November Events

November, 2010

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November is National Family Caregivers Month

November is NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH
6 out of every 10 persons are touched personally by adoptions

CHRISTMAS PARADE ENTRIES must be at WGNS by 5:00PM Monday, November 29, 2010. Entry forms can be downloaded from this website. Look at RIGHT COLUMN and “click” Christmas Parade Forms. When you open the CHRISTMAS PARADE section, in addition to the “application form”, there is also a complete list of “parade rules”. This answers the maximum length of entries, etc. The Rutherford County Christmas Parade is at 1:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 12th. It starts at MTSU, goes down East Main, around the square, onto West Main and ends on Walnut Street. Again, the deadline to enter is 5PM Monday, Nov. 29th.

Daily Local Events Listed Here

Fri. (Nov. 5, 2010) 5:30-8:00PM WALNUT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes everyone to their weekly FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. And if you need, transportation is provided. Please call Rev. Richard W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Fri.-Sat. (Nov. 5-6, 2010) 7:30PM THE ARTS CENTER OF CANNON COUNTY (1424 John Bragg Highway; Woodbury, TN) presents “The Wizard of Oz”. A tornado hits Dorothy’s farm and takes her “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students. For information, phone 615-563-ARTS (2787) or visit the internet www.artscenterofcc.com. NOTE: there is a 2PM Sunday matinee (11/7/10).

Hear weather related CLOSINGS first on WGNS (FM 100.5, FM 101.9, AM 1450, TV-11)
Weather-Eye meteorologists on WGNS radio and internet (see upper right) with 24-7

Thu. (Nov. 11, 2010) 11AM VETERAN’S DAY TRIBUTE on the historic Murfreesboro square. Veterans of all wars are encouraged to be on the square in person. The community wishes to THANK YOU for helping to preserve freedom. Those who can are encouraged to wear their uniform. There will be much flag waving, the presentation of our colours, playing of TAPS and other tributes including the laying of a remembrance wreath on the county’s “supreme sacrifice” memorial that is on the southeast corner of the square.
For those who can not attend, WGNS Good Neighbor Network will broadcast the observance live (FM 100.5; FM 101.9; AM 1450; over-the-air TV channel 11; and worldwide at www.WGNSradio.com).

Fri. (Nov. 12, 2010) 5:30-8:00PM WALNUT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes everyone to their weekly FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. And if you need, transportation is provided. Please call Rev. Richard W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Fri.-Sat. (Nov. 12-13, 2010) 7:30PM THE ARTS CENTER OF CANNON COUNTY (1424 John Bragg Highway; Woodbury, TN) presents “The Wizard of Oz”. A tornado hits Dorothy’s farm and takes her “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students. For information, phone 615-563-ARTS (2787) or visit the internet www.artscenterofcc.com. NOTE: there is a 2PM Sunday matinee (11/14/10).

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Tue. (Nov. 16, 2010) 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 or visit the Civil War Roundtable’s website www.mtswrt.org

Fri. (Nov. 19, 2010) 5:30-8:00PM WALNUT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes everyone to their weekly FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. And if you need, transportation is provided. Please call Rev. Richard W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Fri.-Sat. (Nov. 19-29, 2010) 7:30PM THE ARTS CENTER OF CANNON COUNTY (1424 John Bragg Highway; Woodbury, TN) presents “The Wizard of Oz”. A tornado hits Dorothy’s farm and takes her “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students. For information, phone 615-563-ARTS (2787) or visit the internet www.artscenterofcc.com. NOTE: NO Sunday matinee.

Fri. (Nov. 26, 2010) 12 Noon LABOR OF LOVE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP meets on the last Friday of each month. This group offers compassion and advice for caregivers of seniors with dementia, the disabled and chronically ill. Contact Elbert Dyer for more information (615-848-2550).

Fri. (Nov. 26, 2010) 5:30-8:00PM WALNUT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH (2480 Twin Oak Drive) reaches out and welcomes everyone to their weekly FEEDING FELLOWSHIP. And if you need, transportation is provided. Please call Rev. Richard W. Sibert (615-896-1553).

Last Day To Enter Christmas Parade

Mon. (Nov. 29, 2010) Entries to be in the Rutherford County Christmas Parade must be at WGNS before 5:00 o’clock this afternoon. PLEASE READ RULES CLOSES as there have been major changes in this year’s parade. The Christmas Parade is on Sunday, December 12, 2010, starting at 1:00 in the afternoon on Middle Tennessee Boulevard (Bell Street Parking Lot). The parade goes down East Main, around the Historic Murfreesboro Square, onto West Main and then ends on Walnut Street. This will be the largest parade with bands, floats, and other special entries.

Hear weather related CLOSINGS first on WGNS (FM 100.5, FM 101.9, AM 1450, TV-11)
Weather-Eye meteorologists on WGNS radio and internet (see upper right) with 24-7 updates

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.

Every Tuesday and Thursday night 6-8PM The Rutherford County Schools sponsor FREE GED classes in the Myrtle Glanton Lord Library at the Patterson Community Center. Free childcare is also provided. For more information, contact Howard Rhodes (615) 907-3439 or (615) 589-6158.

SALVATION ARMY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN: Volunteers needed to man the Red Kettles. Please phone 615-545-8628 for more information. Note: the kettles go out November 23rd and continue through Christmas eve.

ANGEL TREE: adopt a needy child or senior citizen from the Angel Tree. There are Angel Trees from which you can select names at all local Wal-Mart and Food Lion locations, the Farmer’s Co-Op, Fazoli’s, Curves, and Mills Family Pharmacy. Contact Melissa Anderson (615-895-7071)

The Cripple Creek Cloggers invite you to join them for fun every Tuesday night at 7PM. They practice at the Leanna Community Center (Sulphur Springs Road). 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

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 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.

G. Gordon Liddy on WGNS Monday-Fridays 9:00am-Noon
You learn from people with different opinions.
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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.

As the New Year of 1947 was rung-in, Murfreesboro and Rutherford County suddenly entered the electronic age. At 10PM on December 31, 1946, this community’s first radio station signed-on. It was built on the principal of being a GOOD NEIGHBOR. In fact, the G N S in the station’s call sign stands for Good Neighbor Station. That slogan shapes the way WGNS reports news, promotes itself and the way our staff is personally involved in this community. WGNS really is your radio station. When you hear something you like, let us know. But when you hear something you don’t like, especially let us know. Phone 615-893-5373.

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 (615-896-6169) for details.

Local issues covered daily on Action Line (Monday-Friday mornings 8:10-9:00am)
Show from WGNS studios on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays. But every Wednesday morning “live” from City Cafe. Join us there for breakfast and share your opinions in person. Tune to your Good Neighbor Network: FM 100.5; FM 101.9; AM 1450; and over-the-air TV 11.

e-mail community events to events@wgnsradio.com

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