News
July 1, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Back-to-back champions!
After capturing the Youth Square Dancing Title for the first time at the Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival last year, Smithville Select, led by Mary Ann Puckett, has repeated as champions again this year. And if that were not exciting enough, the local square dance team has been invited to make an appearance at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry to dance on stage with the Opry Square Dancers at a date to be announced.
Before dancing their way to the title, Smithville Select had to compete against a field of seven other teams during the preliminaries Friday afternoon and scored highest by the judges. Normally the top three finishers in the preliminaries would have competed in the finals Friday night but continuous rain and thunderstorms forced the Jamboree to cancel its Friday night competition.
The Jamboree board decided to award first, second, and third place to the three youth square dancing teams with the highest scores during the preliminaries.
Taking second place in the Youth Square Dancing competition was Tennessee Rhythm of Greenbrier and Third place went to Steppin’ Time of Dickson.
After their title was announced, Smithville Select joined members of the Opry Square Dancers in a performance on the Fiddlers Jamboree stage Saturday.
The following are the Friday winners:
*Old Time Appalachian Folk Singing (Solo):
First Place-Lily Goebel of Elkton, Kentucky
Second Place- Emma Tinch of Cookeville
Third Place-Angelica Branum of Murfreesboro
*Junior Clogging (Ages 13-39):
First Place-Colleena Ralston of Lebanon
Second Place-Makayla Foster of Cookeville
Third Place-Jacob Fennell of Dickson
*Junior Buck Dancing (Ages 13-39):
First Place- Kody Hash of Walland
Second Place- Trebel Chunn of Greenbrier
Third Place-Colleena Ralston of Lebanon
*Old Time Appalachian Folksinging (Duet, Trio, Quartet)
First Place- Brock & Tater of Cookeville
Second Place-Mountain Cove of Chattanooga
Third Place-Nora Jane and Joe of Nashville
*Dobro Guitar:
First Place-Noah Goebel of Elkton, Kentucky
Second Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville
Third Place-Amelia Brown of Springfield
*Mountain Dulcimer:
First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville
Second Place-Pam Hunt of Mansfield, Ohio
Third Place-Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
*Hammer Dulcimer:
First Place-Nicole Tressler of Madison, Alabama
Second Place-Pam Hunt of Mansfield, Ohio
Third Place-Lisa Tressler of Madison, Alabama
*Novelty Event:
First Place- The Tiny Rice Unit (Sarah Harris)
Second Place-Trenton Tater Cruthers of Cookeville
Third Place-Marshall Murphy of Knoxville
*Autoharp:
First Place- Bill Rothe of Estill Springs
Second Place-Pam Hunt of Mansfield, Ohio
Third Place-Beth Rickert of Inverness, Florida
*Gospel Singing (Solo):
First Place-Emma Tinch of Cookeville
Second Place- Lily Goebel of Elkton, Kentucky
Third Place-Matthew Campbell of McMinnville
*Country Harmonica:
First Place- Rob Pearcy of Smyrna
Second Place- Terry Bartlett of Gallatin
Third Place-Marshall Murphy of Knoxville
*Old Time Banjo:
First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville
Second Place-Joe Overton of Smithville
Third Place- Trenton Tater of Cookeville
*Youth Square Dancing:
First Place- Smithville Select
Second Place-Tennessee Rhythm of Greenbrier
Third Place- Steppin’ Time of Dickson
*Gospel Singing (Duet, Trio, & Quartet):
First Place-Brock & Tater of Cookeville
Second Place-Mountain Cove of Chattanooga
Third Place-Angelica Branham and Sarah Harris of Rockvale
*Mandolin:
First Place-Tyler Andal of Nashville
Second Place-Noah Goebel of Elkton, Kentucky
Third Place- Reed Stutz of Nashville
*Old Time Fiddle Band:
First Place-The Slim Chance Band of Smyrna
Second Place-Tater and the Po’tates of Cookeville
Third Place-Mountain Cove Old Time Band of Chattanooga
Brentwood Teen Overall Winner of Fiddler 5K and One Mile Fun Run
July 1, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A Brentwood teen was the overall winner of the 25th annual Fiddler 5K and One Mile Fun Run this morning (Saturday)
(Click link below for all Fiddler 5K and One Mile Fun Run race results)
https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/143231#resultSetId-389787;perpage:100
16-year-old Callahan Fielder ran the course in 16:16 seconds. Meanwhile 17-year-old Ella VanVranken of Silver Point won the race among females. She ran the course in 20:31 seconds.
Winners in other categories were:
TOP MALE MASTERS (Age 40 and older): 61-year-old James Angel of Smithville at 20:01 seconds
TOP FEMALE MASTERS (Age 40 and older): 43-year-old Melissa Cunningham, Summerville, South Carolina at 22: 05 seconds
One-Mile Fun Run (age 12 and younger) winners:
TOP MALE: 12-year-old L. Brown of Smithville at 6:56 seconds
TOP FEMALE: 10-year-old N. England of Atlanta, Georgia at 9:06 seconds
Funds raised will support Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County.
Flags Presented to Jamboree Visitors from Australia, Washington, and Memphis
July 1, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Visitors from places near and far are in town this weekend for the 52nd Annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival and a few of them were recognized with special honors during Friday night’s welcoming ceremony.
(View scenes from Fiddlers Jamboree by clicking link below)
https://www.wjle.com/fiddlers-jamboree/
After the introductions of several local public officials and community leaders, Congressman John Rose, State Senator Janice Bowling, and State Representative Michael Hale presented flags to persons who came from the longest distances to get here.
Congressman Rose and his family greeted the family of Jeremy Bell of Australia who recently moved here and acquired a business. State Senator Bowling presented a flag to Sue Conger, formerly of Smithville, who now lives in Camas, Washington while State Representative Hale had a flag for Elise Fleming of Memphis.
The opening ceremony at 6 p.m. began with a prayer by Jonathan Anderson of the Smithville Church of Christ and a performance of the National Anthem by Emily Phillips as two members of the Smithville Fire Department posted colors.
The Smithville Community Chorus later took the stage delivering a stirring patriotic performance and a tribute to blue grass. Near the end of the show, Faye Fuqua, who founded and has led the chorus since the 1970s was honored by the Jamboree Board. Fuqua’s daughter Kim Luton, President of the Fiddlers Jamboree presented her mother a plaque in appreciation.
Zeb Ross and the J. Creek Band, a star attraction of the evening, followed the chorus and was to be the last act before the finals competition, when the storms came and forced cancellation of the evening’s lineup.
The morning began shortly after 9 a.m. Friday with welcoming remarks by Luton, an opening prayer by minister Terry Little of the Smithville First United Methodist Church, and a performance of the National Anthem by Sarah Cripps. The preliminaries in each of the sixteen categories of music and dance competition then followed and were completed before the welcoming ceremonies at 6 p.m.
For more about the Fiddlers’ Jamboree including the weekend events from the festival click the links below
http://smithvillejamboree.com/
http://smithvillejamboree.com/scheduleEvents.html
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