By Linda Bolton linda@mckenziebanner.com

 
MCKENZIE FALL FESTIVAL

McKenzie Elementary staff and Parent Teacher Organization will host a Fall Festival at the elementary school on Saturday, October 27 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

According to Principal Richard Davy, there will be games, including a dunking booth manned by Mr. Davy, two inflatable jumpers, ring toss, duck pond, fishing booth, cake walk, etc. Each classroom will provide a decorated basket filled with items to be bid on during a silent auction from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. There will also be a sweet shop this year, for persons who wish to purchase pies and cakes.

Tickets are four for $1.00 and are available at the door the day of the festival. Various booths require a various amount of tickets.

At noon, a Fall Festival King and Queen will be crowned, followed immediately by a costume contest for children pre-school through fourth grade.

Concessions available in the cafeteria include pizza, hot dogs, nachos and cheese, sno-cones, popcorn and cold drinks.

All proceeds from the event will go to purchase needed educational items for the school.

HUNTINGDON FALL FESTIVAL

The Huntingdon Fall Festival is Tuesday, October 30 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Huntingdon Primary School. The event is sponsored by Huntingdon primary, middle and high schools.

There will be games, an inflatable jumper, the town train, cake walk, hair braiding, fingernail painting, and photos with the Mustangs in the playroom. The middle school will host a king and queen contest during the festival.

Grilled hot dogs, chili and cheese, french fries, and other concessions will be available in the cafeteria.

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FALL HARVEST CARNIVAL

Hollow Rock – Bruceton Central Elementary staff and P.T.O. is sponsoring its annual Fall Harvest Carnival on Thursday, October 25. Food and games begin at 5:00 p.m. The P.T.O. is serving hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, chili, chips, nachos and cheese and drinks until 8:00 p.m.

The Harvest Carnival royalty is crowned at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. A Halloween costume contest for children kindergarten through second grade and grades three through five is at 7:15 p.m.

Plan to come out for a fun-filled evening with family and friends, beginning at 5:00 p.m.

WEST CARROLL FALL FESTIVAL

West Carroll Elementary School Harvest Festival is Friday, November 9, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. A meal will be available, beginning at 5 p.m.

FALL FAMILY HARVEST FESTIVAL

First Baptist Church, located at 619 Stonewall Street in McKenzie is hosting their ninth annual Fall Family Harvest Festival Tuesday, October 30 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. in the church’s Family Life Center (gymnasium). There will be numerous games and activities, including rock wall climbing, face painting, bracelet making, inflatable jumping house, and many opportunities to accumulate vast sums of candy and prizes.

Different small groups in the church are hosting the booths, which includes a football toss, basketball shoot, archery shoot, fish pond, bean bag toss, apple grab, ping pong toss, treasure chest, duck pond, cake walk, pin the mouth on the pumpkin and more.

The church’s goal is to provide a safe friendly place where the community can come together for fun and fellowship. First Baptist family invites everyone to join them for a night of fun and games.

LONG HEIGHTS TRUNK OR TREAT

Long Heights Baptist Church, located at 260 Old Paris Road, McKenzie is hosting a trunk or treat event Wednesday, October 31 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Chili, hot dogs, chips, drinks, cake and pies will be available at the church. Events include games for the children in the parking lot and “trunk or treat,” where persons will open their vehicle trunks and kids are invited to go vehicle-to-vehicle for treats. Appropriate dress is requested.

Participants are also encouraged to dress as Bible characters and a contest will declare a winner.

The public is cordially invited to come and participate.
 

 
MCKENZIE - - Bethel College's 2007 Homecoming Weekend is Friday and Saturday, October 19-20, on the Bethel College campus.

According to Mary Ann Autry, assistant to the director of development and alumni relations, events begin as early as 11 a.m. on Friday and go until kickoff at the Wildcat Football game Saturday evening at 7 p.m.

"We have a Homecoming Golf Tournament that will be on Friday, Oct. 19," said Autry. "It's a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. at Carroll Lake Golf Course. We encourage the community to get involved with this. It's a great way to reunite with Bethel alumni and friends who have lived here in McKenzie at one time or another."

Autry says there's also a Reunion Extravaganza with Renaissance, The Bethel College Performing Arts Experience, Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Bouldin Auditorium of the Dickey Fine Arts Building.

"This is for the entire community," Autry said. "It's free, too. So is the Homecoming parade, which begins down Bethel Court at 10:30 a.m."

Parade participants will move from Bethel Court onto Cherry St., and then turn left onto Stonewall St. They will make their way downtown around the square, and then come back down Cedar Ave., and take a right back onto College Drive and back to campus.

Other Homecoming events for community members include:

• A Wildcat Alumni Baseball game will be at Wildcat Park at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19.

• A Lady Wildcat Alumni Basketball game followed by a Wildcat Alumni Basketball game will be in the Baker Fieldhouse beginning at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19.

• A Book Signing/Reading with authors Michael Freeland, Marilynn Putman and Sharon Scruton is at 9 a.m., in the Burroughs Learning Center Saturday, Oct. 20.

• A Wildcat Basketball Scrimmage is in the Baker Fieldhouse at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 20.

• A Lady Wildcat Soccer Alumni Game, followed by a Wildcat Soccer Alumni Game, is at the Bethel Soccer Field on College Drive at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20.

• A second free performance by Renaissance, The Bethel College Performing Arts Experience, is at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, in Bouldin Auditorium at the Dickey Fine Arts Building.

• A Lady Wildcat Basketball Scrimmage is at Baker Fieldhouse at 4 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 20.

• Wildcat Football against Cumberland University begins at 7 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium on College Drive. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. All seating is general admission, and prices are: $10 for 18 and over; $5 for 11 to 17, and children 10 and under get in free.

• For more information about Bethel's Homecoming activities, please contact Mary Ann Autry at 731-352-4090 or autrym@bethel-college.edu

 
HUNTINGDON- Carroll County Health Department is offering vaccines against influenza and clinics for mass vaccinations.

A mass flu clinic is scheduled for October 26 and 29, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Carroll County Health Department, High Street, Huntingdon. Mass flu clinics are designed to get patients in and out quickly. The department will start making appointments for flu clinics October 22, 2007. Please call the Carroll County Health at 731-986-1990 on or after this date to make an appointment.

“It takes about two weeks to be protected after you get the flu vaccine, so it’s a good idea to get the vaccine as soon as it’s available. However, we will continue to vaccinate residents through the winter, or as long as we have vaccine available, because influenza activity in Tennessee often is not at its worst until late January, and can peak as late as April,” said Dr. Shavetta Conner, regional medical officer.

Though the vaccine is recommended for anyone who wants to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill with influenza, certain people are at high risk of serious illness or death from influenza, especially the elderly and the very young. People who live with or care for those at high risk for serious illness also should be vaccinated to prevent exposing them to the virus. The Carroll County Health Department will follow The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations by focusing on individuals in the following groups:

• All children aged 6 months through 59 months (up to 5th birthday)

• Pregnant women (or those who will be pregnant during flu season)

• All adults aged 50 years and older

• Residents of long term care facilities (such as nursing homes)

• People of any age with chronic medical conditions (such as heart disease, lung disease or diabetes)

• All healthcare workers

• People who live with or care for people in the above high risk groups

• People who live with or care for infants who are too young to be vaccinated

Person in these groups should receive the vaccine unless their health care provider has told them otherwise.

In Carroll County the cost of the flu shot is $25.00 for adults and $13.70 for children. Pneumonia vaccine is also available to eligible persons for $41.00. The cost for vaccines are charged on a sliding fee scale. Payment can be made in the form of cash or check and Medicare and TennCare can be billed. Correct change is preferred. Individuals receiving flu shots need to wear a short sleeve shirt.

For more information about an appointment for a flu shot or scheduled flu clinics, call the Carroll Health Department at 731-986-1990.

    

Naomi Jarrett’s Ford Escort came to rest in a ditch where she traveled after suffering a heart attack.

A Lexington woman, who suffered a heart attack while driving on State Highway 22 near Clarksburg Monday, October 15, was pronounced dead after her vehicle veered off the highway, according to Carroll County Coroner Steve Cantrell.

Naomi Jarrett, 82, had reportedly been to a doctor’s appointment in Huntingdon earlier in the day and had stopped in Clarksburg to purchase groceries before returning home.

“The manner of death will be ruled a heart attack and the cause of death will be natural,” said Cantrell. “The accident was not a factor in her death.”

According to investigating Trooper Chris Rollins, Mrs. Jarrett was headed south on State Highway 22 in a 1991 Ford Escort near the intersection of Roan Creek Levee Road, when she left the east side of the highway and ran into the median. The vehicle crossed two lanes of the highway, exited the highway and came to rest in a deep ditch. She was wearing a seat belt.

Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Huntingdon with burial to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Leach.

    

Kristara “Krissy” Johnson

Huntingdon Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl whom they have identified as an endangered runaway.

Kristara “Krissy” Johnson, daughter of Shelly Greer, has been missing since Tuesday evening when she walked away from her 295 Cotham Drive home. She left the home at approximately 7 p.m. wearing a dark tank top, dark jeans and no shoes, according to Joe Parker, Huntingdon Police Department Director of Safety. Her mother reported her missing when she failed to return by midnight.

The family had moved to Huntingdon approximately three weeks ago, said Parker. Krissy attended her first day at Huntingdon High School Monday.

Parker said his department confirmed a sighting of the missing girl at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday on West Main Street in Huntingdon near a pizza business. One of her classmates spotted the girl and notified police.

A second contact was made Thursday evening when she called her boyfriend and told him she had gone out of state with a couple. However, the location she gave did not check out, said Parker. The boyfriend immediately notified Krissy’s mother of the call.

Johnson is described as being 5 feet and 9 inches tall. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Parker said she has been listed on the Amber locator as missing, however an Amber Alert has not been issued. Anyone with information on Johnson’s whereabouts is asked to call the Huntingdon Police Department at 986-5310.