Community photos 4/24/13

Students from Cascade Middle School were selected for their excellence in mathematics to participate in the Middle Tennessee Math Contest held at MTSU on Thursday, April 18. Pictured kneeling: Bryce Maniscalco, Destin Gailey, Kayden Fletcher, Xion Dixon, Gabe Hosford, Parker Pritchard. Standing: Grant Countess, Madison Berry, Brooke Sudduth, Lucas McBee, Bailey Sudduth, Zack Schudar, Hunter Pritchard. Not pictured: Kenzie Hockaday, Noah Maddox. (Submitted photo)

Town and Country Garden Club met April 17 at River Bend Country Club. Hostesses for the event were Bobbye Six and Mary Pickhardt. The Rev. Scott Reed and Herbert Derickson from Midland Heights Baptist Church presented a program about their December mission trip to Moldova to outfit children in orphanages with boots and socks for the country's harsh winters. The specified arrangement was "Blooming Baskets of Color," and the designated floral specimen was the tulip, with a "what have you" as the third category. Winners were, from left, Ann Farrar, Rita Ann McDonald, Naomi Thompson, Naomi Luna, and Jean Howe. (Submitted photo)

Mike Inman, president and CEO of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, spoke about the status of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry during a meeting of Shelbyville Lions Club, one of two civic clubs involved in founding the Celebration in the late 1930s. Inman told the Lions that the industry seems to be on an upswing; the recent Trainers Show had its largest number of entries in 12 years, and a recent show in Jackson, Miss., saw a 25 percent increase over the previous year. The Spring Fun Show will be held May 23-25, and the 75th annual Celebration will be held this year. (Submitted photo)