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ISSUE 25 VOLUME 28

FARRAGUT, TENNESSEE

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

BOMA grants FBA $11k to fund three months ■

Ben Pounds

Farragut Business Alliance President David Purvis address members of Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen during its meeting Thursday, Feb. 26.

BEN POUNDS Correspondent

Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted amid controversy to provide $11,100 in temporary funding for the Farragut Business Alliance during its meeting Thursday, Feb. 25.

The funds will be over the next three months and will help FBA with its events.

“In order for them to do these events, they need this funding,” Vice Mayor Dot LaMarche said.

The vote was near unanimous with one abstention from Alderman Louise Povlin and no votes against it.

At a workshop before the meeting, FBA President David Purvis gave a presentation about the mission and activities of the

FBA, a nonprofit organization that puts on several events in Farragut including the Farragut Food Festival.

“We’re trying to solidify the businesses, make it so the businesses are operating effectively, and we can continue to draw other non-residents here to spend their money so we can fund the Town,” Purvis said.

Roy Aaron, a Farragut resident and FBA attorney also spoke highly of the group.

“An organization like this will provide the kind of support and incentive, as David’s pointed out, that everyone will benefit, certainly the town of Farragut,” Aaron said.

Purvis said that the funding was necessary in part because of the lack of returns on this year’s

Farragut Food Festival celebration due to rainy weather.

Originally, the Town had intended to pay less money to the FBA each year with member dues eventually picking up the cost of running the organization.

Farragut citizens spoke out about the proposed funding both during the workshop and during the meeting itself.

Harry Moskos, Fox Den resident and former editor of Knoxville News Sentinel, had harsh words.

“The FBA should be primarily financed by the business community and should not be an arm of the Town government and yet be exempt from public scrutiny,” he said. He mentioned that FBA had See FUNDING on Page 2A

FHS hosts inaugural technology gala ■

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More than 200 people turned out for Farragut High School’s inaugural FHS Technology Gala.

The fundraising event featured a night of dining, entertainment and bidding on silent and live auction items Saturday, Feb. 13, at Rothchild Catering & Conference Center in West Knoxville. Leanne Morgan, local comedian, and Russell Biven, WBIR-TV news anchor, entertained the crowd as emcees in between activities.

“All three of my children are in Farragut schools, and I’m here to support technology for Farragut High School, and my wife is a teacher,” Brian Murphy, who attended the Feb. 13 event, said.

“Our boys played basketball at Farragut High School,” Susan Rather said. “We’re just here to support Farragut and get this technology up to date.”

“I think it’s wonderful,” Kim Gray, an FHS assistant principal, said. “What a turnout.”

“We had to close [ticket] sales because of the generosity of par-

ticipants in the Farragut community,” Susie Whitener, a parent representative of FHS Technology Committee, said. “The attendees are largely the parents of Farragut High School students, but there have been people from lower schools, as well, because those parents’ children will be attending Farragut High School.”

“It’s wonderful,” Mary Lin, committee chairwoman, said.

“I’m very pleased and surprised that all these people came out to support technology for our school’s students.”

Lin said the committee members got together to come up with an event that would raise money for new technology for students.

“We realized that we have 1,761 students and only 262 computers that are available to them,” Lin said. “That is very sad.

“Because we are such a successful school and a middle-class community, we don’t qualify for federal funding; so, it is up to parents and other supporters to See GALA on Page 2A

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Jerry Martin, left, Farragut High School Education Foundation president, accepts a $750 donation from Lytle Rather, president of FHS 6th Player’s Club, during FHS Technology Committee’s inaugural FHS Technology Gala Saturday, Feb. 13, at Rothchild Catering & Conference Center in West Knoxville.

Virtue Road traffic signal slated for summer installation ■ TAMMY CHEEK

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Farragut residents may have to wait until this summer before they see a traffic signal at the Virtue Road and Kingston Pike intersection.

Darryl Smith, Town engineer for Farragut, said there is a wait period to receive the parts.

Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Town involving maintenance of the signal light-

during its meeting Thursday, Feb. 25.

“You will recall a few months ago, you approved a contract with Cannon & Cannon Inc. for design of a signal at the intersection of Kingston Pike and Virtue Road,” Smith said. “Those plans have been completed and submitted to TDOT, along with a formal request for permission to install the equipment.”

The next step was the MOU between TDOT and the Town, he said.

“This is basically a housekeeping measure that TDOT requires of all jurisdictions,” Smith said.

“It’s an understanding, an agreement, that if we install the signal on a state route, we will maintain it.”

The light installation would not involve any lane widening, addition of turn lanes or other road construction. It just involves installation of mast arm poles and other equipment,” he said.

Executing the MOU with TDOT could take a few weeks, he said.

Then, the Town can advertise the installation contract for bid and award the contract.

“Most likely, there will be about a 180-day contract time for

this project,” he said. “The reason for that is not so much that it takes that long to put up a signal, but it takes that long to order all of the equipment, especially the poles and the mast arms.

“It sounds like you have a 12to 14-week lead time once you order it,” he said.

After the meeting, Smith said he expects the impact of the light installation on traffic to be minimal.

In other business, the splash pad at McFee Park has been completely torn out to make way for a new splash pad, Bud

McKelvey, Public Works director, said.

“We hope to have the splash pad open sometime in May, but it may be June due to all the wet weather we have had this winter,” Sue Stuhl, Parks and Leisure Services director, said Friday, Feb. 26.

The Board voted unanimously to declare some splash pad equipment surplus at the Feb. 25 meeting so it could be advertised for sale on Govdeals.com and get back some return on the equipment.

“It’s better than throwing it away,” McKelvey aid.

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polled the business community during a recent zoning issue, making them a lobbying organization that should not receive government support. “It’s a builtin conflict of interest,” he said.

Conflict of interest was a key issue for several citizens due to the FBA membership of Alderman Louise Povlin and Mayor Ralph McGill.

Povlin said that because her interest in the law was indirect, not leading directly to her own financial gain, she was only legally obligated to state that she had an indirect conflict.

However, she said, “To avoid any hint of impropriety, I feel I must recuse myself from this vote.”

David Freeman said that there were too many ties between the

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do this for the kids, and you have done so by being here tonight.”

“We came just to support the kids,” Samantha Kennedy said.

“It’s a nice dinner right before [St.] Valentine’s Day.” Besides the ticket sales, the school also received separate donations from organizations.

For example, Lytle Rather, president of Farragut High School [Basketball] 6th Players Club donated $750 from club members to Jerry Martin, president of FHS Education Foundation.

Board of Mayor and Alderman, the Economic Development Committee and Farragut Business Alliance.

“There’s no checks and balances,” Freeman said.

“Do whatever you have to do to keep those events going,” Carol Christofferson, another Farragut resident who had criticism for the FBA, said. “It’s all the other stuff that I’m concerned about. I just don’t see how it’s going to bring in the kind of money that we need.”

FBA has supported many events such as Red, White and Blues, Art in the Park, Light the Park and Farragut Food Festival, formerly Taste of Farragut. It has a “Shop Farragut” mobile app.

Other efforts include promotion of Farragut lodging during the News Sentinel Open and Oak Ridge Rowing events.

“We are setting a precedent,” Rather said.

“The athletics are helping academics,” Martin said. “It’s great.”

Emma Bea Stallings, realtor and president of Fox Den Women’s Club, also presented a donation, which was from women’s club members.

“I have children who went to schools here in Farragut,” Stallings said. “I’m a true believer in education.”

When she approached members about donating toward FHS technology, she said they said helping Farragut students helps keep up property values.

policereports • On Feb. 10 at around 10:21 a.m., a Weatherly Hills Boulevard complainant stated to Knox County Sheriff’s Office that between Feb. 8 and Feb. 9 an unknown suspect damaged his brick mailbox by breaking the lid off. He stated a couple of day ago a male was going around from door to door in his neighborhood advising people that he repaired damaged mailboxes. The male gave him a card and then in a couple of days the complainant’s mailbox was damaged. He advised he did not see anyone to list as a suspect, but felt like it was strange that the man had just approached him before the damaged occurred to his mailbox. He did not have the card with him when he made the report to get any information on the male. Estimated loss is $200.

• On Feb. 11 at around 11:28

a.m., a Newport Road victim stated to KCSO that between around 10 p.m., last night, Feb. 10, and 8 a.m., this morning, Feb. 11, person(s) unknown bent the door on her mailbox. According to the victim her mailbox has been vandalized several times over the past two weeks. She said her son had concreted the post in the ground but now someone has broken the post loose from the concrete. Estimated loss is $30.

• On Feb. 11 at around 4:51 p.m., a representative of Gander Mountain outdoors store reported to KCSO that an unknown suspect took multiple items from Gander Mountain on Feb. 11.

The complainant advised the suspect, a white female, put the items in a large brown bag and walked out of the front door. The complainant advised the alarms at the front of the building went

off and before the suspect could be stopped the suspect got into the listed vehicle, red Ford Ranger pickup truck. The complainant advised she would call back when more information arises about the suspect or the merchandise arises. Estimated loss is about $800.

• On Feb. 15 at around 4:46 p.m., a Gander Mountain outdoor store complainant advised KCSO on Feb. 15 between 4 and 4:46 p.m. an unknown suspect entered the store and took a Foxpro game call valued at about $600 without permission and without paying for the item.

Complainant advised the suspect then left the store and drove off in a silver Toyota Camry, which had a temporary tag on it. The complainant advised the store does have video surveillance of this incident.

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townview: Louise Povlin guestview: Gov. Bill Haslam When businesses open their doors in Farragut, they can rely on the guidance and assistance that both the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce and the Farragut Business Alliance provide. Both of these organizations exist to serve our business community and the community as a whole … but in diff e r e n t Louise ways. The Povlin FWKCC Alderwoman helps celTown of ebrate Farragut the opening of a business with a ribbon cutting ceremony; they contact the press to make sure the business gets their grand opening attention in the newspapers. Also, the FWKCC provides an ongoing opportunity to host and attend networkings where business owners can network with other business owners and managers, providing an opportunity to find complimenting businesses that can work together and develop relationships. The FWKCC sponsors community events, as well, including a 5k every fall and an educational breakfast series.

The FBA works with the FWKCC in a complementary fashion to support businesses located in Farragut. The FBA provides support to Farragut businesses through education, the Shop Farragut campaign, and engagement via visits and community events. The FBA has

recently implemented a small business-mentoring program for new businesses opening in the town of Farragut. The intent is to assist new business owners in understanding the build-out process, explain Farragut’s sign ordinances, provide points of contact at the Town, and to assure that they are connected with the FWKCC, as well.

The Shop Farragut campaign is currently a six-week program held during the holiday season each year. Residents in Farragut and surrounding areas are encouraged to shop in Town and take advantage of deals provided through the Shop Farragut mobile app. The FBA is planning to add another blitz period campaign similar to the holiday season campaign and plans to expand Shop Farragut advertising and promotion opportunities to a year round status. Further, the FBA will continue staff and board member one-to-one engagement with Farragut businesses.

The FBA hosts four annual community events: Art in the Park; Red, White & Blues; Farragut Food Festival; and Light in the Park. The FBA engages with Farragut businesses to sponsor these events, provide in-kind donations, and offer volunteer support. These events have helped to establish relationships between the businesses and citizens, therefore creating loyalty and connection.

Through the combined efforts of the FWKCC and the FBA, working alongside the town of Farragut, our community will continue to thrive.

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presstalk • I have a good idea for the residents of Farragut. Let’s build a HUUUUUGE Wall — the biggest wall ever, and keep all the undesirables out of the town.

Let’s not let in any big boxes to help Sales Tax, let’s not let “those kind of people” in, and when someone votes against the way we think they should vote, let’s threaten to raise the wall 10 feet higher. Then instruct the Mayor and Aldermen/Alderwomen trying to help the town,

671-TALK that if they do not vote accordingly, we will raise the wall another 10 feet. Further, we must tell all volunteers if they do not think exactly as we do, and vote exactly as we want, and behave exactly as they are told, the wall will be raised another 10 feet until the wall is indeed the HUUUUGEST wall anywhere.

Then when no business wants to move to Farragut, we can all look See PRESSTALK on Page 5A

We have a lot to be proud of in education in Tennessee. We have the fastest improving students in the country since 2011. We have 131,000 more students proficient at grade-level in math than in 2011 and nearly 60,000 more students are on gradelevel in science than in 2011. Our graduation rate h a s improved for three Bill s t r a i g h t Haslam years and Tennessee is curGovernor rently 87.8 percent. We have been asking more of our educators and students than ever before, and they have been delivering.

But we are not making the gains we need to in reading. In the last several years, the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests have shown that student performance in English language arts has been stagnant or has declined.

Less than half of our third through eighth grade students are meeting proficiency in reading. Of the almost 6,000 students rated below basic in third-grade English language arts, less than 3 percent reach proficiency by the fifth grade. Too many students are heading into high school without the ability to read at an expected level.

This month we launched “Read to be Ready,” a statewide initiative focused on the critical importance of reading. Our goal is to move third-grade reading proficiency in Tennessee to 75 percent by 2025. While we know building literacy starts long before a child begins third grade and continues long past it, third grade is a valuable benchmark to predict future outcomes for our students.

Read to be Ready is a coordinated approach that addresses everything from classroom instruction, to teacher preparation, to adult literacy rates, to school-community-parent partnerships for after-school and summer programs. Using thirdgrade reading as the benchmark, the Read to be Ready campaign seeks to do the following: • Raise awareness about the

letterstotheeditor Table funding I attach a copy of an e-mail sent to Mayor Ralph McGiII today requesting the Board of Aldermen table any motion to fund the Farragut Business Alliance. A similar e-mail was sent to each member of the Board of Aldermen. My reasoning is given in the letter, and I repeat it below for emphasis (with two editorial spelling corrections): I make this request for the following reasons; 1. The Farragut Business Alliance generally does not have members from the business community. Only a few members of the business community serve on a board that is self- appointed.

Yet there are certainly more than 600 businesses in Farragut that could be members.

2. The government of Farragut should not be financially supporting a business organization that could be supported easily by its recruiting and assessing members. The cost for what they

are asking from the town would average less than $350 per member if on the order of 600 businesses joined.

3. The work of the FBA could be run more appropriately by the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, which is highly organized and has a huge membership. Why is that not an option?

4. The business development often does not have the right balance when led only by those with retail business interests. Farragut should be recruiting small start-up and high tech firms to move into the vacant properties in Farragut. That needs to be done. It could be done with the Chamber.

5. There is a problem with conflict of interest by having town government members on the FBA board. Government officials should not be serving on the board of an organization that is seeking funds from a town of Farragut Board of Aldermen that

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importance of reading.

• Unite efforts to address the reading gap.

• Highlight best practices from across the state.

• Lay out ways each of us can begin to address these issues.

• Build partnerships across communities to align with our goals.

We have proposed a $9 million investment in a network of literacy coaches and regional coordinators supporting literacy efforts across the state. We also have proposed $1 million for a kindergarten entry screener program to identify, assess and measure benchmarks for kindergarten readiness. This is in addition to the Department of Education partnering with higher education to refine and strengthen literacy standards for new teachers and providing support to existing teachers in strengthening literacy skills.

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like I was in the last issue.

In the last year, I have voiced my opinion on several issues. All of my comments have been focused on the perceived inconsistencies of applications and/or Town decisions with current town ordinances, policies and plans. In my opinion, some of these recent decisions are contradictory to key portions of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan that are in place to “protect existing neighborhoods.” This impacts all Farragut homeowners, particularly those adjacent to the remaining large vacant parcels.

As well, I have personally written several recommendations for changes to the CLUP, which are being considered by the Town. I have also questioned the Town with respect to awarding a $600K contract to the Farragut Business Alliance without an open bidding process.

However, I have publically stated my support for the FBA’s current mission, the additional $11,100 funding they requested, and voiced my support if they were awarded the $600K contract under a bidding process.

Last week my opinion piece discussed the Town funding burden shouldered by the business community. In that piece, I addressed the many people who have said they do not want further commercialization of the Town. I see a major difference of

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opinion between many of the citizens and the Town government on this issue and the perceived changes to the character of the Town. I asked these citizens if they are willing to pay for less commercialization. I advocated for a discussion on how we fund our future, more commercialization or a Property Tax. This was in no way a call for a Property Tax. It was simply a call to discuss which they prefer. I apologize if my opinion was not clear on this point.

What I have advocated for this last year is Town government accountability to the citizen, following the CLUP as agreed to between the Town and her citizens, and the responsible use of a bidding process to promote competition during the contracting process.

It seems to me that these are all conservative approaches to running a government. In order for Farragut to remain a great place to live, all citizens should engage in the decision making process by voicing their opinion.

A spirited debate is one thing that makes our country great.

However, we must resist name calling as it does not further our cause as a community. Even though we might disagree sometimes; we all want the best for our town.

Michael Wilson Farragut

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at each other and be so very happy that Farragut has remained the same as it was in 1950. None of those darn Yankees will be allowed in. There would be no wait for tee times at Fox Den. We would not need 27 banks and instead could have nothing but high-end retailers and no vacancies on Kingston Pike. We would not need a police force, so there would be no threats of a Property Tax. Lastly, think of how it would improve the traffic flow on Kingston Pike! Aw heck, let’s just raise the wall another 10 feet because that’s what the presidents of the HOAs say ALL of their homeowners want to do.

• Given the pathetic list of Presidential candidates of both parties, I wish we had the option to cast our vote as either a positive or negative vote for any candidate. For those of us who can’t

identify a candidate who is worth a positive vote, we could simply try to minimize our loss by voting to avoid a “worst possible case” of having the worst candidate elected.

• I watched the Farragut BOMA meeting Feb. 26 on YouTube and was shocked. We have a Farragut Business Alliance that has lost money on events they promoted and now wanted more money from the Town so that they can continue promoting events. Our BOMA decided to give them over $11,000 of the Town’s money with no stipulations attached. A couple of weeks ago the FBA wanted $600,000 to continue their promotion and if it was not for many Farragut residents voicing their disapproval at the meeting this probably would have been funded. What are our elected officials of the BOMA doing with the Town’s money when they’re always threatening a Property

Tax? I think it might be time to get rid of the BOMA members that claim to represent us and elect some that really do.

• I couldn’t help but notice that someone has left a very recent tire doughnut mark in the middle of South Campbell Station Road. When this happened no one knows, but at any time it is dangerous and not representative of how vehicles should be allowed to drive on Farragut streets. Where are the police when reckless activity can take place near the Town Hall on public streets? Farragut is becoming known as a lawless town where anyone can run red lights, stop signs and speed with no repercussions. Perhaps the Town should take its money and start its own police department.

For goodness sakes, Townsend has a police department and it’s much smaller than Farragut.

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• Fran Williams has been named URS and CH2M Oak Ridge LLC chief operating officer. She fills a position vacated in January

by Matt Marston, who left to accept a senior management position with AECOM, one of UCOR’s parent companies.

Williams She leaving retirement and returning to UCOR. • Helene Rodzevicius has been to customer service representative/vault teller with Mountain Commerce Bank’s branch in Bearden.

She joined the bank in March 2015 with a background in Rodzevicius customer service.

• Stefanie Stade, CPA, has been promoted to manager in the Tax Department of Coulter & Justus in Knoxville. Stade had joined the staff in 2014 and holds a bacheStade lor’s and a master’s degree in accounting from Western Michigan University.

• Brittany McDonald has been promoted to assistant branch manager with Mountain Commerce Bank’s B e a r d e n branches. She will handle scheduling, McDonald branch operations and assisting with deposit growth and customer service. McDonald joined MCS in 2014 and holds a bachelor’s degree from King University in Bristol.

Water Into Wine Inc., a new restaurant coming into Farragut, has been the dream of Farragut resident Candace Viox.

Viox is opening her restaurant at 607 N. Campbell Station Road, adjacent to Little Bangkok in The Gallery shopping center. She is shooting for an opening date of April 1.

“It’s been my own dream,” Viox said. She wants the restaurant to be a warm, inviting, cozy social lounge and eatery that promotes relationships, connection opportunities and local patronage while offering artisan food pairings with wine.

Water Into Wine Inc. will be a limited-service restaurant, meaning it will not have an underground grease trap, a fryer or a cooktop.

“So, [the food] has to be fresh and baked,” she said. “Water Into Wine Inc. sets itself apart from the restaurants in the community by having a menu specific to the compliment of wine.

“Fruits, vegetables, cheeses and proteins will be prepared in a way to corroborate with wine flights and then presented in an artistic light to showcase true culinary talent.”

The restaurant will serve lunch and dinner, and the menu will consist of artisan hors d’oeuvres, salads and small plates to entice the palate while leaving patrons satisfied in their tasting experience, Viox said.

She is partnering with Seasons Innovative Bar & Grill, and Deron’s son, Dane Little, a pastry chef at Seasons, will be providing desserts.

The name of her business comes from Christ’s first miracle of turning water into wine.

“My mom always said, ‘If Christ turned water into wine, we could drink it,’” Viox said.

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The idea to open a restaurant began in 2012 on Huntington Beach, Calif., when Viox said she was trying to find herself after the death of her mother on May 9, 2011.

Now a Concord Hills resident, she grew up in Southern California, moved to Tennessee in 1993 and graduated from Lenoir City High School. During her formative years, she said she grew up around wine.

“My mom loved wine, so we took vacations to Napa Valley in Northern California,” she said.

“When she passed, I was devastated.”

Viox said she went into a deep

She completed an internship at Seasons Innovative Bar & Grille, where Deron Little and Kelsey Roze, Seasons’ owners, trained Viox in the restaurant business.

In November 2015, she said Little and Roze told her it was time to open her own restaurant.

She received her beer permit from Farragut Beer Board Feb. 11 and is waiting for her building permit before construction begins.

“My contractors said they are comfortable they can [finish] in five to six weeks after we get our building permit,” she said.

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“I was just trying to figure out how to cope with this,” she said.

During that time, Viox said she would sit in the bars and share stories about her mother.

“The wonderful bartenders in the area would listen and love me and call me a taxi,” she said. “They were there for me.”

Viox said after a year of selfdestruction, she went to Huntington Beach, and cried in the sand.

When she returned to Tennessee, she enrolled in Pellissippi State Community College culinary program and got a degree in culinary arts and restaurant management.

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Mayor Bob Leonard Park Is Undergoing a Renovation!

Request For Public Input The Town of Farragut is applying for a State of Tennessee Local Parks and Recreation Fund Grant for a match of approximately $500,000 for the renovation of Mayor Bob Leonard Park rectangular field #3 to synthetic turf, renovation of the upper restroom and the construction of additional parking. Please join the conversation about this project at one of three opportunities for public comment:

Thursday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Farragut Town Hall Conference Room A (Ground Floor)

Tuesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

MBLP Field #3 (Site of Proposed Renovation)

Online comments: Facebook at Town of Farragut, Twitter at townoffarragut or parks@townoffarragut.org.

Deadline for comments is March 25.

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Take Shape for Life: Dr. Dan Van Zandt held a ribbon cutting, hosted by Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, Monday, Aug. 10, at the Chamber’s office, 11826 Kingston Pike. On hand, front row, center from left, were Bettye Sisco, Chamber president and CEO, Dr. Dan Van Zandt, owner and certified health coach with Take Shape for Life, and Chamber members.

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“I just want to be a place where no matter what you are going through, you can come here and know you can share your story and be loved, and we will make sure you will get home safely,” she said.

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Farragut High School inducted the Class of 2016 in its sports Hall of Fame during the annual banquet Saturday, Jan. 30, in FHS Commons.

The event featured former Admiral, Tennessee Volunteer and Dallas Cowboy Bill Bates, the featured speaker. Bates was a member of the Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 2013.

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Piano virtuoso David Northington, the Powell Distinguished Professor of Piano at The Uni-versity of Tennessee School of Music, will present his last concert as a faculty member at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 6, in the Sandra Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

The concert is free and open to the public.

After 39 years on the UT faculty, Dr. Northington will be retiring in July.

“The March 6 concert is a very special one for me, as this will be my final solo recital as a full-time professor in the UT School of Music. In recent years, I was honored to be appointed to the Powell Endowed Distinguished Professor of Piano chair, and am proud to pass this extraordinary endowed position to my successor. Through the generosity of Jim and Sandra Powell, this wonderful endowment will attract a world-class pianist/professor to succeed me,” Northington said.

The program will include the final works for piano by Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Peter Schubert — the Bagatelles, Op. 126 by Beethoven, and the Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960 by Schubert.

“For the repertoire for this concert, I am performing two of

my favorite compositions, which represent the final piano works by two of the greatest composers in history. Beethoven composed his remarkable set of pieces, the Opus 126 Bagatelles, in 1823.

Schubert composed his extraordinarily moving Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960, just two months prior to his untimely death at the age of 31 in 1828.

While not a ‘virtuoso’ program, the program represents the creative depth and profundity of both of these composers at the culmination of their extraordinary lives,” Northington said.

Northington, a Farragut resident, is a world-renowned concert pianist and teacher/educator. At his debut recital, New York Times called Northington “an immensely gifted musician … who combines the technical mastery of a virtuoso with the musical sensitivity of a poet.”

Such critical accolades have followed Northington throughout the world in concerts and concerto engagements. His tours have included the United States, eastern and western Europe, Canada, China and Russia.

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Farragut piano virtuoso David Northington will present his last concert as The University of Tennessee School of Music faculty member 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 6, in the Sandra Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Knoxville.

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Elvis, portrayed by Axel the therapy dog, made an appearance to bring smiles to memory care residents.

Axel, owned by Kathy Lambert of Lenoir City, arrived Friday, Feb. 5, to The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, 155 Morning Pointe Drive, Lenoir City. He is the newest therapy dog at The Lantern, Cathy DeCotes, program coordinator, said.

“I love dogs,” Charles Carter, a Lantern resident, said during the visit. “I had one like that. I called him Macy. I kept him nine years.”

“I think he’s pretty,” Margaret Carter, wife of Charles Carter, said.

“I like dogs,” Mabel Carr, Lantern resident, said while she petted Axel. “I wish I could get out like he can.”

“Oh, I think it’s beautiful and well-trained,” Virginia Ponfret, Lantern resident, said. “He just sits perfectly still.

“I love dogs anyway, and cats.

I would like to take him home with me. One of the nicest things you can do is pet a dog, especially one as petable as he is.”

“Kathy started bringing Axel, an 18-month-old Doberman Pinscher, in December to make sure he was appropriate for therapy,” DeCotes said. “[A therapy dog] has to be a dog that is mild-mannered and not easily agitated or startled. It doesn’t mind being touched or approached from any angle.

DeCotes said when Axel came in for that visit, he was wearing a Santa coat.

“He was just adorable, so I asked her to bring him back in January,” DeCotes said.

“We’ve always encouraged pet therapy, DeCotes said. “That’s part of Morning Pointe’s programming and philosophy,” DeCotes said. “We bring in people from the community. We bring in people from schools, churches, dance groups and especially pet therapists.

“We’ve had several different dogs come through here,” DeCotes said. “Another one was a Labradoodle.”

On Axel’s visit in January, Axel donned the costume of Superman.

“He has costumes for everything, and he has no problem wearing sunglasses,” DeCotes said. “A lot of people pat him.”

Along with going into the public areas, such as the lobby, Axel also visits residents in their individual apartments at The Lantern, she said.

Before the visits started, Axel had to be trained as a therapy dog. He has received American Kennel Club Good Citizenship certification and he is starting training with Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee so he could do reading programs with children in hospitals and possibly juvenile court, Lambert said.

“I raised Dobermans,” Lambert said. “I got my first Doberman in 1976 and I bred them until the 1980s.

“I lost my last one in 1992,” she said.

Then, Lambert said she started showing horses for several years.

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’Press Planner L O C A L H A P P E N I N G S I N Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y, S C H O O L A N D P L A C E S O F W O R S H I P • First Farragut United Methodist will host its annual Eggstravaganza egg hunt at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 20. The event is free for ages birth to 5th grade. For more information, call Paige Morgan, 865-966-8430.

• Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum will host its first “Bunny Train,” at 10:40 a.m., 12:02, 1:15 and 2:25 p.m., Saturdays, March 12, 19 and 26; Sunday, March 20, and Friday, March 25. Cost is $22 for everyone ages 2 and up.

For more information, call 423894-8082 or visit tvrail.com/ • The Spring Concert Series of Farragut Presbyterian Church will continue at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 6, with performance by UT’s Love United Gospel Choir.

For more information, e-mail Mikie Lancaster, mikelancaster@gmail.com.

• LifeWords Reading Circles is a lifelong-learning program for adults 50-plus. It uses the discussion and performance of literature to help participants stay sharp and socially active from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays, at Frank R. Strang Senior Center and from 10 a.m. to noon, Fridays. For more information, visit lifewordspreadingcircles.org/

• The University of Tennessee Humanities Center will host Humanities Center Fourth Annual Distinguished lecture series with scholars Kenneth Pomeranz, University Professor of History, University of Chicago, “Late Imperial Legacies: Land, Water and Long-Run Economic Development in China,” March 21. Helmut Reimitz, professor of history, Princeton University, “Romanitas after Rome: On the use and abuse of Roman history in the early medieval West,” will lecture March 28. John Bryant, professor of English, Hofstra University, “Big Data, Small Data: Melville and the Humanities as Fluid Texts,” will lecture April 7, and Barbara Savage, Geraldine Segal Professor of American Social Thought, Department of Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania, “Merze Tate: Cosmopolitan Woman, Diplomatic Historian, World Traveler,” April 18. For more information, call 865-974-4222.

• School of Rock will host a benefit Education Rocks concert and silent auction with Emi Sunshine and the Rain and Brock Butler of Perpetual Groove beginning at 5 p.m., Sunday, March 6,

at Concourse @The International.

Cost is $10. For more information, visit rockschoolfund.org/ • Holy Cross Anglican Church will hold its annual Italian Fest from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 5. Adults tickets are $10, children 5 through 12, $5, children 4 and under are free. For more information, call 865-6756406.

• SCORE of Knoxville will host a workshop on financing your business the SBA way, from 11 a.m., Saturday, March 12, at Knox County Library Cedar Bluff Branch. For more information, call Jacqueline Merritt, 615-7367465.

• “A Lesson Before Dying,” an adaptation of the Ernest J. Gaines novel by Romulus Linney, will play in the Clarence Brown Theatre Carousel at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24 through March 13.

For more information, call 865974-5161 or visit clarencebrowntheatre.com/ • In 2016, the Randall Stout Memorial Scholarship will award one $1000 one-time award for one year. Applicants must be rising fifth-year students pursing a Bachelor of Architecture from the UTK College of Architecture and Design. Eligibility criteria will be available March 1 and application deadline is April 15. For more information, visit easttennesseefoundation.org/ • Ijams will host Veggie Sushi Making for beginners, adults recommended, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 6. Cost is $20 per person.

For more information, call 865577-4717.

• Seekers of Silence will hold its meeting from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 5, which will feature a video from Contemplative Outreach on the worldwide United in Prayer Day March 19 at the Church of the Savior. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit sosknoxville.org/ • Town of Farragut and Kiwanis Club of Farragut will host the 11th annual “Shamrock Ball – A Father-Daughter Dance” from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 5, at Farragut High School Commons.

Fathers and daughters of all ages, as well as all family members, are welcome and encouraged to attend. Cost is $20 for a couple and $30 for a family in advance and $25 per couple and $35 per family at the door. For more infor-

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• The town of Farragut Planning Department will host a free Basics of Zoning Workshop in the Farragut Town Hall Board Room from 3 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 3. For more information, call 865-966-7057.

• First Farragut United Methodist Vacation Bible School will host “Cave Quest Adventure,” from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, June 13-16.

Families who pre-register will get a free VBS CD. For more information, call Paige Morgan, 865-9668430.

• Tennessee Valley Machine Knitters Club will hold its meeting at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 1, at Alcoa First United Methodist Church. For more information, call Marie Hickson, 865-457-0960.

• Walters State Community College will perform Monty Pythons Spamalot at 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19, and at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sundays, March 6, 13, 19, 20, at Judge William H. Inman Humanities Theatre. For more information, call 423-318-8331.

• The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will host a spring garden tool workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 5, in Oak Ridge. The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, call 865-4833571 or visitutarboretumsociety.org/ • Historic Ramsey House will host its 15th annual fashion show, “A Focus on Fashion,” from 10:30 to noon, Tuesday, March 22, at Cherokee Country Club. The cost is $50 per person and will include lunch. Reservations are required.

For more information, call Charlotte Brown, 865-300-6267.

• Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department will host the 2016 Egg Hunt at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 19. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, call the Civic Center, 865-425-3450 or visit orrecparks.oakridgetn.gov/ • Master Gardener Michael Powell will discuss various materials and shapes for raised beds from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24, at Humana Guidance Center. For more information, call 865-329-8892.

• Master Gardeners Carolyn Kiser, Carolyn Noey and Marsha Lehman will host a hands-on workshop on how to prune nine KnockOut roses from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 12, at the Demonstration Garden at All Saints Catholic Church. Bring your own pruners, gloves, and kneeling pads. For more informa-

• “Women’s Pay Equity: Why It Matters To You!” is the topic for a Forum sponsored by the AAUW branches of Knoxville, Maryville and Oak Ridge; the League of Women Voters of Knoxville and Oak Ridge; the YWCA of Knoxville; and the East Tennessee Women’s Leadership Council from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. For more information, call Anne Loy, 865281-9689 or Linda Murawski, 865607-8032 or visit Knoxvilletn.aauw.net/ • Knoxville’s giant rummage sale organized by the Junior League of Knoxville will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, at Chilhowee Park’s Jacob Building. For more information, call 865-584-4124 or visit jlknoxville.org/ • AARP Driver Safety classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 5, at Farragut Presbyterian Church. For more information, call Carolyn Rambo, 865-382-5822.

• The Tennessee Valley Cat Fanciers, Inc. will return to Knoxville for its 39th Annual Cat Fanciers Association Cat Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 26, at Chilhowee Park Jacob Building. Tickets can be purchased at the door, $4 for senior and students and $6 for adults.

For more information, visit, visitknoxville.com/ • The 5th annual 6K and 6K/2K walk start from Market Square East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 19. Cost is $35 through March 9 and $40 thereafter. For more information, call Martin, 865-288-7351 or visit katie@ekidney.org/ • Knoxvillians are invited to walk, bike, jog or dance their way through town at the Open Streets Knoxville event Saturday, May 15 down Central Street, connecting Happy Holler to Emory Place and the Old City, will be closed to

all motorized traffic, allowing revelers a day of shopping, playing, exercising and socializing all on foot or two wheels. For more information, call 865-388-0368.

• Ijams will host Creature Features at noon and 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, and 4 p.m., Sunday, March 6. The program is free but donations are accepted.

For more information, call 865577-4717.

• Ijams will host Native American Flute Circle at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 6. For more information, call 865-577-4717.

• The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is pleased to present the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Dan Allcott, in an American Salute at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 12. For more information, visit orcma.org/ • ArtXtravaganza returns to Webb School of Knoxville’s Lee Athletic Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, March 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 6.

The event is open to the public and admission is free. This year’s featured artists are metal artist Preston Farabow of Knoxville and painter Sarah Kaufman of Nashville. For more information, visit artxtravaganza.org/ • Knoxville Children’s Theatre will hold auditions for the upcoming stage production “Snow White And Rose Red,” for ages 9 to 12 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. For more information, call 865-208-3677.

• To celebrate the power of reading and to commemorate what would have been the 112th birthday of renowned children’s book author Theodor Seuss Geisel, area children are invited to a birthday party for Dr. Seuss from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 10, in Bartlett Hall’s Isaac’s Café. The event is hosted by the Maryville College Student Literacy Corps, Alpha Psi Omega and the MC Theatre Department, which is preparing for a performance of the musical “Seussical” at the Clayton Center for the Arts April 15-17. For more information, call Chloe Kennedy, 865-981-8209.

• Pellissippi State Community College will host photographer Parish Kohanim for a presentation and reception at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. For more information, visit pstcc.edu/

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Seven rules to dress for success at home If you have a home-based business (38 million Americans do and $427 billion per year is made by them) or you are a fulltime peacekeeper and peacemaker at home, or you’re doing both, this article is for you.

When you think about it, every institution has its “costume:” Prisons, hospitals, courtrooms, restaurants, car repair shops, beauty salons and the list could go on-and-on. But if you Google, “Dress for Success at Home,” you’ll get a gob of photos of people in offices, outside big city buildings and walking on sidewalks all dressed for success for business outside the home.

Hey, you don’t need to look like a Wall Street tycoon to work at home, but there are some important rules for you to follow if you want success and to feel good about your work and yourself.

When you’re home all day, if you’re not careful, you’ll end up in recluse attire. You know, your pajamas. God knows they’re comfortable and cozy and if you don’t have some style boundaries, you could hang out in them for days.

That’s probably what’s happened when you see an adult in the grocery store in pajamas.

Just remember, that person could be contributing to that $427 billion.

Actually working at home as a full-time caregiver or an ath o m e entrepreneur or both, you actually need a wardrobe t h a t changes during the Pam day.

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Rule 1: Pajamas are for sleeping.

Dress in your jammies right before bed as part of your before-bed routine. In the morning, get dressed for the next activity, which might be exercise, housework, office work, yard work depending on your daily schedule.

When you work at home, if you stay in your nightwear, you invariably have that somebody-

might-come-over monkey on your shoulder. For your peace of mind, get dressed first thing in the morning.

Rule 2: Wear an apron or chef coat when you cook.

When you work in the kitchen, dress like a chef with either a chef’s coat or apron.

It's interesting when you dress the part you feel professional about the task.

Cooking is messy. You’ve seen the aprons and chef coats that come out of restaurant kitchens. If you don't protect your clothes, it won’t be long before all your regular, everyday clothes will look like kitchen worker's garb.

Rule 3: Prevent stains.

How many times have you seen this little note from your dry cleaner, “We’re sorry but we were unable to remove this stain?”

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SJN students, women cut, donate hair ■

Above: St. John Neumann Catholic School participants in Pantene Beautiful Lengths, front row, from left, were: Izzie Peterson, Kate Gleason, Kristianna Stinnett, Claire Tasket, Ellen Falvey, Ryleigh McEnery, Reagan Marlow, Sophia Bentley, Emi Peterson, Ana Peterson and Anna DeBusk Back row were Mary Marlow, Michelle Dougherty, Regina Zaouk, Nicole Henderson, Crystal Davis, Joanna Garcia, Heather Thompson and Elizabeth Geist.

Right: Jennifer McEnery and daughter Ryleigh, a SJN kindergartner, show Ryleigh’s ponytail.

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Sixteen female participants from St. John Neumann Catholic School got a haircut and then donated the hair for cancer patients.

The participants — 12 students, a parent, an alumna, a teacher and a student’s younger sister — gathered Thursday, Feb. 4, in the gymnasium of the school at 625 S. John Court, Farragut, to participate in the Pantene Beautiful Lengths ponytail-cutting event, Michelle Dougherty, SJN Catholic School kindergarten teacher and event coordinator, said.

“Created in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Pantene Beautiful Lengths is the first campaign that encourages individuals to grow, cut and donate their healthy hair to make free wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment,” she said.

“By giving so selflessly of themselves, these individuals joined thousands of people across the country who have already made the kindest cut of all,” Dougherty said.

This year was SJN eighthgrader Kate Gleason’s fifth time donating her hair.

“I like to help cancer patients who need hair,” Gleason said.

“It’s nice to know I helped somebody with cancer.”

“I wanted to do this because I know people with cancer can benefit from my hair,” Ellen Falvey, a fifth grader, said.

Ryleigh McEnery, a kindergartner, said she was donating her hair because she wanted to help people who have cancer.

McEnery was one of four kindergartners who took part in the ponytail event. There was one participant each in the first through sixth grades, one from the eighth grade and two from the seventh grade.

“Kindergarten was the largest class participating this year,” Dougherty said.

Sophia Bentley, another kindergartner, wrote down her reason for donating her hair: “because the pepl hav casr ned har because I wut to hlp the pepl so tay can hav har.”

The school partnered with local stylists from Belleza Salon & Spa to hold the event for Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

After the ponytails were cut, Belleza Salon staff styled the participants’ hair.

Once collected, Pantene Beautiful Length’s campaign partner, HairUWear, distributes the wigs for free to female cancer patients through the national network of American Cancer Society wig banks, Dougherty said.

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As an Artistic Ambassador for the United States, Northington has toured extensively in France, Spain and Portugal. In addition to broadcasts throughout Europe on Voice of America, he has filmed recitals for telecast on French National Television.

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Amongst his teachers are the legendary Byron Janis, Richard Goode, Claude Frank, Raymond Dudley and John Bigg. Presently Northington is the Powell Distinguished Professor of Piano at The University of Tennessee School of Music, and is on the artist faculty of the Interhar-mony International Music Festival in Germany and Italy in the summers.

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SJN From page 4B

started in the school library, where Belleza Salon stylists measured and put ponytails in participants’ hair. Then, donors moved on to the gymnasium, where their classmates and faculty witnessed the haircuts.

SJN parent Mary Marlowe sat beside her daughter, Reagan Marlowe, a kindergartner, while Mary’s husband, Steve Marlowe, and son, Mason Marlowe, cut Mary’s and Reagan’s hair.

“I’m doing it with my daughter because I wanted to show her you can give in a variety of

different ways,” Mary said.

Izzie Peterson, a fourth grader at SJN, said she had her hair cut over the summer and donated her hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

Nevertheless, Izzie joined her sisters, Emilia Peterson, a SJN kindergartner, and 3-year-old Ana Peterson for the Feb. 4 ponytail sevent at St. John Neumann Catholic School.

“I did it because people need wigs who have cancer,” Izzie said.

Meanwhile, Ana, said she was getting her hair cut “because it’s fun to get a haircut” and Emilia said she wanted to

donate hair for people who are sick.

Dougherty said more than 800,000 ponytails have been donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, creating 42,000 real hair wigs distributed through the American Cancer Society’s Wig Bank.

Over the past five years, she said St. John Neumann Catholic School students have had more than 110 girls donate more than 900 inches or 75 feet of hair, she said.

Dougherty also had her hair cut and donated. She said she could not ask others to donate their hair if she did not.

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Farragut economic development slowly rising ■

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Farragut is recovering from the 2008 economic recession with some ups and downs.

“Farragut has noticed a turnaround over the past couple of years in residential development, as the planning commission has approved 329 new lots since 2014 and we have averaged approximately 100 new housing starts over the past three years,” David Smoak, Town administrator, said.

According to Town development records, Farragut had 14 commercial development requests in 2008 but that number plummeted to three in 2009.

Since then the numbers slowly rose to eight commercial developments in 2010, then dropped to five in 2011, increased again to 10 in 2012, dropped to eight in 2013

and two in 2014 then rose slightly to three in 2015.

One of the last site plan developments Farragut Municipal Planning Commission approved was for a Chili’s off Parkside Drive in Turkey Creek.

That development encompasses 2.2 acres and 4,667 square feet, Smoak said.

On the other hand, FMPC only approved one residential development in 2009 and eight in 2015.

“The economic recession that started in 2008 certainly had an impact on residential development, not only in Farragut but in every community across the United States,” Smoak said. “The Town had several developments that were approved prior to 2008, which meant we had several hundred future residential lots where homes could be built.

Unfortunately, it has taken sever-

al years for some of those developments to fill up with new houses, and some subdivisions still have remaining lots available.

“Fortunately for the town of Farragut, the Turkey Creek area, along with new facilities for Kroger, Ingles and Costco, helped push commercial growth in the Town throughout the recession,” he said. “Our sales tax revenues have increased from $3.1 million in fiscal year 2009 to $5.8 million at the end of Fiscal Year 2015, and we continue to get interest from retailers and developers to locate in our area because we have tremendous demographics that make investing in our community a worthwhile venture.”

The Town receives state shared tax revenue for each person that lives in Farragut and local sales tax revenues from items purchased in Farragut, he said.

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It received approval of its site plan with some conditions, which included parking.

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With a new year beginning, town of Farragut continues with its construction project on Everett Road “Everett Road is currently under construction from Union Road to Split Rail Farm subdivision,” Darryl Smith, Town engineer said Wednesday, Jan. 13.

“At this time, the project is on schedule, with anticipated completion by the end of October.

“While work is under way the whole length of the project, the contractor is working toward completion of the northern por-

tion [between Smith Road and Split Rail Farm] early with hopes of being able to open this portion of the roadway to traffic prior to project completion.

Smith said that portion completed would allow motorists on the north side of the project much easier access to Kingston Pike and the rest of Farragut. Residents can check the Town’s website at townoffarragut.org/169/Projects to see current status and descriptions of projects.

Meanwhile, the Town looks forward to completing the signal-timing project this year.

Farragut Board of Mayor and

Aldermen voted unanimously in its meeting Nov .12, 2015, to enter into a $165,000 contract with Canon & Canon Inc,, to retime all of the 26 signals in the Town. The money would come out of federal money, Smith said.

“This will include traffic counts of all movements at each location, and re-timing in accordance with those counts,” Smith said. “There will also be a few hardware upgrades to improve communication between signals.

We’re hoping this can be accomplished later in 2016.”

Another project for 2016 involves a feasibility study at this time, but he said the Town hopes

it could develop into a real project if the study warrants and it can obtain funding.

The Board awarded a $100,000 contract to Kimley-Horne and Canon & Canon Inc. during its meeting Nov. 11, 2015, to study the feasibility and effects of a possible north-south connector between Parkside and Outlet drives, across Interstate 40/75.

“Our consultant’s intent is to complete the study by fall of 2016,” Smith said. The Town has partnered with Knox County and Knoxville on the contract cost, so the Town could end up spending $20,000.

As the Town takes on these

projects, he said it tries to prepare for surprise issues that arise.

“Each project has its own set of obstacles, which typically include funding — always funding, right of way issues, utility relocations, etc., prior to construction,” Smith said. “Once construction really begins, we typically face issues with traffic detours, weather, etc.

Unfortunately, there’s occasionally an unknown ‘surprise’ in any project, which can be frustrating. But, I suppose it’s the nature of the work.”

Apartments, telecommunications tower site plans approved, conditional

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Site plans for apartments and a telecommunications tower got town of Farragut nod but with conditions.

Branch Towers, the company erecting a 160-foot-tall tower on a portion of property adjoining Clarity Pointe and First Utility District off Concord Road, will have to add variation to the “limbs” of the camouflage so its stealth application will not look like a bottlebrush.

“Just trim some of the branches to make them uneven,” Commissioner Noah Myers said.

“That would give you the variation and make it look more natural.”

Although Farragut Municipal Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, Jan. 21, to approve Branch Towers site plan, it questioned its design, which changed since the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the rezoning for that property.

Initially, the plan called for the tower to have a 45-foot-in-diameter base, and it would be camouflaged

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“We can’t find anyone who can do that,” Miller said about using a 45-foot base. “They won’t go any longer than 9 feet.”

Mark Shipley, Community Development director, said Miller can come back with the recommended changes and he would relay them to the commissioners.

“Just give us feedback,” Commissioner Ed St. Clair said to

Miller. “I think you need to get back to the staff.”

Commissioners also approved the site plan for The Overlook, an apartment complex on property adjoining Holiday Inn Express off North Campbell Station Road, but reminded developers and engineers they still have issues to address before final approval is given.

Even though, FMPC agreed to exclude some of the issues regarding protected environmental parts of the property, GBS Engineering will have to work with Fire Marshal Dan Johnson on several fire code issues.

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Bearden loses game, coach

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Bulldog Holly Hagood, 10, is swarmed by Hardin Valley Academy’s Symphony Buxton, 44, Abbey Cornelius, 25, Bekah Hampton, 22, and Lizzie Davis, 10, as Bulldog Trinity Lee, 2, comes to help her teammate as the Hawks’ defense attacked every Bearden possession during Region 2AAA semifinal play Monday, Feb. 29, at Bearden High School.

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Bulldogs leap to regional finals Hawks struggle with Bearden offense, defense.

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TOM MATTINGLY Correspondent

Bearden’s Lady Bulldogs, peaking at exactly the right time, jumped to a 16-6 first quarter lead, scoring the last 11 points of the period and never looking back to take the measure of Bulldogs 65 t h e Hardin Hawks 41 Va l l e y Lady Hawks, 65-41, in regional semifinal action at the Bearden gym.

It was another nearly wire-towire win that showed the versatility and inventiveness that has characterized this team throughout the season.

The Lady Hawks finished their 2015-16 season 20-13.

Trinity Lee had 21 points, and Anajae Stephney added 20, as the Bulldogs once again showed considerable balance on both offense and defense, taking advantage of superior quickness and tenacity, making the extra pass when needed, and making things rough on the Lady Hawks on the defensive end of the floor.

After taking a 10-point first quarter lead, the Lady Bulldogs led 35-18 at the half and were never seriously challenged after intermission.

Bearden's Trent Stephney, 5, takes a jump shot from mid range while guarded by Powell's Charlie Richards and Conley Hamilton during the opening round of Region 2AAA playoffs Saturday, Feb. 27, at Bearden High School.

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TOM MATTINGLY Correspondent

Powell trailed at the end of each quarter Friday night, Feb. 27, at the Bearden gym, but found enough of a finishi n g Bulldogs 59 kick in t h e Panthers 65 fourth to defeat the Bulldogs 64-59 and conclude the Bulldogs’ season at 18-14. Powell, now 22-10, headed on to the regional semifinals at Oak Ridge March 1.

It was a game played with state tournamentlike intensity on b o t h sides, as one might expect from an “eliminaBlevins t i o n game.”

The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 16-5 lead with 3:09 See BEARDEN on Page 14B

Admirals fall short against Oak Ridge ■ KEN LAY

Correspondent

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Bearden’s Trinity Lee, 2, launches a jump shot against Hardin Valley Academy defender Maddie Massey, 33, as Hawks head coach Jennifer Galloway looks on from the HVA bench during Region 2AAA semifinal action Monday, Feb. 29, at Bearden High School. Massey would leave the game with an injury later.

Bearden shot 56.7 percent from the field (17 of 30), 44.4 percent from 3-point range (4 of 9),

and 52.7 percent from the freeSee BULLDOGS on Page 11B

OAK RIDGE — After the Farragut High School boys basketball team saw its 201516 season come to an end, there wasn’t much visible sadness, Admirals 30 b u t there Wild Cats 39 w a s plenty of chatter about what the Admirals accomplished.

“We’ve had a great year but it would’ve been really sweet if we would’ve won this game,” Farragut senior guard Luke Janney said after the Admirals came up on the short end of a 39-30 decision to Oak Ridge in the Region 2-AAA semifinals Saturday night before a

packed house at Wildcat Arena. “Coming into the season, no one really expected us to do much and we finished second in the district [during the regular season] and we played a great game here tonight.

“We just had some mental errors in that Bearden game [in the District 4-AAA Tournament Semifinals on Feb. 19]. We wanted to prove that we were one of the best teams in our district and I think we did that.”

Even in defeat, Admirals coach Chris Cool had plenty to be happy about as his seemingly overmatched squad held an extremely athletic Oak See ADMIRALS on Page 13B

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Hawks narrowly escape Campbell County to advance ■ S.K. FRANKLIN Correspondent

JACKSBORO — Hardin Valley’s road trip up I-75 was a rocky one — from the long delay getting to Campbell County caused by a rockslide to a frigid fourth-quarter offense — but the Hawks 44 L a d y Hawks did Cougars 41 what was needed to survive, pulling out a gritty 44-41 win last Friday, Feb. 26, in Region 2-AAA Tournament quarterfinal action.

Behind two late 3-pointers from Paige Genty in the waning minutes of the third quarter, the Lady Hawks took a 41-33 lead over Campbell County into the final round, but the District 3AAA number two seed then went on an 8-1 run to pull within one point with three minutes remaining.

Abbey Cornelius hit the only Hardin Valley bucket of the quarter on a lay-up with two minutes left, but HVA, just 4-of-12 from the charity stripe overall, then missed the front end of three straight one-and-one opportunities, keeping Campbell County’s strong outside shoooters just one trey from forcing overtime.

“I just think this gym kind of got a little on our mental game and we just could not put free throws in,” senior Maddie

Massey said, “but we had to turn around and play defense to the best of our ability.”

The Lady Hawks did just that, forcing three different Lady Cougars to attempt well-guarded 3-point shots which fell astray.

Befitting the rocky nature of the entire game, HVA forced a turnover on one final Campbell chance but the clock was stopped with two seconds remaining, with no foul being called.

After a brief scoring-table discussion, the refs signaled the game was over despite the clock’s reading, and Harden Valley was able to breath relief having survived for the next round — a Monday semifinal contest against district foe and top-seed Bearden.

The Lady Hawks were led in scoring by three sophomores.

Point guard Lizzie Davis led both teams with 13 points, including two 3-pointers, despite fouling out with three minutes remaining. Davis and other teammates were assessed offensive fouls several times.

“They called a ton of charges tonight,” Davis said, “but you just have to go with what the refs are calling. It is what it is.”

Gentry came off the bench for her 11 total points, including the first of her three treys drained See HAWKS on Page 14B

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Hawks Abbey Cornelius, 25, shoots over two Cougar defenders during tournament Region 2AAA quarterfinal action Friday, Feb. 26, at Campbell County High School.

Bearden knocks off Anderson County 81-47 ■

TOM MATTINGLY Correspondent

When the Anderson County Lady Mavs led the home-standing Bearden Lady Bulldogs 9-3 with 3:38 left in the first quarter and 15-14 after one period in a girls

Region 2-AAA quarterfinal game on Feb. 26, there might have been a few anxious moments across the gym for Bulldogs 81 b o t h Bearden Lady Mavs 37 players and fans.

Could Anderson County, the No. 4 team from District 3, pull off what would have been a major upset?

They shouldn’t have worried.

Bearden, possessing impressive See BULLDOGS on Page 11B

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size and speed, took over the game at both ends of the floor.

The Lady Bulldogs found their stride and took care of business.

The final score was 81-37, upping their season record to 265. The Lady Mavs finished their 2015-16 campaign 13-20.

A 28-6 Lady Bulldog margin in the second stanza, keyed by their intensity on the defensive end of the floor and some brilliant ball movement offensively, moved Bearden ahead to stay. Anderson County scored their first points of the quarter in the final two minutes.

Tytiaira Spikes came off the bench to score 13 first half points, a game-leading 15 overall, to pace the Lady Bulldogs’ effort.

“Tytiaira gave us second chance points,” said head coach Justin Underwod, “and that opened up our shooters. We were able to play faster and play better.

“This game was testimony to how unselfish this team is and

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When his team took the field for an intersquad scrimmage Saturday afternoon, Bearden High School baseball coach John Rice was hoping to see his team make the most of a sunny day and the chance to see some live pitching.

“This is a great day and I wish we were [really] playing,” Rice said after Team Two defeated Team One 5-2 in front of a few fans at Phil Garner Ballpark.

“Playing against yourself is kind of like kissing your sister and we get tired of playing each other, but that’s where we’re at right now.

“For us, it’s about repetitions right now. We’re in our adolescence stage right now and we still have a lot of work to do. We want to be playing our best in May and not in March and April.

We’re two weeks away from opening the season in Florida against some good competition.”

Rice had to like what he saw as the Bulldogs, who went 22-12 in 2015 and finished second in District 4-AAA regular-season standings before falling to eventual Class AAA State Champion Hardin Valley Academy in the district tournament, committed just one error during the sixinning scrimmage and got some stellar pitching and some timely and patient hitting.

“Our kids competed well and I

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throw line (19 of 36).

“These girls did a great job, executing the game plan flawlessly,” said Lady Bulldog head coach Justin Underwood. “They pushed the lead and did a good job maintaining the lead and finishing on defense.

"It was good to play on our home floor. It shows how good we can be if we can put four quarters together. These young ladies have shown how well they can play together.

“Trinity did a good job outside,

their will to win.”

Spikes had 9 points in the second quarter, battling fiercely in the paint, as the Lady Bulldogs began to dominate the game.

Chanler Geer, who also had two three-pointers, one in each half, added 14. Nine Lady Bulldogs scored, four in double figures.

Trinity Lee and Julia Arwine each had a pair of threes in the first half, while Holly Hagood and Anajae Stephney added threes after halftime.

“We just refocused after we struggled early,” said Hagood. “We got our on their shooters.

“This game really showed how we moved the ball and worked together.”

Colebee Sumner and Brooklin McCoy each scored 12 points for the Lady Mavs.

The win vaulted the Lady Bulldogs into the regional semifinals against Hardin Valley, a 44-41 victor at Campbell County, on Monday, Feb. 29, at the Bearden gym. At stake is a trip to the regional finals and a berth in the substate round. and Anajae did a good job in the fourth quarter finishing plays.”

Symphony Buxton, a dominating force inside, led William Blount with 12 points.

Hardin Valley head coach Jennifer Galloway said Bearden capitalized on the opportunities that presented themselves.

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was happy with the effort,” Rice said. “This was a good day for us to get some live reps, have some fun and hang out with each other.”

Team Two broke ahead when it pushed across a run in the top of the first inning with two out.

Bryson Ford drew a walk off Team One starter Sean Walsh. He scored on a long single by Paul Underwood.

Ford was pleased with the day’s happenings.

“I feel good about this team,” said Ford, who played at shortstop

before coming in to pitch in extension of the bottom of the sixth inning. “We have a good, strong senior class and we have some good young talent.

Ford also noted that a day on the diamond served the Bulldogs well.

“It felt good just to get a chance to come out here and play,” he said. “It felt good to come out and play and not have to worry about rain or snow or cold [weather].”

Rice got a look at 13 pitchers in the scrimmage.

Most of Bearden’s pitchers were effective on this sunny but slightly chilly and breezy day.

Team One pitcher and reigning

District 4-AAA Player of David Beam not only hurled a scoreless top of the third inning. The junior left hander, who also plays in the outfield and at first base, struck out the side.

Like Ford, Beam (who hit .459 and had a 1.60 earned run average as a sophomore last season) was just glad to get some field time.

“It always feels great to get outside,” said Beam, who walked and scored a run in the bottom of the fourth off of Underwood. “It’s all about getting reps.”

Underwood was the one pitcher who struggled Saturday. He retired Joseph Allen for the first out of the bottom of the fourth

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Team One got its second and final run when a sacrifice fly by Walsh plated Trammell.

Rice said he wasn’t all that concerned with Underwood’s struggles on the mound.

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“I just got a pitch that was elevated,” Poynter said. “We got a lot of good work in today.

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Admirals Ethan Sherrill, 22, looks for the open man during Region 2AAA quarterfinal play Saturday, Feb. 27, at Oak Ridge High School.

Admirals From page 9B

Ridge squad in check. Farragut (19-12) employed a slowdown attack and held the ball for more than a minute on several of its possessions throughout the contest.

That kept the ball away from the Wildcats (32-2) who won the District 3-AAA regular-season and tournament championships by dismantling teams. FHS, which led 17-15 at halftime, wasn’t going to make things easy Oak Ridge, who hadn’t won by less than 30 points in its last 14 games.

“We did what we had to do,” Cool said. “In their last 14 games, they haven’t had a game [decided by] below 30 points. I saw three films on this team and I was wondering how in the world we were going to stay with them.

“I knew that the stall was the only chance we had and our guys bought in to that. That’s largely because of the leadership that we have from Luke Janney and [Alexander] Rather. They bought into this and they were able to get the other guys to buy into it.”

Farragut’s slowdown tactics nearly worked as the Admirals took a 22-20 lead when Janney knocked down a shot with 6:30 left in the third quarter.

Oak Ridge, however, was able to battle back and pull ahead 2824 by stanza’s end. The fact that the Wildcats were still embroiled in a nip-and-tuck battle after halftime left the Oak Ridge faithful restless. Farragut had executed its slowdown game to near perfection over the first 16 minutes and early in the third frame. At halftime, the largely partisan Oak Ridge crowd rained a chorus of boos down on the court.

Cool had his team prepared for all of that too.

“Coach Cool told us that the crowd would be booing us all night and they did,” FHS junior post player Chance Bolen said.

“But we knew that this was the

only chance that we had to win this game and we were able to come close.

“We just fought through all of that and we came in here and played a good game. We did what we wanted to do this year. We proved that we were a good team and we put Farragut High School basketball back on the map.”

Despite trailing by four points heading into what would prove to be the final eight minutes of the season, Farragut opened the fourth quarter by holding the ball for two minutes and missed a shot. The Wildcats then took a page out of the Admirals’ playbook and had the ball for 1 minute, 56 seconds for committing a turnover.

The Admirals returned the favor and lost possession of the ball with 4:14 remaining in the contest.

It was Oak Ridge, which hit the next shot. The Wildcats took a 31-24 lead when Tajion Jones knocked down a 3-point shot just past the midway point of the fourth quarter.

Farragut, however, wouldn’t go away. The Admirals pulled to within 31-28 when Janney grabbed an offensive rebound and promptly put it back through the hoop with 1:46 to play. Tee Higgins then knocked down a pair of foul shots to make 33-28 with 50.4 seconds remaining.

Bolen hit a pair of free throws which would represent Farragut’s last points of the season with 40 seconds the play.

The Wildcats scored the last six points of the game to salt things away.

Oak Ridge coach Aaron Green commended the Admirals for a hard-fought game.

“This was a funny game but I’ve said this several times.

Coach Cool has done a great job with his team,” Green said. “We played them this summer at camp and they’ve really come a long way.

“As a coach, I think you try to put your team in the best position to win and tonight, I think he did that.”

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left in the first quarter, but Powell cut the margin to 32-30 by halftime. The Bulldogs led 4945 at the end of three quarters, before Powell came on strong in the fourth quarter.

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Brown dominated us and took over the game.

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encouraged by my teammates and coaches to go ahead and take them. But it wasn’t my shot as much as it was my teammate’s passes to find me open that led to the scores.”

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“Everybody’s back is against the wall at tournament time. It’s all about surviving and advancing, and we did that,” Galloway said.

“Jack Richards played with heart,” said Powell coach Gary Barnes, who praised his team’s grit. “He took a charge, rebounded, and got on the floor. He did a lot of stuff that won’t show up on the stat sheet. He set the tone with his intensity.”

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Backyard is iron fenced, and backs up to a wooded area. MLS 950506 $799,900

Missy Hall Phone (865) 250-3326

Phone (865) 742-0109

CONKINNON POINTE – WATERFRONT COMMUNITY

379 RIVERBANK TR, LOUDON - Build your Dream Home on this 1.13 Acre on the Lake in Beautiful Tennessee National a Luxury Ga-ted Community! Ten-nessee National has a New Marina that opened in October, Golf Club, 18 Hole Golf Course design by Greg Norman, swimming pool and so much more. You must See this lake front lot in Tennessee National close to I-75. MLS 946900 $340,000

Phone (865) 399-5181 MVarnes@AdvantageTN.com

Gene Sims

Phone (865) 405-5658 GSims@AdvantageTN.com

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329 BOWERS PARK CIRCLE - Beautiful home on large lot with semi-open floor plan. The great room features a gas fireplace with custom mantle all opening to the dining room.

French doors open to deck with magnificent views. Bright roomy kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Master bedroom with large master bath including separate whirlpool tub and shower. MLS 954805 $169,000

Stephen Alfieri

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736 STATION VIEW ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TN 37919 Welcome home! This home is move in ready with loads of updates like hardwood floors, track lighting, fresh paint, and a beautiful screened in back porch overlooking a large backyard for entertaining. Great location just off of Westland Drive and Gallaher View. $230,000

(865) 789-7013 SAlfieri@AdvantageTN.com

Mary Alfieri

Donna Hardesty

(865) 789-7005

Phone (865) 313-1033

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4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths Sequoyah Hills Brick Rancher w/walk out MLS 943230 $499,900 Exceeding your Expectations with Dedication & Personal Service

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