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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 July 1, 2009 Number 25
Its a dreamcome truefor Bishop :headed toHollywood
Page 2
 You Heard it First
MJ judgeresigns : BOChope to havenew by July 13
Page 3
Baseball Hall of
Baseball Hall of 
Famer Perry visits MJ
Famer Perry visits MJ
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry joined the Mt. Juliet/West Wilson Chamber for Business After Hours on Thursday, June 25,at the Tennessee Sports Medicine Surgical Center and to celebrate the facility’s official ribbon cutting. Perry signed miniature bats andbaseballs for the many Chamber members who visited the new facility and its ribbon cutting. ~ Photo by Tomi L. Wiley
City Plannercandidatespared downto three
Page 8
City askingbusinesses topay $71K +in back sewercharges
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THE CHRONICLE
of Mt. Juliet
Largest Circulation in Wilson Countywww.thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
 Published each Wednesday in West Wilson County by Mt. Juliet Communications, Inc. A home-owned and operated community newspaper.
Tomi Wiley
Managing Editoreditor@thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
Tonya Hinesley
Production Managerproduction@thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
 Amanda Oswalt
Sales Manageramanda@thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
Brenda Parker
Accounts Managerbrenda@thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 647Mt. Juliet, TN 37121
Office Location:
11509 Lebanon RoadMt. Juliet, TN 37122
Telephone:
754-6111
Fax:
754-8203
Office Hours:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F
Classified Deadline:
1 p.m. every Monday
Grace United Methodist Church invites all children ages four thru completed 5th graders to go to the edge this summer for Vacation Bible School: CAMP E.D.G.E.: EXPERIENCE + DISCOVERGOD EVERYWHERE is an extreme adventure camp taking kids onexciting Bible treks to experience and discover God everywhere,every day. The fun begins July 13 and ends July 17 from 6:00-8:30 pmat 2905 North Mt. Juliet Road. Each Bible trek is supported with science activities, songs, crafts,games, and snacks.To be a part of all the extreme fun at CAMP E.D.G.E.: EXPERIENCE + DISCOVER GOD EVERYWHERE, visit the church’s website at www.graceumc.net/VBS All kids have a place at Grace and shepherds areavailiable for childrenwith special needs.
Is havin  g aBi rth day! 
Help us celebrate ourone year anniver-saryand help the Mt. Juliethelp center at the sametime. For the entire monthof JULY, enjoy superioraccommodations at Holiday Inn Express & Suites. Bring 5canned items that the hotel will donate to the Mt. Juliet HelpCenter and receive our Friends & Family Discount! The community of Mt. Julietis our Friends and Family. As an added bonus, stay with us on JULY 11th (that isour birthday) and you will get to help us celebrate with pizza, cake & ice cream.
 
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vations, please ask for the anniversary rate.
The red carpet was rolled out, fans linedup behind velvet ropes,and a special “Oscar” wasready and waiting for a Mt. Juliet child with cancer onSaturday, all part of a veryspecial surprise: her wish was about to come true.Nine year old BishopMikaelian is a
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lm fanatic,a soon-to-be fourth graderat Elzie Patton Elementary,and will soon complete herlatest round of radiationtherapy for a brain tumor.Bishop has ganglioglioma,a type of brain tumor whichin her case is extremely raredue to where it is located onher brain.Allison, Bishop’smom, said the child’s tumoris on her brain stem and wasat
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rst deemed inoperable.Bishop underwent brainsurgery on St. Patrick’s Day,after her initial diagnosis onApril 1, 2009, and almostlost her life on the table. The surgeon stopped afterremoving just enough of the tumor for a biopsy, andBishop began radiationtherapy soon thereafter.Bishop was surprisedon Saturday at the Roxy Theater in Lebanon whenshe stepped out of a whitelimousine and saw dozensof her friends, family andMake A Wish coordinators waiting for her to walk thered carpet, autograph photosof her and learn that sheand her family will travel toHollywood on July 11 to “seehow movies are made.”“We’re going to stayin Universal City, California,and she’ll have a private tourfor her and her dad,” Allisonsaid on Monday. “We’ll getto go to Disneyland andtake a bus tour of moviestar homes. It’s going to bea little star-studded trip.”Allison added thatBishop has never been toCalifornia and that this trip,taken in between radiationtreatment and her next MRItest on July 21, will be “adream come true” for herlittle girl.“We just want tothank everyone who helped,the Make a Wish people, ourfamily and sponsors,” Allisonsaid. “It’s meant a lot to us. Iespecially can’t thank (Makea Wish volunteer) SharonCostley enough – she wasamazing. Whoever gets heras a representative is very
Mt. Juliet child’s wish grantedwith surprise on the red carpet
By Tomi L. Wiley
 Managing Editor 
Bishop signed autographs for her “fans” as she walked the red carpetto her surprise celebration and movie screening on Saturday.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
~Albert Camus
~Albert Camus
See BISHOP, Page 16
 
The Chronicle of Mt. Juliet, July 1, 2009, Page 3
Mt. Juliet JudgeStephen Graubergerresigned from his post viaemail on Saturday, June 27,and city leaders hope to havea new judge to vote in bythe July 13 city commissionmeeting.According todocuments obtained by
The Chronicle 
on Monday,Grauberger resigned “viaelectronic mail only” in aletter to the Mt. Juliet boardof commissioners“I have decided toresign from my appointedposition as Municipal Court Judge for the City of Mt. Juliet,” the letter states. “Iam willing to continue in theposition until a replacement judge is appointed andsworn in to ensure thecontinued operation of the city court, but wouldask the Commission moveimmediately to
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nd areplacement.”Mt. Juliet CityManager Randy Robertsonsaid Tuesday that the boardof commissioners decided toask former city judge JohnGwin to instead sit as judgeduring the interim, beginning Tuesday night, June 30.Mt. Juliet Vice Mayor andDistrict 2 Commissioner WillSellers con
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rmed Tuesdaythat Gwin will take overand said commissioners willhold a special meeting next week to discuss possiblecandidates.Sellers said the board will revisit the applicationsof previous candidates forthe position, which Gwinresigned when he waselected Division III GeneralSessions Judge for WilsonCounty in August.“We hope to havesomeone to vote on by thenext meeting,” Sellers said.“We’re going to look at oursecond and third choicesfrom last time, and if there’ssome good candidates inthe resumes we alreadyhave on
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le, good. But I’mnot opposed to going on themarket, either.”Grauberger tookof 
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ce early this year butexperienced some friction with Mt. Juliet Police andcity leaders in May, whenresults from an evaluationof his
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rst 90 days inof 
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ce raised concern abouthis track record in courtrulings versus those of Gwin. Grauberger called ameeting with commissionersin May, reported in theMay 13, 2009, edition of 
The Chronicle 
, and said hismain objectives in callingthe meeting was to discuss who has control of the courtdocket, an analysis of hisdecisions made from thebench during his
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rst threemonths versus those madeby outgoing Gwin during his
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nal three months on thebench, and who dictated thedecision for the number of court dates to be reduced.Graubergerremarked at that time thatCity of 
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cials are currentlylooking to increase thenumber of police of 
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cersin Mt. Juliet, which along with the onset of summermonths (and restless, drivingteenagers) will only increasethe number of dockets.Grauberger addedthat while his salary is “notan incentive,” it does affecthis private practice, and if he is “dictated” to reducehis number of court datesto three sessions per monthhe is burdened with “more work for less than half themoney.”“Cumulatively, itstarts looking like the tail wagging the dog as to what’sgoing on,” he said.To read thatentire article go to www.thechronicleofmtjuliet.com.Grauberger saidhe had no comment on Tuesday.
By Tomi L. Wiley
 Managing Editor 
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MJ city judge resigns, commissionhopes for new appointee by July 13
 Former MJ judge John Gwin will take over and  commissioners will hold a special meeting next week to discuss possible candidates.
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