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GIVING BACK TO THE GIVERS Donor Fest is an occasion for Lifeblood to give thanks to those who gave blood. Page 2

Adaptation of popular children’s book on stage in Germantown through Sunday. Page 13

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July 4 fireworks displays kick of Arlington is first in line on Saturday

By Matt Woo woo@commercialappeal.com 901-529-6453

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Audience members ooh and aah at the appropriate times as Jodi Hall reads children’s books during story time at the Collierville Burch Library. Next month the Town of Collierville will take over operations of the library.

COLLIERVILLE

Turning the page Town begins library control to improve services

Deanna Britton is director of the Burch Library in Collierville. On July 1, the Town of Collierville will take over operations of the library.

By John Stamm Special to The Commercial Appeal

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ollierville will assume control of its library on July 1, but there’s no need for an “Under New Management” sign on the front door.

The new chapter starts with director Deanna Britton and her staf staying on and reading as usual for patrons.

“We want this transition to be as seamless as possible,” said assistant Town Administrator Josh Suddath. “It’s a culture of customer

service over there, and we wanted to keep that intact.”

With the Fourth of July holiday just around the corner, area municipalities will host their own Independence Day irework celebrations.

Arlington kicks of the ireworks season Saturday with its third annual Star Spangled Spectacular celebration. The event will be held at the Arlington Sports Complex, 11307 Memphis-Arlington Road, and begins at 6 p.m. The ireworks show will start around 9:15 p.m. Rewind of Memphis will perform Saturday night.

Bellevue Baptist in Cordova will put on its annual Great American Family Picnic and Fireworks show Sunday. The free event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the church, 2000 Appling Road.

On July 2, Bartlett will have its Fireworks Extravaganza at Bobby K. Flaherty Municipal Center at Highway 70 and Appling Road. Start the night with music provided by the Bartlett Community Concert Band at 6:30 p.m., followed

by Jamie Baker & the VIP’s at 8:15. There also will be a car display, games for children, face painting and more.

The ireworks begin around 9:30 p.m. All activities will take place on the lawn of the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center and Appling Middle School.

The following evening, on July 3, Collierville celebrates America’s birthday with the 30th annual Independence Day Celebration at H.W. Cox Park. Festivities begin at 6:30

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COMMUNITY

ANIMAL LOVERS

Special needs kids enjoy Camp Able

Memphis Zoo takes on the role of matchmaker for endangered animals. NEWS, 7

Weeklong event focuses on abilities

By Suzanne Cantwell Special to The Weekly

WHAT’S HAPPENING Whether you’re looking for a date-night idea or entertainment for the kids, check out our local event listings. CALENDAR, 24

GREEN THUMB Scale insect infestation of Crape Myrtles has tree experts worried. H&G, 11 The Commercial Appeal © Copyright 2015

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Tuition up 3.3 percent at Regents Schools Average increase is smallest since 1996

By Richard Locker locker@commercialappeal.com 615-255-4923

NASHVILLE — Students at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions face tuition and mandatory fee hikes ranging from 2.6 percent to 6.3 percent when they return to campus in August.

The board approved the increases last Friday. Oicials said the overall average increase of 3.3 percent across TBR’s six universities, 13 community colleges and 27 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology is the lowest average increase since 1996, a result of a larger infusion of taxpayer funding proposed by Gov. Bill Haslam and approved by state lawmakers.

Students pay a combination of tuition, mandatory fees and

class-speciic fees and, where applicable, residence hall and meal plan payments.

Here are the increased tuition and mandatory fees for the 2015-16 school year for in-state students taking course loads of 12 credit hours total, for two semesters, at selected institutions: ■ Austin Peay State University: $7,501, up $333; 4.6 percent.

■ East Tennessee State: $8,153, up $486; 6.3 percent.

■ Middle Tennessee State:

$8,080, up $204; 2.6 percent.

■ Tennessee State: $7,111, up $181; 2.6 percent.

■ Tennessee Tech: $8,011, up $332; 4.3 percent.

■ University of Memphis: $8,903, up $284; 3.3 percent.

■ TCATs: $3,554, up $129; 3.8 percent.

■ Southwest Tennessee Community College: $3,963, up $120; 3.1 percent.

“We are pleased that the tuition levels are the lowest they

have been in decades, but we do understand that every time fees are raised, someone may be priced out of an opportunity to attend one of our institutions,” TBR Chancellor John Morgan said.

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has meetings today to set tuition rates for its campuses.

New and historical tuition data at TBR schools is online attbr.edu/business/fees.

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CO L L I E RV I L L E

Law license revoked in murder attempt

The Supreme Court of Tennessee on Tuesday suspended the law license of a Collierville man accused of trying to poison his wife and hiring a hit man to kill her.

Fred Auston Wortman III of the Cox and Wortman law irm in Collierville was arrested earlier this month after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he tried to hire an undercover agent to kill his wife.

According to a release from the Supreme Court, Wortman’s license was suspended “upon inding that Mr. Wortman poses a threat of substantial harm to the public.” He is required to cease representing existing clients by July 23. His next hearing in Fayette County is scheduled for July 9.

G E R M A N T OW N

Lifeblood donors, employees, family and friends gathered on the soccer ield at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School to form a human blood drop to celebrate the sixth annual Donor Fest.

HONORING DONORS Sixth annual Donor Fest is an occasion to thank those who gave blood

By Jennifer Gladstone

Lifeblood employees Sarah Smith and Jennifer Gladstone show their “love” for Lifeblood’s sixth annual Donor Fest celebration at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School.

Special to DeSoto Appeal

Lifeblood celebrated its sixth annual Donor Fest by encouraging donors to keep donating blood or platelets through the critical summer months.

The nonproit blood center set a goal of seeing 1,963 donors in honor of the year the organization was founded. During Donor Fest week 1,591 people answered the call to donate.

The week ended with a celebration event designed to thank Lifeblood’s donors on June 13 at St. Benedict at Auburndale High School. The event highlighted Lifeblood’s donors, as well as the celebration of World Blood Donor Day. World Blood Donor Day, celebrated on June 14, serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products. The special day is also a chance to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their lifesaving gifts of blood.

The mid-south is home to a unique medical community with a Level 1 trauma center, pediatric hospital, children’s cancer research hospital, and many other health facilities that require blood throughout the year.

The celebration included breakfast from Chick-il-A, sno-cones, balloon animals, face painting, kids’ activities and recognition of 557 All-Star donors — those who have donated six or more times since Donor Fest 2014. More than 288 people participated in the human blood drop on the high school’s soccer ield, including Lifeblood employees, donors, families and volunteers.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of Donor Fest 2015,” said Susan Berry-Buckley, president and CEO of Lifeblood.

“We are humbled by the selless-

ness of our donors, and we truly appreciate the lifesaving gift of blood they continually provide to patients in need in our community.

This celebration is our chance to honor them for their generosity they exhibit throughout the year.”

There is still time to participate.

Those interested may visit one of Lifeblood’s ive neighborhood donor centers to donate.

Donor Fest was created by Lifeblood in 2010 to coincide with World Blood Donor Day. Jennifer Gladstone is the director of marketing and public relations for Lifeblood.

City OKs budget with merit raises

Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday gave inal approval to a 2015-16 budget that represents a 3 percent increase in expenditures over iscal year 2015 estimates, but includes no tax or major fee increases.

The $47.9 million general fund budget passed 5-0, and includes a 3 percent merit raise for employees and the addition of four police oicers and three paramedics.

The budget includes 22 capital projects totaling $10.7 million. The list includes projects to address roads and drainage, as well as the irst phase of a renovation of the Germantown Athletic Club. A total of 12 full-time positions — including public safety positions — will be added to the city.

A $125,000 donation to Houston High School’s project to install artiicial turf also was approved.

Police Chief Richard Hall previously said the four oicers would be used for extra patrols during the evening shift, from 2 to 10 p.m.

The budget takes efect July 1.

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WEEKLY LIBRARY from 1 The town decided in December to end its management contract with Library Systems and Services LLC of Germantown, Md., which had been running the Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch Library since 2004.

Town Administrator James Lewellen revealed in a recent budget discussion the town will save about $100,000 annually.

Suddath said there were no issues with the company, but in reviewing the costs as he typically does with outsourced services, discovered the savings. In what Library Board chairman Liz Rozanski calls a “win, win,” the staf also will receive raises of about 10 percent for the eight full-time employees and 15 percent for 17 part-timers.

The LSSI contract was to cost $963,431 in the iscal year starting July 1, including $729,729 for personnel, said Suddath.

Now as town employees,

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Brooklyn Griith, 3, watches in awe as a parachute rumbles overhead during story time at the Collierville Burch Library. The Town of Collierville will assume control of the library July 1.

the staf’s payroll will fall to $683,116 as part of a total allocation of $1.2 million.

Library Services also manages the libraries in Germantown, Arlington and Millington.

Rozanski said the takeover was spurred by Collierville getting into the “education business” with the municipal schools system and the new University of Memphis branch campus.

“I see the library as a corollary to that,” she said.

“We’ll be able to ofer some

improved services and establish new relationships between the librarians and the school librarians. I feel they’ll be able to work together to make Collierville truly a community of readers.”

The library’s new beginning will oicially kick of July 21 with a ribboncutting and activities. Improvements will start Aug. 1 as the more than 36,000 cardholders can begin accessing the state-funded Regional e-Book and Audiobook Download Sys-

tem, featuring what Britton calls a “vast expanse” of content.

A variety of activities and programs also are offered, including the Tanglewood Marionettes touring theater and classes on inancial planning, organizing your life and yoga. They often draw big crowds, which is one reason why there’s a push to expand the 14-year-old building, which has more than 130,000 items in space designed for about 62,000 items.

Britton said a preliminary plan by Haizlip Studio, based on a possible cost of $4 million, includes a theater, more study rooms, electronic classroom, improved children’s areas, a teen section and a cofee shop. But the town, largely because of school needs, does not have the expansion in its ive-year capital improvement budget.

“It will enable us to do more things we know we want to do, but we just don’t have the space to do it,” said Britton.

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The ireworks show will start at 9:45 p.m. A free shuttle service will run from Collierville High to H.W. Cox Park, from 6-10 p.m.

Germantown will have its Fireworks Extravaganza July 4 at Municipal Park.

The event starts at 5 p.m. and the irework display will begin at 9:10. In addition to ireworks, there will be live music, moon bounces, games, crafts and more.

Both Southaven and Olive Branch will have their ireworks displays on July 4. The Southaven event will be at Snowden Grove, 6205 Old Getwell, and gates open at 6:30 p.m.

The ireworks will be lit at 9 p.m.

The Olive Branch celebration starts at 7 p.m. at Olive Branch City Park.

The ireworks also will start at 9 p.m. There will be food, vendors and a kids area.

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City makes donation to Houston turf project any problems coming up with the matching money,” he said.

The money will come out of the general fund, listed under a new line item in the 2015-16 budget called civic support. It itemizes all of the community services the city provides, such as a donation to the Chamber of Commerce or school resource officers for the eight public schools within the city’s borders. Lawton said the $125,000, plus another $15,000 to the Houston High baseball boosters for new bleachers, are the only two expenses in the $1.4 million fund that will be new next year.

“Now that we have our school district, we want to be supportive of all areas in terms of education, and certainly athletics is a large part of what takes place,” Lawton said.

He said the city will not participate in the decision over what kind of ield turf will be used. The discussion began after NBC News ran a report last year that suggested a link between turf made out of crumb

By Jennifer Pignolet pignolet@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2372

Construction to install artificial turf on the Houston High School football ield is underway, and the project has received a signiicant funding boost of public dollars from the city of Germantown.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday decided to donate $125,000 to the project, which costs about $700,000 of otherwise privately raised money. City Administrator Patrick Lawton said the donation would include a memorandum of understanding that the Houston High Athletics and Arts Foundation would need to raise a certain amount before the city would hand over the money.

Representatives from the foundation came to a previous board meeting and asked the city to consider making a donation.

“They appear to be very organized with their eforts, and we don’t think they’re going to have

Mid-South use crumb rubber, including Memphis University School.

Lawton said it is the city’s “assumption ... that it will be safe for the student athletes or anybody else using the ield.”

Project consultant Tim Cowan, owner of Athletic Surfaces Plus, said workers broke ground Monday and inished excavating the site by the end of the week.

The timeline became more important when the city informed the school district that a drainage project would render the school’s practice football ield unusable this fall.

“If everything goes well, we’ll be on the ield no later than Aug. 15,” Cowan said, adding that the project intends to use crumb rubber and that it has “never been an issue.”

Cowan said fundraising also is going well, and he expects to announce major donors in the next week.

“They want to participate because it’s such a great project,” he said.

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A dump truck rumbles over the track at Houston High School, where a nearly $1 million project recently began to install artificial turf on the football field.

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COLLIERVILLE

Board approves 25-cent tax hike to fund new high school The aldermen will still have to authorize the issuance of the bonds. The public would have the right to petition to send a bond issue to a referendum.

The board also approved the town’s 2015-16 operating budget, including the $48.5 million general fund. The budget includes $10.5 million in capital projects, an increase in the minimum wage for employees and a storm water fee increase for residential and commercial properties. Fees will increase from $2.25 to $2.65 a month per residence and from $4.25 to $25 for all commercial properties.

About two dozen people spoke during a public comment time that was added to the agenda as

By Jennifer Pignolet pignolet@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2372

The Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday unanimously approved a 25-cent property tax increase to fund the construction of a new high school.

The tax rate will increase from $1.53 to $1.78 per $100 of assessed value. It will bring in $3.75 million a year that, coupled with $1.7 million a year in sales tax revenue, will be used to pay of the debt for a $99 million high school. The city property tax on a $200,000 home will increase $125 a year.

a courtesy because of the likelihood the property tax rate would rise again. The board had previously approved increases of 15 and 20 cents on irst and second reading, respectively, but were told in a work session last week that in order to pay of the full debt service and keep the town’s triple-A bond rating, they would have to go up to 25 cents.

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Resident Heath Hudspeth said for those who have been following the discussions for the last several months, the decision does not seem rushed at all.

“This is something that has been going on since when it was Shelby County” Schools, Hudspeth said.

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Summer jam session

PHOTOS BY CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY

The threat of rain didn’t stop this group of bluegrass players from showing up on the Collierville Town Square. Every Friday night, bluegrass players meet on the square for a jam session.

Bluegrass players gather at Town Square Friday nights

By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly

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f you like bluegrass music, then Collierville is the place for you. Since 1999, every Friday night, Collierville’s Town Square has hosted bluegrass jam sessions.

The events have been the home for those who play bluegrass music and those who want a place to hear it.

“I drive through the Collierville Square often and one day I thought the Square would be the perfect place for people to gather together to listen and to play bluegrass music,” said Betty Westmoreland. “It just seemed to me to be a perfect fit. I contacted (town) government and they approved it. The rest is history.”

Traditionally bluegrass music consists of guitar, banjo, mandolin, banjo or stand-up bass. On Fridays nights, those who want to play show up around 7 p.m. and form up into groups. Newcomers are welcome to join in. This event is limited to acoustic instruments only, as is the tradition with bluegrass music. It isn’t unusual to see players carrying music cases with more than one type of instrument in it.

The square is the home of bluegrass music from April to October. During the cold weather months, the music moves inside to the warmer confines of Collierville United Methodist Church.

If you want a fun time with some very nice people, show up at Collierville’s Historic Square on a Friday night during the warm months. Bring a lawn chair and something cool to drink and you just might find yourself coming back more than once.

Gerald Goforth plays the guitar with other bluegrass players every Friday night on the Collierville Town Square.

Peter Smith (left) and Jef Tallant provide vocals as well as the mandolin and guitar to help bring the sounds of bluegrass music to Collierville’s Town Square.

A lawn chair and some sweet tea is the ideal way of listening to bluegrass music.

Bluegrass is a great way to relax after dinner. Shelley, Olivia and Shannon Carroll recently stopped by the Collierville Town Square to listen to a few bluegrass tunes.

Twelve-yearold Ragan Knight has been sitting in on the bluegrass jam with her six string for nearly a year. She is the youngest participant.

Bruce White’s bass iddle is a key component in bluegrass music.

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In the News MEMPHIS ZOO

Zookeepers play Cupid for species survival Program helps animals breed in captivity

By Jared Boyd jared.boyd@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2541

Although he doesn’t don a bow and arrow, Farshid Mehrdadfar’s job is a lot like Cupid’s. As a curator at the Memphis Zoo, Mehrdadfar operates within a group of matchmakers that analyzes the compatibility of endangered animals.

Mehrdadfar’s matchmaking is done under the guidelines of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan, a program that ofers a cooperative management system for animals that are threatened or endangered.

“It’s basically a dating service for animals,” Mehrdadfar said. “The whole idea of the species survival plan is to establish a cooperative breeding program with different species that we have.”

The association, a network that shares information among all zoos in North America, began the Species Survival Plan program in 1981 in an effort to implement uniformity in the care for threatened and endangered animals.

That care includes identifying the nutritional, psychological and genetic characteristics of zoo animals in each species. These indings go into an action plan every three years that identiies a species’ most immediate needs.

There are 229 zoos accredited by the asso-

PHOTOS BY STAN CARROLL/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

The Species Survival Program at the Memphis Zoo has paired endangered fishing cats Wasabi (above), and Jonas in hopes they will have cubs soon. Zoo curator Farshid Mehrdadfar says fishing cats “are some of these secret animals that not, yet, many people pay attention to.”

ciation and 450 Species Survival Plans within the network of North American zoos.

Mehrdadfar curates the West Zone at the Memphis Zoo, which includes African lions, tropical birds and hippos. In an exhibit just inside the entrance of Cat Country, Mehrdadfar said his biggest payoff comes from what he notes as one of the “underdogs” in the zoological world: the ishing cat. His goal is for the zoo’s endangered cat couple to have cubs sometime soon.

“Tigers, yes. Many people recognize tigers.

Lions, many people recognize lions, but fishing

Memphis Zoo curator Farshid Mehrdadfar, a species survival specialist, curates the West Zone at the zoo, which includes African lions, tropical birds and hippos.

“It’s basically a dating service for animals,” he said.

cats are some of these secret animals that not, yet, many people pay attention to,” Mehrdadfar

said while observing Wasabi and Jonas, two f ishing cats recently paired by the Species

Survival Program.

Memphis Zoo education director Carla Cook places understanding

of the survival program high on her list of teaching tools. The methods of introduction, however, vary according to the group.

“For instance, we aren’t going to talk to our kindergarten class at Zoo Camp about the breeding, but we can tell them that the zoo is working to make sure that they will always see their favorite animal at the zoo,” she said.

In the Frozen Safari class held for irst- and second-graders, students learn about the efects of climate change on habitats. The Memphis Zoo hopes its research on polar bear pair Haley and Payton will contribute to the ight against habitat loss in the Arctic regions.

Central Zone curator Steve Reichling has been a leading researcher for the endangered Louisiana pine snake since the mid1980s. He says that since he personally lobbied the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to regulate care for the species in 2000, his work became much easier.

“Now zoos have signed papers that bind them to following the guidelines (of the action plan),” he said.

His work does not end within the conines of the zoo’s premises, however.

The Species Survival Plan itself is not the end, but a means to an end,” he said.

His group of Louisiana pine snake experts across the network of zoos is getting closer to that end.

In 2010, Reichling and his committee were able to begin reintroducing Louisiana pine snakes into the wild in their namesake state, and since have released 50 of the snakes.

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Community SUMMER FUN

PHOTOS BY CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY

Joe Dabbs, an employee of the Germantown Grounds Department, took on the task of grill master at the final night of the Groovin’ and Grillin’ series.

Groovin’ and Grillin’ Germantown wraps up summer concert series with Party Planet

By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly

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n June 16, Germantown wrapped up its annual Groovin’ and Grillin’ concerts at Municipal Park, and the series’ popularity is unquestioned.

At 6 p.m. lawn chairs and blankets were seen on the lawn near the gazebo in Municipal Park. The smell of burgers and hot dogs filled the air as two large grills, manned by Joe Dabbs, cooked the food.

With Michelle McDonnell, Germantown Parks and Recreations Department’s special events, programs and marketing coordinator, in charge of the event, everything ran on time and in perfect order.

As the lawn began to fill up with families and friends, by 7 p.m., the band Party Planet took the stage.

The first song Party Planet played was by Memphis

legend Al Green. Before the first chorus was finished, lead singers Marcus Scott and Lisa Mac left the stage and made their way down to the spacious lawn. It was obvious the crowd and the band were enjoying themselves. As music from James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and many others were played, it was apparent that everyone was having a good time.

Lisa Abart and her 21-month-old daughter, Josephine, get settled in for the concert.

The band Party Planet was the featured performer at Germantown’s Groovin’ and Grillin’ concert series. Lisa Mac and Marcus Scott had the audience rocking during their performance.

Cathy Bolding and Linda Robinson made sure they brought plenty of ice water to keep themselves cool during the Groovin’ and Grillin’ concert.

Groovin’ and Grillin’ concert is a great time for friends and family to spend time with one another. Attending the last concert was Ashley Wiley, Rocky Janda, Eliza Stencil, John Stencil and Lindsay Stencil.

Kristen Boccher dances with her son Carson at the Groovin’ and Grillin’ concert held at Municipal Park in Germantown.

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Home & Garden

THE CRAPE SCRAPE Scale infestation in Crape Myrtles perplexing to tree professionals

winter is unknown.

To keep crape myrtles strong and resistant to pests and diseases, do not pamper them with too much water, fertilizer or pruning. All of these errors lead to the proliferation of tender young shoots that are more susceptible to insect damage, Cooper said.

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wo years ago, a few Germantown residents began noticing an ugly and sticky black substance on their azaleas and other shrubs and perennials.

Their problem, they soon learned, was not supernatural curse or even a plant disease attacking their shrubs. It stemmed from infestations of scale insects on their crape myrtles that suck sap from the trees and then produce a sweet excretion known as “honeydew.”

As the honeydew falls from the tree onto nearby shrubs, it promotes the growth of sooty mold.

For tree professionals and tree appreciators, this was an alarming occurrence. They feared it might threaten the thousands of crape myrtles planted in front and backyards, public parks, medians and other commercial and municipal landscapes.

It’s diicult to imagine our summer landscapes without these long-blooming colorful lowers. And we probably don’t have to.

“The scales will stress the trees but not necessarily kill them,” said Dr. Chris Cooper, a Shelby County Extension agent. But, he added, other pests and diseases can move into a weak tree and hasten its demise.

Dr. Mark Follis, owner of Follis Tree Preservation, is also optimistic about the crapes after treating a badly infested tree in 2012 and 2013. He used a professional-strength product containing imidacloprid, which is also the key ingredient in products such as Merit and Bayer

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“Today that tree is absolutely clean,” said Follis, adding that he also provides a deep soil fertilizer for the trees he treats.

But he’s also seeing infestations of bark scales spread to trees in East Memphis, Midtown, Harbor Town and other parts of metro Memphis. Cooper said infested trees have been seen in Fayette County as well.

The long-term health of the trees is more diicult to predict because the problem is a new phenomenon irst spotted in 2004 in Texas. Experts surmise the insects were brought to America on tree seedlings from Asia.

Until more research is completed, a lot remains unknown about the problem, including which crape myrtle cultivars are especially susceptible or resistant to the insect; how the insects move around since the females can’t ly and if the use of soil-drenching chemicals is a practical long-term solution.

The problem is perplexing even to experts like Cooper. Three of his four crape myrtles have no infestations; one did until he treated it last year.

“With just one or two chemicals to treat it, I’m concerned about what will

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Crape myrtle trees badly infested with bark scale insects have responded well to treatment with a soil drench containing the chemical imidacloprid.

happen when the scales develop resistance to them,” Follis said.

Nurserymen are concerned about protecting the U.S. crop, which has a wholesale value of about $46 million.

During his program last week at the Agricenter, Cooper recommended a way homeowners can treat trees with the scales, which appear as little white ovals on branches, crevices and under peeling bark.

First, wash of the insects and the sooty mold by using a pressure washer, pressure nozzle on a hose or a soft brush and water.

Add a little (a few drops) dishwashing liquid or insecticidal soap to the wash water if possible.

Following the recommendations on the imidacloprid label, prepare a soil-drenching solution and pour it around the root zone of the tree as directed.

Experts say the best times to do it is in May and June

“The scales will stress the trees but not necessarily kill them,” said Dr. Chris Cooper, a Shelby County Extension agent. But, he added, other pests and diseases can move into a weak tree and hasten its demise.

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Follis said some new research indicates the treatment time isn’t that critical.

He also thinks washing trunks before treatment is unnecessary except for cosmetic reasons.

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Entertainment Laura Ann Lothrop (left) stars as Frog alongside Maggie Emmendorfer, as Toad, in the play, “A Year with Frog and Toad,” which runs through June 28 at Germantown Community Theatre.

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Popular children’s book brought to life by talented singers and dancers

By Jason R. Terrell jason.terrell@commercialappeal.com

f you enjoy stories of friendship with a decidedly youthful twist, then you’ll love “A Year with Frog and Toad” playing at Germantown Community Theatre through Sunday.

Based on the characters from the popular children’s books by Arnold Lobel, “Frog and Toad” follows four seasons of friendship between upbeat Frog, played by Laura Ann Lothrop, and her sullen friend, Toad, played by Maggie Emmendorfer.

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Each adventure shows the pair that a good friend is life’s best reward.

Couple that with some talented singing and dancing and you have the recipe for great family entertainment.

Supporting cast members include Marin Wark, Katherine Hoover, Audrey Chatfield, Jamey Ryan, Asavari Shanker and Hannah Andre as the female birds, Alan Black as the man bird, Samantha Bray as the mouse, Colin O’Briant as the snail, Fontana Cary as the turtle, Laree Carter as the lizard, Maclaren Hodges as the young frog, Addison Nixon as the mother frog and Justin Baker as the father frog.

Large and Terrible Frog are played by Savvy Smahay.

Members of the animal chorus are Anna Black, Summer Knowles, Caroline Davis, Jessy Ryan, Shreya Veeravelli, Cailin Brown, Justin Baker, Addison Nixon, Maclaren Hodges and Savvy Smahay.

Director Ashley Bugg Brown brings the youthful exuberance of the cast into sharp focus for a play that is sure to bring smiles from adults and children alike.

“A Year with Frog and Toad” runs through Sunday and tickets, which are $10 for adults and $7 for kids 17 and under, are available by calling 901-754-2680 or going to gctcomeplay.org.

The cast of “A Year with Frog and Toad” will perform on stage through Sunday at Germantown Community Theatre. Directed

by Ashley Bugg Brown, the play is an adaptation of the popular children’s books penned by Arnold Lobel. Throughout the four seasons, audience members are treated to funny encounters between Frog, Toad and a host of animal characters.

Snail, played by Colin O’Briant (center), gives a new meaning to “snail mail” as he takes most of the play to deliver Frog’s letter to Toad.

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Sports MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

Tonight’s Draft is a balancing act for Griz Grizzlies have a shot at talent but can 25th pick crack rotation?

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With the NBA Finals complete, the ofseason is in full swing.

The draft is tonight and the speculation on how the irst round will shake out continues to grow. After advancing in the playofs for a sixth straight season, the Grizzlies hold the 25th selection in the irst round.

Drafting for need and drafting for talent could be one and the same when it’s time for the Griz to make their choice tonight. The Griz have deinitive needs that have them looking at shooting prospects on the wing, athletic power forwards and combo guards.

Mock drafts hardly ofer a consensus for which player the Griz might select.

Depending on which analyst you read, the Griz will come away with a small forward from Arizona (Rondae Hollis-Jeferson), Kansas (Kelly Oubre) or Virginia (Justin Anderson), or Louisville power

forward Montrezl Harrell or Georgia State guard R.J. Hunter.

But Griz general manager Chris Wallace doesn’t waver on his overall approach. “If you fine-tune this thing too much toward need,� he said, “you can miss out on talent.�

There is another word of caution: don’t expect the Grizzlies’ pick to walk into FedExForum and make the Grindhouse his playground while making an instant impact. “Each year is a new season. Some players take longer to develop, not with just individual skills, but in a way a coach feels he can win with him,� Wallace said. “It is more diicult for rookies to carve out consistent playing time on a playof team. Look at the playof teams this year. How many rookies were in the rotation for a playof team?�

The answer is very few.

Point guard Greivis Vasquez was the most recent Griz example of a late irst-round pick who proved capable of stepping into the rotation to help a playof team. Memphis selected Vasquez — a four-year player from Maryland — with the 28th overall pick in 2010, and he made mean-

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Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace is looking for a balance between need and talent with the team’s No. 25 pick. “You’ve got 15, 17, 18 players who are in all probability going to go within the irst 20 picks. Then it’s up for grabs and each team views talent diferently,� Wallace said.

ingful contributions in the 2011 playofs after only getting spot minutes during the regular season.

There is hope that the Griz can duplicate the success they had identifying late, irst-round talent with forward Darrell Arthur (27th overall in 2008) and point guard Kyle Lowry (24th overall in 2006). “You’ve got 15, 17, 18 players who are in all probability going to go within the irst 20 picks. Then it’s up for grabs and each team views talent diferently,� Wallace said. “The

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Blake said in a recent interview with Boston’s Comcast SportsNet. This draft is touted as having at least ive prospects with the potential to be pillars for struggling franchises. Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Duke’s Jahlil Okafor, Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell, and international standouts Kristaps Porzingis (Latvia) and Emmanuel Mudiay (Congo) are projected to go of the board with one of the top ive picks. “Everybody wants to have that franchise player.

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one thing that impacts this draft is there’s not an abundant international crop. So that does impact the caliber of the domestic college player, who can fall backwards. If we stay at 25, I can easily see only two international players selected. If I’m wrong, there will be three.�

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The Warriors built a versatile roster with quality draft picks high (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes) and low (Draymond Green) to go with important players (Bogut and Finals MVP Andre Iguodala).

The Griz need Warriorquality shooting and versatility but won’t enter the draft with a design on trying to copy the team that eliminated them in the conference semiinals. “If you try to follow the blueprint Golden State has, then you better ind two shooters like (Klay) Thompson and (Stephen) Curry and a whole bunch of interchangeable guys,�

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he St. George’s Alumni Association recently hosted the third annual Alumni Golf Scramble at Windyke Country Club.

Several teams of alumni, parents and school administrators came out to enjoy a day out on the course and catch up with good friends.

“The St. George’s Golf Scramble is a great opportunity for our alumni, parents, grandparents, teachers and administrators to come together, see old friends, and enjoy a casual game of golf,” said Maggie Murf, director of alumni programs and annual giving. “This event continues to grow every year and we enjoy reconnecting with our alumni that are now all over the country.”

Sarah Acuf is the coordinator of development communications and assistant director of communications with St. George’s Independent School.

Harris Kearney, Buzz Walthall and Monty Lester watch closely as Conner Green attempts to sink the putt.

Walt Kearney, Colin Kraus and William Brown, all Class of 2014 graduates, met at Windyke Country Club for the third annual St. George’s alumni golf scramble.

Chris Benton, Bill Taylor, Mark Saripkin and Tom Morris recently played a round of golf during St. George’s Alumni Association’s third annual golf scramble.

Monty Lester, Buzz Walthall, Conner Green and Harris Kearney teamed up at the golf scramble.

St. George’s graduate Trey Lasley concentrates on finishing strong at the 18th hole.

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Kyle Mehmed and Mason Walker both went all out as they make their way to the inish line. Mehmed eked out the win by 0.2 seconds.

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As the gun sounded, more than 100 runners took of during the Wings on the Wolf River run. The money raised will go toward the Wings Cancer Foundation.

Fundraiser draws more than 100 runners, bikers

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n June 20, the Wings Cancer Foundation staged its irst Wings on the Wolf River 5K race and bike ride.

The race began at 7 a.m. to minimize the adverse efects of strenuous exercise in hot and humid weather conditions.

When approximately 150 runners walked up to the starting line, they were about to make history by participating in the irst event on the new stretch of Wolf River Boulevard, which opened two years ago.

Following the 5K race, the course was modiied to a 3-mile course for a family fun bike ride. Following the family bike ride was a 3-hour bike ride where both teams and individuals showed up for bike racing.

These events drew participants to raise funds for the Wings Cancer Foundation. The foundation, which was founded in 1996, is an outgrowth of the West Clinic. The Wings Cancer Foundation provides “hope, education, research and support at no charge to anyone touched by cancer. Cancer is a unique disease that attacks mind, body and spirit. Wings embraces the whole person, not just the disease.”

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The overall race winner in the 5K run was 29-year-old Derek Morgan, who inished with a time of 17:29.

ABOVE: Scott Stader and Terry and Kim Glover make their way to the starting line. All three belong to Run 365, a national running club where each member promises to run every day.

At the end of the race, Lindsey Brown and Sherry Mitchell compare their time print outs.

LEFT: The irst female inisher is 26-year-old Rita Jorgensen who inished fourth overall. Jorgensen inished with a time of 18:25.

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Schools COLLIERVILLE

Julie Reagan named new Sycamore Elementary principal, starts July 1

By Russell Dyer Special to The Weekly

Julie Reagan was recently named the new principal of Sycamore Elementary.

She will begin her role as principal on July 1.

Reagan is currently assistant principal at Lakeland Elementary. Previously, Reagan has served as assistant principal at Woodstock Middle in Millington and as a fourthgrade teacher at Oak Elementary in Bartlett.

Reagan has 18 years of experience in education and is well-versed in current education research, as well as best practices for learning and leading.

She is excited to build relationships with teachers, staf, students, parents and the Collierville community.

Reagan earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Julie the University of Reagan Memphis and is a graduate of the University of Memphis Leadership Fellows Program.

Jennifer Ragland, current principal of Sycamore Elementary, has been selected to serve as the accountability supervisor in the Collierville Schools’ department of curriculum and accountability.

She will begin her new role July 1.

“I am excited to have such a dynamic and focused leadership team in our district, especially in our schools,” said Collierville Supt. John Aitken. “The addition of Mrs. Reagan to our leadership team will pay dividends at Sycamore Elementary and the entire district.

Also, Mrs. Ragland’s expertise in accountability and professional development will continue to beneit all students for years to come through her work in our central oice.”

Russell Dyer is the chief of staf for Collierville Schools.

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Weekly community events Arlington The Arlington Independence Day Celebration is July 4, from 9:30 to noon, at Hughes-College Hill Park, 5980 Chester St. Children’s parade at 10 a.m., followed

by Most Patriotic Family contest. Sponsored by the Arlington chapter of the APTA. Every Monday at the Arlington Senior Citizen Center, 6265 Chester, there will be Gentlemen’s Cofee at 8:30 a.m. Men 50 and older are invited. On Tuesdays at noon, there will be music and dancing.

Also coming up: ■ July 8: Lunch & Learn, 11:30 a.m. Theme is Living in Retirement: Making Your Money Work. RSVP at 901-867-7698.

Play new and fun games with the Board Gaming Group, meeting the third Saturday of every month, noon to 5 p.m., at Three Guys Pizza Pies, 9045 Highway 64.

Bartlett Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 3427 Appling Road, hosts “A Bang Up Good Time” July 2. Community parking available starting at 5:30 p.m. Fun for the whole family, including barbecue dinner at 6:30 p.m., talent show at 8 p.m. and a viewing of the Bartlett Fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Guests are asked to give a free will donation which will help support Family Promise and Room in the Inn. For more information, call 901-377-0526.

The Bartlett Library, 5884 Stage, invites kids to READ with Tootsie July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. Children ages 5-11 can read to Tootsie, a registered pet therapy dog, for 15 minutes. Registration is required and opens the irst of each month for that month’s session. Call 901-386-8968.

The City of Bartlett presents its annual Fireworks Extravaganza July 2. Live music by the Bartlett Community Concert Band at 6:30 p.m., followed by Jamie Baker & the VIP’s at 8:15 p.m. Activities for all ages including a car display, games for the children, face painting, concessions and more. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. All activities on the lawn of the Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center and Appling Middle School. Street Closing: Appling Road between Southern Way and Flaherty Place start close to trafic at 5 p.m.

The Bartlett Station Farmer’s Market will be open every Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon, through Sept. 19 at W.J. Freeman Park, 2629 Bartlett Blvd. New vendors added each week. Some 2015 vendors include: J Brooks Cofee Roasters, Las Delicias, Mammaw Melton’s Heirloom Gardens, Donna’s Kettle Corn, Vernon Farms and more.

The Bartlett World War II Club meets at 9 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Singleton Community Center, 7266 Third Road. Visitors are welcome.

Call Henry Boyd Sr. at 901-388-3514.

Kids Night Out, Parents Night Of! every Saturday, from 6-9 p.m. Fun-illed night for kids including movie, popcorn, crafts, group games, jumping and fun at ABA Development, 7953 Stage Hills, Suite 101.

Cost is $20 for one child and $15 for additional siblings. E-mail ABAdevelopment101@gmail.com or call 901-634-8005.

Collierville Preschool Story Time is every Friday, from 10:30-11 a.m., at the Morton Museum, 196 N. Main. Stories, songs and play related to Collierville History. For ages 5 and under. Event is free to attend. E-mail museum@ci.collierville.tn.us or call 901-457-2650.

The Collierville Farmers Market is open every Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the rear parking lot of Collierville United Methodist Church, 454 West Poplar Ave. The market provides a reliable source of fresh, locally-grown fruits and veggies and related agricultural produce. Visit colliervillefarmersmarket.org.”

Join the ladies of “Stay Organized with Us” as they share more professional organization tips. The last group meeting (kitchens) is Monday, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Halle Room at Collierville Burch Library, 501 Poplar View Parkway. Registration required. Call 901-457-2600 or visit colliervillelibrary. org.

The YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Boulevard, will host Family Cornhole Tournament July 25, starting at 10 a.m. Register at ymcamemphis.org. Call 901-850-9622 for more information.

The Carriage Crossing Farmer’s Market will be open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 25. Farmers and vendors ofer locally grown produce. Located in Central Park roundabout. In case of inclement weather, visit facebook.com/shopcarriagecrossing for updates.

The Collierville Sewing Guild meets on the irst Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Collierville Hobby Lobby. At the July 2 meeting, the group will assemble Alzheimer’s busy blankets for Page Robbins Adult Day Center. Everyone interested in the iber arts is welcome to attend. Guests should bring their sewing machine and neutral thread with basic sewing supplies For more information, e-mail qltr10ac@aol.com.

The Sunset on the Square music concert series continues every Thursday through July. Free concerts begin at 7 p.m.

The performers are: ■ Tonight: Six Degrees ■ July 9: Blind Mississippi Morris ■ July 16: Hudson-Saleeby ■ July 23: Def Tonz ■ July 30: John Josh Threlkeld Take Of Pounds Sensibly, a non-proit weight loss support group, meets at Collierville First Baptist Church, 830 New Byhalia Road, Room 1278, every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. First meeting is free. For more information, call Jeannine Blackwell at 901-581-8916 or e-mail jrpb@bellsouth.net. TOPS also meets weekly in Bartlett, Cordova, Covington, Oakland, Millington and Memphis.

Bring the kids and come enjoy some of their favorites with Movie Night at Carriage Crossing, 4674 Merchants Park Circle. Movies begin at dusk in Central Park.

■ Friday: “Muppets Most Wanted” ■ July 10: “Annie” ■ July 24: “Sleeping Beauty”

■ Aug. 7: “101 Dalmatians” ■ Aug. 21: “Big Hero 6” ■ Sept. 11: “Wreck-It Ralph” ■ Sept. 25: “The Lego Movie” Join the Collierville Burch Library, 501 Poplar View Parkway, for a free Personal Financial Planning series, presented by Radian Partners. All sessions will be held in the Halle Room. Registration required. Visit colliervillelibrary.org or call 901-457-2600.

■ Today: Estate Planning Basics, 4-5:30 p.m. Discover how to make informed decisions for estate planning with information on wills, living wills, advance care directives, general trusts and more.

■ July 9: Investing for Young Adults: A Primer, 4-5:30 p.m. Teens ages 16 and up and young adults are invited to an introductory overview of smart investing options.

■ July 30: Taxes for Teens and Twentysomethings, 4-5:30 p.m. Teens ages 16 and up and young adults are invited to this introduction to federal taxes and what they mean for your earnings, savings, and future retirement.

■ The YMCA at Schilling Farms will host sport camps June 29 – July 3. Learn and play soccer, basketball, volleyball, and more. Cost is $70 for YMCA members/$110 Non-Member. Call 901-850-9622 for more information.

■ Unit 144 Tennessee Bridge Association will be sponsoring two camps this summer for youth. The irst camp will be July 13-17. The second camp will be held for the Girl Scouts – Heart of the South – from July 20-24. Both camps will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the clubhouse at Halle Plantation. The camps are for kids in sixth through 12th grades. Participants may also be recent graduates. The last day to sign up is July 3. For information, call 901-237-1840 or e-mail linda.sherrell@gmail.com ■ The Collierville Arts Council presents “Hairspray,” July 10-19 at the Harrell Performing Arts Theatre. On July 11 there will be a special children’s workshop with the show cast and directors. The workshop will be 10 a.m. to noon at the Harrell Theatre, 440 W. Powell Road. The workshop allows children, ages 5-11, the chance to experience live theater in a funilled day while exploring their own talent. The cast will spend the morning teaching a special song and dance from the show and attendees will perform a musical number with the cast on stage during the July 11 evening performance. Workshop fee is $20.

E-mail harrelltheatre@yahoo.com to sign up for the workshop. Show times are Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on the irst weekend. Show times on the second weekend are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and military.

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Memphis blues musician Blind Mississippi Morris will perform at Collierville’s Sunset on the Square July 9.

Cordova Saturday Storytime is 11 a.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble, 2774 N. Germantown. Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he’s scared of the dark.

Join Orion and the Dark on their mischievous fun nighttime adventure, “Orion is Scared of the Dark.”

For ages 2-10. Call 901-386-2468.

Also coming up: ■ Tuesday: Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. Duck and Goose decide to go on an adventure and it leads them to the beach. Hear about their trip to the beach and participate in a fun activity for ages 2-10 ■ The Cordova Library, 8457 Trinity Road, presents Family Movie Madness Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We can’t tell you what movie you’ll see, but it will be moo-ving. Share dairy snacks and make your own ice cream. Program for all ages, no registration necessary.

Also coming up: ■ June 30: Explore Super Science, 3-3:45 p.m. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Superhero Science. See Science tricks and experiments to please any sidekick.

Then don a cape and boots to become a superhero yourself. Program for ages 5-12, registration required.

The Healthy Shelby Festival and 5K is Saturday at Shelby Farms Park. Featuring 5K, 1-mile walk, bounce house, DJ, awards ceremony and more. Race starts at 8 a.m. Visit healthyshelby5kandfestival.racesonline. com. Later on Saturday, why don’t you stick around for a Family Campout. Pitch tents in the Woodland Discovery Playground, play group games, stargaze with local astronomers, take nature hikes, cook a meal, and more. Registration is $65 for member family, $80 for nonmembers. Visit shelbyfarmspark.org.

Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove, hosts Work of Art Megafest Sunday, from 1-9 p.m. Featuring a salute to the Caribbean Islands, car show and body art and tattoo show. Cost is $25. Visit facebook.com/ theworkofartmegafest.

Join Immanuel Lutheran Church, 6325 Raleigh LaGrange Road, for its God Connects classes, Sundays at 9:50 a.m. in the school, Spanish Room 23. Come learn about the Christian faith. Whether you have questions about Christ or want to deepen your faith in Him, this class will explore what the Bible says about our God. This is for those who are interested in learning or reviewing the foundations of the Christian faith. No obligations and everyone is invited.

Child care provided.

The Spartan Poetry Club will be at the Cordova Library for its Masters of Allusion: Creating Poetic Magic Saturday, from 2-4 p.m. Their is no cost to attend.

Shelby Farms Park, 500 N. Pine Lake Drive, hosts Board Game Meetup from 2-4 p.m. the second Thursday of every month. This social event can be for both board game champs as well as anyone interested in learning a new hobby. Visit shelbyfarmspark.org.

Chuckles Comedy Club, 1770 Dexter Springs Loop, will host its LOL Memphis Sketch & Improv Comedy Show the second and fourth Monday of every month, from 7-9 p.m. Featuring improv games and sketch parodies.

Cast members perform small sets throughout the show to introduce what’s coming next. Tickets are $10. E-mail lolmemphis10@gmail.com or call 901-654-8594.

■ Also coming up: ■ This weekend: Lavell Crawford for ive shows.

Tickets are $37.50. Shows start at 7 p.m. Sunday and 7

and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

■ July 3-5: WorldStar Hip Hop presents LafMob Comedy for ive shows. Tickets are $22.50. Shows start at 8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The Taste Of Italy Cooking Class is Friday, from 6-9 p.m., at L’Ecole Culinaire, 1245 N. Germantown. Chef instructors ofer guidance on how to prepare classic dishes from various Italian regions that are easy to reproduce at home. Includes instruction, three course meal and wine. Cost is $95. Visit lecole.edu/ memphis/memphis-public-cooking-classes.asp or call 901-754-7115.

Also coming up: ■ Saturday: Grill Master Cooking Class, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Experiment with inger foods and classic steakhouse recipes. From marinade to hash marks, get ired up learning how to grill like the masters. Cost is $55.

Memphis Sweet Adelines hosts open auditions for female a cappella singers June 29, from 4-9 p.m., at Grace Celebration Lutheran Church, 8601 Trinity. If you liked the movie “Pitch Perfect” you’ll love this.

Register at memphiscitysoundchorus.com.

Germantown “A Year with Frog and Toad” runs through this weekend at Germantown Community Theatre, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene. Waking from hibernation in the spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Tickets are $10. Times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Visit gctcomeplay.org.

Honor your personal Super Hero at the Germantown Community Library, 1925 Exeter, through the Superhero Selies program. Take a picture posing with your hero, holding a picture of your hero or with something that represents your hero. Send the photo with a two- to three-sentence paragraph describing why that person is your superhero to ebaker@germantown-tn.gov or drop of a copy at the Information Desk through July 15. Submissions will be displayed inside the library. For more information, visit germantown-library.org or call 901-757-7323.

Also coming up: ■ Saturday: Superhero Tea Party, 2 p.m. For ages 5-11. Adventurous superheroes from around the city are cordially invited to an afternoon tea party. Intrepid guests enjoy a delightful afternoon of stories, games and refreshments. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.

■ Tuesday: To Catch the Rain: Creating Home Rain Gardens, 6:30 p.m. Rain gardens can reduce water pollution and runof. Learn about these useful gardens with Master Gardener Mary Wilder. Pre-registration is required.

Enjoy non-instructional stamping and art time with other artists and rubber stampers on Mondays, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike. A $10 punch card includes ive classes. Bring lunch.

Art in the Park will be Monday through July 3, from 9-11 a.m., at Cameron Brown Park Pavilion, 8628 Farmington Blvd. Memphis College of Art instructors help kids ages 4-6 discover drawing, painting and other engaging art media in this delightful outdoor art adventure. Supplies provided. Bring a snack. Space is limited. Cost is $130. Register by June 15 online at Germantown-TN.gov/registration or at the Germantown Parks and Recreation oice, 2276 West St. For more information, contact Michelle McDonnell at 901-757-7382 or mmcdonnell@Germantown-TN.gov.

The Germantown 50+ Group ofers opportunities to meet people, socialize with friends, eat, dance or take a trip. Events include: ■ ACBL sanctioned duplicate bridge Wednesdays at 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike. Cost is $5. Bring a lunch and a partner.

■ Improve coordination, memory skill and energy level while learning a variety of country and western, soul and Latino line dances. Beginner dances are taught during the irst hour, and intermediate dances will be taught the last half-hour. The class is 1:30-3 p.m. Mondays at the Pickering Center. The $10 punch card includes ive classes.

■ Potluck and Bingo is the irst Thursday of each month at noon. The cost is $1, a gift worth $1 and a main dish or dessert. Additional prizes will be awarded.

Lakeland The Lakeland Women’s Tennis Group plays Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. (weather permitting), at Windward Slopes Park, 9822 Beverle Rivera Drive. Come exercise and improve your game. Contact Peggy Young at peggyyoung7@comcast.net or 901-606-8269.

Play new and fun games with the Board Gaming Group from noon to 5 p.m. the third Saturday of every month at Three Guys Pizza Pies, 9045 Highway 64.

Call 901-590-2343.

The Delta Blues Winery, 6585 Stewart Road, presents its Summer Concert Series, from 7-10 p.m. Families are invited to bring lounge chairs and/or a blanket and enjoy the entertainment. No dogs allowed. A picnic is welcome but no outside alcohol allowed. Free entry. Wine, cold drinks, water, cheese and crackers available for purchase. For more information, visit on.fb.me/1KPJmJy or call 901-829-4685.

■ Friday: Tuscon Simpson ■ July 3: Steve Schad ■ July 10: Lance Strode

Memphis Get Out the Vote at the National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Monday, from 2-5 p.m. Voter registration drive in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and to encourage visitors to get out the vote for upcoming local, state and national elections.

The Time Warp Drive-In is back. Experience classic ilms on the big screen each month at Malco Summer 4 Drive-In, 5310 Summer Ave. Admission is $10 per person, children under 10 free. Shows start at dusk.

Pull up a vehicle and appetite for destruction on July 18 with Future Shock Fest! featuring “Escape from New York,” “The Road Warrior,” “Repo Man” and “The Warriors.”

Tamale Fest 2015 is Saturday, from 2-6 p.m., at The Caritas Village, 2509 Harvard. Featuring live entertainment, a tamale team cooking contest led by local tamale-making experts, a tamale tasting tent, a children’s activity corner, art vendors, food trucks and a tamale photo booth. Cost is $5-20. Visit crosstownarts.org.

Come to Overton Park Saturday, from 3-6 p.m., for Margarita Festival. Restaurants compete for the best margarita in Memphis. Featuring samples, cash bar, DJ, music and more. Beneits Leadership Memphis.

Cost is $25. Visit memphismargaritafestival.com.

E-mail information about upcoming community events to Matt Woo at woo@commercialappeal.com.

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Chamber of Commerce Chamber General Membership Meeting – Wednesday, June 10 – Ridgeway Country Club

The keynote speaker at the June General Membership Luncheon at Ridgeway Country Club was Dr. G. Scott Morris, M.D., M.Div., founder and Executive Director of the Church Health Center. Dr. Morris spoke about the mission of the center which is to reclaim the Church’s biblical commitment to care for the bodies and spirits of low-income, uninsured working people of Memphis. According to Dr. Morris, the center is supported by a broad base of the faith and medical communities and has served over 70,000 patients since opening its doors in 1987. Dr. Morris also told the members about the center’s newest project, the Crosstown Development Project. Currently underway, the project will transform the vacant, 1.4-million square-foot Sears Crosstown building into a “vertical urban village” of health-care, education, and arts organizations, as well as apartments and retail.

world-class educational system that enables our children to compete with the best that other nations have to offer. As members of the business community, we want a high-quality school system that can attract new businesses and educate a talented, skilled workforce for the future.

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce, as representatives of the business community, believes a new state-of-the-art high school will assist the town in Economic Development opportunities, workforce development and continued strong real estate values.

New businesses seeking to relocate to Collierville should be able to look at our school system and know that our School Board and Board of Mayor and Aldermen had a well-developed plan for educating the future leaders of our community.

We have looked at the numbers and the choices and the proposed plan is in line with national norms in terms of costs in today’s market.

However, the future cost of project would be significantly higher.

We believe a political decision on investing in the $100 million school project is a choice between education and short-term frugality. As citizens, we can support a temporary “Band-Aid” solution to our over-crowding problems and pay the inflated cost of future construction, or we can invest today in the quality education our children deserve.

Every citizen of Collierville must make it known to their elected officials that education is the right choice.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Collierville Dental Associates Funn Entertainment Mid-South Ear, Nose & Throat & Hearing Aid Center

SAVE THE DATE:

As part of the agenda, the official Collierville Magazine was unveiled, giving members their first glimpse of the cover which feature the ornate tiger statue installed in front of University of Memphis Collierville Center. In addition to comprehensive listing of area businesses, this premier publication spotlights local leaders, community events, and homegrown talent. For those new to the area, the magazine includes a helpful reference guide to Collierville public works and community service providers.

Sponsored by the Chamber, this annual publication is mailed to every house in Collierville. Copies are also available at the Chamber office.

Hosted by

Collierville Chamber of Commerce &

Young Professionals Council

Join us for Food, Fun, and Fellowship!

Thursday, July 23 4:30 PM - 6:60 PM

At The Quonset 178 S. Center Street

Bring your friends and family and enjoy: *Delicious Corky’s BBQ *Photo Booth * Door Prizes *Silent Auction *Networking

$15 per person Must be purchased online, in advance.

Then make your way to the town square for Main Street Collierville’s Summer Concert Series, featuring Def Tonz!

For reservations visit colliervillechamber.com

Many thanks to AT&T for being our meeting sponsor.

Chuck homas, III; Regional Director AT&T External & Legislative Afairs addresses the membership at the June 10 chamber luncheon.

COLLIERVILLE CHAMBER SUPPORTS TAX INCREASE TO FUND NEW HIGH SCHOOL

ONE TOWN. ONE SCHOOL. OneTownOneSchool.com

August 12 – Collierville Chamber of Commerce General Membership Meeting. We will welcome Senator Mark Norris as our keynote speaker. Many thanks to our meeting sponsor, Carrier Corporation. 11:30 AM-1:00 PM at Ridgeway Country Club.

Reservations required. For more information contact the chamber at 901.853.1949.

October 22 – 26th Annual Collierville Business Expo hosted by the Collierville Chamber of Commerce and The Town of Collierville. Don’t miss this premier business building event!

Booths and sponsorships available. For more information contact the chamber at 901.853.1949.

The mission statement of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce is to provide quality services and programs to its membership and to provide business leadership for the entire community in the vital areas of economic prosperity, education, and quality of life.

On April 16, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce showed leadership by voting unanimously to support a property tax increase to fund the construction of a new high school.

As parents, we want excellent schools for our own children so that they can succeed in life. As citizens, we want our nation to have a

www.ColliervilleChamber.com Mission Statement: The mission of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce is to provide quality services and programs to its membership and to provide business leadership for the entire community in the vital areas of economic prosperity, education, and quality of life.

Vision Statement: The vision of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce is to be the leading advocate for growth and proitability of the business community and to promote corporate citizenship.

Guiding Principle: “Our Unity Creates Community”

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Faith Lutheran preschool students recently attended â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Artist In Meâ&#x20AC;? camp. Eve Cooper (center) from the Dixon Art Galleries came out to share an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art To Growâ&#x20AC;? lesson on royal portraits. During camp, the children were allowed to explore various art mediums, including sculpting and painting, and learned about artists such as Jackson Pollock, Edvard Munch, Monet, Andy Warhol and Picasso.

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Accounts Receivable Specialist

Seeking candidate w/ experience in automated billing & receivable systems, expediting customer payments & applying cash receipts. Experience w/ qualifying customers for credit lines a plus. Business office experience helpful.

Must have great telephone skills & be customer service minded. Immediate level with Excel. Prefer 2 years or more of college in business or related program.

Pre-employment drug test & background check.

Email: humanresource@ warrenoil.com Warren Oil Company EOE M/V/F/D

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Will assist with the coordination of work within & between departments to expedite production by collecting work orders, recording inventory levels of materials, compiling reports on work progress, and helping the coordination of production runs.

Prefer some college. Must be a multi-tasker, problem solver and very detailed.

Pre-employment drug test & background check.

Email: humanresource@ warrenoil.com Warren Oil Company EOE M/V/F/D

Caregivers, Live-Ins & CNAs for VA Visits

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Attention: Class A CDL Drivers * New Pay Package * $1,500 Sign On Bonus

No Experience? Some Experience? LOTS of Experience? - Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk!

Apply at your local IHOP or www.myihopjob.com 877-694-4675

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Bartlettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nicest hair salon, doing business 40 years.

Booth rental or commission Call to APPLY: 901-684-1040 Tues-Saturday 8:30-4pm or call weekends & after hours: 901-834-4954

To Place Your Ad Call 901-529-2700

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DOLLARS

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EVERY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE COMES WITH 3 MO./3000 MI. WARRANTY AT NO CHARGE! www.colliervillechryslerdodgejeepram.com USED CARS UNDER $10,000 Stk# J770031A

Stk# R106718A

2007 FORD

2005 GMC YUKON

Black, Medium Flint w/ Premium Cloth 40/20/40 Front Seat, 4-Speed Automatic with Overdrive, 4WD, CD, Remote keyless entry, 142,525 miles

Silver Birch Metallic, Stone Gray Leather, 4-Speed Automatic HD with Overdrive, AWD, CD, Heated door mirrors, Heated front seats, Remote keyless entry, 195,309 miles

2010 FORD

TAURUS SEL

Stk# J857027B

XL DENALI

F-150 XLT

Cinnamon Metallic, Heated Leather Front Bucket Seats, 6-Speed Automatic with SelectShift, Heated door mirrors Remote keyless entry, Sony 12-Speaker Premium Audio Sound System, SYNC Voice Activated Communication & Entertainment, 117,469 miles

$9,853

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FEATURED USED CARS Stk# 1257

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2013 FORD

2013 FORD EDGE

Frosted Glass Metallic, Medium Light Stone Leather, 18” Alloy Sparkle Nickel Wheels, 6-Speed Automatic, FWD, 18” Alloy Sparkle Nickel Wheels, Heated door mirrors, Heated front seats, Power Liftgate, Remote keyless entry

Black Charcoal w/Black Leather, 22” Polished Alum. Wheels, CD/MP3/ Navigation, Heated Front Seats, Memory Seat, Power Liftgate, Power Windows, Remote Keyless Entry, 41,919 miles

2013 TOYOTA

ESCAPE SEL

CAMRY L

Black w/Light Gray Cloth, 6-Speed Auto., 16” Steel Wheels, Power Windows, CD, Rear Window Defroster, 69,989 miles

$14,996

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2013 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE

5K miles

288 miles

Hemi, 36K miles

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2014 JEEP

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$31,499

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2014 FORD

19,403 miles

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27,092 miles

39,009 miles

$38,182

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2009 DODGE

RAM 1500 BIG HORN 123,362 miles

$17,944

COUNTRY TOURING

$20,698

Stk# J626176B

2006 TOYOTA

FOUR RUNNER LIMITED 154,521 miles

$14,169

2013 DODGE

59,243 miles

36,032 miles

COUNTRY TOURING L

$23,221

Stk# R591499A

Stk# 1247A

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2010 ACURA

TSX

CHALLENGER SXT

$31,148

$15,995

$25,976

24,093 miles

Stk# 1287A

2006 VOLVO

2.5T

S80

168,410 miles

$4,348

Stk# J629556A

2010 FORD

FUSION HYBRID

84,189 miles

$12,251

77,482 miles

Stk# 1265

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2014 CHRYSLER TOWN &

13,925 miles

33,571 miles

$19,108

COUNTRY LIMITED

$27,000

Stk# J644706B

Stk# J644706A

LARAMIE LONG HORN

$19,454

$37,490

$24,210

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CHARGER RT

335i

CHARGER SE

CHEROKEE OVERLAND

$29,490

$18,884

$27,995

2014 DODGE RAM 1500

16,149 miles

42,692 miles

CHARGER SE

2008 DODGE

Harley Davidson Edition, 61K miles

$22,900

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2012 BMW 64K miles

FORD MUSTANG

2011

2015

44,793 miles

3,945 miles

$26,497

Stk# J857027A

Stk# 1279

2014 DODGE 39,769 miles

Stk# 1275

2013 JEEP

GMC ACADIA SLT

2014 DODGE

2015 RAM 1500 1/2 TON CREW CAB HEMI

$9,000

8,619 miles

$23,947

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TOYOTA TACOMA

2014

RAM 1500

$20,782

1500 OUTDOORSMAN

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2013 CHRYSLER TOWN &

61,785 miles

2014 RAM

$30,995

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DODGE RAM BIG HORN QUAD CAB

2012

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MUSTANG GT PREMIUM

2014 JEEP WRANGLER

SAHARA UNLIMITED

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2015 CHEVROLET

SILVERADO

SPORT

$17,579

2014 FORD

F-150 XL REG. CAB

Stk# JB27243A

2012 JEEP GRAND 60,414 miles

WRANGLER SAHARA 26,154 miles

$35,727

Stk# J626178A

CHEVROLET MALIBU LT

2014

10,324 miles

$18,953

Stk# R676450A

2012 FORD

EDGE LIMITED

75,547 miles

$19,899

2015 JEEP RUBICON UNLIMITED

$4,000

OFF MSRP

Stk# J635496. MSRP $44,070

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