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Gina Byrd is Farragut principal Gina Byrd is the new principal for Farragut Primary School, replacing Julia Craze who will retire this spring. Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre announced the promotion Friday for Byrd, who has served as assistant principal at Farragut Primary since 2009. Byrd joined the Knox County Schools in 2002 as a kindergarten teacher at A.L. Lotts Elementary School. She taught for more than 10 years in various capacities in Alabama and Florida. Byrd holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from the University of West Florida, and a master’s degree in Education Administration from the University of Tennessee.
Splash pads open Knox County Parks and Recreation has opened splash pads for the season at the Carl Cowan Park, 10050 S. Northshore Drive. Knox County’s splash pads are open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. each day through the fall. Rules for use are posted at each park. Info: 215-6600. The town of Farragut has opened the splash pad at McFee Park. Info: 966-7057.
IN THIS ISSUE Aubrey’s turns 20 For his 26th birthday, local entrepreneur and owner of Aubrey’s restaurants didn’t get a night on the town. When Randy Burleson turned 26, he was sent home from the restaurant so exhausted that he slept through the night and the next day. Now, 20 years later, managers and employees closed early at that first Aubrey’s to celebrate Burleson’s birthday and 20 years of success for the Farragut restaurant.
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VOL. 6 NO. 19 NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ
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Feeding God’s Children Middle-schooler’s idea grows into successful fundraiser to help the hungry By Sherri Gardner Howell Seven years ago, middle-schooler Joshua Zink was at his church when he heard about local efforts to help hungry children in Guatemala. With simple logic that is often lost on adults, Joshua had an idea: Have a barbecue to Feed God’s Children. On April 28, the seventh annual Feeding God’s Children Chicken and Rib Roast filled the parking lot of the former Farragut Kroger’s for two days of cooking and selling chicken and rib dinners. Joshua, now a freshman at the University of Tennessee, was there. “I was at my church, Two Rivers, when Shannon and Sid Kemp talked about the mission they were starting called Feeding God’s Children,” said Zink. “I just remember thinking and telling my dad, ‘We have to do something to help them.’ So we decided to barbecue and sell the dinners to raise money.” Dad Jim Zink was back for the fundraiser, too, manning the smokers as huge slabs of ribs and chickens were expertly cooked and packaged for take-home dinners or to eat on-site. Shannon Kemp said the idea for the charity grew out of a mission team at the church that partnered with a pastor in Guatemala who
panded that vision to include Lighthouse Mission Center in Pineville, Ky., a backpack program through the Bell County, Ky., school system, and help for the Water Angels, a ministry in downtown Knoxville.” The fundraiser has sponsors that help offset costs including Kroger, Texas Roadhouse, O’Charley’s, WNOX 100.3 Radio and Concord Cleaners. Kemp said that last year the chicken and rib roast brought in $10,000. “This is a mission that people can relate to because it touches your heart to think about children going hungry and not having the Ed Owens, left, and Jim Zink check on the ribs in the parking lot across from basics we take for granted,” said Farragut High School. The Feeding God’s Children ministry volunteers were Kemp. “For example, our Weekend cooking and selling to raise funds for feeding programs in Guatemala, Ap- Backpack Program in Kentucky now includes three schools where palachia and locally. qualified children get to take home enough food to carry them Cole and Kit through the weekend.” Kemp said Sommi decide that in Bell County, 42 percent of whether they all children are living below the want ribs or poverty level. chicken as Cathi Other events that Feeding God’s Domingue and Children participates in each year Steve Zimmerman explain. Cole include providing food boxes at Christmas and a pizza party for and Kit, who are brother and sister, teens in Bell County’s alternative school, a Family Fun Day for elgo to Two Rivers Church and came ementary students and a back-toby to support the school clothing and school supply distribution. fundraiser. The Kemps founded Feeding God’s Children in November 2005, needed help with his feeding pro- said. “Sid and I visited Pastor Da- first through Two Rivers Church as gram. “It began as a partnership vid Alvarez’s church in Guatemala a part of the Global Outreach Minwith CCG church in Guatemala City City in 2004 and knew we had to do istry. In 2008, it became a separate and Two Rivers Church here,” she something to help. Now we have ex- 501(c)(3) foundation.
‘Voicing’ opinion will be fun for all By Suzanne Foree Neal Should you decide to attend one of three meetings tomorrow (May 8) at Farragut Town Hall on the Land Use Plan for 2025, Winston Associates wants you to have fun. The Denver firm was selected primarily because it offers an interactive program “unlike anything we’ve seen here,” says assistant town administrator Gary Palmer. “I think they bring a perfect mix of professional planning experience and public outreach with towns like ours. They also offer expertise in historical components and small commercial planning.” Participants will be able to register their opinions anonymously using key pad polling. They will see their ideas come to life in 3D on a screen. Paul Glasgow explained the technology. “We use SketchUP 3D for the interactive design,” he says. “This helps the public to begin to visualize potential uses and character for the development of key commercial parcels to explore the importance of compatibility, historic preservation themes, etc.” As attendees begin to verbalize their ideas for things like building heights, setbacks, streetscapes, and new or redesigned roadways, they can see their words come to life on a
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Winston and Associates developed a logo to go along with all the aspects of the planning process as Farragut officials present ideas for how the town might look in the year 2025. Those attending Farragut’s Land Use Plan 2025 presentations Tuesday will be using a key pad to cast their votes for what they like. Drawings by Winston Associates
that key pad polling often reveals the unexpected consensus. Many times participants find that they are in the majority when they presumed otherwise.” Because answers are anonymous, it helps eliminate the “reluctance to participate” factor found in the traditional meeting format. Glasgow says that at a recent meeting where key pad polling was used, a
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woman “who was probably 90 years old,” pushed a button and jumped up and said, “I won!” People tend to enjoy themselves, he adds. As word spreads, attendance at later meetings seems to improve. The sessions tomorrow at Town Hall will be the first of at least two the firm will offer. The public outreach portion is just part of the development aspect of the plan.
Winston Associates will also put together reports that will help town officials formulate plans based on citizen feedback. “I have a very high level of confidence in their abilities, and that they will turn out a very usable plan,” Palmer says. Glasgow says the leadership group put together by the town has established an outreach through the website www.farragut2025. com. There’s a survey for those who can’t get to a meeting. Palmer realizes weather and activities impact any turnout, but hopes interaction will increase as the plan progresses. Adds Glasgow, “It’s a struggle everywhere to get people to come to meetings. You have to be creative; make it fun.” There are two “Citizen Academy” sessions: 8:30 a.m. discusses a potential downtown district and redevelopment in Farragut; 1:30 p.m. discusses Farragut’s historic resources, including its significance during the Civil War and how that can benefit the community. “Community Dialogue,” at 6 p.m., will delve into how the town has been growing, how development works and how Farragut has followed its land use plan so far. While key pad polling will be used at all three meetings, the 3D format will be used more extensively at the “Citizen Academy” sessions.
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