News - Friday, July 6, 2012

When Charles “Buz” Dooley was a student at Ft. Benning Basic Infantry Officers School in Columbus, Ga., his leaders never said, “Buz, go do this.” Instead, they said, “Buz, follow me.” Dooley respected the men who showed by example what they expected of him. Taking his cue from their style of leadership, he has since led a life worthy of emulation.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People during its 5th annual Criminal Justice Seminar on June 16 awarded Volkswagen attorney Wade Hinton the 2nd annual Thurgood Marshall Freedom of Justice Advocate of the Year award.  The organization chose based its choice of Hinton as the recipient of the award on his work in civil rights and his committement to volunteer work in the community, calling him “one of Chattanooga’s most worthy freedom fighters.”  Humbled, Hinton said, “The NAACP does a lot of good work.  If it weren’t for groups like it, I wouldn’t have had the opportunities I’ve had as a person of color.  There are a lot of folks out there, including women, who have had groups fighting on their behalf for a long time, so I don’t take it lightly when a group like the NAACP, with its history and legacy, recognizes me.”  (Photo by David Laprad)

Saturday, July 14

The Tennessee Veterans of World War I are holding their state convention Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Hotel Patten. About 350 veterans are attending the three-day meeting. H.M. Houston of Crossville is State Commander.

A TogetherGreen Fellowship award will be given to Dr. Anna George, director of Chattanooga’s Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, the National Audubon Society has announced. After a competitive nationwide selection process, the career environmentalist will receive a fellowship award for her week-long teen summer camp that will explore conservation problems and solutions in Chattanooga.

July 6

In-Town Gallery presents “See Through” exhibit

Coyee Shipp Langston is exhibiting her masks in partnership with FACES: The National Craniofacial Association to raise funds for the organization’s humanitarian restoration work by donating a portion of her sales during the month of July at In-Town Gallery. Her Asian-inspired works incorporate collage and found objects. View these unique pieces and meet the artist at the opening reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

It seems like only yesterday I was filling out applications for law schools. Being a lawyer didn’t strike me as being that important. In fact, I was considering getting a Ph.D. However, the law school applications took so long to fill out, and having been admitted, it seemed like I might as well just go to law school, so I scrapped the Ph.D. idea.

David R. Seaton, et al. v. Wise Properties-TN, LLC

Appeal from the Chancery Court for McMinn County

Case Number: E2011-01728-COA-R3-CV

Authoring Judge: Judge John W. McClarty

Originating Judge: Judge Lawrence H. Puckett

During these hot days, I find myself hanging out in the house a lot, watching too much TV, dreaming of the end of daylight savings time and the start of Jack-O-Lanterns, of burning wood and a cold north wind.

Remember that “Twilight Zone” episode about the two women in the apartment who were slowly burning up because for some reason the sun was getting closer? Then one of them woke up and we found that it was just a dream, and that they were actually slowly freezing to death because the sun was moving farther away.

I never had much patience as a kid for board games. About 15 minutes into Monopoly or Life, I would realize that I’d be sitting on the floor for at least another hour or two before anything was settled. Suddenly, climbing a tree, catching bubble bees in a mayonnaise jar or tossing a tennis ball against the side of the house seemed like better plans.

Last week, we talked about how important it is to do your best while you’re in college. This week’s advice is a prerequisite to doing your best. It is one of those things in life that is so simple that it should go without saying. That being said, you will find that most people, your father included, often fail to take this simple step to help them guarantee success in what they do. That step is getting started.

As I pulled into the long gravel driveway of Uncle Sid and Aunt Sadie’s the other day, I was already looking forward to sitting down for a time of down-home discussion. And, of course, the chance of getting some of Aunt Sadie's homemade tea cakes had also helped lure me to their white clapboard house out near the county line as well.

Dear J.V., “A couple weeks ago, you wrote that Locke’s Gilgamesh puzzle – in season 2 of ‘Lost’ – was the ‘last’ puzzle, in point of time, featured by the series. I take issue with that. In the season 6 episode, Ben Linus’s father is shown working a Sunday paper crossword – this, in the thread that assumes the H-bomb, detonated by Juliet, wiped out the island. The Linuses’ island involvement is thus cut short, as the Dharma Initiative people were evacuated. Were you planning to discuss this last crossword? I went back to the episode and cannot tell what newspaper it is. /s/ C.M.”

For years, my wife and I have been hearing the “local is better” mantra, but like many people, we’re set in our ways. We do most of our shopping at a local grocery store, and are content to do so. But as we were planning our menu last weekend, and found ourselves putting the same old, same old on our shopping list, an idea struck us: Let’s skip the grocery store and eat local for two days.

My brain is still on our vacation last week. This week, there is nothing special on my mind, so I decided to just do a hodge-podge of trivia. Have fun!

1. What do the initials GUI stand for?

2. In May, 1884, 214 packing cases arrived in the U.S. by boat from France. These cases were unpacked, and in the next 30 months were assembled into what?

Everyone has at least one member of the family that is a finicky eater. There is one in my family (my husband) and one in my daughter’s family (my youngest granddaughter, Gwynn.)

Gwynn is just now two years old, but the little one just won’t eat - at least not anything remotely healthy. This really had my daughter worried until she stumbled across something that does the trick as far as slipping fruits and vegetables in Gwynn’s diet – “squeezable food pouches.”

Cullon Hooks will direct the condominium and homeowner association management business at Walldorf Property Management, the company announced last week.

“Cullon has excellent, relevant experience, and a solid track record with condominium development and association operation and governance,” said Rudy Walldorf, owner of the company. “Our association clients will benefit from his experience.”

Chattanooga’s Green Home Rating System, “better built,” last week announced a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga, who will build 100 percent of all new Habitat homes in the Chattanooga area using “better built” standards. The announcement came in conjunction with the certification of Habitat’s first “better built “home in Chattanooga.

Saturday, July 13

Heavy voting is promised for the August elections as 10,000 voters have registered in Hamilton County.

Miss Gertrude Oehmig left Friday for Nashville to visit her aunt, Mrs. Terhune. She will be accompanied home after a week’s visit by Miss Jessie Hines of Rome, Ga.

Dodge and Penny have the unfortunate fate of falling in love at the end of the world. If only they had met years ago, they say as they gaze into each other’s eyes as time draws to a close. They would have loved each other longer, but would they have loved each other more? What matters isn’t the length of time two people spend together, but that they make the most of the moments they have.

All agents are at different stages of their career and different levels of production. Each has their own philosophy for running their business and different levels of staffing for accomplishing it. I get asked constantly, “How do I compete with agents that have more listings, staff and production than I do?” That is certainly a valid question since there are a whole lot more new agents, inconsistent agents and average agents then there are mega-producers. How do you compete against a mega-producer? Before I answer that let me give you some rules of how you don’t.

I’m not gonna lie: I used to frequent tanning beds. However, thanks to the fact that I forgot all my jewelry (including my wedding band) after a visit, and upon going back to get them, they were gone (imagine that) – I have since quit. No one else had the time to get in that bed, but nonetheless, it was gone. That made me mad enough to never go back. Maybe not the best reason to quit, but it worked for me.