Lake County Banner, Tiptonville, Tennessee, June 4, 2014
Area News Briefs
RLSP Junior Ranger Camp June 9-13
Reelfoot Lake State Park Visitors Center will be holding Junior Ranger Camp from 1:00-4:30 p.m. on Monday,
June 9, through Friday, June 13, 2014. Participants will
learn the skills it takes to be a Reelfoot Junior Ranger,
such as archery, canoeing, fishing, fire building, safety
and much more, as well as get up close and personal
with the park's live animals. The camp is for ages 6-12
years, and cost is a $10 donation for a t-shirt. Spacing
is limited. Call 731-253-9652 to reserve a spot.
Food Bank at Armory June 10
Lake County Mayor Macie Roberson reports the
food bank will be returning to the National Guard Armory on Reelfoot Lake on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, from
9 a.m. until 12 noon.
VBS at Ridgely First Baptist June 9-13
First Baptist Church of Ridgely will be having Vacation Bible School from 6:00-8:30 p.m. on Monday, June
9, through Friday, June 13, 2014. The event is for children kindergarten through sixth grade. The theme of
the event is "Agency D3".
.....and then came the tornado!
by John Dial
I now want to say a little
about the year 1952, at
Cottonwood. That would
be the year I started to
first grade in September,
but this is what I remember happened in March,
1952. The night before
we had a terrible thunderstorm and this is what
we saw the next morning when we awoke. Our
house wasn’t damaged,
but there was a big piece
of corrugated tin stuck in
a tree in the front yard,
cutting into it like a knife
blade, but tin and debris
was scattered all across
the big cotton field, across
the road. The cover my
dad had built over our
pitcher pump was blown
over. There were several
Banana splits, Discovery Park mean
summer fun for Tiptonville seniors
Tiptonville Senior Center
June Activities
By Dorothy Burns
Assistant Director
The staff would like to
thank the following for the
monetary donations made
to the center in May: AA
Group, American Legion
Post #174, Mr. and Mrs.
Ronnie Hayes, Clarence
Garland, Annie Snipes, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Pendergrass,
and Edna Ramsey.
Thanks to the following
for their donations : Robert
Price, Mary Lou Pitts, Callie Kilburn, Bettie Leonard,
Harue Whitson, Wanda
Murray, Bonnie Jones, Jo
Annn Frison, Sandra Jackson, Ollie Jones, Nannie
Martin, Laura Sue Davis,
Juanita Nelson, Ann Mays,
Linda LaMastus, and Dorothy Burns.
Health Screen
Free blood pressure
checks were conducted on
Tuesday, May 6 by Priscilla
Butler, on Tuesday, May
13 by Dorothy Burns, on
Wednesday, May 14 by
Debbi Dial, and Tuesday,
May 27 by Priscilla Butler.
Education Programs
Thursday, May 1- Robyn
Burns, Public Health Educator with Tennessee
Department of Health, presented the program “Be Active Everyday-Exercise.”
Also, Teresa Wesmoreland
with Martin of fice presented the program “Diet
and Your Arthritis”.
Tuesday, May 6- Teresa
Wesmoreland presented
the program “Ar thritis
Class-Keeping it Going.”
Wednesday, May 7- Kris
Moore with BHC gave a
program on spring allergies.
Thursday, May 15- Melaine Greene with Reelfoot
Manor presented the program “Be Happy, Have a
Positive Attitude”.
Tuesday, May 20- Ivy
McDaniel with the Martin
office presented the program “Take an Active Role
in Your Own Healthcare.”
Events
Wednesday May 7- Bingo
with Laura Sue Davis
Friday, May 9- Mother’s
Day Celebration. Refreshments were ser ved and
door prizes were given.
Each Mother was presented a rose.
Wednesday May 14- Bingo with Priscilla Butler
Thursday, May 15- Bingo
with Melanie Greene
Thursday, May 22- Picnic at Blue Bank State
Park. Outside games were
played including Cor n
Hole, Horse Shoe Throw,
Washer Toss, Bean Bag
Toss, Roller Dice, and
tennis. We had 20 people
in attendance a fun time
was had by all. We were so
happy that Tamara Hall was
able to join us.
We would like to take this
opportunity to send our
sympathies to the family
of Ms. Gussie Jordan and
Mr. John Jordan on their
loss. They will be missed.
Ms. Gussie was one of
our Senior Aides for many
years.
Mark your Calendars
for June
Tuesday, June 3- Go 4
Life Ever yday Exercise
1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4- Kriss
Moore at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 5- Go 4
Life Ever yday Exercise
1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 10-Go 4
Life Ever yday Exercise
SUMMER CAMP
FOR KIDS
GET EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING –
Summer Camp 2014!
Lara Kendall Elementar y School
June 23-27 from 9:00-12:00
WHO MAY ENROLL?
Any child enrolled in Lake County School System
entering 4th, 5th or 6th grade.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
There is no fee to attend the camp. All supplies
and a snack each day will be provided.
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration is required! The first 60 to register
will be accepted. You may register by contacting
Charlotte Lee Vaughn or Julie Ligons at 253-3821.
Summer Camp for Kids Course Information
Simple Science – This class is both educational
and fun. You will conduct experiments that will
definitely excite your brain cells!
Active in the Atmosphere – This will get you
moving with fun, exciting exercises. This class will
offer both fitness and fun!
Kids in the Kitchen – You will learn how to be
creative in the kitchen and prepare fantastic snacks
not just for kids but for the whole family to enjoy.
Arts & Crafts – This will be a great opportunity to
express yourself with different art projects.
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1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 11Debbie Dial with blood
pressure checks at 11:00
a.m.
Thursday, June 12- Trip
to Discovery Park (Union
City.)
Friday, June 13- Father’s
Day Celebrate
Monday, June 16- Elder
Abuse Awareness
Tuesday, June 17- Go 4
Life Exercise 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18Paul Alexander with Americare 11:00
Thursday, June 26- Melanie Greene with Bingo at
12:00 noon.
Friday, May 27-Banana
Splits.
inches of water around
the yard, and down the
road from us someone’s
firewood was all floating over the gravel road.
We heard later that a
tornado had hit at Broadmoor, a few miles South
on Highway 78, and four
people had been killed,
two different couples,
and several others hurt.
The community of Broadmoor was devastated, and
would never recover from
that disaster.
After the Broadmoor
tornado, there was a
flood—flood of families
hastily digging storm
houses in their yards!
We had one, and for
years, every time there
was a big thunderstorm,
we would hurry into the
stormhouse, and “hunker down” there until the
storm passed.
I want to take a moment to relate something
my dad said happened
in Owlhoot before I was
born. It was near the end
of World War II. My dad
was discharged from the
Navy and farming then.
One night he went out-
side for something, when
he saw a meteor, or something, flash across the
sky, heading North. The
next day on the radio,
came a report that the
ammunition supply depot
at St. Louis had blown up
the night before. Daddy
always believed that it
was something like a V2
rocket, which the Germans were using at that
time to bombard London,
and that was what he had
witnessed.
Well back to being a kid
in the 50’s—we all worked
back then, but when we
could, we played, often
making do with whatever
was available. I know this
probably sounds silly,
but we boys found great
fun in taking an old car
tire, and rolling it down
the road. We learned to
make slingshots, using a
forked tree branch, two
strips cut from a worn
out innertube, and a
piece of leather cut from
an old shoe. The little
girls played “house”, and
would make mud pies and
cakes, using mud, small
rocks and flower petals
on an old jar lid. They all
loved to play hop scotch,
where they hopped foot
to foot on square patterns
scratched in the dirt.
Yes, we boys sometimes
played too.
As we got a little older,
there were clod battles
and corncob battles between different teams of
boys. These were great
fun, ‘til you got hit in the
face or head, then not so
much. If someone could
come up with a ball and
bat, of course there was
baseball.
Marbles were very
popular, too, where you
would try to “shoot” the
other kids marbles out
of a circle, by thumping
the “shooter” with your
thumb.
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This program is partially funded
by the Northwest Tennessee Development District. The Lake Co.
Office on Aging /Tiptonville Senior
Center offers all programs to all
eligible persons regardless of race,
national origin or disability.
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WEIGHING IN AT THE SCALES— Lions Club members Howard Todd (left)
and Greg Allen weigh in bream caught by three time winner Billy Blackey. Blackey
is pictured behind Todd watching the scales. This years winner was Brian Gunnells from Caruthersville, MO, with a total weight of 8.628 lbs.—Photo by Sarah
Wallace