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THE CHRONICLE
of Mt. Juliet
The Largest Circulation in Wilson County
Celebrating our 28th year as the leading newspaper in Mt. Juliet and West Wilson County
www.thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
Volume 29 April 1, 2009 Number 12
Census giveslongtime MJrestaurantmodern look
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You Heard it First
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Joblessnumbers up;local job fairoffered
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Liam Bell of Lakeview Elementary tries to screw a bolt under water in a large tank while Cierra Farrew from Mt. JulietElementary looks on during a Space Camp activity at Lakeview on Tuesday. SEEK students from West Wilson and Mt.Juliet Elementary provided activities for Ms. Charlotte Maynard’s Kindergarten class to teach the children what it takesto become an astronaut, under the guidance of teacher Gerri Ann Ford, one of two Wilson County teachers who attendedan educational experience at NASA in Cape Canaveral, FL, last May.
Photo by Tomi L. Wiley
Economyhurting MJseniors: howyou can help
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By Tomi L. Wiley
Managing Editor
THE CHRONICLE
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MJ restaurant benefits from ‘08 census
The Burger King on Lebanon Road in Mt. Juliet recently underwenta major renovation, changing its longtime signature style into amore updated, bistro-type decor.
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The way the econo-my is lately, it’s no surprisethat many people are pinch-ing pennies and doing whatthey can to make ends meetand feed their families. Andin Mt. Juliet the story is thesame, especially when itcomes to the senior popula-tion, of which many peopledepend on the charity of others – but lately the localMeals on Wheels is strug-gling and in need of volun-teers.Bus service for theMeals on Wheels serviceout of the Mt. Juliet SeniorCitizens Center eats up 18percent of the year’s bud-get, according to long timevolunteer and board of di-rectors member Bart Scott. The bus once ran
fi
ve daysa week, but recently theboard voted to discontinuethe service on so many daysdue to the cost. He addedthat there are many seniors who depend on the Meals onWheels program for a meal, which may be the only onethey have all day.Scott said the pro-gram now runs four days a week, at four routes daily,except on Tuesdays.Mid-CumberlandHuman Resource Agen-cy sponsors the Meals onWheels program at the MJSenior Citizens Center, andLeaAnn Thrush is the Mt. Juliet site director.“There are around 20homebound people we serveevery day, some in the morerural areas of Mt. Juliet,” shesaid. “There are around 10 who get frozen meals once amonth, because we can’t getout to them otherwise.”Britt Linville is alsoon the board of directors forthe Senior Center as well asfor the Mt. Juliet Help Cen-ter. He makes his rounds
fi
ve days a week and picksup food and fresh
fl
owers forthe Center from Publix andKroger in Mt. Juliet“I started volunteer-ing because I’m retired, andI saw a need for it,” Linvillesaid. “I got tired of see-ing people hurting, and of course Bart (Scott) got meinto it.”Linville added thatif the Meals on Wheels pro-gram had more volunteers,and of course more mone-tary donations, the program
Downfall in economy hitting MJ seniors hard: Meals on Wheels in need
By Tomi L. Wiley
Managing Editor
Britt Linville, LeAnn Thrush and Bart Scott pack up meals for the seniors of Mt. Juliet in the Meals onWheels program.
Photo by Tomi L. Wiley
See MEALS, Page 8
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