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2009 Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade

October 19, 2009 |

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, with pre-parade ceremonies set for 9 a.m. at 1 Public Square in downtown Clarksville.

This year the parade theme is “Honoring all who served,” a tribute to veterans past and present. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of N. Eighth and College Streets, next to the Sundquist Science Building at Austin Peay State University, with the reviewing stand at Public Square in front of City Hall. The deadline for parade entries is Wednesday, Oct. 28.

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Oktoberfest was one of the major entertainment events of the year

By Terry McMoore | October 10, 2009 |

It had been almost 10 years since I had attended my last Oktoberfest, and that was just a mid size affair that took place with what seemed like mostly members of the Edelweiss Club, and maybe a few soldiers and friends. After attending this years Oktoberfest last weekend I can tell you that this event is now a major attraction drawing thousands of visitors to Clarksville-Montgomery County from Fort Campbell, neighboring cities, and even bordering states.

Yes folks, Oktoberfest which is brought to you by the Clarksville Edelweiss Club is a grand event held in the best old world German traditions. Oktoberfest was created to recognize German heritage and culture. This year marked the 29th year the festival has been held.

The atmosphere was filled with plenty of song and dancing, including the always popular chicken dance. The person wearing the chicken outfit was something of an instant celebrity with people posing for pictures throughout the night with the famous chicken All evening the dance floor was so crowded we were packed in elbow to elbow; the sweet sounds of the band, the laughing and friendly mood of all in attendance made for a great time

Dancers at the 2009 Clarksville Edelweiss Club's Oktoberfest

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Rally for Health Insurance Reform NOW

By Terry McMoore | August 21, 2009 |

Clarksville Community Organizers will host a “Rally for Health Insurance Reform NOW” at the “Clarksville District Office of Congressman Marsha Blackburn”

When: August 28, 2009

Address: 1850 Memorial Drive Clarksville, TN

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Come Support Quality Affordable Health Care For All! Bring your signs, comments and let’s do our part to help get this bill past!

We are the change that we seek – President Barack Obama

For more information contact Terry McMoore at 931-378-1999

Clarksville Community Organizers is part of Organizing For America.

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Riverfest Fish naming contest

July 7, 2009 |

This year’s Riverfest Celebration is set to take place September 11 and 12. Preparations for this year’s festivities are already well underway.

In 2008, the City of Clarksville introduced the new mascot for the Riverfest Celebration. The animated fish character will serve as the face of Riverfest again this year and for years to come.  Each year the mascot will be doing a different Riverfest activity.  Now, we need the public’s help in naming the Riverfest fish.

We are inviting the public to help us choose a name for our festive fish. If you have a suggestion, we would like to hear it.  If your name is chosen, you will receive an exclusive 2009 Riverfest V.I.P. Package that includes a framed 2009 Riverfest poster, Hospitality room passes and Meet & Greet opportunities for available performers. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report

June 23, 2009 |

The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Deparment 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:

• Summer Youth Programs
• Downtown Market
• Movies in the Park
• Independence Day Celebration

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The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report

May 24, 2009 |

The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse of activities and events available  for them to enjoy together as a family. This week’s highlights include:

• Movies in the Park
• Senior Games
• Kids on Crafts
• Pools
• Downtown Market
• Softball Leagues

Famous American writer Edwin Way Teale once said, “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.”  At Parks and Recreation, we couldn’t agree more. May has a way of drawing us out of our shells to enjoy the outdoors, as well as bringing the joy of knowing summer is right around the corner. It is our hope that you will join us as we take pleasure in the final week of this beautiful month. «Read the rest of this article»

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Upcoming summit to focus on regional transportation system

May 20, 2009 |

Prince survey finds overwhelming public support for regional collaboration to address challenges

Nashville – Business, governmental and community leaders including Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper and Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers will gather in Nashville on May 27^th for the annual “Convening the Region” Summit focusing on regional transportation system development in the ten-county Middle Tennessee area.

Cumberland Region Tomorrow (CRT), in partnership with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, the Nashville Area MPO and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, will co-host the event as leaders work to gain collaboration and consensus on the development, funding and operations of a Regional Transit System.

“Ask any citizen in the middle Tennessee area what our top challenges are and I can assure you that traffic, congestion and gridlock will be right at the top of their list,” said Pat Emery, co-chair of CRT. “But this issue is about more than inconvenience; it’s a matter of economic competitiveness, quality growth and development and working to maintain our quality of life here in middle Tennessee. The only way we’re going to solve it is by working together – all ten counties – in a collaborative manner to turn these challenges into opportunities.” «Read the rest of this article»

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Clarksville Tennessee look out, here come the Street Poets!

By Terry McMoore | May 19, 2009 |

Sir Virtue & Lazarus of the Street Poets

Clarksville Tennessee is home to a vibrant rap and hip hop scene. One of the reasons is Fort Campbell which continues to bring people in from all over the world. Another is Austin Peay State University which brings in many people from the Memphis Tennessee area, the largest hotbed for rap and R&B artists in the state.

But one only has to do an search of YouTube, Facebook or MySpace to see the abundance of talent that the city of Clarksville has to offer. On these same social networks you can find Jose Toro aka Lazarus and Chris Baladad aka Sir Virtue whom together make up a rap group called Street Poets.

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Hi, I’m new here. Sort of.

By Nicole Kelly | May 7, 2009 |

Nicole Kelly

You guys? This is hard.

I haven’t spent any significant amounts of time here since high school, my old friends have scattered to various parts of the country for one reason or another, and so I really feel as if I’m starting over in a new city. In the short time that I’ve been back I’ve managed to find two jobs and procure myself this column, but I’m still trying to figure out how 20-somethings new to the area meet people and get involved in the community.

And oh, it pains me to admit it, but meeting people in Clarksville has so far proved surprisingly harder than I thought it would. And I just don’t understand it.

When I got here about three weeks ago, fresh from 2 weeks in my most recent home of New York City and nine months of gallivanting around Latin America, I had high hopes for a summer—the first in about 5 years—spent in my surrogate home town, the place where I went to middle and high school, the place I swore I’d never live in again.

No offense.

It’s just that I like cities. Big cities. I like art and music and literature and feminist activism and multiculturalism. For these reasons, I like New York. I like Barcelona. I like Oaxaca and Mexico City—all cities where I have lived or spent much time in since graduating from Northeast in 2003 and heading north of the Mason-Dixon/south of the border. «Read the rest of this article»

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The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report

May 6, 2009 |

The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Deparment 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:

• Pool Passes
• Wood Crafting
• After School Program
• Senior Games
• Upcoming events

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