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The Tennessee Arts Commission has announced availability of grants in the ongoing grant categories.  Grant categories include Touring Arts, Professional Development Support, Technical Assistance, Special Opportunities, Arts Education Mini-Grants, and Arts Education Teacher Incentive. Applications and guidelines are now available online (www.arts.state.tn.us). The grants will be available for Fiscal Year 2011, which begins July 1, 2010 and ends on June 30, 2011.  Deadline for each grant is 30 days prior to the event.

A brief description of each grant category is listed below:

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with 3.5 million cases in over two million people diagnosed annually. Fortunately, skin cancer is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends the following prevention tips:

Whether you want to start a new business venture or simply improve the looks of your lawn, Fruits of the Backyard Field Day will be the place to be on June 15, 2010. Held at the University of Tennessee’s Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, this free event will offer visitors a chance to learn more about gardening with a special focus on the production of small fruits like blueberries and grapes.

Former band director for Lewis County Schools, Kenny Graves, announced this week consideration of forming a community band.  Musicians with clarinets, flutes, trumpets or other instruments in storage may want to tune up and contact Graves if interested in learning more.

Answers to the following questions may help the organizer  decide if there is enough interest in a community band.  Send answers to Graves by mail at 250 Windwood Lane, Hohenwald, TN 38462 or by e-mail to kennygraves@hughes.net.

Applications are now being accepted for the Melanie Webb Scholarship.  The non-traditional scholarship targets adults twenty-one years and above who have a desire to further their education and plan on attending Columbia State Community College.  Full or part-time students may apply.

Applications may be found at the local Chamber of Commerce office, Board of Education, Public Library, Career Center, and the financial aid office of Columbia State Community College.

Kenny Durham and the Rocky Mountain High Band will return home to the Strand Theatre for a live performance on January 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.  Kenny, a loyal supporter of the Strand Theatre, gave a sell out benefit concert during the Strand’s first season.

One in six people in Tennessee will go hungry during the holiday season, the Tennessee Wildlife Federation (TWF) announced today.   As gun season opens this weekend for deer, the organization, through its Hunters for the Hungry program, has partnered with hunger relief agencies and sportsmen to help reduce the number of families in need.

“Fall is always the best time of year to plant trees, shrubs and other perennials,” says Rob Beets, horticultural marketing specialist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, “and this fall may be better than usual.”

“By now you have a pretty good idea which trees are going to make it, and which ones have succumbed to the drought of ’07. You’re probably pretty sure, too, that there’s been enough rain this summer to soften the ground and restore the local water table, so it’s time to remove and replace the dead or dying trees around your home.”

By Kate Elliott,

The Elephant Sanctuary 

Reviewers comments on the new book on the elephant and dog friendship of Tarra and Bella by saying:

“…the interspecies friendship that has moved millions”- People Magazine

…“the animals’ friendship will inspire young readers.” Publishers Weekly

… “one of the best friendship stories around.” covertocoverkids.blogspot.com