Crossville Chronicle, Crossville, TN Lifestyles

Apply now for next Master Gardener's class

2012-02-14T14:35:28-06:00

Once again, spring is in the air, and the UT Extension office is gearing up to train a new class of gardeners. They will learn how to garden from the ground up, about soil, what it consists of and how its various components effect plant life and about the plants it supports including trees, perennials, annuals, shrubs and everything in between.

Marriage licenses (Published Feb. 15, 2012)

2012-02-14T14:31:38-06:00

127 Seniors planning trips

2012-02-14T14:30:55-06:00

The 127 South Seniors met Feb. 10 for bingo, coffee, sweets and conversation. Arlene Simmons called the numbers and Bob Folger of State Farm furnished the gifts.

Crossville's funniest to perform at Gong Show

2012-02-13T14:12:23-06:00

Home Instead Senior Care is presenting this year’s second annual Gong Show, Crossville style, with a lot of people you may know.

Pleasant Hill Ramblings: Meet this "Super Mom"

2012-02-13T14:11:00-06:00

It takes a special person to take on children in need of warm mothering after her own children are grown and on their own. Becky Clark (no relation to the author) of Pleasant Hill is such a person.

Plateau Gardening: Will the mild weather of early February 2012 persist?

2012-02-13T14:09:22-06:00

My spring fever started New Year's Day. While walking our chocolate Lab, Cocoa, I spotted two bright yellow daffodil blooms at the edge of the woods near the end of our driveway. According to Floriography (the language of flower meanings), daffodils or narcissus or buttercups, as many Tennesseans call them, symbolize not only the end of winter and earth’s spring rebirth but also good fortune and prosperity for those whose bulbs bloom during the new year.

PH resident exhibits expressionistic abstracts at the Palace

2012-02-09T14:56:01-06:00

When the Rev. Thomas Eckert was young, he felt the call of the ministry, and as an adult became a pastor in the United Church of Christ. It never occurred to him that in his retirement, he would be best known as an abstract artist.

AROUND THE TOWN: Success is the best revenge

2012-02-09T14:55:12-06:00

Broken hearts are never easy or fun. If they were, they wouldn’t be called “broken.”

Red Hatters invited to strut their stuff Feb. 16

2012-02-09T14:53:47-06:00

The Red Hot Butterflies are inviting all Red Hat Clubs, their significant others and friends to a Strut Your Stuff party Feb. 16 at the Peavine Road House across from the pontoon boat factory.

Warm someone’s heart this Valentine’s Day

2012-02-07T15:00:59-06:00

Want to warm someone’s heart this Valentine’s Day? A box of chocolates might do it. A bouquet of flowers might do it. How about a blood donation with the American Red Cross? Now, that’s guaranteed to warm someone’s heart.