John Wayne revisited at Drive-In Saturday Night

By Christine Anne Piesyk | June 8, 2007 |

In the beginning there were the westerns, big sky country, John Ford and a young John Wayne. There were titles like The Searchers, Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache.

Stagecoach: (1939) This is early Wayne — all heroics, cowboys and Indians battling it out in the Southwestern plains. What should be a simple trip is made manic when Geronimo hits the warpath, and coach trying to run the range is people with a pregnant woman, a drunken doctor, a bandit and thieving bank manager. «Read the rest of this article»

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June Programs at Dunbar Cave

By Debbie Boen | June 8, 2007 |

This 110-acre natural area in Montgomery County is honeycombed by caves and sinkholes, the most prominent being Dunbar Cave. This 8.1 mile cave has historical, natural, archaeological and geological significance. Excavations revealed that this cave has been occupied by man for thousands of years, drawn by its constant stream flow and natural air conditioning.

Dunbar Cave is located 60 minutes northwest of Nashville and about one and a half miles northeast of downtown Clarksville, TN in Montgomery County. Dunbar Cave is the most prominent of several caves located in this designated natural area. In the roomy mouth of the cave, square dances, radio shows, and big band era concerts were once held.

June Programs

All Programs are free unless noted otherwise, and require reservations by the deadline listed.  Program with no reservations by the deadline are canceled.  All programs begin at the Visitor Center unless another site is listed. «Read the rest of this article»

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FreeThinkers offer solemn vigil

By Christine Anne Piesyk | June 8, 2007 |

The FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties gathered at the Eternal Flame in downtown Clarksville Thursday evening to acknowledge the escalating number of US soldiers killed in Iraq. On Wednesday, the number of casualties in Iraq reached 3,504, including nearly 200 soldiers from Kentucky and Tennessee.

FreeThinkers founder Debbie Boen and co-organizer Christine Piesyk circled a tree with candles for a solemn, non-political memorial at which the names of the Kentucky and Tennessee soldiers were read. The group stood in silence to honor the fallen.

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