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opportunities Those who do, can also teach. Artists and art instructors who like to work with children have an opportunity to teach in classes and programs sponsored by the town of Farragut. Those interested in becoming an instructor should submit an outline of the proposed classes, a brief biography including qualifications and proof of any necessary certifications or licenses to Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org. Info: 966-7057.
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festival home The Dogwood Arts Council is in full swing, and Farragut residents have the opportunity to participate right here at home, as well as in Knoxville. The Farragut trail, a 7.9-mile ride of beauty, showcases 487 homes throughout Fox Den, Country Manor and Village Green subdivisions. Residents and those in surrounding communities are invited to enjoy the trail with a walk, bicycle ride or drive. Trails open officially on Wednesday and continue through April 27.
Show House veterans Heeding call of duty on Symphony League fundraiser By Betsy Pickle Becky Paylor is not looking to do a three-peat. She and her husband, Bob, are going through the excitement – and headaches – of having the Knoxville Symphony League Show House for the second time. Their emptynester in the Westland Lakes neighborhood is impeccably outfitted with furniture and decorations by the area’s top designers and will be open to the public April 11-27. But Paylor does not intend to do a third show house. In fact, she doesn’t plan to move again. “They’re going to carry me out of here feet first,” she says, chuckling. Having the show house again was not on Paylor’s mind. She joined the Symphony League after her first time, becoming more and more active through the years. She is the president-elect as well as the show house co-chair, with Edie Volk, and they thought they had a house lined up, but the schedule did not work out. The annual show house, the league’s biggest fundraiser, must follow a very specific construction
The Episcopal School of Knoxville’s headmaster, Jay Secor, has announced he will retire at the end of the 2014-15 school year. He will have worked in education for 42 years. Secor was named the founding headmaster of ESK in 1998. He said after 16 years he feels the school is ready for fresh leadership that will continue to grow what he started. “I am a ‘lucky guy’ to have been tapped to be the founding headmaster
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timeframe in order for the room designers to do their work before the tours begin. When they realized that they were at the deadline to find another house, Volk looked at Paylor and said, “Well, your house is under construction.” “So at that point I went to Bob and said, ‘How do you feel about adding another 1,000 square feet back to our house?’ Our show houses are generally a minimum of 5,000 square feet so we can accommodate multiple designers. He swallowed real hard and said, ‘You know, it’s the right thing to do because we can’t not have a show house.’ “That would be $60,000 to $70,000 that we would not be able to give to the orchestra. The Symphony League gives them almost $200,000 every single year from all of our fundraising projects we do. To suddenly knock out a potential $70,000 would not have been good.” Paylor says she feels more at ease this time around. She also feels more invested. She’s passionate about the youth music programs the league helps to fund, and as the show house co-chair, she
A hanging bed gives an offbeat edge to an upstairs bedroom. also has a unique perspective. “We want the house the way Bob and I want it for our living, but at the same time I’m very aware of what we need for a symphony show house and what will appeal to the public when they come in and see it.” With 10-foot ceilings on the main floor and 9-foot ceilings on the second, the home is light and airy. Paylor describes the mix of French country homes influenced the architecture of the natural, traditional and in- 2014 Knoxville Symphony League Show House. Photos by Betsy Pickle
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Secor to retire as headmaster of ESK
On the last weekend, April 25-27, bus tours are available, departing from downtown Knoxville at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day. Seating is limited; tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 637-4561 or on Market Square the day of the tour, if space is still available.
The AARP Driver Safety Course will be offered 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the town hall community room. Deadline to register is Wednesday, April 9. The 8 hours of class can qualify participants for a discount on auto insurance. Class covers agerelated physical changes and declining perceptual skills.
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of the Episcopal School of Knoxville,” said Secor. “From its fragile beginnings on the grounds of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church to the school that we love today, ESK has grown a great deal.” During Secor’s time as headmaster, ESK has expanded resulting in record enrollment and the launch of programs including Farm to Table lunch, a school-wide sustainability program and a Flex 1:1 program for middle school
students. Amy Schumake, president of the board of trustees for ESK, said Secor has played an integral role in the school’s history. “His legacy is nothing less than the very existence and excellence of The Episcopal School of Knoxville,” said Schumake. “From 1998 to today, Jay has led this dynamic institution with unparalleled leadership, vision and good humor.” The student body has grown from 23 students
the first year to 350 students this year. During Secor’s final year, he will oversee the addition of new lower school classrooms. The board of trustees has formed a search committee and retained the services of a national executive search and leadership advisory firm specializing in independent schools, colleges and nonprofits. Schumaker said they anticipate that ESK’s second headmaster will be announced this fall.
Patrols are adequate, says sheriff By Sandra Clark Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones says he has all the patrol officers in neighborhoods that he can afford, that he’s almost doubled the count from January 2007 when he became sheriff, and that Bobby Waggoner knows better than to scare people about home safety.
Analysis Waggoner, who is challenging Jones in the May 6 Republican primary, earlier said neighborhood patrols are thin – fewer than 30 officers on a shift – and it’s a
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ragut and “about 44 to 50 square miles in each zone,” Jones said. In addition to the patrol officers, other certified, gun-carrying officers are in the field, Jones said, especially during the day when civil and criminal warrants are served. “We have 220 officers (in addition to patrol) out in neighborhoods and in school zones. The men and women of the sheriff’s office do a great job.” Jones pegs neighborhood safety as “8 to 8.5” on a 1-10 scale. “People feel safe because we work hard,” he said. “People don’t want to live in a neighborhood that’s
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