November 2006

Air Dates: 2 & 5 | 9 & 12 | 16 & 19 | 23 & 26
Past Episodes

Episode #2018
November 2 and November 5, 2006

Toilet Races
For seven years now, the Bethesda Volunteer Fire Department has held unique fundraisers for their Adopt a Family Program. Tammi Arender attends this year's race to find out how they raise money.
CONTACT: Frank Purvis
PHONE: 615-319-9652
LOCATION: 4911 Bethesda Road, Thompson Station, TN 37179
WEBSITE: http://tennessee.firedepartments.net/fire/TN/ThompsonStation.html
SEARCH: Where is Thompson Station?

Xoconochco
Susan Watson visits a chocolate lover in Franklin, who makes exquisite gourmet chocolates in her own home.
CONTACT: Julie Hinton
PHONE: 615-599-0236
LOCATION: Franklin, TN
WEBSITE: www.xoconochco.com
SEARCH: Where is Franklin?

Janet Tyson Review
Janet Tyson takes us back to her first decade of Tennessee Crossroads as we review her stories to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
Mansker's Station, 1991
PHONE: (615) 859-FORT
LOCATION: 705 Caldwell Dr. Goodlettsville, TN 37072
WEBSITE: http://www.cityofgoodlettsville.org/historic/
SEARCH: Where is Goodlettsville?

Ledford Mill Bed & Breakfast, 1988
Janet Tyson takes us back to her first decade of Tennessee Crossroads as we review her stories to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
CONTACT: John & Mildred Spear
PHONE: (931) 455-2546
LOCATION: 1195 Shipman Creek Rd. Wartrace, TN 37183 (Lynchburg, TN) WEBSITE: http://www.lanierbb.com/inns/bb18097.html
SEARCH: Where is Wartrace?

Vietnam Wall
As a salute to veterans, Rob Wilds takes us to see the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on its stopover in Murfreesboro.
WEBSITE: http://thewall-usa.com/
SEARCH: Where is Murfreesboro?

Episode #2019
November 9 and November 12, 2006

Grocery Store
Rob Wilds visits an old-time place that is now filled with old-time music, but still has the same shocking past.
CONTACT: Lester Armistead
PHONE: 615-859-1103
LOCATION: 8333 Old Springfield Rd. Goodlettsville, TN 37072
SEARCH: Where is Goodlettsville?

Comic Book Restorer
Tammi Arender meets a man in Ashland City who found a way to rescue the old-fashioned, but valuable superheroes from your childhood. CONTACT: Chris Curtis
PHONE: 615-714-7269
LOCATION: Ashland City, TN
EMAIL: www.comiccare@juno.com
SEARCH: Where is Ashland City?

Old School Café
Sharon Puckett meets some clever entrepreneurs who found a great new use for an old school.
CONTACT: Bill and Maude Corbett
PHONE: 931-486-2745
LOCATION: 1220 School St. Spring Hill, TN 37174
SEARCH: Where is Spring Hill?

JANET TYSON 20TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW
We continue to celebrate our first 20 years of Tennessee Crossroads by sharing the stories of one of our early correspondents, Janet Tyson. This is how she enjoyed the TN outdoors with a canoe paddle and then a shotgun.

Canoeing the Harpeth, 1990
CONTACT: Harpeth River State Park
PHONE: 615-797-6096
LOCATION: Hwy 70 Kingston Springs, TN 37887
WEBSITE: www.tennessee.gov/environment/parks/HarpethRiver/
SEARCH: Where is Kingston Springs?

Sporting Clays, 1990
WEBSITE: www.claytargetsonline.com/list.php/TN

 

Episode #2020
November 16 and November 19, 2006

Red Lane/DC8 Jet House
Tammi Arender travels to Cheatham County to meet a pilot whose house always has its landing gear down.
CONTACT: Red Lane
LOCATION: Cheatham County
SEARCH: Where is Cheatham County?

Roxy Regional Theatre
Rob Wilder visits a theatre started by two Clarksville men with a similar mission that has held true for over 20 years.
CONTACT: Tom Thayer
PHONE: 931-645-7699
LOCATION: 100 Franklin St. Clarksville, Tennessee 37040
WEBSITE: www.roxyregionaltheatre.org
SEARCH:Where is Clarksville?

Artist Louise Crowell
It doesn't take a lifetime to perfect your art skills. Susan Watson introduces us to a teacher who is now a self-taught oil painter.
CONTACT: Louise Crowell
PHONE: 931-968-1156
LOCATION: Winchester, TN
EMAIL: louisecr@lcrowell.com
WEBSITE: www.lcrowell.com
SEARCH:Where is Winchester?

TN Aquarium Ocean Journey
Joe Elmore takes a look at the fascinating world under the ocean in the latest addition to the Tennessee Aquarium.
PHONE: 1-800-262-0695
LOCATION: One Broad St. Chattanooga, TN 37401
EMAIL: brochure@tnaqua.org
WEBSITE: www.tnaqua.org
SEARCH:Where is Chattanooga?

Episode #2021
November 23 and November 26, 2006

Scythe Makers
Rob Wilds visits the oldest Scythe making company in the United States. They have been helping you mow lawns and "reap what you sow" for over 130 years.
CONTACT: Amy Wilson, The Marugg Company
PHONE: 931-592-5042
LOCATION: P.O. Box 1418 Tracy City, TN 37387
WEBSITE: http://themaruggcompany.com/index.html
EMAIL: marugg@blomand.net
SEARCH:Where is Tracy City?

Pumpkin Festival
Sharon Puckett attends the 15th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival & Weigh-Off in Allardt, TN. This year's record breaking pumpkin weighted over 1,000 pounds.
CONTACT: Allardt City Hall
PHONE: 931-879-7125
LOCATION: Allardt, TN
WEBSITE: http://www.allardtpumpkinfestival.com
SEARCH:Where is Allardt?

Joe & Betty Jo
Susan Watson meets a retired couple in Clarksville whose joint hobbies include building dollhouses and Christmas ornaments.
CONTACT: Joe & Betty Jo Garrett
LOCATION: Clarksville, TN
SEARCH:Where is Clarksville?

Maisie's Restaurant
Rob Wilds discovers a restaurant outside Nashville that is so good, it inspires one customer to write a song about his experience.
CONTACT: Susan Lamb
PHONE: 615-847-9477
LOCATION: 1200 Donelson Ave. Old Hickory, TN 37138
Music: "She's so Mary" Courtesy of: Screaming Bald Ego www.screamingbaldego.com
SEARCH:Where is Old Hickory?