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Bringing real world Germany to Knox classroom By Carolyn Evans
Would you be willing to exchange a week’s worth of social studies lesson plans for a twoweek tour of Germany? That’s exactly what 100 social studies teachers from all over the U.S. and Canada did this summer, and Farragut resident Amy Melendy was one of them. Melendy, who has taught social studies at Cedar Bluff Middle School for 36 years, received a fellowship for her trip to Germany, her first, through the Transatlantic Outreach Program. This is the third overseas trip she’s taken. Melendy says one of the reasons for spending part of the summer this way is to bring a reallife perspective to her teaching. She has previously spent five weeks in Turkey and Greece on a Fulbright-Hays scholarship and two weeks in Korea with Korea Workshop for Educators. Melendy is the only Cedar Bluff Middle School teacher to have
Betty Coleman is a wellknown instructor in tai chi and a retired professor from the University of Tennessee. Yet writer Carol Shane was able to discover so much more about Betty and her husband, the late Larry Coleman. Read Shane’s story in “My Life.”
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GOP candidates to debate District 14 state legislative candidates Karen Carson and Jason Zachary will debate Thursday, Aug. 6, 7-8 p.m. at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut. The debate was organized by the West Knox Republican Club. Alexander Waters is president. Early voting ends Friday, Aug. 7. The election is Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Farragut resident and Cedar Bluff Middle School teacher Amy Melendy stands in front of a representation of the artwork from the Berlin wall, taken during her trip to Germany this summer. Photos submitted
Go, team Farragut! By Wendy Smith
Sales tax holiday Tennessee’s annual Sales Tax Holiday is Friday-Sunday, Aug. 7-9. During the holiday, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school and art supplies and computer purchases. Shoppers will not pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item and computers with a price of $1,500 or less. Info: www.tn.gov/revenue/ article/sales-tax-holiday or 1-800-342-1003.
Back to School Parents and kids are invited to Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Back to School Bash 3-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. The free event is an opportunity for students to get free school supplies and health screenings and to enjoy activities, special programs, vendors and more. Shoney’s will host a free KidCare Photo ID.
Sharps Ridge A group of veterans who want to upgrade Sharps Ridge Park will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, in the banquet room at the Golden Corral Restaurant on Clinton Hwy.
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Proposed development on Smith Road, Parkside Drive and Grigsby Chapel Road brought droves of citizens to Farragut Town Hall in recent months. That’s a good thing, says Town Administrator David Smoak, because citizen input is appreciated. But when emotions run high, meetings can be derailed by outbursts or rude behavior. “There will always be disagreement over issues, but as long as everyone is respectful, things can move forward,” he says. Board members, as well as citizens, need to understand proper meeting etiquette. That’s why Smoak put together a workshop to review Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised and discuss the legal process of making decisions. Members of the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Visual Resources Review Board
were invited. The town doesn’t strictly adhere to Robert’s Rules, but relies upon the rules for general form. Larger decision-making bodies, like the state Legislature, need firmer rules, while the town prefers meetings that are more conversational, he says. Margaret Norris, a municipal management consultant for Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), led the discussion. She said meetings can be compared to a game, like football, with the board being a team, and attendees being fans. The chair, who is like the coach or quarterback, calls the plays, and is responsible for managing the meeting. The ultimate job of the team is to make decisions, or vote. But before that can happen, the team needs to practice, or prepare for the meeting. Norris warned that a “virgin paper clip” – one that was obviously never removed from an information pack-
By Betty Bean
There was a big turnout on Cherry Street for the ceremonial dedication of the Avon W. Rollins Sr. Overpass, which has renamed the span of I-40 that crosses Cherry Street. The Knoxville Police Department blocked off a lane of Cherry St. and stopped traffic coming off the I-40 exit ramp to allow pedestrian access to the dedication site. The multi-racial crowd included dignitaries and private citizens of all ages. It grew steadily as the 10 a.m. dedication approached. The event and the naming ceremony were sponsored by state Sen. Becky Massey and state Rep. Joe Armstrong, both of whom have close historical connections to Rollins and the cause of his life – civil rights. Before Knoxville native Rol-
Sheryl and Avon Rollins at the bridge dedication
lins was director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center or a TVA executive, he was one of Knoxville’s most prominent civil rights activists in the early 1960s and was a founding member of the
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– should also be considered a foul. Fans have an important role, too, and the default time for each citizen to speak, according to Robert’s Rules, is 10 minutes. But that can be changed, as long as each citizen is given the same amount of time for all agenda items. “It’s a game. It’s got to be fair, right?” But citizens, or fans, shouldn’t be allowed to take over the game. After all, they’re not out on the field, Norris said. A chair can choose to eject an unruly fan from the game, although that should be a last resort. The result of a well-run meeting is that the players, and fans, are winners. When a meeting isn’t “played” well, both groups lose. Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings are at 7 p.m. on second and fourth Thursdays. The Municipal Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. on third Thursdays. Both bodies meet in the large assembly room at Farragut Town Hall. Agendas are available before meetings at www.TownofFarragut. org/AgendaCenter.
the big downtown theaters or eat at downtown restaurants or lunch counters. If they needed in-patient medical treatment, they could get it only at UT Hospital. Rollins was one of a group of young African Americans who worked to change all that. He was arrested dozens of times and found himself working closely with Massey’s father, Mayor John J. Duncan Sr., who wanted to bring about peaceful change. A few years later, after Duncan had gone to serve in Congress, he got letters from Cas Walker, who didn’t appreciate Rollins picketing one of his stores and urged Duncan to use his influence to get Rollins fired from his job at TVA. Armstrong, who represents most of East Knoxville in the General Assembly, also represents the generation that has been able to walk through doors opened by the movement to which Rollins has dedicated his life.
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