We’re Baaack

I want to thank everyone who contacted me about the site being down.  There was a problem (unbeknown, unexpected, unanticipated by me) that is being addressed as quickly as possible, but through the kindness of the administrators at WordPress (Hi Mark!), we’ve been restored to full-functionality in the interim.
Meanwhile, we’re baaaack!  And we are thankful [...]

Update From Mike Slinker

Although he did not win a seat on the M/A board, Mike Slinker has not dropped off the map. He sent me an email regarding a plan to improve neighborhoods such as LFE:
Listed below is a Neighborhood Stabilization Plan that is still in draft form, but is something that will assist LaVergne as it relates [...]

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Hello TiLaV! I feel like a stranger in a strange land writing here after such an extended hiatus. With banks folding left and right lets just say my job has kept me on my toes, to say the least. I feel like just yesterday it was spring, flowers were in bloom, and autumn was approaching [...]

Where’ve You Been

Okay, I thought this map I found through our friend Fortune Cookies was neat-o.  What states have you visited?  I’m only missing three: Alaska, Connecticut, and Michigan.  Click on the link below to make your own map!

visited 47 states (94%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or try another Douwe Osinga project

Tom Sawyer Performed Tonight by LHS Drama Class

The Drama 2 class of LaVergne High School is performing the much-loved Mark Twain classic – TOM SAWYER – tonight at the school auditorium.  I’m not positive the cost, but it’s usually $5.  Show is at 6:00 p.m.
Why would you want to go see a high school play? 

To support your community!
My daughter plays the role [...]

The Week Before Thanksgiving Blues

Last time we tried this, we had very very few comments, but I’m going to try again.  OPEN THREAD!  What’s going on in LaVergne?  In your neighborhood?  At work?  To me, everything seems quiet on the western front.  How about in your neck of the woods (do I sound like Willard Scott)?
I will say that [...]

More Details About Brandon’s Transplant

Mealand over at the DNJ wrote an excellent article about the transplant Brandon Brewer is undergoing – probably even as I type this. 
Surgery was expected to take eight to 12 hours. Shortly after the procedure began, doctors were to determine if Brandon’s liver and pancreas have been severely damaged. Those organs were available to him [...]

Transplant Underway

I received this notification from Brandon Brewer’s Caring Bridge page this morning.

We are so excited to let everyone know that Brandon has been called this morning for a large and small bowel transplant. We will be traveling to Pittsburgh within the next 2 hours to Pittsburgh. As soon as we know more we will update [...]

Have an Overdue Book?

Have you racked up expensive fines for your overdue copy of The Potatoes of Bolivia by Their Breeding, Value and Evolutionary Relationships?  If you need to blow the dust from Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them and return the book without paying a fortune, now’s your chance!  From the city of LaVergne’s web [...]

Putting the FUN in Fundraising

Fundraising is a necessary reality when it comes to being able to do good things for people and for schools.  Here’s a quick reminder about tonight’s fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings on Sam Ridley Parkway in Smyrna.  A lot of sports items are being auctioned to the top bidder including an autographed football, helmet, lots [...]