Stories from Saturday, June 16, 2007

A few brief notes on the road to nowhere .... Thanks to all of you who have offered good wishes for my upcoming mission trip to Bolivia. It's only about a week and a half away, and I don't know how I'm going to accomplish everything I need to get done between now and then...

Flipping through pages of scrapbooks and photo album, I'm not necessarily blessed with pictures of my dad smiling back. He was probably smiling at the time the many pictures were taken, but he has never been one to jump in the picture. That isn't to say he was behind the camera either; he simply is not a man who enjoys being in the spotlight...

Focusing on the purpose of his chosen profession, Dr. Jeremy Gray, Physical Therapist, MSHA, has joined the Bedford County Medical Center (BCMC) as Director of Rehabilitation. In addition to gaining Gray, the hospital has also gained a Wound Care Clinic...

Get out your boats, swim fins and goggles, shorts and high top boots. Grab a pair of old gloves and a lifejacket or two. It's time to head to the river! June 23 at 7:30 a.m. marks Duck River Clean Up Day on the calendars of many Bedford, Maury, Marshall, Coffee, and Hickman County residents interested in saving the environment...

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC) and Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association (TWHBEA) reached an agreement that the National Futurity, affiliated with the TWHBEA Horse Industry Organization (HIO), will be held at Calsonic Arena on August 22...

Summer to most adolescents means time to work and play. For those high school athletes serious about winning basketball games in the winter, they know the summer months are a time for experience and improvement. Roughly 40 schools send their girls basketball teams to Bedford County soil to compete in Shelbyville's second team camp on July 17-20. ...

William Henry Pierce, 86, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Carr & Erwin Funeral Home in Pulaski. Burial will follow in Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Graveside services for Norman Dean Mason, 58, of Shelbyville, who died Thursday, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro with Steve Murphree officiating. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro.

Nancy Hastings Stowers, 83, of Shelbyville died Friday at Bedford County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bryan Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin noon Sunday.