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Reliving Helene relief efforts, awarding Lynch FLC highlights

Reliving the relief experience he took part in alongside Farragut Lions Club members last fall after the devastation of Hurricane Helene in Upper East Tennessee, Frank McCall, a Lions Club past district governor, visited FLC last week.

Guest speaker during the regular fourth Tuesday of the month Farragut Lions meeting in Mimi’s Café June 24, McCall also was the official who installed new FLC officers for the 2025-26 year.

The evening also featured FLC membership chair Ashley Lynch receiving the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award from her fellow Lions for her selfless volunteer work.

About the Hurricane Helene relief efforts, “I participated with you guys on the truck and had a real blast doing that. … It was very uplifting because just seeing the people donate stuff to us and come back three or four more times, you can’t beat that,” said McCall, who is a member of Loudon Lions Club.

“We filled up, I think, four trucks,” he added. “… I made about six trips up to Mountain City to assist up there.

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A ‘Cutler’ above for her creativity, workmanship: crowned during 44th Quilt Show

Barb Cutler of Farragut (left) was honored for her creativity and excellent workmanship at 44th Annual Quilt Show & Competition, hosted by the Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, in Knoxville Expo Center. “The quilt show featured more than 200 stunning quilts and over $7,800 in awards,” a SMQT press release stated. Cutler received a first-place award for her quilt “Sweet Mathilde” in the Kits and Alternative Techniques category. The guild’s roughly 100 members range from novice to master quilters in diverse quilt styles, including traditional and art quilts, complex and minimalist modern designs, miniatures and bed-sized and hand- or machine-stitched. For more information, visit www.smokymtnquilters.com or follow on Facebook.

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