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Arlington Chamber President Don Oliver, Town Engineer Steve Hill, and Vice-Mayor Harry McKee
listen intently as Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam speaks on Economic Development and Job Readiness Initiatives at a luncheon sponsored by the Arlington and Lakeland Chambers of Commerce.
BUSINESS
CALENDAR
Arlington Chamber of
Commerce
Membership
Luncheon
Congressman Stephen
Fincher will speak.
Wednesday, August 13,
11:30 am at the Family
Center, Arlington Church
of Christ, 5999 Polk
Street. Cost is $10.00
person/members, $15.00
perso n/no n - me mb ers.
RSVP by Monday, August
11 to rsvp@arlingtontn
chamber. com.
Arlington 5K
Saturday, September 13,
8:00 am – Arlington 5K,
race begins and ends at
Arlington Elementary
School, 11825 Douglas
Street, Arlington. Portion
of proceeds go to the
Arlington Education
Foundation.
See the
Chamber website for
registration information.
BUSINESS NEWS
has been designated an
Allstate Premier Agency
for 2014.
The Allstate Premier
Agency designation is
bestowed on less than 48
percent of Allstate’s nearly
10,000 agency owners
across the country and 50
percent of Allstate’s
Tennessee agencies.
Lakeland Allstate
agency owner Ed Braly
Hiring A Home Repairman? Practical Tips To Protect Yourself
By Will Ashworth, State Farm
Clouds aren’t the only
things that roll in with
severe summer weather.
Contractors who attempt
to cash in during the aftermath of a storm by promising low prices for home
repairs and delivering
substandard or incomplete
work may also arrive on
the scene.
Help protect yourself,
your money and your
home from repair rip-offs
by learning to spot these
red flags:
Some Warning Signs
of a Scam
Be alert if contractors:
Offer unsolicited services for such projects
as driveway sealing,
chimney rebuilds and
roof repair–projects that
are commonly “pitched”
to homeowners.
Quote a reduced price
on the work because of
“materials left over from
a job down the street.”
Offer a discount for
using your home as a
“demonstration.”
Employ pushy door-todoor sales tactics or
advertise through flyers.
Appear to be from out
of town or working out
of a pickup truck.
Demand immediate
payment in full.
Accept cash only.
Provide no written
contract.
Are not willing to produce references.
Fail to provide proof of
insurance and proper
licensing.
Suggest financing or
recommend financing
through someone they
know.
Ask you to secure any
required permits.
Promise insurance compensation for their repairs.
Ways to Help Protect
Yourself
These tips can help you
hire a reputable contractor:
Get multiple quotes
from local established
businesses.
Take time to make your
decision.
Do your research. Look
into professional affiliations and Better Business Bureau reports, and
follow up on references
from previous clients.
Check for up-to-date
licenses, and verify
insurance protection.
Insist on written estimates and a written
contract that includes
contact information,
important dates and a
breakdown of costs.
According to Federal
Trade Commission
rulings, you may be able
to cancel a contract of
more than $25 within
three business days of
signing it at your home
or in a seller’s temporary business location.
The National Association of Home Builders
offers additional tips for
hiring a dependable pro-
fessional contractor on its
site. For storm repair tips,
visit the Better Business
Bureau website. And
before you hire any con-
tractor for storm-related
repairs, always contact
your insurance agent to be
sure repairs will be covered.
Big Shots
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did not specialize in pistols.
Also in pistols, Trappers Cody Grantham and
Danny Story “set the
standard” for speed and
accuracy, Simons said.
Each shooter hit five
targets in less than two
seconds. Grantham's time
of 1.6 seconds was the
lowest of the event.
Simons—the winningest coach in Tennessee—retired from coaching the Arlington Trappers at the conclusion of
the SCTP Team Nationals. The new head coach
of the Arlington Trappers
is Robert Gorman, a three
-year assistant coach with
the program.
Just ten minutes away
from Arlington, Bolton
HS Trap Team head
coach Keith Fenwick has
rebuilt a team with only
two returning shooters in
2011 into one competing—and winning—at the
national level. Fenwick is
in just his third year as
head coach of the Bolton
Trap Team. In addition to
finishing second in the 16
yard trap, the Bolton team
finished first in two other
events which debuted this
year in Illinois: Trap
Handicap, which is shot
from 25 yards, and Trap
Doubles, which requires
the shooter to hit two clay
targets in each pull.
The Bolton Trap Team
also had six students
named to the 2014 SSSF/
National Rifle Association
All-Scholastic Team:
Austin Ainsworth, Griffin
Black, Lawrence Cooper,
Peyton Deane, Tristian
Fenwick, Andrew Meier,
and Garrett Percer. To be
considered for the AllScholastic Team, SCTP
and SPP athletes were
required to have a 3.0
grade point average in the
2013-2014 school year,
meet shooting qualifications of 190/200 SCTP
targets in a competition in
the current season or
achieve a match score of
75 seconds or less in SPP,
and have letters of recommend ation.
Fenwick believes that
the high level of competition among area high
school teams benefits
everyone. “We're all
trying to catch the Arlington team,” he jokes, adding that “Arlington has
pushed everyone to be
better. They deserve the
credit for making us all
work harder.”