Honoring Our Veterans

In preparation for Veteran’s Day tomorrow, I thought I’d post this information about what we’re doing in LaVergne to honor our military veterans.

When Jeff McCann was principal of Roy Waldron School (and probably principals before him), they had a Veterans’ Day Ceremony every year.  Mr. McCann is now at LaVergne Lake Elementary and he continues the tradition.  According to the Daily News Journal,

La Vergne Lake Elementary hosts its annual Veterans Day celebration at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the school gym. Two students will read brief stories they have written about veterans. Some fifth-graders will be writing letters to veterans that will be hand-delivered by a teacher to the York VA in Murfreesboro.

In addition, Mayor Erwin will speak at VFW Post 8422.

11 a.m. VFW Post 8422 ceremony at Town Hall, 315 S. Lowry St. La Vergne Mayor Ronnie Erwin will serve as guest speaker, Smyrna Fire Department Honor Guard to present the colors at 11 a.m. Open house after 11 a.m. at post, 10157 Old Nashville Highway.

If you can’t attend these events, please remember to thank a veteran tomorrow.  After the shootings at Ft. Hood, Texas we are reminded that these people put their lives on the line every day for our country.  Their service is truly heroic.

Why do people just dump animals?

This just breaks my heart!  Within the past 3 days, a black teen-aged kitten has appeared out of nowhere… and a black fuzzy small “dog”, and a “used to be” orange cat.    For some unknown reason people tend to discard animals in my neighborhood, it used to be “in the country” until the developers found us, but that’s hardly the case now.    Being an animal lover, I have taken in more than my fair share of cats and wondered why my eyes were on fire after holding them.  Well DUH, I’m allergic to them… it took me over 20 years to figure that out!   I always blamed it on pollen… stoopid!

Do we have our own Animal Control office or do we have to fetch them from the ‘Boro?

Cricket

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What’s Your Message to Bart Gordon?

Bart Gordon voted against the Health Care Reform bill the passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last night.  Personally, I think we need health care reform and that all people should have access to good health care without going personally bankrupt.  Of course, naysayers believe it will bankrupt the country.

According to the Daily News Journal, Rep. Gordon said he voted no because it the measure didn’t adequately reduce health care costs.

“I firmly believe that any responsible health care bill must do two things: improve access to health care for small businesses and the uninsured, and reduce health care spending,” he stated in a press release. “This bill does one but not the other, it falls short of sufficiently cutting health care spending.”

What do you say to Rep. Bart Gordon and his vote?

Kickball Tourney Has Openings

I am pleased that LaVergne is sending me news again… news you can use!

There are still spots available for the La Vergne Park and Recreation Department’s annual Just for Kicks Kickball tourney, which will take place beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.

The event will take place at Veteran’s Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive in La Vergne. Cost to play for the 18-and-older tournament is $75 per team. There is a three female minimum for each team.

For more information or to sign up call 793-3224 or visit the city website.

Meanwhile this is a great day to do some outside maintenance.  put your water hoses away for the winter, sweep off your porches, clean your windows… get everything ready to hang your Christmas lights in a few weeks!  Happy Saturday!

Special Ed Consultant

First, I apologize for everything being in bold font.  I don’t know what I did to make it happen and don’t know how to fix it so that’s where we are for now until one of my brain cells fires an “A-ha!” moment to me.

One of my friends has experienced many ups and downs with the special education services offered at our county schools.  When she transferred to one school, for example, her daughter was given a chance to take band but her son was denied and told there was no room in the classroom – which she clearly knew to be untrue.  He was already labeled with having some special needs and that shut him out of taking the class.

Deborah has had to fight for every step forward she takes and became so skilled that she was hired by a state agency to be a case worker for other special education families when their children had similar discriminatory experiences.  Today, she is working on her own as a Special Education Parent Consultant.  If you have a special needs student, feel they are being treated unfairly, and need help please remember my friend Deborah Balthrop.  She can help.  Deborah can be reached at deborahbalthrop (at) yahoo (dot) com or by phone at (615) 593-6048.

Still looking to write everyday. Please send me your stuff, my fellow LaVergne-ites!

Look in the Top Left Column

I forgot to mention that I added a link to the LaVergne Forum here that goes directly to the forum rather than two clicks to get to it (the link up on top).  I’d love to figure out a way to pull a live feed somewhere but I’m not that technologically literate.  Meanwhile, go visit the forum when you can!

Featured House: Move-In Ready

I’ve warned you LaVergne! I’m writing here every day in November, so you knew to expect at least one or two house pictures. This home in Stones River Cove is listed by an agent in my office (Bob Parks Realty, LLC) who says it’s move-in ready (if you like red kitchens).  It’s on a corner lot and features a two-car garage, bay window, three bedrooms, two baths, and split bedroom design… plus all the appliances stay (except for washer/dryer).

This could be yours for $129,900 – along with an $8,000 tax credit (if you close by November 30th) or $6500 – $8000 if the extension & expansion bill passes Congress.  Yes, I’m watching that closely.  Call Robert at (615) 459-4040 for more information (it’s his listing afterall).  Or if you want to talk to ME about it, you know where to find me. 

Thus ends the real estate commercial.  Now who wantst to submit more news? … watch later for info from parks & rec.

Tweets from Here, There, Everywhere

Are you on Twitter?  You should be!  Here are some of my favorites from the last few weeks!

@faintgraylines “Growing a mustache for prostate cancer awareness is random. Like growing your nails long for colon cancer … what’s so funny, Samantha?”

@mintertwo Maggie is busy, busy, busy tonight. There are just to many nefarious foes lurking in the backyard for her not to bark incessantly.

@AmyVernon Why do people actually think they can get rich by doing NOTHING?

@Busymom Gaaaaahhhhhhharghhhhh (just needed to let that out, thanks.)

@newscoma Sentimental girl here today, not to be confused with Hostile Gimme A Beer girl. (They live side by side in my brain.)

@justmalia I haz paradise pie from Chili’s and I’m not sharing. Back off before I stab you with my fork.

@leblanc74 I’m pretty sure that in a past life I did something pretty horrible. I’m just saying.

@theogeo If I could meet my seller, I’d hug her. I just keep finding useful stuff stashed everywhere. Thank you, TR! Thank you!!!

@faintgraylines “I make more money than you. Dance for me.”

@brittneyg I want to emotionally eat something. Something fried.

@shi*mydadsays “You worry too much. Eat some bacon… What? No, I got no idea if it’ll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon.”

@GingerSnaps I provoke freaks.

@elfguts the blackberry has truly revolutionized my bathroom experience. my library card mourns.

Enjoy your day, LaVergne!

Where to Get the H1N1 Shot?

I ‘ve already had my regular flu shot, but want to get the H1N1 as well.  However, I’m not sure where to go.  My regular shot was simple – I walked into the quickie clinic at Kroger and 5 minutes and a sore arm later, I was done.

The DNJ posted about that the Health Department had shots available yesterday.   The article said you could visit the Tennessee Department of Health to see where more shots are available.  When I dug deeper, I found this link to the flu clinic locator.   It looks like the H1N1 shot is available mostly in the Memphis area, but if you check regularly you may be able to find a shot somewhere in Rutherford County.

Write a comment here if you know where they are available!

Church Yard Sale Coming Saturday

Remember me saying yesterday that I want to post here daily?  This is really a Smyrna activity, but I’m putting it here anyway…  And asking for LaVergne residents to please send me your information (to lavergneblog @ gmail . com) – especially for November!
Saturday, November 7th, 7:00 a.m. – ??
Gingerbread House Daycare
Sam Ridley Pkwy. across from YMCA
Hosted by Miracle Baptist Church College Group – Crossroads
Anyone that wants to donate items can call Dennis Robison at 306-5697