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7/21/18 — Bowling Emmett Haberlin
Bowling Emmett Haberlin (Beatle) 77 of Manchester, TN. Born December 26,1940. A native of Shelbyville Tennessee. Mr Bowling passed from this life July 7th 2018. He was the son of the late, Robert Edward Lee Bowling and Versie Luella Snell. He worked many years in construction for C.J. Bryant Construction (Pipeline) as well as volunteer fireman and postal carrier. Former resident of Lascassas TN. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by late loving wife- Betty Mai Smotherman and stepmother Ruby(called Mama Jo), Sister in law Virginia Bowling, Step Daughter Bess M. Wiseman Coolen. Survivors include wife- Bessie M. Davis Bowling, Daughter- Lenetta A Dachtler(Mark) of Clarksville Tn, Tammy E.R. Utter(Jerry Lee) of Lascassas Tn, Son- Robert T. Anthony Bowling of Beech Grove Tn, 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren. Brother Raymond Bowling of Shelbyville Tennessee, Sister- Frances Williams of Wartrace,Tennessee, Stepchildren Anthony Wiseman(Deneene) of Florida Bridgit Shaw of Indiana, Steven Wiseman (Torrie) of Tennessee,Cheryl Lane(Joel) of Florida, D.J. Siebers of Tennessee, David Wiseman( Robin) of Alabama, Crystal Evitt(Lee) of Tennessee, 39 step grandchildren, 78 step great grandchildren, 5 step great great grands. Special friends and neighbors Henry and Lisa Stevens and Joyce(Buddy) Davis and Marcelo Aguilar.
Emmett enjoyed many things. He enjoyed camping boating (Normandy and Lakewood park). Some of his favorite foods were Mt. Dew, salsa,and sausage biscuits. Favorits TV programs were Nascar, racing, wrestling, Walker, Marty Robbins, American Pickers, John Wayne, He also enjoyed playing computer games, loved singing Karaoke( My woman, my woman my wife and Just beyond the moon) and making his own music CDs. Made many kind, loving friends at the places where he sang. Most of all he loved his family dearly. He talked about his days on the job and enjoyed making people laugh, loved riding mower and all tools and machinery. He loved to stay busy. Now he is resting in the arms of the Lord . A Special thanks to Chasity Wiseman- Atala and Crystal Evitt for providing loving care. The Celebration of Life will be held July 21st 2018 Officiating service will be done by Pastor Virgil Alford. Visiting with family at 2p.m followed by memorial service at 3p.m. at Fredonia Community Center at Fredonia Rd. and Matts Hollow Rd. Manchester Tn. 37355
Manchester Post 78 Bows out of State Tournament on Saturday with Extra Inning Loss
A bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 8th inning ended the season for the 15U Post 78 American Legion baseball team on Saturday. Taking on McMinnville Post 173 in the American Legion State Tournament in Tullahoma, Manchester dropped the loser’s bracket game 9 to 8 on Saturday night.
In a back and forth battle delayed by lightning, the Raiders and the Pioneers traded blow after blow. After Post 78 got a run in the 1st inning, McMinnville answered back to build a 4 run lead. Trailing 5 to 1 entering the 4th inning, the Raiders rallied for 4 runs to tie the game at 5. Trey Rogers had the big hit as he drilled a 3 RBI triple. After McMinnville scored twice, Manchester tied the game at 7 in the 6th inning. After McMinnville took a 7 to 6 lead into the 7th inning. The Raiders rallied to tie the game as Jacob Sherrill executed a safety squeeze bunt to score Braxton White to send the game to extra innings. McMinnville was able to load the bases in the 8th inning with 1 out before a walk ended the game and the Legionnaires’ season.
Five Claybusters Named to All-State Squad
The Tennessee Wildlife Federation announced the 2018 Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Scholastic All-State athletes in a press release on Saturday. Five members of the Coffee County Claybusters received recognition to the All-State team.
To be named a Scholastic All-State athlete, Tennessee SCTP athletes must meet a set of achievement criteria, which was screened through an application process. All-State athletes must exhibit academic excellence by posting a year-end grade average of 92 or better. Each also need to have logged an average score of 92 in regional and state competitions, and have demonstrated outstanding community involvement.
Named to the SCTP team from Coffee County were: Lindsey Dickson, Victoria Majors, Landon Meadows, Logan Meadows and Neil Slone. The All-State athletes and scholarship recipients will be recognized at an awards banquet in Montgomery County on August 11.
Tennessee Department of Health Announces Tullahoma Grant
The Tennessee Department of Health is pleased to announce recipients of the Access to Health through Healthy Active Built Environment grants, who are collectively being awarded more than $1.8 million in grant funding. The purpose of the grants is to award funding to communities to plan, develop, implement and assess sustainable projects and programs to increase access to safe and publicly-accessible opportunities for physical activity for a diverse group of users, including those who live, visit, work, play, worship and learn in the community.
“We continue to strive to be a Healthier Tennessee Community,” said Mayor Lane Curlee.
“We’re working to build new sidewalks, extend greenways and build new parks. We don’t have enough jogging and biking trails, and so we are now implementing changes into the built environment to create a healthier city.”
“The plan for Tullahoma is to create a new park on four acres between Silver Street and Freeman Street,” said Community Coordinator, Winston Brooks. “The park will have a walking track, basketball courts, community garden and other amenities.”
“We are excited to create a new park for the residents in this area,” said Director of Parks and Recreation, Kurt Glick. “
The City has also partnered with the UT-TSU Coffee County Extension Office.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has provided grant funding to the UT-TSU Office that will be incorporated into this new park. “Through this grant, recently named the “Well Connected Communities Initiative,” one project to be led by the Tullahoma Wellness
Committee and local volunteers will be a storybook trail to be built along a portion of the city’s greenway,” said Extension Agent, Belinda Letto. “The trail is designed to promote physical activity, improve literacy and mental health and strengthen family relationships. It
will include elements to connect both youth and adults with the outdoor, natural environment.”
Anyone interested in volunteering with this project should contact Belinda Letto at UT-TSU Extension – Coffee County at 723-5141.
Fayetteville Man is on Tennessee’s Most Wanted
William Barnard Hawk
Hawk, age 50 is wanted by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and TBI to face a charge of Attempted Criminal Homicide in connection to an incident that occurred in the Park City area on Saturday. Hawk should be considered armed and dangerous.
Hawk is an African-American man, who stands 5’6″ and weighs approximately 145 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He may possibly be driving a 2014, electric-blue Nissan Sentra with temporary tags. Anyone with information on Hawk’s whereabouts should call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. There is a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.
Story of Tullahoma Art Sculpture Now on Display
After several months of collaboration between the City of Tullahoma, the Tullahoma Art Center and the senior community members, the Trash to Treasure art sculpture, The Story of Tullahoma, has been set in place at CD Stamps Recreation Center.
This community art piece is now on display at CD Stamps Recreation Center 810 S Jackson St. and there will be a ribbon cutting to celebrate this wonderful community project on Monday July 23, 2018. They encourage everyone to stop by and meet the artists, high school students and community members who created this unique piece of Tullahoma art.
A $5,000 grant funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission was accepted with a mission to engage more senior citizens in the arts. The senior community members provided their stories and ideas for the theme of the art piece. The need for creative design was met by the seniors for ensuring the vision became a reality.
The piece also encourages recycling because it is all made from recycled materials. The City of Tullahoma made five large bins available for the collection of the recyclable materials needed for the project and they were soon filled. Not only did this project engage the community in the design and construction, but it also brought awareness to the need and importance for recycling. The Go Green Initiative sponsored by the city was a perfect companion to this project.
The lead artists Pat Rollie and Katie Pierce had oversight on the work and the construction aspects were managed by Patrick Sanders.
Sounds Drop Series Finale in Des Moines
A strong start by James Naile wasn’t enough for the Nashville Sounds in a 2-0 loss to the Iowa Cubs Sunday afternoon at Principal Park.
Naile tossed seven innings and limited the Cubs to two runs on just four hits. It was Naile’s eighth quality start of the season, and his first outing since his 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game appearance on Wednesday.
Nashville’s offense never materialized and went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. They left the bases loaded in the fourth, and runners on in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third on a run-scoring groundout by Chesny Young. A second run came in the fourth when Bijan Rademacher doubled and Ryan Court knocked him in with a base hit to left field to make it 2-0.
Nashville had a chance to even the game in the later innings but couldn’t push across any runs. Sheldon Neuse flied out to right with a pair of runners on base and two outs in the eighth. With two outs and runners at first and second in the ninth, Ramon Laureano hit a deep drive into left-center but it was run down by Chris Coghlan to end the game.
The Sounds managed only five hits – two of them being doubles by Melvin Mercedes and Laureano.
The Sounds return home Monday as they host the Omaha Storm Chasers in the start of a seven-day, eight-game homestand. Right-hander Ben Bracewell (2-3, 4.88) starts for Nashville while Omaha has not named a starter. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at First Tennessee Park.
Post-Game Notes
- With today’s 2-0 loss, the Sounds dropped to 44-48 on the season.
- Nashville was shut out for the eighth time this season. The eight shutouts are tied for the most in the Pacific Coast League with Iowa and Albuquerque.
- James Naile recorded his team-leading eighth quality start of the season (7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K). He threw a career-high 102 pitches.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Sounds Let Late Lead Slip in Loss to Iowa
Ramon Laureano hit a tie-breaking homer in the seventh inning on Saturday night, but the Iowa Cubs answered with a two-run homer in the eighth and beat the Nashville Sounds 5-4 at Principal Park. The five-game series is even at two wins apiece, as the Sounds have dropped consecutive games.
Laureano’s two-out smash to left off Jen-Ho Tseng in the seventh was his fourth homer in 13 games in July, and it broke a 3-3 tie. But Jake Sanchez, who worked around trouble in the bottom of the seventh, gave up a two-out two-run shot to Taylor Davis in the eighth to account for the 5-4 final.
The Sounds first had gotten a lead in the fourth. Down 1-0 against Tseng, BJ Boyd and Jorge Mateo delivered consecutive run-scoring hits, and Boyd scored on a double play for a 3-1 advantage. Iowa scored single runs in the fourth and sixth to make it 3-3 against Raul Alcantara, who turned in a quality start in the no-decision. Sanchez suffered the loss, and Cory Mazzoni retired all six batters he faced to notch the win for Iowa.
The five-game series concludes Sunday afternoon at 1:08 p.m. James Naile (5-8, 4.30) is scheduled to start for the Sounds, and Trevor Clifton (0-1, 4.23) will make the start for Iowa. The Sounds return to First Tennessee Park on Monday night to begin an eight-game, seven-day homestand at 7:05 against the Omaha Storm Chasers.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Manchester Post 78 Legion Teams Fall in State Tournament Games on Friday
American Legion Vets salute the flag during Friday night’s national anthem prior to Post 78 game at Grider Stadium in Tullahoma
Both Manchester Post 78 American Legion baseball teams were in action on Friday in their respective American Legion State Tournaments with both teams squaring off against Columbia’s Post 19 . The 15U Raiders dropped a 6 to 2 decision to Columbia in Tullahoma. The 17U Raider squad saw their state tournament come to a close with a 12 to 2 loss to Post 19 in Gallatin.
Despite getting on the board early, Coffee County’s 17U Legion squad saw Columbia roar to the 12 to 3 win. Manchester’s Post 78 finished with 6 hits on the game but could not keep pace with the Lions. Gage Edwards had a hit and 2 RBI. Owen Neel finished with a hit, an RBI and a run scored. Griffin Meeker had a hit, a walk and 2 runs scored and Noah Bradshaw contributed a hit and a walk.
The 15U team got a 2 out RBI single from Braxton White to take a 1 to 0 lead in the top of the first inning. After Columbia tied the game in the bottom of the first, they tacked on pairs of runs in the 2nd and 3rd to seize control. White finished with 2 hits and both Coffee County RBI. Trey Rogers had a hit and scored both Post 78 runs. Luke Beachboard added a single in the 7th before Columbia snuffed out any potential Raider Rally.
The Post 78 15U team will be back in action on Saturday afternoon at 5 when they take on the loser of Friday’s late game between Tullahoma and McMinnville. Opening ceremonies for the tournament will get underway at 4 PM at Grider Stadium.
Sounds Split Doubleheader with I-Cubs
The Nashville Sounds couldn’t hold an early lead Friday night and ultimately lost 5-3 to the Iowa Cubs in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Principal Park. The Sounds had won the first game of the day-night twinbill 8-3 to move their win streak to five. That matched a season-high, and it’s the second time this season their five-game win streak has been snapped by Iowa.
Franklin Barreto got the Sounds rolling in the first inning with a long two-run homer to left off Eddie Butler. It was Barreto’s 10th home run of the year in 50 games for the Sounds.
The 2-0 lead held up until the bottom of the fourth inning. Daniel Mengden, making a second rehab start for the Sounds, retired the first two hitters in the frame before five consecutive I-Cubs hitters reached base. Jason Vosler tied it 2-2 with a two-run homer, and Trey Martin’s RBI single gave Iowa a lead it never gave back. Mengden yielded four runs on five hits in four innings in the loss, and Carlos Ramirez gave up one run in the fifth.
The Sounds fought back in the sixth against Iowa’s bullpen. Bruce Maxwell doubled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Melvin Mercedes to cut the deficit to 5-3. Steve Lombardozzi, who has reached base safely in 17 games in a row, singled in the seventh, but Barreto and Anthony Garcia each popped out against Dakota Mekkes to end the game.
The five-game series continues Saturday night when Raul Alcantara (4-1, 4.35) opposes Jen-Ho Tseng (2-10, 7.14). First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.