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Germantown Weekly HOLIDAYS

Skaters perform ‘Frozen’ on ice Club’s holiday show an annual favorite Special to The Weekly

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St. Jude’s Give thanks. walk/run last Saturday drew thousands to Carriage Crossing, including the Lambda Theta Alpha team (clockwise from top); Kathy Morgan, walking on behalf of St Jude patient Hallie Crawford, 3; and the Brothers Team, walking in honor of St Jude patient Dionisio Vega Jr.

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Give thanks. Walk.

By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly

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ack in the 1950s a struggling entertainer named Danny Thomas prayed to Saint Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes. He promised Saint Jude that if he would show the young Thomas a way to make it through a looming crisis in his life, he would build a shrine to the saint.

Before the end of the decade Thomas traveled the globe to entertain adoring fans. He also made movies and starred in a TV series.

The shrine he built is now one of the

Thousands turn out for St. Jude fundraiser foremost treatment and research facilities of catastrophic childhood diseases in the world. With an operating budget of $2 million per day, fundraising is a constant activity.

On Nov. 22, Memphis was one of 65 locations across the nation to hold the St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. The events were held to raise funds in support of the lifesaving

mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

With nearly 3,000 people illing one of the parking lots of Collierville’s Carriage Crossing shopping center, the walk began at 9 a.m. as walkers circled the shopping center, many of them carrying posters with photos of current and former patients of the research facility.

At the time the walk began, the total amount committed was in excess of $260,000. Danny Thomas’ promise to the patron saint of hopeless causes lives on.

For more information or to make a donation, please go to stjude.org/about.

Inside the Edition

SHELBY FARMS

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Orion Starry Nights adds local icons

The next few weeks are full of holiday fun, from the traditional to the unconventional.

New additions join old favorites

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Starry Nights, started in 1990, and was resurrected in 2009 after a nine-year absence. The illuminated winding path of holidaytheme displays takes visitors through the park where each turn brings another glimpse of the season.

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The Figure Skating Club of Memphis, based out of the Mid-South Ice House in Olive Branch, is selling tickets for its third annual holiday theateron-ice production, “A Frozen Holiday Spectacular on Ice.” This year, the performance is based on Disney’s animated smash hit “Frozen.” Come see Elsa, Anna and their friends tell their story in a very frozen way — on ice.

Local skaters’ athletic and artistic talents are showcased in the annual holiday production directed and choreographed by local coaches who have trained throughout the United States.

This year’s production is the only on-ice theatrical performance group in the area.

“A Frozen Holiday Spectacular on Ice” features 44 skaters ages 3 and up. In previous years, skaters performed the Dr. Seuss classic, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and the holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker.”

Shows will be 6 p.m. Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and 12:15 p.m. Sunday at the Mid-South Ice House, 10705 Ridgeway Industrial Drive, in Olive Branch. Tickets are $10, and premium box seat tickets are $25. Purchase tickets online at eventbrite.com or fscmemphis.org.

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In the News LIFEBLOOD

Donations cheer up Le Bonheur kids Give blood, give a plush polar bear

By Jennifer Gladstone Special to The Weekly

Pediatric patients at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital will be the recipients of holiday-themed plush stufed polar bears in Lifeblood’s “Bears for Le Bonheur” holiday donation program which runs through Dec. 15.

Lifeblood is kicking of the

2014 holiday season with a special holiday promotion for their donors.

For each donor who gives blood or platelets during the designated week, Lifeblood will donate a stufed polar bear to a Le Bonheur patient. Donors will have the opportunity to sign a tag to be attached to a bear and delivered to patients.

Donations can be made at any of Lifeblood’s neighborhood donor centers across DeSoto, Tipton and Shelby Counties, or at selected mobile blood drives.

and are traveling, but the hospitals’ need for blood is year-round.

Not only will “Bears for Le Bonheur” be giving a toy to pediatric patients, it also will ensure that all local patients have a safe and stable blood supply this holiday season.

In December 2013, Lifeblood donated 500 stufed animals to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital patients. This year, they are hoping to surpass that number.

“Together, with our donors, we are hoping to reach hundreds of children being treated at Le Bonheur with stufed animals,” said Jennifer Balink, vice president of donor relations for Lifeblood.

“Many patients at Le Bonheur use blood donated by our local donors and this is just one more way we can bring a little cheer to children during their hospital stay this holiday season.”

During the winter months, Lifeblood typically experiences a decrease in blood donations when donors take time of work

Jennifer Gladstone is Lifeblood’s public relations manager.

Until Dec. 15, Lifeblood will donate stufed plush polar bears to patients at Le Bonheur for each donor that gives blood or platelets.

In brief

HOLIDAY SHOPPING

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Free computer classes at library The Collierville Burch Library ofers free computer basics programs.

Registration for an “Introduction to the Basics of Word” is open. Classes will be Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.

G E R M A N T OW N

Church hosts Brown Bag Luncheon

Germantown United Methodist Church’s next Brown Bag Luncheon will be Dec. 5. The topic will be “Memphis Movie Theatres” and the guest speaker will be historian Vincent Astor. The program begins at 11 a.m., lunch will follow.

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Parking valet Lance Goin awaits customers outside the east entrance of Wolfchase Galleria, near the carousel. Those who opt for the $8 service can skip the hunt for a parking space. Goin, a graduate student at the University of Memphis, picked up the seasonal position for extra income.

At your service Valet parking now part of Wolfchase Galleria holiday shopping experience

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olfchase Galleria is ofering a new service for holiday shoppers who don’t want to deal with the hassles of parking.

The mall at the BartlettMemphis border has valet service for its customers this year to enhance their shopping experience.

“Valet parking is an added shopper amenity,” Brent Gardner, general manager for Wolfchase Galleria, said in an e-mail response.

“The holiday shopping season is a very busy time, so we are pleased to provide this option for those who choose to pay for the convenience of not locating a parking spot and carrying bags to their car after a day of shopping.”

Such services are available at other malls across the country, said

Cost: $8 per vehicle Times: 4 to 8 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (Hours may be extended if there is demand).

Where: The valet kiosk is at the mall’s main east entrance near the carousel. Two rows of the lot — about 150 spaces — are roped of for valet parking.

oicials representing Simon Properties, which operates Wolfchase and Oak Court Mall. Valet parking is exclusive locally to Wolfchase this year.

Susan Eads, general manager of Carriage Crossing in Collierville, said the center is not ofering parking services because of its coniguration as an open air lifestyle center.

“We have ample front-door parking for our guests,” Eads said.

In his correspondence, Gardner said the parking service — in its inaugural year — began Nov. 8 and will continue through the end of

the holiday season. The cost is $8 per vehicle.

The valet kiosk is at the mall’s main east entrance near the carousel. Two rows of parking, about 150 spaces north of the drop-of point, are set aside for shoppers using the valets.

The service is ofered at other Simon properties as well as malls across the country. The San Francisco Centre provides a text-and-go concept where shoppers can text the valet as they are preparing to leave and the car will be waiting for them.

And according to its website, The Mall at Green Hills in Nashville ofers “complimentary valet parking” at two of its entrances. A Raleigh, North Carolina company — Royal Parking — promotes valet service for an array of businesses, including malls and retail centers, where employees go through a “three-part training approach called Royal Parking University.”

Wolfchase is using Valet Parking Experts.

“Valet at has been available over the years,” Gardner said. “We are excited that we are introducing it here, and we will see if shoppers embrace it.”

Receive hands on instruction during an iPhone Basics class Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 2-11, 9:3011 a.m., at the Parks and Recreation office, 2276 West St. The fee is $25.

Register at the Parks Department, 2276 West St. Bring your iPhone, Apple ID and password to class.

For information, call 901757-7375. A similar class will be held for those with an iPad. The classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 2-11, 12:30-2 p.m.

The cost also is $25.

Shelby Republican Women meeting

Shelby County Republican Women’s Club will host its annual Christmas Tea on Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at Windyke Country Club.

Toys will be collected to beneit Toys for Tots, and nonperishable food items also will be collected for the Mid-South Food Bank. All attending can sign Christmas cards to be mailed to U.S. soldiers during the holiday season.

Pet adoption Fayette County Animal Rescue will be at the Germantown PetCo Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost to adopt is $95.

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Germantown Police reports NOV. 16

■ Someone removed two AC units from the victim’s residence in the 7800 block of Cross Village at 3:23 p.m.

■ Oicers arrested an adult male after he attempted to gain entry into the victim’s vehicle in the 7600 block of Poplar at 10:25 p.m.

■ Oicers arrested an adult male for shoplifting merchandise from the business in the 7600 block of Poplar at 10:26 p.m.

■ Someone shoplifted two cartons of cigarettes from the business in the 1300 block of Germantown Road at 11:05 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided into a deer causing no injuries at Wolf River and Farmington at 10:50 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at West Street and Poplar Pike at 2:35 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 2100 block of Exeter at 2:55 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided

causing no injuries at Poplar and W. Farmington at 3:41 p.m.

NOV. 17

■ Oicers arrested an adult male for possession of marijuana in the 1900 block of S. Germantown Road at 11:15 p.m.

■ Oicers arrested an adult male after he was involved in a physical altercation with his girlfriend in the 2500 block of Moore Road at 4:29 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided with railing due to icy roads causing no injuries at Wolf River and Kimbrough at 7:26 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Winchester and Forest Hill Irene at 1:40 p.m.

threats were made at Brierbrook and Ealing Circle at 3:27 p.m.

■ Someone posing as a Department of Treasury employee attempted to get the victim to wire money in the 3100 block of Kenney Cove at 4:43 p.m.

■ Someone posing as a Department of Justice employee attempted to get the victim to wire money in the 8800 block of Aldershot at 6:43 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Wolf River and Germantown at 7:28 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Germantown and Wolf Trail Cove at 9:10 a.m.

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NOV. 19

■ Someone entered victim’s unlocked vehicle and took two bottles of prescription medication in the 7200 block of Mimosa at 12:58 a.m.

■ Two juveniles involved in a verbal altercation where

■ Someone used victim’s bank account information to withdraw money from her account in the 8000 block of Neshoba at 3:49 p.m.

■ Ex-husband has the victim’s cellphone and will not return it

in the 1600 block of Brookside Drive at 5:48 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing injuries at Poplar and Kirby at 9:26 a.m.

■ Three vehicles collided causing no injuries at Poplar and Pete Mitchell at 12:05 p.m.

■ One vehicle collided with shrubs causing no injuries in the 2000 block of Exeter at 2:07 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 2000 block of Exeter at 2:39 p.m.

NOV. 20

■ Someone took jewelry from the victim’s residence in the 3300 block of Bedford Lane at 8 a.m.

■ Oicers arrested a male juvenile after he was involved in a physical altercation with his father in the 8600 block of Riverchase Drive at 8:45 a.m.

■ Someone used the victim’s personal information to open a cellphone account in the 7800 block of Grove Brook Court at 8:45 a.m.

■ Oicers initiated a traic stop and arrested an adult male for possession of marijuana at Poplar and Poplar Estates at 8:49 a.m.

■ Someone entered a home under construction and took several appliances in the 9500 block of Hedgeview Cove at 2:41 p.m.

■ Someone hacked into victim’s e-mail account and attempted to wire money in the 7500 block of Enterprise at 3:04 p.m.

■ Three vehicles collided causing no injuries at Germantown and Poplar at 11:17 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Wolf River Boulevard and Johnson Road at 5:26 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Germantown Road and Cordova Road at 5:53 p.m.

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In the News ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Clinton helps dedicate new education center Lauds hospital’s ‘expertise, experience and generosity’

By Katie Fretland fretland@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2785

Hillary Rodham Clinton came to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when she was irst lady for the dedication of the Patient Care Center in 1994.

She returned 20 years later for the opening of the hospital’s new education center.

“This is a place that just exempliies the blessings that are delivered here on a daily basis, and it’s really an honor to be back,” she said last Thursday, standing at the entrance to the Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Col-

Richard Shadyac Jr., president and chief executive oicer of ALSAC, the hospital’s fundraising and awareness organization, said it was a “historic day.”

The 38,000-square-foot center features a medical library, two auditoriums and rooms for doctors and researchers to collaborate, according to the hospital.

It is built above the hospital’s proton therapy center for children.

Clinton, a former secretary of state, senator and a potential 2016 presidential candidate, met with patients and families.

“So much bravery packed into such little bodies,” she said. “And they were doing an exercise writing about what they wished they had known before they came to St. Jude. And they were

laboration.

The new center, named for the St. Jude national outreach director, “is critical to St. Jude in leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases,” the hospital said in a news release.

“It will also become the hub for the St. Jude International Outreach Program, which aims to improve childhood cancer survival rates worldwide through 25 oicial partner sites in 17 countries. The center also will support the training and education of St. Jude’s postdoctoral and graduate fellows.”

saying things like, ‘I wish I had known how nice everybody was. I wish I had known I would lose my hair. I wish I had known

how much loving kindness there was in the people that helped me here,’ and it was such a tribute to the work that happens here

and from those who beneit so greatly from the expertise and experience and generosity that exempliies the St. Jude experience.”

Marlo Thomas (center right) is joined by former first lady Hillary Clinton, members of the Thomas family and patients from St. Jude for the opening and dedication of the Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration.

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Over the past few weeks, I have written about the power of words and social media in an interconnected world and how trust and community engagement are more i mpor ta nt than ever.

All of which hit home recently at Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance.

Jeremy C. On Nov. Park 12, we received a call from a reporter asking for information regarding Lipscomb & Pitts’ involvement with deaf children in Uganda. The reporter shared with us, “Patrick Speaks,” a video uploaded to YouTube by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

The video, which now has more than 1.2 million views, features Patrick Otema, a 15-year-old from a remote area of Uganda who was born deaf.

Patrick had never had a conversation. As you watch the video, you see a life transformed as he learns to speak for the irst time through the use of sign language.

What ties this inspirational story to Memphis is that, throughout the video, Patrick wears a Lipscomb & Pitts T-shirt.

Needless to say, we are still speechless.

Through social media, we contacted Daniel Bogado, the producer of the video and documentary it supports, “15 and Learning to Speak.” Bogado connected us with SignHealth, the organization working with Patrick and his teacher, Raymond Okkelo.

As with our local commitment to the community, we have now joined the effort to support SignHealth, so we can truly be a part of Patrick’s story.

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In the News DEVELOPMENT

Psychiatric hospital proposed in Germantown Will ofer inpatient and outpatient care

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

A new psychiatric hospital may soon call Germantown home, bringing about 200 jobs and mental health services for adults and teens to the city.

Crestwyn Behavioral Health is in the planning commission pipeline to be built on the east side of Crestwyn Hills Drive, south of Winchester Road, on the south side of the city.

The state approved the facility for 60 inpatient psychiatric beds in a one-story, 61,592 square-foot building. The Planning Commission will review the application for approval at its Dec. 2 meeting before it moves on to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Economic and Community Development Director Cameron Ross said the 34 acres at that location are vacant and located in a quiet area with no neighbors other than a cemetery and a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division substation.

The hospital is a joint project with Acadia Healthcare — which operates Delta Medical Center,

another psychiatric facility in Memphis — Baptist Memorial Healthcare and St. Francis Hospital.

Delta CEO Bill Patterson said the hospital will be an expansion of the local services Acadia ofers.

The current facility does not treat adolescents, he said, so those patients would have a place to go within the Acadia system.

The hospital will ofer both inpatient and outpatient services for patients with mental health issues, including addiction. Patterson said the need for facilities like this is growing, especially as awareness for mental health issues improves.

“Everyone knows once upon a time it was not a need that was openly discussed,” Patterson said.

“That’s no longer the case. There’s much more awareness and much more openness about the need for hospitalization and the services that are provided there.”

He said Germantown was chosen because of the availability of the land, as well as proximity to the suburban Memphis area.

“There was no inpatient acute service being ofered for this population,” Patterson said.

Patterson said the full project cost is not yet available. Around 200 jobs is his best guess, he said, but it may change with the num-

ber of patients the hospital accepts. He said developers hope to break ground in the irst or second quarter of next year, and construction would take 12 to 18 months.

Ross said the project would add to Germantown’s growing medical community.

The facility will have a tallerthan-usual fence, Ross said, which the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals already approved to provide added security at the rear of the hospital.

Ross said the overall tax revenue implications are not yet known, but the business is forproit.

GERMANTOWN

Trash problems being addressed

This year the panels of lights, such as the one that Joe Serrano powers up, will include Memphisthemed designs and a treasure hunt for visitors to ind local icons.

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

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STARRY from 1 But concentration on the Memphis theme has not eliminated old favorites.

Nature’s Way, the wall of lights featuring the changing seasons remains, as do the balls rolling down the hills to the Kapow Gate.

Organizers suffered a setback on the rolling balls and gate during setup when vandals damaged the display, also stealing some of the equipment.

Vandalism to wiring was

discovered last week.

“We’ve been reeling over that,” Wilson said, “but we’re resilient.”

Organizers are even going back to the event’s roots to resurrect some displays from the early days of Starry Nights. The centerpiece this year is the reconstruction of Cajun Croc, with its mouth spanning 9 feet, that wandered Pine Lake.

Reb Haizlip of Haizlip Studios was instrumental in those early designs — working of a blank canvas to create attractions from the terrain and features such as Pine Lake,

where the 70-foot Big Katuna would jump from the water and a snowman would skate across before tumbling into a inal bow.

Haizlip recalled inmates from the nearby correction center worked on Cajun Croc, including wrapping the lights to give the croc a gold tooth, making it one of his favorite pieces.

“It was a unique period.

There were no playbooks,” Haizlip said. “We made it up as we went along.”

Wilson said they hope to raise about $500,000, earmarked for the operations of the park.

The transfer of Germantown’s waste management contract to a new company has left some residents stuck with their trash for weeks at a time.

Residents have complained, both on social media and to the city, about the delays in trash and recycling pickup. Some have reported being skipped two weeks in a row.

Republic Waste Services traded Germantown’s contract to Inland Waste Solutions for contracts in other areas of the country. The city approved the trade, and Inland took over the routes efective earlier this month.

“We know there’s problems,” City Administrator Patrick Lawton said, adding that they’ve had their “fair share” of calls.

Lawton said the problems seem to be within the

realm of normal for a new company taking over the routes but acknowledged, “this can’t continue.” He said his staf has met with local Inland management, and he will meet with the local team Friday afternoon to discuss the issues.

Jerry Church, vice president of operations for the company’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, said he was aware of issues in Germantown including truck maintenance and new drivers learning routes. While some of Republic’s drivers moved over to Inland with the contract, Church said the company redrew the routes to make them more efficient, so even drivers familiar with Germantown may be learning new routes.

A few trucks also broke down in the first few weeks, he said, but Inland plans to replace the entire leet in phases. The contract has 18 months

remaining.

Back door collections have also been an issue, Church said, because the drivers aren’t yet familiar with where residents leave their trash. Back door collections will still be accepted for the same $24.50 fee residents were charged for the service under Republic.

Lawton said he has conidence in Inland’s staf to get the routes back on track, and in the meantime, is encouraging residents to continue to call the city if they experience problems. He said the contract contains language that would allow the city to penalize Inland for not fulilling its obligations.

“It’s to Inland’s advantage to get this right,” Lawton said.

Residents experiencing problems with trash pickup should email neighborhoodservices@ germantown-tn.gov or call 901-757-7263.

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The Collierville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Kitbash Brand Design, located at 74 N. Main St. on the Historic Town Square in Collierville. Helping owner Jef Rodgers (fourth from left) and Kitbash employees Mike Jackson, Nick Merritt and Kay Campbell is Collierville Chamber president Fran Persechini, John Barrios, chairman elect Collierville Chamber, Allison Rodgers, owner Allison Rodgers Photography and chamber ambassadors. For more information, visit getkitbashed. com.

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The Collierville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for SRVS Enhanced Learning Center located at 454 W. Poplar in Collierville.

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The Collierville Chamber of Commerce launched its second of three economic development videos at its membership meeting on Nov. 12. Terry Cochran, who serves on the chamber’s executive committee as vice chairman of economic development, unveiled the video at the membership meeting.

On Nov. 12, more than 200 businesses and community leaders and elected oicials gathered at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership meeting at Ridgeway Country Club.

Town administrator James Lewellen was the keynote speaker.

Lewellen provided the audience with insightful information delivered in a comfortable and delightful way, connecting his wisdom and knowledge to everyone in attendance.

Immediately following Lewellen’s presentation, Terry Cochran, chairman of the chamber’s economic de-

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With this video, we are providing a visual tour early in the decisionmaking process. It’s a vital tool in our economic development toolbox, and I am very excited about the initial response it has received.”

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Helena Chemical Company plans to expand to a $10 million building next to its world headquarters in Collierville.

By Jennifer Pignolet

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

Helena Chemical Company is planning to expand into a new $10 million building next to its world headquarters in Collierville, said John Duncan, the city’s economic development director.

Boyle Investments, which owns Schilling Farms, is proposing a 51,886 square-foot, two-story building that will sit on 3.3 acres on the northwest corner of Winchester and Schilling Boulevard next to the company’s 100,000 square-foot headquarters.

Helena Chemical would use about half that space.

Duncan said the project will house Helena Chemical’s southern business unit, currently located in the main headquarters, and will add about 20 new jobs

Plans for 258unit multifamily apartments

to the area. It could also include some retail space.

“This move basically signals that they are growing and they need more space,” Duncan said of Helena Chemical.

The town is ofering tax incentives, he said, and would receive payments in lieu of taxes for seven years. The agreement must irst be approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which Duncan said he expects to happen in December. Construction, he said, would likely begin in early 2015.

Helena Chemical, an agricultural chemical distributor, moved from Memphis to Collierville in 2001.

“They’ve had quite a growth and success story since they came to Collierville over 10 years ago,” Duncan said. “We’re excited to see them invest in our town.”

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Luxury apartments and restaurants are the focus of the next two phases of the Thornwood Development in Germantown.

The site at the corner of Germantown and Neshoba roads has already been approved for a hotel and a jewelry store. At last Wednesday’s meeting of the planning commission committee, developer Spence Ray presented plans for a 258-unit multifamily apartment complex and a cluster of mixed-use developments.

Ray said he already has one restaurant in negotiations and is hoping for a total of ive in the area. Up to three would have patio seating.

“It will generate foot traic throughout the development,” Ray said.

The next two phases will go to the full Planning Commission for approval and then the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Alderman Forest Owens, the liaison to the committee, said the mixed-use development near residential property is “the realization of a dream, at least for me.”

“When we started smart growth, this is the result we wanted to get,” he said.

The 258 units would be on four loors located on the back of the property,

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A rendering of the next phase of Thornwood development shows a 258-unit multifamily apartment complex. The development, at the corner of Germantown and Neshoba roads, has already been approved for a hotel and freestanding jewelry store.

adjacent to the existing Village of Germantown senior living facility.

Ray said it would have underground parking for residents, and each unit would have assigned parking spaces in proximity to where the unit is in the building.

Con su lt a nt A ndy Pouncey, who represents Ray and property company McNeill Properties, said the building would also have a focus on security with key-card entry, cameras and a front lobby guarded 24 hours a day.

“We believe the lobby’s going to be as nice as any irst-class hotel you’d see in L.A. or New York,” he said.

The roughly 30,000 square feet of mixed-use development includes retail, oice space, residential and civic park space.

The residents would be located on the second loor of the two-story build-

ings.

Ray said the apartments won’t be cheap — a twobedroom unit, ranging from 1,500 to 1,800 square feet, will run almost $3,000. He said he expects the target demographic will be former homeowners who want to downsize.

Ray addressed the demographic issue when Owens asked how a major apartment complex was expected to inluence school enrollment in the area.

“We don’t believe that this will be a typical family that has young children,” Ray said.

“We just believe that the rent level and the level of the amenities, it’s not really targeting that demographic.”

The two new phases include requests for three warrants, one for parking, one to create the civic space and another to eliminate entrances to

apartments from the outside to add security.

Economic and Community Development Director Cameron Ross said construction on the irst three phases — the infrastructure for the area, a Hampton Inn and a Bob Richard’s jewelers — could begin next month.

The newly proposed phases, he said, will take years to complete once they are approved.

The area is now heavily wooded, which spurred concern from neighbors that trees would be sacriiced.

Neighbors have also raised questions about how traic in the area would be afected.

A few residents attended last Wednesday’s meeting but the committee meetings did not include time for public comments.

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During his tour of the Collierville High School grounds and locker rooms, Crossroads Hospice patient Karl Krohn met with Dragon football players and cheerleaders.

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Hospice patient and Memphis resident Karl Krohn loves everything about the gridiron. A former football player and coach in his native Canada, Krohn reminisces about big wins and unforgettable plays with his care team at Crossroads Hospice. When it was time to give Krohn the perfect afternoon through Crossroads’ “Gift of a Day” program, the staf wanted to help him relive those days more vividly by visiting a local team.

For Krohn’s “Gift of a Day,” social worker Michelle Stamps reached out to her daughter’s Collierville High School classmates to see if they could bring the 94-year-old’s wish to life. The school was more than happy to help, arranging for players and cheerleaders to

welcome Krohn as part of their football family.

Coach Clifton Mann took him for a tour of the campus, ofered him a signed helmet and football and threw a party with special refreshments.

“Mr. Krohn talks about his old football team like it’s his family,” says Stamps. “We wanted to let him know that our community is his family too.”

Created by Crossroads Hospice, the “Gift of a Day” program asks patients what their perfect day is and staf and volunteers work to make it a reality. The process begins as soon as a patient receives hospice services.

“The Gift of a Day program brings out the best in the community, with Crossroads staf, volunteers, and area businesses coming together to create special moments for these seriously ill patients,” says

Jean Harrison, executive director of Crossroads Hospice’s Memphis ofice. “The requests are as varied as the patients we serve, challenging us to ind creative ways to bring about a perfect day. The Gifts have brought smiles, tears, laughter and joy to countless terminally ill patients and their families.”

The Gift of a Day program was inspired by Jim Stovall’s novel, “The Ultimate Gift.” Blind from age 29 due to a degenerative eye condition, Stovall went on to become an International Humanitarian of the Year, a national Olympic weightlifting champion, Emmy-award winner, world-renowned author and speaker.

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Pom pros Growing up, Janna Carlyle loved science. Now, she teaches seventh-grade math at Riverdale.

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Janna Carlyle teaches at Riverdale, coaches b-ball JANNA CARLYLE Riverdale School seventh-grade math

do you like most about Q What your school?

love the kindergarten through A Ieighth-grade environment. It The Collierville High School varsity team won first place in their respective division at the 2014 TSSAA Dance Championship on Nov. 15.

is neat to watch the older students mentor the younger students.

Collierville High pom teams win regional, state titles

was your favorite subject Q What as a kid and why?

favorite subject as a kid was A My science. I loved to explore concepts during science experiments. was the most challenging Q What subject for you as a kid and why?

By Courtney Ellett

The Collierville High junior varsity pom team took home first place in their division at the 2014 TSSAA Dance Championship.

The varsity team also won first place.

Special to The Weekly

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ollierville High School’s varsity and junior varsity pom teams competed in the 2014 TSSAA Dance Championship on Nov. 15 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro where they took home irst-place honors and the division title for their pom routine.

“I am so proud of our teams,” said Terrance Moore, the team’s teacher sponsor.

“Their hard work and commitment — all under the guidance of their dedicated coach, Carol Lloyd — prepared them well for competition season.”

Both teams also competed at MidSouth regionals in early November at the Landers Center, and both snagged a irst-place win at that competition.

State and regional competitions are hosted by the Universal Dance Association. The varsity and junior varsity squads will compete for a national title at UDA’s 2015 National Dance Team Championship in Orlando on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

Members of the 2014-15 CHS varsity dance team are Morgan Molnar, McKenzie Madden, Robin Edwards, Anna May, Anna Miller, Emily Martinez, Conner Johnson, Madison Molnar, Ashton Mar-

tin, Savanna Quinn, Rachel Rowland, Kelly Schaefer, Anna Lauren Kornegay, Hannah Adams, Megan Calitri, Kristin Smith, Jessica Shaw, Kaitlyn Brown, Savannah Liebenrood, Kennedi Hamilton, Kennedy Couch and Brae Michelotti.

The junior varsity squad includes 16 members: Paxton Walton, Jeri Raines, Lizzy Boyd, Blaklee Martin, Ashley Stephenson, Victoria Smith, Taylor Mercer, Keaghan Coile, Amelia McGowan, Erica Hansen, Kaitlin Garner, Hana Donahue, Anna Lewis, Haylee Burton, Katie Lindsey and Alexia Wooten.

Courtney Ellett is with Obsidian Public Relations.

most challenging subject A My was geography. I just could not

remember all the land and population features. is the greatest challenge Q What you face as an educator?

greatest challenge as an A My educator is being able to feel

like I am reaching every student. I am always relecting on if I taught the material well enough for everyone to understand. do you hope to accomplish Q What as an educator?

hope to inspire students to be A Ilifelong learners. I would like

to have a positive impact where students are always exploring, asking why and are ready to learn more. is the most rewarding moQ What ment you’ve had as a teacher?

most rewarding moment A The as a teacher is helping a stu-

dent to inally understand a diicult concept. When you see a child inally understand, it helps you to know as a teacher that you are doing your job.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

is your teaching inspiration Q Who and why?

Sam Browning enjoys Riverdale students’ willingness to help others

mom is my greatest teachA My ing inspiration. She taught me

SAM BROWNING

parents. They have set the A My most amazing example for me.

Eighth-grader at Riverdale Elementary

Family: Parents Tara and Dan

Browning, brother, Matt, and sister, Jolie What do you like most about your school: The considerate

students willing to help at a moment’s notice.

Favorite subject: Spanish, because my teacher takes her time to teach us the subject matter.

Most challenging subject:

Language arts because we have very challenging tests every week.

What are some of your biggest

accomplishments: Helping a friend when he had a skateboard accident.

Hobbies: Drawing, Frisbee, doing homework with friends, playing with my dogs and listening to music.

Goal for the future: Getting in to the University of Colorado with a major in either chemistry or architectural design.

that it was okay to ask questions.

She showed me the patience and encouragement that all teachers should have. is the person you most adQ Who mire?

Wars” and “The Fault in Our Stars” People would be surprised to know: I’m a very deep thinker.

did you know you wanted Q When to be an educator?

I think about one thing and I study it in my mind until every detail has been scavenged.

What would you do if you were principal for a day: If I were

known I wanted to be a A I’ve teacher since I was a kid. I used

principal, I would make sure everyone is having a good day.

If they’re not, they get a hug.

Browning hopes to attend the University of Colorado and major in chemistry or architectural design.

to play school with my stufed animals and the mini chalkboard my parents got me.

rest toward any charity.

If you could change one thing in the world: I would change the

is something people would Q What be surprised to know about you?

turned his life around without quitting and passed with lying colors.

Famous person you would like to meet: Patrick Stump,

because his singing has gotten me through tough times.

world to accept people’s beliefs and rituals.

Favorite movies, TV shows, books: “The Iron Giant,” “Su-

What would you do with $1 million: I would split it in half to

pernatural,” “The Wednesday

give to all my family. And the

Person you most admire and why: My father, because he

To nominate a star student, e-mail Matt Woo at woo@commercialappeal.com.

would be a detective. I love A I“Law and Order.”

Germantown fifth-graders attend Shakespeare play Special to The Weekly

Germantown Elementary School’s ifth-grade CLUE (Creative Learning in a Unique Environment) students attended Tennessee Shakespeare Company’s production of “Richard III” at Germantown Performing Arts Center late last month.

GES students and staf were the only elementary school in attendance. The students have been studying William Shakespeare — reading works such

Riverdale’s middle school girls’ basketball team, am getting my Master’s degree in administration from the University of Memphis. you weren’t a teacher, what Q Ifwould you be?

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am not only a seventh-grade A Imath teacher, but I also coach

are some things you enjoy Q What doing outside of the classroom?

basketball, seeing A Coaching movies, spending time with my husband, taking our dog, Lucy, for walks.

as “Hamlet,” “Julius Caesar,” “Romeo and Juliet.” In the classroom, students have utilized “Circle of Viewpoints,” a visible thinking strategy to demonstrate and express the perspective of a character and performed several “Reader’s Theatre” scripts.

The trip to see “Richard III” was a great experience for the Germantown ifth graders and a itting way to wrap up their Shakespearean studies.

Lindsey Robinson is the Optional School Coordinator at Germantown Elementary.

would you do with $1 milQ What lion?

of any debt. I would also A Pay put some away in savings and help with any inancial needs for local schools.

could change one thing in Q Iftheyouworld what would it be?

would want equal education A Irights for all.

Germantown Elementary students recently attended the play “Richard III” put on by Tennessee Shakespeare Company. GES was the only elementary school to attend.

To nominate an outstanding educator to be featured, e-mail Matt Woo at woo@commercialappeal.com.

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Schools SNAPSHOTS

The Race for Education was held Nov. 8 at Shelby Farms. More than 20 students, parents and teachers from Bailey Station Elementary participated in the race. From Bailey Station, 22 placed first, second or third in their age category. All 11 students earned first-, second- or third-place medals.

More than 50 Germantown Municipal School District middle and high school students from Riverdale, Houston Middle and Houston High competed in the WTVMEA All-Southwest Honor Choirs performance. HHS senior Luke Folse was selected as one of two soloists for the concert.

Students from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy held “Tar Wars” anti-tobacco sessions at six Memphis-area elementary schools. Fourth and fifth-grade students, including students from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Germantown, were educated about the dangers of smoking, chewing tobacco and using vapor cigarettes. The UTHSC students spread the message to about 500 elementary children.

The Rehabilitation Careers class at Germantown High School got a visit from therapy dogs, Kimber and Abby, and their handlers Debb Taylor and Vicki Harrison from Mid-South Therapy Dogs and Friends.

Mary Ehrhart, the chapter’s executive director, spoke to the students about therapy dogs’ role in therapy with and the rigorous training they must complete before becoming a certified therapy dog.

Sycamore Elementary received a special visit from Collierville School’s Supt.

John Aitken, who humbly drove “Superintendent for the Day,” Sherry Douglas (third from left), to all Collierville Schools.

Douglas won the honor of being superintendent for the day from the Main Street Collierville’s Preservation Auction.

East Memphis Pediatric Dentist Dr. Michael Blen held his seventh annual “Loot for the Troops” event. This year, Dogwood and Riverdale joined in as well. Together they gathered an estimated 4,000 pounds of candy for Operation Gratitude.

Bailey Station students wore fake mustaches during the school’s celebration of Red Ribbon Week.

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Crosswind teachers dressed up as heroes and villains for the school’s annual Turkey Trot celebration. Students raised $51,000 to benefit the expansion of educational opportunities.

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FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

FACS students assume roles of professionals in JA BizTown

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By Jamie Elkington Special to The Weekly

Last month, ifth-graders from First Assembly Christian School ran Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown, donning uniforms as they assumed roles of law enforcement oicers, shop executives, bank tellers and other professionals in the simulated town.

The visit was the culmination of four weeks of in-classroom study using curriculum provided

by Junior Achievement, a nonproit organization.

The goal was to put in practice lessons the students learned about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, inancial literacy and civic responsibility.

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Say Cheese!

We asked Mid-South residents:

What are you thankful for this year?

“Everything that God gives me;” “I’m thankful for God and family.”

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“I’m thankful for my seven daughters and their families.”

“I’m thankful to be spending the day with my mom.”

MAXINE ELLIS of Collierville

TAMI SEAGLE of Bartlett

“We are thankful for family.”

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“I am thankful for the color of leaves, jumping in piles of leaves and food at Thanksgiving.”

of Germantown

AINSLEY DUDA, 9, of Cordova

“I am glad our family can be together;” “I am thankful I graduated college in August.”

DONNA FRANCIS and TIM FRANCIS, both of Monticello, Ark., visiting family in Shelby County PHOTOS BY KIM ODOM

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Weekly community events Arlington Celebrate the oicial Arlington Christmas parade at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 in downtown Arlington, 5854 Airline Road. The parade will feature loats, marching bands and performance groups. Call 901-413-3495.

Bartlett Drop N Shop. Get your holiday checklist cleared

Friday while ABA Development, 7953 Stage Hills, Suite 101, keeps your kids entertained from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Price range is $45-55. Call 901-634-8005, e-mail ABAdevelopment101@gmail.com or visit ABAdevelopment.org.

Temple of the Sacred Gift, 5995 Bartlett Center, will host the Holly King Festival from 1-3 p.m. Sunday.

Have pictures taken with the Holly King while Brothers of the Temple wrap your gifts. Featuring cofee, doughnuts, cocoa and vendors selling holiday items.

Call 901-296-0800 or e-mail revsonyamiller@gmail. com. $5 to attend.

Learn how to make fresh facial scrubs with organic ingredients for holiday gifts as Temple of the Sacred Gift, 5995 Bartlett Center, hosts Handmade for the Holidays from 4-6 p.m. Sunday.

Event is $10. Call 901-296-0800 or e-mail tsgatc@ gmail.com.

Bartlett United Methodist Church, 5676 Stage Road, hosts the Marguerite Francis Music @ Noon concert series 12:10-12:40 p.m. each Wednesday through Dec. 10. Performances are free to attend, and a light lunch will be available for purchase following each show. Visit bartlettumc.org or contact Sue Griith Coleman at 901-372-8642.

Bartlett’s Christmas tree lighting will be 6 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Singleton Community Center. Enjoy live entertainment while awaiting the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus for the tree lighting. There will be refreshments, pictures with Santa and several areas set up for children to make Christmas crafts.

For more information, contact Sheila Moody at 901457-2777.

See “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” a comedy adapted from the best-selling young adult novel, at Harrell Performing Arts Theatre, 440 W. Powell Road, Dec. 12-21. Santa will be in the lobby with hot chocolate and cookies before each show.

Children can write or draw letters to soldiers overseas. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, children and students. Call 901-457-2780 or visit harrelltheatre.org Come hear Christmas favorites at The Wolf River Singers’ Holiday Concert at Collierville Presbyterian Church, 202 West Poplar, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and 3-4 p.m. Dec. 14. Tickets are $12.50.

Call 901-754-1204 ext. 330 or visit wolfriversingers. org.

Bricks4Kidz Night Out will be Dec. 19 from 6-9 p.m. at 419 Johnson Park. Event intended for ages 6-12 and is limited to 20 participants. Activities include building with Legos, games, a screening of “The Lego Movie,” pizza and drinks. Kids have fun while parents inish up Christmas shopping. Register by Dec. 8 online at everysport.net/collierville or call 901-457-2770 Mother-Son Bowling Night will be Jan. 16 at FunQuest Bowling Center, 440 U.S. 72. Cost is $30 per team and $15 for each additional son. Event begins at 5:30 p.m. with check-in, shoe pickup and lane assignments. Bowling will be from 6-8 p.m. Call 901457-2770

Cordova Orion Starry Nights at Shelby Farms Park will run through Dec. 28, 6-9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Tickets are $20 for car/truck/minivan, $50 for limos or 15-passenger vans, and $150 for buses. Visit shelbyfarmspark.org.

Chuckles Comedy House, 1770 Dexter Spring Loop, Suite 330, presents actor and comedian Aries Spears through Sunday. Tickets are $25. Visit chucklescomedyhouse.com for event times.

will proceed west on Farmington to Exeter, turn north on Exeter and end at Germantown Athletic Club.

Contact Natalie Ruin at 901-757-7376 or nruin@ germantown-tn.gov. Rain date is Dec. 14.

Lakeland Lakeland’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Lakeland Elementary School, 10050 Oak Seed Lane. Activities will include songs by local choirs, a visit with Santa, crafts and the lighting of the Christmas tree. Hot chocolate will be provided.

The Rural Route Holiday Studio Tour will be Dec. 5-8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Studio of Deborah Fagan Carpenter, 4881 Canada Road. This open studio tour will feature mixed media sculpture by Jimmy Crosthwait and contemporary landscape and abstract paintings

by Deborah Fagan Carpenter. Call 901-384-9132, email dfcarpente@aol.com or visit faganart.com.

Memphis New Neighbors of Memphis will host its Festival of Lights and Carols charity candlelight and home tour Dec. 7, from 5-8 p.m. The tour will include ive homes. Call 901-759-9794 for information. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 for a family.

Addresses for the homes will be printed on the ticket.

Looking for some great holiday gifts for the readers in your life? Look no further than Literacy MidSouth’s annual Book Sale. All proceeds beneit Literacy Mid-South. The sale begins at 10 a.m. Dec. 6 at Circuit Playhouse, 51 S. Cooper St. Event is free to attend. Book prices are $5 for hard-bound, $3 for softbound and $10 for oversized.

The Woodruf Fontaine House Museum, 680 Adams Ave, invites you to experience Paranormal Ghost School Dec. 6 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Expedition Unknown, a local paranormal investigation group, will lead a workshop and investigation. Event for ages 18 and up. Cost is $40.

Watch the top high school players from Memphis and Shelby County at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at Memphis University School’s Stokes Stadium, 6191 Park Ave. Tickets are $10. Visit autozonelibertybowl.org.

The Memphis Zoo’s SunTrust Zoo Lights will be open 5:30-9:30 p.m. select nights through Dec. 30. Visit memphiszoo.org for a schedule. Also at the zoo, Memphis’ only outdoor ice skating rink is back this holiday season. Memphis Zoo on Ice is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $6 per person and does not include general zoo admission.

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Don your most festive holiday apparel for the Ugly Sweater Run at Shelby Farms on Dec. 21.

Blue Sky Riders will be at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center Dec. 5-6.

Veteran singer/songwriters Kenny Loggins, Georgian Middleman and Gary Burr comprise the tour de force trio Blue Sky Riders. The band will make their West Tennessee debut at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center on Dec. 5-6. For more information and to purchase tickets, call BPACC at 901-385-6440 or online at bpacc.org.

Bartlett will hold its annual Christmas Parade on Dec. 6 from 4-8 p.m. The parade will proceed west on Stage Road between Elmore Park and Shelby. Parade lineup starts at 2 p.m. E-mail dmorrison@cityofbartlett.org or communityrelations@ cityofbartlett.org. The parade route will close to trafic at 3:30 p.m.

Bring a dish to share at Bartlett Recreation Center’s, 7700 Flaherty Place, Christmas Potluck on Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. Call 901-385-6470 or visit cityofbartlett.org/BRC. Turn on your holiday lights as Bartlett City Beautiful selects its Christmas lighting inalists between Dec. 11-17. The top three winners will be chosen Dec. 18.

See actor Jeremy Webb in a one-man production of “A Christmas Carol” at Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center at 8 p.m. Dec. 19. Tickets are $25. See bpacc.org or call 901-385-6440.

The Redemptive Refuge Gala: DREAMS will feature food, music, and a silent auction beneiting an end to child sex traicking in the Memphis area. Hillwood at Davies Manor, 3570 Davieshire, hosts the festivities Dec. 12 from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $50. Call 901-5735944 or e-mail redemptiverefuge@yahoo.com.

Rivercrest Elementary School, 4825 Rivercrest Lane, will hold the irst Run Run Rudolph 5K and Dasher Dash on Dec. 13. Awards will be given in all age groups, as well as to the person displaying the most holiday spirit. Participants are encouraged to dress their best for the Christmas Costume Contest.

All proceeds will be donated to the technology fund at Rivercrest Elementary. Race begins at 9 a.m. and cost is $20. Visit runrunrudolph5k.racesonline.com.

Registration is active through Dec. 20 for the TheatreKids’ spring performance of “Footloose” at Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center.

There will be four performances Feb. 26-March 1.

Individual parts will be cast via auditions. Designed for students in grades 7-12. Cost is $75. Registration forms are online at bpacc.org. For more information call 901-385-6440.

Collierville Santa Claus will be at the gazebo in the Collierville Town Square each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Dec. 20. There will be free carriage rides as well as strolling carolers. Call Sheila Moody at 901-457-2777.

The Shops at Carriage Crossing hosts Pet Photos with Santa beginning Dec. 1. Bring your furry friend to Suite 737 Mondays, from 4-7 p.m., through Dec. 15 to get an adorable photo of your pet with Santa. All pets must be on leash and current on vaccinations. Visit shopcarriagecrossing.com.

Celebrate the holidays during the Collierville Christmas tree lighting Dec. 2 on the Town Square. Hot chocolate will be served by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Local school choirs will sing carols at 6 p.m. and Santa will light the tree at 7 p.m.

The annual Collierville Christmas Parade will be Dec. 5 from 7-10 p.m. The parade route is from Market to Frank Road, north on Byhalia.

The Ugly Sweater Run will be at Shelby Farms Park on Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. Don your worst holiday apparel and join fellow jingle-belled runners and walkers for the “merriest 5K” in town. Hot chocolate, beer or hard cider at the inish line. Advance registration is $30 and $40 day of race, if available.

All ages are welcome.

The Wings Gallery: Opening Reception for Cancer Survivor Show will be Dec. 11 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Wings Cancer Foundation, 100 N Humphreys Blvd. The show features ten artists who are all cancer survivors.

Two-step the night away at Covenant United Methodist Church’s Old Fashioned Christmas Dance from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 13 at 8350 Walnut Grove. Recorded ballroom DJ music, food, chair dances and more. Price is $7 for members, $10 for nonmembers, and students with ID get half of ticket prices. Visit usadancememphis.com or call 662-3493720 or 901-853-1413.

Santa Claus has arrived at Wolfchase Galleria.

Kids are invited to share their wish lists with Santa and have their pictures taken. For Santa hours, visit simon.com/mall/wolfchase-galleria.

Germantown The city’s annual holiday tree lighting will be 5 p.m. Friday at Municipal Park Lake, 1900 S. Germantown Road. Revelers can sing carols, roast marshmallows, visit Santa Claus and enjoy refreshments while waiting for the much-anticipated lighting of the tree.

The Shops of Saddle Creek, 7605 W. Farmington Road, will host WinterArts, a showcase of ine crafts by the region’s inest artists. Gala Reception from 5-9 p.m. Friday. The show will run daily through Dec. 24.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Children, teens and adults are invited to Open Craft Table: Winter Edition at the Germantown Community Library, 1925 Exeter Road, on Dec. 2 from 5-7 p.m. Learn how to make gingerbread men and snowlakes. All materials provided. Pre-registration is not required. Call 901-757-7323.

A new adaptation of the beloved children’s novel “The Velveteen Rabbit” comes to life at the Germantown Community Theater Dec. 5-21. The performance is adapted by Renee Davis Brame and directed by Brian and Rachel Everson. Tickets are $21 for adults, $15 for seniors/students and $10 for children 12 and under. Visit gtcomeplay.org or call 901-937-3023.

Sweet Treats with Santa will be Dec. 6 from 9-11 a.m. at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike. Children 2-10 can create treats, holiday decorations or gifts and enjoy a visit with Santa. Go outside to make reindeer food and enjoy s’mores around the camp ire. Cost is $20 per car (one family per car). Contact Michelle McDonnell at 901-757-7382 or mmcdonnell@germantown-tn.gov.

The Germantown Community Library, 1925 Exeter Road, will host the “Adventure Time” Promcoming Dance for kids ages 10-12 on Dec. 8, 4:30-6 p.m. Join other “Adventure Time” fans for games, crafts and snacks. Costumes are encouraged, but not required.

Event is free to attend.

Adults are invited to gather for free screenings of a favorite winter-themed film at Germantown Community Library’s Winter Movie Night for Adults, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Snacks will be provided. Pre-registration is not required and event is free to attend. Call 901757-7323 for titles.

The Special Recreation Themed Dance “Jingle Bell Rock” will be Dec. 12, 7-9 p.m., at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike. Special Recreation activities are for those with intellectual or physical challenges and their friends and family.

Contact Michelle McDonnell at 901-757-7382 or mmcdonnell@germantown-tn.gov.

The Germantown holiday parade will be Dec. 13 at 2 p.m., starting at the corner of Kimbrough Road and Farmington Boulevard. The parade

The DeSoto Arts Winter Art Show & Sale is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays through Dec. 20 at DeSoto Arts Council Gallery & Gardens, 564 W. Commerce St. Cedar Hill Farm Cookies & Milk with Santa is open 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 20 at 008 Love Road. Admission is $7.95 per person.

Take your photos or purchase items from Santa. Call 662-429-2540 or visit gocedarhillfarm.com.

Catfish Dinner with Santa is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and again Dec. 6 and 13 at Cedar Hill Farm, 008 Love Road. Space is limited. Reservations required. Price is $12.95 for ages 2-10 and $17.95 for ages 11 and up. Call 662-429-2540 or visit gocedarhillfarm. com for reservations.

The 57th annual Hernando Christmas Parade is Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Courthouse Square. The parade will begin at the corner of Mt. Pleasant Extended and Commerce Street, travel down Commerce Street, around the courthouse square and end at Hernando Baptist Church on East Center Street. Call 662-429-9055 or visit hernandoms.org.

Olive Branch Santa on the Roost in Old Towne will be 4:308:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Dec 2-11 at Olive Branch City Hall, 9092 Pigeon Roost Road.

Santa will be available for photos and kids can feed reindeer. Call 662-893-0888 or visit olivebrancholdtowne.org.

Olive Branch Christmas Tree Lighting is 7 p.m.

Dec. 4 at Olive Branch City Hall, 9200 Pigeon Roost Road. Call 662-893-0888 or visit olivebrancholdtowne.org.

Christmas in Old Towne is 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4 at Olive Branch Old Towne Main Street, Pigeon Roost Road. Visit Old Towne, decorated in holiday splendor with carolers strolling and horse drawn carriage rides. Visit olivebrancholdtowne.org or call 662-893-0888.

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The theme for this year’s annual Christmas parade in Olive Branch is “The Sights & Sounds of Christmas.”

Olive Branch’s 38th annual Christmas Parade

is 2 p.m. Dec. 6 and will feature the theme “The Sights & Sounds of Christmas.” Call 662-8952600 or visit olivebranchms.com.

Southaven The Mississippi RiverKings’ upcoming game against the Columbus Cottonmouths is Saturday at 7:05 p.m.

Visit riverkings.com or call 662-342-1755.

The 16th annual Southern Lights at Central Park, 7505 Stonegate Blvd., begins Thursday.

Drive through the 116-acre park with 500,000 twinkling lights, 6-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The attraction will be closed Christmas Day. Visit southaven.org or call Southaven Parks & Recreation at 662-890-7275.

DeSoto Family Theatre presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Landers Center Theatre, 4560 Venture Drive. Admission is $15-$30. Call 662-470-2131 or visit dftonline.org.

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

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE MEMPHIS-AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE EARNED THE ACADEMIC ALL-STARS AWARD. Andre Vaughn

ACADEMIC ALL-STARS

East High School Career-Technical

About Academic All-Stars

Andre, a senior, is a top student and outstanding leader. He holds a 4.35 weighted grade point average and consistently earns a spot on the school’s Honor Roll. Always ready to learn, he has very clear goals. He aspires to be a leader in the school and beyond. He is the debate team captain, track team captain, a class oficer and member of the Student Council. He has developed into a speaker who has learned to use reason and persuasion effectively.

Andre’s most important school activity and leadership role is serving as president of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). People are willing to follow him because of his outstanding work ethic.

He is strong and decisive. His friendliness and openness draw people in. His classmates always look to him for advice and direction. He uses his great sense of humor to improve the classroom experience for everyone.

With HOSA, Andre has partnered with and raised awareness for the American Diabetes Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Jordan Altrock Bartlett High School Career-Technical Jordan, a senior, is an exceptional student, who challenges herself with honors and Advanced Placement classes. She holds a 4.41 weighted grade point average and scored 30 on the ACT. With a career interest in nursing, she enrolled in health science education courses and joined HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). With this group, she earned irst place in the regional competition and second place in the state for her “Home Health Aide” presentation. She is this year’s HOSA president.

Highly involved in the school, Jordan has been named to the National Society of High School Scholars, the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National Spanish Honor Society, 30+ ACT Club and the Beta Club. She is a four-year member of the varsity tennis team and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Jordan understands the importance of volunteerism. She is a peer tutor in math and has participated in the Memphis Work Camp, painting houses in the inner city. In addition, she volunteers in the church nursery and with Kingdom Kids, a children’s worship group. She also co-hosts the Wednesday night youth devotional, “The Rising.”

Conner Sprout Olive Branch High School Career-Technical Conner, a senior, is a driven, disciplined and determined student. He holds a 4.32 weighted grade point average and scored 26 on the ACT. He joined the school’s Junior Marine Corps ROTC program at its inception. He is now a commanding officer captain. Last summer he attended the Marine Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy at Quantico, Virginia. While there, he completed more than 50 hours of community service, leadership and ethics training. In addition, he spent 15 hours recruiting new cadets during summer registration. He organized a platoon to participate in the Mud Run 5K and led the company through a physical fitness competition.

A star in the JROTC program, Conner also excels academically. He is part of the Dual Enrollment program and takes AP and gifted classes. He was named Rotary Student of the Month in September. He is president of the National Honor Society, captain of the Debate Club and a member of the Interact Club. Last summer, he attended the Apex Leadership Summit at The University of Mississippi.

Jonathon Dunn Brighton High School Career-Technical Jonathon, a senior, has a lifelong love of animals that he demonstrates in each of his agriculture classes. He holds a 3.895 grade point average and scored 27 on the ACT. He has taken principles of agriculture science, livestock management, small animal care, Dual Enrollment Horse Science and Dual Enrollment Veterinary Science. Currently, he is enrolled in Dual Enrollment Agriculture Business, agricultural sales and marketing and leadership communications. He has been recognized with the Cardinal Excellence Award each year of high school.

A four-year member of FFA (also known as Future Farmers of America), Jonathon has been a market lamb exhibitor, breeding ewe exhibitor (winner of showmanship twice), and breeding gilt exhibitor. He has been a member of several judging teams including: horse judging (irst place in West Tennessee), dairy judging, agriculture sales and services and poultry judging. He was a member of the parliamentary procedure team that placed third in Tennessee.

Within the community, Jonathon volunteers with the Tipton County Animal Shelter, the Memphis Zoo, and Farm Show Feeds. He is a group leader at Barnyard Buddies Camp.

Amanda Berry Overton High School Career-Technical Amanda, a senior, has a passion for the Army JROTC program, where she currently serves as the Brigade and Battalion Commander. She holds a 3.97 weighted grade point average while taking a course load filled with honors, AP and Dual Enrollment courses. She ranks eighteenth out of 297 students. As Commander, she oversees more than 200 cadets and organizes community outreach projects. She also is the Commander of the highest ranking Color Guard in Shelby County Schools.

Active in all areas of school life, Amanda is the Senior Class President for the Student Government Association. She is vice president of the Spanish Club, sergeant of arms for the Interact Club and a member of Mu Alpha Theta and the Knowledge Bowl Team. She initiated a tradition of saying the Pledge of Allegiance daily in Spanish as well as English in an effort to reach out and include the school’s Spanish speaking population.

In the community she assists in preparing meals and delivering clothing to the homeless. She volunteers with the Memphis Police Department doing community outreach through the Citizen’s Academy.

Patrick Smith Central High School Career-Technical Patrick, a senior, is a goal-oriented student who uses self-discipline and focus as an S-3 Commander in the schools Army JROTC program. He holds a 3.41 grade point average and regularly appears on the school’s Honor Roll. He is third in charge of more than 160 cadets specializing in training and operations.

His job is to manage and prepare everything that the special teams may need including transportation, practices and paperwork. He also serves as a mentor to younger cadets. He earned a JROTC Academic Achievement Award and was a runner up for the coveted JROTC Academic Excellence Award.

A clear role model among his peers, Patrick carries himself with conidence and maturity.

Recognizing that many students look to him for guidance, he works diligently to set the best example possible. One thing that sets Patrick apart is his ability to carve his own path and to never give up on his goals. Although he started AJROTC later than most, he moved up in the ranks from LET I to an S-3 Commander in just one year.

Tori Ray Munford High School Career-Technical Tori, a senior, is a top student in the school’s Career-Technical program. She holds a 3.98 grade point average and scored 31 on the ACT. In addition to being enrolled in the most rigorous courses offered, she has joined several organizations that have prepared her for real-world situations. She is the current secretary and former parliamentarian of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) and a member of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). With DECA, Tori placed first in the region and in the top ten in the state for the Business Law and Ethics Competition. Through HOSA, she has participated in Health Science Education and Bio-Technology competitions.

Using her DECA skills, Tori plays a major role in the operation of Cougar Corner, the school store, where she organizes the ordering and staffing processes. Through DECA, she also experienced running for a state office and representing people she had not met. Tori is a member of the National Honor Society, secretary and editor for the Key Club and participant in the TOTAL Youth Leadership program.

She has given many hours to the LeBonheur VolunTEEN program and Celebrate Munford.

Proud Sponsor of the Academic All-Stars!

For more information, contact Mary Lou Brown, community relations manager for The Commercial Appeal, at 901-529-2508 or brownmarylou@commercialappeal.com.

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Baby’s 1st Christmas

DAVID BOYD

ASHLEY KUMPE

MATT WOO

THE WEEKLY EXECUTIVE EDITOR

THE WEEKLY DESIGNER/EDITOR

THE WEEKLY CONTENT COORDINATOR

COURTNEY SEDLACEK

DONNA BAUER

BRENT FISACKERLY

THE WEEKLY DESIGNER/EDITOR

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KIM ODOM

GRACE ANNE BOYD

ALLISON BOYD

FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR BARTLETT

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DAVID BOYD JR.

LUKE KUMPE

LILLY KUMPE

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Prep Sports BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY 28, ST. GEORGE’S 7

St. George’s playof run ends in state semiinals

The St. George’s varsity football team storms onto the ield last Friday prior to its Division 2-A state semiinal game against Battle Ground Academy.

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Gryphons quarterback Ben Glass looks for some help from wide receiver McCarthy Robinson as he tries for a irst down against Battle Ground Academy.

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t. George’s could not get out of its own way against Franklin Battle Ground Academy last Friday night.

The Gryphons (7-5) made little progress ofensively, and they struggled to limit the Wildcats’ big plays in losing 28-7 in the Division 2-A semiinals.

The Wildcats advance to the state championship game against Knoxville Webb in Cookeville.

St. George’s coach David Carter said he was proud of the way his team competed.

“We shot ourselves in the foot a lot tonight,” Carter said. “We struggled to inish when we got something good started, so that made it especially tough.”

Battle Ground Academy, out of Franklin, Tenn., established its pace early with a 72-yard drive on its irst possession. St. George’s looked to have the drive stopped several times, but the Wildcats’ shifty quarterback, Clayton Beathard, evaded each of the Gryphons’ third-down blitzes, inishing the drive with an 18-yard TD pass to Ronald Cleveland.

The Gryphons sustained a nice drive early in the second quarter, but a pair of BGA sacks brought it to a screeching halt.

The Wildcats took advantage, storming into SGIS territory. On a long fourth down, Beathard threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Rieves Berry to put the Wildcats ahead 14-0.

“I thought we were very aggressive on both sides of the ball,” BGA coach Roc Batten said. “Our quarterback did a good job of using his feet to make some plays, and we’re happy to get out of here with a win.”

Beathard, who inished with 231 yards passing and three TDs, threw for one more touchdown before halftime. After scrambling in the backield, the junior spotted Marcus Cawthorne wide open 10

Battle Ground Academy quarterback Clayton Beathard is brought to the ground by a crowd of Gryphons’ defenders. Beathard threw three touchdown passes to lead the Wildcats to the D2-A semiinal victory.

yards down ield. Cawthorne took care of the rest, sprinting for a 30yard score.

The second half got of to a slow start with a leg injury to St. George’s receiver Jimbo Cayce.

Once the ambulance had left, the clock began to malfunction.

After the technical diiculties were resolved, Cleveland bolted up the middle for a 43-yard touchdown, putting the Wildcats ahead 28-0.

Chase Hayden, who led St. George’s with 137 yards rushing, put the Gryphons on the board late in the inal period with a 2-yard touchdown run, but BGA drained the remaining time on its ensuing drive. Carter spent the irst moments after the game thanking each player individually. He said the Gryphons had nothing to be ashamed of.

“We had a very good season,” Carter said. “The kids played hard, and they probably did things no one expected they’d be able to do.”

St. George’s running back Chase Hayden looks for daylight as he tries to gain enough yardage for a irst down.

Hayden inished the night with 137 yards rushing and a touchdown.

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Prep Sports RECRUITING INSIDER

Saints’ Thomas one of 2016’s heavyweights Entering his junior season, Briarcrest Christian School’s Micah Thomas has improved by leaps and bounds on the basketball court, developing a reliable outside shot to go with the ability to inish efectively at the rim.

In fact, the only thing he’s really struggling with right now is gaining weight.

“Weight room?” jokes Saints varsity basketball coach John Harrington.

“He needs to spend more time at the supper table.”

Thomas says he’s doing his best.

“I eat all the time,” he said. “Burgers, fast food,

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apples, oranges.”

Added pounds are about the only thing missing for Thomas, who stands 6-7 and weighs just 175 after entering Briarcrest two years ago as a 6-5, 150-pound freshman. And once he matures physically, it will only make him more attractive to college recruiters.

Thomas heads into the

season as one of the area’s top prospects in the class of 2016. Memphis, Southern Methodist University, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Alabama and UMass are among the schools that have made offers to the Saints’ wing.

As a sophomore, he averaged 13 points as the Saints went 19-10 and advanced to the semiinals of the Division 2-AA state tournament. Look for those numbers to improve this season. “(Two years ago) we had (Austin) Nichols and (Thomas) didn’t play a lot,” said Harrington. “He mostly played on the jayvees his freshman year.

WEBB 21, ECS 7

Last year, we threw four sophomores out there and he did OK. “He’s 6-7 and he’s only 16; he doesn’t turn 17 until late spring. He’s got a young Kevin Durant or Anthony Davis-type of body.

He’s very long and lean and he’s a quick jumper.”

He’s also a true perimeter player. Said Harrington, “When I irst saw him on campus as a freshman I said, ‘What position do you play?’ He said, ‘wing.’ ” “I said, ‘You’re a 6-4 freshman, you’ll play inside.’ He said, ‘No coach, wing.’ ” Said Thomas, “Going up

against Austin every day in practice was hard. It was hard to go against him in the post. He’d dunk on me every day.”

Thomas acknowledges he needs to get stronger physically and also said he’s hoping to improve his perimeter defense to make him even more attractive to college recruiters. He’s not tipping his hand as to a possible favorite.

“The recruiting process is exciting,” he said. “I’ve done work to (interest) colleges but now I have to work even harder. I’m looking for a school that will let me play my game, rebound and push it up the

loor. And my mom is real strict with academics.”

Whatever school lands Thomas, Harrington said it will be getting a player who’s as solid of the court as on.

“He’s a great kid, quickwitted, good-hearted,” he said. “He lives close to me and a lot of nights I’ll give him a ride home. We talk about the things he’s looking for in a college.

“Right now, we’re just trying to make him mentally tougher. Earlier in his career when things would go wrong, he’d kind of go into a shell, maybe pout a little. But those moments are few and far between.”

SIGNING DAY SNAPSHOTS

Stifling defense sparks Webb Eagles fall in state semifinals

By Nathanael Rutherford sports@knoxnews.com

The Webb School used a punishing defense and hard-nosed rushing attack to secure a 21-7 victory over visiting Evangelical Christian School last Friday night in the Division 2-A semiinals.

The Spartans advance to the Division 2-A championship game, where it will face Battle Ground Academy on Dec. 4 in Cookeville.

Senior quarterback Brock Beeler was responsible for all three Spartans touchdowns, scoring on runs of 1 and 5 yards in the irst half and throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to

Andrew Craig in the third quarter.

Webb (9-3) used a heavy dose of senior running back Brant Mitchell to wear down the Eagles’ defense, allowing for timely big plays to set up their scores.

“I was really proud of the team efort,” said Webb head coach David Meske.

“Our defense is strong, and they kept us in the game.”

ECS’ (9-3) only score came on Carter Dunn’s 90yard kickof return touchdown midway through the irst quarter to tie the game at 7-7. The Eagles’ ofense was held scoreless for the night and turned the ball over three times. Webb held ECS to 130 yards, 71 on the ground.

“It was unbelievable that we didn’t give up a touchdown on defense,” Meske stated. “We didn’t

Houston High’s Jenna Cotter signs her National Letter of Intent to play softball for Christian Brothers University. She is a three-time Best of the Preps All-Metro selection, a member of the Houston High Concert Choir and National Honor Society, and also plays competitive travel softball for the Tennessee Thunder. With her at her signing is her dad, Bill, and mother, Tracy.

give up any big plays, and we were able to get some turnovers, too.”

The Eagles were able to force two Webb turnovers as well, but never capitalized on the opportunities.

“When you play a game of this caliber, you pretty much have to play a mistake-free game,” ECS coach Geof Walters said.

“But we didn’t do that tonight.”

Walters called Webb a “very high quality” team and said he would not be surprised if the Spartans won their third consecutive state title. But Walters fully expects his team to be just as successful next year.

“We hope to be back here next season,” said Walters. “We’ve played Webb four of the last ive years in the playofs, and we’ll hopefully do so again.”

Houston High’s Mary Collins signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at Trevecca Nazarene University.

Collins’ coach at Houston, Matthew Parker, also attended her signing day ceremony.

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Winning matches and titles is always nice. But what St. Benedict senior Nicole Harty really takes a lot of pleasure from is the recognition that comes with being a member of the school’s bowling team.

“It think really that’s the best part,” she said. “Not in the individual sense, but people come up to you at school and it’s like ‘wow, you’re on the bowling team?’ You’re known just for being a part of the team and it’s a just the best feeling.”

Long one of the most successful programs, the Eagles are taking things to a new level this year.

The girls and boys teams are ranked first in the state in Division 2

according to tennnesseeprepbowling.com. The defending state champion girls — who have bowled in the final match at state in each of the last 12 years, with six titles — are 8-0.

The boys team is 10-0 following an impressive victory over MUS last Thursday.

In a match earlier this year, the boys team had a pinfall total of 3,814, top result in the state this year and the highest ever in D2West.

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And then there are the individual accomplishments. Sophomore Nick Agnew has a 299 game, leaving the 7-pin standing on his final ball to just miss perfection.

Senior Andrew Reese, a transfer from CBHS, owns the top series in D2 this year, bowling a 761 against Briarcrest.

Coach Eric Wells says all plaudits go to his bowlers.

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Memphis shines without superstars The last really good Memphis football team was DeAngelo’s team. That’s how everyone remembers the era.

That was the clear identity.

But this team? This team that defeated South Florida at the Liberty Bowl last Saturday, 31-20? This team that has won eight games with one regular-season game and a bowl game yet to go?

How will this team be remembered?

Is it Paxton Lynch’s team?

He’s the quarterback whom so many people wanted to bench last year, who has turned into everything Memphis fans ever hoped he could be.

Is it Brandon Hayes’ team?

He’s the running back who hung around for six years — six years! — to be a part of something like this.

Is it Bobby McCain’s team?

He’s the defensive back who is always running back turnovers for touchdowns.

Is it Martin Ifedi’s team?

He’s the lineman who set the program’s record for sacks.

Is it Tank Jakes’ team? He’s the undersized linebacker who seems to be in on every tackle.

Seriously, where do you begin? Except, maybe, by asking the man in charge of it all.

“In my opinion, this is the deinition of a team,” said head coach Justin Fuente.

“You know, there is no superstar, really, on either side of the ball. There’s some guys that have some good statistics, you know, the guys like Tank. But this group is selfless and has been — and the challenge will be to keep them — very focused on the things that are important to team. Teamwork, sellessness and trying to do things the right way. ” Yeah, that’s how you should remember this group.

Fuente wisely wouldn’t be drawn into grousing about the disappointing attendance. He took pains to thank “the ones who came.”

But there may be no football team in American more deserving of support right now than the one that makes its home in the Liberty Bowl.

The Tigers don’t win with a bunch of ive-star recruits.

They don’t win because they have vastly more talent than the other guys. They win because they work hard, and they bought into a vision, and they support one another, and they listen to their coaches and, yes, I realize this is the very deinition of cliché.

If the Tigers win Saturday, it’ll be the irst conference title since 1971. Which, come to think of it, may be the best way this team could be remembered.

As champions.

PHOTOS BY MARK WEBER / THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch dives for a irst down in front of South Florida defender Lamar Robbins during the irst half of the Tigers’ 31-20 AAC win last Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Lynch, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for two, scored on a 1-yard run two plays later.

GROUP EFFORT

By Phil Stukenborg stukenborg@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2543

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week ago, it was the University of Memphis defense that provided the spark in a lopsided American Athletic Conference victory at Tulane.

Last Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium against South Florida, it was the U of M’s special teams that triggered momentum.

What has become apparent as the Tigers march toward their irst conference title in 43 years is the realization that every unit is contributing, often picking up the slack at the most opportune moments.

The U of M defeated South Florida, 31-20, before an announced crowd of 34,635, to win its ifth straight AAC game and move closer to its irst league title since winning the 1971 Missouri Valley Conference crown.

The Tigers, 8-3 overall and 6-1 in league play, close the regular season Saturday (3 p.m., ESPNews) at home against UConn needing a victory to gain at least a share of the AAC title.

“Our coaches got us prepared to be in the position we’re in,” said U of M running back Brandon Hayes. “They told us at the beginning of the year if we go out and do what we’re supposed to do, we could take the conference. We believed in them. We stuck with it.”

Against USF, Hayes rushed for 189 yards, quarterback Paxton Lynch threw for two scores and rushed for two and receiver Mose Frazier had 82 receiving yards and a touchdown to lead the Tigers. The U of M reached eight wins in a season for the irst time in a decade behind a balanced attack that produced 470 yards (238 rushing, 232 passing).

“I’m proud of our kids and the fact they got the victory,” Tiger coach Justin Fuente said. “They are an explosive team. (USF) coach (Willie) Taggart has done a great job with them and they have some explosive playmakers. (You make) one mistake and it shows, on either side of the ball.”

Tigers close on AAC title with methodical victory over Bulls

Memphis defenders Tank Jakes, (bottom) Andrew Gaines, (left) and Bakari Hollier (right) bring down South Florida’s Marlon Mack.

USF (4-7, 3-4) was led by freshman running back Marlon Mack, who surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the season with a 102-yard game.

With the Tigers clinging to a 21-13 halftime lead, their irst drive of the second half stalled at the USF 43. But punter Nick Jacobs, a freshman from Australia, booted an end-over-end kick that was downed at the 1-yard line.

The Tiger defense held, forcing USF to punt on fourth-and-eight from its 3-yard line and Keiwone Malone’s 12-yard return gave the U of M a irst down at the Bulls’ 27. Two plays later, Lynch found Hayes on a screen pass for 11 yards and a touchdown, giving the Tigers breathing room at 28-13.

“We’ve been pretty eicient at times doing that,” Fuente said of Jacobs’ punt.

“We practice it and our kids have some ownership of it. There’s a realization it is a big play to down it down there. That was pretty crucial.”

From there, the defense kicked in, forcing a USF fumble as the Bulls were threatening inside the U of M 10-yard line. Linebacker Jackson Dillon forced the fumble and Donald Pennington recovered at the 16.

“They had a little momentum going, they were moving the ball a little bit,” Fuente said. “It was a big play to force a turnover in the red zone. It quelled what little rally they had going.”

Taggart said it might have been “a different ballgame” had the Bulls scored on the drive.

The ensuing drive produced a 35-yard ield goal by Jake Elliott for a 31-13 advantage in the opening minute of the inal quarter. The Bulls scored in the closing minutes on a 9-yard pass from reserve quarterback Steven Bench to Andre Davis but realized they made too many mistakes to defeat the Tigers.

“There were so many missed assignments,” said USF safety Jamie Byrd. “They were kind of moving so fast. We were trying to think as fast as they were moving.”

The Tigers led by eight at the half but would have had a greater margin had Elliott made kicks of 45 yards (to end the U of M’s opening drive) and 53 yards (to end the U of M’s inal irst-half possession).

Despite those errant kicks, the Tigers trailed only briely in the opening half.

After USF’s Marvin Kloss connected on a 21-yard ield goal midway through the irst quarter, Lynch directed a nine-play, 75-yard drive to give the Tigers a 7-3 lead.

Lynch passed for 37 and rushed for 25 yards on the drive and scored on a 1-yard run.

The U of M made it 14-3 as the irst quarter ended and again it was Lynch who found the end zone. He scored from ive yards after a Hayes pickup of 12 yards.

Mack, the leading candidate for AAC Rookie of the Year, had a 75-yard touchdown sprint following Lynch’s second TD. Lynch answered Mack’s lengthy run with a ive-play, 75-yard scoring drive, getting the touchdown by rolling right, planting and inding a wide-open Mose Frazier for 42 yards. The score gave the Tigers a 21-10 lead with 13:25 to go in the second quarter.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Reputations riding on Egg Bowl this weekend

By Zack McMillin zmcmillin@commercialappeal.com 901-300-9225

We begin this Egg Bowl week with a question: What does “#WAOM” mean to you, Ole Miss fans? What’s it mean to you, Mississippi State fans?

That hashtag, as its called in the Twitterverse, gets stamped onto posts associated with Ole Miss football and sometimes secondarily with Mississippi State, too, and is most simply understood as an acronym for “We are Ole Miss.”

But over the last ive years (i.e., an eternity in social media time), its meaning has luctuated. Michael Thompson, the Memphis-raised head of athletic department marketing at Ole Miss, is most

associated with the positive, deploying it as a proud allcaps “WE ARE OLE MISS!” rallying cry.

But to a segment of Rebel fans (and haters, too), it’s a defeated lowercase sighing, sometimes sneering, of “we are ole miss.”

It’s something of a Rorschach test, and you might surmise that the last month of gut punches delivered to Ole Miss fans — and State’s holding fast in the “irst four” College Football Rankings — have resulted in the cynical #WAOM gaining territory on the positive #WAOM. “But I think it’s deinitely still positive,” Thompson told me Sunday, less than 24 hours after the Rebels’ 30-0 loss at Arkansas. “We’ve built enough on it to weather some

of the storms of late. It’s not all the way there yet and not something that’s going to happen in just one year.”

I bring this up because for Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans, something much larger seems at stake this year, even if only one team’s championship dreams have (so far) survived the SEC West gantlet — at kickof, State will remain in SEC and national title contention.

Ole Miss’ grand plans inally died for good last Saturday, but something more than pride is on the line for the Rebels in Oxford on Saturday.

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen may feel some pain at the recruiting victories that the “school from the North” keeps scoring (Petal, Mississippi, lineman Javon Patterson

being the latest), but another State Egg Bowl triumph would run Mullen’s record to 5-1 in the game and send Ole Miss reeling to the postseason on four straight SEC losses.

In other words, a State victory at Ole Miss would oicially make “Little Brother,” as Rebel fans sometimes indulge in calling the rival 95 miles down the road, the undisputed paragon of football excellence in the Magnolia State.

But a Rebel “upset” would do more than just spoil the Bulldogs’ championship dreams. It would keep the Rebels basically even with the Bulldogs since Freeze’s arrival.

And, more than just a little, it would help those crusading for #WAOM as something all Ole Miss fans can embrace.

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If coach Dan Mullen and his Bulldogs hoist the Egg Bowl trophy again this week, not only will they likely punch their ticket for the irst college football playof, they’ll make Mullen 5-1 in the showdown with Ole Miss.

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Get creative when making that turkey sandwich. Add some gravy or a dollop of mashed potatoes even a spoonful of cranberry sauce.

Don’t forget the dressing. Or serve poached eggs with turkey a la eggs Benedict for breakfast the next day.

FEAST AGAIN Beyond the beloved turkey sandwich, leftovers grace the breakfast table and even star in chili

By Jennifer Biggs biggs@commercialappeal.com 901-529-5223

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he “Friends” episode about Monica’s Thanksgiving leftovers took an annual pleasure we all take for granted — leftover turkey sandwiches — gave it a story line and in doing so raised it to a cultural icon. There’s nothing wrong with turkey and mayo, but start adding gravy and dressing and cranberry sauce, and pretty soon you have something that shows up on sandwich menus year-round.

When Logan Gulef, Memphis’ own “MasterChef Junior” competitor, was invited to the World Series by show judge Graham Elliot to hobnob with the crowd and persuade them to try concession foods, one of the items he hawked was a

Thanksgiving-inspired turkey sandwich.

Ben Smith, chef/owner of Tsunami in Cooper-Young, keeps it pretty simple and starts with leftovers early.

“Late Thanksgiving night I assemble my sandwich: two slices of whole wheat bread slathered with an obscene amount of mayonnaise, sliced turkey from the breast, a few grindings of black pepper, and it’s done. All by the light of the refrigerator. I always include a big spoonful of my Mom’s cranberry orange relish and, if I’m illing fancy, a bit of warmed up dressing. Grab a cold beer before closing the fridge and I’m of to a quiet corner somewhere to enjoy a bit of alone time with my sandwich.”

Ryan Trimm, chef/owner of Sweet Grass and Next Door, just across the street from Tsunami, makes more of a production of his sandwich.

“I like to layer as so: sliced bread, mayo, turkey (dark meat only), layer of stuing (shaped like bread slice and dipped in thin gravy), more turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, cheese and one more slice of bread. The extra layer of stuing soaked in gravy is the best part. I tend to enjoy this sandwich late at night with a glass of milk. Complete gluttony,” he wrote in reply to an e-mail

TURKEY HASH WITH POACHED EGGS AND HOLLANDAISE Serves 2.

INGREDIENTS

2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2

cups medium-diced potatoes (any variety) onion, diced teaspoon shallot teaspoon garlic, minced teaspoon olive oil teaspoons butter cup chopped asparagus cup chopped mushrooms cups of chopped or pulled turkey 2 cup turkey or chicken stock 2 eggs, poached or cooked over-easy DIRECTIONS

1 In one moderately hot saute pan, fry potatoes with onion, shallot, and garlic, in a light combination of butter and oil.

Once potatoes are about two-thirds done, add asparagus

sent to area chefs seeking input about their uses for Thanksgiving leftovers.

Kelly English, chef/owner of Restaurant Iris and The Second Line, makes a post-Thanksgiving breakfast.

“I like to make a Benedict kind of thing the next morning,” he replied.

“I take the dressing and make a patty out of it, and I fry it in a skillet like you would a crabcake. I put that on a plate and top it with some sliced turkey.

Poach an egg, throw it on top, and then use the leftover gravy instead of hollandaise. I don’t like cranberry sauce, but if you do, it would probably be good between the patty and the turkey.”

Of course, some folks wonder what leftovers are, but even the largest families usually manage to leave something from the big feast for the next day.

“I have a very large extended family, so usually there are not a lot of leftovers.

If there are any by chance, I favor pie and dressing the next morning for breakfast,” said Felicia Willett, chef/owner of Felicia Suzanne’s. “One tradition that my mom started 20 years ago was an early afternoon party on Friday. She makes turkey gumbo and Frito pie. We eat, drink and watch Arkansas football, then revisit the desserts from the day before too!”

and mushrooms. If you have any leftover turkey stock, chicken stock or broth, add a ladle or two of the stock to give the vegetables some flavor. Season well and add turkey to the mix. You should cook the hash until the liquid is gone completely and the potatoes start to brown deeply.

Finish with your favorite herbs and top with poached or over easy eggs. Serve topped with hollandaise, or even turkey gravy. Note: If you happen to have any roasted root vegetables left over, add them.

Source: Chef Matt Ligget, Gold Strike Casino Resort

WHITE BEAN TURKEY CHILI Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cup finely diced yellow onion (1 small onion) 1/3 cup seeded and finely diced poblano pepper (2 pepper) 1 can (4.5-ounce) diced green chilies 4 cups chicken stock 2 cups shredded cooked turkey

Cookbook author Marisa Baggett gets creative: “I always spatchcock my turkeys so that I can make a ton of stock.

With the extra stock, I throw in some rice vermicelli, leftover turkey and fresh herbs to make a turkey pho-like concoction. Leftover dressing rolled into little balls makes kind of a fun alternative for matzo balls for soup.”

(Spatchcocking is splitting and lattening the bird for faster cooking and crisper skin.)

Cookbook author Jennifer Chandler: “I am tired of Thanksgiving leftovers by the weekend. But I always have a lot of turkey left. I have tried to come up with ways to use up that turkey in dishes that don’t resemble our Thanksgiving feast. I call it my ‘Thanksgiving Leftover Makeover!’ I have found that turkey can be substituted for chicken in most dishes that use cooked chicken as an ingredient.

“One of my favorites is white bean turkey chili. This dish is so easy to make and also freezes well. I often make a big pot and put some in the freezer for another day. Turkey enchiladas with salsa verde, turkey tortilla soup, and turkey potpies are a few of the other dishes I have made with my leftover Thanksgiving turkey.”

4 cans (15-ounce) cannellini beans (do not drain or rinse) 1 tablespoon dried thyme 2 teaspoon ground cumin — Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 tablespoons sour cream (optional) 4 cup sliced fresh or pickled jalapeños (optional) 4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (optional) DIRECTIONS

1 In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, warm the oil until a few droplets of water sizzle when carefully sprinkled in the pot. Add the onion and poblano pepper and sauté until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the green chilies and sauté until combined, about 1 minute.

2 Add the chicken stock, turkey, beans, thyme, and cumin.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Over high heat, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 35 to 40 minutes. Adjust seasonings as needed.

Serve hot. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, sliced jalapeños, and fresh cilantro, if desired.

Source: Jennifer Chandler

Add beans to ham bones for excellent leftovers, too Poor ham. Sure, the pig gets plenty of respect around town and Thanksgiving is the only day most folks really care about the turkey, but does the ham not rate a single leftover idea?

Maybe everyone finishes the ham, but even if that’s the case (and if it’s not with my heartyeating crew, I doubt it is with yours, either) there’s a bone left and when you have a ham bone, you need to make bean soup.

White beans for me.

My husband prefers pinto beans, but I think ham goes better with white beans. And this is a good time to talk about what white beans really are, because though we use that term all the time, there’s no such oicial legume.

Great northern beans, navy beans and even cannellini beans (though not as common in Southern cooking as the two former) are white beans and are to some degree interchangeable — yet they are diferent.

SENATE BEAN SOUP Don’t neglect that leftover ham bone. It’s just the thing to add flavor to a nourishing pot of beans.

JENNIFER BIGGS WHINING & DINING

The cannellini is the largest of the three, and you ind it in Italian dishes, including prepared minestrone, and often in threebean salad. Sometimes they’re called white kidney beans (so called because of the shape of the bean).

Great Northern beans are smaller than cannellini and tend to hold their shape when cooked for a long time, which make them ideal for white bean and ham soup if you’re going to cook it for a long time or you prefer a irmer bean.

The navy bean is the smallest of the three and you might be surprised to know it’s the bean most commonly used in baked beans. Most of us take the semi-homemade route with

baked beans, starting with our favorite canned brand and spicing them up at home. If you want to start from scratch, you’d start with dried navy beans. The name came because it was commonly used as rations for the Navy. It’s the bean used in the famous Senate Bean Soup.

All are high in protein, low in fat and good for you.

I keep many varieties of canned beans in my pantry all the time and can always whip up a soup, a dip or just a simple dish of rice and beans because they’re there.

On Friday, I’ll pull out the ham bone and cook up a pot of beans. I’ll use Great Northern or navy, depending on whatever dried va-

riety is in the pantry. I’m seldom prepared enough to soak beans overnight, so before cooking I’ll give them a fast soak (boil for 10 minute in double the volume of water to beans, turn of and leave covered one hour) or a quick (15 minutes or so) steam in the pressure cooker. Then I’ll just add this and that until they taste right, but for you, I have a recipe that will work with your leftover ham bone. And if you don’t have one, remember you can buy them at Holiday Ham; just go to the counter and ask.

Contact Jennifer Biggs at 901-529-5223 or biggs@ commercialappeal.com. The Southern Tastes Facebook page is facebook.com/sotastes.

Serves 8.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound dried navy beans, picked over 1 pound ham (preferably with bone) 1 large russet potato, peeled and quartered — Kosher salt 2 cup milk 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large onion, chopped 1 rib celery, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 4 cup chopped fresh parsley — Freshly ground pepper DIRECTIONS

1 Put the beans in a large bowl and cover with 3 times their volume of cold water. Soak overnight.

2 Drain the beans and transfer to a large pot or Dutch oven. Add 10 cups water and the ham. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat to low and cook until beans are tender, about 1 hour, 30 minutes. Transfer ham

to a plate to cool slightly, then remove the bone, if used, and dice the meat.

Return meat to the pot.

3 Meanwhile, cover the potato with water in a saucepan and season with salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the potato is forktender, 20 to 25 minutes.

Drain the potato; transfer to a bowl with the milk and mash until smooth.

Add to the bean soup and stir until combined. (Note: Use up your leftover mashed potatoes: Add 1 to 2 cups to soup along with the diced ham instead.)

4 Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add onion, celery, garlic and parsley and cook until vegetables are translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add to soup, reduce heat to low and cook 1 hour, adding up to 2 cups water if soup is too thick. Season with salt and pepper.

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Collierville Town Beautiful members recently named the Hearthstone as its Home Owners Association of the Month. Beth Bohon (second from left) and Ann Turner (fourth from left) with Collierville Town Beautiful congratulated Hearthstone owners Debbie Zinser, Matt Ross, Elizabeth Triplett, Maggie Harrington and Tifany Mortensen for winning the award.

The American Legion, Andrew K. Stern Post 250 held its annual steak out at Houston Levee Park honoring veterans. Attending the annual event are (front) George Grugett, a World War II veteran who lew 47 missions, (back row, from left) James Knight, Robert Seay, John Hemmings, Alan Hall, Ronald Pickard, Wayne Kiepe and Mike Walczyk.

Germantown Women’s Club members Elmire Phillps and Michele Smith passed out cotton candy to guests at the annual Festival of Fun and Fright.

At the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Germantown, AJ Cunha (second from left), United States Navy, was inducted into the club. During the meeting, Cunha was congratulated by Kiwanis members (from left) Tom Tompkins, Don Eye and Steve Jackson.

Germantown Performing Arts Center Guild members (from left) Louise Jacobson, Mary Miesse and Nancy Mccomas put the inishing touches on food they prepared and served to more than 750 attendees after the Wynton Marsalis performance. GPAC is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and has many more outstanding performers lined up for the future.

Artwork by Briarcrest Middle School art teacher Melody Weintraub was recently selected to exhibit her work in New York for Faith Ringgold’s “Anyone Can Fly” foundation auction. “Anyone Can Fly” is an organization founded

by Ringgold, an internationally renowned artist, that promotes the work of artists of African diaspora through advocacy and education. Weintraub’s illustration, “For the Children of the World,” pictures four praying, intercultural children representing the foundation’s theme, “Peace, Freedom and Love, Amen.” It was purchased at the auction and proceeds were donated to the ACF Foundation.

O’Charley’s won Collierville’s Town Beautiful Business of the Month Award.

Presenting the plaque to O’Charley’s employees Hershal Pomtree (back row, second from left) and Cedric Franklin (back row, right) are (front row, from left) Beth Bohon, Ann Turner and (back row, left) Jef Brandon, members of Collierville Town Beautiful.

Tim Williams (second from left), assistant ire marshall with the Germantown Fire Department, spoke to the members of the Rotary Club of Germantown. Williams stressed ire safety and how they can educate Germantown residents. They try to reach out to students, as well. In addition to the classroom visits, students are encouraged to attend programs at the ire station. Attending the meeting with Williams is (from left) club president Bill White, Germantown ire marshall Jody Dwyer and Rotarian Bob Mills. The Rotary Club of Germantown meets every Wednesday at noon at the TPC Southwind. For more information on Rotary, call Vijay Surpuriya at 901-210-6039.

Paragon Bank is currently accepting monetary donations and nonperishable food items until Friday at all four of its banking centers. Saddle Creek team members (from left to right) Sue Ann Boehme, Beverly Timberman and Diane Roten will help collect food at its Germantown location.

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Community SNAPSHOTS Riley Novarese, Myra Marshall, Sarah Mayo, Kate Howell, Jules Hope and Priscilla Carter, members of Girl Scout Daisy Troop No. 13782 from the Dogwood Service Unit, recently visited the Solona Assisted Living Community in Germantown.

The girls visited with several of the residents and made lower arrangements for them to keep.

The lowers were donated from the wedding of Mallory Lightman and Stephen Lester who were married Oct. 25.

This month, the family volunteer group Little Helpers hosted a project called Give and Gobble at Donut Hutt in Collierville. Families collected nonperishable food for the Mid-South Food Bank and warm clothes for children at Lincoln Elementary in Memphis. They also made holiday cards to be given to seniors at St. Peter Villa Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Memphis next month.

Keisha Walker (right) from Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s oice presented a special proclamation to Little Helpers co-founder (left) Kristen Landsgaard of Olive Branch and project coordinator Selena Silvestro of Collierville in honor of the family volunteer group’s fourth anniversary.

At the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Germantown, Germantown Alderman Rocky Janda (second from left) was inducted into Kiwanis membership. Welcoming Janda to the club is Kiwanis president Sylverna Ford, Kiwanis sponsor Brandy Miller and Kiwanis membership chairman Steve Jackson.

Keri Burnette (second from left) with the Wings Cancer Foundation spoke to the members of the Rotary Club of Germantown. Burnette is a special events planner at the Wings Cancer Foundation.

Welcoming Burnette to the club meeting is (from left) Rotarians Bob Mills, Ben Fields and Bill White. The Rotary Club of Germantown meets every Wednesday at noon at the TPC Southwind. For more information on Rotary, call Vijay Surpuriya at 901-210-6039.

Big crowds, great weather and frightful fun describes this year’s Germantown Parks and Recreation’s Festival of Fun & Fright. Germantown Women’s Club members (from left) Tina Conner, Katherine Terry, Elmire Phillips and Michele Smith were on hand to provide fundraising concessions and delicious treats.

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Collierville Chamber of Commerce Collierville Chamber President Retires After 20 Years he Collierville Chamber President, Fran Persechini, is known throughout the area simply as “Fran”. his kind, high-energy lady with the Boston accent has announced her plans to retire.

During Fran’s watch, the Collierville Chamber has become known for its unique culture and has become a model for other area chambers.

Twenty years ago, in August 1994, the military transferred the Persechini family to Memphis.

By chance, Fran and Fred Persechini decided to put down roots in Collierville. With her husband being assigned to the Memphis Army Depot, Fran sought employment in the Collierville area. With three school-age children, Fran went to work with the Collierville Chamber of Commerce in December of 1994. Now, 20 years later, her children are grown and she and Fred have four grandchildren with another on the way in April. She and Fred, who recently retired, will travel, enjoy life as grandparents and continue to volunteer.

“During my 20-year tenure, there have been so many wonderful things that have helped transform our Town. But when I look back, it will be the countless relationships with the people of Collierville that I will take with me and cherish them for the rest of my life,” says Fran. “I am so proud of the work our Chamber has done to improve our business climate, cultivate leaders and strengthen our community. he Chamber is positioned well to do great things and impact Collierville even more making this the ideal time for me to step aside and let a new leader carry the torch. I am excited about the future of this dynamic and impactful organization.”

Fran added, “Working alongside my great team at the oice, amazing volunteers, and the outstanding leadership of our board, has made the last twenty years so happy and rewarding.

Our community is truly blessed with business and civic leaders that have led to Collierville’s impressive growth during this time in our Town’s history.”

Baptist Memory Care Center Opens in Collierville On November 12, Collierville Chamber of Commerce CEO, Fran Persechini, and Becky Hammond, Membership Director, visited Baptist Memory Care Center to learn about this new service to the community. Susan Crowson, Program Mgr, shared how patients receive a free clinical memory assessment. Baptist Memory Care Center helps to identify if a patient has memory impairment, how much and what could be possible causes. In addition, patients receive consultations assisting them with the next step based on their results with referrals to additional community services and resources. Susan King, Baptist Foundation, and Julie Horn (not pictured), Baptist Memphis Neuro Administrator led the way to establish a Baptist Foundation grant for the Memory Center so that the services ofered would be at no charge. Representing Baptist Collierville were Ken Frasier, Chaplain, and Kelle Lovelace, Dir Marketing and Collierville Chamber Board Member. For more information, or to schedule a Memory Assessment, call 901-227-1234 or visit www.baptistonline.org/services/memory-care-center-services.

L to R – Becky Hammond, Fran Persechini, Shirley White, Susan Crowson, Susan King, Ken Frasier, Kelle Lovelace. Photo taken by Ruth Goodman Photographer, Independent Newspaper.

Please join us at our Chamber Holiday Open House Friday, December 5

Collierville Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House Immediately before the Collierville Christmas Parade Friday, December 5th ~ 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ~ 485 Halle Park Drive To show our sincere appreciation for your support throughout the year we would like YOU to join us in our Holiday Open House…

Refreshments and comfort foods will be served…

RSVP by calling Becky at (901) 853-1949 or emailing: BHammond@ColliervilleChamber.com

“Leading the Collierville Chamber for 20 years is no easy task, but one Fran has done with amazing enthusiasm,” says Matt VanCleve, current Board Chairman. “Her excitement is contagious and it motivates the board, staf and volunteers.” Terry Cochran, Board Chairman of 2011 adds, “When you are dealing with a 30-member volunteer board with a variety of business leaders, and with nearly 50 volunteer ambassadors, it takes some unique leadership skills to keep them motivated and focused, and Fran possesses that unique leadership quality.” he incoming Board Chairman, John Barrios, is conident about the future of the Collierville Chamber. “Because of Fran and her staf ’s hard work, we have this positive momentum at our Chamber, and it will be up to us to carry that on.” he Collierville Chamber boasts of 750 businesses as members, which is an all-time high. “We have a strong board of directors, competent staf and a great relationship with the Town of Collierville’s administration,” adds Barrios.

While no speciic timeframe has been announced, Matt White, Board Chairman of 2013, is heading a search committee made up of Chamber Board Members. his committee will oversee the search for the new President and CEO as well as the transition process once a candidate is found. Sharing the sentiments of the Chamber Board, White says, “We wish only the best for Fran in her retirement years and are so happy she will be staying in Collierville. We are most thankful to her for her years of service and for her willingness to help in any way she can with the transition process, ensuring her replacement enjoys a smooth transition.”

Former Board Chairman of 2012, Dave Nelson, states that, “Collierville is a place that will leave a positive impression on you, and it is also a place where you have an opportunity to leave a positive impression on it. If you wonder if that’s true, just ask Fran.”

PRESS RELEASE - NOVEMBER 14, 2014 he Collierville Chamber of Commerce launches second in a trilogy of Economic Development Videos

Collierville Chamber of Commerce Toy Drive Supporting the Kiwanis International Collierville Club Angel Tree Toy Closet please bring your donation to the Chamber by December 5th…

Please bring a new, unwrapped gift… (ages 10 and under) toys, educational toys, bikes, scooters…

Collierville Kiwanis Angel Tree Program provides presents for approximately 250 Collierville children each year.

Toys from our Toy Closet supplement any “Angel” that receives very few gifts from their adopters.

2014 Collierville Business Expo Grand Prize Winner Ms. Judy Ballard of Collierville was the Grand Prize Winner at the Collierville Business Expo held in October. Ms Ballard won a 4 night stay at the Grand Lucayan Resort in the Bahamas sponsored by Travel Leaders. Pictured from L-R is Fran Persechini, President Collierville Chamber of Commerce; Becky Hammond, Membership Director Collierville Chamber of Commerce; Ms. Judy Ballard; Cathy Messerly, Chamber Board Member; Martie Watson, Travel Leaders; Michael Meindl, Chamber Board Member and Expo Committee Co-Chair.

RIBBON CUTTINGS SRVS – Collierville Enhanced Learning Center he Collierville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for SRVS Enhanced Learning Center located at 454 W. Poplar in Collierville.

Pictured is Rev Barry Henson, CUMC; Fran Persechini, President Collierville Chamber; SRVS Staf members & clients: Linda Roberson, Astrid French, Emily McGee, Shane Moore, Tyler Hampton, Cyndi Lou Griin, Laura Tumminello, Angie Chandler, Hallie Roberson; chamber ambassadors. Since 1962, SRVS (pronounced serves) has been at the forefront of enhancing the lives of people with disabilities, bringing peace of mind to their families and providing unmatched stewardship for our benefactors. Visit www.srvs.org for more information.

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Terry Cochran, Vice Chairman Economic Development he Collierville Chamber of Commerce launches second in a trilogy of Economic Development Videos he Collierville Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Collierville have an additional tool to attract international and domestic business relocation and expansion opportunities to Collierville. On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, over 200 business and community leaders, and local elected oicials, gathered for the Collierville Chamber’s monthly membership meeting at Ridgeway Country Club. James Lewellen, Town Administrator, was the keynote speaker. James provided the audience ,·oith insightful information delivered in a comfortable and delightful way, connecting his wisdom and knowledge to everyone in attendance. With eyes and attention on Mr. Lewellen, our guests listened intently to every word.

Immediately following Lewellen’s presentation, Terry Cochran, Chairman of the Chamber’s Economic Development Committee, continued the economic development beat with the unveiling of the second video in a trilogy, “Open for Business,” a media, marketing and communication initiative focusing on Collierville’s business and civic leaders, culture, business friendly environment, with the pulse of a grovJing city and the heart of a small town Collierville that is ready for your business. Collierville’s geographic location in the heart of the countrylogistically networking air, roads, river, rail, and transport-allows Collierville based businesses to connect to the world.”

he Collierville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Kitbash Brand Design located at 74 N. Main St. on the Historic Town Square in Collierville. Pictured cutting the ribbon is Fran Persechini President Collierville Chamber; John Barrios, Chairman Elect Collierville Chamber; Jef Rodgers, Owner Kitbash Brand Design; Allison Rodgers,owner Allison Rodgers Photography; Kitbash staf: Mike Jackson, Nick Merritt, and Kay Campbell; chamber ambassadors. For more information visit www.getkitbashed.com

General Membership Luncheon – December 10 Please join us for our next Collierville Chamber General Membership Luncheon – Wednesday, December 10 @ Ridgeway Country Club for our Christmas Celebration sponsored by Central Church. Visit www.colliervillechamber.com for reservations or call the chamber @ 901-853-1949.

“he Collierville Chamber’s economic development video does a wonderful job of telling the world what Collierville is all about,” said Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner. “Our thriving and diverse business community and our unparalleled lifestyle amenities are clearly deined. When one watches this video, potential citizens and businesses alike will want to learn more about our exceptional community and the possibilities of moving to Collierville.”

“Collierville has a world-class business community, with irst-class values, which many of our prospects cannot clearly visualize until they visit the Town,” said Terry Cochran, “With this video, we are providing a visual tour early in the decision-making process; it is a vital 1001 in our economic development toolbox, and I am very excited about the initial response it has received.” his new, four-minute video will soon be posted online at ColliervilleChamber.com and also, at www.Collierville.com. In addition to its availability on the Collierville Chamber’s and Town’s websites and via social media channels, the economic development video will be provided to the Town Economic Development Director, John Duncan, for site selection consultants and will be used during local, national and international business presentations and conferences. It will also be shared with the local and area elected oicials, as well as with the Chamber’s local, statewide and federal partners. he economic development video was created by Collierville Chamber member and renowned artist, Bill Carrier, API cine. Over 300 volunteer hours were utilized in the production which does not include the production hours of API cine. Cochran added, “Our gratitude goes out to all of the business executives and town oicials that gave of their time to be interviewed and ilmed with special thanks to Mike Sayres, Co-Chairman of the Economic Development Committee; and, Fran Persechini, President, for the many hours they devoted to this project.” he Collierville Chamber was able to produce this video through a grant from the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis and Shelby County and funding from the Town of Collierville.

www.ColliervilleChamber.com | www.ColliervilleExpo.com | Like us on Facebook Mission Statement: he 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:he 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.

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DANCING FOR JOY USA Dance holds annual ball with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital as beneiciary

By Sylvia Rose Pam Vaughn (from left), Robert White, Thomas Hobson, and Sylvia Rose present a check to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital to help kids like Matthew Long, a 4-year-old from Coldwater, Miss.

Special to The Weekly

They say that the tango is the dance of love. Well, dancing for children at Le Bonheur is a pure joy and full of love.

For the past four years, USA Dance Greater Memphis chapter, a nonproit organization, has chosen Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Child Life Program as the beneiciary of this special event. The annual Charity Ball honors the memory of Mavis Stanley, founding member of the chapter, who lost her battle with cancer.

Last year, a group of dancers “Fox Trotted” down to Le Bonheur to entertain and dance with children, parents and staf. This year, word got around the hospital — “the dancers are coming.”

On Sept. 23, as a part of National Dance Week, children, parents and staf, waited patiently for the program to begin. The hourlong event featured ive ballroom showcase performances by professional instructors, their students and an amateur couple.

The program continued with 27 minutes of uninterrupted dancing fun as USA Dance volunteers, children, staf and parents hit the dance loor.

The dance program consisted of swings, west coast swings, rumbas, cha-chas, waltzes and fox trots and was broadcast closed-circuit to all the rooms in the hospital, so that all could enjoy this unique program.

With only two more months of planning USA Dance began inalizing plans for the seventh annual Charity Ball that was held Nov. 8.

This year, USA Dance was determined to have a silent auction. Dena Richardson of Olive Branch volunteered to be chairman of this year’s auction.

Ballroom dance music was provided by the Ed Jones Orchestra. Instructor Arman Sahakyan and student Melinda Benham entertained with an international rumba showcase. Guests also enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and social chairdance mixers.

The ball is held annually at Covenant United Methodist Church, as are the USA Dance sponsored monthly dances, which are open to the public, held on the second Saturday of each month.

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Student Melinda Benham and dance instructor Arman Sahakyan entertain guests with a rumba.

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Everyone had fun at USA Dance’s Dancing with the Children event at Le Bonheur in September. USA Dance volunteers, children, staf and parents enjoyed the dancing.

Jessica Howard and Lee Bodeen check out the items available to bid on during the silent auction.

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COLLIERVILLE

Resident volunteers recognized

By Trena Street Special to The Weekly

Each year, more than 100 Collierville residents volunteer to work with 15 town boards and commissions, giving each the opportunity to voice their opinion and help guide direction of the town.

Recently, the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen hosted an annual reception at Town Hall to express thanks to the many volunteer who serve the community through boards and commissions. Comments were made by Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner.

The Environmental Commission was acknowledged for their promotion of recycling and hazardous waste disposal at the Fair on the Square.

The Arts Council was recognized for staging and producing several highly successful musical shows and the Tourism Advisory Commission was cited for the development of the “Live Life Local 38017” campaign to promote local tourism.

Two committed volunteers received special recognition.

Lucia Outlan was presented with an engraved plaque for “27 years of

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Alderman Jimmy Lott was the recipient of a plaque engraved with words praising him for “Giving countless hours of service for a span of four decades.”

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A&E THEATER

PLAY ON Tennessee Shakespeare Company to stage â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twelfth Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Dixon Special to The Weekly

nspired by both titles of William Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular, musical comedy, Tennessee Shakespeare Company continues its seventh season of plays with a turn-of-the-century musical hall production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth Night.â&#x20AC;?

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Coming of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recordbreaking production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Richard IIIâ&#x20AC;? over Halloween, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth Nightâ&#x20AC;? will run Dec. 11-21 in the Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Winegardner Auditorium to celebrate all the seasonal holidays during the winter solstice.

Directed by TSC founder and producing artistic director Dan McCleary, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth Nightâ&#x20AC;? features more than the usual cross-dressing, music, and songs in Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play. The close-quartered Dixon space invites a celebratory party atmosphere reminiscent of the Moulin Rouge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth Night,â&#x20AC;? arguably Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last comedy which follows Hamlet in chronology of creation, has been popular since its irst recorded staging in 1601. It features a number of familiar dramaturgical devices for Shakespeare, including a shipwreck, separated identical twins and crossdressing lovers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But here Shakespeare introduces into this familiar and pleasurable terrain at least three unique creations,â&#x20AC;? says McCleary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His Malvolio, while perhaps modeled on the moralizing playwright Ben Jonson, is a proile we still marvel at today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the puritan espousing a moral certainty for all while secretly exercising his true self in a closet of boas and high heels. Feste the fool, who could well be a mirror of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own regard for life and his comedy-writing, is perhaps

Tracie Thomason will play the role of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oliviaâ&#x20AC;? in Tennessee Shakespeare Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twelfth Night.â&#x20AC;?

the wisest of the lot. And it is a play, while textually clean for us and elegantly structured, that releases itself from reasonable action or drive ...â&#x20AC;?

The play opens at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. On Thursday nights, children 17 and under are admitted free when with a paying adult. All performances are general admission and tickets are $33. All seniors and college students receive discounts with valid identiication. All Dixon members receive a 20 percent discount.

Purchase tickets Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at TSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oice, located at 3092 Village Shops Drive in Germantown, or by calling 901-759-0604, or by visiting tnshakespeare.org. The TSC Box Oice inside the Winegardner Auditorium will begin selling tickets one hour before each performance on-site.

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Christiana Smith co-stars in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; The Suburban Itchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, a local short film Special to The Weekly

Christiana Smith, a 16 year old junior at Germantown High School, stepped into a sibling rivalry as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taylor Milesâ&#x20AC;? in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Suburban Itch,â&#x20AC;? a comedy short ilm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Suburban Itch,â&#x20AC;? which recently inished shooting, comically lips stereotypes to illuminate racial proiling and other human foibles. Filming was done in Germantown in the homes of area residents who graciously ofered their houses to accomplish this ilm. Gary Moore of Moore Media & Entertainment is the producer.

Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s irst ilm credit is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christyâ&#x20AC;? in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Awakening of a Troubled Mind.â&#x20AC;? The ilm which recently inished shooting will be released in 2015

Christiana Smith, a junior at Germantown High School, plays the role of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taylor Milesâ&#x20AC;? in the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Suburban Itch.â&#x20AC;?

with Robert Parker III as the producer.

Also, after being an extra in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grace Card,â&#x20AC;?

Smith upped her role at the ilmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premiere as she walked the red carpet with actor Lou Gossett Jr. Getting more unexpected attention, Smith was interviewed by local TV stations and magazines

MORTON MUSEUM

Community artists sought for 2015 Special to The Weekly

The Morton Museum of Collierville History and the Collierville Arts Council invites artists to submit original artworks for consideration for solo community art gallery exhibitions starting Jan. 13.

Artworks will be exhibited for 8 to 10-week periods at the Morton Museum

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of Collierville History, Harrell Performing Arts Theatre, or Collierville Town Hall. Deadline for submissions for the irst community gallery show is Dec. 5.

Details for consideration and inclusion in the exhibits are available at colliervillemuseum.org or by e-mailing museum@ ci.collierville.tn.us for de-

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Artists are asked to submit JPEG images of ive diferent artwork samples with title, dimensions and medium to museum@ ci.collierville.tn.us no later than Dec. 5.

Artists will be notiied via e-mail if selected and will be responsible for mounting, matting and framing.

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