Midway Hall of Fame Ceremony

The Midway Hall of Fame would like to invite the Midway community to the first Midway Hall of Fame ceremony to be conducted on Feb. 12, 2010 at Midway High School between the girls and boys basketball game. The first inductees will be:

Teams:
The First Women's and Men's Basketball Teams (1948) and The First Football Team (1954)

Individual:
Mr. Boyd Woody

Presentations and plaques will be presented.

FYI and little history:
The Midway Hall of Fame was formed last year and here is our mission statement:

Mission Statement:
The Midway Hall of Fame Committee will recognize those individuals who through their accomplishments have brought pride and distinction to our school and community as an athlete, coach, administrator or as a contributor to the development and success of the Midway athletic and community programs.

Woody for County Executive

SOR's own 1979 graduate Ron Woody is running for the Roane County Executive position. Ron played both basketball and football for the Waves 1976-1979 and basketball with the Roane State Raiders in 1979-1981. A graduate of Midway, Roane State, and Tennessee Tech with a major in Finance. Ron is a CPA and has over 25 years of County Government experience his last eight years as a county government consultant with the University of Tennessee.

We wish Ron success in his upcoming election. Become a member of his Facebook at "Woody for County Executive" and find out more about Ron.

Woody gets All State

Midway's Madison Woody made the All State Soccer team as a sophmore playing at Roane County High.

And perhaps with a rising interest in seeing soccer SOR, she could be playing for Midway.

With Midway not offering soccer, MHS students have the option to play at RCHS. Midway players include Ali Klinker, Maria Pfefferkorn and Taylor Whitehead.

Thoughts and Prayers

Daniel Angus (28), the husband of Midway’s Bonnie Hughes and brother-in-law of Tara Hughes and Missy Bryant, was killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan on Sunday, January 24th. Daniel, from Thonotosassa, Florida, was serving his third deployment.

Angus’ awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, two Good Conduct Medals, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and a number of other service decorations.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Daniel’s family, wife Bonnie and daughter.

Message from Ken Yager

"As a result of our meeting with the TDOT last year at the site of 72 @ 58, the TDOT Regional Director said that the department would conduct a transportation study to look at the feasibility of changes at this dangerous intersection. We recently received the report. In it, the Department recommends the addition of a left turn lane on SR 58, widening of SR 72 to accommodate a separate left and right turn lane and installation of curbing to define entrances for the convenience store. The project has been approved for funding ($175,000). Per TDOT, the location does not meet its criteria for installation of a traffic signal, but the regional staff will monitor the traffic count at the intersection for changes in traffic patterns. I appreciate your interest in the project and invite your questions/comments. Thanks also to Rep. Dennis Ferguson who worked on this as well as Commissioners Howard Rose and Nadine Jackson. "
Ken Yager [sen.ken.yager@capitol.tn.gov]

Fix the Field Feast

The youth of our community need our help to fix the field from last year's weather damage and the usual wear and tear. Please come and support this effort by purchasing a meal the night of Feb. 12th from 5-7 right before the high school basketball game.

Menu
Meatloaf
Mac & Cheese
Pinto Beans
Cornbread
Banana Pudding
Cobbler

Only $5
You may request your meal to-go also.

Also there will be baskets available to bid on that would be perfect for a Valentine's Day gift.

Lady Waves & Waves Defeat Greenback

The Lady Waves defeated Greenback Friday night 48-38. The Midway boys also won, 49-35.

Game photos have been uploaded - [Galleries]

Check back for full write-up.

SOR Soldier Update

Last January, Steve Stansbury stepped away from college and his spot on Coach Moser’s staff to prepare for an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Steve’s training took him from Camp Lejeune, NC to the heat of Twenty-Nine Palms, CA (and a few memorable weekends on Pacific Beach) before arriving in Iraq in October. For more than 3 months Steve and his squad conducted mounted security patrols as well as providing escort. Much to the like of his friends & family, this deployment was shorter than expected, ending on January 19th. However, Steve hasn’t touched foot South of the River just yet. Steve can kill a man with just his pinky and because of this, will remain in Iraq teaching martial arts until early spring.

All kidding aside, Steve is just one of several 2005 MHS graduates currently serving our country. Jude O'Toole (Marine), Jason Crask (Marine), Caleb “Bubba” Clark (Marine), Jesse Weigle (Army) and Dustin Rosenbaum (Army) are all spread across the globe. Jude, Jason and Dustin have all served tours in Iraq as well.

As we soon welcome the safe arrival of Sgt Stansbury and thank him and the others for a successful deployment, we watch another SOR native leave. Wally Holt (MHS 2004) is expected to leave within 24-48 hours on his 4th deployment for the Army, heading to Afghanistan. Wally will serve as a security squad leader in the Khost Providence up to the Pakistan border, manning the gun from the Army’s new gun trucks….”no more humvee” as stated by Wally. In November 2007, Wally nearly lost his life in Iraq when the humvee he was riding in was hit by a roadside bomb. [story] Wally is expected to be deployed for 12 months. I personally know a 5 year old girl who will be praying nightly during those 12 months for the safe return of her uncle Wally.

We thank and praise all of those listed here as well as the dozens of other SOR names not listed for their service, both past and present.