Stories from Saturday, September 28, 2019

Fifty-five years ago Floyd and Beverly Sherman said “I do.” Beverly also celebrates her eightieth birthday this month. What better way to show your love than to celebrate with a keepsake of fine diamonds and jewelry from Lowery Jewelers. Blue sapphires, being the preferred gemstone for September, was the perfect gift to remember this milestone anniversary and birthday. Beverly’s bracelet is set with seven oval blue sapphires, 14.70 carats and 11.36 carat of round brilliant cut diamonds. Her matching ring is set in 18k white gold with a 2 1/2-carat Ceylon blue sapphire encircled with a halo of sparkling white diamonds.

The Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders & Exhibitors Association will host its 35th Annual Fall Championship show Oct. 2--5 at Calsonic Arena on the Celebration grounds. The show starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $5, with children 6 and under admitted free of charge. Go to sshbea.org for more information...

Two members of Cascade FFA competed at the Tennessee State Fair on Sept. 9. Emily Yates and Macy Legate wrote, memorized and practiced their 3-4 minute speech as they prepared for the FFA public speaking contest in their respective age divisions. On Sept. ...

On Sept. 19, the Bedford County FFA Chapter of Shelbyville Central High School and Bedford County 4-H traveled to Lewisburg to compete in the Middle Tennessee Land Judging Contest. The FFA team placed third in the Middle Tennessee FFA Region and will move on to the Tennessee FFA State Land Judging Event to be held in Oak Ridge on Oct. 21. The 4-H A Team placed fifth in the region and Abigail Betancourt competed as an individual for 4-H. The teams are as follows:...

On Sept. 21, the Bedford County FFA Chapter of Shelbyville Central High School traveled to Stewart’s Creek High School in Murfreesboro to attend the 2019 Middle Tennessee FFA New Member Conference. Members attended sessions on various aspects of FFA and were able to bring that information back to their chapter to help others. Back row, from left: Savannah Martineau, Emma Ashworth, Zoe Spence, Alex Ochoa, Allison Davis, Abigail Betancourt, Jacob Stallings, and David Carben. Front row: Shelby Fortel, Betsabe Lopez, Mercedes Quinonez, Joanna Hernandez, Cayla Lynch, and Alissa Cobble.

Two seniors at The Webb School, Adelia Stanley and Jiahua "Tiger" Wang, have been named as National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists. Senior Dalton Gregory received a National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation. This year is the 65th year of the National Merit Scholarship Program...

Kelly Ann Shaffer and Jordan Andrew Burchett, both of Fort Collins, Colorado, were married Aug. 31 at Rist Canyon Inn in Fort Collins. The Rev. Mike Wenzler officiated the double-ring evening ceremony before a limited number of guests. The bride is the daughter of Jeffrey and Jenny Shaffer of Auburn, Alabama and the granddaughter of the late Keith and Nancy Booker and the late Rev. James and Dorothy Shaffer...

What can you say about the eavesdropper wannabes who sigh, "I wish I could be a fly on the wall for that conversation"? Why is becoming a disease-spreading insect their "go to" position for spying? Why isn't their first impulse to daydream about invisibility, superhuman hearing or a microphone hidden in a rhododendron arrangement? Do they crave a compound-eye view of their boss conversing with the company narc? Do they have a fetish for rubbing their legs together and dodging spider webs? I've heard of folks having daddy issues, but these sick puppies have Charlotte issues!. ...

Not so very long after I moved to Tennessee, and to Normandy, in particular, I was informed by long-time locals that the name of my new hometown was pronounced with the accent on the second syllable rather than the first like the famous location of the D-Day invasion. ...

Last year, I learned how to make fermented hot sauce for the first time. With peppers given to me by a friend, I made several different batches, gave some to friends, put a few in the church bazaar, and still had a few bottles for my own use. This year, of course, I wanted to do it again -- and I wanted to try growing my own peppers. ...

She was the kind of lady you noticed whenever you walked in a room. Bright, happy, quirky, fun, generous and kind -- those are just a quick few top of mind words that serve as common denominators as many describe the woman I'm writing about today. Shortly, you'll understand why she deserves this column space as she's far more deserving of it than most, but in addition to Kathy Zeis being a uniquely remarkable person who sadly passed away last week, she was also a horse person -- and I knew today was meant for her.. ...

The September meeting of Shelbyville Woman's Club had the theme "Southern Strength and Southern Charm," and featured best-selling author of inspirational historical romance Tamera Alexander. A USA Today top author, she describes her career with words by theologian Martin Luther:...

Photos and video from the festival, held at The Fly Arts Center.

FRANKLIN – Other than allowing a few big plays, Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eagle defense totally dominated in a 20-17 win on the road at Centennial in a non-region clash on Friday night. The Eagle defense only allowed 264 yards of total offense and only seven first downs, while holding Centennial to 1-of-9 on third down attempts and 1-of-3 on fourth down...