The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • Page A4

4A DAILY NEWS news 1. Murfreesboro Noon Exchange Club's Healing Field Flags of Remembrance will hold a closing ceremony at 5 p.m. Monday with posting of he colors, followed by the national anthem and a 2 1-gun salute with "Taps." The field is filled with more than 800 flags hon- ring veterans, military personnel and local heroes. Next to First United Methodist Church, 265 W. Thompson Lane, the field will close after the ceremony is finished.

Admission is free. 2. Mayday Brewery, 521Old Salem Road, will host Red, White and Brew, a fundraiser for peration: Adopt a Hero, from p.m. Memorial Day. A flag-raising with the honor guard is set for 5 p.m., followed by a performance by Jonny Gowow and the Japanese Cowboys at 6 p.m.

3. Boro Beach at SportsCom, 2310 Memorial is open for the summer. For the Monday oliday, Boro Beach will host Memorial Day adness from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with swimming, music, games and prizes for all ages.

Admission to oro Beach is $4 for adults and $3 for youth and seniors. Call 615-895-5040 for more details. 4. The Goodwill Career Solutions center, at 2955 S. Church St.

in Murfreesboro, will host a job fair from 11a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday for three employers seeking to fill more than 30 positions. Employers include Labor Finders, HW Staffing a nd Speedway. Openings include general labor, construction, forklift, warehouse, inside sales, janitorial, ustomer service and other positions. Rates of pay range from per hour.

Representatives from these companies will be on-site and interviews are possible, so job-seekers should dress for success. Job candidates are encour- a ged to bring a resume, photo ID and their Social ecurity card or birth certificate. 5. The La Vergne Farmers Market kicks off uesday behind the public library at 5063 Murfreesboro Road. The market will be open from 3-7 p.m.

every Tuesday through September. All vendor fees go to benefit the La Verne Senior Center. For more information go to lavergne.tn.govor facebook.com/ LaVergneFarmersMarket. Murfreesboro's Saturday Market opens for the season in the inner circle of the Rutherford County ourt House Saturday. The weekly market runs from 8a.m.

to noon. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK Healing Field to close, farmers markets to open DAILY NEWS JOURNAL JENNINGS AYERS FUNERAL HOME jenningsandayers.com TN-0001102680 JudyDianeCrosslin, daughterofthelateEdi- sonandVioletMayLove Turner.Shewasalso precededindeathbyher Funeralserviceswill Chapel.ElderAnthony PelhamandElderChris Agravesideservicewill HazelCemeteryinBell Buckle. Mrs.Crosslinissur- vivedbyherlovinghus- JohnnyCrosslinandhis wifeMelanieofThomp- husbandShayneofTul- DennisTurnerandhis wifeBarbaraofSaint CarolynNessenandher husbandLeroyofNash- andcousins. Mrs.Crosslinwasa memberofGarrison ForkBaptistChurch. Mrs.Crosslinreceived herBachelorsDegree fromMiddleTennessee StateUniversity.Shewas aretiredAdjunctMath TeacherwithMotlow StateCommunityCol- lege.Shelovedquilting andsewing.

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LinneaSlack 68 615-893-5151 77 WoodbineFuneralHome 615-331-1952 DeathNotices ST. ALBANS, Vt. A group that seeks to reunite lost urple Hearts with service members or their descendants is embarking on an ambitious project: to return 100 uch medals or certificates earned in World War I before the 100th anniversary next April of the United entry into the conflict. Zachariah Fike, of the Vermont-based Purple Hearts Reunited, began the project after noticing he had in his collection of memorabilia a total of exactly 100 Purple earts or equivalent lithographs awarded for injuries or deaths from the Great War. honoring fallen said Fike, a Vermont National Guard captain wounded in Afghanistan in 2010.

are our forefathers; these are the guys that have shed their blood or sacrificed their lives for us. Any opportunity to bring ight to that is always a good The lithographs, known as a Lady Columbia Wound ertificate and showing a toga-wearing woman knighting an infantry soldier on bended knee, were what World War I military members wounded or killed while erving were awarded before the Purple Heart came into being in 1932. World War I service members who a lready had a lithograph became eligible for a Purple Heart at that time. The first return part of the World War I project was over Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday in Hanover, Pennsylvania, where the medal awarded to Cpl. William Frederick Zartman, who was severely wound- while fighting in France on July22, 1918, was returned to his grandnephew.

After the war, Zartman be- ame a barber in York County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1948. descendant Wayne Bowers, 64, of Thomasville, Pennsylvania, said before the ceremony that he was unaware of the details of his service ntil he heard from organization at the beginning of May. WILSON Leanne Werner of the Village Frame Shoppe and Gallery in St. Albans, demonstrates assembly of a commemorative of a urple Heart medal and certificate issued to a World War I service member wounded in battle.

Arace against time to return orld War I Purple Hearts WILSON RING A SSOCIA TED PRESS renovation just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. The official ribbon- cutting was Wednesday. General Manager Jonathan Jones told The un Herald that the project was done in five phases two or three loors at a time and Yates Construction finished the first phase late ast year. Jones says the casino and restaurants were renovated in 2014 when the property was re- branded as Gulf Coast. He says Gulf oast is looking long term, with a view to add- i ng amenities to attract a ew crop of guests to South Mississippi.

Deputies: Kiln man dies after fight with 3 sons KILN Hancock County deputies say a 75-year-old Kiln man ied after he was during a fight ith three of his sons last week. MISSISSIPPI Gulf Coast ompletes $14 illion hotel redo BILOXI Gulf Coast hotel has ompleted a $14 million Coroner Jim Faulk told The Sun Herald that Lester Bosarge died Monday at hospital in Alabama. Faulk said Bosarge suffered blunt-force rauma to the head. Chief Deputy Don Bass says 41-year-old imothy Bosarge, 47- year-old Ferlin Bosarge and 46-year-old Cartis osarge each face a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault. Timothy Bosarge faces an additional charge of disorderly conduct.

Bass said the charges against Timothy Bosarge ill likely be upgraded to murder as early as ednesday. LOUISIANA PETA asks LSU to stop using captive tigers as mascots BATON ROUGE Two animal rights groups are a sking that Louisiana State University stop using captive tigers as ascots a day after LSU said its mascot was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. News outlets reported that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and LSU Animal Advocates wrote in a etter Tuesday to LSU resident F. King Alexand er that Mike VI be wheeled out games this coming eason due to his condition. SU announced Monday that Mike VI was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma and has a tumor in its face.

The group says the university should instead se only costumed human NORTH CAROLINA Man bitten by cobra harged with owning illegal animals CHAPEL HILL An Orange County man who as bitten by a king cob ra earlier this month has been charged by a uthorities with owning i llegal animals. Local media outlets eported 21-year-old Ali Iyoob is facing misdemeanor charges which i nclude ownership of venomous and constricting snakes, crocodilians, and wild and dangerous animals. Orange County Animal Services re- oved more than 30 snakes, 18 of them venomous, from ome after he was bitten on May 2. The Orange County ordinance cites reptiles as wild animals dangerous to persons and property. Anyone who violates the ordinance is subject to misdemeanor charges and a civil penal- of up to $50 per ani- al.

xemptions include a nimals used for teach- i ng and research purpose at UNC-Chapel Hill. Associated Press Around the South Teenager drowns in eastern Tennessee rock quarry NEWPORT Authorities are investigating a drowning at a rock quarry in eastern Tennessee. Cocke County Sheriff Armando Fontes identified the victim as 14-year-old Tyler Sisk. Media outlets reported Sisk and a friend were walking in knee-deep water with poor visibility Saturday when they fell into a deeper section and went beneath the surface. Fontes said the friend reached the shallow portion of the water, find Sisk and ran to a nearby home where authorities were called.

Paramedics found body near a steep drop-off after a 45-minute search. The investigation is ongoing. Memphis transit agency hampered by broken-down buses MEMPHIS The Memphis Area Transit Authority has 38 malfunctioning buses that were taken out of service long before completing their anticipated life spans. he Commercial Appeal (reported that the uses sit in a parking lot behind the aintenance facility, where been for years due to chronic breakdowns. Federal guidelines mandate that buses travel at least 400,000 miles before being retired.

Many emphis buses never got halfway to that. EO Ron Garrison said the transit agency is trying to make the best of what we The authority requested $5 million from the Memphis City Council to buy new buses. Tennessee campers warned use certain firewood NASHVILLE In an effort to prevent the spread of insects, Tennessee State Parks officials are arning people at campsites to use only heat-treated wood or wood collected nearby. State forester Jere Jeter said the transportation of firewood is a reason for the introduction of armful insects to woodlands. He said the biggest pest is the emerald ash bore which has prompted a restricted movement on forest products in at least 44 of 95 counties.

Parks spokeswoman Kim Schoetzow said start- i ng Wednesday, campers and other visitors will be advised to use packaged, heat-treated firewood a vailable and camp stores and convenience stores. She said dead wood found from the area near the campfire site and manufactured logs also can be used. Associated Press State briefs.