Bellevue Picnic On; New Location It Was Questionable at Commerce President, Sheri the Red Caboose Site at the the Picnic Will Begin at 10 School, As in Past Years
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REMEMBER TO VOTE FLOOD RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS Covering News Primary Election Is Now May 18! Lost & Found Pets - See Page 20 From... Davidson County Cheatham County Williamson County Dickson County May 14 - 20, 2010 Vol. 34, No. 19 WestviewOnline.com Bellevue Picnic On; New Location It was questionable at Commerce president, Sheri the Red Caboose site at the The picnic will begin at 10 School, as in past years. times, but after the Bellevue Weiner stated, "Monday morn- church and the community cen- a.m. on May 15 and run until 10 Everyone has been working Chamber of Commerce discus- ing the Bellevue Church of ter dictated that we not add to p.m. There will be rides, food, hard, so come anytime during sions with the American Red Christ decided that they would the traffic issues there on business booths and entertain- the day and enjoy a little stress- Cross and mutliple Metro be unable to permit us to use Saturday. Inland Properties, ment all day, finishing up with free down time at the Bellevue departments, the Bellevue their parking lot the day of the owners of the Bellevue Center the fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Picnic. Picnic is still on for Saturday, picnic because of their efforts Mall, was kind enough to per- The fireworks will still go See more info on page 39. May 15, but not at Red Caboose with the Red Cross and other mit us to use the Mall property." off from the Bellevue Middle Park. The picnic will instead be agencies in helping the flood held in the fields at the Bellevue victims. While we applaud their Center Mall. fine work during this disaster, Businesses Need to Open Bellevue Chamber of the reality of the congestion at The trickle down effect of businesses being shut down Water Shortage Over for any length of time can be devastating for a community, for HVUD Subscribers town or large city. Not only is it financially devastating for Tennessee Department of HVUD’s service area is no that business, but for the Environment and Conservation longer necessary and it has employees of that business Commissioner Jim Fyke been lifted, effective immedi- and any businesses where announced Monday, May 10, ately. those employees would spend that he has lifted the mandatory “We want to extend our their paychecks. water conservation order for deepest thanks to all our cus- Realizing these facts, the the Harpeth Valley Utilities tomers for their tremendous District (HVUD) service area efforts to conserve water during Small Business Shoney’s in Bellevue at Highway 70 S and I-40, was hit hard by the which includes the Bellevue the last few days in the after- Administration has set up a floods. The Regal 12 Cinema, Shin’s Martial Arts, Mapco and the Harpeth community in Davidson math of the terrible floods that Business Recovery Center at TSU’s Downtown Campus, Valley Office Park along with numerous homes were also under water. County, the cities of have stricken our community. Photo by Chip Curley Brentwood, Fairview and Our thoughts and prayers con- 330 10th Avenue North, Room to those affected by disaster. nesses. Franklin, along with HB&TS, tinue to go out to those who 200, Monday - Saturday 8 The SBA is partnering with As the nation's leading Mallory Valley, Milcrofton, and have suffered so greatly from a.m. - 7 p.m. the Federal Emergency provider of post-disaster assis- River Road utility districts. this tragedy, especially those . Business counselors at The Tennessee Department who have lost loved ones or the new center will help con- Management Administration tance for non-farm, private of Environment and seen their homes and other nect local businesses with the (FEMA) to provide recovery sector disaster losses, the SBA Conservation has determined property destroyed, “said John financial resources available funds to individuals and busi- plays an important role in that the emergency order man- Brown, General Manager of helping homeowners, renters, dating limited water use in HVUD. non-profit organizations and businesses of all sizes get back on their feet. Those eligible for assis- tance include:· Homeowners, who may borrow up to $200,000 to repair real estate;· Renters and homeowners, who may borrow up to $40,000 to repair or replace personal property;· Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofits, who may borrow up to $2 million for physical losses;· Small businesses, who According to the clean up crew foreman, Shoney’s is planning on reopen- HVUD used heavy equipment to create burms to keep the ing within the next month or two, depending on whether they get permis- may borrow up to $2 million rising Cumberland River (seen in the distance) at bay. The sion from health inspectors to gut and remodel or demolish and rebuild. for economic losses. facility, while close to being flooded, was spared by inches. INSIDE NEWS FROM... SECTIONS... NEWS... 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To donate organization established in (HFTH), a program of the to the fund, go to www.tnwf.org 1946 whose mission is to cham- Tennessee Wildlife Federation or send donations to TWF, 300 pion the conservation, sound (TWF), has established a fund Orlando Avenue, Nashville, TN management and enjoyment of to assist Tennessee flood vic- 37209 with a designation for Tennessee's wildlife and natural tims. Monetary donations will "Flood Relief."Hunters for the resources for current and future be collected and distributed to Hungry has chosen to solely generations through steward- hunger relief agencies in middle accept financial contributions in ship, advocacy and education. and west Tennessee.Thousands order to give relief agencies the lost homes and businesses due flexibility to use the funds in to the flooding of May 1st and the most urgent manner. 2nd, and are now turning to However, HFTH encourages shelters and relief agencies to sportsmen and women to take meet basic needs. This has put a canned foods, diapers, baby strain on the operations of food food and other non perishables banks such as Second Harvest to their local relief Food Bank of Nashville, RIFA agencies.Hunters for the in Jackson and others."As dis- Hungry teams up with hunters tributors of the venison we col- and deer processors to fight lect during hunting season hunger by providing donated through the Hunters for the venison to food banks, church Hungry program, TWF partners programs and soup kitchens. with many hunger relief agen- Hunters contribute to the pro- cies to assist those in need," gram by donating harvested said Chad Whittenburg, deer through their local meat Director of Outreach for TWF. processor. The program collect- "We know that in these hard ed and distributed over 100,000 financial times they were pounds of venison to hunger already struggling to meet the relief agencies during the need, and now with the flood- 2009/2010 deer season, and as a ing will need all the help they result, more than 400,000 meals can get." were provided to individuals One hundred percent of the and families in need. funds raised will be directed to The Tennessee Wildlife hunger relief agencies in middle Federation is a not-for-profit May 14 - 20, 2010 Westview - www.westviewonline.com Page 3 Gosh Dern. Holy know, your hon- Nli Nashville Crap. For Pete’s oree is wearing Sake. the gravy. In a Nostalgia They call ‘em split second (just By E.D. Thompson euphemisms. They when you want to [email protected] 6 14 x 9.21 are expressions we curse) you quick- substitute for some- ly remember your The Flood of 2010 having a baby. manners, and We lived through World That was in the days thing that would oth- War II and other wars. We lived when my family traveled erwise be far more being another example of a instead utter “For through the “Blizzard of ‘51.” around on short trips. Shortly off color. They take the place euphemism as it is the Pete’s Sake!” (It may not be So, I guess we can now say that after the 1937 flood, I remem- of words and phrases that are watered down version of what you really wanted to we lived through the “Flood of ber we went to Louisville and deemed offensive (as in curs- ….Hell(o)!) say, but it will keep you from 2010.” And, of course the flood Cincinnati. We were amazed to ing or swearing). If you went When it comes to Pete, embarrassing yourself, if only was serious. To damage one’s see the water marks up the sides to a Christian school like I we are for sure talking about you can think before you home and lose belongings, legal of tall buildings there. did, you were taught these St. Peter, Jesus’ apostle and spew!) records, important papers, fam- Of course, back in the were just as bad in the eyes of cornerstone of the Christian That’s how euphemisms ily photos, and other memories old days, family life was more God as the expressions they church, whose name also has work. Trick is to have them can change a person’s life, let simple.