Monthly Archives: July 2012

Your help is needed locally and with a quickness…

July 29, 2012
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We have an urgent need right here in our own town!  Please help out when you can! This plea was “copied” from Vicki Walker’s FB page - “Ok folks…have an update on supplies needed at a LaVergne school. If you can donate: construction paper, pencil pouches, stickers, bottles of glue or glue sticks, folders with pockets and brads, cute pencils or toys for treat boxes, and stuff for outdoor play like hula hoops, kick balls, and side walk chalk, please call, text, or message me (Vicki Walker) or Mike Walker. The need is great but we can do this. If everyone…

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The La Vergne Garden Club Wants YOU!

July 24, 2012
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The La Vergne Garden Club Wants YOU!

The La Vergne Garden Club is seeking new members to join it’s ranks. The group is being formed to promote horticulture, environmental conservation, community pride, beautification, and assistance of neighbors. At this time they are still an informal club, but are getting ready to start the process of incorporating into a 501c3 non-profit organization so that tax exempt donations can be collected to fund projects. One of the first things they would like to do as a non-profit would be beautification of the main entrances to the city. Another priority will be to establish a fund to build a long overdue…

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Really, DNJ?

July 15, 2012
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Last week the new Road and School Board redistricting committee met. Unfortunately, a couple of members of the La Vergne contingent of that committee were not able to attend. Both Tonya Knell and Alderman Broeker had just had deaths in their immediate family, which normal, caring, compassionate people would understand. But the Daily News Journal, that bastion of responsible reporting and compassion, first reported that they basically just didn’t show up. When the city PR director, Kathy Tyson commented on the article that both Knell and Broeker had suffered deaths in their family right before the committee meeting, instead of…

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Thank You for a Spectacular Show, La Vergne (but some of you suck)

July 6, 2012
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The thermometer said 107 degrees Wednesday around 4:15 p.m. as I was getting ready to head to the park for the city’s 4th of July extravaganza. Although I was looking forward to the show and hanging out with my friends, I truthfully did not want to go. The heat was just too oppressive.  I finally pushed myself out the door and hoped my heart would calm down – in this kind of heat, it was racing after just a few steps. When I reached the park, I found a nice shady spot under a tree and rested.  I looked around…

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