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WIN FREE Wednesday, MOVIE TICKETS April 8, 2009 See the Where’s Wally ad for details on how to win FREE Movie Vol. 33 No. 13 Passes to Bellevue Regal 12! Pasty Cline Returns to Ryman Forty-six years after her The production features death, Patsy Cline is still a hit. more than 20 of Patsy’s most This spring, the popular memorable songs including “I bio-musical “Always...Patsy Fall to Pieces,” “Crazy,” Cline,” presented by Humana, “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” SpringFest returns to the Ryman and “Sweet Dreams,” which Auditorium and to the stage became a hit shortly after her at Cohn where the actual country death. music legend first rose to Barnett, who originated Senior fame. The musical opens April the role at the Ryman in 1994, 15 and is slated for a 6-week has received rave reviews Renaissance engagement at the historic throughout the years for her theatre through May 23. Vocal uncanny recreations of Cline’s Center powerhouse Mandy Barnett unique and unforgettable The Spring Fest to benefit will reprise her critically sound. Of Barnett’s perform- Cohn Senior Renaissance acclaimed turn as Patsy Cline, ance The Tennessean Center will be held on and theatre veteran Tere declared, “If you closed your Saturday, April 18. there will be Myers will return in the role of eyes, Patsy Cline was there is a pancake breakfast, a silent Patsy’s devoted fan, Louise the room with you.” auction, a flea market and Seger. “Always...Patsy Cline” Patsy Cline and the country store. this will benefit the center which is located at creator and original director, Ryman Auditorium share a 4805 Park Avenue in West Ted Swindley, will helm the rich history. Cline made her Nashville (in the former cafete- production. Grand Ole Opry debut on the ria). Cline and Seger met in stage of the Ryman on July 1, The pancake breakfast, flea 1961 before a show Cline was 1955, becoming an Opry market and country store will giving in Houston, Texas. member there in 1960. After be held from 7 a.m. to noon. “Always…Patsy Cline” is performing “Crazy” for the The price is $5.00 for adults based on the true story of the first time on the Opry in 1961, and $2.50 for children up to age friendship that developed she received three standing 10. between them. The two ovations. In 1985, scenes from The silent auction will be Mandy Barnett, who plays Patsy, is a Bellevue resident. held from 7 am. to 11 a.m. with women corresponded until “Sweet Dreams,” the hit items to be picked up by 11:30 timeless music and remark- it at the Ryman. Patsy’s death at age 30 in an movie based on Cline’s life a.m. airplane crash on March 5, and starring Academy award- able story. Three such fans, The exhibit opens April The Senior Renaissance 1963. The show takes its name winning actress Jessica Lange, Theresa Shalaby, Bill Cox and 15 with “Always...Patsy Center features daily programs from Patsy’s signature on her were filmed at the Ryman. Mark Willix have assembled a Cline” and will be on display for seniors in the area. Each day letters to Louise. She signed Patsy Cline’s fans contin- collection of artifacts and through the end of May as part has something different. each one the same way: ue to feel a powerful connec- memorabilia that will com- of the Ryman Daytime Tour Starting at 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. “Always...Patsy Cline.” tion with her through her prise a new Patsy Cline exhib- (Continued on page 5) each day, the day may begin with card games, pool-a-rama, badminton, or a program with a Enjoy Dancing to Music from the 60s & 70s special speaker. They also have medical screenings, a quilters club, computer classes, cards While Helping Nashville’s Homework Hotline and games, painting classes, exercise classes and one day a All you oldies out there, their website: www.cheap- about 9:00 pm. Besides the ing program in Tennessee and month they have live entertain- want a way to dance your pants erthantherapy.org. music, you can enjoy some has bilingual services in seven ment. They also have special off and help children? Come “It’s just an acknowledg- great New Orleans-style food. languages: English, Kurdish, events such as upcoming cook- out and enjoy good food, good ment of our mid-life crises,” The suggested donation is Spanish, Arabic, Somalian, out, birthday bash and luau. music and good company with laughs band member Tom (a $10, or more. It ALL goes to Turkmani, and Swahili. Following the morning’s Surface Tension at the French math teacher by day). Homework Hotline, which pro- This is a 21 and up event activities the center serves Quarter Cafe. It’s a benefit The show is Saturday April vides free tutoring to low- (beer anyone) so please leave lunch at 11 a.m. Reservations show for Homework Hotline. 18, 2009 at the French Quarter income and struggling students. your student at home. Just are required for lunch. So why do these old guys Cafe, 823 Woodland Street Hotline will give 9,600 hours of come, rock, sweat out your Come by for the Spring rock and roll to the music of the Nashville, TN 37206. Doors free tutoring this year to 25,000 mid-life crisis and help Fest and check out what the 60s and 70s? It’s cheaper than open at 5:30. The music will children or their parents. Homework Hotline. Renaissance Center has to therapy, which is, conveniently, start at 6:30 pm and go until Hotline is the largest free tutor- offer. Music Stars Align to Protect The Tennessee Mountains Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Kathy Mattea, and Big Kenny Alphin are working to Each day that passes, Bellevue goes greener and greener and enlist fellow artists to join them greener. What a beautiful community. The trees and flowers are in a new campaign, Music blooming adding color to the landscape. Unfortunately, also Saves Mountains, to help pro- adding color to the landscape are a plethora of illegal signs on tect the mountains of our streets. Check out the website Appalachia by ending the www.nashville.gov/codes/codes_info.htm for a definition of world’s most destructive allowable and prohibited signs. Please note that signs placed in method of coal mining: moun- the public right of way or on utility poles are prohibited and "All taintop removal. This extreme citizens are encouraged to remove such signs and properly dis- strip mining extracts coal by pose of them." using explosives to literally blow up ridgelines to provide easy access to thin coal seams below, with the leftover rock, rubble and mining waste dumped into valley streams below. To date some 500 of Big and Rich. “This cam- which would effectively ban Appalachian peaks have been paign was founded out of the mountaintop removal. flattened, leaving behind respect musicians, and especial- To date, more that a million scarred moonscapes, polluted ly people from Appalachia have acres of Appalachia have been water and shell-shocked com- for our beloved mountains. flattened – from eastern munities. We’re calling on everyone to Tennessee and eastern “This particularly bad form help keep the ‘country’ in coun- Kentucky to southern West of mining literally uses dyna- try music.” Virginia and western Virginia mite to blow the tops off of Currently in Tennessee, — and over 1,000 miles of mountains,” said Crow. “They legislators are debating an streams have been polluted or call this mountain top removal important bill – the Tennessee destroyed by mountaintop and it is destroying some of the Scenic Vistas Protection Act – removal coal mining. Tennessee most beautiful places in the that will prohibit mountaintop currently has at least four active United States, including here in coal mining within 100 feet of and 13 proposed mountaintop Tennessee where I live. I think streams and rivers and will pro- removal sites in Anderson, it is a crime against nature that tect mountains over 2,000 feet Claiborne, Campbell, Fentress, this practice is allowed, peri- high in Tennessee from being Morgan and Scott Counties. od.” leveled. Musicians are asking For more information about On the campaign website, fans to contact Governor Phil the Music Saves Mountains MusicSavesMountains.org, vis- Bredesen and ask him to sup- campaign, visit www.Music itors can learn more about port the Tennessee Scenic SavesMountains.org. mountaintop removal, see what Vistas Protection Act to ensure participating musicians are the safety of the state’s moun- doing to protect the taintops. Appalachians and find out what On a federal level, concerned citizens can do to Congress is considering legisla- help end the devastating prac- tion to curtail mountaintop min- tice of high-elevation surface ing. The bi-partisan Clean coal mining. Water Protection Act has over “The beauty of the 150 co-sponsors in the U.S. Appalachian Mountains has House of Representatives and inspired countless songs in last week Tennessee’s senior country, bluegrass, gospel and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander folk music, and we must do joined Sen. Ben Cardin (D- everything possible to protect MD) to introduce the them,” said Big Kenny Alphin Appalachia Restoration Act,

Page 2 -- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 www.westviewonline.com www.publishedbywestview.com Westview NEWSpapers Hillwood Reunion Searches for Classmates Members of Hillwood High HHS Class of ’89 graduates to Hillwood High School’s Nashville School’s Class of 1989 are plan- register and R.S.V.P. for the Class of 1989 20-year reunion ning the class’s 20-year reunion reunion via the Web site. will be held Aug. 7 and 8. and are looking for their fellow “We really had a great class Weekend festivities include: Nostalgia classmates. at Hillwood,” added Pam Veach Fri., Aug. 7: Calling All By E.D. Thompson “We’ve been working hard Schmidt, reunion co-chair. Classes 7 p.m. Crow’s Nest @ to plan a fantastic weekend for “We’ve located about half our Sat., Aug. 8: Topper Pride Email: thompsonia04 aol.com our class,” said Kevin Nodine, classmates and hope we find the Picnic 12 p.m. Edwin Warner reunion co-chair. “The reunion rest so everyone knows about Park From Our Readers chair, he said that he couldn’t weekend will be Aug. 7 and 8 the reunion and will make plans Sat., Aug. 8: Green & believe that I am the one who and promises to be one filled to attend.” White Gala 7 p.m. Cheekwood After writing about the old writes “Nashville Nostalgia!” with memories, fun and recon- If anyone has contact infor- Hillwood High School is WSM radio program called Thanks for reading my column, necting with old friends.” mation for any Hillwood High one of Metro Nashville’s Public “Noontime Neighbors,” I Lester! The class has put together a School Class of 1989 graduate, Schools and is located in West received an e-mail from Mr. I got an e-mail from my old Web site (www.hillwoodclass email hillwoodclassof89@gmail Meade at 400 Davidson Road. Woodrow Luttrell whom was Clemons, West High, and Boy of89.com) and encourages all .com. very pleased to be reminded of Scout friend, Hillard Brown. He the great nostalgia surrounding reminded me that James Kilgore that program. He informed me would be celebrating his 90th that Murray Miles, whom the birthday on March 21 and his piece was about, and his wife daughter was having a reception Mary Jane were at the time in for him. I told Hi that we would Lima, Peru; however, he be there for sure. informed their daughter so that An e-mail from John Harbin I marvel at the creations of Now to ensure that this is a ment. she might inform them of the expressed pleasure in learning others. proper “I Didn’t Know That” Such was the case when nostalgia column. Also, Mr. how the state of Tennessee was Be it a movie…a widg- column, I should tell you that QVC’s founder Joe Segel start- Luttrell mentioned it to the editor named and by whom as I men- et…a company, I’m intrigued to selling like hotcakes (as an ed the company. of the newsletter at The tioned in a recent column. think that behind every success- expression) dates back to pio- Building on a premise of Meadows so that others may After reading my column ful venture, there was first an neer days, wherein someone “Quality, Value and know about it. Thanks, Mr. about Jefferson Street and the idea, held only in thought. discovered that cornmeal on a Convenience” Segel forbade his Luttrell. many jazz musicians that played This week, the notion came griddle could net you any num- hosts to do any hard selling; In addition, I received an at various clubs on the strip— interesting e-mail from a reader 12th to 28th Avenues North—I home to roost, when, accompa- ber of new varieties on what is instead he insisted that his pre- by the name of John N. New. He received a nice e-mail from nying a friend to West Chester, now generically called a griddle senters sell only by informa- said that reading about Jackie Thomas. Jackie is a musi- Pennsylvania (headquarters for cake, (especially delicious tion….never by pressure. “Noontime Neighbors” brought cian and said he knew many of QVC), I entered another world. when served hot). Two decades, 10,000 back a lot of memories from his these great players personally. Like an indoor cat suddenly Out of novelty and cost employees and 10 million cus- childhood. Jackie and his wife, Donna, tossed outside, my synapses hit efficiency, hotcakes became all tomers later, the formula is still Mr. New wrote that the show attended our 50th Wedding overload once my badge let me the rage with work camps, selling like hotcakes. And if was also big on animal stock Anniversary some years back. past security. As I watched from boarding houses and as break- you’re not up for the cornmeal prices. After the prices of the Donna teaches on the faculty at the green room, (monitors tabu- fast foods all over the country. version, then perhaps we can farm animals had been read and T.S.U. with our son Jeff. lating everything from “per- By the mid- 1800s, selling like interest you in a non-stick, cast the next co-op commercial, Mr. One of my long-time readers centages sold” to “sales per sec- hotcakes became synonymous iron skillet! New remembered that the pro- is Lorene Linton. After reading ond”) my mind went a whir. with something moving so gram would go to a direct hook- about the Edneys connected with The good news: Mindy’s prod- quickly you could hardly keep Karlen Evins, author of “I up with the National Weather our Bellevue Methodist Church, uct was a hit! (To put it in coun- them in supply. Didn’t Know That” welcomes Service at Berry Field for a live she called me to say she had a try terms, she was Selling Like Such was the case this your feedback at weather report. Mr. New’s father beautiful quilt and other memo- was weatherman P. J. New who rabilia traced back to the Edney Hotcakes!) weekend with my friend’s seg- www.karlenevins.com often did those reports. Some of family. She would like to find you will remember that name. out where the Edney cemetery is. Dear Dave, Never put money John said that once while he was If anyone has any information, The company where in Viaticals! at the Farm Bureau office in late please send me an e-mail. my husband works - Dave 1992, he was introduced to Mr. I enjoyed a 3-page letter recently told everyone Murray Miles. He immediately from Donna Gore Turney. that massive layoffs are Dear Dave, asked if he were kin to P. J. New. Donna is married to Reeves coming, and they should My parents asked Of course, he told him that was Turney, my old childhood neigh- start looking for other me if I know anything his Dad. It’s a small world. bor. Reeves is the younger broth- jobs. Right now all of his about GMAC demand I had a nice telephone con- er of “Skeezix” Turney Kennedy options are out-of-town. notes. Apparently, versation with Mr. Lester Irwin. about whom I have written. A real estate agent told us we’d want a second mortgage hang- they’re thinking about getting When he told me his name, I Donna gave me a lot of have to remodel our kitchen in ing over your heads, making into these to diversify their knew that was a familiar name, interesting items. She read in my order to sell the house. We’ve everything even more difficult. portfolio. What do you know but I couldn’t place it for a column about the old Granny - Dave moment. He called to tell me White Store near Otter Creek got $3,500, but remodeling about these, and is this a good that he missed our old Camp Road which my father and I vis- would take about $2,000. idea? Boxwell Reunion back in the ited a lot when we went fishing. Should we get a second mort- Dear Dave, Eric summer of 2006. However, he Donna wrote that her grandfa- gage to get the work done? Could you explain, and said that he had been out to the ther, James Gore, owned the Pamela comment on, investing in Dear Eric, Harpeth Narrows recently, and store at one time. He, her grand- Viaticals? I’ve been hearing Your parents need to run as had talked with a Park Ranger mother, Iva Butler Gore, her Dear Pamela, offers that guarantee 10 per- fast as they can from whoever about the old Boxwell Camp. father, and her Aunt Ruth lived in You might want to get cent. Does that sound fishy to is pitching this idea to them. A The Ranger showed him a tape the house behind the store on another opinion. Sure, a new you? note is a debt. So, the next called “A Day in the Life at Otter Creek Road. kitchen would be nice, but is Lee question goes something like Camp Boxwell.” I told him that Donna enclosed a photo- that the end-all, be-all? Either this: Would you want to be in was the tape that James Kilgore graph made of her grandfather way, there’s no way I’d go into Dear Lee, the position of having General had made and brought to the and aunt in front of the store. debt to make this happen. Your Everything about Viaticals Motors owe you money right Reunion, and all of us saw and Donna’s maternal grandfather house isn’t even on the market is fishy. Stay away from them! now? I don’t think so! enjoyed that well-produced tape was William Richmond yet. There’s no reason to fix up A Viatical investment is when Basically, people who by James. Thompson and he owned a store you buy a position in a termi- The Lester Irwin name still in the Grassland community. a house that’s not for sale, invest in this kind of thing end bothered me as to where I knew Also, he had served as the toll- especially when you only have nally ill person’s life insurance up being creditors. Then if the it. We went on talking and I gate keeper on the old Hillsboro $3,500 to your name! policy. Mathematically, you’re company goes belly up, guess learned he had attended old Pike. I don’t believe I am related There is, for sure, a finan- betting on when they will die. who usually doesn’t get paid? Clemons School. (He is the four- to those Thompsons. I didn’t cial storm brewing on your A tremendous number of scam That’s right, the creditors! Plus, teenth old Clemons student I recognize any of the names, and horizon. Start right now living artists are involved in these the company is teetering on the have now heard from since writ- my Thompsons came from on rice and beans and saving things, and even the ones who brink of disaster. ing this column.) Lester is Wilson County, Lebanon, up piles of cash to build a big- go by the book have a lot of There’s no way I’d do this, younger than I, so I couldn’t Watertown, Shop Springs, and ger umbrella. trouble, because you really Eric, and I’d never again take make a connection there. He said Cherry Valley. It was very nice Wait until he actually lands can’t predict when someone’s advice from the one who sug- he graduated from Hillsboro reading all of the interesting another job before you make going to die. gested it. This is one of the High School. I asked him what points that Donna made in her any big decisions. What if Viaticals are a disaster. worst ideas I’ve ever heard! year. He said, “1950.” Then, I very nice letter. something pops up where you They’re being slammed by - Dave told him that I was directing the are? If you end up moving, state attorney generals all Hillsboro Band in 1950. THEN, Nostalgia keeps me young then you might take $2,000 across the country. Lots of * For more financial advice, it all came together. He reads my and makes me happy. Thanks to these companies are being shut column, and as he fell off the all who help. from savings to fix up the plus special offers to our read- kitchen and get the house sold. down, and most of those that ers, please visit www.dave are technically legitimate in Order one or more of E.D. Thompson’s books by calling Don’t do it unless you’re going says.org. this area are incompetent. 615-646-6131 or going to www.publishedbywestview.com to pay cash, though! You don’t Westview NEWSpapers www.publishedbywestview.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, April 8, 2009 -- Page 3 Westview Opinion Pages

The The Mother of all Sunrise Services Daughter’s With the Easter weekend upon us, that it will never be erased by the many Christian churches around the Vet’s View passage of time. View world hold sunrise services on that glo- by John Furgess For starters, the headquarters rious of days. Many congregations in the Past VFW area of the U.S. Army’s Americal by Paula Underwood Winters Westview readership area hold such National Commander Division was jammed full of sol- observances. Many early risers routinely Westview Columnist diers, along with some sailors, air- Nashville lost another great man see the sunrise, but it is probably true since 1979 men, and Marines, for the Easter this past Sunday with the passing of that most of us do not. Easter Sunday morning, however, is Sunrise Service. The close by, beautiful South China Sea, Eddie Jones, former editor of the Banner different, and many, many of the faithful choose to join the and the humidity of southeast Asia made for a contrast in and most recently with Dye, VanMol and Lawrence. sunrise attendees. Area ministers will also tell you that the images on that spring morning long ago and far away. The My dad and Eddie Jones worked overflow crowds at Easter usually outnumber those of security people knew, too, (as did each of us) that the gath- together at the Banner back in the day. I Christmas. Please permit Vet’s View to offer a Happy ering was a ripe target. read in the daily paper that he started as Easter greeting to Westview readers. The chaplains were doing a nice job; the choir was in a reporter in 1949. That was the same Each annual sunrise service seems unique from the tune; GI’s were thinking of home and suddenly, a shot rang year that my dad started at the Banner as others. Some are quite chilly; some snowy; some decorat- out. One of the chaplains fell, and MP’s were running their first darkroom technician and later ed with springs finest offerings; some revealing Easter’s around everywhere. Thankfully, the chaplain suffered only as photographer and reporter. newest dresses, shoes, coats, ties, and bonnets. Others, a slight wound and, despite some of the crowd having left, Back in the late 70s, as Bellevue though, like this year are held in a war zone. Most readers, the service was carried out to its Gloria-In-Excelsis con- grew and got more businesses, Dad of course, have never experienced that type (thankfully), clusion. There you have it—truly an Easter Sunrise Service called Eddie, who was then with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, and but several of our readers have, and they are ever memo- to remember—and one to be written and talked about for asked him if he would come out here rable when compared to those of, say this year or last. years to come! and speak to a group of local business Take, for example, one of the last Easter Sunrise Easter does offer us pause, and a time to reflect on the owners. He agreed and then he also Services this ol’ Vet attended—that would be Vietnam, hope for peace in the world. This greatest of Christian days agreed to sponsor the new Bellevue April of 1968. Now some would say the passage of forty- reminds us, too, of the power of God’s love, and that there Chamber of Commerce. If it weren’t for one years, when Vet’s View was age 25, would dim most is, indeed, hope for all of us. Eddie Jones, there wouldn’t be a of those memories, but an outlandish event that took place At least, That’s this Easter Sunrise Vet’s View. What’s Bellevue Chamber. at Chu Lai that Easter sunrise morning made it so indelible yours? He was a wonderful man, whom I called many times to ask questions. He was always very gracious. He will be missed. Property Appraisal Notices to Hit Homeowners *** The Westview was honored by the The Davidson County “When you get your notice it funds about half of the city’s annual Nashville Humane Association on Property Assessor’s office will mail will show your home’s previous value budget, which pays for fire and police Saturday with the Community Media property reappraisal notices to every and the new value,” explained protection, public schools, parks, Award. Mom and I dragged Candy Cain property owner in the county April 10- Property Assessor George Rooker. libraries and other city services. along with us to the wonderful brunch because Candy was the person who, way 24. The reappraisal process updates “We ask folks to look at the new However, the city may not back 18 years ago, got me started in run- all 232,000 property values in the appraisal value and ask – Does this make a “profit” off changes in the ning photos and descriptions of animals county in an effort to restore fairness accurately reflect market value for my property appraisal process. If the who needed forever homes. Candy runs and make sure that the county’s prop- home on January 1 of this year? We appraisals for the entire county show and Adopt-A-Pet program. erty tax burden is distributed fairly, have analyzed the data with great an increase in overall property values, We should all remember to spay and said Property Assessor George care, and we definitely want to get it the property tax rate (the multiplier) is neuter our animals. There are too many Rooker. right and make sure that homeowners reduced to neutralize the gain, Rooker unwanted and unplanned pets running The property reappraisal are treated fairly.” explained. The property assessor’s around. They didn’t ask to be born and process is completed every four years The southeastern portion of office does not determine the final tax when they don’t find homes, many must and is guided by state law. The coun- the county (including Council districts rate. be euthanized. There are also many pro- grams around to help with the cost of ty’s previous reappraisal was complet- 13, 16, 17, and 26-33) will receive Please see the Property spaying and neutering. So please, please ed in 2005 and most properties in notices around April 10. The northern Assessor’s website for more informa- be a responsible pet owner. Nashville gained value throughout portion of the county (including tion, to view your property informa- *** 2005, 2006 and part of 2007, Rooker Council districts 1-15, excluding 13) tion specifically after the correspon- The Bellevue Picnic is coming up. said. Data show that values have fall- will receive notices around April 17. ding mailing date listed above, and to Mark the date May 16 on your calendar. en since the summer of 2007, but not The southwestern portion of the coun- contact the Property Assessor’s office If you’d like to be a Friend of the Picnic enough to outweigh overall gains. ty (including Council districts 18-25, with questions, and to see information sponsor and have your name splashed in According to the Property Assessor’s as well as 34 and 35) will receive about the process for informal review the Westview or on large banners, call analysis, most home values have pro- notices around April 24. at http://www.padctn.com/. Phone: the Chamber office at 662-2737 and duced a net gain since the previous The county’s property tax 862-6080. leave a message. For as little as $50 you, too, can be a picnic sponsor or for reappraisal in 2005. between $250 and $5000 you could State law requires the Beware of NES Scam sponsor things like one of the rides, the Property Assessor’s office to reset val- main entertainment stage, the fireworks ues based on market value of property By Betsy Thorpe An NES spokesperson also stated that or lots more. specifically on January 1, 2009. Officials at Nashville Electric "field employees will never collect or Service recently issued a warning to solicit cash from customers for elec- Publisher.....Evelyn Underwood Miles customers that automated telephone tric bill payments or for any type of Editor....Paula Underwood Winters calls claiming that NES has not work they perform".Customers with Fairview/White Bluff Editor received their electric bill payment is questions or concerns regarding their Richard Edmondson a scam, aimed at getting their person- NES bill, can call Nashville Electric Founded in 1978 by the late Graphic Artist al and financial information. Service Customer Relations at 615- Doug Underwood and is an independent, Alyson Arnold Nashville Electric Service does not 736-6900. Advertising Consultants family-owned newspaper. make outgoing collection calls. 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By Betsy Thorpe As a child, the words of in Brentwood. She currently ed a three day Rotary seminar. membership are invited to "Her story is wonderful!" President Abraham Lincoln works for the state of Tennessee The Bellevue Rotary Club attend. Lisa Cummins, President, inspired her to believe in the and recently co-authored her meets every Wednesday morn- To read more articles, writ- Bellevue Rotary future, however the segregated first book Memoirs of Faith. ing at 7:00 am at Shoney's ten by freelance writer Betsy At their weekly meeting on schools she attended were so On April 8th, Jay Restaurant on Highway 70 S. Thorpe, visit nashvillepastand April 1st, the Bellevue Rotary deprived of educational Richiuso,Assistant Director of Visitors interested in Rotary present.blogspot.com. Club hosted featured speaker resources that she did not see a Manuscripts Services at the Dr. Palace Pillow-McCutchen. picture of our nation's sixteenth Tennessee State Library And In her presentation to the club, president until she was in high Archives, will speak to the Dr. McCutchen, who attended school. Today Dr. Palace- Rotary Club. On April 15 the inauguration of President Pillow McCutchen holds sever- Rotarian Arthur Mckew is Barack Obama in January, al degrees and belongs to scheduled to talk to the club expressed how the election of numerous civic groups and about their future goals and our current president affected organizations. She and her hus- objectives. Mr. McKew,who her personally, by relating sig- band Wallace McCutchen are will assume the office of nificant events from her past. both active members of President of the Bellevue Witnessing the inaugura- Harpeth Hills Church Of Christ Rotary in July, recently attend- tion of our country's 44th presi- dent was one of many surpris- ing and happy events that Dr. McCutchen has experienced throughout the course of her dynamic life. Her parents William Earl Pillow and Eva Patrick Pillow were sharecrop- pers on a tobacco farm in Columbia Tennessee. She was born the tenth child into a fam- ily of thirteen children. Her grandmother Mary L Patrick was a domestic worker employed by a Belle Meade family. Dr. McCutchen who now lives in Bellevue told the group "I never would have imagined then that I would one Shoney's Manager, Mohd Faraneh, Rotarian, Arthur McKew, day live so near Belle Meade." Speaker, Dr. Palace Pillow-McCuthen, Server, Teresa Cline. Westview’s Founder Covered Crash Yes, it was March 5, 1963, became a place for Opry per- chair. The woman sitting or 46 years ago, that a plane formers to rest and have a beside it spotted me and crash took the life of Patsy cold beer. waved me over. She was a big Cline. Westview’s founder, One night I stepped back woman, wearing a sequined Doug Underwood, was a across the alley and through dress, which marked her as a reporter and photographer for the open door to Tootsie’s performer. I say she was a big WSM-TV at the time. He back room.Ceiling fans stirred woman, but I don’t mean fat. wrote the following in his the air an dblew away some of She was what people called book, Doug Underwood:Boy the smoke. The place was “big boned,” a large woman. Reporter. crowded and I looked around “Come on over, friend,” National Life and for an empty chair. At a big she said. “Have a seat and get Accident Insurance Company round table in the center of the a cold one.” owned WSM, which in turn room there was an empty As I listened to the con- owned the Grand Ole versation around the Opry. In my job, table, I gradually almost every night I became aware that this was out cruising, mon- was Patsy Cline. I was itoring police radios. a grea fan of her music, Sometimes on a which I listened to in Saturday night, I the car as I cruised, but would get bored and in the days before MTV, stop by the Opry, I had no idea what this where I would go back woman looked like so I stage. didn’t recognize her. The stage door What a tremendous tal- opened out onto an ent she was. alley and was posi- Two weeks later I tioned exactly across stood on a dirt country from the back door of road in the wilderness Tootsie’s Orchid north of Camden, Lounge. On Saturday Tennessee, and filmed nights, Tootsie pulled the rescue squad mem- a curtain across at the bers as they brought top of the steps that the stretcher out bear- led from the front ing her body from the room to the balcony Mandy Barnett as Patsy Cline in “Always... plane crash that killed back room, and it Patsy Cline” at the Ryman. Photo by Heather Brand her.

“Always...Patsy Cline” (Continued from page 1) and for those attending the Nashville on April 15 and runs 615-871-OPRY. Performances play. through May 23. Tickets are are at 7:30 pm Wednesday “Always…Patsy Cline” $36.50 and $29.50 and are through Saturday and at 2 pm opens at the Ryman available now at and 7:30 pm on Saturdays. Auditorium in downtown www.ryman.com or by calling

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Humphreys Co. room) at I-40W/Highway 70S - Bellevue. Guests are always wel- Woodmont Blvd, because moth- tage of this networking opportu- with dinner arrival beginning at 6 come to visit and learn more ering matters! Come enjoy food, nity. Guests are welcome @ Historical Society p.m. and the club meeting begin- about the club, meet members, fun, support and friendship while $10.00 each. Lunch/Registration ning at 7 p.m. Bellevue. enjoy a delicious breakfast and your children enjoy time with opens at 11:15 a.m. Program Humphreys County special Guest Speaker. For more begins at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Historical Society. Everyone wel- loving caregivers in a nurturing Alzheimer Group information on joining or partici- learning environment. For more Guests $10.00. Members – Free come! For information on meet- pating in the club's Flag Lease Contact: the Bellevue information call #297-5303 or ings, call 931 + 296-2094. Horizon Medical Center will program please contact Club Chamber of Commerce host a Alzheimer Caregiver President Lisa Cummings at 615- email at woodmontmops@ 177-A Belle Forest Circle Singles Volleyball Support Group on the 2nd 414-7798. yahoo.com Nashville, TN 37221 Tuesday of each Month, 2nd Side note: our fees are $40 Phone: 615-662-2737 Friday's 6:30-8:30 p.m. single floor conference room from per semester with $23.95 of that Fax: 615-662-0197 men and women play at West End West Nashville Civitan 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.. going to MOPS International for [email protected] United Methodist Church (across To register call Medline at West Nashville Civitan Club www.thebellevuechamber.com from Vanderbilt Univ.). No memership. The rest goes to off- 615-343-1910. is a co-ed club that meets at 6 charge, all skill levels welcome. set childcare and supply costs. p.m. every second and fourth For details, call Rodney at 615- Contra Dancing Tuesday of the month at the 443-1896 or Emily 615-975- Bowie Outdoor Club Courthouse Quilters White Bridge Shoney's. The Nashville Country 4672. The Bowie Outdoor Club: Normally an outside speaker Guild in White Bluff Dancers organization sponsors a HIKE, BIKE OR RUN Meets the makes a presentation on the weekly dance featuring Contra, Nashville Courthouse Quilters Guild Square and Circle dances. Come first Saturday of each month at fourth Tuesday. meets the second Monday of each Cribbage Club 9:00 am at Bowie Nature Park in alone or bring friends or family. month. Basic quilting classes are A caller explains all the dance Fairview (excluding June, July & U.S.Coast Guard taught upon request, projects for The only Nashville Area August). Information: Kristina figures. Admission of $7 includes Auxiliary Flotilla the month start at 5:00 pm, busi- lessons, dance and live band. $5 Cribbage Club meets at various Giard at 799-2389 x112, or ness sessions begins at 6:30 pm. local coffee houses on the 3rd http://www.fairview- for students and seniors 65+. Flotilla 11-05 of the U.S. Coast There is a "Sit-N-Sew" each 4th Thursday of every month. tn.org/bowiepark We dance Friday nights at Guard Auxiliary holds monthly Saturday, service projects are Everyone from longtime players Second Presbyterian Church on meetings on the second Thursday worked on, classes taught or to the “Cribb-Curious” are wel- Belmont Blvd. near Woodmont of each month at Woodmont Hills work on a personal project. come to the free event. For more Bellevue Blvd. Visit www.Nashville Family of God Church, 3710 Meetings are held at the White info, please call (615) 673-2899 CountryDancers.org for direc- Exchange Club Franklin Road, Nashville, Bluff Church of Christ, 4416 or email D.R. Fay at nashville- tions and details. Beginner les- Tennessee at seven p.m. If you Hwy 70 E., White Bluff, TN [email protected]. Join the Bellevue Exchange sons 7:30-8:00 pm. Informal Club on Tuesday mornings are interested in the Auxiliary and across from the Post Office. dance 8:00-10:30 pm. Come as (except the 2nd of the month) at our missions and would like to Visitors are welcome to attend. you are, but please bring low Order Sons of Italy Shoney's to hear from Nashville's attend our meetings, please call For more information call heeled, non-scuffing shoes to meetings executives, community and non Randy Ventress at (615) 509- (615) 730-7585, (615) 763-1034, preserve the beautiful wood profit leaders. Be sure to plan on 6025 or email randyv19@com- (615) 412-9941, (615) 797-9662 dance floor. The Order Sons of Italy in attending the Monday night cast.net for more information. or email [email protected]. Please visit our website at America encourages the study of meetings (meets on the 2nd Bellevue Music With Caregiver support Italian language and culture in Monday evening of each month) http://a0821105.uscgaux.info/ group meetings schools, preserves and celebrates held at different venues in Mommie our Italian heritage and reaches Bellevue to get to know your American Singles CARING FOR THE CARE- out to the needs of our communi- neighbors and business associ- Bellevue Music with Mommie GIVER--an ongoing support ty. The Franklin chapter is the ates. Golf Association Dance in Bloom on Thursdays group open to anyone caring for at 10am only nationally chartered Order To learn more call Sheri The American Singles Golf an elderly relative or spouse.. 7982 Coley Davis Rd Sons of Italy in America in Weiner at 347.7544 or email her Association is a national organi- Meets alternate Monday Nashville, TN 37221 Tennessee. We meet the last at [email protected]. zation. The Nashville group evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 FIRST CLASS IS FREE!! Tuesday of every month at 6:45 meets every third Tuesday at the p.m. at Jewish Family Service at www.musicwithmommie.com at St. Philip Catholic Church, 113 Logan’s Roadhouse, 2404 the Gordon Jewish Community Second Ave., Franklin. Visit MOMS Club Elliston Place, at 5:30 p.m. For Center. No charge. Please contact www.giuseppe verdilodge.com The MOMS Club of more information, please call Friends Learning in Teri Sogol, 354-1662 to register. or call Joe LoCasto at 474-6619 Bellevue-North meets at 10:00 615-872-7788. Pairs (FLIP) or Dan Solomon at 373-3352 for a.m. first Thursday of the Month Community Ed more information. at the Western Hills Chruch of West Nashville Go FLIP is seeking caring peo- Christ (Charlotte Pike near ple aged 55 and over to serve as Family & Community Toastmasters at NSCC Sawyer Brown Road) at 10:00 Club Forming tutors for children in grades K-4 Education Club meets at 9:30 Nashville State Community Contact Courtney Eoff at 615- Do you enjoy chess or other in the Fairview and Bellevue a.m. on the 4th Tuesday of each College Toastmasters Club meets 352-0777 or courtney strategic boardgames? You'll love areas. Volunteers go to a school month at the Lutheran Church on the second and fourth [email protected] for more infor- Go, the oldest games in the one day a week and spend 30 on Bellevue Road. Guests are Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1:15 mation. Free. The MOMS (Moms world! Already play? Join other minutes each with 3 to 4 students always welcome. For more p.m. at Nashville State offering Moms Support) Club Go players from West Nashville. who are struggling with reading. information, call 662-1270. Community College, 120 White was designed specifically to help Just curious? All are welcome! Please call Carolyn Warnick at Bridge Road. The meeting is at-home mothers overcome the For more info, please call 615- 615-948-3102 or email cwar- Poor Boys Classic open to anyone interested in challenges of isolation, frustra- 598-1104 or email Corey Todaro nick@fiftyforward .org for more improving his or her speaking tion and boredom that accompa- at [email protected]. details. Chevy Club skills. For more information, call ny the joys of raising children. 673-2145. The MOMS Club of Franklin Civil War For information, call 931 + Bellevue-South meets at Harpeth View 582-3038 or bullingh@bell- Hillsboro-Harding 10:00am the first Thursday of Toastmasters Discussion south.net O R 931 + 582-3940 each month at the Bellevue “A Friendly Place to Meet and The Franklin Civil War or [email protected] Exchange Club United Methodist Church, 7501 Speak.” -That’s how Harpeth Discussion Group will be meet- Old Harding Pike. Free. The The Hillsboro-Harding Road View Toastmasters describe their ing the second Sunday of every MOMS (Moms offering Moms Kiwainis of Dickson Breakfast Exchange Club meets club meetings. You too, can dis- month at the Williamson Country Support) Club was designed at 7:30 am every second and cover how fun and easy it is to Library starting in May. Authors, The Kiwainis of Dickson specifically to help at-home fourth Tuesday of the month at build self-confidence and over- teachers, historians and other County meets each Thursday at mothers overcome the challenges the White Bridge Road Shoney's come your fear of public speak- guests speak on a variety of noon in the 3rd floor classroom of isolation, frustration and bore- restaurant. Guests are always ing; skills necessary in today’s Middle Tennessee Civil War of Horizon Medical Center. A dom that accompany the joys of welcome. Call Winston Caldwell business world. Visitors are related topics. The meetings start busy club involved in activities to raising children. For more info, at 383-7321 or Henry Hopton at always welcome! Meetings are at 3:00 P.M. and end about 4:30. benefit children and young peo- call Jolan at 294-6035. 832-7388 for more information. held weekly on Saturday morn- There is no charge although ple with reading programs for donations are accepted to com- preschoolers, scholarships for Bellevue AA ings at 7:30 a.m. on the second Hallmark Club floor of St. George’s Episcopal pensate speakers.The group is seniors at DCHS and CWHS, An AA group for 25 and Church on Harding Road (park in open to anyone with a Civil War buying car seats for infants, etc., There are many reasons to younger is now being held at spaces located between the interest.For more information is interested in locating new join a local Hallmark Collectors 7700 George E Horn Road, church and Belle Meade City contact: [email protected]. members. Visitors Welcome. club. Door prizes are awarded at Bellevue, Tennessee (New Hall). For more information call most club meetings. Get holiday Beginnings Church – main audi- 654-4819. Bellevue Chamber of Bellevue Homeschool decorating ideas beyond the tra- torium) at 8:00 p.m. on Monday Commerce Association ditional Christmas tree, and also nights. If you need additional West Nashville actively participate in philan- information, please call Tammi BCOC Full Chamber Monthly BHSA provides support for thropic projects that will benefit N. at 251-8805, ext. 201. Area MOPS our community. Meeting families learning at home. West Nashville Area MOPS The club meets (for either a Bellevue Rotary Club Every 3rd Thursday of the Activities include monthly sup- meeting or club event) on the (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet month, Meadows, 8044 Coley port group meetings, curriculum fourth Tuesday of every month The Rotary Club of Bellevue on the 2nd and 4th Friday of Davis Rd, Nashville, TN 37221. discussions, field trips, picnics, except January. Currently, the meets every Wednesday morning every month beginning August Join us at the Full Chamber meet- and more. Call Joan at 646-8570 club meets at Shoney's in at 7:15am for it's regular break- 22 from 9:30am - 11:45am at ing to update Members on or visit www.bellevuehome Bellevue (in the private dining fast meeting at the Shoney’s in Woodmont Baptist Church, 2100 events/news and to take advan- school.org. Page 6 -- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 www.westviewonline.com www.publishedbywestview.com Westview NEWSpapers Grocery and Jailhouse Industrys directed by Mark Godwin, one will be on site and available for half of the Godwin-Thompson Westview Calendar purchase. No pets, coolers or Duo, who have appeared on alcohol. For additional informa- "Live in Studio C," on WPLN- Belle Meade Book and History Club vuechristianchurch.org and/or tion, visit FM. Club has Gary www.secondsundaysingalong.co www.LeipersForkVillage.com or This event is free and open to The Bellevue Genealogy and m. Bellevue Christian Church is www.LeipersForkLife.com the public. For more information Slaughter History Club meets every Friday located at 7201 Old Harding Lawnchair Theater is in the heart on this event contact Marilyn from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Road, southwest of Bellevue’s of the Village behind Leiper’s Smith at 966.5929 or by email at Nashville author Gary FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center Captain D’s. This event is free Creek Gallery. Bring a lawn chair [email protected] Slaughter will present his four at 8101 Hwy 100. You do NOT and open to the public. unless planning to dance to every have to be a member of the “Cottonwood” novel about life song. Brookmeade ont he home front during the last Bellevue Family YMCA or Rocky Horror at year of World War II, Monday, Turner Center to attend. Congregational April 13, 10 a.m., Belle Meade Friday, April 10, 2009, 9:00- Belcourt Unusual Concert 10:30 am - Speaker, Lori Book Club, Belle Meade United Brookmeade Congregational Lockhart, Exhibits Committee The Rocky Horror Picture The public is invited to an Methodist Church, 121 Davidson Church of the United Church of Chairman for the Tennessee State Show Experience with unusual concert to be given Road. Christ will have an Easter Library and Archives, Women's Nashville's own live cast Little Sunday, April 26, beginning at 6 All four of these books will Sunrise Service beginning at 6:15 Suffrage Fight in Tennessee. Morals! Belcourt Theatre18 and p.m. at the Good Shepherd be available for sale and author’s in the Miller Meditation Garden (Current exhibit on display at over - no exceptions.04/10/09 & United Methodist Church, 525 autograph. on the church property, 700 TSLA) 04/11/09, both shows at 11:50 New Shackle Island Road, The public is invited. For Bresslyn Road. In the event of p.m.Tickets are $10.00 and avail- Hendersonville. information, call 356-0039. inclement weather, the service Friday, April 17, 2009, 9:00- able via the Belcourt box office Entitled Footsteps In Life will be held inside the church 10:30 am - Computer room, or online at www.belcourt. org. Concert, this will be the final building. The traditional service Children’s Center research with Charlotte Solee, Costumes, audience participa- musical performance of Dr. Joe of worship will be held at 10:30 MTGS recommended genealo- tion, a full bar with concessions- Frazer, who is completing 60 Spring Fling in the sanctuary. Jody Lang, gist, Expert in Irish and Scottish the complete Rocky experience! years of musical sermons, pro- grams, and concerts. The concert trumpeter, will provide special Belle Meade Children's Heritage is free; a free-will offering will be music. Brookmeade is an Open Center Annual Spring Fling - For Friday, April 24, 2009, 9:00- Brookmeade Says taken to reduce the debt on Good and Affirming, Inclusive and Just a great day at a great price, save 10:30 am - Speaker, Fred Zahn, Goodbye with Open Shepherd Church. Peace Church. the date of Saturday, April 25th Metro Historical Commission, for family fun, food and games at Nashville City Cemetery History House the Belle Meade Children's and Restoration Center Annual SPRING FLING Friday, May 1, 2009, 9:00- Brookmeade Elementary Lipscomb’s Guitar from 11a to 2p at 121 Davidson 10:30 am - Computer room, School would like to invite all Ensemble to Perform Road on the Belle Meade United research assistance with Carol alumni, former staff members Methodist Church grounds. Hansen, Expert on LDS Family and friends to an Open House The Lipscomb University Family fun and games includes a History honoring Brookmeade for fifty- Highway 70 South toddler fun run, a cake walk, a Friday, May 8, 2009, 9:00- Guitar Ensemble will be per- two years of providing excel- forming in Ward Hall, at 8 p.m., Bellevue silent auction, face painting, a 10:30 am - Speaker, Lu lence in education to the train ride, sand pit and much Whitworth, Buchanan Log Home on Thursday, April 23. This con- For shows & times Nashville Community. The event cert is free and open to the public. more. Food and treats includes and Cemetery on Elm Hill Pike, will take place at Brookmeade on hot dogs, chips, drinks, and cot- author of books on Buchanan This classical guitar quartet is Sunday, April 26 from 2 -4 in the made up of Lipscomb students, 646-3111 ton candy. Admission is $10 per Cemetery afternoon. Brookmeade is sched- family at the door. We are at the Friday, May 15, 2009, 9:00- uled to close after the school corner of Davidson and Post 10:30 am - Computer room, year. Roads. Everyone is welcome! research assistance with Greg Poole, TSLA Manuscripts, Using Special Music at West Pet Adoption at Petco Obituaries in Genealogy Research End UMC on Saturdays Friday, May 22, 2009, 9:00- 10:30 am - Speaker, Brian The Sanctuary Choir of West Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue Allison, Interim Curator, End United Methodist Church needs your help! We are at Petco Travelers Rest, History of will hold a special performance in Bellevue each Saturday from Travelers Rest and the Overton on Sunday, April 19, 2009 • 4 11 until 4 with our pets for adop- Family p.m.· Robert Brewer, guest con- tion. We are asking for donations Friday, May 29, 2009 - ductor · Andrew Risinger, organ- of blankets, comforters, throws, Speaker, Gene Teslle, Hillsboro- ist, Music of Ayleward, Byrd, sleeping bags, etc for our dogs to Belmont Historic District Gibbons, Stanford and Wesley. have as bedding in their crates. If Friday, June 5, 2009, 9:00- Free admission you have something torn or 10:30 am - No meeting - West End United Methodist stained just waiting to be discard- FiftyForward Turner Center Church, 2200 West End Avenue, ed, please bring it by Petco and closed to Clubs and Groups Nashville, Tennessee 37203 let us put it to good use! Call Bob Allen at 218-4580 For more information, call or Brianne Callahan at the Y. 615-321-8500. Women’s Study In April, May, and June meet- ings will be every Friday at the Find Wally Group at Cottage Turner Center from 9:00 to 10:30 Free Cancer Seminar A new, nondenominational am. at Dickson Horizon The Westview Rooster and women’s study group called This is Tuesdays at the Cottage has Second Sunday Join us Thursday, April 16th at Wally! started at The Cottage Café Singalong Easter! 6:00 PM in the classroom at the WIN Do Not restaurant in Bellevue meeting at Sarah Cannon Cancer Center on Confuse with Hwy 46S for a free seminar, 8am, and it’s open to anyone. No Does the thought of attending FREE MOVIE any other "Reducing the Risk of Skin rooster! reservations are needed. church on Easter Sunday give Cancer.” Everyone is welcome. The you pause? Consider the Second- TICKETS This program is sponsored by Cottage Café is located at 160 Sunday Singalong at Bellevue the Dickson and Hickman Belle Forest Circle, behind T.J. Christian Church (April 12 at County Extension Services, Play the “Where’s Wally” contest and win 2 movie Maxx in Bellevue. For more 9:30 AM) as a unique Easter wor- Horizon Medical Center and The passes to Bellevue’s Regal 12 Cinema. “Wally” is hid- information, please contact Lisa ship experience. Pickers will tune Sarah Cannon Cancer Center. Kinakin at 615 456-2653. up their instruments, and they, den somewhere in an ad in the paper (or maybe not). along with everyone else at the When you find him, send his position to the Westview HHLGA Golf League Singalong, will sing their hearts Leiper’s Fork Hosts out in Christian praise. The Free Dance office on the attached coupon. If you feel certain he Harpeth Hills Ladies Golf Singalong has never fallen on is not in, send in the coupon saying “no Wally.” A draw- Easter Sunday before, so April Assocation League plays every Rock, stroll, twist or bop back Thursday at Harpeth Hills golf gives you a double reason to give ing is held each Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. If you this event a try. The "resurrec- to happier days with "Poodle course on Old Hickory Blvd. Our Skirts to Bellbottoms", a free win, come by the Westview office and pick up your first play day begins the first tion" hymns are not plentiful in costume dance open to the public passes. You can fax or mail your entry to: Thursday in April and continues the Singalong’s book of over 100 old, bluegrass, Southern, gospel at Lawnchair Theater in the heart WALLY THE ROOSTER Last week’s winners: thru October. We have a shotgun of Leiper’s Fork, Tenn. on start at 8:00 (subject to time songs. However, the Easter story P.O. Box 210183 Susan Cohen is well represented with, "From Saturday, May 9 at 6 p.m. changes) with a different game Sponsoring the event is the Nashville, TN 37221 Buffalo Valley Farm each week. We also have several the Manger to the Cross," "In the Garden," and "The Old Rugged Leiper’s Fork Community or fax to 662-0946 tournaments through out the year. Association in conjunction with Anyone interested in joining Cross," – musical sermons for all believers. Coffee, doughnuts and Tom and Mary Murphy, Bill and please contact Membership LeeAnn Trammel-Cherry and I found Wally, now enter me in the contest! Chair, Rita Stinson at 615-889- pastries will be served in the fel- lowship hall following the Ann Johnson. Name:______6111 or President, Judy Duncan Act IV, a dance band, will play. 615-661-0759 Singalong. For more information City: ______about the Singalong, call 662- Guests are encouraged to dress Wally’s location: ______9037, or visit www.belle- up in period attire. Food by Bellevue Genealogy Twisted Fork Café, Puckett’s Westview NEWSpapers www.publisehdbywestview.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, April 8, 2009 -- Page 7 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 St. Ann Students Presented The Diary of Anne Frank St. Ann School, 5105 Charlotte April 3, 2009. drama teacher, Amanda dents in 5th through 8th grade. the story of 8 Jews in Nazi- Pike, Nashville, presented The Each year as part of St. Ann Sotiriadis, selects a play to be This year’s production is The occupied Holland during WWII Diary of Anne Frank on Friday, School’s Theater Arts Program, performed by interested stu- Diary of Anne Frank by who go into hiding. Frances Goodrich and Albert The cast and crew had been and Boots.) So please pray Hackett, newly adapted by preparing for the play since they come home! I prayed for 1 Wendy Kesselman. mid-January with auditions, Bellevue Homeschool News of them to come home and The stage production is based rehearsals, prop gathering and story about a boy who lived in guess what? He came home on Anne Frank’s diary and tells set building. Preschool Holland who put his finger in a later! It's Boots. So it's proves News crack in a wall to keep the town if you believe hard enough your by Jason Stonnard from being flooded. He stayed prayers come true! Oh I almost For The Love Of there day and night until he was forgot! In Govermet, We This week at enrichment showed off our lapbooks! We Lauren we got to go outside and play discovered by a man who sent for help so the wall could be get to do another one too. In and it was hot. Watch Here For The Release of the Book “ For The Love Of Lauren” fixed. Then we talked about Art, We painted "Jesso" On a We did our letter today and canvas and we are going to it was “V”I got to have vanilla our Flat Stanley projects. Some As I stepped out into the hallway, I could hear our front door of the class got theirs back, paint something awesome later ice-cream and it was delicious. when it drys! In Spanish, We close, and I decided that Daddy must be home. including me. My Flat Stanley “Daddy, Daddy do we have a surprise for you!” I hollered, as traveled to Colorado during started a new lesson. It's about I bounded down the stairs. 2nd Grade Spring Break to visit my "The table." Like, Plates and He must not have heard me since he had already entered the News cousin, Constanzia. During Forks. In Langauge Arts, We by Jenna Snipes Spring Break, my Flat Stanley did so more narrations and dining room, and I could hear muffled voices, quiet muffled voic- color our book of them! In JA es. Hum...I wondered who he might have brought home for din- My day started good. rode a bus, went to my cousin's class, and to a museum. She Biztown, My dad went for ner. The thought stopped me dead in my tracks, and I grabbed the When I got to school I saw training. WE ARE GOING handrail. You don’t suppose he brought home a date? I mean it’s Allie, one of my best friends. sent pictures of all my Flat Stanley's adventures. Ms. THURSDAY! And finally in been months now since Mama left, and I know I’ve heard the We talked and went to class P.E, We played Soccor! It was kids at school talk about their divorcing parent bringing home a together. In language arts, we Savannah shared them with the fun because no one kept track date. It sounded just awkward and awful! I guess I hadn’t given wrote a sentence and some class on her laptop computer. of the score. Well, That is prob- much thought to Daddy meeting someone new...but I’m sure it words. In P.E., we played four Too cool! In Science, we talked about arachnids. Arachnids ly my most exciting week. could happen. I guess...I mean, he’s very handsome...these square. After that, we had histo- Bye! ry and we're learning about the have two body parts and eight thoughts just made me want to go back into my bedroom and Sioux Indians. We've only got legs, while insects have three lock my door and stay there. I wasn’t ready for my daddy to meet body parts and six legs. Special Friends someone new, much less bring them home to meet me. I had three pockets left in our big By Tori Hammett book of history stuff. In sci- Spiders are arachnids. We read already turned to go back up the stairs when I heard my daddy ence, we finished our butterfly a book about spiders and how call out to me... they capture their prey. Did I went to North Carolina book and got to bring them for a swim meet. I had a room “Lauren, Lauren are you coming downstairs? Come on home. We made bracelets in art. you know there is such a thing sweetie, there is someone here that I think will make your day, as a Red Widow? In Art, we mate at the hotel--my coach, I made four and they're really Ali and Brittany. We went to a really cheer you up.” he hollered as he stuck his head outside the pretty. We did really easy math. worked on a new project. parlor door. Today we primed tubes that dance. I did not sleep well. In We just added and subtracted I had to go on down now. He must have seen or heard me. I will be used in the project. We the morning, we had the swim money. After school, we had meet. I swam the 25 freestyle, walked slowly, with each step I felt a heavy dread. My feet were girl scouts. We talked about a could choose from tubes that were smooth, and those that 25 backstroke, 50 freestyle, certainly dragging. Gone was all the energy, magic and sparkle of camping trip. I have two bud- freestyle relay and medley the excitement I was feeling. And I was so excited just a few dies for the camp: Sarah Morris were sanded. I chose a sanded one for the texture. We painted relay. I swam the breaststroke moments earlier. Gosh, Hailey is right when she said our and Annika Johnson. We're in the medley relay. It was my thoughts can change everything in a blink of an eye. My last cou- going to learn about horses and them primer grey, and had to leave them until next week. We first time to compete in the ple of thoughts had certainly taken all the fun and excitement out ride them too! It will be so breaststroke. I love it. My of the evening for me. How was I ever going to handle this? It’s much fun! We're excited. Oh, ll, that's about it for today. favorite stroke is the 25 just too soon for me. I mean, I’ve lost my mama, but do I have to we got report cards too. Mine Until next week.... freestyle. Back at the hotel, we lose my daddy, too? I couldn’t help but look back up the stair- was very good. So was my sis- sang Happy Birthday to my ter's. We had all E's (for excel- 6th Grade case. My soft pillow was there on my bed, just waiting for me. I News boyfriend, Dustin and my wanted to just go back upstairs and go to bed. No fried chicken, lent). YEA!! friends Josh and Taylor. We ate by Yael Mead no Yorkshire Pudding and no chocolate brownies. My stomach breakfast in the morning and felt a little queasy, now, anyway. 3rd Grade flew on the airplane. Hi again. I am sad. This I swallowed hard and knew I might as well get this over with. News One funny thing that hap- by Paiton Walker week was Once opon a matress- I walked into the front parlor. Everyone was standing there es last week. It is now over but pened was my mom bought me a pretend mouse and Dustin a watching me enter...my daddy, Holly, Chris, and Jana. As I stud- Hello. Today, in History, hey, At least I had fun! Also, ied their faces, they were all smiling...smiling? How could they My friend Delaney slept over! pretend cockroach. I put my we learned more about Daniel mouse in Coach's Ali's bed. be so happy about this disaster? Nona was entering the parlor Boone. We did a worksheet We had a bunch of fun, We from the dining room. I could tell there was someone behind her, played wiifit all NIGHT! We Coach Ali screamed. At dinner, that asked us to write a poem and she was turning, as if to chat to them as they walked into the fell asleep at 6 am and woke up they gave me my mouse back in about him. My poem went like an ice cream cone. That was room. She looked happy, too! I just turned back toward my this, "Daniel Boone's croon was a 11 am. It was AWESOME! Also, GUESS WHAT? MY gross!!! The coaches also made daddy. He looked so happy. I realized that I hadn’t seen him look the loudest tune on the Western a cockroach sandwich. They that happy in a long time. His smile was broad and his eyes twin- frontier, it was carried a mile OTHER CAT, RANEILI HAD KITTENS! She had 4. There pretended to eat it. Not me, I kled. He was ...happy! I gulped at the realization. I could hear a with quite great style and could don't eat bugs. little voice inside my head say, “Okay Lauren, are you going to very well be here!"Then, in are 3 boys and 1 girl. 3 or pure black and one boy has a white I had my senior pictures be a big baby and mess this up for your dad, or are you going to Spanish, we reviewed the made---I had my hair done, be genuinely happy for him? names of toys and learned a face! We call him "Ray" make-up done and my fingers In that split second...I decided. I wanted to be happy for him. new song. The new song was because his face looks like a x- and toes painted. Pictures take I mean he has always been happy for me, and given me more than about a donkey who basically ray! We also met some more neighbors. Well, 1 neighbor. a long time. I will send pictures I could have ever asked for. Yes, I would be happy...for him. I hurt all over, so he went to the to my friend's. vet to get some comfort. The Her name is Deborah and she smiled up at my daddy. It was a broad smile, a grin from ear to vet prescribed different things has a bunch of kids! She is so ear...and then...from behind Nona, I heard their voice... to make him feel better like a nice but i feel sorry for her. She Goodnight and God bless! has stage 4 cancer so please black hat, a yellow vest, and a Send School Articles and photos to For The Love of Lauren, a full length book, now avail- white scarf. We also sang our pray for her! We are going to meet the rest of her family too. able through Published by Westview, Inc. This book is other songs. After Spanish, we the diary of young Lauren McKenna and features full had Language Arts. In Also, 4 of our cats ran [email protected] color illustrations. See www.LaurensDiary.com. Language Arts, we read a true away(Oliver, Pipsie, Dewwie

Page 8 -- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 www.westviewonline.com www.publishedbywestview.com Westview NEWSpapers Nashville Christian School to host Renaissance Cultural Day; Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to be performed At Nashville Christian Nothing,” to be performed at and jewelry. Activities specifi- family. be available at the fair with a School, students will be bring- NCS, April 17 and 18. cally for children will include “The idea of this event menu that includes turkey legs ing Shakespeare to the stage This fun, educational and crafts making rag dolls, was to create more interest in and smoked corn, among and the community during the entertaining day will feature a swords, crowns and shields, in Shakespeare’s time period,” many other medieval treats. first ever Renaissance host of activities that celebrate addition to a special Queen’s Arnold said. “So many people Tickets for the play “Much Cultural Day, April 18, 10 the Renaissance period, Tea for mothers and daugh- are intimidated by Ado About Nothing” are $7. a.m. – 3 p.m. This family including costumed actors, ters. NCS Drama Director Shakespeare, but an event like Any proceeds raised from friendly event will be held in games, a petting zoo, period Nicole Arnold said that she this really makes history and these events will benefit the conjunction with the student entertainment, and craft ven- hopes the day will offer the drama come to life in a way Fine Arts Department at production of Shakespeare’s dors making items like stained community a low-cost, cultur- that’s fun and memorable.” Nashville Christian School. comedy “Much Ado About glass, pottery, soap, candles al experience for the entire The entrance fee for the To reserve play tickets or for Renaissance Cultural Day will more information about the be only $5 per person with a Renaissance Cultural Day at NCS Scouts Visit Police K9 & Aviation family cap of $20. The entry Nashville Christian School, fee will cover almost every contact Nicole Arnold at (615) activity. Concessions will also 356-5600.

Nashville Christian School Cub Scout Pack 382 visited the Metro Nashville Police Department Aviation and K9 Unit on Friday, March 27. Scouts enjoyed learning about the Aviation Unit and were excited about seeing the various helicopters. Everyone was impressed by a demonstration from the K9 Officers and their K9s. Pack 382 would like to thank the Metro Police Department for an afternoon that will always be remembered! Overbrook Student Council brings lunches to St. Thomas Hospital’s families Each week, members of Overbrook School’s Student Council bring sack lunches and a little cheer to families who are spending long and anxious hours in the waiting room at St. Thomas Hospital. Each Tuesday, Student Council members bring special- ly made sack lunches contain- ing a sandwich, bag of chips, and bag of cookies or fruit to school. The students then deliv- er the lunches to St. Thomas during their lunch/recess hour. Overbrook School is located on Overbrook School Student Council members, from left, sixth- The Dominican Campus which graders Maggie MacCurdy, Academic Dean Phyllis McGee, sits next door to St. Thomas Anthony Swenson, Bill Leftwich, Caroline Sheridan, and Hospital on Harding Road. Christopher Byrne, set up the sack lunches they made in the Academic Dean Phyllis family waiting room at St. Thomas Hospital. McGee initiated the project so the students could interact with ICU waiting area,” Mrs. McGee When Mrs. McGee and the the families at the hospital and said. “I guess when you experi- junior high students arrive, hos- hopefully provide them with a ence something like that, it pital employees announce that few minutes of peace and stays with you. the Overbrook students have respite from their worries. Mrs. “I called St. Thomas – brought sack lunches and they McGee got the idea when she since we could walk over there will be in the kitchen area. was on the receiving end of a – to see if we could start doing “Several people have similar gesture at Vanderbilt it for them,” she said. “The stopped to thank us and talk to Medical Center last year. Student Council members were us,” Mrs. McGee said. “The “My brother-in-law stayed thrilled to get to do the service students have been really great in Vanderbilt’s ICU for 50 days project. They all bring a sack about it when they have.” last year. We had visitors come lunch every Tuesday with what The school has also constantly and we didn’t want is in it written on the sack itself received several thank you to leave the waiting area. I was or an index card. Some put notes in the mail from people there on occasion when a group words of encouragement on it, who have benefited from the would bring sack lunches to the too.” sack lunches.

Westview NEWSpapers www.publishedbywestview.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, April 8, 2009 -- Page 9 bone. As a matter of fact, cles by strength training they living a strong independent life women have a one in six are putting pressure against the for years to come. Get Healthy chance of getting osteoporosis bone which helps to rebuild it Many people think that by by Ronda Biffert Inside and having a bone fracture, keeping the bone strong. walking they are strengthening which is a far greater chance It is true the foods we eat their muscles, but in order to ACE Personal Trainer and than their ever developing that have calcium are important prevent a fracture the muscles Nutrition Advisor Out breast cancer. for good bone health, but by must be challenged by different 615.506.6433 Many people do not realize working the muscles we will exercises for the bones and www.rondabiffert.com that after the age of 30, and not only fight in the prevention muscles to become strong. especially women after of the disease but also help in Osteoporosis is the most half of all women and one-fifth menopause, lose muscle rapid- common disease of the bone. of all men in their life time will ly if the muscle and bone is not Many people are unaware they suffer from fractures from the challenged. This increases the have it because they usually disease because of low bone chances of osteoporosis. But have no symptoms. More than mass and deterioration of the when a person loads their mus- Full Moon Film Festival for Teens

High school students who Rizario, Festival Director. “The be submitted in. The website, have ever dreamed of creating main goal of the Full Moon Film www.fullmoonfilmfestival.com, their own film are getting a big Festival is to attract high school also has copies of last year’s encouragement to “go for it”, as students from all backgrounds of winners that you can watch and www.rondabiffert.com the Full Moon Film Festival technical and artistic ability.” get ideas from. gears up for its third year by The focus of the May 2nd All the entries will be announcing this year’s deadlines festival is on American history, shown at the festival on and a line-up of great prizes. and the subject matter must per- Saturday, May 2nd, from 5:30 – The competition is open and free tain to the years 1770 – 2000. 9:30 p.m., at Montgomery Bell to all area high school students They can be of any genre except Academy, 4001 Harding Road in (public and private) regardless horror, and must be no longer Nashville. Winners will be of experience, and offers great than six minutes plus up to thir- announced and prizes will be assistance for every stage of pro- ty seconds for film credits. The awarded. duction. first deadline associated with the Winners will receive cash “You don’t have to be a festival is April 10th, when the and prizes worth $2,000 for first, filmmaker or have any experi- letter of intent is due, stating that $1,000 for second, and $750 for ence to enter,” says Andrew you intend to submit a film in third. The teacher/sponsor of the festival. (If this deadline is each winner will win $500 for missed students should still con- their school program. There will tact the festival about submitting be other “best of” awards given their films!) out as well. Great prizes for “To succeed in any profes- aspiring young filmmakers! sion, future generations must This year’s judges are understand the power and influ- screenwriter Howie Klausner, ences of electronic media,” says who co-wrote the Clint David Tune, festival founder and Eastwood film Space Cowboys, head of Zendo, Corp. “We cre- and Brian Owens, the Artistic ated the Full Moon Film Festival Director for the Nashville Film to encourage every student to Festival. The first place winner learn to express themselves will also get the opportunity to using technology regardless of enter in next year’s Nashville their experience. Since films are Film Festival in their Young not judged on technical merit, Filmmaker category. any student who has a com- The Nashville Film Institute pelling story can enter and and Ingram Entertainment are potentially win.” Zendo is the also contributing sponsors to this primary festival sponsor. year’s festival. The entry deadline is April Check out the website 17th, 2009. The festival has a (www.fullmoonfilmfestival.com great website with all sorts of ) for all the information, forms, useful information on it, includ- and ideas you’ll need. If you ing the formats that entries must have any questions e-mail Andrew at fullmoonfilmfesti- [email protected].

Page 10 -- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 www.westviewonline.com www.publishedbywestview.com Westview NEWSpapers Special Easter Week Services at Area Churches Easter at Gospel the Gospel Chapel, 7305 Sonya Bethel sanctuary and the Easter Easter Musical at 6:00 p.m., Bellevue Food Bank that helps Drive at I-40 West and Old worship service at 9:30 a.m. will titled: “The Love of Jesus.” This the needy in our area. Chapel Hickory Blvd. 352-2195 or 352- feature Bro. Joe Frazer at the beautiful and inspiring musical Good Friday Service and Come and celebrate “HIS” 1745 www.nashvillegospel piano. Everyone is invited and was created by Mike Speck and Lord’s Supper resurrection Easter Sunday, chapel.org. all are welcome at New Bethel, arranged by Mike Speck, Lari Friday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. April 12. Ben Earthman of located at 5200 Pond Creek Goss, and Danny Zaloudik. Easter Morning Worship Murfreesboro will bring the New Bethel UMC Road, Pegram, TN. Our pastor is Annual Bellevue Baptist Services message at the 7 a.m. “SON- Dr. Michael Turner. Free Egg Hunt For Easter Sunday, April rise” Service. A pancake break- Easter Services Saturday, April 11th is the 12th, Bellevue Baptist will have New Bethel UMC will have fast will follow, the men doing date for the 12th annual Egg two Easter morning worship the following Easter Services. Easter at Bellevue the cooking. At 9:15 the weekly Hunt at Red Caboose Park. services, at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 On Friday, April 10, at 7:00 LORD’S supper (communion Baptist Church Bellevue Baptist hosts this free a.m. p.m., there is a joint Good service) will be available to all Easter is a special time of event each year for all children Everyone is welcome to Friday with sister church at believers. From 10:15 till 10:45 worship and celebration at (toddlers through 6th grade). attend all of these Bellevue Centenary UMC on Gower “The Resurrection Story” will be Bellevue Baptist Church. This The church will provide approx- Baptist Church worship and cel- Road in Nashville. On Saturday, presented in song and Scripture. year, there will be three opportu- imately 20,000 eggs filled with ebration opportunities. Nursery April 11, at 2:00 p.m., the annu- Matt Phelan will bring the nities for adults and children in candy. is provided during all worship al Easter Egg Hunt and Party for Easter Message. the Bellevue community to par- Age-graded egg hunts begin services. children up to 12 years old. On On May 3, the youth group ticipate in Easter worship and at 11:00 a.m. There will be Bellevue Baptist is located Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m., a will bring the Good News of the more at the church. snacks, prizes—plus lots of fun. at 7400 Highway 70 South, Sunrise Service with breakfast Gospel by music, testimony and Easter Musical And, best of all, everything is across from Red Caboose Park. to follow will be held in the New message. Everyone is invted to On Palm Sunday, April 5th, free. The church does ask that For more information visit the the Bellevue Baptist Church parents, who are able, bring a website: bellevuebaptist.com. “Sisterhood,… Worship Choir will present an can of food to support the We Need Each Other!” Please join us for a wonderful lunch presentation by Holly Thompson on Saturday, April 25th at 11:30 am at Harpeth Heights Baptist Church Hwy 100 Bellevue 37221 In the Fellowship Hall Admission is $10.00 Child Care Provided

Special Easter Services

“SON-RRise” Service EASTER SUNDAY March 12th 7::00 a..m.. Message by Ben Earthman Murfreesboro,, TN Pancake Breakfast for Everyone! 9:15 a.m. LORD’S Supper 10:15 a.m. “Get aquainted” Time & Refreshments 10:45 a.m. “The Resurrection Story” in song and scripture Message by Matt Phelan Gospel Chapel 7305 Sonya Drive 352-2195 or 352-1745 www.nashvillegospelchapel.org

Westview NEWSpapers www.publishedbywestview.com www.westviewonline.com Wednesday, April 1, 2009 -- Page 11 Band Of Blue Golf Tournament at Greystone Saturday afternoon, May 2, There will be prizes for: register early contact Dr. Dan [email protected], Sandy Harpeth High Band Of Blue 2009 at 2:00 the Harpeth High Top Teams McNally at 615-952-2811, Hoiberg at Student. School Band Of Blue is having Ladies' Closest to Pin Darenda Shannon at daren- [email protected] , or any a golf tournament fundraiser at Men's Closest to Pin Greystone in Dickson, Ladies' Longest Drive Tennessee. Men's Longest Drive Registration is at 12:00 Entry fees are $75 for indi- with lunch provided. viduals and $300 for team. To Harpeth Band Notes CALENDAR OF Course UPCOMING EVENTS: May 11 - Band Banquet April 13 - 7:00 Band May 19 - 6:00 HMS Booster Meeting HHS Concert HHS April 14 - 7:00 Winter May 21 - 6:00 HHS Drumline Fan Appreciation Concert HHS Show, Main Gym HHS April 15-19 World Scrip orders due April 20! Championships Winter This is a fantastic way to sup- Drumline Dayton, Ohio port the Band Of Blue! April 27 - 7:00 Band Special thanks to all the Booster Meeting HHS parents and our supporting April 25 - HMS Band community! Solo/Ensemble Festival at Visit us on the web, Oliver Middle School www.hhsbandofblue.com for Nashville, TN all competition dates and a May 2 - 2:00 Golf complete rehearsal schedule for Scramble Greystone Golf the 2008-2009 Band of Blue. Herb Society Annual Herb & Plant Sale The Herb Society of ease in shopping, and in addi- Nashville’s Annual Herb and tion to Personal Shoppers and Plant Sale will take place at the the "Answer Ladies" being Tennessee State Fairgrounds’ available to help with questions, Sports Arena in Nashville on shoppers will receive a handy Saturday, April 18, 2009 from guide for growing and using 9:00 a.m. until sell out. herbs. Customers are encour- Admission is free. aged to come early and to bring The sale features over their own boxes or carriers. 16,000 plants, representing over Sponsored by the Herb 200 herb varieties, including the Society of Nashville. Proceeds 2009 Herb of the Year, Bay benefit the not-for-profit Laurel (Laurus nobilis.) Also Cheekwood Herb Study Garden included in the sale will be and the Centennial Herb cold-hardy Camellia Tea plants Garden. (Camellia sinensis,) member- For additional information, grown plants, and products please visit www.herbsociety- from The Compost Farm. Plants nashville.org. are arranged alphabetically for

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Page 12 -- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 www.westviewonline.com www.publishedbywestview.com Westview NEWSpapers Wednesday, April 8, 2009 All on a Saturday night… By Richard Edmondson named Jerry Whitehurst? He like Rainsford, Myrick, too, was the regular keyboard player spent a great deal of time in stu- It’s Saturday night in White at the Opry, although I played dio sessions recording with Bluff. Cruising down Highway there many, many times too. country music legends and hall- 70, you see the “no alcohol” But my main deal was record of-famers. But the bottom line sign at Cross Bright, and the sessions.” is this: both are virtuosos on “now serving margaritas and Indeed, if you listen to the their respective instruments. beer” sign at the El Monte. music of Alabama, you can hear Rainsford went into semi- It’s all evidence of a town him. Rainsford was the key- retirement some two years ago, slowly feeling its way along as boardist on many of the group’s he says, but he occasionally still it shapes its identity, and the number one hits. He also gets calls, such as the one juxtaposition of the opposing recorded with Tom T. Hall and which ended him up in White messages is a bit like watching numerous others. Bluff last Saturday night. And a gentleman named Bill Hayes “Most of the people I of course, after 50 years in the play an instrument called the worked with are from the old music business, including “zingo-boom” (more about days,” said Rainsford. “I trav- countless performances at Opry which in a moment). eled a little bit on the road when #1, you have a lot of memories. Eventually I end up at the I first got in the business—with “I was really fortunate in Community Center—still safe- LeRoy Van Dyke for three or being able to work with some ly in “non-alcoholic” territory, four years, and I worked with top acts, but I started out like but home to great food and Dottie West for three or four everybody else, working at juke some of the hottest country years. I’ve been in the business joints and honky-tonks and music around. Tonight the for at least 50 years. As I stuff like that.” White Bluff Opry Staff Band always say, the Good Lord’s Last Saturday night was has a guest piano player. He’s been good to little Willie, so I special in another way too. The kind of an old guy (as I’m get- can’t complain.” parents of Kelly Orcutt, lead ting to be), but he can absolute- Now there’s one thing you vocalist for Opry #2, were in ly flat play the piano like can say about these retired town visiting from Niagra Falls, Bill Hayes onstage with his zingo-boom nobody’s business. Opry guys: man, they can play! (Continued on page 17) During the mid-show inter- Rainsford is not the first mission, I stroll casually up and veteran of the Grand Ole Opry introduce myself. His name is (hereinafter referred to as White Bluff News Briefs Willie Rainsford. I tell him I “Opry #1”) to end up on the really like his piano playing. stage of the White Bluff Opry Candidates to debate were presented to winners in ed at Highway 47 and School Turns out he’s a “semi-retired” (hereinafter referred to as Monday two age groups, and drawings Road. Nashville sessions musician, “Opry #2). Weldon Myrick Candidates for White Bluff were held for door prizes. and also a veteran of many spent 32 years as the staff steel City Council will face off in a Winner in the adult catego- Candidate meet-and-greet shows on the Grand Ole Opry. guitar player at Opry #1 before debate sponsored by the ry was Ricky “Chopper” City Council candidate Lil “You remember a boy coming over to Opry #2. And Westview next Monday at City Cathey. Youth winners were Cauthen announced last week Hall starting at 7 p.m. Three Johnny Bryam, 1st place, and that she will hold a ‘meet-and- seats on the Council are up for Chris Swiegoda, 2nd place. The greet’ for the public. The event Cole Lewis Wins grabs. The race pits challengers $175 raised included a donation will take place Sat. April 18, Allen Johnson, Todd Hamilton, from Jeffrey and Laura 12-3 p.m. at the Church Street Lil Cauthen, and Roy Frizsell Johnson. Door prizes were Commons Café. ‘Most Talented’ against incumbents Eric donated by Ricky Cathey. The Cauthen is one of six can- Tidwell and Oscar Martin. City Parks Board expressed didates running in the city The election will be held thanks to all those who partici- council election, which will be April 25. Voters may vote early pated. held April 25. at Town Hall on April 15 and 17, or at the election office in Library yard sale Community-wide yard sale Charlotte through the 20th. A yard sale to benefit the White Bluff will hold its Jenny Woodworth Library will second annual Community Egg hunt be held Sat. April 18 at the Wide Yard Sale on May 8 and The Field of Dreams will White Bluff Community 9. All participating residents host its annual Easter Egg Hunt Center. People wishing to make will be responsible for their this Saturday starting at 11 a.m. donations for the yard sale may own sales. A copy of sale loca- Prizes will be awarded in three drop their items off any week tions will be available at Town age groups, from preschool up day. Hall on Thursday and Friday, to 5th grade, and the Liberty The library is to occupy the May 7 & 8. Baptist Youth Group will be on former City Administrative Copies will also be posted hand with face painting, crafts, Building on Taylor Town Road, at www.townofwhitebluff.com. and free hotdogs. and will have books as well as If you would like to have your Also an appearance by the computers available for public sale location listed, call Town Easter Bunny is expected. City use. Hall at 797-3131. officials say they would appre- ciate any donations of individu- Fire hall dedication K & B Jamboree ally wrapped candy. Such dona- A formal dedication for the The K & B Jamboree, fea- tions may be dropped off at city’s new fire hall will take turing Kenneth and Brenda Town Hall. Call 797-3131 for place Sun, April 19, at 2 p.m. Atkins, will return to the White more information. The facility is to bear the name, Bluff Community Center on The Zollie Bibb Jr. Fire Hall, in Fri. April 24 for a special show. Tournament raises money for honor of the city’s first fire The show will reunite a number parks chief. of long-time K & B talents, In an event to raise money Refreshments will be including Bill McCullough and Cole Lewis won the "most talented" award at the recent for local parks, Cross Bright served. The public is invited. Kurt Laine on guitars and Great Pretenders concert for his impersonation of country Productions hosted a billiards Also featuring an ambulance Katrina Pulley on lead vocals. singer Craig Morgan. tournament last week. Trophies station, the new facility is locat- The show starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Senator Doug Jackson Honored by Nashville Humane Association Senator Doug Jackson of Rebecca Burcham, Mary Pat until his master noticed a Dickson, was one of those Boatfield, Mary Nell Bryan house on the property where honored by the Nashville and guest speaker Steve they lived was on fire. Humane Association on Wrigley handed out the Everyone got out of the home Saturday, April 4 at their awards at a special brunch unharmed due to the heroic awards brunch. He and Rep. held at Nero’s Grill in Green efforts of this adopted pet. Deborah Maggert received the Hills. Volunteers with the award for Legislators of the Award winners were pres- Nashville Humane were also Year. Both of these nted a plaque and a bag full of honored, but there were too Legislators sponsor bills try- goodies including a ‘Dogs many to keep track of as they ing to get harsher laws for the Rule’ t-shirt and cap, a dog called out the numberous mistreatment of animals and bowl, collar, frisbee and names and the number of for people who watch as well coupons for free Pedigree Dog hours of service. as engage in fighting of ani- Food. Two of the awards were mals. Colonel, whose name was given special honors including The Westview received changed to Jet when he was Walter James III and Monica the Community Media Award. adopted, was selected Heroic Lucas. Maggie Odle, Joy Beach, Pet of the Year for barking Senator Doug Jackson at the Awards Ceremony. Others Honored by Nashville Humane Assoc.

Recipient of the Youth Animal Welfare Advocate Michael Hernon is in Troop 182 in Goodletttsville. He also volunteers at Walden’s Featured speaker Steve Wrigley Puddle.

Dr. Bondurant was awarded the Julia Colton Award.

Linda Burns and The Farm at Rep. Deborah Maggert was the Volunteer Walter James Natchez Trace received the award The Top Dog Award went to volunteer other recipient of the Legislators of III was honored with the for Business Leadership and Monica Lucas for her many, many hours of the Year Award. Volunteer Choice Award. Public Service. volunteering. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Professional plaza holds grand opening By Richard Edmondson Insurance, which also has an office in Brentwood. Grand opening was held For interested business last week for the newly-con- owners, Westview Plaza still structed Westview Plaza, a has two vacancies left, but commercial complex located Beata says they may not last directly across from the Rec long. Center offering real estate and “We’ve had a lot of calls professional services. on them, but we have some The plaza’s modern limitations from the city design and aristocratic-look- codes—we can’t have certain ing façade make for a nice types of businesses, and what addition to the increasingly- we’re looking for is profes- bustling Highway 100 corri- sional services,” Beata said. dor. Businesses already head- “We can’t really do a full quartered there include: restaurant—which we’ve had Charter Properties Real Estate tons of calls for restaurants.” Services, headed by Kathy She said parking limita- Beata; Norstar Mortgage; tions preclude the opening of Continental/Claggett a full service restaurant in Charter Properties is one of several businesses now occupying the new Westview Hudleston Insurance, and Westview Plaza, and that what Plaza, which celebrated its grand opening last week. L to R: Kathy Beata, Charter Nash EyeCare, which had its the two vacant spaces are Properties owner, along with employees Shelley Totty, Suzette Rice, Holly Black, and own separate ribbon mainly designed for are pro- James Beata cutting/opening two weeks fessional or business offices, ago. such as a medical practice or “We’re a real estate com- an accounting firm. pany, and we do a little bit of “We feel really fortunate, ‘Island’ annexation plan set aside everything. I even do property though. I’ve lived here for 15 Based upon a lack of any tion back in January, both for study. But some of the property management,” said Beata. years, and we own a little farm kind of a recommendation from zoning reasons as well as to owners expressed opposition to “We have existing residences, here and I’ve got my horses, the City Planning Commission, help police and firefighters being brought into the city, and but we also do construction, and I’m thrilled and happy the Board of Commissioners avoid confusion in responding at the panel’s February 10 meet- last week elected not to press to emergency calls. ing, the Planning Commission, and we have farms and com- and I love being across from ahead with a proposal to annex “It’s a pretty strong (indica- while discussing the matter, mercial properties for sale as the Rec Center.” 18 parcels of property. tion) from the Planning declined to take any action. well.” Beata has also been active Referred to as “islands,” Commission when they don’t After Bissell withdrew the She said Charter with the Fairview Area the properties are oddly situated want to take action on it, so I proposal at last week’s meeting, Properties has listings in the Chamber of Commerce, and in that they lie in the county but take that as a recommendation Vice Mayor Stuart Johnson sug- Fairview area, as well as helped organize the city’s first are completely surrounded on not to move on this at this time. gested that city employees Burns and Lyles, and that the Business Expo several years all four sides by the city of I would invite those people that should be instructed to send let- company is looking for new ago. Fairview. own the 18 parcels if they’d like ters to the property owners ask- agents. “For this grand opening “We certainly don’t want to to join the city we’d certainly ing them to consider coming Claggett Hudleston we got a lot of the businesses get to the point that we try to entertain a request to do that,” into the city voluntarily. force people (to undergo annex- Bissell said. “If they want to, then I Insurance was formerly locat- to work together, and we’re ation). That hasn’t been our After the annexation pro- think we should allow them to ed in Centerville, but has having door prize drawings. method of operation,” said posal was raised in January, the come on in free of charge,” closed its doors there and We’re just trying to promote Commissioner Allen Bissell, matter was referred to the Johnson said. moved to Fairview, where it everybody’s business,” she who had proposed the annexa- Planning Commission for has joined with Continental said. - - - Fairview News Briefs - - - Commissioner urges Fairview Bowie Park egg hunt Clean Sweep organizer Tennessee frogs and learn their residents to ‘buy local’ Bowie Nature Park will Dan Kubit said the beatification calls. April 28 has been hold an egg hunt this Saturday effort will focus on main thor- declared “Save the Frogs Day.” at 2 p.m. The hunt will take oughfares as well as well as a For more information visit When products and services are available in Fairview, why place at the park’s Treehouse cleanup of the grounds sur- http://savethefrogs.com, or call drive to Bellevue or Franklin? It’s a fair enough question, but Playground, and will be divided rounding local schools. “We’re 799-5544. apparently many Fairview residents do just that. into four age groups. looking forward to a lot of peo- Plaque dedication And one member of the Board of Commissioners is making Westview United ple coming out,” he said. This Members of the city’s Tree it his mission to try and convince people of the wisdom of shop- Methodist Church youth will will be the 5th annual Operation Board, along with representa- ping at home. hide the eggs and help the Clean Sweep. For more infor- tives of the Patricia Hart “I think with the economy the way it is today, that we need younger children hunt. For mation call City Hall at 799- Society of the United Way of to support our local businesses to the fullest extent possible,” more information call 799- 2484. Williamson County, will dedi- said Commissioner Toney Sutton. “If you’ve got to buy it any- 2800, 799-0250, or 799-5544. Frog extinctions cate a plaque at City Hall April way, buy it from somebody local. It helps our tax structure, it just Fairview Clean Sweep Amphibian expert Lisa 25 in recognition of those who helps us, it helps the government—it’s good for everybody.” Volunteers are needed for Powers, of Bon Aqua’s lost their homes in the 2008 tor- The tendency of local residents—many of whom commute Operation Clean Sweep, the Froghaven Farm, will give a nado. to jobs in Nashville, Dickson, or Franklin—to shop away from city’s annual roadside litter talk on the amphibian extinc- Tree Board member Jane home has long been remarked upon by city officials. And it’s an removal effort, which will take tion crisis and what you can do Woodall said the event will be issue Sutton has become especially aware of since his election to place Sat. April 18. Volunteers to save the frogs. The talk will held in conjunction with should gather at the Bank of take place April 28, starting at 7 National Arbor Day, and that the Board last November. America parking lot at 8 a.m. p.m. at the Bowie Park Nature the plaque will be placed near a “If everybody who lived in Fairview bought whatever they Trash bags, grabbers, and safety Center. tree that was planted last year— needed from the people in Fairview that have it available, there’s vests will be provided. The After the talk, join Lisa for also in honor of storm sur- no way that our businesses could handle the business.” cleanup will continue to around a walk down by Lake Van to lis- vivors. The event begins at 9 So, says Sutton—give it some thought. noon. ten for our own native a.m. Refreshments. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Williamson County CVB Williamson Democrats ‘My Franklin’ Video Contest Elect New Officers The Williamson County Contest, contestants are asked The Williamson County Convention & Visitors Bureau to create a video three or less Democratic Party elected offi- is launching the “My Franklin” minutes in length, that is cre- cers at their county-wide reor- Video Contest. Winners in each ative and offers a fresh, fun ganization held Saturday at of three categories, amateur, look at Franklin. Video content party headquarters in Franklin. professional and youth, will should attempt to capture the Elected to serve two-year receive a $1,000 cash prize. To (Continued on page 17) terms were Chair Todd Sharp, enter The “My Franklin” Video Vice-Chair Wanda Graham, recording Secretary Linda Lee Democratic Women Hold and Treasurer Tracy Halloran. The Democrats also elected Spring Yard Sale representatives from Williamson County voting The Williamson County Democratic Women will hold their precincts to serve on the WCDP spring yard sale from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 18, at executive committee. The 243 Warwick Park Lane in the Fieldstone Farms community in WCDP holds a reorganization Franklin. every two years. Donated items will be accepted at the site on Friday, April 10 Sharp, who enters his sec- from 5:30-8 p.m.; Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and ond term as party chair, Friday, April 17 from 5:30-8 p.m. announced the Democrats will From left, Chair Todd Sharp, Vice-Chair Wanda Bruce Graham, The Williamson County Democratic Women give like-minded move their highly successful Secretary Linda Lee and Treasurer Tracy Halloran. women a venue where they can discuss important issues and find Make It Blue Monday to ways to take action, according to President Marie McEntire. While Kimbro’s Café, 214 S. Margin Christine McVie, and Bonnie informal discussion of issues, McEntire said that much of 2008 was focused on the election, pro- Street in Franklin, beginning Raitt. Sharp’s latest solo album every Saturday morning. The grams for 2009 will provide a platform for service and for educa- with the April 27 MIBM is Walking All the Way. WCDP also includes WC “Todd has played with all Young Democrats, WC tion on important topics both locally and nationally. Volume XII at which Mary Gauthier will perform. the great ones,” said Bekka Democratic Women and WC The Williamson County Democratic Women are actively Gubernatorial candidate Kim Bramlett, who replaced Stevie Democratic Veterans Council, involved in service projects throughout the year. Recent service McMillan will also appear at Nicks with Fleetwood Mac and all of which meet monthly and projects have benefited: Gilda’s Club, Mid-Cumberland MIBM. who performed last year with conduct various public service Community Action Agency, Williamson County Rescue Squad, Sharp is a world-class gui- Delbert McClinton at a Make It and governmental awareness Mercy Children’s Clinic, Williamson County Child Advocacy tar player and is a business Blue Monday. events. All meetings are open to Center, Williamson County African American Heritage owner in Franklin, operating The Williamson County the public. Foundation, Bridges Women’s Shelter and the Franklin Public Nashville Amplifier Service, Democratic Party is one of only Make It Blue Monday is a Library which restores amplifiers for five Democratic county organi- monthly entertainment, net- In addition to special events and service projects, the country and rock stars. zations in Tennessee that main- working and fund-raising event Williamson County Democratic Women meet the fourth Saturday Sharp was playing lead tain a year-round party head- and features top musical per- of every month at 10 a.m. at Williamson County Democratic Party guitar for Hall and Oates at age quarters. formers who support headquarters at 112-B East Fowlkes Street, off Columbia Avenue 19, and he has written for or The WCDP has a monthly Democrats. a half mile south of Five Points in Franklin. All meetings and toured and recorded with the Potluck Dinner meeting the Other special events and events are open to the public. For more information, contact Marie likes of Rod Stewart, Mick first Thursday of every month community service projects of McEntire at (615) 306-0090 or email Fleetwood, Delbert McClinton, and holds Coffee Klatch, an the Williamson County - - - Williamson County News Briefs - - - Easter closings camp will be held at Walnut County, will be held 7-9 p.m., Franklin. Participants who person. Register before April In observance of Easter, Grove Elementary School April 19, at the Cool Springs have turned in their walking 28. This is a P.A.L.S. program all facilities of the Williamson June 1 thru July 17. Galleria. The event offers logs will have a chance to win (People at Leisure with County Parks and Recreation Participants are required to be members of the public the door prizes at this event. Support), and caregivers are Department will be closed this Williamson County residents. opportunity to become con- Walk Across Williamson required to stay with those Friday and Sunday. Call 790-5719 ex. 21. noisseurs—sampling cuisine has consisted of formal, needing support. Call 790- All facilities will be open offerings from some 35 partic- organized walks taking place 5719 ex. 10. during regular hours on Summer sports camps ipating restaurants, all for a on the first Saturdays of the Saturday. Registration is now under- flat entry price of $35 in months of February, March, Tennis clinics way for a variety of summer advance, or $40 at the door. and April at five participating Tennis clinics will begin Camp Will sports camps for kids. Special Eateries participating in area parks: Bowie Nature Park next week at the Indoor Sports Registration will take camps to be offered are: table the event will include Boscos, in Fairview, College Grove Complex, Crocket Park, place later this month for tennis, June 1-4; volleyball, Chef on Call Catering, Park, Nolensville Park, Grassland Park, the Franklin Camp Will, a 7-week day June 8-11; running, June 15- Criallo’s Bistro and Bar, Wild Pinkerton Park in Franklin, Recreation Complex, and camp for children, adoles- 18; tennis, June 22-25; soccer Ginger, and Wolfgang Puck and Thompson’s Station Park. Ravenwood High School. cents, and young adults with July 6-9; volleyball July 6-9; Express. Pairing the tastiest of Call 472-5013 or 472-5018. Adult and junior clinics from developmental disabilities. basketball July 27-30. foods with a great night out, beginner to advanced skill Presented by Williamson Register at the Franklin plus the opportunity of sup- Spring dance and luau levels are offered Mondays County Parks Therapeutics Recreation Complex. Each porting a worthy cause—who The Franklin Recreation thru Saturdays. Division, the camp offers camp costs $50 per child. could ask for more? Visit Complex will hold a spring Prices vary depending on exciting experiences and edu- Space is limited. Camp loca- www.tasteofcoolsprings.com dance and luau hosted by location and duration of clinic. cation through swimming, tions include the FRC, for more information. Williamson County Parks’ A full schedule and fees are community outings, art, Academy Park, and the Indoor Therapeutics Division on available at www.wcprathlet- music, dance, and recreation Soccer Arena. Call 790-5719. Celebration walk April 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Do ics.org. To register call 370- therapy. Walk Across Williamson the hula or the limbo and 3471 ex. 10. Space is limited. Register at the Franklin A Taste of Cool Springs for 2009 will wind up with a enjoy a barbecue dinner, All fees must be paid in order Recreation Complex 7 a.m.-6 The 7th Annual “A Taste countywide Celebration Walk drink, and dessert. to secure placement. p.m. Tues. April 21, or 9.m.-1 of Cool Springs,” to benefit on Sat. April 18 at Liberty The event is for young p.m. Thurs. April 24. The United Way of Williamson Elementary School in adults and older. Cost is $5 per And he said, ‘you know, Kelly, But last Saturday night on White Bluff.... you could sing like her.’ And the stage of Opry #2—with the (continued from page 13) that planted a seed.” band accompanying him on the NY. Tim and Shelley McGuire’s The band then proceeded song “My Baby Think’s He’s a journey was a bit arduous. Their into Loretta Lynn’s “Blue Train”—Hayes proved that you car broke down in Ohio, and it Kentucky Girl.” can make music with it, spin- took a rent-a-car to get them the And finally we come to Bill ning it back and forth, back and rest of the way to White Bluff, Hayes and his zingo-boom. forth, using a drumstick to give although in a strange way you Never let it be said that it a rap—here, there and every- can perhaps imagine that that Bluffians lack ingenuity. The where. And watching him per- may have made their time here zingo-boom is a combination of form can be a tad bit hypnotic all the more cherished. many instruments (mainly per- as well—kind of like whizzing “This next one I’d like to cussion) all wrapped together in past two liquor signs with dedicate to my parents, all the one. Turn it one way and it’s a opposing messages. way from Niagra Falls tonight,” drum; turn it another way, and The zingo-boom is also said Orcutt at one point in the it’s a wood-block. There’s also something of an antique with an show. “Me and my dad would a cymbal, a horn, and a coiled interesting history. stay up late and eat popcorn and spring-like contraption that “I made it for my son for a AAsskk AAnn EExxppeerrtt drink pop and watch TV, and seems to function (as someone school project,” Hayes tells me. one night we had it on a movie humorously observed) as noth- And that was quite a few called ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter.’ ing more than a cup-holder. years back, he says. ‘My Franklin’ Video Contest... (Continued from page 16) WCCVB promotes the For additional information, spirit of Franklin and Williamson County area, city contact WCCVB by phone Williamson County. Judges of Franklin and local historic (615) 791-7554, fax will seek out the most passion- assets including the “Great (615) 550-2707, toll free ate storyline, one that sparks an American Main Street” experi- (866) 253-9207, on the Web at emotional response for poten- ence to visitors across the state, www.VisitWilliamson.com. tial visitors. the U.S. and worldwide. For complete contest rules and a contest entry form, visit Williamson Co. stories next week... www.VisitFranklin.com. Deadline is May 31, 2009. The Leiper’s Fork Franklin’s 26th annual The Williamson County Community Association hosts Main Street Festival will take Convention & Visitors Bureau its second annual fashion show place the weekend of April 25- (WCCVB) is the official desti- Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m. on 26. Hours for the free street fes- nation marketing organization the lush lawn at Lawnchair tival are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Williamson County and Theater in the heart of the vil- Saturday, with the Fourth Franklin Tennessee, located lage, according to Association Avenue Street Dance continu- “100 Years” and a few miles president Mary Murphy. ing until 10 p.m.. All activities south of Nashville. The are open noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Williamson Democrats Officers...

(Continued from page 16) Stand Down, maintenance of [email protected]. Web Democratic Party include voter resources on WCDP web site is http://www.wcdemoc- Adopt-a-Road, Town Hall site and fund-raising to benefit rats.com. Williamson County Meetings on current topics, other Williamson County non- Democratic Party headquarters Williamson County Fair booth, profit organizations. is at 112-B E. Fowlkes Street, Red Cross blood donor drives, For more information, con- off Columbia Avenue and five voter registration drives, sup- tact WCDP Chair Todd Sharp at blocks south of Five Points in port of veterans and Operation 615-790-3659 or email: Franklin.

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