Wednesday, November 1, 2006 WIN FREE Vol. 30 No. 43 MOVIE TICKETS To Bellevue Regal 12 Cinema Play “Where’s Wally” to win two free movie passes. See the “Where’s Wally” ad on Entertainment Page for details. Your Community NEWS Paper since 1978 More participants wanted for mass CPR/AED event at Bellevue YMCA By Carole Bartoo ing event scheduled for 30% to 50% through mass increase public confidence to A mass CPR/AED train- Saturday, November 11 at the training events like this one, use them.” Bellevue YMCA and J.L. and the placement of AEDs in Tygard says he plans to Turner Lifelong Learning locations all over the city. get trained at the event and Bob Clement to expand Center on Highway 100 prom- The Nashville PAD hopes residents from all over ises one thing: to increase the Program is emphasizing the the Nashville area, especially area greenways number of people in Nashville training of people of all ages the West Nashville and who might just save a life. with good reason. Experts say Bellevue areas, will attend as Now, event organizers say, it’s you only have to be 8 years well. Each participant will just a matter of more people to old to perform effective CPR have the chance to win one of call 284-LIFE to register for on someone who is in sudden 100 kits called CPR Anytime. the $5, hour-and-a-half long cardiac arrest, and one study These kits include a manikin classes. showed that children even and a DVD so that family The organizer of the event younger than 8 can figure out members can review their is a consortium of CPR/AED how to use an AED in about skills “anytime.” advocates that call themselves the same amount of time it CPR/AED Saturday is the Nashville Public Access takes adults to figure it out. split into four training ses- Defibrillation (PAD) Program. “AEDs are basically made sions, each an hour and a half The Nashville PAD Program to be fool proof these days,” long. There is one at 9 a.m., 11 has joined with volunteers said Bonnie Maynard, a a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. People from YMCA of Middle Nashville Fire Department should call 284-LIFE to Tennessee, Senior Citizens, trainer who also volunteers reserve a spot at a session. Arthur Rousse (right) and Devin Guidry (left) are students Inc. and the Bellevue with the PAD Program. Everyone over age 8 is at the Nashville Auto Diesel College. They ride bikes on Chamber of Commerce for “When you turn the device on encouraged to attend this non- the greenway on a regular basis. CPR/AED Saturday with a it talks you through the steps. certification training event. goal of training 500 people in The main steps are putting a Registration can be accepted Bob Clement walked the Stones River Greenway in the the life saving skills of CPR pair of sticky pads correctly by email as well, go to Donelson – Hermitage area last Wednesday to reinforce his and the use of an AED. on a person’s chest, following www.NashvillePAD.org and commitment to expanding parks and greenways. Clement has formed an exploratory committee for the “We have around 40 or 50 simple illustrations… then let- look for the “events” page. Nashville Mayor’s race. He underscored his support for pro- people signed up per session, ting the machine do its job. It The $5 cost of the course is viding a network of trails that connect Nashville’s neighbor- but we can train about three reads what’s going on inside considered a donation and hoods and parks. times that many,” said Carol the victim’s heart, then if it proceeds will be used to pur- “Vibrant neighborhoods lead to a vibrant city,” Clement Parsons, a Nashville PAD advises you to shock, you just chase an automated external said. “As we build a successful city for our children and Program volunteer from St. move away from the victim defibrillator (AED) device for grandchildren, we must connect our communities with bike- Thomas Hospital. “Those who and press a button.” a Metro Nashville Public ways and walking paths. Greenways improve the quality of have signed up have done so Charlie Tygard, council- School. our city and our lives.” in groups, often families, or man, 35th district, asked the The popular Stone’s River Greenway opened about a year scout troops. The best part Nashville PAD Program to and a half ago. During his eight terms in Congress, Bob Clement fought for federal money that allowed Nashville to about this type of training is bring CPR/AED buy part of the land and to finish construction. it’s fast and fun. We want peo- Saturday to Bellevue Clement helped Nashville win the largest appropriation in ple of all ages to enjoy them- as the first major history for Greenway development. Metro council members selves and get a taste of train- step in an effort at the time said the greenway could not have been finished if ing… just enough to know to make the it weren’t for Bob Clement. what to do in an emergency, community “This is a beautiful area. These greenways provide for and hopefully just enough to “heart smart.” recreation, they preserve the environment and they help with interest them in full certifica- “I’m a economic development,” Clement said. “Attractive communi- tion at a later date.” Vanderbilt ties with open spaces will bring in new businesses. Cities of According to the Commodores basketball the future must commit to building and preserving green- ways.” American Heart Association, fan, and when I heard about Who’s in the PAD The greenways are based primarily on the county’s net- 250,000 Americans die from the collapse of player Davis Program? work of seven main rivers and creeks. Currently Nashville has sudden cardiac arrest every Nwankwo this past March, American Heart Association more than 29 miles of greenway trails. Another seven miles is year. In Davidson County, and then how his life was under construction. A Metro master plan calls for a greenway your chances of surviving a saved with CPR and the use of American Red Cross Nashville Fire Department within two miles of every neighborhood in the next twenty- heart stopping event are only this simple device (an AED) I Metro Public Health five years. about 8%. The Nashville PAD knew we needed to get this Department St. Thomas Bob Clement says he has fought for federal money in the Program volunteers say other device into more public Health Services Vanderbilt past and he’s ready to do it again. Clement said, “The more public access defibrillation places,” Tygard said. “But for federal state and private dollars we can raise for these green- Children’s Hospital programs have successfully the device to be effective, we way projects, the more we can save local taxpayers.” Vanderbilt University increased survival rates to need training and education to Medical Center

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The Bellevue Republican Breakfast Club will meet Saturday, Nov. 4th at 8 AM in the Community Room at the Shoney's Restaurant on Hwy 70. November has always been the month for our club to honor our veterans and this is no exception. If you are a vet- eran or know someone who is, we encourage you to come and be a part of this group. Our guest speaker will be John Krenson who served in Afghanistan. He is an ordained minister, a father, husband and speaker for the Young America's Foundation. Come and help us honor and celebrate our veterans. SCCS Concert

On Saturday, November 18th - 7:00 PM at the Harpeth High School auditorium. South Cheatham ChoraleSociety (SCCS) will give you a little bit of many kinds of music from blues to sacred, from rock to patriotic, from a solo ballad by Mike Eason to the bluegrass band headed by Curtis Bivens. There will be a little bit for everyone. There are several guest instrumentalists: John Gargaro on percussion, Jim Hughey on Bass, Casey Campbell on Saxophone, and Wendy Falconberry on flute. FREE, FREE, FREE! Yes, this concert is free. *SCCS* is a non-profit organization, founded by the director Mary Combs for the purpose of pro- viding a musical outlet for singers. Come and enjoy singers, dancers, vocal soloists, instru- mental soloists and a wonder- ful evening for family enter- tainment. If you have questions about the community chorus or the concert, please call Mary Combs at 952-2340.

Page 2 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 www.westviewonline.com www.westviewpublishing.com Westview NEWSpaper Westview Calendar ice club for breakfast at one of spouse.. Meets alternate MOMS (Moms offering Moms you do not want lunch, deduct West Of Nashville the nation’s most beloved and Monday evenings from 5:00 Support) Club was designed $5. Registration opens at 8:15 Seniors (WINS) historic eateries. Every p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Jewish specifically to help at-home a.m. and the seminar ends at Wednesday Morning the Rotary Family Service at the Gordon mothers overcome the chal- 4:00 p.m. Please see our web- meets Wednesdays Club of Bellevue meets for a Jewish Community Center. No lenges of isolation, frustration site at http://mtgs.org/ for more full Loveless Café breakfast charge. Please contact Teri and boredom that accompany information, including a West Of Nashville Seniors and an hour of friendship, fel- Sogol at 354-1662 to register. the joys of raising children. For brochure and registration form. meets every Wednesday at Say lowship and timely discussion more info, call Erin Sopiarz at Cheese in Bellevue Center Mall of current club service projects 662-3857 or email at 10 a.m. to play cards, board and events. Each week – a spe- West Nashville [email protected] Bellevue games and socialize. This is a cial guest speaker joins the club free group and everyone is for a lively discussion of a time- Civitan Club Exchange Club ly development, an upcoming Knowles Center invited. West Nashville Civitan event or an issue of wide com- speakers Club is a co-ed club that meets munity interest. Come join us Friday Night at 6 p.m. every second and for breakfast and see how ful- The Bellevue Exchange Club West Nashville fourth Tuesday of the month at Dances filling service to yourself and meets on Tuesday mornings at the White Bridge Shoney's. Area MOPS your community can be. For 7:15 a.m. at Shoney’s in Normally an outside speaker The Knowles Center Friday more information contact club Bellevue. makes a presentation on the Night Dance features quality West Nashville Area MOPS President Larry Musick at 615- fourth Tuesday. Ann Poplovich live music by some of (Mothers of Preschoolers) will 210-2981 or email Larry at kla- with the Nashville Historic Nashville's best ballroom meet on the 2nd and 4th [email protected] Monday of every month begin- Commission will speak at the bands. We feature a clean, safe Bellevue Womans ning in September from 9:30 October 24 meeting. facility with no smoking, no Club pecan sale a.m. until noon at St. Paul American Singles alcohol, and no illegal drugs. Southern Methodist Church, Courthouse The dance is 7:30 to 10:00 PM Fall is the time to stock up 5035 Hillsboro Pike, because Golf Association each Friday except for holidays. on pecans for your holiday bak- mothering matters! Come enjoy The American Singles Golf Quilters Guild in Complimentary dance lessons ing and cooking. The Bellevue food, fun, support, and friend- Association is a national organ- are available. All ages are invit- Woman’s Club is now selling ship while your children enjoy ed. The Center is located at the ization. The Nashville group White Bluff pecans to benefit one of its time with loving caregivers in a corner of Wedgewood and meets every third Tuesday at Courthouse Quilt Guild community projects. Pecan nurturing learning environment. Rains Avenues. Cost is $5 for the Dan McGuiness Irish Pub at meets the second Monday of halves are on sale for $7.25 and Contact Karen Litwin at 202- 5:30 p.m. For more informa- each month. Basic quilting members and $8 for visitors. 0981 or email at kll@litwin- tion, please call 615-872-7788. classes are taught from 1:00 Our dress code is dressy casual. pecan pieces for $7.00. litwin.com. p.m. until 3:00 p.m., projects Please call 743-3400 for more Chocolate-covered pecans will for the month start at 5:00 p.m., information. be available later. Call Mary at Nashville business session begins at 6:30 662-9252 or Judy at 646-3295 Harpeth View Cribbage Club p.m., with projects finished to order or for more informa- afterward. There is a “Sit-N- Chevy Club tion. Toastmasters Sew” each 4th Saturday of the The only Nashville Area month at 9:00 a.m., where Cribbage Club meets at various Poor Boys Classic Chevy “A Friendly Place to Meet and classes are taught, service proj- local coffee houses on the 3rd Club holds monthly meetings Bellevue UMC Speak.” -That’s how Harpeth ects are worked on, or you may Thursday of every month. at 7:00 p.m. and held in the View Toastmasters describe work on your own project. Women Pecan Sale Everyone from longtime play- McEwen Elementary School their club meetings. You too, Meetings are held at the White ers to the “Cribb-Curious” are Cafeteria (220 Swift Street can discover how fun and easy Bluff Church of Christ, 4416 Bellevue United Methodist welcome to the free event. For East, McEwen). Remember, it is to build self-confidence and Hwy 70, White Bluff, TN. more info, please call (615) you do not have to own a Chevy Women are selling Schermer overcome your fear of public Everyone is welcome to watch 673-2899 or email D.R. Fay at or participate. to join---just your interest and pecans. Cost is $7.00 per pound speaking; skills necessary in [email protected]. For more information call enthusiasm gets you in the door. (pieces or halves). All proceeds today’s business world. Visitors (615) 799-0812, (615) 446- For information, call 931 + go the the Red Bird Mission in are always welcome! Meetings 9339, (615) 446-1728, (615) 582-3940. Kentucky (Appalachian are held weekly on Saturday Bowie Outdoor 412-9941. mornings at 7:30 a.m. on the Charities). Call the church at second floor of St. George’s Club schedule West Nashville 646-4146 to order. Deadline is Episcopal Church on Harding For information about the Bellevue Creative Oct. 22. Road (park in spaces located Bowie Outdoor Club please Go Club Forming between the church and Belle contact Kristina Giard at The Activities Meade City Hall). For more Williamson County Health Do you enjoy chess or Boiler Room information call 654-4819. Dept. Fairview Clinic at 799- Playgroup other strategic boardgames? 2389 x 112 or You'll love Go, the oldest Bash 2 ABC Educational Play- games in the world! Already Toastmasters at [email protected] or group meets the 1st & 3rd play? Join other Go players Boiler Room Bash 2, a ben- call Bowie Nature Park at 799- Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to Noon. from West Nashville.Just curi- efit show for Boiler Room NSCC 5544. There are Creative Projects, Games, Recreation, Reading & ous? All are welcome! For more Theatre, Williamson County's Nashville State Community Nashville Writing for children 2-5 Years, info, please call 615-598-1104 resident professional theatre College Toastmasters Club Siblings encouraged to attend. or email Corey Todaro at west- featuring highlights from previ- meets on the second and fourth Ex’cusans RSVP to Samantha Kirchner, [email protected]. ous and upcoming productions Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 Coordinating Parent, 615-646- plus music by Women of the p.m. at Nashville State Ties to the region bounded 0960. Fork, Annette de la Torre, the Community College, 120 White 20th annual by Rochester, Watertown, Little BRT House Band and some of Bridge Road. The meeting is Falls, and Binghamton are what Genealogical Nashville's best-known stage open to anyone interested in bind Nashville Ex'cusans, a MOMS Club improving his or her speaking nonprofit affinity group of Seminar performers including Megan skills. For more information, transplanted central New The MOMS Club of Murphy, Daniel Vincent, call 673-2145. Yorkers. "Absence makes us Bellevue-North meets at Patrick Kramer and Melinda 10:00am the last Thursday of The Middle Tennessee grow fonder for the heart of the Genealogical Society is spon- Doolittle. Jamison Hall at The Empire State." Upcoming each month at the Bellevue Factory, 230 Franklin Road. United Methodist Church, 7501 soring its 20th Annual Singles Volleyball events will feature some of our Wed., Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. with Old Harding Pike. Free. The Genealogical Seminar on favorite treats "imported" from Saturday, November 18, 2006 refreshments beginning at 7 Fridays 6:30-8:30 p.m., sin- old stomping grounds such as MOMS (Moms offering Moms at the Brentwood Library on p.m. Tickets $35. All proceeds gle men and women play at the Finger Lakes region and, of Support) Club was designed Concord Road. The topic is benefit the Boiler Room West End United Methodist course, Syracuse. specifically to help at-home Theatre, a non-profit 501(c)(3) Church (across from Vanderbilt For more information, call mothers overcome the chal- "FINDING YOUR IMMI- University). No charge, all skill Robert Erianne at 269-3391. lenges of isolation, frustration GRANT ANCESTORS AND arts organization. For tickets levels welcome. For more and boredom that accompany TELLING THEIR STORIES" . call 615-794-7744 or order information, call Rodney at the joys of raising children. For The guest speaker is Dr. John online at 443-1896. Caring for the more info, call Leann Philip Colletta, instructor at the BoilerRoomTheatre.com Fergueson at 662-2177 or email National Archives and Bellevue Rotary Caregiver support [email protected] Smithsonian institution, and one of America’s most popular Send Community meetings group meetings The MOMS Club of genealogy speakers. Calendar Items to: Bellevue-South meets at The registration fee is $35 Bellevue Rotary meets at CARING FOR THE 10:00am the first Thursday of for members & $40.00 for non- Loveless Café Wednesdays CAREGIVER--an ongoing sup- www.westview78@ each month at the Bellevue members and includes a box 7:15am – 8:15 am join port group open to anyone car- United Methodist Church, 7501 lunch and handouts packet. If aol.com Bellevue’s fastest growing serv- ing for an elderly relative or Old Harding Pike. Free. The

Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 3 Westview Opinion Pages Push on for U.S. Army Museum The Planners believe, that after 231 years, it’s about time! VFW. He expressed a keen interest in our organization’s Daughter’s The Chief of Staff of the U.S.Army, General Peter J. outreach to the younger, eligible veterans, and spoke glow- Schoomaker, and the civilian Secretary of the Army, ingly of the caliber of today’s soldiers. Vet’s View can View Francis J. Harvey, have set the sights on Fort Belvoir, attest to that caliber, too. The soldiers Vet’s View has met by Paula Underwood Winters Virginia, as the perfect place for a first- recently, who are on active duty, the ever United States Army Museum. National Guard, or the Reserves, are From colonial times to the present, Vet’s View well trained, focused on their role in My mom and I went to see The young Americans, generation after gen- the unit, and dedicated to the accom- Lion King at TPAC the other night. by John Furgess eration, have stepped forward to either plishment of their mission.A recent I don’t impress easily, but I was Past VFW voluntarily join the Army or to be draft- letter about the museum said this: impressed. I kept sitting there trying National Commander ed into it (there has not been a draft “The history of the United States to figure out what kind of mind Westview Columnist since 1979 thinks up how to make the costumes since 1973). Army is directly linked to the history and sets for a play like The Lion Not everyone, of course, would be interested in assist- of our country. Without the Continental Army there would King. It was awesome. If you have ing (donating) to such an Army museum but, on the other have been no Revolutionary War, which led to our inde- the chance to go see this play, do! hand, thousands of current and former “dog faces” would! pendence. The Army led westward expansion, preserved You won’t be disappointed. the Union, fought two World Wars, and played a major role Major General John P. Herling (U.S.A.-RET.) is the *** in aviation, medicine, exploration, engineering, space, and Grafitti artists are at it again. Senior Campaign Director for the Army’s Historical the integration of American society.”The National They hit the back of the commuity Foundation’s Capital Campaign for The National Museum Museum of the United States Army is now under design, center in Bellevue the other day. of the United States Army. He was recently very success- and is destined to become one of the finest museums in the Thankfully, the Bellevue Chamber fully involved in the beautiful World War II Memorial, in country.Would you like to assist our Army? The cam- of Commerce has a great Washington, D.C , and completed a term as Director of the paign’s website, , and a handy phone number is 703-522- Beautification Committee that American Battle Monuments Commission.Vet’s View has 7901.. The Army Historical Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not already has a scheduled clean up met all three of these gentlemen, and can attest to their –for-profit organization, and all gifts are tax-deductible. day. dedication to this very worthwhile cause. General Their mailing addess: The Army Historical Foundation, Here is the announcement that Schoomaker had actually retired when President Bush 2425 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. 22201. This ol’ Gayla Pugh, the Chamber’s called him back to be the Army Chief of Staff. Vet’s View “dogface” thanks you, too! At least, that this Vet’s View, Executive Director, sent out: met him in his office, in the Pentagon, in 2005. He warm- What’s Yours? Bellevue Beautification Clean ly greeted this ol’ Vet as the National Commander of the Up Day - Saturday, Nov. 4. 8:00 am - Meet at the Chamber office for DO THESE GUYS HAVE Lou Holz. How did Lou do donuts donated by Publix. We will PUBLICITY AGENTS? at South Carolina. He just then take a few hours to go out and Speaking of beat Ohio State in the bowl paint over or remove graffiti and This writer has three of the most games. Oh, and, by the way, pick up all illegal signs. Illegal signs overhyped players and coaches in Sports when Lou was at Notre are any signs put in the ground or the country. It appears fans aren’t By Dick Green Dame, he beat Spurrier and hung on poles that are on public interested in facts, just hype. At Florida easily. Spurrier, property and are located in the right FSU, the school intends to name the field after Bobby you’ve got a lot of hype but no results. And, of course, at of way. Legal signs are signs that Bowen when he retires, why? Don’t ask me. Bowden has U.T. the fans are still mad that Manning didn’t win the are located on private property out been coaching for 3 decades, but no, yes, no undefeated Heisman trophy - why not? He couldn’t beat Memphis and of the right of way and have permis- team. Yep, never had an undefeated team and you want to it took him 4 years to throw a T.D. against Vanderbilt. But, sion from that property owner. We name a .field after him. Gimme a break. Steve Spurrier, they still built a statue of him at U.T. and named a street for will remove all illegal signs. We are present coach of South Carolina, never had an undefeated him. Come on, Notre Dame, at least name an alley for the in the process of building communi- season at Florida and in his first year at South Carolina lost legend, Joe Montana. ty signs. These will be specific large to lowly Missouri. in the bowl game. Spurrier replaced signs available for you to post your signs. They will be located in very Don't let Veterans Day pass without honoring past visible locations throughout and present Veterans who have Bellevue. Help us get the word out served our country... that ALL SIGNS HUNG ON TELE- the Westview's PHONE POLES ARE ILLEGAL Salute To Our Veterans AND DANGEROUS. Help us keep November 8th, 2006 Bellevue from looking like some of Be a sponsor for this special event, let our the other areas of Nashville that Veterans, their families obviously don't care. Keep Bellevue and our readers know how much you care! Beautiful. call NOW to reserve your space And, it doesn’t matter if you are a Chamber member. If you’d like to Time is limited! help keep Bellevue Beautiful, show $50 Sponsorship fee up. You’ll make some new friends Call 615-646-6131 for more information, and have a great feeling at the end of or e-mail Linda at [email protected] the day!

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Page 4 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 www.westviewonline.com www.westviewpublishing.com Westview NEWSpaper Politically Speaking It is not to late to register for a great upcoming meets at the library. This group, led by Linda Brooks, will opportunity to become CPR/AED ready. On Saturday, meet this Thursday to discuss “Light on Snow” by Anita November 11th, 4 one hour sessions (beginning at Metro Council Shreve. You can attend and participate, or just listen and 9:00/11:00/1:00/3:00) will be held at the new refreshments are served. Jenny Lane leads a Shakespeare YMCA/Senior Citizens Center on Highway 100 – the Report Reading Group that meets on the last Thursday of each first step in making Bellevue a “heart smart” communi- by Charlie Tygard month (November 30th) and Richard II will be the object ty. You can register by calling 284-LIFE or online at Councilman, 35th District of discussion. Once again, refreshments are served. An www.NashvillePAD.org. A $5 donation is requested with finally, Bellevue Branch Library story times are held proceeds supporting placement of AED’s (Automatic External Defibrillators) in every Wednesday at 10:00 am and 11:00 am. Ms. Donna does a wonderful job local schools. Everyone 8 years of age and over is encouraged to reserve a spot entertaining the community’s children with stories and songs, while enriching at one of the sessions. their vocabularies with new words in foreign languages. To see November’s sto- Another opportunity exists to better our community this Saturday as volun- ries, go to www.library.nashville.org (click on “Events and classes”, then teers are invited to meet at 8:00 am at the Bellevue Chamber office at 177 Belle “upcoming events” and then Bellevue Library). We are fortunate to have such a Forest Circle (directly behind Regions Bank) for a couple of hours of graffiti and great staff at the Bellevue Library that will only get better when the expanded sign removal in Bellevue. Supplies are being furnished by the Metro facility is built. Beautification Division of Public Works. If you have never participated in one As always, please feel free in contacting me at 243-3295 (cell), 256-7146 of these community efforts, I would invite you to join the fellowship and fun – (work), 646-3295 (home), by fax at 256-7150 or by email at district35@com- while making a huge difference in the community. Bring your children along cast.net. (assuming they are old enough to scrub or paint) and give them an early dose of community service. Citizens will remember the community fundraising efforts to help an elder- Council institution of marriage is only ly widow, Donna Davis, in saving her home about 16 years ago. As I reported between a man and a woman. If last year, Ms. Davis died and her home was sold to the highest bidder at auction. Comments you agree, then vote YES.If not, As Trustee of the account, the proceeds are being kept in a Certificate of Deposit vote NO. The second amend- by Eric Crafton until such time that we as a community decide on the best use of this $43,000. I ment would freeze property Councilman-eelect 22nd District am still hopeful that a Bellevue Community Fund can be established one day at taxes on people's personal resi- the Community Foundation so that other citizens who wish to contribute to our dences if they were 65 or older. community’s long-term success can also make tax-deductible contributions. I I just wanted to remind everyone If you agree, vote YES. If not, mention this point since I recently rolled the money over to a 10 month CD earn- that Tuesday, November 7th is elec- vote NO. Finally, there are 5 Metro ing 5.25% interest. tion day. This is a very important elec- Charter Amendments, which have pre- I am reminded by Deborah Hynes, Branch Manager of the Bellevue Library, tion for several reasons. First, we get a viously been discussed. Be sure and of several upcoming community events. On Saturday, November 4th at 2:00 pm, chance to elect a Governor, U.S. make your voice heard at the ballot as part of a city-wide celebration of our community’s diversity, a group of Senator, Congressman, State Senator box this election.If you have any ques- African drummers called “Djembfole” will be performing. A djembe is a type of and State Representative. Second, tions or concerns, please contact me at drum, hourglass shaped, with origins in West Africa. Led by Shannon Holland, there are two Tennessee State 862-6780,352-7808 after 7pm 300- Djembfole will be offering a dynamic repertoire – guaranteed to be hopping and Constitutional Amendments. The first 7808 during the day or email me at loud! On the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:45 pm, a fiction reading group amendment seeks to ensure that the [email protected].

Pictured at the celebration were Darla Anderson, Karla Arney, Jack and Jean Stone, and Mary Archey. Jean and Jack Stone celebrate their 50th anniversary with help from kids

Jack and Jean Stone celebrated their 50th you love. wedding anniversary on Sunday, October 15. Wedding cake, made by Karla from the Their children, Darla Anderson of Bellevue, Karla Fairview BP Station and Deli was served as well Arney of Fairview and Mary Archey of Ashland as a table filled with various treats and delicacies City, had been planning and working on the event and punch for all the guests. It was a great, well for over a year. planned celebration that the couple will never for- The event was held at the Bellevue Baptist get and will always be grateful for such thought- Church from 2 until 4 p.m. About 200 people ful daughters and caring Church and community. attended to help the happy couple celebrate. Jack The girls even hired a professional photographer. and Jean told every one who asked, “It doesn’t They want to thank everyone who helped the cou- take very long to spend 50 years with someone ple celebrate.

Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 5 Westview’s News from White Bluff

November 1, 2006 Petals on the Bluff unveils ‘Winks’ boutique by Richard Edmondson sary. two owners and now it’s back er location. We’ve expanded pieces, Russ Berrie and Gund “We started out as a small to the original owner,” Hayes the shop. We now carry can- plush, and unique gift items.” Petals on the Bluff, White florist. We have gone through said. “We’ve moved to a larg- dles, nice home decorative Bluff’s flower and gift shop, is expanding into the apparel business with a new boutique Tina Turner meets the Munsters: section of the store featuring clothing and accessories for girls and women. Jamboree stages frolicking Halloween special The new section is called “Winks” and offers a unique As his wife Brenda weekly musical happening at line of clothing, jewelry, and applies a pancake layer of the city community center, other items guaranteed to kin- green makeup to his face, staged a recreation of the dle a fire of delight in the eyes Kenneth Atkins, patriarch of 1960s sitcom, the Munsters. of those persistent shoppers the K & B Jamboree, is The event took place last looking for something beyond asked, “What made you all Saturday night and included the mere same-old same-old, decide to do the Musters a few surprises, including a says owner Linda Hayes. tonight?”. guest appearance by “Tina “We have opened up a “I wish I knew,” quipped Turner,” played by Jamboree corner of our shop, which is Atkins in reply. stalwart Katreena Pulley, named ‘Winks’—it’s a gift By now it’s quarter till replete with afro wig, and and boutique section. We seven, the makeup job is singing a rendition of Proud carry all prices of jewelry— almost complete, and Atkins Mary. affordable jewelry to upscale almost looks more like “We worked on it for jewelry. We carry purses, a Herman Munster than about a week,” Pulley said of few pieces of luggage—and Herman Munster himself the elaborate set, which we carry unique clothing that ever did. Brenda, too, is in included coffins, corpse-like you can’t get at the discount eye-catching mode—decked figures peeping through win- stores and chain stores.” out as Lily Munster, com- dows, a dancing, gyrating Hayes said the flower plete with silver forelock. Frankenstein mannequin, shop’s plunge into the cloth- Yes, if you haven’t haunted forest backdrop, and ing business started out gradu- guessed it by now, the K & B a huge banner reading “THE ally, but that now, after meet- Jamboree, White Bluff’s MUNSTERS, 1313 ing with widespread approval Mockingbird Lane” in from the public, it has picked ghoulish, blood-dripping let- up steam and has essentially ters. taken on a life of its own. “Brenda and I, and Mary “We started carrying a Buttrey helped us—we few clothing items about worked on it for about a seven or eight months ago, week, and then mainly a lot and it just went over so well of this was done in two days, that we’ve expanded,” she that is getting it all together,” said. she continued. She said the recent deci- And the coffins? They sion to open up a special were made by Kenneth department within the store, Atkins—prior to the makeup and to give it the name Winks, job, she explans. was a natural extension of that “He’s a very talented process. man,” she adds. “We carry jackets that are The festivities also comparable to the line of included a buffet dinner, as Chico’s and Coldwater well as Pulley’s nine-year- Creek—it’s that type of cloth- old son, Nathan, doing a “lit- ing,” said Hayes. “And our tle Elvis” impersonation. prices are much lower. We like The K & B Jamboree to move inventory so we keep performs every Saturday our prices reasonable.” night at the White Bluff Petals on the Bluff opened Community Center. in 1997, and next year will be Admission is just $3. celebrating its 10th anniver- 5th Annual Battle of Nashville Get in touch with us! If you have suggestions for stories you’d like to see covered in the White Bluff Gazette—or if you are simply having a com- Tour set for December 16th munity event you would like us to help you promote—send an Travellers Rest Plantation at Nashville sealed control of Shy’s Hill, Peach Orchard email to: [email protected]. and Museum is offering the western theater and Hill, and Travellers Rest. another in a series of tours of pushed the Confederacy Lunch is included. Adult Civil War battlegrounds in toward total defeat. “The price for the tour is $50, genuine Tennessee. An all day tour of engagement at Nashville has Children 12 and under $40. the Battle of Nashville is long been overlooked by Pre-registration only. For scheduled for Saturday, those outside the state. With more information please con- December 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 the development of all the his- tact David Currey at (615) p.m. Leading the tour will be toric resources in the last few 832-8197, or go to the Thomas Cartwright, director years, from Ft. Negley, to Travellers Test website to FUSSELL’S SHOP DOWNTOWN DICKSON of the Carter House in Shy’s Hill, to Travellers Rest, download a registration form: (615) 446-3724 Franklin, and David Currey, we can offer an expanded www.travellersrestplanta- director at Travellers Rest. glimpse of the battle’s signifi- tion.org. Cartwright has appeared on cance,” states David Currey. numerous History Channel “This tour in the last four documentaries on the Civil years has grown enormously. War and is one the leading The interest of Nashvillians in historians on the Civil War in the city’s historic past is excit- the West. ing.” Fought on December 15 The tour will begin at and 16, 1864, the engagement Travellers Rest and visit at Nashville came on the heals Granbury’s Lunette, Fort of the bloody battle at Negley, Belmont Mansion, Franklin. The Union victory the Redoubt #1, Redoubt #4,

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Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 7 Westview’s News from Fairview

November 1, 2006 Local analysis: election countdown by Richard Edmondson down. And then last week in a French joining in the call. sponsored by the students who Board appointment debate the issue arose again— The debate focused on the make up the Argumentation and Next Tuesday’s election Both candidates in con- this time with candidate Tim commissioner’s race and was (Continued on page 10) will offer Fairview residents an tention for the mayor’s position opportunity to choose a mayor are presently members of the for the first time in the city’s Board of Commissioners. The history, and also a member of election will thus create a DebateDebate classclass inin FairviewFairview the Board of Commissioners. vacancy on the board—a There are seven candidates vacancy which will then be altogether—two vying for the filled by appointment sometime mayor’s job, and five in con- after the election next week. tention for the board seat. Both In a candidate survey con- campaigns have revolved pre- ducted by the Gazette (see dominantly around the issues of related story in this week’s growth and the affording of issue), one of the Board candi- conservation protection for dates—Bobby Cothran—put Bowie Park. forth the suggestion that possi- But over the past two bly the new Board, when it is weeks or so, as the countdown seated, should strongly consid- has drawn nearer, a couple of er naming the second place fin- side issues have cropped up that isher in the popular election to are salient and worth giving fill the appointed position. some thought to here—one The logic here is that the involving who will be appoint- appointee would at least be ed to fill the vacant board seat someone who had garnered a after the mayor’s race is decid- substantial amount of support ed, and the other concerning from city voters, even if not a campaign contributions. plurality, as opposed to some- Let’s take them one by one one who perhaps hadn’t run at and see if we can dice them all. Members of the Argumentation and Debate class at Columbia State College organized and moderated a second candidates' debate last week at Fairview City Hall. Front row, left to Tax assistance site slated right: Dustin Beard, Whitney Henson, Hillary Green, Corrine Hylton, and instructor Daniel Johnson. Back row: Mike Hensley, Mitch Pike, Ashley Mangrum, Richard Cardwell, and for Fairview Library Clint Hamner. Not pictured: Tiffany Eddings. A new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site, in the Fairview Public Library, is seeking community volunteers to pro- Commissioner candidates respond vide free tax preparation assistance for individuals with low to moderate income ($39,000 and below). Also needed are greeters and screeners to verify that individ- to Gazette survey questions uals meet the key eligibility requirements to claim their earned income tax credit (EITC), as well as other credits. Volunteers do (continued from last week) for a conservation easement for for Bowie Park, but as yet to be not have to be tax preparation professionals. the park. decided is what the terms of The VITA site was established through a cooperative effort Today we continue with Some of the candidates, as that easement will be. In deter- between United Way of Williamson County, the Internal Revenue our report on the five candi- readers will see, lumped their mining how the park should be Service, and the Fairview Public Library. It will be open two dates for city commissioner answers to both 3 and 4 into utilized by the public—and evenings a week and on Saturdays starting in February 2007. and their responses to a 5-ques- one response. The election will specifically what activities tion survey on the issues which be decided November 7. The should and should not be The EITC is a refundable federal income tax credit for low to we emailed to them last month. five candidates in contention allowed there—how closely do moderate income working individuals and families. To qualify, In this, our final report on for the slot are: Eddie Arney, you think the city should adhere taxpayers must meet certain requirements and file a tax return, the survey, we bring you the Bobby Cothran, Tim French, to the wishes of Dr. Evangeline even if they did not earn enough money to be obligated to file a answers they gave to question Andrew Jones, and Mike Bowie? tax return. numbers 3, 4, and 5. Both ques- Smith. Volunteers will receive training to help prepare basic tax tions 3 and 4 pertained to Below are the remaining 3 Arney (responding to both returns and determine if individuals qualify for special credits Bowie Park, the first soliciting questions on our questionnaire questions): I would like to such as the EITC, Child Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly. The the candidates’ views on how and the responses given. continue to work with the site will offer free electronic filing. Those who take advantage of closely the will of Dr. Conservation Easement the e-file program and have their refunds deposited directly into Evangeline Bowie should be 3. The Board of Committee that was their bank account will receive their refunds in seven to ten days. followed, while number 4 Commissioners has voted to formed by the current For more information contact Mary Ann Fish, site manager sought to determine what each have a committee begin draw- Board of Commissioners, 931-363-8599. would regard as suitable terms ing up a conservation easement (Continued on page 9) at the senior citizen center. messages as well. We hope the Veterans Day celebration planned There will also be non food businesses will displays pic- vendors, entertainment for tures of their veterans in their A new annual tradition is honor and show support of our there will be speakers and live children, military equipment stores and have a float in the in the making in Dickson Veteran’s. entertainment by the Dickson on display and much more. parade. We would like to see County with the upcoming The day long celebra- County and Creek Wood high The day will end with the whole community get on Veteran’s Day celebration set tion will kick off with a pan- school bands, other bands, and a military retreat, the retire- board with making Veteran’s for Saturday, November 11 at cake breakfast from 6-9a.m. at other festivities on the War ment of old flags, a candle- Day a really honorable day for the War Memorial Building. the War Memorial Building Memorial Building grounds. light vigil with local ministers all our veterans. A lot of our The event is being followed by a parade at During the afternoon there reading aloud the names of veterans have never had a real sponsored by the Viet-Nam 10:00a.m. The patriotic will be christian music in veterans who have passed on. ‘welcome home’ and we Veterans of America and parade will stop briefly at Holland Park across from the The last event of the day will believe it’s time to let them numerous businesses across 11:11a.m. , for a 21-gun railroad depot. There will be a be the playing of “TAPS”. know how much we appreci- the county. salute. We are also asking ‘Freedom Fence’ on display We want to encourage ate what they gave for our The theme for this churches all across Dickson with the names of solder’s businesses to fly their flags, country. years celebration is “TIME County to ring their church presently serving our country. balloons and ribbons and For more information WAS SERVED, TIME TO bells 21 times at 11:11a.m. In There will be plenty of those businesses that have contact Ruth Hall at 714-5583 HONOR”. The organizers honor of veterans past and food and beverages through electronic or digital billboards or Beverly Pounds at 812- along with people of Dickson present. vendors on site as well as a to honor veterans with special 5442 County believe it’s time to When the parade ends meat and three take out meal possible to maintain the been together way too long. and under budget. Utilizing candidates respond... park Dr. Bowie left us. This My concern is the vacant these skills, I would like park if managed properly is seat that will become avail- the opportunity to help (Continued from Fairview page) a magnet for visitors. able after the new mayor Fairview grow and prosper. has been elected. Will the as they work with the Land and conservative lives. Jones: As positive eco- current commissioners Jones: I was born and Trust of Tennessee provid- nomically and for growth nominate someone that has raised here in Fairview. I ing recommendations and Smith: I chose to be a in our community, none of been on the past commis- believe in growth, but proposals to align the member of the Bowie Park the above mentioned items sion or will they take the growing at a manageable future plans with Dr. Conservation Easement positively impact the con- person that comes in sec- rate. Holding on to the Bowie’s desires. I believe Committee because I want- servative small town life so ond that Fairview has voted small town values and this committee needs to be ed to help protect many have lived and for? This concerns me in growing within this and given the time needed to Fairview’s greatest asset. moved to our beautiful that if they appoint some- working with our county perform the duties assigned Dr Bowie left the City the town for. This is not the one for this seat that didn’t neighbors. I want to work to them They will then Park with eight provisions. vision of Dr. Bowie and take the time to run for this with the people and not bring their recommenda- The first two specifically just like the Vanderbilt commission…well is this against them. tions back to the Board of state the Park should be community could not see change, is this what the cit- Commissioners. The BOC “utilized … as a wildlife the beauty of this conserva- izens of Fairview want? Smith: I believe I am the along with the committee preserve and/or park facili- tion, the community of best candidate for the posi- will work on a proposal by ty to be enjoyed by the gen- Fairview could. French: I believe in tion of City Commissioner means of workshops and eral public…” and that “the Fairview. I have been because I have the ability to meetings. Let me state at decision making process Smith: My vision of the active in our community, work with others and see this time there has never shall be guided by my pref- Park would be that we but I want to be in a posi- issues from their view. I do been any thought or consid- erence that the ecology of establish the boundaries tion to contribute more to not believe in accepting eration given to any type of the real estate herein and concentrate on that its progress and growth less than what is required commercial development described be preserved as land as the Park. We should while maintaining the concerning important in the park. much as possible…” She then sell the remaining friendly, small town atmos- issues and have always then left clear direction on property of Dr. Bowie and phere we enjoy today. As a kept a positive attitude. I Cothran (responding to the sale of any property, no reinvest that money back city commissioner, work- promise that I will maintain both questions): I don’t alcoholic beverages or non- into Park as she stated. I ing with the people of the positions I have out- think anyone has been prescription drugs be sold, would like to see the Park Fairview, we can accom- lined through out this cam- made aware of any deci- no firearms or hunting, utilized as it is now with plish that. I have a proven paign and work for the ben- sions decided upon by the governing the use of fire, the addition of adding part- track record on getting efit of Fairview and all of committee that was desig- and the construction of nerships with Universities large projects done on time its citizens. nated for this conservation improvements to the Park and County, State, and easement. I, however, do and the City, as long as it Federal Governments to have an opinion on this. Dr. did not detract from the Registration begins Nov. 1 study the reclamation of the for September 2007 Bowie left this park for us main purpose of the Park as land and to use it as a lab and our children to enjoy. I a wildlife nature park. She for new techniques in ero- Little Lambs Preschool feel we should utilize it’s also required that if sion control, forestry dis- a biblically-based education safety and environment to Fairview no longer desired for 3-4-5 year olds ease prevention, and man- further our children’s and to maintain the Park to her agement. Mon. & Wed. our family’s growth and wishes, the title would be 9 am – 1pm enjoyment. If there is a vested to Williamson 5. Please sum up briefly “If you love me, feed my lambs.” way, I would like to find County first, and the State why you feel you would be the Church of the Resurrection · 1216 Sneed Rd . out exactly what Dr. next. We should make a best person for the job of com- www.resurrection-tn.org · 377-6722 Bowie’s wishes were and serious effort to abide by missioner. comply accordingly. her wishes and not stray Next to Laurelbrooke in N. Williamson County from the intent of her gift. Arney: I have six years of French: I would like the proven service which is of easement to follow the 4. Over the years various public record. I have the wishes of Dr. Bowie very proposals have been made with ability and determination to closely. Dr. Bowie left the regard to Bowie Park, includ- be objective, honest, and city a tremendous gift and ing building a National Guard forthright. Personal agen- our leaders have a responsi- armory, inn and restaurant, das have never been or ever bility to keep the park a campground, RV park, golf will be my motivation. I nature park. course, rental cabins, and ath- believe in Fairview, I love letic fields. What is your vision Fairview, and I will contin- Jones: Dr. Bowie gave the for the future of the park, and ue to work for Fairview. city the park, and to veer would it include any of the from her vision would be above mentioned items? Cothran: First and fore- negatively impacting our most, I would try to ensure moral and ethical values to French: My vision of the the citizens of Fairview that hang the dying wishes of park would be to keep it as our city would grow with such a visionary of nature a nature park. What we balance. I would try my conservation. Changing need to improve on is the best to make sure that these plans for economical communication of this Fairview had beyond ade- or financial means and great nature park. We need quate fire and police pro- growth is short sighted as to make more people in and tection. Everyone I have to the long term positive outside of Fairview aware talked to wants change, effects that a nature conser- of the park. We as a com- change, change. They state vation gives to our rural munity must do everything that the current board has

Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 9 Fairview election The issue serves to remind Johnson’s statement for the Loving Care Sitting Service, LLC us that the political process is same period shows contribu- analysis... ongoing, that it doesn’t end tions totaling $2750. Largest (Cont. from Fairview page) with next week’s election, and contributors: Beata ($700); • Non-Medical In-Home Care Debate class at Columbia State that in the matter of filling the Charles A. Elcan, a Nashville • Licensed, Bonded & Insured College. upcoming vacancy, there is investor employed with Health By the way, it was the sec- more than one way to go, as is Care Property Investors ($500); Also Accepting Applications for Caregivers ond debate of this electoral the case with most things. and Brentwood Realtor Walter Caring Is Our Business! campaign that the students of Campaign finance Rudd ($500). Additional dona- that class have successfully The finance issue arose at tions in excess of $100 were Cheryl 615-7776-55004 Linda 615-8893-00505 organized and moderated here an Oct. 19 Board of kicked in by four others. in Fairview, the group having Commissioners meeting, and it Just to put some of this into also facilitated a mayoral came about as follows: candi- perspective—the amounts of debate that was held at date Mike Smith got up during money here are not vast. Fairview High School October the period allotted for public Moreover these are not giant oil 9. commentary and urged that companies seeking to devour But getting back to the Arney, who holds a seat on the and ravage what’s left of the matter of the board appoint- board, recuse himself from vot- Artic Wilderness. ment, the question put by one of ing on a rezoning issue involv- The people contributing to the students on the panel was as ing a subdivision project on Johnson’s and Arney’s cam- follows: “As we all know, the Northwest Highway. paigns by and large are local (or mayor’s race will create a Arney, Smith believed, had Williamson County, at any vacancy on the Board of a potential conflict of interest in rate), and many of them make Commissioners. The new board that he had accepted a $260 in- valuable contributions to the will have to make a decision as kind campaign contribution local economy by employing to how the seat is filled. If elect- from Sullivan Dewire local people. ed, how will you vote to fill that Construction, the company But of course the question seat?” involved in the project. Later inevitably arises: in the event Due to the organizational that evening, when the matter that a controversial issue comes rotation, only two of the candi- came up for vote, Arney did to a head at city hall—one per- dates—French and Eddie indeed recuse himself. haps pitting one of these con- Arney—were given an opportu- But by now the cat was out tributors against an average FAIRVIEW nity to respond to the question. of the bag, in a manner of Fairview citizen who can’t The first to tackle the quer- speaking. Smith shared with afford to make out a $500 check TRANSMISSION ry was Arney, who said he other Fairview citizens the to a political candidate—whose 2284 Fairview Blvd. would vote to fill the spot with source of his information— concerns are going to carry 15 minutes from the Bellevue Mall “the best qualified candidate,” campaign financial disclosure more weight with the decision (located near Bowie Nature Park) and added: “what you’re going statements on file at the makers in power? to have to do is you’re going to Williamson County Election Of course Fairview is only 615-799-5900 have to wait and see who comes Office in Franklin. a microcosm. The same kind of 12 Month/12,000 Mile Nationwide Warranty forward and applies for the So what do those state- thing is going on all over the Locally Owned and Operated By Joey Fuqua and Ed Paquin seat.” He then said the Board ments show? Well, here’s the country, and of course in *Specializing in Foreign and Domestic* should examine each appli- lowdown: out of the total seven Washington there really are candidates (in two races), only giant oil companies with trunk *Automatic & Manual* Computer Diagnostics cant’s record and determine *2 & 4 Wheel Drives* who is the best qualified. three have filed such statements loads of campaign cash to *Front Wheel Drives* French, on the other hand, (at least this was the case as of spread around. *Transfer Cases * Clutches* last Thursday when I paid a If our democracy seems to *Drive Axles * Differentals* All Work Guaranteed! said the voters “should be given their just due” and that a deter- visit to the election office in be eroding—and to many peo- mination should perhaps be person). ple it does seem that way—the made based upon next When asked to account for practice by deep-pocketed Tuesday’s election results. “If I possibly why the other four interests of funneling money were to be elected I think that I candidates had not, at least as of into the campaign chests of would consider strongly those that time, filed anything, Chad political candidates has got to people who finished strongly in Gray, deputy administrator of be one of the major reasons the election,” he said. Elections, explained that the why. Washington politicians statements on file covered the have talked—not just for years, period July 1 through Sept. 30 but decades—about enacting Need only—and that additional state- meaningful campaign finance ments, covering the month of reform. But nothing has ever October, were due by Tuesday been done. Kitchen of this week (which was But that’s Washington and beyond our press time for the this is Fairview. They’re two Cabinets? current issue). He also said can- different worlds. In the context didates who plan to spend of the current local election, my under $1,000 on their campaign own view is that all seven can- WWee GGoott’’eemm!! are not legally required to file didates, while they may not all • Featuring All Plywood financial statements. agree, have a genuine concern Cabinets. Commissioner Stuart for the city and the people who Johnson, who’s seeking the live here. Moreover, being a * Unfinished Oak office of mayor, filed one of the mayor or commissioner of a * Finished Oak three statements, with the other town like this, with all of its • Ready to install two coming from Arney and many problems and challenges, • Bath Vanities & Marble tops Smith. The latter’s statement is not an easy job. records a single campaign con- The question the voters Nashville tribution, dated September 9, must decide is whose vision is Discount made by an individual, Jan right, and who’s way is the best. 1400 51st Ave. N. Neser, in the amount of $100. The students from (Donations under $100 are not Columbia State, with their West Nashville required to be itemized). youth and their idealism, have off Charlotte Pike Arney’s statement records been something of an inspira- a total of $4,050 in contribu- tion this election season. The 292-7856 tions. His biggest contributors citizens of Fairview owe them www.NashvilleDiscount.net were Jason Kimble, of their thanks for the work they Hours: Fairview, who owns a concrete did organizing these debates. Mon.-Fri., 8AM - 5PM business ($772); Fairview One would hope that we can 30 years in business builder Jim Beata ($700); and respond in kind by electing a Tri Pac Inc., of Fairview generation of leaders that will Your Kitchen ($600). In addition to these not let them, or ourselves, Cabinet three, the statement records down…in Fairview as well as Headquarters seven other contributors mak- the nation as a whole. ing donations in excess of $100. Page 10 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 www.westviewonline.com www.westviewpublishing.com Westview NEWSpaper Food For Thought...Bellevue DISCOVERY TOYS Raise Your Family & Raise Your Income! 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In our holiday Church, at 7501 Old Harding plans, it would be nice to Pike, right here in Bellevue. remember those who may not Needless to say, the hundreds have a home or family to cook of pounds of food collected for or even the food to cook. this year at both Hart In the past, as I have Hardware stores will be nur- walked through Kroger’s, I’ve turing local people! noticed their food collections, I called the church to get but never knowing where it more of an idea how we can eventually ends up, I must help. Apparently, the food you admit, I seldom gave it the donate at Kroger’s, the thought it deserves. Bellevue Chamber, local Robin Shope, of Hart school food drives or your Hardware, gave me something local church...goes directly to to think about. About 4 years The Bellevue Food Bank. ago, they started doing a pro- They can always use any non- motion where folks can bring perishable, not expired food in a can of food and get a knife item such as peanut butter, sharpened. (This usually cost cereal, tuna, chicken, baking $3). They set a limit of 5 items or canned goods. Near knives for 5 canned goods. the holidays, they accept They will be doing the promo- donations of turkeys and ham. tion this year, from November They aren’t connected with 1st through November 22nd. the Second Harvest program. This is a perfect time, right The Bellevue Community before you’re going to carve Food Bank is open every your Thanksgiving turkey. Tuesday evening from 6- Robin said, “at first their 7:30PM, serving exclusively donations went to The Second our local communities, the Harvest Food Bank but this 37221, 37209, 37205 as well year they are keeping it closer as other local neighborhoods to home, the Bellevue in Kingston Springs, Pegram Community Food Bank.” and Fairview. Before talking to Robin, I If you are sharing your wasn’t aware there was a local good fortune with others, food bank. Robin said, “one of that’s wonderful...but for her long time employees, those who, like me, hadn’t Frances Hipkins asked if they taken the time to consider this would consider keeping the worthy cause, it might be time donations, in the immediate we share our blessings with PrimeTrust Bank maintains number one market share in Bellevue, Ashland City According to June 30, through our door,” empha- 2006 reports just issued by the sized Scott. “By establishing FDIC, PrimeTrust Bank, has a work ethic that causes each maintained its number one and every partner to go out of deposit market share in both their way to help people Bellevue and Ashland City for obtain a better financial situa- the fourth year in a row. The tion, you create life-long FDIC issues market share client relationships.” reports on all federally PrimeTrust Bank opened insured institutions annually. for business in December Since June 2005, 2001 with its first two offices PrimeTrust Bank has grown located in Bellevue and from a 23.62% market share Ashland City. In 2002, they in Bellevue to a 25.49% mar- expanded into Williamson and ket share just 12 months later. Dickson counties and com- In Ashland City, PrimeTrust pleted construction of two grew from 35.29% market new banking facilities, includ- share according to 2005 ing a 13,000 sq. ft. office on reports to 39.43% as reflected Mallory Lane in Cool in the 2006 deposit market Springs. PrimeTrust opened share reports. an office in Brentwood in Gary Scott, PrimeTrust 2005, and continued expan- chairman and CEO, credits sion in 2006 adding offices in the bank’s growth to employ- Green Hills and Franklin. The ees who embrace customer bank has also announced success as the bank’s primary plans to begin construction on objective. “As bankers, we a new, larger banking facility touch the financial livelihood in Dickson in summer of of every customer who walks 2007. Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, October 25, 2006 -- Page 11 w s from Grassla w November, 2006 n Ne d Grassland traffic: The continuing crisis By Paul Erland Parker, who’s running (as a just a road here and a road Williamson County. (If elected) (against the flow) during peak Democrat) for the state senate there. And she says that any I’ll want to work with Charles traffic hours—which seem to be Traffic in Grassland is horri- seat in District 23, which plan should look beyond tradi- to secure funding, and I’ll be getting longer each day—is ble, we reported last month. encompasses Williamson tional solutions (such as traffic carrying (appropriations) bills akin to running across a swamp This month, we duly note, it’s County. “The growth here has lights) and include provisions through the senate. on the heads of alligators. still horrible, but even so, area been exponential.” for mass transit. “We have excellent leadership “Compounding the problem is residents and drivers should not Parker, an attorney who’s “We can’t survive without on the county level, and it’s that northbound commuters necessarily regard the traffic as lived in the county for 17 years, looking at alternative means of important to have a good work- approach the Grassland area Mark Twain regarded the agrees that the traffic situation transportation,” she says. ing relationship there.” from a relatively rural section weather – as something that along Hillsboro Road is a mess, Since Hillsboro Road While the political races build of highway, around a bend in everybody always talks about and that trying to get from (Highway 31) is a state road, its to their climax, the traffic goes the road that blocks their view but nobody ever does anything Franklin to Nashville can be a traffic issues should be a state on churning in Grassland. of the upcoming congestion. about. nightmare (“Sometimes I feel issue, Parker says, meaning the Reader Ellen Rust wrote us a With three schools in the area, “The problem in Grassland is like I’m in Los Angeles,” she state should decide what por- long and thoughtful email on southbound traffic is the worst part of the larger problems of laughs), but she says that there tion of the taxes it collects the subject, echoing some of the during school dismissal hours, the community,” says Mary has to be a plan for more than should return to the communi- message of the two District 23 and doesn’t let up until after the ties from which they come – senate hopefuls. afternoon commute. and not just for highway “Do we need a traffic light in “Also, because there is no left All I'm Sayin' Is... improvements but for schools Grassland? Yes, but I’m not turn signal and no turning lane by Susie Dunham and for the burgeoning need for sure that’s the entire solution,” at the Hillsboro and Old clean water, among other she writes. “The Grassland Hillsboro intersection, people things. shopping area now boasts six trying to turn onto Old Clearing House Kenny coffee and I’m a fan of magic. “We need a comprehensive restaurants/fast food retailers, Hillsboro often have to wait for How could they mix the two study, at the state level in coop- the Grassland Market (which some kind soul to stop and let Jolted, revolted and convo- together? I had to find out. eration with the county, to come also houses a post office them get across. While waiting, luted. Mail can do that do you. “Turn ordinary coffee into a up with a plan for develop- branch), an antiques store, they are blocking the north- I opened what I thought gourmet treat in seconds!” ment,” Parker says. florist, jewelers, specialty shoe bound traffic behind them. To was the Publisher’s Clearing Gosh, could I turn my coffee Jack Johnson, Parker’s store, an Eckerd pharmacy, two avoid the long wait, many will House Sweepstakes© envelope into a dinner of salmon, risotto Republican opponent in the gas stations, and many other make the turn onto the with visions that I might win and baby asparagus? Nope, but senate race, agrees that cooper- businesses. With this growth Bethlehem Loop Road, which kazillions of dollars. But, it with four payments of $3.74 I ation between state and local has come an increase in traffic is closer to the retail area, but wasn’t the familiar giant mani- could turn my coffee into “cap- administrations is the key to in the area, but that’s not the they then contend with a blind la envelope with all the official- puccino, latte, mocha and much managing growth in the county. problem. curve, no turning lane, and the looking stamps and urgent- more.” I could “froth, blend “If I’m elected, it will be my “The problem is that the retail approach of the Loop road, looking, glued-on papers. It and drink” all from the same job to work as closely as I can traffic has to contend with the which hits Hillsboro at a 30- was small and puny white with acrylic mug. Oh, that acrylic with TDOT and the state to traffic flying up and down degree angle. ClearingHouse in the upper left mug almost got me, but I pooh- secure the needed funds for Hillsboro Pike, with no safe “One day last winter, we were hand corner. Could the poohed it and decided to shuf- road projects,” Johnson says. way to exit the shopping strips. waiting to make this turn during Publishers Clearing House© fle through to see what other He includes the extension of Vehicles leaving the retailers on the afternoon commute, when a have fallen on hard times? silly objects were available for Mack Hatcher Parkway and the both the west side and the east large SUV, traveling south, Ah, what the heck. I ripped me to resist with attitude. widening of I-65 at Highway 96 side are exiting at five or six broad-sided a car coming out of opened that bogus-looking mail There was a One-way among other critical undertak- different points. On top of that, the former Grassland Hardware with gleeful plans of purchas- Mirror Hummingbird Feeder ings. nothing slows down the north- parking lot, causing that car to ing a magazine to better my that really got me thinking. Johnson notes that ameliorat- bound traffic except the light at flip over twice. chances of winning. Instead of Why would a hummingbird ing measures can often origi- Hillsboro and N. Berry’s “I suspect there is no simple finding magazines, I found ads. need a one-way mirror? Who’s nate at county levels. “Charles Chapel, a mile away, and only solution, nor one that will Ads. I was stunned. Right there it going to spy on? I imagined Sargent, the state house repre- the light at Hillsboro and Old please everyone. But something on top of the official-looking, the tiny bird smoking a stogy, sentative for this area, sits on Hillsboro (also a mile away) needs to be done before some- unofficial papers were adver- pacing back and forth in front the house finance committee,” slows down the southbound one is killed trying to drive tisements just like the ones that of that mirror, peering in at me Johnson says. “That’s good for commuters. Trying to turn left across the street.” fall out of our sacred Sunday as I innocently washed the newspaper. dishes. Guilt would overtake Battle of Franklin Tour Date Set So, has it come to this? A the calmness of my day and I boring, puny white envelope would break down and franti- Tour led by Thomas Cartwright and David Currey stuffed with ads instead of cally admit to crimes I’d never miniature magazine stickers? committed. Forget the hum- Travellers Rest Plantation war. The Confederate Army of not held in the public trust as Can times get any worse? Can mingbirds. Let’m eat some- and Museum is offering another Tennessee launched numerous unique national treasures. This we blame the current adminis- place else. in a series of tours of Civil War frontal assaults against an tour will highlight some of tration? The sweepstakes cheap- battlegrounds in Tennessee. An entrenched Federal line taking what has been reclaimed.” I enjoyed those former tiny skates saved on paper for this all day tour of the Battle of massive casualties that left the The tour will begin at magazine stickers and occa- next dynamic duo. A combo Franklin is scheduled for army in dire straits. Two weeks Travellers Rest and visit sionally would make a pur- pen-radio shared a sheet of Saturday, November 18, from 9 later, the armies met at Winstead Hill, Fort Granger, chase. Sometimes a free half- advertisement space with a foot a.m. to 4 p.m. Leading the tour Nashville and the Union victory the Carter House, the year’s subscription to Health and hand care kit. You could will be Thomas Cartwright, sealed control of the western Confederate Cemetery, and the News for Your Chia Pet would stick the pen radio in your director of the Carter House in theater and pushed the site of the Carter cotton gin. be offered to sweeten the pot. pocket and listen to your Franklin, and David Currey, Confederacy toward total Lunch is included. Adult price These hostile takeover ads favorite station while you sand- director at Travellers Rest. defeat. “In terms of casualties, for the tour is $50, Children 12 were taunting me to go through ed down the calluses on your Cartwright has appeared on this battle produced a signifi- and under $40. Pre-registration them and find some item I did- heels. But, what if you wrote numerous History Channel doc- cant number in a very short only. For more information n’t need. I wasn’t going to with the pen while the radio umentaries on the Civil War period of time,” states David please contact David Currey at lower myself to shuffle through was on? Would it lose its sig- and is one the leading historians Currey, Travellers Rest (615) 832-8197, or go to the them. They weren’t going to nal if you wrote too fast? That on the Civil War in the West. Executive Director. “The Travellers Rest website to suck me into their scam. would just drive me crazy. Fought on November 30, preservation efforts in Franklin download a registration form: But right on top, looking at The next two ads made me 1864, Franklin has long been in recent years has allowed for a www.travellersrestplantation. me, was Coffee Magic. I love recognized as one of the blood- significant number of sites to be org. (Continued on page 21) iest single days of the entire interpreted that in the past were building a portfolio. 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Page 14 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 www.westviewonline.com www.westviewpublishing.com Westview NEWSpaper Cheatham County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week PET OF THE WEEK son will also have the same Love animals but can’t WISH LIST bleach, newspaper, paper tow- good luck. He’s about 2 years adopt? We need YOU as a vol- dry dog food (Science Diet, els, crates/carriers old and in perfect health. Shy unteer! Please call us today at Purina, Pedigree, any high- cat litter, kuranda dog beds because he was a stray, but very 792-DOGS. Visit our list of quality), Puppy food (Purina or SHELTER ADDRESS calm, affectionate and gentle adoptable pets online ! another good brand), pig Located at 2797 Sam’s Creek both around children and other http://www. petfinder.org/ shel- ears/rawhides/pupperonies, Road (Rt.249), one mile from dogs. ters/TN353. html. blankets/towels/shag bath mats the Pegram city limits and just dog biscuits, cat toys: ping south of the entrance to the Dickson County Humane pong balls dog toys: kongs, rub- Cheatham County Landfill ber toysbuckets for water, Pet of the Week LUKE Chase is a handsome boy Handsome Luke is shep/ that is very sweet and gets keeshond mix. His mother along with everybody. He is “Feather” was captured before already neutered and about 8-9 him. Because of being hit by a months old. He is waiting for car she had only one eye. We at his home in foster care. To CCAC were very happy when adopt this cat or another visit someone saw her on the Humane Society of petfinder.com and drove all the Dickson County at 410 Eno way down from Kentucky to Rd. or call 446-PETS. The adopt her ! We now hope her shelter is open Wednesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mothers Day Out and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pegram “Hope for the Church of Christ Holidays”... Openings Tues & Thurs, Mourning to 9:00am-2:00pm Pre-school curriculum Morning As the Holidays Potty-trained to 5 yrs. approach, our thoughts go to for info call Lara Griffith the “over the river and through the woods, to 615-797-2271 Grandmothers house we go”, our past. All the treasured memories of yesteryear can be wonderful, however...if death has visited your family recently...the time may not hold the same joy. Mourning is to be honored, as it is a part of the process, yet... there is Carl’s still your life... to be lived. Since 1991, “Mourning 4991 Hwy 70 E. to Morning” is our regions White Bluff finest support services, with caring and qualified profes- Bar B Que 797-4020 sionals. This is your commu- & Grill nity resource, offered free of charge, to help you better “We’re More Than Just A Bar-B-Que Restaurant” cope with your feelings of Sunday 10:30-2:30 grief and despair. Monday & Tuesday closed The certified staff and Wednesday & Thursday 10:30-6:00 facilitators offer understand- Friday 10:30-7:00 Saturday 10:30- 6:00 ing and hope, in a warm and Thank you for your cooperation and patronage friendly setting, located this for the past 14 years! Thanks, Carl Teitloff year in the beautiful First Church Café, at First Church, 7512 Charlotte Pike, Thursday November 2nd and Thursday, November 16th at 7PM. Please call 615-460- HOPE for more information.

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Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 15 It’s Just Stuff...so ask Connie Sue! Dear Connie Sue, quilts are those with original, We creative, intricate patterns and were PERFECT hand stitching. The going smallest and most consistent through stitches are best. There should some of be no discoloration or frayed my fabric, to realize the highest grand- value. Typically, pieced quilts mother’s made for the family’s warmth stuff and that has some damage or decay found bring far less. To have the these name, date and location of the kerosene quilter is provenance and adds lamps. We cleaned one of them value. and left the other one dusty like I had the pleasure of seeing we found it. What struck us the quilt pictured at an event in about the pair was their color. Red Boiling Springs recently. Most kerosene lamps we see It’s intricate pattern, color and are crystal clear. What can you careful storage brings its value tell us about these pretty near $400. lamps? As always, we appreci- ate your knowledge and input into our “finds”. Ray & Sue

Dear Friends, That amber glass is rich and warm, isn’t it? These lamps are the product of an American glass factory and are called ‘elegant glassware of the depression era’ by Gene Florence in the book by the Send your questions and photos same name. Cambridge Glass to Connie Sue at info@con- Company, Fostoria Glass niesueinc.com. Maybe you’ll Company, Imperial and Heisey see them in the Westview. are a few of the producers who made our grandmother’s stemware, hostess ware and glass dinnerware. Their creativ- ity added sparkle and color to the drab times of the 1930’s to the late 40’s. American glassware, espe- cially in high intensity colors, is enthusiastically collected and the values are quietly rising. Your lamp’s amber, bright orange, turquoise and olive green colors, are the new “IN” tones for younger collectors. I’ve seen these recently in a Franklin shop, priced at $135. As we begin to bring out the extra covers, I wanted to share the value for your family’s quilted treasures. Appliqué and embroidered quilts that have been hand stitched and quilted range in value from $200 to over $2,000. The best

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West of Nashville Seniors Games were played and had a Halloween Costume winners of a $25 Mall gift cer- Contest at their Wednesday tificate each were: get together and Say Cheese Kiyomi Perez - guessing provided a great spread of closest to the number of snacks and prizes. Other raisins in the jar prizes were donated by Bea Prusinski - guessing O’Charley’s, Jonathan’s the pumpkin’s weight Grille, Cracker Barrell, Jim Josephine Chandler was ‘N Nick’s BBQ and also honored and given a bas- Applebees. ket of flowers by everyone at Winners of the contest Say Cheese for her 94th birth- judged by David Allison, Judy day which was October 28. Callis, Mary Humber and West Of Nashville Rhonda Sparks were: Seniors meet every 1st - Virginia Campbell Wednesday at Say Cheese in 2nd - Shirley Bassette Bellevue Center Mall to play 3rd - tie between cards and games and visit. Merle Foriest and Everyone is invited to join the Harry Grahm fun and there are no fees to be 4th - Frances Jeannette part of the group.

Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 17 Nashville Nostalgia Zoo’s Jungle Love event features by E.D. Thompson [email protected] an Evening of Animal Amour 1913 City Directory parents of Sonia. Timothy H. On November required. Reservations can be Our daughter, husband, and Moore was listed as the presi- 2, Nashville Zoo made by calling the our five grandchildren live at the dent of Montgomery-Moore will offer an Nashville Zoo at 615-833- edge of Columbia just a short Manufacturing Company (har- evening with great 1534 ext. 129 or by visiting distance from the Mount ness and buggy business.) His food, drinks, and a the Zoo’s website at Pleasant city limits. Members residence was on West lesson on the birds http://nashvillezoo.org/jun- of their family are members of Greenwood Avenue. Also, and the bees. The gle_love. the First United Methodist Fannie and Tim Moore owned a Church in Mt. Pleasant. home out in the country on the event is called Jungle Nashville Zoo offers We have thoroughly road which now runs beside Love and will run many animal species found enjoyed attending their Sunday Cool Springs Galleria. That is from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 around the world. These School and Church services on why the name of the road is p.m. at the Zoo’s beautiful creatures can be many occasions. In fact, when Moores Lane. amphitheater. Guests found in equally beautiful my daughter mentioned to them I looked up Thompson in attending the evening habitats like the new Giraffe about the first book I had pub- the listings. I found my grand- social will meet Miami Savannah, Alligator Cove, lished back in 1998, they want- father’s name listed as William Metrozoo’s Ron Red River Hog Habitat, ed us to come down and have Nathaniel Thompson. He was Magill for an entertain- African Elephant Savannah, me teach their Sunday School the night watchman at the New ing and often hilarious and many more. class. Shops and Railroad My first book, published by Roundhouse off of Charlotte talk about the mating rit- Nashville Zoo is accredit- CSS Publishing Company in Pike. My grandparents’ home uals of some of the world’s ed by the prestigious Lima, Ohio, is titled I’VE was off of Charlotte Pike in most exotic animals. Association of Zoos and HEARD THAT ALL MY LIFE. New Town (West Nashville.) Magill uses photographs 70’s Aquariums assuring the high- It contains and explains many When the streets were laid out in and some unusual “artifacts” style lounge est standards of animal care expressions we still use today New Town, the streets running to reveal unbelievable facts theme as guests enjoy great and husbandry. The Zoo is a that are found in the Bible. Of north and south were numbered about the mating habits of ani- food from Renaissance Hotel, non-profit organization locat- course, The King James Version streets. The streets running east mals. The presentation is JJ’s Gourmet Catering, and ed at 3777 Nolensville Road of the Bible was published in and west were given names of light-hearted and fun, often Rainforest Café. Beer and and is open every day except 1611. After that length of time, states, such as Idaho, Tennessee, making comparisons to wine will be provided cour- Thanksgiving, Christmas and we still use many of the same Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, tesy of Lipman Brothers. expressions. I have cited in the on and on. The named streets human sexuality. As Director New Year’s Day. Nashville Because alcohol is served at book more than 150 of the are still there in West Nashville of Communications and Zoo’s mission is “promoting familiar expressions we still use. in this 21st century. “Goodwill Ambassador” for these events, only guests who environmental and species One of the gentlemen in my While looking through the Miami Metrozoo, Magill has are 21 years of age and older conservation through educa- daughter’s and son-in-law’s pages, I ran across Winn’s been offering the animal sex may attend. Ticket prices are tion and recreation.” For Sunday School class, Mr. Ron Chapel. That was the church of education program to zoos $35 per person for Zoo mem- more information about Combs, recently attended a my grandparents. The church across the country for the past bers and $45 for non-mem- Nashville Zoo, please call garage sale where he purchased was later renamed Craig 18 years. bers. Space is limited and 833-1534 or visit our website a number of old books. One of Memorial Methodist Church. It Jungle Love will feature a advanced registration is at www.nashvillezoo.org. the books was the “Nashville was named for its pastor of City Directory, 1913.” Mr. many years. Reverend William Combs generously loaned it to Craig was also the father of Dear Dave, me and asked me to find out Nashville’s Francis Craig, noted My tax preparer Dear Mary, where he could have it profes- WSM band leader and song suggested that I start I think you need sionally re-bound. writer of such songs as “Red investing in 401(k) to hold a serious I am well informed about Rose,” “Beg Your Pardon,” and plan at work and family meeting. Nashville City Directories, but “Near You.” I, as a young child, that next year she Point out the not one published in 1913. If recall eating Sunday dinner at would help me set changes around the any of you are not familiar with my grandparents’ home many up an IRA. I know house since their dad the yearly Polk publications, times when Brother Craig was an IRA is for retire- got hurt, and let you will be interested in know- there. ment, but I’m only 20-years- ferent categories – growth, them know things are going to ing that many details are printed Also, I was interested in old. Do I really need to do that aggressive growth, growth and be different from now on. in each bound volume. looking in the section of the var- right now? income, and international. You shouldn’t feel bad For instance, you can look ious categories of Nashville Melanie Invest in mutual funds that have about this, either, because up the name of residents in the businesses in 1913, such as a solid track record or at least you’re not doing anything city for that year. The names are architects, automobile dealers, Dear Melanie, five to 10 years. After you’re wrong. I think college is impor- listed alphabetically. Addresses barbers, printers, restaurants, Yes! funding your 401(k) then look tant, but your husband is ill. I are given as well as their occu- boarding houses, brick manu- You should start saving for into a Roth IRA - an Individual don’t feel too bad about your pations. Also, streets are listed factures, carpenters, retail cloth- retirement as soon as you can. Retirement Account that grows kids. I feel badly that they did- in order and you can look up ing stores, lawyers, bakers, If you make smart decisions tax-free. n’t pull up stakes and come exactly who lived at each house bankers, shoe stores, on and on. right now you could be a mil- Melanie, you’re in a posi- home to help out. That’s what number on the street. Also, the Under “hardware,” I lionaire by the time you retire. tion to change your entire fami- we used to do in the old days. volume contains a “classified saw the listings for Gray & Did you catch that? I said you ly tree. With no payments I know it’s tough when you business directory.” Many Dudley, H. G. Lipscomb & could retire a MILLIONAIRE! you’ll have the power to save can’t help your kids as much as things can be researched in the Company on Second Avenue, First, get $1,000 in the so much money that your chil- you’d like. But they’re grown city directories. and Keith Simmons & bank. This will be your emer- dren’s children will have an up and it’s time for them to start Like any normal, Nashville Company on Union Street. gency fund. If your car breaks inheritance! acting like it. Let go of the citizen, what do you think I Under “artist and photo” I saw down or some unexpected - Dave guilt. Paying for a kid’s educa- looked at first in the book? Yes, George C. Dury on Union emergency comes up you won’t tion is something all parents I looked up my family and my Street. have to scramble or mess up Dear Dave, should ATTEMPT to do, but it’s wife’s family. For Sonia’s Under “book stores,” I saw your budget to cover it. Then, I have four children in col- a luxury. father, T. C. Young, the book Mills Bookstore at 623 Church you need to pay off any debts lege. My husband recently Sit down with them, informed me that as a young Street, and Zibart Brothers listed that you have and become debt- became ill and will be off work explain the situation and begin man in 1913, he was a clerk at as “cigars and news dealers.” free as soon as possible. This for quite a while. Fortunately, teaching them what you’ve the H. G. Hill Grocery down- Under “dry goods retail” I will free up your greatest we had disability insurance, so learned. Show them how to town. saw listed back in 1913, Cain- wealth-building tool – your that pays him 60 percent of his make a monthly budget – I looked up Trevecca Sloan Company on Fifth Avenue income. previous salary. Our older two spending all of their money on Avenue where they soon lived, North, Castner-Knott on Church If your company offers a children are self-supported, but paper before the month begins and where Sonia lived when she Street, Lebeck Brothers on 401(k) and a match, you should we help the younger two with – and lovingly but firmly sug- was born. I found that Trevecca Church Street, Loveman and invest the maximum possible expenses and spending money. gest that they get part-time jobs Avenue apparently had not been Company at 245 Fifth Avenue amount. A 401(k) gives you Now, I’m having a hard time if they want spending money. cut through in 1913. It was right North, among others. nothing unless you put money meeting OUR expenses. Worse Start teaching them now, Mary. beside the property of Percy Old Nashville doesn’t seem into it, so you need to put some- yet, I don’t think we’ve done a It’s never too late! Warner. Percy’s address was that far away. Many thanks to thing in. very good job teaching them - Dave listed as Gallatin Pike, even Ron Combs, the fine Mt. The 401(k) usually gives about money. They keep * For more financial advice though the home sat way back Pleasant gentleman who want- you several options of where to expecting us to just hand it to and a special offer to our read- away from the Pike. ed me to see the 1913 Nashville invest. I would choose the them. ers, please visit www.dav- I have written about Tim City Directory. It stirred my mutual funds option and spread esays.org or call 1-888-227- and Fannie Moore, the grand- nostalgic spirit and happiness. the money evenly over four dif- Mary 3223.

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Life Is A Journey: lake, as big as I’ve ever seen Californians often get a bad rap. just down the hollow in ally hangs in the 90’s, with high Part Four the moon to be. Even though Everything from flaky Lynchburg. humidity and the constant hum it’s not a sight you can always celebrities screaming to save Of course, you won’t be of cicadas buzzing about. ...Alas, our weekend jour- duplicate on your own visit up rare cockroaches to the ridicu- able to purchase a corkscrew in Why, it’s enough to drive ney up to Land Between The to L.B.L., it sure was as Godly lous cost of living, the good the liquor store, because, we you to drink! Lakes was drawing to a close; a part of nature to me as every people from the Golden State really don’t want to encourage it was now Sunday and time to hill, every tree, every soaring are rather used to taking it on you to actually, open the bot- think about heading back bird, every snow-white cloud the chin. tles. Want to buy beer while home. But we still had a few against the brilliant-blue sky, Interestingly, many Nissan you’re there? No problem! As tricks up our tourist sleeves, and every lapping lake wave I employees who decided to long as the alcohol content of and this is what we managed to was fortunate enough to be make the trek to Tennessee to said beer is over six percent. fit in before leaving the area: able to embrace into my heart. work in their new corporate Just want to buy a sixer of Bud 13. Wow!, I never knew ...And so, I had to share it with home have been finding to hunker down and watch getting lost could be so delight- you too. Nashville, well, a little odd as NASCAR? Well, then, it’s back ful! Well, we did get lost (for a 15. Buster’s Dairy Dip, well. to Kroger. couple miles), and that little back around, headed towards Recently, a new, SoCal Ah yes, we do try to make side-trip brought us to a town (I home, in Cadiz. —Jeepers!, transplant, asked my wife why things interesting for you new- Drunk as a Fiddler forget the name) where there’s was that some fabulous soft- she couldn’t find a bottle of bies. practically the neatest retro serve ice cream! Best I’ve ever wine in a Kroger store. The good news is that the M y first weeks in talk step back in time I’ve ever tasted! Almost like a frozen “It’s against the law,” she state passed a law around six radio were intimidating. Pro- said. My wife further explained years ago that makes it perfect- seen: a 1940s/50s/60s Texaco custard. And huge! Larry vol- ducing I could do. Coffee I station. (Looked just exactly unteered to “just run in” while that if you wanted to have a ly legal to gather up that road like the one we had in Eldred I stayed in the car waiting, and glass of wine at home on a kill that you just hit and throw it could make. But when in- when I was a little kid, so that’s my instructions were, “Okay; Sunday, then you better had get in the trunk of your new vited to sit at the mic for my why I included the ‘60s, but thanks; but only if you come your shopping done by Maxima company car. first time ever, I froze; com- then, Eldred was always locked out with a big one.” And when Saturday. Now that’s good eatin! pletely petrified. I had noth- a little in time itself, so it was I saw what he did come out So, while we’re at it, I may But settle back and enjoy. ing to say. Thanks to a man prob’ly more a ‘30s-’50s sta- with, I almost fainted. (But as well enlighten the others Our traffic jams on I-65 are who was as much mentor as tion.) Anyhow, it had several managed not to. Who could who are still filtering in from nothing like the 405 at rush host, Teddy Bart offered me of the coolest gas pumps I’ve waste a single drop of that Los Angeles, and anxious to hour. my first and best advice in ever seen; and an original road yummy stuff by doing some- break a bottle of bubbly on their Our people are generally this newfound career: “Speak sign, and gas cans, and an thing dumb like fainting?!) new, paid for homes. nice and will cut you some of what you know.” authentic 1920s Texaco truck, 16. Some things we never If you in fact, go to the slack after you ask where Old Outside of meditating liquor store, you’ll find nearly Hickory Blvd is for the and so much more, and even an even had the chance to explore: (which would’ve made me authentically-uniformed serv- A) “Lighthouse Landing” cot- all of your favorite cabernets umpteenth time. ice man “dummy” behind the tages on a bluff literally above and pinot grigios, as well as that Ah, but wait until summer, quieter yet) I collected word counter inside the absolutely Kentucky Lake, to rent, in var- famous blend of whiskey, made when the temperature continu- expressions… stories behind authentic & original building ious-sized sleeping quarters; the words we say. Things like — who scared me to death B) house boats to rent, at the Spittin’ Image.... High on the because it was near dusk, this [extremely exclusive; prob’ly From Beyond Reason Hog... Raining Cats and place was [obviously] too rich for our pockets] Green Dogs, these were my pas- “closed”, and the guy looked Turtle Bay Yacht Club; C) hik- times, and I was always up WAY too “for real” looking at ing trails; D) a driving tour to your local newspaper! for sharing my latest finds. me as I peered in through the down “The Trace,” the actual Next day, mid dialogue window with my nose practi- “Land Between The Lakes” With a communications A lifelong resident of Teddy turns to me and asks, cally touching it. —So defi- itself; E) the National Quilters’ degree from the University of Tennessee, her programs have “Hey kid, where does the nitely, if you can when you’re Society national museum; F) a Tennessee and a Masters in bridged the gamut from politi- phrase Drunk as a Fiddler going up to Land Between The somewhat-nearby Amish com- Divinity from Vanderbilt, cal to paranormal to celebrity come Lakes, GO GET LOST. (Or munity; G) natural wildlife pre- from?” Well, not only Karlen Evins began her career interviews. did I know, I had just come ask around for it; I think it was serves; H) an authentic, work- the old fashioned way: intern- Recently, Karlen has gotten the property of the adjacent ing 1800s farm. —And those from a wedding in England... ing her way to the top. back to her love of writing. complete with sallyport auto body shop.) I highly rec- are just the ones I know of off- Karlen is a broadcast jour- Years ago she began a study of ommend it. This Texaco place hand. nalist with a career that started the common expressions that dancers, big ballrooms and will absolutely knock your 17. ...And last-but-defi- in 1987. You may remember pepper our language. Today we yes, that all important drunk socks off. nitely-not-least, dinner back her as producer and co-host of are proud to present her fea- fiddler. 14. The Harvest Moon. home here at “The Gerst Haus” Nashville’s longest running, tured column, “I Didn’t Know See, fiddlin’ didn’t origi- ...So we’d been cheated out of downtown. WOW. GO morning drive talk show. You That”. Karlen is sharing her nate in Nashville, as much as the remainder of our vacation THERE. ‘Nuff said. may remember her teaming gathered wit and wisdom of the we’d like to claim it. Nope. in Florida, thanks to those ...So thanks for joining me with Teddy Bart, for “Beyond surprising and often amusing The earliest drunk fiddlers nasty bites I’d received there. on my four-week, “weekend” Reason”, a popular talk radio stories, in a light-hearted look were wedding hires from the And we’d taken this weekend journey to Land Between The show that can now be found at at the true origins of why we jaunt instead, six weeks later. Lakes. I hope you’ve had as Old Country. As most new- www.beyondreason.com and in say, what we say! With her lyweds couldn’t afford an And one of our positive trade- great a trip as I have. — the 3rd largest radio market book, “I Didn’t Know That”, offs was definitely the full har- Or...better yet...hop in the car entire band, the fiddler was today. Karlen was also creator soon to be published, she con- the next best thing (after all, vest moon we experienced. — and go there yourself! It’s only and President of The Public tinues her journalism career Oh My Gosh, was it lovely! two hours (or five) away! And Forum, a statewide network, and brings her delightful col- fiddlers keep the rhythm, that first night we were I’m positive you’ll be thrilled broadcasting a daily think tank umn to The Westview carry the tune and can pro- there...hanging low in the sky; you went. of information. Newspapers. vide a beat even as a solo glimmering on that vast, long See ya next week! act). 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School. Winners for the season DeFrancesca and Dana Peters- Della Mason-Stacy - teers who make community the- Those who attended were treat- and the productions that they Colley - Set Choreography - The Music ater possible in Cheatham ed to a star-studded evening participated in are listed here: Design/Construction - Barefoot Man County. If you would like more reserved to honor CCCT’s fan- Acting awards: in the Park Brennan Eagleton - Front of information, call (615) 259- tastic 2005 - 2006 season, Brad White - Lead Actor - Pete Hiett III - Set Painting - House - Barefoot in the Park 2001. entertainment, and a beautiful Barefoot in the Park The Music Man Ned Mann - Music Direction - We’re just playing and delicious spread of food. Dana Austin - Lead Actress - Della Mason-Stacy - Set The Music Man around at CCCT … won’t you Cheatham County The Miracle Worker Decoration/Dressing - The Mary Combs - Music Direction come join us? 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Page 22 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 www.westviewonline.com www.westviewpublishing.com Westview NEWSpaper Featuring articles: * By kids and teens * About kids and teens * Youth athletics * School activities Kids View * Lots more! Westview Newspaper Your Community NEWS Paper with Kids In Mind Overbrook School second-graders College Funding host Saints Carnival celebration Tips... St. John Bosco’s Bowling, gym. Instead of putting on a “The point of doing this is By Jonathan Pagano St. Therese’s Rose Toss, St. traditional carnival for for the kids to learn that being How To Lower Your Expected Family Contribution Cecilia Music Walk and St. Halloween, which was done holy (being a saint) is fun Matthew’s Coin Toss are just a last year, the students decided because it means we’re being So let’s begin talking about how to lower your Expected Family few of the booths Overbrook’s to honor All Saints Day, who God has made us to be,” Contribution (EFC). First, let me say that what we will be dis- preK through third-graders vis- observed on Nov. 1, instead. said second-grader teacher cussing is in the context of what is legal and ethical! There are ited on Halloween this year at Profits from the $3 admission Sister Mary Juliana, O.P. “We many ways to lower your EFC that are not legal, but the penalties the inaugural Saints Carnival. charge go to the Monroe Carell study the lives of the saints so are stiff. If you get Federal aid based on false information you will The second-grade class, Jr. Children’s Hospital at we can see that God calls peo- have to pay it back. If you purposely give false or misleading which is studying the lives of Vanderbilt. The class already ple from all walks of life to information on your application you may be fined $20,000, sent to the saints this year, hosted the held a lemonade sale to benefit holiness and that He’s calling prison, or both. With that said, there are many ways to lower your event from 10-11:45 a.m. Oct. the hospital earlier this school each of us to be ‘Saint Me’.” EFC that are legal and ethical. 31, 2006, in the Overbrook year. Each second-grader dressed up and hosted a booth Let’s take a look at income first. Look for ways to defer income About Metro Schools and to tell the other students and capital gains to years when your student’s are out of college. By Marsha Warden about their saint. They talked If you’re a business owner you may have the ability to do more Metro Board of Education, District 9 about the saints who were creative things like set up a deferred compensation plan. If your [email protected] devoted to the Sacred Heart of child was working and earning over $2550 per year, having your Jesus, such as St. Rose of Lima child cut back on earnings would be smart. They can do an intern- 646-00741 and St. Juan Diego, and the ship in an area that interests them instead. That will help keep Standard School Attire saints who were devoted to the your EFC low but also give them valuable work experience. poor, such as St. Nicholas and Metro Nashville Public Schools has a mission statement for Blessed Mother Teresa. Assets are easier to deal with than income. If you have assessable our students. It states "Our purpose is to do whatever is takes for The inventive and creative assets you can reposition them into non-assessable assets. If you all students to acquire the knowledge and skills to become pro- carnival featured a photo sta- have a mutual fund or stock account that you consider an asset you ductive, responsible citizens." The School Board and tion hosted by saints who were will need for your retirement then moving it into an annuity or Administration are constantly working to provide every student involved with holy images, a other retirement vehicle will help lower your EFC. Try to accumu- with the opportunity to learn in a safe and orderly environment. musical walk featuring saints late assets in the parents’ name and not the children. Assets in the To meet this goal, our school district is researching standard who sang or were musicians child’s name can be used to purchase that computer for school or school attire. Across the United States, schools and school dis- and a fishing game featuring that used car they might need to travel back and forth. Remember the FAFSA application does not ask about non-cash items! tricts are looking at standard school attire as a measure to decrease the saints who were “fishers of discipline issues and curb societal effects in the public school set- men.” Make sure that grandparents who are willing to help do not give ting. Second-grade teachers money directly to the school! Remember, we talked about this So what is standard school attire and are there any legal Jada Edmondson and Sister when we discussed resources of the student. Money from grand- requirements with this type of policy? In Tennessee law, uniform Mary Juliana helped the stu- parents to the school directly will reduce your financial need dol- policies adopted by local boards of education shall require that dents prepare for the carnival uniform clothing be: lar for dollar. Grandparents should not give money directly to the along with a group of parent 1. simple student either. That will be considered income to the student and volunteers. 2. appropriate also an asset of the student. Grandparents can give money to the 3. readily available “The students were so parents. Although that will be considered untaxed income to the 4. inexpensive excited about dressing up as parents and an asset of the parents, it will be assessed at a lower The current research shows that most schools and school saints, they didn’t even mention rate than the student’s. Grandparents can also help with non-cash systems which have adopted standard school attire require: their Halloween costumes,” gifts. They can purchase the used car or computer or clothing for 1. khaki or navy slacks, skirts or shorts Mrs. Edmondson said. the student. 2. tucked-in shirts in pre-determined styles and solid colors Hillwood When it comes to income and assets, everyone’s situation is dif- 3. all clothing sized appropriately ferent. It’s critical that you understand how your particular income Several school systems and schools have adopted this and asset situation affects your EFC calculation. By understand- method of dress; Memphis and Chattanooga, Wilson Co., Seattle Happenings ing this you will be able to plan your income and manage your and Kansas City. These are just a few of the school districts cur- By Jordan DeJarnette assets in a way that will help you lower your EFC as much as pos- rently being studied by the MNPS Committee. A 2006 survey of Hello Readers! My name sible. Remember, every dollar you are able to lower your EFC by members of the National School Board Association found stan- is Jordan and I am in the 9th is a potential dollar in financial aid! dard school attire has: grade at Hillwood High ***helped attendance by 36% of respondents To view the previous articles in this series please go to www.gen- School. ***created positive classroom effects by 86% of esisgrouptn.com respondents Last week was ***helped improve school image by 86% of respon- Hillwood’s Homecoming Jonathan Pagano is a senior partner of The Genesis Group locat- dents week. The whole week the ed in Brentwood TN. The Genesis Group specializes in college ***improvement in AYP scores of 1 to 10 points by Hillwood students and teach- planning within the context of a family’s overall financial and 32% of respondents ers dressed up. Monday was retirement plan. Many parents will be paying college costs for one Pajama Day, Tuesday was or more children and when college is over they will be knocking Additional information will be provided to the Board of Nerd Day, Wednesday was on retirement’s doorstep unprepared. Getting the most financial Education over the next several months. Mythology Day, Thursdsay aid and merit aid possible is a necessity! Nov. 28 Effects of Standard School Attire on school safety and discipline was College Day and Friday was School Spirit Day. To contact The Genesis Group or to attend one of the free upcom- Jan. 23 Financial Implications for families ing workshops call 370-8015! Feb. 27 Potential implementation and call for To conclude the week, there was a bonfire on community reaction Upcoming College Funding Workshops March 27 Summary of community reaction and Thursday night at 6:30 at the November 14th 7:00 pm at the Williamson County Rec. Center committee recommendations school. Call 370-8015 to reserve your seat! Friday night was home- For more information about this issue, please check the coming with the game start- Registered Representative, Securities offered through Cambridge MNPS.org website of contact me @ ing at 7:00 against Antioch. Investment Research, Inc. a Broker/Dealer, Member NASD/SIPC. [email protected]. Better yet, come to a School We got to watch the game Investment Advisor Representative, Cambridge Investment Research Board meeting and hear these presentations. You are always wel- Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. The Genesis Group come. and hear our Award Winning Band! and Cambridge are not affiliated.

Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 23 Wall of Commemoration dedication draws baseball fans to park On October 21st at 8:30 Club of Bellevue unveiled the shape of a baseball standing Families and corporate plan. Today we kicked off the The Bellevue Sports Athletic newest addition to the Reese on top of a baseball field will be Sponsors that make a donation $750,000 Revitalization and Association and the Exchange Smith Jr. Ball Park. The Wall in used to Recognize individuals, to the parks Capital Campaign. improvement campaign in This is a great way for the Bellevue. Our goal is to make community to support a Reese Smith Jr. park the pre- Bellevue icon that has been mier ball park in Nashville. The here for over 30 years. The park wall became possible when one has been a Birthplace of count- of our coaches Steve Brock less Friendships : a classroom with Gate Precast offered to for lifelong lessons in construct this 13,000 lb con- Sportsmanship , character, per- crete wall . Mr. Brock with Gate severance and the importance Precast has been a great sup- of being a team; and a force porter of this ball park and which has strengthened the wanted to give back to the com- bond between many a parent munity. We also received Over and child. $1100 from the 10u Fall Ball The ball park brought out a Cardinals and $650 for the 8u number of individuals; Reese Fall ball Pirates. Smith Jr. and his wife Emily, If you have any questions Charlie Tygard, Bob Allen and about the campaign, or would a number of Parents and play- like to received a pamphlet , ers. This is a important day for please contact Peter Thurmond Bellevue Baseball we have at 579-2882 or Rob Kohls at committed ourselves to making 485-8973. Donations can be sure the history and the future made by sending a check of this great ball park stays payable to BSAA to: intact. For the last 2 months the board of Director and various Bellevue Sports Athletic members of the park have been Association involved in make initial Attn: Capital Campaign improvement to the ball park in 621 McPherson Drive the pre phase portion of the Nashville, TN 37221 Art we used acrylic paints. Oh utes of class because the guys Preschool yeah, this week was Career day! we're all goofing off. None of the J.C. was a mad scientist and I was girls were, oh no we're by Jada Elise Perry Homeschool Happenings a Tae Kwan do instructor. After angels..LOL anyhow after the terflies in a case and lots, and went on cruise with my family. It Art we had LUNCH!!!! I had a drill we went back inside and did It was SO FUN at lots, of fake caterpillars. That was was really fun. I missed ham roll up and J.C. had a turkey 3 pages in our text books, things Enrichment but I was missing awesome! After science was Enrichment but I was really roll up. Then we had English. In like perimeter and logic. Logic mommy really really bad. I don’t snack. Ann Marie brought Oreo happy on the boat. I went down English we reviewed our verbs sometimes makes me want to like nap time. We played for a lit- cookies, Teddy Grahams, choco- the huge water slide like a mil- again. After English we had scream. I suppose it's because it's tle while and we writed letters. late chip cookies, and drinks. lion times. I picked up a real live Spanish. For Spanish we did our SUPPOSED to drive you crazy. We made a hat and I weared it on Next we started a new unit study: starfish and touched a REAL farm animals again. After that we Anyhow after that we had my head at girl scouts. We went being healthy. We put together a shark in Key West! I was cool went on to Math. In math we did Exchange City and we turned in outside and I liked it. That’s all. book about the food pyramid. I and I love touching the sealife! I flash cards. BYE!!!!! Oh yeah our answers about BHSE's Nothing else. Bye-bye . started coloring all the pictures, loved swimming in the ocean. I J.C. stands for Jonathan McCaw. History. Did you know that but ran out of time. I'll probably want to work with animals or Benjamin and J.C BHSE has been around since Kindergarten finish coloring them at my mostly sealife when I grow up 1986? It has, that's a long time! Mimi's house. Then our parents and to be an ancheologist too and 6th Grade The reason that we're doing this by Gabriel Nestor came to pick us up. The End. ARTIST and person who works News is because we're helping write a at an animal shelter. coloum for the school paper. Because I was by Haley Butler We learned about butterflies Then in PE we just played kick- great at doing my school, I got a 2nd Grade News and made an exciting butterfly Hey people! ball. woohoo. Anyhow that was balloon that spins around and book in Science. We made cool Today was a great day. our day! makes a silly noise. Our letter by Kayleigh Thomas leaf impressions in Art. I ate First off it was Dress for was "S" and I took a real snail to yogurt and a granola bar at break- Success Day! I dressed up like a show my class. We talked about I was sick today so I didn't fast but was still totally starving model/band member. Odd com- butterflies. Something bad hap- 7th Grade News go to Enrichment. I felt very sad at lunch! It takes my brain to bination huh? Anyhow, In pened at my school-the teacher by David Faust because today was dress up day. I learn and it can’t get smartness Spanish we had a quiz! It wasn't took away my snail and David's rested all day, watching tv and without eating food! like a "oh my goodness am I snake and Marcus's snake, too, playing on my computer.Mommy We played number bingo up going to fail?" quiz it was just to Hi, Everybody! I don't have because it was "diswupting" the forgot to send in last week's to 100 in Spanish. We didn’t have see how much we have learned much to tell you this week but class. But, she gave my snail report, so I'll tell you a bit about that big test again in Math and so far. I think I did good. OK so some pretty cool things did hap- back to me. what we did. We learned about that was a relief. Instead we are after that we made our cards for pen. After Enrichment was over, I butterflies and moths. When I got doing multiplication. today's words which were clothes got rolled down a hill in a trash 1st Grade News home I foundpictures of them in Multiplication is EASY but I (I think I told you that last can and one of my friends got a by Paiton Walker our science book. I have a picture don’t know them all yet…let me week..hmm) and then we prac- picture of it. Hopefully, the pic- of a Silk Moth, a Poplar Hawk tell you one 6x6 is 36 because ticed conjugating verbs in ture will be in the yearbook. I had Moth and an Emperor Moth and mom taught me that. We were Spanish, it's kind of tough, a Spanish test and I think I did First in class we some others. I'm going to take learning 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 4’s and 5’s. because you have to remember pretty well. I also had a math test wrote our names on a worksheet them to Enrichment next week to I learn multiplication at home by the little a,as,ais,etc.. for each and I'm sure I didn't do as well. and copied color words. We did show everyone. We also learned playing the games and I want to word like I,We,He/She.. things I'll have more to tell you next the pledge and the prayer, and about Florence Nightingale. She do some now. I only like learn 5 like that. week. Bye for now. then we had music. In music we was the first nurse. She helped new ones a week. After Spanish we went to art. learned some new songs, and army men and others. My We went girl scouts after Today we painted leaves onto that's it, really. I can't remember Special Friends Mommy is a nurse too.One day I that. We made 3 projects! We watercolor paper, using acrylics, the names of the songs becuase By Tori Hammett went to the Nursing Home and made a cool Chinese airplane, to see how the colors blend they are new. After music we had talked to a nice lady. She was ina something that you throw in the together. It looked really cool. I did not go to lunch, and I had a plain turkey wheelchair. It made me sad she air and it flies and a windmill. Our next class is Geography. school today. I was at Bowling sandwich, chips, pickled okra, a was in a wheelchair. It was nice Girl Scouts is lots of exciting Today we got our major test/and Competition. I did not see my Capri Sun, and a banana. Then talking toher. I brought a cricket FUN! I like to be silly some- or/homework back to put on our friends at school but I saw my we had a bathroom break, and the to show-n-tell last week and me! times. Good bye from Catgirl grade sheets. Our grade sheets other friends. We had a good fire drill went off. We all went We put the cricketon the scale to Kayla! See you next week! are the only way that we get extra time. We stayed in a hotel. We ate out to our safe meeting place. At see how much it would cost to credit, so since its not that hard, hamburgers and fries. We bowled the school, our safe meeting mail it. I forgot how muchit cost we all did that. After all chaos a lot. I bowled a lot of strikes and place is across the parking lot 4rd Grade News though. The jar was as large as had settled we got to work on our spares. I even got a split. where we picked up the mums by Benjamin the scale! And the second thing new continent sheets. Guess what Everyone loved that. I bowled a we sold. Everybody made it out Hansen wouldn't even fit on the scale.... the continent we're working on is 98 in one game. I got 4th place all right. Just fine as a feather! because it was ME. Hey! It's now? North America! The coun- for that. Some of my friends Next was science. I had a great Benjamin on the air! This time try today was Canada! I got an A bowled like 200 points, I can't do report on the butterfly, the White it's Benjamin and J.C. McCaw on my fact sheet for Canada too! that yet. Then me and my partner Admiral. I stood up in front of the 3nd Grade working on this week's After geo. we had lunch. Today got 2nd place in a race. I did class and showed a mobile that News Westview. J.C. is one of my best was sandwich roll ups, or some- good. We went to the dance. My featured the life cycle of a butter- by Kayla Perry friends. In Science we learned thing or other. They we're good. boyfriend, Dustin, was there. We fly, and talked about my butter- more about butterflies and moths. After lunch we went back to danced all night. It was fun. fly's name, favorite food, enemy, Hello from Catgirl Kayla. It was really interesting. In P.E. MATH class. Today was a fire and defense. My friend Kyle Last week I wasn’t here because I we all played board games. For drill, so we missed like 15 min- brought a bunch of real, dead but- Page 24 -- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 www.westviewonline.com www.westviewpublishing.com Westview NEWSpaper Westview NEWSpaper www.westviewpublishing.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 25 Westview Classified Ads T E A C H E R S P A V I N G F OR S ALE M ISC . 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WESTVIEW Newspaper www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, November 1, 2006 -- Page 27 Animal rescue needs foster homes PRIME FAIRVIEW RETAIL SPACE Proverbs 12:10 Animal With weather being cold, sleep- please call 615-446-8373 and FOR LEASE 5,000 sq.ft. (can be subdivided) Rescue and Adoption is a no- ing inside is a must. If you can let's talk. You are badly needed! 615-7799-00267 kill rescue based in Burns, but offer this to a deserving pet, solely dependent upon foster homes. At the present time, we are asking for multiple fosters. Just being able to keep a dog or puppy for a week often buys the time needed find a forever home. It is preferred that you have a fenced yard or live in an apartment or condo where ani- mals have to be walked on a leash. We want our pets in a safe, loving, social atmosphere. Westview Real Estate Section

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