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WESTWARD EXPANSION Thoughtful planning draws new businesses and residents

SET SAIL FOR HISTORY Folklife Museum showcases admiral’s collection and more

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F E AT U R E S 4 WESTWARD EXPANSION Steady, thoughtful growth makes Farragut a business and residential magnet.

6 WEEKEND WANDERER West Knox is the ideal destination for a vacation – or stay-cation. Find out by taking these three days’ worth of tips.

10 ELEVATING AN ESTABLISHED RECORD Knox County Schools’ new superintendent proposes even greater goals and innovative techniques for the system.

D E PA R TM E NT S 2 Almanac: a colorful

1 11 SET SAIL FOR HISTORY The admiral’s collection is only one piece of the past that is carefully preserved at the Farragut Folklife Museum.

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8 Biz Briefs 9 Portfolio: people, places and events that define Farragut/West Knox

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The Old College Try Opportunities are plentiful for students wanting to attend college in this region.

The closest higher-education opportunity may be found at Pellissippi State Technical Community College, a two-year institution that offers a number of college-transfer programs. There is also Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, National College of Business and Technology in Knoxville, and Tusculum College in nearby Greeneville, TN. And last but certainly not least, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville is close, as well.

This Run’s for You Fitness fans, mark your calendars.

The Farragut Fall 5K Run takes place each September to bring another healthy event to the community. It is organized by the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce and managed by the Knoxville Track Club.

The run is held on a scenic asphalt course starting on Watt Road, then winds Sedgefield subdivision through S and finishes in Mayor Bob Leonard Park. There is also a fun walk and pet walk on a separate course within the park.

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Farragut | At A Glance POPULATION (2007 ESTIMATE) Farragut: 20,083 LOCATION Farragut is in east Tennessee and is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area.

BEGINNINGS The town is named in honor of American Civil War Admiral David Farragut, who was born just east of Farragut in 1801. Farragut was incorporated in January 1980.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce 11826 Kingston Pike, Suite 110 Farragut, TN 37934 Phone: (865) 675-7057 Fax: (865) 671-2409 www.farragutchamber.com

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Fast Facts Q BusinessWeek magazine named Farragut one of the 25 Best Affordable Places in the South.

Look Up, Way Up More than 25 balloon pilots from across the U.S. participate in the annual Pellissippi State Technical Community College Hot Air Balloon Festival, held over the course of a weekend in late September.

The event will enter its ninth year in 2009, when more than 12,000 spectators will watch the colorful balloons light up the night sky. The balloons can actually glow and blink on and off, and the pilots perform to a musical program of patriotic and popular music.

Hours for both days of the event are from 4 to 10 p.m. Admission is $5 per person per day, with children 5 and under admitted free.

Q This area was originally known as Campbell’s Station. The Civil War Battle of Campbell’s Station was fought Nov. 16, 1863.

Q Farragut High School was built by the community and has been around since 1904.

Q Farragut is an upscale residential town that has no debt and does not collect property taxes from homeowners.

Q The entire historic unincorporated town of Concord (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) was founded in 1854 just outside of what would become the eastern boundary of Farragut.

Q Pat Summitt, head basketball coach for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, was the guest of honor in September 2008 at the chamber’s monthly Breakfast Speaker Series.

Reel Good Time Yee haw! Here comes the fishing rodeo.

The Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo is a big hit every June, with activities taking place at Anchor Park. The 2009 fishing event will be the 25th annual, and the rodeo is for children ages 13 and younger who are accompanied by an adult.

The fishing is free and occurs from 5 to 7 p.m. The first 200 children to register receive a free T-shirt, and the Town of Farragut provides all the bait.

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he town of Farragut pulls in visitors and new residents in a way that seems effortless.

From young families to retirees, people are drawn to the city’s extensive network of planned subdivisions and how they tie together seamlessly to create a comprehensive whole. Businesses like the location near west Knoxville, Oak Ridge and other population centers. Add the fact that there are good schools, quality health care, no property taxes, plus the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a backdrop, and you’ve got a 28-year-old

city with a very bright present and future.

But quality municipalities don’t just happen, and since its incorporation in January 1980 Farragut has been the beneficiary of a steady stream of dedicated elected officials, business professionals and civic leaders, all of whom have pulled together to grow their city in a reasonable, measured way.

“So many things have come together here that are important,” says Farragut Mayor W. Edward “Eddy” Ford III. “We have a very stable working environment; people have access to jobs in Knoxville and Oak Ridge; and we serve that vital

role of being a residential community – a place you can get in and out of, but that also has parks, greenways, walking trails, sidewalks, amenities that make it a fine place to come home to in the evening.”

Ford, who is in his 16th year as mayor, was honored as Mayor of the Year by the Tennessee Municipal League. His predecessor, Bob Leonard, also earned the designation during his term.

Ford says that Farragut’s 47 subdivisions and neighborhoods, all of which are interconnected with trails and greenways, have homes ranging from multimillion-dollar layouts to those for

New homes are being built in the Bridgemore subdivision, one of many community developments here. In May 2007, Farragut was named by BusinessWeek magazine as one of the 25 Best Affordable Suburbs in the South.

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a more modest budget. This, he says, allows for a wide variety of residents, which, in turn, has led to a broad business base.

“We’ve got a great reputation for being a planned community, and so the quality of life has just evolved,” Ford says. “We’re now a truly great place to shop. A lot of that has happened because of the city’s partnership with organizations like the chamber, which have worked very hard to promote the city and our business sector.”

Farragut’s certainly been good to Mike Such, who owns and operates Junk Bee Gone, LLC and is the current board chair of the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce. He says he’s enjoyed living and working here for the past 14 years.

“The community is what brought us here to begin with, from the Fourth of July parade to the town itself,” Such says.

“It’s a nice-size town, but has a smalltown feel. Farragut also really embraces its own businesses, so it’s been a great place to work and to create a company.”

Such credits the town’s planners with maintaining the delicate balance between steady growth and overcrowding, which has allowed for roads, schools and other amenities to keep pace.

“The entire area is growing, and Farragut takes a real leadership role in that,” Such adds. “That’s leading to all kinds of challenges, many of which Farragut has already gone through. I think that our city, and our chamber, will be used as sounding boards for outside communities looking to embrace the growth they’re having.”

The careful development, along with a house that they couldn’t say no to, is what landed Scott and Judy Haines in Farragut two years ago. The former entertainment-industry entrepreneurs now own and operate a Valpak directmarketing franchise and have jumped into the community with both feet.

“The things my wife and I find very enjoyable about Farragut certainly include being marvelously close to the beautiful mountains, and we also like all the retail and dining opportunities in a planned community,” Scott Haines says. “Farragut pays a great deal of attention to its zoning, the placement of businesses and parks, and we like that there was, and is, a great deal of thought put into how it is laid out. Everything here has been really, really well done.”

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Wanderer THREE DAYS WITH THESE TIPS MAY RESULT IN A PERMANENT VACATION

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ou don’t have to be an out-oftowner to enjoy a weekend exploring the West Knox area. With plenty of great restaurants and shops, museums and family-friendly destinations, as well as the nearby Great Smoky Mountains, West Knox is the ideal destination for a vacation … or stay-cation. Here are some suggestions for a weekend wander around the area.

FRIDAY Learn about the area’s colorful history by checking out the Farragut Folklife Museum and Gift Shop, which documents and celebrates all things Farragut.

From the museum, you can spy the old

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Campbell Station Inn. Now a private residence, the former inn once was a favorite resting spot for President Andrew Jackson.

Speaking of resting, with six area hotels and motels offering more than 400 rooms, there’s no shortage of accommodations in Farragut. But for a truly luxurious experience, check into the historic Maple Grove Inn. Built in 1799, the bed and breakfast offers spectacularly decorated suites outfitted with modern amenities like marbled bathrooms and spa tubs.

Once you’ve settled in, head over to Season’s Café, which offers a selection of more than 120 different wines and innovative American cuisine.

NORTHSHORE BRASSERIE 9430 S. Northshore Drive Suite 107 Knoxville, TN (865) 539-5188

SEASON’S CAFÉ 12740 Kingston Pike, Suite 106 Farragut, TN (865) 671-3679

PEERLESS RESTAURANT 320 N. Peters Road Knoxville, TN (865) 691-4699

APPLE CAKE TEA ROOM 11312 Station West Drive Knoxville, TN (865) 966-7848

AUBREY’S RESTAURANT FARRAGUT 102 Campbell Station Road Farragut, TN (865) 671-CAFE (2233)

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SATURDAY After a hearty breakfast at the Maple Grove Inn, start your day off on the right foot by strolling along one of Farragut’s many walking trails.

Visit www.townoffarragut.org to find the town’s pedestrian circulation map.

Make sure your trek includes Campbell Station Park, where bronze statues dot the 17-acre expanse of green space.

For lunch, head to the Apple Cake Tea Room. It’s a favorite Knoxville-area spot, where guests linger over iced tea and chicken salad sandwiches in the dining room full of southern antiques.

After lunch, seek retail therapy at the Shops at Turkey Creek.

Certainly worth the trip into downtown Knoxville is the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the only facility of its kind that is dedicated to all levels of women’s basketball.

Head back west for dinner at the family-owned Peerless Restaurant, where the motto for 80 years has been, “Big on seafood, famous at steak.” The menu also includes lighter fare, such as salads and pastas.

Round out the evening by stepping out in evening clothes for a show at the Historic Tennessee Theatre, a spectacular, restored 1920’s-era theater that draws visitors with its classical and popular musical performances.

The Maple Grove Inn, built in 1799, is one of the area’s oldest residential structures. Left: Shows at the Historic Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville include everything from the Moscow Ballet to Broadway productions.

SUNDAY Enjoy a leisurely morning stroll on the greenway and, if it suits, attend a service at one of the area’s many places of worship, all of which welcome guests.

Afterward, head to the Northshore Brasserie for an elegant brunch. The white-tablecloth restaurant specializes in French Belgian cuisine.

Then climb into your car for the onehour drive southeast to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where you might catch a glimpse of elk, bear or deer wandering through the lush landscapes of the ancient mountains.

Conclude your weekend with some comfort food at Aubrey’s Restaurant Farragut, where owner Randy Burleson promises some of the best Southern cooking you’ll ever experience. Locals love the chicken fingers, the most popular dish on the menu.

There’s plenty to do in Knox County.

Visit www.knoxville.org for more destination ideas.

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Business | Biz Briefs

READ MORE ONLINE | Learn about other Farragut and West Knox businesses at imagesfarragutwestknox.com.

Elegant Essentials offers home accents, gifts, custom floral designs, gourmet goodies and other unusual finds.

NOT JUST EYE CANDY Walking into Elegant Essentials is a full sensory experience.

“You know what I think is so cool about my job?” asks storeowner Linda Parrent. “You don’t just look at things. You can taste the chocolate we put out. You can dip your hands into oils. There are beautiful smells all over the store.”

The 1,620-square-foot shop opened in 2007 at The Gallery Shopping Center and offers home accents, gifts, custom floral designs, gourmet goodies and unique finds that Parrent unearths on frequent scouting trips.

For instance, Parrent discovered a product called Soy Toi, a little pot of hard soy wax that liquefies when heated, creating wafts of scents in the air. The liquid soy is also meant to moisturize skin. Parrent says it’s finding those interesting and unusual items that give her the biggest thrill.

“I keep ordering and ordering, and I keep thinking, ‘Where am I going to put this?’ ” Parrent says. “I truly love it.”

Parrent, who runs the store with her husband, Stephen, is also a master florist and decorates the shop with her designs.

TWO STORES IN ONE Carole Brailey likes to call her store, Carole’s Interiors and Gifts, “two businesses in one.”

For 25 years, walk-in customers have browsed through an eclectic collection of items handpicked by Brailey, including custom jewelry, hostess gifts, framed artwork, candles, lamps, sofas and chairs and custom woodworking by local artists.

The other half of Brailey’s business is devoted to fullservice interior design consultations, from complete redecorating services to by-the-hour advice on window treatments, upholstery, furniture choice and placement.

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meant more customers have discovered the long-time business for the first time.

“We have a lot of repeat clients,” Brailey says. “People I did work for 19 to 20 years ago keep coming back. But with our new location, new customers find us all the time.”

FRAMING A FUTURE When Debi Tuttle moved to Knox County from Atlanta in the early 1990s, the job prospects in her field – law firm administration – weren’t promising.

So Tuttle went to work for her mother, a self-taught painter who had opened a small gallery to display her works.

Nearly 20 years later, The Town Framery/Mary Wilbourn Gallery is a thriving small business in Farragut run primarily

by Debi Tuttle.

The 2,000-square-foot space, which relocated from Lenoir City to Farragut in 2004, continues to display the work of Tuttle’s mother, Mary Wilbourn, as well as the works of other local and regional painters, potters and craftspeople.

Along the way, Tuttle took a course in art framing and became a professional framer, which adds to the business.

“I did it behind the scenes for a couple of years,” Tuttle said. “I did all my mother’s work. I made all my mistakes working on her stuff.”

Today, the store attracts a loyal customer following for Tuttle’s skilled custom framing services, as well as carefully selected local artwork.

“Never in a million years would I have told you I’d be a small-retail-shop owner,” Tuttle said. “It’s been a great journey, and I’ve made it with some extremely loyal customers. I can’t imagine it any other way.”

The gallery is located at 12814 Kingston Pike.

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before moving to Tennessee, which is her husband’s home.

She gets her inspiration from the rolling hills of her adopted Tennessee as well as from some of the loveliest locations around the globe.

“I go to Europe to work on paintings.

I used to have a studio in Southern France, but now I go mostly to Italy – to Tuscany, Northern and Southern Italy, the Lake Como area,” she says.

And she brings her visions of these places back to Gallery Provence, which houses her paintings as well as her studio. Soo Cha says that people seem to like street scenes, towns and water scenes the best. But with more than 200 original paintings in her gallery, it shouldn’t be difficult to find a piece of fine art to fit any taste.

Griffith, who offers workshops and classes on Saturdays in her sky-lit studio, also takes commissions, noting that she paints a lot of portraits of houses and families for private customers.

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isitors to Gallery Provence can step into a Parisian café, a market in Aix-en-Provence or a Tuscan vineyard without ever leaving the West Knox area.

That’s because within this gallery, which is housed in a European-style building along with the Orangery restaurant, internationally known artist Soo Cha Griffith creates her impressionistic paintings inspired by some of the most beautiful places in the world.

When Griffith was a little girl growing up in Seoul, South Korea, she always knew she wanted to be an artist.

“I was quite young when I started painting,” she says. “I was interested in painting ever since grade school.”

That interest and devotion show in her colorful and captivating seascapes, landmarks, portraits, cityscapes and street scenes.

Griffith, who works in many media but gravitates toward oils, earned a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University and a diploma from the Platien Art Academy in Europe

Soo Cha Griffith is an internationally known artist who resides in Knoxville.

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Education Knox County Schools’ new Hardin Valley Academy opened in fall 2008.

Elevating an Established Record NEW SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSES EVEN GREATER GOALS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR SCHOOLS

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oming into a new job always has its share of challenges, but when you’re taking over the helm of an exceptionally well-run operation, the task’s a little easier.

That’s how new Knox County Schools Superintendent James McIntyre describes his feelings about the post he assumed in July 2008, calling it “a position of strength.

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providing good instruction and in good student outcomes. When you’ve got that history, as well as a good situation now, it’s not as though I’m coming into a crisis situation or a turnaround situation,” McIntyre says. “What I want to ensure is that we take a very good district to being a truly outstanding district, and making sure we provide an excellent education to every child in the county system.”

An ongoing objective for all school systems is meeting the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. As

of July 2008, Knox County schools were in comparatively solid shape: Forty of the system’s 50 elementary schools and nine of its 14 middle schools are in good standing based on NCLB standards.

McIntyre said his immediate goals are bringing all of the county’s high schools up to these standards and improving the graduation rate. In fact, the county already is experimenting with new styles of learning, such as the small learning community approach that’s been put into place at the new Hardin Valley Academy, as well as at Austin-East and Fulton high schools.

“The idea, which is a great innovation, is having an academy structure,” McIntyre says. “The small learning communities allow for the types of relationships we want between the teachers, the other adults in the building and the students to take hold. If a student has at least one strong relationship with a caring adult in the building, they’ll do well, be more engaged in the life of the school and be more successful.”

Keeping students involved in campus life outside the classroom also is key, and the system’s long and strong tradition of athletics is a critical component of a well-rounded student life, McIntyre adds.

“Athletics are a nice enhancement to the education of students, and the coaches teach a lot of things that reinforce education,” he says. “Students learn that character and hard work pay off, and working with a team teaches them life lessons that really reinforce the classroomeducation process.”

At the end of the day, the goal is to graduate students who are ready for a four-year college, full-time work and everything in between.

“We are trying to make sure they’re prepared for post-secondary opportunities, whether that’s some sort of education or training, so they can compete in a global economy,” McIntyre says. “We’ve got a very strong record of success here, but we still have some work to do. We want to make sure we have students graduating on time and well prepared for those opportunities.”

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f all you know about Gen. Robert Neyland is that his name graces the University of Tennessee’s football stadium, and you think Concord is just a grape, then a trip to the Farragut Folklife Museum is in order.

The museum, which began as part of the statewide bicentennial celebration in 1986, shares space with the town’s administrative offices. When the new town hall opened in 1991, the museum opened its current space and established itself as a focal point for area history.

“The original main goal was to have a folklife museum of artifacts from the area,” says Mike Karnitz, chairman of the museum’s operating committee. “Our first director, Mary Nell McFee, began collecting artifacts from longtime residents. She knew a lot of people, and where these things might be, so we began our collection.”

Early on, McFee noticed an advertisement for an auction of items belonging to or having to do with Adm. David Farragut. Knowing there would be plenty of local interest, the town was able to raise $10,000 toward the $80,000 purchase price, and town government eventually funded the rest.

The Farragut items, which include

the admiral’s uniform ornamentation, manuscripts, letters and more, are now housed in the Adm. David Glasgow Farragut Gallery at the museum, which has grown its other collections to encompass a comprehensive history of local schools and churches, as well as of the Farragut and Concord communities.

The museum also features the Doris Woods Owens Gallery, which focuses on the Civil War, and the Bill Dunlap Gallery, which houses railroad artifacts.

It also hosts a rotating series of exhibits.

The museum’s supporters and volunteers continue to be avid collectors, adding to the facility’s permanent collection. And as the area continues to be developed, the search is on to locate and obtain items before they are gone forever.

“The Battle of Campbell’s Station was right on this property, and we have a lot of artifacts that were found in the 1970s and 1980s as the town was developed,” says Malcolm Shell, a longtime museum volunteer.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and admission is free.

Visit www.townoffarragut.org for more information.

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We accept donations of: Platelets* – most commonly used to treat cancer patients *Donations by appointment only Walk-ins welcome Whole Blood – most common form of blood donation Double Red Cell – one donation collects enough red blood cells to help two patients

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For an appointment or for hours of operation, please call 865-524-3074

The Farragut Folklife Museum houses a variety of artifacts and photographs that convey the history of the Farragut and Concord communities.

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Setting Standards for Quality Care BAPTIST AND PARKWEST OFFER WEST KNOXVILLE RESIDENTS CONVENIENT, STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES

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ith awards and accolades on the walls, talented physicians and staff in the corridors and physical locations that offer outstanding convenience, Parkwest Medical Center and Baptist Hospital West/Baptist Hospital for Women stand ready to serve local residents.

In 2007, Parkwest became the only hospital in the state to be named eight times among the nation’s Top 100 Heart Hospitals in Thomson Reuters’s National Benchmarks for Success survey, which measures a hospital’s performance in key cardiovascular service criteria.

“What this ranking really means is that the treatment tracked at Parkwest shows our cardiovascular patients have

fewer complications, better outcomes and higher survival rates when compared to hospitals across the country,” says Rick Lassiter, president and chief administrative officer. “We are proud to be in an elite group recognized for setting benchmark levels of performance for cardiovascular services.”

Parkwest also has made significant strides in the area of joint replacement, opening the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat, a full-service joint replacement center.

Over at Baptist Hospital West and the Baptist Hospital for Women, new Chief Administrative Officer David Loving says that the complex’s focus on both acute medical care and women’s specialized

needs make it unique.

“A lot of folks remember that the women’s hospital is here, but they may not realize we have the full-service care as well,” says Loving, who joined the Baptist team in May 2008. “That’s going to change with all the growth we’re experiencing, including expanding our cardiology services in the Stokely Heart Pavilion, where we do our diagnostics and therapeutic cardiology interventions.”

The hospital soon will be home to such innovations as an electrophysiology, or EP, lab, which will allow for more diagnostic cardiology services, as well as an open-heart surgery program.

Baptist also is expanding its physical campus, adding an ambulatory surgical center and physician-office building that will be operational by late 2009.

“These additions, as well as the continued growth we see at the women’s hospital, show that we are providing services that the community wants,” Loving says.

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