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Rolling Right Along

Harpeth Bike Club

Ride on‚ Harpeth Bike Club.

The bicycling organization surpassed 500 members in 2007 and continues to schedule most of its rides on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Besides weekly rides and weekend excursions‚ the club’s main event is the Harpeth River Ride held in June.

That particular Saturday ride welcomes summertime by featuring bike excursions of 22‚ 42‚ 62 or 100 miles. The 100-mile trip is called a century ride‚ with its route traveling through Williamson‚ Maury and Davidson counties.

Religion Under the Stars

If you like rustic surroundings and enjoy arts and crafts‚ archery‚ swimming‚ gardening and horseback riding‚ Camp Marymount is your kind of place.

The camp is a Catholic-based outdoor retreat center situated on 340 acres in Fairview. More than 600 people visit the camp each summer to enjoy all kinds of outdoor activities.

Adult participants sign up for two- or three-week sessions‚ with meditation and religious workshops a part of the overall program. Camp Marymount‚ which is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin‚ also offers team-building programs for schools and businesses in the off-season.

Sting Like a Dog

Good boy‚ Sting. Really good boy.

The Franklin Police Department’s canine dog‚ Sting‚ took first-place honors in the agility category at the 2006 United States Police Canine Association National Police Dog Field Trial in St. Paul‚ Minn.

Sting is a 5-year-old German shepherd who accompanies FPD Sgt. Aaron Compton in a specially equipped police car during workdays and stays with the Comptons as a family pet during off-duty hours.

“A lot of the credit for Sting’s success goes to FPD Lt. Carl Smith Jr.‚ who is Sting’s trainer‚” Compton says.

Besides winning the agility division at the national trial‚ Sting finished 17th overall among the 120 dogs that competed. Other competitive events included obedience‚ scent work and bravery when confronted by a criminal with a gun.

To the Airport, Driver

If you don’t want to battle traffic to the Nashville International Airport and then schlep your baggage to the terminal‚ ShuttleMAX might be a better option.

The van transportation service provides shuttle rides to and from the airport for passengers living in Brentwood‚ Franklin/Cool Springs and the Opryland area. The service is available from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.

Most of the pickup/drop-off sites are hotels‚ but home pickups are available for an extra fee. ShuttleMAX is a national company that provides airport shuttle service throughout the country.

She’s the New Mayor

Beth Lothers has lived in Nolensville for eight years‚ and now she has an office there.

The mayor’s office.

Lothers became mayor in January 2007 and will serve for four years. One of her campaign platforms was to make sure that architectural design standards remain high for houses being built in the town’s many new subdivisions.

“I also don’t want to see strip-mall commercial development – I want any commercial additions to have a nice look to them‚” she says. “I’m also interested in the revitalization of our historic downtown area‚ and I want to address future transportation issues. I’m up for the challenges.”

Fair Share of Performers

Country music star George Jones sang here‚ and so did Bill Anderson and Buddy Jewell.

Live concerts are a big part of the attraction of the annual Williamson County Fair‚ a nine-day August event attended by more than 130‚000 people. Other activities include livestock exhibits‚ cooking competitions‚ carnival rides and beauty pageants.

After a 55-year absence‚ Williamson County restarted its annual fair in 2005. It takes place at the Agricultural Exposition Park because agriculture is still a mainstay of the county’s economy.

The tentative dates for the 2008 Williamson County Fair are Aug. 1-9.

Helping Students Succeed

Imagine a classroom setting with only 8 students to 1 teacher.

Such is the learning experience at Willow Hall Academy‚ a private school for children in grades one through eight. It is designed for children who struggle in a typical learning environment.

Willow Hall‚ which opened in 1985‚ offers the same academic courses as most other schools‚ but the teachers are trained to teach techniques and strategies that will enhance the learning of all. The academy is on a 25-acre farm on Carter’s Creek Pike‚ six miles southwest of Franklin.

It Is What It Is

Looking for information about Franklin? Try Franklin Is (www.franklinis.com)‚ which offers information about the history‚ culture and demographics of Franklin and Williamson County. The site promotes itself as “the place to start” when searching for area statistics and was designed for locals‚ visitors and anyone who is considering relocating to Franklin.

Franklin resident Julian Bibb IV launched the site‚ which includes community information‚ upcoming events‚ news‚ movie listings‚ places to eat and a list of attractions.

There’s also a business directory that can be searched by keyword‚ category or city.

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