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City, suburbs spread the joy Upcoming holiday events around town By Matt Woo woo@commercialappeal.com 901-529-6453

With Christmas just around the corner, local municipalities will host various events over the next month to spread a little holiday cheer. Here’s a list of some of the big events going on in your area: ARLINGTON

■ Arlington’s annual Christmas parade will be Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. The parade will make its way down Chester and end at Depot Square. As usual, the parade will feature loats, marching bands and performance groups.

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Visitors join hands during a blessing by Rabbi Micah Greenstein as the new West Cancer Center in Germantown is dedicated Nov. 17. The 123,000- square-foot building at 7945 Wolf River Blvd., which was built in 1999, was formerly home to University of Tennessee physician practices.

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■ On Dec. 4 at Singleton Community Center, the City of Bartlett will put on its annual Christmas Tree Lighting event at 6 p.m. The festivities begin with live entertainment and soon after, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive and light the tree. Refreshments will be available after the lighting. Kids can get their pictures taken with Santa for a small fee and there will be several areas where children can make and take home Christmas crafts. ■ The Bartlett Christmas parade will be Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. This year’s theme is “The Magic of Christmas” and the parade route starts at Bartlett Boulevard and proceeds on Stage Road to Shelby Street. ■ “Let it snow!” Dec. 6 at the Bartlett Historical Society’s Christmas Open House at the Bartlett Muse-

West on a mission West Cancer Center opens clinic, announces plans for Midtown

By Kevin McKenzie Visitors including Sheila Lewis (center) and Kimberly Parker (right) tour a rooftop terrace of the new West Cancer Clinic in Germantown during commemoration ceremonies of the facility.

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rich Mounce used three simple numbers Nov. 17 to introduce the crowd in a tent erected outside the West Cancer Center in Germantown to the purpose of the new $60.5 million facility.

The number of cancer patients anticipated to walk through the doors in the next 12 months: 35,234. The number expected to be treated

with chemotherapy: 10,022. The number receiving radiation treatments: 18,200. “This is why we stand here today,” Mounce, chief executive oicer of the West Cancer Center, said.

“The numbers are staggering.” Even as the ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the Germantown “east campus” See WEST, 2

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The Tennessee Art Education Association has chosen Jennifer Harants for the 2015-16 TAEA West Region Art Educator of the Year. Harants has served on the TAEA board as the West Tennessee regional representative for four years and has implemented four terriic regional conferences. She’s always looking for engaging activities for the teachers while working well with several local partners (Memphis College of Art, Brooks Museum, and Shelby County School’s art education

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In the News INVESTIGATION

LSD didn’t cause death, lawyer says Being hogtied killed man, autopsy finds By Jody Callahan callahan@commercialappeal.com 901-529-6531

Troy Goode’s death was caused by his being hogtied for an extended period and had nothing to do with his ingestion of LSD, the family’s lawyer said in citing an independent autopsy conducted by Goode’s family.

Attorney Tim Edwards, representing Goode’s family, released those results in a news conference. However, citing client conidentiality, Edwards would not release the full autopsy report to the media. The results from the oicial state autopsy have yet to be released. DeSoto County District Attorney John Champion said he did not know when that report would be inished. According to Edwards, Goode was left hogtied and on his stom-

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ach for an extended period after his arrest in Southaven on July 18. That caused him to have trouble breathing, and when his heart couldn’t compensate, it went into cardiac arrhythmia. “He was sufocating. His heart increased into what is called tachycardia,” Edwards said. “There is no scientiic basis to attribute his death to LSD.” Edwards is asking the Department of Justice to open a civilrights investigation into Goode’s death. He also said the family

plans to ile a lawsuit in early January asking for both compensation and a ban on these types of restraint. The City of Southaven issued a statement, calling the death a “tragic situation” but denied any wrongdoing on the city’s part. “At no time during the arrest or while receiving medical care from Southaven emergency responders did Mr. Goode claim he could not breathe or appear short of breath,” the statement said.

The statement added that while the city is awaiting the oicial autopsy indings, “given some of the inaccurate assertions that have been circulated, the City of Southaven believed it appropriate to provide a statement on the matter.” Edwards said the autopsy also found no evidence of a pre-existing disease that would have led to his death. A previous toxicology report conirmed that Goode had used LSD and marijuana before he died.

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Houston High band director to retire

Houston High School band director Jim Smith on Nov. 17 announced he will retire at the end of the school year. Smith, who has been the school’s band director for 25 years, wrote a letter to band members to announce his retirement. His letter read, in part: “Over the past 25 years, I have enjoyed unparalleled levels of support from students, parents and alumni. To compare where we started to where we are now is truly humbling. You have allowed me to share a great number of experiences with you and, for that, I will be eternally grateful.”

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■ On Dec. 1, the Town of Collierville will have its Christmas tree lighting on the Town Square. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and town leaders and employees will serve hot chocolate to guests. Entertainment begins at 6 p.m. and Santa will light the tree and Square at 7 p.m. ■ Collierville’s 39th annual Christmas Parade will be Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. Line up on Byhalia Road to view the parade. The rain date, if necessary, will be Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. ■ The Collierville Contemporary Club will put on its annual Christmas in Collierville Home Tour Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be ive homes near the Town Square to tour, and the Morton Museum, 196 N. Main, will house a gift gazebo. Cost for advance tickets is $20 and $25 the day of the tour. CORDOVA

■ Orion Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park, one of the Mid-South’s most beloved holiday traditions comes back bigger and brighter. Shelby Farms will be lit up with more than 2 million LED. Drive through the park by car or carriage ride. Take pictures with Santa or ride a camel in the Mistletoe Village. Starry Nights will run through Dec. 27. Cost is $20 for car, truck or minivan, $50 for limo or 15 passenger van or $150 for charter or school bus. GERMANTOWN

■ Germantown’s Holiday Tree Lighting will be Nov. 27 at Municipal Park Lake. Outdoor festivities begin at 5 p.m. and the tree will be lit at 5:30 p.m. At the tree lighting, listen to holiday selections performed by the Germantown Chorus and roast marshmallows. Inside Municipal Center, guests can visit with Santa and enjoy refreshments. ■ The Germantown Holiday Parade will be Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. The traditional parade includes decorated floats, youth groups, car clubs, marching bands and an appearance by Santa. The parade begins at the corner of Kimbrough and Farmington and will proceed on Farmington to Exeter and ending at Germantown Athletic Club. The rain date is Dec. 13. LAKELAND

■ Lakeland presents its Christmas Festival Dec. 4, from 6-8:30 p.m. at I.H. Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Road. There will be a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, music, games, crafts and more. Santa will make his way to the Christmas Festival to hear the Christmas wishes from all the little boys and girls of Lakeland. Kids will have an opportunity to write a letter to Santa. EAST MEMPHIS

■ Stroll through the Memphis Zoo at night during Zoo Lights. The annual holiday event will end Dec. 30. Tickets are $6 for zoo members and $8 for non members. Zoo lights is open 5:30-9:30 p.m.

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“We’ve been looking at Nashville for nearly 20 years,” said Bill Levy (right) with son Will and Dalmatian, Jake. Will is the sixth generation of the family that has operated Oak Hall clothing store in Memphis since 1859. His cousin Chris Levy will manage the new shop in Southwest Nashville.

Branching out Firmly rooted in Memphis, Oak Hall expands to Nashville By Thomas Bailey Jr. tom.bailey@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2388

Oak Hall is branching out of town — to Nashville — after 156 years of selling clothes in Memphis. “The timing with the real estate had a lot to do with it,’’ Will Levy said, referring to shop space in the Hill Center Green Hills lifestyle center in southwest Nashville. He’s in the sixth generation of a family that has run Oak Hall since 1859. “But we also have built up our infrastructure where we feel we are able to serve customers (in Nashville) with the same service we have in Memphis.’’ The lagship store will remain at 6150 Poplar Ave. in Regalia Shopping Center. It has 17,000 square feet of selling space plus room for such operations as the back oice, alterations and online sales. The Nashville store will open, initially, with 2,000 square feet in Hill Center Green Hills and expand to 10,000 square feet in 2017. Hill Center Green Hills is a relatively new lifestyle center in the Green Hills neighborhood peppered with such upscale retailers as Nordstrom, Trader Joe’s and Anthropologie. The Levy family acknowledges

WEST from 1 facility, oicials disclosed that a similar center is planned in Memphis on the Methodist University Hospital campus. With a partnership formed in 2012 by The West Clinic, Methodist Healthcare and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the West Cancer Center links cancer treatment, clinical trials, education and research together under the same roof. Dr. Lee Schwartzberg, executive director of the West Cancer Center, mentioned the plans for a Midtown center as he told the gathering about the cancer specialists, advanced technology, training of UTHSC medical oncology fellows

Colorful socks are neatly displayed in cubbies at the store on Poplar Avenue.

Nashville has other retailers that sell ine clothes, but says no one else ofers the kind of personal retail experience Oak Hall is about to export to the Music City. “Everybody here we feel is part of the Oak Hall family and our customers are part of the extended family,’’ said Bill Levy, Will’s father. “We try to treat people right.’’ And it’s unlikely the competition has a well-behaved Dalmatian named Jake — Bill’s dog — who follows Bill around the store, or homemade treats delivered to the store every Saturday by a Levy family aunt, or occasional cookouts for employees and customers to enjoy. The Nashville store manager will be Will’s younger cousin, 28-year-old Chris Levy. He’s already busy hiring a Nashville staf, working with architects on the store’s design and ordering the clothes. “It’s kind of like you’ve got to work from the ground up,’’ said

and clinical trials for treatments the center makes available. “And I’m also excited to tell you that very shortly, there will be an announcement about a building plan for a comprehensive cancer center on the grounds of the Methodist University Hospital that will duplicate what we do here, and integrate inpatient and outpatient facilities in one seamless facility,” Schwartzberg said. Methodist’s campus in the Medical District, at Union Avenue and Bellevue Boulevard, is already home to the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute. Methodist executives will present campus expansion plans to the nonproit health care system’s board in December, said Donna

Chris, who most recently worked as a senior merchandise planner for Neiman Marcus in Dallas. “... And now we’re just trying to get all the moving parts to work at the same time. It’s really a fun kind of strategy.’’ The idea of putting an Oak Hall in Nashville is nothing new. “We’ve been looking at Nashville for really 20 years,’’ Bill Levy said. A market study conducted 15 years ago showed Oak Hall had relatively strong name recognition in Nashville, he said, adding, “We think more people know of us now and we’ve got all kinds of customers that come here who live in Nashville and say ‘We wish there were an Oak Hall in Nashville.’ ” Oak Hall specializes in men’s and women’s ready-to-wear apparel. The Levy family also owns and operates Vineyard Vines in the Regalia Shopping Center as well as in Hill Center Green Hills in Nashville and in Birmingham.

Abney, executive vice president for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Dr. Kurt Tauer, West Cancer Center chief of staf, said that “it’s going to be a huge enlargement of the MUH campus with a cancer hospital that will have a transplant wing to it,” although plans are still being formulated. Methodist oicials have said that the campus upgrade will exceed $100 million. On Nov. 17, the focus for the grand opening was the 123,000-square-foot building at 7945 Wolf River Blvd., originally built in 1999 and former home to UT physician practices. It’s the new home for doctors of The West Clinic, founded 35 years ago and rebranded with the partnership, and which has

been headquartered in East Memphis. By next summer, the Humphreys location is expected to become the Le Bonheur Outpatient Center East Memphis. Speakers hailed the West Cancer Center as a cutting-edge cancer facility where patients can receive services from diagnosis to treatment, with access to expanding clinical trials of new drugs being produced at an increasing pace. Pioneering multidisciplinary clinics will have the doctors treating a patient see the patient at the same time. Specialists in all types of cancer are among 54 physicians and top scientist are being recruited to more quickly link lab research at UTHSC to treatments in clinics.

Juried art show at St. George’s Church

St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2425 S. Germantown Road, will host the Memphis/Germantown Art League of Memphis’ juried art exhibit, which opens today and ends Dec. 28 in the St. George’s Art Gallery. Philip Jackson will jury and judge the exhibition. A reception to meet the artists will be held following the judging on Dec. 4, from 6-8 p.m. The show free and open to the public. St. George’s Art Gallery is open on Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and other times by calling 901-754-7282. The Weekly CO L L I E RV I L L E

Put up your best Christmas decorations and lights and enter the annual Holiday Lighting Contest. Entree forms are available at colliervilleparks.com or collierville.com. The last day to enter is Dec. 9. Judging will be Dec. 11-12. The Weekly

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Mow-to-own program tackles blight By Linda A. Moore lmoore@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2702

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An audience of about 1,500 cheers Hillary Clinton Friday at Bruce/Johnson Hall at LeMoyne-Owen College. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, stands to the right of the Democratic presidential hopeful. Clinton also met privately with the family of Darrius Stewart.

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Economy tops Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message to Memphis By Kyle Veazey veazey@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2799

In public, in front of some 1,500 at LeMoyneOwen College, Hillary Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message mostly focused on the economy. In private, to the parents of Darrius Stewart, her message was more personal: She ofered condolences, Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney said, and expressed concern about such incidents. Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s irst campaign visit to Memphis in her bid for the 2016 Democratic nomination began with meeting the parents of Stewart, the 19-yearold unarmed black man killed by a white police oficer following a July traic stop. With some in the audience wearing Stewart shirts, Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rally remarks were largely focused

on the economy. She said her candidacy is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to get the economy working for everybody,â&#x20AC;? while she touted a variety of programs and initiatives that she claims would do just that. The new policy kernel that came from Clinton Friday was this: a tax credit of up to $5,000 to families who have â&#x20AC;&#x153;excessive health care costs.â&#x20AC;? The credit would be $2,500 for an individual, and Clinton plans to unveil more proposals aimed at the middle class Sunday in Iowa, home of the irst presidential caucuses. She vowed to defend the Afordable Care Act, which drew a pointed response from the Tennessee Republican Party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hillary Clinton refuses to admit itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not working,â&#x20AC;? TRP chairman Ryan Haynes said in an emailed statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

once again doubling down on a failed policy.â&#x20AC;? Speaking on the Islamic State group, Clinton said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can win this struggle if we stay true to who we are as Americans.â&#x20AC;? The former Arkansas irst lady, who spoke for 25 minutes, gave a nod to her past in a neighboring state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love coming to Memphis,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live too far away for a long time, just across the river.â&#x20AC;? She appeared onstage in Memphis with longtime backer U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.â&#x20AC;? State Rep. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, and LeMoyne-Owenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new president, Andrea Miller, appeared before Cohen and Clinton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mon, yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad sister,â&#x20AC;? Akbari said, to applause, outlining times she said Clinton was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a ighter for us.â&#x20AC;?

The Memphis City Council approved on Nov. 17, on third and inal reading, an ordinance that establishes a mow-to-own program, giving the city and its residents another tool to help eradicate blight. The ordinance, sponsored by Councilman Berlin Boyd, is an avenue for property owners to mow an adjoining city- or county-owned vacant lot to earn credits toward buying it.

With the ordinance now approved, Boyd said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll convene the ad hoc committee that developed the program to iron out the details. He hopes to have it up and running in January. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably going to convene next week so we can start the overall implementation phase,â&#x20AC;? he said. That process will include coordinating with Shelby County and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate department, Boyd said. Participants will pay a $175 administrative fee and receive a $25 credit

for each cut over a threeyear period, with a maximum credit of $1,350. If the value of the property exceeds that amount, the participant will pay the diference. This program is expected to work jointly with Blight Authority of Memphis Inc., the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly established nonproit land bank. BAM will be able to access federal grant funds to tear down structures on abandoned properties, potentially rendering the lots eligible for inclusion in the mow-to-own program.

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FAITH, NOT FEAR Neighborly Muslims, Methodists choose to embrace spirit of friendship

t a church called Heartsong, people of faith welcomed Syrian war refugees and other former strangers to supper. Meanwhile, at the U.S. Capitol, people of fear voted to tear up the welcome mat for strangers who happen to be Syrian war refugees. At the church, the doors were wide open. Methodists lined up with Muslims for turkey and dressing, corn and cranberry sauce, fellowship and thanksgiving. As they all stood in the sweet tea line, they walked past a sign that read: “Love your neighbor, I mean it. God.” At the Capitol, Democrats lined up with Republicans to pass a bill to require various federal agencies to certify stringent security procedures already in place. They didn’t change the locks, they just rattled the keys. As they voted, they sat under a dome crowned with a statue of a female igure wearing a military helmet and holding a sheathed sword in one hand and a laurel wreath in the other. At the church, people of faith talked about the park they are building together between the church on one side of the street and the mosque on the other side. The call it Friendship Park. “This park will represent who we are as Americans — people with a desire to love our neighbor, not people of bigotry and fear,” said Heartsong’s pastor, Rev. Steve Stone. At the Capitol, people of fear talked about the new line of defense they say they are building between immigrants who want to come to America and those already here.

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Members of Heartsong United Methodist Church and Memphis Islamic Center are served food during an interfaith meal at Heartsong. Hundreds attended the event, which was organized by leaders of both groups. Land between the church and mosque is being developed as Friendship Park. “This park will represent who we are as Americans — people with a desire to love our neighbor, not people of bigotry and fear,” said Heartsong pastor Rev. Steve Stone.

They call it the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act, or the SAFE Act. “This relects our values; this relects our responsibilities,” said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, whose ancestors were Irish and German immigrants. At the church, Methodist businessmen ate with Muslim doctors and joked about whether the cardiologist should be standing guard at the dessert table. “I’m always on call,” said Dr. Bashar Shala, a Memphis cardiologist, father of ive, and president of the Memphis Islamic Center. Shala, a U.S. citizen, grew up in Syria. When he was in the eighth grade, Syrian soldiers

stormed into his house and stuck an AK-47 in his face. He came to America to escape tyranny. At the Capitol, the descendants of immigrants who came to America for the same reasons argued about who else should be standing guard at the Statue of Liberty. The two-year vetting process for all Syrian refugees already involves the U.N. and nine U.S. law enforcement, intelligence and security agencies. They perform “the most rigorous screening of any traveler to the U.S.,” said Amy Pope, deputy Homeland Security adviser. That includes matching ingerprints and iris scans to criminal and terrorist databases. The SAFE

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Act would require the heads of the FBI, national intelligence and homeland security to verify that each Syrian refugee has been vetted and poses no security risk. “To ask me to have my FBI director or other members of the administration make personal guarantees would effectively grind the program to a halt,” U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch told reporters. Over the past year, about 1,800 Syrian war refugees “yearning to breathe free” have been admitted to America, including about 20 who came to Memphis. According to U.S. oicials, about half of the resettled refugees are children, a quarter are over 60, and 2 percent are single

males of “combat age.” At the church Thursday, a dozen refugee children played with children whose parents are helping them ind refuge. Meanwhile, young men in jeans and older men in jackets talked about the Grizzlies and the Tigers and the food and toys they are collecting for holiday charities. “We want to help those in need,” said Bilal Siddiq, a senior at Memphis University School and a member of MIC’s youth group. Young women in colorful headscarves talked with older women wearing colorful neck scarves about the Memphis heat and Southern drawls. “I say you all, but I say it so fast it sounds like y’all,” said Nazia Amhed, who grew up in Boston and moved to Memphis after she married Danish Siddiqui, a Germantown native. “She’ll learn to speak Southern,” joked her father-in-law, Ray Siddiqui, a former county engineer who grew up in Pakistan. Siddiqui worked as an architect for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded more than 50 years ago by Amos Muzyad Yakhoob, the son of Lebanese immigrants and better known as Danny Thomas. St. Jude was established by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, or ALSAC. The preamble to ALSAC’s constitution includes this: “We who are proud of our heritage have formed a nonproit, nonsectarian, charitable Corp. titled ALSAC ... dedicated to the parable of the good Samaritan, to love and care for our neighbor, regardless of color or creed.” The parable is a story told by people of faith for people of fear. Contact columnist David Waters at waters@commercialappeal.com.

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While the holidays are a particularly meaningful time for most people, the season holds special signiicance for the family of the late Don Pelts, founder of Memphis’ signature Corky’s Ribs and BBQ brand. People who knew Pelts describe him as a caring, generous businessman who embodied a spirit of giving throughout the Don year. Christmas, Pelts however, was always special for both Pelts and his employees, but for diferent reasons. “Dad was born on Dec. 24. We’re Jewish, but everyone calls him the Christmas Eve baby,” said Pelts’ daughter, Tricia Woodman. “Every year on Christmas Eve, all the employees would come and have a big cake for him. But that’s also when he distributed bonus checks. He really wanted to celebrate them, and that’s kind of the story of who he’s always been.” It’s been more than two years since Pelts passed away from a heart attack in 2013, but his legacy lives on through the family business, a staple in the Memphis community since the company’s beginnings in 1984. Pelts’ strong work ethic, commitment to quality, dedication to Corky’s employees and generous contributions to the community are still pillars of the brand to this day. And then there’s the food, of course. It remains a local standout and — especially now, as the holidays approach — a way for the Pelts family to make events and celebratory gather-

ings extra special. “Of course our barbecue always had to be good, but Dad was really about the full experience — the décor, the service, the Southern hospitality — and that’s what we do with our Corky’s catering and Simply Delicious as well,” said Woodman, who participates in all aspects of the business, including overseeing Simply Delicious Caterings, the company’s high-end, “beyond barbecue” catering division. “We’re not just going to deliver food. We’re going to make it an experience for the clients and make each event special.” Launched in 2011, Simply Delicious is just one example of the extensive evolution of the family operation, helmed by Woodman, her husband Andy Woodman, her brother Barry Pelts and her mother Linda Pelts, who has stepped back in her involvement but still ofers input. Most Memphians know how the Corky’s story began: With a prime Poplar Avenue location where Pelts manifested his dream of an upscale barbecue restaurant with consistently good food, a lively atmosphere and the added bonus of a drivethru window — a novelty for that caliber of restaurant at the time. Today, that original restaurant has grown to a full-ledged barbecue company, thanks in part to the leadership of Barry Pelts, who came onboard with the company in 1991, and Andy Woodman, who joined the team in 1995. “Don always believed one restaurant was enough until the guys came in,” Linda Pelts said. “They pushed the idea of more and he was always so supportive of their visions.” Now the restaurant has four Mid-South locations, plus franchises. In addition, Corky’s is the featured barbecue brand on the QVC home shopping television network, and its grocery products are sold in more than 3,000 locations. The company has a fulillment center

Simply Delicious Caterings is another success story in the Corky’s brand. Daughter of founder Jim Pelts, Tricia Woodman is involved in all aspects of the business. “We’re not just going to deliver food. We’re going to make it an experience for the clients and make each event special, Woodman said.”

“What separates us from most barbecue restaurants is that they’re restaurants and we’re a barbecue company with eight divisions,” Barry Pelts said. “We’ve seen double-digit sales growth since the day we opened.”

division, Prime Time Strategic Partners, in an 80,000-squarefoot warehouse, along with a 35,000-square-foot USDA-inspected processing facility. Then there are the catering divisions, along with Corky’s concessions services. Most recently, the com-

pany has launched a revamped website at corkysbbq.com — just in time for ordering holiday gifts. “What separates us from most barbecue restaurants is that they’re restaurants and we’re a barbecue company with eight divisions,” Barry Pelts said. “We’ve

seen double-digit sales growth since the day we opened.” Among those accomplishments, the family is especially proud of the number of Memphians they’ve employed, currently about 400, and how happy those employees are, Pelts said. “Our average manager has been with us for 22 years and our average hourly employee has been with us about 16 years. That’s totally unheard of in the restaurant business,” Barry Pelts said. Warehouse manager Gregory Harris is one of those employees. He’s been with the company for 27 years, starting as a busboy when he was 16. Like most people who knew Don Pelts, Harris has fond memories of the Corky’s founder, including a time when Harris was about to leave to pursue a career in the military. “Don called my mother and said, ‘I want you to understand that if he stays, I’m going to take care of him; I’m going to advance him in the company,’” Harris said. He stayed. And that level of caring is still prominent in the Pelts family, he said.

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My colleague Scott Hill told me about the BLT at The Links at Galloway golf course. “They really pile up the bacon,” he said as he measured an inch or so with his ingers. “Not two slices.” And, he said, “It’s really tasty.” First of all, I love the Galloway clubhouse. It reminds me of a mini Churchill Downs without the horses. Footage from a golf tournament played on a wide screen TV when I stopped by on a weekday. It was lunchtime, so golfers already were illing up tables. One solitary BLT wrapped in cellophane was left on a plate on the counter. The bacon really was an inch or so high. I grabbed the sandwich. Trip Campbell and Andrea Smith with the pro shop gave me the history of the Galloway BLT. “Mickey Barker, our pro

here for 12 years, and his wife had done some food at clubs they worked for,” Campbell said. “He was the pro, she was over food services.” They came up with bacon, lettuce and tomato because it was a sandwich that was easy to “grab and go,” Campbell said. Galloway uses ive to six slices of applewood smoked “thick cut” bacon per sandwich. They bake the bacon for 15 to 20 minutes on a big baking sheet in the oven instead of frying it, Campbell said. A lot of the grease runs of when it’s baked, but not all of it. They believe in “the power of bacon grease” for the great lavor, he said. Smith said she bakes the bacon at 450 degrees. “I crank it all the way up,” she said. “There’s nothing worse than undercooked bacon.” You can order the sandwich, which comes with bibb lettuce, on lightly toasted white or wheat bread. They add mayon-

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Community COLLIERVILLE

Education Foundation going strong for nearly 20 years Special to The Weekly

In the spring of 1988 at a Collierville Rotary Club meeting, a conversation about giving back to local teachers sparked the beginning of the Collierville Education Foundation. John Green of John Green & Company took immediate action and began asking area realtors and home builders to help fund a Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon before the start of the next school year. “People wanted to live in Collierville because of our great schools, and our success as realtors and homebuilders was a direct relection upon our teachers. Many of us wanted to give back” said Green. On Aug. 19, 1988 the irst Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon was held by contributions of only $50 from 26 sponsors. The following year, sponsorship grew to 150 local businesses and individuals contributing to the luncheon. For nearly 10 years the Teacher Appreciation Luncheons continued through the organization of a committee under the Collierville Chamber of Commerce. In 1996, Green started the process to transform the charitable efort into a foundation, with the mission of providing educational opportunities beyond the regular school budget. Earning its 501c3 status in 1997, the Collierville Education Foundation (CEF) was oicially formed. While the annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon still continues today, CEF also hosts a Bowl-a-thon for teachers, administrators and PTA members, as well as two fundraising events, the Drive for Education Golf Tournament and

For nearly 20 years, Collierville Education Foundation has provided grants to area teachers. Recently, members of the foundations stopped by Sycamore Elementary and handed donation checks to educators.

the Classic Car and Bike Show, hosted at Central Church. For the past six years, the Collierville Police Department and Landers Ford donated proceeds from the car show totaling more than $134,000. The Town of Collierville also supports CEF through an annual grant. Currently, CEF is awarding $65,000 in grants to six Collierville schools. On Nov. 12, three teachers at Sycamore Elementary School received grants for various program needs. Lynn Rushdi, Sycamore librarian, said that students often have requests for new books that the library simply doesn’t have on its shelves. “We have a lot of upper level readers at Sycamore,” commented Rushdi, “Without the support of the Collierville Education Foundation and local businesses,

we wouldn’t be able to purchase their requests.” With supplementing educational programs as the goal for the foundation, the board’s selection process, and the board itself, is extremely fair. Using a blind merit selection, board members choose a grant recipient with requests that meet the needs of certain criteria including number of students impacted, originality, practicality and future use. The board members themselves are also nonbiased members of the community, excluding educators, school board members and politicians. In addition to nonpartisan board members, CEF awards grants solely to Collierville Schools. “We had to have the bilaws rewritten recently to relect the new school system,” said Green. While Green is not as active in CEF as he was in the

beginning, he is a lifetime member of the foundation. One of his last major projects with CEF was creating an endowment named after wife and former teacher, Marilyn. He wants to make sure that the foundation will still be able to contribute annually to Collierville teachers even during hard economic times. A 100 percent volunteer organization, CEF awards an average of $65,000 to $75,000 in grant money every year. In 2014, the total was more than $100,000. Since CEF was established, the group has raised more than $1.3 million in grants for Collierville educators. The current president, Dr. Molly Henderson, wants to continue growing support for CEF including the development of more corporate partnerships. “We have a lot of lo-

cal support. Carrier and Landers Ford have been Platinum Sponsors for years, and we are extremely grateful for their contributions,” said Henderson. “However, there is opportunity out there to gain even more.” Platinum Sponsors contribute more than $3,000 annually and typically request a speciic area for the grant to cover. For example, the Carrier Corporation supports STEM programming. Other Platinum Sponsors include Central Church, the Collierville Police Department, John Green & Company Realtors, and the Town of Collierville. CEF also has Friends of Education Sponsorship with a long list of individuals and businesses who annually give toward the grants. With successful annual fundraisers and activities

in place, Henderson is also looking for fresh ideas. “We have a lot that happens late in the summer, and early fall. It would be nice to have a spring fundraiser, especially with student involvement,” said Henderson. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to assist with fundraisers and activities associated with CEF, except for the Bowla-thon, which is an adultonly event. “I don’t even let my 15-year-old son attend that one,” said Henderson. “It’s a fun, social event for teachers and PTA members to have an adult night out. All the proceeds raised from ticket sales go toward the grant program.” To learn more about applying for grants, sponsorship or volunteering, visit colliervilleeducationfoundation.org.

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The 2015 TMTA Area Math Competition was held at the University of Memphis. Briarcrest’s Jaret Bennett placed in the top 10 in the state competition in of Algebra I.

Mario Aviles’s Farmington Falcons 5K Club qualified for the Tennessee State Cross Country Elementary Championships in Knoxville. While competing on Oct. 24, the girls team came in sixth place and the boys team came in fourth. Tannon Wilson came in 38th place for the boys team and Adley Aaron came in 18th place for the girls team. She was named to the All State Team.

LEFT: Adnan Shihaibar, Kaitlyn Denny and Cooper Nelson, all students at Schilling Farms Middle, attended the school’s Mini Maker Faire, which was held at the Collierville Barnes & Noble.

Donuts with Dad is a Riverdale tradition. During the event, Riverdale fathers had a chance to enjoy a few sweet treats with their kids.

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Schools ACHIEVEMENT

Collierville High teams win state titles By Courtney Ellett Special to The Weekly

Col l ier v i l le H ig h School’s varsity and junior varsity pom teams competed in the 2015 TSSAA Dance Championship on Nov. 14 at MTSU where they took home irst-place honors and respective division titles for their pom routine. “These wins were the result of a season full of hard work by our teams,” said Terrance Moore, the team’s teacher sponsor. “We’re excited to take that energy and dedication to the national stage in a few months.” Both teams also competed at Mid-South regionals in October and both snagged a irst-place

win at that competition, as well. State and regional competitions are hosted by the Universal Dance Association. The varsity and JV squads will compete for a national title at UDA’s 2016 National Dance Team Championship in Orlando in January. The teams will appear in the Town of Collierville’s Christmas Parade on Dec. 4. Members of the 2015-16 CHS varsity dance team are Lizzy Boyd, Hannah Adams, Madison Molnar, Abby Smither, Kaitlyn Brown, Emily Duke, Megan Calitri, Anna May, Jewelia Carrier, Ashton Martin, Anna Lauren Kornegay, Rebecca Manseau, Robin Edwards, Sage Harris, Savannah Liebenrood, Ashley Maxwell, Brae

Michelotti, Kristin Smith, Kennedi Hamilton, Carleigh Schaefer, Julianne Murphy, Sophie Pittman, Conner Johnson, Morgan Molnar, Madeline Thomas, Emily Marszalek and Maggie Miles. The junior varsity squad members are Jeri Raines, Lauren Hurley, Amanda Jack, Haley Rodgers, Victoria Person, Amelia McGowan, Abigail Baker, Mirielle Erpelding, Hannah Proctor, Carlie Graham, Haylee Burton, Anna Marie Haycook, Alexia Wooten, Ashley Stephenson, Keagan Coile, Anna Hicks, Blaklee Martin, Victoria Smith, Taylor Mercer and Anna Lewis. Courtney Ellett is with Obsidian Public Relations.

The Collierville High School varsity and JV pom teams took home first place in their respective divisions at the 2015 TSSAA Dance Championship. The Collierville Middle School pom team also took first place in pom in their division. All three teams are coached by Carol Lloyd.

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Sports MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY 35, CBHS 14

NORTHPOINT 38, USJ 14

Saulsberry leads Trojans to 13th straight victory and title game Next up: St. George’s, for D2-A championship By John Varlas varlas@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2350

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Christian Brothers senior Austin Lee (left) rushed for 184 yards and scored two touchdowns in his inal game for the Purple Wave. CBHS fell to Montgomery Bell 35-14 on Friday night.

EMOTIONAL END CBHS’ irst season under McDaniel ends with semiinal loss By Jason Williams Special to The Commercial Appeal

After the inal high school game of his career, Christian Brothers’ running back Austin Lee tried describing the impact his irst-year head coach, Thomas McDaniel, has had on him, but words were not enough. Instead Lee broke down crying in McDaniel’s arms after a 35-14 loss to Montgomery Bell Academy. “You’ve got bigger things ahead of you,” McDaniel told Lee. “You’ve had an unbelievable year.” Lee was the quiet leader of a resurgent Purple Wave team that made it to the semiinals of the Division 2-AA playofs one year after a 6-5 season. He inished the season with 1,594 yards and 25 touchdowns along with being nominated for Mr. Football honors. “I love Coach McDaniel,” Lee said. “He’s made such a big diference. I

wouldn’t choose to play with anybody else. I love this team.” Lee scored two touchdowns for the Purple Wave and rushed for 184 yards. After starting quarterback Keagan Voss limped of the ield in the irst quarter, Lee carried an even heavier load. He responded with a 48-yard touchdown where he broke a couple arm tackles by Big Red defenders. Sophomore Connor DeFreece replaced Voss at quarterback for the Purple Wave. MBA matched CBHS’ Austin Lee with their own star running back in junior Ty Chandler. Chandler rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns. Chandler, the other nominee for Division 2-AA Back of the Year along with Lee, scored on runs of 55, 6, 20 and 3. While the season ends with a 9-3 record and semiinal appearance, McDaniel said the program is heading in the right direction. “We made great strides this year,” McDaniel said. “It’s not where we want to be at the end of the year, but this senior group really took this program a long ways one year removed from a 6-5 season...”

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As one of Northpoint’s captains Friday night, Christian Saulsberry gestured emphatically after his team won the coin toss. The message was clear: “Give me the ball.” And it worked like a charm. Saulsberry returned the opening kickof 93 yards for a touchdown and added two more scoring runs before halftime as the Trojans improved to 13-0 and advanced to the Division 2-A state championship game with an emphatic 3814 victory over University School of Jackson. Their opponent Dec. 3 in Cookeville will be St. George’s, which got three touchdowns from Mr. Football finalist Chase Hayden in a 28-6 victory over Harding. “It’s surreal; it really hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Northpoint coach Greg Wallace. “This isn’t something that happens every day. We have some kids that have been playing hurt all year, but they’re playing for each other and playing the right way.” After Northpoint labored to a victory in last week’s game against Donelson Christian Academy, Saulsberry got things of to a much better start Friday, taking the opening kickof back 93 yards. Saulsberry then added touchdown runs of 13 and 5 yards in the second quarter to send the Trojans into halftime leading 24-0.

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Northpoint’s Christian Saulsberry returns the opening kickof 93 yards for a touchdown Friday night against University School of Jackson. Northpoint improved to 13-0 with a 38-14 victory.

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Whitehaven at Ravenwood CLASS 4A

East at Nashville Pearl Cohn CLASS 2A

Trezevant at Jackson Trinity Christian

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St. George’s vs. Northpoint, 3 p.m.

The senior ended the game with 198 yards on 32 carries. While Saulsberry did the damage on ofense, Tyree Bryant led a ferocious defensive efort that left Bruins quarterback Easton Underwood scrambling for his life on several occasions. Blake Hardin snufed

out one USJ drive with a goal-line interception and Matthew Whiting got another pick in the third quarter that set up Nelson Fabrizius’ 38 yard scoring run that made it 31-0. Fabrizius, who ran for 122 yards on 17 carries, added a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth. St. George’s (12-1) used a big efort from Hayden, who ran for 137 yards on 23 carries. The junior opened the scoring with a 38-yard run in the irst quarter. Harding (10-2) made it 7-6 when Zac Montgomery connected with Calvin Austin on a 39-yard touchdown pass. Quarterback Ben Glass (15 carries, 100 yards) then made it 14-6 with a 1-yard sneak before Hayden put it away with touchdown runs of 2 and 3 yards in the second half. The latter was set up by a 53-yard run. “(St. George’s) coach (David) Carter does a great job with that program and these are the types of games you want to play,” Wallace said of the title game matchup. “They’re going to bring it. It’s going to be a war.”

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‘Mr. Football’ finalists to play in all-star game By John Varlas varlas@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2350

Three Mr. Football inalists head the rosters for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl high school all-star football game, presented by Conway Services ARS and the Governor’s highway safety oice. CBHS running back Austin Lee — who is a inalist in the Division 2-AA back category — and St. George’s ofensive lineman Jacob Still (D2-A lineman) will both play for the Blue team in the 14th annual game, which takes place at Memphis University School and kicks of at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. Whitehaven ofensive lineman Delvin Salter, who is a inalist in the 6A lineman category, was named to the Red team but is injured and won’t play. Several players who have already made their college choices known will also play, headed by Whitehaven defensive back Donte Vaughn (Notre Dame), wide receiver Kerrick Jones (Navy) and defensive tackle Michael Perry (Jacksonville State) along with MUS linebacker Tim Hart (Tennessee) and wide receiver Thomas Pickens (Memphis). Whitehaven — which defeated Wilson Central in a AAA quarterinal game on Friday — had six players chosen, more than any other school. Ridgeway had ive players selected. Tickets for the game are $10 and $5 for children six and under. The game will be broadcast on 87.7 FM.

SOCCER STARS HONORED Several local girls soccer players have received all-state honors from the Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association. Houston — which won its second Class AAA state title in three years on Oct. 31 — led the local contingent with ive players: forward Gabby Little; midfielder

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Christian Brothers High School’s Austin Lee is scheduled to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star game on Dec. 12 at Memphis University School. The game, presented by Conway Services ARS and the Governor’s highway safety oice, kicks of at 2:30 p.m.

Paola Ellis; defenders Taylor White and Katrina Ostrom; and goalkeeper Kaylee Hammer. Division 2-AA state champion Briarcrest is represented by forward Brittany Hatmaker and midielder Alyssa Neuberger while forward Molly Martin, midielders Jordan Ricketts and Maddy Stolnicki and defender Catelyn Somogyi were chosen from D2-A winner ECS. Other local players honored in AAA: Collierville forward Kami McGhee and defender Emily

Woods; Arlington defender Erin Yonak and goalkeeper Ashton Shields; Bartlett defender Carly Eakin; White Station defender Caroline Duncan; and Munford defender Emily Montgomery. Also named in Division 2-AA were St. Agnes forward Cora Turner and midielder Amanda Lammey. St. George’s forward Sydney Brown and defender Karina Jensen and St. Mary’s defender Olivia House made the Division 2-A squad.

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1. London McGhee, WR, Manassas, 6-0, 185; 2. Cedric Carter, DB, Cordova, 6-1, 185; 3. Lilotis Walker, RB, Ridgeway, 5-10, 200; 4. Marcus Moore, DL, Douglass, 6-3, 215; 5. James Smith, QB, Manassas, 6-3, 230; 6. Aaron Davis, DB, Christian Brothers, 5-10, 175; 7. Everett Mitchell, WR, Arlington, 5-10, 160; 8. Eldon Tyms, QB, Millington, 5-11, 190; 9. Josh Malone, DB, Ridgeway, 5-10, 180; 10. Justin Swift, LB, Trezevant, 6-1, 200; 11. Cole Kelly, WR, Christian Brothers, 5-10, 190; 12. John Johnson, Cordova, WR, 6-12, 185; 13. Christion Willett, Germantown, LB, 6-1, 180; 14. A.J. Hightower, Tipton-Rosemark Academy, 6-2, 180; 15. Flavyous Warren, LB, Northside, 5-9, 185; 17. LaMarcus Young, DB, Bartlett, 5-10, 175; 18. Bryan Lewis, WR, Arlington, 6-1, 175; 19. Hunter Hill, WR, Briarcrest, 5-10, 185; 20. Drew Croegaert, RB, Evangelical Christian School, 5-9, 180; 22. LiDarrion Seymour, RB, Manassas, 5-7, 160; 24. LaZachary Rhodes, RB, Bolton, 5-10, 180; 25. Eric Thomas, ATH, KIPP, 5-10, 170; 32. Zach Camp, LB, Brighton, 6-0, 210; 33. Austin Lee, RB, Christian Brothers, 5-7, 195; 40. Jalen Steward, DL, Overton, 6-3, 240; 44. Ben Hill, DL, Christian Brothers, 6-4, 240; 45. Chris Parrino, DB, Collierville, 5-10, 165; 50. Frank Clemons, DL, Cordova, 6-2, 225; 51. Clarence Thornton, OL, Ridgeway, 6-3, 285; 52. Terrance Brown, DL, Martin Luther King Prep, 5-11, 195; 54. Spencer Glass, OL, St. George’s, 6-1, 235; 55. Nicholas Wiseman, OL, Ridgeway, 6-2, 311; 59. Darron Johnson, LB, Ridgeway, 6-1, 225; 60. Cameron Freeman, OL, Arlington, 6-1, 255; 62. Jake McFerran, OL, Bartlett, 6-2, 260; 66. Ryan Young, OL, St. George’s, 6-4, 260; 68. Billy White, DL, Craigmont, 6-2, 290; 72. Jacob Still, OL, St. George’s, 6-2, 290; 74. Marquez Robinson, OL, Cordova, 6-5, 285; 76. Paul Robinson, DL, Millington, 6-3, 320; 81. Jose Hernandez, K-P, Cordova, 6-0, 185; 88. Carter Oliver, DL, Briarcrest, 6-2, 220. Head coach: Tom Nix (Christian Brothers). Assistant coaches: David Carter (St. George’s); Carl Coleman (Manassas); Anthony Jones (Cordova); Carson Hunter (Rossville); Thomas McDaniel (Christian Brothers); Teli White (Trezevant).

1. Tim Hart, LB, MUS, 6-1, 215; 2. Donte Vaughn, DB, Whitehaven, 6-2, 195; 3. Adam Boyce, Wr, Lausanne, 5-9, 152; 4. Anthony Foster, QB, Carver, 6-2, 180; 5. Tyree Bryant, DL, Northpoint, 6-2, 230; 6. Nickell Herron, LB, Southwind, 6-0, 180; 7. Jonathan Robinson, ATH, Hamilton, 6-0, 180; 8. Chanse Pullen, WR, Houston, 6-3, 205; 9. Collin Tatko, TE, Northpoint, 6-6, 245; 10. Rodney Saulsberry Jr., DB, Whitehaven, 5-9, 170; 11. Kerrick Jones, WR, Whitehaven, 5-11, 170; 12. Burk Williams, QB, White Station, 5-11, 170; 14. Eric Banks, QB, East, 6-5, 215; 15. Thomas Pickens, WR, MUS, 6-2, 190; 16. Colton Cochran, WR, St. Benedict, 6-0, 195; 17. Curtis Warr, Sheield, TE, 5-11, 213; 18. Derek Garner, WR, Wooddale, 5-10, 155; 19. Brian Puckett, WR, Central, 6-0, 165; 20. Ramsey Hailey, WR, White Station, 5-8, 175; 21. Isaiah Thompson, WR, Mitchell, 6-1, 180; 22. Christian Saulsberry, RB, Northpoint, 5-7, 188; 24. Jeremiah Evans, DB, Fairley, 5-11, 180; 25. Calvan Scott, LB, Mitchell, 6-0, 220; 27. Herb McGowan, DB, Kirby, 5-11, 175; 28. Khari Henley, DB, FACS, 6-0, 160; 30. LaDarius Burks, RB, MAHS, 5-10, 204; 32. Tyler Brewer, RB, Southwind, 5-9, 200; 35. Doni Thomas, K, Lausanne, 6-0, 170; 41. R.J. Myers, DL, Houston, 6-0, 275; 43. Amadou Fofana, DL, Mitchell, 6-5, 240; 47. Jason Harris, LB, Carver, 6-1, 210; 50. Wayne Eades, DL, Central, 6-1, 250; 52. Cameron Sesley, DL, Hillcrest, 6-0, 250; 54. Jesse Brookins, OL, East, 6-2, 265; 55. Jeremiah Newson, DL, Southwind, 5-11, 240; 56. Corey Ladley, OL, Northpoint, 6-2, 265; 57. Terrance Johnson, LB, BTW, 5-11, 218; 70. Acari Mason, OL, Southwind, 6-3, 290; 71. David Nelson, OL, MUS, 6-3, 260; 72. Tommie Harper, OL, Central, 6-1, 200; 75. Jamecole Banks, 5-10, 265; 76. Michael Perry, DL, White Station, 6-2, 320; Delvin Salter, Whitehaven, OL (injured). Head coach: Glenn Rogers Sr. (South Side). Assistant coaches: Will Hudgens (Houston); Joe Rocconi (Wh. Station); Glenn Rogers Jr. (MUS); Rodney Saulsberry (Whitehaven); Rahnmann Slocum (Southwind), Greg Wallace (Northpoint Christian).

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Natasha, a senior, is a well-rounded student who is gifted academically. She has maintained a 4.34 weighted grade point average in both her school courses and within the Junior Reserve Oficer Training Corp (JROTC). As a JROTC Cadet, Natasha has excelled as a leader. She has been involved in the Unarmed Drill Team and as Assistant Administrative Oficer. Because of her outstanding leadership ability and the trust of the other cadets, she was promoted to a Commander position for this school year. She received a medal for being in the top ive for the Women in Cadet Challenge, and she received the “Outstanding Citizenship Award” from the JROTC headquarters as a sophomore. In addition, Natasha is a member of the school’s Honor Orchestra. She received Superior ratings for violin performances the past three years through Orchestra and Symphonic band. She earned the former Memphis City Schools William H. Sweet Award for Academic Excellence three times. She is involved in “Operation Stand Down,” a Veterans event that helps veterans in need. She is a two-year member of the Green Wolverines where she works in the gardens to create awareness of healthy choices.

Sierra Schulz | Munford High School | Career-Technical/ROTC

Sierra, a senior, is a trend-setter and leader in the school. She holds a 3.95 grade point average and scored 29 on the ACT. She currently ranks in the top ive percent of her class and has earned 12 hours of college credit. She serves as president for the 200+ member chapter of FFA (Future Farmers of America). She also holds the ofice of West Tennessee Regional Reporter. She is committed to improve her community through Career-Technical Education. She earned irst in the state in Prepared Pubic Speaking, informing her audiences of innovative ways to use food waste. Her topic engaged local interest groups and earned her a place to compete on the national stage, where she placed in the top ten in the nation. Active in all aspects of school life, Sierra was one of the irst female students to compete on the varsity wrestling team. She earned the titles of region champion and third in the state. She has earned the Academic Achievement Award each of her high school years. She is a member of the National Spanish Honor Society and has won numerous Spanish competition awards. Sierra also volunteers every summer as a Lamb Camp and Goat Camp Counselor.

Emily Cooper | Brighton High School | Career-Technical/ROTC

Emily, a senior, is a top student in the career-technical education program. She holds a 3.6042 grade point average and scored 29 on the ACT. She has taken Principles of Agriculture, Small Animal Care, Greenhouse Management and Fundamentals in Education. Currently, she is taking Leadership Communications and Family Studies. She received the Cardinal Academic Excellence Award the past two years. She is vice-president of records for FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America). She has been a Gold Medalist at the District STAR event competition and the 2015 state leadership conference. In addition, Emily has attended the state and national FFA (Future Farmers of America) conventions for the past three years. She earned a Greenhand FFA degree in 2012 and a chapter degree in 2014. She earned irst place in West Tennessee and a third place in the state for the Ceremonies CDE. Emily volunteers with the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Porter Leath Head Start Center, Keep Tipton Beautiful, March of Dimes and Relay for Life. She has participated in several charity runs, worked for Barnyard Buddies, Agventures and horse camps for elementary students.

Rebecca Buchanan | Bolton High School | Career-Technical/ROTC

Rebecca, a senior, is a self-motivated student with a keen interest in medicine. She holds a 4.10 weighted grade point average and scored 27 on the ACT. She has taken a rigorous course load of 14 Honors classes, one Advanced Placement Class and four Dual Enrollment classes. She has earned eight college credit hours in Science through The University of Memphis. She is president of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and has placed in state competition. A very involved student, Rebecca is captain of the Marching Band Color Guard. With seven years of experience playing the French horn, she was tapped to be the French horn section leader. She also has been a member of The University of Memphis Honor Band. She is a member of the National Honor Society and the 30+ Club. Rebecca has compassion for others and demonstrates it through her work with the Best Buddies Program at Bolton. Rebecca is treasurer of this special needs group of students and helps ensure that they are included in campus life. She also volunteers with the Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Bolton Food Pantry and campus beautiication.

Jordan Chestney | Lewisburg High School | Career-Technical/ROTC

Jordan, a senior, excels in the CTC East Logistics program through DeSoto County Schools. He holds a 3.3462 grade point average while establishing himself as a leader in operational terms and human resource management. He was selected by his peers to be the Overall Manager for the live distribution book processing center and warehouse. Jordan’s experiences in the Logistics program include a wide variety of operational methodology, resource management and higher level decision making processes. Recently, Jordan earned the rank of Eagle Scout, where he served as Senior Patrol Leader. He is a member of the SkillsUSA organization that partners with students and teachers to ensure America has a skilled workforce. While a CTC student, Jordan has earned the highest academic average for Transportation and Logistics. He also was named Student of the Semester in 2014. He leads a team of 23 students who perform inbound and outbound logistics services. He also manages a book inventory in excess of 100,000 units. He is responsible for IT operations within the warehouse and management of the time and attendance system. He maintains shipping and receiving computer systems hardware and oversees the operations and accuracy of the time clock system.

Bailee Moss | Covington High School | Career-Technical/ROTC

Bailee, a senior, is a hard working student who demonstrates strong leadership skills daily. She holds a 3.93 grade point average as she pursues a dificult schedule of classes. She was selected for the TOTAL Youth Leadership program during her junior year. She is president and a four-year member of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). She won irst place in regional HOSA competition three times. During her junior year, she placed irst at the state level and second at national competition in California. An active student, Bailee is a three year member of the football cheerleading squad and is captain this year. She is senior class secretary and secretary of the Student Council. She has been inducted into the National Honor Society and is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the school choir. Bailee has volunteered for “Go Lucy Go” 5K for three years and with Operation Christmas Child and the Memphis Union Mission. She also works with the Student Council to grant a child’s wish with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Bailee is respected by her peers, goaloriented and always willing to help others.

Jackson Bentley | Collierville High School | Career-Technical/ROTC

Jackson, a senior, is an outstanding student and top member of the Health Science Education Department in the school. He holds a 4.59 weighted grade point average and scored 35 on the ACT. He is ranked third in a competitive class of 468 seniors. A four-year member of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), Jackson has played a major role in organizing and executing blood drives for students. He has served as treasurer of the organization and was nominated as the school’s representative for Careers in Medicine Program. In addition, Jackson is a National Merit Semiinalist, an AP Scholar with Distinction and member of the Cum Laude Society. He earned perfect scores of ‘5’ on eight AP exams and a perfect score of 800 on the SAT Math II subject test. An exceptional athlete, Jackson has been captain of both his high school and club soccer teams for the past three years. He is a valuable member of the Knowledge Bowl Team and has been selected to compete in the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association competition the past three years. He has been tapped for the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta, National Spanish Honor Society and National Science Honor Society.

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“Star Wars.” More speciically: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” For many, this annual survey of “holiday movies” — the ilms opening in local theaters from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, more or less — can end right now. For these folks, the season — the year, the decade — is all about the new “Star Wars” movie, pointedly not advertised in trailers or posters as “Episode VII,” whatever the Internet Movie Database claims.

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A Memphis classic is enshrined, a local riser hits the open road Jennifer lawrence follows “Silver linings Playbook” and “American Hustle” with an oddball biopic about the single mother who invented the “Miracle Mop.” “Youth”: Michael Caine meets Harvey Keitel? Sounds like a dream team for a geriatric gangster saga, but this is the story of a retired orchestra conductor (Caine) who is invited by Queen Elizabeth to perform at Prince Phillip’s birthday concert. Keitel plays a ilm director, but this ilm’s director is Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”). “The Big Short”: Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Steve Carell head the ensemble cast of this drama about the bursting of the housing and credit bubbles. The ilm was inspired by the noniction best-seller by Michael lewis, author of “The Blind Side.” “Point Break”: No Oscar talk here, as Edgar Ramirez and luke Bracey take the Patrick Swayze/Keanu Reeves roles in a remake of the 1991 heist cult classic, with extreme sports replacing suring. “Daddy’s Home”: Mildmannered stepdad Will Ferrell is threatened by the return of his wife’s ex-husband, Mark Wahlberg. Gotta say, those trailers promise a very funny movie.

A Memphis-made masterpiece will take its place in the Grammy Hall of Fame. James Carr’s 1967 recording of “The Dark End of the Street” — a Southern soul classic penned by Memphians Dan Penn and Lincoln “Chips” Moman and released on the local Goldwax label — was included among the 26 tracks that will be added to the Grammy’s roll call of all-time great records. The Recording Academy conirmed this year’s additions to the hall on Nov. 18. Other tracks included in this year’s class were “Cold Sweat — Part 1” by James Brown, “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker, Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” and John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom.” The news of the Hall of Fame serves as a prelude to the nomination announcement for the 58th annual Grammy Awards. The nominees will be revealed on Dec. 7. Several major categories will be conirmed live on “CBS This Morning,” while the balance of the 83 categories will be announced via news release and made available on grammy.com immediately afterward. Expected in mid-December is the announcement of the Grammy Merit Awards for Lifetime Achievement and Trustees honors.

And now, dear reader, it’s your turn to say: That’s all ine and good, but when will Memphis get that much-publicized bloody/ snowy revenge Western? Oddly, I don’t even have to ask “Which one?,” because both Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful 8” and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “The Revenant” are set to open here Jan. 8.

BAKER TAKES TO THE ROAD Fast-rising Memphis singer-songwriter Julien Baker will be carrying the momentum she gained this year into 2016. The 20-year-old Baker has announced a January tour in support of her critically acclaimed debut album, “Sprained Ankle.” The Southern and East Coast jaunt will start in Louis-

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Will Smith stars as Dr. Bennet Omalu in the movie “Concussion.” Teresa (Juliet Stevenson), inspired by her confessional letters. “Chi-Raq”: Sounds fascinating: Director Spike lee examines gang violence in Chicago’s South Side via an adaptation of Aristophanes’ “lysistrata,” a Greek comedy from 411 B.C. in which women put an end to war by withholding sex from male warriors. The title combines“Chicago” with “Iraq,” to suggest the city has become a war zone.

DEC. 11 “Big Stone Gap”: Ashley Judd is a “self-proclaimed spinster” in this hopes-to-beheartwarming Appalachian comedy, written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, from her own best-seller. “In the Heart of the Sea”: Thar she blows! Director Ron Howard directs a 3D maritime epic, inspired by the 1820 tragedy of the whaling ship Essex, which provided inspiration for “Moby-Dick.” Expect star Chris Hemsworth’s muscle-lexing to be overshadowed by the computergenerated luke-lexing of the story’s angry bull sperm whale.

DEC. 18 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”: Can writer-director J.J. Abrams — whose script collaborators include lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote fan favorite “The Empire Strikes Back” — create a sequel that meets the impossibly high expectations of devotees while also satisfying moviegoers who simply crave a good actionadventure? Abrams certainly is going to try, but as Yoda advised: “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” “Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”: The warbling

rodents created by noveltyrecord producer Ross Bagdasarian in 1958 return for the fourth ilm in the current live-action-plus-CGI franchise. Coming after “The Squeakquel” (movie No. 2) and “Chipwrecked,” (No. 3). The pun of the subtitle — promoting Alvin, Simon and Theodore’s road trip to Miami — is pretty dang lame. “Sisters”: Hoping to reach the left-in-the-lurch signiicant others of “Star Wars” nerds, universal counterprograms with a comedy reunion of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.

DEC. 25 “Carol”: This Oscar-aspiring adaptation of a little-known same-sex love story from suspense specialist Patricia Highsmith (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”) stars should-benominated Rooney Mara as an inexperienced shopgirl wooed by a wealthy society matron, played by will-be-nominated Cate Blanchett. The director is Todd Haynes, returning to the 1950s period glamour of his “Far from Heaven.” “The Danish Girl”: More Oscar talk as Eddie Redmayne, who won an Academy Award earlier this year for portraying Dr. Stephen Hawking, tackles another challenging, transformative role: He plays lili Elbe, one of the irst known recipients of sexual reassignment surgery. The director is fellow Oscar-scooper Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”). “Concussion”: Will Smith is Dr. Bennet Omalu, the crusading real-life forensic pathologist who tried to get the NFl to recognize the link between football and brain injury. “Joy”: The team of director David O. Russell and actress

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PAVÉ PREVAILS Following up last week’s story on Marco Pavé, the Memphis rapper’s debut EP, “Perception,” was the most added hip-hop record on the CMJ (College Music Journal) charts this past week, with 35 stations putting it in their rotations. The 22-year-old Pavé performed a release show this past weekend in Memphis. Released on his Radio Rahim Music label, the ive-track “Perception” is the product of a period Pavé spent in Los Angeles last year working with a crew of noted producers, including Kenny Wayne, Ezi Cut, Fridae Blaque, TayTay The Pro, and Grammy-winning Memphis native Carlos Broady. The CMJ success follows up a strong showing for Pavé’s irst two singles, which earned notices in The Source, Respect, Allhiphop and Soul Train websites. “Perception” will be followed by a fulllength album, set to drop in early 2016. You can reach Bob Mehr at mehr@ commercialappeal.com or at 901529-2517.

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Exhibits explore abstraction and symbolism By Fredric Koeppel Special to The Commercial Appeal

It’s easy to assert that abstract art and representational art exist in diferent spheres. After all, abstract art has no content, so to speak, and representational art is all content, or so it would seem. The truth is that every painting creates its relationship with content, the world in which it lives and in which we perceive and understand it. Abstraction and representation often are much closer in spirit than we might suspect, a proposition conirmed, I think, in the exhibitions “Oh Happy Day,” by Beth Edwards, that closes today at DLG-TEMP, and “Layers: Work through the Decades,” by Anton Weiss, that closes Saturday at L Ross Gallery. “Layers” is a career retrospective display for Nashville artist Weiss, who is 79 and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Billed by the gallery as his last exhibition, the show ofers myriad points in the development of the artist’s skill and intuition about abstraction as well as a few melancholy moments in which we observe his abilities waning,

NEW ART SHOWS ANF Architects, 1500 Union Ave.: Sally Hughes Smith’s 47th solo exhibit. Show runs through Jan. 10, 2016. Call 901278-6868. anfa.com David Lusk GalleryMemphis, 64 Flicker: David Lusk Gallery hosts Ted Faiers: “Seasons Greetings,” Tuesday through Dec. 23. 10 a.m.-5:30

though so far his energy and desire seem to be robust. Here, then, in 24 works, lie the history of an artist, the evolution of his gesture and sense of meaning, the chronicle of their making. The revelations occur among a handful of works from the late 1980s through the late 1990s. These are a large monotype on paper, “Black and White Monotype with Brown,” and four untitled watercolors, each displaying remarkable luidity and diversity of movement and the relationship of forms and colors, all embodying a sense of ininite freedom. I wrote the word “beautiful” in my notes for each of them. Weiss’ technique and vision — I mean imaginative vision, not eyesight — sharpened a great deal when he switched mediums from oil to acrylic in the early 21st century, and his paintings took on size and depth and risk, becoming imposing and digniied yet with a skittish playful factor. Pieces like “Fortitude #2” from 2009, “Remnants 004” from 2011 and “Blue Horizon” from 2013 seem to me to be undisputed masterpieces.

“What could be so great about paintings of lowers?,” you may ask, in relation to Beth Edwards’ exhibition at David Lusk Gallery’s temporary space. You might as well ask of Cezanne, “What’s so great about apples?” The point is that Edwards’ work in this compact show achieves a state of transcendence rare in representational art. A painter of the utmost meticulousness, Edwards focuses closely on lowers like hydrangeas, day-lilies and poppies, with their stems and leaves and all the attendant aspects of light and shadow, and renders them into a state of the Platonic ideal, meaning in a state close to abstraction. What is abstraction, after all, but individuality subsumed by the import of inevitable? We sense in these hypnotic paintings the burgeoning and the lassitude of life, the multiplicity and fecundity of nature and the incipience of decline. “Death is the mother of beauty,” Wallace Stevens wrote in “Sunday Morning,” one of the greatest poems of the 20th century, and we feel in these gorgeous lightand color-illed works the

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Memphis College of Art’s Nesin Graduate School, 477 S. Main: “Breaking Narratives: MFA Thesis Exhibition,” through Dec. 12 in Hyde Gallery. Artists include Carrington Lemons, Annie

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TOP: Anton Weiss, “Interval #2.” BOTTOM: Beth Edwards, “Microcosm II.”

closing in of darkness. I always say that it’s folly to pick a favorite piece in an exhibition, yet I continue to exercise that reckless privilege. Oddly enough, “Fall II,” a por-

trait of a yellow rose, is the only one of the group that includes something other than a lower. In the background stands a portion of a red brick suburban house, of which

there are thousands in Memphis, a feature that lends a wholly diferent context to this painting, a feeling of a distant life beyond the intensity of the loral.

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Memphis College of Art, 1930 Poplar (Overton Park): Betsy Brackin Burch: “Knowing Places,” Tuesday through Dec. 10 in Rust Hall Alumni Gallery. Reception 6-8 p.m. Dec. 4. Artist’s work is tied to the beauty of the distinctive regions where she has lived and traveled. Hours: 8 a.m.-

Southside Gallery, 150 Courthouse Square, Oxford, Miss.: Andrew Blanchard and William Dunlap: “Southlandia,” through Dec. 12. Call 662-234-9090. southsideartgallery.com.

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community events Bartlett Bartlett’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will be 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Road. The festivities begin with live entertainment and soon after, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive and light the tree. Refreshments will follow. Pictures with Santa for a nominal fee and there will be several areas where children can make and take home Christmas crafts. The Bartlett Holiday Market is Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Bartlett Station Municipal Center, 5868 Stage. One stop shop for all of your holiday needs featuring vendors with crafts, handmade items, décor, jewelry, gifts and more. Email hollie.gardner@yahoo. com or visit on.fb.me/1HYWbPk. The Bartlett Library, 5884 Stage, invites kids to READ with Tootsie Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Children ages 5-11 can read to Tootsie, a registered pet therapy dog, for 15 minutes. Registration is required and opens the first of each month for that month’s session. Call 901-386-8968. The Missoula Children’s Theater will hold auditions at Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling Road, Monday at 4:30 p.m. There’s no charge to participate and 50 kids will be chosen for the onehour production of “Aladdin” that will be rehearsed and performed over a one-week period. Performances are Dec. 5 at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Visit bpacc.org. Also coming up: ■ Dec. 12: Vivace Christmas, 8 p.m. — Canadian vocal ensemble’s modern and passion-filled combination of classical and pop music performance. The powerful male voices with the emotionally driven female vocalists moved everyone to beg for their return. Their holiday concert will certainly be the highlight of your Christmas season. Tickets are $25. The Davies Manor Plantation Christmas Party will be Dec. 13, from 2-4 p.m. at the Hillwood Barn. The manor house will also be open for the festivities. Admission is free, and guests are encouraged to RSVP at 901-386-0715. The Marguerite Francis Music @ Noon concert series at Bartlett United Methodist Church, 5676 Stage, continues through December. The free concerts are held from 12:10-12:40 p.m. each Wednesday in the church’s sanctuary, with a light lunch available for purchase following each performance. Visit bartlettumc.org. Dec. 2: Martha Israel , Cantor, Trinity Lutheran Church. “Let it snow!” at the Bartlett Historical Society’s Christmas Open House at the Bartlett Museum/Gotten House, 2969 Court St. There will be two opportunities to view this extensive collection of snowmen, Dec.

The YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Blvd., hosts an informative talk on “Diabetes Management” Dec. 2. Learn about the importance of checking blood sugar levels, meal planning, medical tests, and more. Free and open to the community. Call 901-850-9622. Christmas In Collierville every Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., through Dec. 19 on the Collierville Town Square. Children of all ages are invited to bring a Christmas wish list to give to Santa. Bring a camera to take all the photos you want. Matthew Lee will present his art work exhibit at the Collierville Library, 501 Poplar View Parkway, starting Dec. 1. A reception for the artist will be Dec. 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Halle Room. The exhibit will be on display throughout the month. Visit colliervillelibrary.org or call 901-457-2600. Also coming up: ■ Monday: Book signing by Barry Wolverton, 6 p.m. Author discusses and signs “The Vanishing Island.” ■ Dec. 11: Star Wars Party, 4-6 p.m. Celebrate the release of the much-anticipated new Star Wars film with a lot of Star Wars fun. Participate in activities and games including lightsaber duels, building your own droid and fighting the Empire.

Cordova The Memphis Flea Market returns to Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove, Dec. 5-6. Featuring indoor booths overflowing with options in home décor, jewelry vendors, collectibles and more. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Call 901-276-3532 or visit memphisfleamarket.com. Also coming up: ■ Dec. 5: Holiday Craft Fair, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Agricenter’s annual Holiday Crafts Fair, featuring hand made crafts and baked goods from local artists. Contact Mark Hoggard at 901-355-1977. Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, 7350 Raleigh-Lagrange, hosts The Metamorphosis Project Dec. 12, from 5-8 p.m. Live auction to benefit LGBTQ homeless youth and the MGLCC youth services program. Admission is $50 and includes open bar and appetizers from local restaurants. Visit mglcc.org. The Mid-South’s most beloved holiday tradition comes back bigger and brighter during Orion Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park. Experience more than 2 million LED lights illuminating the park. Take pictures with Santa or ride a camel in the Mistletoe Village. Starry Nights opens Friday and will run through Dec. 27. Cost is $20 for car, truck or minivan, $50 for limo or 15 passenger van or $150 for charter or school bus. Visit shelbyfarmspark.org/starrynights. Chuckles Comedy Club, 1770 Dexter Springs Loop, will host LOL Memphis Sketch & Improv Comedy Show the second and fourth Monday of every month, from 7-9 p.m. Featuring improv games and sketch parodies. Cast members perform small sets throughout the show to introduce what’s coming next. Tickets are $10. Email lolmemphis10@gmail.com, visit chucklescomedyhouse.com or call 901-654-8594. Also coming up:

■ This weekend: Actor and comedian, Bill Bellamy for five shows. Performances are 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $27.50. ■ Dec. 4-5: Actress and comedian, Mo’Nique for four shows. Performances are 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $37.50.

Germantown Germantown Presbyterian, Germantown United Methodist and St. George’s Episcopal churches will hold a Thanksgiving Service at 7 p.m. today, hosted by St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2425 S. Germantown Road. The Rev. Will Jones from Germantown Presbyterian Church will be the preacher and Germantown United Methodist Church will provide the music. The community is invited to this annual tri-church event. PB&J presents: Holiday Sing-a-Long 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter. Jump in your most comfy pajamas and join us for a special holiday inspired PB & Jammies. Jeremy Shrader and friends are back for an all new show featuring your favorite Christmas and Hanukkah tunes inspired by the festivity of the season. Join us in the lobby afterward for some wintry craft activities and sweet treats. Tickets are $8. Visit gpacweb.com or call 901-751-7500. Also coming up: ■ Dec. 5-6: Musicians of IRIS, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. IRIS opens its annual concert highlighting the string virtuosi of IRIS Orchestra with a “Sweet Sixteen” work from the great American composer Samuel Barber. Tickets are $45-65. ■ Dec. 12: Holiday Concert featuring the Germantown Symphony with the Germantown Community Chorus, 7 p.m. Festive concert in celebration of the holiday session with both new and familiar holiday hits, always with a sing-along. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 students and seniors (plus handling fee). Germantown United Methodist Church, 2331 South Germantown Road, will host James A. Cornfoot during its Dec. 3 edition of the Brown Bag Lunch Series . The topic is “O Come All Ye Faithful: A History of Christmas Caroling” and program starts at 11 a.m. with lunch at noon. Free to attend. No reservations needed. Bring your sack lunch and enjoy the program and the fellowship; beverages provided. Call Luci Cromer at 901-755-0803 or Beverly Rhoads at 901-754-7216 ext. 107. The Uncommon Threads Quilt Guild meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:15 p.m. at Germantown United Methodist Church, 2331 Germantown Road. First two meetings are free to prospective members and a yearly membership is $25. Each meeting includes a lecture, snacks and meet and greet. Email utquiltguild@gmail.com or call 901853-6921.

Lakeland Lakeland presents its Christmas Festival Dec. 4, from 6-8:30 p.m. at I.H. Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Road. Christmas tree lighting ceremony, music, games, crafts and more. Santa will make his way to Canada Road’s North Pole, to hear the Christmas wishes of all the good little boys and girls of Lakeland. Kids will have an opportunity to write a letter to Santa.

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Community SNAPSHOTS The Saints were the overall cheer champions for the Flag Division in the Germantown Football League’s Cheer Of competition. The winning team members are Sophie Grace Bragorgos (front), Ramsey Harrison, Reese Richie, Kate Howell, Ella Dufey, Kalina Lambert, Caroline Nickel (middle), Riley Novarese, Addison Mitchell, Kerrington Robertson, Zoe van Drimmelen, coach Kylie Robertson (back), sponsors, Sunny Duffey and Carrie Howell.

James Coleman recently became an Eagle Scout. He earned 27 Merit badges and was inducted to Order of the Arrow. James’s Eagle Scout service project was leading 110 hours of service building a trail walkway for Big Hill Pond State Park. James is a senior at St. George’s Independent School.

Faith Lutheran Church and Preschool were involved in a project called S.E.R.V.E. Mid-South. Faith Lutheran students collected more than 24 cases of food for the Collierville Food Pantry.

New Neighbors members Patty Hawk (left) and Nancy Boatright (right) present a check from the New Neighbors Friends Fantasy Fundraiser to Suzanne Ware (center) of the Collierville Animal Shelter. They also delivered pet supplies donated by group members. The Collierville Animal Shelter is one of the many organizations that New Neighbors supports.

During a recent meeting, new members were inducted to Pegasus of Germantown. The newest club members are Gabriella Baker, Jan Aycock and Delia McPherson. They were joined by Hope Cook, Lisa Hale and Patricia Cook.

Brett Sanchez was awarded Eagle rank. So far, Brett has earned 24 Merit badges and was inducted to Order of the Arrow and earned his Brotherhood. Brett’s Eagle Scout service project was building a footbridge, improving a trail and cleaning a sump well for Big Hill Pond State Park. Brett will graduate from Christian Brothers High School in May.

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Ray Bennett shared his passion for herbs

Well-known herbalist dies at 90 The horticulture community lost a sage when Ray Bennett died Nov. 12 at age 90. For those of us who participated in the herb gardening revival of the 1980s, he was our go-to guy for information on growing herbs and selecting the tastiest and hardiest varieties. Many of us who met Bennett through the nascent Memphis Herb Society were at zero in our hands-on experience with herbs while he was already hovering at 10. Fortunately, he was just as keen on sharing what he knew as he was in practicing it, irst as a wholesale grower and later as the full-time herbalist at the old Trees by Touliatos. “He grew some of the most beautiful herbs you’ve ever seen in our greenhouse,” said Sarah Touliatos, who worked with Bennett in elevating the importance of herbs at the Whitehaven nursery founded by her late husband, Plato Touliatos. Under Bennett’s guidance, the nursery held Saturday morning seminars focusing on growing and using herbs. Evelyn Mosley remembers attending one where Bennett shared his soil-mix recipe. “I came home and told my husband we were going to mix up his dirt and plant herbs,” said Mosley, who became so passionate about herbs she served as president of the herb society and continues to speak to gardening groups about herbs, especially those with medicinal properties. Growing plants was in Bennett’s DNA. His father was a dairy farmer in the Bartlett area who switched to row crops when he moved to the Hughes, Arkansas, area. After a four-year stint as an Air Force bombardier during World War II, Bennett studied agriculture at Iowa State University and Mississippi State

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University. He raised soybeans and rice in the Marianna, Arkansas, area, about 20 miles from Hughes, where he lived with his late wife, Dorothy, and their children, Raeanne Collins and Michael Bennett. Collins remembers her father always being interested in using herbs in cooking, which he enjoyed as a hobby. “When he was recovering from pancreatitis and could not farm, he started growing some herbs just for us,” she said. It was then in the early 1980s that he began researching the possibility of growing herbs instead of crops. I always marveled at how he knew so much about herbs at a time when there were very few books available on growing herbs commercially or personally and certainly no Internet to speed the learning process. He did research in the Memphis library, contacted people in the extension service, agriculture business and seed catalogs, Collins said. “He wasn’t shy about writing to authors to get more information from then. He was voracious about it.” His passion for growing herbs corresponded with another big change in his life: his own recovery from alcoholism and a lifelong commitment to helping others achieve sobriety. “Herbs were essential to his recovery,” Collins said. Bennett was a frequent speaker at the annual herb festivals held at Anthony’s Herb Farm in Brighton, Tennessee. His subject often was scented geraniums, South African plants with fragrant leaves that he held in special esteem. “People came to the festival

Colorful coneflowers are seen on the front of the 2016 “Gardening in Shelby County” calendar produced by Memphis Area Master Gardeners. TOM RIEMAN

He (Bennett) grew some of the most beautiful herbs you’ve ever seen in our greenhouse.” Sarah Touliatos, Touliatos Nursery

Well-known herbalist Ray Bennett died Nov. 12 at age 90.

just to hear him,” said Jean Anthony, who operated the herb farm with her husband, Bob, until their retirement two years ago. “He made everything he talked about so interesting.” Lorraine Ferguson, also a past president of the herb society, remembers being one of several female society members who helped Bennett put on workshops on propagating herbs at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

“We called ourselves ‘the herbie girls,’” she said. “Ray had propagating from cuttings down to a science,” she said. During his tenure at Touliatos, Bennett sold more than herbs. He also helped customers select trees, shrubs and other plants. “When I went down there to buy a tree, he told me I needed to get a coral bark maple instead of the one I thought I wanted,” Skaggs said. “Every time I look at that tree, I am so glad Ray made me buy it.”

GARDENING CALENDAR It’s amazing how much plant and gardener information area Master Gardeners pack into their annual gardening calendar. And all of it is geared to local gardeners and the issues they face. You’ll ind tips for monthly

garden tasks, kitchen garden guides, lists of heat- and droughttolerant plants, deer-resistant plants, recommended native plants, contacts for resources with gardening information, meeting dates for various gardening groups and horticultural events and much more. Each month is illustrated by a photo taken by a Master Gardener, like the brightly colored conelowers featured on the cover by Master Gardener Tom Rieman, who is also the outgoing president of the Memphis Horticultural Society. Calendars, which cost $15, are available at memphisareamastergardeners.org and at the master gardeners’ oice at Agricenter International; the Memphis Botanic Garden, Dixon Gallery and Gardens and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Several independent nurseries are carrying them, as are three local bookstores and other retail outlets. As a nonproit organization, MAMG can only have two fundraisers per year and can sell the calendars only for 30 days or until Dec. 12. These make great Christmas gifts. For more information, call the Shelby County Extension Service at 901-752-1207.

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Jason Seek, conductor of the Collierville Middle eighth-grade band, leads the group through several patriotic songs during the ceremony.

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Chamber of Commerce November General Membership Luncheon

Gary Taylor

General Manager, Collierville Funeral Home

The November general membership luncheon was held November 11 at Ridgeway Country Club. The invocation and pledge was led by Daniel Hight, Director at Forever Young Senior Ve teran’s Organization. He led a special invocation honoring our nation’s veterans. At this meeting, members learned about our new programs, took a tour of our new website, met our new staff members, and discovered how they can get more out of their membership! For information on membership in the Collierville Chamber visit www.colliervillechamber.com.

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Taylor Hearing Centers located at 2028 W. Poplar Ave Suite 208 in Collierville. Pictured cutting the ribbon is Dr. Michael Steer and staff. Also pictured are chamber board members and Ambassadors. Taylor Hearing Centers services include a free comprehensive hearing evaluation as well as an expert consultation to discuss the results of the evaluation as it relates to helping you understand any degree of hearing loss that may exist and possible solutions to treat the effects. This comprehensive hearing evaluation includes an audiometric examination through an audiogram. Taylor Hearing Centers offer a variety of services to accommodate your personal hearing needs.

INDUSTRIAL ROUNDTABLE

The luncheon was generously sponsored by Dignity Memorial Funeral Home of Collierville.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Harbor Freight Tools Coming Soon to Collierville! BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

In conjunction with the Collierville Chamber of Commerce, BancorpSouth Houston Levee branch hosted their Annual Wine Down Business After Hours Event on Thursday, November 5 where bank staff , clients and chamber members gathered for a fun evening of networking and fellowship!

RIBBON CUTTINGS

The Collierville Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting for Signature at Schilling Farms luxury apartments located at 1074 Signature Hill Drive in Collierville. Southern charm meets state-of-the-art convenience at brand new Signature at Schilling Farms apartments in historic Collierville, Tennessee. Elegant architecture its seamlessly within the well-planned streets and avenues of 443-acre Schilling Farms, a mixed-use community where you can live, work, and play. Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner helped cut the ribbon! For more info visit www.mrgapartments.com

The Economic Development Committee of the Collierville Chamber hosted its annual Industrial Roundtable on Tuesday, November 17 at MCR Safety headquarters in Collierville. Pictured is our Guest Speaker Dr. Gary Fenter with the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce. The GMACW is an initiative of the Memphis & Shelby County Regional Economic Development Plan whose mission is to solve the Greater Memphis skills gap by aligning training and education programs with employers’ skills requirement, connect employers to costeffecting training and hiring support and drive coordination and improved outcomes among providers serving job candidates.

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP NETWORK The new Collierville Chamber Women’s Leadership Network held their kick-off luncheon Thursday, November 19 at Ridgeway Country Club. Guest Speaker was Carolyn Hardy, President | CEO of Blues City Brewery. The WLN is a new group that will help our members develop valuable business relationships, sharpen their leadership skills, grow professionally and personally and give them the opportunity to participate in activities that support local charitable, civic and cultural organizations. For more information about this exciting new program designed just for women visit www.colliervillechamber.com

UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS: The Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Mid-South ENT & Hearing Aid Center, Dr. Sri Naidu. Mid-South ENT Collierville location is 1458 W. Poplar Ave. Mid-South Ear, Nose and Throat has been in the business of caring for people since 1979. The practice has eight board-certiied otolaryngologists dedicated to providing quality care and treatment to the pediatric and adult community in the mid-south. Pictured cutting the ribbon is Dr. Sri Niadu and staff, chamber board members and Ambassadors. Visit www.mid-southent.com for more information.

December 9 - Collierville Chamber of Commerce General Membership Meeting. Come hear Rick Gering, Lead Pastor of Central Church deliver a special Christmas Message and hear the Central Church Ensemble perform beautiful holiday music. This month’s sponsor is Central Church. 11:30 AM-1:00 PM at Ridgeway Country Club. Reservations required. Register online at colliervillechamber.com. Please visit the Collierville Chamber website @ www.colliervillechamber.com for all the upcoming Holiday Events!

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Pak-Mail under New Ownership located at 1016 W. Poplar Suite 106 in Collierville. Pak-Mail is locally owned. We are one of the world’s premier packing and shipping companies for commercial and residential customers. Pictured cutting the ribbon is new owner Karen Febles and staff, chamber board members and Ambassadors. Fore more information visit www.pakmail.com

www.ColliervilleChamber.com Mission Statement: The mission of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce is to provide quality services and programs to its membership and to provide business leadership for the entire community in the vital areas of economic prosperity, education, and quality of life.