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Germantown Weekly ELECTIONS
G’town elects new mayor Palazzolo captures 54 percent of votes By Jennifer Pignolet pignolet@commercialappeal.com 901-529-2372
PHOTOS BY CRAIG COLLIER/SPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY
A line of skaters all tuck behind the lead racer to reduce the wind resistance. The Sprinters Speed Club Collierville recently hosted a competition at Funquest in Collierville for all categories of speed skating associated with the Mid-South Speed Skating League.
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Go, speedskaters! Funquest hosts Mid-South Speed Skating League
By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly
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hen considering a sport for a family to become involved with, it’s easy to go with the typical activities — soccer, baseball, softball, football, basketball, cheerleading and so on. For the more adventurous, speedskating has become the sport of choice. In this part of the country speedskating in done on inline skates. On Nov. 1, the Sprinters Speed Club Collierville hosted a competition for all categories of speed skating associated with the Mid-South Speed Skating League. The Collierville chapter, together with the Murfreesboro chapter, makes up the Sprinters Speed Club. At last Sunday’s event, there were nearly 100 competitors at Funquest in Collierville. Kyndal Dryk, 15, and her family came from Dallas, Texas to participate with the Mid-South Speed Skating Leauge.
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As soon as early voting results posted, both George Brogdon and Mike Palazzolo’s campaigns knew the race for Germantown mayor was over. Palazzolo jumped ahead by more than 1,300 votes, and it wasn’t long before Brogdon called him to concede the race. By 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, with all 12 pre- ELECTIONS cincts reporting, Palazzolo had won with 54.3 percent of the vote. Palazzolo, 50, said people in the city were concerned about its future, and they could “breathe easier.” “They’re able to see what the real issues are, and they spoke today,” he said. Both candidates gave speeches to supporters at their respective gatherings immediately after the phone call. Brogdon, 58, thanked his supporters at the Mesquite Chop House and told them just before 8:15 p.m. that he had already spoken to Palazzolo and conceded the race. “I told him I’m going to do everything I can to support him,” Brogdon said, and that he was proud his campaign “did bring up some issues that need to be discussed.” Brogdon said after his speech that he was not disappointed. “We ran a really hard race, put it all out there on the field,” he said, adding that he See MAYOR, 2
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GREENTREES NEIGHBORHOOD
TRICK-ORTREATERS
House move draws neighbors closer
Kids and adults from all over the area got into character for a taste of Halloween.
Residents turn out to watch, visit
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By Margie Augustine Special to The Weekly
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT Bailey Station Elementary’s annual Bear Boogie run/walk-a-thon raises funds for technology, PTA projects. SCHOOLS, 4
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What was the most exciting thing that happened in your neighborhood last week? If you live in Greentrees Neighborhood in East Memphis, it surely had to be the sight of a house moving — and getting stuck — on your street. The historic Kirby Farm House, built in 1834, belongs to Walter Wills and his family and was being moved from its Poplar Pike location in Germantown where it has been for 180
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Ben, Levi and Zach Rouse provide free lemonade and cookies for workers transporting the Historic Kirby Farm House to its final destination across the street from their home.
and to the final destination on Messick only a mile away. The truck carrying the house broke down, mailboxes had to be removed along the way and tree limbs cut. Street light poles had previously been removed in preparation for the move. The house spent two nights stuck on Satin-
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