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We have a ton of great content for you this month as the leaves on the trees begin to turn different shades of red and orange. To start off, celebrate National Cheeseburger Day on Sept. 18, with some of the area’s best burgers on page 11. With a full belly, you have about a week to prepare for the beginning of deer hunting season in Tennessee. Get the scoop about all the important dates for the season on page 23. School has been back in session for a few weeks now, but that isn’t changing how hard the volunteers at the CMC Education Sean McCully, Editor Foundation Warehouse are working to make sure their educators sean@creativeinktn.com have enough supplies for the year. Read about it on page 16.
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Fall is quickly approaching on the 22nd of this month, and with it comes a whole host of fun festivals as local businesses gear up for the season. From Waverly, Tennessee, to Auburn, Kentucky, there are a wide range of festivals in the area the whole family can join in the fun. Here are some of the best festivals you can attend this fall as the weather takes a turn for the chillier. The Nashville Greek Festival offers a rich, multi-sensory experience of Greek hospitality and culture. Savory cuisine, soulful music, lively dancing and educational tours transform the church grounds into a three-day “glendi” (celebration).
The Hopkinsville Beautification Commission returns this year with their Arbor Day Festival, celebrating the holiday with food, music and children’s activities alongside informational seminars about the local foliage in the Pennyroyal.
Nashville Greek Festival • Sept. 7, through Sept. 9 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 4905 Franklin Pike, Nashville $3 for entire weekend, Free admission for children 12 & under and all military with valid ID • nashvillegreekfestival.com • 615-333-1047
Arbor Day Festival • Sept. 8 9 am until 3 pm • Little River Park, 701 Bethel St., Hopkinsville • Free facebook.com/hopkinsvillebeautificationcommission • 270-498-1555
Bring your family and friends for an educational fun-filled festival to learn about the importance of bees and other pollinators in Middle Tennessee with painting, honey-inspired goods, beekeeping classes and much more.
The 8th annual Salty Dog Festival will have the best in local art, crafts, music and food. The day starts with a Stop, Drop and Run 5K before the festival begins with live music, a petting zoo, a kids’ zone and much more spilling over to adjacent side streets.
TN Honey Festival • Sept. 8 10 am until 5 pm • Memorial Park, 151 E Main St., Hendersonville Free, donations accepted • uspest.com/tn-honey-fest • 615-559-7035
Salty Dog Fesitval • Sept. 8 10 am until 4 pm • City Hall, 105 N Main St., Goodlettsville • Free tnvacation.com/events/goodlettsville-salty-dog-festival-0 • 615-859-7979
The 12th annual Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival celebrates the importance of the Cumberland River to the city of Nashville. Grab some friends and watch teams race the 250-meter course down the Cumberland River with the Nashville skyline as the backdrop.
One of the longest, continuously run festivals in the area, the 47th annual Germantown Festival will once again provide a Free Family Fun Weekend. The community will once again gather in Germantown, Tennessee.
Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival • Sept. 8 10 am until 4:30 pm • East Bank Landing, E Bank Greenway, Nashville • Free cumberlandrivercompact.org/events/dragonboat • 615-837-1151 Music City Food and Wine is the perfect excursion for any food, wine, or spirits lover. Mingle with chefs and indulge in artisanal food, wine, beer, and spirits from 80+ purveyors at The Grand Taste and learn a thing or two about cooking with professional chef demos on site. Music City Food & Wine Festival• Sept. 14 - 16 Bicentennial Park, 600 James Robertson Pkwy., Nashville One-day passe - $165 • musiccityfoodandwinefestival.com
Germantown Festival • Sept. 8 & 9 7745 Poplar Pike, Germantown, TN • Free germantownfest.com • 901-757-9212 Join thousands of Nashvillians and their furry companions for a day jam-packed with four-legged fun. Dog Day Festival, Nashville’s longest running dog festival, is a celebration of everything pup and all proceeds benefit the Nashville Humane Association. Dog Day Festival• Sept. 15 Centennial Park, 2500 W End Ave., Nashville $5, donations accepted at the gate, kids 10 and under free nashvillehumane.org/dogday • 615-352-1010
The Viceroy butterfly has always been important to Kentucky. As the Bluegrass State’s official insect since 1990, the Viceroy brings splashes of bright orange throughout North America, and especially at Oak Grove’s Butterfly House and Garden. And for the 10th consecutive year, more than 1400 Viceroy butterflies will be released in Oak Grove in a show of color at one of the most popular festivals in the region. The free Oak Grove Butterfly Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 11 am until 4 pm, and will feature events for the entire family throughout the day. The event will be at the Viceroy Performing Arts center at 101 Walter Garrett ln., in Oak Grove. Arts and crafts projects are offered for the younger ones throughout the day, and visitors are invited to check out the live butterflies in their habitat at the Butterfly House. Before the final event of the day where the more than 1400 butterflies are released, Master Gardeners will be taking visitors on tours through the Oak Grove Butterfly Garden. And make sure to find more family-friendly scientific wonders at Mr. Molecule’s Big Bang Boom Science show during the day. Caricaturists will be available to draw portraits, and you can jump on the human gyroscope ride at the event. As one of the best festivals in the region, the festival has won multiple awards in recent years from the Southeast Festivals and Events Association, most recently receiving the Best Children’s Program award for last year’s event. This free festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary and Executive Director of Oak Grove Tourism, Traci Cunningham said the event’s success stems partly from the legitimacy gained from winning these awards as well as the community’s curiosity about the festival itself. “Of course we are a national and regional award-winning festival now and I think that contributes a lot,” Cunningham said. “I think it also attributes to people looking at it unsure of what the festival is, and then they come out year after year because the spectacle is so amazing.”
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Headlined by Jack White, Chris Stapleton and Lionel Richie, the eclectic Pilgrimage Music Festival returns for its third year in Franklin, Tennessee. This two-day festival offers one and two-day passes, and is sure to get any music lover’s foot tapping along to the beat. The Bacon and Barrel Festival celebrates two commonly appreciated southern traditions: hearty food and distilled spirits. Featuring 20 of Nashville’s best restaurants and a vast array of spirits to savor a weekend of bacon, bbq and all the good things that come from old oak barrels. . Bacon and Barrel Festival• Sept. 21 7007 River Road Pike, Nashville • $39 • baconandbarrell.com/nashville The last Saturday in September, beautiful Circus Square Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, becomes an international paradise of nationalities coming together to proudly share their cultures. The festival is a traditional celebration that honors the heritage and diversity among our residents through music, dance, demonstrations, authentic foreign foods, cultural displays and an international bazaar. Bowling Green International Festival • Sept. 29 9 am until 6 pm • Circus Square Park, 601 State St., Bowling Green, KY $4, children 12 and under free • bginternationalfest.com • 270-779-3830
Pilgrimage Music Festival• Sept. 22 - 23 239 Franklin Rd., Franklin • One-day pass - $125, two-day pass - $185 pilgrimagefestival.com The Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival is two weeks long starting Sept. 27. Included are Historic Walking Tours, Jesse James Bank Robbery Reenactment, Golf Scramble, free concerts in the square and festival parade among others will be filling the county with Logan County pride. A complete listing of times and location is on the website. Tobacco & Heritage Festival• Sept. 27 - Oct 13 Different locations through Logan County, KY • Most events are free loganchamber.com/tobacco-heritage-festival • 270-726-2206 The Bikers Who Care Organization is introducing the Downtown Commons Oktoberfest event to Clarksville. This celebration will include something for the whole family. There will be a traditional Bavarian Bier Garden with a variety of fall and German brews from Ajax Distributing and Budweiser of Clarksville.
To promote Waverly, Tennessee’s, Downtown Commons Oktoberfest • Oct 6 newest art park, the city is hosting the 2 pm until 10 pm • Downtown Commons, 215 LegionSt., Clarksville first Waverly Walls Art Festival, inviting $5, children under 10 are free• clarksvilleoktoberfest.com • 931-551-9878 local artists out to compete for the first-place prize. The participating Have you ever wanted to see the world’s artists’ artwork will be auctioned off to largest ham biscuit? Well it isn’t as far as support the artists. you might think. Just head north to the Trigg Waverly Walls Art Festival • Sept. 29 County Ham Festival this year for their 6 am until 3 pm • Waverly Walls Art Park, 99 Pumpkin Creek Rd., Waverly, TN 42nd anniversary and get a glimpse of the 4,000-pound biscuit while Free, $5 parking • thewallsartpark.com • 615-369-2441 taking in the sights and sounds of the historic downtown Cadiz, Kentucky. Oktoberfest has something for everyone: Delicious German foods from dozens of restaurants and vendors, world-class beer from local breweries, tons of events, arts and crafts vendors, live German music, the Dachshund Derby, an enormous parade through downtown and the second largest 5K Race & Run in Tennessee – plus so much more. Nashville Oktoberfest • Oct 11 - 14 Germantown neighborhood, Nashville • Free, VIP tickets from $99 to $149 thenashvilleoktoberfest.com • 615-686-2867
Trigg County Ham Festival • Oct 12 - 14 Downtown Cadiz, KY • Free • hamfestival.com • 270-350-5668 Since 2010, the dream of bringing to Donelson community an event that will enable avid beer and wine aficionados to enjoy sampling craft, seasonal and micro beers, and a variety of wines in the beautiful grounds of Two Rivers Mansion. Tennessee Beer & Wine Festival • Oct 20 Noon until 5 pm • 3130 McGavock Pike, Nashville • $15 to $50 tnbeerfestival.com • 675-525-9017
After celebrating its 30th anniversary last year, the City of Clarksville is bringing the Riverfest concert series back this year from Sept. 6 through Sept. 8. With three stages playing music from all genres throughout the weekend, the free festival usually attracts up to 30,000 people to Clarksville’s Riverwalk, right on the bank of the Cumberland on Riverside Drive. The festival kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 6, with the Juried Art Show at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center, with visiting artists Amy Dean and Olasubomi Aka-Bashorum. Both artists live and work out of Nashville, but have close Clarksville ties, with Dean earning her degree from Austin Peay State University and Aka-Bakshorum operating an art gallery out of Downtown Clarksville. This free event will be held from 5 pm until 10 pm. On Friday, Sept. 7, the festival will begin at 5 pm with free music, food trucks and a family zone with inflatables and booths with fun for all ages. Wristbands for this portion of the festival are $10 per person and they are valid for unlimited activities on Friday and Saturday at the north end of the McGregor Park Riverwalk. Saturday is the day for those who want to cool off in the Cumberland. The annual Rally on the Cumberland canoe and kayak race will start the day on the six-mile course at the McGregor Park boat ramp. Check-in for racers is at 7 am, and the race starts at 8 am. Registration is $10, and participants can sign up at ClarksvilleRiverfest.org. After the rally, the Cardboard Boat Regatta will test each team’s ability to craft a sea-worthy boat out of, you guessed it, cardboard. The boats will race through the 100-yard course, and teams with the fastest times in their division are declared the winners. Check-in for the race begins at 11:30 am, for the race at 1 pm. Admission is $10-$25 per boat, and racers can register for the competition at ClarksvilleRiverfest.org. After all the water sports, the festival will resume in the afternoon with local music, and headlining the festival will be alternative Gainesville, Florida, rockers Sister Hazel, most known for their 1997 chart-topping hit, “All For You.” For updated schedules and a complete list of bands and the lineup, visit clarksvilleriverfest.org, facebook.com/clarksvilleriverfest, or call (931) 645-7476.
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Most people might think the best time to enjoy a cheeseburger is in the summer at a little league baseball game or at a summer barbeque. But as we slowly transition into fall this month, one of the greatest national holidays sneaks up on us on September 18. The holiday in questions is of course, about National Cheeseburger Day. This makes September one of the best months to get out and try some of the best cheeseburgers in the Fort Campbell area. Here are some of the stops to put on your list.
Strawberry Alley Ale Works opened in April 2018, and has been serving Downtown Clarksville good brews, burgers and atmosphere since opening their doors. They have a great selection of burgers to choose from for lunch and dinner, but the Bourbon Cheese Burger with gruyere cheese and bourbon mushroom sauce is a worthy addition to this list. Strawberry Alley Ale Works Monday - Thursday from 11 am until midnight, Friday and Saturday from 11 am until 1 am and Sunday from 10:30 am until 11 pm 103 Strawberry Alley, Clarksville, 931-919-4777 • saaleworks.com
At first glance you might not expect a great cheeseburger from West Fork Market, which operates out of a Shell gas station. It has limited seating–just two booths, but features hand patted burgers with fresh never frozen beef. You have your choice of cheese and toppings that include bacon and jalapenos. The cheeseburger reminded me of the kind mom would make. Side orders include crinkle fries, potato wedges, fried mushrooms, mozzarella sticks, onion rings and fried shrimp. West Fork Market Monday - Thursday from 5 am until 11 pm, Friday and Saturday from 6 am until midnight and Sunday from 6 am until 11 pm 1475 Tiny Town Road, Clarksville 931-905-1088 • facebook.com/pages/west-fork-market/107432865979885 11
Johnny’s is a staple for Clarksvillians. After celebrating their 50th anniversary just a few years ago, they’re a Clarksville institution that’s steeped in history – and a really good cheeseburger. They get all their burger meat fresh daily from local meat packers, and their honey bun with ice cream will make sure to keep you coming back. Johnny’s Big Burger Monday - Saturday from 5 am until 11 pm 428 College St., Clarksville 931-647-4545 • Facebook.com/johnnys-big-burger-121291691216794
Like Johnny’s on College St., Kelly’s Big Burger serves much of the same product. Good cheeseburgers at a low price with a great fried honeybun to cap your meal off. Kelly’s offers more in the way of cheeseburger customization though with multiple different cheeses and more sides in addition to fries to add to your meal. Kelly’s Big Burger • Open 24 hours • 405 N. Riverside Dr., Clarksville 931-647-0985 • facebook.com/pages/kellys-big-burger/1485640111664777
Don’t go to Ferrell’s expecting a brioche bun with truffle aioli with a wagyu beef patty. Go to Ferrell’s when you’re looking for a cheeseburger like grandma used to make on her cast iron skillet by smashing the ball of hamburger meat down on the hot iron with a spatula and dropping the patty on a bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and mustard with a bag of Lay’s chips on the side and an ice cold glass bottle of Coke waiting to wash it all down. Go to Ferrell’s for the experience and for a good cheeseburger. Ferrell’s Hamburgers • Monday - Saturday 24 hours, Closed Sunday 1001 S Main St., Hopkinsville • 270-886-1445 visithopkinsville.com/listing/ferrells-snappy-service-2 Holiday’s has been around since 1967, and they’re known as one of the best places to grab a cheeseburger and a pie in the Pennyroyal. You can walk in with five dollars and get a cheeseburger and Coke, and still have enough change to go to the gumball machine afterward. Not to mention the daily special pie that’ll put you in the best kind of sugar coma. Holiday Burgers • Monday - Thursday from 5:30 am until 7 pm, Friday from 5:30 am until 8 pm and Saturday from 6 am until 2 pm 3806 Lafayette Rd., Hopkinsville • 270-886-7495 HolidayBurgers.com 12
The Hopkinsville YMCA will be hosting their annual Trot for Troops 5K/10K and one-mile fun run this year on Sept. 15, honoring our military service members four days after the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The run will begin at the Hopkinsville YMCA at 7805 Eagle Way, and racers will be split into different groups based on their ages, from 9 and under male and female, through 70+ male and female. The 5K and 10K races are competitive using electronic tag timing, and winners in these races will receive medals and trophies in each of the previously mentioned groups. All races are open to all participants, and medals will be given to the top male and female runners in the one-mile fun run race. Tickets are $30 for individuals in the 5K, $35 for individuals in the 10K and $12 for one-mile runners. The races will begin at 8 am on Saturday, Sept. 15, and runner packets will be available for pickup starting at 6:30 am that morning. Those interested in running the race can purchase tickets and find more information at active.com and hopkinsvilleymca.org, or by calling the YMCA at 270-887-5382.
FORT CAMPBELL SPOUSES’ CLUB FALL CHARITABLE GOLF CLASSIC
Sept. 29, beginning at 6:30 am 1610 101st Airborne Division rd., Fort Campbell $60 per golfer, ages 16 and up, teams of up to four members ftcampbellspousesclub.com/fall-fundraiser fcscfallfundraiser@gmail.com
Grab those clubs and brush off your golf shoes, because the annual Fort Campbell Spouses’ Club’s Golf Classic fundraiser is back for the second consecutive year. The Classic will be held at the Cole Park Golf Course at 1610 101st Airborne Division Road, on Sept. 29, and will feature businesses showing off their products with local food and prizes for winners in different competitions. Golfers can compete in the longest drive, putting, hole-in-one and closest to the pin contests for prizes in each category. Individual prizes will also be given to the teams who finish in the top nine during their round of golf. The events begin at 6:30 am with an 8 am tee time. Individual registration is $60 per golfer and teams can be made of up to four people ages 16 and up. Proceeds go to support the spouses’ club throughout the year, and sponsorships are available as well for businesses or organizations interested in supporting the club. For more information about the spouses’ club and the golf classic, and to purchase tickets or sponsorships, visit their website at ftcampbellspousesclub.com/fall-fundraiser. 14
CMC brings Teacher Warehouse educators free supplies Teaching is one of the most difficult occupations. Teachers are always adapting to new curriculum, they work on average 53 hours a week according to Scholastic and they usually make about $12,000 less than other college graduates entering the field requiring similar training according to the National Education Association. Moreover, almost all teachers are forced to dip into their own pockets to pay for school supplies, usually about $480 over the course of the year according to the National Center for Education Statistics. It’s at this point that the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation Warehouse steps in to alleviate some of the cost on their teachers as they prepare for each school year. The warehouse helps supply teachers with the essentials they need throughout the year, like extra sticky notes, notepads and scissors. Teachers make appointments with the warehouse, and twice a semester they can go in to shop for 30 minutes using a points system. With 30 points, 32 if teachers supply their own bags, teachers can buy supplies ranging from cheaper two-point bags of pencils to more expensive five to seven-point three-hole punchers. The 2018-2019 school year is the eighth consecutive year that the Clarksville-Montgomery County School system has offered this service to their educators, and in 2016 alone, they served 180 educators across two days of service. The service is entirely volunteer operated, all of whom have contributed more than 1,400 hours of service and have saved teachers almost $60,000 in out-of-pocket expense according to the Education Foundation. Those who are interested in volunteering at the warehouse can contact the foundation’s office at (931) 920-7928 for more information. The warehouse is open Tuesdays from 3 pm until 6 pm, and Saturdays from 8:30 am until 11:30am. The warehouse is located at 1312 Hwy 48, and teachers can make appointments to shop at CMCEducationFoundation.FullSlate.com. This nonprofit will be featured as the spotlight charity at this month’s Fort Campbell Spouses’ Club luncheon, held on Sept. 18, in the Cole Park Commons. The group will be accepting donations for the warehouse of new and gently used school supplies. Monetary donations will also be accepted with checks made out the CMC Education Foundation. The club is now accepting individual and table reservations for the Tailgate Bunco themed luncheon. To make a reservation, visit the club’s website at ftcampbellspousesclub.com/luncheon. 16
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Tennessee State Fair 500 Wedgewood Ave. Nashville 615-800-3675 • tnstatefair.org “The Heart of Tennessee,” its theme for the 2018 edition of this landmark event, which was inaugurated more than 150 years ago. The Fair features arts and crafts, explores agriculture and allows attendants to have new and exciting experiences. From honoring the State’s best homemade apple pie to the thrilling rides, the Tennessee State Fair has something for everyone to enjoy.
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Ruck 4 Vets Golden Pond, KY 7am (registration ends 9/7/18) gocadiz.com Ruck 4 Vets is in honor and memory of all who have served in the armed forces. You choose newbie or SALTY! It is a 6 or 12 mile ruck march through beautiful LBL (Starting at the Golden Pond Visitors Center through the Central Hardwoods Scenic Trail). Bring a backpack or ruck sack weighing 30 lbs. It isn’t mandatory, but we suggest you challenge yourself. Run for the Fallen Town Center Park Fort Campbell 8am • campbell.armymwr.com The Fort Campbell and surrounding community is invited to participate in a non-competitive run/walk in honor of those who served in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The route passes post memorials as well as the boot display.
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US National Men’s Soccer vs Mexico Nissan Stadium ussoccer.com
Trail of Tears Pow Wow 100 Trail of Tears Drive, Hopkinsville • 270-886-8033 visithopkinsville.com A PowWow is a gathering of Native American people to celebrate their rich heritage; to socialize with old friends and make new ones and an opportunity to expose non Indians to the centuries old tradition of the various dances and Native American crafts; and to educate the PowWow visitors with story telling and Indian lore demonstrations Children also enjoy visiting our PowWow.
For the first time since World Cup qualifying the United States Men’s Soccer team will face the national team from Mexico. The game could have implications in the upcoming 2026 World Cup Tournament locations. The US team holds a 13-7-6 record against Mexico in the 21st Century.
Dinner & Wine Tasting Lake Barkley State Resort Park 270-554-0010 • gocadiz.com
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Hors d’oeuvres, Dinner, and Wine Tasting featuring Purple Toad Wine is a great way to spend a Friday night! Get tickets now!
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BWC Toy Run and Party Clarksville Speedway bikerswhocare.org Live Music + Motorcycle Drag Races + Bike Show +Bikini Contests + Tattoo Contest The toy run will be on September 15, begins at Clarksville Speedway. Proceeds benefit BWC Children’s Charities including Camp Rainbow – A Summer Camp for Seriously Ill Children, Buddy Ball – a Sports League for Physically and Mentally Challenged Players, Montgomery Co Child Advocacy and many more
Fall Vintage Crafts & Cocktails MB Roland Distillery 137 Barkers MIll Rd, mbroland.com • 270-640-7744 Vintage Crafts & Cocktails is an upscale two- day event featuring vintage, handmade, repurposed, reloved, gourmet food and art! Over 60 vendors bring their talents to The Dairy Barn at MB Roland . Booths are located in a renovated Amish dairy barn as well as open air booths on the grounds of the distillery itself.
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Valor Run Beachaven Winery, Clarksville • 7:30am valorrunclarksville.wordpress.com/event-info A half marathon, 5k, and memorial mile in Clarksville committed to honoring the courage and sacrifice of those in uniform. The community will be able to participate in this endurance event in honor or memory of an American hero. The inaugural race will be held near Beachaven Winery. In collaboration with the Welcome Home Veterans Celebration, the Valor Run will start and end near the American Veteran Traveling Tribute Wall.
Frolic on Franklin Franklin Street Downtown Clarksville facebook.com/froliconfranklin • 8:30am - 3:30pm A free event showcasing the works of over 30 local and regional artists along the 100 block of Franklin Street in Historic Downtown Clarksville. A variety of original artwork and crafts will be on display including jewelry, pottery, watercolors, woodwork, ceramics, glass items, photography and more. Several artists will also provide demonstrations of their work throughout the day. Staged entertainment is scheduled throughout the day, and the evening will culminate in the Roxy Regional Theatre’s Gala 36.
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Oktoberfest Christ Luthern Church 2325 Kirkwood Rd. Clarksville facebook.com/events/2018-oktoberfest/249709582475196
Christ Lutheran Church and Tennessee Valley Brewing Company is holding their first Oktoberfest! There will be live music, craft beer, traditional German food, games and more!
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Wags & Wings Clarksville Regional Airport 200A Outlaw Field Road • wagsandwings.com Wags & Wings Family Fun & Oktoberfest is hosted at Clarksville Regional Airport with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County. The event combines activities for pet lovers with plenty of aviation attractions for a family-friendly FUN time!
Antique Tractors & Engine Club Fall Festival John Bartee Agriculture Center - Clarksville 9 am • mcataec.org This is the 18th annual festival featuring antique tractors, exihibits of corn shelling, wheat threshing, silage chopping and more. Saturday is kids day with kids tractor pull, face painting, balloons and more.The festival also will have a ladies skillet toss, parade of tractors and loads of art, crafts.
Beachaven Jazz on the Lawn Sept 1 - Randy Moore Sept 29 - CJQ
Downtown at Sundown Sept 14 - American Floyd Sept 21 - Sheyna Gee
Party on the Post Sept 7 - at Town Center Park
APSU Football Sept 11 - Presbyterian 6pm
Tennessee Titans Sept 16 - Houston Texans Sept 30 - Philadelpia Eagles
Roxy Regional Theatre Hairspray - Sept 7 - 29
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September Morning Cocktail 1 1⁄2 ounce light rum 1 teaspoon cherry brandy 1 ⁄2 ounce lime juice 1 ⁄2 teaspoon grenadine 1 egg white Fill a shaker halfway with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into the shaker and shake well. Strain the mixture into a chilled cocktail glass. Give the egg a minute to settle to the top and form a layer of foam, then serve.
Cemetery Cider (serves 3-4) 2 ounces Captain Morgan Silver spiced rum 2 ounces Jim Beam bourbon whiskey 2 ounces Bacardi orange rum 12 ounces apple cider Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the liquors. Shake until chilled, and then pour in the apple cider. Stir, but just a little. Pour the mixture into a beer mug.
Ginger Apple Spice Cocktail 1 ounce Captain Morgan spiced rum 1 ⁄2 ounce Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur 1 ounce apple juice 1 ⁄2 ounce Malibu coconut rum Dash or two of Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters Shake ingredients together and strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Drink recipes and photos courtesy of mixthatdrink.com
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Break out the gun oil and shake the dust off those practice targets, because hunting season is right around the corner. Before you head out on a brisk fall morning this season, there’s a couple things to keep in mind about where and when you can hunt, and with what weapon. Here is all the information you will need, as well as a few ideas on the best places to hunt in the Fort Campbell area.
TENNESSEE DEER HUNTING SEASON Deer hunting season begins with archery hunting on Sept. 22, through Oct. 26, and Oct. 29, through Nov. 2. This season limit is three does per day and two bucks for the season. Muzzleloaders are added next from Nov. 3, through Nov. 16, and hunters are allowed three does per day and two bucks for the season. Then guns can be used from Nov. 17, through Jan. 6, 2019, and hunters are allowed three does per day and two bucks for the season.
KENTUCKY DEER HUNTING SEASON Kentucky deer season opens with archery season starting Sept. 1, through Jan. 1, 2019. In Christian County hunters may take as many antlerless deer as they like, but just east of Fort Campbell in Todd County, hunters are limited to four deer per season. Crossbows are added next, opening on Tennessee Hunting Oct. 1, through Oct. 21, and from Nov. 10, through Dec. 31. Modern gun season runs from Nov. 10, through Nov. 25, and muzzleloaders can be tn.gov/twra used on Oct. 20, and 21, and from Dec. 8, through Dec. 16. 615-781-6622
TENNESSEE TURKEY HUNTING SEASON Turkey season opens with archery and runs through the same dates as deer season: Sept. 22, through Oct. 26, and Oct. 29, through Nov. 2. Shotguns are allowed from Oct. 13, through Oct. 26, and hunters are allowed to bag one turkey per county. After hunting in one county, hunters can move to another to continue bagging turkeys during the season.
KENTUCKY TURKEY HUNTING SEASON
Kentucky Hunting app.fw.ky.gov 502-234-8839 Fort Campbell Hunting ftcampbell.isportsman.net 270-798-9824 Land Between the Lakes Hunting landbetweenthelakes.us 270-924-2065
Archery season runs from Sept. 1, through Jan. 21, 2019. Crossbows are allowed from Oct. 1, through Oct. 21, and from Nov. 10, through Dec. 31. Shotguns run from Oct. 27, through Nov. 2, and Dec. 1, through Dec. 7. Hunters are allowed four birds total, two of which can be taken with a shotgun, and only one of which can have a beard of longer than three inches. The daily bag limit is one. Where are the best places to hunt in the area?
With more than 66,000 acres available for hunting, Fort Campbell offers some of the best space for hunting and fishing in the area inside the perimeter of the installation. In addition to deer and turkey, small game like coyote, dove, quail and rabbit among others fill the forest and native prairies on the base. Hunting is prohibited on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and all hunters are required to have the appropriate Tennessee or Kentucky hunting licenses before visiting, and need to renew a criminal background check yearly at either visitor gates four or seven, unless the individual is active duty military, or any other individual with a DoD ID card. In addition to Fort Campbell, the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area offers even more acreage to hunt through, as well as 300 miles of undeveloped shoreline where hunters can find white-tailed deer, turkey, squirrels and other small game during hunting seasons 250 days out of the year. 24
Survivor Appreciation Week They might be our fallen heroes, but they were someone else’s heroes first, as spouses, children and siblings. That’s why Survivor Outreach Services, or SOS, will host Survivor Appreciation Week again this year, to honor the same survivors whose spouses, children and siblings lost their lives in the line of duty. The SOS main event honoring fallen service members takes place throughout Survivor week, held this year from Sept.7, through Sept. 15. They will be placing thousands of boots on the Division Headquarters lawn, each in remembrance of a serviceman or woman who has fallen since the terror attacks of 9/11. Surviving family members are invited to leave messages, photos, notes or other decorations with their service member’s boot, and all items will be kept with the boot from year to year. The week will also include the Run for the Fallen on Sept. 8, where all the Fort Campbell and surrounding community is invited to participate in a non-competitive run/walk in honor of those who served in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The route passes post memorials as well as the boot display. This free run will be held on Sept. 8, at 8 am at the Town Center Park. SOS is open from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm and is located at Screaming Eagle Drive bldg. 5001. For more information, call SOS at (270) 412-8909, or visit their website at campbell.armymwr.com/programs/survivor-outreach-services.
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With all the amazing food offerings in the area surrounding Fort Campbell, there has to be at least one or two places good for wetting your whistle too. And there definitely is with the multiple different craft breweries in the area, bringing ales, lagers and stouts of all flavors to dinner tables, backyard gatherings and into the local grocery stores in the community. Here’s a couple of the best places to get some hoppy libation as the weather starts to cool off for the fall. The Tennessee Valley Brewing Company is one of the newest places in Clarksville to grab your favorite brew and sit down with friends, new and old. They have a rotating list of beers on tap, and make the majority of their brews in house, from the Governor’s Braggot Mead to the Orange Radler Shandy. They also have live music and food trucks on Friday nights so be sure to come in for a flight or two while checking out some local music. Tennessee Valley Brewing Company Mon - Thur 3 pm - 9 pm, Fri & Sat noon - midnight, Sun noon - 8 pm 2088 Lowes Dr. Ste. H, Clarksville tnvalleybrewing.com, • 931-320-9192
Blackhorse has been a Clarksville staple for years. Since former 101st Airborne Division helicopter pilot Jeff Robinson opened the pub in 1992, thousands and thousands of patrons have come through to see what’s on tap and grab a bowl of their famous beer cheese dip. Blackhorse makes their own beers in house as well, and you can find their Barnstormer Red Ale and Vanilla Cream Ale at most grocery stores in the area. And if you’re a night owl, head up to the Tap Room bar above the restaurant for drinking after the pub closes.
Blackhorse Pub and Brewery Mon - Thur 11 am - 10 pm, Fri & Sat 11 am - 11 pm, Sun 10:30 am - 10 pm 132 Franklin St., Clarksville blackhorsebrews.com 931-552-3726
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Situated on the historic and culturally significant Strawberry Alley, Strawberry Alley Ale Works is looking to be Clarksville’s next big restaurant after opening in April 2018. With a mix of old and new elements from restaurants past, what’s a better way to make your mark in the community than with beer? They have a set of four house brews and half a dozen or so rotating brews throughout the year, all of which pair well with their Bourbon burger. Strawberry Alley Ale Works Mon - Thur 11 am - midnight, Fri & Sat 11 am - 1 am, Sun 10:30 am - 11 pm 103 Strawberry Alley, Clarksville • saaleworks.com • 931-919-4777 Tennessee’s smallest brewery! The Star Spangled Brewing Company is a Veteran owned brewery, brewing on a 3 barrel system producing the best 93 gallons of craft beer possible. They specialize in small batch, high gravity beers and homemade root beer. This brewery was created out of the love for our Country and great craft beer. Careful thought and planning was put into building out this brewery utilizing as much “Made in the USA” products as possible. Enjoy the carefully brewed beverages, but be amazed at the craftsmanship and care that was taken in creating this Patriotic Brewery. Star Spangled Brewing Company Wed & Thur 3 pm - 8 pm, Fri 3 pm - 10 pm, Sat noon - 10 pm 1030 Progress Dr. Suite E - Clarksville • starspangledbrewingco.com • 615-398-1237 As the first and only craft brewery in Christian County and Hopkinsville history, Hopkinsville Brewing Company has been serving the community for only a few years, but they managed to turn a few heads in the process. Their Kickstarter campaign whose funds went to support the opening of the brewery raised more than $40,000, more than enough for the business to launch in September 2016. The nanobrewery has eight of their own brews on tap, and they have food trucks most every night outside the business to serve hungry customers. Hopkinsville Brewing Company Wed & Thur 4 pm - 8 pm, Fri & Sat 2 - 8 pm 102 E 5th St - Hopkinsville hopkinsvillebrewingcompany.com • 270-987-3115 28
Clarksville, Tennessee is a community that appreciates veterans. Beyond the ingrained respect that happens daily, this community publicly shows its support annually–in a big way–with a five-day Welcome Home Veterans Celebration.This year during September 12-16, Visit Clarksville and the Montgomery County Veterans Coalition will host the fourth-annual Welcome Home Veterans Celebration.
Wreath Laying and Massing of the Colors will take place at the Wall on Thursday, Sept 13 at 3:30 pm. A Hero Breakfast on Thursday, Sept 13 will pair JROTC cadets, veterans and active duty soldiers. This event is free for veterans, but reservations are required.
Activities for the 2018 Welcome Home Veterans Celebration include: Remembering Our Fallen a new addition to the event for 2018. This photographic exhibit is designed to remind Americans of the ultimate sacrifice made by those who died from wounds suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan while wearing our country’s uniform since 9/11/2001. The American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) presents the Traveling Wall, an 80 percent scale version of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. The Wall will open at Beachaven Winery for public display at noon on Sept 13, and will remain open 24 hours a day until 3 pm, Sept 16. Field of Honor – Veterans Tribute flag display will also be at Beachaven Vineyards and Winery Sept 12-16. Part of a nationally-recognized community program, the Field of Honor will pay tribute to the strength and unity of Americans and will honor veterans who served our nation to preserve our security and freedoms.
A Remembrance Ceremony is open to the public the evening of Sept 13th. This free ceremony will include music, speakers and a time of remembrance. A Valor Luncheon will be held on Friday, Sept 14 at 11 am. at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center with keynote speaker Edgar Harrell, one of two remaining Marines from the USS Indianapolis that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1945. The Valor Run Half Marathon and 5K will be held Saturday morning, Sept 15, beginning and ending at Beachaven Winery. See details or register at valorrunclarksville.wordpress.com/. Welcome Home Parade is Saturday, Sept 15 at 10 am in historic downtown Clarksville. Veterans should register to participate in the parade at www.welcomehomeveteranscelebration.com. Applications are also available for floats and other parade participants. Lee Greenwood will be performing a free concert at Beachaven Winery on Saturday, Sept 15 at 7 pm.
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Welcome Home Veterans Schedule Sept 12 3pm
American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall (AVTT) Arrives at Beachaven Winery Reception at Star Spangled Brewery Opening dinner at Old Glory Distillery
2:30pm Eternal Flame Ceremony at Public Square 7pm Concert at Downtown Commons
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8:30am Breakfast with a Hero at Wilma Rudolph Event Center 3:30pm Opening Ceremonies/Wreath Laying at Beachaven Winery 7:30om POW/MIA Remberance • 1st Baptist Clarksville
Welcome Home Parade • Downtown Clarksville Valor Run at Beachaven Winery 1pm Picnic & Bluegrass • Beachaven Winery 11:30am Picnic in the Park at Downtown Commons 2pm Reception at TN Valley Brewing Company 7pm Lee Greenwood Concert at Beachaven Winery
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9am-5pm Operation Stand Down at Beachaven Winery 11am Valor Luncheon at Wilma Rudolph Event Center
1pm Tour at Mt. Olive Cemetary/Fort Defiance 2:30pm Closing Ceremonies at Beachaven Winery
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Local, National Programs Work to Eliminate Suicide With an outsider’s perspective, the answer seems simple.
Get Help Talk to a therapist Don’t let negative thoughts and memories stay bottled up inside It’s easy to say all these things from the outside looking in, but struggling with PTSD or depression is anything but easy. Especially when an average of 20 veterans commit suicide each day according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. But with programs like Active Heroes and Soldiers And Families Embraced – or SAFE – there is hope for all who are struggling, especially during this month with Suicide Awareness Week from Sept. 9 through Sept. 16. SAFE began in 2011 in Clarksville, under Co-Founder and previous Executive Director of the project Jodi McCullah, and SAFE has served more than 1,500 clients since the project’s inception, all at no cost. “There are things that veterans and their families deal with that most of us don’t know about,” McCullah said. “And we’re trying to help them realize that ‘Hey, we get it, we understand. We know how hard it is and we know you’re dealing with things you may not know how to deal with.’” All of SAFE’s counselors are professionally-trained and they are always accepting new clients at their Clarksville office at 1812 Haynes St. The program provides these services to all ages and does not turn anyone away who needs help. To set up an appointment with SAFE, call their main office at (931) 591-3241, or visit their website at soldiersandfamiliesembraced.org. On a national scale, programs like Active Heroes are continually working to bring mental health counseling to all veterans, active duty and their dependents. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, the earliest version of Active Heroes began in 2010 as Troy Yocum began a cross country hike, totaling more than 7,800 miles across 37 states, bringing awareness to veteran suicide. Yocum, whose WWII veteran grandfather had suffered from PTSD and depression before committing suicide in 1980, saw the deep and long-lasting effects these conditions had, and was emboldened to begin the Active Heroes non-profit organization. The organization sponsors physical, educational and emotional programs all aimed at eliminating suicide. Active Heroes also sponsors mentors in many locations throughout the U.S. including the closest mentors at Fort Campbell, and Russellville, Kentucky. For more information about Active Heroes and to find more mental health resources, visit their website at activeheroes.org.
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377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion The 101st Airborne Division is well-known in part for being some of the first troops to storm the beaches of Normandy during WWII’s D-Day. The 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion has a similar story, but not because their actions were a roaring success. The 377th was constituted as a reserve unit in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1921, and were finally activated on Aug. 15, 1942, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Originally as a battalion of artillerymen, the 377th had not received much in the way of parachute training at the time of their reassignment to the 101st, but by January 3, 1943, the group of artillerymen learned to parachute after completing training in Louisiana. The 377th joined the 502nd Regimental Combat Team for the entirety of WWII, beginning with Operation Neptune, which sought to eliminate German Howitzers northwest of Normandy Beach. The plan went off with a few hitches though, including the loss of 11 of the 12 allied howitzers the 377th was set to use in the assault against the German artillery.. .so instead they adapted. Most of the men joined the fight instead as infantrymen, ultimately helping to cause the surrender of more than 100 German soldiers during smaller conflicts on D-Day in France.
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After D-Day, the next step was to cross through the Netherlands, to ultimately cross the Rhine River, which would give passage through the German defenses to the northwest of the axis power. The 377th were assigned to take over one of three regiments of parachute drops aimed at securing the advance’s southernmost flank. And this time, the 377th had their howitzers. Quickly after their drop on Sept. 17, they set to work defending the landing zone, as well as supporting the other infantry regiments as they repelled a German counterattack. The attacks continued throughout September and into November, before the 377th pulled out alongside the 101st, to a small artillery camp in Reims, France. After supporting the 101st and other battalions throughout the Battle of the Bulge until the end of the war, the 377th was ultimately deactivated on Nov. 30, 1945. The 377th’s legacy of adaptability and bravery in their service is commemorated in the lot adjacent to the Don F. Pratt museum with a monument that has the battalion’s shoulder patch and motto, Firmiter et Fideliter or Steadfastly and Faithfully, etched into the marble.