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The Sewanee Mountain VOL. XXVI No. 27 Thursday, July 22, 2010 Published as a public service for the Sewanee community since 1985. CAC Clients Preregister Sewanee Writers’ Conference Friday for Mobile Food Pantry Wraps Up This Weekend The fi nal day for preregistration are not convenient, please contact The 21st annual Sewanee Writers’ and “Let the Dead Bury Their Dead,” for the Community Action Commit- Laura Willis, director of the CAC, at Conference continues on Thursday, which was a fi nalist for the National tee’s 2010 Mobile Food Pantry will be 598-5927. July 22, with a lecture by Jill McCorkle Book Critics Circle Award, nominee Friday, July 23, 8–10 a.m. in the CAC Only one registration will be al- at 10 a.m. Poet Rachel Hadas will read for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize offi ce in Otey parish hall. lowed per household and an ID will be at 4:15 p.m. and fi ction writer Randall for fiction and a New York Times This year’s Mobile Food Pantry required. No one living outside CAC’s Kenan at 8:15 p.m. All lectures and Notable Book for 1992. He teaches will be on Saturday, August 14, in service area (Sewanee, Sherwood, readings are held in the Mary Sue creative writing at the University of Cravens Hall. Jump-Off, Midway, Deepwoods, with Shop Tax Free in Cushman Room of the Bairnwick North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To ensure that CAC clients receive either a 37375 zip or a 598-prefix Women’s Center on Mississippi Ave., On Friday, July 23, events include Tennessee Aug. 6–8 one block south of University Ave. a craft lecture by Robert Hass at 11 food, they are allowed to preregister. phone number) can preregister, even The fi fth annual Sales Tax Holiday No one may preregister another if they have been receiving food on a Admission to all public events is free, a.m., a reading at 4:15 p.m. by fi ction is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 6, and but space may be limited. writer Kevin Wilson and poet Caki person or family—everyone must regular basis. continues through Sunday, Aug. 8. The register in person. If these times McCorkle is the author of four Wilkinson, and a reading at 8:15 p.m. Tennessee Department of Revenue is story collections, “Crash Diet,” “Final by poet Mark Strand. reminding Tennessee shoppers that Vinyl Days,” “Creatures of Habit” and Hass received the 2007 National Sewanee Leaseholders Launch during these three days of savings “Going Away Shoes,” and fi ve novels, Book Award and the 2008 Pulitzer they can save almost 10 percent on all cited by the New York Times as No- Prize for his book, “Time and Materi- Public Safety Project tax-free clothing, school and art sup- table Books: “The Cheer Leader,” “July als: Poems 1997–2005.” A two-time The Sewanee Lease- plies and computer purchases. 7th,” “Tending to Virginia,” “Ferris winner of the National Book Critics holders Association The holiday begins on Friday, Aug. Beach” and “Carolina Moon.” A recipi- Circle Award, Hass has also received is initiating a public 6, at 12:01 a.m. and ends Sunday, Au- ent of the New England Booksellers a MacArthur Foundation Fellow- safety project to facili- gust 8 at 11:59 p.m. During the three- Award, the John Dos Passos Literary ship. From 1995 to 1997, he was Poet tate identification of day weekend, consumers will Prize and the North Carolina Award Laureate of the United States, and he commercial and resi- (Continued on page 12) for Literature, McCorkle teaches at served as chancellor of the American dential residences on North Carolina State University. (Continued on page 2) the Domain. Lease- Hadas is a poet, essayist, transla- holder leadership has Franklin County tor and professor. Her publications been concerned about School Committee include “Classics: Essays;” “The Lunch and Learn: a number of leaseholds Ache of Appetite;” “Halfway Down that lack any numerical Meets July 26 the Hall: New & Selected Poems,” a “The Case for markings to pinpoint The Franklin County Board of fi nalist for the 1999 Lenore Marshall their location. This is Poetry Prize; “Indelible;” “Laws;” and Play” on Aug. 12 Commissioners School Committee The Academy for Lifelong Learn- due, in large measure, to will meet on Monday, July 26, at 7 p.m. “The River of Forgetfulness.” Since a number of people who Sewanee Leaseholders’ Association president Stephen 1981 she has taught in the English ing at St. Mary’s Sewanee is pleased Burnett, (L) and vice-president Lyle Lorren are in the Board of Education conference to announce that Lee Allsbrook will get their mail at either room, 215 S. College St., Winchester. Se- department of the Newark campus the U.S. Post Offi ce on shown with the new number posts that will facilitate of Rutgers University. Among her be the speaker for the Lunch and identifi cation by emergency personnel of the many wanee’s representative is Arthur Knoll. Learn program on Thursday, Aug. University Ave. or the The meeting is open to the public. honors are a Guggenheim Fellowship, University’s Student homes on the Domain that have no mailbox. Photo Ingram Merrill Foundation grants, 12, at noon. His topic will be “The Post Office (SPO) in by April Minkler the O.B. Hardison Award from the Case for Play: My Experience on the Bishop’s Common and, therefore, lack mailboxes with house numbers. This SUD Board Sets Folger Shakespeare Library and an President’s Council for Physical Fit- has and is causing critical delays for emergency responders to reach a caller Agenda for July 27 award in literature from the Ameri- ness and Sports.” in case of an emergency—the Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department, Police can Academy and Institute of Arts Physical fi tness for children, ac- Department or Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Meeting and Letters. cording to Allsbrook, “may be a lot Stephen Burnett, president of the Leaseholders Association, confi rmed the The Board of Commissioners of Kenan is the author of fi ve books, more about process than product. depth of this issue with public safety leadership, residents and responders the Sewanee Utility District of Frank- including “A Visitation of Spirits” Adults work all their lives trying to and is now pleased, with University staff approval, to offer a cost-effective lin and Marion Counties will meet at be fi t, but children, in the process of solution. 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 27, in the SUD playing, accomplish the product of The leaseholders have commissioned Gnarled Oak in Coalmont to dupli- offi ce on Sherwood Rd. The meeting MESSENGER fi tness much more simply.” cate the prototype crafted by the University’s Physical Plant Services and will is open to the public. Allsbrook served on the Presi- Break dent’s Council during the administra- offer this marker for sale to leaseholders (and beyond) at cost plus a small The agenda follows: Approval of After this edition is on the street, handling charge. The charge will be $20, divided into a $10 deposit and a $10 agenda and June minutes (as dis- tions of Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, the Sewanee Mountain Messenger Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. He is remainder. Visible house numbers will be available and included in the fee. tributed); General manager’s report staff will take a two-week break, July Look for the Sewanee Community Center open house information in the and financial report; Unfinished a graduate of East Carolina State Uni- 23–Aug. 5, and return to the offi ce on versity and earned a master’s degree August 12 issue of the Messenger. The leaseholders are planning two open business—Update on regional water Friday, Aug. 6. The Messenger will be houses near the end of August. At either open house, leaseholders may inspect planning, update on water recycling in education from the University of back in print Thursday, Aug. 12. North Carolina. the post, fi ll out a brief reservation form and pay their deposit. research, Monster broadband issue, Deadlines for the Aug. 12 issue Myers Point; New business—General Allsbrook came to Middle Ten- are: display advertising, 5 p.m. on nessee State University as a faculty manager evaluation process; Visi- Friday, Aug. 6; news/calendar, 5 p.m. Monteagle Mountain Arts and Crafts tor comments and announcements member and focused his career on on Monday, Aug. 9; and classifi ed ads, (Continued on page 12) Show July 24–25 precede adjournment. noon on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The Monteagle Mountain Cham- Food vendors will offer barbecue, ber of Commerce and the Town of funnel cakes, Italian ice, Polish INSIDE THE SEWANEE MOUNTAIN Monteagle announce the return of sausages, fried Oreos, grilled corn, Letters; Serving; Curbside recycle.....2 State/County election candidates; MESSENGER the 51st annual Mountain Market Japanese dishes, homemade ice Story time reader; AWG yard sale; P.O. Box 296 Arts and Crafts Show, which will be cream and kettle corn. DuPont book sale; Jobs......................3 Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 held on Saturday, July 24, from 9 a.m. DEATHS: Knott, Patton, Smith, Syler, to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 25, from 10 Terrill; Churches; Pantry Sunday......4 EHH report; Hiroshima observance; a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hannah Pickett FC School Board mtg; Masons mtg..5 Park. The event is free to the public. Senior menu; Julia’s Find Foods This craft show is one of the old- ribbon cutting; GOP women meet....6 est recurring festivals of the South Civil War lecture series; CAC seeks volunteers; New senior citizens brd.7 Cumberland Plateau.