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APSU honors student leaders, organizations, faculty, staff at annual awards program
Clarksville, TN – The Office of Student Affairs at Austin Peay State University honored leadership and service by individual students, student organizations, faculty and staff at its annual Student Organization and Leader Awards Program on April 11th.
The purpose of the program is to recognize students, student organizations, faculty and staff who have made significant contributions throughout the year both on and off campus, Director for Student Affairs Programs Tammy Bryant said. «Read the rest of this article»
Friends of Dunbar Cave seeks Additional Land for Dunbar Cave State Natural Area
Written by Blayne Clements
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of Dunbar Cave are pursuing a purchase of 30 acres adjacent to Clarksville’s only state park, Dunbar Cave State Natural Area (DCSNA). The 30 acres, known as the Ritter-Caroland property, is the only remaining property contiguous to the park that is undeveloped.
The current park consists of 110 acres. This additional 30 acres would greatly expand the size of the park, as well as protect the environment of the area which includes the Red River Watershed (the drainage system for the park.)
Dudley Griffin, Alan Groves, Kenny Hogan of the Jaycees Foundation Board; Jerry Clark, FODC; Amy Wallace, DCSNA Staff; Lionel Senseney, President FODC; Dr. Sally Schiller – FODC; and Ron Hunter, FODC.
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Hendrickson gets Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified
Montgomery County, TN – The latest business to become Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified is Hendrickson.
Hendrickson’s Montgomery County location is a leading global manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty truck suspensions. The company has been working on energy saving initiatives since 2010 and continues to seek opportunities to conserve where it can.
Hendrickson Green Ribbon Cutting ceremony
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Dunbar Cave’s Spring Fling Schedule Announced
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of Dunbar Cave have finalized the schedule for this year’s Spring Fling slated to take place rain or shine on Saturday, May 4th.
Come out and enjoy a day of free, family fun. A bird hikes with the Warioto Audubon Society, wild flower hike led by APSU botanist Rob Shepard and a trail hike led by Suva Batsin from our local chapter of the Tennessee Trails Association.
Reptiliacs at Dunbar Cave’s Spring Fling
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Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for April 21st, 2013
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:
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APSU chemistry professor Bob Shelton awarded grant to advance green energy research
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Bob Shelton, Austin Peay State University associate professor of chemistry, has an idea for an extremely efficient automobile. He’d like to see a vehicle powered by water and sunlight rather than gasoline.
“In some ways, that’s the way plants work,” he said. “That’s what we’re going to try to mimic with our photocatalytic hydrogen producers that mimic the reaction of the oxygen-evolving center in plants.”
Austin Peay State University associate professor of chemistry Dr. Bob Shelton.
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APSU’s Jill Franks to discuss new book at May 14th Spring Salon event
Clarksville, TN – In the early 20th century, a small group of writers, artists and intellectuals gathered in a fashionable London neighborhood to discuss everything from literature and art to politics and economics.
A brilliant but melancholy young writer named Virginia Woolf often attended these salons, known as the Bloomsbury Group, and it seems fitting that her presence will again be evoked at 5:00pm on May 14th during the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’ Spring Salon Series event.
Dr. Jill Franks, APSU professor of English, reads through her new book, “British and Irish Women Writers and the Women’s Movement: Six Literary Voices of Their Times.” (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff)
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Rivers and Spires Festival wraps up today with activities, music galore
Clarksville, TN – The 11th annual Rivers and Spires Festival concludes today in Historic Downtown Clarksville. The event gets started at 10:00am with food vendors, arts and crafts, and kids’ activities. There will be acts and music going on five separate stages all day and into the night.
One of the best things about Rivers and Spires, is that it’s free and open to the public.
CMA Award Winning Jo Dee Messina hits the Rivers and Spires Public Square Stage tonight at 7:00pm. (Jake Harsh)
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Sleep Under the Stars at the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Spring Family Campout
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites you to sleep under the stars at Billy Dunlop Park.
Registration is underway for the spring family camp out beginning at 2:00pm Saturday, May 18th, until 9:00am Sunday, May 19th, at the park located at 1930 East Boy Scout Road.
Activities will include a bonfire, archery, games, ghost stories and lots of fun! «Read the rest of this article»
Austin Peay State University Wind Ensemble to perform Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” April 25th
Clarksville, TN – In the early days of World War II, the American composer Aaron Copland wrote a patriotic orchestral work to lift the spirits of a gloomy nation.
He needed a symbol of freedom to inspire a generation of Americans as they prepared for war, and he soon found what he needed in the words of a former president – Abraham Lincoln.
In 1942, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra premiered Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait.” «Read the rest of this article»
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