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Fast, Furriest 5K is Oct. 17 Annual run benefits Humane Society

By Katie Pemberton Special to The Weekly

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in January, Erica Bills, 38, stayed positive and strong. Her husband, Brian Bills, and their three children, Brianna, 17, Jackson, 9, and Hensley, 9 months, kept her going through it all.

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Overcoming odds Erica Bills continues to fight after cancer scare

By Kim Odom Special to The Weekly

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amily means everything to 38-year-old Erica Bills.

She adores her husband, Brian Bills, and their three children, Brianna, 17, Jackson, 9, and Hensley Bills, 9 months.

In January their world was turned upside down. It was four weeks after she and Brian had brought their new baby girl home from the hospital when they got the news that Erica had been dreading. The young mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Arlington wife and mom describes the journey

as a whirlwind.

“It all happened so fast,” she recalls. It began in her eighth month of pregnancy when she discovered a lump. A luid biopsy was performed and the test came back negative for cancer.

Although she was reassured that it was nothing to worry about it, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right.

The previous year, her doctor had performed a luid biopsy on a lump that was right around the same area she had discovered this time. It too had come back negative for cancer.

After she gave birth, the lump was bigger and was

The Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will host The Fast & The Furriest 5K run/walk presented

by Hollywood Feed on Oct. 17, at 9 a.m. at 935 Farm Road.

Registration is online at fastandfurriest5k.racesonline.com for $25 before Oct. 15. The registration form also can be mailed in by Oct. 15 to secure the discounted fee, and preregistration for Memphis Runners Track Club members will be $24. Day-of registration for individuals will be $30. Participants are invited to bring well-behaved, leashed dogs. No retractable leashes will be allowed.

There also will be a one-mile “fun run” course this year.

“The Fast & the Furriest 5K is a fun event where we welcome about 400 dogs and twice as many people,” said Andrew Jacuzzi, HSMSC executive director. “We love having the opportunity to share our mission with everyone, and we couldn’t do it without the partnership of Hollywood Feed and all of our sponsors.”

The 3.1-mile run/walk features a scenic, lat course around the Humane Society that is friendly for walkers, runners and strollers. Registration begins promptly at 7:30 a.m., and the race starts at 9 a.m. The Memphis Runners Track Club will profes-

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G’town School of Rock hosts festival

By Kim Odom Special to The Weekly

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About 80 young musicians with School of Rock Germantown honored the spirit of Woodstock and other groovy music festivals in history with its irst Rockstock Music Festival, hosted at the Delta Blues Winery in Lakeland.

“We generally have a show every four months, with about 20 kids in each show,” said Ken Hall, owner and general manager of School of Rock Germantown. “This season we are doing all four shows all in

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one day and calling it the irst ever Rockstock Music Festival, and we’re doing outdoors, and doing it all day until 10 p.m.”

The School of Rock Germantown opened its doors in 2012. The franchise has 160 schools nationally. Its focus is to ofer lessons to young musicians teach them to play an instrument, build conidence and get them on stage. The school teaches guitar, drums, bass, and vocals.

“What we do that is quite a bit diferent from a standard lesson sitting, where you don’t have an outlet to make music,” explained Hall. “They are taught one on one with an individual lesson, then

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“What’s really cool about what we do, is kids not only learn to play their instrument but they become part of a team, they become part of a band,” adds Hall. “They learn leadership, teamwork, and conidence. We have a lot of people come in and they simply haven’t found their niche yet. They know it’s not sports, but they See ROCK, 2

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Indie Memphis unveils impressive movie lineup Features strong Memphis presence

By John Beifuss beifuss@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2394

Revealed Sept. 30 during a public party at the Rec Room on Broad Avenue, the full schedule of events for November’s 18th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival includes screenings of likely Oscar contenders, new work by rising independent auteurs, sev-

eral unusual cult ilms and some intriguing celebrity appearances.

The lineup of close to 45 narrative and documentary features is impressive from top to bottom.

It includes “Anomalisa,” a stopmotion animated drama from writer-director Charlie Kaufman (Oscar-winner for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) that a critic at RogerEbert. com described as “a staggering achievement” and “one of those almost Perfect Films”; “Funny Bunny” and “Christmas, Again,” both starring former Memphian

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34 shorts (to be screened in four programming blocks). “I have to think this may be the largest representation of local ilmmakers we’ve ever had,” said new Indie Memphis executive director Ryan Watt.

In a particularly intriguing bit of news, actor Gerrit Graham, 65, will host a midnight screening of Brian De Palma’s mustsee “Phantom of the Paradise” (1974), a rock opera horror spoof that cast Graham as a campy glam-rocker named “Beef.” Also appearing at the festival will be

“Parenthood” star Max Burkholder (son of Memphis-born actress Kelly Wolf), accompanying his weird new comedy, “Babysitter.”

The Indie Memphis Film Festival is set for Nov. 3-10. Weekday screenings will be at Downtown’s Halloran Centre, while Friday, Saturday and Sunday screenings will be at Circuit Playhouse and on three screens at the Studio on the Square, with panels held at the Hattiloo Theatre.

For festival passes, ticket information and a full schedule, visit indiememphis.com.

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from 1 causing some pain. Erica knew it was time for a second opinion. This time, a tissue biopsy was performed on what was now a 10-cm lump.

A few days later, she and her family got the devastating news that it was Her2-Positive Stage 3, the second most aggressive type of breast cancer.

Her next trip was to West Clinic where chemotherapy treatments began.

That’s when things got really tough. She couldn’t hold her baby girl after each treatment.

“Precious moments were stolen away,” said Erica.

“But Brian picked up where I couldn’t, getting up with her in the night and everything. He was great.”

The chemotherapy treatments continued until May. After a four-week rest period from the chemo came the surgery. Erica said making the choice to have a double mastectomy was easy for her.

“Life is way too short,” said Erica. “There’s no sense in having to worry later. Just do it and get it over with.”

Erica recently inished radiation treatment. She continues to get injections of Perjeta and Herceptin every three weeks at West Clinic. Her doctors have explained that there’s a high chance of this type of cancer returning. If the cancer returns it will most likely be Stage 4. Erica is conident about the medicine she’s on. “It is very good at keeping the type of aggressive cancer I have at bay,” she said.

“Through it all,” Erica said, “it has been amazing to see all the good in people. My husband said to me one day, ‘I never thought about how much taking a meal meant to somebody’ because now we do know.”

The Bills continue to get support from family members, as well as a close-knit group friends who have known Erica and Brian since high school. The group organized a fundraiser that has helped with traveling expenses to MD Anderson in Houston where Erica goes for further checkups and scans. “I love our friends dearly,” said Erica. “We are so blessed to have them in our lives.”

Erica is focusing on the future and is feeling strong and positive. “The scariest part is the unknown,” she said. She has always appreciated life. These days, she focuses on staying positive and enjoying every day to the fullest.

“I would do it all again if I had to, of course,” she added. “My kids, my husband are worth it.”

Erica is sharing her story in hopes that she can give hope to someone facing what’s she has already been through, particularly the younger women who she feels are overlooked sometimes because of age.

“Always listen to your gut feeling,” she shares.

“Get a second opinion.”

She isn’t bitter or angry.

She is strong, determined and illed with faith. The wife, mother and friend to many relects on a Bible verse that sits on her night stand, “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10.

On Oct. 31 at the Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Race for the Cure, Erica will be the honorary chairwoman for the event.

She is the irst breast cancer survivor to receive honor.

Kentucker Audley; “The Look of Silence,” director Joshua Oppenheimer’s lauded follow-up to his harrowing 2012 documentary about Indonesia genocide, “The Act of Killing”; and the notorious “Roar,” a rediscovered 1981 instant cult classic with a cast of lions that injured close to 70 actors and crew members.

Local ilmmakers have contributed six features (including Brian Pera’s “Only Child,” with Grace Zabriskie and Amy LaVere, and Jeremy Benson’s shocker “Girl in Woods”) and

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Residents can pick up free mulch Oct. 17

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Mayor Mark Luttrell speaks during a groundbreaking event for a new section of the Wolf River Greenway at Kennedy Park.

The greenway is being built by the Wolf River Conservancy and the city of Memphis.

Groundbreaking

By Tom Charlier charlier@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2572

Gathered in John F. Kennedy Park on a warm, early fall morning, Memphis-area public oicials and conservationists on Sept. 25 celebrated the launch of a series of projects that one leader promised would involve a good bit of “controlled chaos.”

The ceremonial breaking of ground in the Raleigh park will be followed early next year by the start of actual construction of another phase of the Wolf River Greenway, a 12-foot-wide, paved, multiuse trail that eventually will extend across Shelby County to the Mississippi River.

The 1.5-mile segment in Kennedy Park is one of at least three new segments that will be completed by this time next year by the Wolf River Conservancy.

The conservation group, which has worked for 30 years to protect the Wolf, recently initiated a partnership with the city of Memphis to jointly develop the trail and expedite construction so that the entire route can be inished by the beginning of 2019 — more than a

RUN from 1 sionally time the 5K, which will include a chip start and chip inish with two heats. The irst heat will be for serious, competitive runners without dogs; the second will be for those with dogs (competitive dog runners at the front) and all other noncompetitive runners and walkers (behind competitive dog runners).

Occasion ushers in next step for Wolf River Greenway decade earlier than previously projected.

The 21-plus-mile portion of the river trail within Memphis ties into Germantown’s greenway, which will be linked to Collierville’s system, creating a 36-milelong network along the Wolf. So far, the only portion of the Memphis trail system that has been completed covers 2.6 miles from Walnut Grove Road to the Germantown line.

The greenway represents more than just a scenic trail for bicyclists and pedestrians, conservancy director Keith Cole told the audience at Friday’s ceremony.

“We are building a corridor of opportunity ...,” Cole said. “We know that this project will be catalytic in creating opportunities that we can only dream of.”

The entire greenway will cost more than $40 million, with funding coming from a mix of mostly private sources plus some public

money and work. The conservancy already has raised at least $23 million privately — including a $5 million challenge grant from Hyde Family Foundations and $16 million from an anonymous donor — and Memphis has pledged $7.5 million over a ive-year period.

The city also agreed to complete a 1.1-mile segment between Hollywood Street and McLean Boulevard, and it will conduct some survey and design work on two other sections.

Additional funds will be sought from government grants and corporate donors, conservancy chief inancial oicer Bob Wenner said.

The three segments to be completed by early fall of 2016 are the one in Kennedy Park, a piece extending 1.9 miles east from North Highland Street to the Epping Way area, and a nearly mile-long section beginning at the mouth of the Wolf at Mud Island. Other trail sections will get underway soon after, as the frenetic pace of construction continues.

“It’ll be controlled chaos at irst,” said Chuck Flink of Alta Planning + Design, the irm hired by the conservancy to design the trail.

Yard debris collected by the City of Germantown has been broken down into mulch and is being ofered free to Germantown residents Oct. 17, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Public Services complex, 7725 Southern.

Bring proof of Germantown residency and receive one-and-a-half yards of aged, doublehammered mulch. Public services employees will load mulch into the back of a truck or trailer. Smaller amounts will be available in a “load-your-own” zone.

Residents must provide their own bags.

There is a limit of one load of mulch per household. Mulch will be available while supplies last.

For more information, contact neighborhood services at neighborhoodservices@germantown-tn. gov.

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Robbery suspect bond is $1 million

A sobbing and shaking 17-year-old was arraigned in Germantown Friday afternoon on an array of charges in connection with an attempted armed robbery and an exchange of gunire with police.

Demarcus C. Johnson of Memphis, who was charged as an adult, was held under a $1 million bond after his appearance before Germantown Municipal Court Judge Robert Brannon. Johnson, who was captured in the area of Pine Needle and Pine Needle Cove Friday morning, faces charges of criminal attempt to commit irst-degree murder, aggravated robbery, armed dangerous felonies, unlawful possession of a weapon, two counts of evading arrest and theft of property over $1,000.

The suspect was apprehended in the 8600 block of Pine Needle after 8 a.m. without incident and transported to Germantown Jail.

Neither the officer nor Johnson was wounded.

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The awards will be based on fastest net/chip time so runners don’t have to start in the irst heat to be considered for overall/ age group awards.

There are two advance packet pickup options, Oct. 15, from 3:30-7:30 p.m., at Hollywood Feed, 4864 Poplar, or Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Hollywood Feed, 4864 Poplar.

All race entrants will be eligible for awards, which will be announced after the race. The race will

recognize canine inishers with the fastest dog awards, as well as a few surprise awards. Seize the Clay is providing a custom dog bowl for winners. Post-race food will be provided by Coletta’s, Humdingers, Smoothie King, Dunkin’ Donuts, and music will be provided by Great Sounds Memphis.

The Fast & The Furriest 5K run/walk presented by Hollywood Feed is sponsored by Hollywood Feed, Shelby Center Hospital

for Animals, Metropolitan Bank, Geico by Staci Mixson, Great Sounds Memphis, Dunlap Equine Services, Coletta’s, Perfect Lawn Services, 98.9 The Vibe, Brown Dog Lodge, Chuck Hutton Toyota Scion, Wizard’s, MRTC, Classic Party Rentals, Humdingers, and Dunkin’ Donuts.

Katie Pemberton is the marketing and communications manager Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County.

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The talent that hit the stage during four shows Saturday, mainly live in Germantown, Collierville, Cordova, Bartlett and Olive Branch. According to Hall, the youngest musician is 9 years old. Youth as young as 8 years old are welcome at School of Rock Germantown.

Matt Cofey of Germantown has been impressed as he has watched his 10-yearold son, Drew Cofey, develop as a drummer.

“He’s been with the School of Rock for two

years,” said Cofey. “School of Rock has the best instructors. They’re phenomenal with these kids.

They start out just wanting to play an instrument and by the end of the season, they’re conident enough to be on stage, playing lead solo.”

Dylan Gattuso, 17, plays bass and vocals. He is a student at Houston High School. “I’ve been with School of Rock for three years now. I came in not knowing how to play,” he said. “Now I play in three bands, outside of school I play with a bunch of cool guys. It’s really given me all the platform I need to play music in a professional setting.”

Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends of the talented young musicians enjoyed four shows — psychedelic, Led Zeppelin, Modern Rock II and ACDC vs Black Sabbath, as they made themselves comfortable on the grassy slope facing the stage of the Delta Blues Winery, a fullledged winery featuring a music venue. The winery hosts a Friday night concert series and other fun events year round.

Jim Wilson, one of the owners of the winery, said he and his wife, Shelia, heard these kids play at a local venue. Impressed with what they witnessed, Wilson said he went to Hall and ofered them a venue

to spotlight the talented young musicians and thus “Rockstock Music Festival was born. “It’s a win-win for them and us,” said Wilson.

Sitting on a blanket spread across the ground, friends, Pamela Jansen of Arlington, and Vicki Allen of Cordova, came out to enjoy the show “and the wine.” It was a cool autumn day as the young musicians kept the crowd entertained. It was a perfect day, a perfect setting, for a perfect glass of wine or two.

For more information about School of Rock Germantown, call 901-2094170 or visit germantown. schoolofrock.com.

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Woman with family history of cancer, gene mutation elects surgery

By Kim Odom Special to The Weekly

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reast cancer is no stranger to 32-year-old Shari Slovikosky Russenberger. It has touched more than one woman in her

family.

“Our family’s first interaction with breast cancer was with my mom’s sister (Sally Biggs),” said Russenberger. “She had a mastectomy and survived.”

A few years later, Russenberger’s mom, Linda Slovikosky, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Russenberger was 9 years old at the time and she’s the oldest of three siblings, a sister, Cathleen Slovikosky, and a brother, Michael Slovikosky.

Her mother died in 1994 from liver cancer that had metastasized from breast cancer at age 37. Russenberger was 11.

She recalls the battle her mom fought as she went through chemo and radiation treatments.

Shortly after her mother passed away, Russenberger’s grandmother, Beverly Slovikosky, also was diagnosed with breast cancer. Russenberger watched as her dad’s mother followed the same treatment path as her mom had with chemo and radiation treatments. She lost her hair and had some of the common reactions from treatment. Her grandmother is a breast cancer survivor.

Fast forward to 2012, Russenberger is a wife and mother.

Her first concerns are for her husband, Paul Russenberger, and her 3-year-old son, Wyatt.

She’s known for a long time that her odds are much higher

for getting breast cancer than a typical woman because of family history. Russenberger says she has always been consistent with her annual checkups and self-breast exams.

In early July 2012, she discovered a lump during a selfexam. In late July, a routine OB-GYN appointment confirmed the lump, and she was sent for an ultrasound.

“On Aug. 8, an ultrasound revealed that it is nothing to worry about,” said Russenberger.

Due to her family history, it was suggested that she consider seeing a geneticist.

The genetic counselor at Baptist East explained to the Russenbergers that a simple blood draw could tell them if she was positive for the marker, BRCA1 mutation — breast cancer 1 early onset.

She took the test that day.

Five days later, the geneticist called and confirmed that Russenberger tested positive for BRCA1 gene mutation. “This (BRCA1) is a tumor suppressor gene that helps repair damaged DNA or destroy bad DNA,” Russenberger said. “If mutation is present, then the gene can’t do its job, which leads to higher instances of breast/

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Shari Russenberger of Bartlett chose to have a prophylastic bilateral mastectomy after learning the odds of her getting breast cancer are extremely high. She made an informed decision that she says was the right one for her and her husband, Paul Russenberger, and their son, Wyatt Russenberger.

ovarian cancer.”

Her odds of breast cancer and ovarian cancer, she was told, just skyrocketed. Women with harmful mutations like BRCA1 have a 50 percent to 85 percent chance of breast cancer and a 24 percent to 45 percent chance of ovarian cancer.

At that point, there was no hesitation for Russenberger, no looking back. It was time to act.

“It was no longer if, it was a matter of when I would get breast cancer,” she said.

As she sees it, she chose a preventive path.

She had the wholehearted support of her husband, her family, including her dad, Steven Slovikosky, and her friends.

In late September, she began meeting with breast surgeons.

“I wanted a surgeon who was behind me 100 percent,” said Russenberger. “Nothing less

would do.”

When she met with Dr. Michael Berry, she knew instantly that he was the surgeon for her.

Attending counseling at West Clinic was required to ensure she understood all the risks.

“I had tunnel vision,” she said.

“My mind was made up. I knew what I wanted to do.”

The surgery date was Jan. 7, 2013. That was the day a prophylastic bilateral mastectomy (breast removal surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer) was performed.

By Jan. 22, Russenberger was going in for weekly fills, which continued through March 5. On April 8, exchange surgery was performed to replace tissue expanders with the implants.

The surgery, the reconstruction, all of it, was behind her by her 30th birthday on April 25. It was a great milestone in

her life — a real reason to celebrate.

That said, Russenberger is not quite done yet. She still has a higher chance of getting ovarian cancer because of the BRCA1 gene mutation. She is planning to have a hysterectomy in 2016.

Russenberger realizes that her journey is not for everyone, but she feels she made the right decision for her and her family.

She was excited, yet nervous, about the opportunity to share her journey.

Her hope is to be a voice regarding another perspective on breast cancer — a voice for previvors, women just like her who have not had breast or ovarian cancer, but do possess a genetic predisposition to develop it, and who are more commonly than ever, making life-changing decisions to beat the odds.

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Adam’s Army reinforces teen’s determination

By Jane Roberts robertsj@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2512

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ast winter, in the darkest days of Adam Cruthirds’ young life, the teenager, sick nearly to death from one of the rarest chemotherapy treatments St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital administers, decided life was too precious to waste another day.

“I was so close to losing my life. I needed to tell others: ‘Don’t waste your life; do something every day.’ I always try to stay busy now, which I think I am doing a pretty good job at,” he said Sept. 23 in an executive conference room at St. Jude’s ALSAC oice building.

On his back and nauseated for months, he dreamed up the structure for Adam’s Army, a force that has grown to hundreds of people in 10 cities, all running, walking, washing dogs, singing, even playing volleyball, to help him raise $100,000 for the place that saved his life.

“Adam is an incredible young man, and I am conident he will reach his goal,” Rick Shadyac, chief executive oicer of ALSAC, the fundraising arm of the hospital, said.

On Sept. 26 the bulk of his platoon walked in the St. Jude Run/Walk to End Childhood Cancer, the inaugural 5K the hospital kicked of this year in 58 cities.

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Adam Cruthirds — at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital campus — is one year into his 2½-year chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Sept. 24, he’d surpassed $12,000.

He’s coordinating the campaign from the hospital and through his senior independent study at St. George’s Episcopal School in Collierville.

“It’s designed to allow students to explore an area of particular interest. They choose the topic and have a summer experience,” said Timothy Gibson, the school’s director of college guidance.

Through the years, the projects have ranged from a student who designed her own guitar — a lacquered copy of Fender Telecaster Thinline so smooth and glorious, Becky Flax, its creator, held it in her arms like a baby, to the work Ju-

lia Spinolo did last year rebuilding a dam/levee on a campus pond to prevent water runof. The school notes the catish are very grateful.

Until now, no one had mobilized a movement.

Cruthirds endured 86 doses, one every other day, of a chemotherapy so tough to take, no other patient at St. Jude has survived it as long. The feat and the ight for life transformed in him like an alchemy.

“I was allergic to the main chemo for ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia). So my doctor had to pretty much make a up new treatment plan,” said Cruthirds, adding much of it was sketched out on

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The typical ALL treatment costs $500,000. By the time Cruthirds is inished in the winter of his freshmen year in college, his will have cost nearly $3 million.

He wanted to give back.

When Shadyac came into his room one day to visit, Cruthirds shared what he was thinking.

“He challenged me to think more national and not as local,” he said.

St. Jude was inalizing the run/walk plans in April.

“That’s when I contacted family members and friends in Dallas, Austin, Boston, Indianapolis, Raleigh ...,” Cruthirds said.

“Our premise was wher-

ever two are gathered, ‘Find another one and invite someone to go,’” said Connie Cruthirds, his mother.

Cruthirds has his own member of the St. Jude staf helping market Adam’s Army. At least twice a week, he speaks oicially on the hospital’s behalf, including a more than ivehour stint in June when he and Shadyac were beamed into newsrooms in 17 of the run/walk markets.

“Through his efforts in forming a fundraising team called Adam’s Army,” Shadyac said, “he has elevated awareness of St. Jude and has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help children with cancer and other life-threatening

diseases.”

“Honestly, I believe his relationships at school and church are healing him just as much as the treatment. His toughest times in this journey have been the months of isolation,” his mother said.

Wristbands with inspirational phrases are common at St. Jude. Cruthirds had one that said: “Cancer Sucks.” He understood the sentiment, but couldn’t see himself living with something so negative. So he got busy.

“My friend and my sister helped me design a new wristband: ‘Adam’s Army, make every day count,’” he said. “Because you never know when you will miss it.”

That was last fall, months after he was diagnosed and landed in intensive care at St. Jude.

Months later, he ran the 5K in the St. Jude Marathon, staff trailing him with wheelchair.

On Sept. 26, he walked and ran on his own, or as much as he can be alone with 130 people, all in orange Adam’s Army T-shirts, cheering beside him. Another three or four dozen, in white T-shirts, were students from St. George’s, running with him in a race they have dedicated to Carson Heads, a classmate and a St. Jude patient who lost her ight last summer.

Cruthirds is the team captain. He’s the captain of the St. Jude Ride, a 24-hour bike-athon this fall in Tom Lee Park. He’s also captain of the Adam’s Army crew that will run a December marathon in Memphis, including 50 people whose pledges he thinks will put him over the $100,000 mark.

“My goal is to raise $100,000 a year for ten years.”

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FedEx to hire 500 here for holiday jobs The Commercial Appeal

FedEx expects to hire more than 500 seasonal workers in Memphis to keep up with package volume during this holiday season.

The Memphis jobs are among more than 55,000 seasonal positions expected to be hired internationally, including package handlers, drivers, couriers and other support positions.

More than a third of package handlers hired last year at FedEx Ground facilities stayed with the company after the holidays. The hiring will begin this month and ramp up as the holidays approach.

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Menelik Fombi (center) looks at a historical marker honoring the Memphis 13 in front of Bellevue Middle School, which was Bruce Elementary at the time of desegregation. Fombi was one of the 13 first-graders who desegregated the Memphis City Schools in 1961.

HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Markers honor Memphis 13 for school integration

By Katie Fretland fretland@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2785

A long procession of Corvettes escorted a motorcade to four historic Memphis elementary schools Saturday to honor the Memphis 13, the African-American children who were first to integrate the schools on Oct. 3, 1961.

Outside the red brick Springdale Elementary School on North Hollywood, Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come� played before a placard was unveiled to honor Deborah Holt and Jacqueline Moore Christion, who integrated the school. “It’s a great day,� Moore Christion said. “Yes it is.�

Bethlehem Baptist Church Rev. O.C. Collins blessed the ground and asked the crowd to forever keep the memory of the Memphis 13.

Twin girls Sharon and Sheila Malone were 6 years old when they integrated Gordon Elementary School alongside Pamela Mayes and Alvin Freeman.

The twins’ mother was “praying and crying and asking the Lord to take care of us,� Sheila Malone said. “All she wanted was for us to go to school in the neighborhood.�

Moore Christion remembered being nervous and “very frightened� to go to Springdale. “And then kind of excited to see what it was like,� she said.

The historical markers at each school explain how in 1961 the Memphis Board of Education agreed to a plan to integrate the schools, years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision ruling that school segregation was unconstitutional.

Thirteen AfricanAmerican first-graders were chosen from a group of 200 recruited by the Memphis branch of the NAACP to integrate four white elementary schools in Memphis.

They “struck a fatal blow to school segregation and claimed their places in Memphis history,� the placards read.

The 13 students were Jacqueline Moore Christion, Sheila Malone Conway, Pamela Mayes Evans, E.C. Freeman Fentress, Menelik Fombi, Alvin Freeman, Deborah Ann Holt, Dwania Kyles, Sharon Malone, Joyce Bell White, Leandrew Wiggins, Clarence Williams and Harry Williams.

They integrated Bruce, Gordon, Rozelle and Springdale elementary schools.

The day’s events were attended by members of the Memphis 13, New Sardis Baptist Church pastor LaSimba M. Gray, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Shelby County Schools Supt. Dorsey Hopson, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and state Rep. G.A. Hardaway.

The motorcade was led by the Strictly Vettes club. “This is a great fellowship,� said Shelby County historian Jimmy Ogle. “This is a great homecoming.�

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Rosalyn Willis hugs her brother, Menelik Fombi, one of the 13 firstgraders who integrated Memphis City Schools in 1961.

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Positively Pink

Deadly disparity Memphis tackles worst breast cancer treatment gap The newspaper article caught the attention of Genentech, a multibillion-dollar biotech company based in San Black is the new pink.

Francisco and a leading develBreast cancer is the most oper of cancer therapies. commonly diagnosed can“When we saw the signiicer among African-American cance of the breast cancer women. problem in MemAnd although phis, it really more white womhad an impact en are diagnosed on people here,” with breast cansaid Amanda Falcer, black women lon, Genentech’s are on average senior manager DAVID 40 percent more for corporate WATERS likely to die of relations. “We FAITH MATTERS the disease. began asking, is Nowhere in there anything America is the prognosis more we can do?” dire, unfortunately, than in There was.

Memphis.

Backed by the financial According to a 2014 Avon might and scientiic expertise Foundation study, black wom- of Genentech and Avon, two en in Memphis are more than dozen local health care providtwice as likely as white women ers formed the Memphis Breast to die from breast cancer.

Cancer Consortium.

It’s by far the highest rate Its irst major initiative is among the 40 largest U.S. cities, called Sister Pact, a public and the gap has nearly doubled awareness campaign to encourover the past 25 years. age African-American women “This is a huge problem in to encourage each other to get Memphis, a crisis,” said Dr. Gus- mammograms. tavo Miranda-Carboni, a profesYou’ve probably seen the sor and cancer researcher at the pink Sister Pact buses rolling University of Tennessee Health around town, or the billboard, Science Center. “We can’t wait broadcast or print ads. to do something about it.”

Later this month, nearly 600 Miranda-Carboni, recruit- churches in Methodist’s Coned by UTHSC to study breast gregational Health Network will cancer and related health dis- add Sister Pact inserts to their parities, is part of a growing church bulletins. consortium of researchers, The idea is to let as many oncologists and health care women as possible know about providers who aren’t waiting. the free or low-cost mammoThe startling mortality sta- grams available from more than tistics, irst reported in 2014 by 70 local providers, including The New York Times, gener- consortium’s West Cancer Cenated an urgency that is leading ter, Methodist Healthcare, and to collaboration and change.

Baptist Cancer Center.

By David Waters

david.waters@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2377

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Kristi Steele, 37, will get her first mammogram next week. “I’d always heard you’re supposed to wait until you are 40 ... but knowing the statistics about black women and having two aunts with the problem, that was close enough for me. I need to be here to take care of my daughter,” she said of Charli, 2.

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It’s already having an impact.

Since September 2014, more than 800 local black women have gotten mammograms.

That compares to about 250 the previous year.

Kristi Steele, who heard about Sister Pact from friends, is going to West Cancer Center next week to get her irst mammogram.

Steele, 37, has a 2-year-old daughter. She also has two aunts who were recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

“I’d always heard you’re supposed to wait until you are 40 to get a mammogram,” she said, “but knowing the statistics about black women, and having two aunts with the problem, that was close enough for me. I need to be here to take care of my daughter.”

Mammograms are a start,

but not enough.

Breast cancer mortality has declined dramatically among white women over the past 20 years. But it has remained about the same among black women.

Major factors include lack of information, lack of access and fear.

“In the black community, cancer of any type is considered a death sentence; addressing this fear of death and informing women that breast cancer is treatable if identiied at an early stage is needed,” said Dr. Shelley White-Means, executive director of the Consortium of Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research at UTHSC. “There are diferences in breast cancer experience by race, with black women at risk of more aggressive cancer that presents itself at earlier ages.

This information is not widely known.”

Less access to quality screening and treatment, especially for women living in poverty or poor neighborhoods, is the primary culprit, White-Means and other researchers say.

It’s not surprising, then, that Memphis tops the mortality list.

Not in a city where one fam-

ily in four is headed by a single black woman.

Not in a city where black families are ive times more likely to be headed by a single mother.

Not in a city where seven in 10 of those single-mother families live in poverty.

“A black woman is more likely to be the primary breadwinner in the family, and so she is less able or willing to get or seek health care,” said the Rev. Bobby Baker, director of Faith and Community Partners for Methodist HealthCare.

“That means that all the new technologies and treatments are not afecting black women.

She’s thinking, ‘I can’t aford to be sick. I don’t have time to take care of myself. I’m the last person on the list.’”

The consortium’s aim is to put African-American women at the top of the list.

“We’ve taken the position that there will be no wallet biopsies,” said Dr. Kurt Tauer, chief of staf for West Cancer Center. “If you get an abnormal screening, you will get the help you need. You will not get lost in the system. This is a manageable problem. Your income should not be a factor.”

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Schools SNAPSHOTS Briarcrest Christian Middle School had 46 seventhgrade students qualify to participate in the Duke TIP seventh-grade Talent Search.

Qualiied students must be ranked in the 95th percentile on a reasoning section of a national or state achievement test. These students will be invited to take the ACT or SAT Assessments during the 2015-2016 school year.

Based on their performances, the students will have the opportunity to participate in a multitude of academic oferings sponsored by Duke University in the summer of 2016.

The Houston Band introduced three of its members who were elected to Houston’s Homecoming Court for the 2015-2016 football season. Band director Jim Smith congratulates Christina Nguyen and Kaitlyn Hubbard. Alex Wooten, who also was a court member, is not pictured.

Taylor Elliott, a Briarcrest freshman, was awarded irst place in the Memphis Calligraphy Guild Handwriting Contest held at the Delta Fair. This marks the third consecutive Delta Fair win for Elliott in the handwriting competition. In addition to handwriting, Elliott also was successful in capturing the coveted Chairman’s Choice Award in the Youth Crafts Division.

All three middle school grades at Briarcrest enjoyed outstanding class retreats as they gathered at The Grove and Victory Ranch.

Houston High drum majors, Kaitlyn Hubbard and Christine Chong, stand on the sponsor ad that was presented to the band for sponsoring the new, artiicial turf ield in Lander’s Ford Stadium. Hubbard and Chong are ield directors for the 2015-2016 marching season, where the 280 member band will present “I Love Paris,” a celebration of the music, people and history of Paris.

Bailey Station’s School Resource Oicer, Clif Priestly, visited kindergarten classes to discuss his job as a community helper. The students enjoyed listening to him read “Oicer Buckle And Gloria” by Peggy Rathmann and then reviewed important school safety rules.

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Schools PHILANTHROPY

During the See You at the Pole event, Briarcrest Middle students break into small groups for prayer sessions.

Briarcrest donates to Go Jim Go

By Beth Rooks Special to The Weekly

FAITH

Students pray at flagpole

By Beth Rooks Special to The Weekly

On Sept. 23, Briarcrest Middle School students gathered around the lagpole for a time of prayer and praise. They joined thousands of other students nationwide in participating in the annual See You at the Pole Ceremony.

See You at the Pole is an annual gathering of Christian students at a

lagpole in front of their local school for prayer, scripture reading and worship. The events began in 1990 where public schools cannot sponsor prayers and some Christians see public schools as hostile to Christian students. It has grown by word-of-mouth, announcements at youth rallies and churches and on the Internet and now occurs internationally.

Each year, more than 2

million students in the U.S. participate in this special time of relection, thanksgiving and prayer.

“To witness our students collectively and individually participating in prayer is beyond heartwarming and inspiring,” said middle school principal Sharon Watson. “We are blessed.”

Beth Rooks is the director of communications for Briarcrest.

On Sept. 17, Briarcrest Christian Middle School had the privilege of participating in Go Jim Go for the 10th year.

WREG weatherman Jim Jaggers visited Briarcrest and took with him the largest donation BCS Middle School has ever given to Le Bonheur. The fundraiser, led by the National Junior Honor Society, raises money every year to beneit Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

This year, Briarcrest Middle School was proud to present a check in the amount of $2,100 to the hospital.

“What an honor for the Briarcrest Middle School

WREG weatherman Jim Jaggers visited students at Briarcrest for his annual Go Jim Go campaign.

student body to have a wonderful opportunity to serve our city by supporting a cause that has touched so many of our students lives,” said Bri-

arcrest Christian Middle School principal Sharon Watson.

Beth Rooks is the director of communications for Briarcrest.

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ACHIEVEMENT

Four Briarcrest students named as National Merit semifinalists

Thursday, October 15 at 6:00 pm An Evening at T The h CColumns, l O One CCommerce Square

By Beth Rooks Special to The Weekly

Oicials with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 semiinalists in the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Of the 16,000 semiinalist, Briarcrest seniors Ryan Collins, Jenna Dula, Brittany Hatmaker and Taylor Morgan have been named as semiinalist.

These academically-talented high school seniors have an opportunity to

Michael Francis

Ryan Collins

Jena Dula

continue in the competition for some 7,400 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $32 million, that will be ofered next spring.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalist must fulfill

Brittany Hatmaker

Morgan Taylor

several requirements to advance to the inalist standing and about half of the inalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

Beth Rooks is the director of communications for Briarcrest.

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In the News

Germantown Dancer, 12, in Jackson’s Hardware tour visits former school & Paint “A Real Hardware Store” ‘LITTLE HERO’

By Jane Roberts

robertsj@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2512

Kyndall Harris, the sprite-like 12-year-old dancing with Janet Jackson’s “Unbreakable” world tour, stopped of in Memphis a day early to see her former classmates at St. George’s Independent School on Kimball.

“They knew me before I started dancing, before any of this happened,” Kyndall said.

The school was decorated with giant signs Sept. 28, welcoming Kyndall home in advance of the Jackson tour’s performance at FedExForum, which was Sept. 29.

“She’s our own little hero,” said campus director Andrea Ballard. “We knew she had a lot of talent even when she was 3. She was obviously way beyond what we were doing here for dance.”

But whenever there was a school talent show or Christmas program that called for a dancer or a child with perfect diction, Kyndall was on stage.

Her family moved to Los Angeles after she inished ifth grade, hoping that being there would be the best thing for their rising star.

They had moved back to Memphis when they heard about the auditions for Jackson’s world tour, which kicked of Aug. 31.

“When it was time to audition for this, she just approached as she always has, from a very humble place,” said Shontel Harris, Kyndall’s mother.

“I told her just to approach it as dance class.

You’re 12. Anything else is too much pressure.”

Kyndall is one of the two youngest dancers in

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Kyndall Harris, 12, a dancer on Janet Jackson’s “Unbreakable” world tour, visited her old school, St. George’s Independent School on Sept. 28.

the nine-member group.

Her introduction to show business began with two months of rehearsal.

“It’s tiring, I will say. But at the end, it’s all worth it,” Kyndall said.

Kyndall, who danced throughout the 32-song show, says Jackson is “beautiful.”

“She has a gorgeous spirit. She is loving and caring.

She cares for everyone she works with.”

While her family now has homes on both coasts, Kyndall lives on the tour bus. Her day includes four to ive hours of mandatory schoolwork with a teacher who travels with the tour.

Kyndall began dancing as a small girl in the family’s living room in Memphis, watching “my idol, the Jackson family. We even got ‘Michael Jackson The Experience’ game for the Wii,” she said.

All the while, she was studying dance in Memphis.

She wants the tour to be a sign to young people everywhere that their dreams are possible, too.

“Go for your dreams.

Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. Push

through and pursue aggressively,” she said.

For her mother, the tour is validation that her decision to uproot the family and move to California was the right one.

“Kyndall is very conident, and she understands this opportunity. We don’t take this for granted,” Shontel Harris said.

“We approach this with a sense of responsibility,” she said, noting that she hoped parents would see Kyndall’s success as a sign of the risks they should consider for their own children.

“Kyndall wants other children to build that determination so they can go for it. You work hard, and once you prove yourself a certain way, then you go to the next level,” Harris said.

Shontel Harris is traveling with Kyndall now. Her husband, Terris Harris, will ill in later.

The tour, currently scheduled through June 2016, includes performances in Japan. After Memphis, it moved to New Orleans then Las Vegas.

“It’s just so fun to see her be successful. She deserves it,” Ballard said.

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TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Briarcrest teacher says school is family ELLISON HOWLE Briarcrest Christian School; second grade

Q Parents, Richard and

Who are your family members?

A Julia Howle; brother, Harrison and sister-in-law, Melanie Howle do you like most Q What about your school?

We are truly a famA ily.

We pray for each other and pray for our students. subject as a Q Favorite kid and why:

Leonid Mazor leads the cast and crew of “Anne Frank and Me” as they read through the script.

‘Anne Frank and Me’ Poplar Pike Playhouse putting on play Special to The Weekly

G

ermantown High School’s Poplar Pike Playhouse presents “Anne Frank and Me,” a story about Nicole Burns, an everyday teen, who is thrown back in time to Paris, France during World War II. As the Nazi’s invade France, Nichole is forced into hiding.

While struggling for life, she

comes face to face with Anne Frank.

Nichole comes to respect and admire those who fought for their life.

“This play is not only about the past, this play is not only about the future,” sais director Leonid Mazor, “This play is about how it is important to know the troubled and scared past of humanity in order to cherish your peaceful existent today and how it is important to do everything that is in power to prevent that this horrible past will be never repeat again.”

The cast for “Anne Frank and Me are” Scarlett Simpson as Nicole; Raneem Imam as Anne Frank; Grace Brandl as Little Bit; Bryan Scott as David; Mazzy Clements as Mimi; Elijah Bienz as Jack; Dinah Mitchell as Mary; Trevor Hardin as Jean; Jackie Kamin as Zooms/ Renee; Sara Mayers as Suzanne; Amber Allen as Chrissy; Austin Carrico

as Eddie; Alan Toney, Vontrell Thomas, Dalton Martin, Charlie Duran, Summer Eggert, Emily Garrett, Meredith Drown, and Kyle Bowers as ensemble.

“Anne Frank and Me” takes the Poplar Pike Playhouse stage Nov. 6-14. Tickets go on sale Oct. 19. Visit ppp.org, or call PPP Box oice at 901-755-7775. The Poplar Pike Playhouse at Germantown High School presents a full season of theatrical productions from its 300-seat on-campus theatre facility. Since its inception is 1976, the PPP has presented more than 100 theatrical shows viewed by hundreds of thousands of patrons.

Allison Long is the chair of the Germantown High School Creative and Performing Arts Department. Kirie Walz is the PPP managing director. Ashleigh Williams is the PPP artistic director. The 2015-2016 student company managers are Damaris Diaz and Jasmine Saulsberry.

Reading was my favorite because I was good at it.

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challenging subQ Most ject as a kid and why:

has always been A Math a struggle for me.

Ellison Howle is a secondgrade teacher at Briarcrest.

and missionary. After her husband was murdered by Auca Indians in Ecuador while trying to bring the gospel to them, she went back to them and lived among them in order to tell them the good news of the gospel.

is the greatest When did you know Q What challenge you face as Q you wanted to be an an educator?

educator?

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What do you hope to accomplish as an educator?

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you’ve had as a teacher?

are some of your Q What hobbies?

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antiquing and A Biking, eating out to dinner with my friends.

is your teaching would you do Q Who Q What with $1 million? inspiration and why?

Morgan at CMDS I would pay of my A Mrs. is my teaching inspi- A house and give the ration. She was my irst grade teacher and inspired me to become an educator.

rest away. you could change one Q Ifthing in the world what

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Q Person mire: I want Jesus to come I admire Elisabeth El- A back to restore all A

liot, Christian author

things. He will.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

ECS’ Grayson Hill gifted in mathematics GRAYSON MORRIS HILL

to inspire and shed light onto others.

Senior at ECS

I admire both my brother Holmes, and Mr. Dixon.

Both have a driven spirit to grow intellectually and spiritually.

Family: Parents, Jamie and Julie Hill, siblings, Charlotte and Holmes What do you like most about your school: Dei-

Tara Oaks Elementary celebrates 20 years

nitely the people. I’m surrounded by joyful and caring friends while being taught by faculty that not only help with academics but life.

Favorite subject: Math because I think that’s a natural gift that I’ve been blessed with.

By Jean Roberts

Most challenging subject: English because

Cornhole was a popular game during Tara Oaks 20th birthday celebration.

ACHIEVEMENT

Special to The Weekly

Tara Oaks Elementary recently celebrated its 20th birthday with a fabulous party beitting of such a milestone, which included live music by the band, Adrenanline, “minute to win it” style games that pitted staf against students, kickball games, cornhole and, of course, the singing of “Happy Birthday.”

A food truck rodeo offered a variety of foods for purchase while compli-

mentary cupcakes were happily distributed to the crowd.

Joining the celebration at Tara Oaks Sept. 24 were hundreds of families, current, former and future students, current and former teachers, staf and administrators and school resource oicers.

Teachers and faculty who have been at Tara Oaks Elementary since the school opened its doors were recognized.

reading comprehension is a weakness of mine.

What are some of your biggest accomplishments:

I got the lead role as Victor Frankenstein in my high school’s fall play.

My sophomore year my lacrosse team won the state championship.

Hobbies: I play lacrosse, enjoy spending time with friends, like making people laugh, enjoy listening to music, and I’m a current thespian.

Goals for the future:

Jean Roberts is a parent at Tara Oaks.

Tara Oaks students enjoy some sweet treats during the schoolwide birthday celebration.

I hope to inish college and get a job to hopefully support a family. While going on with life, I hope

Tara Oaks parents and staf celebrated the school’s 20th birthday with cupcakes and cake.

Person you most admire:

Favorite movies, TV shows, books: “Ferris

Buellar’s Day Of,” “Arrested Development” People would be surprised to know: In the

fourth grade, I made a cooking show called “Grublin’ with Grayson.”

What would you do if you were principal for a day: Declare that from

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To nominate a star student, e-mail Matt Woo at woo@commercialappeal.com.

Grayson Hill, a senior at ECS, was named to the homecoming spirit court.

He was joined for a photo before the presentation by his mom, Julie.

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Schools SNAPSHOTS

Bailey Station’s Liza Pence (left), Emma Huggins, Bennett Linder and Ashton Reagan show of their successful results during their “Distributive Doctors” math lessons.

On Sept. 18, Briarcrest Christian School held its annual “Elementary Night” during the BCHS vs. Hernando football game. Before the game, the Saintly Singers Select elementary choir sang the national anthem and the elementary tackle and lag football teams led the varsity team on to Clayton Field. During the irst quarter of the game, elementary cheerleaders led the crowd in supporting the Saints.

During a recent home football game, the Briarcrest homecoming court was recognized. The court members are Callie Wilmore, Taegan Allen, Katherine Ann Mohler, Caroline Kam, homecoming queen Sydney Moss, Kara Holden, Lily Howard, Ally Willoughby, Lauren Cummings and Kate Basse.

Students in Neely Newell’s third-grade class at Bailey Station Elementary created an array from a multiplication equation. It was then separated into two smaller arrays and students completed the equation.

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AHOY, PINOCCHIO Students put on spirited rendition of classic play

By Sheryl Ragland Special to The Weekly

Harding Academy’s lower school recently gave a memorable performance of Carlo Collodi’s “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” under the direction of Jennifer Daniels Aycock.

In a very diferent adaptation of Italy’s most famous classic, the cast and audience traveled from the depths of the sea to help Pinocchio overcome his temptations and fears, things that can be fought only with the help of true friends found along the way.

A shared performance of three Pinocchios along with villains, fairies and crickets helped bring to life this timeless tale. More than 100 parents and students registered to stay after the opening night performance for a LevelUp event, a “talk back” session and photo opportunities with the director and actors ranging in age from 7 to 12 years.

It was fun to hear the young cast describe their sense of accomplishment after completing their irst live performance. This was a perfect beginning to Harding’s theater season. Learn more about what makes Harding Strong and join Harding for Preview Days, Oct. 15, 18, and 20, visit HardingLions.org.

Harding’s lower school recently wrapped up its production “The Adventures of Pinocchio.”

The two thieves, Renardo and Il Gato, (Trinity Malone and Emma Grace Cup) try to swindle Pinocchio (Carissa Thompson) out of his money.

Sheryl Ragland is the director of communications for Harding Academy of Memphis.

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Faith Amanda McMinn holds on to her daughter, 22-monthold Kynlee, during the opening celebration at St. Patrick Presbyterian Church.

While adult church members focused on the food line, the younger ones were attracted to the game area.

PHOTOS BY CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church’s new sanctuary can hold approximately 500 people.

COLLIERVILLE

St. Patrick Presbyterian opens new sanctuary Church located of Byhalia and White Road

By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly

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ince its founding, Collierville’s St. Patrick Presbyterian Church has called a few diferent places home. Considered a “daughter church” of the well-established second Presbyterian Church of Memphis, Pastor James Holland moved to Collierville to form the new church.

“We conducted our first service on Feb. 8 in 1998 using rented space just steps away from Collierville’s Historic Square,” Holland recalls about the congregation’s beginning.

“Prior to that time my family and I were in a church we had established Greenville, Miss. I received a call to move to this area and establish the church that would become St Patrick.”

Though the physical space of the church changed from one location to another, Martha Murphy, one of the congregation’s first members said, “This church has always been about our members and all about meeting the needs of our community.”

Rick Rice, another early member of the congregation

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After years of growing pains and moves to larger locations, the congregation inally settled in to its new home Sept.

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Located at the corner of White and Byhalia roads, the spacious building, as well as the land it sits on, sparkled.

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Community MY JOB

Mike Garrard heads assisted living community, Central Church Sunday school class

Suzanne Brown stocks shelves at Trader Joe’s in Knoxville. The grocery chain will open its first Memphisarea store in Germantown next year.

MIKE GARRARD

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Business/location/contact information: Culpepper Place

DEVELOPMENT

Assisted Living Community, Collierville, 901-854-6590 or mgarrard@culpepperplace.net Hometown: Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

Family: Wife of 28 years Shelly, son Evan, and daughter Hannah Education: Memphis State University Civic involvement: More than 30 years at Central Church in Collierville as a Sunday School leader/teacher and usher.

Taught inancial classes for 10 years at churches throughout the Collierville area.

First job: Big Star grocery stores as a bag and stock person.

Trader Joe’s arrival a happy mix of demographics, wine

By Tom Bailey and Jane Roberts The Commercial Appeal

Germantown is ecstatic that it was the area’s irst spot to pull in Trader Joe’s. Everywhere Alderman Rocky Janda went last week, including Germantown Facebook sites, people were celebrating.

“I’ve seen posts that people in Midtown are unhappy,” Janda said. “Well, I say, come on out.

We have it.”

While the store’s exact location was of great interest in the Memphis area, Trader Joe’s hardly acknowledged Germantown in its announcement.

Still, there’s little doubt Trader Joe’s was very aware of Germantown’s high-income households in choosing to locate there, said retail expert Danny Buring.

The store is expected to open sometime between July 1 and Sept. 30.

Increasingly, people are willing to pay more for healthier, higher-quality food in the growing cluster of high-end Germantown grocery stores, said Buring, the managing partner for The Shopping Center Group.

“Their customer is that same Whole Foods customer, which Kroger is trying to tap into, also,’’ Buring said, referring to two grocery stores that are within a golf shot or two of the planned Trader Joe’s.

With grocers beginning to

sell wine July 1, 2016, in Tennessee, markets here that may have seemed risky are suddenly more attractive.

“Sales of alcohol are important to most retail grocery stores because of the high margin associated with it,” said Mark Mallinger, a Pepperdine University business professor emeritus.

“In addition, there is a competitive advantage to having a liquor license,” said Mallinger, an expert on retail consumer behavior. “If your competitors have a license, shoppers may be more likely to visit their store not just for the alcohol, but to shop for other items as well.”

All of the stores, plus Sprouts Farmers Market three miles to the east at Forest Hill Irene and Poplar, are betting on market research that shows them taking market share. The fresh-formatwith-limited-assortment grocery is expected to increase its store counts by 30.1 percent by 2018, according to research by JLL, a professional services and investment management irm.

“Everyone is getting into the gourmet experience, whether they are dining out or cooking,” said Keisha McDonnough, JLL senior research analyst. “Food has taken on a whole new importance to customers. It’s a very interesting time to be in the grocery industry.”

Few analysts suspect the level

of competition in Germantown will be detrimental to any of the players.

“Maybe Kroger doesn’t carry some of the organic or very, very ethnic products. Consumers really want balance in their shopping experience, factoring in convenience, which is very important, but also being able to get what they want,” McDonnough said.

A cluster of groceries, each with a slightly diferent focus, feeds both needs.

In the case of Trader Joe’s, retailers of all categories will “want to be near because of the traic they do generate,” Robinett said.

Consumers have shown they will drive 10-12 miles for Trader Joe’s, which opens the Germantown store to a much larger customer base.

Buring, of the Shopping Center Group, suspects people won’t be making the hike for long.

“I don’t think this is the only Trader Joe’s we’ll see in Memphis,’’ he said, noting that he was not involved in the store’s site efort and is “not pretending to know their business model.’’

“There are still a whole bunch of people who are in East Memphis, Midtown and Downtown and Southaven and everywhere who would like to be a Trader Joe’s customer,’’ he said.

Describe your duties at your job: As director, I’m responsible

Mike Garrard is the executive director of Culpepper Place in Collierville.

for 69 residents and 40 employees to manage the overall health and welfare of our residents and our employees. From customer care to budgets, all aspects of a senior community are the responsibility of our team and myself.

kept our family strong during very trying times in our lives.

What do you like most about your job: Service. This is a ser-

vice industry and I love to serve our senior adults and their families needs. You must have a servants heart to succeed in this type of work.

Last book you read: “Anything” by John Grisham

Most satisfying career moment: Working in an environ-

ment to be able to love people, every day. Seeing a smile on the face of one of our residents as you arrive to work and leave every day.

Career advice: As I tell my kids, make sure you do something you love to do, or feel called to do. The money will follow but you must lover your job and see it as rewarding so it is easy to get up the next day and go serve again in your occupation.

Suburban team leader Clay Bailey contributed to this story.

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Sports Collierville 37, Houston 34

Dragons hold of Mustangs in overtime win C’ville’s McCay scores three TDs, one in OT

Mustangs’ quarterback Bates had a big night (16, 1-3), throwing for 314 yards and four TDs. Two went to Pullen, the irst a 15-yarder early in the game. The others were 9-yard strikes to Parks O’Neill and Emmett Whitaker.

By Pete Wickham Special to The Weekly

Collierville took the irst punch in overtime, then delivered the big blow as junior Peyton McCay capped a 96-yard rushing efort with a 10yard overtime touchdown that lifted the Dragons to a 37-34 win over rival Houston in a Class 6A-Region 4 battle for survival Friday.

Houston forced overtime in the inal quarter as Garrett Bates found Chanse Pullen for an 8-yard touchdown, their second scoring hookup of the night. Emanuel Chi kicked the extra point, then opened the OT with a 42-yard ield goal, his second of the game.

But McCay, who scored on runs of 5 and 3 yards, made it a three-TD night with the walk-of score for the Dragons (4-3, 2-2).

“I told our guys it was the same thing as the week before. We take an opponent lightly it will be trouble,” said Collierville coach Mike O’Neill, whose squad survived a 44-30 shootout the week before against Arlington.

“Houston should have more than just one win the way they’ve been playing.

Their kids are coming.”

Matt Conners passed for 172 yards and touchdowns of 54 yards to Marcus Bersoza and 9 yards to Ed Pomphrett, the second giving the Dragons a 31-24 lead in the fourth quarter.

Dylan Scott, who missed his irst extra point of the season, added a 27-yard ield goal — his 10th in seven games.

The irst scoring pass

IN OTHER AREA GAMES GERMANT OWN 26, BARTLETT 12: The Red

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Collierville’s Peyton McCay scored three touchdowns for the Dragons, including the game winner.

Devils (3-4, 2-2) jumped to a 26-12 halftime lead and held on to keep the Panthers (3-4, 0-4) winless in 6A-4 action. Davinci Leavy and Jalin Robinson ran for irst-quarter touchdowns, Marcus Mitchell found Jacob Ivey for a 41-yard touchdown, and Bobby Payne returned a fumble 49 yards for Germantown’s other score.

Ba rtlett ’s La Ma rcus Young ran for 139 yards and irst-half touchdowns of 59 and 27 yards. The Panthers added a fourthquarter score on a 7-yard pass from J.J. Vaden to Marquavius Weaver.

ST. GEORGE’S 45, FAYETTE ACADEMY 7: Chase

Hayden carried the ball just ive times for 216 yards and four touchdowns, and caught a 7-yard TD pass from Ben Glass as the Gryphons (6-1, 2-0) routed the Vikings (4-3, 2-1) to stay tied with USJ atop the Division 2-A West 2 standings. Hayden’s TD runs covered 1, 34, 81 and 16 yards. Glass (6-of-8, 205 yards) also threw a 37yard scoring pass to Noah Pope as St. George’s outgained Fayette Academy 443-173. Will Patterson ended the scoring with a 51-yard ield goal.

Collierville’s Ed Pomphrett catches a short pass and looks for running room. The Dragons won 37-34.

stuck in O’Neill’s memory bank. “That was a sopho-

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Houston’s Logan Freeman tries to break a tackle and score during Friday’s game with Collierville.

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we’ve got sophomores all over the ield this year.”

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Germantown quarterback Marcus Mitchell looks down ield for an open receiver. Mitchell helped lead the Red Devils to a 26-12 win.

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The Houston girls golf team won the Class AAA state tournament last week. Kaylee Gaia (from left), Jayna Choi, Coach Steve Bell and Baili Park hold the state tournament trophy after the awards ceremony.

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Jayna Choi will get the headlines. But Houston coach Steve Bell said it was a team efort that gave the Mustangs the AAA state golf championship Sept. 30 at WillowBrook Golf Club.

“Baili (Park) was 1-under over the last 10 holes,” said Bell. “And Jayna was out of town for the regional, so without the score we get from Kaylee (Gaia), we don’t even get to the state tournament. She’s the reason we were here.”

And Choi was the reason they won.

The freshman shot a tournament-record 8-under 64 to capture the individual championship by a whopping seven strokes over two-time defending champion Aubree Jones of Brighton.

The score was a 12-stroke improvement from the opening round and gives Houston its second girls champion and irst since Natalie Mitchell in 2008.

“There were coaches from Georgia, Auburn, MTSU all following her around,” said Bell. “She played well. The water got hot.”

Choi gave the credit to her putter.

“I putted a lot better,” she said. “My dad came up, and he helped me igure out my stroke and I started to get the hang of it. I actually didn’t know (how well she was playing), so I was kind of shocked (to get the record).”

Bell said it could have been even better; an 18-footer for birdie on No. 18 just skirted the cup.

Choi had two birdies on the front and added six more on the back, includ-

ing three in a row on Nos. 15-17 as Houston won by nine strokes over Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett.

Park, a sophomore, finished eighth overall at 6-over 150. Houston’s Andrew Wood was the highest-placing local boys competitor, tying for 33rd at 9-over 153. Spencer Cross of Sevier County shot 10-under to win the title.

ST. AGNES JUNIOR STANDOUT COMMITS St. Agnes junior Abby Heck has verbally committed to play at Notre Dame.

Heck, who was the Pepsi Best of the Preps golfer of the year in 2014, captured the Division 2-AA West Regional title on Sept. 21, beating younger sister Rachel by one stroke.

The St. Agnes standout will defend her state championship starting Tuesday at WillowBrook.

Germantown’s Kameron Walker inds an opening and breaks of a big run against Bartlett.

The Red Devils won 26-12 at Bartlett.

Bartlett’s JJ Vaden gets sacked by the Germantown defender for a loss.

In a 26-12 victory, Germantown’s Jacob Ivey makes a reception and scores a touchdown.

U OF M 24, USF 17

Tigers go more than a year since last loss

By Tom Schad tom.schad@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2525

TAMPA, Fla. — University of Memphis football players click-clacked through a concrete tunnel at Raymond James Stadium on Friday night, chrome helmets and a yearlong winning streak in hand. Their were laughs and smiles, then a voice in the crowd.

“One-and-oh!” someone said, to nobody in particular. “One-and-oh!”

The Tigers have embraced that mantra over the past year-and-a-half, but some nights, it is easier said than done. Some nights, it requires a proliic ofensive assault, others, a late defensive stand.

On this night against South Florida, it took an onside kick to begin the second half. It took Paxton Lynch dipping his shoulder and sprinting into the end zone. It took Doroland Dorceus zigzagging more than half the ield for a score.

After all that, the result was familiar.

Memphis pulled ahead in the second half and stayed there Friday night, rallying to beat the Bulls, 24-17, in its second nationally-televised game in as many weeks. The victory ensured that the Tigers will go at least 371 days between losses. They have won 12 consecutive games dating to Oct. 11, matching TCU for the second-longest active winning streak in the country.

“I guess it’s hard to believe to everybody else,” Dorceus said. “But for us?

As long as we go 1-0 every week, I guess more wins are going to keep coming.”

Senior safety Reggis Ball sealed the win with an interception in the waning moments, but Dorceus delivered the decisive blow.

PHOTOS BY MARK WEBER/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch (right) scrambles away from the South Florida defense during second quarter action at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

With a little more than 10 minutes remaining, he caught the third pass of his collegiate career on a screen and bolted downield, shrugging of possible tacklers and following a few key blocks by Gabe Kuhn and Trevon Tate to the end zone. It was a 55yard score to put Memphis ahead by two touchdowns.

And that proved to be too much for South Florida’s run-irst ofense to overcome.

Lynch completed 20 of 33 passes for 305 yards and played a role in all three of Memphis’ touchdowns, throwing for two and running for one. But he was unusually ineicient, especially early in the game.

The result: A slow ofensive start for the fourth consecutive game.

“When you play a team that’s had two weeks to prepare for you, you’ve got to be ready for some things that are just difer-

ent,” Memphis coach Justin Fuente said. “It doesn’t mean you’re going to reinvent yourself ofensively and defensively, but they were obviously a little ahead of us early in the game. That two weeks (of preparation) showed. And plus, they’ve got talented players.”

On paper, this was a trap game, a moment of vulnerability for a Memphis team that hadn’t lost in nearly a full calendar year. The adrenaline of a prime-time win over Cincinnati had long since worn of. Excitement about its meeting with Ole Miss was still two weeks premature. A bye week, a welcome opportunity to rejuvenate, was just around the corner. And for the irst half-hour, it looked like the Tigers would succumb.

An offense that had averaged 26.9 points and 285.1 yards per game entering the game mustered only

seven points and 198 yards in the irst half against a stout USF defense. Meanwhile, the Bulls and running back Marlon Mack ate up yards on the ground, rushing 29 times for 147 yards in the first half.

Twice, Mack was a shoestring tackle away from a long touchdown run.

“It’s frustrating as a defense,” said senior linebacker Wynton McManis, who inished with a careerhigh nine tackles. “As a team comes out and runs the ball on you, that’s like a slap in the face. So you never want that. We just had to bear down and tighten up as a defense and bring it.”

Penalties only made matters worse for the Tigers. Two of their senior starters — safety Dion Witty and wide receiver Mose Frazier — were ejected for targeting penalties in the irst half.

Trailing at halftime for the third consecutive

Memphis Roderick Proctor (top) leaps over South Florida punter Emilio Nadelman (bottom) on a 29-yard punt return during the Tigers win Friday.

game, Memphis needed a jolt. They got it when Jake Elliott, who missed a 36-yarder in the irst half, hit a dribbler 10 yards straight ahead, slid and fell on it for the recovery.

But Memphis squandered the opportunity and was forced to punt.

The go-ahead score didn’t come until later, when the Tigers marched 92 yards on 13 plays, culminating in a 3-yard keeper by Lynch. The screen pass to Dorceus followed.

Memphis’ lead quickly ballooned, even though its overall ofensive performance was lackluster by its standards.

“I felt like there was a little bit of a feeling offensively that we should

be scoring more than this, even though we were winning the game,” Fuente said. “Credit to South Florida. Their defense is pretty darn good. I told you guys that we’d have a hard time with their front seven, and we did.”

Now, the Tigers will turn their attention to Ole Miss, one of the most ballyhooed games in program history. They will have an extra week of, to rest and prepare. But their mantra, the words they muttered as they left the ield Friday night, will not waver.

“We want to keep our focus on going 1-0,” McManis said. “We just want to keep going one at a time, and the record will take care of itself.”

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Scouts sell popcorn for Family House pantry Special to The Weekly

It all began as a simple idea with the thought of helping someone else. Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from all over the Memphis metro area sell popcorn each fall as their main fundraiser. You have probably seen them at local stores across town or purchased some from a neighbor or co-worker.

The FedEx Family House, at 918 Poplar, is a home away from home for out-of-town families with children receiving treatment at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The FedEx Family House keeps a fully stocked pantry for its guests, and one of the most requested items is popcorn. So why not put two good causes together for the common good?

Andy Hendricks, district executive with the Memphis Area Boy Scouts had a brilliant idea.

“About a year back, we as a staf went to a popcorn conference to help better understand the fundraiser as well as develop new ideas to help grow our popcorn program,” Hendricks said.

“It was during that conference that I thought about my past experience at the University of Memphis where we often visited the diferent houses downtown and spent time with the children and families that were staying there for treatment.

“Scouting in the past had always focused on our military voucher for those who wanted to support the Scouts and the military but didn’t want to buy the popcorn directly. I thought that we could use the same concept but at more of a local level.

We could ofer another avenue where we could give support to one of our local charities. This is where the idea of supporting the FedEx Family House came from.

I gave the idea to one of our leadership team, and we soon developed a partnership with the FedEx Family House and the rest is history,” Hendricks said.

The group proposed the idea of selling popcorn for the beneit of FedEx Family House and the

Family House was very excited.

“Popcorn is something that is eaten a lot at the house, so it is a great it,” said Sandra Lewis, relationship manager at the FedEx Family House.

Scout executives toured the house in July where they saw irsthand the comfort and care for families. Scout executives also saw the pantry that is in constant need of snacks and meals for families and, to no surprise, one of the favorite snacks is microwave popcorn.

While touring the house, Scout executives also saw opportunities for Scouts to complete Eagle projects further beneiting the house.

“A Scout is helpful, and we want to give back,” said David Dickinson, chief popcorn chairman for the Scouts. “Together with the community, Scout popcorn will be available year round for all FedEx Family House guests. FedEx Family House helps Le Bonheur families who are from out of town and really need support in their time of need.”

FedEx Family House founder Susan Graf learned at a young age how long-distance health care impacts a family.

When she was 9 years old, her mother moved with her specialneeds brother to Philadelphia for his medical treatment while Susan and the rest of the family stayed behind in Boston. By age 10, Susan was cooking, cleaning and helping to run the household.

“It was so hard on my mother to go alone and get an apartment in a strange city so she could stay with him,” she recalled. “It was such a stressful time for her to begin with, caring for a child undergoing neurosurgery in the ‘dark ages’ and also worrying about her children at home.”

This experience inspired Susan to create a home for outof-town families with children receiving treatment at Le Bonheur. To date, the FedEx Family House has served more than 40,000 family members from around the world since it irst

Scouts from Pack 81 at Independent Presbyterian Church are ready to sell Scout popcorn to benefit Scouting and the FedEx Family House. New this year is the option to support the FedEx Family House to allow the House to have popcorn year round for its Le Bonheur families staying at the FedEx Family House.

opened its doors.

“We are teaming up with the FedEx Family House to further the good work they do here” said Kelbert Fagan, Scouting’s metro area director. “We want to help wherever we can.” With more than 14,000 scouts in Arkansas, Tennessee and 15 counties in the Mississippi Delta, Scouting hopes to make a big impact for the FedEx Family House this year.

Donations are being accepted in $25 increments. The money raised will allow the FedEx Family House to buy Scout popcorn on an as-needed basis.

The campaign is through the end of October. Contact a local Scout or visit a retail establishment where Scouts will be selling popcorn and FedEx Family House vouchers.

All donations are tax deductible. You may also contact the Boy Scout oice at 901-327-4193 and give over the phone.

Scouts from Pack 53 in Collierville were out last weekend selling popcorn at a local Kroger.

Scouts will be selling popcorn at local retail establishments throughout the month of October in support of Scouting. Pack 53 members are Hutson Collinsworth, Kyle Silvestro and Reid Hays.

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Joanne Cash (sister to legendary country music artist, Johnny Cash) will help Germantown Community Theatre kick of the opening of its latest production, “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.”

Cash will conduct two meet and greet receptions and attend the opening performance, as well as perform two numbers herself in support of her latest gospel duets album, Breaking Down the Barriers.

This album features the last known song written by Johnny Cash and is sung by his siblings, Joanne and Tommy.

This one night only event will take place on Oct. 23. Tickets, available for purchase via telephone only, are $50 for members and $75 for non-members. All other Philip Himebrook plays a few tunes in front of Sun Studio.

Himebrook stars in Germantown Community Theatre’s play “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.”

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Chris Cotten and Meredith Koch star in “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash,” running Oct. 23 through Nov. 8 at Germantown Community Theatre.

performances will return to GCT’s standard ticket prices. Ticket holders for opening night will receive access to “Ring of Fire” as well as pre-and post-show receptions with Cash and admission to Cash’s performance.

The show, featuring all of Johnny Cash’s greatest hits, will be performed on the newly-dedicated Saunders Stage, named for lifelong volunteer and GCT advocate, Andrew F. Saunders. It weaves a generations-long story of home and family- all through the music of the Man in Black. Attendees at any of the performanc-

es will receive a voucher for free admission to the Dyess Colony in Arkansas, which houses The Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.

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Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Opening night event tickets cost $50 for members and $75 for non-members. Visit gctcomeplay.org/cash for information.

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Color pencil art on display at St. George’s Church

By Kit Decker Special to The Weekly

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Members of the local chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America will exhibit their work at St. George’s Art Gallery at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 2425 S. Germantown Road until Oct. 25.

The exhibit is entitled “I Can’t Believe It’s Colored Pencil! Memphis CPSA 22nd Annual Exhibit: A Tribute to Gus Staub.” A reception to meet and greet the artists will be Oct. 17, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

“This year’s exhibit is a tribute to Gus Staub, a valued friend who was a very active, talented member of our group and past president, who died in January 2014,” said spokesperson Pat Simon.

“Gus was a retired architect who lived in Tupelo, Miss. He produced beautiful artwork with his colored pencils and was always open to learning new techniques and then sharing what he learned with the rest of us.” A small sampling of Gus’ excellent work will be included in this year’s exhibit. A reception for the artists and awards ceremony will be held at the Art Gallery on Oct. 17 at which time Gus Staub’s wife, Martha Ann, will be there to choose and present a special “Gus Staub Award.”

The Colored Pencil Society of America was founded as a national organization in 1990 by Vera Curnow and includes artists from throughout the nation and many foreign countries.

The local group was formed in 1991 and presently has eight members who meet the first Saturday of each month at St. Francis of Assisi’s Family Life building on Chimney Rock Road and exhibits annual at St. George’s Art Gallery. Anyone interested in coming to the meetings or joining the group, can contact Simon at 901-386-2053 or 901-491-4154 for more information. Information about the national group can be found at CPSA.org.

The art gallery is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.

Kit Decker is the communications writer for St. George’s Church.

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Community GOING GREEN

Joyner attends state beautiication panel Special to The Weekly

Paige Grimm recently opened her home to Collierville Police oicers and ixed them dinner. Called “Cop Stop,” oicers can drop by for a quick bite.

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Family opens home to feed C’ville police oicers Special to The Weekly

On the Sept. 25, Collierville police cars lined the streets in the quiet neighborhood of Tara Oaks.

Normally, the sight of multiple squad cars is alarming, but on this night, it was diferent.

“In the last few months, I have really felt like God has been putting on my heart to reach out to the men and women that serve our town,” said Paige Grimm. “A friend of mine started a Cop Stop in Germantown, and I decided to start one here.”

Cop Stop is an opportunity for residents to join together and share a meal with the oicers who patrol Collierville neighborhoods. More importantly, it is an opportunity for neighbors and oicers to sit down together for an evening of fellowship.

“I see diferent oicers around Collierville and do not really know them. I want my family, and myself, to build a relationship with them,” commented Grimm. Grimm will host a Sunday night dinner every two weeks at her home, but she encourages residents to contact her if they are interested in hosting a

dinner on Fridays. Her goal is to have a Collierville Cop Stop every week.

To sign up to host a meal, either request to join the Collierville CopStop Facebook group or send an email to Grimm at jpd8486@ hotmail.com. In the email provide your name, neighborhood and email address and Grimm will then reply with a link to an online registry with available dates.

Preparation for a Cop Stop is completely up the host, however, including friends and neighbors is encouraged through providing a dish or simply joining to socialize.

Oicers may be called away during the night, but another is likely to stop by in his/her place. At the end of the evening, leftover food is brought to on-duty Collierville dispatch and jailers.

“I met with Mrs. Grimm about two weeks ago when she expressed an interest in starting the program in Collierville,” said Lt. David Townsend, Collierville Police Department. “In less than a week, several more families are already volunteering to support the program.”

On Sept. 16, Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner joined other elected leaders from Tennessee for the 2015 “Live, Learn, Lead” Biennial Conference sponsored by Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Keep Tennessee Beautiful Commission.

The conference, which was held in Nashville, focused on best practices from municipalities in the areas of litter prevention, recycling and community beautiication. Joyner participated in the “Leaders Against Litter” panel, along with mayors and city administrators across Tennessee. Collierville is known for its pristine parks, medians and overall aesthetic beauty. In 2009, Collierville was awarded the prestigious America in Bloom National Award in the 20,000-50,000 population category and also won “best of the best” in landscaping. Collierville also won the “community involvement” category.

“For well over two decades the Town of Collierville has

Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee, Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner, Judge Larry Potter, Tennessee Beautiful executive director Missy Marshall and Collierville Town Administrator James Lewellen attended the “Live, Learn, Lead” conference in Nashville.

maintained a philosophy that a well maintained beautiful town will attract tourist and residents alike,” Joyner said.

“Litter control or maintaining a beautiful town is simply part of our culture. We consider beautiication part of our infrastructure. We have been landscaping medians, decorating for the seasons and maintaining right-of-ways for decades. We walk the talk by making our town facilities role models for beautiication.”

Keep Tennessee Beautiful is a statewide public service program to educate and rally Tennesseans to take responsibility for improving their community environment. Keep Tennessee Beautiful (KTnB) is an extended programs department of the University of Memphis. Since 1983, KTnB has served as a state resource center for litter prevention, beautification, community improvement, and recycling education.

ART

Inventors, artists invited to enter contest

By Pat Albee Special to The Weekly

Collierville Reads 2015 and the Collierville Environmental Commission invite inventors and artists at all levels to enter contests designed to celebrate Collierville Reads book selections “Spare Parts and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.”

Contest participants will use recycled material to create a working robot, to upcycle a product(s) to make it better, or to create art. Each contest is open to individuals or teams from kindergarten age through adult. Entries will be exhibited and some ofered for sale. First, sec-

ond, and third place winners will be honored at an awards event.

Collierville Reads 2015 book selections inspire readers with true stories of unlikely innovators who used their creativity and can-do spirit to achieve their goals.

They did it by using simple materials, sometimes trash.

The three contests encourage individuals to tackle the same challenge. Some examples might be a spinning robot made from tin cans, discarded bottles repurposed as a light ixture, or a sculpture of an elephant made from braided, plastic trash bags. Originality, innovation, design, and functionality are among the

judging criteria.

Contest rules and entry forms for all three contests are available at colliervilleliteracy.org. Click onto the Collierville Reads tab. The contest application deadline for entries is 5 p.m. on Oct. 19. Project entry deadline is Nov. 12.

The public is invited to view entries and attend the awards ceremony on Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Morton Museum, 196 N. Main, in Collierville. Refreshments will be served. For more information, visit colliervilleliteracy.org or call 854-0288.

Pat Albee is a member of Collierville Reads.

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est Memphis Burger Fest is this coming weekend.

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When grilling your burger, resist the urge to press down on the meat with a spatula. Pressing down on the meat will let out all those wonderful juices that make a burger so juicy and flavorful.

A burger dressed simply with lettuce, tomato and mustard is a classic. But consider giving your burger a gourmet spin by dressing it up with garlicky mayonnaise, roasted tomatoes and crisp applewood-smoked bacon. These ingredients may sound complicated, but I assure you they are all easy garnishes to whip up in a home kitchen.

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You can’t go wrong with a simply-dressed burger, but it also can be fun and easy to garnish with more adventurous toppings such as roasted garlic mayonnaise, roasted tomatoes and applewood-smoked bacon.

1 To make the roasted tomatoes: Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl, toss the tomatoes with the thyme, garlic and oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in a single layer, cut-side up, on a baking sheet and cook until the tomatoes are softened, about 15 to 20 minutes.

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Weekly community events Arlington The Historic Depot Square closes out Music on the Square, a free concert series, on Oct. 17, from 7-10 p.m., with Frankie Hollie and the Noise. Visit goo.gl/1sfce for information.

Bartlett The Bartlett Library, 5884 Stage, invites kids to READ with Tootsie Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon. Chil-

dren ages 5-11 can read to Tootsie, a registered pet therapy dog, for 15 minutes. Registration is required and opens the irst of each month for that month’s session. Call 901-386-8968.

Also coming up: 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.

Coming up: ■ Oct. 7: Don VerKuilen, organist, Pulaski Heights UMC, Little Rock ■ Oct. 14: Andrew Clark, clarinet, student of Dr. Robyn Jones, U of M ■ Oct. 21: University of Memphis Vocalists, voice studio of Dr. Kyle Ferrill The Memphis Senior Living Expo is Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Bartlett Station Municipal Center, 5868 Stage. A fun-illed day of entertainment, education and helpful resources. Featuring fashion show, senior idol competition, writing challenge, Memphis Bop Club and more than 50 booths to explore. Email lisa@cssconnects.com or call 901-729-9469.

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling Road, presents DinnerStage featuring Memphis Ukulele Band at 7 p.m. Friday. Tracing its origin to jam sessions at the legendary Sun Studios, the Memphis Ukulele Band is irmly planted in its rich, diverse hometown musical traditions, playing everything from rockabilly to the blues, pop and reggae.

Tickets are $40. Visit bpacc.org or call 901-385-6440.

Also coming up: ■ Oct. 16: Music & Memories: An Evening with Pat Boone, 8 p.m. In this funny and often touching autobiographical one-man show, the entertainment icon sings the hits and tells stories from his many years in show business. Tickets are $35.

■ Oct. 30: “Barbara’s Blue Kitchen” featuring Lori Fischer, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Set in a small Tennessee town, this slice-of-life comedic play with music features the proprietor, Barbara Jean, trying to igure out “When is it just plain crazy to hang on — to love.”

A Christian Writers Retreat is Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Decatur Trinity Christian Church, 2449 Altruria. The cost is $10 per person and $15 per couple. Visit bartlettchristianwriters.webs.com for information.

The Bartlett Fireman’s 32nd annual Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, from 7-11 a.m., at Bartlett Station Municipal Center, 5868 Stage Road. All you can eat pancakes and sausage; static displays of old and new iretrucks; children’s activities and ire safety demonstrations. Cost is $4 for adults and $1 for children ages 7-11. Call 901-385-5589.

The Bartlett Halloween Carnival will be Oct. 23, from 6-8 p.m., at Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Road. There will be games, contests, candy and fun, for children ages 12 and under. Visit the haunted house if you want to be spooked, surprised, thrilled and chilled. Will your costume win a prize in the costume contest? Judging will be divided by age: 0-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13 and over. Admission is $1 for adults; children 12 and under are free. Admission to haunted house is $1.

The Davies Manor Association Quilt and Fiber Arts Show and Sale will be Nov. 6-8 at Hillwood at Davies Manor, 3570 Davieshire Drive. Vendors, house tours, music, demonstrations, games for kids, food, door prizes and creations to see and buy. Call 901-386-0715.

If you would like to enter a quilt in the show, please print and ill out the form available at daviesmanorplantation.org.

The Bartlett World War II Club meets at 9 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Road. Visitors are welcome.

Call Henry Boyd Sr. at 901-388-3514.

Bartlett United Methodist Church, 5676 Stage, hosts choreographed ballroom dance lessons Saturdays, from 7-8 p.m. Ballroom dancing to cues, two-step lessons.

Cost is $4 per couple. Visit bartlettumc.org or call 901-373-4497.

Collierville Friends of the Collierville library presents its biannual sale Thursday through Sunday at the Collierville Burch Library, 501 Poplar View Parkway. Adult iction and non-iction books, DVDs, videos, CDs, magazines and children’s materials. Preview sale for members and those purchasing a $5 shopping pass is 5-7 p.m.

Wednesday. Open to the general public Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bag ($6) and box ($8) sale Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nonproits welcome after 3 p.m. Saturday for free books.

The application deadline for Collierville Reads 2015 Recycling Contest is Oct, 19 and projects are due Nov. 12. Use recycled materials to create a working robot, upcycle and improve a product, or repurpose material to create art. Divisions: kindergarten age through adult. Individual and team entries are welcome for all three contests. Entries may be ofered for sale at the exhibition and prize ceremony Nov. 14 at the Morton Museum, 196 Main. Click on Collierville Reads at colliervilleliteracy.org for contest rules and application forms or call 901-854-0288.

The Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 Main, presents Collierville Dairy Day Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate Collierville’s dairy history and enjoy live music, food, ice cream, petting zoo, crafts, history and more. Free to attend.

The Collierville NAACP presents a bazaar Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Leon Lynch Union Hall, 768 Chaney Drive. If interested in getting a booth, contact Ruth Goodman at 901-490-0426, Annette Key at 901487-9757 or Dorothy Todd at 662-851-4054.

St. George’s Independent School, 1880 Wolf River, hosts Art Show and Sale Nov. 5-7. More than 60 national and regional artists display and sell a variety

of original art, including sculpture, photography and paintings. Times are 7-9 p.m. Thursday, 5:30-9 p.m.

Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Visit sgis.org or call 901-457-2000.

The Collierville Farmers Market is open every Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the rear parking lot of Collierville United Methodist Church, 454 West Poplar Ave. The market provides a reliable source of fresh, locally-grown fruits and veggies and related agricultural produce. Visit colliervillefarmersmarket.org.

The Collierville Sewing Guild meets on the irst Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Collierville Hobby Lobby. For more information, email qltr10ac@ aol.com.

New Neighbors is a nonproit organization of neighbors meeting neighbors through social activities and community service. For more information about becoming a member of New Neighbors, contact Julia Williams at 901-626-3649 or Carolyn Steiner at CarolynSteiner51@yahoo.com. The group holds a luncheon the third Wednesday of each month and welcome cofee the second Thursday.

The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Tennessee Chapter 18-6 plans to host its irst West Tennessee Veterans Home Motorcycle Rally on Oct. 16-17.

The inaugural “Smoking for the Veterans Home BBQ” will kick of on Oct. 16, followed by a charity motorcycle ride and rally. The ride, a 35-mile trek from Collierville to Millington, is sponsored by Carriage Crossing Mall and will include a law enforcement escort. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., ride starts at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $30 per rider and includes event T-shirt. Activities after the ride include live music, multiple vendors, guest speakers and the completion of the barbecue contest. The rally’s long-term mission will be to raise the funding and awareness in order to build a much-needed veterans’ home in western Tennessee to serve more than 71,000 veterans collectively in Fayette, Shelby and Tipton counties. Visit wtvhmotorcyclerally.com or facebook.com/wtvhmrcvma186, or email ds@wtvhmotorcyclerally.com or gs@wtchmotorcyclerally.com.

Cordova Gone Cupcaking: Cupcake Decorating Roadshow is Saturday at Wolfchase Galleria, 2760 N. Germantown Parkway. As part of their National Tour, pastry chefs travel around the country to teach participants how to decorate gourmet cupcakes. Times are 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., 1-2:15 p.m., 3-4:15 p.m. and 5-6:15 p.m. Cost is $19. Email events@gonecupcaking.com, visit gonecupcaking.com or call 800-360-1807.

Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, 7350 Raleigh-Lagrange, hosts its National Coming Out Day Celebration Sunday at 11 a.m. The second annual Rain-

“We hope Marc likes it,” said Taylor, co-owner of the maze.

“We wanted to do something to honor the guy.” The MidSouth Corn Maze runs through Oct. 31 at the Agricenter.

bow Sunday airms and promotes the inherent worth and dignity of all people, and especially the lives and contributions of members of the LGBT community.

Visit neshobauu.org.

The Mid-South Corn Maze will run through Oct. 31 at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove.

Haunted Maze Fridays and Saturdays in October. Cost is $7-10. Visit midsouthmaze.com for times.

Also coming up: ■ Oct. 17-18: The Memphis Flea Market returns.

Featuring indoor booths overlowing 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 memphisleamarket. com.

■ Oct. 17: Kids Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free face painting, pumpkin painting, petting zoo, hayrides and more. Free to attend.

Spooky Nights will run Fridays and Saturdays, 7-10 p.m., through Oct. 31 at Shelby Farms Park, 500 N. Pine Lake. Haunted trail with zombies, scares and spooks.

Scare-free activities available for very young kids.

Visit shelbyfarmspark.org/spookynights.

■ Haunted Trail (ages 12 and up): Cost is $12 per person. The Pine Forest of Shelby Farms Park is transformed into the only haunted trail in Memphis. Are you brave enough to handle 2 miles of scares?

■ Nocturnal Nature Hikes (all ages): Cost is $10 per family, free for members. For those looking for a fun, but not frightening activity, guided nocturnal nature hikes will be held on a separate trail. These hikes are a great way to experience wildlife at night. In addition to the wildlife, hike leaders will teach participants how to use their night vision and other senses to navigate in the night.

■ Zombie Laser Tag and Walker Range: Cost is $5 per person, per game. For a high-energy experience, be sure to check out zombie laser tag or zombie paintball shooting range. Who will win — humans or zombies?

■ Zombie Paintball Hayride (all ages): Cost is $20 per person, $25 for Zombie Truck. Experience a new attraction at Spooky Nights that is sure to scare up some fun. Climb aboard a trailer outitted with paintball equipment and try to conquer zombies. Don’t worry — the zombies aren’t coordinated enough to use the paintball equipment, so you’ll have the upper hand.

■ Headless Horseman Hayride: Cost is $8 per person.

Take a family-friendly hayride through the park, but be on the lookout for the legend himself.

■ Pumpkin Painting: Cost is $7 per large pumpkin, $5 per small pumpkin. Get creative in the craft corner.

■ Spooky Food Trucks: Want to chow down on some creepy-crawlies or sip on some witch’s brew? Check out the creative treats vendors are cooking up.

Also coming up: ■ Greenline Half Marathon, Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.,

and Sunday, 6 a.m. to noon. Runners are invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch, live music, and award ceremony from 10 a.m.-noon. Packet pickup party on Saturday featuring live music at the stables.

■ Camp: Not Just For Summer, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 12-16. Explore the largest urban park in America over fall break. Third through sixth graders discover the importance of native wildlife, experience archery lessons, ride bicycles trails and more. Cost is $125 for members, $150 nonmembers.

Hope Church’s, 8500 Walnut Grove, Special Kids and Adults Ministry hosts its annual Fall Festival and talent show Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring the Memphis Boogie Heads, a glow room, farm animals, inlatables and more. “Friendly” costumes are welcome. Free to attend.

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. E-mail lolmemphis10@gmail.com, visit chucklescomedyhouse.com or call 901-654-8594.

Roy Zimmerman, America’s premiere political satirical songwriter, sings a compelling combination of socially conscious comedy and original music at Neshoba Church, 7350 Raleigh-LaGrange Road, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Suggested $15 donation. Visit neshobauu.org.

Livitup, Inc., formerly United Cerebral Palsy of the Mid-South, will host its Scares & Spares Bowl-A-thon at Cordova Bowling Center Oct. 25. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and bowling will start 30 minutes later. There will be trick or treating, rales, costume contests and more. Contact Lyndsey Drotar at 901-283-0425 or email ldrotar@livitupinc.org for information.

Germantown The Wheelchair Basketball Expo is Saturday, from 2-4:30 p.m., at Houston High School, 9755 Wolf River.

Memphis Rollin’ Grizzlies NWBA team play exhibition games against GMSD administrators, Mayor Mike Palazzolo and HHS basketball players beneiting special education and Rollin’ Grizz. Tickets are $10. Email jledwards88@att.net or call 901-487-6770.

The Farm Park Farmers’ Market is every Thursday, from 4-7:30 p.m. at Farm Park, 2660 Cross Country Drive. Features fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables. Enjoy live music, art by local artists, delicious and healthy foods from our food truck vendors, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations in a beautiful and relaxing farm setting.

Shelby County Republican Women’s Club (SCRWC) will meet 11 a.m. Oct. 13, at Germantown Country Club, 1780 Kimbrough Road. Featuring The Commercial Appeal’s lead political reporter and columnist, Kyle Veazey. He will present his analysis of the results of City of Memphis Election. For reservations, call 901-754-6209.

Also coming up: ■ Oct. 16: First Spaghetti Dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike, with delicious homemade spaghetti sauce, Italian music and a Chinese auction. For reservations, call 901-755-3283.

Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter, presents “ Pagliacci ,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Opera Memphis will open its 2015-16 season with a performance featuring some of the most famous tunes in the operatic canon and the MidSouth debut of Neapolitan powerhouse, Marco Nistico. Tickets are $33-84. Visit operamemphis.org.

Contact Aimee Hurley at aimee@operamemphis. org or 901-202-4533.

Also coming up: ■ Sunday: Mozart & More!, 2:30 p.m. First concert in the Paul & Linnea Bert Classic Accents Series. Tickets are $50. Email tickets@memphissymphony.org or call 901-537-2525.

■ Oct. 24: The Okee Dokee Brothers: Adventure Songs, 4:30-7:15 p.m. Dance with the Okee Dokee Brothers at 6:30 p.m. Family Party in the Grove beforehand featuring live animals, hot dogs, bounce house, sidewalk chalk and more. Tickets are $15. Visit gpacweb.com or call 901-751-7500.

■ Oct. 24: Vienna Boys Choir, 8-9:30 p.m. The most beloved choir in the world performs a wide repertoire of Austrian folk songs, pop tunes, and classical masterpieces from around the world. Tickets are $30.

■ Oct. 27: ArtSavvy: Big Band Swing , 7-8:15 p.m.

Jump and jive with a beginning swing dance lesson taught by instructors from Red Hot Lindy Hop. Participants will get insight into the big band era through various vintage styles of swing dance. Free with RSVP. Night Rider Family Bike Ride is Saturday at Farmington Park, 2085 Cordes. Choose your own distance, up to a 6-mile loop. Bring a decorated bicycle or tricycle. Glow in the dark bike gear and lashing lights encouraged. Size-appropriate helmet is required. Germantown Police will assist with the ride. Afterward, spread out on the lawn with a chair, comfy blanket and pillow and enjoy an outdoor family-friendly movie under the stars. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m., ride 7 p.m. Cost is $15. Register online at germantown-tn.gov/registration. Contact Michelle McDonnell at 901-757-7382 or mmcdonnell@germantown-tn.gov.

Germantown United Methodist Church and AARP present the AARP Smart Driver Course, the nation’s largest driving refresher course, Oct. 15-16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2331 S. Germantown Road, Room 339 in the Ministry Center. Successful completion of the eight-hour course entitles participants to a discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years.

There is no driving test or written exam. Class closed at 28 participants. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 nonmembers. Call Ray Malone at 901-309-5966.

Lakeland The Delta Blues Winery, 6585 Stewart Road, continues its Re-Wine Concert Series Fridays, from 7-10 p.m., through October. Families are invited to bring lounge chairs and/or a blanket and enjoy the entertainment.

No dogs allowed. A picnic is welcome but no outside alcohol allowed. Free entry. Wine, cold drinks, water, cheese and crackers available for purchase. For more information, visit on.fb.me/1KPJmJy, deltablueswinery.com or call 901-829-4685.

The Lakeland Halloween Festival will be Oct. 24, from 2-9 p.m., at Lakeland City Hall Fields, 10001 US Highway 70. This annual event will be packed with spooky activities and Halloween contests. Bring the whole family for a ghoulish Saturday. Featuring giant obstacle inlatables, trick-or-treating, face painting, hayrides, spooky baked goods and more. Contests include: best costume, pumpkin bake-of, pumpkin pie eating, pumpkin carving and more. Cost is $5 for family of three or fewer, $8 for family of four or more.

E-mail information about upcoming community events to Matt Woo at woo@commercialappeal.com.

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An annual event at St. George’s Independent School brings students from both the Germantown and the Memphis campuses together to enjoy a fall activity called “Scarecrow Day.” Divided into groups, the first graders choose clothing, wigs, hats and accessories to decorate their scarecrows and display them for all to see. In small group settings, the students learn lessons of teamwork and creativity.

The Suburban Garden Club of Germantown continues its support of both GPAC & IRIS Orchestra by providing floral arrangements for three of the yearly concerts. More than 500 concert guests enjoyed and appreciated the two, towering floral arrangements designed and implemented by the Suburban GPAC flower committee. Anne Piper and Kitty Stimson are co-chairmen. Setting up one of the arrangements are members Maida Clifton, Elaine Williams, Piper, Lynda Smith, Leslie Darr and Diane Callahan Edens.

The Little Helpers group visited area fire fighters and delivered sweet treats to local heroes.

Germantown Football League cheerleaders Kate Howell (front), Ramsey Harrison, Ella Duffey, Kalina Lambert, Riley Novarese, Zoe Van Drimmelen (back), Kerrington Robertson, Addison Mitchell, Sophie Grace Bragorgos, Reese Richie and Caroline Nickel cheer their team, the Flag Saints, to victory.

The Futsal Escola-DC Galaxy U9 girls won the Rose Cup at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The team is coached by Rafa Rodriguez. The winning team members are Ellett Smith, Lina Bahloul, Lucy Smith, Valerie Betancourt, Isabella Moore, Laila McNamee, Isabella Rivino, Rosellyn Savin, Michelle Betancourt and Sarah Reber.

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Community LITTLE HELPERS

Treats, cards delivered to first responders

By Selena Silvestro Special to The Weekly

For the fourth year, the family volunteer group Little Helpers delivered treats to local heroes in memory of Sept. 11.

Families brought thank you cards from the kids and snacks, treats and lots of appreciation.

Each year, Little Helpers groups from around the country take time in September to honor local ireighters, EMS/rescue workers, police oicers, sherif’s deputies and war veterans. The group encourages families all month long to stop by

a ire/police station, VA hospital or military recruiting oice to say thank you to the brave men and women who protect us. It’s also a teaching opportunity to talk to their children about why they taking part in this project, before and after the visit. Parents will never forget how they felt during Sept. 11, 2011, and teaching children about bravery, sacriice and those who were lost is very important.

To learn more, visit “Little Helpers� on Facebook.

Members of the Little Helpers volunteer group dropped of thank you cards and treats to ire ighters with the city of Memphis.

Selena Silvestro is the Memphis Area Little Helpers coordinator.

MEMPHIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Festival begins Oct. 15

By Amy Israel Special to the Weekly

For the irst time in its long history, the Memphis Jewish Community Center is being recognized as a Memphis Arts Organization due to the growth of the cultural arts department.

The MJCC received an Arts Build Communities grant, funded by the Tennessee General Assembly and administered in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission and Arts Memphis. The cornerstone of the MJCC’s Cultural Arts Department is the Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Festival, which will run Oct. 15 through Nov 18.

The festival begins at 7:30 p.m. with a meaningful art exhibit and artist talk by Keron Psillas. The exhibit of photographs and essays is called “Loss and Beauty: Creating Solace in a Land of Ininite Sorrow� and is inspired by Hannelore Brenner’s book “The Girls of Room 28.�

Through this inspiration, Psillas took photos memorializing the Holocaust and layered them with her contrasting images of the surrounding natural environment. The exhibit will be in the MJCC Shainberg Gallery through Nov. 6.

New York Times bestselling authors Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman will speak Oct. 17 at 7:45 p.m. about their new books “The Theory of Death� and “The Murderer’s Daughter.�

Alan Lightman will be discussing his newest book “Screening Room: Family Pictures� with Memphis historian Jimmy Ogle at the Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

New this year, the MJCC will be welcoming an Israeli artist in residence as part of the festival. Shirel Horovitz will be visiting and working in Memphis for four weeks.

Her lecture will be Israeli art as a window to Israeli society on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the MJCC. This

lecture is free and open to the community. In this lecture, a dynamic exploration of the historical and contemporary Israeli art scenes, Horovitz will share a fresh look and an insider’s point of view on central issues in Israeli society Author Dani Klein Modisett is bringing humor to the festival Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Klein Modisett will share insight through stand-up comedy about how 13 tried and true rules of comedy, when applied to marriage, will keep you and your spouse connected, enjoying each other, and getting through tough times. Klein Modisett is a comedian-turned-author who launched a show on marriage called, “Not What I Signed Up For� in which there are original, funny stories about marriage and parenting challenges. The shows have played to sold-out audiences in Boston, San Francisco and New York City.

The third Celebrating Empowered Women Lun-

cheon will welcome Rabbi Sherre Hirsch on Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. Hirsch, one of JW Magazine’s “Top 10 Women to Watch� will be in conversation with Leanne Kleinmann, who was the irst female editor of Memphis Magazine. She has been an editor at The Commercial Appeal, iDivaMemphis Blogger and writer and editor of SKIRT magazine.

The keynote for this year’s Literary and Cultural Arts Festival will be ambassador Dennis Ross.

Ross will be discussing his new book “Doomed to Succeed: The U.S. — Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama with Rachel Shankman� on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

This year’s community read and book club pick is a conversation with Nicole Dweck, author of “Debt of Tamar� and University of Memphis professor Dr. Stephen Tabachnick on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

The festival will conclude with well-known author and activist Letty

Cottin Pogrebin on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Pogrebin’s newest novel, “Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate� introduces Zach Levy, the son of Holocaust survivors, who promises his mother that he’ll marry a Jew. But when Zach falls for Cleo, an African-American activist who grew up in Memphis during the time of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, he must reconcile the family he loves with the woman who might be his soulmate.

Letty will speak to us about the impact of inherited trauma (like the Holocaust or slavery) on past and future generations, the tension between romantic love and responsibility to one’s people, and the changing relationship between blacks and Jews in America.

A founding editor and writer for Ms. Magazine, Pogrebin has written 11 books and was consulting editor on “Free to Be, You and Me,� Marlo Thomas’ groundbreaking children’s

book. Her devotion to advancing intergroup harmony inspired her participation in a long-standing Black-Jewish dialogue group.

Individual events are $15 for the community and $12 for MJCC members. A series package includes general admission to Alan Lightman, The Kellermans, Dani Klein Modisett, Dennis Ross, Nicole Dweck and Letty Cottin Pogrebin. The package is $75 for community and $60 for MJCC members.

A premium series package includes general admission to the Celebrating Empowered Women Luncheon and reserved seating at all other events for $185 for community and $150 for MJCC members.

For more information and to buy tickets, go to jccmemphis.org/LitFest.

For questions, e-mail aisrael@jccmemphis.org or call 901-259-9209.

Amy Israel is the director of cultural arts for Memphis Jewish Community Center.

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ACADEMIC ALL-STARS

Proud Sponsor of Academic All-Stars Congratulates these Memphis-area high school students who have earned the Academic All-Stars Award.

Claire Ward | Bolton High School | General Scholarship Claire, a senior, holds a 4.75 weighted grade point average and scored 35 on the ACT. Currently, she ranks irst in a class of 480 seniors. She is pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma and serves as an IB mentor to irst year students. She honed her leadership skills after being chosen for the Bartlett Youth Council and Youth Leadership Bartlett. She is a member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club. She also is vice president of the National Spanish Club.

Claire distinguished herself by performing in the school’s production of the opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors.”

She has been selected for the Tennessee All State Honor Choir. In addition, she lends her voice to the Bolton Concert, Jazz and Opera Choirs. She is a member of the Bolton Thespian Troupe, where she uses her vocal and dance skills. As a four-year returning veteran, Claire will anchor the school’s tennis team.

A dedicated volunteer, Claire works with Service Over Self (SOS) and the Appalachian Service Project.

Austin Smith | Northpoint Christian School | General Scholarship Austin, a senior, is an excellent student, holding a 4.807 weighted grade point average and scoring 33 on the ACT. Ranked in the top ive per cent of his senior class, Austin has taken and excelled in every honors class the school offers. He currently is taking AP English Literature and AP Calculus. He is a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society. He has been listed on the school’s Honor Roll each of the last three years. During his junior year, the class voted him “Most Outstanding.” This year he was voted “Most Likely to Succeed.”

A four-year member of the Student Council, Austin currently serves as vice-president. He is a quiet leader with a thirst for knowledge.

He is highly respected by his peers and his teachers not only for his academic ability but also for his character.

Austin received honors recognition on both the National Spanish I and II exams. He contributes to the community through service including volunteering with the Memphis Union Mission, Feed the Children in Nashville, Angel Tree Warehouse, Silver Creek Assisted Living Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Oxford.

Patton Orr | Memphis University School | General Scholarship Patton, a senior, is an outstanding student, who holds a 5.41 weighted grade point average. He scored a perfect 36 on the ACT and a 2360 on the SAT. He has been named a National Merit Semiinalist and earned a top score of ‘5’ on ive Advanced Placement exams. He has been tapped for membership in the Cum Laude Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National Latin Honor Society and the National Honor Society.

He received the Dartmouth Club Book Award, which recognized his scholarship, leadership, generosity of spirt and good decision-making.

An Eagle Scout, Patton envisioned launching a local TEDx (technology, entertainment, design) event when he was 16. He dedicated the last two years to bringing the city-wide daylong celebration to fruition. It was recently held at The University of Memphis and hosted 17 inspirational speakers and more than 900 guests.

In addition, Patton spearheaded an event called TeenUp901 in conjunction with the public library to create excitement for the library’s new Cloud901 Learning Lab. More than 100 public school students attended the live-streaming TED Talks event.

Morgan Morris | Craigmont High School | General Scholarship Morgan, a senior, is a top student in the school’s Optional School for International Studies and College Prep. She holds a 4.5 weighted grade point average and currently ranks irst in her senior class. She has maintained top grades while taking challenging Honors and Advanced Placement classes. She is the recipient of the 2015 Dr. J. L. Perry Award of Excellence. This award was given for her outstanding performance and leadership in the City Basketball Tournament last February.

Active in school life, Morgan is a member of the National Honor Society, the Student Council, Shelby County Schools Student Congress and the Knowledge Bowl Team. She is the school’s JROTC Executive Oficer. She received the 2014 Fall SCIAA Scholar-Athlete Award.

This award spotlights a student selected by athletic directors, coaches and principals.

Morgan is committed to helping Cornerstone Elementary School students through after school tutoring. She also works with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. She leads by example and is a role model to her peers. Her next challenge is gaining admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Apurva Kanneganti | Germantown High School | General Scholarship Apurva, a senior, is a member of the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate program. Currently ranked irst in her class of 507 seniors, Apurva holds a 4.67 weighted grade point average. She scored a perfect 36 on the ACT and a 2370 on the SAT. She is a National Merit Semiinalist and an AP Scholar of Distinction. She is the winner of the Rhodes Book Award for Academic Excellence and Community Service. She earned gold medals for the Latin I, Latin II and Latin III exams.

With a goal of becoming a neurologist, Apurva has spent summers doing scientiic research in laboratories in four different countries.

She is president of ive clubs – Mu Alpha Theta, Knowledge Bowl, International Club, Germantown Giving Group, and the Telugu Association of Memphis Youth Committee. She is an oficer in the National Science Honor Society, National Beta Club and Model United Nations.

Apurva has a natural drive and curiosity that pushes her to be involved in her school. She also is a leader in the Indian community, where she organizes social and cultural events.

Olivia Morris | Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | General Scholarship Olivia, a senior, is a well-rounded student who is dedicated to taking tough classes in preparation for college. She holds a 3.9837 weighted grade point average. This past summer she was selected to take part in a summer program for English at Rhodes College. She is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society, and the National Beta Club. Because of her personable and friendly nature, Olivia was selected as a Student Ambassador, where she shows prospective students and their parents around the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School campus.

With a heart for service, Olivia spends her spare time tutoring other students in Spanish. She is a member of the Asian Culture Appreciation Club, the Art Club, and ICCS Schola Cantorum.

Olivia’s goal is to major in biomedical engineering. She hopes to one day design artiicial organs for patients battling cancer.

She has a strong work ethic and works part time at Sprouts. She is an active volunteer for the Humane Society of Memphis. In addition, she plays roller derby.

Tyler Rowland | Covington High School | General Scholarship Tyler, a senior, ranks irst in his senior class with a 4.0 unweighted grade point average. He scored a near-perfect 35 on the ACT and received multiple Presidential Awards. He has been inducted into the National Honor Society and National Science Honor Society.

He is very involved with the Student Council, Journalism and FFA (Future Farmers of America), where he serves as treasurer.

He previously served as the great oficer for the FFA. One accomplishment that sets Tyler apart from his peers is his representation of the school and the Tennessee FFA Association at the national level. He competed on the national level in Agronomy, Land Judging and Poultry Judging. He was the state high individual in poultry evaluation and a member of the land judging team that inished sixth in the nation. He was on the state runner up team in Soils and Dairy Foods competition. He is heavily involved in a sorghum producing project where he is using the scientiic method to determine which types of sorghum grow best in different soil series.

For more information, call or email Mary Lou Brown, Community Relations Manager for The Commercial Appeal at 901-529-2508 or mary.brown@commercialappeal.com

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Pets COMMUNITY

Animal welfare professionals attend seminar hosted by CAS Special to The Weekly

Collierville Animal Services hosted a course for animal welfare professionals last week at the Collierville Burch Library. The National Animal Control Association and Code 3 Associates, a professional animal disaster response and resource company, presented their National Animal Control & Humane Oicer Academy to animal welfare professionals from around the country.

“I brought the training here to Collierville so more local animal welfare professionals could aford to attend without the travel or lodging expense,” said Nina Wingield, director of CAS. “We want all our surrounding animal shelters trained

properly for animal cruelty calls.”

A benefit of being a host was that the $550 per person training fee was waived for two Collierville Animal Shelter staf members, John Harper and Sandy Kraemer. The SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) of Memphis helped part-time staff member Megan Medlin get a scholarship for the training.

Another beneit of being a host was that it created revenue for local hotels and restaurants. Wingield estimated that 75 percent of the 41 attendees were from other states. Some of the states represented were Maryland, Colorado, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Attendees from Tennessee facilities stayed for a special training on. Rusty

Boles and Ray McMillan from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) gave a presentation on rabies awareness and proper protocol for sick and injured wildlife.

“I really believe this was the most important part of the training for Collierville public health,” said Wingield. “We all need updates on wildlife rabies issues and laws.”

Wingfield said that plans are already in place for next year’s training to be held in Collierville again.

She thanked the staf at the library for accommodating the classes in the Halle Room, but suspects that the success of this year’s training will draw more attendees and force them into larger accommodations.

Collierville Animal Services employees (fourth from left) Nina Wingfield, Megan Medlin and Stephanie Iacobucci led a course for animal welfare professionals at the Collierville Burch Library.

Upcoming Pets Events

The 11th annual Walk for Wags n’ Whiskers is

Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Olive Branch City Park, 8877 College St. Walk with your best friend and visit a wide variety of vendors, get freebies, meet adoptable animals, win a rale and enter your pet in contests beneiting Desoto Animal Rescue. Cost is $20-30.

Email info@desotoanimalrescue.org, visit desotoanimalrescue.org or call 662-342-9448.

The PT Squared Golf Scramble beneiting Tails of Hope Dog Rescue will be 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at Memphis National Golf Club, 10135 National Club Drive. This is a four-man scramble to help raise money and awareness for the Tails of Hope Dog Rescue. Spread the word: volunteers, sponsors, players and auction items needed. Call Josh at 901221-2619 for more information. Cost is $500 per fourman team. Sponsorships range from $300-2500.

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Contact Debbie Newsom at 901-937-3917 or dnewsom@memphishumane. org for sponsorship or donation information. Seeking groups to volunteer to “man” water stations and cheering sections; contact volunteer manager, Linda Larrabee at llarrabee@ memphishumane.org for more information.

Memphis Animal Services, 2350 Appling City Cove, and the ASPCA present Mega Match-AThon Oct. 17-18, from noon to 6 p.m. Featuring $30 adoptions; all pets spayed/ neutered and vaccinated; free collar and ID tag. Call 901-636-7297.

Join Memphis Pets Alive! at High Cotton Brewing, 598 Monroe Ave., Oct. 24, from 4-8 p.m., for Pints for Pits , an event celebrating National Pit Bull Awareness Day. Tickets are $20 and include a goodie bag with an exclusive Memphis Pets Alive! pint glass and other awesome treats, access to discounted $3.50

pints, live music and a silent auction. Joy Ride food truck will be on site and will donate a portion of sales to support MPA! Visit bit.ly/1L13oVL to purchase tickets.

The Southern Festival of Dogs will be Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove. Visit sfodogs.org.

The Streetdog Foundation’s third annual Howl At the Moon! event will be Nov. 7, from 6-11 p.m., at The Warehouse, 36 E. G.E. Patterson, Featuring great food, barking good beverages, music, live and silent auctions and just an all around good time, raising funds that go 100 percent to the pups. A Paw Pass is $40 in advance ($50 at the door) and gains you entry to the door and access to the food, awesome music, all auction items and a super fun photo-booth. Visit streetdogfoundation.com.

The Harbor Town Dog Show will be Nov. 8, from noon to 4 p.m., at Nursery Park in Harbor Town.

A fun, dog-friendly event where canines are recognized for everything from best costume to most

mysterious heritage. Each category will have irst, second and third place winners, with Best in Show being awarded to the overall winner. Also featuring live and silent auction, games, vendors, food and the Green Room (VIP tent). Cost is $35 for dog entry and $25 green room/VIP tent access.

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■ The Paw Prints Pet Adoption Center at Carriage Crossing will be open Saturday and Sunday, from 1-4 p.m., every other weekend. Featuring adoptable pets from Collierville Animal Services.

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