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Leaders seek citizen input Meeting to address vision for future

By Kristi Ransom Special to The Weekly

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Savannah Davidson, 10, reads about surgical implements used during the Civil War as part of an exhibit inside the Morton Museum in Collierville. The museum recently celebrated its third anniversary, and Assistant Town Manager Josh Suddath said the past three years constituted a “runaway success.”

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History of success Crowds, programs growing at C’ville’s Morton Museum

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shley Carver, director of the Morton Museum of Collierville History, often walks to the nearby Town Square, where she usually munches on an apple for lunch. She noticed people checking out the old trains there.

Her one-track mind got to thinking: “Why couldn’t they walk a block and a half up to the museum?”

So she compiled a short pamphlet about the trains and the depot, folding it around a colorful card touting the museum. She placed them in holders at the trains’ entrance where they’d be easy to ind.

“It’s hard for me to take of my museum badge,” she said. “I’m constantly thinking of ways to let people know about the services we have.”

Assistant Town Administrator Josh Suddath calls the free-admission museum, which reached its third anniversary last month, a “runaway success.” There were about 7,000 visitors last year. It features more

than 100 educational programs and school ield trips, plus a variety of adults’ and children’s programming, and permanent and rotating exhibits. Donations rose to about $8,000, an increase of $2,000.

Often the small parking lot overlows, leading the Board of Mayor and Aldermen recently to approve $150,000 for 20 parking spots.

It’s a stark contrast to when the 142-year-old building at 196 N. Main, one-time site of Collierville Christian Church and then a tea shop/antique store, stood dilapidated before Morgan Morton and his family bought it in 2008 and gave it to the town. The museum opened in 2012 after $500,000 from the town and $450,000 in donations were spent on renovations.

Suddath and others say the credit goes to the energetic Carver, 31, a native of Drummonds and former director of the Women’s History and Resource Center in Washington.

“Her little eyes just twinkle when she talks,” said

Interested individuals are invited to join the Germantown Forward 2030 Steering Committee, at 6 p.m. on July 22, to openly discuss and participate in planning Germantown’s future. The meeting will take place at The Great Hall and Conference Center, 1900 S. Germantown Road.

“The 30-member steering committee has worked hard to develop a vision statement that we can all embrace,” said steering committee co-chair Kevin Young.

Participants at the Town Hall meeting will be asked to work in groups to help take the vision to the next level by deining the words and phrases it contains.

“We have laid the groundwork, now we need the community to help determine the direction,” added co-chair Audrey Grossman.

Those planning to attend are asked to contact Stacey Ewell at sewell@germantown-tn.gov or 901-751-7559 to reserve a spot. Refreshments will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. The group will get to work at 6 p.m. with adjournment planned for 8.

During the meeting, staf also will discuss opportunities for residents to participate in focused task forces where members can engage and share their expertise in key performance areas. Task forces will meet regularly beginning in August and will generate ideas and initiatives designed to guide and move

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The Alliance for Community Media presented GHS-TV with its Overall

Excellence honor, as well as eight other irst-place awards, at its annual Hometown Video Awards ceremony in Pasadena, Calif. Although GHS-TV competes with stations that are fully operated by adults, the student-run station once again managed to walk away the big winner.

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Commission okays Kirby Farms outline Hotel, retail, oices in early plan for 10 acres

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

The Germantown Planning Commission on July 7 approved an outline plan to develop the 10 acres previously known as Kirby Farms, as well as another expansion of the Village at Germantown senior living center.

The vacant Kirby Farms property, to be renamed the

Travure development, is set to become a hotel, oice and retail space, and a parking structure.

The site is on the south side of Poplar Avenue just east of Kirby Parkway. Plans call for an L-shaped road to be built through the property that would one day extend through a neighboring residential area to connect Poplar and Kirby.

The commissioners approved the plan 7-0, with Mayor Mike Palazzolo abstaining.

He said he is not opposed to the project, but wanted to see details worked out with nearby residents before voting airmatively on inal plans.

Brenda Solomito-Basar, the planning consultant on the project on behalf of developer Ray Gill, said they have already been working with residents in the Nottoway neighborhood as well as with Richard Fogelman, who owns the apartment complex property to the west.

Nottoway Homeowners Association president Gene Henson said neighborhood residents are not opposed to the development, but want to ensure they can agree on certain design elements.

Concerns include landscape bufers, privacy and use of an access road that connects to the

neighborhood.

“As long as those criteria are met, I expect you will have full support of Nottoway,” he said.

Chairman Mike Harless applauded the dialogue and said it’s “great that we have these questions coming out.”. Chief Planner Wade Morgan said the plan is “consistent with the western gateway area plan,” which last October rezoned more than 50 acres on the city’s western border to allow for growth and consistent zoning in the area for future redevelopment.

Harvey Marcom of the Reaves Firm, representing Fo-

gelman Management Group, said his client is also not against the development plan, but would like to see the new road realigned. The current plan for the road assumes a future redevelopment of the existing apartments, but Marcom said Fogelman has no plans for that.

In other business, the commission unanimously approved a plan to add 31 independentliving apartments to the Village at Germantown senior living center. The center is almost inished, with one addition to its health care side expected to be completed in August.

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Germantown toward the deined vision.

In January, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen selected 30 Germantown residents for a steering committee to ensure public comment and community ideas are included in strategic planning for Germantown’s future and growth.

Dubbed Germantown 2030, members have been meeting regularly to learn and discuss the long-term shared vision for the future of the city.

“The future is ours to create,” said Rebecca Ryan.

She added Germantown should “remember what has made us great and believe the future will make us even better.”

For additional information about the Town Hall meeting, task force work or applications or the Germantown Forward 2030 process, contact City Administrator Patrick Lawton at 901- 57-7201.

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Devin Donaldson jogs on the Wolf River Greenway, which eventually will extend from the Mississippi River to Germantown.

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lush with more than $20 million in private donations, a longtime conservation group this month will outline its plans to build four more segments of the Wolf River Greenway in the next 16 months and inish the entire 22-mile trail from the Mississippi River to Germantown within about ive years.

The Wolf River Conservancy received a $5 million challenge grant from Hyde Family Foundations and $16 million from an anonymous donor, said Keith Cole, executive director of the group. All told, the conservancy has raised about $23 million — more than half of its $40 million goal for the project.

The group will outline its plans for the greenway in a series of public engagement meetings beginning later in July.

Much like the Shelby Farms Greenline connecting Binghamton and neighborhoods to the east, the greenway is a paved, 10-foot-wide landscaped trail for pedestrians and bicyclists that winds along the Wolf River and ties into the Germantown greenway system. The Memphis City Council approved the master plan for the trail eight years ago, but so far, only two sections totaling 2.5 miles from Walnut Grove Road to the Germantown line have been completed.

With the city’s tight inances, the timetable for building the entire green-

Conservancy outlines plan to finish 22-mile greenway by 2020 way was projected to extend well beyond 2030. But last fall, Memphis oicials agreed to a new memorandum of understanding that authorizes the conservancy to construct trail sections, making possible a dramatically expedited schedule driven by private donations.

Cole said the conservancy initially will build four segments — from Mud Island to Second Street north of Downtown, near Epping Way Drive and in Kennedy Park in the Raleigh area, and from Walnut Grove to the Shelby Farms Greenline.

Those segments will be opened within 16 months, he said, and the remainder of the greenway should be inished by 2019 or 2020.

“Where some people might think this is ambitious, we think it’s very doable,” Cole said.

Under the agreement, the city pledged to contribute $7.5 million to the greenway project over a ive-year period. In addition, Memphis will complete a 1.1mile segment between McLean and Hollywood and do survey and design work for two other sections.

City Council member Berlin Boyd, whose District 7 includes areas of Mud Island and North Memphis, said he has met with the conservancy and likes the

MUSEUM from 1 Clarene Russell, member of the Heritage Commission, a museum advisory board.

The museum had been open less than a year when Carver was hired as its second director. Her mission was to “preserve town history and make that accessible and fun.”

Since the exhibits were largely set, she focused on adding programs.

“We needed to get people in here, have family events and show them that we’re relevant,” she said.

Now two years later, the museum ofers such free programs as “Time Warp Wednesday” for

Brandon dill/Special to the commercial appeal

Cathy Justice, education director with the Wolf River Conservancy, gives a presentation on the Wolf River Watershed at the Morton Museum in Collierville during one of its “Time Warp Wednesday” programs.

children, “Lunch n’ Learn” on Thursday and “Spotlight Saturday,” a monthly event that in September saw 400 attend “Dairy

Day,” which celebrated the town’s dairy history.

“She’s taken the museum from an abstract idea to something that’s really

greenway plan.

“It makes the city real bike-friendly without competing with traic,” Boyd said.

He voiced reservations, however, about whether the city can aford its share of the project’s cost.

Mike Flowers, administrator of planning and development with the city’s Division of Parks and Neighborhoods, said that without the new arrangement with the conservancy, Memphis would be able to build only a mile or so of trail annually.

“We’re taking that timetable of 16 or 17 years and compressing it down ...” Flowers said.

“It’s a great deal for everybody. The public gets the amenity faster, it costs less for the city, and it’s a great marketing tool for the conservancy.”

Founded 30 years ago, the conservancy works to protect the Wolf and promote its environmental importance and recreational potential. It has focused primarily on purchasing and preserving land for a protective bufer along the river, including acreage on which the greenway is being built.

Cole declined to give any information about the anonymous donor other than to say the person is “a friend of the Wolf River Conservancy.”

The fundraising efort, which will become more public in the coming months, is similar to the recently completed campaign that collected $70 million for improvements to Shelby Farms Park.

built an audience,” said Suddath.

The museum also has connected with the town’s ive elementary schools.

There were ield trips to the museum to learn about the Civil War from ive learning stations, including four around the Town Square. The Friends of the Morton Museum support group paid for bus transportation.

Looking ahead, Carver says her focus will continue to be on education, but she’ll also evaluate programming and how diferent segments of the community can be served.

“If you look at how new we are, I think we’re doing a great job,” she said.

“I think we have demonstrated our value to the community.”

MORTON MUSEUM OF COLLIERVILLE HISTORY Location: 196 n. main in collierville.

Hours: tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Free Parking: Free; additional available in public lots of Washington Street, behind court house and in town Square.

Other features: Visitor center and gift shop New exhibit: “Baseball! celebrating a community pastime” opens thursday.

More information: colliervillemuseum.org, 901-457-2650 or e-mail museum@ci.collierville. tn.us

Kristi ransom is the marketing communications coordinator for the city of Germantown.

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over 1,000 community access stations. The annual Hometown Video Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all ields of access broadcasting.

Television stations from across the nation submit programs for consideration in the competition.

Allison Long is the executive producer for GHSTV. Ted Beasley served as the studio supervisor.

Matt Sloan was the supervising videographer and Editor. Catie Broadwater and Ashleigh Williams are the supervising producers. Catherine Cohen is the business manager and Bob Ramsay serves the station as broadcast engineer. The 2014-2015 General Managers were Maclean Mayers and Sean Byrne.

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Robert Totten, a junior and music therapy student from Memphis, was recently awarded second place at the 2015 Young Artists Competition organized by the Beethoven Club of Memphis.

“I was ecstatic when I found out,” Totten said.

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Growth squeezes G’town police, fire dept.

City plans to create new district, add more personnel

drops down to $246,798 but would increase slightly in subsequent years as those oicers receive step increases.

The three new ireighters, who will be used to staf an additional ambulance, will cost $250,000 a year, plus $198,000 for the new ambulance. An additional ire inspector, at a total cost of $100,000, is also in the budget.

“T here’s cost to growth,” Lawton said.

“There’s no doubt about that.”

The city added new ireighters when it brought the ambulance service in-house in 2013, but had not added any new police oicers since before the Great Recession in 2008.

Fire Chief John Selberg said the additional ire inspector is needed because of the growing number of requests from developers to inspect plans for new buildings. He said they usually try to respond to requests within two weeks, but have been taking closer to six weeks.

“You’ve got a developer who wants to get something going and he’s got to wait for us to review the plans,” Selberg said.

The additional ireighters who will staf the new ambulance will give the city more coverage for medical calls, Selberg said, as call volumes have been up 5 to 7 percent each of the last eight or nine years.

“We’ve seen a lot of increase with the medical corridor (and) senior living centers,” he said.

Selberg said he hopes to have the ireighters hired this month, and hopes to post the job opening for the ire inspector soon as well.

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

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fter eight years serving the same neighborhoods, Germantown Police Oicer Nick Iacobucci knows when something is out of place, whether it’s a car in the wrong driveway or kids who don’t belong in an apartment complex.

But when a call comes through for someone to respond to Saddle Creek, Methodist Germantown Hospital or a gas station along Poplar Avenue, it takes him away from those neighborhoods.

And with a growing central business district in the center of the city and a medical corridor along Wolf River Boulevard, he’s pulled away more often.

Germantown has six patrol districts, and District 5, which includes a portion of the businesses in the center of town, is “over and above the busiest district,” Capt. Jodi Whitield said. Last quarter, District 5 had more than 800 calls for service, while the next busiest district had 600 calls, he said. It’s put a strain on both the commercial and residential areas.

“As the city grows, we’re getting more and more of a call volume in both areas,” he said.

The city is responding to the extra work with extra police oicers as well as ireighters. Four police oicers were approved for the new budget that went into effect Wednesday, and have already been

hired. Another three ireighters, who will also be either emergency medical technicians or paramedics, were also approved.

“We have a stellar response time right now, but looking to the future, if you don’t stay ahead of the curve ... I could see our response times going down if I have to pull oicers from another area,” Police Chief Richard Hall said.

While the city isn’t growing outward, it is growing in density of both homes and businesses. The Thornwood development is already under construction to add a hotel, condos and commercial growth to the area at Germantown and Neshoba Roads. A plan is in the works to add a hotel, oices and commercial properties to the 10 acres formerly known as Kirby Farms on the western edge of the city. Saddle Creek shopping center is expanding both north and south of Poplar.

“It’s really good for the city to have all this expansion,” Hall said. “But it’s going to create a little bit more work for us.”

The goal, Hall said, is to create a new district that

ABOVE: Germantown Police oicer Nick Iacobucci holds traic for a disabled vehicle on Germantown Parkway near Poplar Pike last week. As economic growth has come to the middle of the city, so has the need for extra police enforcement, city leaders say.

LEFT: Nick Iacobucci runs a driver’s identiication before issuing a written warning for speeding.

Germantown is expanding its police force this year with four new oicers and plans to add three more in the next iscal year.

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will encompass just the central business district.

That would require the hiring of three additional oicers next iscal year in addition to the four new ones this year.

The four additional oficers will bring the total number of commissioned oicers in Germantown up to 95. Hall said national recommendations have been for a department to

have about two oicers for every 1,000 residents.

The four extra oicers will put Germantown up to about 2.36 oicers per 1,000 residents, but Hall said it’s about what the community feels is right for its population.

City Administrator Patrick Lawton said on this year’s community survey, residents listed public safety as of both high

importance and one with which they are highly satisied.

“We think one of the reasons people choose to live here is the public safety factor,” Lawton said.

The extra police will cost the city $345,464 the irst year for the oicers, their beneits, two new vehicles and all the necessary equipment. The following year, that cost

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TAIL OF THE DRAGON Thrill seekers attempt to tame dangerous stretch of U.S. 129 Special to The Weekly

It is one of America’s most famed 11 miles of paved highway.

In 2012 more than 511,000 cyclists and motorists heading east out of Tennessee maneuvered through its 318 turns in an area made famous through such movies as “Thunder Road” and “The Fugitive.”

We’re talking about U.S. 129 and its notorious Tail of the Dragon.

Beginning at Deals Gap on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line, the Dragon is known worldwide as an attraction for those who live for the moment, knowing that it could be their inal resting place.

In fact, 11 cyclists have died in crashes on the Dragon since 2010. On June 22, a sport-bike rider lost his life near milemarker 1 on the Dragon.

In other words, the Dragon is not a road for the squeamish.

Yet, the numbers continue to climb each year for those not only traveling from Tennessee, but also for those coming from North Carolina. It is consider “the destination” for thousands of motorcycle and sports car fans throughout the spring, summer and fall. Winter on the Dragon is desolate and often shut down by snow and ice.

The lure of the Dragon has touched many.

And that includes me and my wife, Miriam. While we do not own a motorcycle, we do own what some would call a sports car, a Chevrolet Malibu LT built low to the ground and capable of conquering the Dragon’s treacherous curves.

So it was when we attended the Southeastern Press Writers Association’s annual conference in 2014 at Fontana

Village in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near Bryson City, N.C. To get there from the west we decided to take U.S. 129 out of Maryville, Tenn.

You’ve heard of grip and grin photos, right? Well, on the Dragon there is a photo op at just about every one of its curves as a vendor snaps your picture whether you are riding a motorcycle, mountain bike or even a Chevy Malibu. You barely have time to grin as you grip the wheel, not knowing what you might ind around the next curve.

At least you know it will not be an 18-wheeler.

In 2015, the Tennessee Department of Transportation banned vehicles more than 30 feet in length, which sounds like a no brainer when you consider that there are no intersecting roads, no houses with driveways and no businesses.

Each and every curve is diferent, and many of the curves are banked like a racetrack.

“Riding the Dragon is to a biker like sky-diving might be for someone in retirement — a bucket list item,” said Dawn Pope of Moscow, Tenn., who made sure the Dragon was part of her honeymoon trip with her husband, Neal. “I had been to the area twice before but just didn’t make it to ride the Dragon.”

So, how was the ride?

“The ride was beautiful, at least the parts I could see,” Dawn said. “The majority of the time I was concentrating on the road to ensure I did not swing too wide or cut a corner to short.”

Mike Young of Bartlett has ridden the Dragon four times.

“Once was enough, but as friends ride in the mountains they want to tame the Dragon,”

Dawn and Neal Pope ride along the Tail of the Dragon.

said Young, who irst rode the Dragon in the late 1970s. “The Dragon, to me, is not enjoyable. When riding the Dragon you’re so busy working you can’t enjoy anything but the turns. Scenery is limited to the double yellow line.”

And, he added, there’s “the blur of (sport bikes) blasting by,” referring to motorcycles noted for speed, acceleration, braking and cornering on paved roads.

In the 1990s, sport bikes ruled the Dragon, Young said.

“It seemed they were always in my lane, coming at me or going my way,” he said. “The Cherohala Skyway is a much more enjoyable ride as the vistas are breathtaking and, with the many pull-ofs, the ride is not as tiring.”

The Cherohala Skyway, and its 60 miles of remote scenery, is among several other popular cycling destinations located near the Dragon, including those with colorful names like Moonshiner 28, Devil’s Triangle and Diamondback 226.

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Still, it is the Dragon that lures the most people, even for those of us who don’t own motorcycles and are not members of the Memphis area’s well-recognized Patriot Guard Riders.

The PGR is a 100 percent volunteer, federally registered nonproit organization that participates in memorial services honoring military, irst responders and honorably discharged veterans.

Young is a PGR member. So are the Popes. As are Jimmy and Renate Wood of Munford who have been riding motorcycles for more than 50 years.

Not long before Jimmy and Renate took their irst ride on the Dragon an ambulance with lashing lights passed them as they were visiting with another biker at a convenience store.

Before leaving they had prayer with the biker.

“Someone had hit the guardrail at the irst curve we came to,” Jimmy said.

The Woods have ridden the Dragon twice.

“That’s enough for us,” Re-

nate said. “Riding the Dragon was fun, a new road to us, we always like to ride where we’ve never been but I would not care to ride it again. There is a tree of shame at the south end of the Dragon for those who didn’t pay attention.”

Prior to 1992, the speed limit in both Tennessee and North Carolina was 55 miles per hour.

In 1993 the speed limit on the Tennessee side was lowered to 40 mph. In 2002 the speed limit was lowered to the current 30 mph.

The irst movie made on U.S. 129 was “Thunder Road” in 1958. “The Fugitive” brought more notoriety to the area in 1993 in the scene when Harrison Ford jumps of the Cheoah Dam at Tapoco, N.C. “The amazing thing is that the stretch of road you ride to get to the Dragon (from Tennessee) has some pretty scary hairpin turns,” Dawn Pope said. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘Wow, the Dragon is going to be brutal.’”

And it was.

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Shoppers fill the Sprouts Farmers Market in Germantown during the grand opening July 8 at 3150 Village Shops Drive, near Forest Hill-Irene Road and Poplar Avenue.

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By Sara K. Clarke sara.clarke@commercialappeal.com 901-529-5893

Sprouts Farmers Market debuted its second Memphis-area location July 8 with a grand opening in Germantown.

Patrons turned out at 7 a.m. at 3150 Village Shops Drive for a ribbon-cutting in the upscale Memphis suburb of 40,000 population. The event included discounts, samples and free merchandise.

The Phoenix-based grocery chain touts low-cost healthful food including organic produce, vitamins and supplements, meat and seafood and natural body care and household items.

Sprouts’ Germantown opening is the latest in a spate of grocery store expansions and renovations that are altering the food-store scene in the Memphis area.

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Large Selection of Prints Framed and Canvas Kristen Behan chooses potatoes in the produce department of the Sprouts Farmers Market in Germantown during the grand opening of the store. The Germantown location of the lowercost high-end grocery follows another recently opened Sprouts store in Lakeland.

midst of a $100 million upgrade of its stores in the Memphis region.

Fresh Market has added stores locally, following Whole Foods’ expansion in East Memphis in January and its decision to locate in Germantown on Poplar Avenue.

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Weekly community events Arlington Every Monday at the Arlington Senior Citizen Center, 6265 Chester, there will be Gentlemen’s Coffee at 8:30 a.m. Men 50 and older are invited. E-mail mbrown@townofarlington.org or call 901-867-7698.

The Historic Depot Square hosts Music on the Square, a free concert series, through October. Shows at from 7-10 p.m. Visit goo.gl/1sfce for information. Saturday: Twin Soul

Bartlett Ron Lollar and Bubba Pleasant’s ninth annual Community Family Fish Fry is Saturday, from 3-6 p.m., at 4189 N. Germantown Road. Free to attend.

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

The 2015 Davies Manor Plantation Teachers’ Conference will be July 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Hillwood at Davies Manor, 3570 Davieshire Drive. The program, lunch and tour of the 1830s historic house museum are all free. Shelby County Schools teachers also can earn one credit toward Professional Development. All educators will receive a certiicate of attendance. Visit daviesmanorplantation.org for registration form, submit through e-mail at daviesmanor@gmail.com or fax at 901-388-4677.

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

The City of Bartlett, the Bartlett Recreation Center and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett hosts the annual Bartlett Kids Triathlon Aug. 1, starting at 7:30 a.m. It will be held on the streets of Bartlett and at the Bartlett Recreation Center, 7700 Flaherty Place. Cost is $25 plus $10 USAT insurance fee. Register at racesonline. com. Call 901-385-6470 or visit cityofbartlett.org/bkt.

Bartlett City Beautiful will be sponsoring a public garden tour on Oct. 4, from 1-4 p.m. featuring gardens in Bartlett. Nominations are now being accepted for potential gardens. Bartlett City Beautiful is looking for beautiful gardens, especially those that have special hardscaping, water features or garden art. Ideal gardens are those that have good bones with a diversity of plant material that exhibit four season interest. Also of interest are gardens that have successfully dealt with drainage issues, heavy shade etc. People interested in opening their gardens should contact Laurie Rieman at notoriety1@aol.com or by calling 901 692-2291.

Collierville Pre-school Story Time is every Friday, from 10:3011 a.m., at the Morton Museum, 196 N. Main. Stories, songs and play related to Collierville History. For ages 5 and under. Event is free to attend. E-mail museum@ ci.collierville.tn.us or call 901-457-2650.

Also coming up: â– Saturday: Spotlight Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn all about archaeology with special hands-on activities, lectures and artifact identiication session (you may bring your own collection). Ron Brister, former collections manager at the Pink Palace and of the C. H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa will be the guest speaker. Visit colliervillemuseum.org.

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

Calling all superheroes to the YMCA at Schilling Farms. The Y will host Superhero Day Thursday, from 10 a.m. to noon. Run through the Super Duper obstacle course, meet everyday heroes from the Collierville Fire and Police department and the see the vehicles they use for work. Dress up as your favorite superhero. Free and open to the community.

Also coming up: ■Wednesday: “What is Pre-diabetes?� with speaker, Connie Binkowitz with YMCA Health Innovations, 11:30 a.m. Find out what pre-diabetes means and how to live a healthier lifestyle. Free and open to the community. Call 901-850-9622 for more information. ■July 25: Family Cornhole Tournament, starting at 10 a.m. Register at ymcamemphis.org. Call 901-850-9622 for more information.

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

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosts a BBQ Social July 23, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Quonset, 178 S. Center St. Stop by for a little fun, food and fellowship and network with fellow chamber members, chamber board of directors and friends. Cost is $15 per person.

Register online at colliervillechamber.com. Call 901853-1949.

The YMCA at Schilling Farms will host a Doggie Pool Pawty beneiting the Collierville Animal Shelter Sept. 12, from 2-4 p.m. The Y is looking for vendors who would like to participate in this new event. There is no charge to vendors. The Y will provide table and chairs, and you may set up your tent in the grassy area outside of the outdoor pool. Call Tish Lewis, 901-850-9622 for more information.

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

July 23: Def Tonz July 30: Josh Threldkeld Bring the kids and come enjoy some of their favorites with Movie Night at Carriage Crossing, 4674 Merchants Park Circle. Movies begin at dusk in Central Park. July 24: “Sleeping Beauty�

Join the Collierville Burch Library, 501 Poplar View Parkway, for a free Personal Financial Planning series, presented by Radian Partners. All sessions will be held in the Halle Room. Registration required. Visit colliervillelibrary.org or call 901-457-2600. â– July 30: Taxes for Teens and Twentysomethings, 4-5:30 p.m. Teens ages 16 and up and young adults are invited to this introduction to federal taxes and what they mean for your earnings, savings, and future retirement.

Also coming up: ■Saturday: Cosplay Party, 4-6 p.m. Teens can dress up as their favorite character (book, movie, manga, e.g.) and enjoy snacks, games and more. ■July 21: Digital Bookmobile from Overdrive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to borrow eBooks and more inside Overdrive’s Digital Bookmobile. The Digital Bookmobile is a 74-foot, 18-wheel tractor-trailer — a high-tech update of the traditional bookmobile that has served communities for decades. Hands-on learning stations give visitors an opportunity to search the digital collection, use supported mobile devices, and experience eBooks, audiobooks and more from the library’s digital collection.

The Collierville Arts Council presents “Hairspray,� through Sunday at the Harrell Performing Arts Theatre. Show times are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and military.

Covington Art on the Square will be Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the Covington Historic Court Square, 101 Court Square West. Featuring art vendors, live music, chalk art displays, and children’s activities. Call 901-476-9727.

Cordova Big Easy Cajun Classics Cooking Class will be July 24, from 6-9 p.m., at L’Ecole Culinaire, 1245 N. Germantown. Unlike cosmopolitan Creole cuisine, more reined and seafood-centric, Cajun food leans toward the rustic and rural. Learn to start with a rich roux, and then execute the perfect rice. Throw in some andouille, crawish and robust spice. Includes instruction, three course meal and wine. Cost is $95. Call 901-754-7115 or visit lecole.edu/memphis/memphispublic-cooking-classes.asp.

Also coming up: â– July 25: Tasty Nutrition For Diabetics Class, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Designed for home cooks adapting to diabetic restrictions at the family dinner table, this class focuses on nutrient rich substitutions that expand the palate and bring color to the plate. Includes instruction, meal planning tips and three course lunch. Cost is $55.

Tom’s Classic Car Cruise is Tuesdays, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., through Sept. 29 at Countrywood Crossing Shopping Center, 2257-2393 Germantown Parkway. Bring your classic car and enjoy the family atmosphere with “oldies� music and more. No entry fee. Sponsored by Gail’s Line Promotions. Call 901-818-9774 or visit gailsline.com.

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The Cordova Library, 8457 Trinity Road, presents Explore Science Experiments today, from 3-3:45 p.m.

Enter the Weird Science Lab. Explore eggshell architecture, make gumdrops with an eye-dropper, make a lava lamp, play the pendulum doughnut game and more. For ages 5-12. Registration required. Call 901415-2764.

Coming up: ■Wednesday: Crockpot Cooking, 1-2:30 p.m. ■July 21: Explore Theater, 3-3:45 p.m. The Play’s the Thing. Summer performance of Theatre Memphis’ “ShoWagon.� Program is for all ages, no registration necessary. ■July 22: Explore Art, 3-4 p.m. Dixon Gallery & Garden’s Art-to-Grow comes to the Cordova Library.

Program for ages 12 and up.

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

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

Also coming up: â– July 17-18: Actor and Def Jam comedian Mike Epps for four shows. Tickets are $37.50. Shows start at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. â– July 16, 19: Comedian Tony Roberts for two shows.

Tickets are $17.50. Shows start at 8 p.m. Sunday and Thursday. â– July 24-26: Comedian and former writer for Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney for ive shows. Tickets are $17.50. Shows start at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday.

The Memphis Flea Market returns to Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove, this weekend. Featuring indoor booths overlowing with options in home dĂŠcor, jewelry vendors, collectibles and more. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children 12 and under.

Call 901-276-3532 or visit memphisleamarket.com.

Germantown The Farm Park Farmers’ Market is every Thursday, from 4-7:30 p.m. at Farm Park, 2660 Cross Country Drive. Features fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables. Enjoy live music, art by local artists, delicious and healthy foods from our food truck vendors, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations in a beautiful and relaxing farm setting.

Representative Raumesh Akbari will speak at the Germantown Democratic Club Meeting on July 22 at Coletta’s Restaurant, 2850 Appling Road. Dinner at 6 p.m. and program at 6:45 p.m. Club meetings are open to all who are interested and visitors are always welcome. For more information, contact Dick Klenz at 901-756-4165.

Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter Road, hosts Talk to the Hand Puppetry Camp July 20-24, from 9 a.m. to noon. This interactive camp teaches children ages 7-10 how to create bottle head puppets, sock puppets, box puppets, jumping jacks and simple marionettes. Skit performance on the last day of camp.

Cost is $150. To register, contact Emily Heley at 901751-7665 or e-mail emily@gpacweb.com.

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

Lakeland Classes in computer literacy are open to all middle and high school students. Learn keyboard skills, how to use Microsoft Word and more. Registration deadline is Wednesday by noon. Attendees must own or have access to a laptop. Helpful if laptop has Windows, not Apple, along with Wi-Fi capability for Internet access.

Classes will be Friday and Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon at I.H. Clubhouse, 4523 Canada Road. To register, call Lakeland City Hall at 901-867-2717.

The Delta Blues Winery, 6585 Stewart Road, continues its Re-Wine Concert Series Friday, from 7-10 p.m. with 901 Blues Band. Families are invited to bring lounge chairs and/or a blanket and enjoy the entertainment. No dogs allowed. A picnic is welcome but no outside alcohol allowed. Free entry. Wine, cold drinks, water, cheese and crackers available for purchase. For more information, visit on.fb.me/1KPJmJy or call 901829-4685. Saturday: Saturday Afternoon Music with Ted Horrell and Central Station, 3-6 p.m.

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

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Top left: Biscuit Sandwich with spicy maple breakfast sausage at Porcellino’s. Top right: Pork tenderloin breakfast sandwich at Bryant’s Breakfast. Bottom left: Elwood’s BBQ burrito.

Bottom right: Ham, egg, Swiss on homemade cinnamon raisin bread at Brother Juniper’s Restaurant.

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I don’t remember where I ate my irst sausage and cheese biscuit, but I’m pretty sure it was at a gas station. I do recall thinking how fabulous it was.

Breakfast sandwiches (how long has that term been around?) migrated from the gas station a while ago.

Now, if you’re dining between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. on a marble-top table at Porcellino’s Craft Butcher, you can order a sandwich with scrambled eggs, American cheese and bacon, ham or spicy maple breakfast sausage on a perfect, lufy biscuit made by the restaurant’s pastry chef, Kayla Palmer.

I tried the sandwich with the maple sausage. It was over-the-top good. “It’s all pork from Newman Farms I make into sausage, with chili lakes, salt and pepper and really good quality maple syrup,� said the restaurant’s head butcher, Aaron Winters. “Everything — sausage, deli meats — is made in-house for all sandwiches.�

I also tried Porcellino’s chicken biscuit. “We take a chicken and brine it in a mixture of sriracha and house-made kimchee and fry it up and garnish it with spicy honey and Double Deuce house Cajun seasoning,� said Winters.

Breakfast sandwiches aren’t limited to biscuits. Elwood’s Shack sells breakfast burritos and BBQ burritos served in lour tortillas.

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Sampling some of the city’s breakfast sandwiches, bologna included sausage, egg, potato, jalapeùos, onion, tomato and cheddar cheese. BBQ burritos include barbecue sauce and beef brisket or barbecue pork instead of sausage.

I tried the breakfast burrito and the brisket BBQ burrito. I wasn’t sure I’d like brisket for breakfast, but Jyme Greene, my server, said, “Brisket is delightful. You can eat it anytime.�

Both burritos were delicious, but the one with the brisket was my favorite.

And I loved the kick from the jalapeĂąos on both burritos.

My sister, who, along with her husband, tried their irst breakfast burritos in Houston on a trip to visit their daughter, was ecstatic about Elwood’s burritos. “These are better than all the ones we had in Houston,� she said.

Bryant’s Breakfast’s menu lists two rows of breakfast sandwiches, which are served on white or wheat toast or a homemade biscuit. I tried two of the more unusual sandwiches — Philly cheesesteak and egg, and pork tenderloin and egg.

I opted for onions on the Philly cheesesteak sandwich after co-owner Kerrie Bryant Burton asked if I wanted them. She said she always asks.

They were a great addition to an already tasty sandwich, which reminded

me of Mid-South Fair food.

I also loved the pork tenderloin and egg. The pork tenderloin was plump and the egg — as it usually does — complemented the meat.

Patrick Koplin, an owner of Brother Juniper’s Restaurant, created a breakfast sandwich, which is available but isn’t on the menu. It’s ham, egg and Swiss cheese on toasted homemade cinnamon raisin bread. “It has so much going on,� Koplin said.

Koplin, who wanted something different for breakfast, asked their chef, Shaun Davis, to tell him what bread and cheese were the most uncommon when it came to making breakfast sandwiches. Koplin discovered “no one ever uses cinnamon bread and Swiss cheese.�

That’s not all there is to the sandwich, though. “I dip it in blueberryraspberry jelly,� Koplin said.

It’s a great sandwich. I love sweet and savory, so the cinnamon raisin toast adds the right touch. And I’m always going to order it with the jelly.

In keeping with the tradition of the gas station breakfast sandwich, I tried the bologna, egg and cheese biscuit at the Minit Stop Food Store.

Yes, bologna.

I associate bologna sandwiches

with the old Deberry’s grocery store/ gas station in Red Banks, Mississippi.

Deberry’s served mouthwatering bologna sandwiches on white bread with cheese and Miracle Whip. That’s one of life’s perfect sandwiches. But that was something I ate for lunch or dinner. Not breakfast. Cooper Phelan’s bologna breakfast sandwich at Minit Stop is a distant cousin to the Deberry sandwich.

It’s delicious. And it’s a perfect breakfast sandwich, believe it or not.

Phelan, who owns the grocery store/ gas station, came up with the sandwich after a customer requested a bologna and biscuit sandwich. Phelan told the customer, “Bologna biscuit? Are you sure?�

It’s now their most popular sandwich, he said. The bologna egg sandwich, which came later, includes two fried eggs, American cheese and an inch or so thick slice of fried bologna. You can order it on white or wheat bread or on a bun.

Porcellino’s Craft Butcher is at 711 W. Brookhaven Circle; 901-762-6656.

Elwood’s Shack is at 4523 Summer Ave.; 901761-9898 Bryant’s Breakfast is at 3965 Summer Ave.; 901-324-7494 Brother Juniper’s Restaurant is at 3519 Walker Avenue; 901-324-0144 Minit Stop Food Store is at 1779 Bartlett Road, at Pleasant View Road; 901-388-5616

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Bartlett’s Frost Bake Shop to partner with Williams-Sonoma

By Patrick Lantrip patrick.lantrip@ commercialappeal.com 901-529-2392

The Collierville Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for new member, The Fatigue Clinic, a medical practice. Services include western, holistic and functional medicine.

Cutting the ribbon is Layla Morgan (front row), Kanette Keough-Rodgers, Matt VanCleve, Laureen Gorman, Susan Earl, Marla Waldheim, Cathy Cowan, Becky Hammond, Gabe Romero (back row), Brian Berry, Judi Davis, Liese Leonard, Sue Silva, Terry Dean and Kerri Shaw. For more information on The Fatigue Clinic, visit thefatigueclinic.com.

A ribbon-cutting by the Collierville Chamber of Commerce was held for Collierville Title. Greg Cotton, Ruth Kerr, Debbie Cotton, Sue Cotton, John Barrios, Fran Persechini, Maureen Fraser, John Stamps, Dan Gaut, Troy McDonald, Barbara Elliott, Lynn McDonald, Mark Van Stolk and Joann Pearson cut the ribbon. For more information on Collierville Title, visit colliervilletitle. com.

Jon Roskos (left), Diane Roten and Sue Ann Boehme celebrated the 10th annual Customer Appreciation Day event at Paragon Bank with sweet treats decorated in red, white and blue.

Paragon Bank hosted its 10th annual Customer Appreciation Day July 3 at all four banking centers.

Customers were treated to various sweets and Fourth of July flare before heading out for the holiday weekend. Celebrating the big day are Jeanine Gipson (left), Kathleen Lewis, Sheila Welborn, Barbara Harris, Beverly Timberman, Carole Hughes, customer Susan Brooks and Penny Hill.

The owners of Frost Bake Shop say they have reached a sweet deal with Williams-Sonoma to sell cakes and other desserts on the national retailer’s website.

After sampling some of Frost’s goods on a visit to Memphis, executives at Williams-Sonoma decided to ofer the East Memphis confectioner a chance to bring its popular desserts to a national audience, the bake shop said.

“They kind of reached out to us,” Frost owner Bill Kloos Jr. said. “They’re looking to revamp their bakery line, so in the fall there will be four or ive diferent cakes on (the website), ive or six cheesecakes and a few cookie samplers of frozen cookie dough.”

Williams-Sonoma’s initial order will consist of 1,800 cakes, cookies and other confections, Kloos said. The San Franciscobased retail chain is known for its high-end kitchenware, but also markets gourmet food products through its stores, website and catalog.

Williams-Sonoma did not respond to requests for comment.

Frost will join numerous local companies that ship Memphis products to patrons. Many barbecue restaurants, including Jim Neely’s Interstate Barbecue, Corky’s and the Rendezvous, ship barbecue across the country, and for a time, Germantown Commissary also sold its barbecue through the Williams-

Bill Kloos Jr. is the owner of Frost Bake Shop, which is partnering with WilliamsSonoma to sell cakes on the retailer’s website.

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The Rendezvous began overnight shipping with FedEx about 30 years ago, and Corky’s overnight business, primarily through its QVC presence, spurred the local company to set up a fulillment center for shipping food products for other companies.

While most people associate Frost Bake Shop with its current retail outlet in the Laurelwood Shopping Center, the company got its start in wholesale.

Frost opened a decade ago in the Kloos family home as All American Sweets, before eventually moving into a 5,000-squarefoot location in Bartlett. In the early days, Kloos kept a part-time restaurant job while he worked on building his clientele.

“Some of our irst customers were Lucchesi’s and Soul Fish,” Kloos said. “We went from making three or four cakes a day back then to now making up to 100 cakes a day.”

In addition to the cakes, Kloos said they make thousands of cupcakes a

day, 25 to 30 specialty cakes a week, and will make 300 wedding cakes this year.

He said while his company still sells to about 15 to 20 local restaurants, the biggest breakthrough came when they added the retail component in 2013.

“Frost is what really took of,” he said. “Since Frost opened up, wholesale really only makes up about 25 percent of our business.”

Far removed from the small kitchen of the Kloos family, Frost now employs around 30 people at both the bakery and the store, and is planning to open a second suburban store sometime next year.

“We originally were planning on this year,” Kloos said. However, they decided to put it of until next year due to the combination of the initial talks with Williams-Sonoma and wanting to organize the business before another expansion.

Kloos said they are looking for a potential location in the Collierville or Germantown area for their second store.

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Education and counseling is not only provided to students by Collierville Schools’ faculty, but also by a unique division of the Collierville Police Department, called school resource oicers. The unit includes eight oicers assigned to every elementary, middle and high school in the town.

“One of the main goals in putting oicers in the schools was not only to insure the safety of the school staf, but to have a police officer accompany children from irst to twelfth grade,” said Collierville police chief Larry Goodwin. “In the future we

want to always have an oficer in every school in the town.”

Collierville was the irst municipality in Tennessee to ofer this program at the elementary level.

With a high safety and education standard for Collierville students, the Collierville Police Department has become a valuable resource at the state level. The Tennessee School Resource Oicer Association provides guidance and support to local oicers who are assigned to public education facilities.

Within the state organization, a board of directors represent diferent areas of Tennessee. Collierville has three school resource oicers on the board — Michelle Savage, vice president, Len Landers and Jay Reese, west Tennessee ad-

Collierville school resource oicers Jay Reese, Michelle Savage and Len Landers hold state positions to educate and train law enforcement partnered with educational facilities.

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In their elected positions, the Collierville school resource oicers share the responsibility of creating educational curriculum for statewide SRO

training, as well as material for school administrators. One of the methods taught includes the “Triad Concept” of school-based law enforcement, which has been the foundation for

the Collierville program.

This concept of law enforcement oicer, teacher, and counselor allows the SROs to lead by example and promote a positive image of law enforcement to students.

Savage has served on the TNSRO Board for 12 years, almost as long as her time spent as a Collierville school resource oicer.

“I feel like I’m making more of a diference working in this role. We have the opportunity to build relationships with the children of our community,” Savage said.

While creating a safe environment is the irst priority for school resource oicers, building trust between the students and police is equally important.

Instilling a trustworthy association of police oicers

with students will beneit the community; students will be more comfortable coniding and believing in local law enforcement.

“Working in a school, in a positive environment makes police oficers, including myself, more approachable to the students.” Landers said.

“They may see me outside of school and know they can talk to me without feeling nervous or intimidated.”

In addition to the Collierville Police Department’s work at the state level, the department annually sponsors a training session led by the National Association of School Resource Oicers. The national group will be holding a weeklong course in Collierville at the end of July.

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Seven Germantown firefighters receive promotions At a June 24 ceremony in Germantown Council Chambers, oicers were presented with their new badges, certiicates of promotion and new front shields for their ire helmets. Oicers had family members or friends on hand for the pinning pin the new badges.

Keith Saunders was promoted to ire administrative chief, Chris McPhaul was promoted to battalion chief, Clint Starnes was promoted to ire lieutenant, Loy Leingwell was promoted to ire lieutenant, Bip Cardosi was promoted to ire lieutenant, Nick Signaigo was promoted to ire apparatus driver and Josh Waterbury was promoted to ire apparatus driver.

By Kristi Ransom Special to The Weekly

Following written exams, skill assessments and internal interviews, seven Germantown Fire Fighters were selected for promotion within the ire department. Turnover and promotions are a rarity in the GFD, however a few recent retirements have meant an opportunity for growth for these oicers.

Seven Germantown Germantown ireighters were recently promoted. Receiving promotions are Jef Beaman (left), Keith Saunders, Jr., Josh Waterbury, Loy Leingwell, Nick Signaigo, Bip Cardosi, Chris McPhaul and Clint Starnes. Fire chief John Selberg (right) congratulated those who received a promotion.

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A&E MUSIC

40 years later, L. Nix Mastering moves on

A major chapter in Memphis music history ended this week and another began, as L. Nix Mastering moved from its 40-year-old location inside Ardent Studios.

The record mastering company, founded by Larry Nix and now operated by his son Kevin, left its longtime Midtown digs for a new spot inside another landmark facility, the Select-O-Hits building of Kirby-Whitten Road and I-40.

A former mastering engineer for Stax Records, Larry Nix moved his operation over after the label’s demise in 1975 and became a part of Ardent Studios.

Ten years later, Nix’s business became independent but kept its home inside Ardent’s Madison Avenue location. In the mid-1990s, Nix’s son Kevin came on to learn the family business, and he took over day-today operations of the irm after Larry’s retirement in 2014 (though he continues to master vinyl and special projects).

Plans to leave Ardent and build a new mastering facility of their own had been discussed for several years. The decision inally became oicial last month. The younger Nix felt the opportunity to create a room tailored to his own speciications was essential moving forward. “Basically it boiled down to the fact that this was my dad’s room, it was designed for him and, now that he’s retired, it felt like it was time to get a fresh start, a new room, new equipment and revamp,” he says. “The space at Select-O-Hits gave me the opportunity to build from scratch, and speciically for this purpose.”

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Both father and son have spent more than half their lives working in the small wood- and stone-lined room of the lobby of Ardent. During its 40-plus-year history, the Nix mastering company was responsible for 78 gold and platinum albums, 14 Grammy Award winners, and two Academy Award winners — and a client list that included B.B. King, Al Green, ZZ Top, Three 6 Maia, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Big Star and Beck, among many others.

Over the weekend, the company’s equipment was packed into a trailer, clearing out a home of ive decades. “To be honest it was pretty surreal,” says Kevin Nix. “As excited as I am for the change, seeing those speakers pulled out of that wall was tough. After spending 21 years there myself, and my dad having been there more than 40 years, it was emotional, for sure.”

The famed Stax vinyl lathe will stay behind at Ardent, though Nix will have the ability to use it.

As for the future of the room — which was originally used as a small law office — Ardent studio manager Dan Russo says they have no plans currently. Russo adds that “we are, of course, sad to see them go. We worked closely with them for 40plus years and wish them luck in their new endeav-

Elvis Presley (left), Dewey Phillips and Joe Cuoghi, a coowner of Poplar Tunes, meet at the store on Poplar Avenue in the mid-1950s.

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Recently, Kevin Nix went to work at the new L. Nix Mastering facility at Select-O-Hits. “It’s not pretty in here just yet; we still have some painting to do and a lot of cosmetic work,” he says. “But our irst priority was to get the sound right — and I’m really happy about that. I feel like a kid with a new toy.

It’s a little sad leaving the old place behind; it feels like the end of something special. But it also feels like the start of something special here, too.”

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The markers are part of an Elvis trail of sorts that the commission has been developing over the last few years. In 2014, the commission placed a marker at the Family Dollar store at Chelsea and Thomas.

The former location of American Sound Studios was where Presley recorded his 1969 “comeback” sessions, and where producer Chips Moman and the studio’s house band helped create more than 100 chart hits.

Markers have also been placed at the site of Presley’s favorite ride, the Zippin Pippin at Libertyland;

at Lansky Brothers, the “clothier to the king”; the Plastic Products Record Plant, where Elvis’ irst single, “That’s All Right,” was pressed; and his alma mater, Humes High School.

The August ceremony at the Poplar Tunes site — 308 Poplar, now home to ASAP Bail Bonds — will take place at 10 a.m. and be followed with a second ceremony at the west side of the Lauderdale Courts (282 N. Second Street) at 11.

Event organizer Jimmy Ogle notes that due to space limitations at both sites, there will not be an elaborate seated setup as was the case with the American Studios marker last year.

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Local tour guides Mike Freeman and Sue Mack will conduct the procession from Poplar Tunes north up Lauderdale Street to Market Avenue, and west to North Third Street.

Ann Shaw and Alan Grossman, the couple behind the “Memphis Map for Elvis Fans,” will also be part of the walk.

The SCHC has plans for several other musicrelated dedications in 2016, including markers for WHBQ at the Hotel Chisca and a Johnny Cash dedication in the CooperYoung neighborhood.

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By Jon W. Sparks Special to The Commercial Appeal

When you think of an inluential recording studio that developed local talent to give the world some of the inest soul musicians ever in the 1960s and ’70s — well I know what you’re thinking about, but this story is about “Motown the Musical.”

The touring show comes to the Orpheum theater this week, telling the story of Motown founder Berry Gordy and delivering more than 40 memorable tunes, including “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” This means appearances by talented stand-ins for Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye.

The musical, based on Gordy’s autobiography, was done in cooperation with the Motown empire, including the Motown Museum. Allen Rawls, an executive of the museum, says the musical is true to the music and story of Motown. He also drew similarities between Motown and Stax, two groundbreaking studios and styles that remain deinitive sources of soul.

“The similarities start in that they both had primarily homegrown talent,” Rawls says. Some who had come from elsewhere were big in Detroit when they were discovered by Gordy,

so they had acquired “Detroit’s DNA,” he says. That included a culture that was about music and machines, with so many in the city making a living at the auto factories.

“Mr. Gordy worked at Ford Motor Co.,” Rawls says, “and that’s where he began to develop his inspiration for writing music and songs, working on the assembly line.”

Gordy envisioned identifying raw talent that, like raw materials at a factory, would go in one door and emerge from the other as a polished star.

Motown and Stax, Rawls says, had great writers and musicians to create and produce the music.

“For example, we had Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, while in Memphis you had Isaac Hayes and David Porter, so we all had great singers/songwriters, people who could not only write and produce and sing music as well. We both had a solid basis of talent that allowed us to have a consistent sound. So anytime you hear the Motown sound or hear Otis Redding or Sam and Dave, you know that signature sound is from that city and record company.”

Rawls says the musical’s producers worked with the museum to make sure the set design authentically represented the legendary Studio A where so many hits were created. “They

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captured the essence of what our historic museum looks like as well as the Detroit skyline. They did an excellent job without making an exact copy to give a sense of what the street scene in a Detroit neighborhood was like in the ’60s.”

“Motown the Musical” runs through July 19 at the Orpheum, 203 S. Main St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Start at $20. Info: 901-525-3000 and orpheum-memphis.com.

ONE-MAN SHOW TELLS LIBERACE’S STORY Theatre Memphis’ Summer Showcase is inally putting Gary Beard out front.

Beard, Theatre Memphis’s music consultant, exits the pit as the larger-than-life lead in “Liberace!”

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“He had a unique and afected speaking voice,” Beard says, “and though I’m not trying to ‘be’ him, I think the character has to have some of that to portray Liberace.”

The tribute, commissioned by the Liberace Foundation, gets behind the persona and his tunes.

It will be presented cabaret-style in the intimate Next Theatre, with costumes by Andre Bruce Ward that will knock your eyeballs out.

“Liberace!” runs through July 26 at Theatre Memphis’ Next Stage, 630 Perkins Extended. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets are $30, $15 student with valid ID and youth 11 and under Info: 901-682-8323 and theatrememphis.org

WORLD PREMIERE OF ‘MOUNTAIN VIEW’ Playhouse on the Square presents “Mountain View,” the second in its NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition series.

The world premiere drama was written by

Memphian Teri Feigelson, who grew up in the theater.

Her father, the late Keith Kennedy, was director of theater and chairman of the department at Memphis State University.

Feigelson’s story had its roots in childhood summers she spent in the mountains of Appalachia.

She tells the story of a independent girl who is striving to keep her family together after her father leaves unexpectedly.

Ken Zimmerman directs, and Morgan Howard, a resident company member of Playhouse, plays the lead role of Jokate. There will be a talk-back held after the matinee performance on Sunday, July 26 with the actors and the playwright.

“Mountain View” runs through Aug. 2 at TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe Ave. Showtimes are 8 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $22 Opening Weekend (July 10, 11, 12), $30 Thursdays and Sundays, $35 Fridays and Saturdays. $22 Seniors/Students/Military. $15 Children under 18. Info: 901-7264656 and playhouseonthesquare. org.

“Hairspray”: 7 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday; final show 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Harrell Performing Arts Theatre, 440 Powell Road, Collierville.

Tickets: $20 ($15 for students, seniors, military). Call 901-4572780. harrelltheatre.org “Liberace!”: Gary Beard is the title character in this tribute to the performer and musician famous for his charm, glitz and glamour. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m.

Fridays-Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

Sundays through July 26 at Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext. Tickets: $30 ($15 students with valid ID and youth ages 11 and under). 901-682-8323. theatrememphis.org “Motown The Musical”: The true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and more. Shows at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 and 7 p.m.

Sunday at the Orpheum, 203 S. Main. Tickets: $20, $40, $60, $125 plus tax and fees. Call 901525-3000 or 800-982-2787.

“Mountain View”: Set deep in the mountains of Appalachia, a teenage girl tells the story of her kinfolk and the shadows lurking in the woods around her. Shows at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

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“Werk” team members Jackie Chartrand (left), Morganne Murdock, Cecilia Izquierdo, Ryleigh Rees, Anna Grace Breitenberg, Hailey Harris, Rebecca Schweitzer and Megan DiCello finished first overall in the Showstopper Finals.

ACHIEVEMENT

Collierville dance team takes home national title

JULY 17–19

By Shannon Izquierdo Special to The Weekly

This year, NVS Dance’s national team from Collierville brought home two national titles from the 2015 Showstopper Finals in Myrtle Beach, S.C. “Werk” finished first as the Advanced Mini Small Group National Champion, and Josey Moore was named the Senior Performance Solo National Champion. The team also earned 15 top 10 overall placements against some of the best dancers in the nation. NVS Dance was one of 70 teams to compete.

“Our team has worked so hard,” said Jackie Chartand, director of choreography. “This was some of the fiercest competition we have ever faced. I am so proud and honored to have our dancers share the stage with some of the world’s best.”

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2016 dance season at the end of July with a special in-studio workshop from Victor Smalley and Angel Armas with Stars Dance Academy Miami.

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and are internationally renowned choreographers and instructors. NVS Dance has been teaching dance for 51 years in the Mid-South.

Shannon Izquierdo is a team parent.

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Community COLLIERVILLE TOWN BEAUTIFUL SNAPSHOTS

Members of Collierville Town Beautiful presented its Business of the Month award to Collierville Auto Center.

Members of the Germantown Garden Club placed a red, white and blue wreath on the doof of the John Gray house in celebration of the July Fourth holiday. Attending the wreath laying ceremony are Barbara Dodge, Sylvia Waters, Kathy Russo and Jacque Clift.

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The Woods subdivision in Collierville won the Homeowners Beautification award from Collierville Town Beautiful.

By Janie Deere Special to The Weekly

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The John Gray Historic House was built before 1851 in a small community near Eads. It was moved to Germantown Municipal Park in 1989 to save it from demolition. The house was constructed in a tworoom plan type known as “hall and parlor.”

The use of “hall” is a bit confusing as it contained the kitchen and was the center of activity for the family, while the parlor contained the best furniture for visitors, as well as a bed for the parents.

The furnishings of the John Gray House portray life in western Tennessee in the mid-to-late 1800s.

It is one of the oldest surviving brick residences in Shelby County. The house is now under the auspices of the Germantown Historical Commission.

La Perla Tapatia, 2050 W. Poplar, won Collierville Town Beautiful’s July Beautification Award.

Janie Deere is a member of the Germantown Garden Club.

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The irst Germantown Father’s Day Basketball Clinic was held June 20 at Riverdale Elementary. Eighteen eager ball players and dads were in attendance for the one day clinic. Both kids and dads were put through a challenging series of games and drills focusing on basketball fundamentals. Fun was had by all and no dads were injured in the process.

The family volunteer group Little Helpers planted lowers and did light yard work to beautify the Dorothy Day House for homeless families. Earnest Payne, owner of Payne’s Lawn Service of Memphis, ofered to do lawn cutting and edging service. To learn more about Little Helpers check out the group’s Facebook page.

Kinsley Babineaux (front row), Brianna Stewart, Callie Davis, Kaleigh Lynch (back row), Karson Gatewood, Livia Rogers and Rose Young recently dressed up for the YMCA at Schilling Farms’ Princess Tea Party. The princesses designed tiaras and wands, had an etiquette lesson, danced and enjoyed story time. The event ended with a dress up tea party with their favorite stufed animal. The next Princess Tea Party is July 25.

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E.J. Wiley tries his hand at holding the irehose after a visit from the Collierville Fire Department during Faith Lutheran’s Hometown Heroes summer camp.

Collierville Police oicer Len Landers greets Silas Landers and Mana Cordle at Faith Lutheran’s summer camp. Landers spoke about what the police do to protect the community.

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Sports COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tigers grant Nichols OK to leave team Team said junior forward released

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By Jason Smith jason.smith@commercialappeal.com 901-529-5804

University of Memphis coach Josh Pastner and his wife had their third baby girl on July 8.

Less than 24 hours later on July 9, his best player, junior forward Austin Nichols, was granted a conditional release from the Tigers so he can transfer.

So as one chapter opened for Pastner and another closed, the seventhyear head coach said the program will be ine without Nichols, its anchor last season.

“The caravan continues to move forward, onward and upward without handlebars. As I’ve always believed, no one player is ever bigger than the program. We will make the proper adjustments that need to be made,” said Pastner, who until last week had expected Nichols to be the Tigers’ captain this season.

“We’re going to have tremendous competitive excellence every single time we step on the loor,

and I believe in time Tiger Nation will fall in love with this team.”

U of M athletic director Tom Bowen granted Nichols a conditional release to transfer after a short phone conversation with Nichols on July 9.

Nichols’ family requested the release last week, but Memphis originally denied it.

The conditions of the release, according to a source, prohibit Nichols from accepting a transfer scholarship at another American Athletic Conference school or schools on Memphis’ 2015-16 nonconference schedule, or to the University of Tennessee. Also, Nichols can’t transfer to Virginia, Iowa or Providence — three schools that are, along with Memphis, in the ield for the 2016 Emerald Coast Classic in Florida, tournament director Maury Hanks conirmed to The Commercial Appeal.

Nichols could still transfer to one of those schools, but he would have to pay his own tuition while he sat out the 2015-16 season per NCAA Division 1 transfer rules.

“While we are disappointed in this outcome and the timing of this

situation, we respect his wishes to pursue other opportunities. We appreciate Austin’s contributions to the Tigers and wish him well in his future endeavors,” Bowen said in a statement.

U of M President M. David Rudd also released a statement: “It has been a pleasure to have Austin Nichols as a student-athlete at the University of Memphis for the past two years. His performance on the court has provided many thrilling moments for our fans.

Austin has been a wonderful role model on our campus and in our community.

We ofer our best wishes for his continued success both on and of the court.”

Attempts to reach Nichols, the Tigers’ leading scorer and shot-blocker last season, were unsuccessful.

His father, Mark, declined an interview request July 9.

According to an ESPN. com report, Notre Dame and Marquette are among the schools interested in Nichols, an All-American Athletic Conference irstteam pick last season, when he averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 blocks in 27 games.

Austin Nichols, the Tigers’ leading scorer and shot blocker last season, was granted a release from the team. Nichols averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 blocks a game last season.

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Dream’s end for Nichols a nightmare for Pastner He wanted to be the next Penny Hardaway.

That’s why Austin Nichols decided to play basketball at the University of Memphis. After he committed to Memphis in November of 2012, Nichols said he wanted to be part of that legacy.

“I know the air in the ball eventually runs out,” he told The Commercial Appeal back then. “If I go to Memphis, I can get my degree, come back, and be sort of like a Penny, a igure like that. That’s what I want.”

It was a beautiful sentiment, wasn’t it?

A Memphis kid with big Memphis dreams. A kid who wanted to follow in the tradition of Larry Finch, Elliot Perry, Andre Turner, Penny and the rest.

Except, now the kid wants to transfer.

Now the kid wants to follow in the more recent tradition of Tarik Black and Nick King.

“As for me, I think it’s best if I move on from here,” is how Nichols explained it to my radio colleague John Martin on July 7.

It is hard to conjure 13 words that could be more devastating to Josh Pastner and the Memphis program.

Nichols wants out? He wants out in July before his third and possibly inal season?

He wants out even though he understands he will have to sit out a year before he plays college basketball again? He wants out even though he is the star and the face of the Memphis team?

This is as bad as it can possibly get. This is worse than Skal Labissiere head-

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ed to Lexington or Black headed to Lawrence.

Nichols in November of 2012: “My phone is blowing up. This is a dream come true.”

Nichols in July of 2015: “It was in the best interests of my family and I to decide to transfer from the University of Memphis.”

And, yes, there is certainly a long and complicated story behind all this, aspects of which can be emphasized or ignored depending on your particular agenda. Mark Nichols, Austin’s father, never really wanted his son at Memphis. Nichols has had some personal stresses that he may be trying to escape.

As recently as two weeks ago, Nichols had a meeting with Pastner and told him how excited he was about the coming season. The two haven’t had a single conversation since.

Is it miserable timing for Nichols to decide he wants to transfer in July?

Yes. Is it reasonable of Pastner to insist on an actual conversation with Nichols before granting him a release?

Of course.

But is it fair for anyone to try to blame Nichols for deciding he’d ultimately like to play basketball somewhere else?

Under no circumstances.

Just look at the upheaval

around him. Here’s a list of players that have left Memphis in the last 12 months: King, Pookie Powell, Dominic Magee, Kuran Iverson, Dominic Woodson and Damien Wilson.

That’s six players, seven if you count Nichols. And while every one of them has a story, the common denominator is the head coach.

It is the head coach’s job to recruit kids who are good enough to play at Memphis, honorable enough to not get bounced from Memphis, and satisied enough to want to continue their careers at Memphis. In that respect, Pastner has failed.

Nichols, Powell, King and Iverson were four of the ive players in the 2013 recruiting class. Two years later, only Markel Crawford remains.

How can Pastner survive a record like that?

Especially when he has already lost so many of the fans?

There are moments in the last years of every doomed head coach that feel deinitive, that seem like the inal blow. For Finch, that moment came when Tony Harris picked Tennessee over Memphis.

For Pastner that moment may have come when his best player said that he, too, had had enough.

It’s sad, honestly. Sad for everyone involved.

Pastner is a good man who has lost his grip on the program. Nichols is a good kid who has given up on the fairy tale.

“I’m just honored, I can’t explain it,” he said, back in 2012. “I know this will be the best decision of my life.”

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Memphis Grizzlies Marc Gasol recently agreed to a $113 million maximum deal.

Gasol will earn more than $19 million next season, making him the highest paid player on the team.

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Team signs Gasol to $113M maximum deal

By Ronald Tillery tillery@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2353

To say that Marc Gasol is a rich man is quite the understatement.

When the 7-foot center returns to Memphis this week, he’ll bring an immense amount of basketball talent to sign a new ive-year contract that is worth $113 million.

Gasol, 30, was an unrestricted free agent but agreed to terms with the Griz on a new deal that will make him the highestpaid player on the team.

The two-time All Star and All-NBA irst-team member will play the 2015-16 season with a starting salary of $19.7 million.

Zach Randolph is set to earn $10 million next season. Mike Conley ($9.7) and Jef Green ($9.2) are the other Griz players earning more than $5 million.

“For me, (the money) wasn’t important,” Gasol said. “To me, the last deal (worth $58 million) four years ago was more than enough. I’m going to try to help as many people as I can with it. I’m going to try to help change as many lives as I can.”

The calculation on Gasol’s contract became oficial July 9 when the NBA set the salary cap at a record $70 million. The cap increased by 11 percent from last season’s $63.1 million, and the 2015-16 cap will be the highest ever — though it will be shattered next summer when the NBA begins receiving billions from a new national television deal.

Teams are now permitted to sign players who verbally committed to contracts. An NBA moratorium had been in place since July 1. Memphis also made oicial its deal with

veteran big man Brandan Wright.

The Griz used their midlevel exception to sign Wright to a three-year contract worth slightly more than $17 million.

Gasol’s exploits on the court, plus his contract, bestow upon him the label of franchise player.

Gasol says the money won’t change him.

“I’ve never felt comfortable talking about money,” Gasol said. “My parents have always been in the medical profession. My family never had extra stuf, but we never lacked either. We always had food on the table and everything we needed.

This is unreal. My family is excited. My wife is really on board. She’s really supportive. She’s really excited to continue to live in Memphis. Hopefully, ive years from now we’ll continue this.”

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Marc Gasol goes all in, ties his fate, future to Grizzlies Five more years. You know what this means, right?

It means ive more years of games that matter.

It means ive more years of big crowds spilling out onto Beale Street.

It means ive more years of basketball in May. It means ive more years of growl towels, Cupid Shules and other varieties of civic joy.

It means ive more years of playof agony and thrills.

It means ive more years of pulling for a kid who was born in Barcelona but has chosen to throw in with his adopted hometown.

Marc Gasol of Memphis.

Just like the Craig Brewer movie said.

Gasol agreed to a iveyear, $113 million contract with the Grizzlies on July 6, a burst of news that caused Tony Allen to tweet out an emoticon of six women in red dresses, dancing.

Gasol chose Memphis over every city in the NBA universe. That’s what unrestricted free agency means.

He could have gone to New York or Los Angeles or any other glamorous metropolis. He could have gone to a city with more money and taller buildings.

Today, now that it’s oficial, some may tell you Gasol was always going to wind up back in Memphis.

But less than two weeks ago, on draft night, ESPN’s Jay Williams became the latest to say he thought Gasol would bolt.

After all, that’s what the biggest NBA stars tend to do when they ind themselves in small markets. They leave for bigger stages and/or brighter lights. Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard left Orlando for the Lakers.

Carmelo Anthony left Denver for the Knicks.

Kevin Garnett left Minneapolis for the Celtics.

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Marc Gasol gave Memphians a reason to smile on July 6 when he agreed to a five-year, maximum contract to stay with the Grizzlies.

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Oh, and not so many years ago, Pau Gasol left Memphis for the Lakers because he didn’t think it was possible to win here.

Now his kid brother has made a diferent choice.

And, yes, he will be paid richly for his decision.

Let there be no confusion about that. But Gasol could have made tens of millions more had he signed a short-term contract and waited for the NBA’s new television deal to kick in.

Indeed, in many ways, that would have been the more rational way to go.

Gasol could have waited and seen what the Grizzlies did to stay competitive. He could have taken another look around in a year or two. Heck, LeBron James made a big deal of it when he recommitted to Cleveland but when it came time to negotiate a contract, LeBron wasn’t willing to commit to four or ive years.

Gasol has committed.

Four years, with a player

option for a fifth. And while it doesn’t guarantee all those good things I outlined at the start of the column — Gasol could get injured, among other perils — it means the civic celebration that has lifted Memphians for the last ive years has a good chance of stretching for a decade or more.

Not bad for a franchise that was a league laughingstock not so long ago. The Grizzlies still might not be as good as the Warriors, the Spurs or the Thunder.

They might never win a championship. But with Gasol in place, they can spend the next four or ive seasons giving it their best shot.

That matters, for the franchise and the city.

And, yes, those things are intertwined. How many letters to the editor have you read from cranks who say they can’t wait to get out of Memphis? How many times have you been asked why you choose to live in Memphis anyway?

Now you can point to a 7-foot Spaniard who could have lived anywhere in the country but chose to stay right here alongside the rest of us.

He’s Marc Gasol, of Memphis.

Welcome back and welcome home.

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Briarcrest Christian School soccer players Taegan Allen and Kylee Bright competed in the Under 16 Southeastern Regional Soccer Tournament in Little Rock. Both play for the 99 Collierville Lady Lobos Rush Soccer Club.

Their team inished as runner-up to the three time defending regional champions and national powerhouse, Tophat Soccer Club out of Atlanta.

Due to the team’s outstanding play in the Southeast Regional Tournament, the 99 Lady Lobos have been invited to participate in the US Youth Soccer National Championships, which will be held in Tulsa, Okla., from July 20–26.

Only eight U16 girls’ teams were invited to play in the upcoming National Championships.

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Beth Rooks is the director of communications for Briarcrest.

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THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS Horticultural horrors on display at Pink Palace exhibit It only takes an encounter won’t be able to get too close to with poison ivy or a thorn bush those either — and that’s a good to quickly learn some plants are thing.

Eating diefenbachia, a popnot nice.

A few, as Agatha Christie bufs ular houseplant, can cause a can attest, are deadly, such as the temporary inlammation of the ricin-loaded castor bean and the vocal cords, making speech lovely blue-lowerimpossible. (My ing monk’s hood wicked must be (aconite), which showing because contains a subI can’t help thinkstance that paraing a dose of dief CHRISTINE lyzes the nerves, given to select lowers blood prespeople could acARPE sure and eventualtually be useful at GANG ly stops the heart. times.)

GREEN THUMB Nazi scientists put Other houseit in poison bullets. plants with trouYou can learn all about 100 or blesome attributes include the so horticultural horrors while ex- popular peace lilies and philoperiencing “Wicked Plants: The dendrons that cause burning of Exhibit” at the Memphis Pink the mouth, diiculty swallowing Palace Museum until Sept. 7. and nausea when ingested, and The interactive show is staged pencil cactus, whose sap may in several rooms of a “house” cause rashes and/or skin irritawhere visitors are encouraged tions. to search for clues to mysterEach room in the main exhiies, solve riddles and have fun bition area has a family portrait in the macabre environment. It’s setting the stage for the stories so dark and spooky I almost ex- of the diabolical plants featured. pected to ind Morticia Addams The show title may seem frighthiding behind a door. ening, but the presentation has Don’t worry about scary sur- lots of humor. prises or about accidentally poi“Facts are mixed with jokes soning or scratching yourself. so it’s an enjoyable experience “All of the plants in the main at almost any level,” Masler said. exhibit are necessarily artii- “Most people know about diefcial,” said Steve Masler, manager fenbachia and deadly nightshade, of exhibits for the museum. but there are so many more.”

The staf at the North CaroIn one room, visitors are asked lina Arboretum worked with to determine how the igure of a Amy Stewart, author of “Wick- woman with her head on a table ed Plants: The Weed that Killed died. To get to the most imporLincoln’s Mother & Other Bo- tant clue, you must touch her. tanical Atrocities,” in creating (Hint: Look at the ingers on her its irst traveling exhibit. left hand).

Masler snagged it for the Pink “People are so used to not Palace because its subject, size touching anything in a museum, and price happen to be perfect most won’t do it,” Masler said. its for the museum. Caroline The dining room was my faCarrico, manager of special proj- vorite place. I learned that foods ects, decided to add some real we happily eat every day can plants — mostly houseplants — be harmful in certain circumto complement the exhibit. You stances. Corn, when consumed

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Houseplants are mostly benign and even beneicial. But to be safe, don’t munch on diefenbachia or philodendrons. They are among the more than 100 “wicked” plants featured in an exhibit at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum that could make you sick, itchy or dead.

in place of all other grains, can contribute to a niacin deiciency that causes pellagra, a skin disease that is fatal if not treated.

The actual berries of the elderberry plant are tasty when turned into jellies and wines, but don’t eat the leaves and stems or raw, unripe berries. Severe nau-

sea can be expected.

Mango skins contain a substance related to poison ivy that causes rashes in some people.

A substance in chili peppers will burn the skin and eyes when contact is made. Wearing gloves when working with them is often recommended. It works if you re-

member not to touch your eyes with a gloved inger that’s been handling peppers. I learned that one the hard way.

Some plants are included in the exhibit and in Stewart’s book because they are extremely invasive. Kudzu, which covers an estimated 7 million acres in America, is one of them, along with the water hyacinths that are clogging streams and rivers.

Some other facts gathered from the exhibit by the staf of the museum: ■ Dr. James Livingstone reported on the use of ordeal or punitive poisons in Africa such as Calabar bean (Physostigma venenosum). If a person accused of a crime vomited the bean, they were thought to be innocent. If it killed them, that proved their guilt.

■ The deranged behavior that led to the Salem witch trials may have been caused by ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and causes wild hallucinations. Lysergic acid, the main ingredient in LSD, was extracted from ergot.

■ Jimson weed (Datura stramonium) gets its name from Jamestown, where settlers irst encountered it and used its intoxicating powers to drug British soldiers.

■ Homer’s Odyssey mentions an elixir called nepenthe that allowed Helen of Troy to forget her sorrows. Many scholars believe that nepenthe was derived from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).

■ Frederick Law Olmsted, America’s most famous landscape architect and designer of Central Park, was nearly blinded by poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix).

■ Consumption of white snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) causes cows to produce poison milk, resulting in the deadly milk sickness that killed Abraham Lincoln’s mother. It grows four feet tall and produces clusters of small white lowers similar to Queen Anne’s lace.

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