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ISSUE 36 VOLUME 28

FARRAGUT, TENNESSEE

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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

Fishing Rodeo draws anglers of all ages ■

TAMMY CHEEK tcheek@farragutpress.com

Children from 1 year old to 14 fished Anchor Park’s banks for catfish during the 32nd Annual Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo. The event, hosted by town of Farragut, took place at Anchor Park in Farragut on May 14 and was sponsored by the Watt family, Farragut resident Charley Benziger and Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, which stocked the pond with about 600 pounds of catfish on Monday, May 9. “It’s just a beautiful day, and the kids are excited about fishing,” Stephanie Brown, Farragut resident, said. “[Daughter Nellie-Kate, 2,] kept saying, ‘Fish. Fish.” “Do the fish know we are fishing for them?” Hamza Muhammed, a Farragut boy, asked. “Are they that smart?” “I think it’s wonderful,” Betty Watt, widow of the late Bob Watt, after whom the event was named, said. “It’s so special to our family.” “This is just the highlight of our year to do this,” Rachel Watt David, Betty and the late Bob Watt’s daughter, said. “Bob was born and raised in Farragut, and he knew the area,”

Betty said. “He used to hunt and fish here. “It used to be Farragut Fishing Rodeo, but when he was an alderman in Farragut and left office, [former] Mayor Eddy Ford renamed the event Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo,” Betty said. David said her father was honored and humbled the event was renamed after him. Lauren Cox, Farragut Special Event and Program coordinator, said 104 children attended this year and by 10 a.m., some had caught quite a few so far. This year’s winners for the biggest fish were Nevaeh Pray, girls 6 and under category; Xavier Truman, boys 6 and under; Greysen Delph, girls 7 to 9; Aiden Gaston, boys 7 to 9; Kate Giancalone, girls 10 to 13; and Ben Crutchfield, boys 10 to 13. There was a tie, Victoria Khomenko and Jonathan Godderz for the most fish caught, and Alyvia Dubay won for the smallest fish, Cox said. Volunteers handed out bait and fishing rods and reels to children who needed them, fixed fishing lines and got fish off hooks for weighing, she said. “It’s pretty nice,” Jonathan Goedderz, 9, of LaFollette, said.

“I like to fish.” “We saw the ad. My daughter picked it up online,” Jim Goedderz, Jonathan’s grandfather and LaFollette resident, said. “It’s a chance to spend time together. He likes to fish and I like to fish.” Dylan Kimble of Knoxville brought four poles for which to fish with his grandmother, Julia Stumpft of Clinton. “Mama saw the poster in Knoxville,” Dylan said. “I like it. I like the sport, and I know how to do it.” “I came to supervise the tournament champ,” Stumpft said. “In the past, he won the championship.” “We love it,” Caitlin Curtis, Farragut resident, said. “It’s such a great, cute event. We just moved here last summer. They didn’t have anything like this where we were from.” Jennifer Roles, Lenoir City resident, said she brought her children, Kingston, 7, and Emery Roles, to do some fishing. “I just thought it would be fun to do,” Roles said. “I like it,” Kingston said. “I like being patient and watching the line.” See RODEO on Page 3A

Tammy Cheek

Jedediah Poff, 5, son of Ben Poff of Loudon, brought a .59pound catfish to be weighed during the 32nd Annual Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo at Anchor Park on Saturday, May 14.

KCSO cites eight restaurants for serving minors ■

Ben Pounds

Simeon Kross, left, Snappy Tomato owner, gets ready to speak behind Capt. Allen Mays of Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

BEN POUNDS bpounds@farragutpress.com

Knox County Sheriff’s Office cited eight Farragut food and drink establishments for allegedly serving beer to minors. KCSO cited Big Kahuna Wings, El Paraiso, Casual Pint, Hana Sushi & Hibachi, Mind Yer Ps and Qs, Snappy Tomato and China Pearl with selling beer to undercover underage officers during an April 21 sting. Farragut Beer Board heard each of their cases May 12. All of them received a choice between fine or temporary suspension. Representatives from all of the businesses plead guilty except

for two of them, El Paraiso, for which no representative attended the meeting and Snappy Tomato, for which Simeon Kross, the owner and operator, said he was not guilty of the charge. “The sale was not completed,” Kross said. He said the beers had remained on the counter. “That is not the customer’s table, not the customer’s hand,” he said. Snappy Tomato received a choice between a $100 fine or seven day suspension. El Paraiso did not send a representative. It received the choice of a 30-day suspension of beer serving privileges or a $700 fine, both harsher penalties than any other establishment

received. “They had the opportunity to be here,” Thomas M. Hale, Town attorney, said. While China Pearl, Hana Sushi and Hibachi and Casual Pint received $200 fines or 7-day probations, Big Kahuna Wings and Mind Yer Ps and Qs both received $100 fines as alternatives to a week suspension. In both cases, representatives cited large fines already charged by the state. Marci Stiles of Mind Yer Ps and Qs said her business had already been fined $1,500. Matt Dealer of Big Kahuna Wings said he had already paid See FINES on Page 2A

Town, FBA discuss funding for FY 2016-17 ■

BEN POUNDS bpounds@farragutpress.com

Farragut Business Alliance requested $70,000 of Town funding for next fiscal year. David Purvis, FBA president, and Alderman Louise Povlin, FBA Board member, explained their reasoning for the request and the actions of Farragut Business Alliance at a Board of Mayor and Alderman Workshop Thursday, May 12, at Town Hall. “FBA funding is not for the businesses. It’s for the Town,” Purvis said. “To be honest with

you, if I was not involved in FBA, my income would go up.” Purvis said 68 percent of the Town’s budget came from Sales Tax, yet the Town spends less than 1.64 percent of its total budget on economic development activities. FBA sponsors several events and projects. Purvis presented a budget of the organization’s proposed expenses and income for next fiscal year. Under the proposed budget $61,226 would be for general expenses, $30,000 would go to Shop Farragut, $2,500 would go

to Art in the Park, $27,500 would go toward Farragut Food Festival, $2,000 would go toward Light the Park and $4,000 would go toward attending the International Council of Shopping Centers and attracting business from it. Purvis said total expenses for the year would be $127,226. Purvis predicted a net gain of $2,774 for the organization this year. Purvis said about $45,000 out of the general expenses category was slated toward salaries. The category also includes the FBA website and storage facilities.

He said that amount for salaries will come out of the total budget, not just the $70,000 he requested from the Town. He said FBA had a goal to increase sponsorship dollars from other sources as well. Separate from the workshop, Allison Sousa provided a budget detail via e-mail, which listed the amount for contract labor as $46,500. Shop Farragut, which includes a mobile app and e-mail notification project, would receive $25,356 more under the proposed budget than last fiscal

year. The app includes links to a business directory, which is searchable for businesses by business name or category. It has links to businesses’ social media, events and deals. “We’re trying to expand it. We’re trying to get outside the market, meaning outside of just Farragut and drive more traffic with that. We’re trying to expand the time frame we’re doing it as well,” Purvis said. Sponsorships would pay $5,500 for events at shopping centers. See FBA on Page 4A

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