Fox women’s football launches fundraiser

The Clarksville Fox Women’s Full Contact Football Team will be at Governor’s Square Mall Feb 27th – March 1st to raise funds for their 2009 Season.

The public is encouraged to stop  by and get your picture taken with the team’s mascot “Trixy”, make a Donation, get your 2009 “Fox Fun Card”, and get your 2009 Season Fox Schedule and sign up for the Fox newsletter and register to win one of five 2009 season Fox home game ticket packages, and the grand prize of a $100 Governor’s Square Mall Gift Certificate. No purchase is necessary.

The Fox is an Amateur Women’s Sports Organization which means All of the coaches, other staff, and players are volunteers. The team operates off of donations, sponsorships, ticket and merchandise sales, and fundraisers.

The largest fundraiser the Fox does is the sell of “Fox Fun Cards”. The card costs $10.00 and provides discounts at selected merchants and restaurants; present the card at any of the  participating places in Clarksville and  get that free offer. [Read more]

Celebrate V-Day with APSU showing of “The Vagina Monologues”

Austin Peay State University Women’s Studies Program and the student organization Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance present a production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” in commemoration of V-Day.  The cost of admission is $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the Sexual Assault Center, Legal Aid of Middle Tennessee, Magdalene House and Safehouse.

The production will take place at 7 p.m., March 3-4 in the Clement Auditorium on the campus of APSU.

In addition, APSU’s Clothesline and Handprint Projects V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of playwright Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues,” and other artistic works. In 2008, volunteer activists in the U.S. and around the world produced more than 4,000 V-Day events.

The V-Day movement has raised more $60 million and educated millions about violence against women and the efforts to end it. These efforts include crafting international educational media and PSA campaigns, launching the Karama program in the Middle East, opening shelters and funding more than 6,000 community-based antiviolence programs and safe houses in the Democratic Republic Of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq.

For more information, contact the APSU Women’s Studies Program, (931) 221-6314, or visit www.vday.org.

“Good Neighbor” offers home repair assistance

Hundreds of volunteers will restore hope for local residents by providing free home repairs. The City of Clarksville Office of Housing and Community Development announced today that applications for the 2009 Good Neighbor Volunteer Home Repair Program are now available through March 31, 2009. This year’s program is expected to provide assistance to approximately 40 homeowners.  Eligible applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.

Many low-income homeowners who have lived in their home for years desperately need home repairs but are unable to afford the expense.  Having decent housing- the comfort of a sound livable home equates to peace of mind and helps revitalize neighborhoods. [Read more]

Tennessee GOP Week in Review

• Tougher laws for sex offenders
• Property tax freeze for seniors
• Investing state funds
• Bonds issues for industrial development

Legislation protecting children from child sexual predators advances in Senate

NASHVILLE, TN (2-26-09):  Several bills aimed at protecting children advanced in the State Senate this week, including legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee that would prohibit sex offenders from loitering within 1,000 feet of certain places where children are likely to gather.   The bill, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tempore Jamie Woodson (R-Knoxville), would apply to schools, licensed day care centers, child care facilities, public parks, playgrounds, recreation centers or athletic fields when children under age 18 are present.

“This legislation greatly strengthens our laws to protect Tennessee children,” said Woodson.  “Parents deserve to know that their children are safe, and this bill will keep sexual offenders away from these areas where children are commonly present.” [Read more]

Another step forward for Hemlock Semiconductor plant

Representative Curtis Johnson (R-Clarksville) said today he was pleased to see two bills achieve passage in the , that will aid in moving the Hemlock project in Clarksville forward.

“This was a small victory for Clarksville, as these bills will assist in moving the Hemlock project forward in a timely fashion,” said Rep. Johnson. “The House Finance, Ways and Means Committee is an important hurdle that has been cleared toward making sure this happens, and the people of this area are provided with careers.  As a member of the House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, I was proud of the unanimous vote to send this legislation to the House Calendar Committee.” he added.

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation announced in December that the company would be opening a facility to produce polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) production, a key raw material used to manufacture solar cells and semiconductor devices. The $1.2 billion investment was a major coup for the state and for Clarksville, and is estimated to provide more than 500 jobs immediately after opening.

“We were so pleased to see Hemlock choose Tennessee for its new site, and in particular Clarksville because of the positive economic impact it will have on our community. We are very lucky to have them coming in such a difficult economic climate, and I remain committed to ensuring that the state is upholding their end of the bargain. I understand that the company and state set a very ambitious timeline to complete the project, and the legislature needs to work to make sure they can meet these obligations,” concluded Representative Johnson.

Emily McIntosh awarded TCC scholarship

An Austin Peay State University student has been awarded a scholarship by the Tennessee Council of Cooperatives (TCC).

Emily McIntosh, a Clarksville junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a double major in agriculture and business, recently was awarded the $500 scholarship.

She is currently self-employed at Serendipity Stables in Clarksville, where she trains horses and provides riding lessons. Her agriculture experience includes riding horses for more than 12 years and serving as a working student in Portugal for six months.After graduation, McIntosh plans to continue training horses and travel to Germany to be a working student specializing in dressage, a type of horse riding. [Read more]

Salvation Army opens door to new shelter

The Salvation Army officially opened the doors to its new $500,000 Kraft Street Shelter on Sunday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony that also named the facility after its volunteer contractor, James D. Amos. Amos, in a very brief statement, said he saw the need for the building, but “God was the power” in getting the job done.

Majors Grady and Shelly Pearson greeted over one hundred city and  business leaders, along with the general public, gathered for tours of the building, a “dream” that became reality because of strong community support.

“Finally, Clarksville has a new shelter. It’s a blessing to the community, and there is indeed a need for this,” said Advisory Board Chairman  Jill Crow in opening the dedication ceremony. “Because of all of you, dreams do come true.” [Read more]

Trio Verlaine to be showcased in Community Concert Series

The  Clarksville Community Concert Association will present  Trio Verlaine in concert on Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.   in conjunction with the Mid-South Flute Festival being held at Austin Peay State University.

Trio Verlaine will perform a classical concert with flute, harp and viola on Friday, March 6,  at 7:30 p.m.  Trio Verlaine will perform a classical concert with flute, harp and viola.

The members of Trio Verlaine are drawn together by friendship and a strong desire to further this unusual instrumental combination first dreamed of by Debussy. Members are Heidi Krutzen, principal harp CBC Radio Orchestra and Vancouver Opera, David Harding, professor of viola and chamber music, UBC, and Lorna McGhee, former co-principal flute BBC Symphony Orchestra, London. [Read more]

River District Commission to meet

The River District Commission will meet Wednesday, February 25, at 4 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference in City Hall on Public Square to review the Phase II Master Plan, Rails to Trails program, RJ Corman Railroad and the Ingram Site. [Read more]

Ft. Defiance, conference center top Finance Agenda

The Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, February 24, at the City Hall Conference Room at 4 p.m. to review an agenda that includes renewal of services with TRC Environmental Inc. for archaeological survey at Ft. Defiance and selection of PKF Consulting to provide market analysis and financial advisory services for a feasibility study for a conference center.The agenda is as follows: [Read more]

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