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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2002
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PGA star, former NFL all-pro and Vince Gill test the links
at Carroll Lake |
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Jim Steele
steele@mckenziebanner.com |
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Louise Presson of
McKenzie gets an autograph and hug from Vince Gill
when he played at Carroll Lake Golf Club on
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Just a few weeks ago, PGA Tour golfer Loren Roberts was
six time zones away, braving the elements at historic
Muirfield during the British Open.
Thursday, he was dealing with heat indices of 105 degrees
at the Carroll Lake Golf Course.
Roberts joined a star-studded entourage at the McKenzie
golf facility for a friendly round, a round that drew
close to 100 fans. Country singer Vince Gill, former
Detroit Lions' all-pro punter Jim Arnold and Belmont men's
basketball coach Rick Byrd joined Carroll Lake Golf Club's
Arnie Cunningham for a little fun on a hot August day. It
was, perhaps, a golfer's Mount Rushmore.
Roberts, known as the "Boss of the Moss" for his putting
proficiency, is no stranger to Carroll Lake and he says
he's pleased with the improvements made to the course.
"It's fun to get together with friends for a round of golf
and this is the third time I've been here," Roberts said.
"From the first time I came here to now, the improvements
made over the past two-and-a-half are incredible."
Cunningham invited this Nashville crew to play a round
here and it was an invitation the linksters couldn't
refuse.
"I've known Arnie for 20 years at least," Roberts said.
"We just wanted to have some fun and we did that today."
Roberts endured wind, rain and temperatures that dipped
below 50 degrees in Scotland last month and captured a
44th-place finish at the 2002 British Open. South African
Ernie Els won top prize in an exciting four-man playoff.
"But Vince really put a shellacking on me today," Roberts
conceded.
Gill, known for country hits "I Never Knew Lonely," and "I
Still Believe in You," also is known for the Vince Gill
Junior Golf Tour, home to hundreds of golfing prodigies in
Tennessee. And, oh, by the way, he happens to be the
husband of gospel/country/pop singer Amy Grant.
"Oh, we had a lot of fun today," said Gill. "It was the
heat of summer, that's for sure, but it was a lot of fun.
It's real easy to take this heat when you know everybody
so well. "Arnie had been trying to get me up here," said
Gill, who noted it's fun to travel around and see the
names of things that make it into song lyrics - such
things as "Forked Deer" and the "Carroll County Accident."
He was reminded that Carroll County is home to Mark
Oakley, former guitarist for Amy Grant, and country
soloist Jessica Andrews. Fellow bluegrass picker Mike
Snider resides in neighboring Gleason.
"I play a lot of golf, but it's an honor to play with
someone like Loren," Gill said. "He's a special friend who
is not only a great player, but a great guy. We had a lot
of fun at this course. This place just goes to show you
that the course doesn't have to be a long course to be
difficult. But Arnie owns it, loves golf and is trying to
make the course better."
Gill said he is proud to be associated with the state's
junior golf program.
"Not because it has my name on it," he said, "but because
it offers other options for kids. The junior golf program
has something for everyone, every level of talent from
beginner to master."
Gill said he's working on a new album and helping produce
his wife's next project.
Arnold, who led the NFL in punting numerous times and was
a top-flight punter for Vanderbilt, is now with Capital
Financial Group in Nashville, part of the Mass Mutual
family of companies. The heat reminded him of the dreaded
two-a-day pre-season workouts.
"I don't miss that at all," Arnold said with a chuckle.
"But I do miss game day, the perks, the camaraderie and
the friendships."
Arnold and the Lions marched all the way to the NFC
championship game in 1991 before bowing to the eventual
Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins. He also was a
regular at the Pro Bowl in Honolulu.
"That was a great season," Arnold said of 1991. "It was
something I'll never forget."
He says his golf game could have been better.
"But it was all in fun," he said. "It would have been a
perfect day had it been about 15 degrees cooler."
This was Arnold's second visit to Carroll Lake. His
initial foray on the grasses occurred over a year ago. But
the visit with friends while playing golf made this trip
worthwhile.
"Rarely can you pull people together from different
sectors of life and have the kind of fun we had here
today," said Arnold. "And we came here because of Arnie."
Could this round have been a nice warm-up, perhaps a
precursor to this month's PGA Championship in Minnesota?
"That's where I'm going next," said Roberts, who has
finished second in two events this season. "The game has
changed so much. Guys are bigger, stronger and more
athletic. The equipment has changed. It's more long ball
and not as much finesse anymore."
Roberts, who hails from nearby Germantown, says he's going
to give it a whirl.
"I'm running out of chances to win major tournaments," he
said. "But I'm going to give it my best shot." |
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Buena Vista Man Fatally Injured By Lightning |
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By Linda Bolton
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A Buena Vista man's death as the result of being struck
by lightning was the first such death in Carroll County
in at least two decades according to officials.
Granville Maness, 66, sustained the fatal strike at his
home at 600 Buena Vista School Road during the afternoon
of Tuesday, July 30. According to Carroll County Coroner
Steve Cantrell the mishap occurred just before a
rainfall in that area. According to the coroner's
investigation, Mr. Maness got off his tractor and was
opening a fence gate, when straight line lightning
struck him in the head, rendering him unconscious.
Scott Maness, who was near his father when the injury
occurred, put the victim in his vehicle and began
transport to Baptist Hospital- Huntingdon emergency
room. Using his cell phone while enroute, Scott called
9-1-1 to tell emergency personnel what had happened.
Once at the hospital, medical personnel reportedly
administered CPR, but were unable to revive vital signs.
Cantrell noted he had spoken to Carroll County Sheriff
Bendell Bartholomew concerning the incident and the
sheriff stated it was the first death by lightning he
could remember in his 20 years in office.
Mr. Maness is survived by his wife, Innetta Maness, two
other sons, Danny Maness of Bruceton and Dwayne Maness
of Buena Vista, and two daughters, Kay Ellis and Jada
Maness, both of Buena Vista. See complete obituary in
this edition. |
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McKenzie Woman Contracts Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever |
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By Linda Bolton
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A McKenzie woman who was diagnosed last week with Rocky
Mountain spotted tick fever would have had a better
chance winning the lottery than contracting the disease,
according to health officials.
Ann Drewry remains hospitalized at Methodist Healthcare
this week after being diagnosed with a "severe" form of
the disease that is spread to humans through saliva of
ixodid (hard) ticks. Ironically, this is the second case
of the disease that required hospitalization at
Methodist Healthcare this year. The first case was
diagnosed in June.
Speaking from her hospital bed Monday, Ann said she and
her family had returned from a vacation to Panama City,
Florida with friends just before the trauma began. On
Saturday, July 20, she found a tick in the bend of her
knee, after she had been raking grass towards a tree
near her home. It was not until Sunday morning that she
found a second attached tick on her upper thigh. Ann
said, not thinking, she just pulled the tick out quickly
with her fingers and disposed of it. Ann remembered that
the tick was dark in color and rather large. The
Drewry's reside near a wooded area and she believes the
tick crawled onto her while raking the yard.
All was well until the following Friday, when she
noticed the site of the bite had developed a scab and
had an approximate one-inch red circle around it.
Although she still wasn't feeling ill, she went to Dr.
Terry Colotta, who prescribed an antibiotic.
By Saturday, she had developed a fever and began
alternating Ibuprofen and Tylenol. The fever continued
Sunday and at times would soar to 104 degrees, she said.
She spoke to Dr. Colotta that evening and was advised to
come to the hospital if she wasn't better by the
following morning.
On Monday morning, she said she felt terribly weak, her
kidneys would not act, and she was experiencing an
extremely dry mouth.
"My equilibrium was off, I couldn't coordinate," she
added. She and her family decided it was time to go to
the hospital, where test results eventually confirmed
the suspected diagnosis.
Once admitted to the hospital, she stated the spiking
fever continued and she experienced extreme muscle
tenderness throughout her body. She also had a dry
hacking cough and "little electric shocks of pain"
periodically.
Dr. Terry Colotta, assisted by Dr. Michael Bryant, is
monitoring Ann's condition very closely.
"They are having to watch such things as kidney
function," she said. Although she is still experiencing
a fever, she is hoping that will subside by the end of
two weeks. Other symptoms could remain several more
weeks, she was told.
Ann is married to Jerry Drewry and has two sons,
Shannon, age 21 and Ryan, age 17.
"Everyone at Methodist Hospital has been great," said
Jerry. "You couldn't get any better attention anywhere."
The family also expressed appreciation for the care and
concern provided by Dr. Colotta and Dr. Bryant. "They
have spent a lot of time researching the disease and
have done everything possible to provide the best care
possible," said Jerry.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever has been a reportable
disease in the United States since the 1920s. In the
last 50 years, approximately 250-1200 cases of the
disease have been reportedly annually, although it is
likely that many more cases go unreported. The Center
for Disease Control (CDC) compiles the number of cases
reported by the state health departments.
Over 90 percent of patients with Rocky Mountain spotted
fever are infected during April through September. This
period is the season for increased numbers of adult and
nymphal ticks.
The organism that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever is
transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. The
American dog tick and Rocky Mountain wood tick are the
primary vectors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever bacteria
in the United States.
Initial symptoms may include fever, nausea, vomiting,
muscle pain, lack of appetite and severe headache. Ann
said she had four of the six symptoms - fever, muscle
pain, a dull headache and loss of appetite. Later signs
and symptoms include rash, abdominal pain, joint pain
and diarrhea.
Because it infects the cells lining blood vessels
throughout the body, severe manifestations of this
disease may involve the respiratory system, central
nervous system, gastrointestinal system, or renal
system.
Over half of Rocky Mountain spotted fever infections are
reported from the south-Atlantic region of the United
States (Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida.) Infection also occurs in other parts of
the United States, namely the Pacific region
(Washington, Oregon, and California) and west south
central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)
region.
The frequency of reported cases of Rocky Mountain
spotted fever is highest among male, Caucasians, and
children. Two-thirds of the cases occur in children
under the age of 15. |
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