Smithville Young Eagles Flight Rally Saturday, September 21

September 14, 2019
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Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, September 21, as Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1378 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Smithville Municipal Airport (0A3).

The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation.  Since the program was launched in 1992, Volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 2.1 million young people who reside in more than 90 countries.

Following the flight, each young person will receive a certificate making them an official Young Eagle.  In addition to the Certificate the new Young Eagle will be given a Logbook with an access code for a complete free online Flight Training course offered by Sporty’s.  Their name will then be entered into the “World’s Largest Logbook,” which is on permanent display at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, WI.  The Logbook is also accessible on the Internet at www.youngeagles.org.

 Those wanting to participate in the Young Eagles flight rally are asked to pre-register on the internet at www.youngeaglesday.org for the Smithville flight. Registered participants will then come to the Smithville Municipal Airport (0A3) on flight day starting at 8:30 AM in preparation for their flight.  The 20 minute flights will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 11:30 AM. Additional information about EAA and the Young Eagles program is available on the EAA’s Home Page at www.eaa.org.

There will also be a Gyrocopter and a Para-glider demonstration for the Young Eagles.

If there is bad weather a rain date will be announced.

For more information contact: Mike Carpenter, President EAA Chapter 1378, Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, 750 Airport Road, Sparta, TN 38583. Cell: (615) 464-8625.

September 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers’ hopes of getting their first road win of the season were doused 42-20 by the Watertown Purple Tigers Friday night.

After DC failed to convert an early Watertown turnover into points the Purple Tigers grabbed the lead on a 13 yard touchdown strike from quarterback Brayden Cousino to Brandon Watts completing a 73 yard drive with 6:50 left in the 1^st period. Cole Miller added the PAT and Watertown led 7-0.

DeKalb County answered as quarterback Axel Aldino hooked up with Isaac Knowles on a 30 yard touchdown pass with 3:10 left in the 1^st period. Alan Munoz split the uprights on the PAT and the game was tied at 7-7.

Watertown took the lead again with 25 seconds left in the 1^st period on an 8 yard touchdown run by Jordan Carter. Miller converted the extra point and the Purple Tigers led 14-7.

Cousino threw an 18 yard touchdown pass to Elijah Williams with 9:24 left in the 2^nd period. Miller’s PAT gave Watertown a 21-7 advantage.

With 3:15 left in the 2^nd period, Williams caught a 34 yard touchdown pass from Cousino. The pass was deflected but Williams grabbed it in the endzone. The PAT by Miller pushed the Watertown lead to 28-7.

Deramus (D-Ray) Carey scored from 4 yards out with 27 seconds left in the half to give Watertown a 35-7 lead after the Miller PAT.

DeKalb County drew closer on an 11 yard touchdown pass from Aldino to Desmond Nokes, completing a 61 yard drive with 9:47 left in the 3^rd period. Munoz’s PAT cut the Watertown lead to 35-14

Watertown’s D-Ray Carey scored his second touchdown of the game on a 3 yard run with 6:43 left in the 3^rd  period.  The PAT by Miller pushed the Purple Tigers lead to 42-14.

After a 4^th down play for Watertown went awry, DeKalb County got the ball and scored on the last play of the game as Kolter Kilgore, in at quarterback threw a 10 yard touchdown pass to Silas Cross. The final score was 42-20 in favor of Watertown.

Watertown improves to 3-1 while the Tigers fall to 1-3 on the season.

DeKalb County will host Grundy County next Friday night, September 20 at 7 p.m. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

September 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A representative of the Boyd Foundation met with local leaders and dog lovers Friday morning at city hall to make the formal presentation of a $25,000 Dog Park Dash grant to Smithville for the development of a dog park.

Randy Boyd, the founder of the Foundation, had planned to be here for the occasion but was unable to make it. Grant Coordinator Harrison Forbes made the presentation on behalf of Boyd.

Smithville was among more than two dozen communities across Tennessee awarded grants this year totaling $900,000 for dog parks.

Plans are for the dog park to be located on property owned by the City of Smithville near the animal shelter behind Tenneco Automotive.

“I am excited. This is something I have been wanting us to have for a long time. I had actually looked at a dog park in Knoxville and found out that Randy and Jenny Boyd of the Boyd Foundation provided the funding for that one through the Tennessee Dog Park Dash program so in the spring I applied for funding through this Foundation to build a dog park here in our community” said Alderman Gayla Hendrix.

After a long-standing relationship with PetSafe® on its Bark for Your Park program, an initiative that awards dog parks to communities around the country through a grant system, a new partnership was formed with The Boyd Foundation to bring the same goal a little closer to home.

The program, called Tennessee Dog Park Dash, is a multi-year commitment toward making Tennessee the most pet-friendly state in America. Through the program, The Boyd Foundation makes a $1 million annual donation for building and enhancement of dog parks in communities across the state.

The Boyd Foundation is guided by Randy Boyd, alongside his wife, Jenny.

“The Dog Park Dash grant program was an initiative started by the Boyds. It is part of the Boyd Foundation. Randy and Jenny own a company called Radio Systems, based in Knoxville which is one of the largest Pet product companies in the world. They sell about 5,000 pet products all over the globe. They had built a dog park about 10 years ago and it turned out to be a huge success so they started a national campaign program with Radio Systems, a nationwide contest called Bark for your Park. It was great and a lot of cities were winning but none in Tennessee so Randy and Jenny decided with the Boyd Foundation to concentrate on Tennessee and the initiative is to build 100 dog parks across the state through the grant program where communities can compete for it. For Smithville, it wasn’t just a gift. They competed against a lot of cities. Its based a lot on how much the community is engaged and wants it. There are a lot of factors that go into picking the winner. Its been great this year seeing all the winners across the state in the different sized communities and Smithville is one of those. We’re really excited and look forward to coming back to be part of the ribbon cutting and opening of the new dog park in Smithville,” said Forbes.

Now that the grant has been awarded, Alderman Hendrix said the next step is to create a design for the park.

“A basic park is divided into two sections, an area for smaller animals usually under 30 pounds and an area for larger animals so they will all be in the same enclosed area but divided by a fence. We need a water source so there can be a water fountain for the pet owners and the dogs as well as shade trees, benches, and maybe some agility equipment for the dogs to play on  such as jumping over hurdles, digging in sand pits and things like that. There are lots of different ways for the park to be designed. I have already started looking at ideas on the Internet. So that is the next process, to look at designs and decide what we want to do and how we want our dog park to be laid out. Once we design it and develop our budget, we can get started and then once its built the city will have to maintain it,” said Hendrix.

Before it opens, rules will be established for the dog park. “There will be a list of rules that will be posted. The owners must stay with their dogs at all times while in the park. The dogs must be on a leash when they are brought in and when they are taken out. Once you’re in the park designated for your  pet, you may unleash your dogs and play with them,” she said.

Joining Forbes for the grant award presentation Friday morning at city hall were Margie Atnip, Alyssa Patterson, DeKalb Animal Coalition Shelter Director Megan Moore, Mayor Josh Miller, City Administrator Hunter Hendrixson, Alderman Gayla Hendrix, Abi Hendrix Wilbur, Emmaly Bennett, and Laura Parsley along with a few furry friends.

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