BOMB SQUAD CALLED TO DISARM OLD BLASTING CAPS

 Pictured, two State Bomb and Arson agents safely contain some old blasting caps that were brought to the police by someone who had brought them there not knowing what else to do with them. The woman told police that her father had died in another city and she cleaned out his garage. The police contacted Bomb and Arson Agent Greg Whittaker, who found the old copper blasting caps to be unstable and called for help to dispose of them. They were contained and taken to another county and detonated. Photo: Dale Welch/Hilltop Express

UFFELMAN ADOPTED.

Uffelman Elementary has three new adopters, including two banks and one of the largest employers in the region...American Bank and Trust, Bank of Putnam County and Perdue Farms. It was all made official last Friday in a ceremony presided over by Judge John Maddux. Pictured from left, seated, Jerry Layne, Perdue Farms Judge John Maddux, Charlotte Suggs, American Bank and Trust, and Randy Early, Bank of Putnam County; in back from left, Sue Neal, Chamber Adopt-A-School program, Dr. Kathleen Airhart, Director of Schools, Kay Cox, Perdue Farms, Holly Hall, Elizabeth Fournet and Donna Ray, all of the Bank of Putnam County and Uffelman Principal Eddie Nipper. Photo: Dale Welch/Hilltop Express

DRUGS AND MUSICIANS DON'T MIX WITH MONTEREY POLICE

By Dale Welch
dale@hilltopexpress.net
  A Rock band and a country music musician traveling through Monterey in sperate incidents were singing the jailhouse blues last week after being stopped by Monterey Police.
  In once instance, Monterey Police K-9 Officer Larry Bates and his K-9, Rufus, stopped a van at the 301 mile marker of Interstate 40 while doing drug interdiction. Four men inside the van said that they were a rock band from Arizona that was traveling to a Johnson City, Tenn. “gig.”
  Officer Bates’ report alleges that he was given permission to search the vehicle and Rufus began alerting on the luggage and more in the van.
  Michael Lopez, 28, of Glendale, AZ was charged with possession of a Schedule II drug – mushrooms. Officer Bates said that there was 8 grams of the illegal substance and was turned over to  the State Department of Revenue for unauthorized tax substance at $200 per gram.
  • Michael Chavez, 28, of Peopria, AZ, was charged with Possession of a Schedule VI Drug ( a Class B Felony) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, after the officer said that the suspect took ownership of a individual duffel bag containing what the officer believed to be marijuana, three pipes and a “bong.” The drugs were also turned over to State Revenue for the drug tax levy.
  • Clayton Heufelder, 26, of Chandler, AZ was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Greg Norris, 29, of Phoenix, AZ, the driver of the vehicle, was charged with driving on a suspended license.
  In the second incident, Officer Bates and Detective Sgt. Jackie McQuiston answered a call to the Convenience Mart about an alleged shoplifter. The officers stopped the reported suspect on S. Holly near the Interstate.
  Officer Bates said that the man told him he was with a country band and was headed to Knoxville to shoot a video.
  Officer Bates found a metal container that had a white rock that he said field tested positive for a cocaine base and a mix of other drugs and pills.
  • Brian Hedrick,33, of Charlotte, Tenn. was charged with Possession of a Schedule II Drug (Class C Felony); possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a Schedule IV (Class D Felony) and theft of property (shoplifting).
  Officer Bates said that  a criminal history was ran on the suspect and it turned up several shoplifting, felony possession of drugs into a prison, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic charges and more.
  The suspect’s 2004 Suzuki vehicle was seized along with $134 in cash.

MONTEREY GARDEN CLUB “I CARE” AWARD. Dean and Coy Vaughn, who live on the corner of N. Holly St. and Cates Rd. were awarded the Garden Club’s “I Care Award. Pictured from left, Helen Williams of the Garden Club, Coy and Dean Vaughn and June Howard and Lester Lipsitz, both of the Garden Club. The Vaughns were recognized for their flower gardens that were really perking up while they were standing there in the rain as this photo was being taken.They got a certificate, a $25 check and a sign that will be placed in their yard for the month. Photo: Dale Welch/Hilltop Express

  Monterey founders Union General John T. Wilder and wife, Dora Lee, along with Major Robert Moscrip and wife, Emma will return to Monterey on Friday, Oct 10, just about a month away to talk about the old days. You’re invited out to the Garden Inn (with ticket in hand) for dinner and to hear their tales.
  Dining with the Moscrips and The Wilders is a special dinner theatre helping kick off  the big celebration planned for Standing Stone Day, Sat. Oct. 11. The Moscrips will be played by Monterey natives Opless and Kay Walker. The Wilders will be played by John and Judy Wassum, of Rockwood, who live in one of General Wilders home. Gen. Wilder also had a home in Monterey that still stands. Ruth Ann Woolbright and husband, Bill Longmire, live there. Woolbright will be directing the play.
  The play will relive defining moments of their lives, which resulted in a railroad, a town on the plateau, coal mines and a lumber industry that would touch the lives of thousands of people across America.
  Moscrip was involved in one of the most historical events in the history of railroading in America, as one of the civil engineers responsible for the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Moscrip had friendships with the likes of Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok. Moscrip will reveal in the play how he became a captive of the Cheyenne Indians and how he escaped with the help of his Pawnee Indian Scout. Besides all these adventures, he was the winner of a contest that gave Monterey its name in 1893.
 John T. Wilder, known as the "Friendly Carpetbagger" was the leader of the Lightning Brigade of Indiana and hero of the Battle of Chickamauga in Sept. 1863 where he and his men armed with 7-shot Spencers  gave Thomas time to form a defense line.
 He was one of the 20,000 Union veterans who immigrated to the South by 1866, attracted by the possibilities of places that they had seen during their military campaigns. For a time, he was Mayor of Chattanooga and later, had federal appointments.
 In September, 1865, he and his friend, Capt. Hiram S. Chamberlain of Knox County, purchased 728 acres of land in Roane County along the Tennessee River and founded the town of Rockwood with its Roane Iron Company, one of the first post-war industrial establishments in the South. Wilder would continue to hold interests in mining and cement and banking around Knoxville, Tennessee, and built the 300-room Cloudland Hotel on Roane Mt. summit in 1885 as a retreat for hay fever sufferers.
  An industrialist, he had numerous business interests in coal, timber, iron, railroads and more. He built a hotel in Monterey, called the Imperial Hotel in the early 1900s and also a residence. The mining town of Wilder was founded by him.
  Tickets will be on sale soon for the dinner theatre at a cost of $35 for one person and $50 per couple that includes a dinner of a grilled pork chop, sweet potato casserole , corn souffle, dessert,  and coffee or tea. For more information, contact Ruth Ann Woolbright at, 839-2467.

ANNUAL MISSON FEST AT METHODIST IS SATURDAYMonterey United Methodist
 The Monterey United Methodist Church will hold their Annual Mission Festival on Saturday, September 6,  from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  on the church grounds at the corner of Holly Street and Crawford Avenue, Monterey, TN.  (The church is one block north of the center traffic light in Monterey.) 
The purpose of this Mission Festival is to have funds to support mission work in the church at the local level and to areas abroad. 
 FRESH APPLE CIDER : The highlight this year is that you will be able to purchase this item to enjoy  since  Mother Nature has provided plenty of local apples.
 MUSIC will be provided throughout the day by Jeff Crouch.
 BARBECUE: The main food for the day will be MUDDY POND BARBECUE cooked by owner, Carson Goddard.
 ICE CREAM:  An ice cream would go good after that great sandwich for lunch. 
 COUNTRY STORE:  You can purchase home canned goods, jams, fresh garden vegetables and flowers etc.
  HOME BAKED GOODS:   You can purchase your Sunday dessert from this booth.
  CAKE WALK:   A game to help a good cause and for you to win a great cake.
 GREAT YARD SALE OF 2008: There will be all kinds of other people’s treasures  you  may find  at this booth.
 BOUNCE HOUSE:  The bounce house  is  an  added game for the children.
  There will be a Drawing for a LAPTOP COMPUTER and also a 50/50 DRAWING.
  If you have any questions or anything you would like to donate to this cause please call 839-8072 or 839-6226 and someone will get in touch with you.

By Darlene Greene

POLICE BEAT 

  • Eric Charles Reed, 19, of Muddy Lane, Crawford was arrested on a court capias to pick up or pay $2,086 after Monterey Police Officer John Pettit made an investigation on N. Chestnut St.
   • James William “Bimbo” Maddle, 57, of Monterey was charged with public intoxication after Monterey Police Officer Chad York made an investigation on S.Holly St.
 • Robert Scott Poteet, 39, of Monterey  was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after Monterey Police Officer John Pettit and other officers were called to a N. Holly St. residence.
   • Pamela Ann Poteet, 39, of Monterey was charged with domestic assault after Monterey Police Officer John Pettit and other officers were called to a N. Holly St. residence.
   • An air conditioner  was stolen out of a mobile home on New Ave. being used as an office for the construction company that is building the hotel on Stratton Ave. Deceptive Sgt. Jackie McQuiston is investigating.
   • Two beige stoves and tow refrigerators were reported missing from rental property on Louis Ave. The missing items were reported to Monterey Police Officer Larry Bates.