DECEMBER 2008

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A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM THE SMYRNA PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

NOVEMBER 2008

IMPORTANT DATES

DECEMBER
7 SMYRNA CHRISTMAS PARADE
8 ATHLETIC COMMITTEE MEETING
16 PARK BOARD MEETING
22-1/2 WINTER BREAK
24-25 OFFICES CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

JANUARY
1 NEW YEARS DAY—OFFICES CLOSED
12 ATHLETIC COMMITTEE MEETING
19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HOLIDAY-
OFFICES CLOSED
20 PARK BOARD MEETING
Santa Claus reads “The Night Before Christmas” to
FEBRUARY some of the children that gathered at the Smyrna
Town Centre on Sunday, November 23 for the
9 ATHLETIC COMMITTEE MEETING
14 VALENTINE’S DAY
Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony. Performers
16 PRESIDENT’S DAY-OFFICES CLOSED from Thurman Francis Arts Academy, Lancaster
17 PARK BOARD MEETING
Christian Academy, Dance with Stacey and the
Lamplighters Theatre Group entertained the esti-
mated 300 in attendance. Photo by Elisa White

34th Annual
Smyrna Christmas Parade
“Sounds of Christmas”
Sunday, December 7, 2008
FROM THE SMYRNA PARKS
AND RECREATION STAFF
2:00 PM
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 GINGERBREAD WORKSHOP
Smyrna Parks and Recreation Department
would like to invite you to our
Gingerbread House
and Cookie Decorating Workshop
December 9th, 2008 from 5:30pm –7:30pm
Rosenwald Community Building at Hilltop Park
565 Mason Tucker Drive
This program is for children of all ages
and is FREE! We will have Mini Gingerbread Houses
for big kids and Gingerbread Men to decorate
for little children. We encourage parents
to help their children decorate.

Please register early as space is limited.

Register by calling the Park’s office at 459-9773
between 8am - 4:30pm
or email us at:
christina.manus@townofsmyrna.org

Reindeer Games
The Smyrna Town Centre Fitness Facility will host
games for children 6 - 12 years of age on
Monday, December 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd
from 10am –12pm.
The cost is $3 per child.

Activities will include:

Indoor Tennis, Candy Cane Horseshoes,
Walleyball, Holiday Limbo, and
Pin the Nose on the Reindeer

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 Our third annual Wilderness Walk took place on Saturday, November the
8th at Sharp Springs Natural Area. Nearly 100 people participated in the
walk, almost twice as many as last year. Marty Rush, from the Wildlife
Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Juliet, brought a red-tailed hawk,
a groundhog, a kestrel, a screech owl and of course Waldo, the noisiest
crow in middle Tennessee, for everybody to check out. Also, Todd and
Brian from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought several fish
that they retrieved from Percy Priest Lake and later released into one of
our catch-and-release ponds at Sharp Springs. After a
leisurely walk on the greenway, our group of naturalists boarded a hayride
and returned to the Patti King O’Connor shelter for grilled hot dogs and
pizza. Pictured, at left, Addison and Macey O’Connell and Abbey Manus
play in the leaves while taking part in the walk. Thanks to everybody who
showed up this year and we look forward to doing this again in 2009.

Christmas Tree Recycling Program

You can drop off your Christmas Trees at the Lee Victory
Recreation Park near the football fields until January 18th.
Please be sure to take off all decorations and tinsel. These
trees will be chipped and used in our Smyrna parks.

2008 Christmas Calls

The Smyrna Parks and Recreation Department will be
conducting Christmas Calls again this year for children
ages 0 - 8. Calls will be made December 8th thru the
11th between 6 and 8 PM. To request a call from the
North Pole please fill out a request form, available on
our website, or pick up a copy at the Parks office.

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 Nominations are requested
from the Smyrna community
for the 2008 Kenneth "Coon"
Victory Lifetime Service
Award. The award is pre-
sented annually to pay tribute
to a Smyrna citizen who has
distinguished him or herself by
years of unselfish and dedi-
cated volunteer service to the
Smyrna community, either in youth and/or adult athlet-
SMYRNA MARTIAL
ics or other civic and non-profit organizations. The
award is an ongoing tribute to Kenneth "Coon" Vic- ARTS
tory, also a former Commissioner of Parks and Rec- MU SA MOO DUK KWAN TANG SOO DO FEDERATION
reation, and his family as a reminder of the years of
volunteer contributions they have given to the Smyrna BEGINNER CLASSES
community. Deadline for nominations is December TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 6:00—7:00 PM
11th by 4:30pm. The Parks Advisory Board will make INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED CLASSES
the selection at the December Parks Advisory Board TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 7:00—8:00 PM
Meeting. The Volunteer of the Year Dinner, recogniz-
ing the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Volun- TOT’S KARATE WILL BE ENDING JAN. 1, 2009
teers of the Year for all of the Smyrna Parks & Rec-
reation Youth and Adult Athletic Leagues, Coach of
$3 PER CLASS OR $60 FOR 3
the Year & Parent of the Year, will be held on Febru- MONTHS
ary 20, 6:30pm at the Smyrna Town Centre. For in-
CALL 459-9710 FOR MORE INFORMATION
formation and nomination applications, contact Monty
Perkins, Smyrna Parks and Recreation, at 459-9742.

FEATURE PARK: SMYRNA TOWN CENTRE

NEXT MONTH
CHRISTMAS PARADE

WINTER PROGRAMS

SPRING SIGN-UP INFO

SMYRNA JUNIOR BASKETBALL

The Town of Smyrna offers a wide variety of banquet, conference and meeting facilities rang-
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ing from small meeting rooms to large conference rooms. Our community facility offers infor-
mal meeting rooms for 10 people to large banquet facilities. Our courteous staff can help plan 100 Sam Ridley Parkway
your function with a variety of resources and services including tables and chairs, parking Smyrna, TN 37167
(free), room setup, cleaning services, and kitchen. Call our Customer Service Centre at
615.459.4444 for help in finding a room that is just right for your needs. We specialize in wed- Phone: (615) 459-9773
ding receptions, anniversary parties, trade shows, and business luncheons. Our Dining Room Fax: (615) 459-9727
will be open to the public for an all you can eat lunch buffet. Tuesday thru Friday 11:00 to 1:00.
www.townofsmyrna.org
Our price is like no other, for $8.00 it includes a drink and dessert.

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