VOL. 7 NO. 32
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Miracle Maker
Dr. Jim McIntyre says he’s as enthusiastic about the new school year as “any in my career.” Knox County Schools has made gains on test scores every year since McIntyre arrived as superintendent in 2008.
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Sand Volleyball scores an ACE in Farragut
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Faith from sorrow Dawn McGuire was pregnant with her third baby when her life changed forever. After having two healthy baby boys, Dawn and Kevin McGuire were overjoyed to find out she was expecting a girl. “I asked people to pray that Jena would come to know Jesus at a young age and that I would be able to share Jesus with the doctors and nurses.” McGuire would find both prayers answered in the following months.
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South College expands parking The grading underway at South College, visible from I-40, is for additional parking since Kimberly-Clark recently relocated there and the college has added a Pharmacy College, said college president Steve South. This location of South College includes specialized laboratories, a student center, library plus classrooms for education, nursing, physician assistant and pharmacy programs. The building originally was headquarters for Goody’s. – Nancy Whittaker
Mabe to be guest on WDVX show Shopper-News features editor Jake Mabe will be the special guest on the WDVX “East Tennessee Quiver” at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. He will be talking about local musicians he’s covered throughout his career as well as highlighting Elvis Presley’s lesser-known songs with show host Bradley Reeves. Listen at 89.9 FM, 102.9 FM or online at www. wdvx.com.
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Dirty Half-Dozen scores a point against Sons of Beaches during one of last Thursday’s intermediate games at Mayor Bob Leonard Park. Photos by Nancy Anderson
By Betsy Pickle Mayor Bob Leonard Park is a long way from Redondo Beach, but drop by on a summer evening and you’ll see that Southern California doesn’t have a monopoly on sand volleyball enthusiasts. The town of Farragut’s sand volleyball leagues draw players from all over East Tennessee, largely because they’re the only game not just in town, but around the area. “There aren’t any outdoor sand volleyball leagues other than ours that I know of in our greater metropolitan area,” says Jay Smelser, Farragut’s athletic and park coordinator. Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Maryville offer indoor fall-winter leagues, he says, “but we’re the only ones who offer the outdoor sand leagues.” Volleyball leagues serve up action Monday through Thursday beginning in late July and have seven weeks of regular play, followed by two weeks of doubleelimination tournament play.
Prior to 2013, the town ball leagues, but it’s not offered three seasons – a requirement for them spring, summer and fall to reside in the town,” he – but this year the midsays. The chief requiredle season was dropped ment is that they pay to because weather-related play. Six-player teams makeup games often depay $135 a season, while layed the start of the fall four-player teams pay season, which caused $125. problems for players Smelser says Farraparticipating in indoor gut volleyball has been leagues. around since long before Smelser says the he started with the town town’s volleyball and about four years ago. Terry Clem and her daughter Emily, 6, brave the rain to softball leagues draw Originally, games were enjoy a friendly, but competitive, game of volleyball. similar numbers of parplayed at Anchor Park, ticipants overall, but and there weren’t nearly more teams get involved in volley- members. Smelser says at one as many teams. ball because the teams have fewer time a female former player from All the teams are coed. Recreplayers. There are 56 teams regis- Brazil’s national team played in a ational leagues play Monday and tered in the current season. league. The leagues are for adults Tuesday. The competitive league “We’ll see 300-plus people and are open to ages 18 and over, plays Monday, and the intermedithrough the sand volleyball courts but there are no geographic re- ate is on Thursday. Open 4s play playing on a weekly basis,” he says. strictions. on Wednesday. Teams might come from busi“I’ve got teams that travel from “The 4s are closer to what, I nesses, churches or neighbor- Crossville, Loudon, Oak Ridge, guess, true sand volleyball would hoods, and players could be any Maryville,” Smelser says. “Peo- be in that they play on a little bit skill level, from just beyond couch ple travel from a long way away smaller court,” says Smelser. “We potato to former collegiate team to come and play because there put out different lines each night aren’t any other sand volleyball for those individuals to play. It folleagues that are organized. Of lows a more competitive level of course, there are locals, too. rules. The play is more fast paced, “There are a number of individuals who work or live in Farragut To page A-3 who do participate in the volley-
Wanted attention Farragut Stormwater program honored by PBS Stormwater Matters, the town of Farragut’s program to highlight the importance of stormwater management, has received some attention just when it is most needed. Jason Scott, stormwater coordinator, said he was thrilled when he learned that Stormwater Matters had received the East Tennessee PBS “Be More Award” for July. With the support of Home Federal Bank, East Tennessee PBS presents the Be More Awards to 12 leaders in its viewing area who contribute to the overall wellbeing of the community. These contributions can be through education, the arts, health services or other forms of charitable giving or community involvement. The Be More Award can be
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given to a non-profit or for-profit organization or an individual who is an inspiration in the community. “We have some major community-centric projects coming up in the near future, such as the Outdoor Classroom for the schools,” said Scott, “so the attention came at a great time. I appreciate the exceptional job that Sam Cann and the East Tennessee PBS staff did to take my thoughts about this important subject and put them in a form that informs and inspires.” East Tennessee PBS spotlighted a video segment on Stormwater Matters on its channel throughout the month of July. For more information, contact Scott at jason.scott@ townoffarragut.org or by calling 966-7057.
Stepping up Northshore Elementary School principal Susan Davis (at right) steps to the podium and asks all the teachers in the room to help silence the audience by raising their hands before the school’s ribbon-cutting last week. Everyone hushed quickly, including the adults. An open house was held immediately following the ribbon-cutting. “This is a beautiful building,” said Davis during her opening remarks. “But what’s most important is what happens in these classrooms.”
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