July Anniversaries
Name | Years of Service |
DESAUNDRA ANNIS | 26 |
JOYCE HOOPER | 20 |
JOHN PETTY | 19 |
WENDY WHITTINGTON | 18 |
TRAVIS SAINE | 16 |
TAMARA MORAN | 12 |
ELLEN MCCOLLUM | 11 |
SALLY ENOCKSEN | 11 |
AMY WHITE | 11 |
HEATHER KNUPP | 11 |
MELINDA CHAMPION | 6 |
KAY STORY | 5 |
TERRI COTTON | 4 |
ARLENE STUMPF | 3 |
DANEILLE PITTMAN | 3 |
STEVEN HYATT | 2 |
JAIMIE MCCLURKAN | 2 |
SANTANA ROODS | 1 |
GIDGETT DEMUMBRAN | 1 |
SANDRA MOIZE | 1 |
ANGELA HUNNELL | 1 |
July Birthdays
Name | July |
ADAM LECHNER | 29 |
AMY BELL | 29 |
BARBARA DRAKE | 26 |
BETHANY KING | 4 |
CHELSEA PATTERSON | 27 |
DELILAH SPENCER | 7 |
DONNA OWENS | 30 |
EMILY MCCALL | 1 |
HELEN KNUPP | 2 |
JAMIE WAGNER | 12 |
JENNIFER UHL | 7 |
JESSICA ULTSCH | 30 |
JIM ORSBON | 20 |
KARI SULLIVAN | 25 |
KELLY HOPKINS | 22 |
KIMA CURTIS | 21 |
KIMBERLY GRAY | 30 |
LINDA ROARK | 9 |
LONI STYER | 20 |
MELISSA CORBY | 13 |
SANDI TUMMINS | 7 |
SARAH STALTER | 4 |
SELENA SMITH | 1 |
STEVEN HYATT | 2 |
TAMARA HOFFA | 23 |
TERRI THOMPSON | 14 |
GOOD NEWS
Effective July 2 DSP wages at the agency shall be increasing. The base wage for DSPs will increase by $0.70 per hour. This will bring the starting wage to $10.00 per hour. Each step along the scale will likewise be increased. In addition, the steps of the scale shall be increased from $0.15 per hour to $0.25 per hour. So in addition to the $0.70 per hour increase, there will be an additional $0.25 per hour for every year of service. As an example, an individual that has been at the agency for five years will see their base wage increase from $10.05 per hour to $11.25 per hour (an increase of $1.02 per hour) on Monday, July 2. These adjustments will occur automatically and you will not need to sign anything.
This wage increase is largely a result of action by the Tennessee General Assembly, which recognizes the need to pay people well for the important work that you do. While we will continue to work with the legislature to try to obtain future increases, we are happy to be able to offer this increase now. If you get a chance to talk with your state senator or representative, please let them know that this has been a positive step.
| Old Scale | Increase | |||||||
$9.30 | $10.00 | $0.70 | ||||||
$9.30 | $10.00 | $0.70 | ||||||
1 Year | $9.45 | 1 Year | $10.25 | $0.80 | ||||
2 Years | $9.60 | 2 Years | $10.50 | $0.90 | ||||
3 Years | $9.75 | 3 Years | $10.75 | $1.00 | ||||
4 Years | $9.90 | 4 Years | $11.00 | $1.10 | ||||
5 Years | $10.05 | 5 Years | $11.25 | $1.20 | ||||
6 Years | $10.20 | 6 Years | $11.50 | $1.30 | ||||
7 Years | $10.35 | 7 Years | $11.75 | $1.40 | ||||
8 Years | $10.50 | 8 Years | $12.00 | $1.50 | ||||
9 Years | $10.65 | 9 Years | $12.25 | $1.60 | ||||
10 Years | $10.80 | 10 Years | $12.50 | $1.70 | ||||
11 Years | $10.95 | 11 Years | $12.75 | $1.80 | ||||
- A strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside.
- Your skin is the largest organ making up the human body
- All the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes.
- Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
- A female dolphin will assist in the birth of another’s baby dolphin.
- If you Google ‘Zerg Rush’ Google will eat up the search results.
- Loneliness weakens immunity, having family and friend’s increases immunity by 60%.
- The most sung song is happy birthday
- Dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow
- A hard boiled eggs spin.
- Gold never erodes
- The stomach acids found in a snake’s stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair.
- Your right lung takes in more air than your left
There are many more interesting facts found at: https://factsd.com/100-interesting-facts-you-should-know/7/
Mike Price’s Kitchen Tip:
You can put cut up apples in lemon juice and water to keep them from turning brown if you won’t be eating them right away.
This is called oxidizing and is harmless, but doesn’t look that appetizing. Covering an avocado or fresh guacamole in lemon juice will also stop them from browning.
Tamara Hoffa submitted this recipe. |
Newsletter contributions |
Great make ahead breakfast Muffin Tin Eggs 12 eggs 1/4 cup milk or water salt and pepper 1/2 cup shredded cheddar assorted veggies or meat Grease a muffin pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs, milk, cheese, salt and pepper together in medium bowl. put 2 TBLS of whatever filling you like into each muffin tin. (Onions, peppers, mushrooms, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, ham, bacon, sausage) fill muffin cup with egg mixture and bake for 12-15 minutes until set. Can be refrigerated or frozen and reheated as needed. You can make all the “muffins” the same, or make different combinations, and you have 12 ready to go breakfasts- no carbohydrates (if you omit the cheese) lots of protein. |
