IT’S FOOTBALL TIME! Golden Eagles, Vols kick off . D1 Herald-CitizenSUNDAY,Herald-Citizen SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 | COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 117TH YEAR | NO. 182 $1.50 Emma Cercone dances in front of CityScape’s big stage during last year’s Fall FunFest around Don and Teri Locke of Shelbyville, who have become regulars at the signature event that kicks off fall in the Upper Cumberland. Party in Downtown Cookeville 24th Fall FunFest kicks off new season in Upper Cumberland HERALD-CITIZEN STAFF REPORTS p.m., Friday, Sept. 6; and from Jimmy Church, along with Imagination with appearanc- lemonade will be among Fun- 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, local bands Ratnip, Heart and es from Zoe of Sesame Street Fest food off erings in addition The annual event that kicks Sept. 7, on East Broad Street, Soul, and Smoky Nights. and Cliff ord the Big Red Dog. to arts and crafts booths and off fall in the Upper Cumber- Washington and Jeff erson Diamond Rio will be the Barbecue, ribs, tacos, vendors and businesses. land is coming once again to avenues surrounding the Put- main musical attraction chicken, hamburgers, hot A special eight-page section Cookeville this week. nam County Courthouse. at this year’s event, which dogs, ice cream, snow cones, about Fall FunFest is includ- The 24th annual Fall Fun- Musical guests will include includes regular favorites funnel cakes, popcorn, gour- ed in today’s edition of the Fest will be held from 5 to 10 Nashville bands 12 South and such as WCTE’s Stations of met coff ee and homemade Herald-Citizen. Lunchroom students vie for Golden Spatula BY JIM HERRIN across somebody else HERALD-CITIZEN doing it and thought I’d give it a shot,” she It’s not the Oscar or said. “For the last the Stanley Cup, but couple of years, lunch for the second grad- duty hasn’t been the ers at Prescott South easiest job, and the Elementary School, kids get really wound it might just have the up.” same signifi cance. She said the intro- It’s the Golden duction of the Golden Spatula, an award Spatula award helped and trophy dreamed students “be more up by teacher’s aide quiet, work together Kim Dearnbarger as a team, and keep JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN to encourage better the cafeteria in some Prescott South Middle School students Jonathan Garlick, left, Kevin Cookson and Skylar McBroom behavior in the cafe- kind of order.” get some hands-on experience at a job fair presented by Cookeville Regional Medical Center. teria. Every two weeks, “It’s not my origi- nal idea, but I came SEE SPATULA, PAGE A2 So, you want Surgical group to be a doctor? celebrates 25 years Students explore hospital careers BY JIM HERRIN Lewis got the idea to BY KATE COOK to include nearly 30 HERALD-CITIZEN conduct a middle school HERALD-CITIZEN people, including fi ve fair at a conference partner surgeons. Angel Lewis, senior earlier this year and In 1994, Scott “A lot of it is testa- vice president of human later approached school Copeland was just ment to the growth of resources at Cookeville officials with the idea. completing his med- the medical commu- Regional Medical Cen- Jeff Slagle, the school ical residency and nity in Cookeville,” ter, says it can be diffi- system’s career and decided to open his Copeland said. cult at times to recruit technical education pro- own general surgery There’s been a quality employees for gram coordinator, was practice. lot of growth and the medical center. all for it. He performed his change, but some “We have about 200 “We know that these fi rst surgery at the things have re- jobs open right now,” kids right now are the new practice Sept. 1 mained the same. she said as CRMC hosted kids that are going to as Middle Tennessee The focus of the a Job Fair at Prescott be the workforce in five Surgical Specialists practice is serving South Middle School Fri- or six years,” he said. opened with Cope- patients. They take JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN day. “I thought a job fair “We cannot simulate land, his wife Mona, all forms of insur- From left, Madison Horn, Samantha Harris and would be a great oppor- this (experience) in a and a nurse. Today, ance and accept Bella Buckner practice surgical technique at tunity for our communi- classroom at the middle 25 years later, the the CRMC Job Fair at Prescott South Middle ty and for our kids. It’s a practice has grown SEE ANNIVERSARY, PAGE A2 School Friday. great recruitment plan.” SEE CAREERS, PAGE A2 herald-citizen.com INDEX 5 sections | 38 pages OBITUARIES Page A9 DEAR ABBY B2 COMICS E1 OPINION A4 Freddie Shanks, Baxter Jackie Burchett, Hilham CALENDAR A5 CROSSWORD E4 SPORTS D1 Randy Elmore, Crossville Jennifer Gentry, Cookeville CLASSIFIED C1 MORE! B1 SUDOKU E4 Ruth Keisler, Baxter A2 HERALD-CITIZEN FROM PAGE 1 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 herald-citizen.com 0LOTTERY0 Friday Cash 3 Evening 3-9-5, Lucky Sum: 17 Cash 3 Midday 4-5-8, Lucky Sum: 17 Cash 3 Morning 2-9-0, Lucky Sum: 11 Cash 4 Evening 9-1-5-8, Lucky Sum: 23 Cash 4 Midday 2-3-9-4, Lucky Sum: 18 Cash 4 Morning 4-7-7-5, Lucky Sum: 23 Cash4Life 17-21-35-43-50 Cash Ball: 3 Mega Millions 03-09-11-34-39 Mega Ball 10, Megaplier 4 Est. jackpot: $113 million Tennessee Cash 05-19-21-24-26, Bonus: 2 0READER SERVICES0 Address: 1300 Neal St. Cookeville, TN 38501 Mailing Address: Bangham School Reunion P.O. Box 2729 These 7th and 8th graders from Hollis Loftis’ class at Bangham Elementary school are, first row, from left: Connie Holloway, Cookeville TN 38502 Rosezell Fields, Charman Wright, Joy Fields, Mary Mason and David Wright. Second row: Carol Horner, Threase Judd, Hank Boles, Marvin Jones, Lloyd Covington and Dale Jones. Third row: Jerry Rector, Micheal Phy, Cathy Bartlett, Burnice Phone: 931-526-9715 Thompson, Richard Smith and Joyce Ann Woolbright. Fourth row: Casto Brown, Fred Tudor, Retta Jackson and Barbara Fax: 931-526-1209 Talley. Fifth row: Dean Anderson, Buddy Bartlett, Micheal Bowman and Sondra Stewart. Loftis, who also served as principal of the school, is standing in the back. All past students of the Bangham School and their families are invited to a reunion News and covered dish dinner Saturday, Sept. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bangham Community Center. Organizer Jean Prichard asks [email protected] that anyone having pictures of their time at the school bring them to the reunion. For more information, call 528-3704. Sports [email protected] Advertising [email protected] Living CAREERS: [email protected] Circulation CRMC staff [email protected] Business News members show [email protected] Church News middle schools [email protected] School News [email protected] what it’s like Classified Ads [email protected] to work in Letter Guidelines medical field All letters to the editor must be FROM PAGE A1 signed and include the writer’s name, address and phone school level. Getting number. Letters are subject to these kids to talk with editing and/or rejection. A strict JIM HERRIN | HERALD-CITIZEN actual people who are 400-word limit will be enforced. Teacher’s aide Kim Dearnbarger, back row, presents Melanie Watson’s second grade class working in these fields, Send letters to the mailing at Prescott South Elementary School with the Golden Spatula award. it’s a great opportunity address listed above, or email to get them excited.” to [email protected]. Prescott eighth SPATULA: Prescott rewards good behavior in lunch room graders made their Order a Photo way around nine dif- Every photograph taken by a FROM PAGE A1 then painted gold. A friend environment in the lunchroom, ferent stations set up Herald-Citizen photographer then attached it to a base. rather than just walking about in the middle school and published in the paper the award is presented to the “When I brought it in the correcting bad behavior. gymnasium, getting a is available for purchase. Go classroom that has been on its fi rst time, they really thought “It seems like it’s really hands-on, interactive to www.herald-citizen.com best behavior. Melanie Wat- it was gold, and they were in working,” Dearnbarger said. experience. and click on “Photo Gallery.” son’s class won it Friday. awe,” she laughed. “They seem to be happy and “The idea is to Also, many photos included in The trophy itself is made She said the idea is to en- excited about trying to beat demonstrate all the online stories are available for from a spatula that Dearnbarg- courage students to make good another classroom to get the different types of jobs purchase. er purchased at Walmart and choices, and to foster a positive Golden Spatula.” that we offer at the hospital,” Lewis said. Subscriptions “We’re showing regis- To subscribe, call 931-526-9715. tered nurses, laborato- Visa, MasterCard, Discover ry jobs, P.T. 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