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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014
SERC members discuss ‘adoptaclassroom’ ■
ALAN SLOAN asloan@farragutpress.com
Looking for avenues to encourage local businesses to contribute to Farragut schools, Farragut’s Schools Education Relations Committee introduced a newly discovered website link. Meanwhile, one member commented that $25,000 would be an appropriate amount for town of Farragut to spend on recognizing teacher accomplishments, pinpointing the five public K-12 schools Board of Mayor and Aldermen support with yearly funding ($22,000 per school). Committee member Mike
Singletary presented non-profit organization Adopt-A-Classroom and its website www.adoptaclassroom.org during SERC’s meeting Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7, in Town Hall. “What I think is that we might need to let the schools and the PTAs of the schools know about this program … call this to the attention of our principals … and they should call it to the attention of the PTOs and PTAs … ,” Singletary said. “And then I would encourage the PTAs to start writing letters … send letters to businesses inviting them to adopt a classroom. .... They can contribute to a classroom or
a specific school.” Committee member Kristen Pennycuff-Trent added, “We do need to ask that the teachers create a classroom profile for the businesses to be able to view.” Two Farragut High School teachers were shown to have expressed their needs through www.adoptaclassroom.org/ Lori Parks, who teaches desktop publishing, interactive multimedia presentation and advanced computer applicants, was quoted as saying her classes need updated technology and software. “… It is very difficult See SERC on Page 5A
Alan Sloan
Ron Honken, Farragut Alderman, suggests ways to include Farragut schools’ accomplishments in the Town’s “Farragut Tennessee Annual Report” magazine during Schools Education Relations Committee’s meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7, is Town Hall. Listening to Honken is Julia Craze, committee member.
‘Intro to Farragut’ kicks off
Robby O’Daniel
Doug Seemuth, bakery manager at the Publix Super Markets, 11656 Parkside Drive, pulls Italian sandwich bread out of the oven Friday, Jan. 10. Customers bought breads at the store early the week of Monday, Jan. 6, as a result of the cold weather. Tammy Cheek
The 2014 “Introduction to Farragut” participants are, front row from left, Holly Janney, Macy Britt, Terri Lenoci, Wayne Stormer, Clark Brekke, Dorothy Ettensohn, Marie Meszaros; back row, from left, Montre’ Deshaun Hudson, Edwin Anderson IV, Terry Nelson, Robert Keener, Tony Carasso and Richard Ettensohn.
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TAMMY CHEEK tcheek@farragutpress.com
Thirteen Farragut area residents have decided to take part in this year’s “Introduction to Farragut” program. “You are going to learn a lot you didn’t know about Farragut,” Mayor Ralph McGill told the 2014 participants during a kickoff at the Town Hall. Holly Janney, Montre’ Deshaun Hudson, Marie Meszaros, Terri Lenoci, Macy Britt, Edwin G. Anderson IV, Wayne Stormer, Richard and
Dorothy Ettensohn, Tony Carasso, Robert Keener, Clark Brekke and Terry Nelson will spend the next six weeks learning about the Town’s history, government structure and operations, public safety, education and volunteer opportunities. “I’ve been in Farragut for seven years now, and I want to be more than just a resident,” Anderson said. “I want to learn how the Town works and ways I can possibly help out and be part of the community.” He said he hopes to gain a better understanding of how a town such as
Farragut works. Meszaros said she is interested in learning more about the Town’s history and how she can get more involved in the community’s activities. “Our daughter graduated from Farragut [High School] five years ago, and I used to do a lot of things, working with the ceramics club, the art club and can drive for the Bearden and Farragut games,” she said. “I just don’t do anything with schools anymore, and I thought this was See INTRO on Page 4A
Town enters lease agreement with Russell property tenants ■
TAMMY CHEEK tcheek@farragutpress.com
Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed to enter into a commercial lease agreement with Harriet Williams, owner of Dog Days Canine Playschool. Aldermen Ron Honken made the motion to approve the lease agreement and Vice Mayor Dot LaMarche seconded his motion.
The business is housed in the former dairy barn on the back of the Russell House property at 101 N. Campbell Station Road, at the Kingston Pike intersection. Town administrator David Smoak said the lease is the same situation as the Town Hall building. “The [Knox County Sheriff’s Office] and County Clerk and Trustee’s offices are upstairs, so,
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Frigid weather and icy conditions early in the week of Monday, Jan. 6, had an effect on some local businesses in the area but not all. Brenda Reid, Publix spokesperson, said customers at the Publix Super Market, 11656 Parkside Drive, in Farragut were buying items early that week as a result of the cold weather. “It was more things like firewood, logs, hot chocolate,” Reid said. “In the meat department, it was ground meats and roasts. In the bakery, it was mostly breads, and in the produce, it was mostly potatoes and bananas.” Traditionally, there are some items that see an uptick in sales when inclement weather hits. “Usually we get an increase in sales for things like bread, water, milk, eggs,” she said. “... These are your staples. People don’t want to run out of their staples.” Glynn Jenkins, director of communications and public relations with Kroger, Atlanta Division, commented on the effect at the Kroger
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it’s no different than that,” he said. “We’re landlords there, too. It’s just a different property, that’s all.” Smoak said the Town closed and became property owners of the former Russell House and surrounding property Nov. 8, 2013. “Along with the historic
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