Volume XXXIV No. 32 sewaneemessenger.com Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 Historic Vote on Mountain Village Planning Update: Goat Trail Crossing: Bookstore and Grocery News Monteagle to Apply for $1M Grant by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer by Leslie Lytle, Messenger Staff Writer News about the bookstore and Th e Bishop’s Common, the former specialty food market led the location of the bookstore, is being At a special called meeting Sept. 4, the Monteagle City Council voted discussion at the September Vil- considered as the bookstore’s tem- to authorize the Mountain Goat Trail Alliance (MGTA) to write a grant lage Planning update meeting porary home. on the town’s behalf, requesting up to $1 million to get the trail across hosted by Frank Gladu, Special The mixed-use grocery and the interstate. Following the route the railroad once used to transport Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor. apartment building is slated for coal from the Plateau, the walking and biking trail will extend from Tasked with overseeing the plan, location on the lot currently oc- Cowan to Palmer when complete. Gladu has identifi ed fi ve priority cupied by the Hair Depot. The “For 10 years we’ve been trying to fi gure out how to bridge the inter- projects, with the new bookstore recently completed conceptual state,” said MGTA President Nate Wilson. and mixed-use grocery-apartment design shows the market front If Monteagle receives the funds requested in the Southeast Develop- building currently topping the list. door facing the intersection. Th e ment District (SDD) Multimodal Grant, the town will be required to Wendy Wall Th e bookstore is expected to be 10,000 square foot ground fl oor pay 5 percent of the construction costs, up to $25,000 per year over a open by the beginning of the next might house other retail businesses two year period. On the fi rst vote, Vice Mayor Jessica Blalock and Mayor academic year and the mixed-use in addition to a grocery, Gladu Wall to Present David Sampley voted against the resolution authorizing the grant ap- food market and apartment build- said. By comparison, the Sewanee plication, with alderman Kenneth Gipson and Ron Terrill voting yes. ing has taken a leap forward with a Market convenience store is only Haines Lecture “As a candidate for mayor, I promised not to spend money putting developer interested in the project. 1,800 square feet. Th e mixed-use Th e English Department at the the town in debt,” Sampley said. Th e contractor bid process is building will have apartments on University of the South invites the “We don’t have the money to do this,” stressed County Recorder open on the bookstore, Gladu said. the top two stories. Th e third fl oor public to the annual Haines Lec- Debbie Taylor. “Our budget is pretty tight.” Describing the design, he explained apartments will feature balconies ture by Wendy Wall, titled “Poet “What if we cover the $50,000?” Wilson asked. “Th e MGTA can the two sections of the bookstore to give the building a more aes- in the Making: Salvation, Matter, commit to do that, as well as to paying any loan costs associated with would be joined in the rear. One thetically compelling appearance. and Cosmology in Hester Pulter’s the project.” side will sell trade books and the Parking will be in the rear. Works.” Th e council recessed to discuss Wilson’s off er. other side will sell “Sewanee spirit” “Th e potential developer is re- Imagine a recently discovered Upon returning, the council voted unanimously in favor of the pro- items and gifts. A basement area ally on board with what we had 17th-century manuscript that posal. Alderperson Suzie Zeman was absent. will be devoted to student text- in mind,” Gladu said, “and the interweaves anguished poetic “Th e second largest industry in the state is tourism,” Wilson said, com- books and course materials. Th e architect got from the beginning meditations on regicide, sin, menting on the potential benefi ts of the trail. An economic impact study building will also off er outdoor and what we were trying to do.” child-loss, and loneliness with conducted by the Babson Center projected the trail would generate $1.2 indoor seating courts. From the outset, housing has the thrill of astronomical, atomic, million annual revenue for Grundy County. Th e largest portion of that Th e current bookstore site will been a key component of the Se- and chemical discoveries. “In would go to Monteagle since it has motels and levies an occupancy tax. become the home of a new Well- wanee Village Plan. Poems Breathed Forth by the Wilson noted—“Research indicates if there is 25 miles or more of trail, ness Center for students and fac- To address the employee hous- Noble Hadassas,” a previously bike users spend the night.” ulty. Th e center will include student ing shortage, the University intends unknown English female writer “Th e trail will pay for itself with revenue,” Wilson insisted. health, counseling, and exercise to make additional sites available named Hester Pulter offers (Continued on page 6) components, as well as providing a where employees can build, Gladu striking poems that mix detailed home base for the Sewanee Outing said. Th e University may also off er scientific knowledge with the Program, according to Gladu. Th e fi nancial assistance to employees poetic techniques refi ned by John Jimmy Hall to Perform at Fowler Center will continue to be who want to build, especially fi rst Donne and George Herbert. In the sports and fi tness facility for time-home owners. With the ex- her poetry, Pulter capitalizes on Eighth Annual AngelFest public use. ception of Parson’s Green, only em- the vivid mobility of matter to The eighth annual Angel chael Rudder and Shaun Furman Th e University hopes to break ployees can build on the Domain. concoct her own peculiar theory Fest will be Friday, Sept. 28, at will take the stage at 7 p.m.; bring ground on the Wellness Center this The Village Plan calls for as of making, personhood, and the Angel Park and throughout a chair or a blanket. fall, Gladu said. Plans are underway many as 100 housing units in the salvation. What new perspectives downtown Sewanee. Joseph’s Re- Jimmy Hall fi rst gained notori- to move the current bookstore 45-acre business district, both on faith, science, and poetics do modeling Solutions is sponsoring ety as the lead vocalist, saxophon- to a temporary location pending apartments and developer-built these poems reveal? How do they the family fun and children’s activi- ist, and harmonica player for the completion of the new bookstore. document modes of intellectual ties, beginning at 4:30 p.m. band Wet Willie, which emerged (Continued on page 6) production previously invisible to Children’s activities include from Mobile, Alabama in 1970. scholars? And, how might we use infl atables; animals; cotton candy His unique brand of R&B-infused 21st-century technologies to infuse and shaved ice; crafts; face paint- rock and roll swagger propelled the Pulter’s poems with the mobility ing; glow bracelets and temporary group’s “Keep On Smilin’” to the that she so valued? tattoos; make your own marshmal- Top 10 on the Billboard singles Wall is a professor of English low poppers; corn hole; and ladder chart in 1974. After fi ve albums and director of the Alice Kaplan toss, bubbles and sidewalk chalk. with Capricorn Records, Wet Wil- Institute for the Humanities at Th e children’s events will end at 7 lie moved to the Epic label in 1977, Northwestern University. Th e lec- p.m. Th ere will be an arts and crafts carrying the singles “Street Corner ture will take place at 4:30 p.m., market, and the local farmers’ mar- Serenade” and “Weekend” to the Th ursday, Sept. 13, in Convocation ket. Th ere will be food and drink Top 40. As a solo artist, Jimmy Hall, followed by a reception. for purchase from local businesses. appeared in the Top 40 yet again The Haines Lecture Series is Jimmy Hall, with original Wil- with “I’m Happy Th at Love Has funded in memory of Stacy Allen liette, Donna Hall Foster, special Found You” in 1980. His songs Haines, 1919-1983. guest, Kenny Greenberg, and Mi- have been recorded by Gregg All- man, Th e Marshall Tucker Band, Th e Amazing Rhythm Aces, Black- berry Smoke, Johnny Russell, and others. Jimmy has been a vocalist and bandleader for Hank Williams Jr. since the 1980s. Jimmy is an inductee of both the Georgia Mu- sic Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He has toured Ceara Caff rey was named SAA off ensive field hockey player of the week. In as a vocalist with Jeff Beck’s U.S. last weekend’s two games, she scored fi ve goals. More sports news on page 12. tour over the years. Photo by Lyn Hutchinson Th e Reverse Raffl e drawing, a chance to win up to $5,000, will P.O. Box 296 also be held during the event. Sewanee, TN 37375 Tickets, $100, are still available from local businesses and online at <www.sewaneevillage.com/park/>. Proceeds benefi t Housing Sewanee. Th e Sewanee Business Alliance Sewanee Elementary students read more than 69,000 minutes this summer. along with other AngelFest spon- Th e following students read the most number of minutes in their grade. From sors offer this event free to the left to right: Cabell Th ompson (fi rst grade), Benjamin Rudd (kindergarten), community.