Glade Quilt Guild to meet on November 20
The regular meeting of the Fairfield Glade Fantastic Quilt Guild will be Friday, Nov. 20 at 9 A.M. in the FFG Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
The election of Board Members for 2016 will take place during the Business Meeting. Following that, local Glade resident Debra Henninger will present a lecture and her Trunk Show on Hobo Quilts.
Henninger is author of the book – Hobo Quilts: 55+ Original Blocks based on the Secret Language of Riding the Rails.
Early on, Debi developed an interest in hobo lore and learned of unique cryptic symbols (hobo signs) which were the hobo’s secret language. These “hobo signs” gave direction and advice to the savvy traveler; where to find food, water, a place to sleep and possibly work. And they could tell how they would be received by a home owner, the police, community, or even a dog.
Her program will feature a Trunk Show with all 21 projects found in her book.
The Fantastic Quilt Guild is an open community of women who pursue their love of the art through member education, community service/outreach, and social camaraderie. Guests are always welcome and encouraged to get acquainted with the Guild.
PPCUG meeting will feature Gifts for Geeks
The Plateau PC Users Group (PPCUG) will meet Monday, Nov. 16, at the 127 South Senior Center at the winter session time of 3 P.M. to 5 P.M.
This is the last meeting of 2015. The next meeting is Monday January 18, 2016.
Carl Nordeen and Steve Rosenstein will discuss the latest and greatest in computers and electronics for the holiday season. Some will be practical, some weird and some both. Carl will handle the “tekky” stuff and Steve will be talking about new gadgets. Current and new technology will be included.
The meeting begins with questions/answers (Q/A) at 3 PM. The Q/A session is followed by a short business meeting, with the main presentation beginning at 4 P.M.
Please note that starting in May, a $3 guest fee is being collected from all non-PPCUG members. This guest fee is good for one month, for attendance at any or all of our associated groups’ meetings: PPCUG, Photography Club, and the Photography Club Workshop.
PPCUG club dues are the same as always: $24 single, $30 family, per year, payable July 1, and give admittance to all group meetings.
For more information and to read the latest version of our newsletter, the Gazette, visit their web site at www.ppcuginc.com or call Steve Rosenstein, president, at 931-742-0151 (9 AM-9 PM, only please).
Come You Thankful People Come!
Are You Thankful?
Folks living here in Fairfield Glade have much to be thankful for, don’t we?
The Fairfield Glade Council of Churches’ Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 6 P.M. (CST).
The Fairfield Glade Community Church, 529 Snead Drive, will host this popular Thanksgiving Service. Everyone in Fairfield and the surrounding areas is welcome and invited to attend. Church affiliation is not necessary and we’re hoping for a big turnout. The current participating churches and order of service:
Fairfield Glade Community Church.. Welcome with Programs of Worship.
Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church…Reading of Scripture.
Fairfield Glade First Baptist Church…Scripture selection and message.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church…Announcements.
Westminster Presbyterian…Taking of Love Offering. Note: Offering to be divided equally between Hospice of Cumberland County and Creative Compassion (Crossville). Please make check out to: Fairfield Glade Council of Churches.
Fairfield Glade Christ Lutheran…Delivery of Benediction.
Please contact Rev. Laurie Hill at 931-484-7412 with any questions regarding the service.
Glade Garden Club holds Poinsettia sale
The Fairfield Glade Garden Club’s annual Poinsettia Sale is slated for Tuesday, Dec 2 through Friday, Dec. 4, at the Village Green Mall in Fairfield Glade. Sales begin at 9 A.M. and close at 2 P.M. each day.
An extensive range of reds, white, and salmon colored poinsettias are available to decorate homes, churches, and businesses for the holiday season.
The plants are grown by CCHS horticulture students under the direction of agriculture teacher Danny Wilson and sold by the Garden Club on their behalf.
Garden Club members will also be selling a special collection of delicious holiday baked goods. Members of the public are invited to dress their homes with the colorful plants and celebrate the season with yummy cookies, breads, cakes, and other seasonal specialties.
Proceeds from the sales benefit the CCHS horticulture program and the FFG Garden Club’s scholarship fund. Scholarships are available annually for students interested in careers in agriculture, animal science, and environmental fields.
Food Drive conducted
The First National Bank located at 5011 Peavine Road, and in front of Food City, is conducting a food drive for the Second Harvest, award-winning Crab Orchard Care Center from November 2nd through November 20th.
A display highlighting the many and varied activities of the Crab Orchard Care Center has been set-up in the bank foyer and a container for food collection is located adjacent to the display.
Canned food items in demand include tuna, beans, soup, stew, vegetables, fruit and peanut butter.
Rice and pasta are also welcome and all contributions help the care center feed twice weekly.
If you or anyone you know needs assistance, the food pantry is open to the public every Wednesday and Saturday from 1-2 O’clock. The care center is located at 87 Commerce Street, Crab Orchard, TN 37723 in the old Senior Citizens Building. Families are required to register and fill out a simple eligibility form.
For more information call care director Mary Nelson at (931) 707-5616.
Matching funds for gold
Its time to clean out that unwanted gold or silver in your jewelry box (yes, those 1⁄2 pair of earrings, too). Your unwanted gold and silver can help Wags and Whiskers reduce the number of unwanted cats and dogs in our area.
We have an opportunity to get matching funds for donations resulting from your sale of gold or silver at U.S. Standard Gold Buyers in the Crossings Center in Crossville (931-787-1455).
This can be jewelry, coins, sterling service or flatware or yellow dental gold. If you sell this to them in the week of November 16-21, we will get referral funds from them that will be matched by a donor. We also ask you to also consider donating all or a part of your sale to us, and this can be any time in November to qualify for the matching funds. Check our website (www.wawpr.org ) for more details about this opportunity to help or call us at 831-788-2201 for more information. Wags and Whiskers has fixed over 9,700 cats and dogs so far and needs your help to continue this important program.
Neighborhood Watch Coalition to meet soon
The third quarterly meeting of the Fairfield Glade Neighborhood Watch Coalition will be held on Friday, November 13, at the FG Community Conference Center from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. The theme for this meeting is Crime Prevention and the focus will be on Scams.
Speakers will be present from Fairfield Glade Public Safety, Cumberland County Sheriff and Tennessee Senior Medicare Patrol. In addition, the keynote speaker will be from the Federal Trade Commission.
The event is open to all and is free of charge.
Old Photographs to be discussed at meeting
At the next meeting of the Plateau Photography Club, one of the members, Lowell Griffith, will lead a discussion of old photographs from about 1860 to about 1910. The “Carte de Visite” or CDV and “Cabinet Cards” will be featured.
Lowell will look at processes used, clothing and other tips to get an approximate date of the photos. Dig into your closets and old albums to come up with some old photographs and bring them to the meeting.
The Plateau Photography Club is a Special Interest Group of the Plateau PC Users Group. Guests are always welcome and for a $3 fee can attend all Club meetings for the month.
This monthly meeting will be at the Fairfield Glade Library Building, Room C, at P.M. on Thursday, Nov. 19. For questions, contact Jim Mansfield at 484-6920.
Kinseekers to ‘Snack ‘N Share’ on Nov. 5
Kinseekers of Fairfield Glade will meet on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 1 to 3 P.M. (CDT), for our ‘Snack ‘N Share’ meeting, in the Fellowship Hall of the FFG Community Church, 521 Snead Drive.
Use either the office entrance or the back side entrance.
At the Thursday, October 1st meeting, we discussed Ways to Organize and Unclutter our Genealogy Notes, Files and Photos. Chris Sikorski provided several pages of suggestions and simple, easy ideas that work, whether you have a designated room or just a corner or cubbyhole of work space. Great ideas … now to find the time to actually implement them (can anyone relate?)
The tentative speaker will be Gene Stone, who will share his sometimes frustrating (we can all relate), sometimes just plain lucky (again we can relate) and ultimately, very rewarding (ditto), journey of tracing one elusive ancestor back as far as…well, you’ll have to attend to find out.
Also, Holly Clark will have the suggested schedule of subjects and speakers for next year, so, be sure to attend; we value your input.
The group’s yearly dues are $10, but, please, come as our guest on your first visit.
Other genealogy related sources in this area are: The Celtic Circle which meets at 6 pm, the first Tuesday each month at the Christian Church of the Cumberlands, 1312 First Street, Crossville. You can email [email protected] for more info.
The Cumberland County Archives and Family Center, 95 First Street, Crossville. They are open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Their phone number is 931-456-2006, and the Cumberland County Genealogy Society, which meets at 6 P.M., the first and third Monday each month at the Art Circle Library, 3 East Street, Crossville. Call 931-484-6790.
GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays seminar
GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays is a helpful, encouraging seminar for people facing the holidays after a loved one’s death. Please join us on Nov. 15 or Dec. 6 at Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church, 231 Westchester Drive, Fairfield Glade.
The seminar features video interviews with counselors, grief experts, and other people who have experienced the holidays after their loved one’s death and who offer practical suggestions and reassurance. These people share honestly about:
• Being prepared for surprising emotions that may hit over the holidays
• What to do about traditions and other coming changes
• How to handle holiday parties and invitations
• How to survive potentially awkward moments with other people
• Where to find comfort, strength, and hope in a seemingly hopeless time
Those who attend will receive a Survival Guide filled with practical tips, encouraging words, journaling ideas, and exercises for daily help through the holiday season.
For more information, email Jane Swanson at [email protected].
United Fund campaign now under way
The Cumberland United Fund Door-to-Door Campaign is reaching the midway mark.
Sara Drake campaign chairperson would like to remind everyone the varied ways you can invest in our community through giving to the United Fund.
You can make a donation using the clip out form at First National Bank of Tennessee, Cumberland County Bank or Highland Federal Savings and Loan during regular bank hours or at Progressive Savings Bank on Friday’s from 9 to 11 A.M. through Nov. 14.
You can give securely online at www.cumberlandunitedfund.org, or You can also mail a donation to 348 Taylor St Suite 101, Crossville TN 38555.
Glade Dog Park is in need of donations
The Fairfield Glade Dog Park seeks donations for the annual Upcoming Trash & Treasure Sale slated for Saturday, March 19 at the Fairfield Glade Community Center. This event is their main fundraiser for the dog park. They will be collecting items for this sale on the first Saturday in October, November, and December from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M..
You may drop off your donated items at the Glade Store-N-Lock located on Peavine Road behind Manny and Isabella’s Restaurant and next to the Dollar Store.
The dog park sign will be visible from Peavine Road and board members will be there to help at Unit 80, go left thru the gate. It will be open more often after the first of the year. Please note we will not be accepting clothing or electronic devices but small appliances are fine.
Volunteers needed
The dog days of summer are here and memories and evidence of last winter’s ice storm are no longer as prominent.
Next year’s tax season seems a long way off, but planning has begun for the AARP Tax-Aide volunteer counselors.
The recent Supreme Court decision keeps the Affordable Healthcare Act in place and therefore, there could be tax consequences for some of our residents for the 2015 tax year. Tax-Aide services are not limited to seniors; rather all individuals.
On-line self-study modules are also available from November through April. New volunteers have experienced counselors as training partners and begin their tax preparation work doing basic returns.
You will never have to work alone – as part of the program, every tax return is quality reviewed before it is printed for the client.
If you would like to be involved, but aren’t sure if you want to prepare returns, volunteers are also needed to help with greeting clients and organizing the paperwork. For more information about the program or to become part of the team that provides this valuable service, call Ginny at 456-4212.
Free Classes offered
Classes are being offered for family and friends of individuals with a major mental illness on eight consecutive Wednesday evenings, 6 to 8:30 P.M. beginning on September 16, and ending on November 4.
The With Hope in Mind is a FREE eight-session course provided by NAMI .
To register call John and Denise Ranger at (931) 707-0283.
Donation site scheduled
The Cumberland Good Samaritans trailer will be at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 114 Stonehenge Drive, Fairfield Glade from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. every Friday until Nov. 20 to receive donations for their thrift store.
Donations of clothing, small household goods, books, toys, holiday items, small furniture and small appliances will be accepted. If you have any questions, call Cumberland Good Samaritans at 484-3225.
Garrison to perform
Shades of the jungle! It’s D.J. Garrison. A perennial local favorite is this fabulous entertainer and you can see him on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Palace Theatre.
To make your reservation. call the Palace Theatre at 931-484-6133. You may also order on line at [email protected] specifying your preferred seating. Tickets are $15 advance and $18 date if performance (if any tickets remain).
Scholarships available
Students can now sign up to host winter Red Cross blood drives and become eligible for scholarships.
Youth blood drive coordinators needed Dec. 15 through Jan. 15
This winter high school and college students can help save lives and be eligible to win a scholarship of up to $2,500 by hosting an American Red Cross blood drive. Registration is now open through Nov. 15 to host drives between Dec. 15, 2015, and Jan. 15, 2016.
Students who host a drive can be eligible to win a scholarship up to $2,500 for higher education and earn a gift card.
A total of six scholarships will be awarded to students who host a blood drive collecting 25 blood donations or more.
All students who collect at least 25 pints at their blood drive will receive a gift card to giftcertificates.com.
For more information and to register to host a Leaders Save Lives blood drive, visit redcrossblood.org/leaderssavelives.
Bible Study – Part 2 of Fall Class Begins
Register now for the upcoming part 2 of the fall Bible Study Tech class, “Breath-The Life of God in Us” with teacher, Beth Moore. The study begins on Monday, Nov. 9, from 1:30 to 4 P.M., and continues through Monday, December 14.
Bible Study Tech classes are held at the Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church at 231 Westchester Drive.
Teacher and speaker, Beth Moore, founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the purpose of teaching women how to love and live on God’s Word.
Bible Study Tech, or as it is also known, Bible Tech, is a women’s inter-denominational and independent Bible study.
If you are interested in learning more about the Bible and interacting with a lot of very fun and interesting ladies, you might like to join us. Please contact Cathy Muldoon, 456-9282, [email protected] or DeBe Wantzloeben, 456-8160, [email protected] to register. Registration is recommended so that materials will be available. Information is also available at the website: www.biblestudytech.citymaker.com.