Clarksville Family Magazine — September 2012
The September 2012 issue of Clarksville Family Magazine celebrates Riverfest, feeds the brain, and helps families shop consignment sales.
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Riverfest headlines the issue as summer winds down — Clarksville's longest-running festival on the banks of the Cumberland, the beloved arts-and-recreation celebration that draws tens of thousands to the riverfront each fall.
“Brain Food” helps families fuel young minds for the school year with the nutrition that supports focus and learning, practical guidance timed perfectly for the return to the classroom.
“Consignment Sales” points budget-minded parents toward the seasonal sales where they can find quality clothing and gear for their growing children without the retail price — a savvy, useful feature for local families.
The health pages help parents recognize the signs of an ear infection, a grilled turkey burger rounds out the recipes, a “Mommy Makeover” cosmetic feature adds to the health coverage, and the recurring departments complete a September number balancing festival fun and practical family life.
The recurring departments and photo pages round out a September issue that balances festival fun and practical family life. The return of Riverfest, brain-fueling nutrition for students, and savvy consignment-shopping tips all share the same pages — the celebratory and the sensible together. It is the magazine's signature blend, the kind of issue that can send a family to the riverfront one weekend and help them stretch a budget the next. As fall arrives and the school year settles in, the number captures the everyday rhythms of Clarksville life, pairing one of the community's biggest celebrations with the down-to-earth guidance that keeps a growing family thriving.
Table of Contents
- Riverfest (p. 6)
- Brain Food (p. 16)
- Health Tip: Signs of an Ear Infection (p. 22)
- Recipe: Grilled Turkey Burger (p. 24)
- Mommy Makeover (p. 32)
- Consignment Sales (p. 34)
- Recipe (p. 44)
- The Military Should Benefit from the Care Olympic Athletes (p. 52)
- About Military Marriage (p. 58)
- Cave Trip (p. 62)
Regular departments
- Giving Back (p. 26)
- Advice (p. 40)
- Faith & Family (p. 46)
- Campbell Families (p. 61)
- The Fridge (p. 64)
- Calendar (p. 66)
- Family (p. 72)
- Coloring Contest (p. 79)


