SPORTS: LOCAL NEWS: Lady Mustangs Greenway hosts gallop to win over Chalk the Walk: Bearettes: Page 11 Page 4 Relay For Life prepares for a ‘Rockstar’ day: See special section inside 162nd YEAR • No. 302 34 PAGES • 50¢ CLEVELAND, TN 37311 THE CITY WITH SPIRIT THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017 Illegal tire dumping crackdown starts By ALLEN MINCEY eral public. [email protected] “These tires, obviously, burn easily so if there is a fire, they The Cleveland Police can present a hazard. Also, mos- Department and Cleveland quitoes want to breed in them, Codes Enforcement Office are not to mention that these tires partnering to fight illegal dump- are unsightly,” Prince said. ing of used He said that tires in the city. “We are really going to go in many cases, Codes after these people because we worn-out tires Enforcement are getting a lot of complaints. are dumped in Supervisor Joel We are working with other vacant homes’ Prince said cities and counties, because yards. Other Wednesday that this is happening there also.” dump sites are this is becom- — Joel Prince located in ing more of an places the gen- issue than ever before, and pres- eral public does not frequent, ents more problems than just but the tires still present the creating an eyesore in various same hazards as if they were in locations of Cleveland. more heavily populated areas. “Basically we have had Prince said that the Codes issues with illegal dumping, Enforcement Office and CPD are but especially with used tires,” trying to identify these illegal Photo courtesy Codes Enforcement Office Prince said. “We are working dumpers, and are asking the toward certain mechanisms to USED TIRES ARE BEING disposed of illegally in certain areas of Cleveland, and the city’s Codes Enforcement Office and Cleveland make things safer for the gen- See DUMPING, Page 4 Police Department are cracking down on the crime. Both organizations are asking anyone who may see such illegal activity to contact them. Rabies prevention event Legislators say to get underway Monday yes to gas tax By LARRY C. BOWERS gerous wild animals which could infect [email protected] your pets are raccoons, skunks and bats. Raccoons and skunks are prone to For almost 40 years, veterinary clinics come into contact with pets as they rum- hike in state in and around Cleveland have taken time mage for food in trash receptacles in resi- in the spring to make local residents dential areas. By BRIAN GRAVES cut in the state’s grocery taxes aware of the dangers of rabies, and the Huttenhoff said there is a high rate of [email protected] by 20 percent. importance of having your pets vaccinat- rabies in bats. He said at least one Also included in the bill is a ed. It was “gas day” in Nashville $5 increase in registration fees research study showed that 1 in every with the thought of raising the Also, it’s the law. 100 bats could be rabid. and a $100 fee for electric Dogs and cats must receive their Tennessee’s gas tax giving vehicle owners. This year the rabies prevention cam- many legislators indigestion. rabies prevention vaccines annually to paign being recognized by local veterinar- Those funds should bring in prevent the spread of this dreaded dis- On $350 million ians will run from April 24 through Wednesday, ease. One thing many people do not real- Saturday, May 6. with the ize is that rabies contracted by a human lawmakers state realiz- In the past, the veterinary association had the is 100 percent fatal when left undetected had conducted regional clinics where Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS ing $245 mil- for too long. chance to lion. Cities local residents and pet owners could formally There is a life-saving series of shots, bring their animals. Huttenhoff said that DR. BRAD HUTTENHOFF, right, prepares a would divide adopt or $35 million but they are only effective if the disease due to a continual decline of the pro- rabies vaccination for little M.J., as she is held reject the and counties is detected and diagnosed within 10 gram, the veterinarians decided to limit by technician Brittaney Works at the plan, which would split days. the vaccination program to their individ- Appalachian Animal Clinic on Spring Place seeks to $70 million. Dr. Brad Huttenhoff, president of the ual clinics. Road. This spring’s rabies prevention campaign raise the tax The meas- Cleveland/Bradley County Veterinarians Rabies vaccinations are usually $15 to Association, emphasized this is a region is scheduled from Monday, April 24, through on gasoline Brooks Howell ure quickly and diesel prone to rabies in wildlife. The most dan- See RABIES, Page 8 Saturday, May 6. passed the fuel by 6 and state Senate 10 cents, 25-6. respectively, There are while also some differ- Excess cheese started calling for a ences in the variety of tax Senate and cuts. House ver- commodities program More than sions, which 40 county would usual- road super- ly call for a By SARALYN NORKUS intendents [email protected] Hidden Bell Gardenhire conference were in committee Believe it or not, the com- Cleveland attendance in the state House made up of members of both modities program offered chamber as the debate and Houses; however, Speaker through the houses. They needed to get rid vote took place. Beth Harwell said she expected Bradley/Cleveland Community of it, so they decided to give it The vote in the state House, the state House would recon- Services Agencies came to be to poor people,” said BCCSA which was expected to be a cile the differences with a vote because of cheese. program coordinator Jackie nail-biter, ended up not even on Monday. Too much cheese, to be Westfield. being close. All four of Bradley County’s exact. They started allocating State House members gave representatives to Nashville Realizing that they had cheese and other products, Gov. Bill Haslam’s IMPROVE cast their votes in the affirma- more cheese and other farm- like butter. Act a 60-37 vote after more tive on the measure and they ing products sitting around in Westfield helped start the than 4 1/2 hours of floor all seemed to have two things warehouses than they knew Bradley County commodities debate. in mind — Highway 60 and tax what to do with, the federal program, or “her baby” as she The bill will increase the tax cuts. government created The jokingly called it, in 1981. on gas by 6 cents and the tax State Rep. Kevin Brooks Emergency Food Assistance “When we first started the on diesel by 10 cents over a admitted as much when he Program in the early 1980s. program we were serving Contributed photo three-year period. That will be said he had two words in his “The federal government approximately 2,500 house- the first increase on those mind when he cast his “yes had a surplus of cheese that COMMODITIES ARE distributed every other month at the taxes in 30 years. they had stockpiled in ware- See COMMODITIES, Page 8 Bradley/Cleveland Community Services Agency. The measure also includes a See GAS TAX, Page 8 AROUND TOWN WEATHER INDEX Jeff Stansberry trying to Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a 30 Classified............................17 Opinion...............................14 dodge the rain while on a percent chance of rain, with a high near 83. Tonight calls for recent run ... Larz Hanson partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of rain, with a Comics.................................6 Stocks...................................4 enjoying his “favorite,” bologna ... Doug Blackwell low around 62. Friday looks to be cloudy, with a 60 percent Horoscope............................6 Sports.......................... 11-13 6489076 75112 ready for some “boat time on chance of showers or thunderstorms and a high near 83. NASCAR............................15 TV Schedule.........................7 the river” with friends. Friday night calls for clouds and a 50 percent chance of rain, with a low around 62. Obituaries.............................2 Weather................................9 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Thursday, April 20, 2017 www.clevelandbanner.com Retired BCSO deputy OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office Kester Calfee dies POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Survivors and arrangements will From Staff Reports rest of his beloved family in Published at 1505 25th Street, NW (P.O. Box 3600) kester Lee calfee their time of need,” Watson con- be announced later by Companion A longtime Bradley County in Cleveland, TN 37320-3600, daily except Saturday Kester Lee Calfee, 69, of Funeral & Cremation Service. tinued. “I petition the commu- and Christmas day by Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. Cleveland, died Wednesday, Sheriff’s Office deputy died nity to pray for his family dur- Phone (423) 472-5041. April 19, 2017, at his residence. Wednesday after a long battle ing this difficult time, as they Survivors and funeral arrange- with an illness. start preparing for their loved Ralph Baldwin Joyce Taylor ments will be announced by Fike- Retired Deputy Kester Calfee Editor & Publisher General Manager Randolph & Son Funeral Home. one’s funeral services.” was lovingly referred Calfee spent most of Member of The Associated Press to as “Ole’ Kester” by his career in the his co-workers, and The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches Judicial Services credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper, and also the local news of spontaneous or igin those who worked Division serving Civil herein. All rights of all other material herein are as reserved.