Vol. 6, No. 7July 2017

Jones Companies CourierNews By You, For You Published In Cleveland, TN

HERE’S LOOKIN’ AT YOU

By Ashley ZapataCheck Into Cash Center 35037 (505 East Kan-sas Avenue)ManagerGarden City, KS—My baby brother, Raymond Ur-rutia, graduated this year! I’m super proud of him and his accomplishments.

He graduated from Garden City High School in Garden City, Kansas, and his future plan is to go to DCCC, Dodge City Community College, where he got a full ride for their baseball program. Raymond is a outstanding catcher and hopes to make it to the MLB. His backup plan is sports management. I can’t wait to see what direction he follows!

All across the Jones Companies family, folks donned their caps and gowns as they entered the next stages of life. Here are some of the graduates and their future plans.

By Brandi PeltierCheck Into Cash Center 55 (2510 East Andrew Johnson Highway)Customer Service RepresentativeGreeneville, TN—My son, Blake Peltier, graduated kindergarten from Doak Elementary on Friday, May 19. He is 6 years old and on his way to first grade!

By Candace LewisCheck Into CashCompliance AssistantCleveland, TN—My son, Michael Lewis, graduated on Friday, May 19, 2017 from Cleveland High School. He was a varsity wrestler and was on the varsity baseball team. He has been accepted at both Lip-scomb University and Middle Tennessee State University.

By Carol TaberCheck Into Cash Cen-ter 12047 (1251 S Cher-okee Drive)Marshall, MO—My daughter, Colline Win-stead, graduated May 5, 2017, from the University of Central Missouri with a bachelor’s of science in nursing. She is now working in the obstetrics unit at Fitzgibbon Hospi-tal in Marshall, Missouri.

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By Tom LovettCheck Into Cash Center 6085 (16044 State Route 170)Assistant ManagerEast Liverpool, OH—Customer Service Representative Summer Taylor was shaking away on busy State Route 170, at Center 6085. Go get ‘em, Summer!

California—Here are three great pictures we took for Mother’s Day! On the left is Mario Lara, Manager of Check Into Cash Cen-ter 9109 (24451 Alicia Parkway, Mission Viejo) giving balloons. In

the middle, Stephanie Guevara, Manager of Center 9099 (12034 Valley Boulevard, El Monte) gives a handwritten card. And on the right, Vivian Penaflor, Assistant Manager at Center 9084 (2840B East Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim) is giving a box full of candy.

By Hannah BallCheck Into Cash Center 6019 (435 Boardman-Canfield Road)Customer Service RepresentativeBoardman, OH—I went bowling on a Saturday night and made sure to support Check Into Cash at the same time!

FLIPPING GOOD BOWLING FOR CA$H

MOTHER’S DAY MEMORIESBy Rosa CazaresCheck Into CashDistrict 9.2 Manager

By Tricia MartelleCheck Into CashDistrict 22.0 ManagerHayes, VA—Our teammates at Center 22052 (2366 George Washington Memo-rial Highway) hosted a sidewalk event in support of the National Humane Society. Their annual adopt-a-pet day is quickly approaching and in an effort to draw as much attention as possible to the cause, I suited up as Bob Cash, while District 22.0 Training Manager Kristy Compton, Assis-tant Manager of Center 22052 Tiffany Hon-aker, and Center 22052 customer service representative Chad Bell handed out CIC giveaways and collected donations for the Humane Society.

While mascot Bob danced in the streets with our product signs, the center increased with a new $1,000 Tl at the same time.

Success!

DOGSCATS&BOB

GLENN CORONIS:WINNING

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By An Anonymous Little BirdieCleveland, TN—Here is a little something that you may not know about. Glen Coro-nis, President and COO of U.S. Money Shops, won first place in his age group in Cleve-land’s Half Marathon & 5K on Saturday, May 13. Check into Cash was a sponsor of the race.

After leaving the competition panting in his wake, Glen played eighteen holes of golf before going home to take care of his lawn. That’s a pretty productive day!

Glen celebrates vic-tory with his wife, Mary Frances.

By Lori BaconCheck into CashDirector of Payroll

Cleveland, TN—How talent acquisitions releases stress. Featur-ing Darlene Porter, Director of Talent Acquisition.

PUTTING DONUTSWHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

Historic Benton Station, TN—There is no one who now comes from Benton Sta-tion, Tennessee.

They all come from Historic Benton Station, Tennessee.

It was the designation of that commu-nity as a Tennessee historic landmark that brought them out Wednesday to celebrate and remember.

All of this is linked to one man — Wil-liam Hinton Law-son.

Better known as “Bear,” it was in the early 1900s when the donation of land on his farm allowed the L&N Railroad to bring railroad service to the area, thereby transform-ing it into a bustling area of commerce.

The Benton Sta-tion Bridge was re-named in his honor during a January ceremony.

We d n e s d a y ’ s event recognized the historic signifi-cance of Lawson’s extraordinary gift of foresight.

With the approval of the Tennessee His-toric Commission, a new state marker was unveiled with what seemed like everyone from Polk County in attendance.

But, at its core, it was the residents and friends of Benton Station whose hearts swelled with pride as the significance of their community in Tennessee history

IT’S ‘HISTORIC’ BENTON STATION

was formally noted.It seemed proper, as County Executive

Hoyt Firestone noted, to give the Lord proper thanks for the day.

It was in fact “Bear” Lawson who pro-vided the seed money to establish Benton Station Baptist Church, which is located within sight of the new marker.

“A society grows great when men plant trees under whose shade they know they

will never sit,” said LaRonda Co-chran before be-ginning the morn-ing’s prayer. “More than 100 years ago, ‘Bear’ Lawson was planting trees which would pro-vide shade for fu-ture generations. He made investments in and around his farm that would affect the lives of those who came af-ter him.”

Firestone said the recent revelations of history piqued his interest in some of the names of places

around the county.“Benton Station was the result of a rail-

way station being established here,” he said. “But, the name is not what is impor-tant. It’s the character of the people that live in it — such as civic responsibility, generosity and the love of our neighbors. That is established strongly in the Benton Station community.”

Firestone said he had not been fully knowledgeable about the history of Ben-ton Station to the level he has over the last few months.

“If it wasn’t for Allan Jones, I probably would not have known,” Firestone said.

It was Jones’ attempt to trace his ances-tors which brought to his attention the story of “Bear” Lawson, and Jones’ foun-dation which spearheaded the move for the historic designation.

There is no Tennessee celebration com-plete without bluegrass, and a band made up of Phil Lea, Larry Guy, Buddy McClary, Doug Purdy and Ralph Jones twanged out a musical number with special lyrics framed around Benton Station and some of its memorable citizens and places.

State Sen. Mike Bell (R-Riceville) said he had been to numerous historical marker events, “but there has never been a crowd that approached this.”

“I credit that to two things,” Bell said. “One is how much you love your commu-nity. It’s evident.”

Bell said the other is for the work Jones has done through his foundation to get the designation secured.

“History does not define us, but it does make us a little more aware of who we are and where we came from,” Bell said. “You have a special place here and now you have a marker to recognize that.”

Jones noted the 100th anniversary of the birth of John F. Kennedy was recog-nized only a few days ago.

“John Kennedy was a man who made a difference,” Jones said of our 35th presi-

dent. “He envisioned taking a man to the moon and bringing him back again. To-day, we’re here to honor another man that made a difference, ‘Bear’ Lawson.’”

“The contribution ‘Bear’ Lawson made has been overlooked,” he added. “This might be the most historic situation in Polk County. If that railroad track had gone where it was originally scheduled to go, the town of Benton might not be here today.”

Edward Lea, who once ran the depot, spoke of about what the event meant to him.

“I want to thank ‘Bear’ Lawson, who I did not have the pleasure of knowing be-cause he had passed away before I came on the scene,” Lea said.

Lea expressed gratitude to Lawson for contributing his farm to what became part of Benton Station.

“Second, I want to thank the L&N Rail-road for supplying employment for seven families — probably the largest employer at that time,” Lea said.

After Lea’s remarks, everyone filed over to the site of the new marker and watched “Bear” Lawson’s two great-great-great-grandchildren, Emily and Eli Lane, do the honors.

After the ceremony, everyone ended the morning with a barbecue dinner in the fellowship hall of Benton Station Baptist Church — the same church which “Bear” Lawson helped to establish, located near the “Bear” Lawson Bridge and in the com-munity which his actions helped to estab-lish so many years ago.

Landmark gets distinction thanks to ‘Bear’ donationOriginally published in the Cleveland Daily Banner. Written by Brian Graves.

Emily Lawson, great-great-great granddaughter of Bear Lawson, unveils the historic sign, while her brother, Eli, and Allan Jones look on.

Attendees at the unveiling of the Historic Benton Station sign line up for a group photo. On the far right is Allan Jones, Jones Management Services CEO.

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BATTING1000By Bob Knizner

Check Into CashDirector of Field Internal Audit and ComplianceWe here in auditing are constantly checking and rechecking Check Into Cash for compliance and proper accounting prac-tices. This time around, we had a number of centers that had everything absolutely perfect!

Here are the centers that scored 100 percent on their title products in April.

• 5031 (Marshfield, WI)• 5030 (Chippewa, Falls, WI)• 5003 (Eau Claire, WI)• 28 (Memphis, TN)• 4013 (Collinsville, IL)• 4015 (Granite City, IL)• 6085 (East Liverpool, OH)• 6023 (Alliance, OH)• 19056 (Douglas, AZ)• 5036 (Tomah, WI)• 5027 (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)• 5008 (Rothschild, WI)• 5002 (Onalaska, WI)• 22044 (Richmond, VA)• 22010 (Waynesboro, VA)• 9058 (Benicia, CA)• 6030 (Oregon, OH)• 6001 (Toledo, OH)• 22033 (Lexington, VA)• 22069 (Madison Heights, VA)• 9219 (Modesto, CA)• 9010 (Modesto, CA)• 9067 (Fresno, CA)• 35019 (Topeka, KS)• 35021 (Emporia, KS)• 6021 (Toledo, OH)• 9181 (Fresno, CA)• 6005 (Cincinnati, OH)• 39167 (Leon Valley, TX)• 39150 (Texarkana, TX)• 6072 (Warren, OH)• 19035 (Casa Grande, AZ)• 24047 (Clanton, AL)• 19058 (Maricopa, AZ)• 19025 (Yuma, AZ)• 9013 (Ceres, CA)• 23 (Memphis, TN)These centers earned a perfect score for payday products.• 5027 (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)• 5008 (Rothschild, WI)• 5002 (Onalaska, WI)• 14034 (Greenwood, SC)• 9067 (Fresno, CA)• 5031 (Marshfield, WI)And these earned a perfect score for AMLMSB products.• 2002 (Muncie, IN)• 2059 (New Haven, IN)• 4033 (Chicago, IL)• 9219 (Modesto, CA)• 24313 (Mobile, AL)• 35018 (Olathe, KS)

By Gordon DowellCheck Into CashDistrict 9.21 Manager

REPPING & SELLING

Paradise, CA—Here’s a quick picture of Rowena Ray, customer service represen-tative, at Check Into Cash Center 9177 (6848 Skyway) with her Team Cash T-Shirt, out meeting people and selling title loans.

YOU WILL NEVER SPILL

AGAIN

Cleveland, TN—Does your day only start after downing a cup or two of hot, caffeinated coffee? Then you’ve probably also spilled a bit of joe in your lifetime. If you’ve ever gotten a cup of coffee from the breakroom at the Jones Companies corporate headquarters, your days of coffee spilling are over!

Thanks to design innovation, the new coffee cups in the break room reduce spill possibilities by as much as ninety-three percent.

According to a source who agreed to be interviewed under promise of complete anonymity, the new break cups have a more narrow bottom and a wider mouth. While the uneducated would suspect this design would make the cups less stable, the Courier’s source explained that this striking new design actually creates a vortex. Should the cup become destabilized while you are jog-ging to a meeting or performing simple yoga poses, this vortex works to pull the coffee into the center of the Styrofoam cup, thereby reducing the possibility of spillage to practically nil.

Despite its ability to prevent coffee from spilling in normal circumstances, the new and improved coffee cups continue to have one of the same weaknesses of its predessesor. Because it is made of Styrofoam, it can bend in ways that creates cracks in the cup, through which coffee can leak.

By Ellie St. PierreCheck Into CashIT Executive AssistantCocoa Beach, FL—Once again, Bob Cash has made it to the beach with me. This time, we ventured out to Cocoa Beach.

As you can see, he enjoyed the morn-ing sun, photo-bombed my selfie, caught some rays, and got buried in the sand by some wild and crazy kids!

BEACH BOB

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Columbus, OH—In Early March, I went to compete at the Arnold Sports Festival. Originally, this was suppose to be in Australia but we just were not able to go for sev-eral reasons, but competing in the states turned out to be better anyway!

I competed in two events—the deadlift challenge and the tandem deadlift challenge. I won the deadlift chal-lenge with a 551-pound deadlift. I wanted to break the record of 600 pounds, but I just did not have it in me that day.

The lady I performed the tandem deadlift with is Crys-tal Tate. She held the deadlift record, so it was really cool to not only do the tandem deadlift with her, but we also set the women’s tandem deadlift record at 1,000 pounds!

At the time, I didn’t know I’d won the single person deadlift challenge. When they announced me as the win-ner I was surprised but obviously excited. So I took ad-vantage of the moment and lifted the belt I won above me like I had just won the WWE Championship!

Two weeks after the Arnold competition, in late March I competed in the Middle Georgia Strongest Man contest as a professional strongwoman competitor. What does this mean? That as a professional (a title I earned last year from winning the World competition), I now have to compete with heavier weights. In other words, I had to lift the same implements the middleweight men lifted

COLEMANSTRONGBy Samantha ColemanCheck Into Cash OnlineCustomer Service Representative

(yes, I did outlift most of them). In the picture from this event, I’m deadlifting a car without any straps, as assis-tance is never a good idea. I took the straps off because I got frustrated with them. The picture is particularly fun-ny to me, because it clearly shows my frustration. Also, you can see my husband laughing at me as he does when I get frustrated. Regardless, I won this competition as well. [Editor’s note: You can see Sam’s husband laughing at her by viewing the full picture at thejcc.co.]

The most recent even I competed in was the Women’s Pro-Am powerlifting meet, which is the biggest female competition in the world.

Here I finally tied the deadlift record of 600 pounds. I wanted to break it, but I’m good friends with Crystal (the record holder), and I thought it would be neat to share the record with her instead.

In May, I was a keynote speaker for the GRRRL Live in Vegas conference put on by the GRRRL Clothing Company. This is a weekend-long women’s empower-ment conference during which we shared our stories of overcoming adversity. GRRRL doesn’t carry traditional sizes. Instead, they use the measurements of their mod-els/athletes and name the size after that athlete. I was an-nounced as the latest size in the clothing line called “Size Sam,” and this size will be based on my measurements. Very exciting!

Other world-renowned athletes, such as MMA fight-ers Holly Holmes and Cyborg, are sponsored by GRRRL Clothing Company. As you can see, I struck a “face off ” pose with Cyborg. Although I’m bigger than her, she is kind and humble, but very intimating all at once.

Cleveland, TN—One of the charity or-ganizations I am involved with is called Hannah’s Care Packages. They have an amazing mission I would love to share with you!

The Mission of Hannah’s Care Pack-ages is “To bring hope, encouragement, and support to parents of children with life-threatening illnesses or chronic con-ditions, by bringing care packages filled with items they may need during hospital stays.” Hannah’s Care Packages operates worldwide to deliver care packages, but more importantly, hope to these fami-lies and to their children through the joint efforts of gracious volunteers and do-nations. Currently, they are looking for Ambassadors of Hope who might be will-ing to help their small non-profit organization.

Right now HCP is launch-ing the “Be Anchored Cam-paign” to raise funds for much-needed supplies as well as sharing the word about their organization. Currently, the biggest need is resupplying the beautiful

By Samantha ColemanCheck Into Cash OnlineCustomer Service RepresentativeCARING WITH HANNAH

tote bags we use to put items in. Their first batch of tote bags were generously do-nated (including beautiful printed labels and all), but they are nearly out of those bags. To participate in the “Be Anchored Campaign,” just post a video or a picture with a description on your Facebook or Instagram account of what it means for you to “Be Anchored” and tag HCP on Instagram or Facebook under #hannahs-carepackages or Hannah’s Care Packages.

Would you like to help in other ways? You can become an Ambassador of Hope by sharing the organization and their vi-

sion with your friends and family and on social media. You can also set up a collec-tion box in your office to collect the sort of items they deliver in their care packages. Or you can donate directly from Hannah’s Care Packages’ website or volunteer to de-liver packages in your area. HCP has de-livered hundreds of care packages as well as much-needed hope to families who need it the most!

Here is a list of items HCP puts in their packages:

Small travel sized items: shampoo, con-ditioner, body wash, Q-tips, makeup-re-

moving towelettes, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, dental floss, journals, pens, soft throw blankets, warm socks

Snacks: granola bars, Clif Bars, al-monds, mints, gum, instant coffee, pack-ets of tea or hot cocoa

Other: Kleenex, lip balm, ponytail hold-ers, small hairbrushes and combs, hand lotion, inexpensive phone chargers, mag-azines, word find books, coloring books

Interested in learning more? Visit han-nahscarepackages.com.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!AlabamaKimberly BallewAngel HillShakeda KilowKierra McMillianDorothy PartainArizonaCarmen BedoyaCynthia GonzalezMichelle HenryFrancisco MartinezAndrea MinefeeMaria Ortega AcostaMaria QuinteroAnita RoblesEmily TylerElsa Verdugo MontoyaRoy VictorinoCaliforniaJanette AguilarArt AlcalaNuvia AlvarezMimi AnnandonoJessica ArandaRebecca BearceKylee ByusRosalina CazaresPak ChangStephanie ComstockDonna EspinozaAlejandro EspinozaLiliana EsquivelTrisha FavarellaMaria GadeaSandra HernandezDesyree HernandezBrittney JamesJocelyn JimenezJazmine Johnson- GroganCristina LealDianna MadrigalJessica MelendezAndrew MontanoRosita Morales CastroElida MorenoDesiree MunozOscar NapolesSalvador NunezJorge Nunez RiosTracy OlivaJailyn Parnell

Melissa PimentelRosalinda PiscoBrianna RiosChandy RodriguezIris SaldanaAlisia SanchezDanny SenoranBeth TravisMariana Valadez MontejanoOlivia VillalbaMadeleine WertLizzette ZavalaColoradoMercedes ApodacaJames GonzalesJoey GoodwinAndrea HuseltonJackleen KhoshabaNyssa RomeroFloridaQuan TangGeorgiaBrenda CroweLizeth DelgadoRichard DewittAna FloresTraci Jancik-LynchFordjour KyeiAngelica PearceTracey ThompsonDelance ZollicofferIllinoisAmanda ChristensenNaomi MaclinTremonica McfaddenIndianaDesiree GomesMegan GutheryWayne HendricksonKimberly HultsDarian LavineBrianne RingeisenDestiney RodgersAriana WilliamsIowaJesus De La O JrKrysana JacobsonLessa KarsjensStephanie LittyKevin LynchAllison Pennington

KansasNana AsamoahMarivel ContrerasBillie Jean LohrKylan OlasunkanmiAaron StewartJeremy StoutKentuckyRhonda BurkhartErica DulingJamie FallenAshley FrancisHannah GrantAngelica HernandezLeAnna HuddlesonAngela JosephLatasha TroxlerLouisianaLashell ChristyCoelia CraderKayla FriesenLashonda GibsonAva GoudyCornelius HatfieldDianne HawkinsPamela HuffordLisa MarquezDemetrice WilliamsMichiganAshley AndersBonnie BeachMelissa GouldHallie HatfieldCourtney PetersonRhadesia WilliamsJo WilliamsMississippiKrishona DuncanChelsie HolmesKanisha McDonaldPamela RicheyMissouriDeanna BeasleyMary BolesMary CagleZachary DineenShelbie ErwinPamela HewittKimberley IrleSteven JarvisTracy JoynerDaniel Lamar

Who turned another year old this month? Look below to find out!Matthew MesgerTaylor PitchfordChristina TalbertJerry WalkerNebraskaDennis LiermannSarah WatsonMartha WilsonNew MexicoApril BascomOhioAngelique GarnerMaria GilbertBreanne MostiBriana PeaksChastidy QuisenberryBrandy StewartSkyler TumblesonOklahomaJillian CurryRaney FosterJennie HarrisManuel RiveraTylynn SligerErin SmithDane WalkerSouth CarolinaLetitia AmakerJasmine BellamyShannon CoatesLasandra CrawfordValerie DavisRuby PooleJessica TollisonTennessee Sabah Algiburi Adarah ArnwineMatthew BakerKimberly BarnesVanessa BenefieldCynthia BlackZane BordenJoshua BramlettBrandon BrooksErica BrownLuisa CarrilloDonald ClawsonSara ComerJoyce CoxAlexandra CripsSheila DayAriel Duffer

Matthew EstermanAndrea FelixWilliam FletcherCourtney FrazierEric FulkersonPenny FurmanRamzi FurmanStephen GayErin GoodrowSheila GravesJoseph HardawayAngel HartSharon HarwoodK HawsDustin HayesSharon HeadAshley HendersonJoseph HicksLindsey HicksHolly HillJason HitsonJoyce HodgeKristie HughesValarie JacksonRandy JarrettEric JohnsonLinda JohnsonJoshua KaylorKelsey KimseyWilliam LaneRoger LangloDeborah LayneAllisha LeeShirley LovellAngeliqua MaloneSonja MarshSophia MaxwellDhiannon McBee- MatthewsChristopher McBrideKaileigh McChristianAmber McClanahanKaren McCurdyRobin MedlinAdam MondaySarah MoodyGina NeelyChristian NobleAnjannette NoelJanet NunleyBlessing OkenyeTeena OwnbyCindy ParkRachel PearsonKathy PorterShirley Pritchett

Lisa RabyKara RadfordCarmen ReaganBriana SanchezFloyd ShadwickJoseph ShellJennifer ShortBrandy SmithJerry StephensonBrandon StevensWanda StilesCarassa StinnettTse ThaoLana ToddDawn TorbettBrittany TresslerMori TrustyKimberly WalkerJordan WhiteArlandra WilkinsLaura WilliamsBeth WilsonWilliam WoldShane YasikaRhonda ZankerTexasLorilea SalazarUKMartin AustinChelsea BoweKyle CoombsMichael JonesLeanne NortonFlorin RobasCarrie-Anne WellandVirginiaCatherine CarrilloApril CherryTamara GreenMichael GriffithMechelle KnightShawntee LindseyEbony Malone-BrownDianna MitchellShauna PhilpottVicki PinardBeanna StinsonCatherine TatroDenise VegaLucy WalshWashingtonMark LudwigWisconsinCayla HarnedTonette Saffert

Each issue, we congratulate folks celebrating milestone employment anniversaries. Here are those who celebrated this month.

IT’S YOUR

5 YearsAmanda Christensen (IL)Lasandra Crawford (SC)Bryan Evans (ID)Rachel Ingram (TN)Emily Mosley (KY)Patricia Reyes (CA)Janessa Richmond (WI)Mary Shope (OH)Melissa Somerville (TN)Beanna Stinson (VA)Monica Toscano (CA)Andrya Wallis Hammond (CA)

10 YearsJeanne Henslee (AZ)Ravi Jhawar (CA)Dena Kromer (AL)Joaquin Romero (CA)Veronica St. Andre (LA)Melissa White (AL)

15 YearsCindy Park (TN)

17 YearsGlen Coronis (TN)Lelanni Godsey (TN)Virginia Miatke (IL)

18 YearsGloria Likens (OH)

19 YearsKris Carney (TN)

20 YearsMark Hough (TN)

ANNIVERSARY!

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22 YearsVictoria Wyatt (TN)

44 YearsAllan Jones (TN)

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Ingredients for Brownies• 1 cup flour• 1 cup sugar• 1/4 teaspoon salt• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder• 1 tablespoon lemon zest• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

and cooled• 2 eggs• 3 tablespoons lemon juice• 1 teaspoon vanilla• lemon glaze (see end of recipe for

ingredients and directions required to make lemon glaze)

By Katherine BartcherCheck Into CashParalegal

Brownies don’t have to be just brownies. They can be lemonies. Give your brownies a lemony pick-up with this zesty recipe!

Directions for BrowniesPreheat oven to 350˚ F. Grease an 8-inch

square pan or line pan with non-stick foil.Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder,

and zest together using a wire whisk.Add melted butter, lemon juice, eggs,

and vanilla and stir until completely com-bined.

Pour batter into pan and bake for 20–25 minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes clean.

Remove from oven and cool.Pour glaze over the lemonies and allow

to set before cutting into 25 bars.Makes 25 servings.

LEMONIES (A.K.A. LEMONY BROWNIES

Ingredients for Lemon Glaze• 1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar• 2 tablespoons lemon juice• 1 teaspoon lemon zestDirections for Lemon GlazeSift sugar into a medium bowl. Add

lemon juice and zest and stir until com-bined and smooth.

Pour over lemonies and...enjoy!

?QUESTION USIs there a question you want answered? Or do you want to find out what your fel-low Jones Companies fam-ily members think about a topic? Send your question to dbrantley@checkin-tocash.com, and we may just get to the bottom of it!

FLAT BOBAll Over The World—Have you been wanting to take Bob Cash with you wher-ever you go? Now you can!

Cut out the picture of Bob to the right, color him in (or have a youngster do it for you), and he’s ready to go!

Once he’s cut out and colored, be sure to take him with you on your everyday and extraordinary adventures! Then take a photo of wherever Bob is and send it to the Courier at dbrantley@checkintocash.com to have your Flat Bob featured in an upcoming issue.

As usual, your entry will put you in the drawing for $50, so you’ve got nothing to lose and $50 to gain!

Send your entries to dbrantley@checkintocash.com today.

Are you planning to snap a great photo to send to the Jones Companies Courier? Fantastic! Here are just a few quick tips to help make your photo look its best.

1. Consider lighting. If it’s a bright day, don’t take a photo of people in front of large windows. It will make them very dark. In-stead, turn them so that they’re facing the window. Better yet, take them outside for a photo!

2. Think about resolution. Does your camera have dif-ferent resolution settings? If it does, turn the resolu-tion up! Higher resolution means clearer pictures on your camera and in the paper.

3. Tell a story. Headshots have their place, but why not make your photo memorable? Strike a pose and spice up your photos.

TAKE BETTER PHOTOS

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SEND THE SCOOP!

Lemon lime all the time makes your tummy feel just fine.

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Have news for the JCC? We want to hear about it! Send your life happenings to dbrantley@checkintocash.com or call it in at (423) 473-4537. You may even win $50!

Be The Reporter, Get Cash!

SUDOKUFill in every square until each row, column, and box contain all of the numbers from 1 to 9, with no num-ber repeated twice in any row, column, or box.

RIDDLE ME THISLike to have your brain wracked with riddles? You’ve come to the right place.Riddle 1: Mr Brown was killed on Sunday afternoon. The wife said she was reading a book. The butler said He was taking a shower. The chef said he was making breakfast. The maid said she was folding clothes, and the gardener said he was planting tomatoes. Who did it?

Riddle 2: What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?

Riddle 3: Mr. Smith has four daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?

Riddle 4: There was a plane crash and every single person died. Who survived?

Riddle 5: You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

Answer 1: The chef. Mr Brown was killed in the afternoon and yet the chef claimed he was making breakfast?Answer 2: Trouble.Answer 3: He has five children. All of the daughters have the same one brother.Answer 4: All the married couples.Answer 5: A reflection.

PROBLEM SOLVEDSolutions to last issue’s puzzles.

By Tom LovettCheck Into Cash Center 6085 (16044 State Route 170)Assistant ManagerEast Liverpool, OH—We made grab bags for the kids at the local Memorial Day festival in East Liverpool Ohio held on Sunday, May 28, 2017. They were a hit!

GRAB & GOBy Edgar BranCheck Into CashRegion 3 ManagerCeres, CA—Pictured is Center 9013 (2531-K E Whitmore Avenue) As-sistant Manager Lori Cicero holding the first place trophy for best pre-sentation at the City of Ceres Street Fair.

Our team created hats and head-bands, decorated the Jeep to look like a cow, and prepared goodie bags for children and adults. The ladies handed out goodie bags with marketing materials and candy. Bob Cash and the ladies walked parade route ringing their bow bells. And at the center we handed out popcorn and water.

FIRST AT THE FAIR

DEAR FIFI,I’m overweight and can’t

stand to look at myself in the mirror. I want to love myself, but it’s so hard.

It all started when my wife left me, but that was seventy-five pounds ago.

I don’t want to keep living this way. So how do I make me like me again?

Thanks,Big and Burdened

DEAR B & B,First of all, the outside ap-

pearance is separate from your inside appearance. You have to work on both. Try walking. Increase your distance gradu-ally. Meditate while walking. Cut back on carbs. Eat more veggies, lean protein, and nothing past 6 p.m.

Once you see the pounds starting to melt, pick one day a week—the same day every week—and eat one thing you miss.

Good luck and let me know how this works for you. Re-member you did not get this way overnight. Stay focused.

Peace and love, Fifi

FIFI,I’m in my mid-50s and have

hit my mid-life crisis. I’ve not bought a convertible or gotten a hairpiece. I’ve just started collecting stuff. Mostly it’s vintage signs and guitars.

FREEBIES BY FIFIBy Fifi the FantasticInternational Advice Giver Extraordinaire

They can be pricey, but they seem to retain their value pretty well. That said, my wife isn’t too keen on watching my money go to my new hobby. Do I need to quit? Put a limit on what I’ll spend? Convince her I should be able to do what I want with my money?

Your help, please…Collecting Assistance

DEAR MINI HOARDER,Talk to your spouse and set a

dollar limit that works with your household budget. Make it reason-able and stick to it. Make sure you have room for your stuff.

Ask yourself why you think you need this and what good it does.

Love and Peace,FifiHave a question you need

answered? Stop seeking advice from that lady with the crys-tal ball or your friend who lives in his mom’s basement and doesn’t have a job. Send it to dbrantley@checkintocash.com, and he’ll get it to Fifi.

MAKE YOU GO HMMM...Submitted by Ellie St. PierreCheck Into CashExecutive Administrative Assistant

And now, for something to tickle your funny bone...

a computer beat the best Go-player in the world, 10 years earlier than expected.

In the US, young law-yers already don’t get jobs. Because of IBM’s Watson, you can get basic legal ad-vice within seconds, with 90-percent accuracy, com-pared to a human’s 70-per-cent accuracy.

Watson already helps nurses diagnosing cancer. It’s four times more accu-

WOOP FM’s FROdaddy and The Matadoor want to know if you...

REMEMBER WHEN?

Chuck Berry on August 3, 1972, looking cooler than you without even having to try.

rate than human nurses.Facebook can recognize faces better than hu-

mans. In 2030, computers will become more intel-ligent than humans.

Autonomous cars : In 2018 the first self-driving cars will appear for the public. Around 2020, the complete industry will start to be disrupted. You don’t want to own a car anymore . You will call a car with your phone, it will show up at your loca-tion, and it will drive you to your destination. You will not need to park it. You only pay for the driven distance and can be productive while driving. Our kids will never get a driver’s licence and will never own a car. It will change the cities, because we will

Software will disrupt most tradition-al industries in the next 5–10 years.

Uber is just a software tool. They don’t own any cars, and are now the biggest taxi company in the world.

Airbnb is now the biggest hotel com-pany in the world, although they don’t own any properties.

Artificial Intelligence: Comput-ers become exponentially better in understanding the world. This year,

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need 90–95 percent fewer cars for that. We can transform parking spaces into parks. 1.2 million people die each year in car accidents worldwide. We now have one accident every 60,000 miles (100,000 km), with autonomous driving that will drop to 1 accident in 6 million miles (10 million km). That will save a million lives each year.

The Tricorder X price will be announced this year. There are companies who will build a medi-cal device (called the “Tricorder” from Star Trek) that works with your phone, which takes your ret-ina scan, your blood sample and you breathe into it. It then analyses 54 bio-markers that will iden-tify nearly any disease. It will be cheap, so in a few years everyone on this planet will have access to world class medical analysis, nearly for free.

PERKS OF BEING IN THE JONES COMPANIES FAMILY

We currently have 939 locations across the Credit Corp family of businesses.

• 871 Check Into Cash centers• 6 U.S. Money Shops/SC – Title Loans

centers• 2 U.S. Money Shops d/b/a Check Into

Cash Title Loans centers• 12 U.S. Money Shops/Pawn/TN & GA• 3 Title First centers• 1 Fast Cash center

CREDIT CORP 1001• 17 Prime – Great American centers• 9 Prime – Quic! Loans centers• 2 Prime – Nation’s Quick Cash centers• 1 Lendingfrog.com center• 4 Buy Here Pay Here USA centers• 11 Cash and Cheque Express centers –

UK (9 company owned/2 franchise)

Have a story you’ve got to share? Want to brag on someone or something happening in your neck of the woods? Send the scoop to dbrantley@checkintocash.com.

SEND THE SCOOP

Patricia Williamson, Assistant Manag-er, District 21.1

Victoria Adams, Financial Center As-sociate

Dasmy Pich, Assistant Manager, Dis-trict 9.15

Kylee Byus, District Trainer Manager, District 9.16

Jazmin Rios, Center Manager, District 9.18

Elena Mendoza Cerritos, Assistant Manager, District 9.18

Tressey Brisco, District Trainer Manager, District 13.2

Brandi Small, Center Manager, District 16.5

Stacie Scott, District Trainer Manager, District 16.7

Tristania Lansing, Assis-tant Manager, District 18.1

Amanda Prather, Assis-tant Manager, District 2.3

Lauren Koch, Instructional Designer/Reg Trainer

Japhne Griffin, Center Manager, Dis-trict 9.11

Lola Harrison, Assistant Manager, Dis-

trict 9.13Liliana Cano, District Training Man-

ager II, District 9.13Autumn Gusters, Assistant Manager,

District 9.16

Michelle Carter, Center Manager, Dis-trict 13.5

Tracy Miles, Assistant Manager, District 16.5

Valerie Muniz, Center Manager, Dis-trict 18.1

Shanelle McClintock, Center Manager, District 6.0

Kayla Copeland, Dis-trict Manager, District 6.3

Sonia Betterton, Cen-ter Manager, District 24.4

Cache Eichelberger-Lane, Assistant Manager, District 4.4

Bridget Gryzik, Dis-trict Trainer Manager, District 1.4

Kayla Cantu, Center Manager, District 19.0

LOOK WHO GOT PROMOTED!By Donnie UpshawCheck Into CashVice President of Human Resources

Across the Jones Companies family, good people are growing their careers each and every day. Here’s who got promoted recently through the family.

We want to congratulate you on the outstanding job you have done. I know that you have really worked so hard, and the promotion is well deserved.

It feels great when your talents are recognized and your

hard work is rewarded. We are extremely proud of you and, we look forward to share your continued successes.

We wish you the best with your new role in our organization.

EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTHFrom the WestArlin Gomez, Customer Service Rep-

resentative at Check Into Cash Center 9030 (1689-A East Highland Avenue)

San Bernadino, CA—Arlin is an ex-ceptional CSR. She previously worked at the Amazon warehouse before she joined our family in February of 2016.

Her posi-tive atti-tude and outstand-ing cus-t o m e r s e r v i c e i m p a c t s e v e r y -

one around her. She is always a team play-er and a true asset to our district. Arlin is a rising star with a bright future!

From the EastMarcie Moore, Manager of Check

Into Cash Center 6089 (149 Stetzer Road)

A huge congratulations to our latest Employee of the Month winners. Each received a $500

gift card and a plaque!Bucyrus, OH—Marcie has really been there as a team player and has participat-ed within her community several times over the six years she has been with the company. She is always willing to help out neighboring centers with-out even blinking an eye.

Marcie participated in her local bratwurst festi-val last year and really en-joyed the interaction with her community. She plans on participat-ing every year.

Six years ago, Marcie was hired as a cus-tomer service manager and has moved her way up to Center Man-ager by dedi-cating herself every day to ensure her center is as successful as it can be. She has managed 6089 for three years and those three years have been great!

Some additional points to describe Marcie’s success are as follows:

1. Marcie ensures her employees are 100-percent up to par with the expecta-tions of a Check Into Cash employee. Be-cause of this, her Assistant Center Man-ager was promoted to Center Manager of a neighboring center, after being training under Marcie. Marcie’s CSR was then pro-moted to Assistant Center Manager as

soon as her Insight was finished. Again, this was due to the CSR’s quick learning

under Marcie’s management. 2. Marcie has also managed her area’s number-one title location.

No Center has surpassed 6089 this year or last when it comes to amount of new business and/or title receiv-ables, resulting in very high

revenue results!Center 6089 is also able to

maintain a fairly large GM percentage every

month due to Mar-cie’s ability to moni-tor growth versus collections. Al-

though she may have a month or two, very

rarely, that gets away from her, she is able to bounce b a c k

q u i c k l y with a posi-

tive attitude, always aiming

for future goals. Marcie is also

able to discuss her business accu-rately and confidently.

Marcie is a pure pleasure to work with!

From CorporateAlex Musick, Loan By Phone Soft-

ware DeveloperCleveland, TN—We are currently be-

ing examined by the state of Alabama, who has asked for documentation for ap-proximately 1,300 loans.

Manually pulling the agreements is hugely time-consuming. I can pull about 50 per hour if there are no other demands on my time.

Alex heard me discussing this with the audit team, when I said it would take me about 26–30 hours just to pull the agree-ments. Alex, working at home on his own time, designed an automated process to pull these loan agreements and is con-tinuing to refine the process so we can use the tool to pull other audit requests

as well. He single-handedly saved at least 30 hours of

my time and his tool will continue to be used for future audits.

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INTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES

Looking to move up or bring a friend in to join the Jones Companies family? We’re always looking for smart, tal-ented, hard-working indi-viduals.

Wondering what inter-nal opportunities are cur-rently available? Check with your supervisor to find out what opportuni-ties are available. Prior to applying, c h e c k w i t h y o u r

immediate supervisor to ensure you are qualified.

Remember: you must have your manager’s rec-

ommendation to be consid-ered for any internal posi-tion.

Contact Darlene Por-ter at (423) 478-8152 or dporter@checkintocash.com for more.

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WITH DR.LIVINGSTONE

The worstest doctor this side of the Mississippi. Get more at woopfm.com.

By Dr. LivingstoneWorld (In)Famous Doctor

HOME REMEDIES Deep Vein Thrombosis

First of all, there is a difference between a vein and an artery. A vein car-ries blood to the heart, and the arteries carry away from it.

So when you’re talking about the deep vein, it has something to do with the heart. And if it gets clogged up, then you’ll have to get a bypass surgery or something like that to get the congestion out of the veins.

You’ve got to go deep to clean it out to fight off deep vein thrombosis. How you like them apples? Note: Dr. Livingston is WOOP FM’s resident physician. Never heed his ad-

vice. Unless it seems to make sense. And then, please do. Just know that we do not back any claims made by the doc.

Cleveland, TN—Here’s a picture from Lead-ercast Cleveland 2017. Leadercast is the largest one-day leadership event in the U.S. Each year it is broadcast live from Atlanta to more than one-hundred thousand people in locations across the world. The Leadercast conference that we at-tended was hosted right here in Cleveland, a host site where leaders across our community gath-

From left: Kathryn Fraebel, Darlene Porter (Director of Talent Acquisition), and Nicole Dicus (Director of Human Resources).

ered to listen and watch the speakers in Atlanta. The conference’s focus this year was “Powered by Purpose.”

This year’s speakers were Andy Stanley, Mol-ly Fletcher, Jim McKelvey, Donald Miller, Jess Ekstrom, Daniel Pink, Suzy Welch, Henry Cloud, and Tyler Perry.

100,000 LEADERS By Kathryn FraebelCheck Into CashRegional Recruiter, East

DIFFERENCES?There are a dozen differences between the two pictures below. Can you spot them all? Check your answers at thejcc.co. Have a picture for the Courier? Email it to dbrantley@checkintocash.com.

CAN YOU SPOT THE

By Donna IngramCheck Into CashLMS Administrator Cleveland, TN—We are so glad to see Bill Dyer, my brother and Director of Safety and Security at Jones Management Services, out of the hospital, on the mend, and back at work, thanks to Mr. Scuffles the cardiac bear. (If you’re curious, the bear was named by Bill’s son, Troy.)

Bill had bypass surgery before a heart attack happened. Fortunately, he had the second-best cardiac surgeon in the world for his procedure and did very well during and afterward.

BILL & SCUFFLES:ON THE MEND

By Wayne HendricksonCheck Into CashDistrict 2.4 Manager Huntington, IN—On Saturday, June 3, Check Into Cash Center 2053 (2000 North Jefferson Street) Manager Kimberly Spivey and custom-er service representative Darian Lavine, and Bob Cash joined the Boy Scouts out in front of their center to promote Check Into Cash and help the Boy Scouts with their fundraiser.

SCOUTSHONOR

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By Meghan RichardsonCheck Into CashSenior Digital Media SpecialistCleveland, TN—I know the selfie contest is over but I am only now getting to wear my shirt cause we were at a conference.

Happy Selfie De Mayo.

BIG FISHSMALL PIC

By Fred JohnsonJones Management ServicesMaintenance Technician Cleveland, TN—Caught this big drum on a rattle trap at Parksville Lake.

By Amy SchmidtCheck Into Cash Center 5031 (1302 North Central Avenue)Customer Service Representative Marshfield, WI—Here is a picture of me and my fiance, Michael Meyer. No, he’s not the movie killer...we get that a lot. We do not have a date set, but we’re thinking sometime next summer.

L O V E IN 2018 SELFIE DE MAYO

By Danielle PirieCheck Into Cash Center 6023 (2436 West State Street)Customer Service RepresentativeAlliance, OH—This is my son Ian. He went to Alliance Early Learning and graduated kinder-garten on May 25. He will go to Regina Coeli starting next school year.

By Jacinda LeavittCheck Into CashArea Manager Notus, ID—This is my daughter, Saig Dykes, who gradu-ated from Notus Idaho High School. Her future plan is to work the summer locally and then attend college in Twin Falls, Idaho, to become a veterinary assistant.

I’m very proud of my daughter!

By Shannyn LucyCheck Into Cash Center 6079 (2145 Eastern Avenue)Senior Center ManagerGallipolis, OH— My oldest son, Ethyn, is off to kindergarten at Washington Elementary School. He graduated preschool at French City Academy on his 6th birthday—May 25, 2017.

By Denita Bagwell, photo by Kimberly LawrenceCheck Into Cash OnlineRetail Operations Center Specialist/Team Lead, Workforce CoordinatorCleveland, TN—Red Nose Day USA was May 25, 2017. This is a day during which folks donate money, with all proceeds going to eradicate poverty for children world-wide. Loan By Phone participated by purchasing the official red noses and merchan-dise from Walgreens and celebrated with a day of laughter around the center.

NO MORE HUNGER

Congrats to Fred,

July’s $50winner!

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By Michae HayesCheck Into Cash Center 23038 (1906 Southeast Washington BoulevardManagerBartlesville, OK—My son, Der-rick Weston Hayes, graduated from Chelsea High School on May 13, 2017.

By Chalcie BellCheck Into Cash Center 21305 (422 N Tennessee Avenue)Assistant ManagerCartersville, GA—Braylan Bonaparte graduated from Pre-K at Taylorsville Elementary School. His future plan is to become a truck driver!

By Tonya WallaceCheck Into CashDisbursement CoordinatorCleveland, TN—I had two graduate this year!

On the right is my son Noah Nathaniel Wal-lace. He graduated from Walker Valley High School with a Tennessee Honors Diploma. He was in the top ten percent of his class, out of 344 students.

Noah is a member of the National Honor So-ciety. He played in the Walker Valley Marching Band for four years. Now, he is planning to at-tend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville

in the fall and has hopes of playing in their marching band as well.

I’m very proud of him and his accomplish-ments. God has richly blessed him in his stud-ies, and I’m ready to see what God has in store for his future.

On the left is my other son, Eli, who gradu-ated from fifth grade at Hopewell Elementary School. He was the top Accelerated Reader (AR) reader in the whole school and had per-fect attendance.

I’m so proud of my boys!

By Chuck HarrisCheck Into Cash Center 91 (4620 Highway 58)Senior Center ManagerChattanooga, TN—Whitley A. Harris, daughter of my wife, Saman-tha, and me graduated from Walker Valley High School. She will be attending Cleveland State Community College in the fall and will then go on to Lee University to pursue a degree in counseling.

By Pamela JacksonCheck Into Cash Center 14034 (805 Montague Avenue)Assistant ManagerGreenwood, SC—Shania Jackson, daughter of my husband, James, and me, graduated from Greenwood Christian School on May 26 with honors. She will be attending Anderson University, majoring in nursing. She has the desire to be a pediatric oncology nurse.

We are very proud of Shania and love her always!

By Kathy PorterCheck Into CashParalegalChattanooga, TN—My daughter-in-law, Danielle Porter, graduated from Chattanooga State Com-munity College with an associates of applied sci-ence degree in human resources. Pictured is me, my son, Trever, and Danielle.

By Taylor MatthewsQuick!oans Center 24309 (1508 South McKenzie Street)ManagerFoley, AL—My daughter Jaydyn grad-uated from kindergarten at Roberts-dale Elementary School, and we are so very proud of her!

She has grown so much over this past year. She now is on the way to first grade to learn and accomplish so much more. I’m blessed to be her mommy!

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By Jessica MorfieldCheck Into CashPayroll Administrator 1Cleveland, TN—My son, Cody Morfield, graduated from Walker Valley High School! He will be attending Cleveland State Community College in the fall.

By Nicole DicusCheck Into CashDirector of Human Resources Cleveland, TN—This is Casandra (Casi) Faith Dicus, part of the future class of 2029, who graduated kindergarten at Parkview Elementary School. She is the youngest of my four children and is pictured with me and my husband, Erik.

By Courtney WerstlerCheck Into Cash OnlineCCCS Account SpecialistCleveland, TN—This is my daughter, Liliann. She graduated from kindergarten at Waterville Elementary School on May 16, 2017. She wants to be a veterinarian.

By Melissa WhiteGreat American Loans Center 24302 (1314 S Main Street)ManagerAtmore, AL—This is my youngest daughter, Camryn Godwin. She grad-uated on May 16, 2017 from Baldwin County High School. She will be-gin college at Pensacola State (Florida) in the fall, majoring in education.

By Martha Lee WomacCheck Into Cash Pawn of TennesseeInternal AuditorAthens, TN—My stepdaughter, Samantha Sierra Walker, grad-uated from TN Wesleyan University with a nursing degree.

By Lindsey K FisherCheck Into Cash Center 24017 (519 West Avalon Avenue)ManagerMuscle Shoals, AL—My daughter, 5-year-old Hanna Beth Fisher, graduated from Rogers High School Pre-K. She looks forward to kindergarten next year! She loves dressing in princess dresses, play-ing in her make up, and horses. She is definitely mom’s pride and joy!

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By Billie MooreCheck Into Cash Online Customer Service Representative IIIBenton, TN—My son Mikah graduated from kin-dergarden on May 19. He attends Benton Elemen-tary School.

Mikah plans to join the army when he grows up.

By Nicole BettertonCheck Into Cash Center 24064 (631 Willow Lane)Customer Service RepresentativeGreenville, AL—My daughter, Chelsie Betterton, graduated sixth grade from Fort Dale Academy. She was on the junior varsity tennis team and the school’s dance team member.

For now, she has dreams of being a veterinarian or kindergarten teacher. I’m such a proud mom!

By Chastidy QuisenberryCheck Into Cash Center 6063 (333 West Liberty)Assistant ManagerWooster, OH—I am a single mother of three daughters and grand-mother to two handsome li’l boys. My second-born spawn, Mariah Quisenberry, graduated from Triway High School on May 28.

She will be attending the Ohio State University (O—HI—O!) this fall, majoring in social work with an emphasis on autism/special needs.

Pictured is Mariah on her first day of kindergarten on August 25, 2004 and her last day of high school on May 23, 2017.

He has a 15-year-old brother, Logan, who wants to join the Air Force, and Mikah wants to do every-thing his brother does. His goals once he is in the Army are to work hard, kill zombies, and save peo-ple and the cows. He loves all animals and wouldn’t hurt a fly. He wants to have a dog when he joins the military to sniff out zombies and bad guys.

By Kristal SeayLending Frog 601 (101 Keith Street Southwest)ManagerRinggold, GA—My son, Ethan Seay, graduated from Ring-gold High School with highest honors on May 26. He will be attending The Apprentice College to earn his mechanical en-gineering degree and will be playing defensive linebacker for them. He is a leader on and off the field, and I am so proud of him, even though he will be moving ten hours away!

By Amber RobinsonCheck Into Cash Center 24026 (4925 University Drive)Assistant ManagerHuntsville, AL—My kindergartener, Aubrey Finch, graduated! She goes to school at Pineview Christian Academy in Harvest, Alabama, and I’m so proud!

By Tammy SteigerwaltCheck Into Cash Cen-ter 6012 (927 North Cable Road)Assistant ManagerLima, OH—Here is my grandson, Lathan Stei-gerwalt, at his Head Start graduation.

Congrats to Billie,

July’s $50winner!

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By Jennie StevesonCheck Into Cash OnlineCustomer Service RepresentativeCleveland, TN—This is my niece Halla Maynard, the 2017 Distinguished Young Woman of Tennes-see and a native of Cleveland, Tennessee.

She graduated from Bradley Central High on May 20, 2017. During the Distinguished Young Women competition, she participated at local and state levels for interview and talent events and will represent the State of Tennessee at the national scholarship competition this summer in hopes to earn the 2017 Young Distinguished Women of America.

She is caring, hilarious, and talented and has a passion for the underserved and marginalized populations. This fuels her desire to be a voice for the voiceless by becoming a civil rights attorney with aspirations of serving at the federal level.

Her academic interests are political science and philosophy. She has a full scholarship to Emory University starting in August. We are so so proud of her!

By Patricia BaileyGreat American Loans Center 24315 (993 South Alabama Avenue)Assistant Manager Monroeville, AL—My daughter, Hannah Raymond, graduated from Coastal Alabama Community Col-lege on May 11 2017. She will be attending the Uni-versity of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.

We are so proud of her! Love you, Hannah!

By Lara WrightCheck Into CashNMIV Specialist Cleveland, TN—This is my daughter, Emily Wright, graduating from Arnold Elementary School this year, with my fiancé Terence McConnon. I can’t believe how fast she is growing up!

By Iesha BarnesCheck Into Cash Center 24024 (1104-A South Gilmer Avenue)Customer Service RepresentativeLanett, AL—My husband, Daymone Barnes, graduated May 6, 2017 from Huntingdon College in Montgomery Alabama, with his Bachelors in Business Management. His future plans are to con-tinue his education at Auburn University to receive his MBA.

Pictured are Daymone and me with our son, Kashton Barnes, and our daughter, Auburn Barnes.

By Tim Van CampLoan By PhoneCollections ManagerChattanooga, TN—My daughter, Alice Jean Van Camp, grad-uated kindergarten at Snow Hill Elementary School on May 24.

She wants to be a singer when she grows up, although she told me recently that she thinks she may want to be a diver now!

By Leah HamiltonCheck Into CashAssistant License Coordinator/Switchboard Operator Cleveland, TN—Here is a picture of my son, Kelby Liner, along with my daughter, Addie. Kelby graduated on May 19, 2017 from McMinn Central High School.

Right now Kelby is employed with the State of Tennessee Parks and Recreation Department, helping maintain the camp and park areas un-til he sorts out what career he wants to pursue. However, he is strongly considering going to the police academy and becoming a police officer.

NEXT MONTHOn June 10, 2017, Jones Properties Vice President of Acquisitions Will Jones mar-ried the lovely Katie Simkins. Check out next issue’s coverage on the biggest wed-ding in the history of Cleveland, Tennessee!

Congrats to Leah,

July’s $50winner!