News 2012

Ninety one signed in at the blood drive to donate, 69 donated whole blood and 5 donated double red blood cells ending the day with a 79 units collected on a goal of 75.  Over 50 pounds of aluminum tabs was collected and almost as many plastic caps.  Micki Vinson received a ten gallon donation pin, Carmella Burton received a three gallon pin and Alan Paschal also reached three pins.

Get on Target with 4-H: In response to overwhelming demand, Cannon County will be offering (for the first time in recent history) an archery workshop. The workshop will be held Tuesday and Thursday, December 4th and 6th, at the Cannon County Expo Center, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The first of the two nights will focus on targeting, safety, and letting the youth begin shooting. The second session will consist more of a practice session to allow youth to become more familiar with archery. The hope of the workshop is to provide a “kicking off” point for an Archery group here in the county, if you are interested in becoming a coach or volunteer, please let us know at the Extension Office, and we will get the ball rolling. Cost for the workshop is $20.00, to sign up, please come by the Extension Office and register by Thursday, November 29th. County Public Speaking Contest: The response to the local (or classroom) 4-H Public Speaking contest during the November 4-H club meetings has been wonderful. Our County Public Speaking Contest has been scheduled for Thursday, December 13th at Woodbury Grammar School with registration beginning at 6:00 p.m. and the contest beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please take advantage of this opportunity to improve your public speaking ability. All 4-Hers who participated in the local (or classroom) contest are invited to attend and all participants will receive an award.Homeschool 4-H: The Cannon County 4-H program prides itself on providing quality educational programs and activities for all Cannon County youth. Currently, we are on the lookout for any youth that may be homeschooled, so they too can share in the great program that is 4-H. If you are currently homeschooled, but would like to participate in 4-H; please give the Extension Office a call at 563-2554 and we will let you know of the next meeting and any other upcoming activities.4-H Camp: Although our thoughts are of the upcoming Holiday Season, it is never too late to begin making those summer plans. Our dates for the 2013 4-H camping season have been released: Junior 4-H camp, which is for our 4th through 6th graders, will be held June 17th through 21st, and our Junior High 4-H camp, which is for our 7th and 8th graders, will be held May 27th through 31st. Both camps will be held at the Clyde York 4-H Center. For more information please visit: clydeyork4hcenter.org.State 4-H Congress: For our 9th and 10th graders, it is time to think about State 4-H Congress. State 4-H Congress is a wonderful opportunity where delegates take the role of our elected officials as they learn all about how laws are made and passed here in Tennessee. 4-H Congress will be held March 24-27 at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown for more information please go to: utextension.utk.edu/4H. 

Santa is coming to downtown Woodbury tonight to participate in the annual Merchants Christmas Open House Cannon Country Christmas.  Scheduled to arrive on the square at 5:00 this evening, he will accompany people who ride in the mule drawn buggy around the square.  Santa will also be available for photo opportunities starting at 5:30-8:00 Everyone is encouraged to start Christmas tonight in Woodbury, stroll around the historic square or ride in the mule pulled buggy, visit the merchants to enjoy sales, special deals and register at the participating merchants to win door prizes.  Drop off Grand Prize Coupons at the merchants for a chance to win a big business basket to be given away Saturday at 12 noon.  The activity continues Saturday  at noon for the Push Pull Pedal and Pup parade around the square.  The basket will be given away at that time.
 

A WBRY reminder.  High School football playoffs have pre-empted tonight’s scheduled basketball game between the Cannon County Lions and Lionettes teams and Marion County Warriors and Lady Warriors squads.  Marion County is participating in the quarterfinals of the TSSAA state playoffs and Cannon County honored their request to move this game to Saturday night.  Game time is still the same at 6:00 at Robert A Harris Gymnasium On Saturday  

The Woodbury Board Of Aldermen passed two ordinances during 2nd and final reading during Tuesday’s meeting of the Mayor and Board.  Ordinance number 448 which was an ordinance to amend the zoning map of the Town of Woodbury to rezone parcel 48.00 shown on tax map 39J which moves Group A from the R-2 residential zoning district to the C-3 Commericial Zoning District for Osborne Piggly Wiggly Store.  This will allow the development of a vacant lot to be turned into a parking lot for the store. Ordinance number 449 which calls for the allowance of only two fundraising road blocks per month in the Town of Woodbury and amends the existing roadblock ordinance was also approved.  An agreement with Susan Trail to lease a building she owns to house the Woodbury Fire Trucks in was approved contingent on Ms. Trails approval of the drawn up lease.  The lease is a two year lease for the building with an option for another two years if given a notice to want to renew within 90 days of the lease expiring.  The lease would start on January 1st and payments would be due quarterly.  
The Food Bank is getting low on food supplies.  The issue was brought up during the meeting while discussing holiday food baskets that are normally given to people in need during the holiday season.  The holiday food basket program is phasing out as attention is turned toward directing needy families to the Emergency Food Bank.  Woodbury Police Chief Kevin Mooneyham suggested that he would meet with various agencies and grocery stores to try to get more awareness and donations to the Food Bank
 

Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for October decreased to 8.2 percent, down from the September revised rate of 8.3 percent. The national unemployment rate for October 2012 was 7.9 percent, 0.1 percentage point higher than the September rate. Economic Summary:

Tennessee’s October unemployment rate is the lowest rate since June.

Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate declined from 8.9% to 8.2% (-0.7 percentage point), while the national rate declined from 8.9% to 7.9% (-1.0 percentage point).

Total nonfarm employment increased 7,500 jobs from September to October, with increases in leisure/hospitality and professional/business services. There were declines in government and mining/logging/construction.

Over the year, nonfarm jobs increased 24,800, with increases in manufacturing and education/health services. There were declines in wholesale trade and financial activities.
 

The builders are moving right along with our newly remodeled library!  They are also getting closer to completing our new parking lot.  We hope everything will be in place by about the first of the year.  
The library system has a new automation system now, too.  Thanks to all of you for your patience as we learn the different new aspects of what this system has to offer.  You can now see the new computerized library catalog when you log into our webpage at www.cannoncolibrary.org.   Then just click on “library catalog”.  From there you can access your own library account by putting in the barcode number from the back of your library card and putting in the word “userpass” as the password.  You will then be prompted to put in a new password of your own choosing.  You can do a lot from your account, so feel free to explore.  Right now if you should forget your new password, we cannot send it to you via email as the system says, but we encourage you to call either library so that we can reset your password.  As time goes by we will be switching more and more to email notices where patrons choose to have them sent.
 
We are also becoming a part of a consortium with many other Tennessee libraries which will make sharing materials much easier.  Around the first of the year, you will be able to browse the holdings of many of these libraries and request them yourself.  There will be a courier service going around the state with deliveries twice per week.  This will be a substantial postage savings for us. 
 
Lots of changes are happening, but we are still here to do our best for you!  Happy Holidays!

A blood drive will be held in honor of Branden Schwartz Thursday from noon to 6:00 at the Woodbury Lions Club Building.  The goal for the day is 75 units with a max of 103 units.  People are encouraged to bring their aluminum tabs so they can be turned in to the Ronald McDonald House and also bring in plastic bottle caps for recycling.  Monies made from the plastic bottle caps will be given to Brandon to make a donation to the American Cancer Society for research.  Branden had been fighting cancer for two years and wanted to do something to give back to the Red Cross and Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.  The Woodbury Lions Club coordinated with the American Red Cross and set Thursday’s blood drive as an honor to Branden

Girls Scoring Summary Cannon County Lionettes 65  Cumberland County Lady Jets 51 Cannon County-Abbey Sissom 21, Abby Jakes 18, Madison Walkup 16, Jordan Hollis 5, Ashley Basham 2, Rebekah Faulkner 2,
Cumberland County-Sloane Vanwinkle 12, Gina Dick 11, Kassidy Summer 8, Rebekah Teeple-6, MacKenzie Illes 6, Alli Hyder 6, Skylar Vanwinkle 6
Boys Scoring Summary Cannon County Lions 71 Cumberland County Jets 51
Cannon County-Tanner Larson 20, Cory Henley 11, Jarrett Melton 8, Ethan Bryson 8, Tommy Mitchell 8, Alex Davenport 5, Josh Ruehlen 3, Zach Higgins 3, Garrett McReynolds 2, Dalton Ryan 3
Cumberland County-Taylor Houston 17, Logan Parsons 13, JJ Miller 5, Dylan Qualls 1, Diego Poore 2, Cameron O’Rourke 4, Alex Dixon 3, Cade Smith 4, Brian Young 2, Austin Brown-2

The Hilton Stone American Legion Post 279 will host a special presentation by the Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service at Thursday’s meeting at the Senior Center in Woodbury.  Dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and is open to all veterans. The Vet Center program was established by Congress in 1979 out of the recognition that a significant number of Vietnam Veterans were still experiencing readjustment problems.  Today over 250 Vet Centers across the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam serve ALL combat veterans and their families.  Services provided include Individual Readjustment Counseling, Group Meetings and Counseling, Military Sexual Trauma Counseling, Bereavement Counseling, Marital and Family Counseling, Employment Counseling and Guidance, Benefits Assistance and Referral, Substance Abuse Information and Referral, Community Education, and Liaison with Community Agencies.  The Vet Center representatives will answer all questions.