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Re: Walking my old beat
Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.37.60
Date: Friday, September 1, 2000, at 11:01:39
In Reply To: Re: Walking my old beat posted by Grishny on Friday, September 1, 2000, at 05:58:39:

> > I just got back from Murfreesboro.
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> Ever heard of the Bill Rice Ranch? It's a Christian camp that was started as a ministry to deaf children back in the 50's, I think. It's not just for deaf kids but that's how they got started. My church's teen group goes down there every summer for camp. The adults sometimes have retreats there too. Our seniors just went there for a retreat this summer.
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> Oh, my point was, it's in (or right outside of) Murfreesboro, so I wondered if you'd ever heard of it.
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> Gri"must have been the part about hearing aids made me think of it"shny


Yes, I've heard of the Bill Rice Ranch, but I don't know exactly where it is. I saw the name on a sign or poster somewhere when I was there the other day. Lots of things that used to be outside of town are now well inside of town. Murfreesboro was about 12,000 people when I went there in 1953. Now it is about 45,000 and growing fast. The peak enrollment of the college was 2500 students while I was there but it's closer to 25,000 now and it's a university. It's still a pretty town with a great sense of history.
Dr. Rice made a wise choice when he located his facility there.
Howard