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TVA&I Fair rolls into Knox County Sept. 10
Staff Reports - Thu, Sep, 2, 2010
Celebrating 91 years of tradition, the Tennessee Valley Agricultural & Industrial Fair is a place where fairgoers of every age, from every walk of life come together to share stories of fairs gone by while creating new memories to share in the years to come.
The Fair offers something for everyone from agriculture and horticulture to culinary creations and oodles of activities and attractions for fairgoers that are young and young at heart. With more than nine decades of history, tradition and development, the Tennessee Valley Fair is one of the state’s premiere summer events and attractions that has family-friendly pricing.
The 2010 Tennessee Valley Fair will take place Friday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 19, at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville.
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eagle scouts
- Thu, Sep, 2, 2010
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| Eagle Scout Matthew Walter, center, is joined by his parents John and Gail Walter of Concord. |
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Matthew Walter of Concord was recognized as an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America May 30.
Matthew is the son of John Walter and Gail Marie of Concord.
The Eagle Scout Court of Honour took place at St. John Neumann Catholic School. Special guests at the ceremony included U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr., R-District 2; State Rep. Ryan Haynes, R-District 17; former pastor the Rev. John Dowling and Mr. George LeCrone Sr. of Catholic Committee on Scouting.
Matthew joined the Boy Scouts in 2003 at age 11. He passed the Board of Review to become an Eagle Scout at age 17.
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Briggs recounts Haiti experience
Alan Sloan - Thu, Sep, 2, 2010
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| Farragut Vice Mayor Dot LaMarche, left, listens to Richard Briggs. - Alan Sloan/farragutpress |
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One Haitian boy, one of more than a million January earthquake victims, begged Farragut’s Dr. Richard Briggs: “‘please don’t leave, I know you’ll take care of me.
‘If you leave I know they’ll cut my legs off.’”
Briggs, a nationally renowned thoracic surgeon who performed that craft worldwide during more than 30 years in the U.S. Army, remembered those desperate words after being part of a 17-person rescue team witnessing one of the worst natural disasters in recorded human history.
“There’s some days we’d amputate 75 or 80 legs,” added Briggs, District 5 Knox County Commissioner, during his Haitian earthquake slide presentation before Concord-Farragut Republican Club Thursday, July 1, in Seasons Cafe.
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worship bulletin
- Thu, Sep, 2, 2010
• Heska Amuna invites the community to celebrate the high holidays at the synagogue for the New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10, with services beginning at 9:30 am. For the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, services start at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17, with the opening accompanied by an ensemble from Knoxville Symphony Orchestra playing a composition of “Kol Nidre,” by Maestro Lucas Richman. Yom Kippur services continue at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. Visitors and guests are welcome, and no tickets are required. Babysitting and children’s programs will be available. For more information visit www.heskaamuna.org or call 865-522-0701.
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community briefs
- Thu, Sep, 2, 2010
• AMSE Homeschool registration open for grades K-2 and grades 3-6 for scheduled hands-on science programs twice monthly from Sept. 17 through Dec. 17. For science topics, schedule, cost and registration form go to www.amse.org or come by AMSE. First come, first serve. AMSE Classroom.
• 46th Annual Country Market at Ramsey House Plantation, Oct. 2-3. Call for entries is open to all artists. Visit www.ramseyhouse.org for an application or send photos of works to Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. For further information, call 865-546-0745.
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