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The Sewanee Mountain VOL. XXV No. 18

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Published as a public service for the Sewanee community since 1985.

F.C. School Board Meets Today The Franklin County School Board will meet in regular session today, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board of Education office, 215 S. College St., Winchester. The meeting is open to the public. Steve Ford is Sewanee’s representative on the board.

Senior Citizens’ Board to Meet The board of the Sewanee Senior Citizens’ Center will hold its May meeting at the center on Thursday, May 21, at 12:30 p.m. Richard Newman

Newman Organ Recital Tomorrow, Former SAS Student to Perform Richard Newman, a 2003 graduate of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, will present an organ recital in All Saints’ Chapel on Friday, May 15, at 4 p.m. The program includes works by Willan, Bach, Messiaen, SaintSaens, Brent Weaver, Bairstow and Guilmant. A native of Copperhill, Tenn., Newman studied organ with Robert Delcamp at the University of the South. He graduated in 2006 from Hope College, Holland, Mich., where he studied with Huw Lewis and won the Distinguished Artist Award. New-

man was the accompanist for the choirs of Hope College and All Saints’ Church, Worcester, Mass., during their European tours. Newman is continuing his organ studies with James Kibbie and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier as he pursues a doctorate in church music at the University of Michigan. He is organ scholar at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Detroit, and his interests include making ecclesiastical incense, promoting new music for the organ and studying the life and works of Olivier Messiaen.

Music Tonight at SES

Senior CoveredDish Lunch Features Bazzania!

The Sewanee Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade students will perform the musical “The Pirate Prophesy” tonight, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium. Under the direction of music teacher Teresa Brown, the performance for families and friends is free.

The May covered-dish lunch at the Sewanee Senior Citizens’ Center will be held Saturday, May 16, at noon. A program of music will be provided by the group Bazzania! All are welcome to join in for good fellowship and great music.

SES Field Day: Fun in the Sun Next Thursday! Sewanee Elementary School’s annual field day will be held on Thursday, May 21, from 8:30 a.m. until noon on the University’s football field. Parents and members of the community are asked to volunteer to help with the event. Volunteers need to be on the football field at 8 a.m. In case of rain, activities will take place on Friday, May 22. If you can serve as a volunteer, please call Sherrie McBee, SES administrative assistant, at 598-5951.

The Sewanee Community Council will meet on Monday, May 18, at 7 p.m. in the Senior Citizens’ Center. Everyone is welcome to attend. The agenda for the meeting includes: 1) Approval of the April minutes; 2) TVA right-of-way maintenance, submitted by University forester Richard Winslow and University treasurer Jerry Forster; 3) Work of domain management summer fellows, submitted by at 598-1104. Winslow and Forster; 4) Follow-up This year’s recognition program questions regarding ground rent, for Rotary scholarships at Grundy transfer fees and municipal services, County High School is scheduled on submitted by Forster; 5) AnnounceMay 15 at 6 p.m. ments.

July 4 Arts & Crafts Booth Space Available Twenty booths have been taken to date for Sewanee’s Fourth of July Arts & Crafts Fair, reports Faye Ricketts, this year’s coordinator. Look for fresh plants, woodworking, jewelry, bronze sculpture, garden art, botanical expressions on clay, mirrors/frames from recycled tin roofing and other materials, to name only a few. There is room for more artisans to display their work. Please reserve booth space by June 1. Contact Ricketts for more information at or 598-5552.

At its May 4 dinner meeting, the Sewanee Civic Association presented Helen Cohen Shedd with the 2009 Community Service Award. Born in 1912, Helen was raised in Belvidere and remembers walking two miles to attend the segregated Belvidere School. Of John and Jessie Hill Cohen’s 14 children, Helen (affectionately and respectfully called “Miss Helen” by her Sewanee friends) is the only survivor. Helen’s first job was caring for an elderly woman after school hours. On Saturday nights, she and her friends walked the railroad tracks to Winchester, a 6-mile trek. On one of these sojourns, she met the man she would marry, J.B. Shedd, from Pelham. Helen moved to Sewanee in 1937 to take a position as a housekeeper for Dr. Harrold Rae Flintoff, then superintendent of the Sewanee hospital (now Hodgson Hall). She lived in a small house on the Flintoff ’s property. Helen recalls that in those days, although there was always work for members of the black

Helen Shedd community, “the pay was poor,” and many moved north for better wages. Helen later worked at the Sewanee Military Academy, where the mischievous boys once chased her through the dining hall with a toad. She has worked for a dozen Sewanee families, most recently for Ed and Liz Camp. She retired in 1992 at the age of 80. Helen was discouraged from becoming involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) by the Reynold Kirby-Smith family when (Continued on page 4)

Community Council to Meet Monday, Agenda Set

Monteagle-Sewanee Rotary Club Scholarship Golf Tournament Slated The Monteagle-Sewanee Rotary Club will hold its 22nd annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 23, at the Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club. A shotgun will signal the starts at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the 18-hole scramble. Lunch will be available. Proceeds will benefit the club’s annual scholarships for deserving high school students in the region. The $50 per person entry fee includes a round of golf, flight prizes of $200, $150 and $100 per team, as well as many chances for door prizes. Mulligans are available for purchase. To participate, contact a Rotary Club member; mail the team members’ names, addresses and phone numbers to Monteagle Rotary Golf Tournament, Sewanee Golf and Tennis Club, Sewanee, TN 37375; or visit . For more information contact Dan Hatfield, tournament manager,

Helen Shedd Receives Community Service Award

Cowbell Thunder features (l to r) Tyler Wright, Ben Ayers, Will Johannsson and Greg Singer.

Culprits, Cowbell Thunder and Bravado to Play SAS Saturday On Saturday, May 16, two local bands, Cowbell Thunder and The Culprits, will be joined by Nashville-based Bravado for a free concert in McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts on the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School campus. The show begins at 7 p.m.

INSIDE Letters, Serving, Messenger break.....2 Party for Paws, New Arrivals..............3 OBITUARIES—McBee, Shetters; Church news........................................4 July 4 Planning update, Senior menus, Garden Club, Univ Jobs......................5 Sewanee Russian program gets boost Preschool & K screening...................6 Tail Waggin Tutors, Univ 400 grads, SAS commencement weekend..........7 A&E—TigerShark swim season set, Blues dynamo to perform, Pilates, Naam Yoga, Contradance, SES Green Art winners named......8-9 SCHOOL SCOOP—SES menus, CES value added, SES awards/yr end, FCHS commencement................10-11 SPORTS—SAS softball 2nd in region, SAS tennis hosts quarterfinals, HOME GAMES, Youth Rodeo, Tennis Assn tourney winners....12-13 NATURE NOTES, Pets of Wk, WX, State Park, Sequatchie cave hike.....14

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Letters WELLS FAMILY THANKS THE COMMUNITY To the Editor: We wish to thank everyone for your kindness during the illness and subsequent death of my husband, Thomas Wells. We really appreciate your cards, telephone calls, visits, food, offers to help, memorial gifts, flowers and your thoughts and prayers. We will never forget the kindness shown to us during this difficult time. We want to thank Hospice of Highland Rim for the wonderful care given to my husband during his illness. Our thanks also to Watson-North Funeral Home in Winchester for their wonderful service and help. Sewanee is a wonderful, caring community. Thank you very much. Connie Wells and family Sewanee ■ SAVE LAKE DIMMICK AND ITS WATERSHED To the Editor: Last fall, to great fanfare, the University’s board of regents, trustees, and the administration celebrated the preservation for all time of Lost Cove. This involves a perpetual conservation easement held by the Land Trust, with the land owned and managed by the University for use as an outdoor academic laboratory and for recreation. Yet these were the same decisionmakers that authorized a study to develop 1,000 second-family homes in the Jackson-Dimmick watershed. The rationale was that this watershed was excess land that could be turned into cash. Because it was off the Do-

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main, this land did not deserve to be protected. That the original proposal was reduced to 300 homes surrounding Lake Dimmick did not negate the potential devastating environmental impact on the watershed. Fortunately, due to student, faculty, and community pressure, the regents decided in the fall of 2006 not to pursue development of the JacksonDimmick watershed at that time. No decision was made to actively protect and preserve the watershed, even as it potentially has a higher value to the University than Lost Cove. Sewanee’s community water supply comes primarily from inflow to the Jackson-Dimmick watershed. The watershed serves as the collecting basin for rain that fills the reservoirs. Without a healthy, relatively undisturbed watershed to collect and purify the rain that falls, the reservoirs would quickly empty, even more so under drought conditions, and produce water that is more expensive to purify for human use. My question is, why aren’t the board of regents, the trustees and the administration pressing to preserve for all time the Jackson-Dimmick watershed? Might a mechanism like what was used for Lost Cove, a perpetual conservation easement held by the Land Trust with the land owned and managed by the University, be worth considering? Lyle Brecht Sewanee ■

SALUTE NURSES THIS WEEK To the Editor: During Nurses’ Week, which began on May 11, may we remind patients and family members to “thank a nurse.” Nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in southern Middle Tennessee are dedicated to providing patient care in a variety of health care settings. Our goal of caring for patients would not be possible without the skills and compassion of nurses. The members of Southern Middle Tennessee Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants salute our nurses for their dedicated professional care. Patti Kamykowski, FNP-BC Estill Springs ■

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Mail your letter to the Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER, P.O. Box 296, Sewanee, TN 37375, or come by our office, 418 St. Mary’s Ln., or send your e-mail to . Please include your name, address and daytime telephone number. Preference is given to letters under 250 words. Unsigned letters will not be used. Letters are edited for space and clarity.

Girl Scouts’ Gift of Caring. Sewanee Girl Scout troop 2107 sold 55 boxes of cookies and shipped them overseas to our troops. What a wonderful taste of home!

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Editor’s Note: Break Is Coming

GIRL SCOUTS THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT To the Editor: Our Girl Scout troop sold 55 extra boxes of cookies for our military troops overseas. We want to thank everyone for supporting the scouts and the Messenger for all the good press this year. Angela Fowler, Troop 2107 Leader Sewanee ■

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Our apologies to Hannah Lin, one of the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee seniors showing off mugs they received as the newest members of the Alumni Council. We mistakenly identified her as another student.

We’re glad you’re reading the Messenger!

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THE SMOKE’N B’S EXPERIENCE

Playing at Smoke’n B’s SATURDAY, MAY 16, 8 p.m. to midnight— Shane Worley and Brad Creighton, aka

THE BEDROOM GANGSTERS Now serving beer!

Homes Painted • Hardwood & Tile Floors Installed • Bathrooms & Kitchens Improved

STEPHEN CARTER Phone 931-598-5485

Cell 931-308-9831

25 W. College, Suite 3, Monteagle (931) 598-0044 or (931) 308-2977

DEEPWOODS: New to the market. 5-acre bluff tract with sunset view of Roark’s Cove. $185,000. HAYNES ROAD: 11.5 wooded acres with road frontage on Old Jump-Off Mtn. Road, as well. City water available and property is unrestricted. Only minutes from campus. $115,000. LAKE O’DONNELL ROAD: Easily maintained 3 bedroom brick home with spacious den and screened porch. New central heat and air. Nice lot with convenient access to hiking trail. $149,900. NEW BLUFF LISTING: Featured in home and garden section of Chattanooga newspaper, this architect-designed home includes 350 feet of bluff overlooking scenic Roark’s Cove. With spacious entertaining areas, three-sided stone fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and beautiful kitchen, this property is located on 7.4 acres and accessed by private drive. Call for more details. RAVEN’S DEN: Adjoining the University of the South. 6.2 acres with access to city water. Beautiful wooded building site. $85,000.

The end of the school term is in sight and with it, the Messenger will take a break. We will publish next Thursday, May 21, and then take a two-week break to gear up for summer activities. We will return to the office on June 5, and the paper will be published on June 11. During the summer a number of clubs do not meet, and churches often change their schedules. Please let us know by phone or e-mail before 5 p.m., on Monday, May 18, if your organization’s schedule will differ from the one we publish regularly in our Community Calendar. Thanks.

Serving Where Called Six years ago this column began to support the large number of reservists called up for active duty to serve in the war in Iraq. Since then, the troubles in the Middle East and Afghanistan have stretched our military to its limits. This is a reminder that someone else is standing guard and facing fire for us. Please keep the following individuals, their families and all those who fight for freedom in your prayers: Nick Barry James Gregory Cowan Aaron Gallagher Peter Green Robert S. Lauderdale Kenny Leming Brian Norcross Christopher Norcross Dustin “Dusty” Lee Parker Joshua Rollins James Smith Charles Tate Jeffery Alan Wessel Nick Worley If you know of others in our Mountain family who are in harm’s way, send their names to us, or contact American Legion Post 51 Auxiliary member Louise Irwin (598-5864). Under new management

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DuPont Library Schedule

New Arrivals Kinner Glen Bohanan Brigman Kinner Glen Bohanan Brigman was born on May 11, 2009, in Southern Tennessee Medical Center to Jessica Bohanan Brigman and Derrick Brigman of Winchester. He weighed 5 lbs., 13.7 oz. and measured 18.5 inches in length. He has one sister, Leila Marie Bohanan. His maternal grandparents are Patricia A. Bohanan and Crystal Walker of Winchester, and his paternal grandmother is Mary Brazier of Winchester.

Lucas Michael Brown Lucas Michael Brown was born on May 6, 2009, in Southern Tennessee Medical Center to Jessica Sholey and Matt Brown of Estill Springs. He weighed 5 lbs., 13.6 oz. and measured 18 inches in length. He has one sister, Brianna Shea O’Kelley, and one brother, Matthew Brown Jr. His maternal grandmother is Sandy Cash of Cowan. His paternal grandparents are Bobby Joe and Sandy Pinkleton of Winchester and Mike Brown of Maryland.

MESSENGER HOURS The MESSENGER office is open for your convenience: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

TENNESSEE TRAVEL CONDITIONS (traffic delays/construction): DIAL 511

The University’s duPont Library is observing interim hours through Sunday, May 24: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; and closed on Sundays. The library will be closed on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. From Tuesday, May 26, through Sunday, June 7, interim hours (as above) will resume. From Monday, June 8, through Friday, July 3, summer hours will be observed: Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sunday, 1–11 p.m.

Curbside Recycling Friday Residential curbside recycling pickup in Sewanee is on the first and third Friday of each month. Friday, May 15, will be a pickup day. Recyclable materials must be separated by type and placed in blue bags by the side of the road no later than 7:30 a.m. Please do not put out general household trash on this day. Blue bags may be picked up in the University Lease Office, 110 Carnegie Hall, at the Physical Plant Services administrative office on Alabama Avenue or at the PPS warehouse on Georgia Avenue.

Corners Framing Has Moved Mindy Melton-Stephens is pleased to announce that Corners Custom Framing has moved two doors down from its location in Sewanee Station on Highway 41A. Her shop is now located on the other side of Crust Pizza, in the corner portion of the space formerly occupied by Mountain Breeze. Corners is open Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–noon. For more information call 598-9360.

Hospitality Shop Bag Sale May 23 The Hospitality Shop, located at 1096 University Ave., is operated by the Emerald-Hodgson Hospital Auxiliary. Currently closed, it will reopen for a bag sale for one day, Saturday, May 23, 8 a.m.–noon. Bags will be provided, and each bag, filled to the top with all it can hold, will cost $4. After the sale the Hospitality Shop will again be closed until Tuesday, June 9. Normal operating hours for the shop are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–noon. Located next to Pizza Hut in Monteagle (931) 924-GIFT (4438) www.lorenasgifts.com Mon–Fri 8–6; Sat–Sun 10–5

Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m. MUSIC AND DINNER $12 per person—BYOB Call for reservations! Local guest performer: Tom Gladstone Local guest chef: Ed Jackson Featuring ribs and beef tenderloin (vegetarian option available)

Party for Paws Benefit Saturday Everyone is invited to Party for Paws, a cocktail party and silent auction presented by Natural Bridge Events to benefit the Franklin County Humane Society and its shelter, Animal Harbor. The party will be held on Saturday, May 16, 6–8 p.m., at “The Grove,” Natural Bridge Events, 44 Natural Bridge Road, Sewanee (directions will be on tickets). Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a variety of drinks, the chance to bid on a selection of works by local artists and artisans, antiques, memorabilia, and other goods and services for a good cause. Tickets are $30 each, or bring a friend and pay $50 for two.

Tickets are available in Sewanee from Sue Ridyard, , 598-1531; Harold Goldberg, , 598-1566; Pat Thompson, , 598-1657; or Susan Rupert, , 598-1726; and in Winchester from Animal Care Center (967-6345); Bubbles and Bows (967-9397); and Animal Harbor (962-4472).

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Sewanee Utility District will receive separate sealed BIDS for the construction of a water project at the Sewanee Water Treatment Plant until 2 pm local time on June 4, 2009, and, then, at said time, publicly open and read the BIDS aloud. The work to be bid on is as follows: 1.

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Construct a 1.0 MGD micro-filtration membrane water treatment plant on property adjacent to the existing Sewanee Water Treatment Plant. Install two owner-provided Pall ARIA AP-4 membrane systems and coordinate work to keep existing water treatment facility in operation until the new plant is certified for operation by the Division of Water Supply. Upgrade pump stations at Lake Jackson and at the existing water treatment plant backwash basin; add a new raw water pump station to supply the new water treatment facility. Provide a pre-engineered building to house the new filter plant, a 125,000 gallon prestressed concrete tank to serve as clearwell and a 20,000 gallon oxidation tank for the pre-filtration treatment process. Procure and install variable depth intake assembly reinforcing the existing 8 inch flange attachment point.

The allotted time for construction is 270 calendar days. The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, Forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the address below: Sewanee Utility District 150 Sherwood Road Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 Ms. Marilyn Robinson, Executive Director Nashville Minority Business Center 223 8th Avenue North, Suite 205 Nashville, Tennessee 37203 615-255-0432 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be viewed and obtained at www.bwscplans.com on May 6, 2009. For questions about ordering documents, call Lellyett and Rogers at 1-800-990-9919. All Bidders must be licensed Contractors as required by the Contractors Licensing Act of 1976 (TCA Title 62, Chapter 6). No bid will be opened unless the outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid provides the following information: Name of Project, Name of Bidder, Bidder’s address, the Contractor’s License Number, the date of the license’s expiration, and a quotation of that part of his classification applying to the bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids. MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE/WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MBW/WBE) REQUIREMENTS

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Any contract or contracts awarded by the Owner through this invitation for bids will be funded by a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan from the State of Tennessee. State and Federal funds will be involved in this project and, as a result, Bidders must comply with the SRF Loan Program’s MBE/WBE requirements including contacting a minimum of 10 qualified MBE/WBE potential sub-contractors, professional service providers, vendors, and/or suppliers by certified mail to solicit bids. The apparent successful Bidder must submit to the Owner copies of the certified letters and return receipts prior to contract award. Neither the State of Tennessee nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Invitation for Bids or any resulting contract(s) awarded by the Owner. SPECIAL NOTICE TO MBW/WBE FIRMS All qualified MBE/WBE firms desiring to bid as a General Contractor, sub-contractor, professional service provider, supplier, or equipment vendor are encouraged to contact Ms. Marilyn Robinson at the Nashville Minority Business Center office listed above to review bidding/contract documents. Qualified MBE/WBE firms may also contact the engineer via www.bwscplans.com, in order to obtain a list of prospective bidding General Contractors or to obtain copies of bidding/contract documents.

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Helen Shedd Honored from page 1 . . . she worked for them. Nonetheless, she visited the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, which trained leaders in the civil rights movement. Helen has long attended NAACP functions as a visitor and was recognized as the guest of honor at the local 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. The many community organizations with which Helen Shedd has been associated include Sewanee Senior Citizens (where she continues to serve on the board), the Community Action Committee, St. Mark’s Church and Community Social Club, the Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace, the Sewanee Civic Association, Otey Memorial Parish Church and All Saints’ Chapel. Fond of walking, Helen would usually walk to work. She mowed her own lawn until Dr. Dudley Fort insisted she stop. Helen has survived her husband, J.B., and two of her four children. She lives alone and still does her own housework, cooking and laundry. On May 25, Helen Cohen Shedd will celebrate her 97th birthday. Civic Association members and guests gave her a standing ovation when search committee chair Louise Irwin presented the Community Service Award to Helen. Asked if she wanted to comment, Helen replied with a shy smile, “You’re going to make me cry.” Also recognized with plaques thanking them for their contributions were the 2008–09 Community Chest Fund Drive co-chairs and assistant co-chairs: Anne and Woody Deutsch and Knowles and Bill Harper. The Harpers will chair next year’s Community Chest drive, assisted by Jay and Laurie Fisher. Civic Association President Elizabeth Clark Duncan reported on the first meeting of the Investment Committee, charged with managing the $130,000 surplus in Community Chest funds that had accrued over the years. Bill Harper will chair the committee, with the Civic Association president serving as a standing

committee member and the vicepresident serving as a nonvoting member to insure continuity. The committee will invest the funds in a portfolio consisting of stocks and mixed income funds, with a targeted annual return of 4.5 percent. Local financial advisor John Goodson will attend the next committee meeting, scheduled for May 13. In other business, the membership voted to approve the nominating committee’s recommendations for the 2009–10 Civic Association Board: Elizabeth Clark Duncan, president; Stephen Carter, vice-president; Lauren Drinen, secretary; Rocky Morris, treasurer; and Elizabeth Koella, member-at-large and membership chair. Duncan thanked Tom Manshack for serving as vice-president this past year. Due to family obligations, Manshack declined to continue in the office. Louise Irwin announced the theme for this year’s Fourth of July celebration: An Old-Fashioned Fourth. Stephen Burnett, president of Sewanee Leaseholders, is chairing the festivities this year. Duncan thanked Ken Taylor, who provided the floral centerpieces for the tables in Miss Helen’s honor. Duncan also gave enthusiastic kudos to Gretchen Sutton with Julia’s Catering for preparing the delicious buffet dinners served at all the Civic Association’s meetings. The Civic Association does not meet in the summer. The next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14. —Reported by Leslie Lytle

Church News Otey Parish On May 17 at Otey Parish, Sunday school teachers will be honored at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, at 8:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. Between services, Sunday school is offered for children of all ages. At the Adult Forum, Sisters Miriam and Elizabeth of St. Mary’s Convent will speak on their mission work in Haiti. The Lectionary Class will discuss Jesus’s command to “love one another.” Nursery care is provided for children under 3 years of age all morning, and a coffee hour follows the 11 a.m. service. For more information call Robin Reed-Spaulding, 598-5926.

All Saints’ Chapel Worship Schedule

Christ Church, Monteagle This Sunday, May 17, is Rogation Sunday at Christ Church, Monteagle. For those who keep the western church calendar, it is the last Sunday in the 40 days leading up to Ascension Day, which always falls on a Thursday. Many great hymns were written with this Sunday in mind. Rogation Sunday used to be focused on spring planting, and many churches still have processions and plant trees on this day. Since the next issue of the Messenger will be out at noon on Thursday, May 21, Christ Church wishes to take this opportunity to invite everyone to its Ascension Day service of Holy Communion at noon, and to a service of Evening Prayer on that day at 5 p.m. For those who really make plans early, remember that Pentecost is coming up May 31. On the eve of Pentecost there are fireworks and sometimes on Pentecost itself the sky above whole cities along the Rhine are lit up with beautiful displays. Christ Church has brought that tradition to the Mountain and invites others to join in.

Obituaries Una G. McBee Una G. McBee, lifelong resident of Sewanee, died May 10, 2009, at her daughter’s home in Tullahoma. One of eight children of George and Lena Green of Sewanee, she was 91 when she died, the last of their children. Mrs. McBee was senior vice president of the Bank of Sewanee when she retired at the age of 62. Her career began in 1935, when her brother, Herman Green, left the bank to become a bank examiner for the state. She was 14 years old, the youngest female cashier in Tennessee history. Her husband, Hayden McBee, Sewanee chief of police for 35 years, died in 1991. After retirement Mrs. McBee helped senior citizens with insurance and banking details and was a dependable driver for those in need. She was the longest standing member of Otey Parish and was a member of the Eastern Star Cemetery Association. She is survived by a son, Thomas C. (Jearldine) McBee of Cowan; a daughter, Nancy (Pat) Eagan of Tullahoma; and five grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The funeral service was held on Wednesday, May 13, in Otey Parish Memorial Church. Officiating clergy was the Rev. Joe Ballard; assisting clergy were the Rev. Tom Macfie, the Rev. Scott James and the Rev. Michael Murphy. Burial followed in the Eastern Star Cemetery in Sewanee. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Building Fund for Otey Memorial Parish, P.O. Box 267, Sewanee, TN 37375.

From Sunday, May 17, through Sunday, June 7, there will only be an 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist in All Saints’ Chapel. During summer school, June 14 through July 19, there will be 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist services in All Saints’ Chapel. A Centering Prayer Introductory Please call the chapel office at 598Workshop, led by the Rev. Tom Ward, 1274 if you have any questions. will take place at St. Mary’s Sewanee on Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The practice of Centering Prayer offers a way to consent to God’s presence and action in our lives. The registration fee of $35 includes lunch. Preregistration is requested. To register, send your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and Mary Jane Shetters the fee made payable to St. Mary’s Sewanee, to P.O. Box 188, Sewanee, Mary Jane Shetters, age 67, of CowThe University’s Lease CommitTN 37375, or call 598-5342. an died May 8, 2009, at Golden Living tee will meet on Wednesday, May 27. Center-Mountain View in Winchester. Agenda items are due in the SuperinShe was born in Sherwood, and was tendent of Leases office in Carnegie a homemaker. She was preceded in Hall by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, death by her parents, Russell and Audi May 20. The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Miller Shetters; brother, J.D. Shetters; invites you to its weekly meetings sisters, Annie Shetters Miller and for prayer, study and work, directed Betty Carol Shetters; and son, George A VIEW BEYOND. This locust tree is toward reconciliation and peace. The Pete Shetters. located at the intersection of St. Mary’s Fellowship meets Thursdays at 12:30 She is survived by sons, James, Lane and the Sherwood Road. We pass p.m. in the Quintard Room in Otey Bobby and Paul Shetters, all of Cowit every day, and through its window parish hall. Celebration of the Eucha- an; a daughter, Betty Matthews of we see the seasons change. Photo by rist is held on the second Thursday of Cowan; a sister, Peggy Pendergrass General & Electrical Contractor Geraldine Hewitt Piccard of Chattanooga; brothers, Willie each month. Est. 1986 Shetters, of Sherwood, Joe Shetters Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 of Illinois, and Russell Lee Shetters 598-9793 of Louisiana; and five grandchildren (931) 598-0500 90 Reed’s Lane and two great-grandchildren. Sewanee Funeral services were held on New Homes • Additions • Remodeling May 9, 2009, at Sherwood Emmanual National Association of Home Builders Apostolic Church, with Sister Betty Reed officiating. Interment followed Open 5–9 Sun-Thurs; 5–10 Fri & Sat in Mt. View Cemetery, Sherwood. ArReservations Recommended rangements were by Moore-Cortner 931/924-4600 Funeral Home, Winchester.

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July Fourth Planning Continues The 4th of July committee met on May 6 to refine the details and responsibilities for this year’s “An Old-Fashioned 4th” celebration. Two volunteers agreed to serve as registrants for the Mutt Show. The committee still needs two helpers to assist Amanda Bailey with Children’s Games at the American Legion. Please contact Amanda at to volunteer. The committee is also seeking an entrepreneurial person (or group) to serve as Commerce Chair. Responsibilities would include identifying, sourcing, ordering, storing, selling and accounting for Fourth of July

memorabilia, such as flags, bags, T-shirts, bandannas and hats that will help to create a festive red, white and blue atmosphere up and down University Avenue. Please contact Stephen Burnett, event chairman, at [email protected] for more information or to volunteer for this critical role. The next meeting of the Fourth committee will be on Monday, June 1, in Rebel’s Rest dining room from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All committee chairs are encouraged to attend. Additional volunteers are welcome to join in to learn about roles they would be welcome to play.

Motlow Offers Finance and Accounting for Non-Finance People Finance and Accounting for NonFinance People, a program offered by the Motlow College Economic and Community Development Unit, will begin in June on Motlow’s Moore County campus in Tullahoma. Students must register by June 9. Stimulus funds are available to cover course fees for those who are unemployed. “Accounting for the Non-Accountant,” covering the 11 steps of the accounting cycle, is the first in a series of four one-day class modules to be taught by Carla Ralston. The class will meet on June 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Marcum Technology Center. Each class module costs $165 and includes textbooks and class materials. A discount will be given to those taking three or more classes or for three or more employees from the same company. The other class modules and dates are “Understanding Financial

Statements,” July 16; “Accounting Essentials,” Aug. 20; and “Basics of Budgeting,” Sept. 17. The series of four one-day classes will provide participants the finance and accounting know-how they need to plan budgets, justify financial requests and spot problems. The program also covers how to interpret financial reports, the impact of financial decisions and how to forecast a business’s financial position based on past performance. For those who are unemployed, stimulus grant money is available for course fees under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. To apply for this funding, submit documentation from a Department of Labor Career Center along with class registration forms. To register, phone (931) 3931757 or (800) 654-4877, ext. 1757; fax (931) 393-1774; or e-mail .

University Job Opportunities The University of the South announces the following job openings: EXEMPT POSITIONS—Admission Counselor; Assistant Swimming/Diving Coach; Director for the Education for Ministry Program; Head Women’s Soccer Coach; Intern Football/Lacrosse Coach; Landscape Ecology Fellow; Resident Sustainability Coordinator; Summer Director, Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference; Vice-Chancellor and President. NON-EXEMPT POSITIONS— Academic Technology Services Technician; Office Assistant/Residential

Life. To schedule an office skills or typing test, call Teresa Smith at 598-1381.For information on nonfaculty positions, please call 598-1403, or visit the website: .

Student Biological Garden Club Research Monteagle Plant Auction and Published Chamber Meeting Potluck Lunch Faculty members and students in Wanted: Extra plants from your Wednesday the University’s biology department garden, buyers for plants, your farecently published several articles in scientific journals. Dr. Deborah McGrath and Meagan Binkley (C’05) studied the alien invasive Japanese Stiltgrass plant that is found in wooded areas around Sewanee. They found that the plant changed the chemistry of the soil and reduced the diversity of soil animals. Their paper was published in Southeastern Naturalist, . Dr. David Haskell and Anupam Adhikari (C’10) used a database of all the world’s bird subspecies to test a prediction that Darwin made about the shape of the tree of life. They confirmed and extended Darwin’s idea, finding that Darwin not only correctly predicted patterns of diversity, but his ideas can also be used to predict whether or not a species will become endangered. Their paper was published in the Public Library of Science and is available free online at http://tiny.cc/3UDLY.

Sewanee Summer Music Festival June 20-July 26 The 53rd Sewanee Summer Music Festival will be held June 20–July 26. Highlights include performances by the Manhattan String Quartet, the annual Festival Brass Concert in All Saints’ Chapel and the Patriotic Concert on July 4. More next week.

Temporary Pet Foster Care Animal Alliance–South Cumberland is looking for people who could occasionally give temporary foster care to an abandoned dog or cat. If you are willing to consider providing a temporary home for an adoptable dog or cat or for more information on giving foster care to an animal, contact Dagmar Gundersen at (931) 592-7070 (leave a message) or e-mail .

Senior Center Weekly Activities The Sewanee Senior Center offers the following regular activities: Mondays, 11 a.m., chair exercises; Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., bingo; Wednesdays, 10 a.m., sewing group; and Thursdays, 11 a.m., chair exercises. The center is located at 5 Ball Park Rd. Adults of all ages are welcome. Activities are free.

The Monteagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce will meet on Wednesday, May 20, at 5 p.m. in the Monteagle City Hall meeting room. New board members will be elected for the chamber’s fiscal year, June 1, 2009–May 31, 2010. All members are urged to attend to make this a productive year for everyone.

vorite lawn chair and good food to share. The Sewanee Garden Club’s annual plant auction and potluck luncheon is scheduled for Memorial Day—Monday, May 25—at 11:30 a.m. Members and guests are invited to the home of Elizabeth and Larry Wilson off Firetower Road behind St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School (former residence of Priscilla and Dudley Fort). Proceeds of the sale support the Shakespeare Garden, local organizations and programs. For further information call Jean Jervis at (931) The Sewanee Book Club has cho- 924-3351. sen the books which will be read and reviewed by the group during 2009– Senior Center 10. They are: “The Crusades Through Menus Arab Eyes” by Amin Maalouf; “The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes” by The Sewanee Senior Citizens’ Jamyang Norbu; “The Flame Trees of Center is open Monday–Friday Thika” by Elspeth Huxley; “Q&A” by from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Vikas Swarup; “Out Stealing Horses” suggested donation for lunch if by Per Petterson; “Troubles” by J.G. you are 50 years of age or older is Farrell; and “Cod: A Biography of $3 and $5 if you are under 50. All the Fish That Changed the World” by prices are suggested donations Mark Kurlansky. only. To ensure adequate food In due course, these titles will be preparation, please call the day available in duPont and Thurmond before to reserve a takeout meal libraries, as well as through the or to eat at the center. If you come University Bookstore. For questions in without calling in advance, please contact Flournoy Rogers at there’s a chance you’ll be disap598-0733 or [email protected]. pointed. Menus follow. May 18: Chicken salad, pears, dessert. May 19: Barbecue ribs, mac/ cheese, cauliflower/broccoli, roll, dessert. Sewanee area author Leslie Lytle May 20: Meatloaf/tomato will discuss and sign her book, “Exsauce, creamed potatoes, green ecution’s Doorstep: True Stories of beans, cornbread, dessert. the Innocent and Near Damned,” on May 21: Polish sausage/cabThursday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in Davisbage, pinto beans, cornbread, Kidd Booksellers, 2121 Green Hills dessert. Village Dr., Suite 281, Nashville. May 22: Chicken/broccoli/ “Execution’s Doorstep” tells the rice casserole, green beans sliced true stories of five lives trapped in a tomatoes, roll, dessert. living nightmare: sentenced to die for Menus may vary. For inforcrimes they did not commit. For more mation and reservations call the information call (615) 385-2645 or center at 598-0771. visit www.daviskidd.com.

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Recovery Act Provides Funds for Disadvantaged Youth Summer Jobs, Applications Due Friday Eligible youth are signing up for the Summer Youth Jobs Program in Tennessee, sponsored by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which is awarding $25 million to help provide 12,000 jobs for disadvantaged, low-income youth. Most jobs will begin in June and end in September. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, May 15. This program is available to youth ages 14 to 24 who are low-income and have one or more of the following barriers: deficient in basic literacy skills, school dropout, homeless, runaway or foster child, pregnant or parenting, or an offender or an individual (including a youth with a disability) who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or to secure and hold employment. Commissioner James Neeley said, “We anticipate the program to be beneficial to employers who need the additional workers during the summer months but, due to the tough economic situation, cannot af-

ford to hire them.” All employers are eligible to participate in this program except those involved with gambling, swimming pools, aquariums and golf courses. Applications for youth can be picked up at local Tennessee Career Centers or by contacting the Local Workforce Investment Area Youth Leads. Participants will be paid at least the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour. Youth who live in Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Moore and Warren counties should call Lana McAnally or Diane Redmond at (931) 455-9596 to make sure they are eligible. A total of $931,890 has been allocated for the program in these seven counties. For more information on the Summer Youth Program and the ARRA, call the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development at (800) 255-5872, or go to .

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International conditions make learning languages and understanding foreign cultures more important than ever. Defined as one of the most difficult foreign languages for English speakers to learn, Russian is taught at about 400 high schools and colleges/ universities around the United States, making it the ninth most studied language in the U.S. A commitment to enhancing students’ linguistic and cultural studies qualified the University of the South for participation in Russian Life magazine’s program for free distribution of that magazine to students of the Russian language. Sewanee is currently receiving 15 free copies of Russian Life magazine. “Students have to realize, early on,” said Russian Life publisher Paul E. Richardson, “that studying a language is about more than grammar rules, long vocabulary lists and irregular verbs. It is about entering into and understanding another culture from the inside. By getting something colorful, timely and interesting in students’ hands, something that illuminates different aspects of Russian history, culture and life, we hope to remind them that there is a reward for their hard work down the road. There’s a reason to keep studying Russian!” Sewanee’s Russian majors have enjoyed recent success in national competitions. Josh Harris, C’07, re-

Each June St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School welcomes accomplished and aspiring artists to Shakerag Workshops—two one-week sessions of studio classes. The two sessions of Shakerag 2009, to be held June 14–20 and June 21–27, will offer 16 topics, including felting, beading, mixed media, bamboo, quilting, digital arts, clay, book arts and mud cloth. Director Claire Reishman is accepting applications for classes; local applicants receive a 35 percent discount on tuition and meals. Professional artists around the world teach the courses. Renowned Finnish felting artist Jorie Johnson, lecturer in textile design at the Kyoto University of Art and Design in Japan, will offer her expertise during the second session. The inclusive atmosphere of Shakerag is one of the hallmarks of the program, and teachers over the years have commented on the vitality of classes that include participants with a variety of experiences. The Shakerag Workshops website, www.shakerag.org, has more information about classes and a more detailed description of the program. The Franklin County Board of For information contact Claire Reishman at 968-0210, ext. 3165; or e-mail Education has announced that free screening for preschool and kinderher at [email protected]. garten students will be held June 2 through 5 at North Middle School between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day. The Brigance screening includes general knowledge required by Child Find. A child must reach the age of 4 by Sept. 30, 2009, for preschool screening. A child must reach the age of 5 by Sept. 30, 2009, for kindergarten screening. If your child has already registered for preschool or kindergarten, he/

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F.C. Preschool and Kindergarten Screening Announced she should receive a postcard with a screening appointment time by May 31. If your child has not received a postcard with a screening appointment time by May 31, please contact Patti Limbaugh at the Board of Education, 967-0626, for an appointment time. A free dental screening will be available at your child’s appointment time, if desired. A 3-year-old child who needs screening does not need an appointment. They may come anytime between 10 a.m and 6 p.m., June 2–5.

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Tail Waggin’ Tutors Program Launched by Humane Society There are some things that just seem to go together, such as summer and lemonade, peanut butter and jelly, kids and dogs and . . . reading! The idea behind the Tail Waggin’ Tutors program is simple: Children who are struggling with reading can read to a dog. The dog, of course, could care less whether the child misses a word or two and listens with attention and adoration. With this acceptance, the child gains more self-confidence and begins to read better. When Sarah Doyi, executive director of the Franklin County Humane Society, was a child, she used to wish she could take her dog to school. Now at 50-something, she is finally getting that chance. After Hendrix, Sarah’s dog, passed his Therapy Dogs International evaluation, he and Sarah became the first Tail Waggin’ Tutors team in the Franklin County schools. They make weekly visits to Huntland, North Lake and Decherd elementary schools. Doyi says, “I can only describe the interaction of Hendrix and ‘his kids’ as pure magic. All I have to tell a child is,‘Hendrix brought this book for you to read,’ or ‘Hendrix likes this book,’ and she or he is eager to read. If a child doesn’t know a word, she doesn’t seem to mind having it supplied by Hendrix. The children often read with their little hands stroking or entwined in Hendrix’s thick fur, gaining reassurance and confidence. “In addition to the pleasure I receive from listening to the students read to Hendrix, our Tail Waggin’ Tutors experience has been a marvelously fun and rewarding doggie adventure. Hendrix knows when I put his official TDI bandana, collar tag and ID on that he is going to ‘his’ schools. He gets excited when we

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pull into the school parking lots and knows exactly where to go once we get into the school buildings. When we read to the children, he lies down and listens like a pro. On a few occasions he has listened so intently that his eyes have closed! “Our challenge now is to meet the demand for our services and to share this experience with more children. Hendrix is a 12-year-old senior dog and has canine Cushing’s disease, and, though he is doing remarkably well now, he may well not be able to keep up with his visits. I have been told that children and reading programs are particularly suited for senior dogs, as the dogs need to be quiet and calm. Hendrix and I would like to encourage people and dogs, senior or younger, to go through the therapy dogs certification process and join us in this remarkable Tail Waggin’ Tutors program. I would be happy to talk to prospective teams.” Doyi can be reached at (931) 636-8893 or at Animal Harbor, 9624472. Tail Waggin’ Tutors is a program of Therapy Dogs International. For more information on Therapy Dogs International, visit the website: www.tdi-dog.org.

The University of the South celebrated the close of the 2008–09 academic year on May 8, 9 and 10 with commencement and baccalaureate ceremonies for 360 students from the College of Arts and Sciences, 39 from the School of Theology, and one from the School of Letters. Sunday’s commencement marked a first—the granting of Sewanee’s first master of fine arts degree—to Tina Suzann Whipple of Shelbyville, Tenn., from the University’s School of Letters, which began its summer master’s degree program in 2006. Following the ceremony, the bells of the Leonidas Polk Memorial Carillon rang down on the faculty and guests lining the sidewalks outside All Saints’ Chapel, allowing the graduates of the College’s Class of 2009 to pass through and receive applause, cheers and embraces. “Our Sewanee degrees are priceless,” Valedictorian Wyatt Eugene Harper IV told his classmates, because of their connections with the entire Sewanee community; those relationships with professors and peers still will be significant long after specific facts, lists and data have been forgotten. Harper is an economics major from Dickson, Tenn. Cong Lu, an economics and mathematics major from Suzhou, China, was the salutatorian. Charles Floyd “Chase” Spurlock III, a biology major from Murfreesboro, was recognized with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion for character, leadership and service to the University and the Sewanee community. Many of the graduates’ gowns were marked by green ribbons to show that those students had signed a Green Graduation Pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of choices they will make after leaving Sewanee.

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The SAS class of 2009 poses on the St. Andrew’s Chapel steps after being inducted into the Alumni Association. The class will graduate on Sunday, May 24.

SAS Commencement Weekend May 22–24 Members of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School’s class of 2009 will celebrate their graduation from Friday through Sunday, May 22–24, with a baccalaureate service, senior banquet, honors day ceremony, dance, commencement Eucharist and exercises and a reception. Year-end festivities begin with the baccalaureate service on Friday, May 22, at 5:30 p.m. in the outdoor chapel. The baccalaureate speaker will be the Rev. William S. Wade, former SAS head of school. Following the service, seniors and their guests will attend the senior banquet in Cravens Hall on the University campus. At the banquet, each senior will be recognized with a poem or song written and performed by members of the SAS faculty.

The honors day ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 23, at 2 p.m. in the outdoor chapel. On Saturday evening there will be a commencement dance for upper school students and an end-of-year party for middle school students. The dance is held in Cravens Hall, and the middle school party is held in the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle. The commencement Eucharist and exercises begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 24, in the outdoor chapel. Following the service and the official closing of the school year, a reception will be held in Robinson Dining Hall. The members of this year’s senior class are headed to colleges and universities from Oregon to Florida.

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Ongoing Pilates classes are held at the Sewanee Community Center on Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with certified instructor Georgia Hewitt. The cost is $10 by the class or $35 for four classes. You may join at any time. The exercises are low or no impact, easily modified to each individual level, and work the muscles without fatiguing them. The benefits of Pilates are better posture, fluidity of movements, increased focus and increased flexibility and range of motion. For more information call Hewitt at 598-9366. It’s a good idea to exchange ideas, and sometimes a better one to change them. From “Two-Liners Stolen From Others by Joe F. Pruett”

The summer swim season, swim instruction, conditioning, and competition for children and youth at all levels is kicking off on May 25. Max Obermiller, the University’s swim coach, will be leading the coaching team for the 14th year. Each summer, 70+ children and youth ages 5–18 participate in TigerSharks, and they have won the regional championship for five years in a row. TigerSharks Swim Team meets May 25 through July 18 (Monday– Friday) with the following schedule: May 25–29, Rookie, 3:30–4 p.m.; 10 and under, 4–5 p.m.; 11 and over, 5–6:15 p.m.;

June 1–July 18: 10 and under, 8–9 a.m.; 11 and over, 9–10:30 a.m.; Rookie, TBA. Evening practice is open Monday through Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. to anyone who can swim 50 continuous meters. Fees: $160 first child, $130 each additional child in the same family (includes T-shirt and 2 swim caps). Financial aid is available; please contact Beth Wiley at 598-3292. Meets are usually on Saturday mornings; sometimes the TigerSharks host them; and the team travels to others. The Tigersharks host the RACE League Championships on

July 18, 2009. While the coaches understand that swimmers will be out occasionally for summer vacations, please let the coaches know the dates when your child will be out of town. Questions? Want to sign up for the TigerSharks Swim Team? Contact coach Max Obermiller at or call 5981546.

Go, TigerSharks!

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Alto/Oak Grove VFD Fun Day Fund-Raiser Go to the Oak Grove School Community Center on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 10 a.m. for a day of fun to raise funds for the Alto/Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new 4x4 rescue/brush truck to serve the community more efficiently. Among the activities will be an antique car cruise-in, a display of antique vehicles and tractors, a kid zone with face-painting and games, a vehicle extraction demonstration, fire attack demonstration, Air Evac helicopter, fire safety trailer and hamburger plates with homemade desserts. At 3 p.m. there will be an auction of homemade crafts and many other items. Donations to the auction are welcome. The Oak Grove School Community Center is located at 6584 Old Alto Hwy., Decherd. For more information contact Chief Russell Sells at (931) 273-5827.

Butterflies, Vegetables and Ferns Featured at Botanical Garden The Huntsville Botanical Garden is teeming with activities in May. In addition to the seasonal opening of the Butterfly House and Nature Center, each weekend will have special activities sponsored by its many garden societies. “Master Gardener Weekend” is May 23–24. Master Gardeners will be in the demonstration vegetable garden to provide growing techniques and offer gardening advice. May 30 will be the date for the annual fern sale in the Fern Glade. Favorites will be available for purchase, as will several special varieties of ferns. Attendance for all these special events requires garden admission. Huntsville Botanical Garden is located at 4747 Bob Wallace Ave. For more information visit or call (256) 830-4447.

Fowler Center Summer Membership Fowler Center summer memberships for June 1 through July 31 this summer are available for individuals at a cost of $155 and for families at $205. For more information call 598-1323.

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Summer Reading Program at F.C. Library Includes Wednesday Shows

SAS Green Art Winners Announced St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Gallery hosted the “2009 Green Art H20” exhibition. The many visitors to the eclectic show, which included the work of 25 Tennessee artists, were invited to cast their votes to determine two prizes this year. Viewers were asked to vote for the piece that was the “greenest” and for the piece that was most closely tied to the theme of “water.” The greenest piece of art was Mae Wallace’s “Mango Ukulele,” a functional instrument constructed from a recycled cigar box. Robley Hood’s handmade book,“H20,” won the prize for most closely tied to the theme of water. Her book included original text and images. The winners will receive a St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Earth Day T-shirt and an SAS water bottle.

May Contradance Features Tennessee Dog Trotters The May contradance sponsored by the Misty Mountain Dancers will be held Friday, May 29, at the American Legion Hall on University Avenue. Instruction begins at 7:30 p.m. and dancing at 8 p.m. Caller for this month is Eddie Doss and the band will be the Tennessee Dog Trotters. The cost is $6/visitors, $5/ members and $3/students. All are welcome.

Naam Yoga Instructor Returns to Sewanee for Single Class Lucie Novoveska of Knoxville, a certified Naam Yoga instructor and professional violinist, will offer a Naam Yoga class from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, at the Sewanee Community Center. She will present kriyas (yoga), mantra (chanting), mudras (hand positions to stimulate meridians), and pranayama (breath work); she will accompany the chanting with her violin. No experience is necessary; no reservations are required. The fee is $10.

Recyclables Workshop” on June 20 at 3 p.m. Items created will be part of a summer-long art exhibit at the library. The library thanks the many community business owners for supporting the reading program to make it another exciting summer full of fantastic prizes. The library is located at 105 S. Porter St., Winchester. Call Tina Stevens, youth services director, at 9673706 for more details, or visit .

Shenanigans Gallery

Work by quilter Jill Carpenter and woodworker Susan Church are featured in Shenanigans Gallery this month. Also displayed in the gallery at the rear of the restaurant are ceramics, bronze sculpture, mixed media, textiles, photographs, paintings and paperwork. Most items are for sale. “Evening Pipes,” a summer recital Shenanigans Gallery is open daily series, will bring the sound of the from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. superb 70-rank Casavant organ to All Saints’ Chapel on alternate Tuesdays in June and July. The concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 16, June 30, and July 14. All are free, and the public is welcome. The June 16 recital will be given On Saturday and Sunday, May 16 by Assistant University Organist Daniel Stipe. Stipe’s active career as a and 17, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., the recitalist and accompanist takes him annual Rhododendron Festival sponall over the U.S. and occasionally to sored by the Mentone Area PreservaEngland. He accompanies the Univer- tion Association will be held in Brow sity Choir, plays on Sunday morning Park in Mentone, Ala., atop the westat All Saints’ Chapel, and plays daily ern brow of Lookout Mountain. For services at the School of Theology. information and vendor applications, He holds bachelor’s degrees from the e-mail [email protected] or call University of North Texas in both (256) 444-7188.Visit for more. piano and organ performance.

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