Local Artisans Support School Back Pack Program (VIEW VIDEO HERE)

August 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Members of the “Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour” held their annual “Art for Kids Day” Saturday at the DeKalb Farmers Market in support of the School System’s Back Pack Program to help feed hungry children.

Claudia Lee, local artisan, said all the artwork for this annual event is donated and all the money raised from sales goes to the Back Pack Program.

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“One hundred percent of the money from the sales goes to help fund the Back Pack program which provides supplemental food for kids in DeKalb County who are not getting fed regularly at home. We are one of the organizations that does fund raising for this program,” added Lee.

“The art work is donated by area artists as well as artists from the Appalachian Center for Crafts, and Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour. We do it once a year.  It is almost always in August. We collect art work all year long and people look forward to it. They get some great deals. The prices are amazing,” said Lee.

According to Elise Driver of the Coordinated School Health Program, About 6% of the DeKalb County School student population goes hungry on a regular basis with meals provided at schools being their main source of food. “Coordinated School Health began sending bags of food home to children ten years ago. We began with long weekends and holidays and now we feed them every week during the school year. Funding is not always consistent and we are continuously seeking donations of food and or money to maintain our program, to improve the nutritional value of the food products given to students, and to promote healthy eating habits,” said Driver.

To make a donation, contact Driver at the Board of Education Central Office known as the Ernest Ray Education Center at 615-597-4084.

Meanwhile, the 19^th annual “Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour” is scheduled for October 26-28.

Every fall, on the last full weekend in October, when the color is breathtaking and there is a certain crispness in the air, the artists of Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour in DeKalb and Cannon Counties open their studios for a free three day open studio event. Celebrating its 19th year, the tour has grown to include 15 stops with 30 participating artists.  Artists will be demonstrating their craft mediums and offering handcrafted shopping opportunities at every stop on the tour. This is a perfect family outing or weekend getaway.

To learn more visit

http://offthebeatenpathtour.com/

August 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE FM 101.7 has returned to the air!

For the last several days WJLE FM has been off the air due to lightning which caused a catastrophic failure of our FM transmitter. Engineers have worked daily on the problem and for now the FM is transmitting again but with reduced power meaning that our signal is reaching only a portion of the WJLE FM service area.

WJLE is in the process of acquiring a new FM transmitter but it will be several days before it arrives and is installed. Until then, WJLE FM will be operating but at reduced power.

In addition to WJLE FM 101.7, you may continue to listen to LIVE programming on WJLE AM 1480 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

August 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The Upperman Bees stung the Tigers in a 43-0 shutout Friday night in Smithville.

The loss drops the Tiger record to 1-1 with a trip to Crossville to face Stone Memorial next Friday night to open region play

Blake Metzgar scored four of Upperman’s six touchdowns on the night including his first on a 2 yard run with 5:28 left in the 1^st period. The PAT was good and the Bees led 7-0.

The Tigers threatened to score after advancing to the Bees 10 yard line but the drive was stalled by penalties and a 25 yard field goal attempt by Andrew Fuson missed its mark.

Metzgar scored his second touchdown of the game on a 1 yard run with 9:28 left in the 2^nd period. The extra point put Upperman up 14-0.

Tiger quarterback Axel Aldino was tackled in the endzone for a safety with 8:23 left in the 2^nd period to give the Bees a 16-0 advantage.

Metzgar’s third touchdown came on a 9 yard run with 2:54 left in the 2^nd period and with the extra point the Bees took a 23-0 lead.

Cole Bush scored on a 55 yard pass play with 27 seconds left in the half to lift Upperman to a 29-0 lead. Upperman missed on the extra point try.

Metzgar scored his last touchdown of the game on a 6 yard run with 10:51 left in the 3^rd period and with the extra point the Bees held a 36-0 lead.

Upperman added another TD on a 65 yard run in the 4^th period  and went on to win 43-0.

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