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2B Tyd. Jutw 28 1994 THE TtNNESSEAN ROBERTSONgHO -Viifltn SUMMER till NasipHey Vl jQF1 "davidson -A -9J i MMMvt WILSON iWILLIAMS0N ji ff i I I i BISteto Staff A J. Moulton, 3, studies gears with his aunt, Cheri Romonoski, at Cumberland Science Museum. Kids should keep mind and body in shape over vacation Rape charges filed PCTl FRANKLIN An Ala-LLu bama man charged with six counts of raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter is scheduled to appear In Williamson County Circuit Court on Aug. 1.

The man pleaded not guilty yesterday at an arraignment hearing. Grand jurors heard evidence against the man in May, but he was not arrested until last week. Prosecutors wanted to wait until laboratory tests were completed before arresting the man, who was in Nashville and Franklin police said. The girl's mother, who had been married to the man and was living with him in Franklin when the alleged abuse occurred, reported it to police. The alleged abuse took place between May 1993 and October 1993, according to indictments against the man.

He abused the child about twice a week, police said. The man, who is not being identified in order to protect the identity of the girl, is out of jail on $10,000 bond. Tests show man drunk rTl FRANKLIN The in- ii I vestigation of a bizarre head-on collision three months ago that killed a husband and wife driving separate cars is closed, with reports showing Logan Veach Jr. was legally intoxicated. A blood test showed that Veach, 37, had a .17 blood-alcohol level.

In Tennessee, a person is legally intoxicated if his blood-alcohol level is .10 and above. Veach and his wife, Betty Ann Veach, 31, also had traces of a Valium-like drug in their systems, said Tennessee Highway Patrol investigator Jimmy Hester. The accident on Arno-Allisona' Road in rural Williamson County is listed as a double fatality and no criminal charges will be filed, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. Two children were riding with their father when the Cadillac they were in crashed head-on into the pickup truck driven by Betty Ann Veach. Elijah Veach, 7 months, has' been in critical condition since the accident going home with grandparents and returning to Vanderbilt Medical Center last week for minor surgery.

Sister Audrey Veach, 4, is living with paternal grandparents. Here is a list of other summer learning activities: Do volunteer work. "It doesn't help kids stay academically smart, but it is good for kids to do something for somebody else," Kendall said. Get physical. If possible, parents should sign up for a physical activity with their children, such as martial arts.

It creates a bond between children and parents and gives them something to talk about Visit a park or a community center. Muscles as well as brains need to be stimulated during the summer, said Peggy Tullos, superintendent of recreation for Metro. "It's extremely important for them. It's more important for kids to get involved with other kids than to sit at home or get involved in mischief." "Go in and do things that are interesting and see interesting things and get your hands on 'em," McCarger said. "Do problem solving on an interesting level These are things that are fun but also get you thinking." Jan Allen, a professor of child development at the University of Knoxville, said children are more enthusiastic when they do things with their parents.

She suggested forming a family reading club where every member of the family reads a book on the same subject and then discusses it Other activities include visiting area zoos or animal parks and giving the children a mission, for example: photograph every animal from Africa. Such a trip teaches the children not just about the animals but also about geography. Watermelon cutting eMURFREESBORO Sign up now for the old-fashioned Fourth of July watermelon cutting at the Senior Citizens Center. The event will be at 11:45 a.m. Friday at the center, 325 St Clair St Prizes will be awarded in a watermelon seed-pinching contest and a rind-toss contest Reservations are required for the event open to Rutherford County citizens age 60 and older.

Visit the center's volunteer office between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays or call 89M877 to make reservations. Panel mulls budget rTTI MURFREESBORO EiLil The county Budget and Finance Committee will wrap up work on the 1994-95 budget tonight at 6 p.m. The committee is scheduled to make preparations for Thursday's meeting of the full County Commission. Last night, the committee discussed an additional $100,000 for raises for Sheriffs Department patrol officers.

The money would be in addition to the 4 raises budgeted for county employees. The commission will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday. The meetings will be in the second floor courtroom of the county courthouse. boss pleads guilty Day raid in which $300,000 in cash and 75 video poker machines were seized.

"The government is pleased that the case was resolved in this fashion," said U.S. District Attorney assistant Gimmie Lynn Ramsaur. Four years ago Metro, state and local authorities raided various markets operated by Poole which they said served as fronts for video gambling. At the hearing yesterday, Poole told U.S. District Judge Robert Echols that his job was buying and selling used cars for his sister's business.

But Poole also told the judge he was guilty of the gambling breaks ground at Mall Program expanded ASHLAND CITY Cheatham County Li brary offers story time for children age 3-6 at 10 a.m. each Tuesday. The program has been extended into the summer months because of increased interest from parents and the children, Librarian Glenda Jacoway said. Children gather each Tuesday to hear a storyteller. Each week has a different theme.

In August the library plans to have a magician visit the children. Another program the Summer Hour runs through July 21 for children in grades K-5. On each Thursday from 2-3 p.m. children will gather for informational programs on such topics as the Cumberland Museum and aquariums. The program also includes a summer reading contest The top five readers will be awarded medals.

Even if students cannot attend the one-hour program, they can still register in the summer reading program to compete for the awards, Jacoway said. "The library is a place for children to learn about the fun, joy and pleasure reading can bring. Oh, the things you can explore in a book and places you can travel For information about the library and its programs, call 792-4828. Pegram to celebrate rrn PEGRAM The town is getting geared up to host its annual July 4 celebration Monday. The celebration will feature games, contests, a parade, crafts, live entertainment and fireworks.

A new event outhouse races, has been added. The local firefighters auxiliary will be selling July 4 T-shirts and caps to benefit the auxiliary. The community club will host its annual barbecue beginning at 11 a.m. For information about the celebration or its schedule of events, call Lou Chambers at 646-1627. Farm damage charged ft If ORLINDA A teen-ag-ti er faces vandalism, assault and evasion charges after a farm was damaged Friday.

Christopher Bryan McNett, 18, of Franklin, is in jail with his bond set at $12,500, according to Robertson County Sheriffs Department arrest records. He is accused of vandalism at the farm of James Pitt 6524 Pearson Road, Orlinda. Sheriffs records say McNett is an acquaintance and friend of Pitt's son, Kevin, and had done farm work for the family. McNett damaged Pitt's farm truck by driving it without permission over the farm and into a combine, records say. Damage was estimated at $5,500.

McNett also is accused of setting fire to a field of wheat which was extinguished by county firefighters. McNett was arrested when he returned to the Pitt farm, but he assaulted a sheriffs deputy who was placing him in a squad car and fled, records say. The teen was arrested Saturday in Simpson County and transferred to Springfield where he was charged and jailed.) passes and a party at Centennial Park for reaching their goal, Cavello said. The libraries also have story hours and puppet shows for the younger children, Cavello said. "I think it's wonderful for them," she said.

"I think the story hour and puppet show are a really good way to show that the library is a friendly place." At the Ben West Library downtown, Cavello tells stories for children 3 to 7 every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Other branches of the library offer different programs. Another summer activity that mixes fun with education is the Cumberland Science Museum, McCarger said. Gambling By VERONICA GIMENEZ Staff Writer Gambling kingpin Jerry Poole pleaded guilty at a federal court hearing yesterday to charges of owning and operating a gambling business Poole was accused of conduct ing, financing, managing and supervising an iii- i inegai viaco i poker machines if was the subject of a 1990 federal investigation which resulted in a Valentine's POOLE McWherter from generation to generation. Representatives from each of the state's 95 counties took turns pouring rainbows of dirt from their home towns over the time capsule everything from the red clay of the Mississippi River in Memphis to the lighter, textured soil scratched from the mountains in East Tennessee.

Each of those counties is organizing its own Tennessee 200 committee to plan Bicentennial activities. The committees' first duty dirt-toting resulted in a competition of containers. The soil was carried in everything from Tupper-ware bowls to elaborately decorated wooden boxes. A four-foot by four-foot granite cornerstone was moved into place by crane, directly in line with the Capitol. From it will stretch a path of 150,000 bricks that Tennesseans may have engraved with their name for a yet-to-be-named contribution toward the mall's cost The cornerstone's Inscription reads in part "The Path of Volun- Road called Residents annoyed with McWherter By DEBORAH COLLINS Staff Writer BRENTWOOD Some residents are angry about Gov.

Ned McWhertert request that the city open up North Carothers Road to their southern neighbors in Franklin. McWherter stopped in Brentwood Thursday to urge commissioners to open up North Carothers Road so that two corporations can locate in Franklin near CoolSprings Galleria. The change would give the CoolSprings area increased access to Brentwood and Interstate 65. 4 Several Brentwood residents charges. In pleading guilty, Poole waived his right to a trial.

His sentencing was tentatively scheduled for Sept 12. "The maximum sentence for these charges is a $250,000 fine andor five years in jail," Echols said. Echols told Poole a probation officer will be assigned to conduct a pre-sentence investigation, which will examine any relevant facts related to the charges, as well as Poole's criminal history. The report will then be given to Echols, who will read it and decide Poole's sentence. air malL which will feature a giant map of the state, a carillon of 95 columns and bells and a amphitheater.

Bicentennial ceremonies will run from May through June of 1996. business out Siri is selling his home, he said. "It's a tough one," Mayor Brian J. Sweeney said, adding that the commission would keep residents aware of the situation. Brentwood commissioners will have to vote on an ordinance to open the road.

It will require three readings before the commission. An ordinance on the issue was not presented last night After citizens comments, commissioners returned to the agenda and appointed three members to the library board. Incumbents Linda Hirsch and Charles Scott will return to the board for three-year terms, and newcomer Kay Thompson will serve for two years to ill Pat Buz-ell's unexpired term. 1 P. Casey Daley Staff Ben Crumpler, a third-grader at Sylvan Park Elementary, succumbs to the sun during speeches at ceremonies for the Bicentennial Mall.

Puppy shooting probed fra GALLATIN The LELU Sumner County Sheriff Department is investigating the shooting of two Siberian Husky puppies over the weekend. Scott Easterling, 27, of 1475 Airport Road, found a wounded puppy in the woods Sunday afternoon belonging to neighbors Pamela and Gregory Clark, 299 Desha Creek Road, according to a report by Deputy Lisa House. Easterling and Gregory Clark went back to the injured puppy, which had been shot in the shoulder, and found another puppy that was dead from a gunshot, the report said. A third puppy was missing. The dead puppy was valued at $600 to $1,000.

Both the injured and missing pups are valued at $300 each. All of the animals are American Kennel Club registered Siberian Huskies. If you have any information that may solve this crime, contact House at 452-2616 or Crime Stoppers of Sumner County at 264-TIPS. Burglary investigated rrri Portland The IVIi home of a Portland couple was cleaned out by burglars over the weekend, a Sumner County Sheriffs Department report says. The house, in the 2600 block of Highway 52E, was broken into between p.m.

Thursday while the couple was away, the report states. The thief broke into the house through the rear kitchen door. The burglar "seemed to hand pick certain items and leave stereo, radio, and television alone." the report says. Among those items taken were antique skillets, muffin pans, and a cookie jar; a $500 gold chain, a gold wedding band; a diamond cluster ring; a camera; a $2,000 Tandy computer, a 27-inch Casio television, a $1,000 Panasonic camcorder; and video games. If you have any information about this crime contact the Sheriffs Department at 452-2616 or Crime Stoppers of Sumner County at 264-TIPS.

Healthy budget seen rTTI LEBANON The Leb-lUi anonlOth District school system will begin the fis-' cal year with a fund balance well above the state recommendations, a school official said. The system will have $1.6 million in the bank on a proposed 1994-95 budget of about $8.1 mil-, lion, Schools Superintendent Andy Brummett said. That is about 12 of the budget The state recommends a minimum of 3, Brummett explained. The 10th District School Board meets at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the superintendent's Coles Ferry Pike offices to consider the bud-.

get The LebanonlOth District schools get a percentage of county taxes collected. This coming year's expenditures will be up $200,000 to $300,000 over last year but increased spending has been matched with increased revenues, Brummett added. Fish fry July2T rrri mount juliet txJl The monthly Janet Terrell fish fry will be Saturday. The Janet Terrell Memorial Fund helps the needy with health care bills, organizers said. "Since its beginning in 1989, thousands of dollars have been distributed to families and individuals needing financial assistance due to health-related difficulties," said organizer Darryl Cooper.

Terrell was a West Wilson County resident whose family helped establish the fund after her death. The fish fry will be from 4-8 p.m. July 2 at St Paul's United Methodist Church, South Green Hills Road. CONTRIBUTORS: Cheatham County, Jan Boris; Robertson County, Beth Warren; Rutherford County, Jennifer Goode, Sumner County, Rcchelle Carter; William-ton County, Bonna de le Crur WJlwCLCounty. Warren Duzak.

1 teers, Dedicated at the Groundbreaking Ceremony 27 June 1994... Governor's Time Capsule Beneath to be Opened on 27 June 2094." Yesterday's ceremony officially kicked off construction of the open- Brentwood's showed up at last night's City Commission meeting to express their support for the board's decision last year to close the road. And keep it closed, they said. "It really upsets me that the governor is trying to push us into something we dont want" resident Jim Meadows said. Charles Wittemore said the governor getting involved in the issue is "nothing but hogwash." Better access for the companies considering the property doesn't have to involve Brentwood, he said.

"If they can come down and pull muscle just by him being the governor, then we might as well have appointed commissioners," said Julia Webb, another resident Only one resident Linden SirL expressed hia wish that Franklin and Brentwood work something.