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20th Annual Fiddler 5K and Fun Run Set For July 7 (ACCESS REGISTRATION FORM HERE)
June 9, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The 20th annual Fiddler 5K and One Mile Fun Run, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County will be Saturday, July 7. All proceeds from the race are used in building another Habitat for Humanity home in DeKalb County.
(CLICK LINK BELOW TO ACCESS REGISTRATION FORM)
In February, a groundbreaking celebration was held for the sixth Habitat for Humanity home locally.
Committee and Board members of Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County joined the new partner family, Jamie Nokes and her family Jayde Stanley, Tayvian Nokes, Desmond Nokes, and Justis Nokes for the brief ceremony at 204 Hayes Street. Construction is now underway.
The Fiddler 5K is a qualifying race for the “Run the Cumberland Medal Series”
Last year the Fiddler 5K and Fun Run featured 295 runners.
Sean Edwards of Carmel, Indiana was the overall winner of the race in 2017. He ran the course in 19:27. Meanwhile Brooklyn Edwards of Carmel, Indiana won the race among females. She ran the course in 19:46.
The race on Saturday, July 7 will begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. RAIN OR SHINE. The course will continue along the same path as last year beginning and ending on Church Street in Downtown Smithville.
“We’re in year 20. We had a race back then when there were not a lot of races around. The Fiddler 5K is really a fun race. It’s very festive. People dress up in patriotic colors. Lots of families come out for the race. We encourage everyone to come out and join the fun with us. We have a good time. Be a part of it or come out and cheer the runners on. Its an exciting way to start your Saturday morning,” said Race Director Tecia Puckett Pryor.
Anybody who is interested in participating either in the one mile fun run or the 5K may go to www.fiddler5k.com where you’ll find a printable registration form that provides all the details of registration and a link to online registration. A course map is also available there.
The deadline for online pre-registration at itsyourrace.com is midnight Wednesday, July 4 and completed paper registration forms must be received in the mail by Monday, July 2.
“You may mail in the registrations to our P.O. Box 750, Smithville Tennessee 37166 or you may drop them off by Monday afternoon, July 2 at my law office at 312 West Broad Street next to Griffin’s Fruit Market,” said Pryor.
Participants may sign up on race day, July 7 starting at 6:00 a.m. (please bring your completed form) in the parking lot of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home near the finish line on Church Street but it costs a little more. The cost of race day registration is $30 and $25 for those age18 and younger. For early registration it’s $25 for adults age 19 and older and for youth its $20 for ages 18 and younger. Pre-registered participants receive a commemorative t-shirt. All participants receive free refreshments and are eligible for door prize giveaways before the awards ceremony.Strollers are welcome in the race but should line up at the rear. No pets allowed.
“A perk of pre-registration is that you can show up on Friday night, July 6 from 5-7 p.m. at the Smithville First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center and pick up your packet which includes your bib and t-shirt. That way you don’t have to get up quite as early on Saturday morning to check in. But you can check in as early as 6:15 a.m. Saturday morning if you pre-register,” Pryor continued.
“For our awards, we give an overall male award and a female award for the fastest runners. We also give a Masters award which is for the fastest male and female age 40 and older. We present the top three awards in the age categories of nine and younger, and then go up from there in five year increments. We give ribbons for those categories. For the Fun Run, we only give awards for children who are age twelve and younger. We give overall awards for male and female and then we do the top three. Everybody gets a nice ribbon and the overall winners get medals,” she said
The course is certified, chip timed and professionally managed by Tennessee Race Timing of Cookeville.
For more information call 615-597-7370, email director@fiddler5k.com, visit www.fiddler5k.com, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/HFHDeKalbTN.
THP Sergeant Dewaine Jennings Promoted to Lieutenant
June 8, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Sergeant Dewaine Jennings of the Tennessee Highway Patrol has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
He is now supervisor over Cumberland, White, and Van Buren Counties
For the last four years, Jennings has served as Sergeant for Putnam County.
From 2007 when he joined the THP until his promotion to the rank of Sergeant, Jennings worked in DeKalb County as Trooper.
Lieutenant Jennings received his latest promotion in May and was recognized in a formal pinning ceremony at the THP Training Center in Nashville conducted by Colonel Tracy Trott.
Lieutenant Jennings is a U.S. Navy veteran and he logged twelve and a half years as a law enforcement officer before joining the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Since becoming a member of the THP, Jennings has been named three times as the Cookeville District Trooper of the Year in 2008, 2009, and 2012 and he was Trooper of the Year for the entire State in 2009. In 2017 Lieutenant Jennings received the THP Life Savers Award.
He is a Crash Reconstructionist, Radar Instructor, District Field Training Officer Coordinator, Supervisor of Strike Team 6, Drug Recognition Expert, and a member of the THP Honor Guard.
Jennings is a graduate of Bethel University where he received a degree in criminal justice
Bert Driver Nursery Adds Beer Garden
June 8, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
For years it has been a wholesale Retail Garden Center for plants, trees, and shrubs and while that is still the main focus of the business, Bert Driver Nursery has added a beer garden and serves as an occasional entertainment venue.
The Burlap Room Beer Garden and Tap House is located at the former drive-in theater building inside of Bert Driver Nursery. It opened with an event celebrating Earth Day, April 21 serving Calf Killer Beers, made in Sparta, and Theoretic Ales produced locally by Alex Von Seitz, who operates a licensed in-home brewery at his residence in DeKalb County.
“As we discussed with them how they make beer and learned what they are all about, we decided to feature their craft beers because it was here local in Smithville and DeKalb County so after doing some research we decided to open a beer garden here at Bert Driver Nursery. It is inside the same building as the former DeKalb County Drive-In Movie Theatre so the history of the concession stand has been a drive-in movie theatre, a nursery, and now a beer garden,” said Driver.
“We are featuring seven taps both from theoretical ale from here in Smithville and Calf Killer beer out of Sparta. Those are the two beers we feature at any time through the week. During our normal nursery business operation hours we will be glad to let you taste the beers or even purchase them and fill growlers. We do have extended tap room hours on Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays we’ll stay open until 8 p.m.,” said Driver.
The Burlap Room Beer Garden and Tap House will also serve as host to music and entertainment events this summer including a Summer Solstice celebration on June 23.
“Along the way we have been trying to feature local music as well. We have had a couple of events here. In fact we have one upcoming on Saturday, June 23. That will be a summer solstice celebration here at the nursery in the burlap room. We will have four bands and food trucks. Its kid friendly and pet friendly. There might even be a sno-cone truck here. There is a $15 cover charge but children ages 12 and younger can get in free. We will have local featured artists ranging from blues music to reggae, Americana rock, to singer-songwriter so we would love for you to come join us on that day to celebrate the summer solstice,” Driver said.
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