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How defining Farragut’s boundaries shaped a young town Can a town be defined by its geographical borders?

Can a town be labeled by demographics, statistics, facts and figures?

Perhaps not.

Perhaps being a town means, in the words of Dr. Seuss’s Grinch, “a little bit more.”

But arguably, borders and boundaries are important.

Arguably, a town such as Farragut would be better understood if everyone knew just where Farragut is … and is not.

The tale of Farragut becoming what it is today is a story riddled with lawsuits and legal jargon, but perhaps also in those documents is the story of a young Town coming to terms with its own identity.

Mayor Ralph McGill, elected in 2009, was one of the men who walked the original boundaries for the Town, laying out the lines in “logical” places, he said.

When Farragut first was incorporated in 1980, it was bounded on the south by the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, on the west

by Loudon County, on the east by Concord Road and Campbell Station Road, and on the north by Interstate 40/75.

The founders had to steer clear of already existing municipalities — staying five miles away from Oak Ridge and the City of Knoxville.

“The east side was the troublesome boundary, because it was so close to five miles,” McGill said.

The first Town borders, surprisingly enough, left out the Farragut Intermediate and Middle schools at their original locations past Concord Road: “It was just too close to call, so we left Cartoons courtesy of Charlie Daniel

them out with the intention of annexing them immediately, and they did,” McGill said.

Subdivisions such as Thornton Heights and Concord Hills also were left out of those original lines, but were quickly added.

“These subdivisions we had to leave out because they were just too close, they began requesting [annexation.] Even after the referendum to create the Town, Knoxville kept on going, suing us,” McGill said.

Stonecrest, Sweetbriar and Woodland Trace also were added around this time by request. The Outlet Mall owners also asked to be annexed into the Town in 1982.

“They had no idea what Knoxville was going to pull,” McGill said.

According to Eddy Ford, mayor from 1993 to 2009, Farragut’s northern border, past I-40/75, was extended along Campbell Station Road by request from residents in Ridgeland subdivision. A truck stop was looking to locate off Campbell Station, and the residents asked the Town to help them fight it.

The Town annexed Ridgeland and the truck stop threat was ended.

Other annexations were done by referendum, and all were successful but two: one, surprisingly enough, was of Historic Concord.

“We had one referendum hoping to annex Old Concord and we had a very strong opposition there, and that one failed by voter vote,” Bob Leonard, Farragut mayor from 1980 to 1993, said.

Marianne McGill, one of the first Farragut aldermen, said she thought Concord residents were afraid Farragut would charge them additional taxes.

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The Town also tried to annex commercial property along Kingston Pike near Lovell Road, and that was dropped after property owners protested.

Other annexations along Outlet Drive, Kingston Pike and Campbell Station Road followed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Town’s borders have been unchanged since July 1994.

The Town still is bordered on the west by Loudon County and to the South by the railroad. To the east, Farragut extends all the way to Lovell Road along one side of Kingston Pike and just past Thornton Heights on the other. To the north, Farragut extends to encompass Ridgeland subdivision and parts of Snyder Road and Outlet Drive.

But annexations do not only spell the history of the Town after it was incorporated; fear of annexation was a big reason the founders considered incorporating at all.

Possible annexation by the City of Knoxville “was one of the early triggers” for incorporating, Leonard said.

McGill agreed: “Knoxville had put up such a fight even to keep us from voting. There was this notion that they might want to annex.

“And when they put up that kind of fight, it’s obvious they had designs on us,” he added.

“They tried to stop the election once the founders had the proper signatures. … Once the petition was filed calling for the referendum, Knoxville then attempted to annex and they were unsuccessful,” he said.

Under Mayor Randy Tyree, the City tried repeatedly to annex parts of Farragut, eventually joining a lawsuit the County filed against the Town.

“The County brought the original lawsuit because, of course, they were a property owner that was being annexed. And then the City of Knoxville joined in with them,” Leonard said. “What happened is the County decided they would let the City bear the expense, so they withdrew from the lawsuit as they had a right to do,” he added.

When the County backed out of the suit, only Knoxville was left fighting Farragut.

Before the case was heard in court, Victor Ashe won the election for Knoxville mayor in 1988. The Sunday after he won, Leonard See BORDER WARS on Page 8

WHERE DO YOU LIVE? An exploration of the Town’s perceived boundaries Farragut residents have been called many things: Farragutians, Farragites and, not so long ago, “Far-git Farmers.”

Farragut residents often are associated with affluent homes, successful schools, parks, greenways and even commercial shopping districts.

But increasingly, West Knox County residents in Choto, Northshore and Lovell Heights are labeling themselves Farragut citizens.

“I think a lot of that is the schools, because the kids go to Farragut,” Marianne McGill, wife of Mayor Ralph McGill and a former alderman, said.

“People assume: my child is in Farragut schools, so I must live in Farragut,” she added.

If mimicry is a form of flattery, another reason could be the increasingly high aesthetic standards enacted in local subdivisions and by local businesses, many of which reflect the Town’s own codes.

“This area looks pretty nice, so it must be Farragut: I think that’s why Choto residents think they’re in Farragut. They have to drive all the way through Farragut to get there, and it looks like Farragut,” Mayor Ralph McGill said.

Eastern parts of Turkey Creek, Lovell Heights, Concord Park, The Cove and even Admiral Farragut Park and the Admiral’s adjacent birthplace off Northshore Drive all often are associated with the town of Farragut, despite being outside — sometimes by miles — Farragut limits.

We visited the Davis Family YMCA to ask local residents: Do you consider Choto and Northshore part of Farragut?

– Heather Mays

“Yes, even though it’s not.”

~ Bettye Fulton, West Knox County resident

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met with him and the two hammered out an agreement on which lands Farragut could annex without an argument from the City.

“He and I were friends. So I went to see him at his residence on Kingston Pike, taking all the papers and maps and things,” Leonard said.

In that agreement, the City kept the eastern part of Parkside Drive; the Town got the western part of what would become Turkey Creek.

The Town also annexed the southern side of Kingston Pike up to Lovell Road.

The City withdrew its suit, “and since the County had opted out, they had no dog in the fight,” Leonard said.

Knoxville and Farragut “worked together very comfortably after that on a number of projects that were good for both,” he added.

The Town has mapped out its agreement with the County and City on just where it could annex without argument from either entity in its Urban Growth Boundary.

Those agreed-upon possible areas of expansion include commercial property just west of Lovell Road along Kingston Pike, Historic Concord and certain areas off Snyder Road and Outlet Drive.

McGill said that, if the Town were to decide to annex further, he would like to look at Old Concord or along the planned extension of Outlet Drive.

“I’d like to guarantee we’re going to keep those historic buildings” in Old Concord, he said.

“It certainly makes some sense for us to look at the possibility of annexing over there.

“But we’re not going to go off and rush into anything without serious study,” he added.

To change the Urban Growth Boundary, which admittedly is very small, would require a meeting of the three local government entities and an agreement on new borders.

“But any annexation of people we might do is going to require a referendum. And that’s the way it should be,” McGill said.

– Heather Mays

“Yes. It’s in the Farragut Primary School district.”

~ Erin Barberee, Lovell Road resident

“Well yeah. Isn’t it?”

~ Sidney Fulton, West Knox County resident

“It’s a region, I guess …

I personally don’t differentiate much between Farragut and Knox County. I frankly don’t know where the lines are separating the two.”

~ Terry Sproul, West Knox County resident

“No, I’ve not considered the Choto area part of Farragut. I’ve considered it Concord and Knox County.”

~ Christine Logan, Farragut resident

“I feel like Farragut has borders, but this feels like Farragut, even though I know I’m out of Farragut.”

~ Allen Lee, Farragut resident

What do you think?

Is the Farragut community defined by those 16.2 square miles of incorporated limits?

Or is Farragut something a little wider and broader?

Does the Farragut mindset encompass more than just an incorporated boundary?

Do YOU live in Farragut?

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LISTEN Why Farragut founders wouldn’t take NO for an answer arragut founding members wouldn’t take no for an answer. The group of chemists, engineers, a patrolman, a lawyer and a nurse refused to see their beautiful countryside spoiled by tacky commercial developments and illogical zoning.

Ralph McGill, Betty Dick, Dave Rodgers, Gene McNalley, Eric Johnson, George Dorsey and Ron Simandl remember turmoil with Knox County and Knoxville development. No one listened to their concerns.

Poorly constructed roads, housing and commercial developments caused these seven homeowners to start the Farragut Community Group in 1979. They were united as a team with one purpose: incorporate the Town they loved, the Town they saw as neglected and abused by Knox County and Knoxville.

After years of trying to work with the City and County governments, they said, “enough is enough.”

As McGill said, “It’s the story of America. Just on a miniature level. It was the same thing our founding fathers went through.”

They fought threatening local dissenters, City and County governments, time and the outdated Tennessee Code Annotated to create a Town all of them are still proud of: Farragut.

Their adventure caused uproar from Concord to downtown Knoxville. The group of local dissenters called themselves “Concerned Citizens Committee.” Neighbors threatened neighbors. The CCC’s efforts to dismantle the Group using threatening phone calls, car chases and angry pointing fingers were no match for the Group. In the end, the majority vote of the people incorporated the Town in 1980.

Before incorporation, in the late 1970s, children didn’t have neighborhood parks to play in. Roads within subdivisions often fell apart before homes were built. Concord Road was a lane-and-a-half wide.

Turkey Creek Road was a lane wide. There were only three or four major subdivisions. There were plans for a truck stop off Campbell Station Road.

Johnson remembers the area: Farragut Pharmacy was there as a drug store; White Store was in the place of The Fresh Market; a small WalMart was in place of Stein Mart; Little Joes, much smaller than it is today, joined Court Café and Otts BBQ as the local hang-outs; the area where Wild Wing Café rests was a campground; West End shopping center was built, but not fully occupied; the land where the Cool Sports: Home of the Icearium is today was home to Dixie Lee DriveIn; and land now home to dozens of subdivisions was farmland.

Everything changed.

“We were like a fraternity – you know they’re there and you know you can always count on them after you’ve been through something like that together,” Johnson said.

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Current Town Mayor Ralph McGill, who represented Village Green in 1980, said, “We were all thirty-something. Basically, we were too young and too dumb to know that you can’t do this.”

His involvement started when he and his wife, Marianne, bought a house in Village Green in March 1978.

McGill watched as ill-conceived plans were put into action by developers. Across the creek, outlining McGill’s backyard, developers started construction on a home in a floodway.

“This is illegal,” McGill said.

“It was disturbing. This was going on all over Town.”

He watched as “they brought in loads and loads of dirt so it wouldn’t flood. Meanwhile, they started grading for Country Manor. We were concerned because Village Green took a lot of flooding. And [Country Manor] was above Village Green and would drain into it,” causing more problems for him and fellow Village Green homeowners.

McGill spoke up at a Knox County MPC meeting and nothing was done.

“I was at the podium reading off these technical issues. And the chairman of the MPC stopped me … ‘Mr. McGill we have a law in Tennessee that you probably don’t know about and that is you don’t have a right to speak in Tennessee.’ I slammed my book shut and said, ‘Okay, enforce all the laws now.’ Needless to say, that was a turning point,” McGill said.

“When it came to a climax for us, I told [Dick] I was going to run for County Commissioner or something because this has got to be stopped. She said, ‘Well, hang on, I may have something else

Betty Dick, then vice president of Village Green Homeowners Association, saw a common struggle among homeowners in area subdivisions – illogical zoning and development.

She kept Village Green homeowners informed with the happenings of the downtown meetings: Metropolitan Planning Commission and Knox County Commission.

Dick heard of future poorly constructed plans Knox County and Knoxville had for her area.

“That leads to problems, problems that caused the taxpayers and individual homeowners had to foot the bill to take corrective action,” Dick said.

To hold a solid position, “we had other homeowners going with us. We met after the meetings, and after a couple years, we put into question – why don’t we form our own Town?” Dick said.

“I thought we could do a better job at planning than either Knox County or Knoxville. We didn’t want to look like Clinton Highway, a sea of signs. We thought that our community of planning could do a better job with subdivisions and shopping centers that would be safe, pleasing to the eye and pleasant places to shop,” Dick said.

Also, Knox County did not have adequate enforcement of its regulations, she said.

“That is why I had a passion for incorporation.”

The group met first at Dorsey’s home in Fox Den. Then, as Dick had promised, she found Rodgers as its attorney. Of everyone involved within the group at the time, no one wanted to be chairman “to take the lead.”

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Attorney Dave Rodgers of Village Green spent many hours researching, speaking at meetings, informing group members how to incorporate a Town and fighting battles in court to ensure the incorporation of Farragut.

“The telephone rang in Village Green and Betty Dick was on the other end calling this young attorney about representing their homeowners. I had not been accustomed to handling these kinds of cases,” Rodgers said.

However, “with guns blazing and ego pounding out – I said, ‘Sure, I’ll represent you.’ I jumped on my white horse, grabbed a Tennessee Code and away I went. It was an interesting ride.

“Homeowner Associations were starting to work together with one another more effectively than anytime in the past. They wanted to know what kind of activity or what the rules were,” he said.

He watched as homeowners from Kings Gate, Fox Den, Village Green, Concord Hills and Linda Heights rallied together.

However, not all of the seven founders agreed on everything.

Some didn’t want Knoxville to annex. Some didn’t like having “no say” with Knox County. But they all agreed to incorporate, even if it was the lesser of two evils.

“In May [1979], we decided it was necessary to incorporate and stop fighting the same battles over and over,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers wasn’t naïve. He warned the Group of the upcoming struggle if they were to proceed toward Town incorporation.

“You don’t want to undertake this endeavor. It will simply

Patrolman Gene McNalley saw a sign inviting the community to a local church to talk about Kings Gate water pressure issues and incoming development.

McNalley, the “bodyguard,” was drafted to the Farragut Community Group at that meeting.

“I was a sergeant on patrol and carried a gun. They pretty well left me alone.”

In Kings Gate, “some of the people who lived [off Peterson Road] had to go out and motion their families to back cars out of driveways because the sight distance was such that if you were coming down and they backed out you couldn’t avoid ’em,” McNalley said.

McNalley wanted to know why an ill-conceived developement was taking place.

“I was curious and suspicious as most cops are,” McNalley said.

“I checked with some people who would know and found out there was some downtown [Knoxville] business interest and city officials that were keenly interested in annexing the land between I-40 and Kingston Pike and would loop south to the subdivisions.”

“At one point Dave Rodgers said, ‘I don’t think we can do this.’ And Betty looked at him and said, “We’re going to do this anyway,” he said.

With their gusto came threats.

“Someone chased Ralph home. Eric, the Town planner, someone tried to run over him in the [Farragut High School] parking lot after a meeting.

There was a lot of hard feelings.

At the time we first put our proposal up at the old high school, a matron came up to me and shook her finger at my face and

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Eric Johnson, representing Kings Gate, remembers dangerous blind spots brought on by poorly constructed roads, low water pressure, proposed Campbell Station Road truck stops, Knoxville’s anger and local threats.

He said the group was “young and ambitious. If we weren’t, we never would have done this.”

“Kings Gate had grown fast, and because of that its water lines were inadequate,” Johnson said.

A sign was posted in the area, calling homeowners to speakup.

“I ran into Betty Dick and George Dorsey. I found out we had a common problem. We started getting together,” Johnson said.

Of the Knox County MPC members, “none of them were from our area. They didn’t express interest in our citizens.

They wanted to put truck stops off Campbell Station Road,” Johnson said.

In addition, “a lot of the developers didn’t care about putting in decent roads – there were blind curves, blind hills. We were concerned about these issues, and brought ’em up,” he added.

Nothing changed.

The Group, “Didn’t have 100 percent agreement on everything. And because of that, Ralph had his hands full,” Johnson said.

In the heat of the threats, after a meeting at Farragut High School, “a car stepped on it as fast as they could and headed straight at me,” Johnson said.

He was more concerned for McGill. “Being the head of it, Ralph got a lot more heat than we did – more phone calls, threats. Some didn’t know what else to do other than to

George Dorsey’s involvement with representing Fox Den was accidental after his wife, Julie, asked him to take over her post as president of its Homeowners Association.

“It was easy to get caught up in the excitement of it. It felt important. Revolutionary. You never know how it’s going to turn out. It’s like fathering a child – you’re hopeful, but you never know how it’ll turn out,” Dorsey said.

Dorsey started attending Metropolitan Planning Commission meetings in Knoxville to keep fellow homeowners informed.

“It was a three man County Commission. Talk about a setup. I don’t want to say corrupt, but it’s too easy for favorites to be played with just three people managing a county,” he said.

At a meeting downtown, the man in charge of transportation at the time held up a board with dots showing the number of accidents in a certain area. He said there wasn’t enough accidents off Peterson Road, and until there was, he couldn’t do anything, Dorsey said.

“It didn’t seem like they really cared about the people out here.

People would object … these [three] guys would pass on it. I was really frustrated,” Dorsey said.

“That gave me the impetus, the inertia to get involved.

“I guess we [the Farragut Community Group] had met fairly regularly throughout the summer [of 1979]. In late August, I had about given up.

There was too much to get done.

We didn’t have a butt-kicker who could step-up. Then McGill stepped in. Ralph was our butt-

Ron Simandl, a chemist, representing Linda Heights at the time, worked with Johnson at Y-12 in Oak Ridge; Johnson brought Simandl on board.

“Like a lot of folks, I was interested in the zoning changes, Knox County Commission was not responsive. The more meetings we went to, the more we got upset,” Simandl said.

He didn’t like the idea of Concord transitioning to a community full of commercial signage.

“Local politicians in Knoxville were making decisions for West Knox County,” Simandl said.

At Metropolitan Planning Commission and County Commission meetings, the West Knox County residents may have gotten a chance to speak, but, “we’d get the floor for a few minutes. They would insult us. We had no say. It’s not a good thing for politicians to do. It was stupid.”

Telling him and other West Knox County homeowners that they did not have a right to speak caused the homeowners to “get on our white horses,” Simandl said.

The group held meetings for the public, letting them know of its hope to incorporate the Town with local citizens making development decisions for the Town.

“In the fall of ’79, things really got moving. It snowballed. It had its own momentum. Ralph McGill took over, up ’til that point we were sort of milling around. He stepped forward and did a great job. People volunteered behind him.”

Some were concerned about the town levying a property tax such as Knoxville did and still does, Simandl said.

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A car chase ensued after McGill and Johnson left a public meeting at the Farragut High School auditorium. Driving separately, McGill exited FHS to Campbell Station

Dick From page 12 a football game, Dick recruited McGill.

“Ralph had been down to [Knox County Planning Commission] and was told he didn’t have a right to speak, so he wasn’t a happy camper. I saw him right after that … told him what we were doing and said we need a leader,” Dick said.

McGill agreed to be chairman and assumed the role Oct. 6, 1979.

“I feel I got two really key people – Dave and Ralph,” Dick said.

The members and select volunteers of the incorporatation group

Rodgers From page 12 swamp you,” Rodgers had told the Group prior to taking off full steam ahead.

“The time came to record the charter for the Town in the beginning, before the election of the

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Road where he discovered a car, waiting for him on the shoulder to pull out onto Campbell Station.

That car sped to catch up to McGill, riding the bumper of his “small, slow car.”

“I thought they were going to run me off the road,” McGill said. “I was going as fast as I could.”

Thinking quickly, McGill made sharp turn, taking a detour to a friend’s home, losing the reckless driver.

went to their neighbors, asking for donations to hold a Town election.

However, this proved to be difficult – everything the Group did had to be done in hushed tones.

Group members were afraid Knoxville Mayor Randy Tyree would have stopped the efforts had he known, Dick said.

“We told our neighbors, ‘We wanted to be quiet – and wanted to put forth an effort to incorporate the Town,’” Dick said.

town itself. The Town needed a name.” Farragut was chosen after the schools, Rodgers said.

Rodgers and Dorsey hand-delivered the charter to the Tennessee State Capital Building in Nashville, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1980.

the Carolina’s. I’m from middle-Tennessee. And the last thing my grandmother told me before I left, I said, ‘You watch them people up there. You can’t trust ‘em. They sided with the Union during the war.’ She immediately beat a retreat then,” McNalley said.

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Strong in a strong community nited Community Bank has been a part of the town of Farragut since August 2003. In that time, the bank has immersed itself in the community, being active in the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, Farragut High School Football Boosters and the Farragut Kiwanis Club.

“Our bank is also very committed to education and to our local schools,” says Charles Stevens, United Community Bank Assistant Vice President and Bank Manager. “Not only do we find ways to get involved in the schools themselves, but we also host activities and contests for the schools here at the bank.”

One United Community Bank community tradition is its annual Customer Appreciation Day. Each year on this day the entire community is invited to stop into the bank, meet the staff, enjoy refreshments and snacks and get a free tomato plant. This year’s Customer Appreciation Day will be held on Friday, May 7.

“Tomato Day is a highlight of our year,” Stevens says. “It’s not only a chance for us to say thank you to all of our valued customers, but also meet members of the entire community. I invite everyone in the community to stop by on May 7 for the fun, food and free tomato plants.”

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MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WEST Surgery patients have a new reasons to look at Mercy urgery patients have new reasons to look at Mercy Medical Center West, formerly known as Baptist Hospital West.

For outpatient surgery patients, Mercy Surgery Center West is now open for a variety of procedures, including gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, pain management, plastic surgery, gynecologic, ENT, orthopedic, general surgery and other outpatient procedures. It is located in the ambulatory surgery facility on what was formerly Baptist Hospital West campus in Turkey Creek.

“All of the equipment in the surgery center is state-of-the-art and with high definition visual quality. We have a highly qualified staff at the center with the goal of making your experience with us a positive one with a great outcome. All the surgery center staff, policies, procedures, equipment and ancillary services are fully accredited and meet the highest safety standards,” Jack Bryan, president of Mercy Medical Center West, said.

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glad to know that Mercy Medical Center West began offering robotic-assisted surgery in January.

“Minimally invasive robotic surgery uses three small incisions to perform a wide variety of urologic, gynecologic and cardiac procedures,” Mercy Health Partners’ Metro Division COO Jeff Ashin said.

“Medical studies from across the nation have shown that robot surgery is safe and effective in a number of procedures such as prostatectomy, hysterectomy and mitral valve repair. My patients have seen great outcomes with less pain and discomfort in the recovery period,” said Christopher Harris, M.D., a boardcertified urologist with the Knoxville Urology Clinic.

For physician referral and service information, please call one of Mercy’s referral lines: Ask Mercy at 865-632-5200 (toll-free at 877-368-7362) or Mercy Wellnesse for Women at 877-599WELL (9355). A complete list of Mercy physicians, facilities, services and extensive health information is available online at www.mercy.com.

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The old Market House in downtown Knoxville, 1938. Photo taken from the book “Heart of the Valley/East Tennessee Historical Society.”

lmost a hundred years after the DavenportStanley family was deeded the land once called the Davenport Farm, Stanley’s began selling produce and flowers at Market Square.

Three generations of the family have continued traditions that began on the land and from those humble beginnings, with land saturated in family heritage and local history, Charles Stanley, Sr. built a thriving family business. For over 75 years he and sons, Monte and Rocky, have been providing quality home-grown plants to area gardeners.

Today, Stanley’s Greenhouses Nursery and Garden Center specializes in hundreds of varieties of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and vegetable plants conducive to the environment of East Tennessee. Gardeners can be confident that the plants they purchase from Stanley’s will flourish better than those not indigenous to the area.

“We pride ourselves in growing the best quality of plants and have customers from as far away as Nashville and Atlanta. We grow seventy percent of what we sell,” Lisa Stanley said. ”We are the ultimate ‘green’ business.”

Stanley’s Greenhouses Nursery and Garden Center totals over 190,000 square feet of greenhouses and outside growing space located at 3029 Davenport Road, Knoxville, TN. Visit their Web site at www.stanleysgreenhouses.com. Or call 865-573-9591.

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unset Tans and Spa offers a wide-range of services for customers wanting to relax, be pampered, get fit or get tan.

Tanning customers can use the Sun Angel bed, which scans skin and tans according to skin type. For those customers looking for a sunless tan, Sunset Tans offers a VersaSpa Spray Tan. But what really sets Sunset Tans apart are the additional services offered with tanning packages. At Sunset Tans and Spa you can “Get Fit AND Get Tan.” Additional services include the HydroMassage, where you can get a fully customizable massage while you remain fully clothed, and the Hydration Station, which increases the life of your tan, gives you a slight massage and deeply moisturizes your skin.

Spa services at Sunset Tans include the Vacu Step and Formostar body wraps. The Vacu Step increases circulation to cellulite-prone areas below the waist, which tones and burns fat.

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Congratulations to the Town of Farragut on its 30th anniversary! Farragut is a great place to live, to work and to play. One reason is that, first and foremost, Farragut is focused on its people.

The same is true for United Community Bank, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. We are focused on one thing: providing individualized service to each and every customer. It’s this strong service that has made us a strong bank since 1950.

If you’re looking for a bank that’s small enough to give you hometown attention, but with the stability and products of a large bank, stop by and meet our local bankers who are proud to call Farragut home.

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1-866-268-3173 he Eye Group, offering outstanding eye care in the Knoxville area for more than 17 years, continues to lead the industry, offering a complete scope of eye care services. Wink – exceptional eyewear, conveniently located within The Eye Group office in Farragut, is now proud to offer an even larger frame selection.

Stylish, unique frame lines including OGI, Fysh and CK are now offered. Kliik, modern and trendy eyewear from Denmark, offering incredible detailing and color designed for both men and women is now available. Stop in to see our new displays which showcase the season’s latest eyewear fashions. Wink, always innovative and progressive, also offers the most advanced lens technologies available with many lens and lens treatment options for your lifestyle, work, and hobbies.

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FOR FUN, FOR LEISURE No ‘quadrant’ left behind ... you can ‘park’ on it! own acreage once “undesirable and hilly” now represents “fun and leisure” of the biggest scale in Farragut. They call it Mayor Bob Leonard Park.

A one-time dumping ground for kitchen appliances also choked by mounds of kudzu now serves as a picturesque walking trail, playground and lakeshore getaway for surrounding upper middle class subdivisions where moms escape with their children. Its name is Anchor Park.

Land adjacent to a bustling Farragut highway has become, with the help of a gently flowing creek, a stress relief passive park for, among others, lunch break employees who enjoy a serene atmosphere with their sandwiches, laptops and novels. You know it as Campbell Station Park.

Then comes the ambition, the grand plans, for the “fourth quadrant” park in Farragut's four-park, 108-acre system: McFee Park, which serves as a youth soccer facility and favorite walking trail getaway.

Two pioneers in the development of these parks talk glowingly of how far Farragut has come, as the Town reflects on 30 years worth of accomplishments, in developing parks sufficient to meet citizens' needs.

“I look at other parks in other parts of the country, other states, and we've got a class-A park [system] here, all of them are,” said Bob Watt, chairman of the Town's Recreation Committee for about 20 years and Parks and Recreation Director in the early 1990s. “They are well kept.”

Sue Stuhl, director of parks and leisure services for the town of Farragut since the mid-1990s, said, “I think the parks system here is excellent.”

Compared to adjacent cities and counties, and compared to elsewhere in Knox County, “I think we've done a really good job of developing our parks,” Stuhl said. “We have a park in each quadrant of the Town, so essentially someone’s within five miles of a park wherever they live, so that's really helpful.”

Stuhl said meeting the “demands and needs of the community” has “worked out well” despite a “limited staff ” and lack of “indoor facilities.”

Watt said Farragut citizens were beginning to clamor for Town parks by the early-1980s. “I had been active with little league sports for a long time, and I knew there was a need,” Watt said. “A big need for little league football [fields], little league baseball [fields], and later on we added softball for adults.

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Farragut's park system began with the purchase of nine acres along Turkey Creek Road on the shores of Fort Loudoun Lake, for Anchor Park, in 1983.

“You talk about a mess, there was kudzu everywhere,” Watt said. “That body of water was there, but you couldn't see it.

And [the lake] was filled with old washing machines, stuff people had dumped over the years,” Watt said. “An old barn on it.”

“It took a lot of work,” he added. “But we could kinda see that the lay of the land was going to work out, and it did.”

Farragut's annual Bob Watt Fishing Rodeo, along the banks of Anchor Park in Fort Loudoun Lake, began in 1985 and now annually hosts around 150 children, ages pre-school to 13, for two hours of fishing competition.

“I've always worked with kids, and I thought I saw a need for something like that, and again I talked to the board and they agreed,” Watt said. “It started out pretty slow, but as time came along it's really progressed real well.”

The ponds are stocked annually with 300 to 500 catfish, Watt said.

Watt said Anchor Park, which has grown to 15 acres, is “centrally located, it's clean around the banks ... it's well suited for kids.”

Anchor Park “has a nice playground facility there, too,” he added. “A lot of mothers bring their kids down there from surrounding subdivisions. I'll go down there and walk and see a number of mothers and kids down there enjoying themselves.”

A sand pit for children also is popular.

Next came the purchase of 26 acres along Watt Road in 1985, which became Watt Road Park before being renamed Mayor Bob Leonard Park.

“It was quite a mess ... the lay of the land, it was a steep hill,” Watt said. “It just needed a lot of work done on it. ...

Actually, it was almost undesirable when you'd look at it to start with. It had a lot of nooks and crannies in it that looked like they'd be hard to smooth out. But it worked out with the soil that we got.

“We were able to fix it up from dirt we got, I guess it was from the State,” Watt added. “We were able to buy it fairly reasonable. It turned out to be a real good deal. I don't think it could have been used for anything else.”

Having now grown to 50 acres as Farragut's most widely used park, and host of the annual Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce 5K Run and Fun Walk in September, Mayor Bob Leonard Park features softball, youth baseball, rectangular fields, sand volleyball, walking/bike trails and the system's largest playground.

“Our biggest park event right now is the ‘Freaky Friday Night Fright,’ our Halloween event, with thousands of participants, 1,200 or more kids plus all the parents and grandparents,” Stuhl said of the annual fall event at Mayor Bob Leonard Park.

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Farragut’s 30th anniversary finds ambitious plans for its newest park, 26-acre McFee Park, in the Town’s southwest quadrant.

An amphitheater, disc golf course, pavilion and splashpad highlight future phase “master plans” according to Sue Stuhl, Town Parks and Leisure Services Director.

Phase two, Stuhl said, would consist of “two picnic shelters, one large, one medium size. These are the largest we'll have in the Town, by far. A medium-sized splash pad, a large playground, for which we got $100,000 of grant money.

And we got another $71,000 to put toward a pavilion.”

Total cost, including grant money, “Right now is just shy of $1.7 million,” Stuhl said, adding the park's master plan phase three features an amphitheater.

Bob Watt, former chairman of the Town's Recreation Committee and ex-Recreation Director, said the amphitheater would run adjacent to the current parking lot on a hill running parallel with, and facing, McFee Road.

Having purchased “the Seal property ... right next door to McFee Park,” Stuhl said the Town still must decide how to use that property. ”We had originally thought about making the McFee Road area a passive park — that was before we bought it, we were just considering it.

“As we go through and continue to grow, we'll need to look at additional park land to meet future needs,” Stuhl added.

Most needed facilities? “I think we're going to have to look at more athletic fields, specifically rectangular fields, because they can meet the [requirements for] soccer, lacrosse, football, rugby, many different uses,” she said.

“Probably our biggest challenge” is creating indoor recreational facilities desired by residents, Stuhl added.

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Parks From page 23 creek down there, which we knew would make a beautiful park.”

With 13 acres of land purchased by the Town in 1993 and completed in 1997, Campbell Station Park’s architecturally pleasing pavilions, sculptures and passive layout “is kinda what we needed, a place where people could go and just enjoy themselves; walk, maybe have a picnic,” Watt said. “We had several people ask us about putting in a passive park. It’s a family park.”

Campbell Station Park, now 17 acres, often is the site of outdoor classroom activity. “We don't take reservations ... but I know there are Scout troops and different groups that use that from time to time,” Stuhl said.

“It's very busy because of its

location on Campbell Station Road. We see an awful lot of activity there at lunchtime, people just sitting in the pavilions eating their lunch, reading a book, working on their computer, things like that.”

McFee Park phase one (26 acres), was completed in 2007 and features two rectangular fields plus an “internal greenway” walking area.

While much concentration has been toward the phases at McFee Park, Stuhl said other major advancements at the older parks primarily has focused on improved, computerized lighting “at all the athletic fields” at Mayor Bob Leonard Park. “It has limited spill so we don't affect neighborhoods and roads,” she said.

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Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce mission "is to strengthen and support our community by promoting business growth, education and economic development."

Located at 11826 Kingston Pike, Suite 110 in Farragut, their office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 865-675-7057. Pictured left to right; Cynthia Ponzurick, Angela Selvage, Melanie Turner and seated, Bettye Sisco, president and CEO of the Chamber.

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Q UALITY OF CARE Morning Pointe Assisted Living offers solutions orning Pointe Assisted Living is celebrating its first anniversary! On April 16, 2009, Morning Pointe opened its doors to welcome Bleeka Miller and Irene Foshee. Since those early days, we have experienced many changes — the most important of which is that our Morning Pointe family has continued to grow and flourish. Words cannot express our gratitude and appreciation for each of our residents and their families. We have had an exciting first year, and we have enjoyed a variety of exciting programs and activities — we traveled to Cades Cove for scenic drives and picnics; 25 of us went to Dixie Stampede and had a wonderful time, even with the Cornish hens being plopped on a plate; cruises on the Watts Bar Belle, bowling, movies, shopping, dancing, fine dining, poetry and coffee on the porch; cooking classes making Baklava for Christmas, jambalaya for Mardi Gras; Dog Days of summer with big and little dogs; ballroom dancing; “The Dollies”, music with Elvis; bluegrass, classical, Rocky Top, and Daffodil Hill.

Daffodil Hill, once a vision of Pat Caron, executive director, became a reality when in late December, 1000 daffodil bulbs were planted on the hillside of Morning Pointe Drive. Anne Strunk, a

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Aging can be a challenging experience for anyone and their family. Morning Pointe takes the uncertainty of change and enriches lives with independence, all supported by family resources and a professional, loving staff. The challenges of senior living, healthy lifestyles, social and physical activities, along with personal needs have all been carefully designed into our assisted living and memory care services. Whether a resident requires only a comforting hand on occasion or a full assistance program, each amenity can be customized to provide the right care with dignity.

Please call or stop by today to visit our beautiful community.

We are located directly behind Ft. Loudoun Medical Center, at 198 Morning Pointe Drive, Lenoir City. Our telephone is 865.988.7373.

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A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE For years to come!

orty-five years ago, Don Patterson left Union Carbide where he worked on refrigeration units. He wanted to turn his part-time service repair business into full-time. His goal was to give customers the service they deserved. That is how Pattersons Home Appliance Center began.

Today Don and his wife, Florence, who was the bookkeeper, have retired. Son, Steve Patterson, president, and wife, Elaine, the financial officer, now oversee the business. The company has expanded into five stores located in Knoxville, Kingston, Oak Ridge and Rockwood, serving at least 15 counties. A parts store, Parts Today, located next to the appliance store in Knoxville, offers a wide variety of parts for customers who want to do selffix-it repairs.

Pattersons Home Appliance Center offers top-of-the-line brands, including KitchenAid, Whirlpool, DCS, Dacor, Jenn-Air, Fisher & Paykel, Miele, Hoshizaki, Maytag, Sharp and others. As a member of ABV/Brand Source, an organization of individual distributors working together to purchase quality appliances at truckload prices, Pattersons is able to pass savings on to its customers.

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experience provides customers with expertise in finding the right products for their homes. Customer service after the sale is the top priority with the goal to make the experience a positive one.

Qualified delivery personnel and experienced, factory certified technicians provide a complete sales and service staff. "We want your purchase to be a pleasant experience for years to come," Russ Limburg, store manager, states. Builders and contractors can depend on Pattersons to meet appliance needs even before construction begins. Pattersons' appliances have been showcased in a variety of homes and publications including "Town and Country," featured in Parade of Homes houses in a number of locations and has showcased their appliances at the Women’s Expo, the Home Show and the Spring Home and Patio Show.

"We are blessed with business partners, vendors and customers who have contributed to our success. Our goal is to provide quality service in all that we do," Steve said.

Visit Pattersons Home Appliance Center at 10632 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday - Friday, or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday. Call 865-694-4181 or visit their Web site at www.pattersonsappliances.com. Credit cards accepted. On the spot financing available.

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WASABI! Great food! Great time! atch skilled, specially trained Teppanyaki chefs prepare your meal at Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse. Savor a stunning display of food preparation and showmanship when fresh ingredients are joined with rising steam and erupting volcanic fire to culminate culinary perfection.

Enjoy Hibachi style dining, a sushi bar, a full bar or take-out at both locations serving the Knoxville area. The sumptuous meals are served with flare and can be enjoyed throughout the restaurant. If dining at the sushi bar, Hibachi also can be ordered.

Wasabi has been voted East Tennessee's Best since 2005 for three consecutive years. In addition to the two Knoxville locations, Wasabi now is open in Jacksonville, Florida and Greenville, South Carolina. The Jacksonville and Greenville locations are designed to duplicate the Bearden Hill location.

Wasabi is perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions and holiday events. Large group events are welcome.

Reservations are now being taken for the winter holidays. Visit Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse at 226 Lovell Road or 118 Major Reynolds Place, in Knoxville. Call 865-675-0201 or 865-584-4898 for your reservations. Wasabi is perfect for birthdays.

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WESTSIDE NURSERIES

The staff at Westside Nurseries are looking forward to filling all your landscaping needs. Whether you have questions about indoor plants or outside landscaping, call on them for answers. Pictured from left to right are: Tom, Sandy, Amy, Larry, Jon, and Mollie the friendly greeter.

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CITY HEATING & AIR

City Heating & Air Conditioning, in business since 1961, specializes in residential, new construction and commercial heating and cooling systems. They are experts on zoning your home's air quality. City Heating & Air Conditioning strives to set the standard in quality installation and satisfaction and consistently is rated the number one heating and cooling contractor in East Tennessee. Call 865-938-1005

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FACTORY CARPET WAREHOUSE

FACTORY CARPET WAREHOUSE Serving Knoxville and the surrounding areas since 1979

ou want new flooring – so what are you waiting for?

Factory Carpet Warehouse has been beautifying homes in Knoxville and the surrounding areas since 1979, and now is the time for Factory Carpet to beautify yours.

Whether you are remodeling an existing floor or building your dream home, Factory Carpet has the flooring that you want.

Factory Carpet specializes in both residential and commercial flooring from some of the top names in the industry, including Shaw, Mohawk, Bruce, Mannington, Armstrong and Florida Tile.

If you see it on the floor, count on Factory Carpet to deliver both quality products and installation.

Factory Carpet Warehouse carries a wide selection of carpet, vinyl, hardwood and ceramic tile in stock everyday to meet every taste and budget. If Factory Carpet does not have the flooring in stock that you are looking for, you can depend on them to get it within a matter of days and sometimes even the same day!

If you are in the market for new flooring, stop by or call Factory Carpet today. Conveniently located at 6012 Clinton Highway, call 865-689-6740 or e-mail www.factorycarpetwarehouse.net for a 10-percent-off coupon.

“Big Enough to Know You, Small Enough to Serve You.”

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he Eye Group, offering outstanding eye care in the Knoxville area for over seventeen years, continues to lead the industry, offering a complete scope of eye care services. Wink- exceptional eyewear, conveniently located within The Eye Group office in Farragut, is now proud to offer an even larger frame selection. Stylish, unique frame lines including OGI, FYSH and CK are now offered. Kliik, modern and trendy eyewear from Denmark, offering incredible detailing and color, designed for both men and women is now available. Stop in to see our new displays which showcase the season’s latest eyewear fashions.

Wink, always innovative and progressive, also offers the most advanced lens technologies available with many lens and lens treatment options for your lifestyle, work, and hobbies.

We gladly fill prescriptions from other eye care practitioners and we will be happy to file your vision insurance.

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PARKVIEW

PARKVIEW WEST Offering up-scale senior living arkview West offers West Knoxville senior adults an upscale residential retreat that emphasizes community living through amenities such as a fully-equipped fitness center, theater and performance center, arts and crafts studio and complimentary laundry rooms.

“Safety, security and companionship and freedom from home ownership are the main reasons people usually move here,” Pat Sydes, vice president of Parkview, said.

At Parkview West, residents’ satisfaction and wellbeing are top priorities. Parkview’s staff is dedicated to providing a full array of services and amenities, including two chef-prepared meals a day, weekly housekeeping, scheduled transportation, most utilities and a variety of social, recreational and cultural activities.

Apartment homes are available in four floor plans and include appliances, wall-to-wall carpeting, mini-blinds, step-in safety showers, walk-in closets, high-speed Internet and cable

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television. Some floor plans include patios or balconies.

All residents can rest assured, knowing they are protected by smoke alarms, sprinklers, a fire alarm system and a 24-hour emergency response system.

“Each apartment has an emergency pull cord. In the event a resident gets ill, they pull that cord, and our response time to them is less than three minutes,” Sydes said.

Man’s best friend also has a place at Parkview West: small pets are welcome.

“Our high satisfaction rate comes from paying particular attention to the needs of each resident, serving great food and from our lovely physical environment,” Sydes said.

Simply stated, no other senior living community in Knoxville can offer such preferred convenience, quality and upscale senior living.

For more information or to schedule a tour, call Parkview West, 10914 Kingston Pike, at 865-675-7050.

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LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARD

LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARD Participates in energy efficiency test program for residential customers

CUB and TVA are making it easier than ever to become energy efficient while also saving money. With the new In-Home Energy Evaluation Program, you can reduce your power usage and receive a cash incentive for installing home energy improvements.

“LCUB is committed to taking steps to help customers learn how to use energy wisely,” said Shane Littleton, General Manager.

The recommended energy-related home improvements you make are eligible for reimbursement of 50 percent of the installation cost, with an upper limit of $500.

Home improvements could include replacing windows, seal repairs/replacements, insulation or an HVAC tune-up.

Here’s how it works: Call 1-866-441-1430 to arrange for an in-home energy evaluation by a TVAcertified evaluator. The fee for the inhome evaluation is $150, (one hundred and fifty dollars). If the homeowner makes recommended improvements costing $150 or more, the fee will be reimbursed.

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The evaluator reviews your home and creates a report outlining the potential energy-efficiency modifications and available cash incentives.

Modifications must be made by a member of the TVA Quality Contractor Network, except for self-installed insulation.

All home improvements must be completed within 90 days. Once the work is finished, it will be inspected to ensure that everything is installed properly to maximize savings.

After the inspection, you submit receipts for the completed work to be eligible for the cash inventive.

Cash Incentive Option No matter how many modifications are made, $500 is the maximum reimbursable amount for all work done. Some modifications have lower maximum amounts, and some require LCUB pre-approval.

“The combined efforts of LCUB and its customers as well as TVA will benefit the environment and will help keep power costs lower for all the ratepayers in the Valley,” said Shane Littleton.

For more information on the In-Home Energy Evaluation Program and incentives, call 1-866-441-1430.

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Johnson From page 13 threaten,” Johnson said.

“For the World’s Fair, [then Knoxville Mayor] Randy Tyree had a plan to annex well into

Dorsey From page 13 kicker,” Dorsey said.

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Farragut, nearly all the way to the McFee Farm. He needed money,” Johnson said.

“We knew he was going to leave town on vacation. So we filed when he left because it would take him longer to respond,” he said.

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CINDY DOYLE

when she told me she found him, Dorsey said.

McGill called a press conference and that’s when Knoxville fought full-force to stop the incorporation. There were court cases. It was messy, Dorsey said. sent his way, he said, “Water over the dam. That’s history.”

– Ashley Peterson

“We weren’t going at this naively. We knew there were sources of income.”

Simandl said many of the opponents were long time residents, they didn’t like that newcomers wanted to change their community.

When asked about threats dissenters

Cindy Doyle State Farm Agency has recently relocated to 248 North Peters Road, Suite 4, next to Puleo’s Grille.The newly designed, larger offices offer higher visibility, easy access and convenience to State Farm customers, while maintaining the high level of service the Agency is known for. Call 865-690-6300 or email: cindy@cindydoyle.com for information. Shown above, Cindy Doyle (right) with office assistant Kelli Tharpe.

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ENRICHMENT

Branch Manager Ellora Drinnen and her staff at the Northshore Branch are available to assist with all your family’s financial needs. (From left) Drinnen, Chelsey Scheer, Leslie Robertson and Hannah Elgin.

ENRICHMENT

Celebrates 60th year of service to area communities nrichment Federal Credit Union is celebrating 60 years of service to our community; they have been providing a complete range of low-cost and convenient financial services since 1950. Unlike most financial institutions, Enrichment is locally owned and operated by the members.

In addition to a complete range of low cost auto and mortgage loans, , Enrichment offers free checking accounts, free online banking and bill pay, debit and credit cards, and their newest services Mobile and Text Message Banking. These services enable you to get real-time account balances and recent transactions in less than 10 seconds, 24/7 on your cell phone. You can also transfer money, and pay bills with Enrichment’s Mobile Banking service and any internet connected cell phone!

Enrichment also offers special programs and clubs for each member of your family. There is the Kirby Kangaroo Savings Club for children 12 and younger and the e-Generation Club for teens; both programs offer incentives and prizes to promote

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good savings habits. Plus, there's the Pet Pals Savings Club for your 4-legged family members. This unique program provides benefits for you and your pet and provides contributions to area animal shelters and rescue groups.

Enrichment has eight branch offices, two of which are conveniently located in the West Knoxville area; Kingston Pike at Cedar Bluff Road in Cedar Springs Shopping Center and Northshore at Pellissippi Parkway. Special events and activities at these locations include the annual Pet-A-Palooza event at the Cedar Bluff location. It is a fun-filled afternoon of pet-related activities, vendors and merchandise for you and your pets. The Northshore Branch hosts an annual Youth Day with games, activities, and prizes for area kids and their families.

Enrichment Federal Credit Union is proud to be a part of the West Knoxville and Farragut communities. If you are interested in learning more, you may contact Enrichment by calling 482-0045 or by visiting the Web site at www.enrichmentfcu.org.

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