May Events

May, 2011

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Every Wednesday 10AM-Noon READ TO SUCCEED offers free JOB SKILL CLASSES in the Myrtle Glaton Lord Library at the Patterson Community Center. Improve your skills in searching for jobs in the newspaper and with the internet. You will be taught how to create effective resumes and improve your interview skills. In addition, the class will teach proper business etiquete and how to follow-up after the interview. For more information, contact Shelly Stanley (phone 615-738-7323) or e-mail adultliteracy@readtosucceed.org.

Fri. (May 6, 2011) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in at The Avenue in the Belk parking lot. 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 begins the first Friday in May and continues weekly (weather permitting) through the first Friday in October. Visit their website:http://www.4mhrc.net.

Fri. (May 6, 2011) 5:30-8:00PM Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes all to their FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. Transportation is provided. Call Pastor R. W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Fri. (May 13, 2011) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in at The Avenue in the Belk parking lot. 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 begins the first Friday in May and continues weekly (weather permitting) through the first Friday in October. Visit their website:http://www.4mhrc.net.

Fri. (May 13, 2011) 5:30-8:00PM Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes all to their FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. Transportation is provided. Call Pastor R. W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Tue. (May 17, 2011) 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 www.mtswrt.org

Fri. (May 20, 2011) 6-11am FARMERS MARKET at the Lane Agri-Park (315 John Rice Boulevard). There are 2 interstate exits to John Rice Boulevard. Both exit # 75 Medical Center Parkway and exit #78 Old Fort Parkway take you to the new Farmers Market. The Lane Agri-Park is just down the street from Sam’s and next to the PAWS animal adoption service. This service is sponsored by the Rutherford County Agricultural Extension Service (phone 615-898-7710). It is held 6:00-11:00AM every Tuesday and Friday morning (middle Friday in May through last Friday in October).

Fri. (May 20, 2011) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in at The Avenue in the Belk parking lot. 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 begins the first Friday in May and continues weekly (weather permitting) through the first Friday in October. Visit their website: http://www.4mhrc.net.

Fri. (May 20, 2011) 5:30-8:00PM Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes all to their FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. Transportation is provided. Call Pastor R. W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Tue. (May 24, 2011) 6-11am FARMERS MARKET at the Lane Agri-Park (315 John Rice Boulevard). There are 2 interstate exits to John Rice Boulevard. Both exit # 75 Medical Center Parkway and exit #78 Old Fort Parkway take you to the new Farmers Market. The Lane Agri-Park is just down the street from Sam’s and next to the PAWS animal adoption service. This service is sponsored by the Rutherford County Agricultural Extension Service (phone 615-898-7710). It is held 6:00-11:00AM every Tuesday and Friday morning (middle Friday in May through last Friday in October).

Fri. (May , 2011) 5:30-8:00PM Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes all to their FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. Transportation is provided. Call Pastor R. W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Sun. (May 22, 2011) 11AM-1PM FREE FOOD AND CLOTHES GIVE AWAY at the Oakland Park 7th Day Adventist Church (711 N. Maney Avenue in Murfreesboro). (Note: this is every 4th Sunday)

Sun. (May 22, 2011) 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 27, 2011) 5-9pm MURFREESBORO HOT ROD CLUB invites you to their Cruise-In in at The Avenue in the Belk parking lot. 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 begins the first Friday in May and continues weekly (weather permitting) through the first Friday in October. Visit their website:http://www.4mhrc.net.

Fri. (May 27, 2011) 5:30-8:00PM Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes all to their FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. Transportation is provided. Call Pastor R. W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Sat.-Mon. (May 28-30, 2011) FLAGS OF REMEMBRANCE HEALING FIELD MEMORIAL The Exchange Club’s of Murfreesboro present some real flag wave’n. 1,500 eight-foot tall American flags in perfect rows and columns at the grassy field on the Medical Center Parkway (next to Belk’s). Each flag bears the name of a brave American who has made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. OPENING CEREMONY SATURDAY MORNING: 10:30AM with welcome, prayer, posting of colors, America the Beautiful and the Pledge. A sundown patriotic ceremony, prayer and playing of TAPS will be held on Memorial Day evening, May 30, 2011. Contact Don Wright (615-641-0121) or e-mail WrightDon@comcast.net or on the internet www.MurfreesboroNoonExhcangeClub.org

Memorial Day

Monday, May 30, 2011

WGNS honors those who gave the supreme sacrifice in service to our country and our community. Here in Murfreesboro, there is no garbage pickup today. Today’s pickup is moved to tomorrow, and Tuesday’s pickup will be on Wednesday.

Note: The Old Fort Park Golf Course and the V.A. Golf Course along with the outdoor pool at SportsCom will be OPEN on Memorial Day.

Mon. (May 30, 2011) 8AM-Noon MEMORIAL DAY BLOOD DRIVE at the Red Cross Murfreesboro Donor Center (836 Commercial Court, around from UPS). This is a great opportunity to give the “gift of life” to honor someone special in your life. For your convenience, you may schedule an appointment in advance on the internet at www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

FUTURE events and ON-GOING activities

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.

Now 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 aphaeresis 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.

JUNE and JULY are SUMMER CAMP MONTH FOR YOUTH…Thanks to Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation! The Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department offers numerous summer camps in July. NOW is the time to secure your child’s place. For information, phone 615-890-5333.

CHEER LEADING CAMP (9AM-Noon) for ages 8-14 at the Patterson Community Center. Fee: $50. Call Becki Johnson (615-893-7439, extension 13).

TENNIS CAMP (9AM-Noon) for ages 9-14 at the Old Fort Park. Fee: $40. Call Dennis Nipper (615-895-5040).

HERITAGE CAMP (9AM-1PM) at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village. See how it was to live as an early settler and experience some of their crafts, chores and daily activities. Fee: $50. Call Sheila Hodges (615-890-0355).

The FOURTH ANNUAL MURFREESBORO HALF MARATHON (THE MIDDLE HALF) and KIDS FUN RUN will be held Saturday morning, October , 2011. Did you realize that In just 3 years, “The Middle Half” has grown to become one of the top half marathons in Tennessee, winning the Tennessee Parks & Recreation Four Star Program Award in 2008. Registration for this even begins May 1, 2010. Visit www.TheMiddleHalf.com for more information.

Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:00-8:00PM. Free GED Classes in the Myrtle Glanton Lord Library at the Patterson Community Center (521 Mercury Blvd.). For more information, contact Howard Rhodes (615) 907-3429 or Rutherford County Adult Education (615) 893-5812.

The Cripple Creek Cloggers invite you to join them for fun every Tuesday night at 7PM. They practice at First Baptist Church (corner of East Main and Spring Streets. Come visit and learn more about this local group of ambassadors who represent our community at local events as well festivals worldwide. If you’ve been looking for a fun and beneficial way to exercise while having fun…then the Cripple Creek Cloggers is for your! Plus, you get to make interesting trips to distant lands! For more information, contact Steve Cates 615-896-2559 or e-mail appdancer@aol.com

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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.

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