Huffine Manor Circle Blog: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Garage Sale Saturday, September 19

Our Fall Garage Sale will be on Saturday, September 19.

Please note the details on the sidebar regarding obtaining a permit

from the City of Franklin.

Happy Selling!

Serving Our Neighbors,

Debbie G.
Secretary, HOA Andover Townhomes

Friday, August 28, 2009

More Information About The Jazz Festival

20th Annual Franklin Jazz Festival

Fills Public Square Labor Day Weekend

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6

It's a 20-year tradition to celebrate the last days of summer with the Franklin Jazz Festival.

Additions to this year’s event include a larger "Jazz Café" (beer and wine tent) in sight of the Main Stage and a booth acting as a "Musical Petting Zoo" filled with musical instruments for kids to try out with the help of music professionals. This spot will also act as a donation site where used musical instruments can be dropped off to benefit the Franklin Special School district music department to help offset budget cuts experienced over the last 2 years. Donors will receive a tax receipt for the value of the instrument from the school district. Live music on the stage in the "Jazz Café" is in between acts on the Main Stage so that there is continuous live music during the entire event.
Admission is $5 at the gate.
Visit www.franklinjazzfestival.com for more details.

Saturday, Sept. 5 Main Stage
6pm - 12 Against Nature
7pm - Perry Danos and the GrandVista Orchestra
8:30pm - Mingo Fishtrap
Jazz Café
5pm, 6:50 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. - Cissy Crutcher
Sunday, Sept. 6 Main Stage
6pm - One Leg Up
7pm - Mr. Groove featuring Bonnie Bramlett
8:30pm - The Nashville Jazz Orchestra with Connye Florance and Christina Watson
Jazz Café
5pm, 6:50pm and 8:10pm - San Rafael

Sweet Dreams Cookies
111 Bridge St.
Ask for these specials - they are exclusive to the email list.
Free Friday today:
Buy a Dozen Cookies, get a half Dozen FREE on Friday (case cookies only)
Buy A Chess Square or Cupcake, and get one of equal or lesser value Free on Fridays (limit 1 free cupcake or chess square per customer)

Saturday Cupcake Sale ! - Buy a Cupcake, Get One Half Off! (NO LIMIT - case cupcakes only)

NEW PRODUCTS
WE NOW DO Petit Fours!
Don't forget about our birthday parties! Also, remember to use us for your next birthday, wedding, or other specialty cake! They are amazing - We promise! Remember that we ship to anywhere in the USA!

www.sweetdreamscookies.com
Drink specials this weekend:
108 Grille at 108 Bridge St. has a wine tasting tonight, Aug. 28, starting at 5 p.m.. Also featuring $9 bottomless draft beers on game days.
www.108grille.com

Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant has $4 margaritas ($5 Cuervo margaritas) on Fridays; $5 Lynchburg Lemonades on Saturdays; and $4 bloody marys and mimosas on Sundays. www.puckettsgrocery.com

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Franklin Jazz Festival

Saturday September 05, 2009, 5:00 pm

Sunday, September 06, 2009, 5:00 pm

Tickets are $5.00 per person, per day and are available at the gates.

The Franklin Jazz Festival to Celebrate it’s 20th Anniversary on September 5th and 6th on the square in Historic Downtown Franklin Benefiting BrightStone and The GEAR Foundation.

The 2009 Franklin Jazz Festival, benefiting BrightStone and the GEAR Foundation, returns to the downtown Franklin square on Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th with 2 National acts and seven other popular regional jazz acts playing on two stages. The musical lineup as well as major sponsors will be announced in the coming weeks. This years lineup will focus on the 20th anniversary of the festival by bringing back some of the most popular acts of the annual event produced by Zia Music Production. Tickets are $5.00 per person per day and are available at the gate. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. Visit franklinjazzfestival.com or call (615) 887-7176 for more information.

About BrightStone

BrightStone is a resource in the community providing job training and employment opportunities for adults who are developmentally disabled. BrightStone’s mission is to provide a comprehensive work, social support, and future residential community for adults with special needs, expanding their potential and helping them develop mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. BrightStone gives an opportunity, a hope, and a future for adults who want to work and to be a contributing citizen.Visit www.brightstone.org for more information

About the GEAR Foundation

The purpose of The GEAR Foundation is to equip hardworking people with disabilities to be successful participants in their communities. GEAR strives to provide individuals with disabilities, work experiences which will enable them to discover and develop their unique capabilities and potential, and to help them achieve the highest degree of independence and self respect. Visit www.thegearfoundation.org for more information.

May I add a personal note, please.
Our church is a supporter of "Our Thrift Store" that The Gear Foundation operates at 1018 Columbia Ave. in Franklin.
The Thrift Store is THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SHOPPED IN!!
The prices are great and I find name brands such as
Talbots and Liz Claiborne!
Here is a video done by the Founder-Dave Krikac:

I am sure that BrightStone is a wonderful organization, also.
Both are worthy causes to support!

Serving our neighbors,

Debbie G.
Secretary, Andover Townhomes

FAQs

Q. MAY I PARK ON THE GRASS OR ON HUFFINE MANOR CIRCLE?

A. NO...YOU ARE LIABLE AND WILL HAVE YOUR CAR TOWED!
You MAY park on Stanwick Drive, the street that you enter into Andover off of Liberty Pike.
Please refer to the March Archived Post titled
"Parking Letter from the Board of Directors".

Q. What day is trash day?

A. Monday ~ Your roll out container needs to be facing curb by 7:00 on Monday morning. Facing the curb, because the trash truck has an automated arm that comes out and picks up your container.

Q. Am I responsible for my deck?

A. Yes ~ as stated in the Covenants on page 10. Please note the brand of stain and the 2 colors of stain that are to be used on the last page of the Rules and Regulations. (#10)

Q. How do I receive a new key for my mail box?

A. You must contact the Post Office. Their information is as follows:

810 Oak Meadow Drive
Franklin, TN 37064
Fax: (615) 794-5501

Business Hours
Mon-Fri
8:30-6:30pm
Sat
8:30-4:30pm
Sun
closed

For the listings of all local Post Offices and Contract Post Offices, please see the below link for "Post Offices and Contract Postal Stations, Franklin, TN".

Q. I want to have a garage sale...what do I need to do?

A. The Board of Directors approve 2 dates (Spring and Fall) per year for yard/garage sales. No yard sales are permitted outside these dates.
You need to apply for a permit from the City of Franklin.
The cost is $5.00. Click on the word "permit" and you will see the Rules and Regulations from the City and the link to print out the permit and the address to send it to the City. Or you may apply online, which requires an additional $3.00.

Andover Home Owner's Association Board of Directors and Maintenance Company

History of Williamson County and Franklin, TN

Before European settlers came to Williamson County, the area was a Native American hunting ground. Nomadic Creeks, Chickasaws and Cherokees hunted the valleys and fished the streams. These Native Americans jealously guarded their hunting grounds, and there were many conflicts with the first settlers.

Another group of Native Americans inhabited Williamson County before the nomadic hunters. These earlier Native Americans had a highly developed culture, living in towns and farming the land. They had a custom of building mounds, perhaps for religious purposes. The most famous of the Native American towns are Old Town on Natchez Trace and Boling Springs Mounds on Moores Lane. Mounds may still be seen today at both of these sites.

The first European settlers came into Williamson County in the late 1700's. The earliest Williamson County settlers came from Fort Nashboro into the Mill Creek Valley and then into the Harpeth Valley.

The City of Franklin was founded October 26, 1799 and was named after Benjamin Franklin, a close friend of Dr. Hugh Williamson, a member of the Continental Congress for whom Williamson County was named. For most of its first 180 years, Franklin was a tranquil, small county seat. In the years prior to the Civil War, Williamson County was one of the wealthiest counties in Tennessee and Franklin the center of plantation economy. Two Presidents made visits to Franklin and three Secretaries of War were from the immediate area.

However, the Civil War devastated the economy. Union troops occupied the area for nearly three years. The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, and was one of the war's bloodiest battles, costing more than 8,000 casualties and turning every home and building in town into a hospital.

It took 120 years for the county's economy to reach pre-war levels. For more than a century, Franklin seemed remote not only from Nashville, but from the rest of the world as well.

Today, Franklin is one of the wealthiest cities in one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. The 2000 Census lists the City's population at just under 42,000. Our recently completed 2004 Special Census lists the City's population at just over 46,000. This makes us the 10th largest city in Tennessee and the fastest growing.

For a great walking tour of Historical Franklin, go to
www.franklinonfoot.com
Franklin on Foot gives a discount when the Downtown Franklin Walking Tour is taken in conjunction with a tour of Historic Carnton Plantation!
http://www.carnton.org
For a great fictional book to read regarding the Carnton Plantation and the Battle of Franklin go to www.widowofthesouth.com
For the historical Carter House go to
http://www.carterhouse1864.com

Huffine Manor Circle Blog

Monday, August 31, 2009

Garage Sale Saturday, September 19

Friday, August 28, 2009

More Information About The Jazz Festival

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Franklin Jazz Festival

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