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May, 2009

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May 3-9, 2009 Teacher Appreciation Week!

Sun. (May 3, 2009) 9-11am Oakland Park Seventh Day Adventist Church (711 North Maney Avenue) is giving away food to needy persons. This service to the community is offered twice each month by the church: 1st Sunday from 9-11am and the 3rd Thursday 5-7pm. If you have questions, phone 904-0344.

Tue. (May 5, 2009) NATIONAL TEACHER DAY be sure to THANK the teachers who have touched your life.

Fri. (May 9, 2009) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in the Rose’s parking lot (Mercury Boulevard). Step back to the rock’n roll era with DJ music, giveaways, prizes and fun. The Club requests a donation of $1 that will go to local charities. This fun event is on Friday nights in May through October (weather permitting). Visit their website: http://www.4mhrc.net.


Fri. (May 15, 2009) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in the Rose’s parking lot (Mercury Boulevard). Step back to the rock’n roll era with DJ music, giveaways, prizes and fun. The Club requests a donation of $1 that will go to local charities. This fun event is on Friday nights in May through October (weather permitting). Visit their website: http://www.4mhrc.net.

Sun. (May 17, 2009) 9-11am Oakland Park Seventh Day Adventist Church (711 North Maney Avenue) is giving away food to needy persons. This service to the community is offered twice each month by the church: 1st Sunday from 9-11am and the 3rd Thursday 5-7pm. If you have questions, phone 904-0344.

image Tue. (May 19, 2009) 7PM MIDDLE TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE meets at Bradley Academy Historic Museum (415 S. Academy Street).    The local group meets every month on the THIRD TUESDAY at Bradley Academy. Membership: $15 per year for individuals; $20 for families.  Each meeting includes a CIVIL WAR SHOW AND TELL segment.  For more information, contact Jim Lewis at 615-243-6830 (call before 8PM) or by e-mail at mtcwrt@comcast.net.  Visit the Civil War Roundtable’s website mtcwrt@comcast.net.  Visit the Civil War Roundtable’s website www.mtswrt.org

Fri. (May 22, 2009) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in the Rose’s parking lot (Mercury Boulevard). Step back to the rock’n roll era with DJ music, giveaways, prizes and fun. The Club requests a donation of $1 that will go to local charities. This fun event is on Friday nights in May through October (weather permitting). Visit their website: http://www.4mhrc.net.

Sun. (May 25, 2009) 1PM ROLLING THUNDER, INC. Tennessee Chapter 1 meets at the VFW Post 8422 (10157 Old Nashville Highway; Smyrna, TN). ROLLING THUNDER works for the return of the missing from wars and support for America’s veterans. Visit their website: www.rollingthundertn1.com or call Bob Ousley (615-513-5852) or Norm Hoffman (615-715-0523) for more information. Note: Rolling Thunder meets at 1PM on the 4th Sunday of each month at the VFW Post 8422 in Smyrna.

Fri. (May 29, 2009) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in the Rose’s parking lot (Mercury Boulevard). Step back to the rock’n roll era with DJ music, giveaways, prizes and fun. The Club requests a donation of $1 that will go to local charities. This fun event is on Friday nights in May through October (weather permitting). Visit their website: http://www.4mhrc.net.

On Going and Future Events

Shop Local…It Matters! When you shop in Rutherford County, your sales tax dollars build our schools and improve the roads. When you shop locally, you make jobs available here. Shopping local makes it easy on you, in the event you need servicing or repairs at a later date. It’s even more important to shop with local FAMILY BUSINESSES. Have you ever wondered what makes this community unique? One advantage is a large number of family operated businesses. Keep FAMILY BUSINESSES strong, patronize them! Listen to the WGNS Good Neighbor Network (FM 100.5, FM 101.9, AM 1450, and over-the-air TV-11) for information about this area’s vibrant local FAMILY BUSINESSES.

G. Gordon Liddy on WGNS Monday-Fridays 9:00am-Noon

Blood Donors NeededNow Five Blood Drives Weekly
The Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross has renovated and enlarged its blood center at 836 Commercial Court (around the corner from UPS). The same local staff is now handling all of these new blood drives. In addition, Murfreesboro is now equipped to service platelet pheresis donations. If you are at least 17-years of age, weigh a minimum of 110-pounds, and in good health, you are encouraged to give the GIFT OF LIFE. Phone 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543) for more information.
Monday and Thursday 10:30am-6:30pm
Fridays 9:30am-4:30pm
Saturdays and Sundays 7am-Noon
Note: In addition, there are regular Red Cross bloodmobiles at locations all around Rutherford County. Look at this WGNS calendar for exact times and locations.


Wake-up with the all new WGNS Good Morning…M-F 5:00-9:00am
Includes news, sports, weather, traffic, obits, swap’n shop, guests!

LaVergne’s Police Athletic League (PAL) invites area kids ages 7-17 to join this community group for fun, homework tutoring and more. There are PAL drama and theatre sessions, PAL boxing program, help with homework and tutoring, bowling, self-empowerment and motivational activities, racing and more. Phone 615-287-8730 for more information.

Do you have a loved one who suffers from a mental illness? Learn about the regularly scheduled National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) meetings. This is a program for families, friends and primary caregivers of individuals suffering from mental illness. Call Lori Turek (896-6169) for details.

ABC News along with Paul Harvey on WGNS Good Neighbor Station
Morning News 7:30am, News & Commentary 12:05pm and The Rest of the Story 5:25pm

Local issues covered daily on Action Line (Monday-Friday mornings 8:10-9:00am)
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Wake-up with the all new WGNS Good Morning…M-F 5:00-9:00am
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INTERNATIONAL FOLKFEST groups arrive today (Sunday, June , 2009). The visiting folk dancers and musicians will be in Murfreesboro through Sunday, June , 2009. will be represented at this year’s event. If you would like for them to perform at your church, school, civic club or other location, e-mail: ann.mattox@mnps.org; BOOMER322@aol.com; or APPDANCER@aol.com. For more information, visit website: ann.mattox@mnps.org; BOOMER322@aol.com; or APPDANCER@aol.com. For more information, visit website: http://www.mboro-international-folkfest.org/