"Raise the Roof"

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After 8 months of hard work following the roof collaspe at the Smyrna Bowling Center we are about ready to re-open "This End". The center has been open all this time while we have been working hard to get things back to normal. We have brand new 40 inch flat screen monitors now, new carpet being installed, and a much larger meeting room. October 30th is when we plan to have our grand re-opening of "This End". The event will be a huge event with many vendors outside in the parking lot, while those that come inside will get "One free game and shoes"! I am currently looking for a few more vendors that have something for the young people to do. We are asking that the children come in costume so they can trick or treat outside with our vendors. This is going to be as family event for all!!

Vendors that are attending:

Smyrna Fire Dept.

D.A.R.E

National Guard (rock wall)

P.A.L.

Pony rides

inflatable

Divilla's chocalote

Ron Knight Art

Chris' Gifts

and

much much more

Make plans now to attend this event starting at 11am and running until 6pm on Oct. 30th

Weekend events...

Well Summer is right around the corner but with the weather nice and hot, there is much events going on this weekend. If you notice more traffic than normal this weekend this is why. As most of you know starting on June 11Th it's the annual CMA Music fest in the downtown Nashville area with over 50,000 fans descending on the area. Also gates open at 7am on June 11Th for the biggest party in the south. That's right, it's Bonnaroo time!. Make sure you plan for travel delays if you heading south on I-24 towards Manchester Tn. Also there is another event going on in our great town which is expected to bring about 1,000+ visitors to Smyrna. It's the annual Tn Top 5 YABA bowling tournament over at the Smyrna bowling center. This where the top 5 out of each division from every bowling center in the state are coming into town to compete to see who is the best! We are gearing up now to have over 52 lanes full on Sat and Sun starting at 8am both days! Stop by and show your support for your local bowlers!

Hello Smyrna. Welcome to the regular (mostly) weekly update for our humble town and surrounding area.

Down to business. Our local government is a bit busy this week.

Sister City Committee: March 3, 2009 -6:00 PM
Beautification Committee: March 3, 2009 - 6:30 PM
Planning Commission: March 5, 2009 - 7:00 PM
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL WORKSHOP
OF THE SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL
The Town Council of the Town of Smyrna will conduct a special workshop on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at Smyrna Town Hall, located at 315 South Lowry Street, Smyrna, Tennessee relative to package liquor stores.

The special meeting will be the last before the ordinance goes to a Council Meeting for its first vote. Hopefully after that a draft copy will be added to the town's website so we can view it...hopefully

In local events.

Teddy Bears

Teddy Bear Tea
Saturday, March 7

Dress in your Sunday best and bring along your favorite teddy bear as we invite you to attend the Teddy Bear Tea in the Creek House on Saturday, March 7, 2009 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. This tea party will be a wonderful way for young ladies ages 4-10 to spend a few hours with their favorite bear and special lady, whether she be her mother, grandmother, aunt, older sister, or anyone else they wish. Young ladies will have the opportunity to introduce their teddy bear while enjoying delectable treats and savory teas. Activity time will allow all the young ladies to make a creative craft to take home for their special friend. Cozy up with your teddy bear in front of the fireplace as Mrs. Jane Simmons Davis takes you on an adventure in Story Time! Tour the inside of the Sam Davis Home with Andromedia Davis as she shows you where the young ladies of the house once played and sipped tea.

The Teddy Bear Tea is $8 per guest, excluding teddy bears, and can be paid for the day of or prior to the date. Reservations are required.

Books

Read Across America Day at Discovery Center
March 07, 2009
Held at Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 S.E. Broad Street, Murfreesboro. Free admission from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Contact: Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, (615) 890-2300

Music

Friday, March 6
The will have a special concert at 7 p.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church, 10411 Old Nashville Highway (next to Stewartsboro Elementary) in Smyrna. For more details, call 615-220-9258 or check the Web site at www.abiding-faith.org.

Well that is it for this week in Smyrna. I hope to go to the Seminary Choir performance and hope to see some of you there.

Welcome to this edition of "this week in Smyrna".

The town government is having this week several meetings.

Storm Water Advisory Committee: November 17, 2008 - 7:00 PM
Project Assistance: November 18, 2008 -5:30PM
Parks Advisory Board: November 18, 2008 -6:00 PM
Board of Zoning Appeals: November 20, 2008 - 5:00 PM

For those who might have missed it. I posted on the opportunities offered to people to become more involved in their community. These meetings are just a few of the meetings that can give you such a chance.

In local events the buildup to Thanksgiving is heading our way very fast so this weeks calendar is very light.

Murfreesboro Craft Artists Studio Tour
November 22, 2008 - November 23, 2008
Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, Tennessee area craft artists will open their studios to the public, offering a unique, wide selection of artwork and demonstrations. There will be nine craft studios open with displays selling the work of regional crafts people. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Free admission. Contact: (615) 848-1079

Native American Culture Program:
November 21st.
2 p.m., Smyrna Library, 400 Enon Springs Road W. Sally Wells, a member of the Mississippi band of Choctaw, will present a program on Native American culture.

Holiday Lighting Ceremony.
For the Town of Smyrna
Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Sunday, November 23, 2008 – 3:30-5:30 PM at Smyrna Town Centre – 100 Sam Ridley Pkwy

SPECIAL GUESTS & PERFORMERS

Dan Whittle, Master of Ceremonies
Mayor Bob Spivey
Vice-Mayor Tony Dover
Town Manager Mark O’Neal
Lamplighters Theatre Group
Smyrna High School ROTC Color Guard
Sarah Upchurch & Bethany Cothran sing
Lancaster Christian Academy - K-3
Dance with Stacy Academy – K-5
Thurman Francis Arts Academy Orchestra
and
A special visit by
Santa & Mrs. Claus

Well I wish I had more to post but this is a very light week.

This edition of 'This week in Smyrna' is coming out Sunday night as Monday I will be rather busy starting a multi page report on the advances in rifling in Civil War artillery.

Well the town government has a meetings to start with.

Beer Board: November 10, 2008 - 7:00 PM

My motto is "no free samples, no attending beer meetings'..

Local events are as such...but is pretty light

Living History

Homefront/Battlefront: The Hord Farm of Rutherford County Program
November 13, 2008
Held at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, 225 West College Street, Murfreesboro.7:00 p.m., Discover how one local plantation coped with the trials of battle and occupation during the Civil War.No admission charge. Contact: Heritage Center, (615) 217-8013

Horses

Tennessee Volunteer Ranch Horse Show
November 15, 2008 - November 16, 2008
Held at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum, 304-B West Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, Free admission. Contact: Miller Coliseum, (615) 494-8879

This is a light week...almost a let down after an election week.

Afew adult happenings this week

Here is a few happening for adults to do this week in town s I hope you get out and support these businesses but remember if you drink dont drink and drive!

1. Open Mic Tonight with $2.00 Domestic Long Necks - Open to Close.
Open 3 PM
No Cover.
Blend Into Our Scene at Chameleons!
6528 New Nashville Hwy
Smyrna Tennessee
615-585-3242

2. We are hosting our "Horse of a Different Color" event ths Saturday.
The theme is "Cowgirls and Cowboys Gone Country"!
Grab your boots and grab your stetson's!
County Line Dance lessons begin at 8 PM and 10 PM with Jamilynn.
Anyone riding in on a real horse drinks half price all night best Dressed Cowgirl and Best Dressed Cowboy Awards.
Food Tent Available with hot off the grill foods by T & T Grillmasters.
Open 5 PM Saturday till 3 AM.
Ice Packed Beer/Coolers for the Coldest Beer in Town!!
No Cover.
NO ID/No Entry.
Additional Parking in Rear.
Horses Parked in Back Play Area Only!
Blend Into Our Scene @ Chameleons
6528 New Nashville Hwy
Smyrna Tennessee


3. Thursday October 23rd is My birthday bash being held at the Smyrna Bowling Center. The fun starts at 11:30pm with 3 hours of free bowling and includes shoes, so come on out and help me celebrate my 42nd birthday and you may wear your halloween outfit if you desire. I hope to see some of you there!


If anyone has anything else they would like to have me post about adult happenings please feel free to email at bearroller9640@yahoo.com.

Now I am off to enjy my vacation this week so I will see some of you out and abut this week in Smyrna Tn.!!

YMCA skateboard competition

The Y will be hosting the second annual Skateboard competition this coming weekend for those with kids or those who just want to watch.

The next Shaun White or Ryan Sheckler could very well be spending their afternoons at the North Rutherford YMCA.

The center will host its second annual Skate Park Competition beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. The competition is open to ages 7-18.

Have fun.

Water, water everywhere

and the town of Smyrna wants to share.

1st Annual Boat Day / 3 Annual Water-fest

July 12, 2008 from 9:00AM til 1:00PM at Stewart Creek Recreational Area (West side of Weakly Lane - Just north of the Smyrna town limits - adjacent to the boat ramp on the Corps or Engineers' property.)

This event is free of charge and open to the public.

Come out and join the Town of Smyrna and the Stones River Watershed Association for an opportunity to try out a variety of canoes and Kayaks, either solo or tandem, while on calm smooth water. Experienced paddlers from the Tennessee Scenic River Association will be on hand to demonstrate skill and safety requirements. Minors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information on this event contact Greg Upham, Storm Water Management Coordinator at 615-355-5701

Looks like this would be a fun activity

Job openings in Smyrna

The government has created some job openings in Smyrna the old fashion way. They arrested the old employees.

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided at least three businesses owned by restaurant entrepreneur Stanley Wang on Tuesday, including The New Famous Chinese Restaurant in Nashville, Chef Wang's in Murfreesboro and the Famous Chinese Restaurant in Smyrna.

About 50 suspected illegal immigrants were identified and detained during the sweep, Nashville-based Assistant United States Attorney Lee Deneke said in a statement issued Wednesday. Those detained were citizens of Mexico, the People's Republic of China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The discussion on the article and this one is lively.

In Smyrna this week the town has three meetings scheduled

Next Town Council Meeting is: May 13, 2008 - 7:00 PM
Board of Zoning Appeals: May 15, 2008 - 5:00 PM
Project Assistance: May 13, 2008 -5:30PM

The town meeting agenda is below for those who would like to view it.

The meeting marked "Project assistance" is about utilities for those in need.

PROJECT ASSISTANCE
Giving those in our community in need a hand up with their utility bills. It's easy. All you have to do is add $1.00 to your monthly utility bill. Just ask the Smyrna Utility Representative how to help those unable to pay their utility bill.

A voluntary town run program. Sounds good to me.

2008-05 13TCA - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: 2008-05 13TCA

There are two local cultural events that might be worth attending.

A Day of Washing, Churning, and Learning
May 13, 2008 - May 14, 2008
Held at Oaklands Historic House Museum for school children ages K-6. Teachers can plan a day of hands-on-activities, demonstrations, crafts, and games. From 9:00am – 1:00pm, children can experience chores from the 1860’s when they wash clothes on a washboard, make candles, churn butter, and beat the rugs. To make reservations for home school, private school, or public school groups, please contact Mary Beth Nevills at (615)893-0022 or mb@oaklandsmuseum.org

While this is good, there is nothing better then FREE!

Free Day in May
May 17, 2008
Sponsored by the Rutherford County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Bradley Academy, Cannonsburgh Village, Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Oaklands Historic House Museum, Sam Davis Home and Museum and Stones River National Battlefield will be open free of charge. Be a tourist in your own backyard! It will be a great opportunity to discover or rediscover all of the Rutherford County attractions at no cost. Contact: Chamber of Commerce, (615) 893-6565

These are just a few of the items happening in or near our town this week.

We are awaiting the delivery

A local blogger named Amber is on the verge of creating a little sub-domain called a child and is due anytime if i count my weeks correctly.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Almost 31 weeks
So I have about 9 weeks left of this pregnancy. I think I will be glad once its all over. Finally getting to meet this karate kicking machine that moves all the time. Matt and I still haven't decided on a name yet. 'Trenton' is high on the list. Everytime I start to like a name he suggests, he comes up with another and decides he changed his mind on the last name. GRR! Now he is liking the name 'Victor' but all I can think of is Days of Our Lives. So that name is way out and not even going to be considered. Not that I hate Days, I just hate relating my child's name to something or someone that has no personal meaning to me.

In mid February thinks were even closer.

Friday, February 22, 2008
36 weeks
Sorry for not updating like I should. Went to the Docs this morning. Everything is good. I gained 1 pound in the last month. I am now my official heaviest at 200lbs. I hope not to go beyond that within the next 3 weeks or so of being pregnant.

No update for a few weeks so I am on edge and hope things are okay.

Call us Amber.

Smyrna auction

The Smyrna Senior Citizens Club is having an auction that you might be interested in.

The Smyrna Senior Citizens Club will host an auction Saturday, Dec. 1, at the center, 100 Raikes St. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9 a.m., followed by the auction at 9:30 a.m. Items on the auction block include a 1998 Chevy 15-passenger van ($5,000 bid reserve required), dinner for 10 at the Sam Davis Home's Creek House catered by Jo's Custom Cakes and Catering, a Gatlinburg weekend getaway for two, antiques and collectibles, and autographed Tennessee Titans memorabilia, Christmas items and baked goods are also available.

For more information or to donate items for the auction, call Wanda Chandler at 615-459-4839. All proceeds benefit the senior center.

I have never had a chance to go to the Senior citizens center. This looks like a fun way to check it out.

Accident

While driving home Sunday night I came across the Smyrna Fire Department and others clearing out a car accident on Hazzelwood on the street in front of Darlins.

My camera sucks and the giant lights used to illuminate the night destroyed most images in my camera, but did get two.




They were in the process of "cleaning" up. One person was sweeping and cleaning oil or gas, and there was a vehicle loaded upon a flat bed tow truck.

I really need to get a better camera then this cheap HanShing Cam my MIL purchased on ebay years ago. I got it out of pity.

Potluck in Smyrna - Middle Tennessee Blogger and Podcaster's Group Meeting

Join us for another Middle Tennessee Blogger and Podcaster's Group Meeting on Saturday, November 24th.

This meeting will be held at 2:00 PM at Bob Parks Realty in Smyrna, TN. Bring a covered dish and enjoy a good meal and even better company.

Drop a line if you plan to be there.

Go float a boat

..and have fun while you do it.

The Stones River Watershed Association with the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Ass'n is having a river float that sounds like fun this coming weekend.

The Stones River Watershed Association invites the public to float the Stones River on Saturday, October 20 on the stretch of river between Walter Hill and Mona boat dock on Percy Priest Lake. This year's event is a joint Stones River Watershed Association / Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association float.

The group will meet at Walter Hill Park north of Murfreesboro at 10 AM and should be at Mona by 3 PM. This is a 5.6 mile stretch of river and lake. The first 2 miles is a series of pools and shoals with the last part of the trip on Percy Priest Lake. All shoreline is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property and undeveloped. There may be a few horses alongshore as a horse trail follows the river. Parts of this section will be the site of Murfreesboro's Greenway extension.

Attendees should bring a lunch since the group will stop along the way for a picnic. To register contact Bob Higman at 615-376-3682 or bobhigman@comcast.net.

If you don't have a boat the article mentioned that there will be a number available for rent.

The flu shots are here

If you are one to get regular flu shots, then the time is ripe for you to go get them.

The chill that just entered the air should serve as a reminder that flu season is officially here.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu season starts as early as October and can last until May. State health officials said there is no way to predict how severe this year's flu season will be.

The DNJ has a good article, and a very detailed list of places, prices, and times to help you find a good place to get your flu shots.

I'm one of the people who avoid flu shots. In the time I lived in Kansas, everytime I ever got a shot, I ended up with the flu later in the flu season.

Depot Days

Depot Days is just one day this year, and that leaves me a bit in a quandary.

I went to check out how much a table/booth would be. I have had the idea since I first first heard of depot days of setting up a "This is Smyrna, TN." table. Maybe print some fliers and even make a few t-shirts for sale. Kathy showed me how easy it would be to put some graphics on the shirts.

Regretfully they want $50 dollars a booth. Not a big amount, but I'm short of funds right now, and the timing can not be worse.

Options. Do I ask the rich readers(ha ha) of This is Smyrna, TN. to help fund it, or just walk through the crowds handing out some informational fliers?

Any suggestions? I see Depot Days as a chance to let more people know of this website and other connected web pages, and I don't want to miss the opportunity.

Saturday music

If you are in the mood for choral music tomorrow a local church is offering what looks like some good music.

Elder’s Chapel United Methodist Church Choir will be hosts to choirs from other churches in a program beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, call Gwyn Daniel, Elder’s Chapel choir president, at (615) 582-7897. The church is located at 210 Front St. in Smyrna

The Middle Tennessee Blogger and Podcaster's Group Meeting

Thanks to all who came out today. I appreciate the friendships I have developed over the years. Our get togethers are always something I look forward to.

Now, we discussed today scheduling the next meeting for Saturday, November 3. However, I would like to propose something else this time around. I've noted that many have been asking for weeknight meetings. I think this would be a wonderful idea but would propose it on a Friday. What say you about meeting on Friday, November 2nd at the Smyrna Bowling Alley at 7:30? I know one of my fellow MTBPG Members has some awful hours and may not be able to stay awake that long but it would be fun if we could get together, have a few brewskies and maybe even throw a ball or two down a lane though mine would probably end up in the gutter.

Looking forward to your response.

Saturday, Sept. 8: Middle Tennessee Blogger and Podcaster's Group Meeting

Time once more for that monthly thing we all look forward to.... The Middle Tennessee Blogger and Podcaster's Group Meeting.

This month's meeting is being held same time and place as last's.

Bob Parks Realty in Smyrna, TN
2:00 PM
Saturday 9/8

Be there or be... well, not there.