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BUZZ Helping a friend Businesses in the Colonial Village area will hold a fundraiser Saturday, May 2, to raise money to help one of their own. Jeff Allen, owner of Colonial Hardware, was recently diagnosed with cancer, and the money will help pay his medical expenses. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be kids’ activities, music, a bake sale, hot dogs, raffles and a silent auction in the parking lot in front of Colonial Hardware. Parking is at Colonial Heights United Methodist Church, 6321 Chapman Highway; a shuttle will run all day. Susan’s Cuts and More will offer $10 haircuts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A spaghetti supper will be held at Colonial Heights UMC 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance at Village Bakery and Susan’s Cuts and More, $8 at the door.

What’s Shakin’, South Haven? The South Haven Neighborhood Association has scheduled its second What’s Shakin’, South Haven? Anne Wallace, program manager for the Cumberland Avenue Project and a South Knoxville resident, will be the featured speaker for the event at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the Roundup Restaurant, 3643 Sevierville Pike.

SOUP’s on again The second Knoxville SOUP has been set for 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Ijams Nature Center. Presented by the South Knoxville Alliance, the event will feature up to four presentations by groups or individuals seeking microgrants to help them fund projects that will better the community. Attendees listen to the presentations, discuss them over a simple dinner and then vote for their favorite. A $5 donation is requested at the door, with all money raised going to the winning project. Project proposals are still being sought. The process is easy and may be completed online. For info, visit southknoxvillealliance.org. Artists who wish to display works or share their talents are also being sought; find info at the same website.

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Hard work Elizabeth Lee, Ashlyn Lawson and Sydney Lee carry plants to their new home in a raised bed at South Knoxville Elementary School. Photos by Betsy Pickle

pays off with $25,000 from Comcast By Betsy Pickle Saturday did not start auspiciously at South Knoxville Elementary School. At 8 a.m., cloudy skies, a light rain and a chill in the air had organizers for Comcast Cares Day worried that volunteers who’d registered to help clean, plant and build at the school might not show up.

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But the helpers fooled them, with an even larger turnout than expected, and so did the weather. The rain abated, the clouds rolled away and the sun came out. One might say it was an omen. Comcast had promised the school a donation based on the number To page 3

School board member Amber Rountree and SKES principal Tanna Nicely pause for a moment with Comcast Cable president and CEO Neil Smit, who helped put the finishing touches on the Little Free Library behind him.

Vestival brings history into celebration By Betsy Pickle The 15th annual Vestival will be looking back, but not just at its record of bringing Vestal and the greater South Knoxville community together. This year, Vestival will celebrate the history of South Knoxville as revealed through photos, mementos and stories shared by those who remember the old days. “That’s really why Vestival started – to celebrate the history of the area and the people,” says Chelsea Voelker, one of the organizers of the event. Vestival takes place 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Can-

doro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Ave., and on the Candoro grounds. Following tradition, the day starts with a Mother’s Day brunch – this time with a twist. “We’re expanding the Mother’s Day brunch,” says Voelker. “Everyone is invited.” A donation from Three Rivers Market is making the expansion possible. “It’s a good outreach for Vestal proper and Montgomery Village and their children,” she says. The history tent will be next to the carriage house stage. There will be a nearby skill-share area that focuses on old-style activities.

Demonstrations of blacksmithing, wool spinning, pottery crafting and bread making will be included. “Some will be vending; some will be demonstrating,” says Voelker. “It will be pretty cool. Entertainment on the grassy stage will feature Dragonfly Aerial Arts, magician Nick Roberts, the Claire Metz belly dancers and the Sandsation Dancers. The Cattywampus Puppet Council will have puppets roaming the grounds. The carriage house and main stages will have music throughout the day. Acts scheduled to appear include The Blue Print, Y’uns, Matt Foster, Evan Carawan and

the Celtic Collaborators, Exit 65, Dixieghost, Jack Herranen and the Little Red Band, Quartjar, the Lonetones, Kevin Abernathy Band, Red Shoes and Rosin, and the Swill Sippers with squaredance caller Stan Sharp. Inside the Candoro building, works by featured artists Randy Arnold and T. Richard Alexander – both South Knoxvillians – will be on display. A free shuttle will pick up at several area parking lots. The list is being finalized and will appear in the Shopper next week. Info: candoromarble.org or the Vestival 2015 Facebook page.

Hometown hero believes in service

IN THIS ISSUE Butch-watch Butch Jones clearly has his own brand of leadership, writes Marvin West. “I continue to withhold judgment on player development and strategy. When Tennessee defeats Alabama, I’ll have more to say.”

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By Betsy Pickle To tell Tom Hood’s story, you have to go back a long way. But the latest chapter is this: A lifetime of serving his community has led to Hood being selected as a Hometown Hero by Home Federal Bank. In a presentation held last week at the South Knoxville office of Home Federal, 4444 Chapman Highway, Home Federal president and CEO Dale Keasling presented a check for $2,500 to Montgomery Village Ministry, which Hood helped form 40 years ago when he was 37. Keasling said that the Hometown Heroes program was launched to “recognize and honor individuals who provide extraordinary voluntary service in our com-

is one of several groups Hood has supported through the years – he also provided notable service to 4-H and to the CAC transportation advisory board. But the ministry has kept him busy the longest. Hood almost became a minister himself. After earning his bachelor’s in divisional social science at Michigan State University, he thought he was going to go to seminary. “In the process of applying, you Tom Hood and wife Ginger Hood, center, with his fan club: Anita Young, Er- had to write an essay on why you nestine Cody, John Reynolds and Lacresha Dye, all members of the Mont- felt a call to the ministry,” he said. “For some reason that essay just gomery Village Ministry board. never came together, so I never munity, people who make a real will be announced in May, with did finish the applications.” difference in the lives of others.” an additional $2,500 going to that Instead, he earned his master’s Hood is one of eight “heroes” person’s nonprofit of choice. To page 3 named this year. An overall hero Montgomery Village Ministry

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