The Cannon Blast

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Homecoming Roxie's Restaurant
Saturday, June 18
2242 Short Mtn. Road across from Center Hill Baptist Church
Live music, vendors, good food, games and prizes for kids and fun for all ages as Roxie's celebrates its second homecoming. Hours are noon until ? Performers include the Nokes Boys, Divine Encounters, Men of Grace, James Stembridge and Family and the Gilley Brothers will perform at 8 p.m. Bring your own chair! For information call Summer at 931-743-5366.

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Last Chance to RSVP for United Way Community Celebration

Deadline to register is June 13

The deadline to register for the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties' annual Community Celebration is June 13, 2016. The event will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at 11:30 AM at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro. Tickets are $10 per person or $150 for a reserved table of ten. Reservations may be made online at yourlocaluw.org/communitycelebration or by contacting Lisbeth Couser at Lisbeth.Couser@yourlocaluw.org. The Community Celebration will serve as an annual meeting, recognizing the organization's accomplishments and impact on Rutherford and Cannon counties through programs and services, corporate and community partners and volunteers of United Way.

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Community Dinner
Sycamore Baptist Church
Sycamore Baptist, 7165 Sycamore Creek Road, will hold a community dinner the first Wednesday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m. Donations accepted with the funds going for a new church building.

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Alcoholics Anonymous
If you drink alot that's your business. If you want to stop that's ours.
Call 615-653-7914.

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Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery from hurts, habits and hang-ups meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church.

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Big Barn Sale
During June
The Short Mountain Trading Post is hosting their annual Huge Barn Sale this month. Bring in this paper and receive another 25% off their purchases. Open every Friday and Saturday. Great sales. Don't miss out!!!

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Flags for Sale
The American Legion Post 279 in Woodbury is selling flags and
accessories. The monies raised from the sale of these flags goes 100% back to our Community, our Youth and our Veterans, in Cannon County. This is an on-going project. We have available an assortment of all sizes and all types of flags - United States Flags, State Flags, Military Service Flags; and all sizes of flag poles.
The United States Flag 3'x 5' nylon is $25 (best price
anywhere). This is our most popular flag. The United States Flag 4"x 6" is .50 each or $5 a dozen for special occasions. The military services/branches flags are $30 each. For that special display. We can get you any State Flag, different size flags and different
size flag poles, (small house flag poles to large business flag poles.) WE ALSO HAVE INDOOR FLAG SETS. FLAGS FOR ALL OCASSIONS. If you need to make a special order, call and we have a catalogue available to make your selections.
CONTACT A MEMBER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 279 OR CALL
CHARLIE HARRELL 615-542-1289, OR JIM STONE 615-563-6111, OR BRENT BUSH
615-563-2691, OR BRITT KNOX 615-904-5644, OR PENNY DANIELS 615-563-6729.
We will be glad to take your order, deliver your order, and all with a
smile and a big thank you, for Supporting the American Legion Post 279,
AND OUR YOUTH, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR VETERANS, OF CANNON COUNTY.

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Music Night on Thursdays
The Pocahontas Community Center, located near Ivy Bluff, will be having a music night every Thursday at 5 p.m. We welcome all musicians who would like to come and play with our group, beginners or pros. If you like to sing our band will play your song and let you sing along! Spectators and dancers are welcome. For more info call Ray, 615-765-7835

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Prenatal Workshops
Cannon County Health Department
The Cannon County Health Department will hold a series of prenatal workshops beginning May 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Prenatal workshops are a great way for expectant parents, grandparents and other family members to learn about and prepare for a healthy pregnancy and baby. The goal of these workshops is to provide participants with information to minimize fears and make informed decisions while pregnant and when the bady arrives.

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Always... Patsy Cline
Begins June 3 @ 7:30 p.m.
Always...Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline's friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger. The play focuses on the fateful evening at Houston's Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline's death in a plane crash.
Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous--Anytime, Walkin' After Midnight, She's Got You, Sweet Dreams, and Crazy--to name a few. At the Arts Center of Cannon County.

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Commodity Distribution
The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will hold a commodities distribution for Cannon County, Thursday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Cannon County Community Center located at the Fairgrounds.
Everyone must present a valid UCHRA commodity card in order to receive commodities. To sign up or reprint lost commodities cards contact your local UCHRA office.
The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services or activities.

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Pirates Ahoy! Tom and Pirate Band
Thursday, June 9
Adams Memorial Library
To kick off the Summer Reading Program, Adams Memorial Library is bringing back Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers as our first program of the season. So who are these pirates of the high seas and why does anyone want to list to sea shanties?
Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers are accomplished musicians who have traveled around the world singing and entertaining in a pirate manner. Their songs transport you to Port Royal at the turn of the eighteenth century. But none of the songs are old, rehashed ditties, but newly composed musical numbers that draw "on the fact that pirates sailed the world around and pirate crews were an international lot, so their music would be a medley of styles plundered from all over." This allows Mason and his crew of musicians to write and play music with a flair from every land and every century. They have delighted audiences from Florida to Iowa to California, the British Isles and Australia. You may have been lucky enough to see them on Bluegrass Underground on PBS broadcast from Cumberland Caverns. If you haven't seen his show you can catch it on December 10, 2016, when he returns to the caverns for a repeat performance.
Tom and the Pirates stage a show for all ages. The music isn't too rowdy for the kids nor too simple for the adults. His band is professional and rip-roaring from start to finish. Don't miss it. Come to Adams Memorial Library on Thursday, June 9, at 1 p.m. for toe tapping good time of music and fun. Aaaarrrgg, me mateys.

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Summer Youth Conservatory
2016 Junior Sessions: June 6-17 or June 20-July 1
2016 Senior Session: July 11-22
Summer Youth Conservatory is dedicated to the development of life skills through participation in the arts - helping kids reach a new stage at the Arts Center of Cannon County. In addition to classes, this program offers the opportunity for all participants to appear on stage in a production at the end of each session. This is also a valuable opportunity to be seen on stage by Arts Center directors. Students will audition for various roles in performances, but every student will be featured. Please call The Arts Center of Cannon County at (615) 563-ARTS or 1-800-235-9073 for more information.

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Liberty Dance
Saturday, June 11 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Featuring the Gilley Brothers. Come enjoy the music and dance. Call 615-563-2792 or 615-464-8110 for more information.

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Fishing Rodeo
Saturday, June 11
at Dillon Park
The fifth annual Fishing Rodeo at Stones River in Woodbury's Dillon Park. Participants ages 12 years and young are to be accompanied by an adult and limited to one fishing pole per person. The fishing rodeo will last from 8 a.m. until noon. Drinks, hotdogs and chips will be provided. Call Mark Vance with TWRA at 615-203-4688 for more information.

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International Folkfest
Week of June 13
Murfreesboro's International Folkfest will be presenting troupes from Czech Republic, Germany, and Puerto Rico to share their traditional dance, music, and costuming in various venues in the area during the week of June 13. They will be performing on Friday, June 17, at Lebanon High School at 7:00 P.M. Admission is $10, sponsored by FFA alumni. There will also be a free performance on the Murfreesboro Courthouse square on Saturday, June 18, starting at 8:30 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. featuring all 3 troupes, as well as Murfreesboro's Cripple Creek Cloggers and music by Uncle Shufflelo and His Haint Hollow Hootennanny.
There will be individual performances throughout the week at various venues. Please check www.mboro-international-folkfest.org for more info.
This is a unique annual event that provides our area with a rare opportunity to experience a bit of culture from other countries and for us to share our culture and hospitality with our international visitors and perhaps develop friendships along the way.

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Cannon County Senior Center
Friday, June 17
Ronnie Crownover and Friends will perform at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5.

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The Science Guys' 2016 Summer Reading Program
Thursday, June 23
Adams Memorial Library
The Science Guys return to libraries across Tennessee and Kentucky to present "The Science of Sport" to make science fun, cool and easy for kids of all ages.
The Science Guys will appear at Adams Memorial Library in Woodbury at 1 p.m. June 23.
"Wellness, Fitness and Sports" is the theme for 2016 Summer Reading Program at libraries across the United States. Hand-eye coordination, lung capacity experiments, learning about Bernoulli's principle and aerodynamics, balancing miracles and the sweet spot on your tennis racket are included in Mr. Bond's "The Science of Sport" program. Most events are free and open to the public.

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Cruise-In on the Square
Saturday June 25
Ready for some spring fun? Then join the Cruise-In on Saturday, June 25 on the Square in Woodbury. The show is open to all cars, trucks and unique vehicles from 4 to 7:30 p.m. No entry fees or spectator fees are charged for the Cruise-Ins, which are presented by the Cannon County Chamber of Commerce.

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Woodbury Central High School Class of 1976
40th Year Reunion
Saturday, Sept.17 at 4:30 PM
Cannon Co. Senior Center
Cost $ 35 per person
Send To: Class of '76
202 Peacock Ave.
Murfreesboro, Tn. 37129
More Information : Ceola 615-293-4568
Carol 615-542-1873
RSVP by June 30, 2016

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Central Region 4-H Design Camp
On July 12-14, Cookeville's Tennessee Tech University will be hosting this year's Central Region 4-H Design Camp. It will be opened to all youth currently, in grades 6th thru 8th. Due to restrictions, registration is limited to the first 80 participants. The children that want to attend will be accepted on a first-come bases.
What does 4-H Design Camp offer?
This year the campers will rotate through classes, participate in a sewing lab, and sharpen their consumer skills. Campers will learn to sew their own design (with supervised help) and be involved on a Serve and Learn Project called "It's My Very Own". This involves making a quilt top which will be donated to the children of our society. To learn more about this project, please go to www.IMVO.org
What else do you want to know about 4-H Design Camp?
Supervision- 4-H Design Camp is supervised by county Agents and adult volunteers.
First Aid- A first aid station will be available in a safe location and adult monitored.
It's going to be a blast!
The cost of attending is $125. This will include the workshops, materials, lodging, meals and transportation while at camp. The registration deadline is June 30th, 2016.
Please contact Cannon County UT Extension office for more details. The Extension office can be reached at 615-563-2554 or visit the office at 614 Lehman Street Woodbury, TN 37190.