Songwriters, poets pay tribute to county

In the Bicentennial Song contest singer-songwriter Jason Gillentine won first place with ‘The Birthing Tree.’ Bill Cathcart took second place with ‘My Warren County Home.’ Adam Freeze took third place with ‘Warren County,’ and Barry Medley took fourth place with ‘The Perfect Circle.’ Honorable mention went to Dorothy Dunlap for ‘Warren County,’ Paula King for ‘Warren County,’ and Gene Maxwell for ‘The Shadow of Ben Lomand.’

Sharon Bray won first place in the Poem Contest for ‘Memories of Warren County,’ Glenda Cantrell took second place for ‘Ben Lomand,’ Judy Turner Fabri took third place for ‘Our Two Hundred Years,’ and Tim Fariss took fourth place with ‘Why Are We Here.’ Jenny Carter received Honorable Mention for ‘Happy Birthday Warren County.’

The top four winners in the two categories will perform their songs or read their poems during the Bicentennial festivities on July 5th in Downtown McMinnville.

‘The competition was tight and the judges did their work diligently. I’m just glad I wasn’t one of the judges’, said Vaughn. ‘On behalf of County Executive John Pelham and Bicentennial Chairman James Dillon, I congratulate the winners and all the contestants for entering their works in tribute to Warren County’s Bicentennial.’

Tim Fariss was unavailable for photo