Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for March 17th, 2013
March 17, 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:
- Pre-register by March 22nd for the “Wettest Egg Hunts”
- Youth Recreation Leagues Registration
- Traditional Karate classes underway
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is March 20th, 2013
March 16, 2013
The 108th meeting.
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “Josie Underwood’s Civil War Diary: A Bowling Green Girl Looks at the Civil War”
Josie Underwood’s Civil War Diary
Indoor Aquatic Center to host Toddler Splash April 3rd
March 16, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the Toddler Splash at the Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, on April 3rd.
Kids ages 1 to 5-years-old can shake those winter blues away with April’s “Flowers and Bugs” theme by enjoying water games, springtime crafts, and a “Fishing Pond.”
The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence.
APSU student Eva Grebe to present research in Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, some 800 college students from across the country submitted proposals to present their research at the annual Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill Convention in Washington, D.C.
That organization, which was founded in 1978 to promote high-quality undergraduate scholarship, accepted only 60 applicants. [Read more]
Clarksville Street Department to offer Yard Debris Pickup Service March 18th through April 8th
March 15, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan is encouraging Clarksville residents to take advantage of a service offered by the Street Department to help keep Clarksville clean.
The Department is offering to pick up yard debris, including leaves and limbs for Clarksville residents. [Read more]
Indoor Aquatic Center to host Battleship Canoe Games
March 15, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is excited to host Battleship Canoe at the Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, on April 13th.
Similar to the board game, Battleship®, Battleship Canoe will feature teams of four, seated in a canoe, attempting to sink other teams’ canoes using four buckets of water.
The Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence.
Planters Bank adds Randy Fletcher and Brandi Alexander
March 15, 2013
Hopkinsville, KY – Planters Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Randy Fletcher as VP of Commercial Lending and Brandi Alexander as Community Reinvestment Act officer.
Fletcher has 32 years of experience in the banking industry, including five years with the First National Bank in McMinnville, Tennessee, working as a commercial lender, chief credit officer, and president/chief operating officer.
Previously, he had worked in collections, credit administration, branch management and commercial lending.
Randy Fletcher and Brandi Alexander
TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras to Film Episode in Clarksville Tennessee
March 15, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Get ready for all the sequins and sass you can handle; TLC’s primetime hit, “Toddlers & Tiaras” will be filming an episode in Clarksville on March 23rd.
The episode, which will air in the fall of 2013, will feature contestants from all over the region competing to win the Ultimate Supreme title in the “Me and My Pet: Down on the Farm” Pageant and take home the super-sized trophy and cash prizes.
TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras
Popular American humorist Blount to speak at Austin Peay State University March 26th
March 14, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Roy Blount Jr. is a hard man to classify. Is he a sports writer, an essayist or one of America’s leading humorists?
The Washington Post called his first book, “About Three Bricks Shy…And the Load Filled Up,” one of the 10 best sports books ever written. Time magazine puts him “in the tradition of the great curmudgeons like H.L. Mencken and W.C. Fields.”
Roy Blount Jr. to speak at APSU
Manna Cafe Hosts Mobile Pantry Saturday, March 16th
March 14, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Manna Café Ministries will conduct a Mobile Pantry on Saturday, March 16th from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Fellowship UMC, 2201 Peachers Mill Road.
At this event Manna Café will be giving away food to anyone in the community needing assistance with groceries. [Read more]
