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ISSUE 38 VOLUME 25 FARRAGUT, TENNESSEE THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013
Community 5A • Death Notices 7A • Westside Faces 10A • Business 1B • Sports 3B • Classifieds 6B • Real Estate Gallery 7B • Graduation 1C
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Farragut High School’s NJROTC recently took part in the Mountain Man Memorial March in honorof fallen soldiers. Pictured left to right are Zach Finuf, Grant Allen, retired U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. BobCosby, Bradlee Webster, Randall Ford and Brady Tarr.
Memorial Day holds a specialplace in the hearts of residentsin the West Knox County area.
U.S. Army Spc. ChristopherFox was looking for water for ayoung boy in Baghdad when abullet took his life, just one weekbefore his 22nd birthday on Sept.29, 2008.
While on his second tour inIraq, Fox reached to the top of avehicle for a bottle of water andwas shot by sniper fire in thearmpit where his vest did notcover him.
“It’s what I expected of Chris.He loves kids. He used to workedat summer camp,” said AmyFrost, Fox’s mother and formerFHS special education teacher.
“You can’t describe this kindof personality in a few sentences.But when they told me he waskilled by a single bullet, I said noway this bigger than life kid waskilled by one single bullet,” Frostadded.
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Bob Cosby,NJROTC senior naval scienceinstructor at FHS and formercolleague of Frost, participatedin his second Mountain ManMemorial March in honor of FoxApril 19. Cosby finished the
march in first place wearing fulluniform and carrying a 35-poundpack in a time of 5:20:20. Five ofhis students also marched a halfmarathon together in memory ofthe late Cpl. Jason Davis, U.S.Marine Corps in 2:35:16, a win-ning time for their class division.
“It’s really a fabulous tributeto the Gold Star Families andthose service men and womenthat lost their lives,” Cosby said.“The idea is that you never for-get, and that’s one of the waysyou do it, that you never forget.”
Frost could not be morethankful for her son being hon-ored in this way. “It’s an amazingthing what they do, and they doit so our kids’ names aren’t for-gotten,” Frost said on behalf ofall the Gold Start Families, anorganization of people who havelost family members in war.“After a couple years, peoplestop asking, so it’s always nice toknow your kid’s name is stillbeing spoken aloud.”
This was the sixth annualMountain Man Memorial Marchput on by American Legion PostNo. 2 of Knoxville. Gold StarFamilies from all over the coun-try come to East Tennessee andhave a group of people run inhonor of their lost heroes.
Another fallen soldier repre-
sented in the March was U.S.Army Pvt. First Class MarionFrank Walden Jr., 19, who waskilled under “hostile conditions”while serving his country in
South Vietnam. Walden was an infantryman in
A Company, 1st Battalion, 18thInfantry, 1st Infantry Division.His short tour in Vietnam started
on Oct. 24 and ended Dec. 13,1968.
“He was a real fine young man.
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FHS Class of 2013 graduates throw their caps high into the airof Thomson-Boling Arena at the end of their graduation cere-mony Saturday night, May 18.
Advocating a 3 percentHotel/Motel tax to enhance townof Farragut attractions to “getmore people to come to ourTown,” a Town governmentleader said tax revenue wouldcome back to boost business,drawing visitors into Farragut’ssoon-to-be eight motels.
The counter argument, includ-
ing a Farragut hotel owner andtop brass with two hospitalityassociations, is the tax will takeaway Farragut hotels’ edge as acheaper alternative, versus Cityof Knoxville’s current 3 percentHotel/Motel tax, therefore push-ing away lodging visitors other-wise ready to spend money inTown.
The freshest young adults ofWest Knox County zipped uptheir metallic blue, royal blue,and maroon gowns and securedtheir caps for their high schoolgraduation ceremonies.
Two by two, the class of 2013graduates from Farragut, HardinValley and Bearden took theirwalk down the aisle to theirseats for the biggest day of theirlives thus far on the floor in TheUniversity of Tennessee’sThompson-Boling Arena lastweekend.
“We’ve loved you, and moreimportantly, we’ve believed inyou,” said FHS principal MichaelReynolds Saturday night, May 18.
The academic statistics of theFarragut students blew the audi-ence away into silent awe. Theclass of 414 is made up of 20Advanced Placement scholars,42 scholars with distinction,three presidential scholars, onepresidential scholar finalist, oneSiemen’s Award winner, one per-fect score on the ACT and oneperfect SAT score.
In addition, 70 percent gradu-ated with at least a 3.0 gradepoint average, 950 completed AP
courses and 200 completed duelenrollment classes at a local col-lege. This class also will repre-sent Farragut at 98 different col-leges in 30 states, District ofColumbia and Ireland.
FHS exceeded more than everbefore in two additional areas.Ninety percent of the classearned at least one scholarship,totaling more than $30 million asa whole.
Lawrence Shengzhe Wang isthe valedictorian and SharonBao the salutatorian. In addi-tion, Austin Sneed was surprised
Jerry Askew, TennovaHealthcare senior vice presidentfor governmental relations, gavean overview of the AffordableCare Act at a community forumat Town Hall Tuesday, May 14.
“It might be useful to runthrough what is actually in theAffordable Care Act becausefrankly, given what you hear onthe television, you rarely get a
basic objective view of what’sactually in the act,” Askew said.
The forum, with the topic of“The Future of Healthcare andIts Impact on Business,” hadfour speakers, including TurkeyCreek Medical Center CEOLance Jones, BB&T InsuranceServices vice president PamLawhorn, Summit MedicalGroup CEO Tim Young andAskew.
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In a photo cutline from a Farragut High School Relay For Life story in commu-nity section, May 9 issue, Annabelle Winfrey’s years as a cancer survivor wasincorrect. Winfrey has been a cancer survivor for four years. We regret the error.
• May 16: Knox County Sheriff’sOffice was advised by a representa-tive of Westside Unitarian Universal-ist Church an unknown suspectattempted to break into a shed locat-ed on the grounds. Complainantadvised the shed houses thechurch’s lawn equipment. Pry markswere visible on the shed’s woodendoors.• May 15: An Old Colony Parkwayresident reported to police anunknown suspect caused damage toboth of his vehicles, which wereparked in the driveway at the resi-dence. Complainant stated the dam-age appeared to be key marks on thewindshield and hood of both vehi-cles.• May 14: KCSO was dispatched to aPeterson Road address after receiv-ing a call from the resident reportinghaving heard someone outside nearhis vehicle. Upon checking the vehi-cle, the victim found the passengerdoor was open and the vehicle hadbeen ransacked.• May 14: KCSO was again dis-patched to the site of a previousPeterson Road call for an attemptedburglary to a house/attached garage.Victim reported he had heard some-one making noise at the attached
garage. Upon looking out the window,the victim observed an unknownwhite male suspect with short brownhair wearing a white T-shirt trying toopen the victim’s garage door. Victimstated he ran outside to confront thesuspect who fled on foot northtowards Kingston Pike.• May 13: Police were called to Inglesgrocery in Farragut in response to avandalism complaint. Police were toldby an Ingles employee an unknownsuspect dressed in a “hoodie” wasseen writing on the window of thestore and fleeing at about 2:30 a.m.Police arrived on the scene at about6 a.m. and reported discovering mul-tiple signs and buildings with vandaldamage.• May 13: Police were advised by arepresentative of Weigel’s FarmStores off Old Stage Road anunknown suspect had spray painted
the gas pumps in front of the store.• May 10: Police arrested a 35-year-old woman and a 26-year-old womanin connection with a shoplifting com-plainant lodged by a representative ofKohl’s department store in Farragut.The responding officer reported theolder woman attempted to run andwas advised a Taser would be usedto stop her if she continued to attemptescape. The woman continued to runand was fired upon and struck by theofficer’s Taser. The woman fell butcontinued to attempt to escape andwas struck with the Taser two moretimes until she complied with thearresting officer. The woman had anoutstanding violation of parole war-rant and had more than $2,000 ofjewelry concealed on her person. Thesecond woman had a hat valued atabout $20 on her person.
I always said he’d be good to awife, because he was alwaysgood to me,” Iris Walden said.
While attending the dedica-tion of the Vietnam Wall inWashington, D.C., Walden cameacross a Gold Star Mothers hos-pitality room.
“I went in, got some info, cameback home and got busy,”Walden said. She founded theEast Tennessee Gold StarMothers chapter in 1983. Waldenalso worked her way up throughleadership on the national level,serving as secretary twice, treas-urer, first vice president, secondvice president, and ultimatelypresident for the 2000-2001term, when she brought thenational convention right to theheart of downtown Knoxville.
“I would advise any motherthat’s lost a son or daughter toget involved. We are able to helpeach other a lot and honor eachother’s kids,” Walden said.
The list of American heroeswith Farragut roots continueswith the late 1st Lt. Alexander“Sandy” Bonnyman Jr., a Medalof Honor and Purple Heart recip-ient from East Tennessee duringWorld War II .
His nephew, Dr. BrianBonnyman, formally worked at aFarragut practice. Although henever knew his uncle, Dr.Bonnyman has heard many sto-ries about him.
“I think he was a pretty color-ful character. He was charismat-ic, very handsome and athletic,”Bonnyman said.
Lt. Bonnyman flunked out ofPrinceton University and enlist-ed into the U.S. Army Air Corps.He did not actually go to fightuntil he was in his 30s, a coalminer, and married with threechildren. Despite all of this, hevolunteered as a Marine private.He climbed his way up the lad-der of leadership and became alieutenant. He is most known forshowing bravery by leading agroup of men during the Battleof Tarawa and eventually losinghis life by standing at the frontof the battle line, resulting inthe United States securing thisisland.
“It’s the third day [of battle]and this guy with a different unitnobody knew shows up, and hesaid, ‘I think I’ve got a plan forstriking this fort,’” Bonnymanadded.
“What I think is most strikingis these people who didn’t evenknow him followed him,”Bonnyman said.
The Lt. Alexander BonnymanMarine Corps League Detach-ment No. 924 of Knoxville holdsa Memorial Day service at theSgt. Mitchell W. Stout Medal ofHonor Memorial at VirtueCemetery each year. A keynotespeaker will deliver a messageprior to the Presentation of theColors at 11 a.m., Monday, May27.
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to outline there positions duringa forum, sponsored by FarragutBusiness Alliance, in Town Hallboardroom Thursday morning,May 16.
Town leaders and Board ofMayor and Aldermen wanted to“start targeting that tourismeffort, and start branding our-selves to the outside world,” saidDavid Smoak, town administra-tor and tax advocate. “The coun-ty has a five percent Hotel/MotelTax. The City of Knoxville addsthree percent.
“Many cities” surroundingKnox County also have imple-mented a Hotel/Motel Tax,Smoak added.
One use of Hotel/Motel Taxrevenues would be to “enhancethose facilities” already in place“in order to get more people tocome to our Town,” Smoak said.“That takes quite a few capitaldollars.”
“We’re talking about capitalprojects that are worth $8.5 mil-lion, or more dollars, over thenext five, six, seven years,” headded.
Smoak spoke about a “$6 mil-lion project” planned for McFeePark featuring installation of“two artificial turf fields” similarto one planned to be completedin Mayor Bob Leonard Park thisfall. Such fields allow for useyear-round versus having to“shut down our fields” in Julyand August to let the fields growin.” That’s also the case “in thewintertime.”
“Just a few weeks ago I thinkthere was 155 soccer teams thatplayed here in our Town, and
they had over 1,500 hotel roomsthat they utilized,” Smoakadded.
In addition, “We’re going to behiring a consultant,” he said.
Concerning the historic yetvacant Russell House, which sitsa few hundred yards off KingstonPike behind Taco Bell,“Certainly, we would anticipate,if we could, turning that into ahouse museum and a visitorscenter,” Smoak said. “I knowthat historic tourism visitorstend to spend more money andstay longer.”
Greg Adkins, president/CEO ofTennessee Hospitality Associat-ion, spoke against the tax.
Trucking companies areamong those, including “largergroups of 10 to 20,” that would“target specific communitiesbased on how much their hoteltax is,” Adkins said.
“Generally, what we seenationwide is for every two per-cent increase in hotel taxes,according to the AmericanEconomics Group ... there was a2.4 percent reduction” in busi-ness, Adkins added.
“What I would request, if thistax does go forward, that specif-ic tourism language goes into theordinance. … At least saying 100percent of it has to be used fortourism development.”
Though passing theHotel/Motel Tax ordinance onfirst reading April 25 with onlyone no vote, Alderman BobMarkli, BOMA has tabled a sec-ond reading originally scheduledduring its meeting tonight,Thursday, May 23.
Though its most of its operat-ing budget paid for by tax dollarsthrough town of Farragut, FBA
“opposes the proposed 3 percenthotel-motel tax until such a timewhen a definitive plan for use ofthe funds is established and ableto be evaluated,” according to apress release from David Purvis,president of FBA board of direc-tors, which met in executive ses-sion following the forum.
“The motion carried unani-mously, with both Mayor RalphMcGill and Tom O’Neil(Hampton Inn & Suites atTurkey Creek) abstaining.”
Amit Patel, owner of ComfortSuites and Country Inn & Suites
in Farragut, said, “To remaincompetitive, we would actuallyhave to reduce our rate [tomatch] those hotels that do nothave a city tax.
“We feel it’s unfair to target asingle industry until all optionshave been explored,” Pateladded.
Jill Thompson, executivedirector of Greater KnoxvilleHospitality Association, listedarea sales and hotel tax rates toinclude Blount County (15.30percent), Oak Ridge (14.75) andLenoir City (14).
At 14.25 percent in Farragut,“We’re definitely at an advantagenow,” Jill Thompson said.
Dale Thompson of GKHA said,“At 14.25 [percent] you’re high-er than 75 percent of the coun-try.”
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• Creating a new hotel/moteltax is a terrible idea on severallevels. First, taxes should onlybe implemented for a specificneed — and then only after noother revenue source is found.In this case, it seems to me thatthe Town administrator has dis-covered that we are allowed tocreate such a tax, therefore weshould. Last week’s farragut-press editorial forcefully madethis point about Farragut’sbackward process of taxing firstand then finding a need for itsuse. I have no doubt that thepoliticians now in power couldmanage to spend the moneythat they collect in the guise ofhaving new parks to attract thehordes of tourists that are flood-ing to “historic” Farragut andthe result would be to perhapsspend $25 of tax revenue to cre-ate $1 of tourism. Second, andmore troubling, is the sense Iget from reading about thiseffort is that we can get some-thing good for ourselves such asmore parks and have someoneelse (hotel patrons from out oftown) pay for it. This is the atti-tude that has changed our soci-ety from being self-reliant toone where there are more tak-ers of government services thanpayers. Shame on the Farragutpoliticians for promoting theidea that taxes are OK as long
as someone else pays them. Ican only hope that they wouldhave thought this idea throughmore thoroughly if they weregoing to tax Farragut residents,because we all know how suc-cessful that effort would havebeen.
• I just wanted to make thecomment about the article inlast week’s [May 16] farragut-press about Eddy Ford’s 68-plusacres up for sale again. There isa comment in here about theprevious administration approv-ing certain codes and regula-tions to make it a more desir-able property to sell. I wasinterested to see that the per-son who wrote the article didnot mention that the previousadministration was Eddy Fordwhen he was the mayor. I wasjust kind of wondering why thatwas.
Editor’s Note: During thevotes and discussion of the ordi-nances created to develop atown center on the Ford proper-ty, then Mayor Eddy Fordrecused himself from all discus-sion and voting.
• I just wanted to thank theworkers in Farragut for thebeautiful banners that theyhave put up on our streets. I amreally enjoying them and justwanted to thank them for alltheir hard work.
“The act requires just abouteverybody to have insurance,”Askew said. “It’s called the man-date.”
Healthcare.gov states that,“Under the Affordable Care Act,starting in 2014, you must beenrolled in a health insuranceplan that meets basic minimumstandards. If you aren’t, you maybe required to pay an assess-ment. You won’t have to pay anassessment if you have very lowincome and coverage is unafford-able to you or for other reasonsincluding your religious beliefs.You can also apply for a waiverasking not to pay an assessmentif you don’t qualify automatical-ly.”
The problem lies with thepenalty, Askew said.
“One of the flaws in the
Affordable Care Act is that thepenalties are so low versus thecost of insurance that a lot ofpeople, we fear, will — andthese will particularly be theyoung people who we really needto get into the risk pool becausethey’re young and healthy — willchoose to pay the penaltyinstead of buying insurance,” hesaid. “So that’s a flaw in the sys-tem that will probably get cor-rected over time.”
Insurance exchanges are theact’s attempt to return competi-tion to the system, he said.
“It’s just a website where any-body can go and see everybodywho wants to sell insurance onthe exchange,” he said. “Seewhat they cost. See what thebenefits are, and see whether ornot they’re eligible for any subsi-dies from the government tohelp them purchase insurance.It’s like going to the mall except
going to the mall on the web. Theidea is that insurance compa-nies, private insurance compa-nies, will compete for the busi-ness of all these new people.”
Under the act, insurance com-panies cannot discriminatebecause of pre-existing condi-tions, he said.
“Now that’s a really importantpoint because that goes hand inglove with the mandate,” he said.“Remember, the primaryprovider of insurance under theAffordable Care Act are privateinsurance companies, just like isthe case now. If you tell privateinsurance companies, ‘you can-not discriminate on the basis ofpre-existing conditions. You haveto insure everybody who applies,’and then you don’t require every-body to be in the pool, then whywould anybody ask for insuranceuntil they already are sick?”
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with recognition for his four-yearfull scholarship, (including roomand board) to the Air ForceAcademy.
“I told you they were some-thing out of the gate,” Reynoldssaid, making a classy comparisonto the racehorses in theKentucky Derby.
Hardin Valley Academy’s cere-mony opened with their ChoralEnsemble and speeches byMeredith Graves, Simon Davis,Evan Humphreys and GabriellaValentine, bringing a tear tomany of the graduates’ eyesSaturday afternoon, May 18.
“This class embraced the HVAtraditions and moved them for-ward. They are work horses, allof them, as a class, and they haverisen to the top,” HVA principalSallee Reynolds said.
This class totaled with morethan $17 million in scholarships,and the majority of them stoodto be recognized for an offeringof at least one to their attendingschools.
“Do not let today be the peakof your accomplishments …onwards is where each one of uswaits,” Graves said in her com-mencement address despite thelong list of achievements theclass takes with them.
Many of the students accreditthese accomplishments straightto HVA.
“I could do whatever I wanted,because the school let me do so.Because of this school, we haveflourished. We don’t leave ourexperiences here,” said Valen-tine, Hawk Award recipient, theschool’s highest award.
Isaiah Bell is the valedictori-an, while Trevor Dixon andSamuel Shadwell shared the
title of salutatorian. In all, 434 students received
diplomas, as well as a big hugfrom Reynolds and a firm hand-shake from vice principal GeorgeAshe.
“The difference with this classis that they have that sense ofachievement. They want to doeverything well,” vice principalGeorge Ashe said. “It’s a great
quality.”Bearden High School awarded
diplomas to 427 graduates Fridaynight, May 17.
“These kids are special. Everyclass has its own personality, andthis one’s an academic-orientedclass,” BHS principal Dr. JohnBartlett said.
Bartlett was immediately ref-erencing the nine National Merit
Scholars and the four studentswho made a perfect 36 on theACT. In addition, the classtotaled $24.8 million in scholar-ships, an increase of more than$6 million over last year’s class.
“The academics are unparal-leled to any in history,” addedBartlett.
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Town of Farragut hopes toduplicate last year’s trend of sev-eral first-time youth fishermenand their families, among 192total, who joined second-genera-tion families and other young-sters quite familiar with annualBob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo.
“I’ve actually had several con-versations with parents who actu-ally participated in the Rodeo asa child,” said Jay Smelser, TownAthletics & Parks coordinator,about this year’s 29th Rodeo, setfrom 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday,June 8, fishing out of FortLoudoun Lake at Anchor Park.“And now they’re able to sharethat same experience with theirchildren, which I think is reallyneat.”
Children age 13 and youngercan fish for free.
“Twenty-nine years is a long
time for any event to be running.I think that is really neat,”Smelser added Smelser.
Among new child participants,“For a lot of people, it’s the firsttime they’ve ever gone fishing,”Smelser said.
On-site registration, at 9 a.m.,is required just prior to theRodeo starting (no prior-day reg-istration accepted).
Based on recent years, Catfishand bluegill will be stocked justprior to Rodeo day according toSmelser. “It’s less than a couplehundred pounds,” he added.
Awards annually given out are“biggest fish, most number offish. And we just divide it by ageand gender,” Smelser said.
Town will supply a limitednumber of rods, but will have baitfor everyone, Smelser said.
Though no refreshments willbe served, free bottled water is
Roughly spending $1.35 to$1.45 million more on fresh fruits,vegetables and whole grains forKnox County Schools students in2012-13 school year versus 2009-10 and before, “We serve about 55percent more fresh fruits and veg-etables this year, that are takenby the students, than what we hadserved in previous years.”
That’s according to Jonathan“Jon” Dickl, KCS director ofschool nutrition for Knox CountySchools, about Federal mandateswhere canned and frozen foodsmust be replaced with fresh.
Dickl, along with Tim Mote,United States Department ofAgriculture Southeast Region pro-gram specialist, recognizedFarragut Primary School as one ofonly four K-12 Knox County
FPS nutritionrecognized by
USDA, KCS
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Farragut Primary School’s Healthier U.S. School Challengebronze award drew top nutrition officials from United StatesDepartment of Agriculture and Knox County Schools Fridaymorning, May 10. From left are Donna Harrison, FPS foodservices manager; Amber Anderson, school area leader inKCS nutrition office; Wanda McCown, senior field manager,KCS nutrition office; Jonathan “Jon” Dickl, KCS director of
Many braved soggy weather toattend the 20th Annual SpringGarden Festival April 27 at TheShops at Franklin Square.
The festival featured 14-year-old Birke Baehr, who signed hisbook, “Birke on the Farm," andgave a presentation on organicfarming.
“We thought that [since] Birkehas been to Franklin Square
before to do a book signinglast year, and it was so wellreceived, we thought it’d be agood addition to the SpringGarden Festival,” said Kathy Hill,Franklin Square MerchantsAssociation events coordinator.
Hill said Baehr argues forknowing the origin of the foodyou eat.
“His goal is to spread aware-ness about sustainability, organic
Though a bit belated, TheRotary Club of Turkey CreekSunset recently celebrated itsfirst anniversary, among digni-taries, reviewing its contribu-tions and praising contributors.
Jack Bailey, current RotaryDistrict 6780 governor, past dis-trict governor Frank Rothermeland assistant district governorPatty Daughtrey were dignitarieson hand during TCR's regularTuesday evening meeting April16 in Faith Lutheran Church.
“It’s great to see the way yourclub has taken hold this year,”Bailey said to the gathering.
While praising Ed Engel, pastpresident and one of the club’sfounders, Bailey also praisedAnn Lotspeich, club president. “Ithink to key to any club is howstrong a president you have,”Bailey said. “I think your fortu-nate to have Ann as president.”
Lotspeich reviewed TCR con-
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Soggy Spring Festival has big turnout
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Ashley Nelson, age 4 during last year’s Bob Watt Rodeo, is com-pletely relaxed while trying her luck.
school nutrition; Gina Byrd,FPS principal, and Tim Mote,USDA Southeast Region pro-gram specialist.
schools “making the commitmentto making sure” that all KCS exer-cise and nutrition objectives weremet.
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NowTown of Farragut is seeking
community volunteers toadopt one or more of the 16garden beds along MontgomeryTrail, which connectsRockwell Farm and FortWest subdivisions off OldStage Road. For moreinformation, call865-966-7057.
NowCAC is looking for
volunteer drivers for theVolunteer AssistedTransportation program forKnox County seniors andpersons with disabilities whorequire aid and assistance totravel. Volunteers will driveagency-owned, Hybrid sedansand receive training to includeFirst Aid and CPR certification,and AAA Membershipdiscounts. For more informa-
tion, call Nancy Welch,865-524-2786.
Now-JuneTown of Farragut now is
accepting applications formthe community who wish toserve on one of Farragut’sadvisory committees,councils and boards. Formore information, call865-966-7057.
Now-June 10Town of Farragut is offering
Pilates and Zumba fitnessclasses. Zumba will be heldfrom 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,Mondays, now-June 10, inFarragut town hall. Cost is $45.Pilates will be held from 6:30to 7:30 p.m., on Tuesdays,now-28, in Farragut townhall. For more information, call865-966-7057.
Now-June 16Knoxville Museum of Art will
present “Tradition Redefined,”Larry and Brenda Thompson’scollection of African-AmericanArt, now-June 16. KnoxvilleMuseum of Art is open tothe
public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Tuesday through Saturday and1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. For moreinformation, call AngelaThomas, 865-934-2034.
Now-June 20Town of Farragut’s 26th
annual Independence DayParade online registration isavailable, at www.townoffar-ragut.org/ Parade is scheduledfor 9:30 a.m., Thursday, July 4.Deadline for registration is 9:30a.m., Thursday, June 20. Formore information, visitwww.townoffarragut.org/
Now-Nov.Marble Springs State Historic
Site will host the third seasonof shopping at the MarbleSprings Farmer’s Market forSouth Knoxville community.The market will be held from 3to 6 p.m., Thursdays, nowthrough November. For moreinformation, e-mail [email protected]
May 23Medic Regional Blood Center
will hold its ninth annual ParrotHead Party from 8 a.m. to 6:30p.m., Thursday, May 23, at1601 Ailor Avenue. For moreinformation, call 865-524-3074.
May 24Pellissippi State College will
hold a Student Orientation forsummer semester from 9 a.m.,to noon, Friday, May 24, atHardin Valley Campus. Formore information, call 865-694-6400.
May 25Historic Ramsey House will
be celebrating Tennessee state-hood from noon to 2 p.m.,Saturday, May 25. Tours arefree of charge. For more infor-mation, call Ramsey House865-546-0745.
May 28-July 12Knox County School summer
transfer window will begin at 8a.m., Tuesday, May 28, andconclude 4 p.m., Friday, July12. For more information, visittransfers.knoxschools.org/
May 30Alzheimer’s Tennessee, Inc.
will hold an “Evening to Wineabout Alzheimer’s,” from 6 to 8p.m., Thursday, May 30, atKnoxville Beverage Company.For more information, visitwww.alztennessee.org/wine2013/
May 30-31Knoxville Opera Chorus audi-
tions are open from 5 to 6 p.m.,Thursday and Friday, May 30-31, at Knoxville Opera. Formore information, call Don
Chapter of Sierra Club upcom-ing outing “Wildlife Float,” at 5p.m., Saturday, June 1, atRankin Wildlife ManagementArea, Douglas Lake. For moreinformation, call Ron Shrieves865-922-3518.
June 1-2Harvey Broome Group
Chapter of Sierra Club willbackpack Saturday, June 1-2, inMt. Rogers National RecreationArea. For more information, callWill Skelton 865-523-2272.
June 4The University of Tennessee
Conferences and Non-CreditPrograms will offer eight differ-ent reading skills programs for4 year old through adults,beginning the week of June 4.Tuition and materials fees varyby program level.For more information, call888,201-2448.
June 4-25Town of Farragut is offering a
four week Pilates class from6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays,June 4-25, in FarragutTown Hall. Cost is $40.For more information, call865-966-7057.
June 8KnoxGives will be held in
conjunction with the Tour DeCure and Knoxville Film andMusic Festival from 2 to 10p.m., Saturday, June 8, atWorld’s Fair Park PerformanceLawn. The event is free andopen to the public withdonations being accepted.For more information, visitwww.knoxgives.com/
June 8The Town of Farragut is
requesting various donationsfor its 29th annual Bob WattYouth Fishing rodeo scheduledfor Saturday, June 8, atAnchor Park. For moreinformation, call865-966-7057.
June 10, 17, and 24Christ Covenant “Parenting
in the Park” will be held at6 p.m., Mondays, June 10, 17,24, at McFee Park. Formore information, call865-671-1885.
June 11Tennessee Valley Unitarian
Universalist Church will hostCAC Beardsley CommunityFarm by Khann Chov, farmmanager, at 7 p.m., Tuesday,June 11. . For more
Service Office will be at FrankR. Strang Senior Center from11 a.m. to noon, Thursday,June 13, to provide informationand assistance to Veterans andfamily members concerningVA benefits. For more informa-tion, call 865-215-5645.
June 15Harvey Broome Group
Chapter of Sierra Club will takea hike, Biodiversity Tour,Tuesday, June 15, at Flat Creek Trail. For more information, callMac Post 865-806-0980.
June 18The University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture’s Fruitsof the Backyard Field Day willbe held from 8:30 a.m., to12:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 18,at Middle TennesseeAgResearch and EducationCenter. The event is freeand open to the public. Formore information, callKevin Thompson,931-486-2129.
June 22KARM Dragon Boat Festival
discounted early registration isnow open for this year’sSaturday, June 22 event. Formore information, visitwww.karm.org/dragonboats/
June 23Harvey Broome Group
Chapter of Sierra Club willcanoe float Sunday, June 23, inClinch River. For more informa-tion, call Ron Shrieves at 865-922-3518.
June 29Harvey Broome Group
Chapter of Sierra Club will takea hike, Biodiversity Tour,Saturday, June 29, at OldSettlers Trail. For moreinformation, call Mac Post 865-806-0980.
July 6-7Harvey Broome Group
Chapter of Sierra Club willbackpack John Muir Trail,Saturday-Sunday, July 6-7, inBig South Fork National Riverand Recreation Area. For moreinformation, call Will Skelton,865-523-2272.
July 11Knox County Veterans
Service Office will be at FrankR. Strang Senior Center from11 a.m. to noon, Thursday,July 11, to provide informationand assistance to Veteransand family members concerning
VA benefits. For moreinformation, call865-215-5645.
Sept. 2013- Aug. 2014Tennessee Valley Unitarian
Universalist Gallery is planningexhibitions for September 2013through August 2014. Formore information, visitwww.tvuuc.org/
Nov. 1-3East Tennessee Woodwork-
er’s Guild and Arts and CultureAlliance announce a call forent-ries for the 17th MasterWoodworkers Show. Thethree day show will be heldFriday, Saturday and Sunday,Nov. 1, 2, and 3, in EmporiumCenter. En-try fee is $65.Deadline for entries isThursday, Aug. 1. For moreinformation, call ScottDeWaard,865-681-4798.
worshipMay 25
Happy Travelers of North Ac-res Baptist Church will be tak-ing a group to Biblical TimesTheater in Pigeon forge to see“Kings of Psalms,” Saturday,May 25. Cost is $55 for adults,$40 for children under twelve,all inclusive. For more informa-tion, call Derrell Frye, 865-938-8884.
May 31Concord United Methodist
Church will host a communitydance from 8 to 11 p.m., Friday,May 31, in church’s gym. Costis $5 which includes, softdrinks, sn-acks, door prizesand a free line dance lesson.For more information,[email protected]
June 2-June 5Central United Methodist
Church will hold its 2013Vac-ation Bible School“Follow You” from 6 to 7:30p.m., Sunday throughWednesday, June 2-June 5.For more information, call865-986-7329 or visitwww.centralmethodist.com/
June 22Helping Hands Ministry of
First Baptist Concord will hold afundraising event from 5:30 to6:45 p.m., Saturday, June 22.Guest speaker will be NFLHall of Fame linebacker MikeSingletary. Tickets are $10and dinner tickets are $5.For more information, call865-966-9791.
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• Aubrey Solomon, Knoxville, a girl,Kaylynn May• Xhevdet and Ajshe Hoti, Knoxville,a boy, Art Hoti• Kurt and Shelly Taylor, Mascot, agirl, Anna Michelle• Justin and Amanda Chester,Knoxville, a girl, Alden Elise• Anthony Satterfield and EmilyBethancourt, Knoxville, a boy,Micaiah Lawrence• Dan and Tammy Belcher,Knoxville, a girl, Savannah RoyceBrooks• Dennis and Chelsea Shanahan,Lenoir City, a girl, Mae Wynne• Matthew and Alena Bryan,Knoxville, a girl, Marley Ruth.• Robert and Miranda Taylor,Maryville, a girl, Jenna Reese• Brian and Sarah Gilpin, Knoxville,a girl, Annalise Elizabeth• Joe and Rhonda Chapin, Kingston,
• SMITH, Robert Frye (Bob), age 86of Knoxville went to bewith the LordTuesday, May 14,2013. Bob wasa member ofFirst BaptistC h u r c hConcord. Hewas a Navyveteran ofWorld War IIand earned theAsia t ic -Pac i f icand Victorymedals. Bobwas a devot-ed Christian, husband, father andPapaw. He enjoyed gardening, butwas most passionate about caring forhis family. Bob was preceded in deathby his siblings, Howard, E.M., Davidand Paul Smith, Irene Seelig and InezBurke. He is survived by his wife of 59years, Jenny Smith; children and
spouses, Terry and Mary Smith,Dwayne and Christy Smith and Alesiaand Joe Knutsen; grandchildren,Jacob, Nathaniel, Elise, Carissa,Solomon, Eli, Caleb and Joshua; sis-ters-in-law, Eve Cunningham, GladysTreadway and Myrna Arnett; andmany nieces, nephews and belovedcaregiver, Mary Marks. Family andfriends are invited to a Reception tohonor Bob’s life from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, May 18, 2013 in theFellowship Hall of First BaptistChurch Concord. Graveside Serviceswill follow at 1:30 p.m. at PleasantForest Cemetery with Rev. StevePeek officiating. In lieu of flowers,memorials may be made to theHomebound Ministry of First BaptistChurch Concord, 11704 KingstonPike, Knoxville, TN 37934. ClickFuneral Home Farragut Chapel,11915 Kingston Pike is serving theSmith family. www.clickfh.com
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deathnotices a boy, Jonah Alexander• Phillip and Jinny Furlong,Knoxville, a girl, Lydia Mead• Sarah Rowe, Maryville, a girl,Madeline Grace• Tyler and Jaimee Donoghue, OakRidge, a boy, Easton Tyler• Jon and Ashley Rouse, Knoxville, aboy, Landrey Thomas• Jonathan and Greer Sayre,Knoxville, a boy, Thomas Braden• Justin Harris and CandaceGallaher, Oak Ridge, a boy, RyderLee• Kathryn Reasor, Knoxville, a girl,Sadie Kathryn• Bruce and Leigh Long, Clinton, agirl, Harper Reed• Levi and Erin Dodd, Oak Ridge, agirl, Paisley Hope• Lee and Abby Forgety, Knoxville, agirl, Emma Lee• Gary and Kelsey Lamb, Knoxville, agirl, Maggie Jo• Scott and Elizabeth Mann,Knoxville, a girl, Copelyn Love• Jignesh and Mital Patel, Knoxville,a girl, Milana Jignesh• Candics and Brittany Jones,
Lenoir City, a boy, Alijah Candics• Thaddius and Tommie Mosgrove,Loudon, a boy, Thomas Wayne• Anna Maples, Corryton, a boy,Luke Garrett• Dustin and Jennifer Campbell,Knoxville, a boy, Bowman Kenneth• Jeramy and Laura Ouart, Maryville,a boy, Jackson Bryant • Geoffrey Lee and Tyra Dixon, OakRidge, a girl, Jaida LaNae• Justin and Shandy McDonald,Madisonville, a boy, Liam Jace• Marcus and Annie Ledford,Knoxville, a boy, Finley Lane• Mark and Taryn Yager, Knoxville, aboy, Skylar Mac• Kevin and Allison Gaddis,Knoxville, a boy, Luke Jacob• Josh and Kelly Duncan,Englewood, a boy, Micah John• Kevin and Jessica Diveto, Clinton,Gracie Ann• John and Melinda Phillips,Harriman, a girl, Johnna Dawn• Tony and Rachel Sengmany,Knoxville, a girl, Esther Kate• Brenton and Lynsi Bolling, LenoirCity, a girl, Maycee Elizabeth
• No births were reported this week.Turkey Creek Medical Center announces:
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gardening and farming,” Hillsaid. “... He blogs about his expe-riences. He travels all over theworld to work with organic farm-ers and learn farming methods.”
Birke said his interest beganwith reading an Internet articleabout six years ago and research-ing further from there.
It is not pricey to eat healthyand organic, he said.
“I think it’s important for peo-ple to definitely buy from theirfarmers because you’re keepingyour money in your local econo-my,” he said. “You’re supportingyour friends and neighbors, andyou’re getting good, nutritiousfood.”
Birke said he wrote his bookfor a specific audience.
“I wrote it for kids my age andyounger, trying to get interestedin the food system and wantingto know a little bit more aboutwhat they’re eating,” he said.
The event included a perform-ance by the bluegrass band,
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Birke Baehr poses with his book, “Birke on the Farm,” at theSpring Garden Festival.
Brandywine, Christian Academyof Knoxville student art displaysand children’s activities, Hillsaid.
Vendors had a variety of plants. New this year, the festival had
door prizes, she said, and a draw-ing for a $1,000 shopping spree atFranklin Square.
The event served as a fundrais-er for the Knox County Council of
Garden Clubs, she said.Linda Wimbrow, festival chair,
said the clubs’ money is priori-tized for the BeardsleyCommunity Farm, Ivan RacheffHouse and Gardens and theKnoxville Botanical Gardens.
“I think it’s wonderful to havegardens that the community canuse and enjoy and learn from,”Wimbrow said.
healthy foods — financially inde-pendent from KCS budget andpaid through student lunch feesand federal reimbursements — isworth it according to Dickl, espe-cially given how healthier schooleating habits are influencing fam-ily eating habits.
About principal Gina Byrd andher cafeteria staff, led by foodservices manager Donna Harrison,“They have shown leadership innutrition education, physical edu-cation, physical activity, theschool lunch menus,” said Dicklfollowing a ceremony Fridaymorning, May 10, where he andMote honored FPS for its bronzeaward in USDA’s Food andNutrition Service’s Healthiest U.S.Schools Challenge.
Byrd said she asked her stu-dents, “‘How many tried some-thing that they had never triedbefore and they liked it?’ And a lotof the kids raised their hands, sothat’s a big part of it.
“We’ve had more eat lunch thisyear than ever,” Byrd added. “Theylove it.”
In keeping with HealthierChallenge’s national effort, Byrdsaid KCS “has increased the fruitsand vegetable intake with theschool cafeteria as well as wholegrains. … Kids are trying moreand eating more fruits and vegeta-bles and whole grain.”
Mote said KCS has been able tooffer fresh fruits and vegetables
because of a cooperative effortbegun more than two years agowith farmers within a 250-mileradius of Knox County, known asFarm-to-School. “We are trying toencourage more and more agricul-ture to be locally produced and bebrought into the schools.”
Before Dickl took over with KCSnutrition for the 2010-11 schoolyear, “The year prior to my arrivalwe budgeted $150,000 for freshproduce,” Dickl said. “This pastschool year … we’re looking atprobably having spent about $1.5,$1.6 million.
For example, “We used to usefrozen broccoli, now we use broc-coli florets,” he said.
“We offer three to five kinds offresh, whole fruit every day,” Dickladded. “We offer fresh baby carrots,we do a salad every day, so they getdark, leafy green [vegetables] …We’ve gone to whole grain biscuits.”
“We’ve gotten feedback fromparents that it’s catching on andhaving an impact at home.”
As for statistics to back up devel-oping healthier students, Dicklpointed to a Knox County HealthDepartment statistic on school agechildren obesity rate dropping“from 39 percent to 34 percent. Wefeel we’re a contributing factor.”
Byrd said Harrison “has done agreat done feeding healthy snacksto our kindergarteners who start-ed a full day this year. Coach GayleHayes and Ms. Elizabeth Stone,our P.E. teachers, have initiated itwith fresh fruits and vegetabletasting.”
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I’m torn by what happenedtoday. It all started when we gotin the Subaru and headed todowntown Woodland, Washin-gton when Terry said, “Uh oh, I’llbet there’s a mouse in the car!Look atthose pum-pkin seedshells onthe floorb o a r d . ”He pointedto a littlescatteringof shells onmy side ofthe car.
Now I’ma big fan ofM i c k e yMouse, buthe doesn’tb l a z ethrough space when you leastexpect him to. It’s that scurryingthat mice do, like a flasher atwedding, that scares me todeath, and the thought of amouse in the car made me readyto spring like, well a set mousetrap. “Where do ya think he is?” Iasked, as if my husband were aMouseketeer.
“I don’t know, he could be backat the house getting more pump-kin seeds.”
That thought calmed me as wedrove into town. Just as wepulled into the bank parking lot,I sneezed (no I’m not allergic tomice) and reached for a Kleenexin the glove compartment. That’swhen I saw it! The mouse hadmade a nest out of the Kleenex! Iscreamed, slammed the glovecompartment door shut, wipedmy nose on my sleeve and tooksome big, deep cleansingbreathes to calm myself. Terrywas hysterically laughing as Icontinued to try to regain mycomposure.
“OMG, she (I decided it was agirl) is in that nest, I just know it.She’s probably got babies inthere or if she’s back at the houselike you said, now she’s probablyupset because we’ve driven off inher new RV! Oh and if she doeshave babies, they’re gonna behungry pretty soon and sinceshe’s a lactating mother, her lit-tle breasts are gonna get allengorged while were gallivantingoff to town to see what’s new atWalmart!”
Terry just kept laughing, whichhelped my mood a little bit. Hecomposed himself to go in thebank and even though I didn’thave any business in there I was-n’t about to sit in a quiet carwaiting for him or the mouse toshow up whichever came first.His banking business took waytoo long and he suggested, “Whydon’t you go out in the car andsing real loud so the mouse won’tcome out?” I returned to our carand sang at the top of my lungs“M-I-C, K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E, MickeyMouse, Mickey Mouse, forever letus hold our banners high. . .”until he returned.
It’s hard to know what to dowhen you’re torn. See, I’m an ani-mal lover, but I also eat them. Idon’t wear fur, but I have aleather purse. I like Mickey butwe own mouse traps and useDecon. I’m torn between snuffingthis little four-legged cheeseeater or seeing it as a possibleopportunity to make trillions ofdollars like Walt did. If I could getover the fact that mice scurry,maybe I could share our car withthis new little family. Mice havebabies every six weeks and thosebabies can have babies whenthey’re six weeks old! Maybe Icould journal their life on theroad.
When we got back home, Terryopened the glove compartment (Icouldn’t look) and took the nestout. After a thorough inspectionhe concluded the shreddedKleenex was not the nest, justthe building materials for a nestthat must be someplace else. . .in the car.
So I sit here torn betweenDecon and one of those signs to
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tributions during its first year.“One of the first things I
remember doing is sponsoringBridge [Refugee Services],”Lotspeich said. “We had JenniferCornwell come in and speak to usone night, and everybody said,‘Gee, that’s a great project.’ Soshe joined our club and we start-ed sponsoring Bridge activities.”
Lotspeich said TCR was “one ofnine clubs” to sign up for “theClub Visioning event,” adding,“That was a pretty good kick-start
on our first year.“Of course, our pancake break-
fast, that was our first fundrais-er,” Lotspeich added. “I think wecleared about $1,100.”
However, “When we got readyto write the check, Ed got up andsaid, “‘Gee, if we can raise $500more, Frank Rothermel said hewould match it, and we did it likethat,” Lotspeich said while snap-ping her fingers.
“So we’re in line to give $500scholarships [in May] to aFarragut [High School] junior,vocation. I think that’s a prece-dent-setting project for us.”
TCR also supported Honor Airby “writing letters to the veteransand see them come off the plane... they're just overwhelmed bythe people who are there to seethem come home,” Lotspeichsaid.
Flu Shot Saturday, in coopera-tion with The Rotary Club ofFarragut, was “a fun thing for usto participate in. It’s a good thingwe did because three of our mem-bers are nurses,” Lotspeich saidof the nurses who offered “drive-by” shots.
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If excessive rain and thunder-storms means 29th Rodeo can’t becompleted June 8, “We’ll just can-cel it,” Smelser said.
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Hundreds participated in 7th Annual Breakthrough Run for Autism 5k Run/Walk and 1-MileFun Run Saturday morning, April 13, near Parkside Drive in Turkey Creek.
Male Open Champion Stewart Ellington of Farragut was the first runner to conquer thecourse, which started and ended in Regal Cinemas Pinnacle Stadium 18 west parking lot.Jasmine Keller of West Knox County was Female Open champ.
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• A Community Forum will takeplace at 11:30 a.m., Monday, June3. Tennessee State Rep. RyanHaynes and state Sen. BeckyMassey will give a state legislativeupdate and thoughts on issues.Location and cost are to beannounced.
• A Farragut West Knox Chamberof Commerce Networking eventwill take place, starting at 8 a.m.,Thursday, June 6, at FSGBankalong Campbell Station Road.
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Owner J.D. Miller sits at the Concord Watch, Clock & Jewelry Center.
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Miller, the watch and pocketwatch specialist at the store,estimates he started workingon watches in his teens.
“I started out just as a kid,tearing watches apart,” he said.“And at first, I didn’t succeed,but I kept doing it. And thenfinally I could put them togeth-er, and it was kind of a, really ahobby.”
Miller, originally from NorthCarolina, was self-taught, hesaid.
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EMT-IVs Kevin Hughes and Lucas Tallent eat during the EMSappreciation luncheon at Turkey Creek Medical CenterThursday, May 16.
To celebrate National EMSWeek, which happens May 19through May 25, an EMS appreci-ation luncheon took place atTurkey Creek Medical Center onThursday, May 16.
Constance Vucelich, emer-gency room director at TurkeyCreek Medical Center, calledEMS “our livelihood.”
“They’re absolutely vital,”Vucelich said. “When you thinkof somebody with a life-threaten-ing problem, such as a heartattack or a stroke, they are vital,what they do in the field, and wecommunicate well with them.Once the patient hits the door,we keep that continuum of careto get the patient the servicethey need as quickly as possi-ble.”
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put it back together. If it runs,you’re successful.”
The store, located at 11130Kingston Pike, suite 1, offersclocks, watches, jewelry andrepair.
Miller stressed the longevity ofa good watch.
“People today want to buysomething,” he said. “When ittears up, throw it away, and gobuy a new one. It doesn’t workthat way with a good watch. It’lllast you your lifetime and yourchildren’s lifetime with a goodwatch, but that doesn’t seem tobe the attitude of the youngergeneration.”
Miller compared caring for awatch to caring for a car.
“You see old, old cars runningup and down the road where peo-ple have taken care of them, andthat’s basically what you have todo with a watch, and that’s wheremy business comes from, taking
care of them,” he said.Young people use cell phones
to tell time today, he said.“Many people wear watches as
a, they wear a Rolex, I guess, as asign of success because you haveto pay pretty good money ifyou’re going to buy one,” he said.
On Thursday, May 9, Millerwore a Rolex, but it was a test toensure it worked well.
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He estimated the Rolex hewore was made in the ‘60s.
Miller prefers pocket watchesover wristwatches, he said.
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The oldest watch the shop hasis a Rundell and Bridge watch,made in England in 1795.
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Though seven of the 11Farragut players seeing signifi-cant playing time in Friday'sSection 1-AAA showdown wereseniors, the other four Admiralswere huge contributors.
In the face of severe wildnessfrom senior staff ace KyleSerrano — giving up sevenwalks, a hit batter and two hits
during 22/3inningswhile
starting on three days restagainst Sevier County — a soph-omore reliever would save theday.
“Raby was the man,” FHShead coach Matt Buckner saidwith excitement in the team’spost-game huddle about sopho-more pitcher Patrick Raby, whohelped carry Farragut to an 8-5win at FHS's John HeatherlyField May 17. It marks the pro-gram's 12th Class AAA statetourney appearance in the past13 years.
Admitting he was “a little bitnervous” while pitching in thebiggest game of his life, Raby
quickly walked two and allowedan RBI single, as the SmokyBears (32-10) were ahead 5-2after three innings with a trip toMurfreesboro on the line.
But the sophomore settled
down quickly, ending the gameby retiring 12 of the last 13 bat-ters he faced with four strike-outs, one hit and no walks.
“My adrenaline was going. Ihad to calm down after [my]
first inning” he said. “I feltamazing.”
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■ KEN LAYCorrespondent
SEYMOUR — FarragutHigh School saw its seasoncome to an end Fridaynight.
The Lady Admiralsdropped a 4-0 decision toSeymour at T.J. CarterMemorial Softball Field ina Section 1-AAA contest.
Farragut, the District 4-AAA regular season champi-on, district tournament run-ner-up and Region 2-AAATournament runner-up,notched a comeback win atHalls to get to Friday’sgame. But the LadyAdmirals, who made several
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Farragut High School’s boyssoccer team is headed back toMurfreesboro for the first timesince 2010.
The Admirals (20-3) answeredan early wake-up call Saturdayand defeated Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett in a high noon show-down at Farragut Stadium in thesectional round of the stateplayoffs.
The match was an afternoontilt since Farragut’s graduationceremonies were scheduled forSaturday night. The game wasearly but not as early as itcould’ve been if the Admiralshad lost in Region 2-AAA cham-pionship match on Thursday,May 16.
But Farragut won that gameand got a 2-0 victory overMaryville and got to host a
“Getting that win [againstMaryville] was big because itmeant that we got to stayhome,” Farragut head coachWallie Culbreth said. “If we
wouldhave lostthatgame,
then our kids would’ve had totravel and we would’ve had toleave campus at 6:30 in themorning to play at 11 a.m.
“It wasn’t a motivation but itwas a huge relief. I tried tomotivate the kids with it but Icouldn’t.”
The Admirals, who have notgiven up a goal in the postsea-son, spent the week avenging apair of home losses to theRebels and the Indians.Maryville defeated the Ads 1-0to claim the regular-season
championship and automaticregional berth. Kingsport-Dobyns Bennett downedFarragut 3-0 in Knox County.
“We haven’t been scored on inthe playoffs and the good thingis that we were able to avengetwo of our losses on our homefield.
“We lost those games at homeand that was embarrassing.”
Farragut’s other loss came atthe Palmetto Cup in SouthCarolina.
In Saturday’s match theAdmirals took a 1-0 lead whensenior Emilio Moore scored on apenalty kick. The goal was setup when Dobyns-Bennett’s ZackFeathers fouled Marvin Mendyon a challenge for the ballinside the goal box.
“The defender just took myankle out from under me,”
Admirals 2
Indians 0
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• TSSAA Division I Class AAABaseball State Tournament beganthis week in Murfreesboro, withFarragut (32-8) in the “Lower“Bracket” with Centennial, DyerCounty and Tullahoma. If theAdmirals were still alive Thursday,May 23, they would be playing atOakland High School starting at 3p.m. (EDT), 2 p.m. (CDT), Thursday,in a winners bracket game or anelimination game. Another game, ifnecessary, would be played immedi-ately following the first Thursdaygame. Championship game beginsat 6 p.m. (EDT), 5 p.m. (CDT),Friday, May 24, on Reese Smith Jr.Field at MTSU against eitherKingsport Dobyns-Bennett,Riverdale, Brentwood or Collierville.
• TSSAA Division I Class AAABoys Soccer State Tournamentbegan this week in Murfreesboro,with Farragut (20-3-0) having soughtto survive a quarterfinal game ver-sus Smyrna and, if they won, asemifinal match versus the Houston-Ravenwood winner (all played afterdeadline). If Farragut won bothgames, it would be playing in thechampionship game starting at 8p.m. (EDT), 7 p.m. (CDT), Friday,May 24, at Richard Siegel SoccerComplex against either WhiteStation, Maryville, Franklin orLaVergne.
• TSSAA Division I Class A-AABoys Soccer State Tournamentbegan this week in Murfreesboro,with Christian Academy of Knoxvillehaving sought to survive a quarterfi-nal game versus Trinity Christianand, if they won, a semifinal matchversus the White House-NotreDame winner (all played after dead-line). If CAK won both games, itwould be playing in the champi-onship game starting at 5:30 p.m.(EDT), 4:30 p.m. (CDT), Friday, May24, at Richard Siegel SoccerComplex against either Kingsbury,Greeneville, East Hamilton or ChristPresbyterian Academy.
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Brett Hagenow, FHS senior catcher, shows the umpire the ball after tagging out Sevier County’sDalton Ford at home plate in the second inning of this sectional showdown.
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Farragut High School’s boyssoccer team got a stellar defen-sive effort when it was neededmost.
The Admirals allowed just oneshot in a 2-0 victory over OakRidge (14-9) in the Region 2-AAAsemifinals Tuesday, May 14, atFarragut Stadium.
Farragut, which improved to18-3, needed its defense to stepup because senior goalkeeperGus Green couldn’t play.
“I’ve been having flu-likesymptoms and I think it’s prettymuch passed, but my whole bodyhas been aching,” Green said.“My defense didn’t let up.
“They knew that I was sick and
I have to give it to my defense.”Admirals’ head coach Wallie
Culbreth said that his defensewas key to the victory.
“The defense really playedwell,” Culbreth said. “They knewthat Gus wasn’t feeling well and
they real-ly steppedup andt h a t
shows you just what kind of teamthis is.
“Gus faced one shot.”Green was injured in
Farragut’s recent victory overCatholic. He was lifted after aviolent collision and started thatgame despite the illness and saidhe wasn’t quite feeling up to par.
Farragut took advantage ofbeing a man up in the second
half, with the disqualification ofOak Ridge’s Ryan Byrd with 16:18left in the first half.
The Admirals, District 4-AAATournament champs, finally goton the board when MarvinMendy scored in the 61st minuteoff a pass from freshman DamiOmitaomu. “Dami gave me agreat ball,” Mendy said. “Thatwas a really big goal because wereally didn’t play all that well inthe first half.”
Farragut picked up anothermarker in the 67th minute whenMendy passed the ball to KaiMiettinen, who promptly bangedinto the back of the Oak Ridgenet. “It feels great to get this far,”Miettinen said. “Marvin sent theball through and I was able to getit into the net.”
Mendy said. Moore, who has battled recent
injuries, scored on the set play inthe eighth minute.
Culbreth said that the call wascorrect.
“It’s always unfortunate whenyou get a penalty kick in a tour-nament game but the foul wasthere and the call was the rightcall,” he said.
Moore’s marker was the onlygoal of the first half.
The Indians showed signs oflife in the second half andmissed several scoring opportu-nities as senior goalkeeper GusGreen, a first-year soccer player,made several dazzling plays overthe final 10 minutes.
“That was insane,” Green saidof the frantic pace in the last 10minutes. “We were just kind ofplaying a regular game.”
Green added that he learnedfrom the first meeting withKingsport Dobyns-Bennett,which said good-bye to 13 gradu-ating seniors.
“I learned that they had somereally fast forwards,” Green saidof the Indians. “I learned that Iwas going to have to get up in thebox and not give up those easyshots.”
Green had some stellar saveslate, including one when heflicked a sure goal out of anempty net with 4 minutes, 27 sec-onds remaining in the game.
Mendy overcame a pulledgroin to seal Farragut’s win witha goal in the 80th minute.
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F a r r a -gut, whichf i n i s h e dthe sea-
son 30-12, mounted a threat inthe top of the first inning whenjunior center fielder AveryBlankenburg doubled with oneout. Blankenburg was strandedat second as Lady Eagles’ senior
right hander Carly Lewis record-ed the final two outs of theinning when she fanned ShelbyMiller and got Mary Claire Coyneto pop up to first.
Lewis, who notched her 21stshutout of the season (andfourth in the playoffs), escapedthe first and went on to retirethe next six Lady Admirals andrecord five strikeouts over thenext two innings.
“She did a good job keeping usoff-balance,” said Blankenburg,who had the only two Farraguthits off of Lewis.
Listening to excited Maryvillegoalkeeper Ryan Jorgensen afterhis performance against HardinValley Academy, it was more thangood guesses when explaininghow he blocked three of four HVAshootout “penalty kicks.”
“I’ve got my own little theory,
but I can’t say,” Jorgensen saidafter his Rebels outlasted theHawks 3-1 in a “pk” shootout fol-lowing a 110-minute 1-1 tie todecide this Region 2-AAA tourneysemifinal at HVA Tuesday, May 14.
Jorgensen got the game intopk’s after his fingertip divingstop of an Ethan Haskell header,apparently headed into the net,midway into the second 10-
minute overtime. Hardin Valley was inches away
from victory midway through thefirst five-m i n u t es u d d e n -d e a t h
overtime. Cameron Schneider’swell-timed pass into the box toLogan Kington was quicklypassed right to a cutting, and
open, Jeff Lohman. However,Kington’s pass was just barelybeyond Lohman, who would havehad a short, open toe-tapattempt to win the game.
Hawks goalkeeper Ivan Torres,who according to HVA headcoach Mike McLean played onlyhis second game of the season ingoal, came up big. “He did agreat job,” said McLean, whose
team ends the season 8-6-4.Down 1-0 at halftime, HVA tied
it in the 63rd minute. SeanRyan’s pass into the box washeaded into the net by Lohmanfrom eight yards out.
“Our boys, when we have toplay we step up and play. You’veseen that through the districttournament,” Hawks senior for-ward Chris Gallaher said.
Rebels 1
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inning, “My arm was a little tired,and I think it did help me a littlebit,” Raby said. “I went out theretrying to keep a loose arm, and Iwas pounding the zone.”
Buckner said Raby “bailed usout, did a great job. I’m reallyproud of him.”
The Ads (32-8) went up forgood with a four-run fourthinning that included junior sec-ond baseman Sam Schulze’s RBIsingle — which followed his sec-ond inning two-RBI double —plus an RBI single from freshmanthird baseman Duncan Pence.
Pence also came throughdefensively with a diving catch ofa line drive in the Smoky Bears’
fourth inning. “Pence was greatat third base,” Buckner said.
Chase Chambers, junior firstbaseman, provided late-inninginsurance after ripping an RBIdouble off the right-centerfieldfence in the sixth inning.Chambers scored on senior BrettHagenow’s RBI single. SeniorCameron “Jammer” Stricklandsingled to lead off the sixth and
scored on Chamber’s double.Hagenow began the four-run
Admirals outburst in the fourthwith a single. After a walk andhit batter came RBI sacrificeflies from Strickland and seniorshortstop Nick Senzel.
Senior Anthony El-Chibanialso singled for the Admirals.
In addition to scoring one run,senior Alex Schuettler's throw
home from left field to Hagenowgunned down Smoky Bear DaltonFord following a two-out singlewith runners at first and second.
“We played great defense, forthe most part,” Buckner said.
Farragut pinch-runner GabeWaldrop scored two runs.
About Serrano, Buckner said,“He's just in a bad rhythm ...we're going to get him fixed.”
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FARRAGUTPRESS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 • 7B
Equal Housing Opportunity Statement: All real estate advertised herein is sub-ject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Tennessee Human Rights Act,
which make it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimina-tion because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national
origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimina-tion.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is inviolation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings adver-
tised are available on an equal opportunity basis.”
Four agents join Gables & GatesGables & Gates, Realtors
announces that Julie Stover, LizSnide, Steffanie Turney and BobPollock havejoined the office.
Stover bringsyears of market-ing and salesexperience to hernew profession.
Snide, alicensed Realtorin North andSouth Carolina,has returned toKnoxville to joinher mother,Janice Peterson,at Gables &Gates, Realtors.Snide was listedin "Who's Who ofLuxury RealEstate" in 2008and has earnedher GRI.
Turney has sixyears of realestate experi-ence, has workedwith theNashville andKnoxville Paradeof Homes andhasexperience with investmentproperties. She is a member ofthe Knoxville Association of
Realtors.Pollock, a former middle
school principal, decided to gointo real estate in 2011 and sayshe chose Gables & Gates for the
team atmosphere.Gables & Gates, Realtors is
located at 11800 Kingston Pike inKnoxville. For more information,call 865-777-9191.
Stover
Snide
Turney
Pollock
Emma Bea StallingsCRS, GRI, ABR
Knoxville Area Association ofRealtors Award of Excellence,
1993-2008Who’s Who in Executive &
Professionals
693-3232
DEANE HILL
398 RIVERS EDGE, LOUDON2.5 acre cul-de-sac lot w/breathtaking
views of TN River & Smoky Mtns MLS 815938 $134,900
RIVERSBEND
7000 WELLINGTON DRIVE - Fabulous classic 4BR, 3 BA on huge .93 acre level lot w/newfenced back yard. Other "NEWS" include rood,gutters, cooktop, downstairs carpet & paint. Allwindows replaced. H/A 6 yrs old. Main level(w/hdwd) has LR w/frpl & built ins,DR, FRw/frpl & built-ins, eat-in Kit w/popular VintageRetro original Youngstown cabinets. Huge deck& mtn views. Walk-out basement w/enormousRec. Rm w/frpl. MLS 838525 $344,900
THE BREAKERS IN RIVER SOUND2010 BREAKERS POINT - Beautiful LR & DRcombo, Master on Main. Each BR w/BA, largeKIT w/eat in area. New: siding, paint, roof, gut-ters, all installed Kitchen appliances and cabi-nets; Washer/Dryer & refrig in garage convey.Great loft/office area super open plan. MLS827041 $379,900
ANDOVER PLACE 12105 Southwick Circle, Main Level and 2nd levelMaster BRs, Invite the outdoors in through thisbreathtaking three seasons room (20x21) overlook-ing pool and beautifully landscaped backyard. 6 BR,4.5 BA, 5,353 SF. Grand Foyer, Spacious Sunroom(would make a great office or exercise room), Spa likemarble & tile masterbath, Enormous Bonus & Easywalk up Attic storage. Other features: New roof,Newer Pella windows, SS appliances, Jenn Air cooktop & double oven, Granite counter-tops, 2 pantries, hardwoods on bothlevels & triple stairwells. MLS 836530 $595,000
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000 LEGALSAGENDA FARRAGUT VISUALRESOURCES REVIEW BOARDFarragut Town Hall, Tuesday, May28, 2013, 7:00 p.m. I. Approvalof Minutes for the April 23, 2013meeting. II. Review a request fora tenant panel for the Koko FitClub at 153 Brooklawn Street.III. Review a request for areplacement ground mountedsign for the Clarion Inn andSuites (formerly Baymont Innand Suites) at 11341 CampbellLakes Drive. IV. Review a requestfor a replacement interstateinterchange pole sign for theClarion Inn and Suites (formerlyBaymont Inn and Suites) at11341 Campbell Lakes Drive. V. Review a landscape plan forthe Thornton ProfessionalBuilding at 10904 KingstonPike.
AGENDA FARRAGUT BOARD OFMAYOR AND ALDERMEN May23, 2013 BMA WORKSHOP I. Outdoor Classroom 5:45 PM II. GREENWAY/SIDEWALK CON-NECTORS 6:15 PM BMA MEET-ING 7:00 PM I. Silent Prayer,Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. May-or’s Report IV. Citizens Forum V. Approval of Minutes A. May 9,2013 VI. Ordinances A. PublicHearing & Second Reading 1. Ordinance 13-15, to amendthe text of the Farragut ZoningOrdinance, Chapter 4., SectionXIII. Outdoor Site Lighting, A.,5., to add back decorative walllight requirements 2. Ordinance13-16, to rezone a portion ofParcel 14, Tax Map 151EA, 109Way Station Trail, Old Stage Hillssubdivision, from R-2 to B-1(Stephen Prince, Applicant) VII. Town Administrator’s ReportVIII. Attorney’s Report
101 CLASSES & LESSONS
306 PETS FOR SALE
318 GARAGE SALE/CRAFT SALE
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504 ELECTRICAL SERVICES
VOL ELECTRIC - Installation,repair, maintenance, serviceupgrades, new circuits, cable,phone lines. Over 30 years expe-rience. Small jobs welcome.Licensed/Insured. Cell, 865-705-6357; office, 865-945-3054.
507 LANDSCAPE & LAWNCARE
DETAILED YARD WORK - Lawnmowing service, weeding, clear-ing jobs, tree removal, landscap-ing of any kind, mulching, shrubtrimming, brush hauling. Freeestimates. Firewood for sale,delivered & stacked $65.00 /rick. West side service. Call TomFarr, 865-368-2013.
511 PAINTINGRANDY THE PAINTER - Free esti-mates. Interior/Exterior paintingand pressure washing. Now’s thetime to get fall rates. Licensedand Insured. 865-522-3222 or865-455-5022.
203 HELP WANTEDEXPERIENCED BENCH JEWELERfor small local jewelry store.Watch repair experience a plus.Full time Monday thru Friday,excellent salary & benefits.Please call 865-851-7425
203 HELP WANTED 203 HELP WANTEDHORNE RADIO LLC IS EXPANDINGits advertising department and islooking for a Broadcast MediaSpecialist to help us grow. If youare outgoing and ready to take ona new challenge, this might bethe position for you. Radio oradvertising sales experience is aplus but not a requirement. Aproven outside sales record is aplus. This position offers $300weekly salary plus fluctuatingcommission based on collec-tions. Sales territory includesFarragut, Turkey Creek ShoppingCenter area, Lenoir City, andMaryville. Send resume andcover letter to: Horne Radio, LLC,ATTN: Jobs, 517 Watt Rd,Knoxville, TN 37934 or email [email protected]. Sorry, nophone calls please. Horne Radio,LLC is an equal opportunityemployer.