BCP 9-4-24

Bedford County Post, Wednesday, September 4, 2024— 5A Celebration CEO Warren Wells said. “They turned down a three-time World Grand Champion who has never had a pre-show vio- lation by anyone including the USDA. This horse had been inspectedmany times over the years. “This has not been a normal Celebration to say the least. We have seen their (USDA) numbers go through the roof compared to previous years.” The class was already going to be missing some key entries. The USDA was performing post-class in- spections of the top three places. Several horses dur- ing the show received vio- lation tickets in post class inspections. JoiningCavender in the ring were A Great Honor which rode to reserve hon- orswithDanWaddellinthe saddle for Chavigny Beas- ley of Shelbyville; Twisted With Honors with Tyler Baucom riding to third for Allyson Armstrong from Hickory, North Carolina; and Edgar Abernathy and I’m Charlie Daniels who rounded out the class with a fourth place ribbon for Linda Stewart from Olive Branch, Mississippi. “We had a great class,” Wells said. “I have no idea what would have hap- pened if Justi fi ed Honors would have been in the same class. It is a shame the USDA decided to get involved like that because of what is going on in the courts.” “But we have an amaz- ing World Grand Cham- pion. I am very proud of them and we are going to celebrate him for the next year.” There are cameras and video monitors in center ring to see the warmups. “Charles McDonald (horse show chairman) and I watch and see what is going on back there,”Wells said. “We knew about 30 minutes before the class or so who was going to be in the class.” The programming was disturbing at times. Friday night eight en- tries were expected to show in the Four-Year-Old World Grand Champion- ship. Only one entered the ring. My Addiction and R.M. Kellett made the spotlight ride for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eastridge of Columbia, Kentucky. The Tennessee Walk- ing Horse industry has fi led two lawsuits against the USDA which has ap- proved new regulations that would essentially ban all action devices such as chains. “There was always a fear of retaliation,” Farrar, also the executive director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Ex- hibitors’ Association, told the crowd Saturday night. “We have taken a bold stand fi ling two complaints withmultiple plainti ff s.We knew something had to be done. “We cannot let them win by us falling apart now. We were told the only way to fi ght back was through the court system and we are doing that. We will not show defeat. We will re- main strong.” On a positive note, 1,801 entries showed in the 200 classes. Total atten- dance was 112,268. “For the entire show I was very happy with atten- dance with over 112,000 tickets sold, “Wells said. “It was very exciting. Pre- sales were right where they were last year and last year was an amazing year. And when you have a 14-year high in entries it brings people too. “I would tell people we are still one of the most amazing sporting events in the world. You don’t fi nd fans like this just any- where. But there may be some challenges. As an in- dustry we have to stand up and do what we can to fi x it for the long term.” Reproduction of all matter herein is prohibited without the expressed written consent of the publisher. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ALL letters must be signed and a street address and telephone number provided. The address and telephone number will not be published, but used to verify the authorship of the letter. Email Letters to: dwomble@bedfordcountypost.com ADVERTISING POLICIES In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods at less than the proper price, The Bedford County Post will furnish a letter to the advertiser stating the correct price to be posted in the place of business. 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Dues are $10 per member and should and should be sent to Lucille Sorrells by Sept. 1. Ann Spencer gave the the educational lesson “Food Product Dates: Decoding the Label”. In the Sunshine Report Ann Spencer and Bonnye Ca- tron had birthdays in Au- gust. Members were asked to bring something old. Dorris Turrentine brought a musical tape that Alvis gave to her on their 50th anniversary. Bonnye Catron brought antique dolls. One was her brother’s Raggedy Andy doll. Ardis Rit- tenbrerry brought a tea- cup from Japan that is over 500 years old. Judy Smith brought one of her mother’s vases and a metal toy that her grand- father played with when he was a child. Jeannie Pruitt brought a scrap- book that belonged to her grandparents. It held documents, checks and notices from the 1800s. Ann Spencer brought tjhat the Spencer fam- ily raised the materials, spun the yarn and wove the blanket Judy Smith dismissed the group by reading the adjournment. Ann Spen- cer reportd the meeting held Aug. 19. WHEEL FCE Jerry Sue, Peggy, Ja- net, Tina and John were in attendance. Janet presented a very good, helpful UT Ex- tension Information pro- gram om how to preserve foods of di ff erent types, what is safe to eat and when and how to read labels so as to eat well, avoid food waste use safe presentations and select- ing and storing various food types to avoid sick- ness and stay healthy. John L. Oiller reported the meeting. FAIRFIEW Fairview FCE Club met on August 21 at the Extension O ffi ce. President Sandra Smith opened the meet- ing. Betty Brown read the call to order. The devotion was giv- en by Susie Armstrong. Marilynn Lewis, Pro- gram Leader presented the educational lesson, “Food Product Dates: Decoding the Label.” The roll call answer- ing the question, “What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?, was an- swered by 15 members. Club hours, donations and goals were reported and recorded by Debbie Perryman. Business: Dues for 2025 in the amount of $12 were collected from members present by Treasurer Linda Lovell. Club o ffi cers for 2025 were approved on a mo- tion by Mary Frances Gordon, second by Betty Brown. President - Mary Frances Gordon; First V- President - Debbie Perry- man; Second V-President - Sarah Hill; Secretary - Pat Hastings; Treasurer - Linda Lovell; Sunshine - Car- olyn Jones; Program Leaders - Betty Brown and Mary Frances Gor- don. President Sandra Smith discussed project plans for the next work- day. Items of underwear and socks for Kindergar- ten through 5th grade will be do- nated by club members, and delivered to the new Cartwright Elementary School. Club member dem- onstrations: Ann Canady - reed bowls with tops made by her daughter- in-law The next meeting will be September 18, 2025, 10:30, at the Extension o ffi ce. The meeting was ad- journed by President Sandra. Smith Wanda Woodlee 306 E. Lane St. Shelbyville, TN 931-684-3904 www.allseasonsmonuments.com Granite • Bronze • Repair • Death Dates • Laser • Custom Design FCE Clubs Meet She wrote her fi rst story at age nine and her fi rst romance at age 13. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Debra went on to sell her fi rst book in 1998. Today she is the USA To- day bestselling author of more than 175 novels, in- cluding reader favorites the Finley O’Sullivan and the Faces of Evil series. She is the recipient of numerous readers’ choice awards, a career achieve- ment award and the pres- tigious Centennial Award for the publication of more than 100 novels. Since the publica- tion of her fi rst book, her work has expanded into compelling suspense and thrillers. Debra’s work has been featured in Cosmopolitan magazine, Romantic Times, and Thriller Magazine as well as several newspapers. In addition to the USA Today bestseller list, her books have risen onto the Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and Waldenbooks best seller lists. With more than 175 books published and ten million copies sold in nu- merous languages and countries, Debra is one of the most proli fi c authors of our time. For more information or to buy tickets please contact the Shelbyville- Bedford County Library by calling 931-684-7323 or signing in at the li- brary’s website. Book sale The Friends of the Li- brary will be having the fall Used Book Sale, and will be open in our com- munity room 9 a.m. until an hour before the library closes (7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). On Sunday the 15th, the Book Sale will be open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Hardcover books are $1 each, Paperbacks are $0.50 each, and DVDs, Jigsaw puzzles, and Au- diobooks are $1 each. If you would like to volunteer to help set up and maintain the book sale, please call (931) 684-7323 or fi ll out the contact form on the li- brary web site. Webb Continued from Page 1 Champion Continued from Page 1 Lawson and Oaklynn Williams Scenes from Saturday night’s Celebration