Brady Conatser’s Fundraiser Auction a Huge Success
Cunningham, TN – On Saturday, January 21st at 6:00pm a Fundraiser Auction held at the Montgomery Central High School’s Thomas-Young Gym for Brady Conatser, a young man who was paralyzed in a fall during a fainting episode. All the money raised will help pay for Brady’s medical and rehabilitation bills.
Conatser, a 2011 graduate of Montgomery Central, was paralyzed on December 27th when he became light headed and fell hitting his head on a truck bumper and then again on a bolt that was part of the car lift. He damaged his c-4 vertebrae, breaking his neck. He is currently in Atlanta, GA at the Shepherd Center a world renowned rehabilitation center that specializes in spinal cord injuries in young people.
Around 300 people came to the Fundraiser Auction held at the Montgomery Central High School’s Thomas-Young Gym for Brady Conaster Saturday night.
Youth LEAP Interns Volunteer to serve at Loaves and Fishes
Written by Richard Garrett
Clarksville, TN – January 21st, 2012, the LEAP Youth Interns volunteered to support Loaves and Fishes in serving the hungry. Loaves and Fishes serves between 150-200 meals daily to the hungry six days a week and distributes food to area agencies through volunteer efforts.
Loaves and Fishes served 45,864 meals in 2011 on site. They also have a Food Distribution Center that distributed approximately 137,000 lbs. of food to 18 other agencies helping the needy.
Interns from LEAP serving at Loaves and Fishes.
Clarksville Officials Joe Pitts, Tim Barnes, and Kaye Jones Announce Greater Access to Dunbar Cave State Park
Electronic gate will especially help Soldiers, ROTC Students
Clarksville, TN – State Representative Joe Pitts (D-Clarksville), State Senator Tim Barnes (D-Clarksville) and Ward 11 City Councilwoman Kaye Jones announced this week that residents will have greater access to Dunbar Cave State Park thanks to an upgraded, automatic gate.
“I am grateful to the Department of Environment and Conversation, Tennessee State Parks, and the Dunbar Cave park staff for their help in making this state treasure more accessible,” Pitts said. “Our citizens now have an expanded opportunity to use the park.”
Hikers at Dunbar Cave State Park take a break in the cool breeze of the cave entrance early one morning.
Fundraiser Auction this Saturday for Brady Conatser
Cunningham, TN – There will be a Fundraiser Auction at the Montgomery Central High School gym for Brady Conatser Saturday, January 21st starting at 6:00pm. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, etc for sale as well as t-shirts. The t-shirts are $20.00 each.
Brady Conatser fell on December 27th injuring his spine. He has recently been moved to the Shepard Center in Atlanta, GA, a world renowned rehabilitation center that specializes in spinal cord injuries. However, the families insurance will not cover this treatment. All money raised goes towards Brady’s medical and rehabilitation bills. [Read more]
Clarksville Montgomery County School System announces Open Enrollment now Available for Six Elementary Schools
Clarksville, TN – The Open Enrollment period has begun for students who wish to attend a school outside the area for which they are zoned. Applications will be accepted at CMCSS Central Office, 621 Gracey Avenue, until February 10th, 2012. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University students earn top awards at Tennessee Academy of Science Conference
Clarksville, TN – Last October, a group of Austin Peay State University mathematics and computer science students headed south to Jackson, TN, to attend the 121st annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science. The event, hosted by Union University, brought together some 200 researchers and college students from across the state for two intense days of academic presentations.
Everyone seemed to have a good time, but earlier this month, several of those students learned that the conference was more fruitful than they realized. That’s because the awards for presentations were recently announced, with first-, second- and third-place prizes all going to APSU students. [Read more]
Kleeman Center Storytellers Program continues January 24th
Clarksville, TN – The Kleeman Community Center is partnering with the Leadership Enlightenment Academic Achievement and Perseverance Organization (L.E.A.P.) to present Storytellers at Kleeman.
Each month, children and parents can enjoy interactive story time as the storytellers from the L.E.A.P. Organization bring to life stories from cultures across the globe. [Read more]
West Creek Elementary gets New Assistant Principal
Montgomery County, TN – Michelle Rhodehamel has been named assistant principal at West Creek Elementary School, replacing Mason Bellamy who was appointed principal at Hazelwood Elementary.
Mrs. Rhodehamel has taught kindergarten and fifth grades during her 10-year tenure with the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. Her experience includes teaching at Northeast, Kenwood and West Creek Elementary Schools.
Michelle Rhodehamel
Austin Peay State University Employees cite their various accomplishments
Clarksville, TN – Several faculty and staff members as well as some students at Austin Peay State University announce their recent professional and scholarly activities.
Dr. Harvey F. Blanck, emeritus professor of chemistry, had an article, titled “Using Plastic Models Designed to Produce Large Height to Length Ratio Steady State Planar and Axisymmetric (Radial) Viscous Liquid Laminar Flow Gravity Currents,” published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Chemical Education. [Read more]
Alive at 25 Driving Course Offered for Free
Montgomery County, TN – Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for ages 15-19 in the United States. In an effort to lower this statistic, the Montgomery County General Sessions Judges have agreed to offer the “Alive at 25” driving class to local high school students free of charge for the next three months.
This initiative is in hopes of increasing driver’s safety awareness and seatbelt usage among teen drivers; ultimately lower the teen fatality rate for Montgomery County. [Read more]
