The new Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Grand Opening, Sunday, Feb. 12th 2006, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, Highway 73, Townsend, TN near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The public is invited and admission is free.

The mission of the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center is to preserve, protect and promote the unique history and rich culture of the residents and Native Americans who inhabited the East Tennessee mountain communities that were incorporated into the Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park and its surroundings.

Candidates in any Knox County 2006 election must return qualifying petions by noon, Thursday, February 16.

Informal gathering of Hellbender Press editors, writers and readers for conversation and ales.

Directions: Magnolia east from downtown, right at light onto Randolph, first left onto Depot, brewery is on the right, abundant parking either side of the street. Randolph is between the James White Pkwy flyover and the bridge over First Creek.

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006!

For those of you unfamiliar with the GBBC, it's a cooperative venture between Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. They have this survey every year, and they use data to establish trends in bird populations, such as migratory habits and sheer numbers nationwide.

Feb. 17 - 20. All you have to do is spend 15 minutes watching birds in your area, keep a tally sheet, and then upload it to the GBBC website. (A set of binoculars helps, as does a field guide to birds. I prefer the Sibley guides myself, but the Stokes and Peterson guides are also excellent.)

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html

It's easy, it's educational, and heck, it's even a little fun.

It's an SKB-approved (TM pending) activity, I'm sure, too.

Bonus: There will also be a juried photo competition this year.

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006!

For those of you unfamiliar with the GBBC, it's a cooperative venture between Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. They have this survey every year, and they use data to establish trends in bird populations, such as migratory habits and sheer numbers nationwide.

Feb. 17 - 20. All you have to do is spend 15 minutes watching birds in your area, keep a tally sheet, and then upload it to the GBBC website. (A set of binoculars helps, as does a field guide to birds. I prefer the Sibley guides myself, but the Stokes and Peterson guides are also excellent.)

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html

It's easy, it's educational, and heck, it's even a little fun.

It's an SKB-approved (TM pending) activity, I'm sure, too.

Bonus: There will also be a juried photo competition this year.

This is another in a series of meetings for organizaiton of a neighborhood association for the 100 Block of Gay Street. A second draft of bylaws which incorporates feedback from the meeting held on January 30 will be considered. If there is no objection, a vote will be taken to adopt this draft as working bylaws for the organization.

For more information, visit: www.100block.org 

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006!

For those of you unfamiliar with the GBBC, it's a cooperative venture between Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. They have this survey every year, and they use data to establish trends in bird populations, such as migratory habits and sheer numbers nationwide.

Feb. 17 - 20. All you have to do is spend 15 minutes watching birds in your area, keep a tally sheet, and then upload it to the GBBC website. (A set of binoculars helps, as does a field guide to birds. I prefer the Sibley guides myself, but the Stokes and Peterson guides are also excellent.)

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html

It's easy, it's educational, and heck, it's even a little fun.

It's an SKB-approved (TM pending) activity, I'm sure, too.

Bonus: There will also be a juried photo competition this year.

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2006!

For those of you unfamiliar with the GBBC, it's a cooperative venture between Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. They have this survey every year, and they use data to establish trends in bird populations, such as migratory habits and sheer numbers nationwide.

Feb. 17 - 20. All you have to do is spend 15 minutes watching birds in your area, keep a tally sheet, and then upload it to the GBBC website. (A set of binoculars helps, as does a field guide to birds. I prefer the Sibley guides myself, but the Stokes and Peterson guides are also excellent.)

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html

It's easy, it's educational, and heck, it's even a little fun.

It's an SKB-approved (TM pending) activity, I'm sure, too.

Bonus: There will also be a juried photo competition this year.

Countdown to Fat Tuesday , February 28th!

C'est la vie!

It's been a long wait, but eh, fuhgeddaboudit!

Tony Soprano & crew return for a much awaited sixth season, starting Sunday March 12.

8 CT/PT; 9 ET/MT.