 Randi Bales, Center Manager at ton), District REG3 at Center 23014 (Oklahoma City), Jacob Sneed, Assistant Manager Center 08008, District 8.0 Dalemesha Dunham, Assistant District 23.7 at Center 23032 (Durant), District Kathy Borton, District Trainer Manager at Center 22030 (Nor- Lacey Dutton, Assistant Manag- 39.7 Manager at Center 08003, District folk), District 22.1 er at Center 23020 (More), District Mary Lucas, Assistant Manager 8.1 Bobbie Andrews, District Train- 23.7 at Center 02038 (Franklin), Dis- Joshua Hoffman, District Trainer er Manager at Center 13011 (Co- Breonna Preston, Assistant Man- trict 2.9 Manager at Center 35012, District lumbia), District 13.5 ager at Center 00092 (Madison), Lisa VanVolkenburg, Center 35.2 Tessa Rigby, Assistant Manager District 1.7 Manager at Center 14030 (Green- Corazon Hernandez, District at Center 02011 (Columbus), Dis- Emily Burgess, Center Manager ville), District 14.7 Trainer Manager at Center 09042, trict 2.0 at Center 00036 (Clarksville), Dis- Larry Ballard, General Manager District 9.2 Andrea Kendall, Assistant Man- trict 1.9 Judith Ayala Gallegos, Assistant ager at Center 03018 (Danville), BE THE REPORTER, GET THE CASH! Have news for the JCC? We want to hear about it! Send your life happenings to [email protected] or call it in at (423) 473-4537. You may even win $50! April 2018 jccnews.com News 11 MAIL ORDER LOVE

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