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A Supplement tofarragutpress
Spring 2010
BORDERWARS
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BORDERWARSHow Defining
Farragut Boundaries
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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 thosedocuments is the story of a young Town coming to terms with itsown identity.
Mayor Ralph McGill, elected in 2009, was one of the men whowalked the original boundaries for the Town, laying out the lines in“logical” places, he said.
When Farragut first was incorporated in 1980, it was boundedon the south by the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, on the westby Loudon County, on the east by Concord Road and CampbellStation 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 ofKnoxville.
“The east side was the troublesome boundary, because it was soclose to five miles,” McGill said.
The first Town borders, surprisingly enough, left out theFarragut Intermediate and Middle schools at their original loca-tions past Concord Road: “It was just too close to call, so we left
them out with the intention of annexing them immediately, andthey did,” McGill said.
Subdivisions such as Thornton Heights and Concord Hills alsowere left out of those original lines, but were quickly added.
“These subdivisions we had to leave out because they were justtoo close, they began requesting [annexation.] Even after the refer-endum to create the Town, Knoxville kept on going, suing us,”McGill said.
Stonecrest, Sweetbriar and Woodland Trace also were addedaround this time by request. The Outlet Mall owners also asked tobe annexed into the Town in 1982.
“They had no idea what Knoxville was going to pull,” McGillsaid.
According to Eddy Ford, mayor from 1993 to 2009, Farragut’snorthern border, past I-40/75, was extended along CampbellStation Road by request from residents in Ridgeland subdivision. Atruck stop was looking to locate off Campbell Station, and the res-idents asked the Town to help them fight it.
The Town annexed Ridgeland and the truck stop threat wasended.
Other annexations were done by referendum, and all were suc-cessful but two: one, surprisingly enough, was of Historic Concord.
“We had one referendum hoping to annex Old Concord and wehad a very strong opposition there, and that one failed by votervote,” Bob Leonard, Farragut mayor from 1980 to 1993, said.
Marianne McGill, one of the first Farragut aldermen, said shethought Concord residents were afraid Farragut would chargethem additional taxes.
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WHERE DOYOU LIVE?
An exploration of the Town’s perceived boundaries
Farragut residents have been called many things:Farragutians, Farragites and, not so long ago, “Far-gitFarmers.”
Farragut residents often are associated with affluenthomes, successful schools, parks, greenways and evencommercial shopping districts.
But increasingly, West Knox County residents inChoto, Northshore and Lovell Heights are labelingthemselves Farragut citizens.
“I think a lot of that is the schools, because the kidsgo to Farragut,” Marianne McGill, wife of Mayor RalphMcGill and a former alderman, said.
“People assume: my child is in Farragut schools, so Imust live in Farragut,” she added.
If mimicry is a form of flattery, another reason couldbe the increasingly high aesthetic standards enacted inlocal subdivisions and by local businesses, many ofwhich reflect the Town’s own codes.
“This area looks pretty nice, so it must be Farragut: Ithink that’s why Choto residents think they’re inFarragut. They have to drive all the way throughFarragut to get there, and it looks like Farragut,” MayorRalph McGill said.
Eastern parts of Turkey Creek, Lovell Heights,Concord Park, The Cove and even Admiral FarragutPark and the Admiral’s adjacent birthplace offNorthshore Drive all often are associated with the townof Farragut, despite being outside — sometimes bymiles — Farragut limits.
We visited the Davis Family YMCA to ask local resi-dents: Do you consider Choto and Northshore part ofFarragut?
– Heather Mays
“Yes, even though it’s not.”
~ Bettye Fulton,West Knox County resident
The Town also tried to annex commercial property alongKingston Pike near Lovell Road, and that was dropped afterproperty owners protested.
Other annexations along Outlet Drive, Kingston Pike andCampbell Station Road followed in the late 1980s and early1990s. The Town’s borders have been unchanged since July1994.
The Town still is bordered on the west by Loudon County andto the South by the railroad. To the east, Farragut extends all theway to Lovell Road along one side of Kingston Pike and just pastThornton Heights on the other. To the north, Farragut extendsto encompass Ridgeland subdivision and parts of Snyder Roadand Outlet Drive.
But annexations do not only spell the history of the Townafter it was incorporated; fear of annexation was a big reason thefounders considered incorporating at all.
Possible annexation by the City of Knoxville “was one of theearly triggers” for incorporating, Leonard said.
McGill agreed: “Knoxville had put up such a fight even tokeep us from voting. There was this notion that they might wantto annex.
“And when they put up that kind of fight, it’s obvious theyhad designs on us,” he added.
“They tried to stop the election once the founders had theproper signatures. … Once the petition was filed calling for thereferendum, Knoxville then attempted to annex and they wereunsuccessful,” he said.
Under Mayor Randy Tyree, the City tried repeatedly to annexparts of Farragut, eventually joining a lawsuit the County filedagainst the Town.
“The County brought the original lawsuit because, of course,they were a property owner that was being annexed. And thenthe City of Knoxville joined in with them,” Leonard said. “Whathappened is the County decided they would let the City bear theexpense, so they withdrew from the lawsuit as they had a rightto 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 elec-tion for Knoxville mayor in 1988. The Sunday after he won, Leonard
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Urban Growth BoundaryDecember, 2000
Farragut, Tennessee
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met with him and the two hammered out an agreement on which landsFarragut could annex without an argument from the City.
“He and I were friends. So I went to see him at his residence onKingston Pike, taking all the papers and maps and things,” Leonardsaid.
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 LovellRoad.
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 thaton a number of projects that were good for both,” he added.
The Town has mapped out its agreement with the County and Cityon just where it could annex without argument from either entity in itsUrban Growth Boundary.
Those agreed-upon possible areas of expansion include commercialproperty just west of Lovell Road along Kingston Pike, HistoricConcord and certain areas off Snyder Road and Outlet Drive.
McGill said that, if the Town were to decide to annex further, hewould like to look at Old Concord or along the planned extension ofOutlet Drive.
“I’d like to guarantee we’re going to keep those historic buildings” inOld Concord, he said.
“It certainly makes some sense for us to look at the possibility ofannexing over there.
“But we’re not going to go off and rush into anything without seri-ous study,” he added.
To change the Urban Growth Boundary, which admittedly is verysmall, would require a meeting of the three local government entitiesand an agreement on new borders.
“But any annexation of people we might do is going to require a ref-erendum. And that’s the way it should be,” McGill said.
– Heather Mays
“Yes. It’s in the FarragutPrimary School district.”
~ Erin Barberee,Lovell Road resident
“It’s a region, I guess … I personally don’t differenti-ate much between Farragut
and Knox County. I franklydon’t know where the lines
are separating the two.”
~ Terry Sproul, West Knox County resident
“I feel like Farragut hasborders, but this feels like
Farragut, even though Iknow I’m out of Farragut.”
~ Allen Lee, Farragut resident
“Well yeah. Isn’t it?”
~ Sidney Fulton, West Knox County resident
“No, I’ve not consideredthe Choto area part ofFarragut. I’ve considered itConcord and KnoxCounty.”
~ Christine Logan,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 anincorporated boundary?
Do YOU live in Farragut?
Border WarsFrom page 5
BoundariesFrom page 5
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Farragut founding members wouldn’t take no for an answer. Thegroup of chemists, engineers, a patrolman, a lawyer and a nurserefused 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 withKnox County and Knoxville development. No one listened to theirconcerns.
Poorly constructed roads, housing and commercial developmentscaused these seven homeowners to start the Farragut CommunityGroup in 1979. They were united as a team with one purpose: incor-porate the Town they loved, the Town they saw as neglected andabused by Knox County and Knoxville.
After years of trying to work with the City and County govern-ments, they said, “enough is enough.”
As McGill said, “It’s the story of America. Just on a miniature level. Itwas the same thing our founding fathers went through.”
They fought threatening local dissenters, City and County govern-ments, time and the outdated Tennessee Code Annotated to create aTown all of them are still proud of: Farragut.
Their adventure caused uproar from Concord to downtownKnoxville. The group of local dissenters called themselves “ConcernedCitizens Committee.” Neighbors threatened neighbors. The CCC’sefforts to dismantle the Group using threatening phone calls, car chas-es 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 neigh-borhood parks to play in. Roads within subdivisions often fell apartbefore homes were built. Concord Road was a lane-and-a-half wide.Turkey Creek Road was a lane wide. There were only three or fourmajor subdivisions. There were plans for a truck stop off CampbellStation Road.
Johnson remembers the area: Farragut Pharmacy was there as a drugstore; White Store was in the place of The Fresh Market; a small Wal-Mart was in place of Stein Mart; Little Joes, much smaller than it istoday, joined Court Café and Otts BBQ as the local hang-outs; the areawhere Wild Wing Café rests was a campground; West End shoppingcenter was built, but not fully occupied; the land where the CoolSports: Home of the Icearium is today was home to Dixie Lee Drive-In; 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 somethinglike that together,” Johnson said.
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FARRAGUT FOUNDERS
PatrolmanGene McNalleysaw a sign invit-ing the communi-ty to a local church to talk aboutKings Gate water pressure issuesand incoming development.
McNalley, the “bodyguard,”was drafted to the FarragutCommunity Group at thatmeeting.
“I was a sergeant on patroland carried a gun. They prettywell left me alone.”
In Kings Gate, “some of thepeople who lived [off PetersonRoad] had to go out and motiontheir families to back cars out ofdriveways because the sight dis-tance was such that if you werecoming down and they backedout you couldn’t avoid ’em,”McNalley said.
McNalley wanted to knowwhy an ill-conceived develope-ment was taking place.
“I was curious and suspiciousas most cops are,” McNalley said.“I checked with some peoplewho would know and found outthere was some downtown[Knoxville] business interest andcity officials that were keenlyinterested in annexing the landbetween I-40 and Kingston Pikeand would loop south to thesubdivisions.”
“At one point Dave Rodgerssaid, ‘I don’t think we can dothis.’ And Betty looked at himand said, “We’re going to do thisanyway,” he said.
With their gusto came threats.“Someone chased Ralph
home. Eric, the Town planner,someone tried to run over himin the [Farragut High School]parking lot after a meeting.There was a lot of hard feelings.At the time we first put our pro-posal up at the old high school, amatron came up to me andshook her finger at my face and
Attorney DaveRodgers of VillageGreen spentmany hoursresearching, speaking at meet-ings, informing group membershow to incorporate a Town andfighting battles in court to ensurethe incorporation of Farragut.
“The telephone rang in VillageGreen and Betty Dick was on theother end calling this youngattorney about representing theirhomeowners. I had not beenaccustomed to handling thesekinds of cases,” Rodgers said.
However, “with guns blazingand ego pounding out – I said,‘Sure, I’ll represent you.’ Ijumped on my white horse,grabbed a Tennessee Code andaway I went. It was an interestingride.
“Homeowner Associationswere starting to work togetherwith one another more effective-ly than anytime in the past. Theywanted to know what kind ofactivity or what the rules were,”he said.
He watched as homeownersfrom Kings Gate, Fox Den,Village Green, Concord Hills andLinda Heights rallied together.
However, not all of the sevenfounders agreed on everything.Some didn’t want Knoxville toannex. Some didn’t like having“no say” with Knox County. Butthey all agreed to incorporate,even if it was the lesser of twoevils.
“In May [1979], we decided itwas necessary to incorporate andstop fighting the same battlesover and over,” Rodgers said.
Rodgers wasn’t naïve. Hewarned the Group of theupcoming struggle if theywere to proceed toward Townincorporation.
“You don’t want to undertakethis endeavor. It will simply
Betty Dick,then vice presi-dent of VillageGreenHomeowners Association, sawa common struggle amonghomeowners in area subdivisions– illogical zoning anddevelopment.
She kept Village Green home-owners informed with the hap-penings of the downtown meet-ings: Metropolitan PlanningCommission and Knox CountyCommission.
Dick heard of future poorlyconstructed plans Knox Countyand Knoxville had for her area.
“That leads to problems,problems that caused the taxpay-ers and individual homeownershad to foot the bill to take cor-rective action,” Dick said.
To hold a solid position, “wehad other homeowners goingwith us. We met after the meet-ings, and after a couple years, weput into question – why don’t weform our own Town?” Dick said.
“I thought we could do a bet-ter job at planning than eitherKnox County or Knoxville. Wedidn’t want to look like ClintonHighway, a sea of signs. Wethought that our community ofplanning could do a better jobwith subdivisions and shoppingcenters that would be safe, pleas-ing to the eye and pleasant placesto shop,” Dick said.
Also, Knox County did nothave adequate enforcement of itsregulations, she said.
“That is why I had a passionfor incorporation.”
The group met first atDorsey’s home in Fox Den.Then, as Dick had promised, shefound Rodgers as its attorney. Ofeveryone involved within thegroup at the time, no one wantedto be chairman “to take the lead.”
On a bus, coming home from
Current TownMayor RalphMcGill, who rep-resented VillageGreen in 1980, said, “We were allthirty-something. Basically, wewere too young and too dumb toknow that you can’t do this.”
His involvement started whenhe and his wife, Marianne,bought a house in Village Greenin March 1978.
McGill watched as ill-con-ceived plans were put into actionby developers. Across the creek,outlining McGill’s backyard,developers started constructionon a home in a floodway.
“This is illegal,” McGill said.“It was disturbing. This wasgoing on all over Town.”
He watched as “they broughtin loads and loads of dirt so itwouldn’t flood. Meanwhile, theystarted grading for CountryManor. We were concernedbecause Village Green took a lotof flooding. And [CountryManor] was above Village Greenand would drain into it,” causingmore problems for him and fel-low Village Green homeowners.
McGill spoke up at a KnoxCounty MPC meeting and noth-ing was done.
“I was at the podium readingoff these technical issues. And thechairman of the MPC stoppedme … ‘Mr. McGill we have a lawin Tennessee that you probablydon’t know about and that is youdon’t have a right to speak inTennessee.’ I slammed my bookshut and said, ‘Okay, enforce allthe laws now.’ Needless to say,that was a turning point,” McGillsaid.
“When it came to a climax forus, I told [Dick] I was going torun for County Commissioner orsomething because this has got tobe stopped. She said, ‘Well, hangon, I may have something else
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Eric Johnson,representingKings Gate,remembers dan-gerous blind spots brought on bypoorly constructed roads, lowwater pressure, proposedCampbell Station Road truckstops, Knoxville’s anger and localthreats.
He said the group was “youngand ambitious. If we weren’t, wenever would have done this.”
“Kings Gate had grown fast,and because of that its waterlines were inadequate,” Johnsonsaid.
A sign was posted in the area,calling homeowners to speakup.
“I ran into Betty Dick andGeorge Dorsey. I found out wehad a common problem. Westarted getting together,” Johnsonsaid.
Of the Knox County MPCmembers, “none of them werefrom our area. They didn’texpress interest in our citizens.They wanted to put truck stopsoff Campbell Station Road,”Johnson said.
In addition, “a lot of thedevelopers didn’t care about put-ting in decent roads – there wereblind curves, blind hills. We wereconcerned about these issues,and brought ’em up,” he added.
Nothing changed.The Group, “Didn’t have 100
percent agreement on every-thing. And because of that, Ralphhad his hands full,” Johnson said.
In the heat of the threats, aftera meeting at Farragut HighSchool, “a car stepped on it asfast as they could and headedstraight at me,” Johnson said.
He was more concerned forMcGill. “Being the head of it,Ralph got a lot more heat thanwe did – more phone calls,threats. Some didn’t knowwhat else to do other than to
GeorgeDorsey’s involve-ment with repre-senting Fox Denwas accidental after his wife,Julie, asked him to take over herpost as president of itsHomeowners Association.
“It was easy to get caught upin the excitement of it. It feltimportant. Revolutionary. Younever know how it’s going toturn out. It’s like fathering achild – you’re hopeful, but younever know how it’ll turn out,”Dorsey said.
Dorsey started attendingMetropolitan PlanningCommission meetings inKnoxville to keep fellow home-owners informed.
“It was a three man CountyCommission. Talk about a set-up. I don’t want to say corrupt,but it’s too easy for favorites tobe played with just three peoplemanaging a county,” he said.
At a meeting downtown, theman in charge of transportationat the time held up a board withdots showing the number ofaccidents in a certain area. Hesaid there wasn’t enough acci-dents off Peterson Road, anduntil there was, he couldn’t doanything, Dorsey said.
“It didn’t seem like they reallycared about the people out here.People would object … these[three] guys would pass on it. Iwas really frustrated,” Dorseysaid.
“That gave me the impetus,the inertia to get involved.
“I guess we [the FarragutCommunity Group] had metfairly regularly throughout thesummer [of 1979]. In lateAugust, I had about given up.There was too much to get done.We didn’t have a butt-kicker whocould step-up. Then McGillstepped in. Ralph was our butt-
Ron Simandl, achemist, repre-senting LindaHeights at the time, worked withJohnson at Y-12 in Oak Ridge;Johnson brought Simandl onboard.
“Like a lot of folks, I wasinterested in the zoning changes,Knox County Commission wasnot responsive. The more meet-ings we went to, the more we gotupset,” Simandl said.
He didn’t like the idea ofConcord transitioning to a com-munity full of commercialsignage.
“Local politicians in Knoxvillewere making decisions for WestKnox County,” Simandl said.
At Metropolitan PlanningCommission and CountyCommission meetings, the WestKnox County residents may havegotten a chance to speak, but,“we’d get the floor for a few min-utes. They would insult us. Wehad no say. It’s not a good thingfor politicians to do. It wasstupid.”
Telling him and other WestKnox County homeowners thatthey did not have a right tospeak caused the homeowners to“get on our white horses,”Simandl said.
The group held meetings forthe public, letting them know ofits hope to incorporate the Townwith local citizens making devel-opment decisions for the Town.
“In the fall of ’79, things reallygot moving. It snowballed. It hadits own momentum. RalphMcGill took over, up ’til thatpoint we were sort of millingaround. He stepped forward anddid a great job. People volun-teered behind him.”
Some were concerned aboutthe town levying a property taxsuch as Knoxville did and stilldoes, Simandl said.
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for you.’”A group of homeowners, which
would become the FarragutCommunity Group, “wantedsomeone to take charge, which wascode word for have a target paintedon their back. I said I wouldbecause I was so disgusted,” hesaid.
It wasn’t an easy feat.A car chase ensued after McGill
and Johnson left a public meetingat the Farragut High School audi-torium. Driving separately, McGillexited FHS to Campbell Station
Road where he discovered acar, waiting for him on theshoulder to pull out ontoCampbell Station.
That car sped to catch upto McGill, riding thebumper of his “small, slowcar.”
“I thought they weregoing to run me off theroad,” McGill said. “I wasgoing as fast as I could.”
Thinking quickly,McGill made sharpturn, taking a detour toa friend’s home, losingthe reckless driver.
a football game, Dick recruitedMcGill.
“Ralph had been down to [KnoxCounty Planning Commission]and was told he didn’t have a rightto speak, so he wasn’t a happycamper. I saw him right after that… told him what we were doingand said we need a leader,” Dicksaid.
McGill agreed to be chairmanand assumed the role Oct. 6, 1979.
“I feel I got two really key people– Dave and Ralph,” Dick said.
The members and select volun-teers of the incorporatation group
went to their neighbors,asking for donations tohold a Town election.However, this proved tobe difficult – everythingthe Group did had to bedone in hushed tones.
Group members wereafraid Knoxville MayorRandy Tyree wouldhave stopped the effortshad he known, Dicksaid.
“We told our neigh-bors, ‘We wanted tobe quiet – and want-ed to put forth aneffort to incorporate the Town,’”Dick said.
swamp you,” Rodgers had told theGroup prior to taking off fullsteam ahead.
“The time came to record thecharter for the Town in the begin-ning, before the election of the
town itself. The Town need-ed a name.” Farragut waschosen after the schools,Rodgers said.
Rodgers and Dorseyhand-delivered the charterto the Tennessee StateCapital Building inNashville, Wednesday,Jan. 16, 1980.
said, ‘We’re sick and tired of youYankees coming down here andtelling us how to run our commu-nity.’ I looked at her, and I said,called her by name, ‘I’m surprisedat you. Our chairman comes from
the Carolina’s. I’m frommiddle-Tennessee. And the lastthing my grandmother told mebefore I left, I said, ‘You watchthem people up there. You can’ttrust ‘em. They sided with theUnion during the war.’ She imme-diately beat a retreat then,”McNalley said.
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United Community Bank has been a part of the town ofFarragut since August 2003. In that time, the bank hasimmersed itself in the community, being active in the
Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce, Farragut HighSchool Football Boosters and the Farragut Kiwanis Club.
“Our bank is also very committed to education and to our localschools,” says Charles Stevens, United Community Bank AssistantVice President and Bank Manager. “Not only do we find ways toget involved in the schools themselves, but we also host activitiesand contests for the schools here at the bank.”
One United Community Bank community tradition is itsannual Customer Appreciation Day. Each year on this day theentire community is invited to stop into the bank, meet the staff,enjoy refreshments and snacks and get a free tomato plant. Thisyear’s Customer Appreciation Day will be held on Friday, May 7.
“Tomato Day is a highlight of our year,” Stevens says. “It’s notonly a chance for us to say thank you to all of our valued cus-tomers, but also meet members of the entire community. I inviteeveryone in the community to stop by on May 7 for the fun, foodand free tomato plants.”
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Surgery patients have new reasons to look at MercyMedical Center West, formerly known as BaptistHospital West.
For outpatient surgery patients, Mercy Surgery Center West isnow open for a variety of procedures, including gastrointestinalendoscopic procedures, pain management, plastic surgery, gyne-cologic, ENT, orthopedic, general surgery and other outpatientprocedures. It is located in the ambulatory surgery facility onwhat was formerly Baptist Hospital West campus in TurkeyCreek.
“All of the equipment in the surgery center is state-of-the-artand with high definition visual quality. We have a highly quali-fied staff at the center with the goal of making your experiencewith us a positive one with a great outcome. All the surgery cen-ter staff, policies, procedures, equipment and ancillary servicesare fully accredited and meet the highest safety standards,” JackBryan, president of Mercy Medical Center West, said.
Patients looking for a minimally invasive procedure will be
glad to know that Mercy Medical Center West began offeringrobotic-assisted surgery in January.
“Minimally invasive robotic surgery uses three small incisionsto perform a wide variety of urologic, gynecologic and cardiacprocedures,” Mercy Health Partners’ Metro Division COO JeffAshin said.
“Medical studies from across the nation have shown thatrobot surgery is safe and effective in a number of proceduressuch as prostatectomy, hysterectomy and mitral valve repair. Mypatients have seen great outcomes with less pain and discomfortin the recovery period,” said Christopher Harris, M.D., a board-certified urologist with the Knoxville Urology Clinic.
For physician referral and service information, please call oneof Mercy’s referral lines: Ask Mercy at 865-632-5200 (toll-free at877-368-7362) or Mercy Wellnesse for Women at 877-599-WELL (9355). A complete list of Mercy physicians, facilities,services and extensive health information is available online atwww.mercy.com.
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Almost a hundred years after the Davenport-Stanley family was deeded the land once calledthe Davenport Farm, Stanley’s began selling
produce and flowers at Market Square. Three generations of the family have continued tradi-
tions that began on the land and from those humblebeginnings, with land saturated in family heritage andlocal history, Charles Stanley, Sr. built a thriving familybusiness. For over 75 years he and sons, Monte andRocky, have been providing quality home-grown plantsto area gardeners.
Today, Stanley’s Greenhouses Nursery and GardenCenter specializes in hundreds of varieties of annuals,perennials, trees, shrubs and vegetable plants conduciveto the environment of East Tennessee. Gardeners can beconfident that the plants they purchase from Stanley’swill flourish better than those not indigenous to thearea.
“We pride ourselves in growing the best quality ofplants and have customers from as far away asNashville and Atlanta. We grow seventy percent of whatwe sell,” Lisa Stanley said. ”We are the ultimate ‘green’business.”
Stanley’s Greenhouses Nursery and Garden Centertotals over 190,000 square feet of greenhouses andoutside growing space located at 3029 DavenportRoad, Knoxville, TN. Visit their Web site atwww.stanleysgreenhouses.com. Or call 865-573-9591.
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Charles Stanley Sr. selling produce and flowers at Market Square, 1954.
The old Market House in downtown Knoxville, 1938. Photo taken fromthe book “Heart of the Valley/East Tennessee Historical Society.”
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Sunset Tans and Spa offers a wide-range of services forcustomers wanting to relax, be pampered, get fit orget tan.
Tanning customers can use the Sun Angel bed, which scans skinand tans according to skin type. For those customers looking for asunless tan, Sunset Tans offers a VersaSpa Spray Tan. But whatreally sets Sunset Tans apart are the additional services offeredwith tanning packages. At Sunset Tans and Spa you can “Get FitAND Get Tan.”
Additional services include the HydroMassage, where you canget 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 andFormostar body wraps. The Vacu Step increases circulation tocellulite-prone areas below the waist, which tones and burns fat.Formostar body wraps use infrared heat, burning up to 1400calories in one session and helping you tone and keep weight offpermanently. It also helps you detox, rejuvenate your skin, andmanage chronic pain.
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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.
Charles Stevens - Asst. VP/Branch Manager
Sandie Hedgecock - Sr. CSR
Jill Harvey - Head Teller
Marie Freeman - Teller
Lee Lockwood - Teller/CSR
Greg Byrd - Sr. VP/Commercial Lending
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The Eye Group, offering outstanding eye care in theKnoxville area for more than 17 years, continuesto lead the industry, offering a complete scope of
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Town acreage once “undesirable and hilly” now represents“fun and leisure” of the biggest scale in Farragut. They callit Mayor Bob Leonard Park.
A one-time dumping ground for kitchen appliances alsochoked by mounds of kudzu now serves as a picturesque walkingtrail, playground and lakeshore getaway for surrounding uppermiddle class subdivisions where moms escape with their chil-dren. Its name is Anchor Park.
Land adjacent to a bustling Farragut highway has become, withthe help of a gently flowing creek, a stress relief passive park for,among others, lunch break employees who enjoy a serene atmos-phere with their sandwiches, laptops and novels. You know it asCampbell Station Park.
Then comes the ambition, the grand plans, for the “fourthquadrant” park in Farragut's four-park, 108-acre system: McFeePark, which serves as a youth soccer facility and favorite walkingtrail getaway.
Two pioneers in the development of these parks talk glowinglyof how far Farragut has come, as the Town reflects on 30 yearsworth of accomplishments, in developing parks sufficient to meetcitizens' needs.
“I look at other parks in other parts of the country, otherstates, and we've got a class-A park [system] here, all of themare,” said Bob Watt, chairman of the Town's RecreationCommittee for about 20 years and Parks and Recreation Directorin the early 1990s. “They are well kept.”
Sue Stuhl, director of parks and leisure services for the town ofFarragut since the mid-1990s, said, “I think the parks system hereis excellent.”
Compared to adjacent cities and counties, and compared toelsewhere in Knox County, “I think we've done a really good jobof developing our parks,” Stuhl said. “We have a park in eachquadrant of the Town, so essentially someone’s within five milesof a park wherever they live, so that's really helpful.”
Stuhl said meeting the “demands and needs of the communi-ty” has “worked out well” despite a “limited staff” and lack of“indoor facilities.”
Watt said Farragut citizens were beginning to clamor for Townparks by the early-1980s. “I had been active with little leaguesports for a long time, and I knew there was a need,” Watt said. “Abig need for little league football [fields], little league baseball[fields], and later on we added softball for adults.
“So I talked to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.”Early challenges? “It was not easy and it was not cheap to get
FOR FUN, FOR LEISURENo ‘quadrant’ left behind ... you can ‘park’ on it!
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Farragut’s 30th anniversary finds ambitious plans for itsnewest park, 26-acre McFee Park, in the Town’s southwestquadrant.
An amphitheater, disc golf course, pavilion and splash-pad highlight future phase “master plans” according to SueStuhl, Town Parks and Leisure Services Director.
Phase two, Stuhl said, would consist of “two picnic shel-ters, one large, one medium size. These are the largest we'llhave in the Town, by far. A medium-sized splash pad, a largeplayground, 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 shyof $1.7 million,” Stuhl said, adding the park's master planphase three features an amphitheater.
Bob Watt, former chairman of the Town's RecreationCommittee and ex-Recreation Director, said the amphithe-ater would run adjacent to the current parking lot on a hillrunning parallel with, and facing, McFee Road.
Having purchased “the Seal property ... right next door toMcFee Park,” Stuhl said the Town still must decide how touse that property. ”We had originally thought about mak-ing the McFee Road area a passive park — that was beforewe bought it, we were just considering it.
“As we go through and continue to grow, we'll need tolook at additional park land to meet future needs,” Stuhladded.
Most needed facilities? “I think we're going to have tolook 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 recre-ational facilities desired by residents, Stuhl added.
– Alan Sloan
AMBITIOUS
PLANSMcFee Park future is bright
land in Farragut for future park development,” Stuhl said. “Fora while the Town didn’t even have a Parks and Rec director.”
Farragut's park system began with the purchase of nineacres along Turkey Creek Road on the shores of Fort LoudounLake, for Anchor Park, in 1983.
“You talk about a mess, there was kudzu everywhere,” Wattsaid. “That body of water was there, but you couldn't see it.And [the lake] was filled with old washing machines, stuffpeople had dumped over the years,” Watt said. “An old barn onit.”
“It took a lot of work,” he added. “But we could kinda seethat the lay of the land was going to work out, and it did.”
Farragut's annual Bob Watt Fishing Rodeo, along the banksof Anchor Park in Fort Loudoun Lake, began in 1985 and nowannually hosts around 150 children, ages pre-school to 13, fortwo hours of fishing competition.
“I've always worked with kids, and I thought I saw a needfor something like that, and again I talked to the board andthey agreed,” Watt said. “It started out pretty slow, but as timecame 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 “cen-trally located, it's clean around the banks ... it's well suited forkids.”
Anchor Park “has a nice playground facility there, too,” headded. “A lot of mothers bring their kids down there from sur-rounding subdivisions. I'll go down there and walk and see anumber 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 in1985, which became Watt Road Park before being renamedMayor Bob Leonard Park.
“It was quite a mess ... the lay of the land, it was a steephill,” Watt said. “It just needed a lot of work done on it. ...Actually, it was almost undesirable when you'd look at it tostart with. It had a lot of nooks and crannies in it that lookedlike they'd be hard to smooth out. But it worked out with thesoil that we got.
“We were able to fix it up from dirt we got, I guess it wasfrom the State,” Watt added. “We were able to buy it fairly rea-sonable. It turned out to be a real good deal. I don't think itcould have been used for anything else.”
Having now grown to 50 acres as Farragut's most widelyused park, and host of the annual Farragut West KnoxChamber of Commerce 5K Run and Fun Walk in September,Mayor Bob Leonard Park features softball, youth baseball, rec-tangular fields, sand volleyball, walking/bike trails and the sys-tem's largest playground.
“Our biggest park event right now is the ‘Freaky FridayNight Fright,’ our Halloween event, with thousands of partici-pants, 1,200 or more kids plus all the parents and grandpar-ents,” Stuhl said of the annual fall event at Mayor Bob LeonardPark.
About the idea of a “passive park” along Campbell StationRoad, Watt said, “It was a good location, it was along that
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Campbell Station Park, now17 acres, often is the site of out-door classroom activity. “Wedon't take reservations ... but Iknow there are Scout troops anddifferent groups that use thatfrom time to time,” Stuhl said.“It's very busy because of its
location on Campbell StationRoad. We see an awful lot ofactivity there at lunchtime, peo-ple just sitting in the pavilionseating their lunch, reading abook, working on their comput-er, things like that.”
McFee Park phase one (26acres), was completed in 2007and features two rectangularfields plus an “internal green-way” walking area.
While much concentrationhas been toward the phases atMcFee Park, Stuhl said othermajor advancements at theolder parks primarily hasfocused on improved, comput-erized lighting “at all the athlet-ic fields” at Mayor Bob LeonardPark. “It has limited spill so wedon't affect neighborhoods androads,” she said.
– Alan Sloan
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Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce mission "isto strengthen and support our community by promotingbusiness 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. to5 p.m. Call 865-675-7057. Pictured left to right; CynthiaPonzurick, Angela Selvage, Melanie Turner and seated,Bettye Sisco, president and CEO of the Chamber.
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Morning Pointe Assisted Living is celebrating its firstanniversary! On April 16, 2009, Morning Pointeopened its doors to welcome Bleeka Miller and Irene
Foshee. Since those early days, we have experienced manychanges — the most important of which is that our MorningPointe family has continued to grow and flourish. Words cannotexpress our gratitude and appreciation for each of our residentsand their families. We have had an exciting first year, and we haveenjoyed a variety of exciting programs and activities — we trav-eled to Cades Cove for scenic drives and picnics; 25 of us went toDixie Stampede and had a wonderful time, even with the Cornishhens being plopped on a plate; cruises on the Watts Bar Belle,bowling, movies, shopping, dancing, fine dining, poetry and cof-fee on the porch; cooking classes making Baklava for Christmas,jambalaya for Mardi Gras; Dog Days of summer with big and lit-tle dogs; ballroom dancing; “The Dollies”, music with Elvis; blue-grass, 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 wereplanted on the hillside of Morning Pointe Drive. Anne Strunk, a
resident of Morning Pointe and honorary chairperson forDaffodil Hill, the Lenoir City Garden Club, and other residentsgathered along the hillside in late December to plant approxi-mately 20 varieties of daffodils. The residents have truly enjoyedthe fruits of their labor when the daffodils began to bloom, bring-ing smiles to everyone.
Aging can be a challenging experience for anyone and theirfamily. Morning Pointe takes the uncertainty of change andenriches lives with independence, all supported by familyresources and a professional, loving staff. The challenges of sen-ior living, healthy lifestyles, social and physical activities, alongwith personal needs have all been carefully designed into ourassisted living and memory care services. Whether a residentrequires only a comforting hand on occasion or a full assistanceprogram, each amenity can be customized to provide the rightcare with dignity.
Please call or stop by today to visit our beautiful community.We are located directly behind Ft. Loudoun Medical Center, at198 Morning Pointe Drive, Lenoir City. Our telephone is865.988.7373.
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Forty-five years ago, Don Patterson left Union Carbidewhere he worked on refrigeration units. He wanted to turnhis part-time service repair business into full-time. His goal
was to give customers the service they deserved. That is howPattersons Home Appliance Center began.
Today Don and his wife, Florence, who was the bookkeeper,have retired. Son, Steve Patterson, president, and wife, Elaine, thefinancial officer, now oversee the business. The company hasexpanded into five stores located in Knoxville, Kingston, OakRidge 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 self-fix-it repairs.
Pattersons Home Appliance Center offers top-of-the-linebrands, including KitchenAid, Whirlpool, DCS, Dacor, Jenn-Air,Fisher & Paykel, Miele, Hoshizaki, Maytag, Sharp and others. Asa member of ABV/Brand Source, an organization of individualdistributors working together to purchase quality appliances attruckload prices, Pattersons is able to pass savings on to its cus-tomers.
A professional sales staff with over 100 collective years of sales
experience provides customers with expertise in finding the rightproducts for their homes. Customer service after the sale is thetop priority with the goal to make the experience a positive one.Qualified delivery personnel and experienced, factory certifiedtechnicians provide a complete sales and service staff. "We wantyour purchase to be a pleasant experience for years to come,"Russ Limburg, store manager, states. Builders and contractorscan depend on Pattersons to meet appliance needs even beforeconstruction begins. Pattersons' appliances have been showcasedin a variety of homes and publications including "Town andCountry," featured in Parade of Homes houses in a number oflocations and has showcased their appliances at the Women’sExpo, the Home Show and the Spring Home and Patio Show.
"We are blessed with business partners, vendors and customerswho have contributed to our success. Our goal is to provide qual-ity service in all that we do," Steve said.
Visit Pattersons Home Appliance Center at 10632 KingstonPike, Knoxville, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday - Friday, or 9 a.m. to 4p.m., Saturday. Call 865-694-4181 or visit their Web site atwww.pattersonsappliances.com. Credit cards accepted. On thespot financing available.
(L to R) Russ Limburg,John Rodgeriquesz,
Dave Young, and Bill Limburg
For years to come!A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE
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Watch skilled, specially trained Teppanyaki chefs prepareyour meal at Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse. Savor a stun-ning display of food preparation and showmanship when
fresh ingredients are joined with rising steam and erupting volcanicfire to culminate culinary perfection.
Enjoy Hibachi style dining, a sushi bar, a full bar or take-out atboth locations serving the Knoxville area. The sumptuous meals areserved with flare and can be enjoyed throughout the restaurant. Ifdining at the sushi bar, Hibachi also can be ordered.
Wasabi has been voted East Tennessee's Best since 2005 for threeconsecutive years. In addition to the two Knoxville locations,Wasabi now is open in Jacksonville, Florida and Greenville, SouthCarolina. The Jacksonville and Greenville locations are designedto duplicate the Bearden Hill location.
Wasabi is perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, special occasionsand holiday events. Large group events are welcome.
Reservations are now being taken for the winter holidays. VisitWasabi Japanese Steakhouse at 226 Lovell Road or 118 MajorReynolds Place, in Knoxville. Call 865-675-0201 or 865-584-4898for your reservations. Wasabi is perfect for birthdays.
WASABI! Great food! Great time!
Wasabi’s Teppanyaki Chef in action.
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City Heating & Air Conditioning, in business since 1961,specializes in residential, new construction and commer-cial heating and cooling systems. They are experts on zon-ing your home's air quality. City Heating & AirConditioning strives to set the standard in quality installa-tion and satisfaction and consistently is rated the numberone heating and cooling contractor in East Tennessee. Call865-938-1005
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The staff at Westside Nurseries are looking forward tofilling all your landscaping needs. Whether you have ques-tions about indoor plants or outside landscaping, call onthem for answers. Pictured from left to right are: Tom,Sandy, Amy, Larry, Jon, and Mollie the friendly greeter.
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You want new flooring – so what are you waiting for?Factory Carpet Warehouse has been beautifying homes inKnoxville 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, includingShaw, Mohawk, Bruce, Mannington, Armstrong and Florida Tile.If you see it on the floor, count on Factory Carpet to deliver bothquality 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 candepend 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 at6012 Clinton Highway, call 865-689-6740 or e-mail www.factorycarpetwarehouse.net for a 10-percent-off coupon.
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Serving Knoxville and thesurrounding areas since 1979
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Family Eye Care Professionals
11124 Kingston Pike, Suite 127
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The Eye Group, offering out-standing eye care in the
Knoxville area for over seventeenyears, continues to lead the industry,offering a complete scope of eye careservices. Wink- exceptional eyewear,conveniently located within The EyeGroup office in Farragut, is nowproud to offer an even larger frameselection. Stylish, unique frame linesincluding OGI, FYSH and CK arenow offered. Kliik, modern andtrendy eyewear from Denmark,offering incredible detailing andcolor, designed for both men andwomen is now available. Stop in tosee our new displays which showcasethe season’s latest eyewear fashions.Wink, always innovative and pro-gressive, also offers the mostadvanced lens technologies availablewith many lens and lens treatmentoptions for your lifestyle, work, andhobbies.
We gladly fill prescriptionsfrom other eye care practitioners andwe will be happy to file your visioninsurance. www.theeyegroup.net
Parkview West offers West Knoxville senior adults anupscale residential retreat that emphasizes communityliving through amenities such as a fully-equipped fitness
center, theater and performance center, arts and crafts studioand complimentary laundry rooms.
“Safety, security and companionship and freedom from homeownership are the main reasons people usually move here,” PatSydes, vice president of Parkview, said.
At Parkview West, residents’ satisfaction and wellbeing aretop priorities. Parkview’s staff is dedicated to providing a fullarray of services and amenities, including two chef-preparedmeals a day, weekly housekeeping, scheduled transportation,most utilities and a variety of social, recreational and culturalactivities.
Apartment homes are available in four floor plans andinclude appliances, wall-to-wall carpeting, mini-blinds, step-insafety showers, walk-in closets, high-speed Internet and cable
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-houremergency response system.
“Each apartment has an emergency pull cord. In the event aresident gets ill, they pull that cord, and our response time tothem is less than three minutes,” Sydes said.
Man’s best friend also has a place at Parkview West: small petsare welcome.
“Our high satisfaction rate comes from paying particularattention to the needs of each resident, serving great food andfrom our lovely physical environment,” Sydes said.
Simply stated, no other senior living community in Knoxvillecan offer such preferred convenience, quality and upscale seniorliving.
For more information or to schedule a tour, call ParkviewWest, 10914 Kingston Pike, at 865-675-7050.
PARKVIEW WESTOffering up-scale senior living
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LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARDParticipates in energy efficiency test program for residential customers
LCUB and TVA are making it easier than ever to becomeenergy efficient while also saving money. With the newIn-Home Energy Evaluation Program, you can reduce
your power usage and receive a cash incentive for installinghome energy improvements.
“LCUB is committed to taking steps to help cus-tomers learn how to use energy wisely,” said Shane
Littleton, General Manager.The recommended energy-related homeimprovements you make are eligible for reim-
bursement of 50 percent of the installation cost,with an upper limit of $500.
Home improvements could includereplacing windows, seal repairs/replace-
ments, 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 TVA-certified evaluator. The fee for the in-
home evaluation is $150, (one hundredand fifty dollars). If the homeownermakes recommended improvementscosting $150 or more, the fee will be
reimbursed.
The evaluator reviews your home and creates a report out-lining the potential energy-efficiency modifications andavailable cash incentives.
Modifications must be made by a member of the TVAQuality Contractor Network, except for self-installed insula-tion.
All home improvements must be completed within 90days. Once the work is finished, it will be inspected to ensurethat everything is installed properly to maximize savings.
After the inspection, you submit receipts for the complet-ed work to be eligible for the cash inventive.
Cash Incentive OptionNo matter how many modifications are made, $500 is the
maximum reimbursable amount for all work done. Somemodifications have lower maximum amounts, and somerequire LCUB pre-approval.
“The combined efforts of LCUB and its customers aswell as TVA will benefit the environment and will help keeppower costs lower for all the ratepayers in the Valley,” saidShane Littleton.
For more information on the In-Home Energy EvaluationProgram and incentives,
call 1-866-441-1430.
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threaten,” Johnson said.“For the World’s Fair, [then
Knoxville Mayor] Randy Tyreehad a plan to annex well into
Farragut, nearly all the way to theMcFee Farm. He needed money,”Johnson said.
“We knew he was going to leavetown on vacation. So we filedwhen he left because it would takehim longer to respond,” he said.
kicker,” Dorsey said.Dick, Dorsey and McGill were
riding a bus back from a UT Volsfootball game against Auburn
when she told me she found him,Dorsey said.
McGill called a press conferenceand that’s when Knoxville foughtfull-force to stop the incorpora-tion. There were court cases. Itwas messy, Dorsey said.
“We weren’t going at this naive-ly. We knew there were sources ofincome.”
Simandl said many of theopponents were long time resi-dents, they did-n’t like thatnewcomerswanted tochange theircommunity.
Whenasked aboutthreatsdissenters
sent his way, he said, “Water overthe dam. That’s history.”
– Ashley Peterson
JohnsonFrom page 13
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We offer quality dental care with a gentle touch.
10434 Kingston Pike, Suite 4 • (865) 531-2266
(L to R) Shelley, Dental Hygienist; Debi, Dental Hygienist;Dr Barnes; Lois, Dental Assistant; Jeanie, Receptionist.
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Cindy Doyle State Farm Agency has recently relocat-ed to 248 North Peters Road, Suite 4, next to Puleo’sGrille.The newly designed, larger offices offer highervisibility, easy access and convenience to State Farmcustomers, while maintaining the high level of servicethe Agency is known for. Call 865-690-6300 or email:[email protected] for information. Shown above,Cindy Doyle (right) with office assistant Kelli Tharpe.
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ENRICHMENTCelebrates 60th year of service to area communities
Enrichment Federal Credit Union is celebrating 60 years ofservice to our community; they have been providing acomplete range of low-cost and convenient financial serv-
ices since 1950. Unlike most financial institutions, Enrichment islocally owned and operated by the members.
In addition to a complete range of low cost auto and mort-gage loans, , Enrichment offers free checking accounts, freeonline banking and bill pay, debit and credit cards, and theirnewest services Mobile and Text Message Banking. These servic-es enable you to get real-time account balances and recent trans-actions in less than 10 seconds, 24/7 on your cell phone. You canalso transfer money, and pay bills with Enrichment’s MobileBanking service and any internet connected cell phone!
Enrichment also offers special programs and clubs for eachmember of your family. There is the Kirby Kangaroo SavingsClub for children 12 and younger and the e-Generation Club forteens; both programs offer incentives and prizes to promote
good savings habits. Plus, there's the Pet Pals Savings Club foryour 4-legged family members. This unique program providesbenefits for you and your pet and provides contributions to areaanimal shelters and rescue groups.
Enrichment has eight branch offices, two of which are conve-niently located in the West Knoxville area; Kingston Pike atCedar Bluff Road in Cedar Springs Shopping Center andNorthshore at Pellissippi Parkway. Special events and activitiesat these locations include the annual Pet-A-Palooza event at theCedar Bluff location. It is a fun-filled afternoon of pet-relatedactivities, vendors and merchandise for you and your pets. TheNorthshore 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 theWest Knoxville and Farragut communities. If you are interestedin learning more, you may contact Enrichment by calling 482-0045 or by visiting the Web site at www.enrichmentfcu.org.
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Branch Manager ElloraDrinnen and her staffat the NorthshoreBranch are availableto assist with all yourfamily’s financialneeds. (From left)Drinnen, ChelseyScheer, LeslieRobertson andHannah Elgin.
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