Marion County Tribune

2A —The Marion Tribune, Thursday, July 25, 2024 C ommunity Calendar is a service of The Mar- ion Tribune and is free of charge for community and church announcements. Those wishing to submit an event should email their item to arichards@ mariontribune.com. You may also contact Allison Richards at 423-590- 6397 with the informa- tion. Deadline is Monday afternoon for inclusion in Thursday’s edition. You may submit your event a month or two ahead of the date and reoccurring events may also be pub- lished in the community calendar. NFL Flag Football signups – Jasper: In person signups will be on Mondays at City Hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. during the month of July. Online signups are now live at Jasper-TN.com. Cost is $50 and for grades K-8th boys and girls. NFL Flag Football signups – South Pitts- burg: In person signups will be each Saturday now through August 10 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Loyd Park House. Signups are also at City Hall Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through August 9. The cost is $60 and for grades K-8th. Jasper Parks&Rec- reation currently has fall baseball/softball/t-ball signups online at Jasper- TN.com. There is no cost. Kimball Park cur- rently has online registra- tion. In person registra- tion will be Saturday, Au- gust 10 at Kimball Town Hall. If you have ques- tions, please contact (423) 661-9266 Mon-Fri from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit Kim- ball Park Facebook page for updates. Tax Free Weekend – Tennessee will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 26 and end at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 28. No tax will be charged on school supplies, comput- ers/laptops and clothing. For full details and a list of included items please visit our website www.marion- tribune.com. 65th Annual Moun- tain Market for Arts & Crafts - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, July 27 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at Hannah Pick- ett Park, 16 Dixie Lee Ave., Monteagle. This show is one of the longest running and most popular craft shows in the Southeast. This event will feature more than 100 artisans and crafters displaying their handmade creations which will include: fi ne art; stained glass; pot- tery; fi ne, primitive and refurbished furniture; bird houses; paintings in a variety of media; quilts; woodcrafts; folk art; toys; jewelry; chain saw carv- ing demonstrations; blacksmith demonstra- tions and lectures; cigar box art; metal art; soaps and lotions; local honey; embroidered baby items and doll clothing; knit- ted and hand sewn items; and so much more. A va- riety of delicious food will be available for purchase. The Monteagle Fire De- partment will have a fi re truck for the kids to check out, as well as talk about fi re safety and o ff er other kids’ activities. For more information call (931)- 924-5353 or visit https://www.south- cumberlandchamber. com/mountain-market. The Bentley Bu- chananBash will be held Saturday, July 27 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the park behind Marion County High School. Lots of fun including vendors, games, food trucks, music, a but- ter fl y release at 2 p.m., a 3k fun run with surprises at 4 p.m., a wi ffl e ball tournament at 6 p.m. For more information, please visit The Bentley Buchan- an Memorial Scholarship Facebook page. Give a Child a Chance –Marion County TN on the Move will be giving out free backpacks and school supplies on a fi rst come, fi rst serve ba- sis on Wednesday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., (or until supplies last) at Chatt State Kimball cam- pus, 2100 Main St., Jas- per. This is a drive through event. Reoccurring Events Early Voting for the August 1 Primary in Mar- ion County will be held at the Election Commission o ffi ce, 109 Academy Av- enue in Jasper through Saturday, July 27. Hours are as follows: Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. You must bring valid photo id. A TN driv- er’s license, US Passport, ID from the TN Dept of Homeland Security, ID from the federal or TN state government, US Military ID, TN handgun carry permit are all accept- able as long as they have a photo. College student IDs are not acceptable. Learn more Pre-K registration for Marion County Schools is now open . Parents are advised to con- tact Karina Kirk, the Pre-K supervisor, to schedule appointments during the months of June and July. Mrs. Kirk can be reached at (423) 883-0328 (please leave a voicemail if no one answers) or via fax at (423) 942-8817 for send- ing registration forms and required documents. She can also be emailed at kkirk@mctns.net. Reg- istration packets for all Marion County Schools including Monteagle are available at the PreK o ffi ce located at Jasper Elemen- tary School. The forms may also be accessed on- line at marionschools.org. Champion Recov- ery Community has meetings each Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jasper First Baptist, 108 E. 3rd Street, Jasper, and each Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Whitwell Church of Christ, 100 E. Kansas Avenue, Whitwell. Contact Alyson Riley at (423) 664-3288 or email alysonr.ministry@gmail. com for information. The Lions Club meets on the fi rst Monday of each month at 6 p.m. in the conference room of Beene Pearson Public Library, 208 Elm Ave., South Pittsburg. The Marion County Library Board meets bi- monthly on the thirdMon- day at 5 p.m. The meet- ings alternate between the three libraries as follows: January & July – Orena Humphreys (Whitwell), March & September – Carolyn Stewart (Jasper), May & November – Beene Pearson (South Pittsburg). For more information, please email mcexecdir@ gmail.com. Gospel Singing held Saturday, July 27 at Jack’s in Stevenson, AL from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The fea- tured singers will be Sam Sampson & Sharon Fos- key. For more informa- tion, please contact Paul David Webb at (423) 203- 8791 or (423) 228-4025. Everyone is welcome! The following Com- mittees of the Marion County Library Board meet bi-monthly (Febru- ary, April, June, August, October, December) on the third Friday at the Carolyn Stewart Public Library at these times: 1 p.m. – Personnel; 1:30 p.m. Nominations; 2 p.m. – Policies; 3 p.m. – Bud- get & Finance. For further information please email mcexecdir@gmail.com. Dungeons & Drag- ons Group meets on Sundays at 9 a.m. at Beene Pearson Public Library in South Pittsburg. Orena Humphrey Public Library host- ing book sale - The Orena Humphrey Public Library is hosting a larger than normal book sale corner that features donated items and materials that have been removed from the collection. This col- lection includes books, DVDs, VCR movies, and a fewbooks on cassette tape. Interested patrons can purchase these items for a fee of $3 per bag, with the library providing the bag. Currently, the book sale corner is fully stocked, but the sta ff anticipates the need to weed out some items in the coming weeks to make space for new ad- ditions to the shelves. As a result, there will be fresh additions to the book sale in the near future. Bridge Night at Monteagle Commu- nity Center meets the second Thursday of the month from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is for any play- ers (18+), experienced or if you just want to learn, you are invited to join. The Miners Memorial Park Committee meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the old Gri ffi th Creek Elementary School, 6395 Hwy 108, Whitwell. Please consider attending the meetings and volunteering. Visit their Facebook page for more information. VFW building available to rent: Need a place to hold your next birthday party or special event? VFW Post 6362 is available to rent. Cost is $100 deposit, $50 of which will be returned if building is cleaned and left in satisfactory condi- tion. To rent, contact VFW Commander Dan Pegg at (423) 240-7209. Upcoming County &CityMeetings August: MC Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, August 6, 4p.m., LawsonBuilding, 300RidleyDr., Jasper Kimball City Meeting: Thursday, August 8, 6 p.m., CityHall, 675Main St, Kimball Whitwell City Meeting: Thursday, August 8, 6 p.m., CityHall, 13671 Hwy 28, Whitwell MC Board of Education: Monday, August 12, 5 p.m., 204 Betsy Pack Dr., Jasper Jasper City Meeting: Monday, August 12, 6 p.m., Carolyn Stewart Public Library, 14W. 2nd St., Jasper South Pittsburg City Meeting: Tuesday, August 13, 6 p.m., Senior Center, 315 ElmAve., South Pittsburg Crossroads City Meeting: Thursday, August 15, 6:30 p.m., CityHall, 140 Alvin C YorkHwy, Whitwell Orme City Meeting: Wednesday, August 21, 6 p.m., CityHall, 980Orme Rd, South Pittsburg New Hope City Meeting: Monday, August 26, 5 p.m., CityHall, 2610Hwy 156, NewHope MC Commissioners Meeting: Tuesday, August 26, 6 p.m., Lawson Building, 300Ridley Dr., Jasper Citizen of the Week Sherman and Linda Barnett of Jasper have been chosen by the Jasper Memorial Post 6362 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars as their most recent designation as Citizens of the Week. They were presented a Certificate of Appreciation for their display of American Flags to celebrate Independence Day. The VFW and its members thank them for displaying the scores of flags that line the fences along the road in their show of pride in our nation. SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conduct- ing a Sobriety Checkpoint: Date: July 26, 2024 County: Marion Time: 9:00 pm Location: SR 28 @ MJ Moss Loop The scheduled checkpoint is contingent upon manpower and weather conditions.