Thanksgiving meals for the Wounded Warriors in need of Turkey Donations
Montgomery County, TN – The Extension office has been contacted by Liza Johnson, who is assisting them at Fort Campbell for help with Thanksgiving meals for the Wounded Warriors. [Read more]
Annual Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Service Awards
Montgomery County, TN – The annual Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Service Awards Dinner was held Friday, November 2nd at the William O. Beach Civic Hall.
Congratulations to the award recipients: Liza Kurt, Rescue Squad; Jason Smith, Palmyra station; Shaun Arms, Cunningham station; Thomas Higgins, St. Bethlehem station; Jamie Sensing, East Montgomery station; and John Bateman, Woodlawn station, for all being selected as Firefighters of the Year for their respective stations.
Shaun Arms was given the high honor of being selected as the Overall Firefighter of the Year for 2012. Shaun has been a volunteer firefighter since 2006 and currently serves with the Cunningham Volunteer Fire Service.
(L to R) Wade Kunstmann, Assistant Chief for the Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department; Shaun Arms, Overall 2012 Firefighter of the Year; Jerry Buchanan, Montgomery County Fire Chief; and Ed Baggett, Assistant Montgomery County Fire Chief.
Second Annual Survivor Spa Day at Miller-Motte Technical College
Survivor Spa Day Celebrates Breast Cancer Survivors with the YMCA’s ABC (After Breast Cancer) Program
Clarksville, TN – Miller-Motte Technical College and the Clarksville YMCA’s ABC (After Breast Cancer) Program are working together to celebrate the community’s breast cancer survivors.
The month of October is breast cancer awareness month and ABC has participated in several events honoring the program’s participants during October.
Miller-Motte Technical College Student Lauren Salnaker gives Breast Cancer Survivor Pat Karren a mini-facial during last years event.
APSU employees announce their professional, scholarly achievements
Clarksville, TN – Three faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University recently announced publications or conferences attended as part of their professional and scholarly activities.
Dr. Jill Franks, professor of languages and literature, had her book, titled “Voices of Irish and British Women Writers: A Comparative Feminist Analysis,” accepted for publication by McFarland and Company. It is scheduled for release in Spring 2013. [Read more]
Salvation Army announces its “Adopt an Angel” holiday gift giving Tree
Clarksville TN – The Salvation Army announces it’s Adopt an Angel Tree program to make a child happy this Holiday Season, beginning Friday November 9th.
The annual holiday gift giving program, for families less fortunate, allows you to select a paper Angel at any one of the area “Angel Trees” then buy clothes, toys or a gift for that child. Then, return that gift to the place of business where you got your Angel, along with the paper Angel securely attached to the gift, no later than Monday, December 10th. [Read more]
Shemberger places in top 10 at inaugural Bowling Green Half-Marathon
Clarksville, TN – Russ Shemberger, a licensed massage therapist at Restore Performance Massage on Madison Street in Clarksville, finished in the top 10 of all finishers in the inaugural Bowling Green Half-Marathon on Sunday, November 4th in Bowling Green, KY.
Shemberger finished the hilly 13.1-mile course in 1:34:10, his personal best at this distance, and placed second in his age group (45-49). The course route included downtown Bowling Green and the Western Kentucky University campus.
Russ Shemberger, a licensed massage therapist with Restore Performance Massage, finishes the inaugural Bowling Green Half-Marathon held Sunday, Nov. 5th in Bowling Green, Ky. He ran the hilly course in 1:34:10, placing in the top 10 overall and second in his age group. (Photo by Melony Shemberger)
Sporting Clay Shoot to benefit This Able Veteran this Saturday
Southside, TN – There will be a a fundraising event for This Able Veteran this Saturday, November 10th, at Montgomery County Shooting Complex. This will be a 100 Bird Event. There will be four man teams (Single Shooters will be Squaded).
Registration begins at 11:00am. There will be a lunch (included) at 11:30am. The First Bird will be at 12:30pm. Additional events are 5-Stand and Mark or Break from 9:00am to 11:00am. All proceeds go to This Able Veteran to train service dogs for veterans with injuries during service. [Read more]
Holiday Market at Madison Street United Methodist Church Saturday
Clarksville, TN – This year our 2012 Holiday Market will be held on Saturday, November 10th at Madison Street Methodist Church.
This is the 37th year or the event and it is sponsored by the Priscilla Group. All the money made will go to local and community missions. [Read more]
APSU Provost Lecture Series to focus on volcanic eruption
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University geologist whose expertise in volcanoes is well established in the field will share a three-dimensional analysis of the 1999 eruption of the Shishaldin Volcano in Alaska as part of the next Provost Lecture Series at APSU.
Dr. Lindsay Szramek, assistant professor of geosciences, will present “Three-Dimensional Analysis of Mafic Pumice from the 1999 sub-Plinian eruption of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska” at 3:00pm, Thursday, November 8th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. [Read more]
Clarksville-Montgomery County to Host 2015 and 2016 Basketball Championships
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to announce that the community will host the 2015 and 2016 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) 4th Grade Division One and Division Two Boys’ Basketball National Championships. The tournaments will take place in mid-July of both years.
Traditionally, the AAU Basketball Site Selection Committee meets annually, where they bid on tournaments in advance of two and three years. This very competitive process generally includes bid seekers from cities such as Albuquerque, Houston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Detroit. [Read more]
