Stories from Friday, September 8, 2017

To The Editor There has been an announcement that the Home Economics classes will be eliminated from the schools in Marshall County – I have not heard about the shop classes yet, but I am sure that is next! When I was a student at M.C.H.S. we had the privilege of taking three years of Home Economics. Our teacher was very thorough in her instructions. In my home, my mother taught me the basics of sewing, food preparation and preservation, and some advice on decorating...

Briefs are published here at no cost on a space available basis. There is no guarantee of publication. You may e-mail briefs and community notices to be published to: briefs.notices@marshalltribune.com • The Forrest School homecoming parade will be Sept. 8...

Community Notices are published at no cost. There is no guarantee of publication. • The Industrial Development Board of the City of Lewisburg will hold their regular scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, 12 p.m. at the Historic First Avenue Building, 207 1st Avenue North, Lewisburg, TN 37091...

Henry Horton State Park will host the 14th Annual Step Back in Time Festival Sept. 15-16. The event features two days of music, food, storytellers, re-enactors and demonstrations. “This is a fun, family-friendly festival and we encourage everyone to come out and join us.” said Henry Horton Park Manager Ryan Jenkins...

Dear Savvy Senior, My wife and I are both in our late sixties and are looking to buy a new car. Can you recommend some good resources that can help us evaluate and choose a good car for older drivers? Car Shoppers Dear Shoppers, With more than 40 million licensed drivers in the United States age 65 and older, many automakers today are designing certain vehicles that are friendlier for older drivers. ...

Dear Readers: Who doesn’t enjoy watching cat videos online? Or any animal videos, for that matter? Or kids’ birthday parties, vacation videos, etc.? Here are some hints to use when SHOOTING VIDEO FROM YOUR CELLPHONE: PET PAL Dear Readers: Phyllis M. in Texarkana, Texas, sent a picture of her therapy dog, Max. Max sees about 150 people every week at hospitals, schools, nursing homes and libraries. Way to go, Max!...

The Old Man repositioned the wool scarf over his nose as the numbing lake wind found the holes in the makeshift cedar blind at the water’s edge. He blinked his eyes against the biting air and purposefully exhaled into the scratchy scarf, sending the warmth of his breath through the woolen fibers that were wrapped protectively around his neck. ...

NASHVILLE -- Youth between the ages of 10-16, who are hunter safety certified and who have never harvested a deer, are eligible to win a spot in what has become an annual special hunt. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will host the hunt in conjunction with the opening day of the 2017 Tennessee Young Sportsman Deer Hunt on Saturday, Oct. 28...

NASHVILLE -- In a continuing effort to help assure Kentucky and Lake Barkley reservoirs remain top fishing and boating destinations, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is partnering with the Paris-Henry County Industrial Committee to battle the invasion of Asian carp...

“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.” - 1 John 4:9, 10...

I am tickled to continue my 43-year tradition of obtaining the Fall Preview “TV Guide,” but Associated Press TV critic Frazier Moore seems despondent about the state of the five over-the-air “legacy networks” (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW). Like a parent tired of making excuses for slacker offspring, Moore insists the broadcast networks have surrendered to cable TV and streaming services, resigning themselves to cranking out safe, predictable, unimaginative “comfort food” programming (and presumably not re-filling the gas tank when they borrow the family car).. ...

President Trump made the right decision on DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that was illegally created by Obama’s pen. What Trump did was kick this issue back to where it belongs, the United State Congress. They are the ones tasked with passing immigration laws and this was an unlawful usurpation of an already existing law. The question now is what will Congress do?...

Democrat mayors are making quite a name for themselves these days. Vote for one, and there’s a good chance you’ll be extremely disappointed.You might even find yourself floating your kids down the road in a refrigerator like a guy in Houston did back in 2016, one year before Hurricane Harvey...

The Marshall County Amateur Radio Society will offer an amateur radio license course starting Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The course will be given in four five-hour sessions on consecutive Saturdays at the Hardison Office Annex, 230 College Street, in Lewisburg. ...

Edward Eugene Bowles to Laura Lee Robinson Shuck; Susan Ashley Brady to Anthony Eugene James, Jr.; Jessica Lynn Dawson to Heath Brandon Morgan; Joshua Bryan Dupont to Theresa Ann Olson; Joe Lee Jones, Jr. to Tina Lynn Thompson Waddell; Robert Leslie Karban to Sydney Breann Luna; Cristen Tanelle Richardson to Benjamin Cody Isley; Samantha Lee Sayabavong to Thomas Cody Primm...

An entire group was singled out for their artistic accomplishments last month in Lewisburg. The Marshall County Art Guild honored the Marshall County Family and Community Education Club as its artist of the month for August. The Art Guild featured the FCE entrants in their county art competition...

At some point, everyone has probably thought about being a fire fighter. The Lewisburg Fire Department will offer that opportunity to the general public. LFD will offer the first two classes required for certification beginning next Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Lewisburg Gas Department...

The old Marshall County Health Department building might have received a reprieve from demolition on Wednesday night. The county’s building committee held a work session at the building to tour the facility and reconsider future plans for the structure...