Clarksville Parks and Recreation Facility Hours to Change for CMCSS Fall Break
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Crow Community Center, Burt-Cobb Community Center, Kleeman Community Center and Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence will adjust their hours of operation for the Clarksville Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) Fall Break.
From October 14th-18th, all three community centers will be open from 10:00am to 7:00pm Monday-Thursday, and 10:00am to 6:00pm Friday. The Indoor Aquatic Center will remain open from 6:30am to 8:00pm. All facilities will resume normal operating hours on Saturday, October 19th. [Read more]
New APSU scholarship to honor legendary basketball coach Ben Fendley
Clarksville, TN – For 34 years, if you wanted to play basketball at Clarksville High School, you had to first survive the grueling practices of that school’s legendary coach, Ben Fendley. The U.S. Marine Corps and Korean War veteran knew what his players were capable of achieving, so he made sure they went home exhausted each night.
“You had better be prepared to give him everything you had in practice every day, or there was no place for you on his team,” Wayne Pace, former CHS player and former chief financial officer and executive vice president for Time Warner Inc., said. “Practice was brutal; games were the treat.” [Read more]
Habitat for Humanity and Sango United Methodist Church Prepare for 2013 Sango Scamper Road Race
Clarksville, TN – Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County Tennessee accepted a donation from Pastor Willie Lyle of the Sango United Methodist Church (UMC) this week from the proceeds of the 2011 Sango Scamper Road Race.
Habitat for Humanity has been the beneficiary of this Sango UMC event for over 20 years. [Read more]
Crow Community Center Resuming Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Tai Chi program
Clarksville, TN – The Crow Community Center, located at 211 Richview Road, will resume sessions of Tai Chi for Arthritis, beginning October 15th! Tai Chi for Arthritis will take place every Wednesday, 4:00pm to 5:00pm, from October 15th through November 26th.
Instructed by Stuart Bonnington, this program is open to adults of any age who may be suffering from arthritis. Bonnington is certified by the Arthritis Foundation as an instructor of their Tai Chi for Arthritis program. [Read more]
APSU’s Zone 3 journal recognized in “Best American Essays 2013”
Clarksville, TN – Every October, the country’s literary community eagerly awaits the release of the “Best American Series,” celebrating the top writing published in the United States in a given year.
The anthologies are a Who’s Who of a genre’s current literary stars, but they also highlight the nation’s preeminent magazines and journals that feature these works.
Austin Peay State University’s Zone 3 Journal
Customs House Museum Presents the 3rd Annual Laying Low
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, October 12th, Laying Low is back for its third installment to benefit the Customs House Museum. Originally created as a laid-back alternative to the annual Flying High fundraiser, Laying Low is an outdoor event suitable for the fall season.
Guests can expect a fun evening with beer, bonfires to cozy up to, and a barbecue dinner by Mark Weakly. [Read more]
APSU’s Minoa Uffelman contributes to new book on progressive Tennessee women
Clarksville, TN – In a cemetery in Gallatin, Tennessee, Virginia P. Moore’s headstone reads, “One of the First Five Home Demonstration Agents in the World.”
The inscription, at first, doesn’t sound too glamorous. In the early 20th century, home demonstration agents traveled to rural communities, teaching farmwomen skills such as how to can and preserve vegetables. Moore did this in Tennessee, visiting impoverished areas to organize tomato and canning clubs in the days before 4-H.
APSU’s Dr. Minoa Uffelman with her book “Tennessee Women in the Progressive Era: Toward the Public Sphere in the New South”
Kristy Landers Niedenfuer Crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2014; Morgan Moseley Crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA
Clarksville, TN – Miss Tennessee USA was crowned Saturday night, making her Tennessee’s next hopeful in the 2014 Miss USA pageant. Kristy Landers Niedenfuer, of Nashville, accepted her new crown from the reigning Miss Tennessee USA, Brenna Mader of Nashville.
Runners-up for the Miss Tennessee USA pageant were Sarah Stonier (fourth), Devin Grissom (third), Lauren Tangard (second) and Kristen Rose (first).
Miss Tennessee USA 2014, Kristy Landers Niedenfuer, accepts her crown from Miss Tennessee USA 2013, Brenna Mader, and Miss Tennessee Tenn USA 2014, Morgan Moseley.
Go Commando Liberty Fun Run Promotes Health & Fitness for Kids 10 & Under
Clarksville, TN – Children 10 and under now have an event geared just for them at the Go Commando Half Marathon & 5K, presented by CDE Lightband.
The 2013 Liberty Fun Run, presented by Premier Medical Group, will bring children into a non-competitive event that promotes fun, exercise and good sportsmanship. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Walk with Me Tennessee Program is off to a great start
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department kicked off the Walk with me Tennessee program at the Clarksville Greenway on Tuesday with a group walk with the Mayor!
The Walk with Me Tennessee walking program challenges Clarksvillians to walk across the state using a series of challenges featuring trails in Clarksville as well as “virtual trails” in other Walk with Me Tennessee pilot communities such as Athens and Sevierville.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Walk with Me Tennessee Program
