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Autumn In New England

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Hiwassee River Rail Adventure “The Loop”

18 Fun Halloween Food For Kids

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Letter From TheLife Publisher

From the Publisher There’s so much to love about this time of year—cooler temperatures, a spectrum of falling leaves, shorter days and the holidays on the horizon. Autumn is a season of change, as we throw on our sweaters and sip on hot chocolate to warm our bodies and soul. Did you know that autumn is also called the “Aurora Season” because clear evening skies make for good stargazing?

In this issue of McMinn Life, we celebrate Autumn in McMinn and beyond. We have lots of Halloween fun events. Also featured are heartwarming recipes by Ingles from their very own Ingles Table website.

We also share the story of Kelli Maniscalco and Ben Phillips who recently married at RT Lodge. Kelli is a Cornwall, New York transplant. She moved to East Tennessee when her parents retired here in 2013, and opened her store, Dogwood Lane Boutique shortly after. Kelli was set up with Ben by the local newspaper sales representative, Lori Samples. Although they had fairly different backgrounds on paper and they weren’t excited about being set up, things eventually worked out really well. Today, as a married couple, they’re renovating a historic home in Sweetwater in their spare time.

Here’s to a warm and colorful Autumn season. Enjoy!

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second Tax-Increment Financed Project in three years with the up-and-coming Athens Marketplace. The first TIF project three years ago was the installment of the new Food City in downtown Athens. The Athens Marketplace will be a multi-venue retail development encompassing over 100,000 square feet of new retail space and anticipating apparel shops, cosmetics, discount retail, bath & beauty, and restaurants.

A Letter From City Manager

C. SETH SUMNER Howdy Friends! A few years ago, I charged my staff with celebrating the remarkable stories of their service to our community, to identify and highlight the incredible difference that Team Athens is making here in our hometown. From that challenge, an info-graphic was developed and is now delivered annually to our fellow citizens.

I am pleased to share the latest Annual Year-In-Review Info-graphic for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020 with you on the City of Athens’ Facebook page (www. facebook.com/CityofAthensTN). Within the pages of the review you will see the culmination of the hard work my staff has accomplished this past year and the success stories that our community can share together since last summer.

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Early in the fiscal year, we were paid a special visit by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee as we broke ground on what will become the state model for higher education with the completion of the McMinn County Higher Education Center. This center will house TCAT-Athens, Cleveland State Community College, the University of Tennessee’s Agricultural Extension Services, and Adult Education all under one roof. This center will drive workforce development in collaboration with local industries and is well underway in construction for the entire region. Athens will become the center for workforce development in the southeast Tennessee corridor.

The Main Street Athens program, that merged with the Downtown Business Association the year prior, has made great strides in the revitalization of our historic commercial core district, downtown, the heart of our community. Along with the development of an Historic Walking Tour, Main Street Athens partnered with the Southeast Tennessee Development District to complete grant funded facade improvements for downtown businesses.

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Main Street Athens also embarked on a visioning process and is developing new plans to reinvigorate downtown.

On to city finances, Fiscal Year 2020 marked 28 years of Excellent Financial Reporting, an award presented by the Government Finance Officers Association heralding our exemplary management of taxpayer funds and the transparency of our financial stewardship of the public’s trust. This makes Athens one of the best fiscally managed cities in the entire United States. Athens is in a very stable and sound fiscal position, maintaining among the lowest tax rates in Tennessee for our service level.

Finally, another success story that has been more than fifteen years in the making, the Athens City Council and the Athens Board of Education worked to reach an agreement on approaching the needs of our school system and the future of our children regarding our school buildings. The citizens of Athens voiced their desire and willingness to pay for the consolidation of our four elementary schools by approving the referendum to raise the local option sales tax by 0.75% last summer. Groundbreaking on the new school building is set for December 21, 2020.

All in all, we have had a tremendous year here at the City of Athens and we look forward to another year of progress in the Friendly City. May God bless you and may God bless the City of Athens!

Genuinely, C. Seth Sumner City Manager

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Center Presbyterian Church, Tellico Plains, TN Every year, Center Presbyterian Church in Tellico Plains holds a haunted house. The Church uses funds raised for their Christmas Basket Fund. The Church delivers dozens of baskets each year and hopes to raise enough money to provide even more this year. For more information on the haunted house contact the church at 423-253-2303.

We will be following social distancing guidelines so expect smaller groups. There also will be no fire to gather around to encourage distancing and also we highly recommend that people come wearing face mask for the safety of others!

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Who is Tennessee Farmers Cooperative?

Co-op, recognized as one of the strongest federated farm supply cooperative systems in the nation, includes Tennessee Farmers Cooperative (TFC) and the 52 member Co-ops and 11 associate members in neighboring states that own TFC. At the very foundation are the roughly 70,000 farmers who are member-owners of the local Co-ops in their home counties. Of course, you don’t have to be a member of the Co-op to shop there. Co-op offers quality products for everyone! Some 164 Co-op retail outlets, which operate in 84 of Tennessee’s 95 counties, and across the border in five neighboring states, serve more than half a million customers.

Co-op is a cornerstone in the communities where our retail stores and facilities are located. Co-op is truly your hometown store, locally owned and operated with a well-trained, dedicated staff ready to serve the needs of each and every customer.

Because its roots reach back into the soil farmed by its organizers, Co-op always has the best interests of its patrons at heart.

And that heritage generates a spirit of cooperation that has molded our system into a closely knit network of individuals and organizations working together for the benefit of the farmers and our other Co-op customers. Co-op is more than a store, it’s a way of life.

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UT Extension Farmer of the Year In a profession where the average age is 58, you might call Jay Yeargin of Greenfield an upstart. Yet, this 37-year-old has been farming for more than 16 years and is well known in the agricultural community. This year his reputation as a quality producer has jumped again. Yeargin has been named by University of Tennessee Extension as the Tennessee Farmer of the Year for 2020.

The row crop producer from West Tennessee, who also runs a 60-head beef cattle operation, started farming with just 60 acres when he was 21. Today the operation, which he runs in tandem with wife Alice Ann, has 2,700 acres in production, of which approximately 40% is owned land. Yeargin grows yellow corn, soybeans and wheat along with his cattle. He also produces a fair amount of hay—some 700 round bales a year, all on non-irrigated land. Some years he grows food-grade white corn, which when sold at a premium enables his farm to enjoy a measure of financial success.

“At our farming operation, we utilize several different ways to market our crops. We are able to deliver our grain to the best market, even if it isn’t the closest, because we own our own trucks and have grain storage on the farm,” says Yeargin. “Storage gives us more options and allows us to have full-time employees, so we can deliver grain all winter.”

Yeargin is expected to be introduced as the 2020 Tennessee Farmer of the Year August 13 at the Tennessee Farm Bureau President’s Conference in Franklin, Tennessee, and at the UT Institute of Agriculture Ag Day celebration scheduled for October 3 in Knoxville as well as other agricultural events (virtual or real) throughout the summer. He was nominated for the honor by Jeff Lannom, UT Extension agent and director of Extension in Weakley County.Farmers from across the state were nominated for the honor by their county Extension agents or by Extension area farm management specialists.

Lannom says he nominated Yeargin because of his excellent farming practices, his strong family values and his spirit of volunteerism.

A 2004 graduate of UT Martin, Yeargin earned a degree in Agriculture Business. Alice Ann followed one year later with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. “This time in my life is where I really grew as a person; not just in the classroom, but networking with others in the agriculture field,” says Yeargin. “I was able to make lifelong friends all across the state that share the same challenges and ideas. I also stay in close contact with many of my professors. I am so grateful to be able to use them as a resource, but also share my working farm with their students as a hands-on teaching environment.”

When not working on the farm, Yeargin also operates a mowing and track hoe business, and he has an extensive list of county-, state- and national-level activities in a variety of organizations that range from serving as a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church, director of the Weakley County Farm Bureau, and member of the State Ag Enhancement Advisory Board. Along with Alice Ann, Jay was named runner up for the American Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award in 2017.

In addition to also serving in various community-based activities, Alice Ann has served as the Weakley County Chamber of Commerce president, and was named as the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmer

and Rancher Outstanding Young Woman in 2013. Alice Ann is a native of McMinn County and the daughter of Pat Chester and the late Rick Chester.

Lannom adds that the Yeargins host the annual Governor’s School of Agriculture at their farm and the farm is a regular cooperator in the University of Tennessee County Standardized Testing Program by planting and harvesting multiple soybean varieties.

As parents to a young son, the couple also invests a great deal of time toward growing what they hope will be a future Tennessee Farmer of the Year.

As Tennessee Farmer of the Year, Jay will

compete in the Southeastern Farmer of the Year competition at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia, October 20-.22. The Southeastern Farmer of the Year competition chooses from among the top farmers from 10 southeastern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) and is sponsored by Swisher International, Inc. The award recognizes excellence in agricultural production and farm management, along with leadership in farm and community organizations. The award also honors family contributions in producing safe and abundant supplies of food, fiber and shelter products for U.S. consumers. The overall Southeastern Farmer of the Year will be announced at a luncheon on the opening day of the expo.

Our Heritage Is Our Standard When Tennessee Farmers Cooperative was officially chartered on September 27, 1945, a whole new era in Tennessee agriculture began. In the spring of 1944, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation’s board of directors had authorized a committee to study farm supply cooperatives in other states to recommend what structure would best serve the needs of Tennessee farmers. After a whirlwind tour of cooperatives in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New York,

Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana, the committee, headed by Al Jerdan, marketing specialist with the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, recommended a federated system, similar to those operating in Indiana and Ohio.

After its board accepted the recommendation, the delegate body of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation authorized the organization of the

cooperative in November of 1944. Each of TFC’s 33 charter members, which were Farm Bureau supply associations, had an incorporating director to serve until a permanent board could be elected to direct the new regional cooperative. On the afternoon of September 27, 1945, during the first meeting of TFC’s members, a director to represent each of the state’s seven designated districts was elected to the board. With that election, at 1:05 p.m., TFC was born.

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HALEY HAYES @lauralynnobsessed Butternut Squash Pasta

PUMPKIN BISQUE 4C pumpkin, prepared

Shopping List: 1/2 C local honey 1 butternut cubed 1/2 C light squash, brown sugar 1 fennel bulb, cut into 1/2 T ground cinnamon small slices Salt to taste 1 tspand freshpepper ground nutmeg Drizzle2of olivejuice oil C apple C heavypasta cream 1 box 2penne 1 cup goat cheese Chopped walnut pieces, cranberries andanother preferred nut), toasted 1 cup pumpkin seeds (or

whipped cream for garnish.

Instructions Over medium heat, combine the pumpkin, apple juice, brown sugar and honey in the stock pot, stirring briskly to combine. Cook Cooking Instructions: BUNDT CAKE for fivePreheat minutes. the oven to 425°. Prepare the squash by cuttingPUMPKIN it into small

pieces and placing them on a cooking sheetpackage lined with foil. CutCombine flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, 1 (8 ounce) creamaluminum cheese, softened Add theup cinnamon and fresh ground the fennel and add nutmeg, to the cooking sheet.

Pour a drizzle of olive oil overand cloves together in a bowl. Beat brown 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar stirringthe to combine. squash and fennel and add salt and pepper.

Toss to make sure 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut sugar and shortening together in a separate everything is evenly coated. Bake for 45 minutes.1Cook the pasta reservebowl using an electric mixer until smooth egg Add the heavy cream and combine, using 1 teaspoon a bit ofblender pasta inwater.

In pot theorpot with the pasta, stir invanilla goatextract cheese, pumpkinand creamy. Add 3 eggs to creamed mixture, the immersion the stock seeds, and cooked squash and fennel.

Serve immediately or refrigerate 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. blending portions of the bisque in the food Cake: Beat pumpkin into creamed mixture. Stir and reheat later. processor until all ingredients are combined.

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour flour mixture into creamed mixture just Thoroughly reheat in the stock pot, but do 2 teaspoons baking powder until batter is moistened; fold in raisins not boil.

1/2 teaspoon salt and pecans.

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger Ladle into soup cups and top with the 1/4 easpoon ground cloves Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared chopped walnuts and cranberries or 1 cup brown sugar pan; top with cream cheese filling. Pour pumpkin seeds.

1/2 cup shortening remaining batter over filling.

3 large eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree Bake in the preheated oven until a 1/2 cup raisins toothpick inserted in the center comes Bruce’s Fabulous Foods 63 South Main Street, Marion, NC 28752 ingles-markets.com 1/2 cup chopped pecans out clean, about 1 hour. Cool completely Telephone (828) 659-8023 before removing from pan.

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Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Generously grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).

Beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; beat in coconut, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

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STEAK AND CHEESE FOOTBALL CROSSANTS

Chef Clarence Robinson Cooking with Comedy Catering Chef, Western Carolina Mission

Known in food circles as The Flavor King, Chef Clarence Robinson loves cooking great food and making people laugh, which is evident in his business, Cooking with Comedy Catering.

When he’s not bringing us fun and exciting meals at The Ingles Table, Clarence is the Executive Chef for Western Carolina Rescue Ministries. While serving men and women who are down on their luck, Chef Clarence feeds the person with amazing food, and feeds the soul with a good laugh in trying times.

Entertaining… inspiring… and downright talented, Chef Clarence doesn’t just bring the flavor to his food – but to everything he does.

Long live The Flavor King!

8 count crescent rolls (dough) 3 lbs thin cut sirloin or beef tenderloin 1 cup of diced peppers, onions & mushrooms Salt and pepper to taste Soy sauce 4 slices provolone cheese (about 1 oz each), cut in half Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Season steak with salt & pepper. Cook steak in a medium-sized pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove the meat from the pan and set aside to rest.

Add the peppers, onions, and mushrooms and soy sauce to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the steak back to the pan with the vegetables. Set aside.

Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Separate dough into 8 triangles. Place beef and vegetable mixture evenly on wide ends of each triangle; top each with one cheese half.

Roll up each crescent, ending at tip of triangle (roll-ups will be full). Place with tips down on cookie sheet.

Bake 15 to 19 minutes or until deep golden brown and heated through. Top with squeeze cheese. Serve warm.

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Instructions HALEY HAYES @lauralynnobsessed

Grill chicken thighs until done, then set aside until cool to the touch (You can also cook the

Butternut Squash chicken inPasta a skillet for approximately 3 minutes per side). Slice your cooled chicken thighs into

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small strips. Add olive oil and butter into a medium saucepan on medium heat. Once melted, add the sliced chicken and all of the other ingredients, except for the green onions and cilantro.

Let simmer for 15 - 20 minutes, checking and stirring every 3 minutes. Garnish with green onions and cilantro. Serve with saffron yellow rice.

S WEET MEMOR IES Brother & Sister, John Gifaldi & Patty Heiden Personal Chefs

Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Veggies John Gifaldi & Patty Heiden, Brother & Sister Sweet Memories, Personal Chefs

While other families sit around the table reminiscing about days gone by not so with these siblings. You’ll find John Gifaldi and his sister Patty Heiden around the table planning menus or working on new recipes.

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STUFFED ACORN SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE AND VEGGIES

Born in an Italian family in Western NY cooking was a part of the culture. After years of talking about putting their love for cooking to good use they decide to take off their business attire and traded briefcases and stilettos for aprons and oven mitts and haven’t looked back.

John and Patty are personal chefs who work out of Powder Springs, GA. “Our Philosophy is Event Driven…Our Priority is Creating a Memorable Experience for YOU!”

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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Makes A Great Hostess Gift Too!

PUMPKIN SPICE 3 tbsp. cinnamon 4 ysp. ginger 2 tsp. allspice 1 tsp. ground cloves 1 tsp. nutmeg Stir spices together in a mixing bowl. Use to top popcorn, mixed nuts, lattes, and more.

Chef Abby J Owner/Chef, Blackhawk Flyfishing Abby J’s Gourmet

Abby Jackson, the Sales Executive-turned-flyfishing outfitter-turned celebrated chef, is Hailed across the Southeast for her line of Hand Crafted Gourmet goods called Abby J’s Gourmet. When she’s not running Blackhawk Flyfishing she can be found in her kitchen using the skills passed down from her grandmother to create Award Winning Flavor of Georgia products like her Field to Fork “Sweet Fire Pickles” which can be found in the deli at your local Ingles.

As an Entrepreneur, TV show host and Author of Abby J’s Farmstyle Living Cookbook, Abby loves being a part of The Ingles Table creating delicious recipes for everyone and most of all she makes it FUN! CHEF AB BY J Now that’s an “Ultimate Ingles Advantage” so let’s get cooking!

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1 cup goat cheese 1 cup pumpkin seeds (or another preferred nut), toasted

Cooking Instructions: Preheat the oven to 425°. Prepare the squash by cutting it into small pieces and placing them on a cooking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Cut up the fennel and add to the cooking sheet. Pour a drizzle of olive oil over the squash and fennel and add salt and pepper. Toss to make sure everything is evenly coated. Bake for 45 minutes. Cook the pasta reserve a bit of pasta water. In the pot with the pasta, stir in goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, and cooked squash and fennel. Serve immediately or refrigerate and reheat later.

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Take a Ride into History on the Old Line Railroad

THE HIWASSEE RIVER RAIL ADVENTURE

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assengers step back in time when they ride the Hiwassee River Rail Adventure, a train alongside the scenic Hiwassee River, into the Gorge in the Cherokee National Forest, and over the famous Bald Mountain Loop. You will board restored romantic vintage passenger cars on the Old Line Railroad. This is a favored excursion for nature lovers and rail buffs alike, being the most scenic train excursion in this part of the country.

What is known today as the Old Line Railroad was built in 1890 as part of a project to link Knoxville, Tennessee to Marietta, Georgia by rail and took M&NG as its name. The following year they reorganized, and became part of the Atlantic, Knoxville, and Northern Construction

Company (AK&N). A very distinctive feature was built as part of the line, the Hiwassee Loop, a circle of track that was built around Bald Mountain in 1898.

This part of the rail corridor, about 20 miles, is a designated National Register of Historic Places, Historic District.

In 1902 the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad took ownership of the Old Line, when it secured a majority interest in the AK&N. The designation “Old Line” came about in 1906, a few years after the L&N acquired the property. Improvements had to be made to the line, the most notable being the Loop in 1898. They needed a more direct route to Atlanta avoiding the rugged mountainous rails, so the New Line was constructed. The New Line, which parallels Hwy 411 in Tennessee & Georgia, ran over flatter terrain and allowed trains to be faster & more efficient. This new line, became a bypass for the treasured and unique Old Line.

The copper mines, marble quarries and other shippers continued to generate rail traffic along the old line, so both continued to operate under the L&N system. The employees immediately begin to refer to the two lines as the “New Line” and the “Old Line”. These designations are still used today.

Most of the Old Line Railroad passes through the Cherokee National Forest, where the main residents are deer, black bear, wild boar, turkey, beaver, squirrels, and a variety of permanent and migratory birds. Long before the railroad, native people lived in the area. Many of the places found along the Hiwassee River reflect the names of the Cherokee families who once lived and farmed the bottom lands near present-day Reliance.

The name “Hiwassee” is a Native American word that means “savannah”, or “place at the foot of the mountain.”

Part of the new line project included construction of a major rail center and township for railroad workers. A site north of Wetmore was purchased and the L&N built a town, railroad shops, a passenger station, and a planned community that was name Etowah. The Etowah L&N Depot was built in 1906.

The Old Line remained part of the L&N system until 1982, when consolidations placed it under the ownership of Seaboard Systems that became CSX.

Loop Ride

In 2002, the Tennessee Overhill purchased the old line from CSX saving it from being dismantled. In honor of its history, the name “Old Line” was retained.

Trains normally run from late March through the end of the year (2020 being an exception), offering standard coach seating and luxury seats in the dome/ observation cars. Two trip options are available – the “Hiwassee River Loop Trip” and the “Copperhill Special” (2020 being an exception).

To experience a part of this history call or stop by the Etowah L&N Depot Museum in Etowah for tickets & schedule. Tour the Museum that tells the complete story of the Old Line and the City of Etowah.

423-263-7232 or www.TVRail.com.

For more information on the Old Line, you may want to purchase our book “Old Line Railroad” published by the Overhill. Call or email: info@tennesseeoverhill.com

Enjoy a 50-mile round trip up the beautiful lower Hiwassee River gorge. This 4 hour trip will take you to the top of the famous “Hiwassee Loop” where the tracks cros over themselves as they corkscrew up the mountain near Farner, TN. Coach $50

Adult Observation $98

Dome $115

Coach $34

Children Observation $98

Dome $115

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Halloween Hot Chocolate Decorate hot chocolate for the kiddos with whipped cream and colored syrup, just choose their favorite flavor.

Hamburger Pumpkin Buns Use the stem of a bell pepper to turn a hamburger bun into a pumpkin for Halloween dinner.

Pumpkin Pancakes These are light and fluffy pumpkin pancakes made extra orange with food coloring and decorated for Halloween breakfast using cinnamon syrup that has been colored a dark black.

INGREDIENTS 2 Cups All Purpose Flour 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Ginger 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree 2 Large Eggs 4 Tablespoons Butter Melted 1 1/2 Cups Milk Orange Food Coloring Gel

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and whisk to combine. The batter will be lumpy, do not over mix.

Set the batter aside for 5 minutes. Butter your griddle or spray with non-stick cooking spray if desired. Pour out 1/3 cup of batter for each pancake and spread into a circle.

Cook each pancake for approximately 4 minutes per side.

Serve pancakes with butter, syrup, whipped cream, nuts or any other favorite toppings.

Black Cinnamon Syrup

Preheat griddle or large non-stick skillet to medium heat.

1/2 Cup Granulated White Sugar 1/2 Brown Sugar 2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon 1 Teaspoon Vanilla 1 CupWater Black Food Coloring Gel

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.

In a saucepan combine white sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour and cinnamon. Stir dry ingredients together.

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In a separate medium bowl, whisk together both of the sugars, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, eggs, melted butter, and milk.

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Add vanilla extract and water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Be really careful while boiling sugar, keep a bowl of ice water nearby just in case. As it heats squirt in a little of the black food coloring and mix in, add more until it’s as dark as can be (it doesn’t take much). Allow to boil for a few moments until the mixture has noticeably thickened.

Remove from heat and allow to cool enough to put into a squirt bottle (ketchup style).

You can make it the night before and warm it by dipping the squeeze bottle in a bowl of warm water. You might also have your pancake eaters create their own designs.

Decorate the pancakes with the syrup. By all means decorate the plate with extra syrup.

Serve with sausages, sausages are creepy looking enough on their own.

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Autumn In New England

By Lisa Bingham/Leslie Fox

I’ve been to New England twice during the fall and so thoroughly enjoyed it, I wanted to share highlights with you. It’s all part of my family’s mission to visit all 50 states. We flew from Atlanta to Boston and over a 10-day driving trip, were able to check off five states in a week! We absolutely loved the history and breathtaking beauty, and my three girls and I especially enjoyed collecting Junior Ranger badges at the parks.

We had the pleasure of seeing New England in person, but today, while we all wait for the okay to travel freely, we invite you to take this virtual tour of New England. Use it as a planning guide for your next trip to the east coast—it’s worth the trip.

Become A Junior Ranger. Explore. Learn. Protect.

Junior Rangers take an oath of their own to protect parks, continue to learn about parks, and share their own ranger story with friends and family. Junior Rangers are typically between the ages of 5 to 13, although anyone can participate. The Junior Ranger program is conducted in almost all parks.

How does it work? Kids complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger patch or Junior Ranger certificate and a Park Ranger will lead you through the Junior Ranger pledge. https://www.nps.gov/kids/become-a-junior-ranger.htm

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SALEM MASSACHUSETTS Best known for the witch trials that took place in 1692, Salem is sure to bewitch you with its seaside charm, its maritime history and spellbinding beauty. You can follow the Red Line along the sidewalks to navigate your journey through historic sites, including the Witch Trial Memorial, the Old Burying Point Cemetery and more.

Discover serenity by the sea on the beaches of Salem Willows. The Bewitched statue, the Witch Museum and the Witch Dungeon conjure up diverse takes on witchery through history.

Chills and Thrills at The Salem Witch Museum!

Inside an old church is the Salem Witch Museum, where you can take a 30-minute tour of the history of the Salem Witch Trials, and the evolving perception of witches since that time.

Be sure to visit The House of the Seven Gables. In 1668, merchant and shipowner John Turner built a house on Salem Harbor that was destined to become one of America’s most beloved historic homes.

Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2007, The House of the Seven Gables is best known today as the setting of world-renowned American author Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 novel.

The Witch House is the last remaining structure from the time of the Salem Witch Trials. The home belonged to the judge who sentenced the accused witches, rather than to any “witch.” The trials themselves only lasted a short time. In the end, those who began the accusations came forward to admit they had made up their claims. The whole thing may have begun by some storytelling that got out of hand.

Hubie Halloween Coming To Netflix on October 7 Adam Sandler is a local Halloween enthusiast who finds himself wrapped up in a comedic Halloween mystery in Salem.

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The House of Seven Gables & Haunted Happenings https://7gables.org/ https://www.hauntedhappenings.org/

Become A Junior Ranger Explore. Learn. Protect.

America’s First National Historic Site Salem Maritime National Historic Site was established on March 17, 1938 as the first National Historic Site in the U.S. It consists of nine acres of land and 12 historic structures along the Salem waterfront, as well as a downtown visitor center. Located in the urban setting of Salem, the park preserves and interprets over 600 years of New England’s maritime history and global connections.

Here’s how you can become a Junior Ranger at Salem Maritime and get your Virtual Visit Badge this year.

Download your Junior Ranger booklet.

Complete the Junior Ranger activities as you explore from home.

Or if you plan a trip to Salem, you can find a Park Ranger to lead you through the Junior Ranger pledge.

https://www.nps.gov/sama/learn/kidsyouth/ kids-youth.htm

Be sure to walk Essex Street! It’s filled with lots of people, some in costume if you visit in October. Even though it rained the last time we were there, it was still crowded.

There are always street performers and wonderful shops filled with Halloween and Autumn merchandise and lots of food vendors.

You can also sign up for all kinds of tours, including walking tours, haunted history tours, day or night, and you can sail the harbor.

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2 Bar Harbor Maine

The Bar Harbor Inn is an iconic and historic New England vacation destination located harborside in the heart of Bar Harbor overlooking Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands. It welcomes guests worldwide with genuine Maine hospitality, superior service and timeless charm. Its beautifully landscaped eight acres offer a private retreat with easy walking access to unique shops, art galleries and waterfront activities in downtown Bar Harbor. The casual elegance of the Bar Harbor Inn provides a perfect backdrop to explore the rocky Maine coast and Acadia National Park. Catch glimpses of the area’s rich history as you relax and delight in refreshing ocean views, elegant dining and rejuvenating spa services.

Visitors from around the world come to Bar Harbor, the gateway to Acadia National Park for its breathtaking scenery.

From boutique hotels, personal and cozy B&Bs, to woodland camping with Acadia National Park right outside your tent flap, every lodging option is unique. Whatever your style, you’ll find it here in Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island.

Bar Harbor is proudly known for its fresh seafood–caught, delivered, cooked and served straight from the boat. From shrimp, scallops and crab, to haddock, flounder, clams and oysters, Mount Desert Island’s sea-to-table options are endless. After a day’s worth of activities in Acadia National Park, no matter where you eat and drink, Bar Harbor’s restaurants are sure to please.

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Acadia National Park Acadia National Park falls in the top 10 list of most visited parks in the U.S., welcoming more than three million travelers every year.

Early risers can drive, bike or walk to watch the sunrise along Acadia’s beautiful rocky shoreline on Ocean Drive. They’ll be among the first in the country to see the dawning of a new day. Later, enjoy dinner or simply stop in for popovers and strawberry jam at the famous Jordan Pond House, a charming restaurant founded in the early 1870s.

Established by Woodrow Wilson in 1916 with 6,000 acres, Acadia now covers more than 49,000 acres, thanks to the remarkable dedication and philanthropy of wealthy private citizens such as Charles W. Eliot, George B. Dorr, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The park encompasses nearly half of Mount Desert Island, a scattering of smaller islands and the Schoodic Peninsula.

Hike, bike, or walk to popular attractions in the early morning or late afternoons to avoid crowds or take the fare-free Island Explorer bus instead of driving. Motorists who drive the Park Loop Road enjoy a 27-mile ride along oceanside cliffs and through mountain forests, stopping at scenic turnouts and notable attractions along the way, such as the mighty Thunder Hole and Sand Beach. The trip is a must!

Acadia National Park Service https://www.youtube.com/user/AcadiaNPS/videos

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Rock Port Massachusetts Iconic Motif No. 1 draws artists and art lovers to this picturesque harbor. Rockport’s art colony, one of the oldest in America, is home to over 30 galleries and The Rockport Art Association and Museum. In an unmatched setting, the world-class performing arts center, The Shalin Liu, hosts shows year-round. Lively festivals fill the streets from May through December.

Gloucester Massachusetts Founded in 1623 by English fisherfolk, Gloucester is one of New England’s oldest towns. This port on Cape Ann has made its living from fishing for almost 400 years, and has inspired books and films such as Rudyard Kipling’s Captains Courageous and Sebastian Junger’s “The Perfect Storm.”

You can’t miss the fishing boats, festooned with nets, dredges and winches, tied to the wharves or motoring along into the harbor, with clouds of hungry seagulls hovering expectantly above. A vibrant artist community, Rocky Neck Art Colony, is across the harbor in East Gloucester.

The Beauty of Gloucester https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63n9crVxhn0

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The first time we went to New England, the movie, “The Perfect Storm,” was being shot. The movie was known as the Halloween Storm. It was based on a true story and tells of the courageous men and women who risk their lives every working day, pitting their fishing boats and rescue vessels against the capricious forces of nature. Their worst fears are realized at sea on Halloween of 1991, when confronted by three raging weather fronts which unexpectedly collide to produce the greatest, fiercest storm in modern history.

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Mount Washington Cog Railway New Hampshire’s Premier Attraction Since 1869 Today, more than 150 years later, the Mount Washington Cog Railway continues to thrill passengers from all over the world with its dramatic ascent to the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast.

The Cog is the first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world, and the only one currently operating in North America. With an average grade of 25% (some sections approach nearly 38%), it’s also the second steepest in the world! Motive power is primarily provided by a fleet of seven powerful biodiesel locomotives, each custom designed, built and maintained on site. And with a nod to its steam heritage, the railway also continues to operate a pair of centuryold, coal-fired steam engines.

Located in the heart of the majestic White Mountains region of northern New Hampshire, Marshfield Base Station is six miles east of Route 302 on the western face of Mount Washington. Even the drive along Base Station Road is beautiful—every twist and turn reveals new perspectives on the Presidential Range. Make sure to stop for some pictures at Upper Ammonoosuc Falls, an impressive rocky cascade and popular swimming hole just a few yards off the road. And keep your eyes open for wildlife—moose and bear sightings are not uncommon along the Base road.

Marshfield Base Station Train Trip,To The Summit and Back https://www.thecog.com/marshfield-base-station

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Mount Washington, New Hampshire The Most Extreme Weather Observatory on Earth Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, is home to the most extreme weather observatory on Earth.

Located in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire at 6,288 feet, the observatory features some of the world’s most fascinating weather. The history of Mt. Washington Observatory began all the way back in 1870. In hopes of improving forecast knowledge, a group of determined scientists set out on an expedition to observe Mt. Washington’s winter weather. The team’s observations captured the attention of the United States Signal Service, a precursor to the National Weather Service, who decided to take up the cause and maintain a weather station at Mt. Washington’s summit until 1892. This was one of the first mountaintop weather stations in the world.

The Mount Washington Obsevatory https://www.mountwashington.org/#

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8 Mount Washington Inn New Hampshire The Mt. Washington Inn was constructed by Joseph Stickney, a native of Concord, New Hampshire who had made a fortune before the age of 30 as a coal broker in Pennsylvania.

In 1881, Stickney and his partner, John N. Conyngham, purchased the nearby Mount Pleasant Hotel (a large early hotel that was later demolished) from lumberman John T.G. Leavitt. Stickney began work on his Mt. Washington Hotel and brought in 250 Italian artisans to build it, particularly the granite and stucco masonry. Construction started in 1900 on the Y-shaped hotel, which opened on July 28, 1902.

Stickney died a year after the hotel opened.

His wife, Carolyn Stickney, spent her summers

at the hotel for the next decade, adding the Sun Dining Room with guest rooms above, the fourth floor between the towers, and the chapel honoring her late husband. Under its capable first manager, John Anderson, the hotel was a success. But the advent of income tax, Prohibition, and the Great Depression curtailed the hospitality business. In 1936, Mrs. Stickney’s nephew, Foster Reynolds, inherited the hotel, but it closed in 1942 because of World War II. A Boston syndicate bought the extensive property for about $450,000 In 1944. The Bretton Woods monetary conference took place that year, establishing the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The owners were paid $300,000 for the loss of business and promised a daily room charge of $18 per person for the 19-day conference.

Today, the Mt. Washington Hotel and Resort is one of the last surviving grand hotels in the White Mountains. In 1986, it was declared a National Historic Landmark.

Since the late 1800s, reaching the summit of Mount Washington has been on the must-do list for most travelers to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. To this day, the combination of amazing scenery, world famous weather conditions, and adventures for all abilities and ages make it a highlight for visitors to the region, and locals alike.

The mountain is steeped in history, and central to that is the legendary Mt. Washington Auto Road.

The 7.6-mile Mt. Washington Auto Road is America’s oldest and continuously operating attraction. It was first opened to the public in 1861 as the Mt. Washington Carriage Road in a time when guests made the four-hour journey to the summit in specially built, horse-drawn Abbot Downing Mountain Wagons. As a family owned business, the company takes great pride in its progression through the years, preserving that history for all their current day guests to enjoy.

The Mount Washington Hotel and the Grand Hotels of the White Mountains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWEoFIYu48 Mount Washington Auto Road https://mt-washington.com/

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Vermont is internationally known for vibrant autumn colors. Stowe’s legendary foliage adds an extra dimension to every pursuit, from scenic drives and strolls on the Stowe Recreation Path to events and outdoor harvest festivals. Take a piece of your memorable Stowe vacation home with you, Stowe’s shops are filled with artisan and local goods perfect for fall.

Fall Into Stowe, Vermont.

A classic New England village at the base of Vermont’s highest peak, Stowe, Vermont is the perfect place for a fall getaway. From early September through late October, experience Stowe’s legendary foliage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM1_ uI0cgyo&feature=youtu.be&t=2s

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Boston Massachusetts Perhaps no other city in America holds as much history of the colonial and Revolutionary War era as Boston. It’s not surprising then that its main sites have become a pilgrimage trail for Americans and for others who hope to get a sense of that history. But more than that, the Freedom Trail is a good introduction to today’s city, connecting or passing close to some of its best loved tourist attractions. Boston is easy to navigate on foot, as its major sights are relatively close, and America’s first subway system, the T, connects its important neighborhoods.

Across the Charles River, a watery summer recreation area whose Boston shore is reserved as the Esplanade park, is Cambridge. Although a separate and independent city, for tourist purposes, Cambridge is part of Boston and connected by the same transit system. Here, you’ll find two of America’s most prestigious and important universities, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These and the many other universities and colleges in the area help keep Boston a youthful and vibrant place to be, with a lively cultural scene. With all the music, theater, and entertainment options, plus its abundance of restaurants, you’ll never be at a loss for things to do in Boston at night.

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Since its discovery to Europeans by John Smith in 1614, Boston Harbor has been an important port in American history. It was the site of the Boston Tea Party, as well as almost continuous building of wharves, piers, and new filled land into the harbor until the 19th century. By 1660, almost all imports came to the greater Boston area and the New England coast through the waters of Boston Harbor. A rapid influx of people transformed Boston into a booming city.

Boston Tea Party Museum: Relive the most important event leading up to the American Revolution on this self-guided tour of the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. This is a great mix of fun and education. We enjoyed the tea master explaining the teas!

Swan boats in Boston Commons offer a nice, relaxing short trip around the pond. The boat is moved by a swan boat driver pedaling through the water in the back of a type of raft with benches for riders.

DONATIONS NOW ACCEPTED FOR #COVIDfeedTN AT WALGREENS Donations being accepted October 17 – 31, 2020 at Tennessee Walgreens locations Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville and Memphis, TN – The coronavirus crisis continues to pose urgent food-security threats to many Tennessee families – whether from health-related or economic impacts.

But the Volunteer State is mounting a comeback – through a collaborative effort between Tennessee’s regional community foundations and locally based hunger-relief organizations.

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF), a community foundation serving 25 East Tennessee counties with a mission of “thoughtful giving for stronger communities and better lives,” announced today a new way of giving to its #COVIDfeedTN fundraiser. ETF has been in partnership with other major retailers statewide as well as ETF’s sister community foundations based in Chattanooga, Memphis and Nashville since April.

For a two-week period in October, Walgreens will join this initiative to raise funds to provide hunger-relief. All proceeds will directly fund

grants to nonprofit hunger-relief organizations or initiatives, located in the regional area of the Tennessee ZIP code of purchase. “When you provide a donation at a Nashville-area Walgreens, for example, the proceeds will be given to a credentialed hunger-relief effort in that region,” said Michael McClamroch, ETF president and CEO. Funding from donations will be collected and grants distributed by ETF in full coordination with Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (based in Nashville) and Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.

Tennessee nonprofit organizations with hunger relief and food distribution-related missions (such as community food pantries, school or faith-based meal programs, fooddelivery services to homes) can apply for grants via their area’s community foundation website.

To apply in East Tennessee, visit ETF’s Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund; in Chattanooga, visit www.cfgc.org; in Middle Tennessee, visit www.cfmt.org; in West Tennessee, visit www.cfgm.org.

All nonprofit grant recipients must apply in advance for #COVIDfeedTN funding and will be fully vetted and pre-screened by their respective region’s community foundation.

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Setting a Course

by Tim Eichhorn

I am not quite certain that I’ve ever felt like this. Being born in the 60’s, I escaped that decade of turmoil. Having served in two wars, losing both parents at a younger age, and raising a family of our own should prepare me for handling volatility and uncertainty. But, right now feels drastically different in so many ways.

There are many issues of concern and contention that are in the forefront daily: COVID, the election, the recession, the protests, the riots or even simply the ever increasing volume of everybody yelling that leads me to this feeling. I am having difficulty identifying the truth from the lies.

A vital, yet simple tool that I learned to trust while a young platoon leader in the Marines was a lensatic compass. In the middle of the woods or the desert you could trust that the arrow would, without fail, reliably point north. It looked like an old flip phone, akin to Captain Kirk’s communicator on Star Trek. When closed the arrow was locked in place. When opened the arrow was free to spin; and when free, it would continually seek north bouncing left to right

of north finally stopping on it. Once you had north, you had every other direction from there, and no matter your direction you could advance towards it.

It seems right now that my compass needle is unsettled on finding north. It keeps swinging from side to side, never stopping.

The external feed from the news and our world is interfering with my compass. While I know who I am internally, I trust my core beliefs and then know the direction that I want to go; those external indicators that tell me what direction is in front of me are all over the place.

When the direction is unclear I have learned to apply these thoughts: 1. Don’t Chase A False Reading - Walk in the general direction that the arrow is trying to point.

2. Be Cautious - Avoid running to avoid painful stumbling.

3. Use All Your Tools - Sift other sources of information as a blend usually builds a reliable sense of the correct direction.

4. Trust Yourself - Do not rely on the crowd to lead you to the right place. Collective

The same advice that helps us navigate the issues of the day also apply to our finances.

Your goals and financial direction in life are there to work towards even in the tough times. Spread your assets out through diversification. Long term assets should stay invested according to the plan. Ensure that cash is also part of your plan right now. Be ready for the emergency or even the right opportunity, as either arrives.

The external world seems chaotic. Someday, just like the 1960’s, this period will be in the history books, and we will be dealing with other distractions. Talk with your spouse and your friends about how to handle these external distractions. Share your concerns with your professional advisors. Make or revisit your long term goals list and the plan built specifically for those goals. Revise the plan as needed and keep moving to the goals.

North is still out there to give us direction.

We might simply have to look a little harder to find it right now.

Tim Eichhorn is a Partner and Senior Advisor with Rather & Kittrell.

Tim is available at teichhorn@rkcapital.com.

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Tulips Get out your catalogs it’s time to order tulips

by Gayle Fisher

Spring flowering bulbs need to be ordered now. Planting time is from late October through November. It’s really hard to believe that I need to decide now what tulips I want to see next spring.

Typically, tulips are one time wonders in the gardens here in East Tennessee.

They bloom spectacularly the first year and peter out thereafter. We need to treat them as annuals; or at best biennials, and just replace them each fall. After a glorious spring display be brave and just pull up the bulbs and throw them away. If you don’t you will be like me and be disappointed the next spring with small or no blooms even after fertilizing. If you travel to Nashville or Atlanta in the spring those beautiful tulips were planted in the fall. Planting now is the hard part because they will pull up easily after blooming.

Tulips (tulipa) require a cool, moist winter and a warm dry summer for optimum growth. In the South summer heat and rain tend to diminish their performance.

There are about 100 species of tulips and hundreds of named cultivars, which have been organized into 15 divisions based on flower shape and origin. While you don’t need to know the names of the divisions, knowing that they exist will help you chose which tulips to grow. Planting tulips from several divisions ensures that you will have a variety of shapes and sizes of flowers to enjoy. The flowering will depend on four variables; where you live, the weather, the cultivars and the site where it is growing.

Plant your tulips where they will receive at least 5 hours of full sun daily and light

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shade for the rest of the day. Afternoon shade is beneficial in our area to protect the flower from hot temperatures. Tulips like rich well-drained soil. I had a friend who visited a bulb farm in Holland and he said that he could stick his hand in the ground 5 inches without a spade that’s how loose and light the soil bed was where they were growing tulips.

Tulips and other spring blooming bulbs are available on-line, at big box stores and at some nurseries. Do not buy last year’s bulbs at a discounted price, better to have a few beautiful plants than lots of weak sad flowers.

The soil should be dug deeply with plenty of organic matter or leaf mold worked into the earth. Set the bulbs with their bases at least 8 inches below the soil surface. (5 to 6 inches is fine if you’re growing them as an annual). If you want the entire planting to bloom at one time and at one height, be sure to plant all the bulbs at the same depth. Otherwise they will bloom unevenly.

When buying tulips, you need to look for fat, fleshy bulbs with no signs of mold or black, rotted blotches. The biggest bulbs produce the largest flower. The first time I planted bulbs I removed the brown dry skin (tunic) not realizing that it was needed to protect the bulb. I peeled them down like an onion. That was my first mistake.

My second mistake was letting my eyes overload my back. I ordered bulbs from a wholesaler who sold only in bulk. At first I thought yes, I could use 1,000 tulip bulbs (the price was great). When they came I soon tapped out on where to plant them. I had

not prepared a bed and just walked around the yard with a mattock digging a hole and dropping in a bulb.

Another surprise was discovering that moles, squirrels, chipmunks and voles really love them. Scientific test prove that tulips taste like cheesecake to these rodents. I had small children at the time so putting them in the ground was all that I could accomplish. To protect from rodents I should have dug my beds, put chicken wire and gravel on the top of the bulbs before covering with the dirt. When spring came there were lots of missing bulbs but the ones that survived the critters and the poor planting techniques were a delight to behold, even if they were not uniform.

As I stated earlier tulips are used as an annual here because we have such a warm spring and a hot wet summer. The result is that the tulip foliage doesn’t have enough time to feed the bulb for next year. I’m always optimistic, if I plant something and it is still trying to live, I give it the green light and make it die a slow death of attrition.

When people notice how weak and spindly my old tulips are I can say truthfully “yes, tulips just don’t do well in our area”. This gives me the appearance of being knowledgeable without having to do the work.

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Kelli& Ben K

elli Maniscalco and Ben Phillips’ wedding was the first wedding of the season at RT Lodge, and the last in the spring, thanks to the pandemic.

There were so many reasons why we fell head over heels for RT Lodge. The beautifully manicured gardens, the stunning patios and koi pond, the history, and refined yet cozy atmosphere of the 1930s home—not to mention the incredible hand-crafted ingredients and farm-to-table food by Chef Trevor, and attentive staff—made it impossible not to choose the Lodge for our special day.

We also loved that our family and friends—especially the out of towners—had the option to stay the whole weekend for a truly relaxing retreat.

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M agical My vision was a magical woodland with a few hints of moody art deco to play off of the Lodge’s setting. Reagan Vickary did an incredible job with the flowers and brought all my favorites together with mismatched yet coordinating arrangements and boutonnieres.

Brass accents, grey candles and greenery chandeliers all added a romantic and glamorous touch.

Even thought I had already purchased shoes in aqua, my Dogwood Lane Boutique color, once we found Ben’s ink blue velvet jacket, I knew I had to have shoes to match.

In spite of covid looming and the threat

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Woodland of a cold spring rain, we were blessed with an absolutely magical wedding weekend.

Yet to say it was very stressful would be an understatement, as information was changing daily. Two bridesmaids and several guests were forced to cancel at the last minute due to Covid travel restrictions.

The event staff at the Lodge was amazing. They not only had every detail under control, but were able to roll with last minute changes with the utmost competence, care, and good humor, which helped minimize tension. We felt like we were in our own little world for the weekend!

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We started with a traditional Low-Country Boil for our rehearsal dinner on the patio.

Afterward, guests relaxed in rocking chairs and enjoyed S’mores by the firepit. It was great for everyone to decompress and catch up.

TheWedding After a delicious Lodge breakfast with family and friends, it was time to get ready. The rain miraculously held off for our ceremony and pictures on the lush grounds. We enjoyed hors d’oeuvres on the patio, then made our way to the Sperry Tent where we dined on a family style, three-course dinner, with wedding cake, music and dancing.

As favors, we chose classic southern pies by Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop in Knoxville—a fun nod to our 3/14 wedding day, Pi day. Photo props and polaroid cameras were set up for the guestbook.

We even had a sparkly sendoff. The entire weekend felt like a fairy tale!

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Athens City School:

BEYOND EDUCATION

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thens City Schools has continued to provide continuous opportunities for our students and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. We provided ongoing academic packets, virtual family engagement activities, weekly food distribution, health and wellness opportunities, social and emotional learning resources, and virtual extended learning programs. In the uncertain times, we were dedicated in providing what students and families needed most and that was our love and support for each other.

In March, our school system began serving free breakfast and lunch meals to our

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families and continued throughout the summer months with our summer feeding program. Athens City Schools’ was able to pack, deliver, and distribute 271,870 meals from March- July! We provided 6 days of meals each week to our community.

During meal distribution times, we also provided free books for students. Literacy is so important for students and we wanted to make sure students had books to read during the closure time. The free children’s books provided were made possible by Reading is Fundamental, First Book, Let’s Read 20 of McMinn County, and other community outreach partners. Students loved receiving a bag of books to take home and read.

We have re-opened schools for the fall of 2020 and it looks a little different with the extra safety precautions in place for our students and staff, but we are excited to have our schools open. We kicked off the school year with Back to School Family Night Drive-Thru events at each school for our families to meet the teacher, pick up paperwork, and drop off school supplies.

Principals posted a virtual tour of each school building and highlighted different areas such as library, gym, and cafeteria.

Teachers also provided a virtual tour of the classroom so that students could watch it prior to attending on the first day.

Our students are greeted every morning with loving staff that provide temperature checks, hand sanitization, and encouraging words as they enter the school building.

Students that are attending virtually are provided the same encouraging welcome each morning as they log on for instruction.

Athens City Schools’ staff have worked so hard planning and training for this school year. Excellence Is…Athens City Schools!

Provided by: Julie Lofland, Family Engagement & Coordinated School Health Director

Our Kids Connection, Extended Learning program, provided a virtual program throughout the summer for eight weeks.

Students and families received free supper meals and learning packets with activities to pickup twice a week during the summer program. It was a great way to reconnect with families and students.

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WE LOVE IT!

Photo by Bruce McCamish

IT’S FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE! VOL NAVY HISTORY . . . Today’s Vol Navy had its humble beginnings in the early 1960’s, thanks to veteran Tennessee broadcaster George Mooney who provided play-by-play for the Vols from 1952-1967.

Frustrated with the traffic jams that regularly occurred before and after the games, George decided to use his runabout to

get to and from the game from his West Knoxville home. Because there were no docks, George had to tie his vessel to a tree and climb through rocks and weeds to get to the stadium.

Nearly 60 years later, the Vol Navy that regularly assembles on the Tennessee River adjacent

to Neyland Stadium has grown from a “fleet” of one to an average of 150-200 vessels for every home game. Including the countless numbers of other vessels assembled on other the lakes and rivers in Tennessee (and around the world) on football Saturdays, the Vol Navy continues to grow in size and tradition.

Vol Navy Boating Association

City of Knoxville 2020 Policy on The Vol Navy Docks is being restricted to 2 boats wide for this year’s Football Season The limit in stacking of boats at City docks is aimed at minimizing the spread of the virus as much as possible by reducing the number of people congregated at the docks. Boaters may dock on a first-come first-served basis. Boaters are asked to not moor at the public docks for more than 24 hours and only tie up if you have tickets to the game. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be monitoring activities at the City’s docks.

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