Parents & kids

Tipton County Girl Scout sign-ups to be held Saturday

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Friday, August 17th, 2012, 9:49am

Girl Scout sign-ups for the Tipton County area will be held Saturday, August 18th.

Organizers are setting up at Brighton High School at 9AM on Saturday.

The registration takes place from 10-12 at BHS. Registrations will be accepted for the up coming year.

There will be games and moon bounces for the girls to enjoy.

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FUMS Sets 400-Shoe Giveaway Goal for West Tennessee Kids

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Monday, July 30th, 2012, 4:04pm

FUMS shoes (http://myfums.com) has launched a campaign to provide 400 pairs of shoes to West Tennessee children in need. FUMS, a brand of Doing His Work First, Inc., is partnering with Samaritan’s Feet (http://www.samaritansfeet.org) through their PAIR for PAIR™ giving program. For each set of FUMS shoes sold, Doing His Work First will donate one pair of shoes to an American child in need. The 400-pair goal for this fall is the first checkpoint on the road to giving 10,000 pairs of shoes to children in the United States.

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Horse show to benefit Youth Town

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012, 3:17pm

The Mid-South Horse Show Association is hosting the 25th Annual Mid-South Charity Horse Show benefitting Youth Town of Tennessee at Pugh Bourne Park, 343 Oakfield Rd. Oakfield, Tenn. The event is an effort to help youth end their addiction problems. Admission is free to children 12 and younger and $5 for adults.

Former Miss America Kellye Cash will sing the national anthem. The Milan, Tenn. native was Miss Tennessee 1986 and crowned Miss America in 1987. Following her reign as Miss America, Cash began her career as a Christian music artist. She has been involved in several theatrical performances and has released six albums.

Several additional Youth Town activities are planned as the organization commemorates its 50th anniversary. Celebrations are being planned for Jackson, Memphis and Nashville in the fall. The Youth Town BBQ/Music Festival and 5K will be held on the Youth Town campus on Oct. 6, and a Christmas lunch is planned for Dec. 13 at Youth Town.

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Come experience VBS at Munford's Restoration Church

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Monday, June 18th, 2012, 12:54pm

Restoration Church invites your child to attend “SKY” VBS Monday through Friday, June 25 – 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Children ages 4 through grade 5 will discover that by trusting God, everything is possible. The sky is the limit.

Crews will experience all-star games, imagination stations, wild blue Bible adventures, great snacks in the sky dive diner and sky high movie and missions - sure to be a fun learning experience!

Restoration Church is located at 60 East Main Street in Munford. For more information, please call the church office at 837-6721 or log on to www.therestorationchurch.net

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Covington Parks and Rec prepares for 1st Kidz Triathlon

Submitted by Justin Hanson, West Tennessee Reporter

Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 2:05pm

The Covington Parks and Recreation 1st annual Kidz Triathlon will be held on June 2 in Cobb-Parr Memorial Park.

The event is open to ages under 6 through 16. Competition in the swim, bike and run will vary according to the age of the child.

Medals will be awarded to the top 3 places in each age group.

The cost is $30 and registration will be taken at the Covington City Pool between 7:30-8:30 a.m. the day of the race.

Each competitor receives a shirt for entering.

To find out more, click on www.covingtontn.com and then click on the Triathlon link.

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Words from the "Wise" for college grads

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Thursday, May 24th, 2012, 9:20am

(WMC-TV) - Next weekend, my wife and I take our daughter on her first "official" college visit. Even as I write that sentence, I feel like I'm writing a work of fiction.

But it's a fact. I'm three sport seasons away from weekend tailgating at my daughter's future alma mater.

Dean Junkans, chief investment officer for Wells Fargo, understands. Being an investment banker, his vision is more about my daughter's graduation day than about Game Day.

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St. Jude Bass Classic prepares for 40th tournament

Submitted by Michael Clark on Monday, May 21st, 11:26 am

Hundreds of Mid-South fisherman are gearing up to compete for a good cause this Memorial Day weekend in the St. Jude Bass Classic. The tournament is celebrating its' 40th year.

More than $2.5 million dollars have been raised since the competition’s beginning. Every dollar goes right to the hospital.

Each year the tournament focuses on one special patient, and fishing is a big part of this year’s patients’ family.

Hayden Taylor was recently diagnosed with cancer. Taylor and his father were out on the boat fishing when they received a phone call with the life-changing news.

Taylor’s family will drive from Virginia to be a part of the tournament.

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