All About Brownsville - September 5, 2008

& Haywood County

September 5, 2008

Volume 4, Issue 34

It’s hard to keep my thoughts straight right now as we head into September and a fall season packed with activities. The Hatchie Fall Fest is a little over a month away and final preparations are being made now. If you’d like to volunteer to help with this event or want to take part in the planning, please contact me.

The Brownsville Business Association (BBA) is working on some special holiday shopping events that will begin on Nov. 2 with a Holiday Open House, and then a spectacular 3-day “Holiday In Haywood” market-type event on Nov. 14-16, and finally a super downtown shopping day planned for Dec. 6, to coincide with the Christmas Parade. Plus, businesses need to start planning their holiday light and window displays for the annual lighting contest.

And speaking of the Christmas Parade. I don’t have any details other than the date, December 6, but I hope you will plan to participate. As soon as I know the theme, I will pass along the information. It’s been a long time since I’ve helped build a float and I may just have to try my hand at it again.

Don’t forget Season Tickets for the Arts Council’s 08-09 events are available now. The first show is coming up Sept. 20, “The Buddy Holly Story,” so go ahead and get your tickets now and avoid paying 20% more at the door. Season tickets are only $30. Call the Arts Council office at 731-772-4883.

Governor Phil Bredesen has declared the third week of September as Imagination Library Week in Tennessee. With only a little over half of Haywood County’s eligible children receiving their free book each month, Haywood County Reading Railroad is bumping up its efforts to educate and enroll the remaining children. If you know a child who is not enrolled in this program, please print a registration form or pick one up at the Library, Insouth Bank or First South Bank. Research has proven the benefits of being read to early, so let’s help make sure Haywood County children have every opportunity available.

~ Sonia

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Monday, September 8

Hatchie Fall Fest Committee Meeting

The Hatchie Fall Fest Committee will meet Monday, Sept. 8, at 5:30 p.m., to finalize plans for the October 18 festival. Anyone interested in helping with the festival or who would like to join this committee is invited to attend. The meeting will take place at the Tennessee Army National Guard Armory on Morgan St. For more information about the festival, visit the website or call 731-780-5144.

Tuesday, September 9

Haywood County Master Gardeners

The Haywood County Master Gardeners will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 6 p.m., at the County Extension office, 100 South Wilson. All HCMGs are encouraged to attend this important meeting. On the agenda are the upcoming Scarecrow Contest and other MG projects. For more information about the Master Gardener program, call 731-772-2861.

Thursday, September 11

Exchange Club – Carl Perkins Golf Tournament

Now is the time to sign up to be a part of the 2008 Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center’s Annual Golf Tournament that will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at the Brownsville Country Club. All Proceeds benefit the Haywood County Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center. Teams will compete in an 18-hole, Four-man scramble that begins at 11:00 a.m. with registration and lunch provided with a 12:00 shotgun start. Mulligans will be available for $5 each. The fee for a four-man team is $240.00. Businesses or individuals can sponsor a hole for $100. Registration forms are available at the Carl Perkins Center in Haywood County or First South Bank. For more information please call the Center at 731-772-8378.

Business Management 101

The University of Tennessee will host a Small Business/Entrepreneurship Workshop titled “Business Management 101”. The workshop will be held Thursday, September 11, 2008, at the First South Community Building, Brownsville, Tenn., starting at 1 p.m., and ending at 4:30 p.m. Some of the topics to be covered are: Appropriate Business Filings, Debt Management, and Starting and Operating a Business. For more information, contact Walter Battle at 772-2861.

Leadership Alumni Reception

If you are an Alumni of Leadership Haywood County, you are invited to a reception announcing the Class of 2009. The reception will be at 916 Lee Avenue and begins at 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Chamber at 772-2893.

September 14-20

Imagination Library Week

Imagination Library mails a new, age-appropriate, hardcover book every single month to registered children from birth to age five, at no cost to the family and regardless of income. September 14-20 has been declared as Imagination Library Week in Tennessee. The program is administered locally through Haywood County Reading Railroad and there are currently 795 children registered in our county – approximately 56 percent of the children under age five who are eligible. To enroll your child print a registration form or pick one up at the Elma Ross Public Library, InSouth Bank or First South Bank. Completed forms can be dropped off at the library or mailed to P.O. Box 25, Brownsville, TN 38012. The cost of delivering 12 hardback books to one child is $14 annually. If you would like to sponsor a child in the Imagination Library with a tax-deductible contribution, send a check made payable to Haywood County Reading Railroad, and mail to the address listed above.

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