Hearing planned to assess community housing needs
The City of Clarksville Office of Housing and Community Development and the Housing and Community Development Citizens’ Advisory Committee invite interested parties to attend a community hearing on Thursday, January 29 at 6:00 pm. in the large meeting room located at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Lane.
The purpose of this meeting is to solicit comments in regard to the development of the 2009-2010 Annual Action Plan for the current Five-Year Consolidated Plan which focuses primarily on housing choice and opportunities for low -moderate income citizens in the City of Clarksville. [Read more]
Young Kim on exhibit at APSU Trahern Gallery
An Austin Peay State University alumnus, now an art professor in North Carolina, will return to campus tonight to present an art exhibition. Young Kim (’94) will show “elemental” through Feb. 8 in the Trahern Gallery.
Kim is an assistant professor at Elon (N.C.) University. Previously, he taught for 10 years at West Virginia University in Morgantown. As an artist, Kim has presented numerous solo and group exhibitions since 1993 throughout the U.S., including Grand Rapids, Mich., Arlington, Va., and Winston-Salem, N.C. [Read more]
“Day of Service” volunteers lend a hand at Loaves and Fishes
Loaves and Fishes manager Mike McConnell accepts a donation from Sheriff Norman Lewis on behlaf of Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Local volunteers for the January 17 “National Day of Service” turned out at Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen to prepare and serve the day’s meal — chili con carne — and accept monetary and food donations for this program, which serves approximately 200 meals a day, six days a week, to Clarksville’s families in need.
Clarksville for Obama coordinated the event, which was designed as part of the President-elect Barack Obama’s commitment to community service. Event coordinator Terry McMoore hosted the event, citing a need for communities to “get back to the basics to make life better for everyone.”
Loaves and Fishes Manager Mike O’Connell was grateful for the outpouring of community support, and accepted a number of monetary donations from the NAACP and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, along with the stream of food donations. [Read more]
Honoring the service of Martin Luther King Jr.
On the eve of the inauguration of the nation’s first African American president, Barack Obama, Clarksvillian’s today celebrated and honored one of the country’s foremost civil rights leaders, the late Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, Martin Luther King’s fight for equality and justice was commemorated with a a parade that culminated with formal ceremonies at Public Square in downtown Clarksville.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. He is an icon in the history of human rights.
A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president.
NAACP parade honors Martin Luther King Jr.
2009 City Council committees assigned
Mayor John E. Piper has announced the 2009 City Council Committee assignments, including the formation of a new Community Development and and Housing Committee charged with overseeing management and dispersal of federal grant money.
Community Development/Housing Committee: (new)
Chairman: Bill Summers. Serving on this committee are Barbara Johnson, Candy Johnson, David Allen, and Joel Wallace.
Buildings and Codes:
Chairman: Wallace Redd. Serving on this committee are James Lewis, Geno Grubbs, and Joel Wallace.
Finance and Administration:
Chairperson: Deanna McLaughlin. Serving on this committee are Geno Grubbs, Bill Summers, and Candy Johnson [Read more]
J.R. “Model T” Tate launches APSU’s “2009 Peay Read”
A man who has written extensively about the Appalachian Trail – and hiked the trail’s entire 2,175 miles four times – will be at Austin Peay State University to speak on his experiences and help kick off the Spring 2009 book series of The Peay Read.
J.R. Tate, a retired Marine Corps officer who completed Appalachian Trail thru-hikes in 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2006, will speak at 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22 and at noon, Friday, Jan. 23. Both sessions, free and open to the public, will be in the Morgan University Center, Room 308.
He will be on hand to announce “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail” by Bill Bryson. Bryson tells of his encounters while hiking the trail. [Read more]
Astronaut Jon McBride to speak at APSU
A former NASA astronaut will be at Austin Peay State University in late January to speak of his space exploration experiences.
Retired Capt. Jon A. McBride will present a talk at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28 in the Morgan University Center, ballrooms B and C. The public is invited to attend. There is no charge. McBride’s appearance is sponsored by the APSU Govs Programming Council.
Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978, McBride became an astronaut in August 1979. His NASA assignments have included lead chase pilot for the maiden voyage of Columbia and pilot of STS 41-G, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 5, 1984, aboard the Orbiter Challenger. [Read more]
Retirement: Are you financially ready for it?
The probing question “Are you ready to retire?” is more perplexing today in the light of our financial plight. There is uncertainty about the place we call retirement. As I write I have a “happy face” coffee cup staring at me; one that has been diverted to a container of pencils, markers and pens. I wish we could don a happy face as we ponder our retirement and a secure financial future. Instead, for many our dreams for that better future had taken on a sad face.
It’s hard to maintain a happy face about our future when our personal finances and monetary worth for retirement are steadily declining, when our retirement plans are going bankrupt. In our communities, cities and states are raiding their rainy day funds to prevent raising taxes. International governments and their citizens are also in financial straits. Presently, places from our own Clarksville, to Mexico City, to Heidleberg, London, Asian cities are all experiencing financial world. Such unfortunate events precipitate the “sad face” facing retirees. [Read more]
Winners of Queen City Road Race art contest announced
Pictured Left to right: Charlie Koon, Jade Curtiss, Ron Sleigh
The City of Clarksville and Cumberland Bank & Trust have announced the winner of the 31st Annual Queen City Road Race Art Competition. The announcement and award presentations were made in an assembly at Kenwood Elementary School.
This year’s Queen City Road Race posters and t-shirts will feature the artwork of Jade Curtiss, a 3rd grader at Kenwood.
Miss Curtiss was presented a framed copy of this year’s poster featuring her art design by Cumberland Bank & Trust President Ron Sleigh during the assembly. Curtiss also received $100 in prize money, this year’s Queen City Road Race t-shirt and an entry form for the race. [Read more]
APSU Expo puts emphasis on “wellness”
The 2009 ASPU Wellness Expo will be held in the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center on the campus of Austin Peay from 11:00am to 3:00pm and is free to the general public.
One of the biggest obstacles Americans face today in maintaining a healthy lifestyle is not knowing where to begin. The Wellness Expo offers the community access to information on health, wellness and fitness services and providers throughout the area.
A representative from Star Physical Therapy Group shares some information with an Austin Peay Student
The 2009 Austin Peay University Recreation Wellness Expo will not only showcase these local companies, but will make the Expo absolutely free for anyone in the Clarksville community who is interested in finding out more.
Several Clarksville companies, including health spas, chiropractor clinics, physical therapy clinics, community programs and services, health clubs, among others will be available for demos, gift certificates, product samples, and business information and offer ways in which they can help you or your family make choices that will promote wellness in every aspect of your everyday life.
For more information on the Wellness Expo, please contact Cindy Moore or Lauren Wilkinson at University Recreation at (931) 221-7564, or moorec@apsu.edu or wilkinsonl@apsu.edu .
A representative from Doctors Care discusses their medical services.
