The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report for October 23rd
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include:
- Youth Basketball League
- Kleeman Haunted Mansion
- Fright on Franklin
- Save the Smith-Trahern Mansion
- Winter Gym Program
- Calling all Dancers
Prostate Cancer Support and Education Group to meet October 27th
September 2011 is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Montgomery County and Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Did you know 30,000 men die each year from prostate cancer? Or that 1 in 2,000 men between the ages of 40-44 and 1 in 476 men between the ages of 50-56 will develop prostate cancer? After the age of 75, 1 in 6 men will develop prostate cancer? This disease affects so many men and their families right here in Clarksville.
Prostate Cancer Support Group meets this Thursday October 22nd at 7:00pm and is for men and their families who are dealing with this disease or have questions about the disease. [Read more]
A View From Space at the Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – From now through January 8th 2012, the Customs House Museum has a great exhibit called “A View from Space”. Since the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, satellites have dramatically changed the way we study our planet.
A View from Space, a new, bilingual (Spanish and English), highly interactive, hands-on science exhibit, will allow visitors to see the world from a satellite’s perspective. They can track a hurricane from space, send a satellite spinning into orbit around a model Earth, study incredible images of our planet captured by NASA’s Earth Observing System, and more. [Read more]
26th Annual APSU Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert set for October 28th
Clarksville, TN – “If I have to describe in one word what’s going to be going on with this concert,” Dr. David Steinquest said, leaning forward and rubbing his hands, “it would be ‘magic.’”
He lifted his eyebrows as he spoke, as if the word itself contained supernatural properties. It’s the type of showmanship one comes to expect from the Austin Peay State University professor of music, especially at this time of year.
Every October for the last 26 years, Steinquest has hosted the APSU Percussion Ensemble’s Halloween Concert – an enormously popular performance that blends music with the mayhem of the season. This year’s concert will consist of two performances at 6:00pm and 8:00pm on October 28th in the APSU Music/Mass Communication Concert Hall.
The APSU Percussion Ensemble's 2010 Halloween Concert
APSU nursing student earns honor in Army nursing course
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University nursing student graduated at the top of her class at the U.S. Army’s Critical Care Nursing Course at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Capt. Jessica Fetter, an Army Nursing Corp reservist in the 4203rd U.S. Army Hospital in Nashville TN, graduated from the course in August, achieving a final grade of 96 percent and earning her the distinction of Distinguished Honor Graduate. [Read more]
Local Homebuilders Association makes donation to two Memorial Scholarships at APSU
Clarksville, TN – When members of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Homebuilders Association learned that two scholarships were being set up at Austin Peay State University to honor the memory of two local teenagers, they overwhelmingly agreed to show their support.
Earlier this semester, after the tragic deaths of incoming APSU freshman Jack Amos and Rossview High School senior Amy Stringer, two memorial scholarships were endowed at the University. The scholarships will provide opportunities for future generations to earn college degrees at APSU.
(From left) Alan Burkhart, Tasha Stringer, Jim Amos Jr., Karen Blick and Rex Hawkins. (Photo by Beth Liggitt/APSU)
Austin Peay State University, Motlow State sign Austin Peay Guarantee
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Leaders from Austin Peay State University and Motlow State Community College on Monday, October 17th signed a new dual admissions agreement that will allow students at Motlow State to transfer to APSU with ease.
The agreement, known as the Austin Peay Guarantee, was signed at Motlow State’s campus in Tullahoma.
“We are extremely pleased to enter into this agreement with Austin Peay so that our students can continue their educate after they earn their associate degree,” said Dr. MaryLou Apple, president of Motlow State.
APSU Provost Dr. Tristan Denley (from left), APSU President Tim Hall, Motlow State President Dr. MaryLou Apple and Motlow State Provost Dr. Bonny Copenhaver sign the Austin Peay Guarantee on October 17th at Motlow State’s campus in Tullahoma. (Photo by Melony Shemberger, APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
190 Soldiers with the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Returned To Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell, KY – Cool temperatures, Wind and Rain could not keep family and friends away Wednesday afternoon as 190 soldiers with the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion returned to Campbell Army Airfield after a year long deployment to Afghanistan on October 19th.
Indoor Aquatic Center offers Instructional & Fitness Swimming for Pre-Competitive Swimming
Clarksville, TN – Are you or your children interested in competitive swimming or maybe just furthering swimming skills? The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers an Instructional and Fitness Swimming course at the Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence, located at 166 Cunningham Lane. The first session begins October 22nd.
Instructional & Fitness Swimming is an instructional and exercise program that develops health, fitness and swimming skills for both children and adults. [Read more]
Donation Challenge for Auction Items
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery county Humane Society is still in need of donations of items, gift cards and services to be used in our upcoming Annual Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash silent auction.
Items are due at our office by 2:00pm this coming Saturday, October 22nd. Pick up can be arranged if needed.
For information, call 931.249.4312 or see: The Clarksville-Montgomery County Humane Society is looking for donations for the Wags to Witches Fur Ball Bash
