CROSSVILLE —
Thanks to the generosity of William J. Kallas of Fairfield Glade and Chicago, we are able to provide a display, featuring two beautiful, framed illumination manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in honor of President’s Day this month.
Kallas, a former mayor of the Chicago suburb City of Oakbrook Terrace, had given the original, valuable portraits to the Walt Disney Corporation Chairman Michael D. Eisner years ago. Loved and admired, Eisner had the manuscripts exquisitely framed and placed on display in their Walt Disney Corporation Headquarters in Burbank, CA. Due to their popularity, prints of the originals are for sale at the Disney World’s Epcot Center in Orlando, FL.
We are honored to have temporary loan of these beautiful prints for all to see on the landing of the library’s grand staircase.
Do you have borrowed books or DVDs at home that need to be returned to the library? We are offering a very good deal this month. Return all overdue books and library materials and you will not have to pay any money. Amnesty began on Feb. 11 and will run until March 2. Return books and items in the library’s outside book drop or at the front circulation desk and no questions will be asked.
Another reminder… the library will be closed from Feb. 25 through March 2 for inventory, collection re-organization, etc. We will open our doors at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 4 featuring a great addition to library services: a new East Street Café, serving truly homemade delights, such as fresh baked goods, crepes, sandwiches, soups, salads, wraps, drinks and, of course, freshly brewed coffee, all at reasonable prices.
New to the Library Shelf
A Week in Winter by bestselling author, Maeve Binchy
Newly released, this is a gentle story filled with a large cast of often eccentric, endearing characters at a country inn on the West Coast of Ireland. Stone House serves as the cozy setting for these interrelated tales of love, loss, friendship and community. Author, Maeve Binchy, lived in Dalkey, Ireland, until her death in July 2012 at the age of 72, shortly after finishing this book. It is reviewed as being one of her best — truly a parting gift from a great Irish storyteller.
Tuesday’s at the Movies will feature the classic film To Kill A Mockingbird at 10 a.m. Feb. 19 and The Great Gatsby at 2 p.m. that same day for free in the library’s Cumberland Meeting Room.
Kid Bits Pre-School Story Time with Miss Patty will take place Tuesday, Feb. 12 and 19 at 10 a.m. Quackers Puppet/Story Time with Ms. Susie will take place Wednesday, Feb. 13 and 20 at 10 a.m. Parents/ caregivers are asked to accompany their youngsters during these fun, enjoyable programs held in the Children’s Story Carousel. For more information, call 484-6790, ext. 228.
A Quote for Valentine’s Day
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
- Mother Teresa
Information Tip of the Week
You may look out on a starry night and get a lonely feeling, but astronomers now say our Milky Way galaxy may be thick with planets much like Earth – perhaps 4.5 billion of them, according to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Quackers Joke of the Week
Q. If your aunt ran off to get married, what would you call her?
A. Antelope!
For more information, contact the Art Circle Public Library of Cumberland County at 484-6790, online at www.artcirclelibrary.info, by email at admin@artcirclelibrary.info or sue.randleman@artcirclelibrary.info. The library, 3 East St., is open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Cumberland County Archives and Heritage Center, 95 East First St., is open to the public on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lifestyles
Framed illumniation manuscript copies on display at ACPL
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Pleasant Hill Ramblings: Pleasant Hill Elementary honors volunteers
Mary Ann Kotus-Huff, principal of Pleasant Hill Elementary School (PHS), recently welcomed volunteers to the annual Volunteer Tea. It was held in the gaily decorated new all-purpose room of the new annex. Volunteers were treated to sandwiches, fruit, cheese and crackers and cupcakes.
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Plateau Gardening: Transplanting tips
My landscape is perennial–based. There are vines, trees, shrubs as well as herbaceous (soft-stemmed) vegetation in assorted categories-ornamentals, herbs and food crops like rhubarb. Annuals in containers are used to add splashes of color. At this time of year, I usually have a few recently purchased plants waiting to be transplanted (see the accompanying photo).
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Fair Park offering help for senior dog owners
A dog is a senior's best friend. Family and friends are not around much, and everyone is so busy. After retirement the free time seems to be longer. Many seniors would be very lonely if it was not for their four-legged friends. Dogs are a big part of the family, so they need to learn to be obedient to make it easier on the relationship.
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The beginnings of Cumberland County Discovery Gardens
It was a great day in 2004 when Walt Hitch looked out his window and studied the three unused acres that accompanied his hundreds of acres of AgResearch lands.
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CCHS Class of 1963 congratulates Class of 2013
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Putt for the Cure miniature golf tournament a success
Kids of all ages enjoyed a fun outing of miniature golf Saturday at the first Putt for the Cure event, presented by Dr. Calley Jo Elsea of Cloudland Dental, to benefit the Upper Cumberland affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Players teams up with sponsors and host Pirates Plateau Golf Adventure to raise funds to help area women get needed screening exams, support patients and survivors, educate the public and support national research initiatives.
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Around the Town: Attendance is the Key to success in Cumberland County!
High school attendance is up and 10 cars have been given away. This is all thanks to some forward thinking educators along with Dave and Connie Kirk and the staff at Dave Kirk Automotive. This year marks the 10th anniversary, or a decade, of what the high school students call "Dave Kirk Drawing Day." Or, in layman's terms, some junior or senior from Cumberland County High School, Stone Memorial High School or Phoenix School wins a brand spanking new vehicle.
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End of another great year for Neighbors and Newcomers
Referred to as the "best little club on the mountain," Neighbors and Newcomers will be holding its last meeting of the year May 23. After a fun-filled, interesting and exciting year, the group will enjoy this end-of-the-year lunch at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds.
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Seniors to visit Sutton General Store May 18
On May 10, the members of the 127 Senior Center had a good time socializing, playing bingo, dominos and billiards. Numbers were called by Arlene Simmons, with the prizes furnished by Bob Folger, with State Farm Insurance.
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Marriage licenses
Published May 15, 2013.
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