Town Center Mole Fest volunteers needed

Franklin's biggest party, the Main Street Festival, is this weekend. Did you know Brentwood's having a party this Saturday too?
That's what I was afraid of.
I learned about "A Day in Brentwood's Past' last night from Sandy Noble -- who, by the way, should never be referred to as "wife of City Commission Alex Noble." Sandy and her family will bring goats and chickens to the event.
The city's updated website, http://www.brentwood-tn.org/, lists only a time and date, no details.
The celebration marking the city's 40th birthday got three lines in today's Brentwood Journal story on the city's history without a breakout box on details.
For now, we know it's at Crockett Park and starts at 10 a.m. Check back here later for the complete scoop!

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Speaking of festivals, expanding the number of city-sponsored events was a hot topic at last week's candidates forum at Ravenwood High School. What we kept hearing from the incumbents was "bring us an idea."
"Brentwood is built on volunteers," Paul Webb (who I have endorsed) said. Efforts like this "need to start with volunteers." Those in the forum audience heard that over and over from the candidates.
"The city stands ready to assist," Joe Reagan stated.
Let's take them at their word. I'm ready to take a leadership role in coordinating and planning a new festival in Brentwood. Who says we have to wait until Town Center is redeveloped to throw a party there? Several people have already expressed interest in helping with such an event. Spread the word, and if you want to be involved -- or even better provide some big bucks to get it started -- send me an email.
I want to call it The Town Center Mole Fest. Don't discount the idea. Here's why:
Brentwood used to have a Pear Fest. Then all the now-despised Bradford Pears started blowing down limb by limb and, thankfully, are disappearing from our fair city.
Just think what might come from a Mole Fest!

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It's book sale days again at the Brentwood Library and the Friends of the Brentwood Library are always in a happy daze when they come around.

Not only can you snatch up some great bargains, it will give you a chance to check out all the construction. Hours are noon-1-7 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday.

Next Wednesday at 3 p.m., plans for the new children's area will be unveiled. I can't wait to see them!

Have BrentWord worthy news to share or want to help plan the Mole Festival? Contact me at brentword@comcast.net

Candidates missing prime opportunity to win votes

Now, I realize it's not like me to give advice or have an opinion. But if I were to venture in that direction, I'd have to tell the 10 candidates running for the four available spots on Brentwood's City Commission that they all have completely missed the boat by not bringing up and creating a platform on the most important issue facing our city.
Moles.
Indeed, moles were going to be the heart of my campaign had I decided to turn in my petition and run. I would have campaigned to declare Brentwood a "Mole-Free Zone." If elected I would have had big, bold signs posted at every city gateway informing the little vermins that they are not welcome here.
If you have not experienced the havoc these shifty infiltrators are creating you've had your head in a tunnel -- one no doubt created by one of the sly, earth-moving engineers.
So, I urge one or all of the candidates to accept my challenge and bring it up at Thursday night's final candidates forum.
I remain undecided on two of my four votes. I'm telling you, if someone can get rid of the moles, they are a shoo-in for a seat.

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Speaking of the candidate's forum, if you haven't been to any of the previous ones, make this one a priority.

Brentwood parents Terry and Chris Bosen have organized the 7 p.m. Thursday affair at Ravenwood High School. The Brentwood Family YMCA has signed on as co-sponsor. The focus will be on issues that directly affect Brentwood families of school-age children. And though WAKM's Tom Lawrence has done a fine job moderating the three previous forums, this one will be moderated by Lesley Raney, a senior at Brentwood High, and Hannah Andrews, a Ravenwood senior, who will no doubt bring something new to the table. Even better, you are invited and encouraged to submit questions for the candidates.

I, of course, will be emailing in a question about moles, an issue affecting families on their one-acre lots all over town. But if you have a different issue you'd like to see the candidates address, email you question(s) ASAP to: brentwoodparents@gmail.com. Or feel free to post them here and I will pass them along.

Let's pack the Ravenwood theater so when early voting begins Friday we'll all know the candidates better and be ready to make educated and enlightened selections.

See you there!