Movies in the Park this Saturday
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation on Saturday, July 9th, at Heritage Park Soccer Fields for the Movies in the Park event for July, featuring the 1989 American drama-sports-fantasy film, “Field of Dreams,” which is rated PG.
Movies in the Park
New APSU Biogeography Class to Take Students to Rocky Mountains
Clarksville, TN – The base camp, consisting of a few tents and sleeping bags, will sit in a secluded valley, in the shadow of the 14,000-foot Blanca Peak in Colorado. At night, when the exhausted team of researchers returns from their 2,000-foot hike to get some rest, they’ll have to bundle up to warm themselves against the cold air blowing down the mountain.
“Even in the summer, there’s still snowpack on the mountain,” Dr. Christopher Gentry, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of geography, said. [Read more]
Chamber of Commerce Teams Up With Office Depot to Offer Discounts
Clarksville, TN – Start saving at Office Depot with the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce’s new Collective Buying Power program.
As a member of the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce, you and your business are eligible to receive discounts and benefits from Office Depot on items ranging from general office supplies to paper, inks and toner. [Read more]
New Robertson Endowment to Fund Photography Scholarships at APSU
Clarksville, TN – In 2009, Dover resident Jim Robertson made an unprecedented phone call to Austin Peay State University. He wanted to know if the University’s art department was interested in taking his extensive collection of celebrated photography prints off his hands.
The prints included valuable pieces by such 20th century photography icons as André Kertész and Ruth Bernhard.
The donation, aside from stunning the APSU art faculty, gave the University one of the most impressive photography collections in the region.
APSU President Tim Hall and Jim Robertson sign paperwork establishing the Robertson Endowment at APSU. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
July Chamber of Commerce Events
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events during the month of July.
A Power Breakfast will be held at Riverview Inn, 50 College Street, on July 19th at 7:30am Major General John F. Campbell will serve as the keynote speaker for this event. [Read more]
APSU Students produce Monograph on City’s Public Art Pieces
Clarksville, TN – Throughout the city of Clarksville, a number of statues and other pieces commemorate the history of the local community, honor heroes and celebrate the spirit of the town.
There’s the statue of John Montgomery, for whom Montgomery County is named, located in front of City Hall, facing Strawberry Alley downtown. The legend of Wilma Rudolph, Clarksville’s most famous woman athlete who was the first female to win three gold medals in the Olympics in 1960 in Rome, Italy, is preserved in her classic crossing-the-finish-line pose at McGregor Park at the intersection of College Street and Riverside Drive. [Read more]
Fort Campbell salutes America’s Soldiers on Independence Day
Fort Campbell, KY – The 4th of July festivities concluded with the Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Welcome Home Concert and Fireworks Show. The event expresses the communities gratitude for the sacrifices that the soldiers and their families at Fort Campbell makes for our country.
The day opened with an invocation, followed by a short speech by 101st Airborne Division Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell in which he dedicated the day to those both here at home, and in off in far flung war zones who are serving our country.
A member of the 101st Airborne Division Parachute Demonstration Team comes in streaming the U. S. Flag
Tennessee Business Tax Seminar set for July 26th in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – In cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Revenue, Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education will again host the annual Tennessee Business Tax seminar from 8:00am-5:00pm, Tuesday, July 26th in the Morgan University Center. [Read more]
Giant Benefit Yard Sale – Looking for Vendors
Clarksville, TN – Daymar Institute in Clarksville, TN will be hosting their Annual Community Yard Sale on Saturday July 23rd, from 7:00am to 12:00pm. Booth space is still available for vendors who would like to participate. All booth fees will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. All products sales belong to the vendor. [Read more]
Pharmacy Tech Certificate class August 15th in Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education is partnering with Boston Reed College to offer a new Pharmacy Technician Certificate program to prepare students for entry-level positions in the field.
Classes will run for 11 weeks on the APSU campus and will include instruction and lab time to ready students to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam (PTCB). [Read more]
