Stories from Saturday, July 27, 2019

Jane Edde, born June 21, 1919, celebrated her 100th birthday this year. Family and friends held a party for her on June 29 at her home in Wartrace. (Submitted photo)

Ed and Ann King, seen here with their great grandson Mason, are celebrating 42 years of marriage. (Submitted photo)

"What to buy (and not to buy) at the dollar store," blared the headline for a Washington Post analysis of retail chains such as Dollar Tree and 99 Cents Only. Although my own experiences have been mostly positive (clean, well-stocked, easily navigated stores with friendly employees), I can understand the need for the Post, Consumer Reports and other periodicals to offer pointers for maximizing the shopping experience...

Have you noticed that there seems to be a lot about alligators in the news lately? I watched a television segment a few weeks ago about a man who has an alligator as his registered "comfort animal." That certainly wouldn't be my first choice for comfort, but I also have to admit that as alligators go, his seemed fairly cuddly...

A story goes.... Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked him, "What's wrong, Adam?" Adam told God that he was lonely and didn't have anyone to talk to. God told him that He was going to make Adam a companion and that it would be a woman...

I will admit that the idea of getting two dogs last year was daunting. I really didn't want one, much less two, although I had promised my daughter after our beloved Lizzie passed away a couple years ago that I would entertain the idea, after we'd given ourselves a year or so to grieve...

Cascade FFA attended Tennessee FFA Leadership Camp at Camp Clements the week of June 24-28. The chapter had 17 current and future members attend, along with advisor Mike Swafford, chaperones Samantha Newman, Tami Lee and Sheila Jo McBryant. In total there were 196 FFA members, advisors and guests during the fifth week of camp. ...

The 2019-2020 Cascade FFA officer team held a retreat July 8-9. On Monday, July 8, the officer team along with advisor Mike Swafford and alumni members Christy Swafford and Barbie Parker travelled to Murfreesboro for some team building activities. The team visited an escape room where they were divided into two groups to compete against each other. ...

Members of Venture Crew 371 went whitewater rafting July 20 on the Ocoee River. ...

Community High School's Smokestack Theatre will present Arthur Miller's classic drama, "All My Sons," 7 p.m. Aug. 9-10 and 2 p.m. Aug. 11, in an intimate theatre-in-the-round setting. A theatre-in-the round stage is always in the center of the performance venue with the audience arranged on all sides. The design typically allows actors to enter and exit through the audience from different directions or sometimes from below the stage...

Steve and Kathy Martin married August 3rd 1984. Met on a play ground when we were 14 and married at 18.

Presenting the colors saturday night at the bedford county fair 2019.